October 12, 2009
What a week this has been! It's been busy but good to get things done. I think I'm starting to get this blog thing down, kinda ;) So, here's the week update.
Tuesday, I had t
he entire day off! I usually have class on my day off, but we switched to Wednesday since our teacher was out of town. So, Steve and I decided to get some errands done after he got home from school. We went over to the
DMV and got his license renewed and mine officially changed to Utah, I know finally! I had to take a written test, but luckily it was open book. We then went on the other side of the building to switch my plates. While doing this we switched the title to my married name, took my dad off and put Steve on. It only cost us over $200 but we got it done!
Wednesday I got off work early in order to get to class in time. We actually got done w/ class early too, so Steve and I got to spend some time together. My class is just about over, I basically need to finish my paper and do the final next week. Steve's classes are also going well. He's been getting bogged down w/ one class in particular, so we decided it would be best to w/drawl from it. This way he can keep up w/ his other classes and not affect his
gpa. The class isn't a
prereq for other classes, so he can pick it up next semester no problem.
On Thursday after work, I went w/ Eve to Institute again and then volleyball. It was a lot of fun, like normal and we won. Steve invited Rob over and cooked up some steaks on his new BBQ.
Friday after work Steve surprised me w/ dinner. He had
bbq'd chicken and made rice and corn; it was really good. We had dinner, then watched our favorite show, "Medium." We then headed over to Home Depot and got new locks for our main door and door knobs for our pantry, utility closet and
laundry room. They look
sooooooo much better! We also picked up a coat hanger,
which we hung up by the front door.
On Saturday, Steve went up w/ Rob to the cabin to help chop wood. It's getting rather cold up at the cabin, so we're getting ready to winterize it. While he was gone, I worked on more research for my paper. After several hours I was done, so I went and picked up some groceries. When Steve got home we hurried and changed and made our way over to the temple to do
initiatories.
On Sunday we walked over to church, just around the corner. It was our first time at our branch for the full block, though we didn't attend Sunday School. After sacrament meeting we ha
ve Relief Society/Priesthood, which was great. We then went to a new member meeting where they explained more on how things work. Steve and I will now be home/visiting teaching partners!!! Since our branch is so small and most are just married couples, they decided to do it this way. So we will be going together to visit 2-3 other couples. We then went to talk to the branch pres and ended up talking to him for about an hour. He also extended a call to us to be Branch Missionaries together! We are excited for this new call. Steve and I will not only be able to spend time w/ others in the branch, but w/ each other as well!
After church we made lunch, then went on a drive up to Guardsman's Pass where we got
engaged 1 year ago. It was a beautiful drive full of fall colors and winter snow! The further up we went the cooler it got and the more snow we saw. We stopped by the spot where we got engaged, took a couple pictures, then got back inside since it was really cold! We then drove back down and took some more pics. We saw a moose w/ her baby and a snowman that someone had made.
We then s
topped at Dave/Joann's. While we were there we invited them over for dinner, then hurried home to make dinner. We cooked up some steaks, baked potatoes and some fresh veggies. After dinner we had cookies and ice cream, then played some games. It was fun to have them over and for them to see our new updates. Earlier this week Steve put up our cupboard in the bathroom and coverings for our lights in the kitchen, both look great! Later that night I was feeling pretty sick to my stomach. Ironically Steve felt the same the night before. We're both feeling better now.
This morning I got stuck in traffic due to an accident on I-15 so I was late by 1/2 hr. Then Steve hurt his knee while at school. He somehow twisted it and pulled it out of socket. He had dislocated it 2 yrs ago and has been doing pretty good since then, but this morning really hurt, so we're going to get him into a doctor to look at.
Well, I hope all is well. Thanks for all your love and support. Love ya lots!
Penny and Steve ;)
e surprised Dave, Steve's dad, for his birthday. We invited them over to look at our new daybed, but secretly it was just a trick to get him over. We invited Rob over too, then waited for him to come inside w/ the lights off. As he walked in we all yelled "Surprise, Happy Birthday!" We made a chocolate cake w/ Swedish fish as a trim, since Dave loves to fish. We had ice cream and sparkling cider w/ the cake; it was great! Jeff came over just in time to sing to him, but had to leave shortly. We then played a couple games of Pig Pile, our new favorite game.
