Happy New Year!

We have started the New Year off right with some fun with our friends and family! On NYE we went up to our friend James' cabin/his parent's house. It is gorgeous and we snacked on some delicious food. We got stuck in the snow, however, on our way out because my pretty little Camry couldn't make it up the snowy driveway to the main road. Thanks James and Paul for pulling us out of there!

We then went to Marc and Courtney's house for the annual NYE party which is always a blast. We love them - plus it was Marc's birthday. Happy birthday to you!

The next day, Oakley and Ashley and I went up to the Park City Outlets to start off 2011 with a bang. Armed with a breakfast burrito from Del Taco and our Diet Coke's from Mickey D's, we managed to do a little damage at the Outlets. We love Banana Republic and J. Crew. Afterward we went to World Market and got some tasty treats.
That night, we met up with our hubby's and went to Shoga, a yummy sushi house in Orem.
After dinner, we came to our house to play games and eat my "Better Than Sex Cake" that I made. Hey, I didn't name it okay, but it is pretty good.
The following Thursday, I met up with Oakley and Jenny at Oakley's adorable condo and we went to Pei Wei for dinner. Yum yum, I wish they had one right next to my house in Provo! That Friday we went over to Scott and Oakley's house again and made homemade pizzas (okay, okay, I got the pizza dough from CPK and it was better than homemade!) We rented the movie "Dinner for Schmucks" and I couldn't believe how funny it was! I had low expectations when I saw the trailer for the movie, but it exceeded my expectations by far. The next day we went to the BYU basketball game and then went to Tepanyaki with Ty's family. Ty and went grocery shopping afterward then went to see True Grit and Tangled. They were both great movies!
This past weekend was Rachel's birthday and I didn't take any pictures but we went to Market Street Grill up in Sandy with the Parcell's and Skalla's (her family). The food was delish! I gave her some pretty earrings and she got some other cute clothes too.

On Saturday, Tyler and I took down our Christmas decorations and cleaned our house. Then Tyler and I and Jocelyn met my dad at the mall for a delicious birthday lunch! He wanted these really good Italian Cheesesteak sandwiches and they were delicious - I'll definitely be going back. Jocelyn and I shopped around the mall afterward. That night, we met up with Marc and Courtney at the BYU Museum of Art and saw a beautiful exhibit on Carl Bloch. He did many of the paintings we see today in our churches, temples and magazines. We went to Mi Ranchito afterward which I love because their salsa and their beans are delish. After dinner, we went to Tyler's parents house to watch a movie. We didn't end up watching the movie, however, because we got sucked into playing Just Dance 2 on the Wii! Scott and Oakley came over and we were having a blast dancing the night away. That game is so addicting and actually a really good workout - we were all sweating!

Thank goodness for great friends and family - you guys fill up our lives with happiness and we are thankful for the laughs and good times!!

Xoxo, Jenica