Ok fine, the fun just doesn't stop around here...

On Saturday night we went to Shoga for some sushi with our friends then came back to our house to get our Rock Band on. We really rocked it out. :)



The above pictures are of my surprise Valentine's getaway for Tyler! I went home during my lunch break to pack our things, then tricked him that we were hanging out with our friends Oakley and Scott after work on Friday night. We were driving up to Salt Lake and I told him that Oakley told me to take a different exit to get to their house. When we passed 106th South, Ty said, "I am 100% positive that we need to get off the exit here!" I just smiled, then he caught on and said, "Where are we going?" My big plan for the night ensued! We checked into our hotel, the downdown Marriott, then went to dinner at CPK. We got cake to go, then got back to our hotel and went hot tubbing then watched a movie that I rented. We also had sparkling cider (our fave!) in our heart glasses. It was such a fun surprised. I am OBSESSED with my adorable husband. He is the absolute best! The next day we stopped at JCW's and got ourselves some cheeseburgers.
This picture is from a couple weeks ago when we had a slumber party with Marc and Court! They came over and we made homemade pizza and had a yummy salad bar, then watched a scary movie. We wore our jammies and cuddled up with lots of blankets!
These are three of my sunbeams on the first day of primary for them. I love those little munchkins.
Okay, I had to post this picture of my niece Paisley as Santa (aka Tyler) walked into the rooms at his Grandma's house during their little Christmas party. She was so nervous! Look at that precious face!

Look at my new pretty lamps! It completes my room. Tyler loves them too....or not. For some reason he hates lamps so often times I will find my lamp mysteriously unplugged. Hmm...

Tyler found a new way of reading, instead of using our new lamps. This is what I came to bed to the other night. My life is never dull with Tyler in it and I love it.

Look at the little Russians! These are some of Tyler's hats that he got in Russia.

If you ever wonder why I'm obsessed with my husband, just check him out in the picture above and you will get a small glimpse why. This is him waiting for me while shopping at J. Crew. LOVE.I've been feeling a bit crafty lately and have made some letters for decoration! K is for Katelyn and J is for Jenica. :)

A couple weeks ago, we went to Cafe Paesan with some friends then went bowling at the new Provo Beach Resort. Afterward we got frozen yogurt at the Golden Spoon.

In other news, we have a new nephew! Tyler's sister gave birth to her second son and fourth child last Thursday. He is a cute fella!

Thank Goodness it's the Weeeeekend!!!

(Thanks for the pictures McKenzie!)

This week was nuts-o. On Monday and Tuesday I was sick with a cold that had been dragging on for a week and it was all I could to stay at work all day. I went to bed around 9 p.m. both nights. On Wednesday, we started our work Kick-Off meetings. On Wednesday and Thursday we had breakfast, lunch, and dinner there and we had about 13 hours of straight meetings. On Friday we ended at around 2. It was exhausting but very helpful and we are excited for 2011! Needless to say, I was excited for the weekend. On Friday night, Chase and McKenzie Evans invited us to their cabin up at Sundance and it was a lot of fun! We ate pizza, salad and yummy snacks. Tyler and Chase had their own dance party (I love that he loves to dance!) and we sat around and caught up with some friends, including Sarah and Jeff Alexander. We had a great time!

On Saturday, I relaxed while Tyler went to work. I also cleaned the house and made lemon bars. Oakley and Scott and Mercedes came over to watch the BYU basketball game at 7 and the girls went to get Chinese food down the street. We came back and ate, then the girls went shopping a bit while the boys finished the game. After, we met at Tyler's parents house to play the Wii and talk! It was a fun night :) Today, we went to church then came home and took a nap. My mom and sister's Katelyn and Jocy came over for dinner along with Ty's sister Lindsay and Joc's friend Sadie. We had Italian Cream Cheese Chicken , beans, apple slices and rolls. For dessert, we had lemon bars!

Here's to another week (of normal work hours - wahoo!)

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

Christmas time is here :)

Christmas was amazing this year. Utterly lovely in every way. We did gingerbread houses on Christmas eve at my grandma's which I always look forward to. Beforehand we had a delicious dinner. I brought artichoke dip and chips and bread, and poppyseed bread. We always have these delicious hot ham and cheese sandwiches. There was SOOO much candy you would not believe it! The next day we woke up and went over to my grandma's house to open presents and man was I spoiled. I got a fabulous coat from Tyler that I told him I wanted but I really didn't think he would get it for me. I told him I wanted it and he said, "you already have enough coats." I was thrilled when I opened the box! I got these awesome black leather boots that I are comfy and great for winter. Two perfumes from my mom - Light Blue and Burberry. My dad got a gift card to Carabba's and the new Rascal Flatt's CD which is amazing. Jocelyn got my two pairs of earrings and a cute Alice in Wonderland book because we loved that movie growing up. She gave Ty a gift card to Happy Sumo. Kate gave me a bracelet and Ty a gift card to Spoon it Up. My mom gave Ty a huge pack of gum and a Polo shirt. And the list goes on and on. I love my family and it is so much fun to give and receive. We then went to Tyler's house and exchanged a few gifts and went to the movie Little Fockers which I didn't think was that good, honestly. The night before we went over to the Parcells' and Walt did a cool Christmas thing where he blindfolded us all, played music about Christ, and would bring things around for us to feel that were a part of Christ's life. For example, a nail, straw, block of wood, etc. It was really neat to think about Christ and all he did for us. We are so lucky to have such wonderful families, and I truly couldn't feel luckier to have such an amazing husband. He brings out the best in me and I look up to him because he is such a Christ-like person.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Now, on to the New Year's parties...

Happy 22nd birthday to Jocelyn!

I went with Jocelyn and 30 (yes, 30) of her friends to Cheesecake Factory to celebrate her birthday! It was so much fun! I gave her a little pearl on gold chain Dogeard necklace for her birthday. We were shopping at Nordstrom while waiting for our tables, and she walked over the Dogeard necklaces and said, "I really want the pearl one! I should have asked for it for Christmas." I almost busted out laughing because I was about to give it to her for her birthday and was carrying it with me in my bag! Love it. Love her. So glad she's my sister! Oh and p.s. - the food was to die for! We had Bang Bang chicken which is Thai coconut curry-ish with rice and this delicious cheesy pasta. We topped it off with red velvet cheesecake which I've been craving ever since. And to top it off, my co-worker and her friend (coincidence!) picked up the tab for her birthday. She has great friends and it was a blast hanging out with them for the night!

Happy birthday Jocelyn! You are the best of the BEST!

Fun, fun and more fun

I have not blogged in so long, and I want to remember all of the fun things that we have done!!
- Temple square with Marc and Court
- Dinner and a movie with Lauren and Michael (Lauren is my friend from back in Texas)
- Dinner with Oakley and Scott, Ashley and Casey, and Ben and Sammy
- Dale's wedding reception
- Carolyn's bridal shower and hanging out with all the girls
- BYU basketball games. Rachel let us go with her to sit on the floor seats and it was really fun!
- Pumpkin carving with Matt and Kayla, plus delicious apple cider and caramel apples
- Dinner at my house for dinner group - I made baked potato soup which I have made several times since because it's delish
- Dinner with Kim and Dave and their friends last weekend at Macaroni Grill. We played a really fun game after that had us all laughing
- Black Friday shopping with mom! We went at like 10 am though - I will never go at 4 again in my entire life. We shopped at University Mall then went to lunch at Carabbas. It was perfecto and so much fun to hang out with her
- Working out and din with Hayden last night. We braved the storm and went to Pizza Factory
- Going to Shoga with Ashley and Oakley last weekend while the boy's were at Dale's Bachelor party. It's a delish sushi place that I love! We then went on an adventure to get ski passes then finished up the night at Nordstrom then snuggled on the couch watching Glee

I swear I will blog more often to document my life!

Laser Show

One weekend night we went up to Salt Lake with Marc and Court to see the light show at the museum up there. It was interesting ha ha. We went to CPK and walked around shopping. Fun times were had by all!