Valentine's Day!

So I think you should do nice things all throughout the year..not just one day a year. That being said, Ryan and I didn't really make plans for Valentine's Day! Especially since I had work all morning. So, I was really surprised to come home Friday night to a big bouquet of roses, a sweet card, and a gift certificate for a massage! Best surprise ever! I am so lucky to be married to Ryan and thank my lucky stars every day! I am so grateful for his love! He is such an amazing guy: caring, smart, patient, generous, hardworking, and on and on and on. Thank you sooo much Ry for such an amazing life I have with you! You always know just what I need and how to cheer me up! I love you more than words can say!

Thursdays

Thursdays are my favorite days! I never imagined I would say I like Thursdays. Thursday is just another day. So let me explain why I like Thursdays and particularly this last one. Thursday is the day I don't have work and more importantly Ryan doesn't have school. This is significant because every other day is occupied with both of those except Sunday; and although I love Sundays we all know it isn't really much of a free day.

This past Thursday was especially good. We had the whole day planned out for us. We slept in, ate breakfast and then I got ready for the day while Ryan ran a few errands. Around 12:30 we were on the freeway headed to the hunting expo in Salt Lake. As we were talking and getting excited for the day ahead of us the Jeep was plotting it's day. Unfortunately for us the Jeep made plans which differed from ours. So, as we were driving we heard a thu-clunk. I looked behind us thinking "what in the world did Ryan run over" but the Jeep sat laughing as she felt Ryan stiffen up and test out the steering wheel. Then I became informed as Ryan said "we just lost power steering". As Ryan worked his muscles getting off the freeway and making turns to get to the nearest Checker store the Jeep laughed more as she thought it would be funny to overheat. We won that fight barely getting to Checker before she overheated. A new belt and idler pulley bought and installed by an amazing mechanic (who else but Ryan) fixed the Jeep and she was then more than ready to take us to the expo.

The expo was a blast and Ryan was really excited to get a photo with Jim Shockey. If you don't know who this is you don't belong at the expo. He is one of the most famous hunters as he is the only one to ever kill all the record size North American big game animals with a muzzle loader. This is a big feat.
We also saw a lot of crazy mounts and a few really big bears. We spent about four hours there and I even bought myself a nice sleeping bag for a low price yay! Summer camping here I come.
We also saw the Spider Bull which holds the new record. We both agreed we thought others were bigger but here it is. After resting our feet for a while in the Jeep we headed to the biggest party ever! We were celebrating my Grandma and Grandpa's 60th wedding anniversary. We met everyone at the Delta Center..yes I am refusing to call it the Energy Solutions. We headed up to find our seats in the upper box. We enjoyed a full buffet and endless drinks, nachos, popcorn and time with the honored guests. It was a blast! To top it all off the Jazz won! Ryan celebrated by touching a game ball! (the one outside that is *wink) Here are some pictures. and thanks to everyone who made it happen.



So yeah it was a great day and even though the Jeep didn't cooperate it added some variation and excitement to our lives. Not all Thursdays are so eventful but I still love them because we get to spend at least a little bit of time together having fun!
*p.s. we had a great Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years day!