Tagged

I was tagged by my cute friend Mandy so here it goes...

What were you doing ten years ago?
I was in the middle of my sophomore year of high school, probably contemplating my run for Junior class pres and hanging out with Kristal, Katie, and Karlee. We were probably trying to come up with our next big idea for hanging out, after all there wasn't much more to do in the little town I grew up in...

What are some bad habits of yours?
1. I think I have OCD... I am always straightening things, reorganizing something, or keeping the top of my desk cleared off at work. I think it can be a good thing, but maybe excessive at times. (lucky for Mark)

2. I LOVE DIET COKE! I truly think it is the elixir of life.

3. I spend too much money at Sam's Club... who knew buying things in bulk could be so tempting!

Five things on my to-do list today:
Well since today is Sunday it is a great list!
1. Ward Council
2. Go to church
3. Take a nap
4. Make a treat (oops... another bad habit)
5. Read scriptures

Five places I have lived:
1. Morgan, Utah
2. Ephraim, Utah
3. North Logan, Utah
4. South Logan, Utah
5. Yet to be determined

Five jobs I have had:
1. Working on the farm
2. Ace Hardware/ Construction
3. Secretary for college professor
4. After School Club Site Coordinator
5. School Teacher

What would you do if you suddenly became a billionaire?
- pay our tithing
- pay off debt and buy lots of land in Star Valley, WY
- build a cabin on our land in Star Valley, WY
- travel the world (especially Europe)
- give every member of our family a large sum of money

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?
The Mediterranean countries especially Portugal... and all of Europe

Five things people don't know about me:
1. I have been a midwife to baby pigs.
2. I hate our garage door opener and want to break it!
3. I almost drowned at the age of five and had to be resuscitated.
4. I enjoy weeding gardens (I am a nut)
5. I am mortified of having an earth"shake!" I felt it the other day and it kind of freaked me out...

Snowmobiling in Star Valley!

It has been a Brown family tradition over the past few years to take a trip to Star Valley and go snowmobiling over Presidents Day weekend. What a great tradition! We had so much fun! We took off Thursday night and saw this beautiful sunset on our way.

Granite Hot Springs is just outside of Jackson Hole, WY and it is so much fun. We snowmobile into this natural hot spring and pack our swimming gear. We change into our swimsuits in this little hut and then jump into a giant hot tub with snow surrounding us on all sides.


Just below the hot spring are Granite Falls! It is a beautiful waterfall and a great place for a picture...


The Box Y is a ranch located up the Greys River Trail outside of Alpine, WY. We drove our snowmobiles 35 miles into the Box Y, which has a main cabin and then small cabins around it that you can stay in during the winter or summer months. We just stopped by for some hot chocolate to warm us up!


This was our favorite part of the trip. On our way out from the Box Y we drove off the main groomed trail and found a great spot for a campfire. We found some green needles and put them down and then started our very own campfire right on top of 4-5 feet of snow. For an appetizer we chilled cocktail shrimp in the snow and dipped them in cocktail sauce. Then we brought in cans of soup and put them right on the fire to warm up. It was so much fun and definitely hit the spot! What fun memories we made with our family.



My cute mom all bundled up!

One of my very favorite parts of our trip was spending time with our nieces and nephew. This little gal is an angel and just decided to cuddle up next to me one night and fall asleep. She is so dang cute!

My Sweetheart!

I am the luckiest girl in the world! Mark is so sweet to me. We celebrated our Valentines Day one day early, because the next day we drove up to our (family's) cabin in Star Valley. Mark gave me one beautiful long stem rose and we went to Blackstone for dinner. Mark, thanks for being such a wonderful husband and my best friend! I LOVE YOU BABE!

Valentine Tea Party

Every year our school holds a Valentine Tea and all of the students come to school on Valentines Day in their best dress. It is so cute! We talk about proper etiquette and the boys practice being gentlemen by serving the girls and the girls help out by cleaning up everyone's plates. Oh... and we definitely passed out Valentines to everyone at the end of the day! What a fun place to work on V-Day!

Tubing with the Brown's!

Party at the Brown House!!! What a fun day... Morgan got hit with at least 2-3 feet of snow so we definitely had enough for the traditional tubing run in our backyard. We spent the day tubing down the hill and being pulled back up by the snowmobiles. Mark is now a seasoned snowmobiler thanks to near death experiences with my brother Kyle!

The beginning of a good ride!


One of many trains...


Getting pulled back up the mountain by Chels, AHHHHH!


Good ole Papa Brown


On a good day we can make it all the way to the road!


The one responsible for near death experiences!


My seasoned snowmobiler and me :)


My cute cousin Nat and Bryce

Living the High Life for Ten Days!

We have moved into a mansion! We are house sitting for one of my students from last year, while they are on a cruise in the Bahamas. It has definitely been a lot of fun so far, but we can't even imagine what it would be like to own a house this big. They are a sweet family and we are grateful to know them!

Our Top Ten List for 2007

10. Our Good Neighbors and New Ward: We moved into a great ward (Logan River 2nd) and have fantastic neighbors!

9. Spending time with family and friends: We are continually grateful for our wonderful families! We love spending time with them and learn so much from each of them. We also have great friends and have made fun memories with them during 2007 (namely the broomstick and picnic table pole adventure in Star Valley)

8. Granite Hot Springs Snowmobile Trip: Mark experienced his first snowmobile trip with my family in February. We snow"machined" into Granite Hot Springs and went hot tubbing in the middle of the mountains during the dead of winter. We also went on an 80 mile round trip to the Grey's River Lodge in Alpine, Wyoming.

7. Taking Grandma Brown shopping: We took my sweet grandma Christmas shopping and it was such a fun memory for us! She is such a caring, kind, and quick-witted Grandma. We just love her!

6. We had many Star Valley Adventures during 2007. One of our most memorable was shared with the Udy's. Mark and Ladd proved their macho manliness and protected us from some unwanted night time visitors!

5. First Valentine's Day: We celebrated our very first Valentine's Day together and it was so SWEET! Mark, surprised me at school with two dozen roses and they were SO beautiful! We had a wonderful day!

4. Our Condo: We purchased our cute condo in April of this year! We made some necessary renovations such as, painting, putting in laminate flooring, and re-carpeting. We love our new place and enjoy every minute in our cozy condo.

3. This was our first year celebrating Mark's birthday together. He turned the big 25, and I threw him a birthday party with our all of our friends. I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband!

2. Disneyland/California: We took our one year anniversary trip to California and had the time of our lives! It was so much fun to have a second honeymoon and see the sights of California. We went to Disneyland, California Adventures, the beach, and Six Flags Magic Mountain. We loved every minute of it!

1. Our first year anniversary: We have been married for over a year now and we love every second of it! We celebrated our first year anniversary on August 8th by going to Hamilton's restaurant here in Logan. What wonderful first year it has been, and we can't wait for what is ahead!

Tag your it! I tag Jo, Jaci, Kasey, Chanthoeun, Alisha, Jayme and Mar! Can't wait to hear what is on your top ten list!

Mele Kalikimaka

Mark's brother Chris flew in from Hawaii with his family for the holidays. It was so fun to spend time with Chris, Seagull, Christian, and Rosy. They came to visit us here in Logan and we took them to Firehouse for a sweet treat of fh'zookies! It was so fun for me to get to know them better, and great for Mark to spend time with them too.

A Very Merry Christmas

Rump Tee Dump!

 

We love Christmas! We had such a wonderful holiday and had so much fun with our families. We even got my brothers and sisters to DDR with us, what a great time. On Christmas Eve we also played our traditional Rump Tee Dump game, Mark was beside himself with excitement!

My Sweetheart!

Mark and me with his Aunt Soni, who played Mrs. Fezziwig and the old hag at the Hale Center Theater.

Mark's first P.F. Changs experience! We love the lettuce wraps :)

Mark is the GREATEST and such a patient shopper! This weekend we went down to Salt Lake to take my cute grandma Christmas shopping for all of her grandkids, and Mark was such a good sport. He not only gave my Grandma great comfort with his excellent snow-driving skills and helped us find gifts for all 35 grandkids, but he also treated us both like queens with valet service and lunch at Mimi's Cafe! What a fantastic husband, and I am so glad he is mine!

We also were able to see his Aunt Soni in the Christmas Carol at the Hale Center Theater, and eat at P.F. Changs China Bistro. We also did a drive by of the lights at Temple Square.