bc #17: back together again!!

a few weeks ago i got together with 6 of my best girlfriends from college for a reunion in utah. it had been planned for months and months and miraculously all 7 of us were able to make it. we came from all over the country...new hampshire, michigan, colorado, utah and arizona. christine, megan, anna, gina and i met our freshmen year in the dorms at chipman hall and we were lucky enough to meet and live with amy and heidi when we moved to bountiful court apartments (bc #17). after months of anticipation i can honestly say that the reunion *exceeded ALL expectations* (and i had high expectations)! we had a great time reminiscing about all the fun memories we had made together and created a whole bunch more! so here is how the weekend went:

friday


christine, megan, anna, me, gina, amy, heidi at the mt. timpanogas temple. it was our first time all being at the temple together!

christine and megan. cruising in the honda odyssey. i'm sure we were a funny sight...7 girls cruising around in a mini van, jamming out to the awesome cd amy made of all the songs we used to listen to together. gina was our awesome chaffuer.

lunch at burger supreme in provo
me and the pump. it was a key part of our reunion. anna and i were lucky enough sit in the back of the van with amy and assist as needed. back on campus. it was so fun to be back at byu and see all the changes since we were there. christine got the royal treatment in the wheelchair (well deserved since she was 8 months pregnant).
this is us in front of the new gordon b. hinckley alumni building...appropriate since we are all alumni now!
enjoying a movie at provo's classic movie 8 dollar theater.

back at the bc!!
we even had a few guys hit on us, but they were told that our
husbands and babies wouldn't approve of it. we even knocked on the door of apartment 17 and looked around (i'm sure the girl thought we were a little crazy). it was fantastic to be back there because we had so many fun times in that apartment. we even found the pink lightswitch plates we put up years ago still there. and of course we had to take a picture on couch (where we took many apartment group photos). our reunion wouldn't have been complete without a visit to the bc!! our reunion would also not have been complete without a visit to the provo cafe rio.

we rounded out friday night with a gift exchange and plenty of talking.

saturday:

shopping at the outlets in park city (no pictures...it was serious business)lunch at sweet tomatoes

pedicures! we pretty much took over the whole nail salon and had such a great time. it's probably good no other customers were there because we were loud and a little out of control. gina and heidi rocking out while playing guitar hero. gina looks like she is living out her rock star fantasy!
the pj picture!
we finished out our reunion with a traditional dance party. it was the perfect way to end an amazing reunion. it was sad to say goodbye, but we'll all be back together in 3 years for our 2010 reunion! i love you girlies!! thanks for a fantastic weekend!

80237

i have lived in colorado for a majority of my life but each place i have lived has been in the 80122 zip code. dave has had more variety than me:
80122, 80121, 81301
but the last weekend in september we said goodbye to 80122 and are now proud residents of denver, colorado 80237! after much searching we found an apartment that we liked, was in our price range and exactly in the middle of where we both work. we underestimated the amount of stuff we have and filled a u-haul and 3 other cars. we were lucky to have so many friends and family help us...although i don't know how lucky they felt giving up their saturday morning...especially when they found out we were moving into an apartment on the 3rd floor! needless to say everyone got their exercise that day. we love our new place and have had so much fun getting settled and re-discovering all our wedding gifts. it's almost been like getting them all over again!!

jake loading up all the wedding presents on the front lawn

he seems really happy moving the mattress

our first apartment after we were married.
goodbye #6. you've been good to us.

hello #1733. we can't wait to create new memories with you!

the gang of movers. they were the best! thanks guys!

i got tagged

so i got "tagged" by both gina and cara which means i am supposed to share 6 random facts about myself. at first i couldn't think of anything interesting to share...then i decided it didn't need to be interesting, just random (and i have plenty of random stuff to share). so here we go:

• I befriend all the janitors at work. I know their names, where they are from and what is going on in their lives [as much as we can communicate…we speak a lot of Spanglish and I ask “como se dice?” (How do you say?) a lot]. For example, Antonia is from Mexico and is pregnant with her 8th baby, a little girl and she’s due on Halloween.
• The toilet paper has to roll over and not under. I know, it’s a little OCD and I have been know to flip the roll because it bothers me otherwise. I try not to change it at other people’s homes though in case they are under and not over people. Good thing Dave doesn’t care or it could be a problem! :)
• I love to wear black (it was even one of our wedding colors), although in recent years I have tried to add more color to my wardrobe.
• I love to travel and discover new cultures (although we can’t really afford it right now) and hope to live abroad one day.
• I am addicted to www.people.com and read it religiously everyday. I can tell you more about celebrity gossip and pop culture that you would probably care to know.
• I love detailed stories. If you ever tell me a story I expect details and if you don’t give them I will ask A LOT of questions until I am satisfied!

alright, like i said, not too interesting but random. i now tag maegan, megan, kelly and dana.

crazy colorado weather

after enjoying beautiful weather yesterday (it was 75-80 degrees) we woke up to snow. i've been enjoying the fall and am not quite ready for winter yet. but like typical, crazy colorado weather it is now sunny, the snow will probably be completely melted by tomorrow and it is supposed to be back up to 70 degrees by wednesday. as the classic saying goes, "if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes and it will change." that definitely applies to our weather here in colorado.
tangent: there are tons of darling little kids in our new ward. today lincoln, 20 months, kept yelling "go rockies" in sacrament meeting. it was hilarious! see, everyone has caught rockies fever!

"rocktober"

i am the first to admit that i am a fair-weather fan. baseball is definitely not my sport of choice (i think in general it is kind of a boring sport to watch), but i have jumped on the rockies bandwagon with the rest of denver (dave was already a baseball fan). it is so exciting that they are in the world series and i am actually excited to watch them play. too bad we're not rich people...it would be awesome to go to a game. go rockies!!

the newest addition to the todd family

welcome brandon james todd! he was born on sunday, october 14 at 7:22 am after putting his mom through the wringer. we are so excited he is here. the todd family has quickly become male dominated and brandon will be in good company with his 6 boy cousins (and the 2 girl cousins will keep all those boys under control). we can't wait to see this little guy!! congrats lynda and ryan!!

the todd family

lynda was a champ!

check out all that hair!

welcome fall!!

i know fall officially started a couple of weeks ago, but i didn't get to give summer a proper send off so i am doing it now. we had such a fun summer and it is hard to believe it is over. below is a photo collage of some of our fun times. and now...welcome fall! it is my favorite season and i love how the weather is already a little cooler (but not too cold), the leaves have started to change colors and they have started serving pumpkin bread in the cafe at work! it gets me excited for the upcoming holidays...halloween: costumes, *CANDY*, parties and thanksgiving: turkey trot, no work and lots of *FOOD* so here's to a new season and lots of fun memories!