It has begun

Everyone is finding love and/or jobs and moving (including us). It is the end of an era in Provo. This last week Danny's good friend Brian got married and it was one of the last times to see all the "boys" before we move. So sad. We also started our moving project. Hate it. I hate everything about it. Especially the fact that I packed all Saturday by myself. Danny conveniently found an excuse to miss out on it all..."my car needs an oil change and it might take all day." Riiiiggghhhttt.

I packed 17 boxes. Only about 1/4 of our stuff. Darn.

Where did all this crap come from??? AHHH!! Garage Sale...Saturday 24th 9am at the "boys' house". Let me know if you need directions.

Too bad we have yet to book a mover or an apartment. This might be interesting.

Right Back Where I Started From....CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME!

So as many of you might already know we are moving to California in a month. Right back were I started from literally...Palo Alto, CA. Danny has a new job with a consulting firm there and we are excited to start our new adventure. We are sad to leave all our friends but hope we will have lots of visitors!



The past 2 weeks have been filled with lots of activities. First Danny graduated! Finally!!! I am so proud of him and all his accomplishments! Both our families came into town and we had lots of celebrating and eating cake!

Danny didn't want to walk at graduation so my mom had to bribe him with a special cake. Its the same kind as our wedding cake. Yummy!


I don't know why our faces are so white. We look like ghosts! Happy Graduation!

After Graduation we headed to California to look at housing. It was fun seeing my aunt and uncle and cousins but it was not fun seeing the expensive housing! On our way to California we stopped for gas in Wendover and hit the jackpot...in dolls. My sister's favorite dolls are discontinued and near impossible to find. We had to buy her used dolls off ebay for christmas! I found a whole wall full at the gas station. Needless to say...we bought one of every kind.


Danny was kind enough to let me take a picture of him with the doll wall. Enjoy Becca!

After our short trip to California we drove to Vegas for Danny's sister's wedding. Everything about the wedding was beautiful and it was lots of fun hanging out with the family. Congrats Lindsey and Pike!

The bride and groom

BFFs

Girls

All in all it was a fun break before our month filled with packing and moving!

I'm in love with a car

After searching for more than a year I have found the car I love. Unfortunately this car is out of the price range and goes against all logical reasoning. So I will just have to stare at the pretty picture. Enjoy the 2008 Land Rover LR2.

Tagged

Tagged!
10 years ago...I was a freshman in high school and I spent all my time (including weekends)studying but apparently not enough as my GPA that year crushed any dreams of going to Stanford. I also won 2 out of the 3 competitions I have ever been in... a cooking competition at my high school and the school district Round Table Competition (1st place in Interior Design). My favorite outfit was a knee-length red kilt (this was pre britney spears) with white collared shirt, sweater vest, and knee highs. There may have even been a blazer involved. I was also afraid of boys. Yeah... I was a nerd.

5 places I visited... France, Belgium, England, Orlando, Kansas.

I enjoy...watching TV especially HGTV, eating out, shopping, skiing, boating, break room meetings/girls lunch, hanging out with Danny, and seeing family.

3 Bad Habits...
1. DIET COKE!
2. Chewing Gum...although I've almost broken the habit
3. Refusing to workout...this is a tough one

5 things you may not know about me...
1. I am obsessive compulsive about my home. I like things a certain way. example... the couch pillows
2. Favorite food is Spaghetti-Os
3. I enjoy hanging out by myself
4. I plan my days. It drives me crazy when I don't know the plan for the day. Danny hasn't quite figured this one out yet. If you don't tell me in advance what the plan is...I will go ahead and plan for myself.
5. I'm a clean freak

Jobs I've had...International Covergirl, RF airplane enthusiast, factory worker, electronic component designer, instruction manual author, obgyn receptionists/translator, purchasing intern, mass mailer/"what not to wear" watcher, sales report maker.

I tag.... Jessie, Katie, and Danny. haha

Valentine's Day!!

For Valentine's Danny made us a fabulous dinner of apricot chicken and asparagus and home-made artichoke dip. We then went to see Fool's Gold and came back to the apartment to have a delightful dessert of smores! Danny surprised me with cute new shoes, a juicy bracelet, and the DVD Northhanger Abby (my fav Jane Austen book and we missed the Masterpiece Theater premier of the movie). I love it! Thanks Danny for an awesome valentine's day! Thank you also to my fam for the awesome presents and cards. Danny and I love them!

A funny story...lately every sunday danny and i have been watching the Jane Austen special's on Master Piece theater. Recently they have been showing 2 parts of Pride and Prejudice. I was curious to see how Danny would like this long series and thought he would for sure hate it. Tonight was parts 3&4 (4 being my personal favorite) and after it ended Danny said, "You should have asked for Pride and Prejudice instead of Northhanger Abby." and then a few minutes later, "i wish they would just show the rest of the series!" I loved that he got into the movie! Guess i shouldn't be surprised considering his results from the quiz below! ha!

26 Things I LOVE about DANNY!!! (Happy Valentine's/late birthday)

***Seriously...how cute is he?!?!?!

Since danny recently turned 26 i decided to combine his b-day shout out and valentine's post.

1. He has a killer smile and..
2. The most adorable laugh
3. He always opens doors for me and fills up my car with gas
4. He is an awesome friend. Always sincerely concerned with the well being of his friends (could explain why he has like 20 best friends) and I feel very fortunate to be his number one!
5. He cooks most of our meals and does an amazing job and he never complains that i don't cook very often.
6. He encourages me to be a better person...aka he has shown me what a good friend is
7. His smarts! Danny is very smart and we can always find interesting...random things to talk about. I challenge myself to learn new things that he hasn't already learned about...mostly random facts. Its very hard. He knows everything.
8. He is a hard worker. I have been so impressed with the thoroughness he puts into his internship, studies, and even cleaning the bathroom.
9. His nice bod! hahaha
10. Danny never tells me i can't buy something. In fact....he regularly asks me if i want to go shopping for new clothes or get my hair or nails done.
11. Danny goes shopping with me! His honesty when i am trying to figure out how to wear an item or if it looks good is always appreciated!
12. He knows a ton about the gospel and the scriptures. I am always so amazed at the details he can remember!
13. Danny goes to chick flicks with me and never complains. Now that i think about it...we rarely see movies he wants to see...wow i feel bad.
14. Danny has impeccable manners. A good thing espeically when I can be so socially awkward.
15. when i come home from work he is always anxious to hear about my day and helps me find solutions to challenges or celebrate successes
16. He's frugal meaning...while he always lets me buy what i want or need he stays within budget and doesn't have to have the latest and greatest. He sees the bigger financial picture.
17. He has a strong testimony and sets a good example for me
18. He has really nice eyes.
19. Danny always holds my hand
20. Danny tells me he loves me and sends me kisses over the phone about 50 times a day
21. He treats me like a princess
22. He will make a great dad one day.
23. Danny loves his family a whole lot. Probably more than they know. Its really cute.
24. He has excellent taste in shoes
25. He is happiest in the temple.
26. Danny genuinely cares about my feelings and works hard to make sure i'm happy.

Danny I love you so much and am so glad you are in my life! Happy Valentine's Day!

life from then til now

As many of you may know by now i am horrible at updating this blog. In an attempt to catch up this is what has been going since the last post.

Christmas
We has lots of fun visting friends and attempting to have themed ugly sweater parties. We enjoyed spending christmas with Danny's family at the cabin. Some fav memories include...

1. Brendan's story of the surprise family home evening christmas gift...
To: Dana and Brendan
From: God
2. Brendan and Dana's christmas party favors...the automatic coaster
3. Maxfield family rock band
4. Scum...screaming, laughing and fun
5. "There are no ugly christmas sweaters left"
6. Johnny Biscuit at the LANDesk christmas party.." You people are all 0's and 1's."


The Headboard
So every since we moved into our apartment and starting buying furniture i have been dying to get a headboard. Finally after months of searching i found a headboard and foot board on craig's list for a very reasonable price. All it needed was a nice coat of black paint. This turned out to be more of a challenge than expected due to the cold weather and limited space in our apartment. But we finally got it painted and with the addition of new bedding donated by my mother-in-law and new lamps from my mom our bedroom is complete...for now.


Las Vegas
We made a trip to Las Vegas for the holiday weekend. It was fun to see the family and do some shopping! usually i end up with all the finds but this time Danny hit the jackpot! All our christmas money was spent.

San Diego
My work had a conference in San Diego so i spend the week with my work buddies enjoying the sun. Danny meanwhile relived his bachelor days and stayed at his old house with all his friends. All nighters filled with candy and Lord of the Rings ensued.


The Super Bowl and Danny's B-day
The original plan was to have a super bowl party at the cabin but the weather and UDOT ruined this plan. Luckily Daniel and Maloree were nice enough to step in. It was so fun visiting with everyone, eating good food, and listening to the boys yell at the TV.

The next day was Danny's b-day. All the friends got together for a rowdy birthday dinner at Bombay House and cake at Lindsey's after. The food was good and the company entertaining. Thanks everyone for coming! It was a blast!