Eternal Valentine

I loved Valentine's Day this year! It was such a wonderful thing knowing that I was spending Valentine's Day with my eternal valentine :) We ended up celebrating Valentine's Day a few days late because of homework. We went to Famous Daves for dinner in Idaho Falls (thanks mom and dad!) and we also went sledding to celebrate!

This was my gift to Bryce. With these nerf guns, there was a tag that said:

Howdy partner! What are the chances I have a "shot" at being your Valentine?

And these beautiful flowers were Bryce's gift to me. I LOVE THEM! They are even still alive and beautiful a week later!

Duct Tape Flowers

When Bryce and I were in Pendleton last summer, our nieces taught us how to make duct tape flowers. So, the other day when Kenton told us he wanted to do something crafty with his date, we knew the perfect activity!

Here are our creations!

Here is Kenton and his date, Meredith.

A New Couch

This is the couch that Bryce and I bought before we got married. It was $150 on Craigslist. It was a nice couch, but.....

...we were super stoked when Jason and Alesha decided to get a new couch, and they told us that they would give us their old one. I WAS SO EXCITED!!! With a bunch of help from all our family members, we got it up to Rexburg just a few short weeks later. I love my new couch! It is so comfy... and it can fit all our friends on it when we have movie nights!!! :) Thanks Jason and Alesha for the couch! and Thanks Jason and Deloy for getting it to us here in Rexburg!

Sometimes in Life....

Sometimes in life, people think you are someone that you are not. And sometimes in life, that person is VERY convinced that you are someone else.......

Bryce and I went to the temple this morning, and had a very funny moment as we were headed back to the dressing rooms. A temple worker couple pulled us aside, suggesting they knew Bryce. This is how the conversation went.

Man: Brother Call! Oh my, you look just like your father.

Woman: No! He looks just like his mother!

Bryce: You know my parents?

Man and Woman in unison: Yah! We are the Bragues! (their last name)

Bryce: OOOHHHH........ (he didn't recognize the name but thought they must be someone he should know...)

Man: (seeing that we weren't quite convinced that we knew them) Your dad and I worked at Provo High together.

Me: (To Bryce) Your dad was a teacher?

Bryce:.... uh.... nooo........

Man: OH YES!!! He was the orchestra director, and I was the band director....

Bryce: haha uh, I don't think that was my dad...

Man: You were just too young to remember.

Bryce: Uh, maybe....

Woman: We wanted to come to your wedding, but we couldn't make it. We were in Hawaii.

Beki: Oh fun.....( awkward pause....)

Bryce: Well, it's good to meet you!.... I'm glad we ran into each other!......

Anyway. With a smile and a wave, we left them, assuming we couldn't convince them that Bryce's dad wasn't an orchestra teacher at Provo High. Oh my goodness. Bryce and I both laughed about it all morning (and still laughing :)

Bryce called his dad to make sure he was never an orchestra teacher at Provo High, and confirmed that he didn't know anyone with the last name of Brague..... It's comical just thinking about Bryce's dad conducting an orchestra.... instead he is a computer guy at HP.... haha. This funny moment made my day!

When Life Gives You Blankets and Cool Friends...

Bryce and I had a fun double date with Rebekah and Stuart yesterday. We started off the evening by making dinner together (pasta and salad) and then we headed around campus to enjoy some art (also to help Bryce and Stuart with some homework :). Then we went to Fat Cats and spent $2 per couple on the arcade games. Whoever got the most tickets won! Becca and Stuart won the ticket competition, but Bryce and I totally kicked trash in the ski-ball competition! Then, to finish the evening, we came back to our apartment and built a fort.

Here is Becca and Stu inside the fort:)

And Bryce and me....

Inside the fort we had chocolate fondue! We had strawberries, bananas, marshmallows, and for some extra fun, we also made blueberry muffins. It was so yummy!!

Inside our fort, we took turns telling one line of a story. The story happened to be about the four of us. We were in Guatemala when we got attacked by flying monkeys.... anyway... the story was hilarious!

What a fun night! I will always love this memory!

Smarty Pants

Here is a sneak peak at Bryce's science project. No, this isn't for a class. This is what Bryce likes to do for fun. Basically it is a thing that you put in your car, and it separates hydrogen from water and then that hydrogen goes into the air intake and then into the gas line..... something like that. Basically it gives you a lot better gas mileage. Anyway. His tests worked.... So we will put an improved version in the Subaru and let you know how it goes. Bryce is a smarty pants. haha

Another Badger Creek Weekend!

We had a long weekend this week, so we decided to make some fun plans, considering the fact that we will have all of Monday to do our homework. Anyway, Bryce thought it would be a good idea to get our friends together to go to Badger Creek. So everyone that could come (Kenton and Stuart) came, and we headed up there! It is so fun to have a fun place to escape to, whenever we want to!

Here is a dark picture of our little cabin we stayed in :)

Here we are getting ready to head out and make a fire. It was about 4 degrees outside. We built a fire, made hot chocolate, and shared some good company!

The next morning, we made our way over to the sledding hill. It was way fun! My favorite part was that we had a pull rope to take us up the hill; so all the hard part was taken care of, and all we had to do was have fun!

There was a beautiful view at the top of the sledding hill, so we took a chance to take a few snap shots.

Here are the boys...So epic :)

And here we are... I love this picture!

Later that day, we found ourselves goofing off, exploring, playing on the low ropes courses, and making snow angels. This is Kenton among our many angels we made.

Then we buried bryce in the snow.

Here is a fun picture of us all together! So cute :)

Anyway. After all that fun, we cleaned up our cabin, packed the car, and then we made another fire for dinner. We roasted hot dogs, and warmed up cans of chili. It was a delicious camping dinner!

I always have and always will love the adventures we have at Badger Creek. I love sharing this special place with friends and family!