Return of the Living Dead!

No joke, we thought this crab was dead. Boy were we wrong! Here's the story.

Recently Brian and I acquired a 30-gallon fish tank from Brian's brother, Tim, which we filled with 6 orange platies (now 7 because they reproduced), 3 silver red-eyed tetras, a dalmatian molly, and a fiddler crab. All were living harmoniously until the crab, whom we affectionately call Hermie, started to climb the hoses in the tank and hang out by the filter at the top. Even with constant discouragement from us (we kept pushing it back to the bottom), Hermie wouldn't leave the top of the tank alone and I was afraid that one day it would try to get out, since the top of the tank is open.

While Brian was away in California, helping his parents with their house, Hermie disappeared completely. I woke up one morning and he was no longer in the tank and it freaked me out! I didn't want to think of it crawling around our apartment with its pinchers. But since it's so hot in our apartment, we just figured he would start to stink somewhere.

Two weeks later, today, Brian decided to clean out the tank filter. Guess what jumped out to meet him in all its creepiness: HERMIE!!! We were shocked that it survived that long being crammed into the filter. But somehow it lives.

I wasn't very happy to see it again. It really gives me the creeps now.

We've Just Switched to Blogger!

Since November, we've been using .Mac for our blogging needs. Most of the features just got unnecessary, so we have recently switched to the simpler Blogger. What do you think of the change? We're so excited to stay in touch with everyone and now we can do it faster.

Brian took the DAT

After six months of consecutive studying (the last 2 months were full-time studying), Brian has finally taken and passed the DAT (Dental Admissions Test). The scores he got today will make or break our future in dentistry. Brian did very well, scoring at or above average in all but one area. He is so relieved it’s finally over, since it’s been a cloud over our heads the past year. So proud of him! Now we just have to get some interviews to dental schools and our future will be set. Please keep us in your prayers.

BYU Graduation 2008

Finally made it! Didn’t think it could happen any sooner, we have finally graduated BYU. It’s been a fun experience and we have learned a lot. But we’re excited to move on to bigger and better things. BYU will always have a special place in our hearts

We're Having a Baby!

Uh oh! We got a plus sign! ...And then we took 3 more tests, just to make sure.

We decided to start trying after being married for a year. The timing was perfect with life and school: it was either now...or in 5 years. We chose now and then were pleasantly surprised our first month of trying. We are so excited to be starting a little family. Hope everything goes well in the pregnancy!

Happy One Year!

Today marks our one year of being married. This past year has been an incredible journey. We are so excited for the many years to come, can't you tell?? Here is our official first family picture.

Gingerbread Houses

At Veronica’s work Christmas party, we were challenged to make the best gingerbread house. To try to be the most creative, we reconstructed a scale model of the Notre Dame. It was a pretty amazing final product and the most intricate gingerbread house we have ever made! We were runner-ups (we should have won!), but I think the judges were paid off. This picture shows us putting on the flying buttresses to the sides of the building. Don't you just love holiday activities?

Merry Christmas!

Let it Snow!

We woke up today to six inches of snow! Our first storm of the season and just in time for the end of the semester. We took a break from studying and played for a while. It was just what we needed on a quiet Saturday morning.

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year, Brian and I went to see Tanya and Shawn for Thanksgiving in Southern Oregon. Tina and Kiarra also came. Angel drove down with us but then went to see Mom for a few days, which is why she’s not in this picture. The food was amazing as usual, and the company was even better. On Friday we helped Tanya and Shawn pick out and set up their Christmas tree to get into the holiday spirit.

I loved seeing everyone again, especially all my beautiful nieces and nephews, even if it was for just those few days. We had so much fun!

Disneyland Trip 2007

Just got back from our first trip together to Disneyland. It was so fun! We went to California Adventure on Friday and then Disneyland on Saturday. Brian got sick on EVERY RIDE! But I loved all the rides, especially Tower of Terror and Space Mountain. It was a great time of the year to go because the Haunted Mansion and It's a Small World ride were already decked out for Christmas.