Shawn’s birthday was over a month ago but I never posted about it. So on Friday October 21^st, his actual birthday, I surprised him with the very nice leather jacket he wanted from Buckle. I’m glad he loved it! I took a picture of him in his jacket and he said,” I look like freakin’ Justin Bieber!” So when ever he’s being a punk I call him Justin…he just loves that haha ;)  For dinner we went out to Olive Garden and then we went to see Real Steel (way good movie btw!). It was a super fun night and we just spend it together. Then all day Saturday while he studied I made him the most amazing cake ever! That night his family and mine got together and we had hamburgers and cake…so good. 

Speaking of yummy foods, Shawn and I finally used the fondue pot we got from our wedding!! We made a delish chocolate fondue recipe and dipped fruit, brownies, cookies, pretzels, marshmallows, and PopTarts in it. And of course…Shawn spilled on himself haha. Our next adventure with the fondue pot is tortellini dipped in creamy alfredo sauce, yum! We had our first fondue party with our friends Eric & Eliza, and Aaron & Callie. It seemed to be a big hit!

This year for Thanksgiving we went up to Logan with Shawn’s family and boy was it cold! There was even snow on the ground. We left Wednesday morning and stayed until Sunday afternoon. We watched movies, played games, waxed eyebrows (just the girls), had delicious food, and loaded up furniture that his sister Marie gave us. She gave us a coffee table, night stand, entertainment center, lamps, and a couch. I’m so excited to finally have furniture. This year was my first experience with Black Friday Shopping and holy cow it was crazy! I can’t believe how into it some people get and how serious they are. Shawn’s dad, Lenny went to KOHL’s a little before midnight to pick up a memory foam mattress pad for us and the line was clear past the store and around the corner of the K-Mart next door…people had been waiting in line for 4+ hours. I just thought to myself, do people really not have anything better to do for 4 hours on Thanksgiving night? 

Shawn, all three of his sisters, his mom, and I went to Old Navy at midnight and got the stuff we wanted while his mom Mary Ann got in line. Then we got over to Shopko and the checkout lines were already crazy! We were in line from 1:15 am to 3:00 am! I never thought I’d want anything bad enough to wait in line that long but we did anyways haha. Then we went home and slept for about 4 hours and Shawn and I went to a few more store at 8 and came home and slept some more. It was weird waking up 3 times on the same day ha. We got lots of good stuff though and most of our Christmas shopping is done. One of the most exciting parts about our trip to Logan was meeting our little nephew Asher who was only about 2 weeks old. He is so so so little (there’s a pic below). I loved seeing Shawn hold him and cuddle up to him :)

KAYLYN & GARETT ARE HAVING A BABY! I’m super duper excited!! My feeling is that it’s a boy, but we’ll see. They have really cute names picked out for either gender. It’s great that they will be closer now…they are moving to Provo in a week! Shawn and I are flying up there this weekend and driving down with them next week. We are going to Thai Bamboo, Forever 21, and maybe snowboarding while we’re up there….should be a fun getaway before our big move and school starting.

Speaking of fun getaways, Shawn and I got completely spoiled by my aunt and uncle in Vegas this weekend! We drove down Friday after work and met my aunt & uncle and my parents at Society inside The Encore for dinner. Super fancy, super good food! Then we knew they had their show and Shawn and I were just going to go window shop/walk around while they were there and meet up with them afterwards. But my Aunt Patti says, “We already bought you guys tickets so your butts are going to the show.” J We were like “ok!” We went to Le Reve and it was spectacular! The word amazing doesn’t even begin to describe it!! It was a French watershow with dancers, harnesses, and amazing music. Shawn and I were in the second row and the other four were a row behind us. We were all incredibly impressed! Then we went back to the hotel…they got us our own room with a king size bed, yay! Shawn and I watched The Killers and then went to bed. In the morning we all met downstairs for breakfast at the hotel café and again, the food was fantastic! My favorite part was the little ketchup and Tabasco bottles (see below)…they were so stinkin’ cute! After breakfast we all went to two convention centers where they had rows and rows of booths selling cowboy stuff (modern cowboy stuff too). At about 2 it was time for Shawn and I to head back because we had stuff to do. We stopped by Panda Express on the way out of town and hit the road! 

When we got back into town we had to hustle and get dressed in our formal attire and go to two Christmas parties, one for work and one for our ward. Unfortunately, they started at the same time so we went to our ward one first and had amazing Fillet Min Yan (or however the heck you spell that!) and chatted for a bit before we headed to the work one. There we got our picture taken, visited with people for awhile, got some prizes and then headed home. What a fun weekend!