Can We get away this weekend? Take me to Broadway!

I love Estelle's song "American Boy"

Yup, last weekend we went to Broadway. We went to Hollywood and saw Wicked!! If you haven't noticed I have lots of the songs playing on my blog. I've been so excited and this last weekend we finally went. Huge HUGE thanks to Mom and Dad E, and my mom for making it possible. My mom was so wonderful and babysat Jocey while we went, and the Egberts planned the whole trip and we drove to Cali with 8 of us in a Honda Pilot. The whole trip was a blast! (Although I did miss my baby an aweful lot and it made me sad sometimes.) Hollywood was nothing like I expected. It's starting to look a little rundown in some areas, but I loved it. Seeing all the prints of the famous, and the stars with names, the Kodak theater, the chinese theater, and the Pantages Theater were so ornate and beautiful. And WICKED!!! Oh, it was amazing and wonderful and terrific and everything I was hoping it would be and more! I really did love it and I'm going again when it comes to Salt Lake. Casey even turned to me a couple times and said he had goosebumps, and he wasn't even wanting to go. He ended up loving it too. The singers were fabulous and I just sat in amazement the entire show. Of course here are some pictures. What would a post be without pictures?

Case and Me in front of the Chinese Theater

Jessa and Me by the hand prints of Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, and Will Smith (his feet and hands were huge). Can't get much better than this-
except ya know being right by them, not just their hand prints. haha

Erica and Jessica measuring up to the cast of Harry Potter

For some reason all the weirdos kept liking Erica. She's a good sport.

We went into a cool mall. I love sunglasses! Case looks a little like Brad Pitt huh? Okay, maybe just to me but I thinks he's dang good looking. :)

The girls in Hollywood

We were so excited.
After the first half of it we looked down the row at each other with big open mouths in awe.

Casey and Me in the Pantages Theater waiting for Wicked to start

Casey + Truck = Happy

Casey is now the proud owner of a truck. True that it's not a big four door one, but it is PERFECT for us, or for Casey. He got it for work and he needed a ladder rack and tool box. This came with both and we got it for an awesome deal. He's so excited about it. He makes more money if he owns his own truck instead of using a work one- how could we resist? There was no reason not to buy it.

2 YEARS! Oh yeah!

Today is our 2 year anniversary! Yay! I can't believe how much life has changed in the two years we've been married. The biggest change is our little Jocey. We love her more than anything. This past weekend to celebrate we went to the Egbert's cabin. We planned to take Jocelyn with us, but then my mom told me she wanted to take her so we could really relax. So Casey and I went up to the cabin alone. We have so many fun memories at the cabin. We went there about a month after our first date. This was the first time I told Casey I loved him, he'd told me many times before. ;) Then we went there about a month later with his family and my family. Then we spent our honeymoon there. And last Christmas we spent up there with Casey's family. We love it up there. It is so relaxing and takes our minds off of our everyday lifes. We always have the best time up there. We plan to do something else fun tonight to celebrate. I don't think we've decided yet, but my mom is taking Jocelyn again so we can go to dinner and maybe Color Me Mine?? We'll see, but it will be fun whatever it is.

Casey is my best friend, my companion, my entertainer, my breakfast cook, my baby's daddy, my everything! I love him!! I'm so happy he's mine FOREVER!

First Date January 27, 2006

Having Fun Dating

Right after he proposed

Timpanogos Temple September 15, 2006

Colorado Train Trip March 2007

First Anniversary

Right after Jocelyn was born March 19, 2008

Maine Vacation June 2008

Our Family
(Photo by Craig Young Photography)

Thankful for this Country

I was in the car with my dad on the way to Jr. High when an announcement came on the radio saying that a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Center. My dad shushed me and turned the radio up really loud. I tried to ask what the World Trade Center was but my dad just shushed me again. So, I sat there confused until he finally explained. It was a very sad day. At school all we did was watch videos and pictures of what was happening on the other side of the country. I couldn't even grasp the reality of what was happening.

I am forever grateful for our country and that we live in a land of freedom. I am thankful to each and every person who has ever served our country and fought for freedom. Without you, we could never be "The land of the free, and the home of the brave." Thank you to all of the brave who fight for America.

Thankful Things Thursday (I remembered! YAY)

Casey:

He just started up school again for the semester. In the two years we've been married he has worked, or gone to school both full time, everyday except Sunday during the school year. Somehow this semester he doesn't have work or school on Saturday. We are very blessed. He is such a hard worker. I am so grateful he is willing to do both full time so that I can be a full time mom. He is an amazing daddy too! He was begging me to paint Jocelyn's toenails but I didn't want to get it all over so he did it. Cute huh?! He used to say he wanted a boy first, but since we've had Jocelyn he's admitted that he wanted a girl all along. haha. I love him.


Good Friends:
This past week I've been able to see almost all of my friends from high school. Ashley came to visit me on Tuesday. We can talk forever. She is a wonderful friend and a great listener. I was so happy to see her. Then last night my friend, Sarah, had her bridal shower. All of my good friends were there, except Jessie who's on her mission in Thailand. We all seemed to pick up right where we left off. We laughed all night and couldn't believe it was already time to go home. I am so grateful to call these girls my friends!




The Olympics:
I know this is late, but I loved watching them. All of the people were so incredibly talented. I couldn't believe all of the new world records. Amazing! Plus it was a great excuse to stay up late. My favorites were Michael Phelps, some got annoyed of all the attention he got but I think he deserved every bit of it, and I loved watching gymnastics and diving.