Fun Activities!

Thursday, June 18th

Kory and Stephen took their last finals for Spring term, yay! By this point Kelli had been in town for a couple of days and we hadn't seen her yet. So in the evening we dropped by to say hello. She had to run some errands so Kory and I went with her. It doesn't really matter what we are doing, I love seeing family. After we ran to the grocery store we had to show Kelli our new favorite Provo treat, Yozone! Yozone is the yogurt place in the retail space at the bottom of Alpine Village. It took me by surprise, I wasn't expecting it to be as great as it is. They have 8 flavors of low-fat frozen yorgurt goodness, plus lots of yummy toppings. My favorite is original and mango flavors with strawberries on top. I went and got Stephen while we were there and he got to meet Kelli. After enjoying our treat, we dropped Kelli off back at home. Kory, Stephen and I went back to our apartment and played our new favorite "group" Wii game, Wario Ware. It's a silly game that makes us laugh a lot so we love it. It was such a good night hanging out with our siblings.

Friday, June 19th

We worked a shorter shift so that I could hang out with Stephen and help him move out. He is really easy to move out compared to either Kory or me, haha. Mom was also able to come for a quick trip to help Stephen and go see my cousin's play. We went and saw Singing in the Rain at the Hale Theater in Orem. My cousin Bre played Lina, and she was hilarious. We really enjoyed watching her. She is a really good singer but for the part she plays she has to pretend she has a really annoying voice and can't sing. Since we know her, it made us laugh harder. It was so fun to have Mom here, I love it when she comes! (even if it is a short stay).

Saturday, June 20th

Kneaders breakfast, yum! It is always a treat to enjoy unlimited, delicious french toast for breakfast. Mom and Stephen left for Boise after breakfast, I was sad to say goodbye! It made me a little homesick.
We had to head to work (because we had to make up the hours that we missed on Friday). After being there just 2 hours I decided to head home because I wasn't feeling very well. Lucky for me, the intranet server wasn't working in the whole office so everyone got sent home and I didn't have to feel guilty. After work we went to Bed Bath and Beyond to get a wedding gift for my cousin Lindsay. I was sick with a cold the rest of the day. It got me on a cleaning kick and I completely cleaned and dusted our apartment like crazy instead of taking a nap like Kory suggested. It felt really good to get things really fresh and clean, our apartment gets dusty so easily. Kory got home from running errands, and while he admired the clean apartment he was disappointed to learn I didn't take a nap haha.
We were able to go to my Aunt Laura's home for my cousin's wedding reception. It had been raining all day so they didn't get to take advantage of all of the beautiful work they had put into their yard for the occasion, so sad! It turned out great though.
By the time we left the reception the weather had cleared up. Kory and I decided we would go see Beauty and the Beast at the outdoor Scera Shell. It was a lot of fun to cuddle up in blankets and enjoy the show. We really enjoyed it.

Sunday, June 21st

Church was wonderful as always. I love our ward, and our callings. Every week just gets better and better :) I was able to go visiting teaching after church. Then Kory and I got our Sunday naps in. After our nap we woke up just in time to make it to Sunday dinner at my Aunt Laura's home. Not only was dinner delicious, we got to enjoy the outside decorations that couldn't be enjoyed the day before. It was beautiful outside.

Monday, June 22nd

We went to work, as usual. But Kory adjusted his schedule so that he could come home early enough to go to Hayden and Roman's birthday party! They are my adorable nephews (Kelli's boys), who turned 5 and 3 this month. It was fun to go to the Scera Park in Orem and visit with family and friends while enjoying a yummy picnic. The boys got some great gifts! We were happy to learn that they have already been enjoying our T-ball set. I hope it is a lot of fun for them over the warm months.
We had to leave a little bit early because Kory and I were one of the couples who organized our very first Ward FHE (Family Home Evening)! Family Home Evening is something that Latter Day Saint Families try to once a week, typically Mondays. It is a time when families and talk about the gospel together, feel the spirit, and bond through a fun family activity. I had been telling people that I thought we should have one in our married couples' ward once a month so we could create more ward unity. Finally last month the Bishop gave us the go-ahead to start implementing it as a month ward activity. Needless to say the Ward FHE event was a total hit! Lots of couples came. We split into two groups so people could get to know each other better. Each group had a lesson prepared for them, and then a game to follow the lesson. Our group played a game where we had to act out adverbs for a person who didn't know the word to guess. It was hilarious, and very funny. Wish you could have been there to witness it!

The Rest of the Week

I don't really remember what has been going on the rest of this week. Just working and getting ready for an exciting weekend! Tonight (Friday) Kory and I are going to go see the Manti Pageant! We are going with another couple in our ward, plus my friends Emily and Debra! I am so excited because Debra is leaving to serve a mission for the LDS church in Kentucky (the same mission Kory served) on July 1st. Emily graduated with me then moved to DC and I haven't seen her since! She came to town to say goodbye to Debra and hear her speak in church on Sunday. I am thrilled to be able to spend time with them tonight. More people were going to go with us but slowly more and more people dropped of the list. Oh well, next time we plan something fun hopefully more people can come.

Tomorrow Kory and I are heading home to Boise to attend my bridemaid Kylee's wedding! I am so excited for her to be getting married. Her fiance helped out at my reception so much, I was really impressed with him. I am happy for them, and cannot wait to attend the reception. We will be in Idaho the rest of the week for the Van Vleet (Mom's side) family reunion! I am SOOOO excited for that! I LOVE my family, and our reunions. It will be fun to camp out in cabins and play lots of games until really late in the night.

I'll update you when we get back!