Gifts

My parents gave me some pretty awesome gifts for Graduation. One of which was a sewing machine. No, I don't know how to sew...thanks for asking :) But I am going to try to learn...so I can at least make awesome Halloween costumes and matching clothes for my kids, just like my mom did.

My other gift was a filing cabinet. I am embarrassed to say that I am almost more excited for the filing cabinet! Typical Aubrie, loving to organize. I am so excited to have one and to put all my school, teaching stuff, handouts and everything else in there. It will be perfect!

Thanks Mom and Dad!

Past Date Nights

Here are some fun date nights that we have been on lately.

We are all about FREE and CHEAP! And so on this date we used Provo Beach Resort cards with money still on them to get some food (was poor quality food but it was free).

 We also have lots of free movie passes (thanks to Dave and Suzanne for these) and so we went and saw a Football movie called the "Throwback"...once again not really quality (they had 40 year old men playing 18 year olds in High School) but it was great to get out. 

 Afterwards we used our Provo Beach Resort cards again and got a delicious Bluebell Ice Cream Root Beer Float! Yum!

 The first week of May Aaron, Me, Chuck and her date Brigham went a saw the play "Father of the Bride" at the Hale theater (thanks Mom and Dad). It wasn't the best play I have seen there but it was fun to double with Chuck and to be at the Hale Theater. 

 On Friday, after finding out some disappointing news, we decided to go out to cheer me up. We went to Sumo's Shaved Ice. Best thing ever! Very similar to Bahama Bucks at home in AZ! We can't wait to go back! Summer is wonderful!

We then and went and saw the Avengers (free movie passes again). I didn't really want to see it but I was so glad I did! It was great! We both loved it!

The Provo Temple

Aaron and I woke up a little before 6am on Friday to go to the first session at the temple. We got up, dressed and ready to go when we realized both of our recommends were in Aaron's wallet which he had left at work. Haha, so we went back to bed. On Saturday we did the same thing and went to an early session. We stopped by the new Provo Temple Groundbreaking on our way home. The ceremony was over but we were able to walk the grounds. We are so excited for it to be done!

Mother's Day 2012

Here is how my wonderful Mother's Day went down:

Aaron made me a wonderful "breakfast in bed". He left me there until 10am because whenever he came in I pretended I was asleep because you are supposed to act surprised but he thought I was still sleeping so I eventually had to call him from our room telling him I was ready to get up. 

 He decorated our house so beautifully with lights, streamers, balloons with cute sayings and a "Happy Mother's Day" sign! I loved it all!

 Chuck came over for dinner and we made homemade Cafe Rio! It was so fun to have us all in our small kitchen cooking together. And we will all attest...it was delicious!

 We had the chance that evening so Skype with both of our families which was such a fun thing! We wish we could have been there to celebrate with them! We were able to see them open our gifts and talk to them about their special day! We sure have great Mom's!

Aaron spoiled me with gifts this year which included a cute cup with a lid and straw, for smoothies! He knew exactly what I wanted. My next gift was in the freezer....a big box of Otter Pops! Haha! I was so excited! Summer and my childhood in a box! Perfect!

 His last gift was a "Bocce Ball" set. We have been talking about it for a while and he got one so we can play it together this summer! (This was my idea for him for Father's Day...so I guess I will have to think of a new one!)

Thanks sweet Aaron for the wonderful Mother's Day! It was perfect! Love You!

Dear Mom,

Below is the note I wrote to my Mom on Mother's Day this year. Enjoy!

Mom,

I love you! Thanks for creating me! Thanks for answering the phone and talking to me when I call you 4 times a day! Thanks for caring about the little things in my life! Thanks for sending me packages on the holidays, it means more to me than you know! Thanks for all your support in all I do including school, job searching, boys and so much more! Thanks for taking lots of pictures so we can remember everything! Thanks for coming up early to graduation so we could hang out! Thanks for the sowing machine…someday I will make you an awesome Halloween costume! Thanks for passing on your great looks! Thanks for not making fun of me in my awkward growing up years! Thanks for making me take piano lessons! Thanks for loving my sweet husband! Thanks for naming me Aubrie, I like it! Thanks for being a great example! Thanks for taking us to Extreme Makeover Home Edition, it was awesome! Thanks for picking out cute clothes for me to wear! Thanks for getting me into an orthodontist! Thanks for our matching heel problems! Thanks for letting me study abroad in London! Thanks for driving us to Max Crumm’s house! Thanks for all of our cute house decorations! Thanks for being a great cook! Thanks for giving me a moustache! …Thanks for introducing me to Nads! Thanks for finally getting a facebook! Thanks for answering all my cooking questions and grocery store dilemmas! Thanks for being an example by always looking your best! Thanks for marrying such a cool guy! Thanks for always making us feel special on our birthdays! Thanks for my two awesome siblings! Thanks for giving Carlie the singing talent! …Thanks for giving me the organization talent! Thanks for not making me do PE in Jr. High and High School! Thanks for always encouraging me to try things! Thanks for making such cool Student Council slogans and stickers! Thanks for putting me in ballet! Thanks for giving me the bigger room with the bigger closet! Thanks for allowing us to see our cousins so often! Thanks for coming up to visit regularly, we love seeing you! Thanks for having such cool parents and family! Thanks for giving me your “punny” humor! Thanks for taking us to the many Clay Aiken concerts! Thanks for always making us laugh! …Thanks for being a great dancer! Thanks for being my same size in clothes! Thanks for making amazing cake pops! Thanks for all my fun birthday parties growing up! Thanks for your testimony of this church! Thanks for being the best mom that anyone could ever ask for!

Happy Mother’s Day! Love, Aubrie

Can't Be Trusted

 Aaron and I can't be trusted to not eat the snacks in our house when we buy them. I know what you are thinking, isn't that what snacks are for? Well, yes...but we can't afford lots of snacks and we want to have some with our packed lunches and so we came up with a solution. "Snack Bags". We bought: animal crackers, wheat thins, pretzels and some granola bars. When we got home from the store I divided them into baggies. We then put them into a big BYU bag and pull one out each day to have with our lunch. It has been a week and has worked brilliantly! Normally we would go through this amount of snacks in a short amount of time but we made 40 bags from all of these snacks, which is about a months worth of snacks in our lunches! Pretty awesome and a way to stretch your dollar!

A Few Of Our {New} Favorite Things:

Here are a couple of our new favorite things. They should be your favorite things too!

1. DUNKAROOS! After a funny conversation with Matt and Lauren in Park City, they actually found this delicious snack from our childhood and they brought us a pack! Amazing! Definitely a new lunch staple!

 2. We got a Wii...well kind of. After playing Matt and Lauren's we fell in love and went on a search for one.   Aaron's brother Jake was "selling" his and so we decided to talk to him. He made a deal with us that he would give it to us, if he always had an open invitation to stay at our house! DEAL! We have loved playing it together!

3. One word for you...yummy! When I was on the GM Diet there was a day that you could drink fruit juice. We found this V8 diet juice and thought we would give it a try! Best decision ever! I love drinking this so much and it is even (kind of) good for you! Bonus!