Big Update

Wow! I can't believe it has been so long since I last posted on my blog. There is so much that has happened in the last year or so since my last post. Here is an update:

February 2013 - 5th Anniversary Trip to Hawaii! We decided to spend a few days of our Anniversary trip in Oahu and then a few days in Maui. We went hiking, snorkeling, surfing, ate at great restaurants, and just relaxed. It was a great trip and we can't wait to go back!

March 2013 - We celebrated my grandparents 50th Wedding Anniversary with a black tie party at the Center Club. It was so much fun to get dressed up and celebrate 50 years of love.

I attended a few concerts in 2013 - Kesha/ Pitbull concert with my Bestie at the Hollywood Bowl. It was more fun that I thought it would be. One Direction concert at the Staples Center with my little sister, Chloe and her best friend Britney. This was my sister's first concert and she had a great time. Taylor Swift concert at the Staples Center with Chloe, Britney and Aly.

Jared and I spent the day in Venice Beach where Jared was able to pick up his Google Glasses. It was fun walking along the beach, riding bikes on the beach, seeing the street performers, and playing games on the pier.

July 2013 - We got to go to England with my family for almost 2 weeks. It was such a fun trip! We were able to see the Tower of London, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Piccadilly Circus, Windsor Castle, The Crown Jewels, Stonehenge, and The Roman Baths. We rode the Underground everywhere, saw Les Miserables, ate yummy English food, walked around a lot, rode the London Eye, met up with a friend of my brothers that was living there for school, and lots of shopping. We had a lot of fun exploring this city and I really want to plan another trip there to see so much more!

October 2013 - Jared and I bought a house! After searching for about 2 years, we finally found the house for us. It is a cute 3 bedroom home in Placentia, CA and we love it! We are still working on getting everything put together and making it our own but things are coming together great! Once I am done with more of it I will do another post with pictures.

Another fun thing that happened in October, I went to Mickey's Halloween Time for the first time with my Bestie Friend, Andrea. It was so much fun to walk around Disneyland collecting tons of candy, seeing all the fun costumes and riding the fun rides.

November 2013 - We made a huge announcement... We are expecting a baby June 17, 2014. We are so excited! We have been waiting for this moment for a long time and I still can't believe that we are going to be parents!

December 2013 - Jared and I made the announcement to our family and friends, through a cake, that we are expecting a baby girl!!!! Her name will be Caitlyn Marie and we can't wait to meet her!

March 2014 - Jared and I decided to take a Babymoon to San Diego. We stayed at the Paradise Point Resort and Spa. Our room looked right out at Mission Bay. There were fire pits all around the property so we had bonfires a few times while we were there. We went to the beach, kayaked around Mission Bay, went the Old Town San Diego, went to the San Diego Zoo, went to the San Diego Temple, ate yummy food, got massages, and just relaxed. It was a great vacation before baby girl comes.

Bowling

Saturday night Jared and I went bowling with some friends at the Garden Walk in Anaheim. This place was so nice!! It was the cleanest bowling alley I have ever been in. It was definately more pricey than normal but so worth it!

This is what the bowling alley looks like. So nice!!

2 Year Anniversary!!

Jared and I just celebrated our 2 year anniversary on Wednesday, February 16th.
Being that our anniversary is so close to Valentines Day we celebrated by going to two nice restaurants for yummy dinners. On our actual anniversary we decided to have dinner at Hibachi in Anaheim Hills. It was so yummy!!!! That is one of our favorite restaurants and because it is so expensive we don't go there very often. After dinner we exchanged gifts. I got Jared a bunch of little things and Jared got me an amazing gift.... a gift card to get a massage!! I am so excited to go!!! I have the best husband ever!

On Friday we went to 21 Oceanfront in Newport Beach. It was super expensice but so worth it. I don't think I have had a better steak in my life. It was so good. We totally spurged so now for the next couple months we will have no money to go on a date for a while, but again.... totally worth it!

I am so grateful to have such a wonderful husband who loves me in spite of all my flaws and craziness. I dont know what I would ever do without him. He is truely my best friend and I am so excited to spend the rest of eternity with him by my side. I love you!

Weekend of Love

This weekend was double special for us. First we celebrated Valentine's Day then we celebrated our Wedding Anniversary. I can't believe it has been a whole year since our wedding day. We are both looking forward to the rest of our lives together.

We had the best Valentine's Day ever!!!! On Valentine's Day last year, I went to the temple for the first time. So, we decided to go to the temple for an afternoon session. After the temple we hurried over to Olive Garden for dinner. Thankfully we didn't have to wait too long in the Valentine's Day rush. Since we got done with dinner early, we decided to go to Disneyland. I was so excited that The Small World opened up again. It was so much fun.

Valentine's Day at the Temple.
Valentine's Dinner at Olive Garden.

Valentine's Night at Disneyland in front of the castle.

It's A Small World.... I love this ride. Jared is such a good sport.

For our Anniversary we went to see the movie 'Push'. We wanted to do something outside but unfortunately it was raining. The movie was okay. It's not worth seeing in the theaters. After the movie we went to Deseret Book so Jared could get a new set of scriptures. He is so excited to start marking those ones up. For dinner we went to one of our favorite restaurants, Hibachi Steak House. We love eating there, but don't get to go that often.

Anniversary Movie Day.

Anniversary Dinner at Hibachi Steak House.

Mr. Bear wanted to come home with me...

Update!

Its been forever since I last blogged, but things have been crazy with the holidays coming up. (I posted some pictures at the bottom.)

For my birthday (Nov. 26) Jared took me to the Cheesecake Factory at the Irvine Spectrum for dinner. Then we went to this new cup cake store, where we were able to frost and decorate our own cup cakes. Since I love cup cakes, that was the perfect dessert! After we decorated the our cup cake, we went to see the 007 movie, Quantum of Solace.

Thanksgiving weekend was great because we were able to sleep in and spend time with our families. We had Thanksgiving dinner at my grandparents house. My family loves to play games, so this year we played Apples to Apples and Dominos. Since we didn't see Jared's family on Thanksgiving, we met them at Disneyland the next day for a couple hours and went to the Spaghetti Factory for dinner.

After Thanksgiving all I wanted to do was decorate for Christmas. Jared and I went out and got our first Christmas tree and decorated it with some ornaments that my grandma had given us. I love the feel of our apartment when I come home and see the Christmas spirit there. Last week my little sister Chloe had her annual Gingerbread House Decorating party. Of course Jared and I were there to help my mom out. Its always fun to watch the kids decorate their little houses with so much candy. There are some that come with designs in mind for their houses.

Well, that pretty much sums up what we have been up to for the past couple weeks. Hopefully I will stay on top of keeping this updated. Now we are both trying to hurry and get our holiday shopping done before Christmas next week. Also, Jared and I are looking forward to our trip to Egypt after Christmas.

Jared & I decorating my Birthday Cupcake

My finished Birthday Cupcake.

Our first Christmas tree!!!

Weekend Recap

Friday night was the Twilight Movie opening, so of course Jared and I went to see it. We went with our good friends Mike and Katie. Before the movie, Jared and I went to Acapulco for dinner.


It was really good. I am glad that I got to see it on opening night, however, there was a down side... there were a lot of screaming teenage girls there. Oh well. I liked the movie, however, it wasn't as good as the book. There were a couple scenes I would have extended and others parts of the book that I would have wanted to see, but all and all it was good. Summit Entertainment also released a statement this weekend saying that they are going ahead with turning the second book, New Moon, into a movie.

Saturday night, we went out to dinner at the Olive Garden with Grandma and Grandpa McGregor and my parents for my birthday. After dinner, we went back to my Grandparents house for apple cobler dessert and for me to open my present. They got me my first sewing machine. I am so excited. I am planning on making a couple quilts for Christmas this year, and now I have my own sewing machine. YAY. I never thought I would be so excited to get that. Also, from my parents I got a new cell phone. It is so cute!!! Its the new Verizon Blitz. I love it!!!

San Onofre

This past weekend, Jared and I went to San Onofre with Amber and Jorge, some friends of his from work. We did a nature walk/ hike on a trail at the state beach. After our hike we went to the beach. Jared went surfing while I layed out and Jorge and Amber threw the football around. I loved the hike, I am hoping that we can do that more often.

Cliffs in San Onofre, looking up from the beach.
Jared and I on our way back from our hike.

Jared hiding under some branches in the sand.

Halloween Time!

Jared and I went to Disneyland with our friends Mike and Katie. We had so much fun with them eating dinner and going on a ton of rides. My favorite ride of the night was the Haunted Mansion. From Halloween to Christmas, Disneyland decorates the Haunted Mansion with The Nightmare Before Christmas theme.

The Haunted Mansion

Jared and I infront of the Mickey Mouse pumpkin.

Go Angels!!!

We haven't had any time to rest since we have been home. Last night we went to an Angels game with Mike and Katie. I got the tickets from my grandparents friends. They have season Diamond Club seats. That was the closest that I have ever sat. Here are some pictures from the event.

Jared and I.... I love my pink Angels hat

This is my favorite thing about games... I love getting these chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches.

The view from our seats!

Jared, Me, Mike, and Katie

Jared and I next to the field after the game.

1 Year Ago.....

This is one of the first pictures taken together at Disneyland almost a year ago

Exactly one year ago... Jared and I met on May 1, 2007... then 3 days later, on May 3, 2007 we went on our first date. So, we decided to celebrate that wonderful first date again. For our first date, he took me to T.G.I. Friday's and we had dessert. After we went to the movies and saw "Invisible". It wasn't the best movie but we both had fun on our date.

This is Jared and I at our table at The Olive Garden in Brea

Jared took me to The Olive Garden for dinner. Now we seem to go to this resturant a lot... but we like it. We shared the Tour of Italy, which includes Chicken Parmesean, Fetticini Alfredo, and Lasagna. I know it sounds like a lot, but it is a great meal to share.


It was really cute... he got me these beautiful flowers. We decided to get dressed up for our date. So while I was finishing getting ready, he said that he was going to clean out his car and take the trash out. Well, he was gone for a long time. Then all of a sudden I heard a knock at the door. I looked around the apartment to see if Jared was there, but he wasn't. So when I opened the door, Jared was standing there with my flowers.... and he asked me out. Hehehe. It was so cute!!! He also bought some beautiful yellow flowers (not pictured) for our table.
After dinner, we wanted to do something else. So we went to the Birch Street Movie Theater's and watched "Made of Honor". I thought it was a really cute movie. Very predictable but I enjoyed it. Jared, just went because I wanted to see it. He liked it but I am sure he wont watch it again... unless I bat my eyes and say please.

Weekend fun!

Jared and I at the beach with some friends for a bonfire.

On Friday we went on a date with Jordan, Stephanie, and Jordan's friends. It was a lot of fun. We went to Ruby's on PCH down in Corona Del Mar then went to the beach and had a bonfire.

Jared and his Dad after running the 5K race in Placentia.

Saturday morning, Jared and his dad ran the annual 5K race in Placentia. After being out late the night before, it was a really early morning for both of us. I didn't run the race this year, but maybe next year. I was standing at the finish line to cheer them on. Jared's family was there too. Micah ran the kids 1 mile race around the lake at TriCity Park. It was a great family activity.

Jared and I at my grandparents house.
That same Saturday night, Jared and I went to my grandparents house to celebrate the birthdays for the month of April. There were atleast 4 people in my family that had their birthdays in April. For dessert, my grandma had purchased a chocolate fountain... it was sooo good... Jared wants to go out and purchase one too. However, we have a fondue pot, so come on over to our house and we will have a chocolate fondue party!!

2 Month Wedding Anniversary

Jared and I on the Jungle Cruise

Jared and I celebrated our 2 month wedding anniversary yesterday. We decided to spend some time at Disneyland. We only went on two rides because of how tired we were and how crowded it was starting to get. After we left Disneyland, we went to dinner at the Olive Garden. Mmmmm... it was so good.

Jared and I in front of the castle