tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63590242774583476482024-02-20T14:57:13.285-07:00adventures of the bevanatorstastes & tidbits from the nebraskan nestmary + spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381737761568715008noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359024277458347648.post-14014690208196457752015-11-12T11:24:00.002-07:002015-11-12T11:25:54.270-07:003 months old!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Month 3 started out with a trip down to Lincoln for the BYU-Nebraksa Game. We were so worried about taking Rose, with the heat and the pumping situation, but once again, she was PERFECT! Luckily we were on the shaded side, so we were able to keep her out of the sun and happy. Spence was in heaven with the hail-Mary pass to win it in the end!</div>
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Mommy stroller brigade at the Omaha Zoo. I am going to miss these girls SO much when we all move away. Couldn't have asked for better friends to get me through living away. </div>
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The cutest little beach babe around. Seriously, I die...</div>
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My favorite jimmies EVER. Seriously, if you know me, you probably know my obsession with baby harp seals. I bought these before I even knew she was a girl, just because...I.MUST.HAVE.THEM. I don't think I could have imagined how cute they'd actually be when my baby was in them!</div>
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First "camping" trip...Ok, we left at 9:30, but we did all the fun roasting mallows and campfire dinners...That's what it is really about, right?</div>
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Going to see grandpa at work and sitting in an old air-traffic control tower for lunch.</div>
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Mmm, girl's day to Eva's bakery and Anthropologie...Can't beat it!</div>
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The three amigos! Maggie, Rose, and Charlotte are just going to be the best buddies ever! Can't wait to see these girls grow up together!</div>
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Grammie Ali at Cornbelly's!</div>
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Beautiful day for a beautiful baby. Spencer gave her such a special and tender blessing. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband and Rose is so lucky to have such an awesome daddio!</div>
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Up to the Unitas with the whole crew before Spencer had to leave to go back home!</div>
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Pumpkin patch picking with my little pumpkins! Seriously, how cute are they!</div>
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Baby Hedwig!</div>
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Rosie's second month brought something we'd been waiting for...SMILES! This girl is one happy baby! We were lucky enough to go to Utah for Emily and Eric's wedding and the five week old babe sure did awesome! She was PERFECT on the plane rides and just too adorable at the wedding. We also discovered that this little girl was just too comfortable when she nursed, so I switched over to pumping. That got a little interesting with long-layovers and traveling, but we did it!</div>
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Happiest first-time grandma around!</div>
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First time in the mountains. Just look at the scenery. Wish we had this in Omaha!</div>
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Haha, how we found Grandpa babysitting Rose when we got back!</div>
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<br />mary + spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381737761568715008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359024277458347648.post-6626694134630912482015-09-01T14:18:00.003-06:002015-09-01T14:18:22.837-06:00the adventure of the birthRosie's birth was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. I think the most special moment may have been watching Spencer become emotional as she was born and as he became a dad. Given the fact that the epidural didn't work for the last half of the labor and that the anesthetic didn't work for the 45 minutes of repair after the labor, I wasn't necessarily in a blissful state, however, watching Spencer feel those emotions was amazing. Then, as soon as the doctors had left the room and we were left to be our own little family, I couldn't believe the love that overcame us for our sweet baby. Rose is probably the most perfect baby to ever come to earth...from my total unbiased opinion.<br />
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Here are a few pictures from our time at the hospital.<br />
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Month one literally flew by! My mom was here for 2.5 weeks and then Spencer's mom came for another week after that. We were SO spoiled to have them here! It was so nice to have someone to worry about the food, laundry, and house so that we could focus on the baby. Also, very reassuring to have a mom here who actually knows what the heck is going on! I was also SO lucky to have Spencer home for the entire month! The day after Rose was born, was the day his one month summer break started. Seriously, you could not have planned that better. Although it was a close call in INSISTING that I be induced after Spencer took his boards so that he wouldn't miss his boards, it ended up being so perfect!</div>
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Discovering little places in Omaha. Who knew this was the birthplace of Gerald Ford?</div>
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Cute romper from Spencer's grandma and aunts!</div>
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Oh sweet Rose! What a joy you have been in our lives already! I'm so happy we were able to capture some images of your newborn scrumptiousness! </div>
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Oops, looks like 2014 passed without a single update to this blog. Let's just go ahead and do a year in review. The most exciting news from 2014 had to be finding out we were going to have a baby in July of 2015!</div>
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The next most exciting news from 2014 was the addition of puppy Olive into our family in April! </div>
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Julie and Scott were living in NYC, so of COURSE I had to go visit. It was the perfect trip, I just wished Spencer could have come!</div>
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We won lottery tickets to Matilda!! This was seriously the CUTEST show I have ever seen. Highly recommended!</div>
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So NYC, was pretty much filled with amazing food. Levain cookies are NOT to be missed! We also went to shake shack, pop bar, magnolia bakery, sprinkles ice cream, eataly, and much more. I'm still craving all the food!</div>
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Just look at that awesome dentist in the making! So proud!</div>
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<br />mary + spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381737761568715008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359024277458347648.post-31138791576238560372015-08-27T18:18:00.002-06:002015-08-28T10:07:25.211-06:00Olives aren't just for eating...<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Ever since we got married, Spence has insisted that we will be dog owners. Anyone who knows me would tell Spencer to keep dreaming- never going to happen. Anyway, my co-worker walked in one day with a picture of the CUTEST puppy on her phone! Things moved quickly from there and after a few months, we welcomed cute Olive into the family in April of 2014! She has turned me into a dog lover...I can't believe it! She is the perfect little pup for us and we can't really imagine life without her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Boy, 2013 sure was a year to remember... so many major life changes and accomplishments! Looking back at the highlights from the year, I still can't believe what a year we had!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In January, we put our deposit down at Creighton Dental School, not knowing where we'd eventually end up.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">In February, Spencer worked hard on submitting his military scholarship applications. Wow, that was sure a process neither of us ever want to repeat. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">In March, we decided that I should take the bar exam in Utah, knowing that if we ended up in Nebraska, I could transfer my results to that state. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">In April, I graduated from BYU Law School and Spencer graduated from BYU in Exercise Science!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In May, we took a 2 week trip to Orlando and the Caribbean, celebrating both of our graduations and our 2 year wedding anniversary. Let's just say, it was absolute heaven. Give me a beach AND Disneyworld AND the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and I could die of happiness!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In June, I turned 25, and turned on bar studying to full-force drink-through-a-firehose kind of information overload. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">In July, I took the Utah Bar exam! Biggest relief when that was over. We also took a trip to my favorite sunny town of California, San Diego. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">In August, we moved to Nebraska and Spencer turned the big 2.5. Spencer also started dental school and I accepted a job as in-house counsel for Fidelity National Title.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In September, we found out that Spencer had been awarded the 4 year scholarship with the Army for dental school. I can't even begin to describe the relief and gratitude we feel for this amazing opportunity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In November, we took a weekend whirlwind trip to Chicago for Thanksgiving and absolutely fell in love with that city!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In December, we went back to Utah and visited our friends and families back in Salt Lake after our first 5 months of living away. We loved every minute and can't wait till we get to see them all again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2013 can go down in the books as the year of PATIENCE! Patience on waiting what dental school Spencer would end up at, patience on waiting to find out where we will be living for the next four years or even eight years, patience on waiting 8 MONTHS to hear if Spencer got the Army scholarship, patience on waiting on my bar results, patience on waiting to hear back from job applications.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If anyone knows me, they know that patience is not necessarily my strongest suit and I am a crazy planner who feels like my life is only in control if I have set plans. So not knowing what lay ahead of us what incredibly stressful for me. However, I just kept repeating to myself, it will all work out for the best, it will all work out for the best. And guess what, it DID! Everything didn't happen exactly as I had first planned, but all I can say is that looking back, I know that everything has worked out exactly how it should. We are right where we need to be at this point in our lives. I am honestly SO grateful for everything that we have been blessed with this past year and am looking forward to whatever 2014 brings our way! Happy New Year!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit;">When thinking about Thanksgiving this year, we both got a little bit sad that we wouldn't be able to spend it with our families this year. Plus, I really didn't want to try and pull together a Thanksgiving dinner for just the two of us...that isn't very exciting. So we decided since this is the only week of the year where I actually get two days off in a row, to go to Chicago! We are so excited! Neither of us has ever been and it seemed like the perfect getaway for the holiday season.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">Well folks, it's official. We are officially Nebraskans. Never thought I'd be writing that sentence in my life. But life has that way of taking you places you never thought you'd go. My blogging has been completely sporadic, but I've made a vow to post more regularly just to stay a little bit more connected.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">9. Owning a townhouse where we can pretty much do whatever we want with decorating: painting, flooring, whatever. Obviously we are only going to be here for 4 years so we won't be going crazy with remodeling anything, but still, 4 years!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">8.This November, Omaha is getting an outlet mall. Thank HEAVENS, I will still have my Banana outlet to find my amazing deals at!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">7. The Omaha Zoo and Aquarium. This Zoo was ranked #2 in the Top 10 Museums, Zoos and Aquariums of 2013, just right after Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">1. Moving to a new city, making new friends, new experiences, and really having to rely on each other for everything!!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The wreath was getting a little weather-worn and sad looking so I did a base in rubbed bronze spray paint and finished it off with some silver spray paint on the berries, and I think it turned out ok!</span></td></tr>
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mary + spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381737761568715008noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359024277458347648.post-54272486416045970192013-02-14T13:46:00.001-07:002013-02-14T13:51:26.911-07:00the adventure of the Valentine!Happy Valentine's Day! <br />
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I simply love Valentine's Day. Even when I was single, I still loved it. I mean Valentine's Day is holiday all about love, and the world could always use a little bit more love in it! However, since meeting Spence, Valentine's Day has become even better! I love taking the day to reflect on our love for each other, how we got to where we are, and thinking about our future together. We don't make Valentines day super extravagant, but just find simple ways to express our love in extra special way. <br />
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However, this year, in addition to our simple love notes, we "gave" this awesome iPad keyboard to each other. Pretty much this was just us rationalizing our purchase, but we love it! If anyone is looking for a keyboard for their iPad, I highly recommend the Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover. The white keys and brushed aluminum back are designed to fit perfectly with the apple feel: super sleek, compact, and turns your iPad into a mini-macbook! We did a bunch of research on it, and love it!<br />
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mary + spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381737761568715008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359024277458347648.post-27927563370533287612013-01-19T12:39:00.003-07:002013-01-20T14:39:30.605-07:002012 Recap: Better late than never!2012 was an awesome adventure for Spence and I. The highlight of the year was probably Spence's acceptance to dental school. Spence worked so hard on his application, DAT, and interviews and I couldn't be more proud of him! He got into Creighton Dental School in Omaha, Nebraska. We will find out in a week his status with Roseman in South Jordan, so hopefully by the end of January we will know if we are moving just a few miles or a few hundred miles away! We will also be finding out if Spence got a scholarship from the Army or Navy. Hopefully this all works out soon, because I have to submit my bar application March 1...however, I need to know what state I will be applying to!<br />
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Next up was Julie and Scott's wedding. These two are absolutely perfect for each other! It is seriously so awesome to have a married sister and new brother-in-law. They definitely bring a new energy to our family. Their wedding was BEAUTIFUL and was seriously the most perfect outdoor wedding I have ever seen. So classy but creative and so Julie!<br />
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Trip-wise, Spence and I are saving up for our graduation extravaganza to Orlando and the Caribbean in May. We went on a few boating trips to Jordanelle and took one little weekend trip to Oregon and Sun Valley in 2012. I have always wanted to see Oregon and it did not disappoint! All of the rain created such a lush and green landscape, it was completely breathtaking. However, actually living in that rain would be another story, but what an awesome place to visit!<br />
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Our holiday season was awesome as always. We spent the season up in Salt Lake and ate way too much delicious food. Highlights of the season had to be seeing Les Miserables, watching my mom get 7 feet of air while sledding and totally biffing it, sledding behind Dave's truck, double date the the Haslams, Christmas White-Elephant Party, watching Gracie get pulled in her first little red sled, and an indoor snowball fight with the Bevans, playing Times Up with both sets of families, and just relaxing after a long semester of school.<br />
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mary + spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381737761568715008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359024277458347648.post-34385298283491283622012-06-15T09:37:00.000-06:002012-06-15T09:38:51.856-06:00the adventure of the par-tay!So every year birthdays seem to get less and less exciting and start to freak me out more and more that I am a legitimate adult now. I guess being in law school, one should consider themselves an adult, but I still think of myself like I'm twelve years old. Although birthdays aren't as exciting anymore, they do really show you how much everyone around you really cares about you and loves you.<br />
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For my birthday this year Spencer, my family, and Spence's family all chipped in to get me a SUPER nice set of Callaway golf clubs! Spencer even relented to my wishes and got me a U of U golf towel. Even though chipping in for one big gift isn't as exciting for everyone, we are so appreciative of our families going in on it with Spence or else there is no way we could afford it!<br />
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We celebrated by birthday with my family on Sunday and my mom made "heaven on earth." It is just chicken and rice with a tarragon cream sauce, but oh my, is it heavenly! My cute grandparents came over to celebrate, and it meant so much to me because my sweet little Grandma has such a hard time getting around now and every movement of her's just looks so painful! She is one of the kindest people I have ever met and I'm so happy she is still around to make us laugh with her spunk! My mom also made strawberry shortcake which is most definitely a birthday favorite of mine.<br />
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On my actual birthday, I woke up to a delicious waffle breakfast from Spence. I then opened up the cutest pair of pink croquet toms and White Collar Season 3. Couldn't ask for anything better! Then the exciting part of my day came around...work, then cleaning the house. yay. By the time the house was clean, it was time to head over to Terra Mia for dinner with my cute friends. We all came back to my house for cake and ice cream, with delicious cake provided by Jessica. Thanks!<br />
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The birthday celebration CONTINUED on Saturday with a trip with the the Bevan's to Joe Morley's. This was my family's favorite place to go growing up and I was really excited to share the experience with my new family! It was delicious as always (if you go, chopped pork, ribs, onion chips and baked beans are the BEST!) and there was even live music. Dave filmed the singer, who was seriously amazing, like AMAZING, so we decided he should get 20% of royalties if he gets famous off of YouTube. Too bad we didn;t catch his last name...not sure how that will work out haha. We ended the night with a game of reverse charades (my team won, and as you could imagine, this did not make Spencer happy because he was on the opposite team) and delicious Cold Stone cake (french vanilla ice cream, cinnamon, caramel, white chocolate mix ins and yellow cake...to die for!).<br />
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April...Spence and I both finished school for the year leaving only one more year left at BYU! Yahoo for only one more year in Utah Valley!! After living in Provo then Orem, I do have to say that Orem is about a million times better than living in student central Provo, BUT we are both pretty much ready to be out of Utah County and on to dental school...somewhere!<br />
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My little sister Julie also got engaged! I still can't really believe my little sis is going to be a married woman. Blows my mind but I couldn't be more excited for her. Scott is such a sweetheart and fits perfectly into our family. We are so excited to have him and I am excited to have another couple to do stuff with!<br />
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May... I started work...with 3 jobs and a flute student! Slightly crazy. But I enjoyed it all. I was an extern with Novell, the social media manager with Marketing Orange, and a Research Assistant for a BYU Law Professor. Sadly I think my cooking suffered this month, and cleaning, and yard work...oh and laundry! But luckily my externship just ended so I will be able to get back to more of a normal life again!<br />
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Spence has been studying his little heart out for the DAT! I know he'd appreciate any good vibes and prayers sent his way this Saturday morning! He has been studying so hard and I know it will pay off. He will start applying to dental schools this coming Monday so things are starting to get exciting over here.<br />
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We decided since we weren't going on any trips this summer- we would get a season golf pass at East Bay Golf Course. We get up bright and early every Tuesday and Thursday to play a round of golf. Cute Spence got me super nice Callaway golf clubs as an early birthday present and I love them! However I don't think that I have every played a sport that is almost unbearably frustrating one minute, then completely fun and satisfying the next! There are days that we both are hitting great and then days when onlookers may think we have never picked up a club in our lives! Seriously though...I was so happy with my improvement one week and then for about a week I literally couldn't even hit the ball off the tee.I'm serious here. Sooo annoying. But I am hoping by the end of the summer, we both will have improved overall and be playing well consistently.<br />
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We also got a Pass of all Passes. So far we went mini golfing at Trafalga and to the Blaze game with my familia. Yep, pretty much everything with this pass has a hint of ghetto to it, but we're embracing it whole-heartily and are going to have a blast at Seven Peaks, Blaze Games, Moto Cross, and Bees games this summer. We just hope they hurry up and post a new Real Game because Spence has never been to one!<br />
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This month we also celebrated our first year anniversary. I cannot believe it has already been a year! I am so lucky to have married such an awesome man! I love how much fun we have together and how similar we are! While we obviously have our differences personality-wise, our interests are very similar so we seem to always want to be doing the same thing. We love the same restaurants, are obsessed with sushi, love golfing and doing stuff outside, and also both love to relax and get into new t.v. shows- which we become addicted to and end up watching the whole season or series...we even love the same shows so there is never any question about what we want to watch! I know we won't always agree on everything, but its really nice to be so similar so that life becomes easy-going and fun. For our anniversary we were going to do a little weekend adventure at Zermatt, eat at Ruth's Chris and then do the bobsled and alpine slide and the Olympic Park but with Spencer's DAT soon approaching we decided to go more low key by going to dinner and watching the Vow together and eating our cute cake! We are now saving our adventure for AFTER the DAT. So excited for it!<br />
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We ended the weekend with a day at the Wright's pool and watched Ben and Liz open their presents. The day started off a little chilly, but thankfully they keep their pool 90 degrees and the sun decided to come out! I even got a little sunburn which secretly made me happy (shhh I know its not good for me!)<br />
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Oh and I just had to add this little gem below. So Liz threw up on a McDonald's burger when she was a little kid and has never had one since! We decided she HAD to have one before she got married and finally decided Smashburger was the best place to go for her first experience. We have literally been talking about this for MONTHS! And you will never believe what happens...Liz's burger was honestly the WORST burger I have ever tasted from them....completely DRY with the sauce forgotten. We all thought she was just fakin' it saying how gross it was but then we tried it and agreed! She ended up getting a new one but I'm pretty sure that experience just made her even more against burgers!<br />
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After eating our linner, we went to see the movie This Means War. I'm not going to lie, I think I wanted to see it more than Mary. I saw the commercial that had Reese Witherspoon with a paintball gun and just accidentally drilling the guy she was with right in the sweet spot just made me split a gut. If you don't know this, the movie is about two secret agents fighting over Reese Witherspoon and using all their spy stuff to ruin the other person's chances of getting her. Neither of us were disappointed because we were laughing hysterically. It might have been all that lemonade we had drank at Macaroni Grill or just the fact that everyone else was laughing, but when that paintball scene happened, they= commercial didn't even show the best part. When a spy meets paintball/trying to win a girl over there's mayhem. The guy had a paintball grenade that blew up in a room full of kids and he pulled off some twelve-year-old kid off a tower. He single handedly took out all the kids, and then Reese Witherspoon took the spy out with a single shot to his man stuff. Obviously even the best of spies have a weak spot, or just all men. Once I got married I didn't realize how easy it is for my wife to take me out if she wants too. <br />
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Well the last thing to write about was our carnival we had for our primary this morning. All I can say is that I have quite the amazing wife. I mean she set up this whole carnival booth called a cakewalk. It is probably quite sad that I had never heard of one until this morning. It was supposed to be about family so we made these pictures and put them around on the ground and then played music while they walked around in a circle till the music stopped. Then they picked up their picture and it had different things that were either good for a family (i.e. FHE, scripture study) or bad for the family (i.e. fighting) and had them race to put them in the right pile. What makes Mary so amazing is that the music was barely audible from all the noise in the gym so she made up the music herself as she went. I, on the other hand, was starting to get super impatient because we had to explain this game to eight different groups of kids of all ages. Some got the game and others didn't. Surprisingly, the younger kids had a better handle on the game than the older kids. But what I learned about Mary that day is how awesome of a mom she is going to be. I respect her so much for her patience with each group and the amount of effort she put into the game to make it work even when the music didn't really work. I wasn't very happy to be with so many rowdy kids, but my wife made it seem so easy. I love her for that! It's still a ways away for us, but I know my kids are gonna be in good hands. I'm not worried at all for her...it's me who's gotta work on it. As usual...mary + spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381737761568715008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359024277458347648.post-81380211790385722312012-02-13T20:54:00.000-07:002012-02-26T00:03:02.746-07:00The adventure of the Spencer Well I (Spencer), finally decided to dive into the whole blogging experience with a renewed attempt to both increase my writing ability, which has not see any daylight since my life has been consumed by chemistry, biology, and physiology classes, and to hopefully allow some of my fellow peeps and peepettes to see a side of me that they have never seen before. By that I mean to make a stamp on the Internet world that never is seen on Facebook, Twitter, or any of that crap that is consumed by many. I, on the other hand, previously consumed things that were more worth my time such as video games and video games. Yeah that's about it, exciting right? With a recent pact with my inner soul to give up a few of my internal cravings for a controller and some Modern Warfare, I've decided to entreat our blog with a place that I can freely write what is currently on my mind for all of you to read. I wouldn't say that my writings will entertain you or even bring you closer to what I think about each day, but rather I have always loved to write and haven't found a place to put them. <br />
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'Nuff said about that. Mary currently is sitting in her usual position on the couch with a blanket wrapped around her a dozen or so times and a laptop that has a dual setup of Facebook/work. Nine times out of ten, I am sitting right next to her watching an episode of pretty much anything. Many of you probably know that Mary and I are a little bit on the TV junkie side of the couch, but who can blame you when there are so many awesome shows to watch. Currently I decided to pick up where I left off on the 24 series because before my mission I only got through season four. Since the beginning of my binge of 24, I have come to realize how much I hate President Logan. I mean talk about the worst President ever. (spoiler!) Why did they have to kill of President Palmer and keep Logan around. Honestly, if the all-state guy ran for President right now, I'd vote for him. After going cold turkey with video games, who wouldn't replace Modern Warfare with 24. Talk about replacing fire with fire.<br />
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I guess I won't talk about the dozens of shows that I am absolutely loving this season, but instead I'll turn my attention to more real events that our going on in our overly exciting time of our lives. On the note of Valentines day, we decided to take advantage of our gift cards. Free dinner and movie, thank you very much! Of course I have a little surprise for Mary, but it's nothing too special. I think this Valentines day was pretty memorable just because of what Mary just barely did only thirty minutes ago. Mary had just gotten home from an interview for the Education Law Journal board for next year. I was in study trying to find some stuff for school and an electrician was in our kitchen fixing a couple outlets. Well. she didn't know that he was in there and I hear her walk into the kitchen and say to who she thought was ME, "Happy Valentines Day!" in her typical goofy voice. I can only imagine her shock when she realized she just said that to a complete stranger! I walk out in the hall and she is almost falling over laughing as she tries to explain how the electrician had looked at her like she was a crazy person when she had said that to him. I had to go over and say sorry about my crazy wife to him so he wouldn't feel as awkward anymore. <br />
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Many of you probably know about the fun project going on in our basement. Total destruction. Anyway, part of this project involves putting some new electrical in our kitchen, hence the electrician tonight. Anyway for the past hour and a half, our power has gone on and off in our living room and finally the whole house went dark. Some not so very nice words flew out of the electricians mouth as I heard a nice pop go off as it went dark. About five minutes later, light finally came back on and a few more choice words erupted from the kitchen. Man do I love construction! I think a lot of it had to do with the already faulty electrical that is all over this house. I love my plaster walls and moldy pipes! <br />
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With so many great things to talk about in exciting lives, I have to stop typing eventually and get back to more important things like homework with a mix of Alcatraz. I love that show. Anyway, many of you probably know that I am trying to get into dental school and recently learned about the Navy/Army scholarship program that allows you to to go to dental school with all expenses paid. The drawback is that you have to serve in the Army/Navy for the amount of years that you are in dental school. If anyone who actually reads this knows someone who has done this let me know what they thought of their experience it would be nice to know.<br />
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That's all I have to add in the first adventure of the Spencer...signing off.mary + spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381737761568715008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359024277458347648.post-41694106627750206032012-01-05T17:50:00.002-07:002012-01-05T19:11:43.859-07:00the adventure of the new year!What can I say about 2011...<br />
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The Bevan's are doing Biggest Loser until May (so we all look smashing at Liz's wedding) and the winner gets some sweet prize money. We really REALLY want to win! Spence and I looking forward to finding new, healthy recipes and and running and "Just Dancing" together in the mornings.<br />
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We then drove over to Sausalito this charming little hillside town. We got there around 7 and literally EVERYTHING was closed!! All the darling little shops and cafes all closed...and of COURSE we were STARVING! So we ended up eating and this strange restaurant with a bar and ice cream parlor in the front and a fake tree-filled restaurant in the back. Our waitress and the owner were eating ice cream in the table RIGHT next to us...totally awkward! All of the sea food was super expensive so we ordered the cheapest thing on the menu...burgers! And they were actually delicious!<br />
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<br />mary + spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381737761568715008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359024277458347648.post-9594834318364740712011-08-10T11:26:00.001-06:002011-08-10T11:30:38.425-06:00the adventure of the big 2-3Last Tuesday was Spencer's birthday. He is finally my same age again! Those two months where I am "older" will always be filled with cougar and old lady jokes I am sure. The best part about being married is that birthdays become celebrations that span over several days because both sides of our families want to celebrate!<br />
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</div>mary + spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381737761568715008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359024277458347648.post-62737186540135970492011-08-10T10:45:00.000-06:002011-08-10T10:45:42.349-06:00the adventure of the road tripTomorrow morning Spence and I will be leaving to go on our first road trip as a married couple! We are going to San Francisco and then Carlsbad/San Diego. Spencer has never been to San Fran or San Diego so I am super excited to take him around both of these cities. I am in love with both of these cities so this will sure be an adventure.Originally we wanted to do a whole "west coast tour" where we started in Seattle and made our way down to San Diego. I've always wanted to make that trip, but we only have a week and want to make the best of our time! We are actually excited to drive all the way there because we just got two free audiobooks for our drive (thanks to a free trial membership at Audible.com), Ender's Shadow and Ender in Exile, two books that are a part of Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game Series. We will keep you posted on whether or not we would recommend them. We both love Ender's Game though and are excited to listen to these two books!<br />
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mary + spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381737761568715008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359024277458347648.post-25049886972906385112011-07-29T10:35:00.001-06:002011-08-05T13:04:28.989-06:00the adventure of bert and bessie the cowIf there is anything I just can't pass up, it is a good deal. I can't resist even more when that deal is something FREE. The other week Chick-Fil-A had their "Cow Appreciation Day." All you had to do is dress up like a cow and your meal was on the house. Speaking of dressing up like a cow, I was once bet $300 by a Utah Symphony member to wear a cow costume to a music competition, but I chickened out. However, this time, I would wear that cow costume! It took a little bit of convincing, but Spence and I dressed up and got our free meal! We felt so silly but it was definitely worth it!<br />
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All of that food was completely free, now tell me you wouldn't dress up too for that!mary + spencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381737761568715008noreply@blogger.com4