Bre and Bri

Velkommen Hjem Eldste Bennett

2011-12-23T10:35:00.001-08:00

I can't believe he's home!!!
Ha ha the video below is taken by Michelle who was getting off the plane with him and that guy talking was a passenger who was on his phone... Ha ha hilarious!

Welcome Home!!!

Welcome home Yi!!!

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3 Years Baby

2011-10-10T22:12:00.001-07:00

Happy Anniversary Brain! 3 years ago we were two dummies who had no idea what we were in for... Now we're just two dummies with 3 years of married life behind us. I look forward to many many more years with you!

Aw yeah... 3 years!!! ;)

9/10/11

2011-09-11T11:51:00.000-07:00

Brian's turned 26 yesterday! I thought it was the coolest date to have a birthday so we had a big party! I did everything poker theme... it's amazing the things they have at party stores! We had a poker tournament that lasted the whole night and we took a few breaks for food, cake, and even a pinata!!! Ha ha it was hilarious to see a bunch of adults diving for candy!

The Decorations...

The food...

Brian's presents... a poker set, a pharmacist tie, and an iTrip

And the cake... supposed to be a black jack table and the white and red blob on top is supposed to be cards... Cake Boss makes it look so easy... Liars!!!

I made Brian wait in his room for a few minutes so I could finish up last minute details, he got his birthday hat and his birthday cup to entertain him while he waited :) When he finally came out he was so excited!

Ha ha he went a little nuts and started kicking the blow up dice around (I blame myself for making him stay in his room waiting with anticipation) and I was trying to take pictures when suddenly he turned to me and nailed me with a blow up dice! Ha ha it turned out to be a great pic though!

Asha was NOT a fan of him doing this, poor girl ran down to our entry way and hid under the chair :(

The crew playing poker... very intense ;)

The pinata! A little dangerous but so much fun!

And of course the doggies didn't like this part either!

And the group photo... Such a fun group of friends! We missed you guys that weren't able to come though!

Happy Birthday Brian! I hope you know you had your birthday on the coolest date ever!!!

9-10-11!!!

Better Afters

2011-07-18T16:26:00.000-07:00

I love D.I.!!! It's definitely hit or miss but I have had some amazing finds!

Before... $25 for both

After... Chair for my bedroom!

After... Chair for the entryway

Before... $2

After... Now my perfume tray!

Before... $15

After... End table

Before... $10

After... My new headboard!

Before... $10

After... End table!

I don't have a before, but this was only $2 at a yard sale!

These were here when we moved in... no before pic, but they had ugly brown wood and yucky maroon covering

$15 on craigslist for both... not bad before but how adorable are they now?!

Dresser from Brian's mom... boring brown before

Nightstand from Brian's grandparents... again, boring brown before :)

And my favorite find so far! Before... $15

After... Entertainment center!

Love the detailing!

I spray painted everything, very easy! Spray paint is $3 a bottle at Wal Mart and there's this sweet spray paint for hardware there too! I Mod Podged fabric scraps onto the perfume tray and colorful chairs, and it was suprisingly easy to cover the stools and the green and blue chairs.... staple guns are magical! And best of all, I'm able to furnish my house on a budget! (Brian likes that part :) Check out "Better After" and "Classy Clutter" for great tips on re-doing furniture... Be careful though, it's addicting!!!

Texas!!!

2011-07-18T16:16:00.001-07:00

We were able to go to Texas in June for my mommy's wedding... unfortunately Craig (groom to be) "broke his belly" and was in the hospital the whole time :( So no wedding while we were there, but they did get married shortly after, as soon as he was better! We still had a good time (prob not Craig) shopping, going to the pool, and going to this sweet restaurant with live music and dancing!

Bre and Mommy

Chandler, Kauner, Sar, and Bre

And it wouldn't be a trip to Texas without a visit to Buffalo Wild Wings... Brian's favorite!

We luhhhh Tejas!

Happy Birthday Asha!!!

2011-07-15T15:43:00.000-07:00

My little puppy turned 1 today! Her favorite things to do are play fetch and eat pens! Ha ha she's a crazy dog but we love her!

When we first got her she would climb on Brian's shoulders every time we drove somewhere

And she has a really hard time keeping her eyes open for pictures... ha ha I couldn't find a better one than this!

Happy Birthday Asha!

Update Time!!!

2011-06-05T11:29:00.000-07:00

Wow a lot has happened since I last updated so I'll try to keep it brief! First, I finished my student teaching and graduated with my Masters of Education from University of Phoenix! My mom came into town and we had a blast with everyone! My last day of student teaching, my teacher had a self-starter for the kids... How many years of school has Mrs. Woods gone to?

Answer: 19 Yeah, I think I'm good for a bit :)

Obviously I was slacking and didn't get a ton of pictures but I do want to thank my parents for being so supportive and of course my wonderful husband for being patient with me :)

Dad, Michelle, and me at Pizza Factory for my graduation dinner!

Sar, Kauner, Brian, Bre, Mom, and Craig at graduation

Tess, Erin, Bre, and Steph

The whole class!!!

That night, my family left and Brian and I headed out with Cody and Krista for our cruise! So much fun... All I can say is wondering what to wear each day was my biggest stress so it was amazing! The highlight of the cruise was definitely the zipline and the bungee jumping! Cody was the one who suggested it and until after we actually jumped, he was on our bad list for suggesting such a terrible idea. For those that know Brian pretty well, you probably know that Brian is DEATHLY afraid of heights... so I'm thinking I should go first to kind of warm him up and make it not so bad. Well when I finally got up there to jump, HOLY FREAK! It's scary! So it took me a good 15 to 20 minutes but I finally "jumped." The word jumped is in quotes because although I thought I jumped, pictures show otherwise. I sort of just fell... At least I did it right?

Next was Brian's turn... that man did not hesitate one second and flew out like a bird! No lie!

Of course after we jumped we loved Cody for suggesting such a great idea!

Right after everything... relief that we are alive and excitement for surviving!

Right before the zip line

They let us do a tandem line... it was so much fun!

And of course the other highlights of the trip were shopping, ice cream time, and poncho time!!!

It was a great trip and we had so much fun with Cody and Krista!

And for my last item of business... I got a job! I will be working at Clear Horizons Academy in Provo! It is a private school for Autistic children and although I am very nervous, I am incredibly excited!!!

And I'm out.

Last Day Of Class :(

2011-05-03T19:15:00.000-07:00

I've been so excited for this time for a year and a half but now that it's here I'm so sad. Tonight was my last night of class. I have been with the same 15 people every Tuesday night for four hours for the last year and a half. I will especially miss my girls in team A! BreAnna, Erin, Stephanie, and Tess... Team BEST!!! ;) It's a great feeling to finally have my Masters but so sad to say goodbye to these amazing people. Go UOPX!!!

Erin, Tess, Steph, and Bre... Go Team A!!!

Favorite 2nd Grade Quotes Part II

2011-04-05T17:45:00.000-07:00

I'm reading a book where it shows part of the animal on one page and the rest of the animal on the next...

Teacher:... That was a platypus...

Student: Oh I knew it was a potato!

Teacher:... That was a water glider, they use their legs to walk on water...

Student: Hey, that's just like Jesus!

A 1st grader is crying outside my door so I go out to see if he is okay. (The doors lead to outside) He is crying and holding a packaged brownie...

Teacher: Are you okay bud? What happened?

Student: (sobbing) Someone hit my eye and it really hurts

Teacher: Well it looks okay to me, make sure your mommy rinses it out with water when you get home okay. Do you want me to put your brownie in your backpack so it's easier to ride your scooter?

Student: (still sobbing) Someone threw this (talking about the brownie) at me and it hit my eye

Teacher: (trying not to laugh) Okay well do you want me to throw it away for you?

Student: (of course, still sobbing) No, I want to eat it

Teacher: (now laughing) Okay, let me put it in your backpack for you

Oh man, these kids are hilarious!

Favorite 2nd Grade Quotes Part I

2011-03-22T17:37:00.000-07:00

"Mrs. Woods, can I call you Mrs. FireWoods?"

(you know, firewood...)

"And also, this is my 'bionicule' and it spits fire, and also, I lost a piece, and also it can make earthquakes, and also..." (not sure how to spell that)

"I am already a good reader and I am insulted that you want me to read in reading centers."

Teacher: "You need to write about what you just did in r.a.d. KIDS." (literally 20 minutes ago)

Student: "My brain can't think back that far."

Student: "That kid over there hit me!"

Teacher: "Okay, thank you for telling me, are you okay?"

Student: "Oh I'm tough, I just wanted to tell you."

"Maybe someone didn't turn in their homework because they are afraid to tell you they lost it."

And my very favorite so far...

Teacher: "Why shouldn't we tell strangers that our parents aren't home?"

Student: "Because then they will KILL our parents!"

I am loving (student) teaching!!! :)

Surreal

2011-02-10T21:56:00.000-08:00

Let me tell you a story. About a year and a half ago, Brian and I were living in Long Island, NY for the summer. We went into Manhattan quite a bit and had a blast. One particular time, Brian bought a Stewie energy drink at a random gift shop. When we got home I asked him when he was going to drink it. He said he needed to save it for something special. He then decided that he would drink his Stewie energy drink when he got accepted into pharmacy school.

Well here he is with his energy drink...

...and here he is drinking it!!!

That's right! My man just got accepted into pharmacy school! He will be attending The Roseman University of Health Sciences, formerly known as USN!!! We won't have to move and it's only a 3 year school so he will be done super fast too! And I don't mean to brag, but he had his interview on Thursday, February 3rd and he got his call on Tuesday, February 8th! My honey was one of the first picks for this year's admission!!! He is such a little smarty pants and I'm so proud of him.

Crazy Wife Moment...

2011-01-29T21:45:00.000-08:00

I realize I have become a little too honest on this blog but oh well. I had a crazy wife moment tonight, my dear sweet husband got home from a "long" day. The word long is in quotes because he had a test and then he had to go to a movie with his brother. I hate when I have to go to movies with my brother... anyways... He comes home from this "long" day a little bit after I got home from my actual long day at work. I'm debating on packing up our room so we can move upstairs easier and as I'm contemplating, he turns on his Call of Duty. I HATE this game. HATE it. For some reason, when I hear that "dun dun" of the game starting, it sends craziness throughout my body. I asked him if he was seriously gonna play that. He then asks me if I want to watch a movie or something. I tell him I can't decide what to do, I really should pack up the room. Next thing I know, I hear that dang "dun dun." GRRRR. I tell him to at least turn it down, he replies by telling me that I need to ask him nicely. "Brian, will you please turn it down?" (In a very sarcastic voice). He tells me again to ask nicely. Um no thanks. I proceed to turn off the xbox and take out the game. My first thought was to break that dumb game in half and throw it in the garbage where it belongs, but I realized that it would just be another $60, leaving me less money to spend on home decor. So instead I take it to the bedroom and put it in my sock drawer. He then proceeds out the door. No words, nothing. We have been trying to be more patient with each other so I know he went outside to count to 10 or whatever. It's been an hour or so and he still hasn't asked about it... I think he knows better at this point ;) So instead, I get to watch a stupid documentary on health insurance. Which is worse? I don't know. Does anyone know what I'm talking about with these crazy wife moments or am I just crazy on my own?

Exciting News!!!

2011-01-23T21:40:00.001-08:00

No, I am not pregnant, I just got my student teaching assignment! I will be teaching 2nd grade at Cascade Elementary in Orem! I am so nervous and so excited! AND... Brian got an interview with USN! He interviews next Thursday, the 3rd of Feb. He is so nervous and so excited too! It's so crazy because we're getting that much closer to our goals. We still have a long way to go, but baby steps my friends, baby steps :)

*Edit* USN is University of Southern Nevada but they have a West Jordan campus here in Utah so we wouldn't have to move! And it's one of the very few 3 year schools, most are 4 years so it would be perfect if Brian got in! :)

Happy Birthday Zoe!!!

2011-01-20T21:57:00.000-08:00

My Zoe turned 2 today! I know I'm one of those weirdo dog people but we had to celebrate. One of her doggy friends, Scout, had his birthday the day before so we got them together for a little party. I made a cake for us and a special cake for the doggies. It was made of special ingredients for doggies and although it wasn't too appealing to me, the doggies loved it!

The human cake. Don't mind that blob of purple frosting, I've been watching a lot of Cake Boss and got a little too ambitious...

The doggy cake... Made of shredded carrots, peanut butter, and honey... yum.

The girls eating their cake. They wouldn't keep it on their plates in the kitchen :(

Scout and Zoe playing

Ha ha! Asha can't ever seem to keep her eyes open during pictures... I love it!

And the birthday girl! Her ears are folded cuz she was playing so much!

Happy birthday my Zoe girls. I love you so much!!!

Happy Holidays!

2011-01-04T14:03:00.000-08:00

This holiday was crazy and unfortunately I forgot my camera everywhere we went so I didn't get a ton of pictures. First of all, my mom called me on Christmas Eve and told me that they had a 5 hour layover... in the Salt Lake airport! Brian and I blew off both of our family Christmas parties and drove up to Salt Lake to have dinner with my mom, brother, and sister. I haven't seen my mom for a holiday since I was 16 so it was amazing! Then on Christmas day we got to talk to Riley on Skype! It was so good to see him and talk to him. I just love him and the little goofy goober he's turned in to. We had a great Christmas spending time with family and a fun New Years spending time with friends.

I have learned a few things this holiday. First, I never ever ever want to work another holiday in retail. Done. Second, what is the point in stressing over all the prep work for holiday if I don't take the time to enjoy my family and friends... the very people all the prep work is for? I will not stress as much next year. If things get done, great... if not, oh well :) And lastly, I need to give more next year. We didn't do sub for santa this year, which sucked. Next year, we are doing a smaller Christmas for each other so we can give more. Oh yes, one more thing... I will never yell at another Wal Mart lady as long as I live :)

Merry Freaking Christmas

2010-12-18T21:22:00.000-08:00

So I did something horrible today. I feel completely awful. So let me preface this story by first saying that I hate rude customers. At work, we always joke about how funny it is that around this time of year people get more and more rude. Holiday cheer? Nah. So anyways, I had to be to work at 6:30 this morning, and as my dear husband puts it so kindly, if I am sleepy, or don't have food in my belly... watch out. I hate waking up early. I would rather stay up until 6 in the morning than wake up at 6 in the morning. Okay anyways, let's just say I was in a grumpy mood when I got off work, but I had a few errands to run before I could go home and relax. I ran to Wal Mart and used the "instant" picture developing kiosk and had my pictures within minutes. I was excited because I wouldn't have to come back in an hour. So I go to pay for them, and this sweet lady asks me if I had paid to get these done. Now, before I go on, you must know that this same sweet lady that is helping me at this moment is the same sweet lady who 2 years ago, helped me with my car when it wouldn't start. My car was parked at Wal Mart and it wouldn't start. I asked her if she had jumper cables and she said she didn't, but that her boyfriend was in the area so she called him and he came over and helped me with my car. A complete stranger. So every time I see her at the photo center, I am reminded of her kindness. Okay back to the story. So that same lady asks me if I paid to have my pictures done. Yes, I did, my aunt Jeanne did them for me. She then asks me if I have a copyright to the pictures... No. She then tells me that she can't give me my pictures until I get written permission from her to use them. What? At first, I don't even comprehend the situation. I just stare. Wait, so you're telling me I can't have my pictures? She then tells me the whole policy and blah blah blah. I don't know what happened but I snapped! I got all snotty and started ranting and raving about how ridiculous that was and I don't have time for this, and just give me my pictures and so on. I was rude. She stayed calm and sweet the whole time while I threw a temper tantrum. Finally, another lady said, just have her sign saying she does have the copyright and give her the pictures. The lady that was originally helping me says, "Okay, I'm done. I'm going home." The other lady was really nice and helped me with the rest of my stuff. She explained that she was just doing her job. I didn't feel too bad until I was on my way to my next stop. All of a sudden it hit me. I'm a (*insert bad word here*). I called my mom and she told me the only way I would feel better was if I went to apologize. I went home and wrote her a sorry note. I wrapped up one of our "neighbor gifts" and took it over to Wal Mart. I asked for the lady but she had gone home. I started telling the other lady that was there how sorry I was and how bad I felt. I started getting choked up and looked like a complete moron. I gave her the gift and card and left on my way. I still feel horrible, but I wanted to post this because I never want to forget this. I just have to say that one bad customer can ruin my entire day. I can't imagine what I did to her day. I also want to remember that this is the Christmas season, and I need to remember what it is really about. It would not have been the end of the world to get the written consent and get my pictures on Monday. I hope this guilty feeling goes away but I also hope that I learn from this. It's Christmas, the happiest time of the year. So let's all be happy :)

2010-12-13T23:58:00.000-08:00

Had to change my post... I just love my girls :)

Ha ha that's my Asha!

Asha's First Haircut

2010-11-11T21:19:00.000-08:00

Before

After

No, that's not just another picture of Zoe... here they are together

Crazy huh?!

Happy Halloween Part II

2010-11-03T17:14:00.001-07:00

This year was a lot of fun! Friday night we went to a party at Brian's cousin's and Saturday we had our friend party. So much fun!!! This year Brian chose to go as Toad and Toadette from Mario Brothers... not his worst idea ;) I didn't get any pictures at the first party but here are some from our friend party!

Craig and Nat were iPod ear buds... love it!

Eric and Diane... so white trash ;)

Ha ha Mike and Heather are lesbians... everyone was hitting on Mike that night!

Cody and Krista, flapper girl and gangster guy... adorable as always!

Brett and Hope, the hunter and his deer... so funny!

And lastly, the group...

We played a lot of fun games and ate a lot of junk food... it was a blast!

Happy Halloween!!!!

Happy Halloween Part I

2010-10-24T15:06:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had our friends over and we all carved pumpkins! Here's our group... Don't mind Brian's seductive face :) No, he did not do that on purpose

All lit up!

Our little family. Asha is a bumblebee and Zoe is a little piggy!

Ha ha Zoe hates being dressed and just stands there depressed. Poor girl

I promise this costume fit Asha when we bought it. She is a little chunker and eats everything in sight.. everything!

Our cute girls with their pumpkins

Stay tuned for me and Brian's costumes this year... it was Brian's turn to choose ;)

10.10.10

2010-10-10T16:36:00.000-07:00

Today Brian and I have been married for 2 years! It's the weirdest feeling because I feel like I've been married way longer than that, but at the same time it seems crazy that it's already been 2 years. Brian was so sweet, he planned a very romantic getaway and threw me off with every little thing. Friday night I was told to be ready with an overnight bag and be ready to go as soon as he got off work. We stopped by target... very weird. Then we went to Costa Vida. The whole time he was telling me that we had to hurry or we would be late for our appointment. But yet, he was making all these random stops. We finally end up at Little America, the hotel we stayed at the night of our wedding! He reserved a honeymoon suite so the cute girl at the front desk told us congratulations on just getting married and we totally went along with it :) When we got to the room there were chocolate covered strawberries and peach sparkling cider with a rose. It was perfect. The next day we played around in Salt Lake. We went to breakfast at a really yummy hole in the wall, went to the LDS History Museum, went shopping at Gateway, and went and saw The Town. After our day in Salt Lake, we went to Red Robin at the Provo Mall where Brian told me that he would let me pick out diamond earrings! Psych. We ate our dinner and left the mall... without diamond earrings. I know, what a jerk ;) That night, a little after midnight, Brian went and got our bag of snacks we got from Target and told me to pick out my favorite treat. I was tired and definitely not in the mood for junk food. I peaked in the bag anyway and there was a little white box... yes, there were diamond earrings inside. It was such a good surprise! A little mean, but a great surprise! Today we've just been lounging around, ate some yummy crepes, and are just enjoying the time we have together.

Inside the hotel room...

Eating breakfast at the Royal Eatery

Brian even splurged and got me the breast cancer awareness tub of popcorn!!!

It was a perfect weekend. I'm just sad we have to go back to real life now ;)

Happy 2 years babe!

Holy Moly...

2010-09-15T18:49:00.001-07:00

Okay, this is going to be a long post. A lot of things have happened, and it's all been in the past few weeks. First, we went to Disneyland over Labor Day weekend with my fam... so much fun! Then, Brian's birthday was on the 10th. His birthday present was a new doggy! Her name is Asha and she is a yorkie, miniature schnauzer mix... a schnorkie! Then, on his actual birthday, both me and Brian got job offers! He is now a pharmacy tech at Target, right up the street, and I am a category supervisor at Victoria's Secret, right up the street! A lot of changes going on and here are the pics...

Disneyland:

We drove in a motor home with my fam, and while I enjoyed every minute of the chaos and wrestling, I'm pretty sure Brian was glad to get home to our quiet dungeon of a basement. We spent 4 days in Disneyland and one day on the beach. We layed out by the pool a lot and had a fun and relaxing vacation!

The fam minus my dad... we have no idea where he wandered off to for this picture

Sicily's birthday was on the 3rd so she got a special birthday pin...

And all of us got special celebrating pins!

Heck yes I am rockin those light-up ears! And no, Brian didn't want any :)

We even went to a "rave" and had a dance party!

Ahh the infamous churros... Brian spent a good 60% of his souvenir money on churros :) Oh, and yes, he is rockin' the Buzz shirt! I was pushing his buttons all day and he would say, "Buzz, Buzz, Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!" Then my little brothers started doing it... Brian just wore the shirt once :)

Before tower of terror...

And during tower of terror!

Me and Brian were packaged up, ready to be sold...

And Sicily became besties with Woody!

Yes, my sister is sexually harassing frozone... is that his name?

Brian got to play in the trivia thing... and won... a high five...

Don't worry Byan, I'll get you out of here!

Brian works with the tools...

While I cook dinner... yeah right!

And Sicily will just admire herself :)

At the beach I watched everyone build a sand castle... yes, watched :)

This is an exact sculpture of Raym's muscles!

Poor Randal go washed away before we could draw anything

Ha ha my dad looks so worked in this picture. He was a tired guy :) Thanks dad, for the great trip!

Brian Birthday:

For Brian's birthday, he got some clothes to go with his doggy. Then we both had to work... super lame. Then his dad took us to Magleby's which was absolutely amazing, and then we had a softball game, which we almost won... kinda :) Then we had friends over for his surprise poker ice cream cake, which by the way was delicious. Happy 25th birthday babe!

Meet Asha:

Here is our newest baby Asha. We got her the Wednesday before Brian's birthday, and didn't quite realize where Clarkston was, but let me just tell you we drove to almost Idaho! She's worth it though :) She was born on July 15th, and so far, she loves to play with her older sister Zoe and inhale her food without chewing it :)

Zoe is adjusting, she loved her at first, then got a little annoyed when she realized that Asha was staying overnight. Slowly she is getting used to her, but she still gets a little sad look on her face when Brian or I cuddle with her, and she isn't quite sure how to play with her yet... one swipe and Asha's down.

I think Asha looks just like Zoe did when she was a puppy!

Above: Zoe Below: Asha

So there is our update... and I'm out.

Byan Gots a Job!!!

2010-08-20T22:43:00.000-07:00

Halle-freakin-lujah!!! My Brian will be starting on Monday at his new job as a pharmacy technician for MedSource Rx! I am so proud of him. He's been studying his little buns off and now he's gonna be working his little buns off too! Way to go babe!

10k at 10k

2010-08-07T20:11:00.000-07:00

Oh my man, kill me now! Today I ran the 10k at 10k with my dad and stepmom. This race was up in Fairview Canyon, it was a 10k at 10,000 feet elevation. I just ran a freaking marathon so naturally I thought running a little over 6 miles would be piece of cake... WRONG. The first 2 miles are straight up hill, I'm not exaggerating. No flat or downhill road for freaking 2 miles. Not to mention the altitude kicked my trash and I could not breathe one bit. Yuck. I was light headed and my quads were burning the entire race.

Right before the race... look how happy I am

Michelle is freaking wonder woman and had no problem with this stupid race. Look how energetic she is

And here I come... definitely about to die

And the after picture... Blegh

For some reason I'm excited to do it next year. Maybe it's the fact that the stupid 10k beat me, I don't know. But next year, I WILL conquer that race.

Goodbye, Charlotte

2010-08-01T22:58:00.000-07:00

Thursday will be bitter sweet. It's my last day at the Russe and I am going to miss it like crazy. I received a job offer with Vanity and couldn't pass up the chance to have my own store again. What I'm going to miss most is working with these girls. We've had so many long nights and crazy times!

Top Row: Tesche, Nancy, Jessi, Christina, Kandace, Claire, Crystal, Sam, Nikki

Bottom Row: Jessica, Jana, Bre, Andrea

Happy 4th of July Weekend!!!

2010-07-05T21:56:00.000-07:00

What a weekend! Of course Utah doesn't completely celebrate the 4th on Sunday so instead we got a whole weekend of fun!

Friday Night: Drive-In with Cody and Krista... saw Knight and Day and somehow managed to convince the guys to see Eclipse too!

Saturday Night: Brian barbecued then we met up with Cody, Krista, Brett, and Hope for the Pleasant Grove fireworks and then some of our own!

Sunday: Amazing day at church, played games with Brian's family then dinner, a movie, and fireworks at my family's house!

I am so grateful to live in this country and I am proud to be an American!!!

Our little family at the PG fireworks

Brett, Cody, and Brian... don't give either of these guys a roman candle or a bottle rocket!!!

Hope, Bre, and Krista

Zoe and Scout weren't so sure about those fireworks

How many Bennett's does it take to light a firework? :)

Of course we took Zoe with us everywhere so she was beat at the end of every night. Here she is trying to look at me but she can't quite keep her eyes open :)

Runnin' With My Daddy!!!

2010-06-14T14:23:00.000-07:00

I did it! I completed my second marathon... only 5 hours and 12 minutes! Ha ha not the greatest but I beat my last time by 18 minutes so I'll take it :) Brian told me he would give me $1000 if I kept up with my dad the whole time so I did... but all I got was breakfast. Don't worry, I won't forget about that next time I want to buy something :) It was fun running with my daddy until about mile 14 when I started to slow down and he was just like, "Get up here, you're lagging behind!" I was so tired but didn't get any sympathy from him, it was a great bonding experience though! Thanks to everyone who came to support, it was so fun having everyone there at the finish line!!!

Ha ha this picture pretty much sums up our personalities ;)

Vibrant Fruit Salsa!!!

2010-06-04T21:18:00.000-07:00

Yummy recipe! Kind of takes a lot of time to finely chop but well worth it!

1 cup strawberries, finely chopped
1 orange, peeled, seeded,and finely chopped
3 kiwis, peeled and finely chopped
1/2 cup fresh pineapple,finely chopped
2 green onions, finelychopped
1/4 cup yellow or green bell pepper, finely chopped
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice

Put all the ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Cover and chill for several hours or overnight.

Go Get This!!!

2010-06-03T12:51:00.001-07:00

Amazing workout. I wanted to die... at one point during the video she even said, "I want you to feel like you are going to die!" There are 3 levels so it's great for everyone. I started on level 2 cuz I thought I was somewhat in shape... NOT!!! I found it on ebay for like 7 dollars! Seriously, go get it.

May Update

2010-05-29T11:08:00.000-07:00

So obviously I haven't blogged for a while, here is what we've been up to.

First: We were able to skype with Riley on Mother's Day! It was so fun! He is seriously hilarious, he is such a little nerdy nerd and so unbelievably happy. He has definitely changed, grown up quite a bit. I miss him so much but I know he's where he needs to be.

Second: It was my birthday on the 15th!!! And dun dun dun... I got a bike!!! The cutest bike ever! For my birthday we went to Boondocks with some amazing friends and had tonz of fun! Everyone couldn't fit in the picture but it was me and Brian, Craig and Natalie, Hope and Brett, and Cody and Krista!

Then that weekend we rode up Provo trail with my family. It was so fun, I felt like a little kid all over again!

Brian, Savanna, Michelle, Sicily, Dad, Raym, Randal, me, and Zoe

Third: We have been riding our bikes everywhere (Brian got one for his amazing gpa). Last Sunday we rode to the park and had a picnic with our Zoe. She absolutely loves the park, however she's not such a fan of riding in the basket :) We also rode our bikes to the movie theater on Thursday to see Shrek! It was so cute, and a must see in 3D!

Coming Up: June 12th, 2010, Utah Valley Marathon. My goal is to beat my previous time of 5 1/2 hours... pitiful, I know.

Happy Graduation Day To My Brian!

2010-04-30T22:42:00.001-07:00

Today was Brian's graduation day. Very long. Very boring. But thank you to those who endured it :) I was a little disappointed when my Brian didn't trip after he said he would, but other than that, it was a good day. The best part of it all was watching Brian get up and walk out after he received his diploma... Thank You!!! I just want to say that I am very proud of Brian. He has worked his butt off and is doing something that will be so beneficial to our family. He still has a lot of school left... about 4 to 5 years, but it will be worth it! He starts his pharmacy tech externship on Monday, so lets hope he loves it ;) My mommy came into town for this special day and I am loving every minute with her! I forget how much fun we have, my favorite was being woken up at 1AM, "Bre, you want a brownie?" Sure mommy! Staying up until 2AM just to wake up at 5AM to go to work for floorset... going to Rodworks and having her tell me that I don't have to choose, "just get both Bre, it's such a good deal!" Zoe follows her around everywhere she goes and runs into her room first thing in the morning when she wakes up. Ha ha I love it!

This is the picture we will someday look back on and laugh about how poor we were and what a crappy car we had to drive... Hopefully sooner than later

Ha ha there were 3 of these... in every single pic, someone looked horrible. I posted this one cuz all the girls look good and that's all that matters :)

Brian was done taking pictures by the end of the day... if you couldn't already tell :)

Ha ha this is what my dad thought of the ceremony ;)

Good job babe, I am so so proud of you!

25% off at Charlotte Russe!!!

2010-04-27T18:02:00.001-07:00

Our friends and family event goes through this Sunday! If you want 25% off, go to this website, www.charlotterusse.com/friends and enter your email address and they will send you a 25% off coupon for an entire purchase!

Timpview Prom

2010-04-25T23:18:00.000-07:00

My little sister just went to prom on Saturday! She looked so gorgeous and she matched fabulously with her date! I had so much fun doing her hair and makeup, thanks Tinker for letting me be part of your special day!

Family Pictures

2010-04-12T23:07:00.001-07:00

Thanks Jeanne for doing such a great job!

Brian won't give me a real baby yet so Zoe will have to do for now ;)

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T20:43:00.001-07:00

I am so grateful I had this weekend off. This never happens... ever. I was able to spend 2 full days in a row with my husband and my family. It was amazing. Exhausting, but amazing...

Best Date Ever!

2010-03-27T11:24:00.000-07:00

We've all heard that it's the little things in life that count. Last night was a little thing, but it was the best! Brian told me not to make plans for Friday night cuz he had a special night planned. I thought the whole time we would be going to a movie because that's what we usually do but he insisted he planned something super special. To make a long story short, the night was followed by several "tricked ya" places, and I was super confused. End result, we wandered the mall, ate at Iceberg, and then started home. He then took a sudden turn and we somehow ended up at the movie theater. He wouldn't tell me what movie, but I looked at the time on his confirmation number and it said 9:45... the same time How to Train Your Dragon was playing! I was so excited, I couldn't believe it! I usually have to beg Brian to take me to those movies! It was super cute, everyone should go see it! We especially loved "Toothless," the main dragon because his face expressions looked just like our little Zoe! Such a normal date, but Brian made it so fun and entertaining! Thanks babe!

Midway/Park City

2010-03-21T18:30:00.000-07:00

This weekend was so fun! We went to Midway and stayed in a condo with some friends and had the most relaxing/entertaining weekend in a long long time! We got there Friday night and ate at a really yummy BBQ place with a guy playing his guitar and everything. Then we played Mario until 2AM. Saturday we woke up to a yummy breakfast our friends made and went to the outlets in Park City. Oh man, I have never seen my Brian in a shopping mood, but he was having a blast and it made the day amazing. That night we made Cafe Rio pork burritos and played some hard core card games. Sunday morning we woke up to yummy crepes and had a relaxing morning until we went home.

At the BBQ place!

Brett and Hope

Cody and Krista

The three guys... Yes, that is a genuine smile from Brian ;)

The girls all got matching pjs!

You can see the intensity of Mario from this picture! And don't mind all our junk food on the table... :)
We had so much fun with everyone! Thanks for the great weekend guys!

I Miss You Elder Yi

2010-03-09T19:50:00.000-08:00

Can I just tell you how much I miss my little brother? He is just a little guy but for some crazy reason he was sent to Norway to wear a suit and teach people about religion. He really has grown so much, I can already tell. He is so funny, he was so worried about becoming a "goofy goober" like the other missionaries and swore he would never be like that. Well he is. I love him to death but he is definitely a goofy goober! He has gone from this awkward teenager to this... man? I don't know, he is just different. And I miss him. I know he is doing a great thing and he is in the best place he could possibly be right now but I still miss him.

Sorry about the overload of pictures, I was just laughing at all the good times we've had and couldn't pick just a few. Oh man, just 21 months left!

New Job

2010-01-31T21:39:00.001-08:00

Charlotte Russe... I'm baaaack...

Happy Birthday Zoe!!!

2010-01-20T18:24:00.000-08:00

My little Zoe turned 1 today! For her birthday she got a new birthday outfit and some treats. I just love this little doggy and I can't believe how fast she's already grown!

Back when she was a puppy

Happy Birthday Zoe girls!!!

Stupid Economy

2010-01-06T14:08:00.000-08:00

Well, my glory of employment was short lived... my store is closing :( Back to job hunting...

Happy Holidays!

2010-01-03T21:30:00.000-08:00

Okay this post is totally out of order but I couldn't figure this dumb thing out so New Year's is first, in no particular order. And then Christmas, also in no particular order

For New Year's we spent time with a bunch of friends and in true married couple tradition, we played games the whole night! My favorite was "I've Never..." Oh man I learned a lot about our little group of friends! Here are some pics from that night...The next day we went sledding with my family and then shooting with his friends... I didn't actually shoot a gun, but I took a picture anyway :)

We were hard core let me tell ya

Brian's fake smile... I love it!

Brian had a lot of fun picking on my little brothers with the snow :)

Happy New Year's!

Natalie and Craig

Mike and Heather...Freaking propose already Mike! :)

Cody and Krista

Eric and Diane

Hope and Brett... Thanks for hosting!

Brian and I had a lot of fun this year! He finally took me to temple square to see the lights and even bought me some hot chocolate :) Christmas Eve we slept at my parent's house and watched my little brothers enjoy Santa... it was the best! It was strange without Riley but we spent time with both our families and had a blast. Here are some pictures...

Zoe was exhausted after a long day of all play and no sleep :)

I'm so glad I got this face expression on camera!

This vest is pretty much the most amazing thing ever, it holds all his ammo and stuff...

Temple Square

Zoe was such a good sport to be Santa's helper :)

We had an amazing weekend and I'm so grateful we were able to spend so much time together!

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College Graduate!!!

2009-12-18T09:56:00.001-08:00

Thursday was Brian's last final, which means he has officially earned his bachelor's of science degree in Behavioral Science with an emphasis in Psychology! I am so so proud of him! He has worked so hard and it finally paid off! Only 7 more years babe :) Ha ha love you!!!

Elder Riley Bennett

2009-12-18T09:48:00.000-08:00

My little baby brother just left for his mission on Wednesday. He will be serving in Oslo, Norway and will be in the Provo MTC for 9 weeks... 2 miles up the road. I am so proud of him. It's so weird that my little brother is old enough to serve, I remember when he couldn't say his Rs and people would ask him what his name was and he would say "Wiley." I just love him and I will miss him tonz but I am so so proud of him.

I Got a Job!!!

2009-11-12T21:05:00.000-08:00

I am now the new store manager for Vanity in the Provo Towne Centre! I will be an independent woman once again!

Happy Halloween!!!

2009-11-01T01:43:00.000-07:00

This year was my turn to decide the costumes... if you couldn't tell :)

Goblins and Pumpkins

2009-10-24T20:44:00.000-07:00

I haven't updated in forever so I'm putting two posts into one :)

First, we had a bunch of friends over to carve pumpkins and it was a blast! My favorite part was when Heather dropped her candle on the floor and wax spilled everywhere, so I -being the genius that I am- decided to heat it up with a hair dryer to try and wipe it up, but accidentally burned my carpet! Brian was not a happy camper :)

The newspaper did NOT help! We had pumpkin all over, it was so funny cuz Brian was seriously so crabby... crabby patty!!! (inside joke)

All the lit pumkins

Yes, Zoe got her own pumpkin. Diane carved it though... dog's can't carve pumkins, duh.

Our next adventure was over fall break. We went to leprechaun canyon and goblin valley with my fam. It was a weekend full of crazy moments, and a super sad day when I dropped my camera while repelling. I wish I had more of our actual hike in the slot canyons cuz it was freakin' sweet!

Sicily and Savanna though they were so cool with they're headlamps. It made me angry :)

We went on a night hike the night we got there, and if anyone has been on a slot canyon hike, you'll know what I'm talking about but you have to "stem" up these canyons. Basically you have to be spiderman and my Bri Bri is not a fan of heights, so the idea of trying to hold yourself up between two walls when you're 20 feet off the ground was a little too much for him, hence the face in the picture below. He is looking at what he will soon be climbing up :)

These are the final pictures I was able to take, the inside of the canyon is super cool so I'm bummed I didn't get more, but here you can see Brian being super brave and repelling down into the slot canyon.

It was a super fun weekend being with Brian and spending time with my family :)

One Year Down... Phew!

2009-10-11T15:51:00.000-07:00

A year ago we were doing this...

Yesterday, we did this...

Lagoon!

Tepanyaki!

Eating the year old cake...

It was actually pretty good!

Well we made it a year... just a couple zillion to go... :)

Road Trip!

2009-09-18T20:21:00.000-07:00

I never posted our road trip home so better late than never right?

Our first stop was Palmyra where we saw The Sacred Grove and The Hill Cumorah. It was an amazing place. After that we headed up to Niagara Falls and snuck Zoe on a trolley ride and up to the observation deck. We got a lot of weird stares but it was worth it.

Our cute missionary tour guide with us in front of the Palmyra temple

Sacred Grove

Hill Cumorah

Niagara Falls

After that, we stopped by the Kirtland temple to take pictures and then headed to Carthage Jail. The feeling we got was indescribable. Seeing these sights, realizing that Joseph Smith stood in the very same spots we were standing, and being in the actual places where everything happened really strengthened our testimonies. (Not to get all preachy :)

Kirtland Temple

Carthage Jail

This is the window Joseph Smith fell through after being shot. You can see a bullet hole on the door if you look close, that's the shot that killed Hyrum.
Our last stop was Nauvoo. The temple is amazing. It is an exact replica of the original temple on the outside with modern designs inside. It's insane that back in 1840 they were able to make such a beautiful, intricate building. It's a wonder how they do it now days, I can't imagine how they did it back then.

This statue of Joseph and Hyrum shows where they overlooked Nauvoo right before they left for Carthage Jail, knowing they would not be back. Joseph Smith said, "This is the loveliest place and the best people under the heavens; little do they know the trials that await them." I can't even fathom the courage the saints had to have during that time. I am grateful for them and their faith in the church. I would like to think I would be able to endure the way they did, but I'm highly doubtful. So I am just grateful.

This roadtrip was very fun, spiritual, and educational. I learned so much and if anyone has the opportunity to go to these sights, go. I realized how grateful I am to be alive in this day and age and for the wonderful husband I have.
NOTE: I tried to keep the cheesiness to a minimum but I failed miserably... Don't hate me forever :)

Coupons...

2009-09-03T17:26:00.000-07:00

Okay peeps, so my sweetest Morgan recently let me in on a little shopping secret of hers, and this last Wednesday I reaped the benefits!!! The idea is to clip those fabulous coupons and wait for things to go on sale and use your coupons in addition to the sale price... it's AMAZING! This is what I got...

2-boxes of Cheez-Its
2-boxes of Oreos
2-jars Kraft Miracle Whip
2-Palmolive liquid dish soap
4-boxes Swiffer refills
1-40 oz bottle Heinz ketchup
3-Bounce dryer bars
1-Renuzit air freshener
2-boxes Nature Valley granola bars
6-packs DanActiva yogurt
2-packs Danimals yogurt
4-packs Danimals smoothies
4-Pillsbury Grands biscuits
1-box Kellogg's Cinnabon bars
6-boxes Hefty one-zip baggies
4-bags Kroger shredded cheese
1-45 oz Country Crock butter spread
2-64oz Sunny D
10-Kool-Aid packets
4-Totinos pizza

Total Cost: $72.76
Total Savings: $112.09

3-boxes Special K cereal
3-boxes Special K crackers
6-boxes Special K bars

Total Cost: $5.10
Total Savings: $24.10

If any of you are interested in this fabulous find, go to She Shops Smart and it explains it all!

2009-08-01T18:24:00.000-07:00

My Brian is taking me to see this tomorrow. I can't wait!

Another Celebrity Sighting!!!

2009-07-25T09:54:00.000-07:00

So obviously I haven't blogged in a while, I just haven't had a lot of blog worthy material... until now! My mommy came to visit this last week and we went to the city every day, it was so fun! The most awesome part was right after we got off our first stop, my mom noticed some bright lights down this alley way so we went to check it out. And this is who we saw...

Russell Brand! You may recognize him from comedies such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall, or Bedtime Stories! However, being the complete idiot I am, I just stared. Star struck again. I managed to get some super good pics though!

We did a lot while she was here, all the touristy stuff on a double decker bus! The best part was Canal street, going in the secret back rooms and bargaining with the chinese peeps. I guess there was a huge bust last year so we had to be sneaky, they had walky talkies and everything. There was even one point where they wouldn't show us anything cuz the cops were out. It was awesome!

Mommy with her bf Craig. He was so patient while we were shopping, I was impressed!

On the LIRR train

The night tour was so sweet

Central Park

Brian was able to come with us one of the days and I'm so glad he did! It was great to have all of us spending time together. This picture makes me laugh cuz he was having the hardest time with his poncho, as you can see, his head is in the sleeve :)

Hamptons Beach Day

2009-07-02T11:10:00.001-07:00

Last Sunday was actually sunny (probably the 3rd sunny day of the whole summer) so we took a trip to the West Hamptons Beach. It was a private beach so Brian had to tell the lady our aunt lived down by the elementary school and blah blah blah. Needless to say, we got in. Sometimes it's quite handy having a salesman as a husband :)

Is that Lauren Conrad? Why yes, yes it is.

2009-06-22T17:37:00.001-07:00

I'm not ashamed to admit I am a Hills fanatic, as most girls are. So of course Friday, June 19th, 2009 was a big day in my life. It was the day I met Lauren Conrad! She was in Long Island for her book signing (completely sold out by the way) so me and a couple girls from the office went to Barnes and Noble to stand in a ridiculously long line. I don't want to bore you with details but I didn't get to buy her book so we had to pass through and just look at her cuz she was only signing her books. So Paityn (the last one standing with me... the other girls wussed out :) said to Lauren, "We tried to buy your book but it was sold out," and Lauren was like, "Oh, that's okay, thanks for coming anyway," and I was like, "Yeah." I'll admit, I was a little star struck. The girl is gorgeous, even in real life so I was a little taken aback. So thank you Paityn for speaking to her cuz then she looked at me! So the gay workers were pushing everyone through really fast and we couldn't stop to take pictures with her, so I only have pictures of her. And crappy ones at best. Oh well, I met Lauren Conrad!

That stupid lady's hand ruined my picture :(

10k in Central Park!!!

2009-06-08T18:08:00.000-07:00

This past Sunday Paityn and I ran a 10k in central park! Can I just say we are hard core runners? About every quarter mile there was a freaking hill! I'm not even exaggerating, it was like 2/3 the race was uphill... you can ask Paityn! It was a good challenge and a good preview for our upcoming 1/2 marathon we want to do in Hobble Creek (yes Paityn, we). The day was super fun, we woke up at 4am to catch our train and rode the subway, good thing that girl knows what she's doin cuz I was lost. We stopped by the FRIENDS fountain and took a pic and then we saw that amptheater from that movie August Rush, pretty exciting I must say.

There were 7,000 runners, all women! It was pretty sweet

The run was great, we didn't walk once or even really slow down. It was a great sense of empowerment cuz we were passing all these runners like speed demons!

There was this awesome lady at the beginning of the race (seriously like an hour before it started) who was jammin out to her ipod while eating her apple slices, she was great! We were pretty drainded my mile 6 but we saw that lady right at the end and she gave us a little bit of energy to sprint the last .2 mile. Her shirt says "I run like a girl!" :)

Brian and Mark came to meet us at the end of the race. I was very grateful because Sunday is their only day to relax and they had to be to their train at 8, not as early as us but still early. Thanks babe for doin' that. This picture is awkward cuz I'm trying to hug him but he's not so much likin' it cuz I'm all sweaty :)

After the race we went to F.A.O. Shwartz and played on the big piano and saw some sweet toys.

This soldier is made entirely of jelly beans!

After the toy store we went to this place called Pop Burger and it was so cute!

The hamburgers were so tiny, I didn't want to eat it cuz it was so adorable! Brian wasn't so reluctant :)

The day was awesome, I almost stole an ipod cord from the Apple store cuz I totally spaced I had it in my hands... it was really scary but other than that it was fabulous! Anyone who wants to come visit you are more than welcome!

We Be Ridin'

2009-05-31T21:21:00.000-07:00

This week was very important for Brian. He officially became a member of the exclusive "Scooter Club." This is a very high honor and one can only become a member once he or she obtains 25 sales. Only 5 guys in the office are members so far so I was quite proud of my honey.

So because Brian worked his fine booty off and earned a razor, I deserved to buy myself a bike right? Umm... Well I bought one anyway and I'm lovin' every minute of it! Today we went riding with our little Zoes in my basket. We survived without any accidents today but we weren't so lucky yesterday, I went to slow down and Zoe got all excited and jumped out and did a flip thing and hit her head and landed flat on her back. She got up and looked at me with her sad little face like 'why would you do that to me mommy?' It was awful. She was a brave soul and got in the basket again today but she was shaking like crazy by the time I took her out. I promise I don't mean to torture my dog :(

Brian had to take my bike for a spin but something felt a little "off" about riding a baby blue bike with a wicker basket, holding a little dog with a pink harness and leash attached.

23... Yikes!

2009-05-16T10:56:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my birthday, and I have to say that next to my 16th birthday, it was probably the best birthday I've ever had! The day was so full of fun! First, the night before when my Bri Bri got home from work, he brought me an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins! He felt bad cuz the only pink one they had was mint chocolate chip (me no likey) so he had to settle for the black and white one. I loved it just the same babe! The next morning he "surprised" me with an adorable pink breast cancer awareness tennis racket! The "surprised" is because I "accidentally" peaked and found out what my present was. Note to Brian: DO NOT tell your wife not to look in the trunk where her birthday present is... she WILL look. However, he did surprise me with a photo album so that was fun!

Then my friend Carley came over and brought me brownies and chocolates from Starbucks, delicious! Then Carley, Jaquie, Paityn, and Myleka took me to Cheesecake Factory (the factory of cheesecake :) where they sang to me and gave me a mini sunday, it was so cute!

Jaquie brought me balloons, Myleka gave me a giftcard to Sephora where I got a fabulous makeup pallet, and Paityn gave me a gigantic box of Diet Pepsi and like 7 chapsticks... no no I'm not addicted to anything!

Then me and Myleka played tennis for a little bit, I really suck by the way :( and then I went knocking with Brian for a couple hours. I know I say this a lot, but I really don't know how he does it. He is an extremely hard worker and an amazing salesman... he's kinda cute too :) After that, he took me to Baci's, this itallian restaurant near his area... AMAZING! If you've ever heard of it or know where one is, you have to go!

We then came home and ate some ice cream cake while watching Twilight... ha ha it was my birthday and Brian endured it like a pro!

I wanted to thank the Bennett clan for their wonderful birthday song... I now know where I get my lovely singing voice, thanks dad :) And thank you Morgan for your tribute on your blog... I can't believe I thought I was so hot in those pictures! Thank you to all my friends and family who made my birthday so special with your calls, texts, and singing voicemails! I love you all!

She just looks so cute I had to post it!

Family Pics

2009-05-07T20:09:00.000-07:00

Thank you Paityn for being such a fabulous photographer!

Home Sweet Home

2009-05-01T15:23:00.001-07:00

Well I freakin' love New York!!! We are currently residing in an adorable townhouse with lots of light and high ceilings!

Brian and I are both working, although I will take my job over his any day. I get to paint my nails, play with Zoe, and browse blogspot all day... oh and schedule jobs for the Sales Reps in our office :) Really though, I love my job! Brian gets to knock doors 8 hours a day Monday through Friday and 12 hours on Saturdays! He loves it! Really though, I am so proud of him for working so hard and I respect him so much for doing this job. I know I could never do it.

Zoe is adapting really well. Some of her new favorite activities include playing with her bunny (thank you Randal)

Biting my pants and my hair

And staring out the window. Really she does this for about 15 minutes at a time and several times a day.

Every once in a while a dog or a bird will go past the window and she'll jump up and bark

And then go back to watching

Some times she'll stir things up and invite her bunny to look out the window with her

I just love my Zoe-girls and we are having so much fun out here!

We would love to have everyone out here so come and visit... just beware of the dog! :)

2009-04-29T15:28:00.000-07:00

Just a quick update... Brian and I made it safely to Long Island, NY where we will be living for the next 4 months while he works his little butt off and I laze around :)

13.1 Miles Here We Come!!!

2009-04-15T16:42:00.000-07:00

As you can see I received a lot of interest in my offer from my previous post... cricket sound please... However, I did get a brave volunteer (well sorta) to join me in 13.1 miles of pain! My BFF Morgan Kinyon is the brave little soldier joining me on my mission! Thank you Mo and I hope you still love me on Sunday when you try to get out of bed... Ha ha ha (evil laugh) :)

What a sexy mama!

Wanted: Half Marathon Partner!

2009-04-15T10:38:00.000-07:00

This Saturday, April 18th, my wonderful husband and I were supposed to run a half marathon. But somehow, two of his finals were scheduled for that morning (I have a sneaky suspicion it wasn't a coincidence) Anyways, I am in desperate need of a running partner! Everything is paid for, all you have to do is show up at my door Saturday morning and we will drive together to Salt Lake to run 13.1 miles! Please please please don't hesitate. I haven't been training so we can run/walk together or you can leave me hanging in the dust. I just don't want our precious entry to go to waste. Call, Text, or Comment!

Meet Zoe!!!

2009-04-09T13:34:00.000-07:00

We recently made a new addition to our home! Her name is Zoe! She is a mix between a Maltese and a Miniature Schnauzer... a Maltzer, or as Brian likes to call her, a Schnese :) So far her favorite activities include running in the park, playing with her pink squeeky ball, and turning into "psycho dog." At first she was super depressed and just slept but now that she's comfortable, every once in a while she gets a little crazy. Our first encounter with "psycho dog" happened about three days after we got her. She randomly started hopping around like a bunny and running in circles around the coffee table. It then got a little scary cuz she wouldn't stop biting my toes and I would run away but she thought I was playing and kept chasing me. So I hopped on the couch where she couldn't reach me but then she got even crazier and kept running back and forth to try and get a head start to jump high enough while clawing at the couch to try and climb up... it was freaky.

She is always a tired girl, she will be playing and running and then bam, she's out!

We love to take her places but sometimes we have to sneak her in just in case :)

She loves to have her little white belly scratched

Brian loves his Zoe. She is always so excited when he comes home from school

My favorite is how she loves to snuggle

We love her so much, even when she's "psycho dog" and we are so happy to have her in our little family!

Super Amazing Cool Peeps

2009-03-28T13:36:00.000-07:00

Paityn, Me, Mark, and Brian... being freakin' hard core at Jump On It!

These two are so hilarious... just like little kids!

Paityn's really good at the sideways trampolines, she can do super sweet tricks!

That's my man!

We are jumping in the air cuz we're cool

I saved the best for last :)

A Day in the Life of Bre and Bri

2009-03-12T16:45:00.000-07:00

No, I didn't "walk into a door" or "trip down the stairs." This is definitely Brian's fault. However, it is not what you think... it's a hickey! This is the result of a fierce wrestling match gone bad. Just thought I'd post to avoid any future misunderstandings :)

Crazy Peeps and Bouncing Girls!

2009-03-11T21:15:00.000-07:00

This past week was really fun! It started with a fun game of bowling with Craig and Natalie, which got a little crazy by the third game when me and Nat started bustin' out the robot... She's really good

Natalie is sad cuz her scarf somehow ended up on her head :(

Then Friday night Paityn, Myleka, and I decided to have a slumber party... literally! We stayed up until 5am talking about who knows what, watching Princess Diaries :) We started the night off at P.F. Changs, followed by a little Jump On It. I highly recommend that place!

Yeah we're pretty much experts in the flipping industry

Those are some very sweaty, shiny girls

I just want to say I love my crazy friends who allow me to be my crazy self!

No, you're eyes are not deceiving you!

2009-02-28T10:01:00.000-08:00

caption: Vanilla Ice and Brian Woods

Yes that's right, Brian met Vanilla Ice! The concert was such a blast, we dressed 80s and went crazy in general admission. Actually, me and Brian were some of the very few who were actually dancing, it was sad news. Anyways, after the concert Vanilla Ice was signing autographs and there was an enormous line. Being the loser I am, I lasted only 30 minutes before I peaced out. If I had only waited one more hour, I would have the lasting memory that my husband will forever have... a picture with the ice ice baby guy :(

You have no idea how hard it was to convince Brian to even wear an orange shirt. He was such a good sport!

Bre, Brian, Jana, and Barney... Brian and I look like weirdos

At the end of the concert, Vanilla got on stage with Hammer during "Can't Touch This," one of the two songs the crowd actually went crazy for (the other being "Ice Ice Baby" if you didn't already guess) :) MC Hammer is the guy with the red shirt and vest and Vanilla Ice is the one with all the crazy bling on his black shirt. We later came to realize it wasn't real, just sparkles on a shirt!

Can't Touch This!

2009-02-17T22:19:00.001-08:00

So my lovely husband shocked me this Valentine's and went a little crazy! After he got home from school he surprised me with a teddy bear and a rose. Then off we went to see the movie "Taken." Loved it. After that we went to temple square and out to Chili's where I got to have my beloved quesadilla explosion salad :) Then, as if the day couldn't be any more perfect, he gave me a gift certificate for a massage at a day spa and... concert tickets to Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer! How fabulous is he?! I'm still trying to get him to dress early 90s for the concert but it's not looking to promising :( Direct quote: "Babe, if I dressed up like that I would have to kick my own ass." What a hopeless romantic!

Then to make our Valentine's weekend even more exciting we went over to my aunt Cathy's house for dinner on Sunday. As we're driving up we see this huge half pipe lookin' thing in her back yard. She had made this crazy sled run right down her rock wall... Of course we couldn't resist!

Yeah he's pretty hard core

This thing was steep so it's okay that I look scared to death

This is my cousin Tanner. He was so hilarious all bundled up in his snow clothes, he reminded us of the kid on A Christmas Story!
Good times.

Oh How We Love Our Wii!

2009-02-13T22:42:00.000-08:00

Well it looks like Brian and I have finally met our match... Natalie and Craig are bigger Wii nerds than us! The following program may not be suitable for adults :)

I've Been Tagged!

2009-02-05T11:39:00.000-08:00

25 Random Things About Me...

1. I love love love to sleep!

2. My favorite past time is playing Wii with my nerdy little gamer husband :)

3. I like to wear flip flops in the winter... the snow isn't that cold

4. I hate finding 7 towels on the floor after just a few days of doing laundry... Not quite sure how that works but my sweet hubby manages to do it quite frequently

5. I love to run. It clears my head and clears my conscience when I eat junk food.

6. I LOVE junk food :(

7. My mommy is my best friend

8. My dad is my hero

9. I am married to the most ambitious, intelligent, and logical man ever (sometimes my emotional side drives him nuts!)

10. I love to play sports even though I have no athletic talent whatsoever :)

11. I once scored 176 bowling! Brian got to make me breakfast the next morning cuz he lost :)

12. I love to have slumber parties with Brian in our living room... We always say we're going to stay up all night but 11:00 rolls around and we're out

13. My love language is physical touch... cuddling is the best!

14. I can't stand people who have to look like they know everything. It's okay to not know sometimes :)

15. My major accomplishments are graduating with my BS in Business Management, running a marathon, and getting married to a wonderful man. Now I just gotta get that wonderful man to give me a baby!

16. After 3 years of working my butt off in school I'm using my degree to work in the mall :) I hate when people ask me, "When are you going to get a real job?"

17. My favorite things to wear are jeans, hoodies, and flip flops

18. My favorite store to shop at right now is obviously Charlotte Russe. However, when my hubby starts makin' the big bucks I'm goin' to Saks 5th Avenue! (Don't tell him I said that)

19. I am probably one of the laziest people I know. When I get home I love to veg out and watch SVU with Brian.

20. My favorite restaurant is Chili's. I'm crossing my fingers we get to eat there for Valentine's Day!

21. My favorite holiday is my birthday! I love presents :)

22. I also love attention. If I ever feel neglected from my hubby I tend to do some pretty childish things like turning off the xbox in the middle of an important game or throwing ghiradelli chocolates at him until he plays with me :)

23. My favorite place I've been to is New York! It's just like the movies!

24. I love when Brian tickles my back and plays with my hair, it puts me right to sleep!

25. My favorite color is pink!

Okay, so I tag Becky, Krista, Morgan, Paityn, and Tori! Good luck!

Addition to Previous Post...

2009-01-28T09:38:00.000-08:00

I also forgot to mention that we are going to invade Iran and then Russia is going to attack us, putting us in World War III :)
Love you babe!

I Love My Husband

2009-01-21T22:58:00.000-08:00

So this whole economic crisis thing is really freaking Brian out and led him to the following predictions:

a. America, Mexico, and Canada are going to get rid of their currencies and unite to use the "Amero"
b. Obama is not only going to minimize gun rights, but he is also going to create his own civilian army
c. There will be another stock market crash by March '09, with more and more banks going bankrupt
d. Although the price of gas and other goods have been low, hyperinflation will hit in the next couple of years. Which means all the silver coins Brian has been buying will actually be valuable
e. The Asian Bird Flu will become a pandemic in the US. Apparently the government is already preparing by building FEMA camps across the nation and stocking them with coffins. Dont forget. The government was behind 9/11.
f. We are going into the "greatest" depression

Don't worry, I get to hear about all of these predictions on a daily basis, it's really interesting...really. I thought I would share these with everyone so if they do come true, I am married to the smartest man alive. However, (Brian)... If they do NOT come true, I am married to the most paranoid man alive. :)

Happy Birthday Myleka!

2009-01-17T11:22:00.000-08:00

For Myleka's birthday party we went 80's dancing! So much fun!

Bre, Kayla, Tristan, Myleka, Paityn, and Staci

We went to IHOP after, and a bunch of random people joined us for our picture :)
Happy Birthday Myleka... you're growing up so fast! :)

Happy Holidays!

2009-01-13T22:12:00.001-08:00

So it's been a little while since I updated... just a couple months :) So here are the holiday pictures of me and my man
Our first Christmas was a busy one. We woke up at 5:00AM to open our presents from each other. Brian couldn't wait and kept waking up in the middle of the night eager to see if Santa came! After that we went over to my parents' house to open presents. It was so fun to watch my little brothers open their presents. Raym got a red ryder BB gun... so cute! After that we had breakfast at my grandparents and then went to Brian's parents. We had lunch and then went to Benjamin Button. I highly recommend going, just make sure you're not running on 2 hours of sleep :) We finished off the night by playing games with Brian's parents and went home to play our karaoke game that Santa brought us. It was a fabulous day!

This picture wouldn't rotate but this is our snowman

Brian was a little tired and couldn't quite keep his eyes open at first

After opening our presents (it was a good week and a half before we decided to clean it up)

Our New Year was spent with our friends Cody, Krista, Craig, Natalie, Hope, Brett, Heather, and Mike. We played Wii most of the night, celebrated the New Year and then headed over to Mark and Paityn's where we played games with Chris, Myleka, Cami, and Ryan. It was a really fun night and we're glad we were able to spend it with our good friends!

Ha ha this is my husband :)

26.2 miles!!!

2008-11-22T23:24:00.001-08:00

Well I actually did it... I ran a marathon! Now that my legs aren't throbbing and my knees aren't aching I can say that it wasn't so bad :) Brian and I flew out to San Antonio, TX for the race and to chill with my fam. It was so good to see everyone, we love you tonz! And mommy, thank you for a very fun vacation!

4:30 AM
About to spend 5 hours and 58 minutes running

In front of The Alamo with Bri, Sar, and Kauner

Yay! Wedding Pics!

2008-11-08T22:34:00.000-08:00

I finally got my wedding pictures! Thank you to Jeanne Hendry who did an amazing job as our photographer! You can visit jeannelouisephotography.blogspot.com

Thank you mommy for such a beautiful wedding! I love you tonz!

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-07T10:05:00.001-08:00

Okay, so this year was Brian's year to choose our costumes. Last year he was a really good sport and dressed up like this:

(yes, he is wearing tights :)

So this year was payback and of course he went extreme...

It was really embarrassing cuz we went to a party with all my friends and all the girls were in cute lady bug or pirate costumes and I showed up looking like death. Don't worry, next year is my choice and I already have some great ideas!

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2008-10-31T22:35:00.001-07:00

I am super confused at this point. I posted a blog with some fun wedding pics but it's under the cabo one and I have no idea why. Just an fyi for ya :)

Cabo San Lucas!!!

2008-10-29T18:13:00.000-07:00

So my new husband and I are kinda spoiled and were able to go on a cruise to Cabo and Ensenada for our honeymoon! It was so much fun up until the last night when Brian got food poisoning. We went to get him some medicine and the medical center put us on confinement in our room until the next day so we were stuck watching Juno over and over. Good memories :)

View of Ensenada from the ship

On the beach in Cabo!

View of Cabo from the ship

Our fun little formal night!

The ship had like 7 pools (I may be exaggerating a tiny bit) so on the sea days we just layed out and ate everything we could!

In front of our fabulous little ship!

At a restaurant in Ensenada... our dinner was only $12 for both of us!

Our awesome dinner group, two were honeymooners and two were on their 7 year anniversary. The joke was always on Brian because he never liked any of the fancy food they had so he would always have to order another dish and it would always be salmon. And for dessert he would always get the chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream... good times!

Brian entered the ping pong tournament and completely dominated the first round... there were 6 :)

Our taxi ride home :(

We did a mile walk for breast cancer awareness! And yes, Brian was thrilled :)

When we were in Cabo the little kids kept begging us to buy stuff and I felt so bad so we bought like everything but then we ran out of cash and the little girl latched onto me and wouldn't let go. It's funny now, but so sad at the time.

At a restaurant in Cabo. 4 pieces of shrimp, 3 baby tacos, and a diet coke... 35 dollars!

On the beach in Cabo! The water was so warm and perfectly blue and the sand was so soft... It was perfect!

So I know these pictures aren't in any kind of order but for some reason the copy and paste is not working so here is the jist of it

Wedding Time!!!

2008-10-29T17:53:00.001-07:00

Disclaimer: Um I have no idea how the title "wedding time" posted on my blog but it did. I also have no idea how to get rid of it so just ignore that :)

I don't have my official wedding pics yet which is such a bummer but I do have some of my family:)

My cutest Brian with his jitters

Gma W, Sar, and Mommy... my sister is making that face on purpose... she is a very special girl :)

Neal, Tiff, Mommy, and Sar

My 3 little bros, Kauner, Raym, and Randal. It was awesome how they totally bonded

Me, Savanna, Michelle, and Sicily getting manicures and pedicures before the big day!

Sarah, Sicily, Savanna, and Brian... You can tell he's happy to be there :)

Cathy, me, and Sar. Thank you so much Cathy for doing my wedding video, it is amazing!

Me and my future husband at our rehearsal. He was so funny when he first came in cuz he was all pale and clamy and a little testy. It probably didn't help that my mom kept laughing at him... it really was funny :)

Brian, me, and my grandma and grandpa Wright. My grandma made sure that I wore something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a penny in my shoe!

I should have more of everyone but I am so disorganized right now so I have no clue where they are. I just want to say thank you to Mark, Paityn, James, Sicily, Riley, Savanna, Kauner, Sar, Raym, and Randal for being in our wedding party... you guys were great! And thank you Raym for wearing your flower even though it was "for girls!"

And once again, there is no rhyme or reason to the order of the pictures :)

Wedding Time!!!

2008-10-29T17:53:00.000-07:00

Happy 23rd Birthday To My Brian!!!

2008-09-10T21:58:00.000-07:00

Today Brian turned the big 2-3! Happy Birthday babe! We started the day off with balloons and breakfast at Gandolfo's followed by a full day of school. Then his parents were so awesome and took us all to Chili's where we got to enjoy the fabulous chocolate molten lava cake! We then finished the day off with a couple rounds of Settlers and of course my Bri Bri won both times! And so to honor this wonderful man I thought I would share one of my favorite memories involving him: It was winter time with about a foot of snow on the ground. Me and Brian were walking out of his house and I decided to be sneaky and attempt to throw a snowball at him. Now before I tell you what happened, you must know that I had tried this about a dozen times before and never once hit him. So I sweetly call out Briiiaaan... he turns around and BAM! The snowball hit him square in between the eyes! So hilarious because he had glasses on which got all covered in snow so he couldn't see. The best part of this story is Brian's reaction, he just stood there. I'm cracking up, dancing around trying not to pee my pants and Brian is just standing there stunned! This may have been one of those stories where you had to be there, but let me tell ya, it was funny! Love you Brian!!!

Home Sweet Home... Kinda

2008-09-05T17:47:00.000-07:00

So Brian and I are getting married on October 10th and we're in the process of finding a house! In the meantime, I needed a place to stay without getting into a contract so I decided to rent out the basement of one of my dad's houses in Orem. Now, I lived there when I was younger and it seemed nice enough, so I thought it would be quite enjoyable... I was wrong. As we walk down the steps to this humble abode I notice there is duct tape holding one of the windows together. Hmm, I'm pretty sure that's not normal. We walk into the kitchen, it needs a little paint job, ya know, 10 or so spiders here and there, the living room seems okay with the exception that the carpet is so dirty I can't walk barefoot on it... no big deal right? Next is the bathroom, just a few more spiders and a showerhead that looks as though it's coming out of the wall, which by the way only sprays the window unless I hold it. Last but not least... my room. It honestly isn't that bad, it just needs a paint job, blinds, and a little spider spray and I should be good to go :)

Notice the two steps in the closet... yep I'm livin' the good life! :)
Hopefully just another month and I can quit checking everywhere for bugs! On the plus side, it feels good to be back in Utah :)

Brian John Woods

2008-08-28T14:45:00.000-07:00

This is my future husband Brian Woods. He is a salesman for Apx alarm and a dang good one too! For the past four months he has been knocking door to door in Baltimore, MD selling security systems. I am so proud of him for staying motivated and having a positive attitude! This summer has been crazy, and although we both can't wait for it to be over and get back home, it has been quite eventful. We have had so many memories packed into this summer, some great and some depressing. Everything including our fabulous trips to New York and DC, the Saturday night dinners compliments of Apx, buying a pimped out ford focus, Sundays at the pool, that stinkin' ford focus dying in the middle of the street, knocking doors in the blazing heat (I don't know how you do it babe), living in a hotel for almost three weeks, selling that ford focus for a crappy price, getting our butts kicked in the ocean, and many many more! None of this would be possible without my hard working Brian. Thank you so much babe, I love you lots!

Rehoboth (whatever that says) Beach!

2008-08-15T16:27:00.000-07:00

Today Apx spoiled us once again and made it possible for us to go to a beach in Delaware. Although I'm not quite sure how you pronounce that word (Rehoboth), it was A LOT of fun! Brian had quite a time body surfing the waves and I enjoyed the traditional sand burial... it actually felt kinda relaxing :)
We had so much fun with all of our good friends including Mark and Paityn, Becky and Brandon, Kami and Ryan, Ashley and Jason, Tasha and Ryan, and Stephanie and Aaron!

We had so much fun, but as we all know, the beach is very tiring so we didn't quite make it all the way home... well Brian didn't :)

What happens in Intercourse stays in Intercourse

2008-08-10T21:46:00.000-07:00

I recently visited Amish country in Intercourse, PA with Stephanie, Angela, and Krista. We saw some real live Amish people and walked around and saw all the shops with the fun crafts and specialty items. We had some homemade ice cream and like true tourists, hunted for the sign that said Intercourse so we could take a picture by it...pervs! :) It was great being goofy with the girls!

Hello New York!!!

2008-08-08T19:06:00.000-07:00

Recently Brian and I were lucky enough to go to New York City twice! The first time we went with Ashley and Jason, and two weeks later went with Cody and Krista. Holy FUN! Between the two trips we were able to see so much: The Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Central Park (where our engagements were taken), The Statue of Liberty, Canal Street, and a very adventurous journey on the subway... yikes! We ate authentic New York Pizza, folded in half, and saw street dancers pop, lock, and drop it, not to mention the many souvenirs we acquired. Thank you Brian! I love you lots!!!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

2008-07-14T14:14:00.000-07:00

After watching "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," the girls got inspired and decided to embarrass our guys at dinner by looking fabulous in 80s clothes! The leggings, big hair, and blue eye shadow were all present... our moms would be so proud :) The looks on our guys faces were priceless!

Good Morning Baltimore

2008-07-13T19:19:00.000-07:00

Today we went to Inner Harbor with our good friends Jenny and Mauricio. First we rode the little motor boats around the dock, which was hilarious! Brian thought he was pretty brave trying to race the big boats, but of course we lost. So, to feed his ego we picked on Mo and Jenny, and of course, we kicked their trash! After our little adventure in the harbor, we went to The National Aquarium and saw lots of fun animals including freakin' scary sharks and the dolphin show where my Brian chickened out and wouldn't sit in the "get soaked" section :) We then finished the day off with a 4D show where we got to wear amazing glasses! Good times.