Chilling In Park City

Spencer and I are spending some good quality vacation time with my family in their Park City resort. We came in yesterday right after work and school. Mom, Dad, Spencer and I went out to dinner at Spencer's Smokin' Grill. They had hats with their logo that said "Spencer's". I think it would be so much fun for me to wear one around and let everyone know that I belong to Spencer. :) We also dropped by ColdStone, thanks Mom and Dad! When we got back we played in the pool with Abraham and Catherine. Poor Spencer has to work from 11 to 7 today and I am missing him. We are having a birthday dinner for Dad tonight and we are looking forward to it. Spencer and I will be up here chilling out until Sunday morning. I love this place!

Flowers!

I know I'm a little slow on getting this up, I've been trying to get homework done before the weekend (Park City here we come!) Tuesday I went to Red Butte Botanical Garden with the crew. It was a prefectly beautiful day for walking around the garden. Earlier this spring I visited Red Butte for the first time in hopes of getting some ideas for my own garden. Unfortunatly, we went to early and there were not a lot of flowers in bloom. Greatfully, this time the whole garden was in bloom. I even got to see one of my mission favorites, the Dogwood. I have to admit it caused me to feel a mission sick. Part of my heart still lives in Virginia. The Wisteria was also in full bloom and it was gorgeous. It was growing over the top of us in many different parts of the garden. The wild lilacs had a strong fragrant smell and where also all over the garden. (Did I mention lilacs are my favorite fragrant flowers? mmm...they have the best smell.) Plus, I got to hang out with my cute neices, aren't they adorable!Thanks Mom and Charity for bringing me along and giving me a little break from school work!

A New Adventure

Spencer and I turned in a Lease Application today at Victoria Canyon Apartments. They are on Canyon Road right in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City. We are excited to start our new adventure together in a new place. Spencer is looking forward to getting back into his running along the streets and Avenues and I'm looking forward to cutting out the hour bus ride to school. We are greatful for the opportunity that we've had to live in the Schueller home and we will miss it and the wonderful Kaysville 9th Ward. It will feel like we are leaving a piece of us behind.

Happy Birthday Spencer

Spencer celebrated his 27th birthday with family, cakes and presents on both Saturday and Sunday! What a lucky guy :) Unfortunatly, I was an airhead and forgot to bring my camera on Saturday, so here's a picture from Sunday. Spencer was gracious enough to share his cake with Myra, whose birthday is also May 12th. He is such a gentleman. I love how he is always going out of his way to make others feel comfortable and welcomed. I love how he reads the New Testament to me in the morning when I am getting ready for school. I love how he is so eager to serve the Lord in his callings and I love his hugs! Happy Birthday sweetheart!

Happy Mother's Day!

We just wanted to pay tribute to the two greatest moms in the world. So, here is a poem for you. Happy Mother's Day!

Before I Was Myself, You Made Me, Me

Before I was myself you made me, me

With love and patience, discipline and tears,

Then bit by bit stepped back to set me free,

Allowing me to sail upon my sea,

Though well within the headlands of your fears.

Before I was myself you made me, me

With dreams enough of what I was to be

And hopes that would be sculpted by the years,

Then bit by bit stepped back to set me free,

Relinquishing your powers gradually

To let me shape myself among my peers.

Before I was myself you made me, me,

And being good and wise, you gracefully

As dancers when the last sweet cadence nears

Bit by bit stepped back to set me free.

For love inspires learning naturally:

The mind assents to what the heart reveres.

And so it was through love you made me, me

By slowly stepping back to set me free.

by Nicholas Gordon

Jazz Pull Off Game Six!

As a last minute thing, our friend invited us to the Utah Jazz game last night. It was a blast to be a part of the 6th playoff game against Housten. They won 94 to 82. So, they are going on to game 7! Go Jazz!!! The last 3 minutes where the most exciting. A three pointer sent the crowd on their feet screaming for the rest of the game.

School Is Still Going...Whoo!

I started my Spring Term on Monday. With classes on Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 8 am to 2 pm, I'm thankful to have Tuesday and Thursday off. Both the Spring and Summer terms are set up to fit in the same time period as a semester. With that you get the full classes in half the time. So one two hour class will cover 2 1/2 class periods worth of information. Needless to say, I'm grateful to have a couple of days a week to catch up on homework. Spencer is the one who makes each semester or term possible. I know I would not be able to do it without him. Thank you Spencer, I love you!

Last Day in New York :(

In our last day in New York we went to church with Marci & Dan and the meeting was spirit filled. Their was a confirmation of a new convert in French. It was wonderful to feel the peace and joy that came from the wonderful new converts and mission program of their ward. We also made a trip to the New York Botanical Gardens. They were a lot larger than we expected, but they were beautiful. As seen on Dan & Marci's Blog they had a whole walk way of fluffy cherry trees in full blossom. Dan later dropped us off at the airport and we were on our way home again. We were extremely sad to be leaving Dan & Marci and we hope to be able to go back and visit them as soon as we can. We love you two! Thanks for being such great hosts!

Coney Island Fun

Saturday we rested our feet and took a long ride on the subway down to Coney Island. This was the first time we saw the outdoors while riding the Subway, so we got to see a good tour of all of Coney Island. We first went to the New York Aquarium and it was amazing to see the different things they had. I liked the building full of Jelly Fish and Sea Horses. After the Aquarium we walked down the beach front...wow, New York has a beach? That fact is easy to forget when you are in the middle of the big city. After Coney Island we stopped by a visited Marci while she was working. We dropped by Time Square for some fun pictures before heading back to Dan & Marci's for a relaxing night.

Museum Day

Well, Friday was full of Museum visits. We went through The Natural History Musuem and The Met. Poor Dan was patient with us as we walked his feet off... and our own. :) We also visited the FAO Schwarz Toy Store and saw the biggest lego heroes ever! That night we went to an China town and Little Italy. In Little Italy we went to Alberto's on Mayberry Street. We finished off the night with one of the most unique restraurants I have ever seen. it was called Rice to Riches and it was devoted completely to different flavors of Rice Pudding...mmm, my favorite!

Some Pictures

Ellis Island on the other side of the water from Liberty Island.


Display of plans for the World Trade Center Memorial. It is going to have a floor for every death caused by the tragedies of Sept. 11th.

First Full Day In New York

Well, we got started really quick on our first full day in New York. We experienced the New York subway more on this day then any other during our stay. We were not going to waste anytime... well, expect for the hour when we were in line to get on the ferry to go to the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island. Both were worth the wait. After spending the first half of the day checking out the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island, we caught another subway and headed to Ground Zero, a sober experience with large blow up pictures of Sept. 11th and plans for the new memorial. We could see the construction going on in the areas where both buildings used to stand. We also dropped by the Manhattan Temple. It was fun to see the temple just dropped in the middle of the city. Later that night we were lucky enough to snatch up a couple of tickets to see Tarzan on Broadway. We were impressed with the flying and swinging through the air that was included in the show.

Our Crazy Run To New York

Well, last Wednesday was a crazy day. After finishing my last final in Algebra, Spencer and I headed to the Airport...(well, after a quick return trip home to get our forgotten boarding passes). We flew out on a fun filled plane, with games, movies and even TV. We landed in Newark, New Jersey at nearly 12 am and met up with Dan & Marci. The greatest part of the whole trip was spending time with them! They were so wonderful! They took us to their cute apartment and set us up for the weekend.