Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to CO I go!

Matt flew to Illinois to visit his parents so I decided to make a quick trip out to Denver to visit the Whitakers. Stay tuned...

Happy Valentines Day!

This year for Valentines Day I decided to surprise Matt with dinner. I know you are all thinking "Wow, what a cook." Well, I have to give credit to Macaroni Grill. I ordered it and had it all ready for him when he got home from work. When Matt got home he surprised me with flowers (Daisies which I love), my favorite chocolates, and some jewlery

Yes, that is how big the bag was. Yum, Yum!

I also had a present for him...

his and hers Jazz shirts

It was a great evening and so glad that Matt is MY valentine!

Now I know how my parents felt!

I remember long ago as a family gift getting the original Nintendo for Christmas. We were all so excited! I remember the long hours we would spend playing Super Mario Brothers trying to conquer the game without warping, conquering Contra in the least amount of time possible and playing Tetris and Pinball long into the night after my parents thought we were in bed. I remember knowing the paddle like the back of my hand. I also remember trying to teach my parents how to play Super Mario Brothers and I could not understand how they could be so uncoordinated with the paddle. Seriously, Mario was not that hard to control. Well, I am afraid I now know how my parents felt.

Matt and I are proud owners of a Wii (Christmas 2006). When we first made this purchase it made me feel like a kid again playing tennis, bowling and baseball into the wee hours of the night when we should have been sleeping. I was impressed with my control over the paddle. In fact, I have to admit I thought to myself..."my parent were just out of it back in the day, THAT is why they didn't have precise Nintendo playing skills." Well, I gave Matt Mario Galaxy for his birthday last month. He of course has put long, hard hours into the game. Today I decided it was finally my turn to show him how the game was played. After two hours of Matt laughing, me running around the boards aimlessly, and asking Matt multiple times "how do I do this?" I finally passed the first Galaxy. For those of you that know Mario Galaxy...it should not have taken 2 hours.

All I have to say is I now know how my parents felt back in the day when they were trying to control Mario. I am afraid it is now my turn to feel old and now I am the one that can't control Mario. Alas, I have not given up. No matter how long it takes me, I am not going to let Mario control me. I will conquer the game. Even if it takes me 3 times as long as the average person!

I think he's 100% converted!

Being from Illinois of course Matt WAS a Chicago Bulls fan. However, after living in Utah for the past 7 years I think that has finally changed. In the past Matt would cheer for the Jazz unless they were playing the Bulls, but now I believe Matt has fully converted. Last night we went to the Jazz game and who did they play? The Bulls. Who did Matt cheer for? The Jazz, 100 percent!

I just want to say...Matt, welcome to our side :)

*It's a good thing Matt doesn't check this often

I wanted to love it!

I am not a huge movie person except when it comes to chick flicks! I was so excited when I saw the previews for 27 Dresses. It looked so cute for many reasons. I could relate to "never a bride, always a brides maid." I really like Katherine Heigl (thanks to Grey's Anatomy) and the timing just seemed perfect. I convinced Matt how good it would be and he agreed to go. So...we went, I laughed and went "Aww" but for some reason it just didn't tug at the heart strings or leave that "I love that movie" feeling in me. It was just ok. So I walked away with an empty feeling and a continuing hunger for a new good chick flick to add to my collection

I love to vote!

I don't like the long lines

It's NEVER convenient

It's not fun

The volunteers always take FOREVER to find your name

So, why do I love to vote? Because it's my RIGHT!

Holy Crab!

That's a lot of crab!

On Friday night Matt and I went to Schneitters. This is a restaurant at the Zermatt Resort in Midway. On Friday night they have a big seafood buffet. Jeff and Lisa joined us for dinner and we had a lot of fun. Matt, Jeff and Lisa filled up on crab while I filled up on french fries from the kids bar. Matt seems to think I don't have any taste buds :) After multiple plates of food we were STUFFED! Thanks Jeff and Lisa for a great time.

Matt, Sharon, Lisa, Jeff