Crazier Cazier: Our Growing Family's Blog: July 2009

Friday, July 31, 2009

David, Emily, and Smokey,....Mice Crushers!!!!

Ok so hears a story for the books...Dave and I were enjoying our evening last night. I was reading on the bed and Dave was playing on his laptop...when Dave said he had to run down and change the water on the lawn. He went down the stairs and his faithful sidekick, MY cat, followed him. Upon reaching the lower landing Smokey pounced...and caught a mouse! Well all would be well if she would kill the mouse and leave them alone but instead she likes to show off her still live prey. Smokey turned and ran up the staircase and into our room where she tried to jump onto our bed (where I'm reading) with the still wiggling mouse in her mouth. I promptly moved off the bed screaming and watched as Dave joined me in the bedroom to try and herd the cat back outside where she could play with the mouse until she'd killed it. No such luck. She dropped the mouse preffering to let it go so she could attack it again and then release it again and attack it again...unfortunately the mouse wasn't too stupid and began to run and hide in every corner and nook and cranny it could find. In the meantime I have used more colorful language than ever in my life and threatened the cat to within an inch of her life to no avail. Dave and I ended up tearing our room apart literally. When Dave and I brought out the tools to help us kill the mouse our faithful huntress Smokey fled for cover under the bed. Dave held the axe which he attemtped to crush the mouse with and I held the shovel and fly swatter to scare the mouse towards him. Unfortunately the mouse ended up trying its luck with me more often than not. Needless to say, Dave and I spent an hour-and-a-half tracking the dang thing through our room until Dave was finally able to kill it with the axe. Much screaming was involved on all our parts. Of course after the mouse was dead, Dave and I laughed harder than we have all week. We took a picture and a video documenting the momentous occasion when we became "The Mice Crushers!" The picture of us after this glorious event will be added to the blog as soon as we are able to add it.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

2 Months This Thursday!!...

...And what a glorious two months they have been! Definately not without bumps in the road but we have learned and grown so much together! I love being married!

Dave and I spent June 26 with my family and many friends in the temple as we watched my Brother Nick and his wife Heather and their youngest daughter Riley be sealed to each for time all of eternity in the Mt. Timpanogas Temple. It was wonderful! We were also able to have my parents up to GBEEC to stay with us one night. They loved it which I have to admit made me really happy. The next weekend Dave and I went to Star Valley where we had an absolutely fantastic fourth of July! The next weekend I had the opportunity to meet Dave's old mission companions and his mission president who had just come home from the mission. We have thoroughly enjoyed family and friends and traveling but I have to admit that we also enjoyed being home this weekend. We were able to attend the temple yesterday and our home ward today. We always enjoy a relaxing Sunday afternoon here at GBEEC.

I decided when I started this new post that I would not write a book again so I'll leave things at that. Until next time...

We're engaged!

Dave and I had mentioned getting married and we knew that's what we wanted however I was not expecting to have him propose until the spring semester had started and to not be getting married until the beginning of the fall semester.
Dave had other ideas.
December 12 was the last day that Dave and I had before I headed back to New Mexico for Winter Break. For my Christmas Present Dave had told me that he was taking me up North to walk around Temple Square with all of its Christmas lights, and to the church history museum, to see the new Joseph Smith movie, and to take me to dinner anywhere I wanted to eat. He also gave me a gift card to one of my favorite stores, Deseret Book which he also planned to let me roam through while we were up North.
Others had mentioned the possibility of him proposing but I brushed it off knowing that he didn't want to get engaged this semester. I knew I was right when the week of the trip, Jake and a date (Emily Dutson), planned to join us for the trip.
The day we had set to leave, I was a stressed out mess. I had packing to do, and a final to finish. Dave, Jake, and Emily all arrived at my apartment while I was still in my Pajamas finishing the last of my work. I very quickly showered and got dressed (thank goodness my roommates had already picked out my clothing for the occasion). We left town and I slowly de-stressed as we continued the drive. By the time we made it to Salt Lake we were all starving. We stopped and got the soup and sandwich at the Nauvoo Cafe, which was absolutely amazing and incredibly delicous. We then found the times for the Joseph Smith Movie and left to walk through the Church History Museum. On the way there Dave and I realized that his camera had no batteries so Jake and Emily walked through the museum and Dave and I went to buy the batteries. We all made it back in time for the beginning of the Joseph Smith Movie. It was a fantastic movie which also had me crying by the end of it. When the movie finished the lights were all on at Temple Square so we decided to walk around. As we walked Dave began tossing his keys in the air. He dropped them and I stopped to wait for him while he picked them up. It took me a few seconds to realize that he was proposing to me! I said yes and he slipped a beautiful ring on my finger.

How We Met/First Date

Dave and I first met when he and his best friend Jacob Thomas ( a fellow resident on Castilleja Dorm like myself) decided to decorate Duke Dance's apartment before he returned home from his honeymoon. At the time they claimed that they needed help knowing how to decorate it and therefore were looking for the help of a few girls. They roamed the hallways until they found a room of about 6 girls (including myself). We agreed to help and set up a time for later in the week. Later that week we all met up and made a trip to Walmart to get the needed decorations. While there Dave and I ended up separated from the rest of the group. Dave and I talked while we looked for the right decorations...he asked what brought me to Snow and I answered honestly. "The Lord. This is where he wanted me and there is no other explanation for it." He claims this impressed him...and I think I believe him. The next Friday, I had the apartment to myself for one hour before my next class. I had just succeeded in splattering miracle whip all over after dropping the bottle on the floor when someone knocked on the door. Lo and Behold it was Dave. He came and we talked for the next hour. He invited me and my roommate Marsha to go on a hike the next day. I thought carefully and decided it would be fun. I was almost late for my next class which I just happened to have with Jake. Jake and I started talking and the plans changed so that we ended up turning the night into a double date and doing the hike that night rather than the next day. Sadly enough I am not much of a hiker and I gave a little over halfway through the hike. Dave, ever the gentleman stopped with me and we again talked for the next hour while Jake and Marsha finished the hike and came back to us. The men had brought with the makings for a sandwich which we all ate while watching the sunset. Afterwards we headed back to the car and went back to Duke Dance's apartment to watch the Emperor's New Groove and Mountains of Ephraim (most of you won't know this one..it's a home video Dave and Jake made before their mission) and enjoying a bowl of ice cream. Before ending the night Marsha and I invited them to join us for the rodeo in Manti the next night. They agreed and that concluded our first date!

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