surprise weekend.

this weekend was so much fun.

all of dars friends were heading down to wendover for a guys weekend.

but he didn't want to go.

so i decided that i would plan something fun for us to do instead.

and it was all going to be a surprise.

now for all of those who know me really well than you know i suck at keeping an exciting secret.

Christmas i always tell the brothers what i got them.

i tell people what birthday presents i get them.

i am just horrible.

so i was dead set on not telling him until late Friday as to what we were going to do.

well...

that didn't work out.

so i told him thursday.

he was so excited.. that or was a really good actor ;)

saturday came and we were going to head down to salt lake pretty early.

well...

then we got off to a late start.

then we decided to wait and see his brothers new house, and be there when they told the kids.

then we forgot the tickets and had to go back to richmond.

then we needed to get gas.

finally around 2 we were ready to hit the road.

surprise 1.

i got us a room at the little america.

i figured it would be a lot of fun to just get away for the night.

(we've both been super stressed lately and needed a break)

so we got all booked into our room..

and not even 10 minutes later we were jumping on the bed like little kids

it was a lot of fun to just be silly.

surprise 2.

i got us jazz game tickets.

since the game started at 7 we needed to get some dinner before.

we got changed and ready and headed to get some food

we decided to go to the Macaroni Grill..

much to my surprise they don't have Macaroni.

but hey i went with it.

we hurried and ate and headed over to the game.

the game was a lot of fun.

i spent most of the time watching the jazz bear due to my fear of mascots

but it was still a way fun time.

after the game we drove around talking and just looking around.

after awhile we headed back and watched some tv.

the next morning we ate at the original pancake house

and it was amazing.

after breakfast we made a quick run to target,

and headed home.

this weekend was so much fun

a nice little break 

and some much needed bonding time!

this guy is amazing!

i needed to get my jazz gear!

lets all just pretend

so new years was about a week ago.

and i am just now getting to post about it.

oops.

so lets just pretend new years just happened

new years eve:

a few days before new years eve dar asked if i would want to go up to his friends cabin for new years to go sledding, and just hang out with everyone.

like it was even a question,

of course! 

that day i had to go to work for a little bit, and while i was there i was getting frantic messages from dar worrying about snow clothes, and the jobs he was doing.

so i got off work at 12:30 met up with him and we were hoping to head over at 1.

well about 5 we had ran to 3 different stores looking for snow clothes for him,

got pizza, got groceries, got gas, and packed up the car we were finally on our way.

on the way over we started talking and soon we were in bear lake.

but we weren't quite done talking so even thought it was snowing and the roads were ice we decided to drive around the lake.

it was such a great memory i will hold onto forever.

finally at 7:30 we decided to head up to the cabin and join everyone.

it was so much fun.

we ate.

laughed.

played basketball (inside)

watched all the boys shoot each other with fireworks.

watched the ball drop.

drank sparkling cider.

and lit off more fireworks.

new years day:

everyone slept in.

and it was so nice.

after a lazy morning complete with a yummy breakfast we all bundled up and decided to go sledding.

so we headed to the "sinks" in the canyon

after an almost fight with some drunk guys we all started to go sledding.

i am such a baby when it comes to this.

i didn't want to go fast.. or even down the hill at all.

i was sitting on a tube with dar when his lovely friend Zane decided it was time for me to go down.

the only thing keeping me on that tube was darwin holding my shoulder.

it was quite the adventure.

all in all it was such a great way to bring in the new year.

2013 is going to be one to remember.

Right before the trouble happened

watching fireworks

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