happy halloween!

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Happy Halloween!

Zac and I spent the night at his parents' house with a couple of his siblings eating too much food (chicken noodle soup and seven-layer bean dip!), scaring trick-or-treaters with JoJo, and being silly with our one-year-old niece, Kynlee. What a fun night. (And I forgot to take a single picture!)

And if I ever get a dog, I think I will dress it up as a ghost for Halloween, because how cute is this? I'm not even a dog person...

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halloween eve.

Just a few photos from tonight. After consuming what I'm pretty sure was my entire day's worth of calories in candy at work today, Zac and I bought some candy corn to eat. Now I'm regretting it as I sit here with a horrible stomach ache. 

I carved my first jack-o-lantern in years! It was hard, and not as fun as I remember it being (where's my Holiday spirit?!), but I did it. We have three more pumpkins to carve! 

Tomorrow is Halloween, and I just thought of what to dress up as a couple of hours ago. And for it being so last-minute, I'm quite proud of how clever I am for thinking it up.

Happy Halloween!

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a little corn maze fun.

We met up with my family last night at Cornbelly's for some Autumn festivities for Family Home Evening! There was a sparkly horse to ride, camp fires to roast s'mores, mechanical chickens who sang songs, and the smell of deep-fried snickers and oreos. It was so much fun, especially since three-year-old Aiden and Brooke were there with us. 

Before it started to get dark and cold, we made our way through the corn maze. My dad took Aiden and Brooke through secret passageways, and we followed close behind. Because of the drought this year, I was taller than most of the corn stalks. I'm used to giant, towering corn mazes, so it was different.

We finished the night with a hayride and dinner. I love my family. See you on Monday, Cornbelly's!

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a tribute post to the best waiter ever.

Last night, Erica, Rachel, and I went to Joe Vera's Mexican Fiestaurant in honor of our semi-semesterly girls night! We sat in the same old booth as we always do, and ate some good chops and salsa, and talked about awesome things.

What you don't know about the three of us when we're together is that we [apparently] like to make people feel uncomfortable. So when our waiter, Andy, introduced himself, our minds were already thinking of something awesome to do.

We decided that Rachel should awkwardly flirt with him, and so it was. Eventually, Andy came out in a Mexican sombrero and took pictures with us, because we are so cunning. I am convinced he had a crush on one of us (why else would he come out looking like that?). Now I'm trying to decide which one it was.

It's always a blast spending time with these two ladies. I am a lucky woman to have such good and crazy friends.

Oh, and I rode a deer...

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the first day of snow.

I know I talk and talked about the snow that fell yesterday, but this morning, we woke up to snow on the ground. It's what I consider the first day of snow here in this town. The ground was white with it, and I drove in it, and it felt like I was flying through space.

When I got to work this morning, there were so many clouds in the sky, and they were dark. It looked like the sun hadn't risen yet, like it was still nighttime.  That's when I got up from my desk, went outside, and took this picture (the clouds don't look dark, but they were, I promise). And then, when I looked out the window next, the sun was out, the clouds were gone, and so was the snow. But it's okay, because it's snowing tonight, and I'm sure there will be more of it when I was up tomorrow.

I am ecstatic. I can't believe the snow is here!

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the first signs of winter.

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Early this morning, after Zac left for work, I stepped outside and locked the door. When I turned around, I saw tiny little snow flakes in the air, slowly making their way to the ground, where they instantly melted. It was magical! When I got to my car, a pile of those little snowflakes found a spot on my windsheild, and it made me so, so happy.

I drove to work this morning in the falling snow, that eventually turned into rain, because it wasn't cold enough. I didn't even mind the cold air from the vents blowing on my face and ears. The first signs of winter are making their way to Utah, and I couldn't be more thrilled.

Last year, if you remember, we didn't get much snow. And on Christmas day, the only day that snow is mandatory, it was dry. And that kind of put me in a downer mood all winter, especially since my Grandpa Earl passed away three days after Christmas. So this year I am hoping for lots and lots and lots of snow; maybe even a blizzard!

It's a good thing I broke out the Christmas records weeks ago.

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

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politics.

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Zac and I just finished watching the third and final Presidential Debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. We didn't watch the first two, but I heard Romney won both. While watching this one with Zac and my brother, Daniel, I found it funny that Mitt listened to Obama and waited for him to finish his sentences, while Obama interrupted Romney every chance he got, telling him how wrong he was (he wasn't). 

All I can say is that is Obama is reelected, our country is in trouble.

Go Mitt!

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baby zac and baby megan.

Zac and I spent a part of today backing up all of our photos and music onto a hard drive so we don't lose them, just in case something happens. While going through them, Zac reminded me of all of our little kid pictures we scanned for a slide show for our wedding luncheon. 

It got me thinking, what will our babies look like? I don't want to sound vain or anything, but if our kids looked like me, I would be okay with that. I was a cute baby! But Zac was pretty cute too. I mostly just hope our baby isn't bald, like Zac was (sorry sweetie).

What do you think?

PS: please admire our matching pajamas.

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on the river.

We met up with Matt, Steph, and their two boys, Aiden and Jackson, this evening for a Halloween cruise on the Provo River. Keeping Aiden occupied was pretty easy while we waiting for the boat, since he made friends with a cat, took as many pictures as I would let him (fun fact: the picture of me and Zac was taken by Aiden--not too shabby), and kept shouting "I'm going to steal your booty" to the pirate walking by.

On the boat, we listened to a scary story told by the captain, and pirate jokes told by the pirate himself. We also saw jack-o-lanterns and witches and ghosts all along the river bank. It was quite a sight!

Afterwards, when we were all freezing, we met up at Subway for some dinner, and I had my first toasted sub. It was pretty good. I might get another someday. Aiden was a character the whole night. I just might think he is the coolest kid who ever lived.

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a happy list.

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What makes me happy today:

1. A husband who loves me unconditionally (I could stop here).
2. The wind and rain outside my window.
3. Giving Emily travel tips for San Francisco, and dreaming of going there with Zac one day.
4. The Holidays are starting. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas! My favorite time of the year.
5. Two bags of Pumpkin Spice Kisses in the fridge.
6. Making a good dinner for my sweet husband.
7. Thinking of what to be for Halloween (still not there yet--any ideas?).
8. Teeny tiny baby clothes.
9. Taking a walk during work today.
10. Thinking of all the beautiful holiday decorations and food I'm going to make (thanks, Pinterest).

What makes you happy? :)

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touchy feely.

The day we moved, exactly 6 months ago.

Last night, Zac and I sat on our cozy bed and took the Five Love Languages test to see what ways we feel loved the most. I'll admit, it was pretty hard, as you have to pick the statement that is most true (even though, oftentimes, both are true). 

When we both finished our tests, we compared them. My first love language is Physical Touch, and my second tied between Service and Quality Time. Zac's first love language tied between Physical Touch and Words of Affirmation. His second was Quality Time.

So, when it comes right down to it, Zac and I both like to be touchy feely. Surprised, not surprised. 

If I remember right, Zac's parents were concerned about us being too touchy feely when we were engaged. I have to laugh, because they probably thought it would wear off once we were married. It hasn't.

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we've got pumpkins on our porch!

In honor of October and Halloween, Zac and I headed to the Vineyard Garden Center after work a couple of days ago and picked out some pumpkins for our little porch (because what would October be without pumpkins?!). I was searching for the perfect pumpkin to carve, and I think I found it! 

Just when we were about to leave, we saw these cute little baby pumpkins, and I had to have them. I find miniature versions of anything (shampoo bottles, candy bars, animals...) unbelievably cute, so Zac let me get two of these little pumpkins. 

On our way home, our pumpkins were rolling around in the back of the car like crazy. It was pretty funny to hear them roll every time we turned onto a new street.

I can't wait to carve these babies! And I think I'll start a new tradition this year and roast some pumpkin seeds to eat. I've never had them before, and I am intrigued! 

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fulkultur.

My old roommate, Erica, showed me this song when we were living with each other two years ago, and it was like the gods of music shined their light on me. No, really, it's awesome.

I don't think I've listened to this for at least a year, and then today I started humming it, and I was all, "How have I not been listening to this everyday?" It makes me want to dance.

In other news, our cute little downstairs neighbor girl who's about 4 years old said hi to me again when I came home from work. She was wearing a cowboy hat and boots, and she followed me up the stairs. She's adorable.

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a day at the cabin.

When we pulled up to the cabin yesterday morning, the first session of General Conference was just ending. We walked in, and I headed straight for the back door to stand in the warm sunlight while my father-in-law got the fire started. 

I made homemade cinnamon caramel that we brought up with the apples we got at the Farmer's Market, and we all dug in while my mother-in-law put the chili on the stove. 

After lunch, the second session of General Conference was starting, so we all gathered around the TV (I got the best spot in the house--right by the old fire place) and listened to the prophet's voice! It was so, so good.

We spent the rest of the afternoon riding the Polaris down to the stream, where we took lots of pretty pictures of the mountains, and roasting marshmallows over the smoky fire with the rest of the family. Zac made me a s'more (probably the last one of the year), and I was in heaven.

A couple of hours before it started to get dark, we packed everything up and started the long drive home. This was my first time up at the cabin in the fall time, and it was stunning. What a way to spend Conference weekend! I'm already looking forward to going back with my sweetie. :)

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