February

February came and went and here are the things that I missed blogging about:

Ski Utah

I took on a project at school to get us involved with a program called "Ski Utah". They take fourth graders skiing for a day at a local ski resort and any child who can't pay the $25 fee gets "scholarships" to still be able to participate. People who travel to Utah to ski probably wouldn't believe that out of the 70 or so fourth graders at my school that went skiing or snowboarding with us, one had been before. It was an awesome experience and I'm so glad we did it, even if it was a lot of work for me. 

Valentine's Day

Stephen and I had a great Valentine's Day. We went to see The Vow, which was a little bit more sad and less dreamy-lovey than I had hoped but I really liked it still. I thought it was even better after I looked up and read about the couple it was actually based on. The movie stayed pretty true to the actual story. After that Stephen took me to dinner at Log Haven which was delicious! It was so pretty up the canyon, even if there wan't much snow. 

Swamp People

We have some new neighbors that we have made friends with and they introduced us to "Swamp People". We aren't huge T.V. watchers and when I watch other people's cable, I remember why. If you haven't seen this show, I recommend at least a one-time watch. We have been going over to the Moore's to watch it on a weekly basis for a few weeks and we just crack up for the whole hour. After we thought that was funny we found another show called "Mudcats" that is just indescribable. Check out the link because I really can't do that one justice. 

Frontline on Meth

This really has nothing to do with mine and Stephen's life in February but I am sharing it here anyhow. Stephen is always finding interesting news articles and videos and showing them to me. This is one of those. This is a documentary from Frontline on the "Meth Epidemic" as they call it. I was so enthralled after I stared watching this that I ended up watching the entire thing. It was super educational, even if it was a little freaky. Here is the link if you want to check it out. 

My Birthday!

I was born on a leap year just one short hour after February 29th. It's been a disappointment for my father his entire life but my birthday is not in February but March 1st. It was a fun but crazy day. I thought it would be fun to take muffins to my class that morning, fun in theory but it really ended up being a bad idea after all of the sugar and wildness set in to them. I maybe could have got them back under control but  just before lunch my mom showed up in my classroom! She surprised me and drove down from Logan to have lunch with me. She brought treats for the kids and told them funny stories about me and showed them my fourth grade pictures. It was fun to have her come. By the end of the day I wasn't too sad to see the kids leave. Stephen and I went to dinner at the Paris Bistro and then had treats with friends at our house later. There were a couple of pictures taken but not by me so sorry, no photos. Rest assured that I look just the same now that I am 24 as I did when I was 23 though. It was a fun day and Stephen gave me a gift certificate here, which will make for another fun day if I can only choose what to do!