One Year Anniversary

We celebrated our one year anniversary on March 5th! People say the first year is the hardest, and if this is true then our life together is going to be a breeze!! He is the most loving, supportive, optimistic, loyal and handsome person I know. Its crazy it's only been a year, I feel like I have known and been with him forever... ironic huh, because I do get to be with him FOREVER!

Our Happy Engagement

Wedding Day...

In the most sacred place on earth.

We celebrated that night with a dinner made by yours truly. I would not consider myself to be a Martha Stuart, but I do have the ability when I put forth the effort. Most of my dinners consist of a main dish and thats all. Landon loves salad so he'll make one for himself to eat with dinner if I don't feel like cutting up veggies and washing the lettuce and all that effort. But I thought I had to do something special for our anniversary. So I made stuffed pork loin, potato wedges with seasoned snap peas, a carmelized pecan and strawberry spinach salad and a mint chocolate chip ice-cream pie. (not pictured). It was very simple so if you are looking for a recipe let me know and i'll put it up here. I suprised landon with a decorated table with candles and a self-made flower arrangement and Martinelli's and $1 wine glasses to make it look special.

Before...

After...

Landon lighting the candles for me...

The delicious meal...

We got to REALLY celebrate in las vegas the following weekend. We were able to stay in a beautiful hotel and enjoy the weekend away together. It was a 5 1/2 hour drive to vegas but it was so nice to just have time to talk to each other. Life is so busy that sometimes we don't take the time to laugh and enjoy one another's company. He really is my best friend and I love singing duets and discussing our opinions on controversial issues. It was a short weekend but we got to do a lot of fun things like play tennis, see the wax museum, go to the MWC championship basketball game (it was supposed to be BYU...), a wonderful dinner and gelato.

Funny pic of my babe, but Brad Pitt looked so real I had to show you!

Jessica Simpson and myself trying to be her...

Lunch in St. George on our way home.

Here's to SEVENTY more years of love and happiness!
Happy Anniversary Babe, I love you with all my heart.

My frustrating Day home...

Well Done!!

My little Bro returned from his mission in Chile. For those of you who know Grant, you know what an energetic and hilarious person he is. He is so much fun to be around and his presence was noticeably gone the past two years. Landon had never met him before (which is weird) so my Dad got our family together to greet him when he got home!

I am so proud of him and the struggles and accomplishments that he has done during the past two years! I am so glad he'll be moving to provo soon so we can hang out.

Mom's first hug...


Is this not the cutest thing ever?...


Reece is now the tallest and Grant couldn't believe this bean pole!

Danny and Reece waiting excitedly! haha

All the scurr boys reunited.

Already jumpin at the bit to play basketball!

The kids all together!

Sin City...

Well I'm playing catch up. But hey, better late than never.

Here are some pictures from our amazing trip to the Sin City in December. Landon's hardwork with the football team paid off and we got an all expenses paid trip (we actually made money, without gambling I might add) and it was so much fun!


We got to see Blue Man Group. Landon's first time and he loved it!

Crepes at Paris with our friends! Mmm...
They also took us to see Terry Fator. He was awesome!

Remembering 2009

Well I saw that my friend Angie did this and I think it will be a good way for me to remember all that happened this past year. Since I am no journal keeper I think it would be good to write down a few memories from the year 2009. It was a fantastic year...

January:
Seems so long ago. I don't think anything too exciting happened. I guess you could say it was my last semester of my undergrad! Other than that, just another day living in the snow.

February:
Celebrated my 22 birthday!

March:
Married my sweetheart Landon March 5, 2009, spent a weekend in San Diego for our honeymoon. We also got our callings as primary teachers! We love our little 5 year olds!

April:
I graduated from BYU with a Bachelor's Degree in Speech Language Pathology.
My best friend Angie was married.

May:
We moved into our current apartment in my Aunt's Basement!

June:
Landon completed the Eco Challenge with the football team.
Went on a cruise to the Caribbean!! My first cruise ever!

July:
Partied in Lake Powell (another first vacation for me) with Landon's family and got to visit my family in AZ as well.

August:
My brother Brian and Ashton were married in Vegas.
I started Graduate school at the University of Utah.
Landon started the accounting program at BYU.

September:
My best friend Dani was married.

October:
Went to Chili's for Halloween which was exactly what Landon and I did last halloween too! And carved pumpkins with our friends!

November:
Got to go to So You Think You Can Dance tour.

December:
Went to Vegas with the BYU football Team.
Celebrated Christmas in AZ!
Celebrated New Years in Kaysville.
HERE'S TO ANOTHER GREAT YEAR!

Happy Birthday to My Dad

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!

I love you

My Father Is:
Compassionate
Hark-working
Encouraging
Unwavering
Supportive
Honorable
Charitable
Devoted
Faithful
Tender
Happy
Subtle
Caring
Loyal
MINE

Much to be Thankful for

I have been thinking a lot about Thanksgiving this year and been thinking about how wonderful my life is. There is so much to be thankful for and I know everyone around me is extremely blessed. Because there are so many things to be thankful for I thought I'd list a few, particularly related to this past year.

1. I am SO thankful for such a solid and loving marriage. I am so thankful for Landon and for our life together. It has been complete bliss! This also relates to being thankful for parents who have been the ultimate example of what a marriage should be. Especially in these days where it is common for marriages to be broken and fail, it is something to truly show gratitude for.
2. I am so thankful for health. I have been so blessed. Since being "diagnosed" with Rheumatoid Arthritis my junior year of high school, I have been off my medicine for about 2 years now!! RA is supposed to be an irreversible condition but I feel healed. Because it's been so long since I've not been able to walk in the morning because my feet felt bruised and broken, I feel I owe a special thanks to Heavenly Father for blessing me with this miracle of health.
3. I am thankful for school. An education is one of the reasons we are here. We need to embrace learning. I complain a lot about having to get a master's degree and how much work it is and how it would be so much easier to just get a job and be done with school! But I know it is a blessing that not a lot of people get to experience. I will make friendships and learn things that will last me a lifetime. It is important and something I can be proud of.
4. I am thankful for the summer jobs we had. Because of the money we made this summer we are able to both attend school and not work. There is no time in our schedules for a job and we are so lucky that we have the means to survive this school year and make it till next summer. Although it's scary at times, with the student loans and budgeting and family support I am so thankful to know that everything will work out in the end.
5. I am so thankful for primary. Landon and I are primary teachers. We have four 5 year old girls and one boy. It has been so much fun re-learning primary songs and seeing firsthand what the Lord means when he says we must "become as a little child". Our little class is so cute and enthusiastic and smart. Primary is such a wonderful place for children to build a solid foundation and I LOVE primary!
6. I am so thankful for blogs! Being introduced to blogs this year has been so fun. I love hearing and seeing what my friends are up to. It is such an amazing thing that I can keep informed and read the thoughts and feelings about people that I look up to and admire. Every person has something to offer and I am thankful for everyone's zest for life!
7. I am so thankful for the temple! This year has been one of the best as far as strengthening my testimony. The temple is such a wonderful symbol and place to feel like you belong. The blessings there are eternal and so real.
8. I am so thankful for family. My immediate family means so much to me. This year has been one that has strengthened us. I am so thankful for the support, love, sacrifice, comfort and friendships in my family. My in-law family is also amazing. I am so thankful that I am able to feel 100% comfortable with my in-laws. They have shown me selflessness, generosity, love and kindness. Its been a great year being close to them.
9. I am thankful for warm weather! Maybe I'm being biased because it's just now starting to get cold here, but I am a die-hard born and raised Arizona girl through and through. Weather is such a hassle and bother. Layer after layer never makes you feel cute and I can only fit one layer under my jeans because they're too tight. haha Anyway, the sun is a wonderful thing that I am thankful for!
10. I am thankful for our car. I was so lucky to have my Dad buy me a 2008 Mazda 3 for my 21st birthday. I didn't know then just how much this car would mean to me. Landon and I have been living with one car. Some people think we're crazy, but it's the best thing for our financial situation. But this car has been so reliable and so wonderful and I know that our appreciation for transportation (especially Landon's experience with riding a bike in 20 degree weather at 5:30 in the morning to school, (bless his little heart)) has greatly increased this past year.

Those are just a few things. I could go on and on... but couldn't we all??? And we should remember who the person is that we should ultimately be showing gratitude to... our father in heaven.

What a wonderful thing it is to have SO much to be THANKFUL for!