Dancing up a Saturday night fever

So my roomies and I thought it would be fun to do a big group date on Saturday night. So we heard about a couples Disco dance that took place on Saturday night. We put together a little indoor picnic of fruit salad, chips, and sandwiches. We dressed up in our best 70's clothing and went and lit up the dance floor. We watched Sherlock Holmes after the dance but of course, I fell asleep during the first 5 minutes of the movie like I always do. Anyway, it was a blast and I loved every minute. Mike was a trooper considering that he does not like dances. He was the best for humoring me for the dance. It is one of the many things I love about him, his ability to humor me.

Here are some pics from the date night:

 The Girls getting ready for the night.

The food. Heather did an excellent job centering the picture if you can't tell. 

 Lorraine and Steven. So happy to be together. 

Daniella and her boyfriend Daren. 

Heather and Jon. Heather means business. lol

Mike and I. I have no idea what I am doing with my hip. Highly ridiculous looking. But we looked good together. : )

CJ and CT. CJ wins the prize for tightest pants. We could see a perfect outline of his I-card in his back pocket because his pants were so tight.

I just love Heather's face in this picture. 

The Girls

The Men

Happy to be together. 

I am crazy about this boy. I love him to death. He makes me so happy. : )

Well the night was fabulous. We loved having fun with everyone.

Racing Against the Clock

So this week started off with a bang. I had a 6 page paper due at midnight on Monday night, a sonnet explication on Shakespeare's 97th sonnet, 130 pages of reading in Henry the 5th, and 11 chapters of the Doctrine and Covenants to read. All of this is just the stuff that is required and due on Tuesday; it does not include the extracurricular studying for Grammar and Advanced Literary Criticism. With all this school work I have felt like there are days where there is no time to breath, or eat. But I keep going. Doing one thing at a time. I have the extra incentive of seeing Mike. I wish school would just go away so I could just be with him all the time, but I am learning how to study and spend time with Mike at the same time. It is a learning process but we are managing to master the art of being together and studying. Cuddling is a great incentive to get it done quickly.

So this last weekend I had two soccer games. The first one I injured myself. My quad, hamstring and calf on my left were going crazy with spasming. It hurt and has taken a couple days to recover. I didn't get to play on Saturday morning which was a downer because it was going to be the first time that Mike was going to be able to see me play. And he won't get to see me play this weekend because our games are at the same time. But what can you do?

The big trip to Las Vegas is in a week from like this exact hour. That is if we leave on Wednesday. It depends on Mike's Thursday classes. So crossing my finger that we will be on the road this time next week. I can hardly wait to get out of here to be away from school, be with Mike, the adventures that are to ensue, and to meet his family and friends down in Vegas. So there is a goal. Work my butt off on school work for the next week to have more free time when we are in Vegas. It is just one thing at a time.

Roadtripping!

So two weeks ago I went home for a weekend, because my best friend Whitney from high school was getting married and I was a bridesmaid. I love that girl to death and am so happy for her and David. I wish them every happiness in the world.

The beautiful Bride and I. It was a great day!

So I drove home with my amazing boyfriend Mike, and we left on Thursday morning, bright and early. We drove twelve long hours, and killed the hours with talking and music. I was definitely loving the one on one time with Mike, because at college it is hard to do with school, sports and roommates. But we love doing stuff with our roommates too! Mike drove the whole way to Vancouver and the whole way back to Rexburg. When we FINALLY made it to Portland, I accidentally told Mike to take the Portland exit rather than the Seattle exit, and it was right in the middle of rush hour! We finally made it and there was the family to tackle us with a great welcome home and a home cooked meal on the table waiting for us. I loved having home cooking again. We are so deprived in college. lol

The family made us a super cute sign!

Mike meet the family, mom and dad, the sibs, Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Brittney and some of the cousins. He was a big hit with the family and they all loved him and thought he was great. Friday was spent running errands and getting my bridesmaid dress altered. We celebrated Dad's birthday that Friday night because Saturday was going to be packed with wedding and Prom for Brooke. We had a delicious dinner of steak, potatoes, garlic bread, salad, and cake. It was delicious and we did not have enough room for all the food.

Here is the Birthday Boy! Love my Poppy!

Saturday was great! Mike went to the temple with Poppy to do a endowment session before the sealing. And then he came out and sat with me during the sealing. It was a beautiful wedding and Whitney looked absolutely amazing. I posed for pictures and Mike was the best support ever as I had to pose, getting me my jacket between pics and answering my phone when necessary. Pretty much the best boyfriend ever. 

The reception was at the Marshall house and it was a great event. I got to see my old high school girlfriends and let's just say that Mike got to see a whole new side of me. Abby, Caitlin, Lindsay, Brittney, Megan, Whitney and I all had a great crack up about old memories, and hearing Abby give advice for the wedding night to Whitney. 

The Girls: (Front L to R) Brittney, Whitney, Abby

(Back L to R) Lindsay, Caitlin, Megan, and Me

 Abby giving advice for the wedding night. Hilarious! Love these girls!

The Six Blondes reunited! Good ol' middle school. (L to R) Brittney, Lindsay, Whitney, Me, Caitlin, Abby

I caught bouquet. It was a pretty dang good catch if I do say so myself. lol

Brooke went to prom with Bloor and she looked absolutely gorgeous, and looked like a Bond girl. She had a wonderful time. Love my little sister. They drove to prom in a Porsche!

Well the weekend went way too fast. We loved every minute. I loved sharing my life back home with Mike. He even got to go to Burgerville for the first time, and got to try my fave, Chevy's salsa. He visited Spanky's, my job at home, and my elementary school, middle school, and high school. He met a couple teachers too. Not planned I promise! It was all coincidence. He met Megan, and whit, and Sister Tendler and Sister Glem. All the important people in my life. 

On the way home we stopped in Boise for dinner with Mike and Rachel Moorhouse, who I love to death. Mike loved them too. He got some good advice from Mike about chiropractic school and what not. They are so welcoming and I love them both to death. We finally made it back to Rexburg in the early AM hours. It was such a great trip and we didn't want it to end.

Mike and I at the wedding.

But all in all, the trip was about as close to perfect as it can get. I loved all the time I got with Mike and it made it hard to come back to school and responsibility. But if anything it made me realize how grateful and blessed I am to have him in my life right now. He has been such a sweet and caring guy, making me realize that I do deserve to be treated as good as possible. He has made me realize that I don't want to be treated badly by guys and how I don't deserve anything less than the best. He has taught me so many things, and has brought nothing but happiness in my life. So my biggest thanks to Mike for taking care of me and wanting to be a part of my life. You're the best! Thanks for the great road trip.