Time to Paint!

I have been talking about painting our living room for about 4 months, and since I am off track I finally had the time. I painted one accent wall in our living room, and one accent wall in a nook just off the kitchen. It took me 3 days to get it the perfect shade, and our house was completely torn apart for those 3 days! While I was painting the walls I also decided to spray paint our hutch that is in the nook. It used to be a dark green, and I painted it a dark brown. It looks so good! It is amazing how much a little paint can change the whole look of your house. I am loving it! Here are some pictures. Enjoy!

Here is a before picture that was taken sometime last year (with my hubby in a lovely position)

Here is the after picture. I love it!!

Here is a picture of our big mess!!! It was not pretty!

Here is our hutch and the nook that I painted.

Now that I am done painting this room I see why people say that it is addicting. I now want to paint our bedroom wall brown. We will see what happens, but as for right now we are both enjoying our new orange living room. Just in time for Halloween. :)

Fall Break in St. George

Matt and I had a blast in St. George this last weekend. We headed down on Wednesday and stayed until Sunday night. It was such a fun and relaxing weekend. We were there with my parents, Trish and Tyler, and their 3 kids. We spent a lot of time just relaxing, shopping, swimming, and riding on my parents scooters. It is so much fun to be able to do whatever you want and not worry about school and what you have to do the next day. I loved it!

We went to Mesquite on Friday night. They were having a seafood buffet, and my family loves crab so we were all in heaven. We also went to In-and-Out Burger almost everyday that we were down there. That is the reason that I started running again. :)

Matt was really excited because he finally got me out on the golf course. We were able to play golf with my parents at the beautiful Sand Hollow course. I couldn't believe how pretty a golf course could be! It makes me realize why Matt loves golf so much. It really is a peaceful place to be. I had a great time. (I shot a 62 on 9 holes. Pretty terrible!!)

My mom and I had a blast watching my dad and Matt take their game very seriously! :) It was funny because My mom yelled "Thank You" to someone right when Matt was hitting his driver, and I took a picture of Matt right when he was in his backswing. He was losing his patience with us. :)

This course was made to resemble the old course in Scotland. My dad has played there a few times, so he kept us up to date on the similarities.

I had to post a picture of my swing. Matt told me that I had good follow-through. I was proud of myself because I can actually hit the ball now. That always make a day of golf WAY more fun.

I Was Tagged!

1. Put your I-Tunes/music player/cd player on shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT!!! NO CHEATING!
4. After you've answered all the questions, tag three other people.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Just To See You Smile - Tim McGraw

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Everytime - Britney Spears

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Emotion - Destiny's Child

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Work Magic - Lloyd Banks

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
In This Skin - Jessica Simpson

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Piano Man - Billy Joel

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Little Things - Bush (that is funny, but so not true)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
The Dreaming Tree - Dave Matthews Band

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT FREQUENTLY?
Survivor - Destiny's Child (very true....with 21 3rd graders all day long)

WHAT IS 2 + 2?
In My Place - Coldplay

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
My Love is Like...Wo - Mya (HAHAHA)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LOVE?
Pray Your Gods - Toad the Wet Sprocket (I don't get that one)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You - Sting

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Polly - Nirvana (Funny)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LOVE?
Angel - Shaggy (That works!)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
The Voice Within - Christina Aguilera (well, I am a little outspoken)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Slipped Away - Avril Lavigne (that works because the wedding day flew by!)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Son Of A Gun - Janet Jackson (too funny)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Let You Down - Dave Matthews Band (sad)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
I Love You - Martina McBride (who would've guessed!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Seed - Sublime

Use the song that comes up no cheating or its no fun!
I tag Kelly, Amy, and Deidra. Have fun girls!

In Touch with Nature

It has been a long time since I last blogged, so I have a few things to post about.

Last weekend Matt and I decided to get in touch with our outdoorsy side and took a trip to Park City last weekend. We had to go and renew all of Matt's ski passes, so we took the scenic route and went up Guardsman Pass (I think that is what it is called). It was so much fun! I have never driven to Park City that way, so it was really neat to see a part of Utah that I haven't seen before. It was gorgeous! Once we got to Park City, we went to lunch at the Wasatch Brewery and walked around all the shops on Main Street. It was so nice to spend a whole Saturday with Matt. He usually is golfing on Saturday, so it was a really nice change. Thanks baby! I had a blast!

A couple of weekends ago we went up to the canyon with some friends for a BBQ. It was so much fun to do something outdoors. Jason and Emily made the plans, and Kelly and Jon came up too. Jason worked the grill while the rest of us just ate. It was perfect! :) We had a blast, so I had to post some pictures from it.

The whole gang! (Emily & Jason, Kelly & Jon, Matt & Mandy)

Here are the boys building a fire. It looks like it is snowing, but it is just the ash floating through the air. Kind of cool!
All the girls. (Emily, Kelly, and Mandy)
A cute one of Jason and Emily.

Thanks guys! We had a blast!