The Amish....

About a week after we arrived here in Philly we decided to visit a near by Amish community. I have always been fascinated with the Amish people and it has been a life long goal to see them in action. So thats just what we did! It wasnt as exciting as I expected it to be but it still was a little bit of a rush. Bridger was the only one brave enough to actually get out of the car and talk to one of them. I just felt too bad to go up to one of them in fear of making them feel like I was treated them like they were a show or something. Here are some pics and videos of our Amish friends :)

The Philadelphia Zoo

A few weeks ago my beloved friend Natasha and myself went to the zoo here in Philli. It was so much fun! Did you know that the Philadelphia zoo was the first zoo in the USA? I bet you didnt :) These are the kinds of things that you can learn when you visit the zoo. We saw all of the animals in their, not so natural, habitats and we even had a run in with a wild peacock! WOW! To say the least, it was a very adventurous day for both of us! I have some videos Id like to post so hopefully they work.....

Our Adventures in Philli :)

So as I said earlier in one of my previous blogs, Aaron and I moved to philli for the summer. So far its been so much fun! The drive took us three whole days to get here and I dont think I have ever been so happy to finally reach any destination, and Im pretty sure Aaron would second that.. I was so sick of being in the car and towards the end of the drive I started to get kinda grouchy. We followed our friends Bridger and Natasha all the way here. They were the ones with the GPS and without them Im sure we would have been lost for sure. Bridger has an obsession with hunting and just had to stop at nearly every Cabella's on the way here so we got some nifty pics at some of our stops. I didnt take a lot but Im sure Ill take a lot more on the way home.
Once we got here things were fine. Our aparment is really nice compared to what we were living in when we were in provo so both Aaron and I were excited to get moved in... well kinda moved in. We only brought the bare essentials here since we didnt have a lot of room in our car. I usually like to go all out with decorating so its been a little bit of an adjustment to just have bare white walls and no pictures or anything. It was kinda depressing for me at first but now that I have made some new girlfriends with the other APX wives Im not spending so much time alone in my boring apartment- its been a lot less depressing. Its actually been kinda fun! When Im not working in the office Im out and about with the lil wivesies. As a matter of fact, I have a pic of all the Desperate APX wives :) Well almost all of them. There are a few missing. But the pic was taken at one of the company get togethers while all of the boys were playing their home run derby. All of us girlies were sitting in the dug out supporting. :) Im at the very end of the row in th pic. There are also some pics of Aaron at home base showin all the guys whats up.

First Things First... Our honeymoon

I finally figured out how to get all my pics from my camera transferred onto my computer! And these pics go way back to before Aaron and I were married. So I want to put all of them on here but I guess that I have to start at the begining. So these first pics are from our honeymoon!

Our wedding was amazing and then our wedding night was so much fun ;) haha! We didnt get to eat anything at our reception because we were too busy talking with the guests and having a good time. By the time that everyone had left the food had already been cleaned up. So we were starving, of course, and it was after 10 when we left the reception so all of the restaraunts were closed..... Except Village Inn! haha! We shared an omlett and our waiter gave us two free pieces of pie since it was our wedding night. It couldnt get any better than that! We Spent our first night in downtown Salt Lake and the Hotel Monico. It was so nice! They gave us a complimentary bottle of Sparkling Cider, which we saved for later in our honey moon.
The next day ( Dec. 28) we drove out to provo and spent the next night in our very own apartment which was fun because it was "our" apartment. Then the following morning (Dec.29) we headed up to midway, UT. The drive was beautiful in the middle of the winter. We passed by Deer Creek and it was all covered with ice. Everything was a winter wonderland and we were all cozied up in my warm car listening to Michael Jackson and enjoying the scenery!
We arrived at the Homestead and headed to our cute Honeymoon suite. There are some pics of our room and the room number. We Spent the next two nights there. It was so cozy in our lil room and each time I looked out the window there were deer walking around the lot (also shown in the pics). We went to the crater which is a natural hot springs located inside of the crater thing. Its pretty cool. The water there is so clear and you can see all the way to the bottom. Its really deep! A lot of people go there so go Deep water diving. But Aaron and I are more of the floater types. haha! We just bobbed around and had a good time :)
On Dec. 31 we changed locations for the last time and headed to our Honeymoon suite at the Johnson Mill. But before heading over there we decided to go sledding at Soldiers Hollow! So So much fun! We were cruisin down the hill so fast! Then we would hook our tubes back onto the line and it would pull us right back up to the top again. Sleding is my favortie winter sport for sure.
So after that, we headed back to the Johnson Mill and we had some warm honey oatmeal and cleaned up. Since it was new years eve we headed to the town and got some dinner at one of the nicer places up there. It was really good! I got a pulled pork sandwhich and Aaron had a french dip :) After our delightful meal we headed back to our Suite. It was AMAZING! I felt like a princess there. It was a cozy lil cabin and was decorated so nice. Definitly the best way to spend New Years! We opened our bottle of sparkling cider and kicked back by the fireplace while we watched a movie. It wasnt until a little while later when we discovered that we werent alone in the room. I noticed a tiny shadow running accross the floor from the bathroom area to under the coffee table. I immediatley jumped up and demanded that aaron lift up the table to confirm I wasnt just seeing things. He was pretty scared, but being the man he is he tip toed over to the table and slowly lifted it up. The little mouse came running out as fast as it could and ran behind the Armoure. haha! Aaron and I both jumped up on the couch and were freeking out! It was pretty funny and definitly unforgettable. The guy at the desk brought up some mouse traps- that was the leaste that they could do- and we set three up in different areas around the suite.
Around 4 A.M. we woke up to the "SNAP" of one of the mouse traps going off. Aaron put his glasses on and went to check on the status- sure enough there wasnt just one mouse caught but two of the mouse traps had mice in them. EW! haha! It didnt ruin our night but it did add a little flavor! We recieved a gift card for another free nights stay which we can redeem anytime before Dec 31, 2009.
Our honeymoon wasnt perfect but I wouldnt have had it any other way! I couldnt have been more happy than I was being there with Aaron :)

P.S. Here are some videos from the honeymoon...

Life... "Philly Style"!

So I havent been on here for a while and Im still trying to learn how to use this blogg site. Thanks to my sister Camille I have a decent looking page but eventually I will be able to manage this on my own and Ill keep it updated. :) So a lot has happened since I last wrote on here... Aaron decided to quit the BYU Soccer team and work summer sales instead. So we moved all of our stuff into a storage unit and headed accross the country to Philadelphia, PA. It has definitly been a new experience but so far its been a good time. Aaron has exceeded everyones expectations with his sales and is kickin butt to say the leaste! Im so proud of him. I dont have any pics saved on my computer yet of our adventures since we arrived but I will take care of that later. However, I do have this cool pic of us on Brian's (Aarons Dad) motorcycle just days before we headed out here! We are so hardcore!