Rex Lee Run Back on March 14:)

I started a new tradition last year...the day after I met Zachari. It's definitely one of my favorite. The Rex Lee Run is a 5k (or a 10k if you have a more intense passion for running) and it was set up to support cancer research. There are so many participants it's not even funny. To allow everyone the chance to laugh I'll tell you what place I got in my age group. Drum roll please.............236 out of 467...I know...I'm pretty average. Zach wasn't able to make it and I couldn't find the digital camera, so we picked up the old school disposable and snapped some shots. Enjoy our goofiness:)

Festival of Colors

Every year in Spanish Fork, UT there is this thing called the festival of colors and thousands of people attend. I have no idea all the meanings behind it but the girls decided to go. So Rachel, Ashley, Meredith and I went down to enjoy the party. At about 5:20 pm everyone on the grass hill near the Hare Krishna temple flings colored chalk/flour in the air and cover the participants. It was packed and totally wicked. This has become a yearly tradition for me!! Here are a couple of the pictures we took on the cell phone and disposable camera...I kind of look like a monster but hey....it was a blast. WELCOME SPRING!!!

The travels continue...

Zach called tonight from his hotel in Reno and let me know that work is sending him to St. Louis, Missouri, Monday March 23. This is definitely exciting, we know he has a job:), but it's also been one of the biggest trials I've faced, ever. It's amazing how much you miss that person who you used to spend every spare moment with. I guess I'll just have to dive deeper into my studies and find a couple new hobbies. If anyone could educate me on my sewing machine it would be much appreciated so I can start a project that I've wanted to do for so long. Well, Thanks to all who have opened their homes to me as Zach has been away. Thank you!

March 11-20...He's gone:(

Yesterday, Zach's boss asked him to head down and work with a crew in Tahoe, NV. He left today and won't be back until March 20th. Oh, I already miss him. As I go on with my normal life Zach is staying in a hotel in Reno, you may have heard of it, Circus Circus:) Lucky boy. Although he'll be missing my birthday, this trip is a good oppurtunity for him and we are both thanking our lucky stars that he has a job. It's crazy being apart for the first time since we've been married but man, I love him that much more! Thanks to all who are so loving and supportive, we love you!!!
PS here's a picture of Circus Circus I found online:) muahahaha



Zach left today after I had gone to work. The sweet man he is he left a dozen roses and notes all over the house. Every time I move something, open a drawer or peek in the fridge I find a new one. I can't help but feel like things don't get much better than this.

Here it goes!

A dear family member Tammy posted this. The game is:

The first three people to comment on this post will get a handmade gift from me sometime this year. When you get it it'll be a complete surprise and might even make your day. The catch? You have to participate. If you are willing to do something sweet for some of your friends then please comment, if not sit back and watch the fun:) Love you all!!!

Home Sweet Home

On Valentine's Day Zach and I signed a year lease for our new apartment. Thanks owed to David and Lori for letting us live with them so we could save up enough money to get a place of our own. Our little one bedroom apartment is on the third floor of the Country Springs complex in Orem. While Zach was working on Monday, I, with the aide of many friends and family members, moved the majority of our belongings. That night Zach hung pictures and we're starting to decorate. I'm hoping my mom will come up soon to help with that:) Furniture wise we haven't been able to move our gianormous couch yet and we're looking to buy a coffee table in the near future. We just bought a washer and dryer and we'll be bringing them home tomorrow night.

This is in our front room and a little too the right when you walk in the front door. The love sac will be moved in order to make room for our big couch which will find a home against the wall under the pictures we've hung.

This picture is also the front/living room. As you can see there is the front door, our TV and one of the wonderful bookshelves that Kyle and Sally gave to us. We love bookshelves!!!

This last one is the kitchen/dining room. We bought the table for $50, yay for Craigslist.org! The kitchen is small but we've arranged things well enough so everything fits pretty well. Sunday morning I got up early and made Zach pancakes....YUMMM!!

We can't wait to have everyone over! As soon as the couch is in, the invitations will be comin' your way!!!

The joys of Valentine's Day

So, Zach recently told me that he loathed Valentine's Day. Now, It's not my favorite day of the year but being completely honest, it's kind of fun for me. I was sorta looking forward to the holiday this year now that we're married and I can spend it with the man of my dreams. So what shall I do? The girls at work all talk about the Bed and Breakfast's they are staying at for the weekend or the packages they're mailing to missionaries, and I am stumped. What do you do with a hubby who ignores the day completely. So I have a few surprises planned. They aren't Valentine's specific but hopefully they'll get it across that it's not such a bad day after all. If anyone has suggestions let me know. I want to make it a day for him to remember!
Love Bailee