Waiting for a Winter Wonderland

It's been another month, go figure. But I'm still here and kicking. This is what we've been up to through the holidays. We love it. It's supposed to snow tomorrow...I never thought I'd be glad to hear that, but we're in Utah-give us what we expect! Thanksgiving was a blast and delicious, being that we got one with each family. Spoiled. We're excited to get school done this next week and focus on Christmas. We love it too much. Our small little apartment looks like a Christmas shop. No one else has seen it, but man do we find it cozy.

Thanksgiving with the Orr family. Incredible stuffing. Grandma actually wore a bib :) Classic. We played the most intense game of Cranium ever. My team won...naturally.

Uncle Kyle took Spence, my dad and I to a Jazz game. Although it ended in disappointment, I did get this worth while picture.

My friend Brianna is pregnant...and I mean PREGO! She's due in a month, baby girl. She was in town for the day, quite the treat. Got all us girls together. <3

We have our own beautiful Christmas tree. (Thanks MOM!) We decked our halls and danced to Christmas jams. So wonderful. This is the final product. As the presents flood under it, it gets better and better! Now turn your head and admire the pic :)

Our friends Allen and Ashley had a Christmas party and we made gingerbread houses. It was quite the adventure. It was a competition...which means Spencer plotted architecture all day. We got there and ignored our opponents as we built away. At the peak of our brillance finishing the house, all our hope was crushed as our roof crunched. We tried to recover...crunch again...and again. So our dreams of a beautiful Whoville home were out the window and an attempt to finish was all we had. We added flare to the finish by making our home look as...interesting as we could. Allen put an award in for the judges that said "better luck next year", so that we could get one...turns out they won it! HA! And yes, the other three PERFECT houses didn't stand to our comical castle. We got 3rd from one judge and 2nd from another!!
That's just what the Orr's do. People like us ;) (The candy dishes distracted the judges and doubled as lawn deco.)

Family Fun and Football

This month has brought a lot of fun times with the Orr clan. Which of course means a lot of football.
-First off...Spencer's parents went on a much deserved cruise this month and we stole the kids away for part of the week they were gone. We played lots of playstation, watched movies, ate junk, and such. We went shopping one day for some halloween stuff and ended up playing a whole lot. Annie and I had a sleep over with Kimi one night in the bed and kick the boys to the ground. We played all weekend and had a blast. We took the kids home to two super tan and super relaxed parents. Good for them.
-So, football.We have tried to make it to as many football games of Bri's as we could. He's such a stud. On Halloween Skyline played in the first round of playoffs. They dominated. They played awesome. We didn't make it to the second round, but they played Layton and WON! Secretly, I was surprised! Well, now they're in the semi-finals and play Bingham at Rice Eccles Stadium on Thursday. We are so stoked! Bri is the man. Now that I'm an Orr I can't help but be join the football fan club. GO SKYLINE BEAT BINGHAM!! Good luck Bri!

The Ultimate Zoobie

I go to BYU. I love BYU. Therefore, for good reason I am a BYU fan. I love it. Spencer loves it. What's not to love. However, as much as I enjoy the opportunity to walk into Lavell Edwards Stadium, bask in the glory of my team and sit east stadium, 50 yard line, I realize nothing can be just that sweet when I hear the voice of the man behind me. I look to Spencer, roll my eyes and say,"Here we go again."

(I took about fifteen fake pictures of Spence and I just to get a picture of this guy. This was the best one, even though I have a double chin! Oh, and the little girl is staring at the camrea...whoopsies!)

Behind us sits a man. A man who's voice isn't very manly. A man who enjoys hearing the sound of his own voice. A man who speaks aloud for the very purpose of other people hearing this not-so-manly voice. He is a BYU Cougar fan. Because we were fortunate enough to sit in the faculty/alumni section...we were punished by being surrounded by many of these same BYU Cougar fans. These fans tend to be between the ages of 50 and 75, totting a byu folding bleacher chair and either a grandchild or child in hand. In this man's case his daughter was holding his hand. It was apparent that he had no sons, but if he did, they too would have a not so manly voice. Because he had a daughter, he thought it right to explain every aspect of the game to her...every aspect, leaving Spencer and I with a powder-puff sounding play by play. Spencer immediately went into man mode and blocked all else out but the masculine groans and smashes of the players. I on the other hand, could not block the man's voice from my ears. I would hate when the cougars did anything good or bad because he would spell it out for me and his daughter with lines such as..."OoO that was a booter" when describing a bad kickoff. I laughed my face off while somehow continue to show my annoyance and dislike. I'm talented. He couldn't see my face, don't worry. I started to take notes on his quotes, I'll grace you with a few:

"Let's go de--fense...walk em back 5 yards yeah, woo hoo!!" (yes woo...hoo)
-These are one's he said to his daughter...who was probably 5 and busy watching the cheerleaders, searching for Cosmo and practicing her next dance recital in her head.
"Ok now let's see what they do will they run a POWER(attempting to have a manly voice for that word) play or option it. Or...OoOOOoOOo, looks like something else."
-To which she responded
"What are those white U shaped things at the ends?"
-SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE GOAL POSTS ARE STOP PRETENDING SHE CARES ABOUT YOUR PLAY BY PLAY!!!
-Oh and my favorite...everyone is making a ton of noise and gettin super excited. Her dad is participating in this. The Cougs mess up. Everyone groans...she says,
"Well if everyone would stop stomping maybe they could concentrate!"
He says,
"Well honey that's how they pump up...you see, it's different than dance"
-That's right dad, she likes dance. So stop talking out of your butt and trying to make everyone around you think you even know what football is!!
Spence had an 11 year old kid next to him who he claimed was the ultimate cougar far. He knew every one's name and stats and did not flaunt that for our ears. Very mature. Not to say this "man" wasn't, but he basically probably sounded just like that 11 year old.
Cougar football is a blast and being one of the annoying fans makes me happy, but having to deal with the other fans doesn't. So all you anti-BYU fans, I understand and all you cougs, please don't be this man.

More pictures from the game

-Our friends had a tailgate party and we were invited! This is proof that we have friends. Spence hid, but we're in their somewhere. We heart the Y.


-Brookie...it's fun to cheer with girls sometimes too!

-Just lovin' the game.

Tagged

So, I've never been "tagged" before, but Lyssa was fun enough to do so. Most people hate them, but it was nice to know someone actually knew I had a blog. So I'm supposed to find my "favorites" on google image search and only pick my favorite image that explains what I typed on the first page. We'll give it a try...

My age:


Places I've been:


Place I want to visit:

Probably live in Korea one day...No biggie

Favorite Object:

(Is that an object?)

Favorite Food:


Favorite Animal:

I guess that's it.

Favortie Color:


Birthplace:


Pets:

I miss Link!

Past Love:

Of course the two could be in one picture together...I love google

Best Friend:

There was a funny freshman volleyball pic of Spence...goober

Nickname:

Cheech

First name:


Middle name:

But it will now be:


Last name:


Bad habit:


First job:


Grandmother's name:

No joke

College Degree:


What I am doing right now:


Put that together...yep, in my cozy robe!

So that was fun! Whoever wants to do it...do it! Emily and Marie, try it!

September and August in a slide show...

So when all the wedding stuff was done we:
-Went to Anaheim for our friends wedding. It was at the Newport temple and was wonderful. We stayed with Zach and Jana in their new FANTASTIC apartment. Jana treated us to Disneyland with her special pass...as she is a Pinnochio dancer! She is the best. It was a nice weekend get away and 3rd honeymoon.
-We started school and I made Spencer wake me up just to take a picture...tradition!
-I started being a wife and cooking. I had to document it.
-We went to the Salt Lake and Provo temple.
-Every month Spencer's mom's side, Wittwer, gets together and celebrates birthdays. We went up Millcreek Canyon. It was so fun. Grandma Wittwer turned 29...she's the cutest.
-My girlfriends from freshman year, "Chipman 2200" (the dorms), threw Katie and I a shower up here! It was so sweet. We got to gab about our weddings...of course it was fun.
-Spencer makes cookie dough everyday. Never bakes it. It's delicous...and destroying.
-We went and saw My Fair Lady with my Uncle Kyle and Morgan and his girl. It was nice to have a dinner and a date...free of charge :)
-My dad and I got Jack Johnson tickets for our birthdays. We took our spouses. It was the perfect double date.

Hopefully I can avoid 2 month updates. FUN!

N8 the GR8

I wanted to write about Nate for a few reasons 1. We miss him 2. He's an awesome missionary, serving in Cuiaba, Brazil. 3. NATE'S A STUD (Spence's reason...thanks...) I basically wanted to post adorable pictures of him and gush about what an awesome kid he is.

-He sang to us at our open house with Annie. He is an angel of a brother to her when Bri and Spence are little punks. He is super sensitive and caring. Anywho, he sang and by this picture, you can tell...it was awesome.
-He is a connoisseur (had to look that up 3 times...that's right) of music. Always in the know and keeping it fresh (trying too hard). Not sure how we'll be up to date now.
-He writes the most amazing letters home. He keeps us informed and entertained. His first letter he let us know that he survived a spider monkey bite...glad to know he's safe.
-He's such a genuine person. Just a real kid and because he's so good with people he's loving every second of the MTC in Brazil. One of last nights with Nater was the closing games of the Olympics. We were watching with all of Spencer's family and couldn't believe what we were seeing on the TV. THEY WERE INSANE!
How did we sit and watch that? How did we do that and not die of laughter? Oh wiat, we did. And unfortunately/fortunately the power went out (which was totally fun because we lit candles and had dinner in the dark by candle light and chatted, living without eletricity. So awesome.) We decided to keep the performance going. So the dancing and singing of "Beijing, Bejing, I heart Beijing" began.Bri, Spence and I harrassed Nate with the song. It continues, but now there is no Nate to perform for. I asked Spencer to give me a quote about Nate for my blog on him...this is what we ended up with.

Anywho, Spencer just asked if I had a crush on Nate...well, I settled for Spence since Nate was leaving...NO! But someone should. He's the man.

*oh and Nate once told us his high school crew was called the Night Riders....um???

Settling In

So, I've come to the conclusion that I actually want to be up to date on my blogging. And so I am starting here and working my way backwards. I have had a crazy summer and want to share so I'll try to work at that and keep on this thing. So...Spencer and I...we did it! We actually got married and now here we are back in Prov settling into our first place. It's a cozy little apartment exactly south of campus...supreme location. A couple of the Groom girls (used to be) live in our complex so that should be fun. We moved in a couple weekends ago. My mom and his parents and Annie (his little sis) helped us. We had so much stuff! Thanks to experienced moms, the boxes and bins stacked everywhere somehow turned into this in my kitchen! I love my kitchen! I love playing house. It's fun to make Spider man shaped mac n' cheese for Spence. Such a homemaker! Spence worked so hard at putting all our furniture together (We heart Target). Even I masterminded one of the tables in our family room! It was stressful but so fun to set it all up and after two weeks I think we are getting somewhat close to actually being all set. Spence worked hard.

While the girls were setting up the kitchen and mingling over lunch, the boys insisted we set up the TV, no matter which TV or how random of a spot we put it in. They took their subs and settled in the corner of the room to watch the Utah and the BYU games. They loved it. I loved documenting it because I love that bed!!

We got so hooked up for our wedding and are super grateful! It was so nice having everthing to set up! This bedding is divine! No wonder Spence and I sleep, work, sleep, go to school, and sleep. We are finding it easier to actually go to school and do our homework since we have to somewhat be responsible adults now or something. Spence is still working for the sporting events here at BYU. He's so official in his nifty shirts they give him...I'm pretty sure he could get anywhere on campus or in the sporting events with that, khakis and a walkie talkie. Me getting into all things free is a plus too. I am nannying for a cute family in Orem. It's so nice and I'm loving it. It's an adventure all on it's own. Spence is back to his football roots, being asked to play for 4 football teams or something, but stickin with his buddies. It's fun to get out with everyone and cheer them on. I'm so excited to play some soccer again this season on a team with some gals...hopefully I can run...since Spence and I just ate a bowl of cookie dough (Kitchen Aid=heaven). That's basically it for us here though. We keep eachother entertained.

That's the start of our little life. I'll work hard to keep myself on top of this. It's a nice distraction from homework...which means it will probably be pretty easy keeping up!

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

  It's about 4am and I am sitting in my house in Midway, UT scrolling through blog after blog. Updating myself with the rest of the world and the people I love. I can't even believe I'm at this point in my life. I can't believe how different things are to how I thought they might be. It's amazing how life takes it's turns on you and no matter how crazy it seems, you know you're right where you're supposed to be. 

  I never thought I would be sitting in Midway, UT. Don't think I'd ever heard of it before my parents decided to buy a summer home here. Midway is up Provo Canyon, right by Heber City, UT. I thought it was so weird at first, but it has turned out to be the perfect place. It proved to be a perfect escape from the interesting life of Provo. Now, it's proving to be a in-between home for my husband and I (that's for a whole other blog)! It's so beautiful up here. The stars shine brighter than the lights of Vegas, the breeze blows so magically, and the night settles like a blanket around you. I am always humbled when I get to escape up here. Sometimes, life takes you over and the world clouds your days. But up here, everything can become so clear. The world becomes so big and you become so small. You realize what art the Lord has made this place into. The trees gentle music plays while I sit and stare at the vast array of gorgeous stars. I am comforted to know that even such a beautiful and enormous world, I am still so important and so loved, by the creator of all the magic I see. It's such an overwhelming feeling, especially after this crazy summer I have had. My life is changing every single day. Something new is always coming and something old is always fading. It's wonderful, and yet sometimes...scary. I'm realizing that I am growing up. It's an odd feeling. And at times like these, I don't really know how to take it all in. So, I'll sit outside and learn what the bigger picture is for me.

Counting Down!

So....2 weeks. TWO WEEKS!!! And I will be M-R-S. Orr!!! Like seriously? So here I am searching through newlyweds blogs and pages and pictures and getting so...ESTACTIC! It is good to be such a freakin' fiesta. If you only knew how-the only word I can find to describe it's brillance is---pimptastic it is going to be! Yeah that's right, that word. The only bummer is that I will not see my husband to be until then! Absence makes the heart grow fonder...well thanks I'm already getting married, is there much more love to be found?! So I must celebrate my excitement and loneliness by picking table linens and deciding on center pieces. I mean, who would have thought textures and colors could bring such joy to ones life. That's what I have for now. And maybe tonight I can dream of lighting and guest books.

p.s. Some how we got stuck with this diva child in some of our cutie couple photos. She obviously rubs off on ya!!

Join the Club

My ward is having a summer of weddings. In total there will be six. This week was a whirlwind. My shower was on Tuesday (who'd of thunk I'd get so excited to get dishes and an apron!), Kadee Leavitt's wedding was last night and today was the big one- two Ashley's showers, Groom and Hammack, totaling 12-4 (5ish) today. CRAZY! My questions is...how is our ward not getting sick of seeing the same people every second of the day!? Don't jump ahead, I'm not saying I am (although I can only do some much schmoozing and bragging about my soon-to-be), but I wonder how much of these ladies socializing is real and friendly. I think all of it. That's why I love my ward. We love getting to together. All these women love this! And they are so genuine through every line they have to walk through, every parent they don't want to meet. I'm grateful for this because of these 6 wonderful weddings to be or passed...I'm the butt end. The last. So, I'm just hoping, everyone will wanna celebrate the end of the wedding fiesta with me! Who can complain, they are getting a total of 26 free meals or something from this! And I'm just saving the best for last!!!

It's official, I've joined. I'm thinking having a blog will be the only way I will 1-have friends and 2-Know what the heck is going on in the world. I'm also hoping it will help me from browsing the blogging world for hours at a time. I mean, when Alyssa is in Australia with the Rebs and kangaroos...it's hard not to get addicted! My life isn't near that exciting, but I am participating in a wedding this summer. Yes it is that of my own. Spencer and I are joining the ever popular marriage club on August 9th! As short as the enagement has seemed to be it couldn't come any slower! We are just so excited. Day after day I fill my time with wedding, wedding, wedding. Sometimes fun, sometimes stressful, but ALWAYS worth it.

Our little story is the Provo fairytale. He's and Allstar SLC boy and I'm all Vegas. Same ward, same Family Home Evening group (I was the mother, he was my son...I guess that's just BYU for ya)...that's all we needed. Neither of us thought much of each other for the first couple months, but bring out the pumpkin guk and halloween costumes and you're bound to fall for eachother. Honestly, from the get go, things have gone way too perfectly and all too smoothly. It's just meant to be I suppose. I guess you could say we kind of like each other.

Hopefully I can keep up with this thing. Already reading this I know I won't be half as interesting as Ally's literary works of art or Sammy's sass and fun....But I'll be something else!

The Orr Family welcomes you