Bryan's hair

So while attending BYU-Idaho, Bryan has had to keep his hair short. So this semester while we weren't in class he decided to grow out his hair...

As soon as we got out of class in July, Bryan swore he wouldn't cut his hair until January (when we had school again) but his bangs started bugging him so he had his mom cut his hair... All that he asked was that she not cut like she did through all of his childhood, and not give him a bowl cut.

About half-way through his haircut I was dying. It turned out really great, I didn't get a picture of the final product but I sort of wish he kept it like this.

Then later... we went to visit our friends in Utah for the Jazz game. Long story short, I found my clip on hair extensions in my luggage from our wedding...

They went to good use that night while Bryan was playing games with DP.

I think they look better on him anyways

If you drive by Missoula..

So for Thanksgiving we went for a visit to Seattle, and we always stop at the Missoula Taco Bell...

I swear it's like a five star hotel compared to the others. But anyways, that's not the best part of our Thanksgiving...

We got to go see the gingerbread houses downtown..

This one is made of rice krispies.

We celebrated our 1 year anniversary at our favorite restaurant, the Cheesecake Factory. When we got home mom had the top of our wedding cake out on the table that she's frozen.

Surprisingly it still tasted good, and it was nice to feed each other without getting any cake in my hair this year...

Happy Halloween!

Every year, Bryan and 2 other friends at work dress as someone from work. This year Bryan was the workplace's cat.

They always have big Holiday work parties so Bryan brought home some candy and helped me to discover possibly my new favorite candy...

Fizzl skittles. As you may have guessed...They fizz, just try them, they're fun. I don't know if I could handle a whole bag though.

Turtle Heads

So Bryan has been the quarterback for this Flag Football team with friends.

Here's a highlight reel (we're the green shirts, and Bryan is typically wearing a sweatband).

I like it because I can catch everything I missed out on watching while I was talking with the other wives/ making necklaces out of the weeds and grass.

My favorite clips are the 2 yard gains.

Like a Rhinestone Cowboy

So this week we went horseback riding with our friends the Taylors and about 5 other couples. Bryan kept saying that you can't ride a horse without looking like a cowboy or they won't accept you as a rider. So we went to the D.I and got some gear, and the boys wouldn't buy any jeans that they didn't need help getting into...

I'm pretty sure I couldn't even fit in those jeans...

We thought we were all decked out until we saw what our friend Matt was wearing...

Bolo Tie and all.

I'm pretty sure the actual horseback guide was smirking at us considering they were just wearing a sweatshirt and jeans.

The trail was really great, through trees and looking over the mountain. Pretty sweet. Also, something I never realized before was how much horses sweat. By the end of the ride my jeans were stuck to my legs

Oh and! We ended this date with square ice cream. A first for both Bryan and I.

It's all in the scooper. But why stop at square?

Zumba

This past week... I started a Zumba class

It's the best! I think most places it's 2 or 3 dollars a class (I will get it free because it's on campus) but it works your whole body and is fun, so it doesn't feel like working out as much.

Anyways, upon going with 3 friends, I am in line in front of a woman wearing black jeans, but she was keeping up, I gotta hand it to her. Mostly I was behind another woman...who was wearing only white shorts. I know she wasn't wearing underwear because once she started sweating I saw every dimple.... So hey, it's a workout and a show!

Christmas in September

Yesterday was Bryan's birthday. I wrapped his presents in Christmas wrap. You may ask, "But Monica, why not just buy birthday wrap? It's so cheap." ...Sigh. If I compromise on one holiday I'll have to compromise on them all. Not just birthday wrap... but weddings, baby showers, graduations... At first we just turned the wrapping paper inside out and used the white side for weddings and baby showers. But now Bryan suggests it to be our signature wrapping paper.

But his Birthday was fun. We helped his parents move after Bryan got off work and then went to dinner. It's so great that Olive Garden has a never ending pasta bowl to leave you over full and sleepy. When we got home and he opened his presents I thought his favorite gift would be ESPN magazine subscription... but clearly it was this:

His Justin Beiber shirt.