Rome Part 2

Outside the Catacombs. The Christians built Catacombs
150 feet deep for over 22 acres. Who is the guy in the picture?
Who knows......he wouldn't move...haha

The outside of Pompeii.

Where the ancient Romans used to bathe together

Waiting for our Pompeii tour to start.

Look at those lemons. They are HUGE!!

Mumsy and I in Naples. I love the ocean!!

Rome Part 1

Mumsy at a yummy Roman restaurant.
We ate our favorite......spaghetti!!

Our tour guide Carlo in the Colloseum was awesome!

Wide view of the Colloseum.

My mom and I just got back from our trip to Rome!! I got to go for a work meeting. It was amazing. When I was told I got to go to Rome for work I thought it would be fun to invite my mumsy to meet me there. The company sent me first class on the airplane which was such a treat. It is definitly more pleasant to fly in first class when you are going oversees. I got to sleep almost the entire way! Anyways, when I got to Rome my mom met me at the hotel and off we went to explore. We ended up going to the Colloseum which is something I feel like everyone needs to see for themself. My mom had bought this book called "Rick Steve's" which I think is a must when travelling Europe. He tells you all the tricks of the trade and the best way to travel and see the sights. He also tells you the "local" places to eat that are truly authentic and not so touristy. After the Colloseum we went to the Roman Forum and did Rick Steves walking tour. We had a such a great time. The next night we went to see the Trevi Fountain and then we ate a yummy restaurant that we found by wandering around. It was delicious!! I am still dreaming about the delicious balsamic vinegar. That is all for now. Part 2 to come....

All About Me

I found this tag on my frousin's (friend+cousin) blog and I thought it was a fun one. Here goes

What I was doing 20 years ago: Playing at my best friends house and bossing her around (I love ya Mel). I thought when I was at her house I was the guest so I got to decide what to do. Then when she was at my house I told her I got to decide what to do since it was MY house. Good logic.

15 years ago: I started cross-country running under the inspiration of my 5th grade teacher and I am still running today. I was Irish dancing and traveling to dance competitions frequently. I still liked to wear sweat pants to school even though the guy behind me made fun of me (I even decorated my sweat pants with puffy paint....I loved that stuff)

10 years ago: Started high school and loved every minute of it. I ran for class president because my best friend told me too(now look whos the bossy one) and it was so much fun. I got my drivers permit and got into 2 accidents in one month :-) I worked at a clothing store and made no money because I spent it all on clothes. I never spent more than 1/2 an hour at home... I was just too busy.....

5 years ago: I was engaged to Hans (aka love of my life). I lived with the best roomies ever and never slept more than 3 hours a night. I have video evidence to prove that. I was working on my nursing degree and was loving every minute of it....well maybe not the day I had to do ear wax cleanings.......or the day I did my first enema....you have got to learn sometime!

3 years ago: Working in Labor and Delivery at Utah Valley hospital (aka. baby central), learning to work night shifts and feeling like a zombie person, getting nervous about Hans applying to dental school, discovering my passion for scrapbooking, training for a mini-marathon, learning how to cook

1 year ago: Living in Louisville and loving it, getting called as YW Pres, discovering another passion for card making

This year so far: Preggo!! Going to Rome for work and meeting my mom there, getting ready for two weddings in April and also getting ready for girls camp.

Yesterday: Babysitting for the Dicksons and watching the Lion King (I love that movie)

This year: Having a baby! I will be busy enough!

Roomie fun

Planning out all of our fun things
Getting autographs from the b-ball players

Posing in our new Louisville shirts

Heather with a statue in Louisville hahaha

Well this past weekend my wonderful college roomies came to Louisville to pay me a visit. I thought that when I moved to Louisville no one was going to come to visit since it is so far away. I have been pleasantly surprised with my many visitors. It makes me feel close to home. Catherine (plus hubby Jon) and Heather came to the "Ville" and we sat and giggled for hours. It is fun to remember all the great times we had in college. Heather stayed the night and we had a great time checking out the Louisville sights. While I was at work Heather spent the day at the Slugger musuem and... as you can tell from the pics...found many interesting statues...she is hilarious. We went to the basketball game (which I have to admit was our first one) and Heather taught me all the rules. She knows EVERYTHING about basketball so it was fun going to the game. Thanks Heather for a great weekend. You are the best!

Baby Meyer

Wow it is amazing to me what a baby looks like at 12 weeks!! In this profile of Baby Meyer you can see the nose, mouth, eyes and chin. Sooo cute! His/her hand is up by the head. Today was one of the best days of my life. To see it's little heart beating really brought me to tears. Hans was smirkin the whole time. Love it!

Trip to Nashville

In the Opryland Hotel

The "gang" posing on the hotel tour

Besties posing with the flowers

The Grand Ole Opry (it was freezing out!!)

Can you guess which ice cream is Hans'?

The car of Elvis

This past long weekend we went to Nashville to see the sights with our good friends, the Dicksons. We didn't realize it was so close...only 2 1/2 hours away! When we got there we unloaded our things at the luxurious "Days Inn" (haha) and hit the road. Our first stop was the Opry Hills Mall. It is this gigantic mall with all sorts of shopping and themed restaurants like "Rainforest Cafe" and "the Aquarium". Hans and Jon's favorite though was a huge Tool Warehouse. Next we went to the Opryland Hotel to tour around. It is amazing!! It has 4 atriums fulls of plants, flowers and waterfalls. I felt like I was in a tropical rain forest. After we went to dinner in downtown Nashille at a place called Demos. I would highly recommend it for anyone that goes. That night we played some dice game called "Farkle" which I won by the way (I am not competitive at all....jk) and ate ice cream. Hans scarfed his down in less than 5 seconds and the rest of us had not even gotten half way done. That confirms Hans' name of "The Human Garbage Disposal". The next day we toured the Country Music Hall of Fame. It was really amazing. My favorite part was to see Elvis' car. It had a TV and an ice maker which was really unheard of back then. We had a great time and now Hans and I are going to save our pennies so we can go back and stay in the Opryland Hotel. Let us know if you want to come too!!

A Spaghetti Christmas

Posing at Mel's house

Sunday best

Ski day at Fernie

Morning walks at mum's ranch

Mum and I on Christmas Eve

Hans and Mark cooking Christmas dinner

This year Hans and I went to Calgary for Christmas. We had such a great time!! On Christmas Eve my mom told me that we were having Spaghetti for dinner. Little did she know that spaghetti is my favorite meal...turns out it is hers too!! I think we are going to make this a new tradition in our family. We opened all our presents Christmas Eve (German style) so Hans would feel at home. Then we drove down to Medicine Hat to spend time with Mark's (my step-dad) family. We got to do some boxing day shopping and I got a new pair of cowboy boots...compliments of Alann. I got to see my B.F.F. Melanie and her boyfriend Mark and remember the "good ol' days"...like when we used to watch Charlotte's Web every single day. hahaha. For Christmas she gave me a picture of her and I when we were 4 years old on Santa's lap. What a treasure! Hans went skiing for the first time and he loved it...well he was a little frustrated in the morning but by the end of the day he was rockin it. We went to a ski hill in B.C. and were so happy to find out when we got there that they had just recieved a big dump of snow. The conditions were perfect!! By the end of the day I was making Mark go down some pretty tough slopes (hey I learned that from my brothers). We also went 4-Wheeling and riding my mom's horse at her ranch. It was so nice not having a T.V. for a week and a half. I did not miss it at all. There is so much to do on a ranch. Hans loved feeding the horses and taking my mom's two dogs for their morning walks. After this trip Hans said he wants to start running....I think it is from all the fresh air. Hans and I hope you all have a wonderful New Year!!