LARSEN STATS

Time and distance cant change this.

2010-09-29T06:48:00.000-07:00

Throughout my life I have had many friends come and go, one that has meant a lot to me, and has stuck around all these years is Lindsay. We met in my sophomore year of college, and so many good things have come from that friendship. She always gives me a hard time about not updating my blog so I figured I would update dedicating it to her. Over the past month Lindsay has been in Utah visiting her parents while Cameron has been busy working. I cant tell you how excited I was to see her. It's funny that even though we havent seen each other in forever, we are able to pick up where we left off. Some of the best memories of my life are with Lindsay, and I wouldnt trade them for anything! I am really going to miss her when she leaves this week, the one tree hill marathons have been amazing!! No one appreciates it as much as us :) Thanks for being such an amazing friend Lindsay! I am grateful to have you in my life. I hope you are happy that I finally posted :)

ok I know it's been forever...

2010-04-15T11:05:00.000-07:00

Can I just start by saying...life is CRAZY! I didnt even think it had been that long since I had last posted something, but December, I mean come on really?! Seems like this year has just slipped away from me. I will just update you a bit on what we have been up to. Track has started, and being a head coach is...stressful, hard, a headache, and so many more things...but I LOVE it. I am grateful I am not alone, as my friend Raquel is also head coaching track. It's been a different experience, but an experience to say the least. It will be good, I am very excited about a few of our athletes and how hard they have worked so far. Needless to say the season is almost over, and I am counting down for summer vacation...6 MORE WEEKS! I also have another countdown....FINALLY, 2 more assignments away from completing all of my classes for my masters degree in education. I can't believe it's so close...now if only I can finish these assignments so I really can enjoy my summer for once :)

As for Greg he is coaching baseball and working. He is doing really good with his job, and I am grateful for how hard he works. We celebrated our 3 year anniversary this year, and let me tell you, time has flown! I am thankful I have such a loving and supportive husband. Dont know where I would be with out him.

Well.....for now....that is all I have to update on. Maybe once Summer comes I will be a lot better at keeping this updated! Hope all is well! Love you all!

Santa Comes to the classroom

2009-12-24T19:42:00.000-08:00

One more post I forgot....Greg stopped by my class room and dressed up like Santa. Raquel's boyfriend Brady came dressed as the elf. My kids LOVED it! They talked about it for the next week! It was fun having him come and see the kids in their excited moments.

Family Pictures Continued

2009-12-24T19:36:00.000-08:00

So...I didn't have the disk of our family pictures when I posted these a few weeks ago, so here are a few of our favorites, straight from the photographers CD. We are excited for christmas and cant wait to go to Texas to visit friends and family. We hope you all remember the reason for this Christmas time and we hope you all have a safe and merry christmas, and don't forget to count your blessings! Love you all!

Family Pictures

2009-12-01T06:59:00.000-08:00

This past week Greg and I were able to get our pictures done. It was fun to have pictures since we haven't really taken any since our wedding and before. Here are a few, and yes I am a UTE fan!! Our dog also made an appearance, Bo was really good through the whole process so it made it tons of fun!! Hope all is well with everyone! Love you all!

Halloween Party

2009-11-01T11:37:00.000-08:00

I know I know posting has been pretty lacking lately! But...we are back...Last night we had the fun chance to throw a Halloween party with a few couples at our house. It was fun to hang out play games, eat food, and some of our friends made some AWESOME apple cider, and pumkin muffins. Overall it was a great night...here was some pictures from the night.

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2009-08-31T22:00:00.000-07:00

As some of you may know, we had a very tough weekend. We found out that our sweet little baby had no heartbeat. On Saturday a lot of pain started and we rushed to the ER. There the doctor's scheduled a d&c surgery. It has been a very emotional week but we are grateful for the gospel and our loved ones who remind us each day we will see that baby again one day. Thank you for all of your thoughts, and prayers. It truly means alot throughout this tough experience.

What makes a Mother
I thought of you and closed my eyes
And prayed to God today
I asked "What makes a Mother?"And I know I heard Him say.
"A Mother has a baby"
This we know is true"
But God can you be a Mother,
When your baby's not with you?"
"Yes, you can," He replied
With confidence in His voice
"I give many women babies,
When they leave is not their choice.
Some I send for a lifetime,
And others for the day.
And some I send to feel your womb,
But there's no need to stay."
"I just don't understand this God
I want my baby to be here.
"He took a deep breath and cleared His throat,
And then I saw the tear.
"I wish I could show you,
What your child is doing today.
If you could see your child's smile,
With all the other children and say...'
We go to Earth to learn our lessons,
Of love and life and fear.
My Mommy loved me oh so much,
I got to come straight here.
I feel so lucky to have a Mom,
Who had so much love for me.
learned my lessons very quickly,
My Mommy set me free.
I miss my Mommy oh so much,
But I visit her every day.
When she goes to sleep,
On her pillow's where I lay
I stroke her hair and kiss her cheek,
And whisper in her ear.
Mommy don't be sad today,
I'm your baby and I'm here.'
"So you see my dear sweet ones,
your children are okay.
Your babies are born here in My home,
And this is where they'll stay.
They'll wait for you with Me,
Until your lesson's through.
And on the day that you come home
they'll be at the gates for you.
So now you see what makes a Mother,
It's the feeling in your heart
it's the love you had so much of
Right from the very start
Though some on earth may not realize,you are a Mother.
Until their time is done.
They'll be up here with Me one day
and know that you are the best one!"

Trip to VA

2009-07-27T14:26:00.000-07:00

This summer we also had a chance to go out to VA to visit my family. My sister in law and her 3 girls are there right now too, so it was good to get to see everyone. We went antique shopping, played card games, went to a park, Don Tequilas and a city fair. It was good to see everyone again and to tell them some good news....

July 4th

2009-07-27T14:18:00.000-07:00

Ok...I know its been forever, I have struggled with keeping up with the blog. I figured I would start with the first part of summer that I have pictures of...July 4th was fun. I got to spend the weekend with my siblings and other family members. Greg and I got to play in an all day softball tournament with my brother and sister in law and my brother in law Cory. We took 3rd so overall it was a good day. The next day I ran in a 5k race for a family friend in Soda Springs. It was really fun, I hadn't ran in a race since high school so it was fun to say I completed it.

That night we went back home and hung out with some other family members, and later we met Raquel and Brady and Maryellen and Brandon for fireworks. Overall it was a way fun weekend!

Wrigley Field

2009-06-02T17:25:00.000-07:00

So this past weekend I decided to surprise Greg for his birthday. Anyone that knows Greg knows he is a die hard Cubs fan. Well...I decided since it was the big 25 I needed to do something special. So I flew us out to Chicago to catch the last game of the series between the Cubs and the Dodgers. We first got there, and I had a tour arranged, so we could go through the stadium and learn interesting things. They took us in the press box, in the players dug outs and on the field. Greg was estatic... until he found out where we were sitting. 2nd row...right behind home plate. His dream seats. So as we showed up before the game, we got to meet and get autographs with Joe Torre and Don Mattingly...I LOVE the Yankees and I think the biggest mistake they ever made was letting those 2 leave. So I was excited! All around it was a great trip! Happy late birthday Greg!

End of the year...

2009-05-29T21:12:00.000-07:00

Some of my crazy basketball/track girls...

My best friend Raquel Cramer and I...

Another crazy basketball girl...

One of the first girls I ever coached...love it!

One of my students...she didn't want to be in the group shot

Funny picture of my students with me

Cute picture of my kids...not so much of me :)

One of my students is SO tall....his elbow can rest on my head haha..

Well my first year has come and gone...it has been such a blast and such a learning experience. Through all of the triumphs and struggles, I have realized that I truly am where I am supposed to be. These kids have taught me so much this year, and the people I have met on the faculty have been amazing! I CANT WAIT until next year!! Hope all is well...have a great summer!

STATE TRACK!!

2009-05-18T15:27:00.000-07:00

Ok this past weekend was a week of...all sorts of emotions. I went from being tired..to nervous...to panic...to EXCITED...to proud...to sad...and back to tired again. It was a fun filled weekend. My high jumper who came into the competition ranked 7th jumped his personal best of 6ft 6in to place 2ND IN THE STATE!! I was so proud of him. These pictures are of him jumping. The other pictures are just some of our 4x400 girls relay team, and me and Raquel..just being us. I loved the experience I got coaching track, and I am so thankful for these athletes who helped me remember daily why I coach.

SO PROUD!!

2009-05-08T08:54:00.000-07:00

We recently went to the Region track meet....not expecting much to happen, considering there are some dominating track teams in our region, we were happily surprised. Our girls team took 3rd and our boys took 4th. With 17 of our athletes qualifying for state!! That is amazing!! I couldn't be more proud, and we have had SO much fun! These kids seriously are a MAJOR blessing in my life!! Here are some pictures from the meet that I took...or was in haha. Hope all is well with everyone.

A new decision...

2009-05-06T08:38:00.000-07:00

Well life has been interesting lately...School is winding down and with that sports are winding down as well. With that has come a lot of thinking, and as my brother Matt says.."you think too much". Which I agree I do. Anyway, I had some interesting things happen lately that I wanted to share. I have been struggling lately with the decision to continue coaching basketball or not. I have decided not to coach basketball next year, instead I will just coach cross country and track. I feel so great about this decision. It is weird...my whole life has been basketball...my family coached basketball so naturally I was supposed to coach basketball...but turns out maybe im not. Atleast not for this next year. I have felt such peace after making this decision and am so grateful for the people in my life that love and support me no matter what! I will miss the girls terribly, but I know that they will still stop in my room to say hi, I will still coach them in cross country and track, and I honestly feel like I have more of an effect on their lives outside of basketball. Anyway...that is my latest update. I hope all is well with everyone, SUMMER IS COMING!!!

Week ahead...

2009-04-14T12:09:00.000-07:00

Well..the day has FINALLY COME!! SPRING BREAK IS HERE!!! I have been waiting and waiting for this day to come and here it is! I am excited first because tonight my friend Raquel and I are going to see Wicked....then early tomorrow morning I fly out to VA to see my family. I am so excited to see family and friends that I have missed so much over the past few months! I will put pictures up when I get back....gotta love vacations!

Track...

2009-03-31T13:11:00.000-07:00

I am coaching track now...I absolutely love it! Anyone that knows me, knows I love basketball but track was always something I was much better at! My girls and boys that I coach are so much fun! And I get to hang out with one of my good friends Raquel alot which makes it even better! Here are some pictures from our last trip to St. George for a meet. Raquel and I found the perfect place to nap and tan, I miss the sun :(

2009-03-31T13:08:00.000-07:00

It is crazy to me that it has been 2 years already.....I am a little late with this post. We had our anniversary on March 16th! I love that my siblings anniversaries are in the same week as mine, it should make it easy for everyone to remember :). Through everything we have been through good or bad, I know we can take whatever comes. I am thankful to have an amazing guy by my side! Thanks for the past two years hunny!

All about me

2009-03-19T12:16:00.001-07:00

How well do you know me? » Quizes

Ending the Season

2009-02-19T20:13:00.000-08:00

The 3 amigos....I seriously don't know what I would do without these two

Talking with my players during a free throw

Talking with my players in the last few minutes of our last game

This is me stressing out....my players saw this frequently haha

This season was such an amazing one for me. My little sophomore team went from having 11 players, droped to 8 really quickly. They pulled thru though and seriously amazed me how much they all developed. We finished the season 11-9. Which isn't great, but it definitly is a winning record which I was proud of them for. In our very last game we were playing American Fork, we were down 2 with 7 seconds left, one of my posts stole an inbounds pass and threw it inside to our other post. She turned and shot, as the ball left her hands the buzzer went off, her shot went in, and even better the referee called a foul which put her to the line with a chance to win the game. SHE MADE IT! We won by 1 point, talk about an amazing way to finish. I am so proud of these girls, and so thankful I had the oppourtunity to learn as much as I did this season as a coach and an individual. LOVE YA GIRLS!!

Our trip to DISNEY!!

2009-02-17T08:15:00.000-08:00

So this past weekend for Valentine's day Greg and I went to Disneyland! It is my most favorite place on earth and I was SO happy to go! I am glad we FINALLY had our first Valentine's together!! Thanks so much hunny!

something extra..

2009-02-05T08:06:00.001-08:00

So I was talking to one of my co-workers this week about life and my grandma, she knew that was on my mind this week. I was showing her a poem I wrote a few weeks after my granny passed, she thought it was good so I thought I would share it with you all....have a great day!

The phone rang, I knew exactly
held in the tears, I couldnt cry
I knew you were sick, but I thought you were getting stronger
I didnt want to say goodbye, I thought you had a little longer
I couldnt hear, couldnt speak I just sat there feeling lost
Not thinking that you were really gone, but that line you had crossed
I reached for my phone to call you this morning, but it entered my mind
You wouldnt be on the other end, your voice I wouldnt find
Then it all came down, I broke down, it was like a song
You knew it was coming, thats why you asked me to be strong
I try to act tough, like I am still going on with life
But inside the pain is cutting sharper than a knife
How can something so evil kill someone so perfect
You always think you have more time then the clock is pulled from the circuit
You sang me songs, cooked me meals, taught me about life
I cant explain how losing you has caused so much strife
Someone once said, be happy that they are no longer in pain
So I put on a smile, but when Im alone the tears fall like rain
Its only been a few days, but the hurt is still so strong
I hate the cancer that hurt you for so long
Time is something we must take advantage of before its too late
Soon the tombstone will have your name and date
I know your watching me from aboveand daily I still feel your love
So now im letting out all of the hurt
As they cover your grave with dirt
I know your in a better place
And the pain is no longer on your face
I let one more tear fall, I say it is the last
but it cant be, because life goes too fast
Every time I think of you, a smile and a tear will appear
And I will keep you in my heart, because you were so dear
But I will be strong for you, and live my life to make you smile
And I will be with you in heaven after a while.

Nike....growing so fast

2009-02-03T17:51:00.000-08:00

Well...she is growing up fast!! She has gotten so big. My mom keeps asking me to post pictures...well here she is HUGE Nike J. She is getting better about not biting, and coming out of some of her puppy stages. We love her so much!! Hope all is well!

Remembering 2/1/07

2009-02-01T18:37:00.000-08:00

Today is a day that is very hard for me...I can't think of any better way than to honor her on my page, as it is the anniversary of her death. 2 years have past since my grandma's death, and as each year passes it seems to get harder rather than easier for me. Yet since I want to remember her, I thought nothing better than to make a list of things that I remember most about her...

1. She always put her kids, grandkids, and husband above herself

2. Quilting was such a passion, something I wish I would have picked up

3. She taught me to play ping pong...you wouldn't know it by looking at her but she was a champ!

4. She LOVED baking...and we all LOVED her baking...I still miss the chocolate pies

5. Her singing voice was amazing...no matter what song it was

6. She told the best stories about her childhood

7. She had a strength of no woman I have ever known

8. She was always there for us no matter what the problem was

9. She never judged

10. Her reaction to when we joked with her...always the same.. "oh Alyssa...you stop that.."

11. Her sense of humor

12. For all my life I thought my nostrils were different sizes because I was born permature. I found out right before she died, I actually have the same nose as her.

13. Her hugs were always so tight...no matter how weak she had felt

14. She always made you feel important

15. The birthday calls

16. Her love for her parents, was something we should all strive for

17. When she bought shoes with springs in them....I called her Tigger for the whole summer

18. How protective she was of her grandchildren

19. She was at every sporting event...a true fan

20. She was a fighter.

I remember the last thing she told me...something that I will cherish always, and that is, "Know I will always be here for you, and please remember to put those you love in front of yourself."

I love you Granny....and miss you more than this list could ever say.

I love teaching...

2009-01-24T22:23:00.000-08:00

So tonight I had the chance to help a few of my peer tutors take my students to the school dance. I had been having a busy week with basketball, school, and everything else going on it was nice to get alot of laughs and just remember what truly matters. This is something I get to learn every time I am around my students. Here are a few pictures from the dance, it is me and my friend Raquel, who I also coach with, who also has become one of my close friends and I am grateful to have her around. Between her and my kids I seriously learn so much everyday. Thanks Raq, and my students for keeping me laughing!

Christmas in My Classroom

2008-12-15T11:36:00.001-08:00

So today Greg came and visited my classroom. I convinced him to dress up as santa. It was the funniest thing. I had to be the elf to seal the deal. Here are some pictures haha.

My new year..

2008-11-24T08:52:00.000-08:00

Here is a picture of my sophomore team...aren't they cute? I am loving it..they are so much fun! The picture on top is actually our coaching staff picture for this year! We have a lot of fun together! I am really blessed to be here. Our first game is tomorrow against Mountain View..wish us luck!!

Our new addition!!

2008-11-08T17:23:00.000-08:00

Well....we did it...we got a puppy. Crazy to think...new state, new jobs, new house, and now a new addition to our little family. We found her on Friday night in Draper Ut and we couldn't leave without taking her home..she is so cute! She is a cockapoo...for most of my life I have grown up with a cockapoo named Ralph. He was by far my favorite, and when we moved away from Virginia I missed him alot. Luckily we found a little baby girl cockapoo just like Ralph and I am so excited! We were trying to think of a name for her...so of coarse I started thinking of things I love. One thing I love more than anything is shoes...athletic shoes...NIKE shoes to be specific. Greg and I learned in college that NIKE actually was the greek goddess for Victory, so what better thing to name her than Nike? So here she is...little Nike J Larsen. We love her very much and are very excited to have her in our family! I hope all is well with you all...sorry it's taken me so long. I haven't had internet until tonight!

Our New Home...

2008-10-19T16:50:00.001-07:00

Front hallway...

Bedroom #2
Upstairs Guest bathroom
Bedroom #1

Master Bath...

Master Bedroom
Nook/ Kitchen
Our Kitchen
Upstairs family room...

The Garage....a 2 CAR GARAGE!! Perfect!

The Backyard The Basement....

Well....the time has come. Greg and I have bought our first house!! We do the walk through this next week. We are pretty excited. It is in Spanish Fork Utah, and really close to where I work so that will be nice come winter. It is crazy, but we are so thankful that we are able to take another step in our lives. Hope all is well with everyone!! Love you!!

2008-10-06T14:43:00.000-07:00

I feel so grateful for the spirit I was able to feel this past weekend. There was one talk the hit me particularly hard, and that was President Monson's talk on Change. Change is a word that I have always been very afraid of, yet I have been learning on how to embrace change rather than run away from it. Life will change, people will come and go, and not letting a moment pass is something very important. Expressing myself is something that has never been easy for me, in fear that life in fact will change. Yet listening to the talk by such a righteous man, I felt the spirit so strong. I realized that life goes on one step at a time, and as long as we keep the eternal perspective in life, everything will work out, and whatever happens, happens for a reason. I am so thankful for that knowledge, and I can only hope that I can do better at accepting change and not letting moments pass without expressing myself, and do the things which matter most. I am so grateful for this church and the knowledge I have....I hope you all had an amazing conference just as I did. I hope all is well! Love you all!

Time...

2008-09-20T18:15:00.000-07:00

I had the chance to see one of my oldest, best friends this weekend. She came down, and it was a GREAT surprise for me! Her little baby is so adorable...it is crazy to think that we have been friends for so long, and have gone through everything we have together. I cannot thank her enough for everything she has done for me in my life, and even for things she may not even know she has done. She truly has always been a great example to me, and I look up to her more than she knows. It truly made me think of how thankful I am for people Heavenly Father has put in my life....Thanks for coming to visit Heather!!

My Classroom

2008-09-02T22:51:00.000-07:00

Ok so the family has been bugging me for pictures of my classroom so here it is! I love it there! Seriously every day I leave thinking to myself I have the BEST JOB IN THE WORLD! I love my kids, my aides, my co-workers....everything about my situation right now I love and couldn't be happier! Love you all and hope everything is going well!

Jack Johnson

2008-09-02T22:43:00.001-07:00

Ok ok...I know I have been slacking but, you see I will explain. My amazing husband got me tickets to see one of my favorite singers Jack Johnson for my birthday. Due to him not being in Utah, I took one of my good friends Aubrey. With all of the excitement, and possibly second hand weed smoking, I seemed to have lost my camera case which in turn I lost my camera USB chord. So I haven't been able to get pictures off of my camera. Finally I am able to, here are a few pics of Aubrey and I at the concert it was SOOOO FUN! Jack was amazing! And I almost got backstage because it was my birthday! AMAZING NIGHT!!! Thanks hunny! That was the best birthday present!

I love to see the temple!!

2008-08-13T20:05:00.000-07:00

So since being to utah, I have had the amazing oppourtunity to attend the temple. I have gotten to go to the Jordan River Temple and Mt. Timpanogos. It has been sad going without Greg but truly has made me feel so blessed. I went with one of my friends to the temple tonight, and as we were talking it made me think how amazing life is, and how much more I have to learn. I truly feel like being close to the temple, and being in this enviroment is one of the reasons we are supposed to be in Utah. I absolutely love it! Anyway...I hope you are all doing well, faculty meetings start for me tomorrow...sad summer went by so fast. Love you all!

A new journey

2008-08-03T01:11:00.001-07:00

Well recently I made the journey across the country once again....but this time it's permanent for a while. I had to leave Greg in Texas because I had to start training for school. It has been really hard being away from him, especially that we wont be back together again for a while. (MISS YOU BABE!!) Yet I have been trying to keep busy, I have training every day. It does get tiring but I am glad its going on, there is so much to learn. For those of you who don't know I am going to be teaching special education and coaching basketball at Spanish Fork High School. I am really excited about it, I will be teaching 11 kids in my class and although it is a new and challenging experience for me I am happy and grateful for the oppourtunity to learn and grow as much as my students. I am really excited for what is to come....I hope all is well....love you all!

Memories

2008-07-22T21:35:00.000-07:00

Here is a fun tag. Here are the rules:1. Add a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember. 2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. Its actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave on about you.

Beach day

2008-07-21T10:45:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Greg and I decided to do something fun before I left for good. Since South Padre Island was so close we decided to go down to the beach and have fun. It was nice to get to go do something together before I leave for Utah! Here are some pics, hope you all are doing well!

Golf Day

2008-07-18T16:37:00.000-07:00

Lately a few of the couples have decided to go golfing every friday. Sadly this was my last golfing trip with the group because I am leaving for good next friday morning. Greg and I enjoy it so much, especially that we can share a hobby together. Here are a few pictures of us and Brandon and Maryellen golfing today. Hope you all are doing well.

Our New Home

2008-07-16T14:04:00.000-07:00

Ok...so after much looking we FINALLY found a place to live. We got really lucky on finding this place, and we are really excited to finally be officially apart of Utah. I am moving up there in just a few weeks, where I will wait for Greg to get up there which will prolly be the middle of August sometime! We are very excited!! Here are some pictures, we are going to be living in Orem...WOO HOO we cant wait! Hope all is well with you guys~

Go Yankees

2008-07-07T13:37:00.000-07:00

So Greg and I were talking to his brother who works at a screen printing company. We decided to have him make Trae a Derek Jeter jersey, considering much to everyone's beliefs of me brain washing him, Jeter is Trae's favorite! Here is a picture for everyone to see how it turned out! It's good that someone can let Trae know the truth about who the better team in baseball is! haha!! Hope you all are well!

updates

2008-07-07T13:26:00.000-07:00

Well I know everyone has been sort of confused on the decision Greg and I are making on where we will be living in the fall. Well after much prayer and fasting and thinking, we had a strong feeling that Utah was the place we were supposed to be. So we are headed to Utah. I am excited to be working with the basketball team at Spanish Fork High School. I went and worked a camp with them a few weeks ago at SUU. The girls were awesome, the other coaches were awesome. It truly made me happy with the decision we had made.

PADRE ISLAND

2008-06-11T11:12:00.000-07:00

For an incentive for the guys last week they had a competition in sales against another office. They won so we were able to go down to south padre island. It was so exciting and the weather was way nice. We went out to eat, walked on the beach, played football...and all sorts of crazy things...here are a few pictures I have! Hope all is well with everyone! Love ya!

Golfing!

2008-05-30T15:07:00.000-07:00

One thing greg and I have loved to do is go golfing. Luckily there is a mini golf place here in the town where we are living. We have been twice since we have been here with alot of the guys in the office and their wives...just for the record i have won every time!! Crazy, because I normally stink at mini golf. Anyway, here is a picture of us at the coarse, the summer is flying by and greg has been working so hard. I cant wait for my dad's camps to start so I can actually do something! Although hanging out with the neices and nephews has been pretty great! I hope everything is going well for everyone! Much Love!

Memorial Weekend

2008-05-27T20:50:00.000-07:00

For memorial day we had a little BBQ with the Pinnacle guys, which gave us a chance to hang out, and swim. Greg loved getting to swim with Trae. My brother matt and Greg kept throwing Trae back and forth in the air, he LOVED it, as you can see by his face!! We had a great time! I hope you all are well! Much love!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREG!!

2008-05-27T20:35:00.000-07:00

Greg had his 24th birthday this last week, so we decided to throw him a surprise birthday party for him with all the pinnacle crew. We played games, had a pinata, and I made a homemade carrot cake that turned out pretty good. Love you hunny!!

GO YANKEES

2008-05-21T13:50:00.000-07:00

I decided to make a special post for Uncle Greg. My brother is a die hard red sox fan and I have tried and tried to get our nephew Trae to like the New York Yankees. Well finally it worked, he now knows exactly who the Yankees are, and better yet he thinks Derek Jeter is number one!!! And I have proof!! YAY! Hope you all are well.

Greg's baseball pics

2008-05-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

So a professional photographer came to our school a month before we left and took some amazing pictures. So I thought I would put them up....greg would probably kill me but I think they are SO cool.

I LOVE DEREK JETER

2008-05-18T08:55:00.000-07:00

So as many of you know I am a die hard Yankees fan. I know give me all the grief you want I dont care. Anyway, Greg thought it was a great idea to get me a fathead which is a life size poster of Derek Jeter. I hadn't gotten to hang it up because I was afraid it would stick to the walls. Well apparently they come off very easy, without damaging the walls. So the other night before the guys got home from selling we put him up...I thought it was hilarious, we actually put up alot of our baseball stuff, its like our dining room is now our baseball room! We love it hahaha. Here are a few pictures that Maryellen took, thanks so much Maryellen for taking them and for helping me put him up on the wall!!

More graduation pictures

2008-05-14T18:04:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more pictures from graduation. We are so happy to finally be done. Right now we are in Mcallen Texas selling security systems for Pinnacle Security. We are having a really good time being around my brother and his family, as well as some of our close friends Brandon and Maryellen Hess. Anyway, we are just looking for jobs for after the summer now, we have a couple of options so we are hoping those work out for us. Only time will tell I guess. Hope all is well with you all! Much love!

Graduation

2008-05-04T19:57:00.000-07:00

Well...its FINALLY OVER!!! We both graduated this weekend, and although it still hasn't fully sunken in for me, I am SO excited to have no more classes to go to, exams to take, or lectures to hear. What more could you ask for? Here are a few pictures of Greg and I getting our diplomas. More pictures will come later, I didnt have my camera so they are all on my sister in laws, but I will put them up once I get them! Hope this finds you all well! Love you all!

Love our nephew

2008-04-20T19:53:00.000-07:00

So since being out in BV its been hard for Greg to be away from his nephews. Luckily my brother and his family are here in BV. Along with them comes my little nephew Trae. Greg is Trae's pal, and this last weekend Trae was pretty pumped to go to Greg's game. Unfortunately it got cancelled so I got a message from my sister in law Tia telling me, Trae was heartbroken that there was no game. So we got the idea for Trae to come up to the field and Greg would play baseball with him. Here are some pictures...I know it made Greg's day to play with Trae, and it made us really thankful to have family near by.

Graduation Pictures

2008-04-14T08:03:00.000-07:00

Yay it is getting so much closer! We are trying to get graduation announcements out to everyone. I know we are a little late, but atleast we are getting to it! Here are some pictures my sister in law Tia took for us! Thanks Tia!! We love them!

Action Shots

2008-04-13T18:17:00.000-07:00

Well not much is going on in our lives right now, we are getting ready to graduate and finishing up sports. Greg is still playing baseball, he is playing pretty well I think! Anyway other than that, nothing new. We have some pictures to finally put up of Greg playing baseball, and some from my national tournament! Hope you all are doing well! Much love!

My Disney Vacation

2008-03-26T18:22:00.000-07:00

This past week I had the fun chance to go play with my family down in Disney World! I absolutely LOVED IT!! It was so good to be around the family, and all of the nieces and nephews, but I really missed Greg as he couldnt make the trip because of baseball games....Anyways here are some pictures that I took of the fun in action!! Hope all is well with everyone!

Spring Break/1 year anniversary

2008-03-16T09:38:00.001-07:00

Well this years spring break wasnt as eventful as last years, considering we got married last year over spring break! Greg went down to Florida for the week and played in some baseball games. I really wish I could have gone, but it didnt happen. Instead for the first few days of break I stayed home and worked on my online class, considering it has to be done soon so I can graduate! I cant wait to be FINALLY done with school! Anyway on thursday I went up to DC to spend some time with one of my best friends Lindsay. It was a lot of fun to see her, and just hang out. We went and got pedicures, and to the ESPN ZONE and to this really pretty national park that has a huge waterfall! It was so fun! Thanks so much for letting me come guys! Anyway, now I am just sitting at home waiting for my husband to get home, considering today is our 1 year anniversary! So weird that it has already been a year, it doesnt even feel like that long! I guess I am lucky and got a husband who is amazing!! Anyway I hope everyone is well! Love you guys!

My new hair

2008-03-11T11:17:00.000-07:00

So greg and I were shopping the other day and we decided to get my hair done at the mall...For any of you who have ever wondered how good those people really are..THEY ARENT GOOD! Dont do it! The girl totally jacked my hair up..it was like 2 inches longer on one side than on the other! So luckily I found out one of my teammates stayed in town for spring break. She is a cosmetologist. So she fixed it and here is the end result! I was very happy she could fix it for me! I dont have any before pictures, my sister in law Tia took one of the wreckage, but that is all that was documented! Hope all is well!

Life without sports

2008-03-09T21:44:00.000-07:00

So I have been seeing a little dose of what its like to not have a life! I have had to occupy my time doing other things where I used to spend this time having basketball practice. All of the girls have been playing every day still, but because of my ankle I haven't been able to get out there and play yet. P.S. About the ankle, its getting better, we went to the doctor and nothing is broken it is just a few strained ligaments. I have been hobbling around on crutches, and I should get off this week so I am VERY excited!
We are on spring break now, and greg is heading to florida to play a few baseball games. As it is the week before our 1 year anniversary it made me kind of sad that he wouldn't be here when we could actually do something for it! So, the amazing husband he is, planned me a trip to see one of my best friends in Washington DC while he is away. She moved there in January so I haven't gotten to spend as much time with her, and Greg could tell I just needed a getaway girls day!
So anyway, life here is good, Greg's baseball is now picking up so I am excited to watch! We will post again soon! Hopefully this finds you all well! Love you guys!

Its all over...

2008-03-02T20:03:00.000-08:00

Well today we got back from our national tournament! We ended up taking third. We beat Briarcliffe in OT by 10 the first night, then lost to Concordia by 11 the next night, and beat Spalding for 3rd place. With 3 mins left in the first half of our last game, I fell with an ankle injury. It was a really hard experience for me to sit on the sideline of my very last game, knowing I wasnt going back in ever again. But I was so proud of my team and the way that they finished out. I have to go to the doctor tomorrow to get Xrays and what not to find out how serious everything is. Hopefully it isnt anything huge, and the pain will just go away. Anyway, here are a few pictures from the trip, one of our team and the trophy and one of me in my wheelchair. Hope all is well, more updates will come soon!

going...going...going

2008-02-24T20:01:00.000-08:00

Well life is moving quickly! We are already almost through Feb! HOW CRAZY IS THAT!? I guess with basketball it has just made life go by so much faster, because I just look at the days as, "what game comes next?" Soon our team and the mens basketball team will be heading to the national tournament in Broken Arrow Oklahoma! We hope to do well there, and we definitly have to team to do it! I will keep updates up of how we do...its pretty nerve racking going into post season, but I am very excited! As for Greg his baseball team is doing ALOT better than they did last year, so it is looking bright for them. They had some tough losses in their last double header but you can only look up right? Its crazy to me that our 1 year anniversary is coming up! It really hasnt felt like it has been that long! But I just got lucky with who I married and am very thankful for him Anyway, hopefully our update finds you all well, we are counting down the days until graduation, and it is coming alot sooner than we thought! I will update again soon! Love you guys!

I got Tagged

2008-02-13T16:15:00.000-08:00

My sister in law tagged me a while ago and I figured I better get around to it now!
A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people, and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged, and asking them to read your blog.
Here we go:
10 years ago:
I was in the 4th grade, with my family deciding to move to Virginia or stay in Texas.
5 things to do on my list today:
1. Get up without hitting my alarm
2. Get to class on time, and TRY to pay attention
3. Go to practice, and get home in time to cook dinner
4. Go to my little sisters basketball game, then to a birthday party
5. Finish all of my homework.

Things I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:
Pay off all of our student loans. Buy us a new house one in Utah one in Texas, Buy my parents a house in Texas. Buy a new car. Invest and save for our future family.

3 of my bad habits
1. Procrastinate with my homework
2. Biting my nails
3. Not a morning person EVER!

5 places I've lived
1. Tyler, Tx
2. Ft Worth Tx
3. Decatur, Tx
4. Buena Vista, Va
5. Orem, Ut

All jobs I have had:
Jamba juice, Summer camps, Orem Fitness Center, Tiny tots basketball referee

Things most people don't know about me:
I am very much kept to myself. I dont really open up to people until I know I can trust them. I really am self concious. I still am afraid of the dark sometimes. My biggest fear is someone breaking into my house. I LOVE chocolate ice cream!

I am tagging
Heather Himmer, Katie, Lynette

Still Going....

2008-02-08T08:10:00.000-08:00

Well we havent posted in a while...So I thought I would give a quick update.
Our basketball team had our final home game of the season, We have 3 games left until our national tournament which is the last week of Feb. So we will see, I hope that everything works out and we finish strong!
As for Greg, his baseball season starts next week. He is really excited about it, and has been practicing really well. His dad sent him out 2 bats and he has been so excited! I cant wait to watch him play!
Anyway, that is basically our lives right now other than school, and work, nothing too exciting! We will update soon! Hope you all are doing well! Much love!

I GOT HUSBAND TAGGED!

2008-01-18T20:38:00.001-08:00

Tag, I'm it.
Here's a husband tag, sure, I'd love to talk about my honey!

* What is his name? Gregory Scott Larsen

* How long have you been together? For almost 2 years

* How long did you date? umm..on and off for 9 months....then got engaged and got married 5 months later so...1 year and 2 months total.

* How old his he? He's 23

* Who eats more? Him, but some days i can take him haha :) !

* Who said I love you first? Well technically it was me first. But it was very random, I was just getting home from hanging out with him, and it hit me...wow I really love this guy, so I grabbed my phone and told him..corny I know. But he told me first in person!

* Who is taller? Greg, I am pretty short, so if he were shorter than me it would be pretty hilarious to look at.

* Who can sing better? He would say me, but he is not too bad himself!

* Who is smarter? Him no question. But I would like to think I am smarter in some areas.

* Who does the laundry? That would be me, I kind of have this obsession about it. He helps me though whenever I let him.

* Who pays the bills? Both of us, but he normally worries more about them.

* Who sleeps on the right side? I do, its farther away from the door, I know I am a scardy cat, I sleep on this side so he can protect me if someone comes in haha.

* Who mows the lawn? Niether of us we don't have one.

* Who cooks dinner? We both do this equally, depends on who is home first most days.

* Who drives? He does, when we are in the same car, we take his which is a stick shift which equals disasters when I drive. So him.

* Who is more stubborn? Both of us are stubborn, but I would think I am more stubborn, the joys of growing up with stubborn people.

* Who kissed who first? He kissed me....

* Who asked who out first? He asked me out..after I turned him down or came up with reasons not to go out, soon enough I ran out of excuses...haha and im glad I did!

* Who proposed? He did, TWICE, both were amazing!

* Who has more friends? Probably me, but Greg has tons of friends just not all of them live where we are right now.

* Who is more sensitive? I think he is, but it just depends on the day!

* Who has more siblings? I do, he comes from a family of four kids, I come from a family of nine.

* Who wears the pants? We share the pants. I think we both do things that make our relationship work well.

Vacation

2008-01-02T09:46:00.001-08:00

Well we finally made it back home after a few weeks away for christmas. It was great to get to see family and friends that arent at SVU. We left on the 15th to Utah,and we stayed there until the 23rd. We did so much while we were there, visiting temple square, eating at my favorite place Cafe Rio, and we went sledding and snowboarding it was really fun to be around the snow. On the 23rd we left to go to texas to see my family. We spent christmas there, and it was very fun to be around my neices and siblings for a while, but on the 29th we went back to Utah. Gregs grandmother passed away on christmas eve, so we went back to Utah to be with his family during that time. It was a very sad experience, but she is in a much better place now. Anyway, on the 1st we returned home to BV, and we are just resting and getting things done before we start school again. Hope everyone had a happy holiday and a happy new year!!

O Christmas Tree

2007-12-09T20:51:00.000-08:00

Ok, so we finally did it...walking around wal mart the other night, we found this tree....a 6ft 5in pre lit tree...for $22.00 cant really get a better deal than that for your first tree...So we got it, along with some ornaments and things, my mom luckily all my life has gotten me an ornament each year and has kept them so we have a good amount of ornaments with us now. It was way fun decorating it and what not.
Finals are coming this week and then we head to Utah, and then to Texas, so all excitement should be starting soon!
Much love to you all...and hope your holidays are great!

Just another cold day, with a few pictures

2007-12-06T19:44:00.000-08:00

With the snow coming and going from Buena Vista, today was pretty cold. The BV parade was going on tonight, yet Greg and I decided it was way too cold to sit outside and watch that for so long! So we decided to go to the JV mens basketball game against VMI...they won at the buzzer which was exciting! My favorite part was the end, when Trae, just like after every game decided he wanted to go "shot" I was happy I had my camera with me and got a few really cute shots so I decided to put them up so Tia could have them for her own.
Thats all for tonight...more to come...Happy holidays

ITS SNOWING

2007-12-06T05:23:00.000-08:00

Considering I grew up in Texas, and Greg grew up in Utah we have totally different views about snow. He loves it and whenever it comes he wants to just be outside playing in it...I on the other hand am pretty much afraid of it, considering in Texas the only snow we really know is the hail ice balls that fall from the sky during a terrible storm. Well yesterday morning we woke up to find snow EVERYWHERE! I have never in my 3 years at SVU seen it snow that much. At first I wasnt a fan, but by the end of the day it wasnt as bad as I thought. I guess thinking that next week we will be heading to Utah where they are famous for having a white christmas, made me have to adjust to the idea. Greg walked around campus while I was in class and took some pictures of the front of the school while it was snowing, I thought they were pretty neat so we decided to share them!
Finals are approaching and I couldn't be happier. School is stressful, and we cannot wait to have a break! We have been working on getting all of the christmas feeling in our house, so that alone should be interesting , and I will post pictures of that soon. I hope all is well, and everyone is enjoying this joyous season!

Thanksgiving Day

2007-11-22T11:02:00.000-08:00

It is so nice to finally have a break from school, and sports, and work. Things have been so hectic, but it is nice to have one day out of the year to truly think about what you are thankful for. I have taken alot of pictures lately of the beautiful scenery we have gotten to enjoy this year in Virginia, I hadnt gotten a chance to post them until now, but here are some of them. Also here are some pictures of my nephew Sean, it was fun having him for a visit on Thanksgiving. Greg and I are so thankful for everything we have been blessed with in our lives, we wish you all the best on Thanksgiving

Time is flying by

2007-11-20T07:16:00.000-08:00

It crazy to think November is almost gone, and before we know it, it will be 2008. Basketball has been crazy lately, we played in a tournament and had a few games this last week..including the Division 1 loss we are 2-2. But we have a rematch tonight against one of our loses, Lynchburg College.

As for Greg, he has been working so hard.. Its his last semester of actual classes, considering next semester he only has to take like 2 credit hours. So it wont be too stressful for him during baseball. Luckily Thanksgiving Break is coming up starting tomorrow, and we will get some time to relax, and hopefully make it through the semester!

Hope everything is well for you all! Much love from us!

Lots of new things

2007-11-06T18:11:00.000-08:00

Well this past couple days we had our first "real" basketball game, an exhibition game against Charleston Southern University. We lost pretty bad, but we had alot of fun on the beach and took alot of pictures. We got to see Fort Sumter and that was kind of interesting. We got back around 6:30 and I had to hurry to get to our nephew Trae's birthday party.
When we got there he was way excited to open presents, and had to wait for my brother to get there. He was so cute, and excited about getting every gift that he got! Oh how fun it is to be a kid where every present is something new and special! Anyway here are a few pictures from my weekend...poor Greg was home alone, working and doing school stuff all day long, he is way excited because we just got news that his little sister is coming to visit in a few weeks! so YAY for that! He was even so nice and had the whole house clean for me when I got home tonight so I had nothing to worry about!!
Sorry for the lack of updates lately, but more will come as our adventures in VA continue!

Life continues going fast in VA

2007-10-21T19:04:00.000-07:00

Well not much has happened, really the same ol same ol college student life. We had a powderpuff football game a few days ago for Homecoming week,, It was freshman and sophomore girls against junior and senior girls! Needless to say we kicked the underclassmans tails! 21-0 to be exact! We looked pretty intimidating too!
Another fun thing was the homecoming pep rally. The womens basketball team recently finished our fundraiser which is who do you want to see get pied? We raised money for certain professors to see who is going to get pied in the face. Well we had our winners and president Smith was the one to throw the pies,. Let me tell you he THREW them HARD!! Here are a few pictures of all of our happenings.
Sorry the posts havent come sooner, life has been crazy!

Christmas in October

2007-10-10T20:31:00.000-07:00

Ok so Greg got really lucky today. I tend to have a problem with suprises, in which I get him presents and I cant keep them from him, well I thought this time would be different! I wanted to get his christmas present early so I could get a really good deal. So I got him a play station 2 with the guitar hero game and an extra guitar! I was so excited! Well it arrived in the mail today, and lo and behold...guess what he has been doing since after practice? I cracked...but atleast he loves it I guess right? So this is what I have had the oppourtunity of looking at for the past few hours..oh how sweet! I love it! Anyway, thats really the only new update with us! Hope all is well with everyone!

Life in Virginia

2007-10-09T15:05:00.000-07:00

Well life here in Virginia has been interesting lately!! Very stressful! Greg and I are both in our last year of school, so it is pretty much consuming our lives! We have also both been very busy with sports and work so we shall see! We've spent the past few days watching the baseball playoffs and both of us were dissapointed as the Cubs and Yankees both were eliminated first round of post season...But there is always next year right?! Anyway, nothing very exciting today, but only time will bring exciting things!! We will keep you updated!