A Mexican Thanksgiving!

Logan's wonderful Dad and Step-mom took the whole fam-damily to Mazatlan, Mexico for Thanksgiving and it was PARADISE! We sat in the sun, rode ATV's on the beach, ate some amazing food, shopped, and had an insane amount of fun! I'm sad to be back in the frozen tundra I call Idaho Falls, but we couldn't stay in Mexico forever! (Even though I really wanted to!) THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH JERRY AND APRIL!!!!!! We will always remember our wonderful Thanksgiving in Mazatlan! Here are some fun pictures from the trip!

Erica and I waiting to eat some dinner at The Bistro

Logan and I parasailing!

Andy and Makoy taking a dip in the pool!

Dirty and happy after a fun ATV ride on the beach!

So happy together in Mexico!

Jerry and April!!

Yummy drinks! (we got a lot of funny looks everytime we told them not to put alcohol in our drinks!)

Laying in the sun!

Yay for turtles!

Covered in dirt during the ATV excursion!

Something to be thankful for!

Well last night Logan, Dylan (brother-in-law), Annie (sister-in-law), Jerry (Father-in-law), April (mother-in-law), Erika (sister-in-law), and I were all boarding a plane in Denver for our final leg of our journey home from our fabulous Thankgiving in Mexico. We had a crazy experience that reminded us how thankful we all are to be together and alive. About 10 minutes after take off from Denver, the flight attendant came over the speaker with a scary announcement.... "Attention Ladies and Gentlemen... the pilot has just informed me that our landing gear is not functioning correctly and we are going to prepare for an emergency landing back in Denver shortly." When she ended her announcement you could hear a pin drop in the plane. The flight attendant proceeded to review all of the safety "brace" postions you must assume during the crash landing and where to exit the plane as soon as it was safe. Then she asked if anyone who was a doctor, paramedic, or in the military to please move to an exit row to help evacuate and care for those injured. At this point my heart is racing and my whole body is shaking. All I could do was hold onto Logan and tell him I love him. All around us there were passengers calling and texting family members to tell them what was going on and that they loved them. It was so scary to think that you were moments away from crashing and that if things went badly it would be our final moments on this earth. For the sake of shortening this post I will tell you all that we landed.... everyone on the plane was safe...... and we all lived to see another day. But it was an experience that humbled me and made me remember to appreciate every single moment I have on this earth with Logan and our families. Don't take life for granted and never miss a single moment to tell the people you care about that you love them... you never know when your time is up!

Now that I got that off my chest, I am happy to say that we had the BEST time ever in Mexico and I will be posting pictures of our trip as soon as I can find my camera adapter! Adios friends!

50 questions about us!

I was blog-stalking again today and one of my good friends posted this cute questionaire that I decided to steal and copy! So here it is... 50 questions about Logan and I and the crazy/fantastic life that we live!



1. When is your "engagement" anniversary?

-April 28, 2008. He proposed to me to me on the golf course!

2. When is your "marriage" anniversary:

-August 8, 2008 (8-8-08 cute huh!?!)

3. How long have you known your spouse:

-5 1/2 years

4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged?

-For two years before he left on his mission and about 4 months after he got home!

5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time?

-I met Logan for the first time at my big brother Eric's wedding... its actually kind of a funny story but I will safe that for another time!

6. What is your spouse's full name:

-Logan James Cooper

7. Do you have any children:

-No, but they are on the agenda in the next few years!

8. How many - boys/girls:

-None yet.. but Logan wants all boys so that means we will have a house full of girls!

9. Do you have any house pets:

-Yes we have the cutest little Morkie in the world named Kalu!

11. Do you live in the country or town/city:

-Town/country

12. What are some of your favorite activities together:

-Hanging out and playing games with friends and family, watching The Office, going on vacation, and doing anything that invloves being together!

13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot:

-Kauai, California, Island Park, and soon to be Mexico!

14. When did you first kiss?

-In Logan's Mom's basement was "technically" the first kiss, but I consider our first kiss to be on Travis Collette's couch... long story

15. What church do you attend?

-The Church of Latter Day Saints

16. Did you get married in a church?

-Nope, Idaho Falls Temple

17. What town is your current address at:

-Ammon

18. Do you work or stay at home:

-I'm a working woman!

19. Where did you go on your honeymoon:

-Kauai, it was BLISS!

20.What was the funniest gift you gave when dating?

-ummm.... hahah I gave Logan a funny looking homemade bracelet when he left on his mission

21.How long have you been together?

-5 1/2 years total, but we have been happily married for almost 15 months!

22. How long did you know each other before you started dating?

-a week?

23. Who asked who out?

-Logan asked me!

25.Where do you each work or go to school?

-I work for an Orthodontist in Idaho Falls and Logan goes to school at BYU-I

26. Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?

-When Logan was on his mission for 2 years... but it made us stronger and I'm so happy that I never stopped writing to him!

27. Did you go to the same school?

-Yep! IFHS

28. Are you from the same home town?

-Yep!

29. Who is smarter?

-We are both smart in our own ways, but Logan is definately more book-smart than me!

30. Who is more sensitive?

-Me for sure... Logan is a great man for putting up with all of my crap!

31.Where do you eat out most as a couple?

-Taco Wagon probably

32. Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?

-Kauai, or real soon it will be Mexico... I'm not sure which one is farther away!

33.Who has the craziest exes?

-Not sure...

34. what attracted you about him/her?

-He hates it when I say this, but when I first saw him I thought he looked just like an Abercrombie Model! haha Now he is just the most handsome man I have ever seen!

35. Who does the cooking?

-Mostly me, but Logan has been known to whip up a tasty meal!

36. Who is more social?

-Logan, I can be pretty shy

37. Who is the neat-freak?

-I have my OCD habits but I think Logan is a little cleaner than me!

38. Who is more stubborn?

-Good question... I'm not sure!

39. Who hogs the bed?

-Logan... but he will say that it is my pillows that take up the bed but for some reason I am usually the one who is falling off!

40. Who wakes up earlier?

-Logan, I'm not much of a morning girl

41. Where was your first date?

-Our first official date was at Applebee's, but we did a lot of dating and hanging out with friends as a couple before that!

42.Who had more boyfriends/girlfriends?

-Probably me but I am definately NOT sure about that!

43. Do you get flowers often?

-Not often, thats why it is so special when I get them! But he is really good at suprising me with other things like hot cocoa and new clothes, etc...etc...! (he spoils me!)

44. How do you spend the holidays?

-With family! Duh!?

45. Who is more jealous?

-Not sure...?

46. How long did it take to get serious?

-Not long!

47. Who eats more?

-Depends on the day!

48. Who does the laundry?

-Mostly me but Logan is really good about helping out!

49. Who’s better with the computer?

-Logan

50. Leave a piece of advice for the other couples:

-Never pass up an opportunity to show/tell each other how much you love eachother!
This was fun to do and took me down memory lane! I tag anyone who reads this to do it too!

My new obsession!

So Logan and I went to Seagull Book the other night to scope out a few early Christmas presents for the family, and I came across this little piece of heaven...
I flipped through it for a little while and couldn't leave the store without it! If you don't have one I must tell you that your kitchen is not complete without it.. All of the recipes are easy and look delicious! I have tried quite a few of them and every recipe has been absolutely wonderful. There were even a few recipes from Brazil/Africa that Logan recognized from his mission. The cookbook is fun to just sit and read because it tells where all the recipes come from and a little story about them. Buy it, try it, and I promise you will love it! I told a friend about it and she said "I have to get one! I have always wanted to learn how to cook like a mormon! They always make the best food!" If you already have this book let me know what your favorite recipes are so I can try them!

Happy Birthday Logan!

Yesterday was my handsome husbands 23rd birthday! We celebrated by having a fun family BBQ at the park across the street from our house, and here are some pictures from the festivities!This is the very sloppy birthday cake I made... haha I promise that not all of my cakes look like a 5 year old made it!

Logan got spoiled with lots of presents! He got some clothes, shoes, and a new fly fishing rod from the family, and a big ole' grill from me! This is my little cousin Addison running away with one of Logan's birthday cards!

And when the party was over Kalu somehow ended up with all of the party balloons! He looked so funny running around the park with all of these balloons! If there would have been a few more I'm pretty sure that he would have floated right out of the park! We had a blast and I am so happy that we were able to celebrate with family! Happy birthday Logan! I love ya!

Time to get motivated!!

Lately I have been getting really worried about the fact that Logan and I do not have much of a food storage. I have had numerous dreams about some huge disaster coming and all Logan and I have for ourselves is a few cans of food and a can of wheat for bread... basically we end up being totally screwed in these dreams and I am getting pretty freaked out! I feel like everywhere I look there are signs telling me "GET PREPARED!! GET PREPARED!!" And it seems like every Sunday at church the lesson is about being prepared and I need to step up to the plate ASAP! I know that getting prepared is so important but it is so hard to do on the TINY little budget we have to live on. So, I am going to make a goal to make food storage and preparation one of my main priorities! And I can't back out of it because now I have told all of you bloggers out there and I can't make myself a liar now can I? So blogging world... mark my words! I will be better at being prepared and make Logan and I ready for whatever comes our way! YAY for food storage!

(PS- Does anyone have any good tips on how to get started on food storage? I can use the help!)

Summertime News

So I have been a horrible blogger for the last few months and I am just going to give everyone a quick recap on our lives this summer! There really hasn't been very much going on so this really won't be too long. I finished my dental assisting internship at the beginning of July and got hired at Elison Orthodontics. It has been the best opportunity and I love going to work everyday! Logan finished his internship at Teton Radiology and I was so happy to see that he really enjoyed getting a first hand look at how the radiology business runs. Now Logan and I are just enjoying our free time together before school starts and Logan has so much homework that he can't remember who I am! We had lots of fun by getting out of the house and going whitewater rafting, fishing, and playing lots of volleyball and cards with family and friends! Here is a picture of the big ole' fishy that I caught at Logan's grandparents' pond!

The biggest event of our summer has to be our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! I can't believe that a whole year has come and gone already! I can't believe how much our love has grown for eachother and how happy we are! This has been the best year!!! So, we treated ourselves by getting a room at the Little America in Salt Lake and going to Lagoon and doing some serious shopping. It was so fun and we had a blast hanging out with some friends at Lagoon and spending some quality time together. We went to dinner at our new favorite restaurant TUCANOS! It is an all you can eat brazilian grill and is the experience is so fun that I can barely describe it. If you get the chance, go to Tucanos, you won't regret it!