5 Year Anniversary

Andy and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary on Friday. I can't believe that we've been married for 5 years! Makes me feel so old. We definitely feel like the old married people in our ward. When we say we've been married 5 years we get some interesting looks. Not sure why...but oh well. We had a good weekend. We went to Tucson. Andy's sister has a timeshare there and so we got a night there in exchange for babysitting our niece and nephews the next day. We went all out Friday night with dinner from the Safeway deli and a movie. Not exactly high class....but that's what I love about being married to Andy. We can do anything together and we still have a blast doing it.


Engagement Picture - May 2003


Wedding Picture - June 27, 2003


Christmas 2005


My graduation from ASU - May 2007



5 years really has flown by! Can't wait for the next five!

Who does that?

This is a rambling/venting post so...beware.

I would like to know what makes people so insecure that they need to take something that is personal and sensitive to another person and throw it in their face just to make themselves feel better. I mean seriously...taking people's problems or weaknesses or even just personal issues and using them just because you don't have anything better to say is just really low. What ever happened to "Hey...nice to talk to you" or "How's it going?". Even if you think you are being funny and think that it should be taken as a joke...chances are the other person probably won't take it that way. There is a difference between being sarcastic and being downright hurtful. Maybe if it was total strangers it would be one thing....you could just chalk it up to they don't know any better, but when it's your own family....thats what makes it so sad.

Okay...it's said, Im done. :)

Concert

Andy was nice enough to go with me to the Death Cab for Cutie concert last night. He was not real thrilled because it was ten THOUSAND degrees outside, but being the wonderful husband that he is he went anyways and we had a great time. Aside from the brief realization that our future might be in some weird hands, it was a great concert and we had a good night.

New Toy!!

I have been waiting forever to get this camera and I finally got it! I am so excited about my new toy! I feel sorry for anyone that has to spend more than 5 minutes with me though! If they thought I was bad about taking lots of pictures before....hide while you can.

Spur of the Moment

On the spur of the moment Andy and I decided to get away. We went down to this resort in Tucson for the night. It was incredible. Turns out they were filming a movie there at the same time, so we did a little star-stalking. Didn't get to see anyone famous though. Just a bunch of production assistants and trailers. It was still cool. Andy's sister, brother-in-law and niece and nephews came over to go swimming with us. It was a good night!






The view of the resort as we drove up to it...








The view of all the movie production trailers...
which was right outside of our room.





The back patio of the hotel. This is
where they filmed part of the movie.










Going down to the pool

I was told that this comic describes someone that lives in our house. Can't imagine who it would be......

Lesson Learned...

Tonight I went out with some friends for dinner to Texas Roadhouse. We have been planning this dinner all week, since the one friend went on maternity leave on Monday and we haven't seen her all week. We had already discussed what we wanted to order (Yes...that might sound lame to some...but we enjoyed it) and we were all very excited for this. So we got to the restaurant and after waiting 45 minutes for a table were finally ready to order this food that we had planned all week for. You should of seen the look on the face of our waitress when three girls ordered not one...but two major appetizers, 3 baskets of rolls and then full entrees complete with huge salads and loaded mashed potatoes as the sides. However, our plan backfired because by the time we had eaten through half of the potato skins and onion blossom we were starting to feel queasy. When the waitress finally brought our meals, we all just asked for to-go boxes. Lesson learned...Don't plan a meal a week in advance because you will clearly order too much and feel totally sick to your stomach afterwards. However, Andy was happy with the huge to-go box of chicken, potato skins and steak fries that I brought home with me.

5 Years Ago.....

5 years ago today Andy proposed. And six years to the day that we "started dating". I can't believe that it has been that long!! I really can't believe that we've almost been married 5 years! We're so old!!! It's been a great 6 years! Andy is an amazing person and I love him!!

About me....

1. I like ice from Sonic
2. I love teaching 1st grade
3. I love playing card games
4. I have pet snails in my classroom and I think they are SO cool!
5. I really wish I was more organized
6. I love going to Utah
7. The Charmin toilet paper commercials really bug me (the one with the bears)
8. I love watching The Office
9. I love to take pictures
10. I can watch a movie (that I really like of course) over and over again
11. I love blue/brown, green/brown and pink/brown together
12. I can't roll my tounge
13. I can only blink with my right eye (no idea why)
14. I cry at any sappy movie or TV show
15. I sing in the car (really loudly sometimes...Andy loves it...haha)
16. I love riding ATV's, Snowmobiles, Wave runners
17. My dog makes me laugh
18. I can't stand mayonaise or sour cream
19. I love musicals
20. I have really weird dreams
21. I love playing the piano
22. I loved Hanson
23. I prefer to stay home
24. I love watching infomercials for CD's and the Magic Bullet
25. When I was little I had my own radio show (that I recorded on a tape in my bedroom)
26. I have played the piano for almost 20 years
27. I regret being mean to a girl that was in my ward growing up
28. I pretend I can dance when no one is watching
29. My first car was a 1983 Subaru with a cardboard roof
30. I love the swing set my dad built in the back yard
31. The wrist I broke when I was 5 still hurts when it rains
32. I love when it rains
33. Christmas is my favorite holiday
34. I love that new baby smell
35. I like spicy food
36. I really, really, really want to travel out of the country
37. I want to go to Halifax, NS
38. I have really ticklish feet
39. I loved my wedding bouquet
40. I love hanging out with my brothers
41. I love my niece and nephews
42. I love to quote movies/tv shows
43. I like to read the same books over and over
44. I really love a tall, ice cold glass of water
45. I love to swim
46. Autumn is my favorite season
47. I put baked lays potato chips on my tuna fish sandwiches
48. I love sitting in my Grandma's recliner.
49. All I need is some good music to up my mood
50. When I was little I would eat mustard sandwiches

Candyland....

There are certain days when I absolutely LOVE teaching First Grade! My kids crack me up with the things they say. We have been talking about money the last few weeks and we talked about how people use different types of money in different parts of the world. So today we were standing in line and I overheard these 2 kids talking about money. Now mind you that this was an entirely serious conversation.


Kid 1: What if we didn’t have real money and we had to use candy instead of money?

Kid 2 (dead serious): We can’t do that. If we did that than instead of living in America we’d have to live in……..CandyLand.

Kid 1 (seriously thinking this over): Oh.... yeah....


I love my students (99% of the time!!). Being a teacher is a GREAT job!!

Husband Post

I was tagged by Lindsey...so here it goes!!

What is his name?: John Andrew Ebert

How long have you been together?: We've been together almost 6 years. Been married for 4.

How long did you date?: A year

How old is he?: Old!!!!

Who eats more?: He does

Who said I love you first?: He did! Quite a bit earlier actually! He still doesn't let me forget that.

Who's taller?: He is. I mean seriously....I have students in my class almost as tall as me. it's not that hard.

Who pays bills?: I do. I am kind of anal about it!

Who sleeps on the right side?: He does! Guess I am the only one that doesn't...since apparently everyother girl sleeps on the right.

Who mows the lawn?: No one...we don't have a lawn. I'm sure he will though.

Who cooks dinner?: I do...poor guy. Seriously. I have lots of stories...you should all congratulate him on surviving!!

Who drives?: We both do. Mostly it's him, but sometimes I will get in a mood where I need to drive.

Who kissed who first?: He kissed me!!

Who proposed?: He did! I didn't make it easy on him though!! Poor guy!

Who has more siblings?: He does...he has 4...I have 2

I hereby tag the following: Ashley, Kristyn, Desiree and AshLee

The Strike is Over!!!!!

I know I am a total nerd, but I am so happy that the WGA strike is over!! Finally new epsiodes of The Office will come back on. Yes...I am a big fan!! My Thursday nights have not been the same, especially because Andy is at class all night. So for any of you out there that don't know already...the strike is over!

http://community.tvguide.com/blog/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Wga-Strike-Watch/800059822

Ok...I'm done now. Now you can all mock me for my excitement over this!!

Wedding Pictures

I was going through some boxes and I found a couple CD's of our wedding pictures. I decided to put some up here. I've never posted pictures of our wedding before on Myspace or facebook or anything, so I thought it was time to share them! I loved my wedding day! I can't believe that it will be 5 years in June. We are like the old married people in our ward. It's actually kind of sad!! Oh well!!

4 things.....

My BIG FOUR...
4 Jobs I've had:
1. Doll Seller at a kiosk in the mall
2. Waitress
3. Preschool teacher
4. 1st grade teacher

4 Movies I can watch over and over:
1. While you were sleeping
2. The Italian Job
3. Father of the Bride
4. Any of the Bourne or Harry Potter movies

4 Places I've lived:
1. Salt Lake City, Utah
2. Flagstaff, AZ
3. Thatcher, AZ (where I met Andy)
4. Wilmington, Delaware

4 Guilty Pleasures:
1. Oreo balls
2. Blogging/Reading others blogs (even though hardly anyone reads ours!!)
3. Mint chip ice cream
4. I have no idea!!

4 TV Shows I watch:
1. Friends
2. King of Queens
3. The Office (I am addicted to it...as much as I don't want to admitt it!!)
4. Without a Trace

4 Favorite Foods:
1. Shrimp scampi
2. Spaghetti (good thing too since it's pretty much the only thing I can cook without too much of a fiasco!!)
3. Almost any type of seafood
4. Chocolate Chip Cookies

4 Websites I visit:
1. Gmail
2. MTT
3. Blogger
4. Myspace (it's gradually losing it's appeal)

4 Places I've been on vacation:
1. Florida
2. Los Angeles/Dinsleyland
3. New York/Delaware/Boston
4. San Diego

I guess the thing is to "tag" people now....so I tag Ashley, Lindsey, AshLee and Melissa

Suns Game

Andy's birthday was January 4th and his brother's birthday is January 11th so my sister-in-law and I decided that for their birthdays we would make it a tradition to buy them tickets to a Sun's game. Of course the boys love it and don't really seem to mind that my SIL and I just talk through the whole thing. I really tried hard to pay attention to the first half and cheered whenever Steve Nash or Amaire Stoudamire (sp?) would make a shot! However, having girl talk with my SIL seems to always take precedence. I feel very lucky to have a great sister-in-law and brother-in-law. We have so much fun with them!! It's great! Well the Suns won which is FANTASTIC because I don't think I could of handled a long drive home with two angry men!!

Andy and his brother Paul

Christmas!!

We were so excited to spend Christmas with my family up in Flagstaff this year. We haven't been up here for Christmas in a couple of years so we were more than ready to come up!! We were excited that there was a little snow on the ground! Nothing like a white Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve busy with family traditions....clam chowder and 'It's A Wonderful Life'.






My parents surprised us with a trip to this resort up in Southern Utah.








There was so much snow up there. It was BEAUTIFUL!! We went snowmobiling the first day we were up there. This was one of the trails we went on....


.....and this is the first time we crashed. Let me tell you...it's hard getting a 500 pound snowmobile out of 3 feet of soft powder.











After we finally got unstuck we found this huge, open field that we rode around in for awhile. It was a blast.












This was the view at the top of the mountain. We drove our snowmobiles right up the the edge of this cliff. It was so beautiful!!


We also went shooting. I actually shot this can which was surprising because I have terrible aim!!





We played lots of games, played in the snow and ate lots of food!! It was a great trip and a great way to spend Christmas!!! Thanks Mom and Dad!!!!

Christmas Tree

Andy and I decided that even though we weren't going to be in town for Christmas we still needed to get in the Christmas spirit by getting a tree and decorating!! We didn't decorate at ALL last year and it really bummed me out. So we went and got a little tree. Yes, it's lopsided and might actually be dead now, but we like it!! We have a tradition of getting an ornament every year we are married that sort of symbolizes something that happened that year....or one that we just like! We only have 5 of the "Special" ornaments and we tried to spiff up the rest of the tree with regular ornaments. It looks a little Charlie Brown tree like, but oh well! We had fun!!

We also put up our stockings! My awesome friend Ashley helped me make these! I love them!!!

I also FINALLY got to get out one of my favorite Christmas decorations! My village! I love it!! Hopefully it will be expanding as we get more room....it's too small!!

Anyways....I was just feeling in the Christmas mood and I am sure that everyone will be THRILLED to look at my Christmas decorations!! Hope everyone is getting in the Christmas spirit!!

Past and Present

Favorite movies:
Childhood: The Secret Garden, Heidi, Anne of Green Gables
Elementary/Middle school: Anne of Green Gables,
High School: While you were sleeping and....I honestly don't remember. I blocked out most of high school
Now: Harry Potter Series, The Bourne Series, While you were Sleeping

Favorite TV Shows:
Childhood: Sesame Street
Elementary: Full House and Boy Meets World
Middle School/High School: Dawson's Creek I guess
Now: The Office, Without a Trace, Friends, King of Queens, Gilmore Girls

Favorite Books:
Childhood: But No Elephants
Elementary: Babysitter's Club
Middle School/High School: The Work and the Glory
Now: Hearts of the Children, Harry Potter, The Rainmaker

Best Friends:
Childhood: Nikki
Elementary: Desiree and Courtney
Middle School: Andrea
High School: Andrea, Kim, Ali, Stacey, Luke, John
Now: Andy, Emelle, Miranda, Andrea, Ashley

Boyfriends/crushes (Mostly crushes):

Childhood:Joby Platt the cute boy in first grade!! Also, there was Larry...."my boyfriend" in Kindergarten...until we threw sand at each other. How romantic.
Elementary/Middle School: Charles something or other was my BIG crush in Elementary school. In JR High it was Aaron and Allen (crushes) and Zack (boyfriend for like a week...whoohoo!!)
High School: Steven (BLAH as a person and a boyfriend), Allen (crush), John (still don't get what happened with that)
Now: Andy!! He's the only crush/boyfriend that matters....awww...how sickly sweet is that.....

Hobbies/Games/Past-times:

Childhood: Barbies...I had the coolest Dr. Barbie...oh man...I loved it, House,
Elementary: Barbies, Trolls...yes I am admitting it, House, Quints (weird)
Middle School: Stage Crew, Video Productions (go Knight Vision), hanging out at the mall (trying on prom dresses), doing makeovers and taking glamour shots
High School: Speech and Debate, Hanging out, going to movies...man I led a lame life
Now: Scrapbooking, Being with Andy, Watching movies, reading, photography, hanging out with family and friends

Thanksgiving...yes I know it was 2 weeks ago!!

We celebrated Thanksgiving this year with the Ebert family. We also did Christmas at the same time since this year we are all doing Christmas with the non-Ebert families. I am so excited to have Christmas with my family!! We love being with my family, so this will be really fun!!


Hope everyone else had a great Thanksgiving too!!!

Starting Again...

Hey Everyone.....well actually no one since I don't think anyone knows that we have this. Anyways...haven't posted on this for like more than a year....so I decided maybe I should!! Anyways...drop us a line sometime if you ever find us out here in cyberspace!!

-Andy and Sara