Oh! The Adventures We've Had!

A lot has been going on since the last post!! (I would only hope, since it HAS been a month!!) Any way.. Just a quick re-cap on life.

Easter was a lot of fun! We spent it with my family in Idaho, well part of the fam! Only one brother could make it. We had a good time hangin out and the Easter Bunny brought us all kites! So we headed out to the field and gave them a whirl. Mine didn't fly so good, not enough wind :( It was fun to be around my niece Makell. She constantly makes me laugh! She was recovering from a black eye that she got playing at her grandparents house in Colorado. She was pretty proud of it though!

Makell likes to watch videos on Chase's phone... It makes him feel good!

Makell and Grammy flying the kite

We have been doing a lot of work around the house! Chase went to work and tore up our patio so we can put down some paver stones to expand it a little. It's not done yet, but that is because of the crappy weather we've been having. We have plans to do it after Mother's Day! I also talked him into building up my flower bed in the front! I love how it turned out! I'll post some more pics when the flowers in it start to bloom!

Our back patio in the works
The front flower bed...

On a sunny Sunday morning we took our first hike of the season with our good friends Stevi and Clayton. We just went up the mountain side behind our house. We found a neat cave and got to climb up a cool stream made by the spring run-off. It was a lot of fun! Apparently there are some Indian ruins/drawings in some caves. We were trying to find them, but got severely side-tracked with our photos!

Me and Stevi

Chase on his perch
Clayton and Chase inside the cave

And last but not least.... May 1st, I participated in a small boutique in Brigham. My main goal there was to get my name out to get some Spa Parties going, but I thought I'd try my hand at selling some crafts. That part of it didn't go over so well!! I came home with some inventory. But I'm just considering it new decor for the upcoming holidays! So it's okay! It was a lot of fun just being there and I'm glad I gave it a shot!

A few crafts that were up for grabs

So that pretty much sums up our lives the past few weeks! We have some more adventures in store, so stay tuned!!

Long Time No Blog!

Well February was here and gone!! And here we are in March and let me tell you Spring Fever has set in at our house!! Here is a little tid bit on what's been going on at the Phillips' household!

25th Street in Ogden had a Winterfest this year. We didn't hear about it until the very end, but we showed up for the ending fireworks!! It was a lot of fun. Apparently they trucked in enough snow to pack the big hill and have things like skiing races and sledding, and then there was of course the snowmobile racing. Sure wish we would have known about all of the fun stuff going on!! You can be sure we have marked our calendars for next year though!!


(yes, Clayton and Chase had to buy light sabers!!)


I have officially started my new job at Oria Spa in Eden, UT. It was a long time coming, and I had quite a bit of time on my hands with the weeks between jobs! So I tried to be useful, by painting the bathroom downstairs!! I am so happy about the way it turned out. The pics just don't do it justice!! The color is Bamboo Shoot from Lowes. And as you can see I still need to get a mirror to put in my frame, because some dumb contractor glued the freakin mirror to the wall! Who does that!? I also came so close to finishing the living room. For those who have forgotten we did a venetian plaster in there. I will forever curse that stuff. I have one wall still needing the final coat and then we have to do the final polishing. Perhaps next year!!!


The pics are my fav. Old school magazine covers from the 40's!!


We had a spontaneous night and met the Jaques' in SLC at the Old Spaghetti Factory for dinner. It is located at Trolley Square. I always have this tiny fear in the back of my mind when going there since the whole freak shooting a few years ago and all. But it was a fun night!





Last but certainly not least we got to go to the Jazz vs. Rockets game a few weekends ago. Chase got the tix at an auction at one of the title conventions he and his bro went to. We had fun with his brother Skyler and wife Heather! We had dinner at the Gateway. Here is where you will laugh. Of course we don't plan ahead and by the time we got there all of the restaurants of choice had a wait of 45-60 min. So we defaulted to the food court!! It was good though! The game turned out to be a good one! Heather got her minute of fame on the Jumbo-tron!!! I of course ducked the other direction!




So if that isn't enough, just know that Life is Good!!

Life in the Fast Lane :)

Wow!! What a month January has been! We celebrated Chase's 27th birthday to kick it off!! I surprised him with a night of go-kart racing and some good southern BBQ cooking! I even made him wear a blindfold while driving to Speed Street in Layton! He's a good sport! Thanks to everyone who made it out and helped make it such a great b-day for Chase!

Next... I've landed a full time Esthetician job at a new spa in Eden, UT! I get to quit driving one canyon and start driving another, much more treacherous one! At lease I will be happy to do so! I start February 2nd.... I'll have much more to tell after that!

Our good friends The Romero's are expecting a little boy in March. This weekend was the big baby shower and I was so excited to make something! So I made this adorable magnet board for little Nixon. Can't wait for him to get here!

Happy # 27 to an AMAZING man!!

Just want to give a shout out to the best husband in the world!! Today is Chase's 27th birthday!! I cannot belive I have known him for so long! I truly hope he has a wonderful birthday and that 2010 can bring him more happiness and great experiences!!

27 Things I LOVE about Chase

27. is strong both physically and mentally

26. is always looking for ways to better himself

25. smile melts my heart

24. is devoted

23. is accepting of my random OCD

22. likes to organize the garage

21. has an amazingly creative mind

20. is my support beam

19. is technologically savvy

18. has a love for music

17. enjoys a good adventure

16. is witty and clever

15. has a love for the outdoors

14. encourages the ones he loves

13. never gives in to my guilt trips!

12. is loving and kind

11. works hard at home and the office

10. shows patience always

09. willing to 'learn how' at just about anything

08. plays with his nieces and nephews like he's one of them

07. respect

06. his kisses still give me butterflies

05. his sarcasm

04. takes me golfing and brags about me!

03. always compliments everything about me

02. is a gentleman

01. I LOVE YOU!!!

Happy Birthday babe! I can't wait to share another year with you!

Very Merry Christmas!!

Christmas is a lot like Thanksgiving dinner. You work really hard to prepare everything and it's over in what seems like 10 seconds! We had a great Christmas this year! Don't worry Santa didn't forget where our house was :) We also had a great time at the Phillips' Family party in Morgan. We had tons of food and lots of fun! We went sledding in the dark and I felt like a kid again! I definitely need to do it again soon!

Our Tree

Me & Lindsay after sledding

Me & Chase

And now it's time to take all my hard work down... probably my least favorite part about the Holidays! Taking down the decorations! Would you all laugh at me behind my back if I just leave them up year-round?!

My latest craft :)

A Little Winter Fun!!

Chase and I braved the snowy roads last Saturday and went to Salt Lake. We met up with the Jaques' and ice skated at the Gallivan Center and had dinner at The Melting Pot! It was so much fun! We had a great weekend!!

Another craft I made for a Christmas gift this year. Is it bad when you really want to keep what you make for other people?!

Thanksgiving in Idaho

Chase and I had a great Thanksgiving break in Idaho with my side of the family!! There was always something going on, it made the days go by way to quickly. The dinner was delicious and as always took way longer to prepare than to scarf down!! I guess that is how it goes though! The girls braved the crowds and headed shopping on Black Friday!! It was actually a lot of fun, and I had a great time. I think that it works out better if you go with no real plans of actually buying anything, because then you can't really be let down! I ended up purchasing a video camera and some stuff for the nieces b-days that are coming up! So I was a winner!!

I took Chase to the one of the many things Rupert does to celebrate the holidays. Every year on the day after Thanksgiving, Santa comes to the town square to turn on the christmas lights. It is a huge deal and there is fireworks too!! I forgot how much I miss the small town things like that! I think Chase had a good time and was impressed at how many people come out to support the event!

Chase did a lot of shooting with the boys, including clay pigeons and us girls even went up and gave it a whirl. Let's just say, I am not a good aim!! We also got to spend lots of time with our neice and nephew on the Cook side!! That was my favorite part! Makell was so much fun to play with and she is sure becoming a little spit fire!! And baby Tye is growing sooo fast!! He is the cutest little man ever!!