Sand Dunes!!!

In over the 2 years that I have been here in Rexburg, I have never been to the sand dunes. Brad and I got with another couple in our ward, Jared and Kim Stoddard, to have a fun little outing!

 If you have never been this is what the night consists of....

First you jump!!!!

Roll down the hill,

And then you HIKE!!!

And Hike some more... 

 Rest a little....

 Take some pictures....

 Enjoy the Sunset...

And get really sandy!!!!

Overall we had a blast! We have found sand all over our house for that last couple of days but has been well worth it!

The things we do in a small college town for entertainment!!! :)

HAPPY SPRING!!

Even though we did get some snow today, it is the first day of spring!!

 Here is the Proof!

It's Equinox!!!!!

Debra G. Jolly Bray

Debbie pictured above has been like my 2nd mom for the past 12 years! She battled with cancer for a year and peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2012. Looking back to this last year, she has truly been an inspiration in my life. Not once did I ever hear her complain about the pain that her cancer brought. Every time I saw her she had a smile on her face and was so happy to visit with me and everyone else around her.

Wednesday I traveled home to Spokane to attend her beautiful funeral. It was great to celebrate her life and reminisce on all the memories we shared. I am so glad I could see my Bray family and celebrate the new journey Debbie has ahead of her. I am so glad that she can be with her loved ones that have passed before her and also be with my Brother Jon! 

When you lose one you love, you gain an angel you know!! 

I am so grateful for the love and joy she brought in my life! She will never be forgotten and I know she is always in our hearts. I am truly blessed to have her be apart of my life and look forward to our reunion someday!   

Fun weekend!!

We got a suprise e-mail this week from Brad's Aunt and Uncle who live in Seattle. They have been skiing this week up at Targee (the Teton Mountains) and were in Idaho Falls Yesterday. They wanted to get all of the cousins and friends together that they knew in Rexburg and have a little reunion at Cafe Rio. We were super excited to see everyone again!!

Brad of coarse played lots with his niece Shae. Whenever Shae is sad, Brad can certainly cheer her up. They have a sweet little bond, that's for sure! It makes be excited to someday have kids!

 They have so much Fun!!

Lunch was awesome and it was so great to see them all again!

Here is our group!!! :) 

(Pictured from left to right. Back row: Nicole, Shae, Jake, Uncle Rod. 2nd row: Tom(our friend but uncle Rod is his Bishop back home), Brad, Me, Emily, Aunt Carol Ann, Megan (also a girl from their ward). Front row: Emily, Annie, Amy, and Daniel.)

What a fun group! Glad we could all get together!!! :)

Later that night Brad and I met up with some friends in Idaho Falls and headed south of Pocotello to Lava Hot Springs.

In the Winter they only have a few pools open, but it was so much fun all being there as friends. Brad and I want to stay a weekend in Lava for our anniversary in September. There is so much to do in that little town! We are excited!!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

My morning started early! I woke up at 5:20 AM to make breakfast for my wonderful husband! On pinterest a few weeks ago I saw some heart shaped Cinnamon rolls and decided to try them!

(SO the picture doesn't do its justice, but they were delicious, and Brad loved them!)

So I was on campus all day and Brad has some tricks up his sleeve!

When we walked into the apartment, the lights were off and a crackling fire was playing on Brad's laptop. When Brad flicked on the light I saw that our apartment was clean with the table set! He had got candles, roses, and rose petals set out every where! I was so surprised and it was so romantic. Oh and I can't forget that there was love songs playing on pandora in the background!

Brad also prepared dinner. We had steak and potatoes! The steak was seriously the most tender and juicy steak I have ever before tasted! It was AMAZING!! Brad also had the idea to make my steak into a heart shape! :)

He is so cute!

 Yummy Dinner.... Complete with Sparking Apple Cider!

Lastly Brad got us some dessert! He bought a bouquet of chocolate covered strawberries! The were so delicious!!

Overall I had a WONDERFUL Valentines day! I am so glad that Brad and I could share it together. Oh I forgot to mention too that Brad and I danced to a song that came on to pandora. We just danced in the middle of our apartment! It was so fun! It was the first time we have danced since our wedding! It brought back good memories!

I love Brad so much and am so grateful for all the things he does for me! I honestly feel like the happiest girl in the world!

I love you all and Happy Valentines Day!!

I'M A ZAG FAN...... AND I AM A MORMON

The Zag Fans showed up to the Marriott Center on the campus of BYU on February 2, 2012!

My parents flew down to Utah from Spokane, and Brad and I drove down from Rexburg. Kenny was so kind to buy our tickets and we all made the trip down!

 We got our inspiration for our shirts from the Mormon.org ads. Since Gonzaga is a Catholic school, I had the idea to do our own Mormon Ad, especially since we were among so many LDS people.

 We go so many compliments on our shirts and so many people took pictures! We had so much fun even though Gonzaga lost!

I love my Hubby! He is the best!

We made a weekend of it in Utah and I had my first visit it Cabelas.Brad, Kenny, and I fed the fish! 

 We had a blast!!! :)

Saturday we went to the Temple!!! It was so fun to actually do a session with my whole family, Jon was definitely there in spirit too! The last time we were at the temple together was at our wedding.

We went to the Jordan River temple and had a wonderful time!

Families are Forever!!! 

I love all of my family members. So glad we all get along and can build so many memories together!

It was so nice to get out of Rexburg for a few days and just relax and have so much fun!!!

Nationality WEEK??? I Think SO!

This week for Meals has been pretty diverse! I didn't even notice it until I was putting up the photos. The meals we had were all different genres of food lol.

Day 1

CREPES!!! Yes we had breakfast for dinner!! I was first introduced to crepes when my family hosted a German exchange student my senior year of high school. He called them GERMAN PANCAKES. But I am pretty sure Crepes are FRENCH. Where ever they originated from, they were delicious. we had a cream cheese filling and brad made the Strawberry syrup!

Day 2

ITALIAN, Cheese Ravioli's. I kind of cheated on this meal because they were just frozen noodles and I put prego sauce on top. But they were good and only had a prep time of like 20 min. Can't beat that when you are college students!!

Day 3

MEXICAN..... TACOS!!!! 

The whole time we ate these delicious tacos all Brad could say, "I can't wait til we can have some real tacos in MEXICO!!" That day will soon come! 

Day 4

The ALL AMERICAN HAMBURGER!!!

The picture doesn't do its justice, but I must say that Brad is probably the best hamburger griller EVER!! His hamburgers have so much flavor and he cooks them perfectly for me, without any pink but not burnt!

Day 5

CHINESE FOOD!! 

ORANGE CHICKEN!! Can I just say that mine was better than Panda Express!! We had left overs too so I got to bring them to work for lunch! Gotta love that!! :) 



All these pictures of food is making me hungry! I am actually going to make some Thai food tonight! More pictures to come! I am just loving being a home maker. I wish I could just be that and not go to school sometimes.

I am actually loving school this semester, but all the tests are starting to hit this week and Next week! I got to come home early today though, I don't work on Wednesday afternoons! I am just taking a break from school work real quick. I love coming home to a place where I can call my own. Brad is at work and I cleaned the apartment a little bit. It is nice sometimes having a small place because it only takes about 15 min. to clean!!

We are so HAPPY and are loving being Married!