Valentines Getaway

After getting home from Minneapolis, we got some shut-eye and then headed out on Sunday to SLC for a quick Valentines Getaway!

First of all, what did we do on actual Valentines day? Well, besides me packing for my trip...

1) Got a care package from my parents--perfume for me & Taco Bell gift certs for Nephi. 2) I wore pink every day last week to get in the holiday spirit considering I didn't put up any Valentines decor (no time this year). 3) Made breakfast for Nephi! PB&J french toast (my family tradition), heart cut apples, and chocolate milk. 4) We didn't want to do major gifts but I got Nephi a tie with pink in it and he got me a TJ Maxx gift card. 5) Ordered food in and watched "Trouble With the Curve" (I didn't love it.) 6) I ate 1 of the prongs from my fork while cutting my broccoli. Yes, I did kind of feel a sharp feeling when swallowing but it didn't hurt. And no, I didn't notice it immediately. Any questions?

Nephi and I haven't been able to spend much quality time with each other this year so far so we decided to head to SLC for Sunday and spend time together shopping and hanging out for a day. We got a hotel downtown, went to dinner, slept in, and SHOPPED--a lot. Hit up the Park City outlets and City Creek.

Nephi (left): Outdoor shoes, Nike casual shoes and shirt, dress pants. Mallory (right): Running shoes (the other one's I just bought hurt my feet.), teal pants for spring, polka tank, green blazer, cheetah shirt, color clock sweater. Total: Under $150!!! Best deals. 

We took public transportation, ate at THE BEST waffle place I have ever tried (they taste like HEAVEN), and got something from Anthropology without going into debt.

We had a blast! Grateful we live so close to SLC and have the opportunity to get away for a bit. Work and travelling has been tough and I take off in 2 weeks again for a whole week out of town for work so we really wanted to fit something in before things get crazier. We do everything we can to enjoy the time we have together but understand this time in our life is limited and WONDERFUL!! We are so blessed.


Our next trip together looks like it may happen in August...any suggestions on a cruise line?! ;)

Travelling

The past two weekends I have been travelling for work for an event I planned. It was a brand new event that we created from scratch. Oddly enough, my first event that I actually went to, I planned. The months leading up to this event have been insane. Lots of long hours and brainstorming, rejection of ideas, resolving shipping issues, and negotiating.

This event is happening 2 Saturdays in the months of February, August, September, and November. In February we hosted the event in Anaheim and Atlanta last weekend (I went to Atlanta) and this weekend it was in Cherry Hill, NJ and Minneapolis (I went to Minneapolis). We flew in on a Friday, leaving on very early flights, set up and prepped for the event, Saturday we held the event, and then flew out right after arriving back in Idaho Falls late Saturday night.

The first weekend our flights were delayed in Salt Lake so we got a rental car to drive to Idaho Falls--needless to say, getting home at 2:30 was rough. We pulled a 24 hour day! It was insane but I LOVED both trips. The hotel staff in Atlanta were a dream. They were full of "Yes, Ms. Mallory," "Yes, Ma'am", and "Certainly". And in Minneapolis, though the  hotel is a little harder to work with, but we got to make a trip to the Mall of America and ended up with great attendance at the event.

Little sleep, Starbucks, hotel minni bathrooms, hauling boxes and running around the hotel in heals was work every blister. Wonderful events and wonderful company made my first on-site [with this company] event a great one!

Mouth of Babes 2/9/13

We owe you some great stories and quotes, but we are a week behind. Forgive our memories but here are a few to hold you over until next week!

We gave them CTR rings. We are in love with them. 

K: (Laying across Mallory's lap.) Cough, cough...
Mallory: Uh, no, off now please.
K: Okay...(Walks away very sad.)

Comes back a few minutes later...

K: (Lays on lap and gets up to turn her head and cough and lays back down.) That was a close one.
Mallory: Yep, no coughing on me, please. I got really sick last week.
K: Am I going to get treats today?
Mallory: I don't know...
K: Okay. I won't cough anymore.

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C: What's 44 + 5?
Nephi: 49...
C: Oh, can you show me?
Nephi: (Shows him how to add.)
C: So, 44 + 44 is 88!?

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During singing time...

K: Uggghhhhhh...when are we going to go to the tiny classroom?!

(She asks this every week. The "tiny classroom" is our classroom for the 2nd hour.)

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Mallory sat in between twins C & C and suddenly hears giggling.

C: (Giggle and speaks very quietly.) We're holding hands behind your chair...

Mallory turns around and they are holding hands.

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Nephi is no longer in primary with me but he came to help me out this week because I was exhausted from traveling and didn't have the strength to do it on my own. The kids kind of knew he wasn't suppose to be there and we did explain to them that he won't be there every week but that we would visit occasionally.

About an hour after church, I look at my phone and notice I had a voicemail. I listen to the voicemail and it is from a cute boy in our class "C" Mom. She said that C has been crying since they've been home from church absolutely devastated that Brother Guymon wouldn't be coming back to class anymore. She said that they could not console him and that she just wanted to know what was going on so she knew how to explain it to him. Oh my...we died! Poor, C!

I called her back and explained. She said that he's been sulking and walking around the house since they've been home and they have been trying to distract him but that she just wanted to know what to tell him. She explained that C used to hate primary in their last ward and loves it now. He was supposedly quite the trouble maker which is completely opposite of what we see in him. She thanked, and thanked us for helping C have such a positive experience and that she can tell that he is actually learning. Every week he comes home and talks a mile a minute about church. She was so grateful.

First of all, I cried. Second of all, Nephi is the COOLEST person in the world. I have huge shoes to fill. I think candy will work. ;)