ich liebe dich; je t'aime; O oui le; te amo; Ik houd van u; eu te amo; I LOVE you ♥ ♥.

I will make this entry short and sweet and oh how very very sweet it is. Valentines was amazing, but I wouldn't expect anything less from Albert. He suprised me with a sweet card in the morning and proceeded to give me my present.....THE iPhone, Hooray!! I have been complaining about my blackberry I've had for the last 2 years, but Al kept telling me how an unlocked iPhone for T Mobile won't work. Sneaky Sneaky
I feel the need to carry it everywhere I go even though I don't know how to use it. All I know is I want Apps. All I've been talking about is getting more Apps...lol I think Al is regretting it now, but I love it. PS Thos aren't my hands:)
I thought long and hard about what to get him and remembered how his watch broke a few months ago, so I bet you can't guess what I got him.

It looks so hot on his wrist.
We ate breakfast at Hash House which is ridiculous in every state because there is always a wait. I'm glad I noticed the portions of food they serve are the size of a small country, so we decided to share the Valentines special white chocolate raspberry pancake. mmmm I get hungry typing that. Sorry about that cold sore on my lip that looks bigger then the pancake.


The day continued on and Al suprised me with dinner reservations at Lavo in the Palazzo. The atmosphere and food is amazing and the sinks in the bathrooms are even more amazing because the water comes out of the ceiling. Yes the ceiling.

Afterwards we went to see Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian. I would try to explain the show, but my words won't even begin to tell how awesome it was. I saw it in Utah when I was 13 and loved it and now I love it even more. Even Al was singing The Phantom of The Opera after. What an amazing day and I'm so glad I got to spend it with Al. I wish it was Happy Valentines Everyday!!

Als parents were in St George for the weekend for Coby's baseball tournament and decided to drive down on Sunday to go on the rides at the Stratosphere. Al has been bugging me since we moved here to go on the swings of death, so I'm so glad Coby could go instead. I haven't been on the Big Shot since 2001 and remembered I didn't like it then.

It's a little different to be up there during the day and somehow I got talked into going on 2 rides. We went on the X Scream that goes over the edge. Ya pretty sure it's the one that got stuck so I was a little nervous, but glad Al and I didn't sit in the front. Glad it's over with and probably won't be going back anytime soon. Al and Coby were the only ones that went on the swings and here are some pictures. They were a little pale afterwards, but claim it was from being dizzy.


Sorry for the short and sweet comment. I guess I had more to write about than I realized. Happy Valentines Day

Pure Bliss

I decided to use my Kappa resources and connect with all the Kappa Alum in Las Vegas. I went to a luncheon on Saturday and had lunch with all the Kappas. It was so fun!! Here is a picture of us all dressed in black:)
My friend Lindsey from Chicago was in Las Vegas last weekend and it was so good to see her. We went shopping and dancing at Club Pure. Here are some pics


By the look of that picture you would think I was expecting, but not the case. We made friends with this guy that played for the Cowboys in 89'. He's totally famous and I'm not really sure how he could dance in his jeans.
Thanks for coming to visit Linds. Only 62 days until the Britney concert.

Fun in January

One of the coolest things to do over and over again is watch the Bellagio fountains and walk through their conservatory that changes 5 times a year. Right now its a Chinese theme and for a second we thought we were really in China.



We saw this little cafe in the Bellagio awhile ago called Jean Philleppe, but the line was always too long to get anything.
It has these chocolate fountains that remind me of Willy Wonka, and tons of different desserts including crepes which was the most amazing crepe I've ever had.



Last but not least Bonnie and I were asked to make dinner for a couple in our ward that just had a baby. Stacy gave me a personalized cook book when Al and I got married and I had a memory of her saying this pot pie recipe is great to take to neighbors because it has meat, vegetables, and bread all in one. I made the pot pie and it turned out great. I would have made Al and I one, but he was traumetized with pot pie when he was little and won't touch it. I told him he needs to get over his fears, but I don't think he is going to budge.

On Friday night we saw this guy on one of those weird scooter things in the middle of town, so I rolled down my window and yelled Mall Cop!! The cop or whatever he was loved it.

Blake And His Worms

I've had this video of my cousin Blake on my camera since last October and haven't wanted to delete it because it's so funny. He found a bunch of worms in the backyard and was so excited...watch and you will see what I mean. Enjoy!!

Birthdays, Meat, and So Much More

This past week we decided to fire up the grill we found and discovered it spits fire. Hmmm could that be why it was free?? We decided to go to Lowes at 8pm(only for you Bits) and got a new grill. This is where I can actually get Al to cook. He is so amazing with his creative ways to cook the meat.
Married life isn't complete unless you have a membership to Costco. I felt so grown up getting my membership Al took a picture of me getting a picture. I don't know why I smiled since the picture looks like a werid blurred gray thing anyway. My favorite thing in Vegas is probably the Fashion Shows at Fashion Show Mall. It's always exciting when you're walking through the mall and see a stage raise up out of the ground to techno music with models doing the walk. See Video Clip.


We were standing at the end of the stage and Al thought it would be funny to make faces at them?? It must be a guy thing. Anyway if you come to Vegas and have a thing for malls like I do then this will be one of our destinations.

Now everyone is probably wondering how Miss America was. As you can tell by this picture we didn't have the closest seats, but I still loved it and I think Al did too. It was so neat when they crowned her and she got to wave to me and the crowd. There She Is Miss America. Afterwards we went to Texas de Brazil which is one of those Brazilian restaurants where they carry cows on sticks and carve meat off on your table. Not my first choice, but Al loooves meat. Look how happy he is in this picture and all because he has meat.

Lastly Als family was in San Diego for his dads millionth marathon, so they stopped on the way back and had lunch with us at In N Out. First of all I have to say Al #4 is amazing for running all these marathons. He deserves a pair of gold shoes like Michael Johnson. Here is a picture of #4 and #5 running the NYC marathon in 2004.
The most exciting thing about this entry is Lexi just graduated from highschool and had a birthday. I love birthdays, so I bought cupcakes for everyone at the cupcakery. Now if you don't know about the cupcakery we will also go there when you come to Vegas. Every bite of the cupcake is amazing. Happy Birthday and Graduation Lexi!!

There She Is

We got tickets to Miss America on Saturday night at Planet Hollywood!! Woot Woot As much as I really want to be in the pageant I will be watching from afar cheering on Miss Utah. Look for me on TV. I have been practicing my wave!!

Martin Luther King Day

What a great holiday to celebrate in Las Vegas. We went to pick up my car on the east side of Vegas which isn't the best area like SLC and we witnessed a shooting. I followed Al home in about an hour of traffic because the freeway is under construction and while I was on the phone with him I heard a thump on the side of my door. Some lady threw something at my car because I wouldn't let her over in front of me. We followed her and got her license plate number which I'm sure will do no good. We made one last stop at Wal Mart to do grocery shopping. Apparently all of Las Vegas was at this Wal Mart because we had to wait in line for about 30 minutes for Rocky( I made a note of his name) to scan and try to bag our meat with vegetables. Al worked at a grocery store in highschool and was so kind to teach me that you bag like items with like items. By that point we were both Fired Up as Al would say which leads me to this picture. A movie is coming out called Fired Up and we are excited to see it. We have no idea what it's about.

On a lighter note I got a part time job at Ann Taylor. I will be making $8.00 an hour. If you need a loan I wouldn't ask me. Maybe Al will take me out to dinner tonight to celebrate. It's Tuesday Taco night at Del Taco where you can get 3 crunchy or soft tacos for $1.00. I'm glad they give you that option. Happy Tuesday