The Other Guys

The other guys is very possibly the funniest movie I have ever seen. Casey and I were laughing out loud for the whole two hours. I don't always appreciate Will Ferrel's humour, but let me tell you- he was HALARIOUS in this one.

Some of our favorite lines (that we could remember at least):
-If I were a lion and you were tuna, I would come and eat you
-Let's have a fresh start. We could be like febreeze brothers. So fresh.
-Who would roast a dog's ahole and serve it to thier husband? Oh yah, you would.
-Appartment POP!

Trust me, there are SO SO many more. Halarious!

Real Salt Lake

So last year Casey and I really got into playing soccer. At one point we were on 3 teams! My favorite is indoor. I absolutely LOVE playing. My favorite night of the week are the nights we have games. Since our regular team decided to take a break this session, Casey and I started playing a some new people. Even though we were hesistant at first to play with people we didn't know, it has turned out to be really fun. It just took us a few games to figure each other out and know what to expect from each other on the field.


We have also been getting to be Real Salt Lake fans. We have now been to two games and had a blast both times. At the last game the team store was having a sale... 52% off. Some of thier nice work out shirts ended up being cheaper than what you can get them at just about anywhere so Casey and I each got a long sleeve shirt, short sleeve shirt and a training jersey. Casey has slept in his long sleeve shirt every night since we got them.

Last Saturday I had a Halloween work party on the same night as a Real game. We thought it would be perfect to dress up as soccer players and sport our new jerseys.

Happy Birthday Casey!!

I really splurged this year for Casey's Birthday. He has been wanting a TV since before we even got married... and we have only had a 19 inch one that made watching him play his xbox very entertaining ( he had to get up super close). So we have been saving up for a TV for at least a year now and for the past few months I have been looking very seriously- I have been to every store that I know of that sells tv's in the area (let me just tell you- shopko, target, costco, walmart (2), RC Willey Outlet, RC Willey, best buy...) not to mention countless hours online.



So Wednesday before Casey's birthday I found a TV on KSL that looked like a really great deal. I had this whole plan worked out with Casey's friends - they would help me get the TV and put it in our place to surprise Casey with it. I was getting really excited... and actually started to want a TV too. Anyway the guy on KSL lied about a few things and we didn't end up getting that TV and I got super bummed.

So the next day, once again I was looking online and I found one on Bestbuy.com that I had never seen before. It looked like a really great deal.. it was 1200 and on sale for 900. So I started looking into it and it was an outlet item that would require 7-10 days to ship. I didn't have that much time before Casey's birthday so I called the store to see if they by some miracle had one at thier store or would give me a similar deal. They had two! One that was brand new and one that was the display tv. So i get to the store and the guy that helped me told me that he had just sold the new one.. like 10 mins before I walked in... so the only one left was the display one. I agreed to buy that one cause they give you a 5% discount and told them I would come get it after my soccer game. Meanwhile, I was having Casey's friend Ryan get Casey out of the house so I could get the TV after the game and hurry and get it in the house to surprise Casey.



When I got back to Best Buy Cody (our new friend at Best Buy) told me that they actually couldn't sell me the display TV or LG would sue them, but he knew I was in a hurry and he had already kinda put me threw a lot so he would sell me the exact same TV except it was an inch bigger for $200 less!! It all kinda happened really fast but I agreed... and because that took a while I had to have Ryan trick Casey into coming to Best Buy where me, the tv and three Best Buy workers were waiting for him. He came to the back of the store where we opened the doors and screamed SURPRISE!!





Needless to say, Casey was very happy with his TV. It's an LG 1080p, 120 Hz, LCD TV. And I was very happy with the price... origially 12,000 and we got it for 600. I even looked online the next day out of curiosity and I couldn't find it online (which is cheaper than stores) anywhere for less than 888.





It looks good in our new place with our new entertainment center too :)

On another note, this past weekend my Mom, sister and I went up to snowbird. Every year they have a day where for a can of food they will let you ride the tram up the mountain. Michele and I have gone for the past two years so it's becoming a tradition!

That night after we went up to snowbird we went out to dinner for my dad's birthday and then to the Real Salt Lake soccer game. Since we got married Casey and I have really been into playing and watching soccer. Our friend Randy knew one of the players... Andy Williams. We got his autograph and a picture with him.

Going Private

Hey friends!!

So I decided it would be a good idea to go private...

Would you mind giving me your blogger e-mail address so I can add you to my private list??

Nicole

Home and Native Land

O Canada!!

I have always loved Canada and had a fond appreciation for many high calorie food items that came from Canada, but let me tell you, I love it even more now-because it is B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!!

So Michele, Rich, Casey and I started off our trip last wednesday by flying into Seattle. We got picked up by our aunt and uncle and stayed with them the first two nights. In the morning before Casey and I headed to downtown Seattle Jacinthe told us a lot about my mom's childhood and my grandparents. I have always wanted to learn more about my mom's side of the family, her siblings and her upbringing and it was really fun to hear some stories from someone other than my mom. I learned that my great grandma and great grandpa were cousins, kinda funny! Also that it took awhile for my grandma and granpa to get married because my grandpa wanted to have what he needed to support her. That was a wonderful start to an amazing trip.

Then Casey had a wonderful day in Seattle. We went to Pike Place Market, walked around the shops and town, and visitied my uncle's work. I hate clam chowder, so Casey got "best clam chowder ever" for lunch, and Casey hates lasagna so I got lasagna for lunch. Casey was pretty bummed he couldn't finish off my plate like usual. Then Casey headed to a Mariner's game with Rolf (uncle) and I went and hung out with Jacinthe and Stefanie where I got go play volleyball.

The next day Casey and I got a taste of the Seattle transit system.. we jumped from bus to bus to make it up to Mt Vernon to meet Rich and Michele who were spending time with Rich's grandpa so we could continue our trip northward to Canada. As we were crossing the border into Canada we were already getting into trouble... did you know that pepper spray is an illegal weapon? Well, mine got confiscated... and Casey wasn't very hapy about it. First thing we did once we were in the country was hit up SWISS CHALET. I wasn't sure if the years of absence and the build up in my head over just a restaurant would meet my high expectations... but don't worry, it did. It was absolutely delicious! Worth the decade and a half of waiting. After swiss chalet we headed up to a mall where we went to RW and Co and roots.

Vancouver. Most of you who know me well, know that I'm kinda dramatic when I tell a story. Well just picture me saying this: VANCOUVER IS AWESOME!! Especially Stanley Park. We started off by heading to the granville island public market. That was really cool with a lot of different kinds of restaurants, tons and tons of fruit and a lot more. We got there just as it was closing so we didn't get to spend too much time there. Then we headed to Stanley Park. It's this absolutely breathtaking park that from the outskirts you look over water to downtown Vancouver. I would be skinny if I lived in Vancouver cause I would rollerblade/bike there every single day. We saw people using some really cool ski/rollerblade thingys. The park even had totem poles that you know Casey was very fond of. In the city they have it set up so there most of thier high risers are appartment complexes, and underneath them is shopping. Don't worry, this is one conversation we had:

Nicole: Michele! An RW and CO!!

Michele: RICH, stop, I want to go there

Rich: Didn't we just go there???

We walked up and down the very busy streets and got to try different foods and stores. We had chinese people serving us our food in both mexican and pizza restaurants. We went over some spectacular bridges and saw some really cool sky scrapers. On our way back to our hotel we were all talking about how tired we were when we drove by a nightime china town- we were all out of the car within seconds to check it out. Favourite part: Tuna and octopus balls. In vancouver we stayed in a very trashy hotel... where we needed our room key to operate the elevator and I broke the waffle maker at the continental barf-fast. We were so tired when we got back from a busy day in Vancouver that Casey literally fell asleep as his head hit the pillow. He was suposed to take a shower after me but he was gone... street clothes, shoes and all.

The next two days we spent in Victoria - also absolutly wonderful, except this time out room at Chateau Victoria got upgraded to a SUITE!! Let me tell you, for as trashy as our hotel was in Vancouver, it was nice in Victoria. And each couple got our own rooms! It was right downtown next to the very cool castle/hotel, the Empress (which we helped ourselves to a self-guided tour). We also visited the Capitol, the Buchart gardens, Craigborochchchchchchck (that's the correct way of pronouning the name) Castle, and walked around town. Three great finds/stops in Victoria were Fish of 5th (thanks to a recommendation from mike) , Market on Yates, and a delicious mexican restaurant (also run by chinese people).

After Victoria, we headed to Whistler. If any of you like Park City, than you will love Whistler... it's like Park City on some killer steroids. We did the "peak to peak" which consisted of taking a couple ski lifts up the mountain, a gondala to the top of a different mountain, then climbing that mountain even higher. There views were breathtaking. It was really fun to be in Whistler because it was definately the most relaxing part of the trip... besides going on a few walks (and running into bears-okay, maybe that wasn't so relaxing) we pretty much hung out at the condo and spent time with Rich's super cool sister and husband.

So if you got thru reading all of that, you can move on to the "writable downables" of the trip... this is only the very few we could remember:

-chinese hotel receptionist: "If you need in the garage, horn me"

-nicole: "should we ask her what restaurants are good" michele: do you speak chinese?"

-rich: "loonie=nooner=uni"

So basically....

Canada trip=2 flights, 2 ferrys, 1 rental car, 12+ bridges, 2 hotels, 1 condo, 2 bears,

Finally!!

Some PICTURES!!

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Desk Ashley and I got and painted white
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After- special attention to Casey's painting