friends. food. fun.

Valentine's weekend The Bachelor gang gathered and took a trip up to the delicious Cheesecake Factory. I love spending time with good friends; every minute was enjoyable and I'm so grateful we all live so close!

Oh, and what's The Bachelor gang you ask? I'll shamelessly admit that all 6 of us (yes, I even get to drag Sam along!) get together every Monday night to catch the latest drama on The Bachelor. The show is so ridiculous, but so entertaining. The gang includes...

Dillon & Sara

Ashley & JD

Me & My Super Affectionate, Isn't Afraid To Show It Husband

I would be mad at him if only his expression didn't make me laugh so much. That boy.

Continuing on with good friends and great people...Landon was in town over that same weekend and stayed with us. He said to cover room and board he wanted to make us dinner. Having served his mission in Italy, he is quite the cook when it comes to pasta dishes. This time Landon wanted to try something new and whipped up some gnocchi. Y.U.M.
Maeg and I were his kitchen assistants.
For dessert I also branched out and tried a new recipe, Coconut Lime Angel Cake:
Needless to say, I ate too much that weekend.

This past three-day weekend, Sammy and I decided to spend the holiday snowboarding together. This was my first time hitting the mountain this season, so I was very excited!

Top of Park City!
We had a great time. It was a pretty warm day, but there was still good snow from over the weekend so I loved it. And I love him. :)

Presidente y Hermana Heyman

As of this summer, my parents will be living in Resistencia, Argentina and will be known as Presidente and Hermana Heyman for the next three years! After receiving the assignment from our church, my parents have accepted the call to be the mission president couple over the Argentina Resistencia Mission from July 2011 to July 2014. Crazy huh? I'm still trying to soak it all in...

When my parents were ready to open their call we got the whole fam together over ichat (we're currently spread out between Texas, Utah, California and Arizona). My dad let my mom read the letter since he has opened a mission call before (when he was 19 and served in yes, Argentina). Sam captured everyone's reaction the second my mom read where they will be going...

Everyone's reactions make me laugh! (Sam assures me he was really excited, but his face doesn't show it because he was focused on getting the screen shot. haha) Chris (with his hands in the air) was a little more excited than the rest because Resistencia, Argentina is where he served his mission back in 2001.

I'll admit, I have cried a lot thinking about my parents being in a foreign country for the next three years and all the changes and events that will happen within that time, but I'm also so excited for them. My parents have always been and continue to be a wonderful example of a couple that puts the Lord first and strives to do what is best. I know they are going to have an amazing time and will get to serve many who need them more than I will for those three years. I know that many blessings will come because of the time they are dedicating to serve. I will miss them a whole lot, but Sammy and I will definitely be visiting them and I'm grateful more communication will be accessible with them than when my own Samuel Brett was a missionary! :)

Congrats Madre and Padre!

loVe day

A day to celebrate my love for the husband? I'll take it. Hope you get to celebrate some love today too.

My Pretty Perfect Painting

How pretty is this painting?Well, lucky me, I now have it hanging in our living room! Sam decided he didn't want pictures, he wanted art, to go above our couch. So, months ago I started the search to find the perfect piece of "art" to join our home. One day, I found a painting online that I just loved. The colors were perfect, the size was perfect, the design was perfect. The price, not so perfect. I kept searching but just couldn't get that one painting out of my head. Finally, a little stroke of inspiration hit me and I asked my wonderfully talented sister-in-law, Jenny, if she wouldn't mind copying the painting for me. (Jenny is a super talented artist and even teaches art). She was actually thrilled when I asked and said she loves projects but was short on ideas. Glad I could help :). Next thing I know Jenny sends me pictures of a 3'x4' canvas with her gorgeous art on, and it's even better than what I had picked! It was shipped from her home in San Fran and now it's hanging above our couch.

THANK YOU JENNY!!!

One of my Christmas gifts was the fun zebra ottoman; now our living room is starting to piece together!
A few weeks ago Sam and I went to the beloved Pottery Barn and purchased a new TV stand. Thanks to it being a floor model and on sale, plus finding we had a chunk of leftover store credit from our wedding, we got a steal of a deal for it!
And that's the Nielsen living room for ya:
Next on the list, pillows!