Time Flies

Wow, I can't believe it's been 6 month since I last posted. I'll be honest, blogging as been the furthest thing from my mind. I have just been enjoying every minute of my freedom.
I finished x-ray school in May and was working at the U of U hospital 4 days a week. I liked it but Adam and I were never able to see each other ( he loved his no wife every weekend time though). I just started at the Holladay/Murray Instacares the end of October and absolutely love it. I love that I can do x-rays and also put my medical assisting skills to use also. I get to do everything from vitals, blood draws, x-rays, and they even let me put people in soft casts!
Adam is basically done with his Masters program at the U. He plowed right through it in only 1 year! Other than school, I don't know what he does with his spare time. I am looking forward to having us both out of school for the first time since we've been together!
In October, we were able to visit my sister Lindsay in Seattle. It was fun to see the sights and explore it a little more this time. I loved being able to see my beautiful nieces and love on them. They are so adorable!
For Thanksgiving, we went to Adams parents and to .Boise. Adam's mom always does Thanksgiving the Saturday before so no one has to stuff in two dinners. It wouldn't be complete without our annual Thanksgiving Bingo. If you know Adam's family at all, you would understand that games are not something anyone likes to play except his mom and grandma. Bingo lasts about .2 seconds before someone starts whining.
We were also able to spend time with to spend some time with my other sister Kristen and her 2 boys. It was fun to go to someon elses house for the holiday. We really didn't have any reason to go out for "Black Friday", but decided to go to Walmart just for the fun of it. That lead to many other stores and a lot of purchases. We ended up not coming home until 3am (sorry Mom, we're just keeping you young)! Luckily, Lindsay was able to defuse a few fights and keeps us laughing with her crazy "mom gone wild" attitude.
Other than that, we Frisbee's are very boring and pretty lame 90% of the time, but that works for us!
If I ever get around to it, I may post some picture so you can at least look at them instead of reading all of my boringness!

Courtney

Spring Break

As always I am playing catch-up, seems like I am always behind. I convinced my mom and sisters (minus a prego Lindsay) into taking a much needed vacation to one of my favorite places San Francisco. To start off our vacation, my mom and I surprised my cute sister Lindsay in Seattle for a few days. She knew I was coming, but didn't know about my mom until we picked her up at the baggage claim. They moved right before Christmas and I have missed seeing them so much. We were able to go downtown Seattle one day and do some exploring. Her girl's are getting so big and so fun. I wish they lived closer so I could spoil them rotten.

 My mom and I then flew to San Fran and met up with my other 2 sissypoos. I was able to show them my favorite places and probably drove them all crazy. We stayed a few blocks off of Fisherman's Wharf which was a perfect spot to be. We rode on a crazy tour bus, ferried to Alcatraz, crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and had some good laughs. I have been twice before and never knew it could be so cold. I was wishing I would've brought my winter coat. We were only there for 3 days so you can imagine that every minute was packed full of fun. Being in school for the past 2 years hasn't left me any time for vacationing, so this was much needed.

Fisherman's Wharf

Notice the banana peel on Brooke's lap. Yeah. she just pulled that out of her purse.

On the boat to Alcatraz

On the Trolley

Japanese Garden in GG Park

The GGB

Yes, there is a random Chinese man in our picture!

Can't go to San Fran without getting a look at this beauty the Balclutha

                               
P.s. Adam and I got engaged in San Fran, so it will always have a special place in my heart.
P.p.s I also just found out that my Grandparents went on their honeymoon there as well. I guess my love for the city is genetic!

Vegas Baby!

.Right before Valentines I had the opportunity to go to "Sin City" for a radiology conference. I love any reason to take a road trip, and it is always better when you have good company. My two besties from school, Jenny and Afton braved the trip. The conference in and of itself was ok, but it was what happened when the clock stuck 4 that made it so much fun. I have really never seen Vegas, other than passing through and maybe staying the night. It was fun to actually go down to the strip and see all the crazies. I loved being able to get away from my crazy busy life for a few days and relax and enjoy some time outside of school. As much fun as Vegas was, I was happy to get back home. Let's just say we come home with some crazy stories, but as the saying goes, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas"

Love these girls

These are the crazies I had to deal with all weekend

"Watch out" is what she's trying to tell me. Don't turn your back on an escalator

Posing with our friend at the gardens in the Bellagio

Got to love girls and their shoes

Jenny with her tanted money. Those are hundreds people!

This place was delciousness all wrapped up

Well... it's been a long time and there is too much to catch up on. Our lives have been so busy lately... and blogging just hasn't been a priority. It does bother me however that Sept is the last time I wrote about out lives.
I am finally on the home stretch with school, and it is such a good feeling. I am working at the U in the radiology dept doing x-rays part-time. I feel like every spare minute I have is used up with either school or work. Knowing that it is only for the next few months makes it bearable.
Adam just started the Master's program at the U for information systems. He is such a hard worker and i am so proud of his example. He never complains and just does whatever he needs to do for us. I am such a lucky gal, and I don't deserve all he does for me.
I am just going to do a quick update about all of the holiday festivities since it will take me the next 10 years to get through it if I try and account for every event we did.
Thanksgiving was at our house or the "Higham Hotel" as it is called when my family comes to visit. Everyone was able to come and spend time at some point during the weekend. We didn't do much except lay around the house and cook. My sister Kristen and my niece Morgan and of course me were the only one's to brave Black Friday and scored some awesome loot in return.
Christmas was amazing as always. I love that my family is so close and we have so much fun together. It is so entertaining to see all of the nieces and nephews interact with each other. They crack me up. My entire family was here again. We had dinner and the usual nativity reenactment, with small children as the cast it makes for a very interesting play.
We were also able to spent time with Adam's family and do Christmas Eve and a little bit of Christmas day with them as well. We all love listening to his Grandma's "devontional" and waiting for Santa to come. Eveyone gets a present and has to sit on Santa's lap. Sometime I wonder how much Santa has had to drink on his flight over here. There is never a dull moment when you are at the Frisbee's Christmas Party.
Life is good for us. I am so greatful for everything that has happened in the last year. Adam and I have both changed jobs (me a few more than I would have liked), and had a more stress than we would have liked, but all in all the last year has been one to remember.
Here are a few pictures that I was able to round up... not sure where all of our Thanksgiving picture are.

Santa

This is the best picture I took with the Frisbee's

Amy, Kade,Kristen, Josh and little angel Em

This is pathetic, but this is the only picture I could find of my family

Morgan and her hubby Eric

Me and Abby posing for the camera

Doritos, the breakfast of champions. This is the day Lindsay and her cute family left for their new home in Seattle. We sure miss them

Uncle Adam getting snuggles for Maddie before they left