Fabulous Five for Friday

Friday at approximately 5 pm is my favorite moment if the week, don't you agree?
Here is my fabulous five for Friday...

UNO.  I go home in exactly 10 days.
And I get to be with my family all summer!

DOS. I got to Skype with my cutest little nephew during my lunch break today.
He makes the cutest faces in the world and giggles all the time.
I love being an aunt.

TRES. Dave's parents are coming next week to visit.
We love having visitors!

CUATRO. I didn't have to make dinner last night and I don't have to make it tonight.
#itsthelittlethings

CINCO. Dave finished his last class of his first year of his masters this week.
Yipitee yo kiyay!
#onlywaytoomanyyearstocountleft

What fabulous things are happening for you on this lovely Friday? 

Twinkly Lights.

Remember how we moved? 

And I shared some photos of our new place.

While I forgot to tell you we have a balcony. 

It is really small but it is perfect for just the two of us. 

And it is so great to have a place I can sit outside during my lunch break!

We are planning to get a BBQ because we left our old one in Utah. 

I cannot wait for those nights we have picnics on the balcony. 

For now we have two chairs and I put up some twinkly lights. 

Doesn't it look fun??

Right now we are enjoying our nights in the 70's... 

because we know they are not going to last very long!

Do you have a balcony? 

Any suggestions on fun ways to decorate it?

The Easter bunny came.

We had a beautiful Easter Sunday. 

It was 85 degrees here in Gainesville.. maybe a little too hot. 

We spent the morning at Church 

and all afternoon with friends from Dave's school. 

We got to watch little kiddies hunt for Easter eggs. 

and I even convinced the 'Easter bunny' to get us some new clothes. 

We ate delicious food.

And skyped with both families and friends. 

Isn't he a cutie pie? 

I wish we could have our own personal photographer. 

That would make memory recording so much easier. 

He is always so serious in photos... it kills me. 

Three fabulous gentleman. 

Oh and I made Easter cake balls. . . 

Don't forget to check back tomorrow for the recipe!

How do you celebrate Easter? 

Dave thinks we shouldn't pretend there is an easter bunny for our kids, ridiculous I know. 

Babies smell so good.

If you really new me, you would know that it is no secret that I love babies. 

Dave would say that I really just love to cuddle anything that is miniature. 

(puppies or babies fit in this category) 

Yes that is true, but really I just love babies. 

They smell so good, they are so cuddly and they are so heavenly. 

Okay, I will admit it. 

I am hungry for a baby!

Now that my confession is over...

Meet our new little friend Faye. 

Our friends finally had their baby!

WAHOOOO!

Dave has never held a baby this little before and he was pretty nervous. 

But he did such a good job...

we have to reel him in nice and slow :)

Congratulations Brandon and Rachel!

We visited them in the hospital just 10 hours after the baby came

and Rachel was totally out of bed and walking around. 

She is AMAZING!

She totally rocked child birth!

And sweet baby Faye is absolutely perfect in every way. 

Kermit... the frog!

Have I ever told you how being married to my husband is like being married to a Manly little boy? 

That sounded strange... 

He is truly a kid at heart and I love that about him. 

He is always giggling and always on the go. 

He loves catching creatures. 

Every time we would go climbing, 

he would want to catch a lizard or snake. 

Now, in Florida, it is frogs. 

They are every where here and he loves catching them. 

The other night he caught one and he really wanted to keep him. 

What the heck, right?

Dave made him a home out of an old juice container. 

He immediately went outside and got dirt, sand, braches, leaves to make him a good environment. 

He even has a little mini water dish inside and Dave got him live crickets at the reptile store here. 

Side note: have you ever been to a reptile store? You must go, they are SO COOL!

We named him Kermit. 

And he is just a little tree frog. 

He is actually pretty cute. 

Dave feeds him first thing in the morning 

and gets him out of his cage to jump around first thing when he gets home from school.

They are already best buds. 

He is going to be a good father one day.

No I am not comparing parenthood to taking care of frogs. 

Yes I know it is WAY harder than that. 

haha. 

After having Kermit for just three days, 

I highly recommend a frog as a pet for little kids. 

He is totally harmless. 

Easy to maintain. 

And he is super fun to hold and watch jump around. 

Plus, he is pretty cute huh?

 Ribbit. Ribbit. 

Cheers for the weekend!

Our weekend was nice and relaxing. 

Well, for me at least. 

Dave competed in a climbing competition on Saturday. 

He was totally rocking it until he tweaked his finger. 

His finger has been bugging him forever and he had it taped

but it obviously was not good enough. 

We ended up leaving early but he still rocked it in my opinion... 

We also had a fabulous date night on Friday.
We ate at one of our favorite restaurants.
Chuy's.
Heard of it?
it is AMAZING!
And we even got dessert there, which we never do.
Tres leches.

My dad also helped us file our taxes.
We were expecting to have to pay A LOT!
My nanny job last Fall didn't take out any taxes, so I was super worried. 
We found out that between what we made from State and what we owe for Federal...
we only owe 10 dollars!
BEST NEWS EVER!

How was your weekend? 

Any delicious desserts or  fun sporting events? 

First Floor Please.

This is the post where I tell you how much I love our new place. 

If you still live in a small apartment, I suggest you don't read this. 

You will want to move immediately. 

We moved into a town home over the weekend. 

we LOVE it. 

Double the space. 

Dish washer. 

Washer and Dryer. 

bath tub. 

basically the works. 

Now time for a tour of the downstairs...

yep, we have stairs now!

 I am so proud of that table, craiglist for $150 and they delivered for free!

 This is my new favorite rug. $50 at Rugs USA!

 The entire basement is tiled which is so great for the heat in Florida!

I love this picture of the temple. Costco- $50. Best deal ever. 

 Our landlord even put cute mirrors in the bathrooms... what middle age man thinks of that?

All new cabinets in the kitchen!

(Yes, I am still in love with my Kitchen Aid)

 I love the window in the kitchen, it makes it feel much more open!

The best part is

we can finally have people over!

I know it might seem small to you

but the whole down stairs is the size of our old apartment! 

And I even washed my dishes in the dish washer today! 

Life is good. 

Moving DAY! {giveaway}

YEP!

We are moving today. 

WAHOOOOO!

We will be renting a town home. 

Double the square footage. 

Washer and dryer. 

Dish washer. 

Two bedrooms.

Newly remodeled. 

To say I am excited would be an 

UNDERSTATEMENT!

And....
I am participating in a fabulous giveaway today.
Who doesn't love Target??
Visit this lovely lady to enter! 

My First VISIT!

Remember that time I went to DISNEY WORLD?!

Yep. That happened last weekend. 

I haven't posted about it because our friend took all the photos and I haven't been able to get them yet. 

It was the most magical day. 

And I felt like I was seven years old again. 

I even saw tinker bell fly from the castle as fireworks were behind her in the sky. 

There are definitely perks to living in Florida. 

And getting inexpensive resident tickets to Disney world is one of them!

hopefully more details about our magical experience to come soon...

Satchels.

Pizza is my family's favorite food. 

All four children in my family have worked at a local SLC pizzeria. 

My dad eats there a couple times a week. 

We love it. 

Naturally, I had to find something comparable in Gainesville. 

I think I found my match. 

Satchel's Pizzeria. 

If you are ever near Gainesville, this restaurant is a must. 

The decor is so creative, they basically take loads of junk and make it look really incredible. 

They have a regular restaurant section, yes you can eat in that Volkswagen bus in the picture below

And they have a section outback that you can get take out and eat on tables back there. 

They have live music too. 

Obviously, taking my parents there was a must. 

And they loved it...

This is the back takeout area...

They have a little children's play area,

Horse shoes and hammocks to lay in too!

This fence is decorated with car lights... I love it!

They have this little shop area with so many fun nick-nacks.

My dad loved it because it reminded him so much of his childhood. 

He even bought a mini rubber chicken. 

They have the most amazing cream soda that has ever touched my tongue. 

Seriously, I haven't seen it anywhere else... have you?

Please tell me where to find it, I am an addict and I don't even really like soda.

This is a door inside the takeout area. 

It basically has a million cool little things glued to it to make it look cool. 

I love it, don't you?

A fountain is outback in the parking lot. 

It basically is a bunch of things cemented together. . .

this is where their creative is so incredible. 

It looks way more amazing in person.

My parents liked it so much that we went back for lunch yesterday too. 

Don't forget to try it if you are ever in Gainesville!

A vacation of my own.

There is something about having people come visit you

that makes you feel like you get to be on vacation too. 

Having my parents in town has been a BLAST. 

I have only been working half days

and I get to play tour guide every day. 

It has made me realize I haven't seen as much of Gainesville as I would like to. 

For instance... yes I knew the Gator fans are crazy here

but really? They painted these trees blue on campus... on purpose. 

My Dad has never really been a gator fan 

but he does love college football in general. 

He is so jealous we had season tickets to the football games. 

And he was so excited to see the stadium!

'The swamp' can fit 90,000 people in it for games. 

It is the most amazing stadium I have ever been in...

it was so fun to see how excited my dad was to see it!

They have these huge fans inside the stadium because it gets so hot.

we all cracked up about the name of the company that makes them...

We had to take a picture in front of the famous gator statue!

And of course we had to take them to see a real gator!

This one was only about 4-5 feet long... that was enough for my mom :)

This lake is right outside our apartment...

so pretty!

If only there wasn't alligators in it :)

Enjoy the little things.

- I love holidays. MLK day was a fabulous extra day to the weekend. I even convinced Dave to go shopping with me :)

- I have had leftover ice cream cake almost everyday this week... LOVE it.

- We picked up my parents Wednesday night at the Jacksonville Airport... they are having a vacay here for the next 5 days!

- Hugs are always the best when you haven't seen each other for a while... nothing is better.

- There was freezing rain in Utah yesterday and I sat by the pool in Florida! Lovin' my Floridian January.

- Dave's paper he was stressed about got extended 5 days... wooohooo!

- I spent the entire day yesterday with my parents, just me and them. It was the BEST!

- Gainesville is starting to feel more like me 'temporary' home instead of a vacation spot. I love it.

- I am spending my Saturday at the beach, yipee!

It is the little things that make life so good to me. 

Happy Friday!

When your parents leave town...

Remember when you were in High school 

and it was the best thing ever when your parents were leaving town?

You had the house to yourself.

They always left you money for food and anything else. 

You had no curfew. 

Party all night long. 

It was the best. 

Well...

My parents are leaving town again

to come visit me in Florida!

I am so excited to have a week with them to just hang out.

Catch some sun rays. 

Eat delicious food. 

Stop by the beach. 

And enjoy each other's company. 

I have the best parents. 

Ever.

Birthday fail.

Birthday's are my absolute favorite holiday!

It all started with the traditional breakfast in bed...

Dave is impossible to wake up on Sunday mornings 

So I knew I could surprise him. 

Except for he all of sudden woke up and came into the kitchen. 

First time ever that he was awake before 8:15 am on a Sunday!

After church we went on a fun little bike ride around campus. 

Sounds silly but I haven't really ridden around campus to see everything yet. 

I definitely got another photo with the gator...

The University of Florida campus is so pretty. 

Palm trees everywhere and all the buildings are red brick which makes it feel more unified I think. 

We went out last night to Carrabbas for Dave' real birthday dinner

But I decided to make him something special for his actual birthday. 

Salmon. homemade bread. Garlic mashed potatoes and green beans. 

It was all fabulous until the Salmon didn't cook right and we had to throw it away. 

Yes it was raw and cold in the middle when Dave took his first bite. 

fail.

I made the traditional ice cream cake again this year. 

It was delicious, yes I had two pieces to prove it. 

Recipe to come later this week :)

We had a little get together with some of Dave's friends from school. 

The candles on the cake were trick candles. 

Love those. Made me feel like a kid again.

                

Overall, I think he had a pretty fabulous birthday. 

He even lied to me and said dinner turned out 'great'

He is the best. 

Have you ever had a birthday fail??

What is your go to birthday cake??