Viva Las Vegas for Valentines!

Who: Jordan, Trissa (Jordan's Mom), and I
What: The Phantom of the Opera Play
Where: The Phantom Theater at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
When: Sunday February 13 until Tuesday February 15, 2011
Why: Jordan's older brother Skyler received ticket to The Phantom of the Opera in Las Vegas, Nevada for Christmas, and the tickets were for Valentines Day/Their 1 Year anniversary. A couple of days before Skyler and his wife were going to leave for Las Vegas they had a little bit of an accident with their car. The cost of repair on their car took up all of the money that they were going to use to go to Las Vegas, so they were unable to go. They decided that instead of letting the tickets go to waste they would give them to us :) Trissa had also received a ticket to go to the show for her birthday, so we all decided to go down together :)
How: We drove down on Sunday February 13 at around 9:00am and came back on Tuesday February 15, 2011

While we were there we also were able to go to Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay, the Coca Cola and M&M Factories, The Dooney and Bourke Store, The Largest Gift Shop on the Strip, In and Out Burger, enjoy yummy cupcakes, and walk around the Las Vegas Strip. Even though it was a quick trip we all had a lot of fun.

The Phantom of the Opera show, the main reason for going down to Vegas, was phenomenal! I loved all of the props and different scene changes that they used. I also loved how realistic they made everything, even the water scene. I thought that the acting and singing was fantastic as well! It was actually kind of like a magic show and play/opera all wrapped into one. There was no intermission, which I thought was kind of strange, but other than that it was definitely one of the best plays that I have ever seen.

Cheer Compitition-Pocatello, Idaho

A few weeks ago Jordan and I got to babysit his niece, Raeyne, overnight. We had so much fun playing with her, and taking care of her. She slept over at our house too because the next day was Jordan's sister, Kirsten's, district cheer competition in Pocatello, Idaho. So, we all had to wake up very early, 6am :(, so that we could get ready, get Raeyne ready, and be in Preston, Idaho at 7:30am. Getting Jordan and me ready wasn't too hard because that's what I always do, but trying to get Raeyne ready was a whole different ballgame. Not only did we have to wake her up, change her diaper, put her clothes on, and do her hair. But, we also had to gather up all of the things that she might need throughout the day into her diaper bag. It was a bit of a hectic morning but we made it through alright.
Then, when we were all ready we heading up to Preston, and made it right in time (we were riding with his grandparents so we had to be on time). After the hour and a half roadtrip up to Pocatello we found the competition, and made it in the doors right at 9:00am, when it started. We had a lot of fun watching all of the cheer stunts and routines, and playing with Raeyne.
When the competition was over we headed over to Applebee's for lunch, which was so yummy! After lunch we packed up the car and headed home. We were all so exhausted that we slept the whole way back. We were only home for an hour or so when Rachel came to pick up Raeyne. We were sad that she had to leave, but happy that we got the chance to tend her. Watching Raeyne really made me want a child of our own someday :)

SuperBowl Party

This year Jordan and I decided to have a SuperBowl Party at our place. We had been talking about it for a week or so and when we finally decided that we were going to have one it was only 3 days before the actual SuperBowl. So, I had to hurry and do some football research, like who was playing (Steelers Vs. Packers), and what time the game was starting. After I did all of that I had to make an event on facebook, make the menu, create a grocery list, clean the house, go grocery shopping, and cook all of the yummy food and snacks.
On the menu: White Chili
Corn Bread
Chips and Chinese Salsa
Chocolate overload cupcakes
So, on Saturday Jordan and I did some grocery shopping, and major house cleaning to get everything all ready for the big day. Then, on Sunday, we went to church (our first time as a married couple, and at the married student ward), then came home and started cooking. Everyone started showing up around 3, which was just perfect because I had just put the final touches on all of the cupcakes, and everything else was ready to go.
The game was great, and the commercials were a lot of fun to watch as well. But, I think the two most talked about topics of this SuperBowl was the fact Christina Aguilera messed up the National Anthem, and the sound at the half time show was absolutely terrible! But, other than that everything went pretty well.

My Top 10 Favorites of 2010

I know it's a little late but better late than never. I just wanted to make a quick post of my top 10 favorite things, people and places of 2010, kind of like a little time capsule.

10. Purple Camel Water Bottle
It's my favorite color, doesn't spill, and helps me to remember to drink more water.

9. OPI Nail Polish
Lately I've been loving opi nail polish. They have so many cute colors with very cleaver names. I also love them because painting your own nails is so much cheaper than having them done every 2 weeks :)

8. Eos Lip balm
This is my all time favorite lip balm ever! It's so smooth and smells great, and really helps with dry chapped lips. Plus it's so cute and fun to use, and carry around.

7. Crafting
This year I've really been into crafting. I love making cute home decor and decorating for all the holidays. It's so much fun and makes my house feel a lot more like home.

*I want to make some letters like this for Valentines this year
6.Diet Coke
Yum!

5. USU Psychology Department
This year I finally decided what I want to do with my life, be a middle/high school counselor! Therefore I love the psychology department at Utah State University for helping me with my major.

4. My new Juicy Couture handbag and matching wallet
I absolutely love this bag! It's just the right size, it's super cute, and it's just fabulous!

3. Droid X
This is the best phone that I've ever had! It can do everything a computer can and more. I don't know what I would do without it!

2. My Parents
They do so much for me, and I really love and appreciate them! I wouldn't be where I am today without them :)

*This is an old picture, but it's still so cute
1. My Hubby...Jordan D. Allen
He is the light of my life, and I cannot imagine living my life without him. He is the best husband ever! I love you babe :)

December 2010 Update

Ivory Family Christmas Party-
This year Jordan and I decided to go down to Fountain Green, Utah for the Ivory family Christmas party. We had a lot of fun shooting shot-guns, visiting with Santa Clause, catching up with family, playing games and enjoying delicious food. We had a lot of fun and can’t wait for next year 

Personalize a picture collage

Christmas Eve/Schvaneveldt Family Christmas Party-
On Christmas Eve Jordan and I went up to Preston, Idaho for the Schvaneveldt Family Christmas Party. We had some yummy dinner, visited with family, and played some pretty intense bingo. After the party we came home and got everything set up for Christmas morning, then went to bed so “Santa” could come.

Christmas Day
Christmas day was a very long day. We started the day off at our home opening up the gifts that we had gotten each other. I got Jordan a new cell phone (the Droid X), PS3 controller, clothes, and, cologne. He got me a new cell phone (the Droid X), and ipod touch, clothes, a necklace and perfume. Then we got dressed and drove up to Preston, Idaho to open presents with his mom’s side of the family, and to have some yummy breakfast. After that we headed over to Wellsville, Utah for dinner and games at Jordan’s Aunt Teresa’s house. We had a lot of fun there and enjoyed good conversation with all of his family. After that we went to Jordan’s dad’s house so that Raeyne and Tressy could open their gifts. Then, we finally headed home. We were so exhausted that we went straight to bed. We had a lot of fun and made a lot of great memories of our first Christmas together as a married couple.













New Year’s Eve
On New Year’s Eve Jordan and I had a little party at our place. We had Skyler, Rachel, Taylor and Kylee come over. We ate pizza and snacks, played some games, and watched the ball drop on New Year’s. We had a blast hanging out with Jordan’s brothers and their wives/girlfriends. I hope we’ll be able to keep this tradition alive for years to come.

Weekend Fun :)

This past weekend was a blast. Jordan and I went and bought our first Christmas tree together, and got it all set up in our living room. We had so much fun picking out our own lights, ornaments, ribbon, and tree toppers, and decorating it however we wanted. I love our beautiful Christmas tree, and I know I'll be very sad when the time comes to take it down.

On Saturday Jordan and I went over to our friend's house, Corey and Tricia, and had a little party. Skyler and Rachel even came over to hang out with all of us. We ate some yummy food, played monopoly, played with baby Bentlie, told stories, laughed, and had an all around great time.




We love hanging out with them, and I hope that we'll be able to get together a lot more this holiday season :)

Thanksgiving

I know this is a little late but things have been very busy around our house.
So, for Thanksgiving this year Jordan and I decided to go down to St. George, and spend some quality time with my family. We left Logan on Wednesday, made a quick stop in Salt Lake City for Jordan's work Thanksgiving dinner, and then headed down south. When we got there it was pretty late so we made some dinner, and went to bed.
The next day was Thanksgiving, so we had a lot to do. I made most of the dinner by myself with the help of my mom and little sister. We made so much food that I'm sure they ate it for a week or more! After dinner we all took a nap to sleep off all that food we had just eaten. Then we rented a movie and had some quality family bonding time.
The next day was black friday! So Jordan and I woke up at 2:00am and went to Walmart to get some great door buster deals. We stood in line for 3 hours to get one of them, and while one waited in line the other shopped around a little bit, and vice versa. Luckily, we got almost all of our Christmas Shopping done that day which was very convenient.
On Saturday we woke up, and had my mom take some pictures of us up at the ranch, so we had some to use for our Christmas cards this year. We took a lot of pictures with the animals, and had a lot of fun doing it :) After pictures, we headed down to town and went to a dollar movie, then had some dinner at In and Out.
The next day was Sunday, so we packed up our bags and headed home. The weather was terrible, and it took us a lot longer to get home than it usually does. We even saw 23 different cars that had ended up in the ditch on our way home. We were very grateful that we were able to make it home safely.