Sint-Nicolaas Day

This year we continued our tradition of celebrating Sint-Nicolaas day on December 5th. We put out our shoes and "St. Nick" came and filled them! My mom is from Holland and so we grew up putting out our shoes on the night of Dec. 5 to find them in morning with presents! It was great because we kind of got 2 Christmases! To find out more about the holiday follow this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas

I love getting presents for Scott because he is so easy to shop for! Besides that, he gets sooo excited for anything I get him! A couple of months ago we were in a store and we walked past the toothbrushes. Since he wants to be a dentist someday, teeth fascinate him. We saw the Sonicare toothbrushes as well and in passing he said, "some day I want one of these." Of course I noted that in my head and set about finding the best deal for my dollar (I am one that will research for days to find the best model for the best price). I found one, the Sonicare Elite X9500, in a package with 2 handles, 3 brush heads and one charger for almost the same price as one!

I also found, as I was reading reviews, a website
"Sonicseal" that sells silicon seals that go over the brush base to seal out the water so mold doesn't build up inside the base! It's a great product!! (it's the colored things on our brushes)

Scott was guessing for weeks what he thought I had gotten him (since he's so easy to buy for, he always guesses his presents!), but had no idea! We've been talking about Yoga lately because I want to get us both into it (I think it's a great low impact way to increase flexibility and strengthen necessary muscles!). He thought I'd gotten him a yoga mat, so he wanted to get me one as well. I love it! It's thick and not slippery either. I've been doing yoga on Jen and Lance's Wii Fit, but I'm excited to find a video to do a routine!

Christmas Dinner!

We had a department Christmas dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 3 for all of the faculty, staff, and retirees affiliated with the Department of Biology. With the aid of our office staff, we had a successful evening!

When I first walked in to set out our department gifts (this year we customized some mugs to give to each attendee), the maitre di came out to greet me. I was surprised to see Peter! Scott trained him on his mission in Brazil. Here is a picture of them:

After the dinner was over, we decided to take pictures in front of the giant Christmas tree they had in the room. Merry Christmas! (note: this was one of the last ones we took so I look tired)

Meet Scott

For those who don't know him, I want to introduce you to my fabulous boyfriend, Scott! He's from Sandy, UT. He's studying Biology at BYU and is preparing to take the DAT for dental schools this upcoming spring. We met in May 2007 when he moved into my brother in law's house (before Jen and Lance got married). The first time I laid eyes on him was at a BBQ at their house, he was marinating chicken for the first time ever. It was endearing :) That week we went on a walk and had fun talking, blowing dandelions, and racing sticks in the water... we've been together almost every day since then! Here are just some pictures from the last year and a half.



Hike to Timpanogos Cave
May 2007 (Memorial Day)








My Graduation
August 2007








Halloween "Peas and Carrots" 2007






Christmas Vacation 2007
We went to Virginia with my family and then visited DC and rode the "china express" bus up to New York City for a day.







Snowshoeing in Provo Canyon
January 2008







One Year Anniversary
Went out to eat and then to a Swing Band concert
May 2008






Another trip to Virginia-sandcastles on the beach
May 2008





We picked up golfing over the summer! I even hit par on one hole! (in my 3rd game ever!) Pictures taken October 2008




Well, this was just a very small sampling of what we've been up to in the last 18 months, we've been on a lot of adventures! I'm sure more things will be posted with him later. I love Scott! :) Oh, and yes, I know we look like we're related!