My Wife

I would like to dedicate a post to my wife on her birthday.  Anyone who knows me well knows my feelings about blogging, so it takes a big occasion to get me to write in this thing.   My wife is one of the most humble people that I know and there is no way she would dedicate a blog to herself.  So, I had to take the controls of this ridiculous blog machine and tell you a little more about her on the the day after her birthday.  

This birthday for Amy was probably a little disappointing.  Being confined to the house, there was only so much I could do for her.  She had to get up early with the kids, get them to pre-school, and pick up take out from Ding How on her own B-day.  I did however manage to get her some flowers delivered, so it wasn't a completely terrible day.

Some things you may not know about Amy.

-She was born in Preston, ID

-Has naturally curly hair

-Blessed with OCD (anyone who sees the inside of our house knows)

-Amy is an exercise fanatic.

          Here are some pictures of a relay race she ran this past summer

She comes across as aloof, but Amy is deceptively bright

-She graduated with her degree in Nursing at the age of 20 and also received her RN license at the age of 20. 

Most of all, Amy is the driving force for all that is good with our family.  We love her so much, and couldn't imagine life without her.

Cancun

Let me tell you a little bit about the my Christmas present from Mike this year.  In my previous post, I hinted that Mike had ulterior motives for spending Christmas with our families in Utah.   Mike and Shaun had been planning a secret vacation for Bethany and I since October.  We met up with the Sorensen's for dinner at Tucanos in SLC a couple days before Christmas and they had it arranged for the waitress to bring us presents with details about a much needed vacation to Mexico.  They had even secretly packed tennis rackets, and summer/beachwear for us...  But I still did a LITTLE shopping due to Mike's lack of selection.  

Our five days spent in Cancun were full of mostly relaxing at the beach and pool and dining out at night.

Here are some of our other highlights.

-Sleeping in/Staying up late - The late nights were mostly caused by movies and crazy games of Farkel.

-Doubles Tennis - Since Shaun was all state in High-School, you can imagine how he dominated (we wanted to thank him for playing down to our level)

-Pool time - Thanks to the girls modeling swim wear poolside, Bethany and I came home with matching swimsuits... so did Mike and Shaun (that's a different story.)

-Beach time -  It was nice for me to have Bethany there who was content to read and lay out in the sun for hours while Mike had Shaun to go body surfing and boogie boarding with. 

-Manzanitas/Limonadas - We were both introduced to these wonderful drinks that seemed to get better and better as the vacation progressed.  Mike especially loved the Manzanitas which resembles carbonated apple juice.

-Dining - We tried every type of restaurant we could.  Our first night, we ate at a Japanese Restaurant at our hotel.  I was introduced to shrimp tempura... which I loved.  Second night, we went to an Argentenian Steak house which was also fabulous.  For our third night, we took a taxi to downtown Cancun for some authentic Mexican food and Mariachi bands. 

 

-My favorite dinner was a memorable night of fine dining and dancing at the Ritz-Carlton.  Yes!  Mike actually danced with me.  It was probably more because he felt like he needed to since the pianist overheard him request "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra.

Our five days spent there were perfectly spent relaxing with each other and good friends in warm weather... a nice break away from the snow and cold.  We are now energized for the rest of this long winter.  

I'm so thankful for my husband's insightfulness to surprise me at my most needed moments.