Happy happy joy joy :)

Hello!

My busy, busy week is over! This next week I have two midterms but other than that it's pretty relaxing!

I'm so excited for next weekend. I will see Mom, Dad and some of the church staff who gets to come down for a U2 concert! I always love when I can have some family down here! The next weekend I will be going home for Dad's birthday!! Excited to be home to see the kids for Halloween and celebrate with dad for his birthday! :) Grandma Dean is coming too!!!

This week marks the half way mark through the semester! I am registering for classes next week and am excited to have a much easier semester! I can't believe it will be Jeremy's last semester at APU! Funny how this time has just flown by... Just was looking through pictures from orientation.

Jeremy and I are off to go to lunch for Grandpa Aaron's birthday lunch!

With love from Jeremy's apartment,

Paige

1 Year Anniversary!!

Happy 1 Year Anniversary, Jeremy!!!!

written Sunday night:

Hello everyone :)

Today Jeremy and I celebrated our 1 year together! It's officially on October 12th but since we won't see each other then we thought we'd get together today. Last night we got to spend some quality time together- something we do not take for granted!!! It was so great to have a block of time just to hang out with him! We watched 50 First Dates and just caught up on life.

Today after church Jeremy surprised me with a picnic lunch in a GORGEOUS private park in San Merino (where they filmed Father of the Bride!) Side note: Corinne, my roommate, saw the FofB house and she's going to take me! And YES, anyone who comes I will take to see that same house!!! Ah I love it! Anyways, he had everything thought of from fruit to the kind of iced tea I like! And, may I say, that man had ROSE PETALS! What a perfect guy :) We spread out our blankets and ate our lunches, he played the guitar, and we just had the best time!!

Then, he told me to look in the basket and there was a little box. And all girls know: little boxes contain big things!!!! :) I opened it up and there was the most beautiful diamond necklace. It's a timeless (I think) necklace where the diamonds go small to big, symbolizing the start of where you are and the future to come. How SWEET! Ah, my heart melted. :) :)

It was a great gift, great time, and even greater company! I love him!!!!

I won't get too mushy gushy for you all :)

So, to Jeremy: Happy 1 Year! Can't wait for many more to come!!

With love from my living room couch,

Paige

...AND THEN (Monday)

I woke up to the most beautiful roses!!!!!!!! 2 dozen pink roses and the most thoughtful card! This man has gone above and beyond!!!!!

20th Birthday Weekend!!

Hello All!

I had such a great birthday weekend! Thank you for the encouragements, cards, gifts, etc! :)

On Friday Jeremy and I headed to Sacramento. It was a great time to drive with him and talk. Since we're so busy in school it was a great break! I was pretty much freezing the whole drive. He was hot. Lol!

Here's the GPS system Jeremy got me for my birthday!!!! We made good use of "Carmen" the Garmin!

That night we pulled up and everyone was outside! It was so fun seeing the kids after 5 weeks! And man, have they changed!! I wouldn't have even recognized Chet! He's lightened up and a little more bald :) Ha! Oh man is he cute though!!! And Evie was a lot less shy and really talkative! She LOVES to repeat things, help you do things, and is now just chattin' away... sometimes in her own language!

That night we got to go see Mati's volleyball game!! It was a fun time and she played so great!!

Kisses for baby Chet!! Oh my goodness is he not the cutest little boy!??

We all hung out that night, ate pizza, and it was great catching up! Saturday morning we all went to family breakfast at Barb's house!! Nate, Stacey and the girls were there, Robb, Ashley and in her belly Hailey, Brooke, Josh and the kids. So great to spend time with everyone! It's never enough time though.

I got to hold baby Taryn for the first time!! She's 5 weeks old. (Stacey and Nate's daughter)

Then I went and got a haircut by the wonderful Kelli Moore, came back and "watched" football, went to the park to see Evie play now that she's a big girl and can do all the things on her own :) and just hung! That night we went to dinner at Outback- my favorite birthday spot :) After the 3 hour dinner (odd service), we headed back to the house opened presents, ate cake, and played games!

Here's our "family" portrait! Lol! :)

Evie calls Jeremy either "Jer Me" or "Mer A Me" SO CUTE!!!!

Chet doesn't say much. :)

Dad and Chet!

Live by the phrase "bald is beautiful"!

Sunday morning we went to breakfast with Dad, hit the spa, and then went to church. After church we went to Jacks Urban Eats (another favorite spot!) and then hit the road about 2. Sad leaving family always! It was a great visit. :) Thank you family for making it such a great time!!

When we got home my door had a note on it and my roommate Corinne had put spoons all over the decorated house with encouragements attached to them. Ok, weird I know, but I really like spoons. I'm sure my mother is rolling her eyes at this! Ok so I have a slight problem with spoons! I like them!! Big ones. Melon scooper spoons. I used to eat cereal with all different types of serving spoons. And for by birthday, among other things, she got me spoons :)

And that's that! Now I'm back to school! Busy as usual. Hopefully Jeremy and I can make some time to hang out!! We have our one year next week on the 12th. Funny how quickly time flies by!

With love from my Church History class :) (Don't worry Mom, I'm paying attention too:))

Paige