Guys and Dolls Anniversary Date

Clark decided to surprise me with tickets to see Guys and Dolls at Centerpoint Legacy Theater in Centerville. I was so excited! This is a show that I hadn't seen on stage before and it was pretty well done. The actor portraying Nicely-Nicely NAILED "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat"! My favorite was the actress who played Adelaide. She had the accent down pat and was super entertaining to watch. I loved listening to her sing the duet "Sue Me." Thank you, Clark, for such a great way to celebrate our five years together!

Golf Anniversary Date

Saturday morning Clark scheduled a tee time for the both of us and borrowed some clubs from Grandma Earley. We both headed to South Mountain and enjoyed a few hours of (trying) to hit some golf balls. We had a few good holes and a few rough ones (and, frankly, as the morning wore on, we both got tired and just started to perform poorly). The best part of our date was that we got to ride around in a golf cart!

 (Notice that the club is already past the ball. That means I totally whiffed this shot! Thanks for the evidence, Clark!)

Comic Con, part 1

Clark and I agreed that our late anniversary gift to each other would be tickets to the Salt Lake City Comic Con. We were so happy to make it even though we weren't able to finish our costumes in time for the awesome event. Nevertheless, we enjoyed the effort everyone else went to to make theirs. Here is a small sampling of the first day and a half. :)

I love that they did steam punk Jack Frost and Elsa. And I ran into Effie in the restroom. :)

This Korra was standing behind us in line. We loved that these brothers put their own names on the jumpsuits.

I love group and couple costumes! This poor Hans said that so many children told him he was mean or wouldn't let him be in pictures because of what he did in the movie. Sad, huh?

Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon. My first exposure to anime. :) And Brandon Sanderson--yay!

Clark almost got squashed by a troll. Almost. And I love Bert and Mary. :D

We found a posse of princesses and then a random Flynn Rider walked by and they made him pose with them, too!

Clark is definitely more suited to the Dark Side than I am. Oh well, that's what I get for being short.

BYU vs Hawaii

My (real) anniversary present to Clark was getting tickets to a football game. Unfortunately, there were a LOT of late Thursday night home games this season (really? An 8 p.m. start time on a Thursday? What about folks that have to work?!) so we couldn't go until over a month after our real anniversary. Clark said he didn't care, though, since it meant we could go to a game and spend time doing what he loves. :) We made a day of it and visited some friends in Wymount, got dinner at Subway, and hung out with the marching band before the show. 

   Azucena was SUPER well behaved, all things considered. She even slept for 15 - 20 minutes during the second quarter!  

When it started to get chilly, we put Azucena's Cosmo suit on. She looked awesome, but didn't stay still long enough for any decent pictures. Which is why I took a video. :D

President Monson's Birthday (August 17)

Since our two year anniversary was coming up, I was hoping that Clark and I could do something a little special by having an evening with just the two of us. Little did I know that Clark was planning a night out on our actual anniversary and that my parents would get us tickets to see Mandy Patakin in September. This meant that I had to come up with something really good--and I was able to get tickets to President Monson's 85th Birthday Celebration! It was great to drive to Temple Square and enjoy such a wonderful evening. And, unbeknownst to me, most of the evening was spent singing showtunes. Oops. Next year, I'll try to do something involving sports to make up for it. :D

Happy (early) anniversary, Clark! Love you!

 (This picture was not taken during the performance. It was just beforehand when the orchestra was tuning their instruments. I swear. :D)

 I will never, ever get tired of taking pictures of this temple. Ever. It's just so dang gorgeous!

Almost back to real life

Tomorrow Clark and I fly back to Utah. It's been a crazy week! I can't wait to make real updates on this blog. Until then, here's a bullet list of highlights:

*no sleep before wedding
*awesome wedding
*nothing going according to "Clark and Natalia's plan for their own reception"
*awesome family
*delayed plane ride
*crappy car rental situation
*out of rooms at hotel
*free upgrade at hotel
*free upgrade of car rental
*getting lost in Orlando more than once
*flooding at the hotel
*HARRY POTTER LAND
*the best husband ever