-Written by Jake-
I can’t believe that I have been a part of Kristina’s
wonderful family for more than a year now! Our 1st wedding Anniversary was on the 11th
of December and we look forward to many, many more. I can definitely say it has been the best year of my life.
<Kristina’s insert: Here’s how our anniversary went
down. On the 10th (day
before our anniversary) we went to Jake’s company dinner at Hamilton’s. On the way home I realized that we
needed to go get Jake’s car from my parent’s house. I kept telling him that we should be driving to my parents’
house and not away from it. I was
getting a little frustrated that he wasn’t turning around because it would just
be a waste of gas to go get it another time. Finally, he “heeded” my promptings and got in the left-hand
turning lane. Then I started
feeling bad for being so adamant about getting his car. While I was expressing that we really
didn’t have to go and get the car he
turned the car in to a driveway.
Within 10 seconds I thought all of the following: Oh, he must be turning
back around now and we really aren’t going to go get the car. Then he kept driving in to this drive
way. Oh my, it is the Anniversary
Inn. Oh, oh, oh! I get it! It was all very surreal and such a fun surprise. So, turns out he had packed me a
suitcase and we were going to stay in the Swiss Family Robinson themed room
that night. So we went
inside. The bed was up a story in
the top of a fake tree. There were
starry lights that shined through the ceiling in the top of the tree,
simulating sleeping under the stars.
There was a huge fish tank in the rock wall on the first level and
bamboo furniture, leaves and branches everywhere, and cheesecake in the mini
fridge. It was so cute. What made
it even cuter was what was on the table.
Jake bought me a rose (just 1 symbolizing 1 year of marriage), and he
had a nativity set up. I am
addicted to collecting nativities and so he had bought me a really neat wooden
one. Also, he got me a funny card
and inside was another surprise- a gift card to go buy some new jeans. I had been wanting new jeans for sooooo
long, and so he was genius and got me a gift card for someJ So, after all
this we decided to go rent a movie.
We should have rented something like Tarzan, but we must not have been
thinking correctly. So, being
Christmas time we rented Christmas with the Kranks, plus it was one of the only
clean movies we could find. It’s
so hard to find a good, clean movie these days! It was a pretty good show. The next morning breakfast was delivered to our door and we
ate it while watching the Heisman trophy announcement. Well, the fun didn’t stop there. We ran home to change, and then went to
the VoiceMale Christmas Concert.
After that we went out to dinner, and then to the Aggie game. It was such a great anniversary, mainly
because I have the best husband ever!>
<Jake again> The holidays came and went so quickly and
we loved being around family… LOTS of family. Almost our entire break was spent running back and forth
between Mortensons, Roskelleys, and Petersons, and we wouldn’t have it any
other way.
I worked during finals week and then took the holidays off
in preparation for my accounting internship (which I love!), and Kristina
worked 4 hours each morning, Monday-Friday, so we had lots of time to enjoy
plenty of fun holiday activities including; Jazz games, company parties, the
Motab Christmas Concert, sleepovers with the Roskelley kids, white elephant
parties, Aggie basketball games, dinners and brunches, College Football bowl
games, family Christmas traditions, and DISNEYLAND!
Two days after Christmas we headed to Anaheim with the
Petersons for a quick three-day visit to sunny California. Right after landing in Long Beach, we
rented a car and drove straight to the Los Angeles temple. Bill, Angie, Tina, and I did a session
while Meghan and Nichole did baptisms and took pictures outside. It is a gorgeous and HUGE temple and
brings our total to 11. We were
grateful to get our vacation started in such a fun way. After the temple we drove down to Newport
Beach to visit my grandparents. We
don’t get to see them much, but they are great people and are always a riot and
a joy to be around.
The next two days were spent in the happiest place on earth,
Disneyland! We loved experiencing
all of the amazing Christmas decorations, music, smells, and rides. They even changed the Haunted Mansion
and It’s a Small World to be completely Christmas/Nightmare before Christmas
rides. It was magical. The new World of Color show at
California Adventure was quite magical as well. We recommend it to anyone planning a Disney vacation anytime
soon.
Now that the break is over, we have started real life
again. Kristina is busy plucking
away at her last semester in college, while continuing to work 20 hours a week
at JJ Cole. We are excited/
nervous to see if she will get a full-time offer there, or if she will bless
another company with her wicked skills.
I am now working 50-60 hours a week at my internship at Jones Simkins
and I love it! It is great to have
a small break from school and experience the working man’s life. I am glad to know that I will love to
work, no matter where it ends up being.
We hope you all have a very happy February and a romantic
Valentine’s Day!
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