All Hallows Eve!

This Halloween was a blast! Our friends threw a rockin' Halloween Party! We bobbed for apples, ate dough nuts off a string, watched the Balzer's game, played some Wii, and ended the night with the greatest movie ever... Poltergeist II! (haha not really the greatest movie ever). Tyler and I had a few ideas for costumes, but finally settled on the easiest idea. It turned out great! I was a laundry basket and Tyler was static cling! So... here are a bunch of pictures!

Me and Tyler (obviously!)

Dr. Cameron and Dr. House AKA: Danielle and Steve Jackson

Biker Stud and Biker Babe AKA: Willie and Anne Fugere.

Cutest witch and die-hard UTES fan AKA: Megan and Tyler Scott

A scary clown and skeleton AKA: Jon and Malorie Hall

Obi Wan Kenobi, Princess Leia, and Yoda AKA: Stevenson, Marissa, and Spencer Smith
(PS I stole this from their blog because they didn't dress up for the party, but Spencer was the cutest little Yoda, I had to put it up here!)

The group of 1st years at the party!

Willie won the dough nut eating contest... he ended up eating off the floor! haha It was great entertainment to watch these guys!

My Tyler eating a powdered dough nut off a string!

And Tyler bobbing for apples with his head totally submerged in water! He got beat by Willie by .5 seconds! It was soo close!

Thanks for a great party Megan and Brittany! It was a blast!

I am Now the Bread-Winner of our Family

I finally have a job! After 2 1/2 months of searching, I got a job with KBC Management as an apartment manager. We will get free rent, plus salary. I will show apartments, collect rent, and keep the complex clean. The guy that was doing it before said it only takes about 10-15 hours a week, so that's something easy, and worth it! We are extremely excited to finally get income! However, this also means that we have to move! I am not looking forward to this. We just moved, and now we have to do it all over again. Hopefully we will stay put longer this time! So, mom if you want to come help us pack (like last time) I would love it! :)
We move in the weekend of the 7th and 8th of November, so in like 2 weeks! That's super soon, but it will be good for us. Luckily, we have friends that agreed to help us with the moving part.

The Life of a Wonderful Man

This past Saturday, Tyler's Grandpa Oldroyd passed away. We were lucky enough to be able to spend some of his last moments on Earth with him. He went very peacefully with all his children around him. His funeral is this Friday and all except 1 grandchild will be there. I think that is pretty neat!
Grandpa is the one that sealed us just 8 months ago in the Manti Temple. We are so lucky that he was well enough at that time to share that special day with us.

He is a great man and left a legacy here for us to live up to! We love and miss you grandpa!

Free Money

Last night one of the Fraternities at OHSU hosted a get together at the Artisan Dental Laboratory. Dental Labs are where they make EVERYTHING! They make crowns, bridges, dentures, veneers, etc. It was actually really neat to see how they do it. Artisan sponsored it and had a dinner before hand, tacos, which were really good. Then we went around and toured the place. At the end there were drawings for cash prizes! Tyler and I both have never won anything from a drawing before, so our hopes were not high. When we found out that there was a drawing we made a deal. If we won $100 (yeah right) then I could use some of the money to go shopping! I have been wanting to go shopping for a long time, but since I don't have a job yet I kind of can't. So... the 3 $50 cash drawings were over and we didn't win ... then it was onto the $100 drawings. They called the number 552 for the first $100 cash drawing and we won! We both kind of stood there at first waiting for it to register and then Tyler collected our prize! It's very exciting. And the best part is... I get to go shopping now!!! So, it was totally worth our while to go! Yay for sponsored events!

Oh... and on a side note! Today Tyler and I have been married for 8 wonderful months! Love you sweetie!

Beautiful Oregon

This weekend we got to spend some time with family! Tyler's Aunt Sue celebrated her 20 year anniversary on Saturday. They live in Corbett, OR. It is a gorgeous part of Oregon, and was perfect weather for a party. It was nice to finally meet Sue and see a lot of family, especially little Saylor!
After the party we went to the Vista House, it's on the Historic Scenic Highway from Portland to Hermiston. Tyler's parents came with us since it was on their way back to Hermiston. It was a really pretty drive and the view from the house was amazing!



This is overlooking the Columbia River. On the right side is Oregon, on the left is Washington. It was gorgeous!


This is the Vista House. It was built in 1913 for travelers to stay the night when making the long drive. It's no longer used for that, just a historic landmark. It's really pretty.

After the Vista house we drove to Multnomah Falls. I had never seen it up close and personal, just from the Highway. It is an amazing water fall. Apparently it is a little wimpy this time of year, but it was still loud and we got sprayed with mist.

This is from the bottom of the falls. The little bridge you can see is where the next few are taken from.

Us again... on the bridge this time.


I love Tyler's smile in this one! He's so cute!


And one of Mom and Dad in front of the falls. I think they look great in this picture!

It was a fun weekend! Weekends are the best part because we actually get to spend time together and it means that another week has past. Just that much closer to Thanksgiving break!!

Productive Weekend!

This weekend was great! We were able to watch all the sessions of conference. We really enjoyed them. After the Saturday sessions of conference we went to a Korean restaurant in Beaverton. The Fugerses came with us. Tyler said it was the best, most authentic Korean food he has had outside of Korea. Sunday we went over to the Jackson's and had breakfast with a few of the other dental couples and watched the morning session of conference. Then we came back to our place and watched the afternoon session with some of the couples again. Tyler and I provided Navajo Tacos for dinner! I think they were a great hit, and pretty good for our first time making them! We then played a few rounds of Farkel and called it a night.

This weekend was also successful because we finished a project that we have been working on!

We got this table at a garage sale for $10. It is very old fashioned and had a few scratches in it. We decided to take on the, what we thought was simple, task of re-staining and painting it. It was the table only, so we had been using our card table chairs to accompany it. They worked well and we were glad to have a table.
Throughout the course of redoing our table we only had to start over once! :) It took a little longer than we expected... but it is now finished and sooo worth it! We stained the top a dark cherry wood color and painted the legs black. Today we went to Ikea and found chairs that matched perfectly! It looks like an actual set. We are so happy that it worked out. We are also pretty proud of the fact that we did it all by ourselves and together!

I don't think it even looks like the same table. It's beautiful! I honestly did not think it would turn out this great!

Good Things!

There are two exciting things that I wanted to blog about!
The first is that my diploma came in the mail this past weekend! I called BYU again after I was no longer upset and explained to them what the situation was. She said, "Okay, we'll send it to you". I had no idea it would be that easy the second time around, but I was so excited!



So, I am now the proud holder of a piece of paper that states my graduation from college (aka: diploma)!
The second is that on Monday (Tyler's first day of carpooling with some DS 2s) Tyler came home from school and with him he had flowers for me! It was so sweet! They were beautiful! I am so lucky to have such a great husband, who thinks of me often! I used my amazing floral decorating skills to rearrange the flowers into 2 different vases.


I love this one! It's in a shallow square vase, and I just love it!


You can semi-see the square vase in this picture (it's blue).


These were just in a normal vase.

So, those are my good things! I am still on the hunt for a job, which is why I have blogged so much lately! :)

A Weekend of Soreness and Goodness

This past Friday, the 26th, Tyler finished his 5 week pre-term for dental school! This meant we had the whole weekend to spend without worrying about school! Saturday morning we got up and Tyler went to play football with the dental school. Only 1st years and 4th years showed up, so they played against each other. It was fun to watch! The 4th years had obviously been doing this for awhile evidenced by the fact that they called out plays such as "Blue Ribbon 52"... who knows! The first years lost the first game, but after warming up came from behind for a win in the second game!

The guys getting ready!

An awesome play!

And that's the back of Tyler!


After playing football we went to Raleigh Park with some friends and played Tennis, Dodge Ball, Bocce ball, and had a barbecue. I have a new found enjoyment for tennis. I really enjoyed it, and it was the first time that I had played in ages! I want to do it again! My hope is to become better than Tyler (which probably won't happen because he played in high school).

Tyler and Willie playing doubles, and you can see the beautiful park in the background!

Tyler had beautiful form while playing! I need to learn more from him! It was fun to watch him play!

Our men cooked our meat, and it was delicious! This is all of them around the grill being manly men! :)

And all the women around the food, ready to eat!

After we were done there we went over to Tyler and Megan's to relax in their hot tub! It was the perfect end to a wonderful day! Thanks guys!
After all the physical activity the guys are complaining about their abductor muscles (thank you anatomy!) being sore!
The weather was gorgeous this weekend and we were so glad that we were able to get out and enjoy it while it's still there.

Wii are Going to be Fit as Fiddles!

Tyler and I decided that we need to get into shape and become more active. Especially me since I don't have a job and don't get out much. So, we debated about what to do. I don't like running, Tyler doesn't have time to go to the gym, and we don't have a pool (for swimming laps). I was browsing the internet and happened upon Wii Fit.


It is a great workout "game" that goes with the Wii. We have purchased it and find that to my disbelief it actually is a great workout! They have Yoga, Strength Training, Balance, etc. They even help you get better posture! It really works out all parts of your body and we can do it right from home! I would highly recommend it if you aren't super motivated to workout. At the beginning it tests your BMI, weight, and height. It allows you to set a goal to lose a certain number of pounds (which you choose) by whatever time you choose. Also, if by chance we were to do outside activity you can just add it to your log, so it counts that as well! I think it's great. We really enjoy it!

The Quest for a Job

I just thought I would do a little update on what I have been up to (and Tyler as well). I still have yet to find a job. I have applied to many, many, many places since moving here about a month ago. I have only had one interview, and it seems to have been unsuccessful at this point. We would really like for me to get an apartment management position so we can have free rent, income, and a good job for me when we actually start a family. I am starting to hear from a few of these places, but nothing too exciting at the moment. I just got a letter from BYU yesterday saying that my graduation application has been put on hold. I will not receive my diploma until December because one of my professors did not submit my grade. I am not very happy about this, because I no longer "have a college degree", which helps in the job pursuit. Kind of a bummer.

Tyler is in his 4th week of school. He has had 2 tests (just had his second one yesterday). He did well on his 1st one. He got a B, and that is very good compared to the rest of his class. Out of 75 students only 18 got B's and higher, so I am very proud of him. He is handling dental school very well and seems to be enjoying it. He often says that he is learning so much already, and it has only been a couple weeks! I just tell him to think about the knowledge he'll have after 4 years! His pre-term ends on the 26th of this month, and then he starts a little bit more rigorous schedule on the 29th when everyone is back in school.
I am so proud of him and his life ambitions! He's the greatest!