We are still here!

It has been a long, long time since I have last written a post but I am back! I guess I will be giving a summary over the last couple months of what we have been doing in Provo, UT!

I turned twenty years old on November 9th! Mark, Cooper and I all went to dinner at Red Robin that night and after I opened presents. I got a lovely pair of new boots and a kindle! I love my kindle, books are half price and it weighs nothing. The rest of November was fairly uneventful but good.

December was great! I just love the holiday season. Mark and I bought our Christmas tree the second day of December. It was about 6ft and we decorated it with ornaments and lights. We were very proud of our first Christmas tree. Work and school got really busy too. Mark had his Fall 2011 finals and I got stuck with working lots of extra hours. Christmas finally came and we woke up at 6am and tore off the gift wrapping on our gifts! Mark got a bit of clothing and I had bought him the Eragon series (including the new book that just came out). I got a nice new digital camera(finally I can take some pictures up here) and my parents bought Mark and I a new printer that was desperately needed. Following we attended church and listened to some lovely talks.

Fortunately for us we were invited to a friend's house Christmas evening for dinner. I made an English trifle for dessert and bubbles and squeak (Bubbles and squeak is an English dish with brussel sprouts and potatoes. It is yummmmmy).We very much enjoyed their company.

A few days later Marks younger brother Jared was married in the Uruguay Temple to his sweetheart Janine. For those who do not know Jared served a mission for our church in Uruguay and met Janine. They of course did not start their courtship until after he came back from his mission :) They had a lovely reception and ceremony from what we were told (we were unable to attend due to the cost) and Mark and I wish them lots of love and happiness.

New years eve I wish I could say was more exciting for us. I fell asleep at nine and Mark was reading for a while. We ended up giving talks that next day in church. But alas, I have finished our summary for the last two months. On a good note though it has finally started to snow and I hope it stays!

Work and Pumpkins!

So It has been a busy few weeks. Not very eventful, hence the reason as to why I have not posted in a few weeks. Mark was super busy with midterms but he came out alive and unscratched! He had a few study groups that he attended and was buried in his school work for those couple of weeks. On top of that Mark has been asked to train someone for the research project he and others are doing for a BYU professor. He doesn't think its a big deal but I am just so proud of him!

I on the other hand am still a trainee. I've been learning the basics of the machine set up's and am finally sticking people. I am hoping  by the end of this coming week I will be on my own and working away without anyone looking over my shoulder. It is kinda a pain how long training takes at my job but at least when its all over I know i'll be confident in what I am doing.

Last night Mark and I attended our ward halloween party. It was so cute. We had bread bowl soup and the bread was shaped and colored like a pumpkin! We really enjoyed the company and got to know even more people in our ward. (Since we live in a college ward we are always getting new family's). Then after that we went over to Rachael and Ernie's apartment and carved pumpkins. Mark and I made a swirley Halloween tree on our pumpkin. It was lots of fun to get together with them.

Sunday was awesome today. Everyone gave awesome talks in church. In our marriage class we talked about communication. It was very interesting and I think everyone in the class walked away with something important. We talked about listening and letting the other finish their sentence instead of cutting them off and speaking our opinion right away.  Also be careful in which tone you speak in. And last but not least not to take offense so quickly because a lot of the time someone might say something the wrong way and they never meant to be rude or unkind.

Well we hope everyone has a wonderful Halloween tomorrow!

It's October!

So I finally started my new job this last Friday. Pretty much I spend a good few hours on the computer and do online training...FUN! I was actually being completely sarcastic, my eyeballs are about to fall out of my head from staring at a screen all day. But this is only for a week and then I get to follow someone around after that for 2 weeks and my training will be about done! Everyone is so friendly though, including the bosses!

Mark is studying hard as usual. He's been up late or up early studying for various test and quizzes. He's happy though because he is caught up in his classes as of right now. Mark has also been going through a vampire movie phase. We have watched a couple vampire movies that have given me the heebby jeebies!

On Friday night we went to a delicious Italian Restaurant. And of course being in a very Mormon town we had non alcoholic wine. We were told by friends that it would make our meals even more delicious! I thought it tasted funny.

Last but not least, the Page's came into town! Mark went to priesthood with Ryan. And Kayla and I had a girls night out! Kayla and I went to this wonderful "Witch Town" in West Jordan. They had all these cute boutiques with Halloween decor and cute clothing. We got some fairy dust in one store. The whole place was decked out in Halloween decor everywhere we went. It was very magical! We went on a truck ride and drove over to the witch's homes. We danced with a disco witch, saw how they made their potions and even saw their "Day Spa" which was pretty much a bathtub to boil you in for their stews!! The whole place was a hoot. We enjoyed it very much.  

Well it's Sunday morning and Mark and I are going to the afternoon general conference session in Salt Lake. Super excited!

It's been a blessed week!

Well I'll just jump to the good news that you have probably heard! I am the newly hired phlebotomist at Telacris Plasma Resources here in Provo. It is 5 minutes down the street which is awesome. I'm terrrrrified about driving in the snow, so thank goodness I won't have to drive far. So pretty much my job entails that I will be hooking people up to plasma machines and make sure they are all safe while they are all donating their plasma!

Anyways... We had dinner with our friends Curtis and Anna on Thursday and had a good time like always with them. On Friday I went to lunch with my friend Rachael and then looked at this awesome home decor store at the local mall. I just love chatting and spending time with Rachael! On Saturday morning our Stake had a welcome breakfast for everyone and we had delicious banana chocolate chip pancakes and talked about smart investments with our table that morning (I promise it was much more interesting then it sounds).

Mark and I signed up for Netflix Online and have been a litttle addicted. We watched movies for most of our Saturday. But I promised we quickly repented and Mark is working hard at school and I've been doing other things at home! O, I also watched the RS broadcast with some friends and the talks where amazing!

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A Lovely Sunday

Well I havn't posted in a couple weeks now so im sure I have a bit to tell you! We finally got our computer fixed and running! Now we have a computer in the office and a computre hooked up to our tv! Its kinda neat, I came home the other day and Mark was watching a slide show for one of his college classes on the big screen. Last weekend we drove up to Logan, UT and visited our friends the Player's(yes that's their last name) and their wives. Matt had the idea of taking cardboard boxes, wrapping them in plastic and having us all float across the lake. Well the first boat failed because there was too much weight. The second one made it all the way across the small lake with two people in it!

So, Mark and I have started this marriage class at church. It is just so much fun! It is comprised of all the newlyweds in our ward and we are really starting to love it and the new friends we are making. On Wednesday I went to a Relief Society Ice Cream Social where I really got to know all the girls at our church. We all wore our favorite shoes and brought an item that describes us and then we told a little about each one of us.


Yesterday, Mark and I drove to Thanksgiving Point and we went to their huge garden. It was an awesome place to go but it was pouring rain. The upside was the fact that it was a warm rain, but we where soaking wet afterwards. They have a garden that's almost an exact replica of the movie The Secret Garden. They also have this waterfall that is just huge and you could walk across the top on a bridge. It was all together a nice place. Mark and I want to go to their other museum there called the museum of Ancient History. We where told it is one of the largest museums in the nation.

Today we went to church. I made brownies for our new marriage class. And tonight we are going to Mark's Aunt and Uncles home for an amazing dinner and looking forward to this coming week!

Just Life

Well it has been a slower week. Mark and I have been going to the University library in order to use the computer lab. Our computer decided to blow up on us and we are hoping our new computer parts come in within the next couple days. I have been applying to a variety of different companies in hope to get hired as a phlebotomist.

On Wednesday, Mark and I had a lovely dinner with his old research friend Curtis and his wife. Curtis a couple years back had done an internship in Italy. So we where graced with an authentic Italian meal made from scratch by himself and his wife. We played a game called Dominion with them. It's a card game and Mark loved it.

So on Friday I went to the auto shop. In Utah in order to register your car here you must get a safety test. Well we didn’t pass it. We had a burned out brake light and a bolt missing from a wheel. They are easy fixes but still kind of annoying that we have to get the car retested. But on a better not my Grandma Mellem came into town! We went to an Italian Grill and had delicious food! We had grilled salmon and grilled shrimp. And today (Sunday) we went to church at our new time which is 8am! It's early but we like that church is done with in the morning so we can take Sunday naps! Well tonight I am making some crock-pot BBQ chicken for Mark, Cooper, Grandma Mellem and I.

Settling Down

Well things are starting to slow down here at the Fowler apartment. Things are  in place and we are starting to enjoy our new environment. This last Friday I treated myself to a haircut and my very first weave! I went to the nearby beauty school and got it all done for more than half the price then a normal salon. There's also a nearby massage school. Hmmm a discounted massage in the future, maybe?

Mark is already hitting the books for this semester and working hard at finishing his online history class. Since we are on the subject of school, Mark and I took a self guided tour through the BYU campus. What a beautiful campus it is! The landscaping was lovely and their library was just so spacious and beautiful. Mark showed me the places he spends most of his time while on campus. The following morning, which was a Saturday, Mark took me to a BYU Women's volleyball game and we felt some school spirit!

Other than that we have had a couple movie nights and we have gotten into an awesome scripture reading habit followed by some fun reading right after. Right now we are reading American History Stories...You Never Read in School...but should have. Great book it's really interesting and we have learned so much already.

We attended out first Sunday with our new ward! Mark and I just love the people already. (Lots of babies to watch and giggle with.) There also many newlyweds so we are hoping to spark some friendships with the others. It's really exciting to be in a family ward with all the people our age.   Well Mark and I are looking forward to this week with school starting and job hunting!