Nate's good friend Kevin Tallman got married in the Rexburg, Idaho temple, so we made a little trip up and had a great time celebrating with them on their special day.
It's official, I am now a snowboarder - well, I tried at least. For our anniversary in July we bought me a snowboard, and then for Christmas I got all my snow clothes, so Nate took me snowboarding for my first time ever. I'm not much for winter or being in the snow so I didn't think I would have the best time, but I wanted to finally give it a try. Turns out, I love it! We had so much fun together and Nate was a great (and patient) teacher. We spent all day up at Sundance just the two of us. I still am yet to get off the lifts without crashing all over the place, but I have learned heel and toe side and am trying to carve now. The next morning my whole body ached, but I had a blast and can't wait to go again.
Right after we got off the first lift
I'm doing it!
Ouch.
The Air Force game took us to Colorado Springs and it was beautiful there. It was cool too to see the cadets on the field for pregame and parachuting from the sky. Once again, I was Nate's statistician on the sidelines with him. We loved it!
The next football trip of the year for us was to Fort Collins, CO for the CSU v. BYU game. To get into the stadium early Greg Wrubell gave me a press pass, and it just so happens that with that pass I was able to be on the sidelines with Nate for the entire game. I was his "statistician," and let me tell you, I helped him so much. One thing's for sure, we were definitely spoiled and that was something we could easily get used to. It looks like I'm going to have to apply for a job with KSL. It was an intense game though and we were right there together for all of it. We even took a picture with CSU's mascot. :)
Then to top off our football weekend, John Beck helped us get tickets to the Bronco's 
v. Dolphin's game in Denver. What an experience! We were definitely a little out of place and surrounded by lots of wild people, but we had a great time. It was our first NFL game so just being there was great. After the game we got to go in the blocked off player area to talk with John, and while we were in there we got a picture with Ricky Williams, the famous, friendly, misunderstood, Ricky Williams.
Saturday, the game was a little too close for comfort, but it ended perfectly - an excellent call and a blocked kick - it was great. I was screaming my guts out. The stadium was incredible and it was a perfect day for football.
Sunday, we went to church and spent the day with my parents. We saw the beautiful Snoqualme Falls, the sites from the top of the Space Needle, and Pike's Market. We had a great trip and a fun time together to start off the semester.
Nate and I celebrated our first anniversary on the 20th. It's crazy it has already been a year but it has been the best year of our lives. Nate surprised me on Friday and took me to Park City for the night. We stayed at Hotel Park City and ate at Ruth's Chris, which was delicious. It was a beautiful hotel and it was so nice to go somewhere together and just relax.
The next morning, before we headed back home, we rode the Alpine Slide and it was so much fun. It was Nate's first Alpine Slide experience and after he challenged me to a race I of course beat him to the finish line. :)
