Holy Cow! I'm old!

I never thought that I would be aware of the fact that I am gradually growing older than the missionaries. But it has finally hit me. I'm getting older. And it occured when I got my latest job...I'm coaching high school softball. I know. Me. The kid in every room. The baby out of every person we hang out with. I am imparting wisdom to kids. It is weird, but it is so much fun. I am coaching JV. They are so sweet. I can't wait to see how this season goes.

Early Valentine's Day

I just thought that I would let the world know one more time how sweet my husband is. He has been telling me for the past few weeks that I can't make any plans for the Saturday before Valentines Day because we are doing our thing then because of Stake Conference on the 14th. I was excited until he made me promise that I wouldn't get him anything because what we were going to be doing was going to be for the both of us. So we wake up early Saturday and we head west. Ok towards Palm Springs, I'm thinking. He doesn't give me any clues at all. We cruise down this street in downtown Palm Springs and stop next to this hearing aid store. He tells me see I told you that there are two parts: first we are going to get our hearing tested and then get a tour of the possibilities for hearing enhancements (if any of you know Cade used to sell hearing aids so for a split second I thought that he was serious). But right next door is Revive! a spa. He booked us a couple massage and facials. How sweet! I was totally shocked. You can ask Trish, I had no idea and was being a stinker about it. He probably would enjoy very little about this trip, but he knew how much I would love it. I thought that it was very sweet of him to make the plans and keep them a secret. What a romantic! I love him so much!

Nursery

As some of you know, I am part of the Primary Presidency. I am over the Nursery and I am so thankful for this calling. It has really opened my eyes. There are so many people who have horror stories about it or have heard these stories. I have never had the opportunity to serve in Nursery, but it is definitely not what I was thinking it would be. There is a new Nursery Manual out that is amazing. I love it. It is so simple for the little ones to follow. They are so amazing.

Now that things are settling down in the big Primary I am able to focus on the Nursery. I've been trying to get walls decorated and schedules out. I hope that it all will work out. There is an article about the new manual in February's Ensign. So glad that it is in there so more parents can get the word about the manual and what it's all about.

Animal Kingdom

Our last day we went to the Animal Kingdom. Granted it was like a glorified zoo, but it was unbelievable. Each area was fashioned like that area of the world. There were exhibits and vendors that sold food from that area of the world. It was really neat. Unfortuantely we weren't able to stay very long because we had an 8 hour drive ahead of us to get back to my parents' house. It was a fabulous vacation and I was so glad that I was able to share it with Cade. It's one thing that I have wanted to do with him since we got together. Now I can check something off of my list.

Epcot

The next day we went to Epcot. We spent a lot of the day in the World Showcase. It was so much fun. It was like traveling the world in a few hours. There were little shows in each different country with different restaurants and shops. We got to eat at this nice sushi house in "Japan". I ate sushi that I absolutely loved and I used chopsticks the whole way through. (Secret high-five to myself!) The video below is Cade trying to use chopsticks and getting a big hunk of wasabi on his sushi. It was hilarious to watch. You can actually see when the wasabi kicks in. Guess when.

That night my parents got us tickets to the Cirque du Soleil show. It was an amazing experience. The discipline and control those people had over their bodies was definitely humbling for me. They were amazing artists. It was such a wonderful time.

Magic Kingdom

Cinderella's Castle
Cade and I waiting to get on Splash Mountain
Cinderella's fountain
One of the shows I caught that day. (Cade sat on a bench behind a tree)
The king and queen of Disney World

The second day we went to Magic Kingdom. Ladies, I have to put the good word in for my husband. He let me do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted the whole trip. I am so lucky. We woke up and headed out the door. We did all sorts of things: Pirates of the Carribean, the Jungle Cruise, Splash Mountain, and the Haunted Mansion to name a few. It was so much fun. To be a little sappy, I almost started crying twice. Some people might not get it, but Disney was such a huge thing to me growing up. I still love all my Disney movies. It was such an overwhelming feeling to be back at this place that meant soo much to me when I was younger and to be able to share it with Cade was awesome.
(Just to let everyone know I have like 300 pictures so this is just the tip of the tip of the iceberg)

Christmas Holidays

Disney's Hollywood Studios
The Sci-Fi Diner that we ate dinner at for the first night.
The Indiana Jones Stunt Show
The Hollywood Tower of Terror
The Aerosmith Rockin' Rollercoaster

For those of you who don't know, Cade and I headed out to Alabama for the holidays. We spent the past few days at Disney World. The first night we got there we decided to go to one of the smaller parks in Disney World, Hollywood Studios. It's supposed to resemble a Hollywood backlot with all sorts of old shops and restaurants of old Hollywood. Super cool. We went to the Sci-Fi diner which has all these old convertibles turned into booths to eat at. There is a huge movie screen to help it look like an old drive-up movie theater. Super awesome and super good food. After letting it settle for a bit, we decided to hit the rides. We did the Tower of Terrror (my personal favorite). You are supposed to have gotten trapped in the twilight zone. They bring you up so many stories and let the elevator free-fall over and over and over. The rides are never the same. Super awesome. Then we hit up the Rockin' rollercoaster. It was an awesome indoor coaster with Aerosmith blaring the whole time. Super sweet. After doing a few other rides and catching a show, we decided to pack it up after driving there for 8 hours that morning. Needless to say, we were toast.