2 Dozen Years Old

Cory turned 24 on Monday and boy was he surprised when he woke up to SNOW...??? Why did it have to snow on my honey's birthday? The rest of the day wasn't too bad except that he had to go to school. He was lucky enough not to go to work though! But he spent the whole day studying. But he did have time to take a few breaks.
His birthday celebration began a over week before his birthday. I bought him a few shirts that I was planning on giving to him on his birthday. But of course he wanted to go shopping to the exact places I had already gone to. So I just gave in and showed him his presents early. And of course after that we went shopping even more. But we had a lot of fun doing so. We went to Tucanos for dinner the following Monday and he LOVED it. I didn't think he would ever be done eating. He just kept going and going long after I was full. On Sunday night Amber and Warren stopped by to sing and give him some carrot cake. On Monday I bought him a cake instead of making one like last year... Unfortunately they spelled his name wrong even after I clearly verbally spelled out C-O-R-Y. oh well. It was still yummy.

(You can see the "e" that does not belong in his name)

I also gave him one of his favorite movies, Wolverine. That night we went to Cory's favorite restaurant Outback with Amber and Warren. That was fun too. But today, the big one came.  We bought a brand new tv with a Blu-ray player built in!!! This has got to be the best present he has ever gotten.

But Cory has more good news...

He got an amazing promotion at work. He has moved up in the world from lame Latin American sales to product support. This means no more Spanish speaking (even though he is fabulous at it), full time, normal hours (8:00-5:00), benefits, insurance, and a HUGE pay raise. WHOOPEE!  So, we will be staying in Provo forever and will be starting a family soon..... JK. That is so not true. The downside is we will be in Provo an extra 3 months than planned. We'll start Palmer in June instead of March. The upside, more money, we don't have to sell our contract, and maybe I'll have a chance finding a full time dental job once I'm done with school in December.  So my poor Cory has been juggling school and his new job. Things will mellow out in the next few weeks though and not be so stressful. We've had an eventful past few days. But Cory had a good birthday. Thanks to everyone who called and texted him!

fat.

I never understood what it was like to feel overweight... until now. I thought I would never gain weight. Ever. Then somewhere in the last few months, I began to feel my stomach jiggle while driving down University Ave. I am very surprised by my little pooch. (That's what she said) People who haven't seen me in awhile probably are surprised as well since I have only gained weight on my stomach it seems. And I can't help but wonder what these people think of me now that Cory and I have moved to a 2 bedroom apartment... I am just so thankful for my thoughtful husband who bought me all 3 Kim Kardashian workout DVDs for Mother's Day. I love him. I love Kim. Tony Horton, not so much. Now this way while Cory is doing his kenpo, I can be doing my Kim PO.