Homeland Security Interview

Well, we are off to Boise. Now I know what your thinking, Boise? That will be a fun little trip, and to get away from school. WRONG! we are heading down there today to go do Dan's Homeland Security interview. This interview is to make sure our marriage is legit. Again I know you are thinking, well that will be easy HA HA WRONG AGAIN! We have to bring every inch of evidence that we are living together, Happy, and in love. This includes:

• bank statements,
• Letters from our employers saying how much we make,
• Pictures of us dating, getting married, and a year and three months of our life as a married couple.
• Birth certificates,
• marriage licence,
• my dads birth certificate( He is Dans sponsor) Yep my husband has to be sponsored to stay in this country. I don't make enough money. ha ha
• Passports
• Current W-2's
• Licences
• Dans Student Visa
• Dans citizen Visa
• Mail that is addressed to the both of us
• Lease forms from all the places we have lived together(Luckily it is only two places)
• Insurance Forms
• AND MORE AND MORE CRAP THAT I DON'T WANT TO WRITE ABOUT!

Now when dealing with the government, you do not mess around and take it seriously. I am not going to lie, I am totally scared, Of course I know our marriage is legit, but what if I answer a question wrong? I mean come on it can happen. So I will let you know how it goes once we get back from Boise. WISH US LUCK!

ACCEPTED

Dan has been accepted to Baylor Texas graduate school! One of the most top schools for geologists in America. We found out on Thursday morning, and are so excited. I am so proud of Dan for all of his hard work, and willingness to push himself. He received a full ride scholarship and a yearly allowance to live off of. It hasn't been totally decided if that's where we are going, we are still waiting to here back from other schools, and what their offers are, but I just wanted to share the great news. Its so exciting, and scary at the same time. I will keep you posted on what happens in the future with other schools, and where we are actually going to be living for the next two years! Dan is amazing, and is going to be an amazing grad school student!
I LOVE YOU DAN, AND AM SO PROUD OF YOU!

They Got Dragged

So these are my head phones. I know it was a sad day when this happened. I just got these head phones for Christmas, and I was really excited because I was using my running head phones, and they are just ugly. ha ha They are for running! anyways one morning I was heading out to my car to go to school, and i opened my back door to put my backpack in, and I see my head phones laying on the ground. The metal and plastic was totally broken off, and all that was left were the wires sticking out the ends. It was pretty dramatic, and I was dramatic about it! :) The end was slammed in the door and the ear buds were dragged all over from the night before. I want you to know that I was devastated, and I still am. I needed to share because well it makes me feel better about the situation. Now I am back to using my running ear phones. Yep the huge ones that hook around your ear. Luckily they are Skull Candies so I have a warranty on them, that was the only thing that is keeping me going. Ha Ha I am kind of pathetic, but I just wanted to share my tragedy of the head phones.
Thanks for listening(A.K.A reading)

The Start of 2009

Life is way to crazy now days, and I hate not being able to update my blog more, but I guess that's what a crazy life does to ya. So here it what has been happening since Christmas. Well first Christmas was blast! there were a lot of food, and family laughing, but I can't even type it all down, but it was beyond words amazing. For details go to any of my sisters blogs. We headed up to Canada for new years to spend time with Dan's family, and our friends, Brady,Lisa, and Adam. We went shopping, dinner, and to a Calgary Flames Hockey game. It was so much fun. I had never been to a hockey game so at first I was all jumpy when the players bashed into each other, and I mean hard bashing! After a while though I got way into it, and encouraged more violence. Ha ha ya I felt pretty tough. Let me just I now know what it feels like to be the minority. The Calgary Flames played Minnesota Wilds so we sang the American National Anthems, and the Canadian National Anthem. Well when we sang the American National Anthem there were like 2 of us singing. Everyone was looking at us, like why are you singing. I felt so dumb.Then we sing the Canadian one, and holy crap they are proud of their country. They sing at the top of their lungs. IT was really funny, but I have never felt that way before.

Dan & I in our seats before the hockey game

The Hockey Rink, home of the Calgary Flames

Brady & Lisa

The Boys

Brady, Lisa, Me,Dan, & Adam

Me & Lisa just hanging out with the guys!

Then the next few days were us just hanging out with the fam. We played games, and more games and ate a lot of food. Celebrating Canadian style. It was a lot of fun. We went 5 pin bowling, and it was really interesting and fun. I much would rather 10 pin bowl though, its a lot easier.

This is me 5 pin bowling, it was really funny

These are the sizes of their bowling balls. They were tiny. No finger holes, you just role them.

Dave, and Dan, They look so much a like!

New Years eve. It was really fun wearing our crowns, for our fire crackers.

Basically That's where the fun stopped. We planned on staying up there until the 2ND of January, but there were some complications(Of Course) with getting into our apartment. My dear sweet Canadians paperwork, made it a little difficult to get into government subsidized housing,(Long Story), so I won't share, but it all some how worked out. Then we had to move. THAT SUCKED! Dan was taking the G.R.E the next week, so he was constantly studying. I felt so bad, because he was so stressed, and felt like he hadn't studied enough, but as you all know my husband is a foopin Genius! ha ha(I'll get to that later) but anyways I had to do all the packing myself, and it was a lot of work. Luckily my parents came over, and Adam and helped us load all our boxes to our new apartment. We had no choice we had to move in one day. School was starting that Wednesday, and Dan was taking the G.R.E on Tuesday, so Monday, ALL DAY we packed and moved. We both were exhausted. Luckily We have amazing family here to help. Well it just gets worse. We were on our last load, and all of the sudden, Dan's car bottoms out. The springs on his two front wheels completely snap, and the car just drops. We didn't know what to do because he had to take that car down to Logan the next day for the exam, but again amazing family pulls through and my dad lets him take the truck down. We were so blessed to have the car break down when it did, and not while Dan was on the free way. I couldn't even imagine and don't want to. Anyways that night was a rough night for the both of us. Being in a new place to sleep, plus the stress of school, didn't mix well, and we both got about an hour of sleep. Poor Dan gets up at 5:30 a.m. to head down to Logan. He was so tired, and I was so worried about him taking the test. I had no need to worry. The Lord was on our side 100 percent. Dan ended up doing amazing on the G.R.E. Dan was in the 92 percentile on the exam. he got a 790 out of 800! I was so proud of him! oh my heck, he did so good.

Now school has started, and life is trying to get itself in order. Dan just mailed his graduate school applications to Baylor Texas,Boulder Colorado, Corvalles Oregon, and of course B.Y.U. We don't really plan on B.Y.U though Dan really doesn't want to go there. I would love it though ha ha, but its looking like we will end up somewhere else. So we will see.... I will keep you posted on where he gets accepted. but with a 3.9 g.p.a, and amazing test scores, hopefully he gets his choice. I really am sorry to brag about this, but he is so amazing, and brilliant! I am just so so so proud of him. As for me I am just trying to graduate so we can be out of here by July. I am taking 21 credits and doing my internship, LIFE IS CRAZY, but we are living, and happy and working hard. This is the Lancaster Life for now. I promise to do better with my blog and up date it more often. Until that time. Hope everyone has an amazing day!

Catching up With LIFE!

Ah man, Life has been so crazy this past month, and so much has happened. I have definitely learned the meaning of patience these past few weeks. Its been crazy, so I haven't been able to blog. Here is what has been going on. Dan was debating whether to do his internship this January, or go to school so that we could graduate together, and then start his master's in September. With a lot of prayer, fasting, and temple trips, he got his answer and decided to stick with school. So next Fall we will be off to who knows where. He goes to Logan January 6Th to take the G.R.E. He gets to spend the whole Christmas Break studying his little butt off, but he so so so smart and I know he will do great.
Next big thing we have been waiting on is my internship thingy. I put my in my application in July so I have been waiting six months to here whether I was going to get it. I put my two weeks in to Porter's not knowing if I got it or not. I wasn't going to have a job, but I took a leap of faith and put my two weeks in. well like 100 people apply for this position, and only five get in and I GOT ONE OF THOSE SPOTS! sorry I don't mean to brag but I was super super excited. Its a paid internship with the school. so that leads to my next big thing.
I am officially done with Porter's. Its really weird, I have worked there for three in a half years, I really did love it there, and I loved all the girls I worked with. So many experiences, and good times, that I cant even explain. Only those who have worked at Porter's knows what its like to leave a place like that. But it feels good to be moving on to bigger and better things. I for sure will miss my discount, ha ha and of course my friends, I knew that it was the right thing to do though.
Last but not least we got our apartment!! we have been on a waiting list also since July. We like the place we are in now, but the walls are so thin that you here everything, and I do mean everything! ;) and this new place is much bigger andnicer then ours. Luckily they are just about a block away so we don't have to move to to far. I cannot wait! it will be nice to have a bigger place, and not so much noise. I am so excited.
So that's kind of whats been happening in the Lancaster Life. We sure are blessed to have so much in our lives, and have so many things work out for us. I am excited so see what these next few months bring us, with school, finding out where we will be for the next two years, and new jobs, its full of scary, nerve racking things, and I love it!

OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

Dan and I celebrated our one year anniversary on Monday November 10Th 2008! I cannot believe that its been a year. We have loved every minute of it and can't wait for the next 70 years to come. (After that we will see).... ha ha just kiddin! but anyways so Dan and I decided to break away from school and work, and head up to Jackson hole Wyoming! It was a blast! we spent two days up there, walking around the shops, eating, and eating more, laughing our heads off, and just loving each other.IT WAS GRAND! LOL.

Dan had the camera, and in the middle of the walk way he just grabs and kisses me. It made my stomach feel with butterflies when he does that. We walked to all of the little shops, and we laughed so hard at the things that people bought there. wow people are weird.

This is my favorite store in Jackson. The whole place is surrounded in Candy. It makes me all excited to see all that sugar. I couldn't escape without getting some kind of sugar.

So, our one year anniversary gift exchange went very well. I got Dan a really nice watch. I forgot to take a picture of it, but I was sure to get a pic of what he got me. He got me this beautiful necklace. Oh I got all teary eyed, and now it stays on my neck 24/7. He did an absolute perfect job. He knows me all to well.

After our gift exchange and a moment to breath from all that walking we went to Jackson's famous Bubbas. They have the best ribs there. We had so much food, but seemed to eat it all.

Not even I could resist the sweet BBQ ribs. They were so good, and really really messy. I had a white sweater on, So I had extra wet naps to keep at least part of me clean.

Dan, ordered this meal, that was pure meat. It had chicken ribs, and roast,along with the best french fries I have ever tried. He was shocked at how much meat there was, but in the end he ate the whole thing. I was worried he might explode.

After letting our food digest, we went for a swim. The pool we had was an inside/outside pool. So we had fun going in and out. The weather was beautiful and the sky was full of stars. It was so romantic. We couldn't have asked for a better night! This is Dan and me, enjoying the hot tub after a good swim.

The fire we had. It was so warm(Don't worry we have clothes on in this picture) ha ha it just doesn't look that way. anyways we had so much fun just talking and laughing until we cried. Just going over the last two years of dating engaged and being married.

Then there is just us goofing off. We decided that life is boring when we are serious. Good thing we both know how to have a good time!

and after a couple of days of crazy things, Dan is tired and getting his sleep, only to wake up in like two hours to go to a concert in Utah. it was a bonkers week but the best.

All in all we had a blast!!

ALL OF OCTOBER

October was crazy! Sorry that the blog has been a little slow, but I am catching up all in this blog post, so sorry its going to be a little long. Ok first Dan and I headed to Canada for Canadian Thanksgiving. Yep in October(Its to celebrate the Harvest supposedly). ha ha anyways His whole fam was there and It was a blast. We Played games, laughed and just hung out all weekend long. On the way up there we hit a huge blizzard, at one point we were driving 10 miles an hour, and staying on the road only with the orange posts on the side of the road. It was really scary. We celebrated the good ol'Canadian Thanksgiving, and then ate again, and again and again, the food never stopped.

The Lancaster Fam

One Day we went to the Dinosaur Museum. I have never been there. It was great, and the best part was watching Dan get all excited about the Dino's and the formations, because he is a geoplogist he has know alot about this kind of stuff. I believe he is the Ross of Friends. He really was like a little kid in a candy store. anyways this is Dan me and Gracie walking out for the museum.

Dave and Gracie in front of a really weird art sculpture. I am glad its a good pic of them and not of the weird wall it was really feaky.

Jess, Gracie and Isis getting ready to go to bed.

It ended up being such a fun weekend and when it was time to go we were not excited. We wish we could of stayed longer,but we had to head back to real life. Luckily we headed back and it was good weather and no troubles at the boarder.

Next section of October was one of my really good Friends Wedding. Deidre Howell. well Deidre Dexter now. The day was beautiful and the wedding was too. It was really fun because it was my first wedding in the temple without it being mine. So it was fun to sit on the sides and watch the bride and groom smiling at each other. It made me want to get married again.(Of course to dan) :) The Rexburg Temple is beautiful and the day was really nice. It was really fun to be there.

Deid and Kyle coming out of the Rexburg Temple.

Nicole, Kate, Me and Linds all waiting for Deid and Kyle to Come out

Dan & Me at the Temple

Deid and Friends

A Big Group of Friends



Me and Deid. Ah she was beautiful as she always is.

After a drive to Canada and a wedding, We got together with the Fam and carved us up some pumpkins. I don't know why but man its so much fun gutting out pumpkins and creating something out of a vegetiable. ha ha its great. So last week we all gatherd at the renovating house and carved some pumpkins.

Dan & Me Guttin out our pumpkin. I love when my mom cooks the seeds they are sooooo good. MMM my favorite treat

Dan and me, Look at those poudy lips, yep I get to kiss those every day! and I like it

The boys carving the pumpkins. Now we don't do traditional pumpkin carvings with knives, we used like saws, like screw driver and a power drill. Thats what I call a good pumpkin Carving

I found the goggles sitting there from the house being renovated. I thought that they were cool, and I was pretty much a cool person carving pumpkins. Dont be hatin. because I am cool

There you have it. It was a fun and crazy month and I wouldn't change anything(Well maybe) ha ha I would like my I-Pod back. So October was fun, and I am stoked for Thanksgiving and now Christmas!! LOL!!!