We are finally settled in our new house and we love it. People in the neighborhood call it the "dollhouse" which is funny. Tyler and I have been working hard to keep the lawn nice and green and keep all the landscaping maintained. I can't wait until next Spring when the trees in our front yard will bloom. They are "Flowering Pear" trees and are beautiful in the Springtime. All of the rose bushes the back yard will bloom too! And in the front yard, all of the flowers will be in bloom, so Spring will be fun. I am thinking of planting lilac bushes along the backyard fence. The smell will be overwhelmingly delicious!
Some big news: Tyler is going back to Chile (where he served his mission) for an entire week at the end of September. He is going with his childhood friend (who also served in Concepcion). Tyler is so excited and he will be meeting up with many of his dear friends in the areas he served in. He will be taking a lot of pictures and I will be sure to post them here!
Tyler and I are both very busy with our jobs. Tyler has been traveling often which is very tiring for him, and hard for us to be apart, but he manages to make many of the trips into "day-trips" which is nice. He is really enjoying his job and all of the projects he has been involved in. I am extremely busy at work, and every day there seem to be more and more projects to complete. We hired an additional person for the HR department, and she and I get along great. The commute from our home and jobs is quite the journey. It takes us about 40 minutes to work and 1 hour on the way home. The nice thing is that we are able to carpool so it cuts down on gas, plus we get to be together!
Last weekend was the annual trip to Park City with Tyler's family. It was a great time, some of Tyler's cousins even joined us for a night! Most of all, it was relaxing and I even had a few hours to read one of Lisa's books (start to finish- it was that good!). The book is called "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyers.
Apparently, she graduated from BYU and is LDS too. It was a great book, and I am excited to start the sequel "New Moon".
Speaking of books: I think that Tyler is now a bookworm. He just finished a book called "Hornet Flight" by Ken Follett. It is a book set during WWII and Tyler loved it. He can't wait to get his hands on another Ken Follett book to start.
This coming Saturday is the bi-annual Johnson family reunion. My Mom planned the whole thing and it should be really fun. That day is also my Grandma's 83rd birthday, so there will be a lot to celebrate. Hopefully, I'll take some pictures and post them here.
Melissa has been a busy girl- a few weeks ago she went to Rome with some friends and loved it. She is now obsessed with travel, and more specifically- Europe. I knew she would be hooked. I was the same way after my six weeks in beautiful Europe and Great Britain. I haven't made it back, but I plan to! Melissa is leaving at the end of the week for another trip- this time to England, Scotland and France. She will LOVE it. Especially London and Edinburgh- she will just fall in love with those places. Cheers to being young and to traveling!
Brian went on pioneer trek a few weeks ago. He hasn't told me much about it, but I think he secretly liked it! He just got back from scout camp last week and said he had a lot of fun.
Last Saturday we had the opportunity to meet Marie Laure and her husband. I have grown up hearing stories about Marie Laure so it was great to finally meet her. My Mom served her mission in Paris. She and her companion taught Marie Laure and her friend named Marie Leen. They were both baptized and my Mom has kept in close contact with them since. The last time my Mom saw Marie Laure was when she came out to her wedding, almost 30 years ago! Marie Laure's son, Jeremy attends college in Idaho, and I think I am going to try to set him up with Melissa- she just doesn't know it yet! : )
Jord and Chelo bought a house! It is a really cute house, with a nice, open floor plan. I am so excited for them, and they love it. They especially love the air conditioning (coming from an apartment with a swamp cooler!).
More later!
Cheers to being married!
