Here I go again...

So I know that I have not blogged for a VERY long time... 4 months to be exact and the main reason is life has been a whirlwind of things going on and A TON has happened... but I promise from here on out, I will be better :) I'm sitting here at 1:30 in the morning waiting for my stupid Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake to finish cooking. I made on earlier only to have it fall from the fridge onto the floor at about 11:30 pm. Make another one? I had to, because I promised to have its deliciousness for family dinner tomorrow :(... That frozen cookie dough in the fridge is sounding much better at this point. Since I need to stay occupied for 21 minutes I figured I'd finally respond to the tag I got probably like 3 months ago haha... so here we go...

Where were you born? Englewood, Colorado... I love that state, it always makes me feel at home, even after living in Utah for almost 5 years

Middle name? Brooke, I want to name my first girl that

How old will you be this year? 23, oh my gosh I'm becoming an old fart, haha....

Nicknames? Em, Emy, Emmers, Babe(Lane calls me that obviously) and sometimes he calls me Toots? Who knows why?

Are you taller than your mother or father? My Mother, yes, like 3 inches... my dad, thank goodness no cause he's 6'5"

Do you cry often during movies? Haha yes, I'm such a wimp, espcially lately, I cry in movies all the time...

What is your biggest pet peeve? People who are fake, haha... I hate when people try to be someone different then they are... oh and bad utah drivers...

Favorite color(s)? RED... oh i love re!

Favorite food(s)? Baked Lays or terriayki chicken with rice from honolulu grill, I seirously don't think I could ever get sick of its amaizingness....

Favorite restaurants? Panda Express, Chilis, and i LOVE Cafe Rio

Favorite smells? Cinnamon, my hubbys cologn, and my Ed Hardy perfume that Lane got me, smells SO good!

Favorite time of the day? Night time, i love being home with my hubby just hanging out...

What brand of shampoo/conditioner do you use? Redken... makes my hair all soft and pretty!

What brand of make-up products? Uh.... depends, but usually its covergirl, except for my mascara, I pretty much love Loreal mascara, thanks dana for the recommendation!

How many pillows do you sleep with? 2, one to hold and one to sleep on, haha I need my security blanket....

Do you play an instrument? Piano, but I suck at it now cause I haven't practieced for YEARS

Have you ever been skinny dipping? Ha, no but I want to someday.

Did you play any sports in High School? Volleyball

What was the last movie you saw in the theatre? Madagascar 2, its hilarious and I recommend everyone go see it... so funny with awesome music!

What is your favorite article of clothing? Probably jeans cause their so dang comfy and hoodies... I LOVE hoodies.... basically i love to be comfortable, ha

What is your dream vacation? One of those cool houses in Tahiti that's in the water for like a few weeks... or Greece... it looks so romantic!

What was your first impression of your spouse? I thought he was SO cute, but I never admitted it for like a month cause I didn't think he would have any interest... little did I know he asked me on 3 dates and I kept inviting other people thinking they were just hang outs... haha poor guy thought i hated him and wanted him to date my roomate....

If you were an animal, what would you be? Um, a puppy, cause they get so much love... haha

What is your dream car? White Range Rover... aw someday I hope :)

What is one of your weaknesses? I worry about everything... something I get from my mom... haha

What do you fix for dinner when there is nothing to fix? Either leftovers or lemon chicken and rice pilaf from the box cause its freakin' easy...

If you could live in a different decade/era what would it be? I would love to live in the 50's or 60's... everything seemed so easy back then... OR Anne of Green Gables time, I want to be her, ha...

What is the emotion you feel the most? Lately lonely, i know thats weird for me, but its hard making big changes in a new place... esp. with a very busy hubby that's gone a ton with school and work...

Do you consider yourself outgoing? yeah, I love meeting new people, and love to be surrounded by good friends....

What is something you are constantly working on? Patience, with everything in life I seem to get frusturated if it's not going the way I want it, haha...

Any hidden talents? I can flip my eye lids inside out, its pretty gross actually, haha

What is a word or phrase you overuse? "Hi"... it drives lane nuts, but I always say hi when anyone comes in the room, around the corner, even if I just saw them 2 seconds ago, haha, its weird I know...

What was the hardest thing that happened to you this past year? Oh wow, moving to Missouri, moving back to Utah, having my paretns leave for their mission....

What is the best thing that has happened to you this past year? All of those things ended up being great in the end, hard, but good and I'm gald for the expereinces I had/have as a result... life is pretty good if you look at what its trying to teach you...

What is one thing you hope to accomplish this year? Finding out how to take care of myself more often, I pretty much devote my life to Lane, which is great, but I need more Emily time... I want to become a new person with lost of hobbies, and a more positive outlook on life... this year was hard, and I want to use the expereinces to be a better person....

The best piece of advise you learned this past year? Never take advantage of the precious time you have in life... I wish I could go back to our small little apartment in Provo where we were poor and busy, but having SO much fun... life is so fast so you need to absorb as much of as you can... at least the good stuff :)

I tag Dana, Courtney, and my sister-in-law Jill

4th of July and Florida!

Well I've got to say it has been an awesome couple of weeks! For the 4th Lane and I went to downtown Saint Louis with our friend Chase and Dana. The place that I intern at was having a party and so we got to watch the fireworks on the 8th story balcony across the street from the arch! While we missed our families so much, we still had an awesome time with our friends!

Our awesome view!

Me and Dana pants waiting for our food outside!

The couple we don't know what we'd do without!

Beautiful huh??!

Lane and I also were able to go to Florida for a few days. I left on Friday the 5th and Lane came over on the 8th. We had a blast with my family going to the beach, Universal Studios and DISNEY WORLD! :) It was a bitter sweet trip. As a lot of you know my parents will be leaving for their Mission to Cambodia so it was a last family gathering before they take off for 2 years. I'm going to miss them so much! I am so grateful for them. They are what keeps our family together and have devoted themselves to serving everyone else, but themselves. I love them so much!

A little tired after the beach. I "sunscreened" lane, but apparently not enough because he came home with a horrible burn. :(

The fam before "Its a small world". This was by far Lanes favorite ride ;) My dad kept dancing to the music while the rest of us sang to the theme song as we started our journey into the ride... We're nuts, haha!

Steak and Shake was the dinner of choice 2 nights... The only place where we didn't have to wait to seat 25 people.

My nephews are getting so grown up!

The Winner of the Biggest Loser Challenge: Kristi Rodgerson! woo hoo sis!

I sure do miss hanging out with the my girls! Such a fun trip!

Overall life has been great this summer! We're very excited to get back close to family though. I think both of us realized how much we really do miss them with the trip! We love you all and can't wait to see you in just a month!

Lovin' life!

So Missouri really has been a blast! We love it! The trees here are beautiful! We have had a few scares with the crazy weather. In fact I've heard the tornado sirens a total of 5 times since we moved here :/ Still haven't seen a tornado and I hope it stays that way!

The crazy beautiful sky!

Dana and me posing in front of the pretty sky on our balcony!

Its been so fun having Chase and Dana here! While our hubbies are at work Dana and I have our girl days when we're not working. We watch Anne of Green Gables and lay by the pool! Such a rough life! ;) We've had a lot of fun going on dates with them too! Last Friday we went to downtown Saint Louis and walked around. It was a blast! Every Sunday Dana and I have been making Lane and Chase dinners then we all play games and watch movies! I don't know what I'd do if they weren't here!Cute Dana and Chase!

Us in front of the arch!

Our cute hubbies watching the turtles!

I know they look ugly, but when you see them in real life they're kinda cute!

Lane next to the alligators... he was scared!

This snake was huge! Scared me to death really...

These bears were my favorite thing at the zoo!

Missouri really has been such a fun experience. While it is a little stressful for Lane, he has been doing really great on his sales and it has brought us even closer as a couple! Lane has really been awesome with his sales and is such a great manager! He does an awesome job at being the boss! I think he'll be happy when the summer is over though and he can take it easy for a bit. :) He's such an amazing hubby and I am so grateful he's such a hard worker. He does so much for me. I know I will always be secure and protected with him. I am so grateful for that!

Putting out the vibe...

Well that's all for now, but I promise to keep everyone updated more often! We're off to watch Prison Break with Dana and Chase... I think it will be my new addiction... its SO good!

A little late...

So I realize I'm not so wonderful at updating out blog and I'm sorry. I will try much harder. :) It has been a busy few weeks. About 2 weeks ago Lane and I started packing and preparing for a move half way across the country(or so the drive felt like) to St.Louis Missouri. In between packing and trying to wind up last minute ties I GRADUATED... then 3 days later we were off. We drove 8hours to Colorado and then left early the next morning for a 12 hour drive to Missoui. We love it here! We have an awesome apartment in a nice area... its SO green. On Saturday I was able to meet my boss for the internship I scored at the National Children's Cancer Society. She's an awesome woman... she's about 50 years old, loves rap, used to be a T.V. news anchor and producer... She told me where the office is so Lane and I went and checked it out today. My office is directy across the street from the "arch" in downtown st.louis, next to the Busch Stadium where the Cardinals play. I have to admit it is fun knowing that I'm going to have a "big girl city job" for the next 4 months... I feel pretty special :)... Well... that's a short update, but I promise I will start updating at least once a week about our adventrues in St. Louis... with pictures... Love you all!

The Biggest Loser: Fairchild Style

In our most recent trip to Colorado our family has created our own "Biggest Loser" challenge. Lane and I have already taken this challenge in full stride and have both been to the gym morning and night for the last 3 days. Lane has lost 3 lbs since weigh in yesterday... me 2. This is serious business people! We're looking forward to a vacation with the hottest family at the beach! :)

To help our family out we've compiled a list of tips for losing those pounds that you should follow strictly...

1. For breakfast eat 4 pieces of toast smothered in "Nutella"

2. At lunch, fill yourself up at one of the following resturaunts: "McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Arbys, and/or Wendys" (*important note: in order to be successful only order LARGE meals with burgers and extra fries)

3. Instead of water, drink soda... LOTS of soda

4. For dinner eat what you want, but make sure it is extremely high in fat content and contains NO fruit or veggies (these two things are very bad for you)

5. Before bed, make yourself a peanut butter and bannana sandwhich... this is guaranteed to help you burn off those extra calories as you sleep

6. And last, but defenitly not least, DO NOT EXCERCISE... it will only stress your body out, causing you to gain more weight!

Lane and I both hope these tips help you, as they have helped us in our weight loss plan......... Oh, and one last thing.... BRING IT ON!

We love you! :)

Lane and Emily

Valentines Day and Birthdays

Lucky us! We have two birthdays in the first two months of the year... for lane's birthday we got to go tucanos where i used to work and eat TONS of food, had some ice cream and cake and went bowling... on valentines day we had roast beef and mashed potatos at home... lane got me so very wonderful RED heals and some black ones... i got him a massage by linda spencer... he LOVED it... for my birthday we were in st.george (65 degrees!) and got to go to the parade of homes and just enjoy some time with his family... they got me an awesome pair of keens (water teva hiking shoes)... mom and dad got me some money so i could go shopping for interveiw clothes... only a few more weeks till the real world hits and i am an official working girl! woo hoo!... i have been in colorado this last weekend with my family visiting... its been such an amazing weekend... i have missed them SO much... utah is just too far away... so many wonderful things going on with my family... they are so amazing and i don't know what i would do without them in my life!....... well that's the update for now... love you all!

Honeymoon in Jackson Hole

The most beautiful view I have ever seen...
In front of the famous "Elk Horn Archway"
Old Faithful starting up... My first time ever seeing it!
Reason # 7698 why Lane and I are perfect for each other
Right before our freezing cold rafting trip...

For our honeymoon we got to go to Jackson Hole, WY... we had such a fun relaxing week. We went to yellowstone one day, riving rafting another(holy cow it was freezing, but FUN), walked around town, and went to a lot of old shows and resturaunts... it was an awesome week together as a new married couple... I have never seen such beautiful scenery in my life... it was perfect.