Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Birthday Fun

This last Saturday was my 22nd birthday.  Jared and I had a blast!  I was thinking that my birthday would consist of sleeping in since it was a Saturday morning..but on Friday night Jared told me to make sure I was ready to head out the door by 10!!!  On a Satuday!! Lol...it wasn't bad at all though.  Usually I'd like to sleep in until 9 on the weekends, but end up waking up at 7:30 each time.  So there was plenty of time to go for a nice long jog and to get ready.  First we went out to lunch at a place called Sweet Tomatoes in Midvale Utah..not too far from SLC.  Following that, we needed to take a retreat to one of Jared's favorite places..the Nickle Nickle Ardcade :)  He's such a little boy, and I love it!  There was this one game where we both had to hop onto these plastic horses and we raced each other to the finish line...and oh man...I got my work out for the day..lol.  Then after all of the nickles ran out...he decided to take me shopping at the South Jordan mall.  It was a lot of fun!!  The mall we have here in Cache Valley is fun too, but it's like a dinky strip mall...and this was the size of the South Coast Plaza that we used to go to when we were living down in Cali.  So I picked AE to shop at...and spent all of my birthday money there.  They had a lot of good sales and deals!  I'm a girl who loves a good bargain.  Following that, we both really wanted to see Wolverine since it just came out last week and we had heard it was amazing...and it was!  We went to the Megaplex theatre...it was nice because we were able to buy our tickets ahead of time and it was assigned seating, so no one was stressing out to find their seats.  I thought it was pretty cool that a machine, instead of those people at the ticket box, spit out our tickets!  Modern technology these days is fantastic!!  So those of you that like action and excitement...go see Wolverine!  It's awesome!  After the movie let out at around 8 o'clock we headed down to this sweet restaurant called "The Mayan Adventure."  The details of that place are a lot like stepping into the "Rainforrest Cafe,"  mixed with a little of Indiana Jones.  We loved it, and filled ourselves up to the core!!  Luckily I didn't split my pants like I did last time we went there, before Jared left for his mission...haha..that's another story.  It was a fun-filled day though!  I'm thankful to have such an amazing husband.

Then on Sunday, after stake conference we had a combined birthday party celebration for my little niece and I.  She's such a cutie!  I can't believe how much she has grown..  on wednesday Melody will be 5 years old :)  She called me on Saturday to sing to me, and asked how old I was going to be, so I told her..and it was soo funny and way cute.  She just told me "wow aunt Kimmy, your a lot of years old!"  I love my nieces and nephews they make me laugh.  So anyways, we had a little luau themed party and the whole family was over.  We had a blast!!  We blew out our candles on our cake and ate until our tummies were full.  My older sister thought it would be cute for me to wear a grass skirt and a little flower (instead of coconut) bra...lol.  I just love her to pieces.  I'm so thankful for an amazing family also.  I don't know where I'd be without them!

  

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

25 interesting facts about Muah :)

So I just filled out this little list on "25 things about me" on Facebook. It was pretty dang entertaining to actually write down interesting facts about my life. If you haven't filled one out yet, you should. It's fun :) So here goes the long list. You ready??

1) My middle name is Gene after my beautiful Grandma Bonnie...I miss her a lot. I also have two other cousins with the same middle name :) We pass it on from generation to generation.
2) I married the best man in the world and also my best friend from childhood, Jared Keith Asendorf on June 21, 2008 in the San Diego Temple! It was the sweetest day of our lives <3
3) I didn't enjoy Utah very much when I first moved up here, and moving away from sunny So Cal, but I love it now! Housing prices are so much more affordable and, Jared and I enjoy being more outdoors-ie together. We're having a lot of fun!
4) I'm hooked on the show LOST :) It's definitely a show that makes you think!
5) I had an amazing piano teacher when I was little, Mrs. Rothman...she was a little Italian lady that insisted that I practice for at least an hour or more a day. I didn't used to like that advice...lol, but I appreciate her a lot more today and enjoy being able to play those harder classical pieces. Now my husband has to force me to stop playing when I get going!
6) I love "trying" to be artsy and crafty :) I hand-made all of our Christmas cards this last year and it was a TON of fun!!
7) During the summer Jared and I went sea-fishing with is dad, and I caught my first fish ever! It was over 12 inches long...Haha, it was sweet and a good workout! Jared's dad caught his first sting ray too!! It was amazing and freaked the crap out of me at the same time!!
8) I ate my first sushi this last November and I swear I'll never eat that stuff again! I about barfed when it came time to eat the fish eggs :-P
9) Since I've married my best friend, many people we are getting to know pronounce our last name as "Ass-en-dorf," instead of "Ace-en-dorf." Lol...it's pretty sweet.
10) I love learning of my ancestry and where I came from. I'd love to start doing more genealogy work!
11) Jared's family came from Europe on the Mayflower, as well as mine...so...we're hoping we're not related..Haha..
12) I have Danish, English and Scottish heritage in my line. However, I did find out that we may have a little middle-eastern blood in us on my mom's side of the family tree! It's fun to find that stuff out.
13) I love to sing! My brother Dan and I pretend we're opera singers a lot, and I secretly dream of being Kristine (the star lady in the Phantom of the Opera) :)
14) I have webbed feet and double-jointed fingers :D
15) I am a Primary teacher in my ward for the CTR-7 class, and love those little kids! They are so cute and teach me a lot!!
16) I don't know were I'd be without my belief in the gospel. It is a HUGE strength to me in my life.
17) I realize that the only things that truly matter in life, are the FOREVER things.
18) Taking pictures, making memories and scrap-booking is A LOT of fun :)
19) I can't wait to be a mommy, and would love getting more education in the department of Interior decorating :) I love to decorate and making things beautiful!
20) My husband and I both race our RC cars and I'm going to spray paint mine HOT PINK soon :-D Vroom Vroom!!
21) If I were to pick an era to live in...it would probably have to be the 1920's (like in the Great Gatsby...only there would be no weirdos)...hehe...I love the glam of that era!
22) I love to travel and visit different places when I can. I've currently been to Chile, to pic my brother up from his mission, New York city with Chelsea Montgomery an awesome girlfriend of mine, and other western states in the US. I would LOVE to travel to Europe and visit places where my ancestors are from :) And I'd love for my husband and I to travel to Mexico City one day (where he served his mission for 2 years)...that would be rock awesome!
23) I enjoy working out and am trying this new thing called...eating healthy ;) However, I do miss my chocolate!
24) One day, I will have two English Bulldogs named Lucy and Ricky (after the "I Love Lucy" show). I love puppies!
25) My family is so important to me! They are such a great asset in my life and I believe family is one of the greatest things that God has created :)

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

What's Going On Right Now...

Hey Everyone! Happy 2009! So...we're kinda new to this whole blogging thing. But we're having fun trying it out. So please be patient with us..haha. To start out though, Jared is pretty set on his career choice in becoming a Lineman (those courageous guys that work on high voltage lines). We're just patiently waiting until someone calls him back to start the program. We moved to Smithfield Utah from La Habra California, and we're loving it! The snow is way fun to play in. However, we do miss the warm sunshine from California and Jared's awesome family! We're hoping we can trick them into moving up here...waahahaha! Well....we'll post more when we have the time and actually know what we're doing!