Las Vegas

Jacob had a work conference for a week down in Las Vegas, so he decided to leave me for 5 days
 :( He flew me down for the last day that he was there, so he wouldn't have to drive all the way back up alone...and because he missed me :)

Jake surprised me with tickets to see David Copperfield.. An all time favorite for the both of us! We sat down at a table with two other couples from St. George and Canada...when suddenly, a man from the show came up to us asking if we would like to score front row seats to the show. Of course were like Yes, but what's the catch? He told us that we would have to walk in front of the whole audience (on the floor, not the stage), and we would be part of one of his jokes. So as we walked to our seats, he stopped talking, and the BRIGHT spotlight followed us... with David glareing at us, saying "Well, look who has finally come..you missed a video, and my first trick where I came out of box from a motorcycle...etc." Of course, I was mortified! BUT, we scored front row seats! It was so worth it!

Then when you think we had it good enough... David decided he was going to grab two people from the crowd... as soon as I thought I was safe, he passed me and then soon grabbed my hand to be part of his next trick. If anyone knows me, I don't do well with this kind of stuff. Jake said I looked like a pro.. I will say, I couldn't see anyone in the audience because the lights were so bright... I was more nervous with the begginning act than on stage!

So you're thinking, well what did I have to do? Well, he told me I had to pick up a deadly scorpion, which was alive everyone! He gave me these black rubber gloves, and I had to hold this plastic box that was holding the scorpion. I will say... my arms did NOT move! So while I was holding this scorpion for dear life, Copperfield and the other girl were doing a card trick.. and he picked the Scorpion up with his bear hands and the Scorpion grabbed the card she picked... Good Times! The act ended with me having to give David Copperfield a kiss on the cheek :) Yup, be jealous everyone!

Then...we walked around the Strip till our legs were about to fall off...had drunk people attempt to take our pictures, and walked in and out of all the casinos till our lungs couldn't handle anymore!!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Erin Loves the Circus!!

Jake and I, and two of his friends from work went to the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus. It was AMAZING! I have truly been deprived as a child... or, circus's never made there way to Connecticut!

I still don't understand how these elephants did this!

Kirsten got married!

We used to work together with the Crazy woman, and now were just forever gym partners :)

We were a little nervous there for awhile, but hey, who cares how you got there, right? You're Married!!!

Kirsten and Landon

Check out this Steal!

So I have developed a mild obsession with two sites recently.. Craigslist.com, and Ksl.com. These classifieds are seriously going to make me go bankrupt. Just kidding! But I have come across some really good steals, and I just want to make known to everyone of my most recent purchase. Because I am actually kind of proud of my purchase.

I got this table and five chairs, which extends 8 feet long after all three leafs are in the table, all for the grand total of $75! Can you believe that! Our apartment was really lacking a table, so I thought that this would be a great investment, since I will eventually need a table one day. Right?

Best Friends for Life

Michelle and I at her Sister Ann's wedding reception! Even though we aren't living together anymore, we will always be best-of-best of friends!

Visiting the Family

East Coast Trip

My parents, Kyle and I took off to Lake George, NY for a few days...My dad had this bright idea to hike Mt. Plesant. Kyle and I had a lot of great bonding time since we reached the top over a hour before my parents...You will see how they felt about this hike by the picture below...

As you can see... My mom Loved this hike! But they made it :) However, she was complaining about it the whole way home, on how we made her climb this HUGE mountain. Love you Mom!

This was along the way... among Kyle and I's many stops. We had great bonding time though, since he just took off for a few months for the Army.

We went to Connecticut on my last day and saw my Sista! Love them!

Most importantly... you can not forget the TRUE love of my life! Princess and Dufus! However, since we were out of town for the majority of my stay.. They went to doggie camp!

It was great to see family and friends...but Man, we did a LOT of traveling!! Thanks Mom and Dad for my vacation! It was well needed! Sorry you lost in tennis :) Maybe next time you guys can bring your "A" Game!

Living the Life....

Well...I thought it was about time to start living the life of the rich and famous... Minus the whole famous part... I purchased a queen bed, and the cutest bed ensemble! Thanks to Michelle and her brother James and Nate for helping me with the purchase/move! Much thanks to Nate for practically putting my whole room together ;)

Yup, count them! That's "Eight" pillows! When I go to sleep at night, I get swallowed between all my pillows...Sleeping at night is such a beautiful thing! It's like in that movie "Along Came Polly"...where his ex-wife has all the accent pillows, and Ben Stiller thinks they are meaningless. I SO disagree! I L-O-V-E it!

She's Alive :)

On behalf of Patrice, and to those that don't think I am still alive since I haven't posted since Tim... Welp! Here I am! AND I'm looking Beautiful as ever!!!!

Mike is taking off to bigger and better things.. mainly dental school in Colorado. Sad to see a great friend go...

And we can never forget good ol' Jason Hunt... Go Ireland!!

(I'm Irish) He got a high five for that shirt!

I know this is like the same picture... and enough pictures of me already.. But I had to.. Don't I look totally preggers in this photo??? With my shirt, and my stance??

Tim McGraw Concert

I got 6th, or I guess 7th row seats to see Tim McGraw a few months ago. It was an awesome concert. I was eventually able to move up even closer to the stage.. so basically 1st row seats!

My Pup..for a week :)

I must say... this has been the 1 of the craziest months ever. I decided to buy the cutest little puppy last weekend... and then... deciding that I needed to sell her all within the same week. Sadest moment this morning. I sold her to the best family though! This little 9 yr. old girl was begging for me to give it to her. She didn't realize the whole part of I was trying to sell her. I was so happy to see little "Madie" was going to a great home, where there will always be someone home with her. She was a little needy ;)

She loved the mirror! She was only going to get like 6 pounds! It breaks my heart, but I am so glad that I was able to find a really great home for her, and see the little girl just so excited that it was hers. They recently had a kitten, and had it for a week and ended up dying... You can see why she was just so happy! Madie will love them, and Erin can breathe again :)

Those were the days....

As I sit home and think about this day... to think, TWO YEARS AGO! I seriously can't even believe it. I don't think anyone really can... I still get to this day people asking me, "So, what are you studying?''...People that I swear I have told numerous times...Never fail..Everytime, I usually get a little heated and tell them, "Well, for the 3rd time, I've been done for awhile now!" Do I seriously look and act that young? Am I missing something?

Come on! I totally matured, don't you think?

Evan comes to Utah!

After driving around all day showing him Salt Lake City, Park City, Heber City, and Provo...I thought he should at least experience hiking the Y... Luckily, we were the only ones on the trail going up, because he took his shirt off :)


Saturday...
We hiked to Timp Caves!

You can see the valley near the top

I forget what our tour guide called this little lake inside the caves

Then... the amazing tour guide that I was.. I took him to the Copper Mine. By this time... we were exhausted...

Utah Jazz win Game 3

David Archuleta, American Idol finalist, sang the National Anthem.

The Tulip Festival

Enough Said...

At the Gardens, there are these really pretty waterfalls.

Blaze Game

As you can see from this picture, Jake got some tickets to see the Utah Blaze. He was really excited :) I've never been before, but there an indoor football arena team. It's basically the same as regular football, give or take a few rules....and they play spongebob square pants... Can you imagine seeing that at a college football game?!?

Just us, with good ol' Mark in the background

Jakes sister Jennica..I forced this one out of her. It was a trial.

This is Jake's other sister Marissa and Travey!

Easter Time

Michelle and I after church...

Teresa's Wedding

Teresa got married Friday, March 21, 2008. It was really good seeing her and catching up with old Connecticut friends.

It was so good seeing Teresa, but at the same time it was so weird thinking she's married now.

I am so sick of winter....

Does anyone feel like Winter has just been dragging this year? I was sitting the other night at my apartment, freezing of course, wondering when this winter is going to stop. Jake informed me that Spring is officially here in like 30 days or so... My immediate response was, "Does that mean the weather will be warmer?". He said maybe a little, where I then immediately ignored that comment, because a little is not enough...I am so ready for Summer to be here, and for all the snow to go away!! How about a family trip to Hawaii Dad :)

Where has Erin been lately....

Michelle's sister designed the interior of this Pizza Place, so we went in for the Grand Opening. It looked awesome!

VOTE for Romney!

I bought a CAR!

I know I know! Why...Well... I was tired of worrying and stressing about my car... I have been thinking about it for a few months now.. and going back and forth of what I wanted to do.. Well this is it!?!?! I bought a Lexus RX 300. Why get new tires when you can have a newer car, with brand new tires ;)

All you ever wanted to know about Erin...

Patrice, from my recent job, challenged me to make up a list of 100 things about myself..like, dislike, favorites.. So I decided to accept that challenge, and then some...

My favorite color is pink-I am a princess-I am the youngest of five children-My family thinksI am spoiled-I am a daddy’s little girl-I am a size 4-I love Tucanos Restaurant-I want 6 kids-I love watching Dancing with the Stars-I don't like reality shows-I love hiking-I don’t like to go swimming-I love to sunbath-I love my family-I have two cell phones-I love being an east coast girl-I hate snobs-I love acting blonde-I always have to be listening to music-I love being tan-I hate my knees-I love drinking slim fast-I love going to the gym-Shopping releases stress-I like to travel when I can-I have never been to California-I love 4-wheeling-I love to camp-I have always wanted to marry a blonde guy-I always wanted kids with blonde and curly hair-I love my bikini-My favorite movie is Ever After-I love Regina George-I want to get married in the Salt Lake or DC Temple-I want to go to Hawaii on my honeymoon-I love dating tall men-I love sleeping with my pink blanket-I love spooning/cuddle-I love opening my eyes wide when taking a bite of food-I love coke-I love Cold Stone-I hate paying for movies-My dream car is an Lexus RX-My favorite game is Rummikub-I love playing cards with my mom-I don't enjoy water sports-I love basketball-I am competitive-I love lookout points-I look forward to getting married-I don’t like rude people-I demand people to say please and thank you-I like when guys open my doors-I don’t watch a lot of tv-I don’t like lazy people-I love corn on the cob-I love my moms cooking-My biggest pet peeves is when it rains and my jeans get wet-I have a really hard time with dirty people-I am very clean-I have an OCD with everything being clean-I have a hard time stepping out of my comfort zone-I have a blue/red personality-I am not shy-I have a funny laugh-I don’t like blind dates-Michelle is my best friend-I don’t like plants taking over my house, sorry mom-I love mowing the lawn-I love dogs-My favorite holiday is Christmas-I don’t like watching sports on TV-I don’t miss school-I hate cats…ew -I love wearing faded jeans with pointed heals and a white shirt-I hate working-I love Australian accents-I can entertain myself-The gospel is my life-I want to marry a return missionary-I think I have big feet-I hate my hair-I love Mondays-I love new socks-I know when people have used my stuff, I always have things in the right place-I always make my bed in the morning-I don’t like it when people don’t refill the ice trays-I hate dirty dishes-I love holding hands in public-I am Irish/Hungarian-I love my planner-I love to surprise people-I don’t like to do things on demand-I am very modest-I don’t like Halloween-I love Provo-I am almost done with the Work and the Glory series-I have never played a round of golf-I have never been to a drivein movie-I have always wanted to go fishing-I have a HUGE fear of falling-I love being Mormon-I usually never turn down a bet-I’m a true aggie-I love the beach-I always wanted to fulfill the saying “take long walks on the beach”-I love religious books-I love little kids -I have a fear of jumping on the trampoline-I want to be a mom really bad-I am very sarcastic-I think I’m funny-I don’t like public speaking-I don’t like flip flops because they are flat-I don’t like big muscle guys-When I get really stressed and upset, I take long drives up the canyon-I don’t like wearing make up…only mascara-I have to always wear earrings-I love Alma 32-I don’t consider myself high maintenance-I love being surprised-I like serving people-I love old people-My brother Kyle gave me my scar on my eyebrow-I always wished I had grandparents-People always love my dad more than me-I used to be really homely looking in High School-I love singing on the top of my lungs in the car-I don’t get embarrassed easily-I always get the hiccups in grocery stores-I get headaches whenever I go into libraries-I don’t like getting cat calls when I cross the street-I rather drive places than walk, even if it’s close-I never felt an earthquake-I love New York City-I don’t get sick a lot-I never broke a bone before-I cry when I am really upset-I love playing with other people’s cameras-I don’t like people that snore-I didn’t like High School-I am the last girl I know, my age, that isn’t getting married-I don’t like guys who can’t communicate-Don’t believe in Mormon Standard time-I have a hard time asking for help-I love shopping by myself-Chocolate is my favorite-I have 1 dimple-I don’t like the feeling when I am paying bills-I am very reliable-I love theme parks-I’m NOT addicted to coke-I don’t like slow drivers-I’m okay with saying “water” weird-I have saved all my barbie’s and stuffed animals-I don’t like chest hair-I have never gambled before-I trust to easily-I don’t usually like to procrastinateMy favorite channel is HallmarkNot big into politicsI have a hard time dealing with stress-I’m not an impulse shopper-I love grocery shopping with my mom-I love shopping for guys-Have to always be drinking something-Favorite candy is reeses-I have more guy friends than girl friends-Don’t trust girl drivers-Have all my 6 kid names picked out-Selfish with my mom’s Raspberry Jam-I love summer-I’m always cold-I love country dancing-I get scared easily-I love being the youngest-I’m very independentI love watching people-Get loopy if I stay up to late-Motorcycles scare me-I always set high standards for myself-I always wear a hair tie around my wrist-I don’t like being let down-I’m a hopeless romantic-I take 15 min. in the morning to get ready-I don’t know anything about cars-I’m far from normal…and I love it-I want to move to CO one day-I am a true 24 watcher-I always wanted to learn how to play the paino-I like change-Never hiked Timp-I sip a drink with my pinky up-I add “the” before I talk about a location-I don’t like people that aren’t their own person-I don’t like hand me downs-I love burping-I always wanted to learn how to ballroom dance-I can’t do a split anymore-I don’t like pushovers-I’m blunt-I eat my pizza folded-I always get shin splintsI would consider myself unpredictable-I have been known to give mean stares-I have bad posture-I have a fear of outhouses-I don’t like parking garages-I always forget where I park-My favorite Disney Princess is Ariel-I love backing into parking spaces-I prefer white gold over yellow gold.. sorry Patrice

Park City

We actually ended up seeing Charlie from the Mighty Ducks, or Pacey from Dawsons Creek. Kinda crazy. There was a huge storm coming in...so it was really windy and snowing like crazy.. And of all things what did everyone want to do, go hot tubbing? huh! Yeah. I lasted probably 5 minutes, and I went back inside :)

Chicago Madness

I decided that I wanted to dedicate a whole post to explaining the nightmares of traveling on American Airlines...So to future travelers, keep this in mind! Erin started her trek back East on a Sunday...around 7:30a.m. She was not feeling so good, almost had a little episode in the car while driving up to the airport. We got to the airport, and of course holiday season the airport is really busy. I proceeded along through security, stripping off all your extra layers, belts, shoes... while they search you, and your purse...feeling totally violated.
I sat down, when I come to find out that I had a hour delay going into Chicago. I figured, oh that's not to bad... I wasn't feeling well to begin with. Then the hour delay then turned into 2 hours, making my arrival time into Chicago after the time I was supposed to board in Chicago for my next flight.
But this was just the beginning of Erin Marie's travel nightmares.. If I only knew what I was getting myself into, I would have just went straight home. Sorry Family :)
I arrived in Chicago.. and if anyone has ever been to Chicago OHare, the airport is HUGE! So in high heels and all, Erin is running with her pink blanket in one arm, and her sister on the other... in panic that she might not get to her gate in time. As I entered the terminal, there was absolute CHAOS in the terminal. I have never seen anything like it. People were crying, emotions were raging, and people were running to try and get there flight.. Flights were being canceled left and right...The lines to actually talk to someone were rediculously long.
I waited at my gate, which was then changed probably 3 times, and I had to walk to each side of the airport... and waited... delay after delay.. After waiting for two hours of delays, an employee gets on the intercom and announces the absolute unthinkable.. CANCELED! What! Well I don't know what to do... So I call my dad, and beg for my father, who is sitting at home, to make this all go away, and for him to tell me exactly what I am supposed to do... I don't care that I am 23 years old, I NEED my dad! I am in complete tears. No one will talk/help you... Everyone is in the same situation that I am in... CHAOS!
I then get on the so-called "RED" phone with American Airlines to try and book another flight, so I can get the heck out of this airport. I didn't care if I went to Florida, I just wanted OUT of this madness! I then was on the phone for 30 minutes talking to a lady, who was trying to book a flight into La Guardia, NY...the only flight that she could put me on was 5-6 hours later! Are you kidding me! I asked if she would be able to put me on an earlier flight into NY, at 9:30, but because she was incompetent and had put me on hold for so long, she said it was to late to get me onto that flight.. So not only could I have left almost 3-4 hours sooner, she couldn't put me on the earlier flight. However, she "gaurenteed" my luggage to be on that 11:40 flight. Interesting...
Well you think the nightmare ends... I then waited around for 5 hours, praying that my flight would take off on time... Without any cell phone battery left. I was left alone...
I finally got onto my flight, which only lasted an hour and a half... and finally met my wonderful sister who has been waiting for me in New York at 3:15 A.M. I was traveling for close to 24 hours, by the time I drove to CT, and then got back into the car and drove straight to Vermont. Luggage? Well we waited for 30 minutes for them to finally get our bags out, to find out that even though my luggage was gaurenteed to be on that flight, it was still stuck in Chicago...
Needless to say, I didn't have any clothes till Christmas morning.. Christmas gifts? Sorry family, that came late too. I called American Airlines looking for my luggage close to 30 times. Not one employee could tell me where my luggage was located, and repeately told me to try back, and hopefully it's on the next flight out... my luggage didn't get to me till Thursday, 4 days later!
What is the moral of the story? 1. Never, EVER fly into Chicago Airport. 2. Never EVER EVER EVER fly American Airlines. EVER!
There was a happy ending... I returned home to Utah, without any delays, problems or hassles!!

Christmas in Vermont

Christmas can't be explained any better than this right here....

McDuff is having a field day in all the snow!

Good old Penny