My Cake!

I made a cake! My cousin got this banana cake recipe from Paula Dean and made little cupcakes for my other cousin's bridal shower. They were really good so she emailed me the recipe and I tried making the cake tonight. We haven't eaten any of it yet but it doesn't look too bad. I'm so proud of myself tho cause baking and cooking scare me to death. I'm trying to overcome my fear of the kitchen so hopefully this doesn't taste bad... cause that might make things worse.

I saw this on someones blog and she said whoever is married can do this... so that's how I'll pass it on!

1. When is your "engagement" anniversary: September 9, 2006

2. When is your "marriage" anniversary: January 19, 2007

3. How long have you known your spouse: 2 1/2 years

4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged: We dated 2 months before we got engaged and then were engaged for 4 months before we got married... pretty quick

5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time: We met on a blind date... at Cheesecake Factory and then watched How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days at Heather's apartment.

6. What is your spouse's full name: Joshua West Johnson

7. Do you have any children yet: Nope, not yet...

8. How many: zero

9. Do you have any house pets: No, Josh said we probably won't have a dog until we have stuff to steal out of our backyard.

10. Do you own a house or rent: Rent a house from my Aunt.

11. Do you live in the country or town/city: City

12. What is one of your favorite activities together: We like to watch movies or play Guitar Hero when we have time.

13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot: Well, we just went to Brazil and it was amazing so I'd have to say Brazil

14. How many siblings (including in-laws): Well Josh has 6 brothers and 3 sisters and all his sisters are married. I have 1 sister (who's married) and 2 brothers.... so that's a grand total of 16. 15. What church do you attend: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

16. Is this the church you were married in: Well, in the Temple

17. What town is your current address: Mesa

18. Do you work or stay at home: I'm working, but I need to go back to school

19. Where did you honeymoon: Sedona, AZ (and it was the weekend that it snowed in Mesa, we missed it!)

20: Leave a piece of marriage advice: Um... I guess just have fun and don't sweat the small things. Just enjoy making each other happy

Here's Blakey!!

I just thought I'd post the most recent pictures of Blake. He is doing sooo good! If you couldn't tell from the pictures, he's lost a little bit of weight. I think he's lost about 30 pounds! It's so fun to get letters and pictures from him. I never thought I'd say it, but I really miss him. He's such a good example and he made things really fun. I'm so proud of him and I just thought I would do a special post for Blakey!

Anniversary and Birthday

So I have kinda a long story about my birthday. About a month and a half ago, we got these really cute calendars in at work. So I kept it in the back and told Josh that's what I want for my birthday. So he got it for me and I thought that would be all I'd get so I really wasn't expecting anything. On my birthday, the morning was pretty much like any morning. Then I went to work all day and worked with my good friend Lorene who bought me lunch. When my mom got to work she brought me balloons and cupcakes that were delicious. Then these necklaces came in which my mom was planning to get me. So I got a necklace and a couple charms which are so cute. Then, when I came home from work, my calendar was wrapped and there was this awesome bike with a red bow on it! Josh got me a bike! I was so surprised; I had no idea. He also made me french toast, my favorite, for dinner. Oh, he also put on the cologne that I absolutely love. My birthday really made his day hectic cause a couple things went wrong... like trying to fit the bike in our little Mazda car and being embarrassed about walking around with a girl bike, and trying to figure out how to make french toast, and going to the grocery store multiple times. He said it was all worth it to see me happy. He really made my birthday special. Since school started he's been so busy and I'm so grateful that he loves me enough to do so much for me. Thanks for everything!

When Josh and I got married, there was a mistake and we got about 200 extra engagement pictures. So since then, they've been sitting at my mom's and we've been trying to figure out what to do with them. When I came home from work on our anniversary, the pictures were taped all over our house! Jenna and Todd came over and spent hours putting them everywhere. It's been a month and we're still finding pictures. Thanks guys!

Christmas and New Years

Travis and Kami
The next few pictures are at the New Years party at Scott and Becky's. It was a really fun party. Thanks Scott and Becky.
Landon and Kristen
Lee and Jaclyn
Brett and Stephanie
Becky, Hina, and Jefferson
Me and Josh at Scott and Becky's house for a New Years party.
Here's my Grandpa Freeman and Mac sleeping. Aren't they so cute.
Bryce got Guitar Hero World Tour. josh was having fun

Mac got a present from Santa
Brenner, Brett and Josh as Wisemen.
This was at Josh's family Christmas party. He's the real Santa
I got these really cute stockings from the Orange Patch too... of course
My mom and Grandma decorated my tree while we were in Brazil. It was so nice to come home to Christmas decorations. They're the greatest.

These are my cousins (Owen, Slade, Christian, Caleb, Megan, and Dallin) playing a song with bells. Owen plays the last note and it is soo funny.

Brazil Pictures

This is Josh and Roberto
We were at a party and all the kids got presents from Santa. It was a crazy party; there was a ton of people there!

Here we are at Corcovado. Josh was really upset cause it was soo cloudy. That picture is what the view is supposed to look like.

This picture is on Sugar Loaf Mountain. You ride a cable car up to the top of 2 mountains. It was pretty cool, the scary part is when it was sway back and forth when it would stop.
Here we are at Cabo Frio, it was the most beautiful beach. The water was sooo clear. It was raining that day... just like almost every day we were there.

There's a Sam's Club in Brazil!
This is our hotel, we were on the 20th floor.
I gave this kid my coconut, it wasn't very good. Then we bought him lunch, it was so sad to see all the homeless kids.
A guy seriously made this sand castle. It's huge and amazingly detailed. Isn't that crazy?


That's where Josh lived when he was serving in Petropolis. That's the door they would go through to get to their apartment.



This video is pretty cool. They're playing volleyball but they never use their hands so it's kinda like soccer too.

Brazil!!!

Here's a few pictures of us in Brazil! We're with a few families that Josh met when he was on his mission.. They are so nice I just have no clue what they're saying. That building is a museum in Petropolis, one of the areas Josh served in. I'll post more about our trip later!


The missionary on the left is from Phoenix!