While I Was Out...

I’m finally back in Lansing after my “business trip” to Las Vegas.

While I was gone it snowed for the first time this winter! I can’t really say I’m sad I missed it. Sunday and almost every day since then I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing it first-hand. This is the view from our window…

I missed our last home game which I was super sad about. I feel like the games have given us something to look forward to and have helped keep us sane during this first semester. MSU played Purdue, and won! I watched it with my dad and couldn’t help but notice it looked absolutely freezing. It was the last time the seniors we have grown to know and love would play in Spartan stadium. Ringer went out with a bang scoring two touchdowns and had 121 yards on 32 carries to lead Michigan State, final score 21-7.

It's only been 3 months since we moved from Las Vegas but I definitely noticed that the mountains didn’t blend into the background quite as much, I can actually appreciate the desert as more than a wasteland, and no one should EVER take for granted roads without pot holes. If you live in Lansing you know what I’m talking about!

When I wasn’t working I got to hang out with mom and sisters, and I got to go to all my favorite restaurants…Pei Wei, Chevy’s, Carrabba’s, and Port-of-Subs (thanks Dad!). It was so good to see my in-laws and my cute nieces. Since I was mostly there for work, I didn’t get to see everyone I wanted to so I’m glad I’m going back on Saturday for Thanksgiving and that Brandon gets to come with me this time!

Mister Sister

If your all burned out on tags, feel free to skip this one (but my title will never make sense unless you keep reading).

I’ve been “husband” tagged, which is super appropriate since I haven’t seen my husband in forever! (Well, 10 days really.) When we were first married he had to travel a lot for work but made sure he was never gone longer than 10 days. When I scheduled my work trip for 14 days he made sure to remind me of that.

What is your husband's name? Brandon

How long have you guys been married? 5 1/2 years

How long did you date? We dated for about 6 months and we were engaged for about 6 months (with a break-up in the middle)

How old is he? 27

Who is taller? He definitely is

Who can sing the best? He can, he was even in choir for a year in high school (feel free to make fun)

Who is smarter? He’s really book smart and generally knows something about everything, I love it when I know something he doesn’t (it rarely happens)

Who pays the bills? Me, but he helps

Who does the laundry? I usually do it since I’m home during the day, but he occasionally throws a load in, I do all of the folding and hanging

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does

Who mows the lawn? If we had one it would be him, it's not up for discussion, our house in Las Vegas is desert landscaping

Who cooks dinner? Brandon has a few signature dishes, but that’s usually me too

Who is the first to admit when they're wrong? I’m never wrong, so…

Who kissed who first? Depends on who you ask, since I’m being asked, he kissed me

Does he have any nicknames? Oh yes, I call him everything but his name- one of my favorites is Mister Sister, I also enjoy Yo B- as in, what's up Yo B?
(Now he calls me the counterpart to Mister Sister, Misses Brother)

Who wears the pants? What does that even mean? I like to think that we both contribute to making our life together productive and happy

A few pics I enjoy...

Miss ya!!

Oh My Heck!

I’m such a blog slacker. So, where to begin…. We’ve been super busy because as mentioned below, I had to get ready to leave for 2 whole weeks for work. Brandon and I decided to go on a date on Friday night before I left. We went to The Somerset Mall in Troy MI to get winter coats.

It felt like home. Big buildings, great landscaping, busy streets, nice stores. Loved it. We went to The Northface and we’ll be super warm this winter.

On Saturday it was GAME DAY. We started doing this really dorky thing before the first game of the season, Brandon or I will yell… WHAT DAY IS IT? And the other one answers GAME DAY! We do it all day, and think we’re awesome.

So we went, and it was intense. Wisconsin came in with literally nothing to lose and played some rough, dirty football. Can you say pass interference like 20 times? However, Michigan State being the incredibly talented, fight to the end, team that they are, sealed the win in the last few seconds of the game. Swenson (our amazing kicker) kicked a career-long 50-yarder with 5:16 to play to cut the deficit to 24-22. So we’re 2 points away, holy cow. What happens? Swenson kicks a 44 yarder with only seven seconds left, we win 25-24 and he wins Big 10 special teams player of the week for the third time. Well deserved.

I took tons of pictures; it was my last home game- I’ll be in Las Vegas this Saturday for the Purdue game and the last game of the season is away at Penn State. Hopefully they can win without me.

The Tailgate

Our favorite football friends, the Helegsens

Cohen

The band played Thriller, they did the dance everything, so sweet

The team after the big win

On Sunday morning we woke up super early and Brandon took me to the Lansing airport. Tangent- the Lansing airport is small, really small. When we moved to Lansing I flew into the Lansing airport and it was one of the things that made me cry. I thought I was a city girl, but I’m adjusting nicely. Since I've been home I realized I miss the humidity, the girls in my ward, and Brandon of course.