So I was looking for house stuff and came across all these things that I want. So just to throw it out there, I thought I would tell you all about it (knowing full well with a wedding coming up these will have to be put on hold!).

Wish Gift #1.

Liesl and I worked out a month ago and she had this watch that kept track of calories burned and your heart rate. You could even set it up with the machine you were on. So cool..and so many times I could use it!

Wish Gift #2.

Very typical of a girl who is getting married, but man, even in my single days I wish I could have one of these!

Wish Gift #3.

Instead of playing Tetris on my phone when I am bored…I want to play some games on my new Nintendo DS!

Wish Gift #4.

Jen and Wayne make me jealous every day when they are playing their Wii. I would settle for one of these instead of my DS.

Wish Gift #5.

Mike’s garage needs a little makeover. (Partly my garage now..haha!). Anyway, I am dying to get some shelves for the garage to organize all of his gear and my soon-to-be gear (especially all my camping junk!)

Wish Gift #6.

My cool pink helmet….to go with my….cool pink…

Wish Gift #7.

….mountain bike! Hehe.

Two names you go by: Libby (what my family calls me) and Hen (what Mike calls me).
Two things you are wearing right now: Mike’s Burton shirt and Old Navy pajama pants.
Two things you ate today: Nothing. I am still full from eating sushi last night.
Two things you did last night: Picked up Mike from the airport and ate sushi at Sushimon.
Two Things you want very badly at this moment: a temple clearance and a new job.
Last two people you just spoke to: Wayne and Jen.
Two things you’re doing tomorrow: Going to my dads and going to my ward.
Two longest car rides: Driving from Las Vegas to Orlando to work at Disney and Driving from Orlando to Las Vegas to return from Disney…haha!
Two favorite beverages: Crystal Lite Fruit Punch and Chocolate Milk.

Last night we had our ten year class reunion at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino. I was so sad to miss out on the night before where everyone met at the football game, partied and Boomerangs, and then partied some more. I did manage to go to the official reunion dinner/raffle where I ran into some old friends and caught up on how everyone was doing.

Unique walked right past me and said hi, looked at my name tag, and then screamed. She said she would of never guessed it was me.

The crazy kids..Nahuel, Holly, Zach, and Norberto. We were all on student council together. Nahuel was a little camera happy.

Holly and I were best friends in high school. It was great to catch up with her.

Ryan wanted in on a picture with us. Holly had her cute little girl with her.

Obren was our school mascot. He is now an actor/director in LA. He was just on the show Terminator on Fox.

Staci and I took a literacy class at UNLV together. We had governemt class together in high school. She remembered everything about high school!

Kathryn, Holly, and I all grew up in the same ward together. I moved here in 8th grade and they were the first people I met. We have so many stories to tell!

This weekend I made another whirlwind trip to Las Cruces. Since it was conference weekend, we thought it would be relaxing to have a weekend of chilling, watching conference, and family time.

On Saturday night, the boys went to priesthood session and the girls decided to take advantage of that and go to La Posta, which is in downtown Las Cruces. It’s a pretty good mexican restaurant in the middle of Old Mesilla (which is a little old town where Billy the Kid hung out).

There is this scary parrot outside the restaurant that scared the living daylights out of Christa and me!

There was also a Jazz festival going on in the square, so we stopped and checked it out!

And of course, we had to get some custard too…(The Barrow girls..Me, Christa, Robin, and Candi).

The pretty trees outside Mike’s parents house. There are farms everywhere and any kind of plant you can think of. Pecan trees, corn, chilis, cotton, etc..

These are the Organs, which is one of the mountain ranges in Las Cruces. They look like a pipe organ. I think thats how they got their name! Hehe.

And last but not least, the highlight of my trip was this little shaved ice stand right across the street from the neighborhood. We passed by it a few times and I was eyeing it. I coaxed Mike into taking me..and Mike didn’t object.

Congratulations to my brother and sister in law for having Ethan Alexander. He is HUGE! He was 10 pounds 2 ounces and he was two weeks early! Yikes! What a cutie!

…you fill out silly questionaires about your boy.

1. What is his name? Michael
2. Who eats more? He does…and I’m glad. 🙂
3. Who said, “I love you” first? I was swindled. Haha. We kept hinting at it but he did say it first.
4. Who is taller? Definitely Mike. I go up to his shoulder…barely.
5. Who is smarter? I am. I’m totally kidding. Let’s just say he has the street smarts and I don’t at all. I have the teacher smarts.
6. Who is more sensitive? Mike wouldn’t admit he was sensitive and he is…a little. But up against me, I take the cake on this one.
7. Who does the laundry? I will. Haha. I know it.
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I tend to sleep on the left side of my bed but thats going to change when we’re married I think cause I think Mike likes the left side.
9. Who pays the bills? Both of us will, BUT I love to have a budget so I will be organizing the bills.
10. Who cooks more? I need to work on that.
11. Who is more stubborn? No comment. Haha.
12. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? Both of us are pretty good.
13. Who has more siblings? He totally beats me with nine. I only have two.
14. Who wears the pants in the relationship? We’re equal.
15. What do you like to do together? Anything outdoors…boating, hiking, and of course biking. We like to sit on the bean bag and watch movies too. And guitar hero of course.
17. Guilty Pleasures? Mike: Prime Rib Me: Blue Bell Ice Cream
18. How did you meet? He messaged me after talking to our mutual friend Kimball about me. I kind of ignored him a little and then he added me on facebook. One night I decided to call him up (which is SO not me) and we talked til 4 in the morning about everything. Two weeks later we met up and we’ve been together ever since!
19. Who asked whom out first? I would say Mike, even though my first date was flying to Las Cruces. Thats a pretty big first date. And he paid for it too. What a guy! 🙂
20. Who kissed who first? Now I was definitely swindled on that. He gave me a peck and then told me it didn’t count as kissing so I planted one on him and he claims I was the first to kiss him. It was him.
21. Who proposed? He did. See my blog! Haha.
22. His best features and qualities? I love his build. I love that he’s active and always doing things. And I love his eyes. He has these long eyelashes that I would love to have! Also, I always wanted to marry someone who I felt like could protect me. It’s kind of funny considering he is Border Patrol and thats his job to protect. I absolutely love his sense of humor too. He makes me laugh ALL the time. I love how he knows how to be a man, yet is sensitive enough to know when he’s gone too far on giving me a hard time too. He’s definitely a catch.

Mike and I concluded that your “look alike” depends on what direction you are facing in the picture. Haha. Or I can just think I really do look like Jessica Alba?

I got these nomination forms in my mailbox today. It made me think about how I teach!

“Before I was in Ms. Bray’s class, I thought science was not about having fun. She made me realize that you could have fun and still pass.” (This kid obviously thinks that if the class sucks..you MUST fail!)

“I would like to nominate Ms. Bray because she is very fun and also when she tells us we are disrupting the class, she is not mean and she tells us how it is.” (I’m wondering exactly what she means by this comment.)

“Ms. Bray is the funniest teacher ever. In one lab that we did she made a funny comment like of the students said this and one of my students said that. She is just cool.” (So this student likes me because I make fun of my dumb students..haha!)

“She really makes science fun and easy but she always makes you write your name on yout paper all the time. Sometimes it will be annoying but she does that to make sure you get a good grade.”

“When I was coming to Molasky and I saw I had science I hated it but Ms. Bray made me love it.”

“She is a hilarious teacher who lets us start on our homework in class if we have extra time. She is nice and can be strict to those who don’t respect her and she appreciates everyone who works hard and does what they are supposed to do!” (That’s right..this one is for Mike who says that I am corny…they think I’m funny ok???)

“The reason I have fun in her class is because its so random in that class. I mean we always say random things like when we did the ‘Save Fred’ lab people said that Fred was some sort of alien or something. I mean it was crazy, but it was crazy funny! I love that her class is so random.”

“Although I’m not looking forward to dissecting, I know she’ll find a way to make everyone enjoy it!”

“She gives us a lot of warnings before we really get in trouble.” (I think I need to work on my discipline before I have kids!)

Mike raced this past weekend in Cruces. It was the only local race this year so he had to take advantage of it since it was on his home turf. I’d never been to a race before so I was really excited to see how it went! When we showed up there were cars everywhere, everyone in their gear, and ready to go! Mike raced in the sport class, which was 80 percent of the people there and he got 4th place! I was so proud! Here are some pictures from the race:

Over the weekend I went to New Mexico to see Mike, to visit Cloudcroft, and watch him race. It’s a mountain town about two hours away from Las Cruces. It kind of reminds me of a mini Jackson Hole. There’s a main street with little antique shops and of course a bike shop (which of course Mike knows them and they know him very well). It is so beautiful and I plan on going there a lot! I love it!