Spring Break

FINALLY!! A break from school! Travis and I decided the week before spring break that we needed to get out of logan. We have in the past just had to work through spring break, but this year we have to work and go to school through the summer so we decided to go to Vegas for spring break! Ya I know very exciting! We drove down wednesday night after work with our friends Jason and Kylee. We stayed at my grandparents house in St. George wednesday night, then drove into vegas Thursday morning. Our friends had never been to Vegas so it was that much more fun. We stayed at the RIO. Home of the Chippendales! Travis wouldn't let me go....:( Just Kidding. We went to the Cirque Du Solei show "O" in the Bellagio. It was UNREAL! Jason's mom got us amazing tickets on the 8th row. We went to dinner in Caesars and wandered the strip. We laid by the pool friday and saturday morning. Went on the New York New York roller coaster and all the other vegas tourist things to do. ! And I'm not gonna lie I totally won playing roulette! I was going to take advantage of being 21 in vegas so we played a little at the tables, until we realized it was no fun to play when you are poor and loose your allowance all at once! But I was the winner for the weekend so I made up for Travis's losses....that 10 bucks from penny slots made a huge difference!! It was so much fun to just get away from school and work for a couple days, hang out in the sun with friends.

Before going on the New York New York Roller coaster!

Found the m&m factory .

Travis playing slots in the Pleasure Pit

After the show in front of Paris

New Baby Nieces

I am blowing everyone's mind with my blogging today! I need a break from studying and keep my mind busy from fretting over the GRE. So last Thursday was a very big day in the Tolbert Family! Both my sister Tehmi, and sister-in-law Heather gave birth to darling little girls!! It was so much fun to see them. They both look exactly like their older sisters! Tehmi and Heather's rooms were right next door so we were able to jump back and forth visiting both girls and hang out as a family. I can't wait for them to get big and our house be chaotic with little girls! I love all four girls so much! It is my favorite part about going home. Here is some pictures from the hospital.

Ruby Maine Marsh

Both girls hanging out

They already had their first sleep over

Eliza Ann Tolbert

Friend Dinner

I have been getting a lot of crap because I am terrible at blogging, it is not that I suck at it, it's just that nothing exciting ever happens in our lives! Travis and I are very boring, we had a great Christmas break and spent lots of time with family and friends. Now back to school and work! We both go to school and work full time. We pass on campus and wave! I know very sad but we try to make time for each other on the weekends. Travis will graduate this coming december and I will graduate a semester after. I am about to begin applying to Vet school. Talk about NERVOUS! It will be great to get applied and done with that. We will go wherever they let me in. We are hopeful to stay out west and closer to family but who knows! There is an update on our lives...like I said pretty boring. I did get the chance over the break get together with all of my girlfriends. It was a blast to get together with everyone and catch up! Our lives have all become so crazy and hectic we tend to loose track, texting and facebook is amazing! We finally were able to all meet up and go to Happy Sumo, our favorite restaurant. Here are some pics from that night!

Love all you girls!

Christmas!

I know you are all shocked that I remember how to blog! With finals coming up and me being a stress freak I knew that if I didn't get our tree up we wouldn't ever get it done! So this last weekend my mom and I went to TAI PAN to get some christmas decorations. It was a bit overwhelming but we had a blast. I put up the decorations around the house when I got home sunday and then TJ and I got our tree between classes on monday! It is fun to have our own christmas tree!!! Thanks Mom for helping me!!!

Yes Look at the stockings WE MADE!!... well my mom did most of it!

The Antelope Hunt

I'm sorry that I have been such a slacker on the writing front, and I'm not gonna lie it probably won't get better with school coming up but I will try. Earlier this month TJ had the long awaited antelope hunt. My dad, brothers, uncles and cousins and TJ all ventured out to the indian reservation out past wendover in search of the biggest antelope!  TJ shot his on the first day and was very happy about it! The drama came when he came home...well at least for me it did. He got home late sunday night and I was very happy... (I kinda missed him!) So being the supportive wife I helped him unload and put away everything. Then it came time to cut off the horns of his antelope before the smell infested our house. So once again I was supportive...I was holding the horns while he sawed at them with a VERY dull hack saw. That didn't work. So we used a dremel to get through the tricky spots...that didn't work. Instead of cutting through the skull he cut into the EYE BALL which exploded ALL over me! yup all over me! good thing that I work with nastier stuff  everyday. After the dremel failing we borrowed up a Saws-all and got through the skull finally. With the skull came a piece of the brain as well! TJ laughed when I picked it up to examine it. Needless to say it was a very long evening and we both washed up after!  Congrats on the Antelope TJ it was awesome!!!

My New Mule!!

I know I am a horrible poster! I haven't updated in a long time!! TJ and I are doing great! Very busy with working and all the fun stuff of summer! Over fathers day weekend we road tripped with my parents through jackson hole and yellowstone and then over to Cody, Wyoming. Those of you who know me well know that I hate to road trip. I would rather just sleep until we get there but this trip my dad was determined to keep me awake and force me to enjoy road tripping. And it worked!! We had a blast. Lots of driving but we had lots to chat about and lots to see. But most importantly, we had mule business to discuss. That is the whole point of the road trip. We were heading up to Jake Clark's Mule Days in Cody, Wyoming.  A month before the sale we had sold two of our mules that I was quite fond of so my dad promised me that I could take the profit from those two mules and buy my very own! I have never had a mule that I could call my own, I just rode whoever! But now I do!! After countless hours of studying the mule catalogue and 2 days scouting and riding and asking questions on every mule at the sale ( 108 of them) We had it narrowed down. I gave my dad the top 8 with a top 3 of those and let him loose in the auction ring. It was very exciting and I was a nervous wreck but we got one!!! Well two actually but we are not allowed to talk about that, Deb wasn't so happy with the second buy. Here has some pictures of our awesome new Mules!!! Cayenne and Honey! I can't wait to ride them all summer! Thanks Dad!!!! 

Trace and Cayenne! (This one is mine)

Tj on Honey, she is a great mule!

Planters!

I have a handy husband!!! ( who knew!)  TJ decided to spruce up our little back patio and try to divide us from the railroad tracks, so he built me some planter boxes and a bench! It is so freakin cool! I love it! And not to mention I helped!!!! Not much but I put my sawing skills to work!We still have to stain so it is all the same color but it started raining before we got that far. I'm so excited to have a little flower garden! I need a project to keep me busy. Next up we are going to make a garden on our patio. I feel so grown up with flowers to water and weed. It will be so much fun.  Thanks TJ!!!!