CHRISTMAS TIME

Well we did it! Alan and I moved into our new home this monday. It was quite an event, because we were under the impression we had till wednesday. Anyways, we had to do it sooner or later, so we did it sooner. Since we got done last night Alan and I put up our Christmas decorations together. This is my second Christmas with Alan, but our first Christmas as husband and wife. Which is super fun because this past weekend we celebrated our 6 month mark!! WOOHOO! So here is a picture of our spectacular tree we put up last night!

HALLOWEEN

Last year I was unable to celebrate my favorite holiday, Halloween. This is due to the fact that my husband is not the biggest fan of dressing up, and other parts of the holiday. I bet he doesn't mind the CANDY! Well This year my hubby was a fantastic sport and carved pumpkins with me!

We got together with my sister-in-law Emily. While we carved our pumpkins we watched Garfield halloween. I carved a moon, star and a howling wolf. Emily carved a face, which in my opinion looked like a vampire. Alan also carved a face, which reminds me of a scarecrow or an old man that is losing his teeth and good looks.

This halloween was great!

CELEBRITY LOOK.A.LIKE

Michelle Pfieffer

Ryan Phillippe

MEMORIES

Last week Alan and I had an FHE (family home evening) of our own. Which is pretty hard to accomplish these days since we have such busy schedules. Alan took it upon himself to plan our FHE. He met up with me after school, which gets out at 7:05. I noticed he had a blanket, sweaters and a basket filled with what was going to be our dinner. I thought "how fun a picnic", but then I realized where he was taking me. He was taking me up the canyon to where he PROPOSED!!! It is on Big Mountain looking over the valley.It is a beautiful sight! But everytime I have been there it hasn't been the best weather. When we went up there this time it was freeeezzzzing! Even thought it was hard to bare the cold, it was such an amazing night as we ate grapes, crakers and cheese, and watched the sun set. Then we started remembering the night Alan popped the question. It went a little something like this......

Once upon a time, on a night very much like tonight. There lived two young single adults named Whitney and Alan. They had fallen in love after a long (3 month) courtship. During their whimsical relationship they found that they where the happiest they had ever been in life. So one night Alan took Whitney to see a show. Not just any show, the symphony played broadway music up at Deer Valley. Alan knew how much Whitney adored musicals! And it didn't end there. Alan didn't only provide great entertainment, he also got Whitney's favorite food, Sushi.

After a fun night together it was time for Alan to take Whitney home. As they made their way through traffic Alan decided he wanted to take the back way home. Whitney didn't mind this at all because she knew this meant she would get to spend more time with him. After a long while it started to get darker and the roads a lot bumpier. Whitney realized the roads weren't bumpy, it was because they weren't on a road anymore. Alan was acting nervous, claiming that he had now lost them in the magical forest. Whitney started to panic. Then the rain came..Perfect! What else could go wrong on their quest home.

Then when they thought all hope was lost Alan rushed and pulled the carraige (truck) over. It was still rainy and windy. Whitney refused to get out. Alan kept persisting she get out. After a back and forth discussion, Alan finally escorted her out the side door. Whitney couldn't see a thing, the wind and rain were making her eyesight blurry. She saw a light in the distance. Alan guided her down the hill to a candle lit area. Once they reached the area the rain stopped. Whitney saw 2 dozen White roses, a chair and a guitar. As Whitney caught her breath, Alan began to play his guitar. It was their song, "Bless this broken road." The smile on Whitney's face was beaming. She was so happy! At the end of him serenading her, they embraced. As the hug was ending Alan slowing slid down onto one knee. The words he shared with her I cannot tell. But they were words that she will never forget. Then after a brief pause...

"YES!!!!!", she replied. And they lived happily ever after.

THE END

HOUSE HUNTING

So to sum up my life so far, I was born, graduated high school in 2004(with a pretty descent GPA I might add), and got married. These were all big steps in my life that have led me to where I am today. And I will be completely honest, I LOVE my life. Getting good grades in High school provided me with the opportunity to go to a great College, the University of Utah. And by getting married, I get to spend every day of the rest of my life with my best friend, my husband Alan. While I have been married to Alan these past 3 months, I have made a lot of big decisions. Where should I work, should I go to school, etc. And now after all those questions have been answered we have a new decision to make and it involves one of these little beauties..... A home. Of course not this home. :)

I would love a home, for the reasons of no money wasted, and that it would be our home! I mean, we live in a great town home right now(renting), but it's almost like a shell that we live in. With a home, we could create an atmosphere that matched alan and I. Which I look forward too.

Well wish as LUCK as we search for the future home of the Wilburs!

MONOPOLY

3 1/2 HOURS OF MY LIFE DOWN THE DRAIN!!! Well that is how is seemed after I played my FIRST game of Monopoly ever. It started with 4 oponents; Alan, me, Sharon and Bekah. It started out going pretty well for me.. I owned 2 properties, I had collected the "parking" jack pot. But then I started to realize no one is landing on my properties, so I slowly was running out of mon-AY. And Bekah and Alan had the 2 most expensive properties. Of course, even though they weren't landing on mine, I was landing on theirs every Turn it seemed. Finally Sharon realized she and I were both out of the game it was really just between Alan and Bekah. She then came up with a deal, and I got all her property and all her money...( personally I think she was just done playing, it had already lasted 2 hours).

Well to save myself out of going bankrupt, I started to sell all my properties. I as down to just 1 property. I realized that who ever owned my property was going to win the game, since bekah and alan were pretty much Neck & Neck. So I started a bidding process, who ever would give me $5,000 could but my property. Which was what both of them had. Alan, was the one who gave me ALL his money so that he could have my propery. So I sat in the game till I had spent all my money.

The last HOUR of the game was just Bekah and Alan going back forth just givin each other money. Till finally we had a champion.... ALAN. Here is his Victory photo with bekah.

THE FOURTH

For this Fourth of July.. It is Alan and my first Fourth with two families to celebrate. Which all I can say is the more family the more Fun!!!
On July 3rd Alan and I got to celebrating a little early. We watched the REAL salt lake game, where they tied 1 to 1. Which was a bummer, but we also got to watch some pretty awesome Fireworks. We didn't just watch these fireworks sitting in the stands, we got to go lay out on the super soft and green field. I think Alan was in heaven.. I bet he dreamed " one day I hope I get to be on that field" ha ha, just kidding hun, love U!















The next morning, the day of the Fourth, Alan and I got up early and headed up to go camping with my side of the family. We showed up just when they made a yummy breakfast of eggs, cheese and bacon.. Way healthy! :)
Then my Dad and Alan whipped out the LASSO GOLF! It was quite a sporting event. Every round was so close! My dad won the first, Alan and I won the second, and after a neck and neck game of no one scoring, Alan and I won. What a team we make.





Alan showing my Dad his moves at Lasso Golf.











This is my winning toss, at Lasso Golf... It's a profession.























After the Lasso Golf Tournament, my family, and my cousins went up to silver lake. We did some Canoeing. And also watched Alan and Bryson have a fun time splashing each other with the FREEZING cold water. Which Alan did get me into, but after I lost feeling in my body, which only took 2 minutes. I got outta there!














After we went home and got showered it was off to the Wilbur Party. It was super fun, eating delicious steak, watermelon and corn to name a few. Then we lit some Fireworks. They may not be like the fireworks seen at the REAL game, but still top notch. Especially the Grand Finally that Alan planned. And almost lit himself on fire doing it!!!!! Silly Alan.