Lane Michael Larson

1. Where did you meet your husband? At school. I went on a date with his roommate and we went back to their place and he was there with his sister..just chillin with a mustache in his pjs

2.How long did you date? October-February...engaged Valentine's Day...married in May 31

3.How long have you been married? 8months.

4. What does he do that surprises you? Candles/bubblebath/oil massage...when I get home from work. It's amazing

5. What is your favorite feature of his? His eyes and smile were what caught me first. I love when his eyes smile, and when we are watching a movie in the theater or with the lights off...the way they are lit is beautiful. And I love his hands. They're so warm, big and comforting.

6. What is his best quality? He's very compassionate towards me. I know that he sincerely cares about my needs and he does everything he can to meet them. And he is confident and hides his fears or stress so I don't freak out.

7. Does he have a nick name for you? Janny...he spells it with a Y. And Sweetie, and Honey

8. What is his favorite food? Meat. He loves burgers.

9. What is his favorite sport? Basketball. Football is up there too tho

10.When and where was your first kiss? End of October 2007...we were on the cuddlesac at his apartment, Andrew and Katrina were over, we were watching "Secret Window" and I kissed him....he had been trying for a few weeks but I wasn't ready.

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Watch movies and play games probably. Entertain people...

12. Do you have children? Nope, not yet

13. How old is he? 25--26 in May!

14. Who said I love you first? Lane.

15. His favorite music? Rap and R&B.

16. What do you admire most about him? He is dedicated, and confident and has accomplished so much.

17. What is his favorite color? Blue.

18. Will he read this? Probably eventually, I don't know how often he looks at our blog

Burrrrrr....

I am so ready for winter to be over. It hasn't been the worst of Rexburg, but I'm tired of walking slow like a penguin, trying not to slip and die, and I'm ready to drive normal and not have ice EVERYWHERE. I'm ready to bask in the SUN! This looks soooo appetizing.

** -20 degrees is not healthy living I dont' think...not for Jannica at least.

Jen Stewart tagged me with this photochallenge and how could I refuse?I've been instructed to post the6th photo from the 6th folder inmy photo archives. So...here it is!This is a picture of our brother-in-law, Russell Lake before Christmas when he and Erin came over for FHE to make Christmas cookies

Now I want to see photos from these 6 people:

Kelly Hesselgesser

Jenna Lee

Kim Larson

Erin Lake

Erin Urrutia

Trudi Matlock

January--not much.

Our life isn't too exciting right now. Lane is trying to switch jobs right now. Selling insurance just isn't so easy with the economy and college students really--nobody wants to invest in anything. But he has a degree in finance and has good work experience so he's doing well in his interviews. I'm just working at Millhollow full-time. It's nice to get 50% off our meals and treats there.

Other than that we haven't really been doing anything. Lane has been doing a lot of house cleaning and laundry and been really sweet. Last Saturday I pulled a double shift (13 hours) and he stayed up til I got home. Not only did he stay up tho, he had a nice hot bubble bath with candles lit and gave me a nice massage. He's been cooking as well, which is normal but he has just been the most amazing husband ever. I love him so so so much!

Dusty has been hanging out with him while I work. And he hangs out with us, goes on dates with us....I'm cool with it. haha. Dusty is Lanes friend from high school, and he hung out with us when we were dating too. He's a good guy. The other night us 3 went to Big Jud's. It was my first time, and it was DELICIOUS. The burgers are a pound and have the huge bun, we all split it. Lane has eaten the whole thing and fries before. crazy.

Mandi and Kenny have also been coming over a lot to play Settlers of Catan, a game that we became obsessed with in the past few months. We got them hooked now. Mandi is my roommate from my first semester here...and Kenny is her husband. It's been fun just to hang out. We watch The Office. We watch a lot of MTV because it's entertaining.

Lane found this website on our friends' blog where you can upload a picture of him and me and it mutates them into what our baby will look like. He looks kind of silly, but maybe our kid will look something like this! haha. All of my friends are preggo or either trying and I'm a little jealous, but not enough. We're still waiting, even though we get a little baby-crazy sometimes. We had a good share of birth control for a while though after being around kids over the holidays.

Well that's pretty much it for now. I'll update again when we figure our what's going on with jobs and what not.

Christmas 2008-New Year 2009

Before we went to Wenatchee, we had Lane's work Christmas party in Boise. It was an ugly sweater party, so this is why we are ridiculously dressed. Basically everyone was drunk, so I of course felt awkward. It was pretty entertaining though.We got to go see Faith do her "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer" dance recital. She was adorable as usual...AND she was basically the only on who knew the dance. And we got to hear her sing it for the rest of the 3 weeks that we were in Wenatchee

Christmas morning we woke up at 7am and opened presents. Blake, Kim, Faith and Tobie came over to open more at 9. We went over to Curt and Laurel's for our Christmas lunch/dinner and hung out there playing games and stuff. It was a good Christmas day. I felt spoiled. Lane got me some clothes, a pair of shoes, a cd, a few movies, the 4 Twilight books, some belts. We got some games, a hymn book with our name on it, money, razors and such. I got Lane some new basketball shoes, some shirts, a shirt and tie, slippers, itunes card.

The rest of the time we were there we just hung out with everyone, shopped...Lane and I tried to go see one of his friend's bands play at a bar, however, I was too young and got carded right when we sat down. Soooo I got kicked out of a bar! haha. 6 months shy. We went sledding. We saw a couple movies and went bowling. New Year's Eve we Lane and I just went over to Blake and Kim's and played games until midnight. Kim's sister, Janet, was there. Faith made it til midnight. Then we went home basically right at 12. It was fun, nothing too eccentric. Our last night there, we went to the Wenatchee Wild, hockey game. That was a lot of fun. I enjoy going to sporting events, it's just different live. 2 fights broke out, which was pretty entertaining.

I am truly blessed to have such great in-laws. They have made me feel welcome from the first time I met them, and they have taken care of me and spoiled me and loved me ever since. Lane treats me so well, and I can see where he gets it. He is definitely his own person, but he shows a great example of compassion, kindness and affection towards me. I love my family. I was sad to not be with them for Christmas, but at least I was with people who love me. I am excited to start this new year and move forward. =========Happy New Year==========2009

Wenatchee

It's a winter-wonderland here! It's so fun to have snow for Christmas. It's been nice to just relax here and not have to go to school or work. We've had the Larson Christmas party (outside/in a barn..burrrr), and Papo's 82nd birthday party. We've been playing with little Faith and Tobie every day. Tobie's huge and walks all over the place- it's so dang cute! Erin, Russell, and I volunteered at the elementary school last week. We read with some 2nd graders, and made made the stuff for and ornament project, and went on a Christmas caroling fieldtrip with some 3rd graders to the senior center. We've had a great time so far hanging out with the Larsons/Heltons. 2 days til Christmas! We forgot our camera charger so we haven't really been taking many pictures. :( Maybe Kim will have some later and we'll get some posted after Christmas. Off to build snowmen with Faith!!!

Thanksgiving in So.Cal

We started our trip on Friday night and stayed in Provo with James and Erin. It was fun to hang out with them. Saturday morning we headed to Las Vegas and stayed the night there. We stayed in the Gold Coast and we just hung out on the strip for a few hours. I was very disappointed in the pirate show at Treasure Island. It's not so cool and piratey anymore.

Sunday we drove to Laguna Hills, CA to my aunt Kandy and uncle Terry's house. We went for my sister's birthday dinner. We had time beforehand to go watch the sunset at the beach.

Monday we drove to Corona where my grandma, Mimi and Poppi live. Lane went with Poppi, not to a car show, but to a garage where a bunch of old men went and drank coffee and talked about cars. He had "so much fun". We all went out to lunch and then went and hung out with Alexa and Jesse (Lyle and Pilar's kids). Then we had dinner at about 5 and our day was basically done. Lane and I went to Walmart and came back with a movie to watch and we fell asleep to it.



Tuesday we drove to Anaheim and met my family at their timeshare. Dad had to work so the rest of us went to LA to the garment district for a few hours. Then we went back and picked up Dad for dinner at Chris and Pits. Thennnnn we went and saw "Twilight" and Lane and Trevor saw "Quantum of Solace". I thought Twilight was really good actually. My sister and cousin hated it but I thought they did a very good job. There were a few corny things in it but I loved it.



Wednesday we went to Knott's Berry Farm. Lane hadn't been to a theme park for about 10 years so he was pretty excited. He lead us all, running and following the little map. It rained for about 20minutes in the morning and so we didn't really have many lines all day. It was awesome! They have a lot of new, really fun rides now. Lane did a 3point game thing and he was so close to getting the top prize. They have 40seconds to shoot 12 balls. He made 8, which basically showed everyone else up that was doing it. He won a big ball and we all played with it throughout the rest of the night. It was a fun day. We stayed with Brad and Becky that night and got to soak in the hot tub for a while. Gooood day. (Pictures will be posted later--they're on my mom's and Devin's cameras.)



Thursday...THANKSGIVING DAY! We sat in a couple hours of traffic heading back up to Corona. We went to Mimi and Poppi's house for dinner. It was them, my whole family, Lyle & Pilar and their kids, Kelly and Heather (Mimi's niece), Gary & Juan and Justin, Kandy and Terry, and Brad and Becky. It was a lot of fun. Dinner was fantastic as usual. Pilar did the turkey, and it was enough to feed everyone but not enough for leftovers... :( Kandy planned a game called "Turkey Trivia" and the winner (Becky) got a $25 for a choice from a few different restaurants. Too bad I knew nothing about turkeys and my guessing didn't benefit me. Alexa and Jesse are getting so big and they are just adorable little angels. It was fun playing with them, and I think that will hold us over on the baby fever for a while. Next is Wenatchee with Faith and Tobie!!






Friday we went bowling with my family, Kandy, Terry, and Becky. Then we kind of just hung out at Kandy's and had dinner. That night we went and saw "Australia" which was such an awesome movie. Long...but awesome. Randy and Cheryl and Britt met us there too. And that was our last night there. We drove ALL the way back to
Rexburg on Saturday!