Big Man on Campus

For weeks Russ has been working on his application for MBA school at UT and today was the last part of the process...the interview. I got to go with him and after he was done blowing them away, so just another typical day for him, we got to walk around UT and see what will assumedly be "the big man's" campus.

Us in front of the famous UT Bell Tower

Our photographer failed to capture one vital part of the longhorn behind us, the horns.

The Great Outdoors

Since we've been outside of Utah for a few months now we've started to miss the mountains. So we decided we wanted to try to find a mountain here in Austin. After doing a little research Russ found Austin's highest mountain, Mt. Bonnell. Even though it's about the elevation of the typical hill in most places, it was high enough for us to see all of Lake Austin, Pennybacker Bridge and downtown Austin. It was a fun little hike and perfect weather too!

Party in the U.S.A.

So this past week Jake & Shannon came to Austin to visit. It was great to spend time with them but, best of all was getting to celebrate her and dad's birthdays. I think the greatest gift dad received was hearing us sing Happy Birthday to him. I caution you to listen at your own risk...

No, that balloon doesn't have a faux hawk. It's just Jake!

Ain't No Party Like an Alabama Party

The Saturday after our wedding Russ and I flew from Miami to Alabama for another amazing reception, thanks to family and friends. Everything was beautiful, and we couldn't have asked for better music! We didn't want to hog all the cuteness to ourselves so enjoy.

Bienvenido a Miami

So for our honeymoon Russ and I spent a couple days in San Antonio and got to enjoy the riverwalk. Then we headed to Miami! We had so much fun and it was beautiful there. We got to do a lot of fun things but our favorite thing we got to do was go parasailing. While I was holding on to the parachute harness for dear life, Russ somehow managed to capture the experience on video and I'm glad he did. It was awesome!

First Day of Forever: August 8, 2009

Well we're married!! Even though we got married in the record breaking heat of the Texas summer, it was the perfect day. Everything from the San Antonio Temple to our reception at the Salt Lick Pavilion. It was even better because we got to be with our family and friends. It's been almost a month now and we still couldn't be happier!!!