Finally Graduated!

Well we have finally graduated, Bre graduated with her BS in Psychology and I graduated with my BA in Criminal Justice. We are both excited but now we don't know what we will do with all of our free time. I also finished out my time in the National Guard so that is another thing that I wont have to keep myself busy.

Bre and Denise

Tristin and Bre

Mom and Dad Veater

Mom and Dad Atkinson

Us

Bre

Derick

This weekend we had both sides of our family over for a BBQ after graduation, it was a lot of fun other then the dumb wind. Thats same day we went and had our pictures taken with Bre's mom and the rest of the family, it was good to get the family pictures updated because there has been a lot of change since the last one.

Denise Atkinson Family

The next day was Mothers day so we went over to Panguitch to go to church with my parents and have dinner with them, Dave, Kim and their kids. We had a lot of fun and it was a great oppertunity for us to thank my mom for all she had done for us and the support she gives us all the time. Mothers day is a great day to show all of our MOMS how much we appreciate them, so thank you to all our moms Lori, Siobhon, and Denise! We love you.

A little update

It has been a while since we have updated the o'l blog and there really isn't a reason why other then not much has been going on with the 2 of us since the last update. We are hopeing that this 2011 year will be a good one for us but who knows. One good thing that we know will come this year is Bre and I are graduating in May from SUU. I am getting My BA in Criminal Justice and Bre is getting her BS in Psychology, we have been focusing on passing our classes this semester so that we can officially be done with school. Yay! I guess I better mention Sadie in this little update, she is doing good she is as hyper as ever and just loves to ride around in the back of the truck.This last weekend we had our niece and 2 nephews from Bre's side of the family come up to Cedar and stay with us, that was quite the challenge going from just us 2 to having 5, needless to say the T.V wasn't ours anymore and I probably put more miles on my four wheeler in one day then I did all last year. With all of those 4-wheeler rides the kids and I were able to wear out Sadie, but sadly Bre and I were just as worn out as her. We love those kiddos! Well that's about all I have for this update, hopefully we can get some pictures at graduation because I know when I look at peoples blogs the best parts are the pictures.

Thanksgiving and getting Christmas tree's

This year for Thanksgiving we headed down to Hurricane to spend the day with Bre's mom and then with her dad and Siobhon. Let me tell you two dinners is a lot harder then just one, the reason I say that is because I had to eat in portions so that I could make it to both dinners and if any of you know me I hate eating in portions. All in all it was a good day awesome dinners and great company, even though the Cowboys couldn't hold on to their little lead they had against the Saints. Well I can't lie even though I had to eat in portions it didn't slow me down, I think I just ate more pie then usual. I think I counted 7 pieces in total it was awesome. Not only did we enjoy the eating part of Thanksgiving we also got to enjoy the people in our lives that we are thankful for.

Moving on, Saturday we went to Panguitch so that we could go get Christmas tree's with my family, it was so much fun and of course there was a lot of snow on the roads so you all can see how much fun I did have. We wanted to find a taller tree this year, but we didn't know that would be harder we did find us a perfect tree though. Well I think that is all for the post I do have some pictures to post though.

Ian and I stuffing are faces with Bre's chocolate and cheesecake pie.

Bre and Cera at the dinner table

Our tree

My mom and beautiful niece Tessa

The finished product

The summer had to end

Bre and I kind of made a deal on who was going to write on our blog, basically it came down to each of us would write every other one so I guess it is my turn.

Unfortunatly this awesome summer had to come to an end and now we are dragging our feet everyday to go to school but luckily we both will graduate in May (if we pass our classes). Since this was the first year that I wasn't fighting fires I got to enjoy my summer with Bre without the worry of being called out. I think the best thing about this summer was we completed our goal of finishing our yard, it looks great! We aslo did a lot of fun activities with both sides of the family and we spent a lot of time just us two. On August 1st we celebrated our 2 year anniversary and we tried to recreate our honeymoon by going to Vegas, we definitly lost as much money. Oh I almost forgot on July 17th Bre's dad was married to a wonderful women, Siobhan they were married in the St George LDS temple that morning and then later that day we held a reception at our house, that was kind of our motivation to get the house done. It has been great having Siobhan become a member of our family we definitly love her. Finally two weeks before school started up we went to the Washington county parade and the fair. It was a lot of fun being with all of the nephews and the niece. they can be a handful but there is never a dull moment around them.

Even though the summer is over I still like to think that there is plenty of fun to be had because it is hunting season, I don't think Bre agrees with me but she stands beside me even during the hunt's, she is the best! Hopefully we don't get too swamped that we can't keep this blog thing updated, but we'll try our best.

Finished yard

Back yard

Back yard different view

My beautiful wife and dog

I know, I know we are the absolute worst at updating our blog. Since our last post in April so much has been going on. First, we finished finals and passed all of our classes which is always a plus. Then came May. In may we basically deticated ourselves to our yard and house and yes it looks fantastic. We just put up the gates that Rob made and they look awesome. Thanks Papa Veater. We also went to California that was fun but I love Utah.

At The Beach

June was a fantastic month. We went to the Veater family reunion and had a lot of fun playin games, fishing, and 4-wheeling.

Fishin'

It was then my birthday. Derick got me a Cricket and I am loving it!! I had a blast going to the temple for Marybeth and Wally. Then shopping, Outback, and a movie. The movie was grown- ups. It was so funny I embarassed myself laughing so hard. I had so much fun.

Now it is July and the 4th was so much fun. We went to Sand Hallow and just swam at the shore with my dad, Siobion, Trent, Grant, Cera, and Teala. We went cliff diving as well. We then had a BBQ, and yet another movie (Knight & Day) which was awesome as well. Then fire works in front of the house.

In between all the bigger events there has been so much fun. We are more than enjoying our first summer together. Yes, techniqually it is our second but Derick was doing fire las summer so we are enjoying this one as our first together. I will try to stay on top of this blog situation for those who still care to check ours. :)

Finally we have grass!

We finally have grass in our yard. First of all we want to thank my dad, mom, Dave, Kim, Dallas, Kevyn, Brendon, Dusty and Sylvia for all of the awesome help. I think between mine and Dusty's yards we wore my dad and brother out, we had 5,900 square feet of sod to lay and on friday we put in a sprinkler system at my house. Kevyn and Dallas came up on Saturday to help with sod and they started our little piece of fence that we are putting in. A thanks to kev for coming up poor guy has been fighting stupid kidney stones for the last two weeks, I don't think he slowed down one bit though. Bre and I have also been painting the back fence, the part that is wood, it looks really good. It is crazy to see how much different a yard looks when there is grass.

Before picture After Picture

Also this week is finals week so not only did we have a long weekend the week has been crazy too. I can't wait for school to be finished, this is the first year that I wont be fighting fires or gone somewhere for the summer so it should be pretty exciting. This thursday after my 1 o'clock final we are heading down to California to stay with Kevyn and his awesome wife to be. I just checked the weather for the weekend and it is supposed to be a whole lot nicer then it is going to be here, so yeah I think we picked a good weekend to leave.

Staying busy

Well here is a quick little update. Bre and I don't see each other very much especially during the week, we sometimes get lucky and see each other in passing at school. Thankfully we get to have Saturday's and most of Sunday together. Even though we are staying busy we are still loving life together, all I can say is Bre is awesome and I love her to death. Oh and Sadie she is growing like a weed and sometimes she is as obnoxious as a weed but she is fun. Well that is it for now.

THE HOLIDAYS

Derick and I continue to argue about who should be in charge of the blog, this is why we are always so late on updating. But the holidays were awesome. Christmas Eve Derick had to work until ten but I went to a traditional family dinner and had a blast. But I came home and we spent the night just the two of us. Christmas morning was just the two of us as well. It was one of the nicest Christmas morning I've had in a long, long time. After we opened presents we went to my dads house and had traditional scones and honeybutter with chocolate milk, eggnog, or o.j. The boys spent all day playing the Wii, while I did a make over on all of my sisters.

Christmas Morning Breakfast

Make Over

On New Years Eve my family came to my house and we had a blast playing games until midnight hit. Then of course the boys went out searching for rabbits and the girls laughed our butts off continuing playing games. All of our throats were sore from laughing so much the next day. We were all up til about 5:00 am. It was a great break from school. But now we are back in our busy schedules. :(

New Years Kisses

Break for Christmas

Finally the semester is over and no more english! Bre and I both passed all of our classes this semester and now we are just excited to have a break for the next three weeks. I was going to get on here and write about a tradgic event that took place last week but I was to busy with my STUPID finals, but anyways Dusty and I were out running the dogs Sadie and Daisy when we came across a nice buck well as we were turning around I ran over my little 5 month old Sadie, it was the saddest thing ever. When we got her home Bre took good care of her and within two days she was running around and playing just like always. Bre and I we call Sadie our little drama queen because whenever she gets hurt she lets everyone know. This might be the last time we update until after the Hollidays so Happy Hollidays everyone!

Here is our little drama queen she is getting big

I'm thankful for...

I just wanted to get on here and tell my wife how thankful I am for everything she does for me. Bre is a very patient and understanding person, she kind of has to be while being married to me. These last two months I have been working at the Juvenile Justice Center here in cedar city and I have basically been on call/part time, so my schedule has been crazy. I wasn't able to spend much time with her between working and school, but now I just got hired on full time there so I should have more time to be with her. Thanks for your Patience honey I love you!

Here Is Your Update:



Last time I updated this blog was when the semester started now the semester only has a few weeks left. Since the last update there has been:



1. Hunting Season: Derick hasn't been able to hunt as much as he usually would like to but the little bit he has hunted he has loved. He killed a cow elk and a 18in. 2x3. We now have more than enough meat to last us a very long time. I went to the annual family deer hunt and had a blast. Especially with that Dalton. He has got to be the funniest boy out there. I also decided to try and go on the early morning hike with Derick and Rob. Derick originally told me that we would not be doing much hiking. (I was worried I wasn't going to be able to keep up with them) Well we definitely hiked AND I could not keep up with them. I had to tell them to just go on with out me. I think that is the last time I will get up at the butt crack of dawn to go hiking. :) But it was still fun.



2. New Job: Derick got a job working at the Juvenile Justice Center. Although, he works crazy hours and will only get a few hours of sleep in two to three days, he likes his job. And we are very grateful to both have jobs. I don't work much still but I am getting more responsibility and doing some case management. I really enjoy it as well.



3. Dericks B-Day: Dericks birthday was on the 7th. The day before his birthday Rob, Lori, Dusty, Sylv, and the boys took Derick and I out for a birthday dinner at one of Dericks favorite places, Ninja. It was a really fun night being out with everyone. Thank you, We love you guys! Unfortunately, on Dericks birthday he had to go to drill so it wasn't much of a birthday for him. But, later that night I took him to yet another one of his favorites to Texas Roadhouse. Then we got an ice cream cake from DQ and went to my sisters house to celebrate both Derick's and my sisters birthday (whose birthday was the next day) with my family. We then took the ice cream cake home and I put the box in the fridge and went to bed. Well it's and ICE CREAM cake.. Der, Der, Der... it has to go in the freezer. So we ended up having this pudding cake that I scooped up into a bowl and it is now in the freezer.



So other then school and other small things this is the long over due update.

Well, we are so bummed that the summer is over cause it was an awesome summer between the Jamaica trip, all the derbies, buying a house and holiday events. So, we are now back in school. Both Derick and I are taking a full schedule at SUU and I am working 20 hours a week at the Southwest Center. Derick is working hard to get our yard looking good and I am slowing decorating (or trying to decorate) the inside. We definately love having our own home. We also got a new nephew in the family and in a week we will have another one. NO. no kids for us, not for a while still. :) The only kid we have is Sadie, our new puppy. She is so fun to have.

Fun events this summer

This summer has been a pretty good summer even though I have had to be gone a lot. This last week especially has been eventfull, it started last thursday the 6th when we signed for our new house, that was pretty exciting. About an hour after that I left on another fire for about 8 days luckily all of Bre's family and Dusty where around to help Bre move into the house. Thanks guys! During this time we also gained a new member in our little family her name is Sadie, she is a pure breed black lab she is a lot of fun. Fiday night we decided to have a little thank you /house warming BBQ wich turned out to be a lot of fun. After the long week of moving and working we decided to go to the Washington county fair and watch the demolition derby. The derby itself was pretty long but all together we had a lot of fun.

1 Year Anniversary!

Well Bre and I just returned home from Mesquite, where we celebrated our one year Anniversary. It was a lot of fun I think I got my wife hooked on blackjack though, whoops! I can pretty much say that she spoiled me, she got me a gun safe. It is really nice, I don't know how she knew that I wanted it so bad. Bre got a watch that you can switch out the bands. We had a really good time, and I think Bre's favorite part of the trip was the all you can eat crab, man does she like crab. I love you honey!

Bre's birthday

Today is BreAnns birthday and I barely made it home to be with her. I got called out on a fire yesterday morning, but thanks to the rain I got to come home tonight. Normally I would be cussing ther rain but I'm glad to be home with my wife! Happy birthday Bre love you!

Jamaica ! Ya mon

Well it's sad to say but our Jamaica trip has come and gone. It was so much fun though I definately recommend it to any couple. The only regret I have is that I should have taken into consideration a travel day, because on the way there the time worked against us and it was an all day thing. The best thing about it was we spent the whole entire week together. We stayed at the Sandals Inn wich out of all of the Sandals resorts was the cheapest, but where Sandals is an all inclusive resort we got to play at all of the Sandals resorts. It is a stay in 1 and play in 10 kind of thing, so in all reality we scored because we payed the cheaper price and experienced the same thing. I would have to say the funnest part of the whole trip was on Wednesday when we went horse riding, the ride consisted of two parts the sight seeing part and then the water part. It was so fun we rode the horses in the ocean and the water was above our waists at times. Every day we did something new and it wore us out, but it was so worth it. Just a little overview if Sandals resorts, its a couples resort so even though kids are awesome it only couples no crying none of that. The dinners everynight where candle light dinners and we ate some of the best food we had ever eatin. It was a great get a way and once again we recommend it to everyone.