Grand Junction Colorado Trip: Enstrom Chocolates!

After our hike in the clouds and lunch, we headed into town for some fun. We started out at this adorable candy shop where we found goodies of all kinds from chocolate high heeled shoes to suckers with scorpions in them. It was quite the little adventure! We got some yummy chocolate suckers to enjoy, and passed on the bug infested lollipop.

Stay tuned. Our fun night on the town continues with the cutest, most artsy Main Street I have ever seen! :)

Happy 6 Years to Us!!!

We got married on Friday the 13th of June in 2008 and here it is Friday the 13th (once again) of 2014…Happy 6 Year Anniversary to my best friend, eternal companion, and the love of my life! What an adventure it has been thus far with so many ups and downs, laughs and tears, and fun and struggles. We have grown so much as a couple facing all... we have together, and I am happy to say that we and our love has grown to be even stronger than the day we were sealed to one another for time and all eternity. What a blessing being married to you has been, and what an amazing future and eternity we have to look forward to together. I love you with all my heart, Benjamin Luke Ostler!!! Thanks for letting me be yours and thanks for being mine!

Here is a little blast from the past to our anniversaries thus far…

Our First Anniversary: Denver and Boulder, Colorado (The Hyatt, the Melting Pot, and the Flat Irons)

Our Second Anniversary: Murray, and Salt Lake City, Utah (Campout in the Living Room, Hogle Zoo, and “This is the Place” Monument)

Our Third Anniversary: Logan, Honeyville, and Brigham City Utah (Providence Inn, Crystal Hot Springs, and lots of fun in between)

Our Fourth Anniversary: West Haven and Salt Lake City, Utah (Fun at home and the Living Planet Aquarium)

Our Fifth Anniversary: West Haven and Perry, Utah (Maddox Restaurant)

And finally to today-our SIXTH (?!) Anniversary! Where does the time go?! SO lucky to be married to this AMAZING man!!!

 

Our Sixth Anniversary: Perry and West Haven, Utah (Going to the movies and a candle-lit dinner at home-we are saving the BIG celebrating for our trip to a five-star resort in Lake Las Vegas next month so stay tuned for that!)

We have been through more than I ever thought possible since that day. There have been SO many ups and downs. I can't ...believe all that we have experienced together these past 6 years of marriage. It is time to make our dreams a reality! SO excited for our future! I love you so much Ben! Thanks for being a fighter and a dreamer with me! Our life has been AMAZING and it is only going to become even more INCREDIBLE!!! I can't wait to live our dreams together! Here is to many, many wonderful years full of adventure to come! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do and are. You make me want to be a better person. Love you!!!

What a life we have made together, and what a life we continue to create! Can't wait for many more adventures together! Love you Benny Boo!!!

Swimming and Barbequing with Family and Friends from Colorado!

This day was SO much fun! Our Colorado family was in town, and I invited my friend Julie (one of the Denver wives) and her little baby, Halle to spend a day at the pool with us! We had fun visiting, laughing, splashing, playing volleyball, and ending the day at my parent’s for a barbeque/hot dog roast. Since mine and my cousin, Rachael’s birthdays were so close, we even got a cake made in our honor. It was so good to spend time with our Colorado family and friends again!

Jayden really liked this dog. The giggling was cute, until he giggled so hard he threw up all over Andrea right after I took these pictures. Poor girl!

You just can’t beat a day that comes complete with awesome family, friends, swimming, food, and sweets!

Fun with Family and Friends

We had a lot of fun with family and friends in January back in 2010. We hung out with cousins, had friends from Utah come stay with us and visit, visited friends back up in Westminster, and had our new friends in Centennial over for pizza and a game night. On the rare occasion that we did not have plans, we hung out together. It was sure busy with our work schedules and what not, but boy was it a month full of fun and happiness.

Kendra and I went to lunch. It made for a fun little girl’s day out!

Hanging out after work!

Ben and I hanging out at home and laughing so hard while goofing off and taking pictures, we were practically crying. You had to be there, I guess.

Getting ready for a night on the town together for our weekly date night. It is my favorite night of the week!

After a really long, hard day at work for both of us, we were exhausted and a little frustrated. Lucky for us, our friends Keely and Clark Harper from back in Utah, had come to stay with us and we were going to end the day on a good note with a yummy dinner at Ruby Tuesday and a fun night of bowling. They are a lot of fun and we love spending time with them. It is nice to live 10 minutes away from one another now.

It was such a FUN double date!

 

Heading to Westminster to our old apartment complex, to hang out with Ben’s boss Trent Frazer and his wife, Janae. Too bad we were all having too much fun to whip out the camera. At least I got plenty of pictures on the way there and back.

Hosting our fun pizza and game night with our new friends McCall and Mark introduced us to. You would never guess it was our first time hanging out together. We all felt like we had known one another for years!

We definitely have some good memories from that month of our life.