happy green birthday to me!

So, I am now 25 and although I didn't have a "quarter life crisis" as John Mayer would say, I did however start to think I should become more responsible in the amount of waste I produce. I don't agree with every aspect of the Green Movement (don't even get Brad started), but I think there are real things that everyone can do to make a difference. With that said Brad was amused to find out that what I really wanted for my birthday was reusable grocery bags. I searched the internet and found these excellent bags that meet my criteria for size, price, and cuteness. They fold up to about the size of a deck of cards so I can carry them around in my ginormous purse when they aren't being used. Can't wait to go shopping with them! Thanks to Brad for the fantastic birthday gift!

http://www.delight.com/ECO-DELIGHTFUL/Reusable-Bags-Bottles

graduation

Congratulations to the newest Carn graduate! This pictures was taken in front of the Clyde Building where he pratically lived for the last four years. Good thing his summer job has him working here or he might have shed a few tears on his last day.

I'm bummed now that I can't hold it over Brad's head that I'm smarter than him because I have a degree and he doesn't. Dang it! That was my perfect ending to a "who's wrong and who's right" conversation. Now I'll just have to play the "I'm older and wiser" card (even if it's only by a month).

Graduation was great, except that when they called his name they mistakenly took "Brad" clearly typed by a computer for "Bradey". So when they announced his name as "Bradey Carn" we all got a good laugh. In my opinion Brad is a far more common name and yet this has happend to him on a couple of different occasions. In the future when the alumni association calls Brad to donate to BYU he's going to ask "Are you looking for Brad or Bradey?" and then hang up.

By the way, enjoy the whiteness. You can see just how harsh the winter was here by our skin, yikes! Yeah we'll be taking care of that soon. Hiking and camping here we come!

Brad and his buddy Rich who is also going to Dental School this fall.

Brad & I, aka The Whiteness

if you graduate from BYU you have to have your picture taken here, it's practically the law

Brad's parents came in all the way from Chicago!

irondave

Bridget's dad is currently in China to compete in his 10th Inronman! This is the first official Ironman in China and David has always wanted to go on a vacation there so it was a perfect fit.

Good Luck & Congratulations!

gandalf

So you know that episode of Friends where Chandler and Ross's friend Gandalf is coming to town and they get all excited because they always end up doing unpredictable and crazy things when he’s around? Well when Brad’ brother Charlie comes to town as part of his semi-annual recruiting trips to BYU it feels a lot like that. Just Provo style. This is the same brother that when Brad and I were dating he took me out to get ice cream so he could find out if I wanted to marry Brad.

Well this latest trip eclipsed them all. The first night he was here we started off at a refined restaurant with a group of candidates and by the end of the night we were at our apartment playing poker with another Carn brother Dave, a couple we had never met before, and our good friends Scott and Nicole.

The second night we started out at the Chemical Engineering Banquet and ended up going bowling, and then back to our place to play Settlers of Catan while simultaneously downing 5,000 calories worth of chips, soda, and chocolate. Charlie then passed out on the couch as we tried to watch Season 3 of The Office at midnight.

Good times.

Sadly this was out last trip from Charlie while we still live in Provo, but it definately was the best.

Charlie and his son Ethan

(Brook: I hope you don't mind that I stole this from your blog!)

Extreme Home Workout

Brad has a new love in his life... P90X. A home workout system. The idea behind this workout is "muscle confusion". Each workout introduced new routines and moves so that your body never plateaus and so you don't get bored with working out. The only equipment you need is a pull-up bar and hand weights. The workouts have you doing things like Cardio, Plyomentrics, and Power Yoga.

So about a month ago I walked in to the family room to find Brad completely engrossed in a commercial advertisement for P90X. He turns to me when it's done and says "I think I want to try that". Right then I knew I was in trouble, because let me tell you something about Brad: when he gets something in his mind he has to spend hours pouring over the details, researching meticulously to look for the faults, and crunching the numbers to make sure everything makes sense. He becomes completely obsessed and almost no rational speaking from me can talk him out of it.

Now let me tell you something about me: I'm a cynic and I buy in to very little hype, especially when a very tan muscle bound man is the one trying to sell it to me. But after Brad's research, hearing an actor with no agenda randomly talking about it in an interview, and one of my co-workers being the physical testimony to it's wonderfulness I think I'm sold as well.

So we have obtained the 12 "highly diverse and intense workout" dvds and the nutrition guide and we are ready to go. We begin our 90 day program this weekend and while Brad's goal is to get "ripped again" my goal is to "tone up". If our before and after pics are anything spectacular they will posted on the blog. Here's to hoping I don't end up looking like this:



More P90X Info: http://www.beachbody.com/product/p90x.do?code=GOOGLE_P90X

snoop dog converts?

This was one of the better april fools jokes I saw this year... it seriously had me going for a good 5 minutes. Who ever wrote this article was definately LDS because the quotes are pretty believable. CNN you almost had me!

http://cnnentertainment.co.nr/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/01



**Credit goes to Breanne for posting this link on her blog.

there's something about holidays

April Fools Day is actually a little sentimental for me because one year ago today Brad proposed. Who proposes on April Fools Day, right? It's actually fitting that Brad and I would get engaged on a holiday because a lot of the important dates in mine and Brad's relationship have been incidentally marked by holidays.

* Halloween 2005: We started dating
* 4th of July 2006: We flew to Naperville to meet Brad's family
* Thanksgiving 2006: Brad met my extended family
* St. Patrick's Day 2007: We looked at engagement rings
* April Fools Day 2007: We got engaged
* Four Days Before Brad's Birthday 2007: We got married (this one is a stretch but I just had to complete the entire relationship)

So now my guess is we'll probably have our first child on Christmas or Easter (DISCLAIMER: that is in no way a hint at anything, Brad and I are not pregnant!).