tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69942389770984001132024-03-06T00:06:08.046-05:00Joyce Family Top PlaysLife is fast paced, just need to take the time to write about the good stuff.Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-41429463174486516672016-09-03T12:52:00.000-04:002016-09-03T12:52:22.690-04:00Our Top Ten Best College Football UniformsWe are finally in the month of September which in this household means FOOTBALL! To commemorate this time of year for sports we have decided to collaborate on some top ten lists. I know I love reading anything that says "Top 10..." in it's title so why not do one of our own. For our first one we will be putting together a "Top Ten Best College Football Uniforms", granted this will be a subjective list according to our opinions, but I'd like to think that we have good taste and some fashion sense. These won't be in any order of best to worst, just the ten uniforms we think look the best.<br />
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<b>1. <i>Florida States Home Uniforms</i></b><br />
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What we like about them: The color scheme and the Native American patterns that the uniform embraces.<br />
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<b>2. <i>Texas Away Uniforms</i></b><br />
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What we like about them: The Texas logo in general is a great, classic logo. Add in the all white and we got storm trooper status.<br />
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<b>3. <i>USC Home Uniforms</i></b><br />
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What we like about them: Classic uniforms from the best football program ever, Also to clarify, when we say USC we are referring to the University of Southern California, not the University of South Carolina like some of our Southern friends would have you believe.<br />
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<b>4. <i>Notre Dame Home Uniforms</i></b><br />
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What we like about them: Again, a classic uniform, a very recognizable look, and who didn't love "Rudy". Also the golden helmets to really cement the looks.<br />
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<b>5. <i>Michigan Home Uniforms</i></b><br />
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What we like about them: <i>Best Football Helmets Period. </i>Another classic look for their uniforms. Somewhere Tim Allen is man grunting while wearing his Michigan sweatshirt.<br />
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<b>6. <i>Navy Uniform</i></b><br />
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What we like about them: The uniform represents the school very well. And that helmet.<br />
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<b>7. <i>LSU Home Uniform</i></b><br />
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What we like about them: We don't really have anything to say about them, we just like them. They wear white jerseys for home games.<br />
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<b>8. <i>BYU Royal Blue Uniforms</i></b><br />
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What we like about them: Other than the obvious bias because we are BYU fans, we love the color scheme of the royal blue and white. Also we are huge fans of the vintage BYU logo.<br />
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<b><i>9. UNC Home Uniforms</i></b><br />
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What we like about them: Again, we are also UNC fans. We love the look of the Carolina Blue top (that's right, the color is named after the school) with the white pants. Then if that look wasn't classic enough, add on the argyle pattern down the side of the pants and we've got ourselves a solid uniform. ***Note: They actually had some pretty subpar uniforms for a while. Daniel was happy that the new uniforms are what he had imagined they always should have been.***<br />
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<b>10. <i>Oregon Rose Bowl Uniforms from 2015</i></b><br />
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What we like about them: For once these uniforms actually represented the school well. It embodied the school colors while integrating the Duck mascot into their look.<br />
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<b><i>Honorable Mention for Worst Uniform: Oregon National Title Game Uniform from 2015 getting destroyed by a team with another classic uniform</i></b><br />
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What we disliked about them: It's funny how a team can go from having it's best uniform ever for one game, go to it's worst uniform ever for the very next game (that was for the national title). This was a huge miss for Oregon. Here is this football team representing their school for the whole United States, maybe even world and they messed up. They decided to go all white with gray. No school colors whatsoever. It had no school pride. Pretty much The University of Nike.Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-61594584819585814492014-12-29T14:58:00.001-05:002014-12-29T14:58:45.712-05:00Eight ways Dogs are like Children Now before I get some angry responses from parents being offended that I compared their precious bundles of joy to animals or their parenthood to owning pets, I just want to make a disclaimer that this is meant to be a light hearted post. I know that my dogs are in no way children and that I am not a parent because of having dogs, but I do see similarities between experiences I have with my dogs and experiences that friend's and family have with with their children. That being said, here is my list. I hope all those who have pets, and children, can relate to this blog post.<br />
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1. House training a puppy is not fun</div>
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When we adopted Sophie we were so caught up with how cute of a puppy she was that we forgot about the whole house training thing. We would take her outside and walk her around to encourage her to relieve herself. All she would do is sniff around and bark at things. After giving up we would bring her inside and within five minutes she would be squatting on the carpet. She eventually caught on that when she would potty outside she would get a treat. Then one day we noticed she had gone a whole week without an accident! We were practically high fiving each other with a sense of accomplishment. She has had an accident here and there, but for the most part she is really good at holding it in.</div>
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2. They get really excited to see us when we get home from work</div>
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One fun thing about having dogs is how ecstatic they get when we come home. It's a good feeling being loved, and dogs give plenty of it. Sophie likes to jump up on us and "hug" us. Keif will then run over with a wagging tail and high shrills of excitement. The longer we are away, the more they are happy to see us. Ever see those youtube videos of military people coming home and seeing their dogs after being gone for a long time? It's a pretty similar reaction our dogs get when we come home from being on vacation. Which brings me to my next topic.</div>
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3. Pet sitters/ Boarding</div>
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Going on vacation can be tricky when you have dogs. Although this part of having a dog differs slightly from having children, finding a pet sitter can bring about the same concerns as those who are looking for baby sitters for their children. Can this person be trusted with your precious children/ pets? Will your children/ pets get along with the sitter? Can the sitter handle your children/ pets without running the other way screaming? In the past we would just board our dogs at Petsmart. We figured they had each other so it shouldn't be too bad. When we were in California my parents and my sister were nice enough to watch Keif and take him out for runs. We are lucky enough here that I have a coworker, who our dogs love, who can watch our dogs when we need him to. </div>
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4.Missing them when you are away from them</div>
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It doesn't matter how long we are gone, could be running errands, out on a day trip or a week long vacation, one of us will make the comment "I miss the dogs". That phrase is usually said within minutes of being gone from them. When we see other people with dogs we miss them, when we are relaxing without them we miss them. I hear that parents go through the same withdrawals when their children aren't with them. </div>
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5. They follow you everywhere</div>
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It doesn't matter where I am at in the apartment, my dogs will follow me there. After I shower I'll get out to find them squeezed into my tiny bathroom taking up the entire floor space. Using the restroom, they'll be at the door. We typically keep the dogs out of our room when we sleep, but when we get up in the morning they are right at the door waiting for us. It's sweet that they want to be around us, it just gets a little inconvenient at times like when I'm cooking dinner and Sophie decides to hang out in the kitchen with me, making it hard to maneuver around.</div>
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6. There's no such thing as sleeping in<br />
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Just this morning the dogs were laying next to the bed, ready for when I decided to get up. Every move I made would stir the dogs, eager to see if I was awake. At one point Sophie had jumped on the bed and licked my face. The luxury of being to sleep in is non existent at our home when you have two dogs who have been holding in their pee all night.</div>
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7. Over sharing them on social media</div>
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Now parents, let's not pretend that you share pretty much every little thing about your children. Well us pet parents are guilty of doing the same. I've shared a few meme's of our dogs as well as plenty of stories and pictures of them being silly. Such that parents like to show off their children, I like to do the same with my pups. They make me laugh with their silly mannerisms and playful attitudes and therefore I will probably continue to share it all on Facebook and Instagram.</div>
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8. The Reciprocating, Unconditional Love</div>
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When we adopted Keif, he was instantly attached to us. We felt as if we had always had him. When we weren't home he would try looking for us. At least that's what we told ourselves. There is no feeling like looking at your dog while they wildly wag their tail just from you acknowledging him. The way they come running at you in excitement when you call them over. And who can really stay mad at their beloved dog when they do something bad? Dogs and kids are so easy to love, when they are yours, and they seem so willing to love you back. It's a wonderful feeling and a great perk when you have a dog.</div>
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Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-84081820772639537392014-10-11T12:52:00.000-04:002014-10-11T12:52:18.468-04:00Daniel's Birthday Extravaganza: Our Trip to New York City Our trips to New York City seem to have become a birthday tradition. The first trip we ever took there was the week of my birthday, then this last trip was during the week of Daniel's birthday. For this trip we decided to drive instead of take the train like last time. We had found that the drive was a cool ten hours. Since we have made many ten hour drives in the past, mainly from Utah to California, we decided to go for it and make the drive. However during this trip it was very apparent to both of us that we aren't as young as we once were and that driving for ten hours straight sucks. It's safe to say we probably will take the train or fly the next time we decide to make that trip again. Although I did enjoy driving in Manhattan and Brooklyn. As crazy as the traffic was I enjoyed the aggressive drivers in the area who helped to move the traffic along. <br />
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We stayed with Daniel's brother Dustin and his family in Brooklyn like we did the last trip. This time though we got to meet Daniel's new nephew, Colin. He was born in January and we were finally able to make a trip up to meet him. Let's just say that Colin is one of the most easy going kids we have ever been around. He is only nine months old, but he seems to have it all figured out. He would only get fussy when he was hungry or needed a diaper change. Other than that he was a pretty happy baby. He was so easy to be around it made Daniel want to have kids. Good to know that someday when we have a family Daniel will be somewhat prepared.<br />
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Being like most people in New York City, Dustin and his family rely on public transportation. We road the subway and bus when we weren't walking. Daniel's niece, Fiona and little Colin are pros at riding public transportation. I loved how even though Colin was in his stroller he would still make an effort to hold onto the pole on the subway. Fiona pretty much knows which trains to get on and the rockiness of the trains and buses didn't seem to bother either one of them. They are both very bright kids who have caught on to social cues of riding public transportation. <br />
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Our first day there was probably our favorite because we got to bond with Colin while Dustin went to a career fair for a few hours. We took him to central park, gave him a bottle, and toured the MET. People were complimenting how cute Colin was, and he is a pretty cute little man. I had to laugh when Daniel asked me if I knew when to feed Colin and when to change him, My response was when he started to cry he would probably need one or the other. Although I do get a fail for having him sit in a wet diaper for a while. It donned on me at the MET that he hadn't been changed since the morning and here it was four in the afternoon, so yeah, we get a bad babysitting award for that one. While heading back to meet up with Dustin's wife, Susan, and daughter, Fiona, we rode in on the East River Ferry. While riding Daniel pulled out his phone to take pictures of our beautiful views of the city when all of sudden his Metro card flew out of his pocket and into the river. It would not have been so bad except for Daniel had just bought a seven day pass for $30 and had only used it twice on the subway. Poor guy felt so bad, but I told him just to think of it as a donation to the New York public transportation system.<br />
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We were able to meet up with my cousin Lydia who is a nanny for a family in Manhattan. She took us to a wonderful spot by the Brooklyn bridge that had an amazing view of New York City at night. We enjoyed pizza, New York style of course, and visited with each other for an hour or so. It was such a relaxing end to a day full of walking and sight seeing. <br />
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We had such a blast vacationing in New York City and visiting with Dustin, Susan, Fiona, and Colin. I wish we could have spent more time with Susan and Fiona. Maybe next we visit we'll come in on a Friday evening so we can spend the weekend with everyone. Of course I'm pretty sure they owe us a visit to Charlotte.<br />
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Here are a few pictures to sum up our vacation. Enjoy!<br />
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Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-37081251632542653882014-02-12T23:29:00.000-05:002014-02-12T23:29:32.640-05:00Snowpocalypse: Snow days in the SouthTwo weeks ago we had our first snowfall of the year and the winter season. In Southern fashion here in Charlotte, North Carolina, people reacted like they normally do. Everyone rushes to the grocery store in order to stock up for the "big storm". Schools get out early or cancelled and even a lot of jobs have snow days. The last snow day two weeks ago was pretty light. I had work off as did Daniel, but we were still able to stick to our routine of going to the gym and running errands. The snow didn't stick so there was no danger in driving. Charlotte did not get hit as bad as Atlanta and so I brushed it off as the usual overreaction of the residents around here. Two days later all the snow was gone and it was if it had never happened.<br />
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This second time around the snow has proven to be more troublesome. Once again Daniel was called off of work as was I. My work had actually closed for the day due to the snow and may possibly be closed tomorrow. The YMCA that Daniel and I work out had closed for the day. We spent the day in our apartment, mostly watching TV, only venturing out when the dogs needed bathroom breaks. Looking outside at the snow I would have guessed we were living in Utah again, minus the view of the mountains. There is so much snow. No wonder businesses were closed for the day. <br />
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I don't blame people for not wanting to drive in the snow. The city is not really equipped with the necessary items to make the roads safe to drive in . Although there are many transplants from up north living in Charlotte, I'd say most of the residents here have little if no experience of driving in the snow. We lived in Utah for a few years and I still don't feel all that confident driving in the snow. <br />
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After living in the snow in Utah though it is pretty comical to see a whole city shut down due to snow. I never had snow days in Utah. In fact, at Chili's, we were busiest when it snowed. I had my share of sliding in the snow while driving and getting stuck going up hills. But roads were getting plowed constantly and when it snows for four to five months out of the year it's unrealistic to shut down a city. The snow here in Charlotte will be gone in a few days and I'm sure things will go back to as they were before "snowpocalypse" had hit. At least I hope so soon, because Valentine's day is on Friday and that is one of the busiest days when you work in a restaurant. And after having a couple extra days of work off we could use that extra money.<br />
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<br />Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-27702716570347549052013-08-08T00:21:00.001-04:002013-08-08T00:21:34.538-04:00"New York, New York. So nice they named it twice. Manhattan is the other name."Even though our trip to New York city was a good four months ago, I'm finally getting around to blogging about it. I definitely had to name the post after the quote said by the character Michael Scott from the Office. I'm pretty sure I quoted that line at least a dozen times during our trip. Even Daniel jumped in with a few Michael Scott quotes. <br />
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This was the first time I have ever been to New York City. Since Daniel's brother Dustin had moved there with his wife Susan and daughter Fiona, we found it to be an opportune time to visit the grand city. We planned only a few days to spend in New York so we made sure to be productive each day. <br />
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I was so surprised at how large of a city New York was. I knew it was large, but seeing it for myself I was just taken aback from the amount of skyscrapers, and people, and cars. I was so excited to see all the iconic buildings that I had seen in all the movies. The Statue of Liberty was so amazing to see, and the Empire State building is definitely very tall. <br />
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The best part of our New York trip was being able to visit with Dustin, Susan, and Fiona. The last time we had seen Fiona she was not even a year old and now she was walking around and talking. She warmed up to Daniel really fast allowing him to read to her while she sat in his lap. Fiona kept asking Daniel to read to her one book after the other. She is so smart and willing to try anything. A friend of theirs full on put an iguana the size of Fiona on her lap and she just grinned about it. She was so adorable and fun to be around. I was also able to visit with some friends of mine from back home who I had not seen in over 10 years. <br />
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Daniel and I are looking forward to the next time we go to New York. I know there are a few things we didn't have time for. There are also things that we did that we would like to do again. The MET would be one of those things that we would love to go through again. We needed two day just to tour that. I would also love to go on a carriage ride through Central Park. I've never been on a carriage ride so why not through such a beautiful park. <br />
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For your enjoyment, here are a few pictures from the trip.<br />
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First up, pictures from our friend Jeff's wedding in Chapel Hill.<br />
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Then we went to the spring game at UNC Chapel Hill.<br />
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We stopped in DC to spend time with Daniel's parents and sister Amanda.<br />
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Then we went to New York. I took a few pictures of different buildings.<br />
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Daniel's cute niece.<br />
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I was in charge of dressing her, and she took advantage of the fact that I did not say no.<br />
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Pictures from Central Park.<br />
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A few pics from the MET.<br />
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Seeing old friends :)<br />
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Delicious fries with multiple dipping sauces.<br />
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Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-29704444634540552912012-12-06T17:11:00.000-05:002012-12-06T17:11:30.086-05:00We've got Internet!<br />
After moving to Charlotte, NC we decided to keep things simple and not get internet at our place. Well we finally cracked and I must say I am happy that I will be able to update our blog more often now, of course this means I no longer have an excuse for not updating. So what has the Joyce household been up to? Well there is not too much excitement going on here. We have decorated for Christmas which is fun. I definitely love this time of year. We'll be spending Christmas here with each other. Although we'll miss family, it'll be nice to have each other's company the whole day.<br />
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This would be the ole Christmas tree.</div>
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Sophie found her new favorite spot to nap.</div>
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The mantle place, Daniel and I are sharing a stocking, the doggies have their own.</div>
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Last night I woke up to the sound of Sophie whining in her kennel. I looked at the time and knew that at 3 AM that something must be wrong. I got out of bed and braced myself for the worst, As I opened the door a strong pungent smell crept into my nose. She got sick in her kennel. Poor Sophie was up against the back of her kennel trying her best not to step in the mess. I spent the next hour bathing her then cleaning out her kennel. Needless to say I didn't get a very good nights rest last night. As the day has gone on she seems to be feeling better. She's quarantined in the kitchen right now so that she doesn't have any accidents on my carpet. Keif is enjoying the break from Sophie chewing on his face. </div>
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Cute little Sophie from the day we adopted her. She was 17 lbs when we got her and almost 3 months old. She is now almost 7 months and 35 lbs. Any predictions on how big she'll get?</div>
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This would be my picture from when we went to watch BYU play at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. It was a nice day trip and I had a lot of fun with Daniel's family. It was a great gift from my in laws. I'm proud to say that I still know the fight song and that I was able to sing it many times at the game. The final score was 41-17. I'm sad that I work when they play their bowl game, but I will be rooting them on.<br />
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Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-67097362516693893982012-09-06T16:01:00.000-04:002012-12-06T16:02:10.944-05:00North Carolina Living Moving to North Carolina in the height of summer is not recommended by no means. I've been in heat before, but humidity makes for a hot, sticky time and not in a good way. Our second week in Charlotte there were record highs for heat not just here, but all over the country, while San Diego stayed a comfortable 70 degree average. The humidity did not help with the move adjustment, but it was expected so I was not surprised to be experiencing it. Living in North Carolina so far has been good. Our apartment is nice and in a pretty good location. Plus it is our own place and our own space, something we hadn't had in a while. The people here are very friendly and I do really like that. <br />
Work is going well, Daniel has been working hard at his job cleaning carpets for Prestige Chem Dry, while I have been serving at Maggianos and trying to get some kind of system down when it's busy so as to be more efficient and a better server for my guests. I'm still learning the menu, but I know it takes time to really get it down. The money has been a lot better at Maggianos vs Chili's and I'm very grateful for that.<br />
While living here I have already been to a Carolina Panthers' football game as well as a Charlottes Knight's minor league baseball game. Daniel's family came to visit for a Reunion for Randy (Daniel's step dad) and we got to spend a nice weekend with them. We've also been visited by Daniel's friend Chris Gearheart, wife Shelly, and son Salem, and even my brother-in-law was in town on business so we got to meet up with him too.<br />
So far my favorite outing was a trip we took to Charleston, SC. It is such a pretty city with so many old buildings. We had Keif with us and so we did a lot of walking and even went to a dog park that had a lake for the dogs to play in. It's so great to see so much history, to see where the history started in our country from when it was settled.<br />
Now going into our third month of being here we have introduced a sweet little puppy into our family. Her name is Sophie and she is so sweet and loves to play. So far it's been a bit of an adjustment for everyone. Our home feels a bit more crowded and we have to train her non stop. Keif is a bit jealous of her to, he looks really grumpy when we play with her, we're trying to work on giving them both lots of attention. Can't imagine how much harder that will be with kids someday, but the doggies will give us a lot of practice.<br />
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These were from hiking Crowder's Mountain on the 4th of July!</div>
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Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-90664563600977130442012-05-14T15:35:00.000-04:002012-05-14T15:41:04.176-04:00Change of plans<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These blog posts are starting to look similar to my journal entries, in that I don't post as often as I should or would like to. But I promise I thought that I had posted since January. Alas, the dates on my blog do not lie so here I am left updating our last few months quickly and in a way as to not bore the reader. To celebrate Daniel's mom's 50th birthday we went out to visit her in D.C. It was nice to be able to spend time with Daniel's family especially since I haven't really spent more than a couple of days with them. Both of Daniel's parents are so kind and friendly, I was so glad to be able to spend time with them. Daniel's sister Amanda was so much fun to be around. She was such a sweetheart and hilarious to be around. She called me "Taffany" and "girlfriend" constantly. She shared her MP3 player with me while riding in the car and even showed off some of her awesome dance moves. I'm excited to be able to live closer to Daniel's family to get to hang out with Amanda more. Which brings me to my next topic...</span><br />
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Oh by the way, I did have a birthday and a lady never reveals her age, but lets just say that I have been out of high school for ten years now. I'll let you do the math. We kept it simple and lucky for me my amazing friend Allison allowed me to spend my birthday with her. She also put together a little barbecue. It was just what I needed, a relaxing evening with my husband and great friends. <br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also...my wonderful friend Traci got married!!! Daniel and I were able to attend her sealing at the San Diego temple. I am so happy for my friend Traci. I've known her since we were little kids in Primary at church and she would volunteer to say the prayer. We became even closer our last couple of years in Utah while going to BYU. She's dated some guys who didn't deserve her and I'm just so happy she found one who was worthy of her love. Congratulations again Traci, I love you so much!!</span>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-57183516663873753592012-01-31T13:45:00.000-05:002012-01-31T14:29:06.425-05:00Random thoughts from our day to day lives.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0miL0MCDF4glU1mnLoMTa1-grxHVIDBme28bPk98NYRhwPBhRo4pJXBUUcc41IhPignvKid3Sbna3SovNa2_lbiWFGYPgolqjeyqIAReJ-xNKCSlEBcBp-ci2bcjaJdAe4L-R94JDCtG9/s1600/IMAG0099-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0miL0MCDF4glU1mnLoMTa1-grxHVIDBme28bPk98NYRhwPBhRo4pJXBUUcc41IhPignvKid3Sbna3SovNa2_lbiWFGYPgolqjeyqIAReJ-xNKCSlEBcBp-ci2bcjaJdAe4L-R94JDCtG9/s320/IMAG0099-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703877594836102754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left; "> We are the most exciting people out there. We don't take exotic trips, we have regular jobs, and we have no kids to share silly stories about. Our conversations are probably not all that interesting. We talk a lot about politics, mostly what we've read about and how we feel. Prior to getting married, politics were the last thing I wanted to have a conversation about. In fact when I started dating Daniel I went on one date with another guy before we decided to become exclusive. This guy was very nice and we had a lot of fun on our date, however the turn off was when he told me how much he loves politics and that he could discuss it all day. Enough said. I knew we would not be a good match. I think what scared me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left; ">so much about politics was that I </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left; ">was unaware and not up to date. I never read the news and had little knowledge on the current events. I don't like to argue about points so my conversations about politics usually resulted in me nodding my head in agreement with someones perspective on things. Daniel luckily never cared about politics and now as we discuss them, we have found that we are pretty much on the same page about most issues. Every once in a while he makes me angry because he will disagree with something that I have a strong stance on, and he makes me mad that I can't persuade him to agree with what I think. The conversation usually ends in him telling me he can see both sides to </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left; ">the </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left; ">situation which usually still isn't what I want to hear.</span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span > Many times our conversations involve how long it takes me to get ready everyday. For me to feel and look my best for the day, I need at least an hour to get ready. That all includes shower, makeup, and hair. If I want to curl my hair I would have to add on another 30 to 45 minutes. Daniel needs 20 minutes. He constantly reminds me of all the things I miss out on because of how long it takes me to get ready. I tell him that it used to take me an extra half hour to get ready in the mornings and that I was proud of myself for being able to shave off so much time. One day while driving in the car we decided to calculate how much time I have invested (wasted according to Daniel) on getting ready. We started with the age 16 since that is probably when I started the beauty routine that I have now. We came up with about 280 days that I have spent getting ready</span></div><div></div><div><span > since I was 16. My response was "that's all?". Daniel's response was "that much?". It's funny how different our perspectives were on that one.</span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2T5HZ5AsFQkoht2iJLIso6HtQf-DKGE6zlW_NZTKtcPZnmIGhIwyleG63ZXkl9isewTom2eJXlvUocHRuslLulEPW2J4dpCwK8vgc5LxmyfCrIFFGtV6zD70edAyI9FzKTabV8H12N8X/s320/IMAG0059-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703877590373484354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px; " /></div><div> <span style="font-family: verdana; ">Now most people know we have no kids, but we have a dog who is our pride and joy and we pretty much treat him as if he were our child. Keif Joyce is his name. We've had him for a year and a half. He is one of the best running partners you can have. He carries most of my weight when running up hills and he makes me feel safe. However sometimes when I am using so much energy running up a hill and I'm almost to the top, Keif decides something along the way needs to be investigated and he yanks me to the side messing up my momentum. At this point I must either pull him along so we can keep running or just end my run there and walk the rest of the way to the top. Having a dog has helped me realize that it's a lot easier going running when you have someone who relies on you to take them out for the exercise. I hate running, but I love Keif and want him to be a healthy dog.</span></div>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-4365748572763620522011-12-12T14:15:00.000-05:002011-12-12T17:03:15.876-05:00Latest updates<div style="text-align: left;">Yesterday Daniel clicked on the link for our blog, then proceeds to tell me that I need to update our blog. I've known this for a while now. It's been hard to find time when there are other things I should be doing like cleaning or working. Of course the excuse that I gave him was that whenever I have time to write a blog he is usually on the computer. So today I put all other responsibilities to the side and am updating our blog.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu2b6sIrcrc9ju_1bSrqjDmbrI_qBZprJdIg9J2kTYkXFejd1vY_5j46FIILHGTvuT0dIfWRp3f2eZbdVKpSxSp8YpGxHwL20ptIxjo18bAGUg06ARBtmq5xieutBy8_mzLqk1_rCY5pa/s1600/220.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu2b6sIrcrc9ju_1bSrqjDmbrI_qBZprJdIg9J2kTYkXFejd1vY_5j46FIILHGTvuT0dIfWRp3f2eZbdVKpSxSp8YpGxHwL20ptIxjo18bAGUg06ARBtmq5xieutBy8_mzLqk1_rCY5pa/s1600/220.JPG" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu2b6sIrcrc9ju_1bSrqjDmbrI_qBZprJdIg9J2kTYkXFejd1vY_5j46FIILHGTvuT0dIfWRp3f2eZbdVKpSxSp8YpGxHwL20ptIxjo18bAGUg06ARBtmq5xieutBy8_mzLqk1_rCY5pa/s1600/220.JPG" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-decoration: underline; display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; ">Looking through our pictures I came across a short trip we took to Julian, CA in late October. I thought it would be nice to just get away and be able to walk and talk with Daniel. We stopped at a place called Mom's and got a caramel apple crumb pie. It definitely demonstrated why Julian is known for their apple pies. We had fun splurging on some sweets and walking through such a little town.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; "><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwaDyX7dA3JmVGSAaVGdBXS7IT-BQr9K0A6Wj7H5iYvMPCfs_W6n3y7kXSqQQnZ3ZdK6nT4BxcaDO1D8pMJsHZdXSm2lhBnBNZf5l4Zs9pJcU3dGLifEJV44odj3Msqq81qPbpaQM3qhh/s320/222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685332920412574162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div><div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu2b6sIrcrc9ju_1bSrqjDmbrI_qBZprJdIg9J2kTYkXFejd1vY_5j46FIILHGTvuT0dIfWRp3f2eZbdVKpSxSp8YpGxHwL20ptIxjo18bAGUg06ARBtmq5xieutBy8_mzLqk1_rCY5pa/s320/220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685332917055552562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;text-decoration: underline; "><div><br /></div></div></div><div>Now just this last year I became a huge fan of the band America. They are a 1970's folk band with many hits such as "Ventura Highway" and "Horse With No Name" to name a couple. Last year I made a Pandora playlist for the band and discovered that they sang a lot of good songs that I already loved, but had no idea that they sang them. Since then I have been anxiously waiting for them to perform a show in San Diego so Daniel and I could go. On November 4th they came to the contemporary art museum in La Jolla so do an interview and then to play an acoustic set. I begged Daniel and he said we could go. It was such a great experience to hear how the band started, the inspiration behind their music, and how they have been making music for so long. Their set was amazing. I'm ma<div style="text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; ">d at myself for not recording more of their performance. They are great live performers and listening to them has re<div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; ">minded me how people who make music now a days just don't do it the same. Here are a couple of men in their late 50's and they sound great! 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We were able to witness their marriage in the Salt Lake City Temple. That was our first time inside that temple and what an inspiration it truly is knowing the time spent and the details that went into such a sacred place. We are very excited for Ben and Maggie to be starting their lives together and can't wait until we buy our house so that they can come visit us. The wedding gave us an excuse to take a trip to Utah. We were able to visit some friends and eat at a lot of places that we missed. Although we ran out of </div></div></div><div style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; ">time to go to the BYU Creamery, I was a little sad about that. Thanksgiving day we spent on the road to Vegas. We did eat at a sports bar, not our first choice. 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; ">We made it to Vegas that night where we were able to stay at my Aunt's condo. In Vegas we had tickets to go to the Las Vegas Basketball tournament because guess who was going to be playing??? University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC). The Tar Heels were the high light of the tournament and we were able to watch them play live for the first time. Daniel was so excited and I was glad to finally watch the team in person. The first game they played was against University of South Carolina which was an easy win. The next night was against UNLV which was basically a home game for them. The game had a great atmosphere, but UNC played weak. UNLV won 90-80. We did find out that UNLV fans are horrible drunks.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; "><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: center; display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; "><div style="text-align: center; display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="text-align: left; display: inline !important; "> They threw things at the UNC fans and a few even tried to hurt Roy Williams (UNC's Coach). Although they weren't able to pull it through the second game it was still a lot of fun to watch them. The trip we had was exactly what we needed and I'm glad that Daniel and I could have some alone time!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3szzUO_FwxAzRgWH2aPGO2qw0MoudLt3HMeimLTRtkf7VK_8mMPJh12Ouv7-rXcIck7O_kktLXIm4tSxnMqK0-L4ud7J_Q99iFzEJm4c43VK3WpICn_-6QlX1DjArbegOCMO5QzAl_uR/s320/245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685336225306621378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div style="text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; "><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; "><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; "><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: left; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_lyWuN5mGUzrTZ04ppSklI6bd8J0lLyEfebKBylcAk-fVCI3ijxeHC3LCAsk5dTLqi6PUCJiCWALvYwStriqByZwDCtK0Kj8pEhIp1FtX7ABKHezfdFQ5MkTSffR95r_CcYkDcB-gpOC/s1600/223.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ToWNgN1Otnwo53sun8zYHyXBMN8hlnSaEXnuOtCmE8h1D_i7HjZFVz-Nwb_6Jl7bGgxdT-ER5k-kVcrgZhVEmlqggCD2X3X1qeizsITQJFuG4x8-ihI5y90Ei6SZhK4ETRxJn1w6R6B9/s320/241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685336221728485570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-32048900101406247522011-10-01T21:33:00.001-04:002011-10-01T22:38:02.937-04:00Daniel's Birthday and our summer summary<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K9IMBjcIJUamghZRPCqxSvBuwn6_VFmJhGfIlasixwgNut21aeparuVw1cd720v6PeGkQOzG28shxMlU31TjTKIV4s77hHnTeEOR9Rv2wWhhexjAUR2MkCzWyekOTK5oFVPIRCaK4lru/s1600/003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K9IMBjcIJUamghZRPCqxSvBuwn6_VFmJhGfIlasixwgNut21aeparuVw1cd720v6PeGkQOzG28shxMlU31TjTKIV4s77hHnTeEOR9Rv2wWhhexjAUR2MkCzWyekOTK5oFVPIRCaK4lru/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658708727562166770" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K9IMBjcIJUamghZRPCqxSvBuwn6_VFmJhGfIlasixwgNut21aeparuVw1cd720v6PeGkQOzG28shxMlU31TjTKIV4s77hHnTeEOR9Rv2wWhhexjAUR2MkCzWyekOTK5oFVPIRCaK4lru/s1600/003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K9IMBjcIJUamghZRPCqxSvBuwn6_VFmJhGfIlasixwgNut21aeparuVw1cd720v6PeGkQOzG28shxMlU31TjTKIV4s77hHnTeEOR9Rv2wWhhexjAUR2MkCzWyekOTK5oFVPIRCaK4lru/s1600/003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">So my sweet husband just turned 26 on Wednesday. We are now officially 1 year apart for the next 6 months. For his birthday he wanted to go to a basketball tournament in Vegas that the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC) basketball will be playing in. For those of you who don't know Daniel very well, he is all about UNC sports.The tournament is not until Thanksgiving weekend so since I am a wonderful wife I surprised him with a couple of small gifts. First I had been putting money away for about a month to use on a present for him. With that money he bought a watch, something he has been wanting for a while. According to him, women have jewelry and men have watches. I had also found a t shirt online that said "property of the catahoula leopard dog", which would be the breed of dog we have. </span></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K9IMBjcIJUamghZRPCqxSvBuwn6_VFmJhGfIlasixwgNut21aeparuVw1cd720v6PeGkQOzG28shxMlU31TjTKIV4s77hHnTeEOR9Rv2wWhhexjAUR2MkCzWyekOTK5oFVPIRCaK4lru/s1600/003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUXVo5nBRN5SfRnakS9YW13e3Q6Ro5RASCbe83wb4pilsbwR745DGc6d8p4lkD09-fN-BUYWrfolTcZ2IoBBh11HG_Ssny3KE268EM_PTq8_Rrzbh1bIcPrSuP5kYMMCQ2VqR9pU8BJks/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658710520323264146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGO1yL4X2AtJLlcHSHsD6yUuKroxWaO_z1FevbtnJw9nuEMctSYubpzcL19WpduYI07Q4a2ERuLcGnyl2utGRhIozs6QeHNmvpL1IiGmmcrMS-L_ODK9Jb308KHTQSk_Egx0INgWHQ-im/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658710522981697746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><div> I figured it would make a good workout shirt. We cooked dinner together, me making side dishes and Daniel grilling the steaks on the grill. For the cake he wanted German Chocolate Cake which my mom made for him with frosting from scratch. The day was great and filled with a Lord of the Rings marathon as per Daniel's request. We are excited to enjoy his main gift coming this November in Vegas. It will be a nice little vacation doing something that we enjoy.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div>Although the summer went by quickly I feel that we made the most of it. Thanks to the gift I got for my birthday (season passes to the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park) we made lots of trips to the Zoo. </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGO1yL4X2AtJLlcHSHsD6yUuKroxWaO_z1FevbtnJw9nuEMctSYubpzcL19WpduYI07Q4a2ERuLcGnyl2utGRhIozs6QeHNmvpL1IiGmmcrMS-L_ODK9Jb308KHTQSk_Egx0INgWHQ-im/s1600/008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LTomqNzIM3CDA9Oi4xMBbDapOXz_qazLxDYZRjbdvNp0tOLp-QxpYGLU9h_R1y0tci_lb27yxTc-GT2opFLpajVD3iIWNNIp1VAAvZwuvoeJZ_vO-a2SKKzUfW59RyXVK9chhIblrwL9/s320/053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658710538597447202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px; " /></a><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K9IMBjcIJUamghZRPCqxSvBuwn6_VFmJhGfIlasixwgNut21aeparuVw1cd720v6PeGkQOzG28shxMlU31TjTKIV4s77hHnTeEOR9Rv2wWhhexjAUR2MkCzWyekOTK5oFVPIRCaK4lru/s1600/003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K9IMBjcIJUamghZRPCqxSvBuwn6_VFmJhGfIlasixwgNut21aeparuVw1cd720v6PeGkQOzG28shxMlU31TjTKIV4s77hHnTeEOR9Rv2wWhhexjAUR2MkCzWyekOTK5oFVPIRCaK4lru/s1600/003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div></div><div>We also spent a lot of Sundays at the beach, soaking up the sun and playing in the waves. </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBaAbASPXdQ6VPfI-y7xc1Ce-c9vcEvYqKw36Y1g_B6Q1w2FxLfNOMJ1JnZ00sD8mrCnH2t5vvEZrElyxTfIMXoYJJB4ip_FlxN_8AyBjjrPYl5eCPhJgdbdakxMZ8isqCgeEehhWm_rZ/s320/014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658710532044853618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div>Since Daniel was very busy during the week we found Sunday to be the only day we could actually make plans to do something. We are both very grateful for having work, but we do look forward to the time that we can spend together.</div></div></div></div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGO1yL4X2AtJLlcHSHsD6yUuKroxWaO_z1FevbtnJw9nuEMctSYubpzcL19WpduYI07Q4a2ERuLcGnyl2utGRhIozs6QeHNmvpL1IiGmmcrMS-L_ODK9Jb308KHTQSk_Egx0INgWHQ-im/s1600/008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvuPlt8SDqHPROh_WNZUpB771tVOlfBJaohhe9-jDHsCQA6Bg_gzm73VRlwQftaOwO3pYRBkJ6ThXLz9xu60EKWDYj5X6DR0g1fE_c94RWjK9d27KxyAiU9pI-RdHzt6jeFs18Y-WUju9/s320/021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658710528490084130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGO1yL4X2AtJLlcHSHsD6yUuKroxWaO_z1FevbtnJw9nuEMctSYubpzcL19WpduYI07Q4a2ERuLcGnyl2utGRhIozs6QeHNmvpL1IiGmmcrMS-L_ODK9Jb308KHTQSk_Egx0INgWHQ-im/s1600/008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGO1yL4X2AtJLlcHSHsD6yUuKroxWaO_z1FevbtnJw9nuEMctSYubpzcL19WpduYI07Q4a2ERuLcGnyl2utGRhIozs6QeHNmvpL1IiGmmcrMS-L_ODK9Jb308KHTQSk_Egx0INgWHQ-im/s1600/008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></span></div><div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUXVo5nBRN5SfRnakS9YW13e3Q6Ro5RASCbe83wb4pilsbwR745DGc6d8p4lkD09-fN-BUYWrfolTcZ2IoBBh11HG_Ssny3KE268EM_PTq8_Rrzbh1bIcPrSuP5kYMMCQ2VqR9pU8BJks/s1600/004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a></span></div><div>Now that the summer is over it's football season, so every Saturday night that I am not working I am staying in with Daniel to watch multiple college football games. At least I get to spend time with him. And having to sit through hours of football has made me realize that I do enjoy watching football and the rivalry among different teams. I'm learning new terms and am happy to report that I know what a pick 6 is as well as what different flag calls mean. I still personally enjoy watching basketball more.</div><div><br /></div><div>With Halloween around the corner I have been trying unsuccessfully to convince Daniel to dress up with me this year. I only want to dress up for when we meet at our church for trick or treating. I told him to be Peter Pan and that I could be Tiger Lily, even Keif could dress up as captain hook, but he won't go for it. We found the funniest dog costumes while browsing the internet. One of my personal favorites was a monkey that you strap onto your dogs back. There was also a headless horseman that strapped onto your dogs back that I got a kick out of.</div><div><a href="http://s3.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/6E7B2C9A.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://www.horror-shop.com/out/pictures/1/15536.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 337px; " /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LTomqNzIM3CDA9Oi4xMBbDapOXz_qazLxDYZRjbdvNp0tOLp-QxpYGLU9h_R1y0tci_lb27yxTc-GT2opFLpajVD3iIWNNIp1VAAvZwuvoeJZ_vO-a2SKKzUfW59RyXVK9chhIblrwL9/s1600/053.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://s3.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/6E7B2C9A.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 360px; " /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>They don't have one big enough for Keif, otherwise I would have ordered it for sure. If I end up winning the battle for dressing up this Halloween I will definitely post it on here.</div></div>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-28893612745163541322011-06-15T14:58:00.000-04:002011-06-15T18:07:34.227-04:00The Colorado Vacation<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT-_ovmUwaz07yhX9OvSLt8wB9agS1kjto_tv4XF7vQvr3CmK-UNasM9Wa5ziSLNjgQllMd2J8d46kvTX-g3WPQh9cozeT0zFyVmIrn6klCxlCha7AS2RkzJoN6rE7OP-rzuSE_Bu0VJx/s320/142.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618560512176931378" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2KYwyHwHtb7_Q1vBOAS0Gk6dFQHbVFKJQ1JzTxDedgFHWkMjg8FH7KP-cotyZrsLe8RCaFTrSJWbHWanbXW_dfCXE-7ct8APUY7D4MRbilxlDA4mMjzY5pXzeVyKYl0EMYNnri03xosQ/s320/141.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618547932304354210" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We've been spending the last couple of days getting back into our routine of work, gym and, well, more work. Sounds depressing, but it is nice to get back to a schedule. Our trip was a great trip! A lot of traveling aka driving, I calculated it out to be about 38 hours of traveling in the car. No wonder why Keif slept the entire time in the car. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our first stop was Gilbert, AZ. That was a 6 hour drive from my house in Valley Center, CA. We stayed with my Aunt Rose and her family there. I hadn't seen them in years so it was really nice to visit with her. We met my cousins' daughters ages 2 and 6. The two year old, Sariah, sang her ABC's for us and the 6 year old, Breanna, demonstrated how much better she could say her ABC's. Daniel got a kick out of how much Sariah talked, we couldn't understand her, but she was so expressive with her hand movements and facial expressions.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Next we drove 10.5 hours to Sanford, CO. Sanford is home to my mother's parents and siblings. Daniel has never met my maternal grandparents, so this was quite the treat for him. I'm sure the many stories I told him of my grandmother's little frame and spitfire attitude did not disappoint at the initial greeting. Daniel was surprised at how tall my grandpa was, probably because all of us are such shorties compared to him. He really enjoyed meeting them and only called them grandma and grandpa. My grandma was her usual self with trying to feed us all til we were stuffed; she made us breakfast the whole time we stayed there as well as dinner. Grandma was a bit intimidated by Keif, but he is an intimidating looking dog. Keif was able to hang out with my Aunt Regina's 6 year old dachshund Sugar. They did fight over his food, but other than that they enjoyed each other's company.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkf_MaWTlfk-LOPFFjaug4C_6nQbMY6TPlkK4kU0pdBeKswbEPefW0veNWIGG1zveEfKgXr1DLVqeBoG6_bjiYjhmO-4vqBzynXLVHIiUcXWOcBbRODN2w5nRZ0SbLHZTf0cBHV6wszTJd/s320/135.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618561374432847906" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>2.5 days are what we spent in the Valley. We filled those days with trips to the dunes, hiking Zappata falls, 4 wheeling and shooting in the mountains, and visiting lots of people. My cousin Nakayla gave us an exclusive tour of the Adam State College campus with the thanks of my Aunt Berna letting us borrow her key to see the rooms. I met a few new members of the family which made me wants kids even more, but that will happen someday. Daniel was impressed with how much he enjoyed being in the Valley and is definitely excited for the next time we go.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The third leg we drove 4 hours to Denver, CO. There we had a family reunion on the Martinez side. My dad had 5 siblings he hadn't seen since he was 8 so as you could imagine emotions were high. My mom and dad had already met up with everyone prior to the reunion, but now it was time for all the kids and grandkids to meet. What an amazing experience to meet people for the first time who are your blood relatives! There is definitely a lot of regret in not being able to have grown up knowing each other, but everyone was so happy to meet each other, so friendly and open. It made for an absolutely incredible journey. I look forward to getting to know more of my family from here on out. On this trip I was also able to meet my nephew Noah for the first time. He is so cute and was so easy going. I kept stealing him from people and he was good to go with me. I miss not being in closer range to where my sister lives. I love her family so much and enjoy the time I spend with them.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2t78OEdVL3BzhyaVyH435Fjy7J6SYCORnnFbqDyWS57gqVUc1iKHAo3vEhyFfdlwOmCG77KLrJAUB-MEQkw7tkdiAYim79vkRn15jtyuMAfPH4zwlKkbyCblOBMvGBUeUFZXnzbTGmNs9/s320/162.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618563156376790434" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaUbpCqhUK2hfUI3ReCoWnH1xEE82KcbBw_PJVxU9nbQo6Hg9rcCKAYiTI7QMtmFetfVlcaOucWn7iwipZXvvjUG29D0Swk6jcR0494OXh4qasnwMgjhhJhZuuigaZ_U5hX_3cBocNsi9/s320/151.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618562755203197474" /><div><br /></div><div>Next up, the drive to Provo, UT, the total time...7 hours...and a few minutes here and there. We missed a turn off on one point, but luckily we noticed it early on so it only delayed us about 20 minutes. I was able to have lunch with two of my favorite people, and it was much needed girl time, while Daniel spent time with Ben and his boo Maggie. After lunch we headed to the Creamery on 9th and got our stomachs full of delicious creamery ice cream! Too bad we couldn't travel with the icecream back to CA, we love that stuff. Our stay in UT was very brief. I wanted to see so many more people, but just didn't have enough time. We stayed at my cousin Branden's new house. It was very nice and made me more antsy to get our own place. His wife looked beautiful being pregnant and their son Ty is getting so big. Crazy how we grow up to start our own families. </div><div><br /></div><div>Finally we drove 10 hours back to home sweet home. I probably will try to avoid a trip like that again for a long time, unless we had an RV to do it all in. The trip was wonderful and I already miss everyone we saw, but it's working hard that makes those vacations so much more sweet to go on.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-62942220805192751502011-04-07T16:30:00.000-04:002011-04-10T12:35:51.174-04:00The Busy Month of March<div><div><embed src="http://widget-5d.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=1801439850975997533&site=widget-5d.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=1801439850975997533&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5d.slide.com/p1/1801439850975997533/bb_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=1801439850975997533&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5d.slide.com/p2/1801439850975997533/bb_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=1801439850975997533&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5d.slide.com/p4/1801439850975997533/bb_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div></div><div><br /></div>March was so busy, that I didn't even have time to blog about it. Luckily I am able to take the time to blog today about just all that we did. It began with our two year anniversary on March 14th. Daniel actually couldn't remember when it was, but at least he remembered the month and since he is so cute I'll let it slide. We didn't do too much since we were taking a trip at the end of the month. We went to Old Town San Diego to eat Mexican food, then went to the La Jolla cove to explore the cove and watch the sunset. We also got frozen yogurt from Golden Spoon, yum! It was a great day and I enjoyed spending time with Daniel. He is my best friend and I'm excited to spend many, many more anniversaries with him.<div><br /></div><div>Now for our trip, it was a great trip! We started out flying to Raleigh, NC where we stayed with Daniel's friend Jeff at his place in Durham. While visiting him for the day we checked out UNC's campus at Chapel Hill, visited Duke's campus and Daniel even ran into Reggie Bullock, who plays on the UNC basketball team. He was able to take a picture with him.</div><div><br /></div><div>The next couple of days we traveled down to Charlotte to see where Daniel grew up and to visit friends of his from high school. He showed me the schools he went to, the church building he attended, and the homes he had loved in. There were tons of trees, just like he had said. He was sad that there were no leaves on them at the time we were there, but I did get to see a lot blossoms on trees. The people were friendly and said yes ma'am and no ma'am. Daniel's friends were nice and even told me how he was on high school...which was exactly what I thought.</div><div><br /></div><div>After a couple of days in Charlotte we went up north to Frederick, MD to attend Daniel's sister, Amanda's, Baptism. We met up with Daniel's parents, brother Dustin with his family, and sister Becky with her family. The baptism was a sweet, intimate gathering to support Amanda with her decision. We also were able to meet Fiona and Duke, Daniel's niece and nephew, for the first time.</div><div><br /></div><div>We were also able to visit with Daniel's Uncle Bryan and Aunt Kathy. Getting to know Daniel's family made this a wonderful trip and has definitely made me feel more part of the Joyce family. Along with Bryan and Kathy we toured Mount Vernon which is where George Washington's mansion as well as tomb are located. We also got to walk around DC with them and thanks to the place they were staying in DC, I got to see some picket line action going on.</div><div><br /></div><div>Going back to DC made me realize how much I liked being in that city. It has lots of free museums to attend, great public transportation and so much history. It was really cold though, but if that city had the same weather as San Diego, lets just say I would be trying to live there.</div>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-10271600645093471532011-02-23T01:09:00.001-05:002011-02-23T01:47:28.264-05:00Daniel and Tiffany's Day of Fun!<div style="text-align: left;">Today I had the day off!! Ok, may not sound that special, but I had worked 10 days straight and I was definitely feeling overworked. I had originally planned on running errands since I figured Daniel would be working, but he surprised me with the news that he also had the day off. I was ecstatic to say the least. Last night we came up with a few different game plans for the next day, to makes sure we could fit in everything we wanted to do and also alternatives in case the weather didn't cooperate. When we got up and noticed that there was no rain we decided to go with our first plan.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>We both have been feeling that our sweet dog Keif has been getting neglected lately. So we decided to take him and Dolly, my mom's toy poodle, to the beach. It was so sunny and beautiful at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas. Keif ran around the sand and water with Daniel while Dolly was my little shadow and stayed by my feet the whole time. My mom recently gave Dolly a haircut so we bought her a little sweater to keep her warm while we were out.<div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkS1ACqBBfJVY0mECUSbVbPxixVp9SBn_XndUjS9dXiQNa7HxrK_slXgn7lOqMp6cfDCjkPSw4eQYVk6oakSk1MzwC9j3nE4RRH7nwrjn88nYErgTHht1quGD5pevVDdqEQFgjBSzCm6q/s320/014.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576770093080549058" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjas8r7T4gWs8XfWKYzWZVfb_8yEAyUI1aEyE875eOeycDE5AycDb4bwoLb2-zPvN__V6rf9RcvXdfRvpIKACKLHQRtm4ghN8bOBEOTcZLSgkrkCgaZZs3Whu0x7RLZIUjKyNZZd0xIlZ3c/s320/009.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576769573898168066" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53eejtb80OwxhrbP8rFdr1TBfP-kRCVKrA3G84MD3ja9vCz357zPxdqh1SjS5wp7ec4mITbG-GTsE3w69CsTph54TZLZcVAWp5m9F9N6rBp9M6SGj220jWnxnD4n2wQDDx2VMn_C3VTUh/s320/007.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576769132797565442" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedLNb5fJoNKoVJhbkQwKy_v5kkW7c_1YmHDUFMrO5Zt5gxNBJCYIwG3CsNOCfj_k-lF78N8UmEUcBqEzvA4G2fnWR7kIQK44C473_e8dHNCPX5Zz7y-NXyoUa1ZQ_64THt2zOG8LCOdYM/s320/001.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576768010776064018" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PLsIV9ncre8hUby8QLNJ01mYcScyO5TW3pnumNcXBxSK-R4XqeCk3ZBLFtp5TbKrR3RX98CPp7rJoJgzEzLKL7EqArZFYU9e-te3osCkNfWWNkKJqbCtM7eoUrpiqrgTV5ZJdiLGQb3I/s320/004.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576768591868984434" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>After running at the beach we decided to give the dog park at Balboa Park another chance. Keif did fine there the first time we took him. The second time he was being a bit too Alpha for his own good and was coming across as a bully. We hoped the third time would be a charm. Balboa park was bustling with tourists and children on field trips as it usually is. We didn't see too many dogs being walked around which worked out well for us. At the dog park there were about 30 dogs of all different sizes and ages. Keif did really well. He wasn't acting aggressive towards any dogs and he even won over some of the people who were their with their dogs. All in all it was a successful trip to the dog park.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the afternoon we returned the dogs home all tuckered out. Daniel and I were then able to enjoy the rest of the evening together. The day was a great one and it helped to refuel me to be ready to work tomorrow. Only 27 more days until our trip to North Carolina so we can have a real vacation. But until then I'm just focusing on getting some work done. </div></div>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-24932687586854442632011-01-24T13:24:00.001-05:002011-01-24T13:24:35.265-05:00When we first met...Today while on facebook I came across a link to a blog. The blog belongs to a mother (Joanne) of a friend of mine (Allison). I'm thinking it would probably make for some good reading seeing as how my friend is hilarious and she had to get it from someone. I was so right. I read through the blog for about an hour when I decided I needed to save some reading material for another day. I guess what makes the blog even more interesting to read is that my friend would always tell me stories about her mom, so this blog just reinforced the stories I had heard. One of the blogged inputs was about how Joanne had met her husband. I've decided it would be a good story to share since not every one knows how we meet. And in a strange twist of coincidences, one of Joanne's daughters (Charley) was a helper in how Daniel and I met.<br /><br />It was the weekend after Valentine's day in 2008. I was already annoyed from the holiday because all of my roommates had received Valentines from boys, some even multiple (Khealynn). On Valentine's day itself I went out to dinner with some friends of mine who were also single and called it an early night since I was under the weather. Amber had come out for the weekend since she liked to visit often, being only four hours away in Rexburg, ID. We went to a play that weekend too, Jungle Book at BYU, which is initially why she came. Sunday came and Amber and I slept through my church time which was 8:30 AM. We decided to hit up church when our cousin, Branden had church which was 1:30 PM.<br /><br />We got to church a few minutes late and sat in the back. We happened to be sitting on the same row as Charley so after church I said hello and had a quick chat. Daniel was sitting with Charley, she was pretty much one of the only people he got along with at church. While Charley and I were talking, Daniel was trying to get her to introduce us, but she just brushed him aside. After chatting Amber and I went into the lobby to wait for Branden who was running late. About 5 minutes later this guy came up to me and said, "Hey, you're Charley's friend". I said yes and he then introduced himself and his friend Ben. While talking we found out that Ben was going to the same school as Amber so they started talking. Apparently Ben was fulfilling his wingman duties as Daniel explained to me later. Daniel then started chatting with me. My first impression I was just some guy at church who wanted to talk. Amber had to tell me that Daniel was hitting on me because I was so oblivious. He invited me to Sunday dinner, basically just a bunch of coeds hanging out. I told him I'd think about it, but decided to hang out with my sister instead.<br /><br />A couple of days later Allison gave me a call. She asked me if I remembered Dan from church and if it was ok if Charley gave him my number. I thought about it for a minute, I was a little hesitant because he didn't really catch my eye, but then Allison said something that made me decide to give the ok. She said, "He just got out of a relationship and that he didn't want anything serious". She also said, "Hey if you're not interested you can just tell him you got serious with the guy you are dating". I figured it was worth a shot. I was dating someone, but it was not exclusive and the guy was a little flaky.<br /><br />A few days later I received a phone call from Dan. I think I let it hit the voicemail first because I didn't recognize the number. I listened to the message and called him back. I was on my way home from tanning. At the time I used a tingler tanning lotion which if anyone has ever used knows it burns. It makes you feel really itchy so I was looking forward to getting home so I could shower and get ready for a date, with the other guy I was dating. We chatted a moment and he invited me to another Sunday dinner at Charley's. I figured, why not, and I accepted. When I walked into Charley's apartment that Sunday and saw Daniel, I realized he was a lot cuter then I had remembered. Dinner was fun and we were able to talk a bit. I remember being bugged that he didn't offer to walk me home (we lived in the same apartment complex), but it was a fun evening none the less. A few days later he called me. I was in the computer lab so I resorted to texting. He then asked me out on a date via text. I was annoyed that he asked me out through text, but seeing as how I lived at school that semester I figured it was probably the only plausible way he could ask me out.<br /><br />Things went well on our date obviously and here we are 3 years later. Almost to our 2 year anniversary and we even have our our addition to our family...Keif. I guess my story is not as cool as Joanne's who can add in 20 something years later to her blog, but I look forward to being able to share this story with our kids and even grandkids. For now it's a story for the blog.Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-84967105130483258772011-01-12T13:07:00.001-05:002011-01-12T13:39:39.051-05:00Good start to a new year.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >So far this new year we are experiencing has been good. We just welcomed a new nephew into the family from my sister Anissa on January 9th. This is their last child, and their first son. She already has 3 girls so this birth was pretty exciting. This is also the first grandson for my parents. They named him Noah Thomas Elias Smith. He is named after Noah's grandfather, and after himself. I haven't met the little guy yet but I am looking forward to seeing him for his blessing next month.</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YHUCcF6wO8uYFS-2yL9vi-W8D8l3xGihRB1Q_vFyGgtNglhO1sQyP82ZDs0ZvQHSvfyMZboen8u8-7EOQ2Wl-aKChz32fpMhgggcbM_2EYG_ddbXk4pdGu8wAOb5xd3YYWbr88ZzEnQI/s320/babynoah.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561364296451700978" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOJsb4OPxaLm1lj6Ig8xheg1pCKt525NzQgj8xPklcvk4C66-bl7w_vpQAyYpTKoEPYF-KXolD7u620ZOgAG8c1Rcglhdg-uaPVwV4qjUhtPj4WP1zaZjaEmbdbPsK5rMABfxcyKb-Nv-/s320/girlsbabynoah.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561364409509797874" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Last Friday Daniel and I took a little trip to L.A. My mom and Amber were both flying out of the Long Beach airport so we decided that since we were up there we would make the most of it. We first decided to find the house that was used in the movie "Father of the Bride", and we found it in Pasadena, CA. </span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2OORVDq9q0ro9B3KJP7wTZJILK0Ao0ByzAD3RLGR7_Jsex6GdpePbKKa-cAD6LsdELwbTDakqDuT7IVri8f_h0b9FZZQ_41Rm7nc0T38yy6lAl2B0sXzKNvzJhYl5CmhgOXq2_4MBEah/s320/008.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561365921746471714" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >It is such a beautiful house! Daniel says that's the kind of house he wants someday. After we walked around the neighborhood we decided to stop by to see the Rose Bowl. After turning around a few times thanks to the ever so reliable directions from google map, we finally found the place.</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe3GsYgGKvGBLmwJJMAkMg-d6j_swQB6oolRFwYi8qAfR84UMhyphenhyphenQggo5RcDPClmqWthbsUKiVbfqvVYvxfSQqFqBnNxrs5fB37ft81zgaaYDa11RBMT4gviVn4ZiidiITfw6ZIOd8j7ee/s320/009.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561367628847394450" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" > It was in a pretty open location and it was a popular spot for people to go running and to walk their dogs. After our little driving adventure we decided to go to UCLA's campus. However by the time we got their it was dark so we didn't see very much. Then we went home which took us a total of 3 hours thanks to L.A. traffic. Probably won't take any more trips up their soon, but it was a fun day none the less.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Something pretty exciting is that Daniel and I will be taking a trip out to the East side. I just booked our trip yesterday. We are flying into Raleigh, NC to spend some time in Chapel Hill and Durham, visit his Aunt and Uncle in Greensboro, NC then we will head to Charlotte, NC and Fort Mill, SC so I can see where Daniel grew up. After that we are going to Frederick, MD to spend time with Daniel's family as well as attend his younger sister's, Amanda, baptism. And of course while we are there we will be spending a couple of days in D.C. to enjoy the museums. It will be a very busy trip, but I look forward to spending time with Daniel, seeing his family and meeting new family members. I'm just hoping the weather will cooperate with us the last week of March so that our flights won't get canceled.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-45106546134188403382010-12-31T13:29:00.000-05:002010-12-31T13:43:52.933-05:00The Last Post of the Year!<span class="Apple-style-span" >It's New Years Eve, well the day of the Eve if you will. This year has been a great one. There were many ups and downs, mostly ups though :) Daniel and I have grown as a couple and I think we have figured out what buttons not to push and what things will make the other person smile. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Christmas was great this year. We were able to spend the day with my family. I helped make Christmas dinner. I even tried out a new pie recipe, compliments of Sister Marolyn Staffieri, and it was a hit! I got Daniel some new shirts since he has been wanting some and he got me a nano iPod since he said the one I had was outdated and pink. He bought me a blue one, that way he can borrow it if he needs to.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >The most important thing that has happened to us this year I would have to say was that Daniel and I were able to get sealed! It was a great accomplishment for us and I feel our journey has allowed for us to have that much more of an appreciation for the Temple.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I'm glad to say that I have a wonderful family on both mine and Daniel's side. They are all so supportive of us and willing to help us out when we need it. Next year we plan a trip to Charlotte, NC with our tax returns and I look forward to visiting where Daniel grew up as well as visit his family. Currently we live with my family and once again I'm grateful for patient parents who are willing to let us stay with them while we save up money.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >All in all 2010 was a great year, and I'm very excited for 2011 to begin. So Happy New Years everyone and we wish you all the best with the new year!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div></div>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-74503976086983602802010-12-21T11:52:00.000-05:002010-12-21T12:46:11.905-05:00It Never Rains in Southern California...<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXTGpaOS810_ivDRCps2XBGD_vum_rZIkW7FE7FfzIvaUOHfw2bDZm0mhHepZGUkY61wOmZa74CKUIPb2HExsEyZI4nddqbcS7GOyCqLoT2cuFDNN3ksJ9PPLITRYTIQBWy7ywJhOWOnQ/s400/Tiff%2527s+Photos+001.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553180136291123570" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpbReQL0a4T1KTVddThBbStIiJUF4rARS0kwDPZE7jo5N1iquQySrnpR5_U185023e8x78ZPJpeWwghS7IWKgWyKqoU3AzsPvaihwBuRSQ24eF6tv5dYoFLfdTxrQA7GCYkbFHky4AgQB/s320/Tiff%2527s+Photos+002.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553180825406363074" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >As you can see, this is not the case. It has been raining non stop for the last week, and it's not supposed to let up until Thursday. Hopefully our pool makes it until then without overflowing. It has been horrible to drive in. There is already weird traffic due to the holiday and the shopping, but adding rain onto it just increases the commute time. Daniel has been giving me a hard time about it since we're in San Diego and it's not supposed to rain this month. Must be El Nino or something.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The dogs don't like it either. They have been pent up in the garage, mostly because they don't like the rain. In order for me to get them to go outside for their restroom breaks I have to stand outside with them in the rain. I think they like the company. It's so funny to watch them out in the rain. Dolly hates it and tries to get inside every chance she gets. Keif I noticed was trying to go to places where he would not get as wet. Either way the second that I hint to go inside they are way ahead of me, waiting by the door.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The rain made it difficult for me to pick up Amber from the Long Beach Airport on Friday. I had met up with Allison in Huntington Beach for some lunch at a Thai place. It was called Phuket Thai, pronounced poo-ket :) It was really good and reasonably priced. I told Daniel we'll have to go the next time we are visiting. It was nice to visit with Allison who I had not seen in almost a year. It'll be good to be closer here so that I can try to meet up with her more often.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The Christmas festivities are coming together. I've decided to make an eggnog pumpkin pie, the recipe of which I had found in a family cookbook given to me from a dear friend of the family. I'm glad she gave it to me for mine and Daniel's wedding because the food in it is delicious! I work every night this week so I am looking forward to having this Christmas weekend off.</span></div>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-56313266262325178442010-12-13T16:57:00.000-05:002010-12-13T17:37:33.976-05:00A California Style Holiday<div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); ">On Sunday Daniel and I were able to take a little trip to San Diego. The weather was perfect and it was relaxing to not have to worry about work. We first went to Balboa Park to walk around and to visit our favorite spot, the dog park. We didn't bring Keif this time, but it was fun to watch all the dogs play and observe the different personalities they had. Daniel and I even had a lot of fun trying to guess the different breeds that we saw.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We wanted</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" >to watch</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" >the sunset</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" >at the beach</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" >so we headed</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" >for Coron</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); ">ado to do that. We made a little trip to the Hotel Del and sat out front while we watched the sun </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); ">dip into the ocean. There were many people around to enjoy the sunset, we even saw an old man wearing a BYU hat. Daniel called out "go cougars" to him and he pumped his arm up saying"yeah!".</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hL-C_vu2H55gEvCZKFVQdD_Qt5Evox8mi8yooNks8-bCWf0ngnKGOT-_QCyd2ziqp8S2rzJdd3j2cWX336ugLxM3JyQKUY15Aq6o-Sp1KoqDm9r_En8my-jkWBRGr5g7dd6LUfaxJ8Rv/s320/020.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550296763394933426" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" > Today</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" >Daniel</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" >was</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" >lucky</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" >enough</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" >to have the day off since I h</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); ">ave it off as well, however, since my parents are out of town I have been on phone duty. We haven't been able to leave the house, but we've been able to just hang out and play with Keif. We even discovered Keif has a favorite part of the yard...in the bushes. Hopefully my parents don't mind.</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiq5tvhonrWOQkIcrw11dbli_NWiuZD4kZyx0MWtRkXqi6-RvS5QWMF0qN5PxOT9SihJpR9lyId0WYkCfFFrwhQ6DYulTe4PgP1Wyy7zx_0sXsK6B__4xOAAfeAWK6LTrv9TqERqFT_9Bp/s400/021.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550297402368931762" />Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-54512059780546978642010-12-06T12:00:00.000-05:002010-12-06T13:49:47.303-05:00Our Temple Sealing<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Although our Temple Sealing took place August 20, 2010 I'm just now posting pictures from it. Mostly because I had to wait to get access to my parent's camera since they were the ones who took the pictures.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhfY5yDJXgtjd6w31b_EFldeRR4pdI5yVyKOoGEwxpi922KgeMHW0wa0xK6TA1N7DZundnjLyo6NZhyphenhypheni4JjMZbHiw-3A1snBFe5wOp7z-qKt80n3nQUItfevcqn9TPByCXARssW53RydW/s200/Temple+Sealing+001.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547616192328487218" /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" > Right a</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >fter we were sealed. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >D</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >aniel is stuck with me forever now.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6PYkv29UiOTRlNQm_HGbVGfDv3uN1aQ67UTyFckwVI70fHmtdp55SxXBozWg8nQIq_R0TNkwewCkFRu3xupSjQPCBbTzYFncgXzahQqscGaBObdDn8r85bUCzm2qsuOSggzW18_KYbq0/s400/Temple+Sealing+006.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547617210109221346" /><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The beautiful Oquirrh Mountain Temple located in South Jordan, UT. We were able to go to the open house for it before it was dedicated last year.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh6McB1WIyqxnAwdKe8YVhbqGejpJDCwAvqCBktoO0hQhjyvLNg0BVwKuYHTZrdWmbkYglIKklDlX6uNhtFmVpYXGVgkiyL8fyP-gZrpLEHMUmwtB2zpZIArP0-6BEfb5ZJ0NY-B7AexZ/s400/Temple+Sealing+013.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547628100490598770" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmlw_xnG0NKopkqZhw2D5yOMlXUUYiHgd9ewkRd64fZebxnJSEiDQR_h288LqQ3lE_nLrqvX_0xT8-ib1oPyf7CUb7_Dlf_O1_CtI80it5bzxNQMuFioWHCGVI8n_7296QylzGmuuEqMq/s400/Temple+Sealing+015.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547630219992562322" /><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Some of our family were able to attend. We missed the ones who couldn't make it, but they still shared their joy with us over the occasion.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaligcm8HiSpGP9ziHkihJjsV3MbRHjFcvqokBvZNueyfMKmYmw-CVzOve3e4hfCt2QBiHL2mBmbVxGWP4QTw9uJKZDxP0K3qkinOmrR2FU0chQ76QHeTdqG7QuF7uFW4udgt_A-F9mgE-/s200/Temple+Sealing+018.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547631685837122386" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9k1OBZs-oyO6gjBwvdfMuoY0ODPyCMG5VPSUTMr4byITtqp7kPTzxC1-WDsFRZdLvBca56GnkAfENEeoG92goF6wRvJ2c5Dyr68zVBuMKRNu07VZyY6OvwC19YggPhyphenhyphenQx44Ekq_ZRDvHU/s320/Temple+Sealing+022.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547633501136577874" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSVhMvY9CkzfTc1U-tEXODZxbDTO7dZEemtunT8yWNSp2M7zRKh74j-SAI6QP_bXh-jVfhgBjyAUCeEhOnoxtZXX5LJYjc7IT9Pt1dwnVc9bj_t6apKhiAl2ryVNhYd4wHmA4OKORsmYq/s200/Temple+Sealing+019.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547632890017071602" /><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We even had a few close friends who were able to attend. They are basically family.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >It was an amazing experience and we are glad that we were able to have those who are close to us share that special day.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-88208574141838712422010-12-01T15:10:00.000-05:002010-12-01T15:54:09.186-05:00Holiday SeasonA little bit of catching up to do on here. First Daniel and I have moved to San Diego and are with my parents which means no rent and no snow! I'm definitely grateful for the no snow part since I've been hearing a lot about the large amounts of snow that Utah has been getting. I don't miss driving in it, cleaning it off my car, or being cold in it. I'm definitely a California girl.<div><br /></div><div> Keif has been doing well the adjustment of moving. He now has a couple of acres to run around on and a kennel buddy, my parent's dog Dolly. Although they don't really play together, they do have a mutual tolerance for each other. Since moving back to San Diego we have been able to to take Keif to the dog park at Balboa Park. He had a lot of fun running around the dogs there and was fairly friendly. We've also taken him to the dog park closer to my parent's in Escondido. That went well until he became territorial of the park and started to scare people from bringing their dogs in while he was there. He's just too Alpha for his own good. We've decided it's best we just take him to regular parks when no one is there for him to run around at.</div><div><br /></div><div> Work has been going well. Daniel is able to clean carpets with my dad and I have the ol' fall back Chili's to work with. I was not able to work at the Chili's in Escondido like I had planned on since they already have too many employees, but I was lucky enough to get work at the chili's in Temecula. The commute is a little longer, but I'm grateful for the job.</div><div><br /></div><div> Last week for Thanksgiving we were able to visit with my family. Anissa and Noah came</div><div> with their three daughthers, and Amber and Aaron carpooled down from school. We all went to the San Diego State football game against the University of Utah. Daniel was true to Utah and sported his Utah shirt. I on the other hand wanted San Diego to win, maybe it's the BYU roots that I have in me just wanting Utah to lose. It was a great game and for a while it looked like San Diego had the game, but at the end Utah pulled through and won the game 38 to 34. We all had a lot of fun.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VKPrJBjzRXpfnYxmQhKfjesNXkShXXAnjH165Ul-yeU7Wq1y8f6kjdHBKQBP8DBd_QXOYFasNJhDhwSZZC0-wy__-mNfVA_CIoqQqYSarDi56PmDFNxY93872EFFlhS5CXOmEKK9DMAt/s200/389.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545816391728435778" /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKJ-8aUhIS3iieHPM6S1E3wOM7ADQZC_9UrPq11PQoaWUK83PMKNoK-rhk__k8aJCxy3kU9EgvFH4e5Wo-iZX7tlWsOCf6VEhWPHXFCabLrfzkyxClXunlaS7p_v2PTlbagaqm1bI6c9i/s200/392.JPG" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545817376709939906" /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOpV4gr-JXUSfJK-mwenq_ieiy2B_y20ekIcgv7dUzEVjOLJsPGYlMGX-wOyoUiYhUxmSOWrwBrnhxCZ5nA2dunol1gnCBBjOC9h9EGxULVhzqk1-JE6yWxNxmSA6eCmJFE1Ze5kt5Uci/s200/394.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545818287814899346" /><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsycelMVL5VdEXsq15an5CfFSEAHHYRaYDuBcRbphcuipVe8htOTxZKSzumFhoTLfS-N33UDXL5RY9Fl6l2xmSzA9Othb2vPYPUbVATOfIgg_Hu0r5sqF51IE_-LiipMlFXPffARS8q18/s200/391.JPG" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545817862215870642" /><div> For Thanksgiving, Daniel, Amber and I started the day playing some Turkey bowl. It was a flag football game with the singles ward here. It was pretty fun, but next year I'd rather watch him play then participate. After that all of the ladies of the house started putting together the Thanksgiving meal. I made some sweet potato casserole, the recipe being Daniel's mom's recipe, and I made a peanut butter chocolate pie. Both dishes were a hit. I even made a sugar free sweet potato casserole that everyone said was also delicious. Our friend from Utah Angie Wilson joined us for Thanksgiving since she wasn't able to to make it home. It was so nice to visit with a friend we hadn't seen for a bit. Afterwards we took her to old town in San Diego to see the Mormon Battalion. We had a lot of fun going through the tour and panning for gold.</div><div><br /></div><div> This year I decided to try out Black Friday. I woke up at 4 to get ready and made my way to Target, Best Buy, and the mall. I actually got some great deals on gifts and got all my Christmas shopping done. Next year I want to go with someone so it won't be so boring.</div><div><br /></div><div> Being able to spend Thanksgiving with my family was wonderful. The Holidays are wonderful because they tend to bring out the best in everyone. This time of year is a great time for me to reflect on the past year and to think of the many blessings I have. There are so many people who care for Daniel and me and we really appreciate the extra help others give to us. I'm thankful for a wonderful husband who is always trying to be better for me. He constantly asks me for my feedback on what he can improve on. I only hope that I am being a fulfilling wife for him. I love him so much and am grateful for the sacrifices he makes for our little family. I'm so grateful that we were able to go to the temple and that we were able to have family there to witness it. I'm grateful for the support that Daniel's family gives us in every decision that we make. And of course I'm grateful that my parents are kind enough to let us live with them while we save up our money.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div> I hope that we are all able to make the best out of this holiday season and that we remember that serving others is the most rewarding part of the Holiday Season. Happy Holiday Season to everyone!</div>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-65203953332113184812010-08-06T13:44:00.000-04:002010-08-06T14:45:21.056-04:00Recapping the Summer<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">So I apologize for my leave of absence on this </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">blog. It's b</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">een a busy summer and I mostly was waiting on taking some pictures to add to the blog. We've filled our summer with hiking, park time, work and even squeezed in a vacation to California for my brother's high school graduation. The summer hasn't ended yet so we still have a lot to do before snow</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> season sets in here.<br />First things first, Aaron's graduation. He graduat</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">ed June 16th from Valley Center High School. We are so proud of him and are excited for him to come to BYU Provo in the fall. It'll be nice to </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">have m</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">ore family around. <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-a9MEX2s9OyncMVy9t814-GNhQnO691qulHnMxAztxQoBQMpfBH4zZACwwxaupQKxFHQWBrGD0OJpX2CoiJTHeOnXATmXmFP_I4ruEOlanCXhnznclCqwIYcigwV-YJUMp8xy_dQpsbJd/s1600/260.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-a9MEX2s9OyncMVy9t814-GNhQnO691qulHnMxAztxQoBQMpfBH4zZACwwxaupQKxFHQWBrGD0OJpX2CoiJTHeOnXATmXmFP_I4ruEOlanCXhnznclCqwIYcigwV-YJUMp8xy_dQpsbJd/s200/260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502355798055135794" border="0" /></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1c4IOb2fQmjwRrvMwUekPnax-jFaEz4CuQda5ZyYQYqEaLRhYjUfPCF5JKdQObsJOt-aO2q3tnO1J4HkU7BbnRrW1aLEAIFZhMmVpTenamj4UhYc43q9rW3GJlqFW15xiorp6FHN7bl1/s1600/252.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1c4IOb2fQmjwRrvMwUekPnax-jFaEz4CuQda5ZyYQYqEaLRhYjUfPCF5JKdQObsJOt-aO2q3tnO1J4HkU7BbnRrW1aLEAIFZhMmVpTenamj4UhYc43q9rW3GJlqFW15xiorp6FHN7bl1/s200/252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502356954004661266" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">While ther</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOjxz0V85bcVJ1fS55TkVCG651UFxCcFAksleiCCbh6tno43F41XL8R3f5uaoe4ytfr-F2EC8h1bzFeuLCJAu5IdYfABOdCqsMQGZl_n8fPNiMTAWw4FD1iNdJ9n8TTopqLwwnozUj98r/s1600/350.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOjxz0V85bcVJ1fS55TkVCG651UFxCcFAksleiCCbh6tno43F41XL8R3f5uaoe4ytfr-F2EC8h1bzFeuLCJAu5IdYfABOdCqsMQGZl_n8fPNiMTAWw4FD1iNdJ9n8TTopqLwwnozUj98r/s200/350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502357788024760290" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">e we</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> were able to go to the San Diego zoo, the beach,</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> the San Diego County Fai</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">r, and to Venice Beach were the original Gold's Gym was started. Here are just a couple of photos to recap those stops.<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1wIwByXQ2z8gFJkcBNuNk1O39KvFWrx8MW9VH5c9AKiWMcTrb65cLzo3VmW4R88vUBJ2ibZ0CHO8kZ9-Lb_tBThnx0Pxb8wW2E9-LV-GpMtajBWwiYcTQZqmsm7_BhsF_mZBgYRfKL8y/s1600/322.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1wIwByXQ2z8gFJkcBNuNk1O39KvFWrx8MW9VH5c9AKiWMcTrb65cLzo3VmW4R88vUBJ2ibZ0CHO8kZ9-Lb_tBThnx0Pxb8wW2E9-LV-GpMtajBWwiYcTQZqmsm7_BhsF_mZBgYRfKL8y/s200/322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502357437355586434" border="0" /></a></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_m7YW2AcGDGe0c6weyGCSUvlhU0xrzywqQI7EtPvZ-3zI9j5wAn6cwZtvQo3-zY47GyJWmoHTQMKYkL_qXal6HM9-xxNELdPn7mFPHKtht5Z69x1TwnD45X_62_5SDgDbKCXhfmGKC4i/s1600/357.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_m7YW2AcGDGe0c6weyGCSUvlhU0xrzywqQI7EtPvZ-3zI9j5wAn6cwZtvQo3-zY47GyJWmoHTQMKYkL_qXal6HM9-xxNELdPn7mFPHKtht5Z69x1TwnD45X_62_5SDgDbKCXhfmGKC4i/s200/357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502358421384965330" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74VdfLvFdr3TTvM99g4XMnvGAX5qvN8-45qoPmClPq1TLC79k2EJyaf1SoaR1LD9pPJS6JNt2SRDigkJxO1g5A62MJ9Uzx-N6cT9ahyphenhyphen2x3TxMRZzE4FagmYxJvGsxx9v52tywSRWP7duH/s1600/359.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74VdfLvFdr3TTvM99g4XMnvGAX5qvN8-45qoPmClPq1TLC79k2EJyaf1SoaR1LD9pPJS6JNt2SRDigkJxO1g5A62MJ9Uzx-N6cT9ahyphenhyphen2x3TxMRZzE4FagmYxJvGsxx9v52tywSRWP7duH/s200/359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502358061186354258" border="0" /></a><br />While in Venice beach we stopped by Muscle Beach and Daniel decided to give the rope climbing a try. As you can see he was very successful in his endeavor. When we returned to Utah we ended up moving into a house that allowed for us to have a pet. So we decided to adopt a dog from the local Animal Shelter. There was where we met and fell in love with Keif, a Catahoula Cur. These dogs are a type of herding dog from Louisiana. They were bred for their problem solving and for their toughness. He's such a sweet dog though. We're still surprised that someone could </span></span></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJIV-ZqTaMgTFZuqvA_HWIkwLJIIZw-3AA9u-O6odzCG9uAO2l8pjvnBxRvt_E2uayoQW4fqEfeiW0z4ns_6hHw8ZVOD9H6Jf2b2PgbwdMDlAmyrM24qbHWF-E57q4iLYGyKwKZo0c2_R/s1600/026.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJIV-ZqTaMgTFZuqvA_HWIkwLJIIZw-3AA9u-O6odzCG9uAO2l8pjvnBxRvt_E2uayoQW4fqEfeiW0z4ns_6hHw8ZVOD9H6Jf2b2PgbwdMDlAmyrM24qbHWF-E57q4iLYGyKwKZo0c2_R/s200/026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502363182086483138" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">bare to 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51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><br />In two weeks Daniel and I are getting going </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">ple and getting sealed. I love him so much and am looking forward to this event. I'll post some pictures, so be sure to check back here in a few weeks to check them out. We are going through the Mt. Timpanogos Temple and will be getting sealed in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. Both temples are so beautiful so we couldn't be more pleased!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgLuRMuZ8-ofdVV9EsoREyOTWcXBMEmgWxzB_Yn_3AcSkp3olmU3wePRhUp0fZIiGjZM0JfvD7DVb-UNEIz4JYLgEdoNmj85ho-SS7Xp8l4xhV5bkxmgl1Lgjg4_V-JnC1xb0a1uQsqh2/s1600/028.JPG"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-65045825392458984672010-05-02T11:33:00.000-04:002010-05-02T12:06:55.962-04:00Some Sister Time and Flag Football<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">So even though it's May, the weather forecast says rain and snow for today, I remain optimistic that it will mostly be rain. But enough about the weather, this weekend I was able to spend time with both of my sisters. I haven't seen Anissa for a whole year so it was so nice to spend some time with her. She was here for Womens conference at BYU. She a had a great time at the conference and was able to go to a lot of valuable classes learning many new things to apply to her life. Amber is here more frequently, but it was still very nice to have her visit.<br />Saturday I started my day with watching Daniel play some flag football. He and some coworkers put together a team to compete with other flag football teams in a kind of club. They didn't do so well the first game, but the second game their talent really had shown through. Daniel caught 3 interceptions alone. He is so athletic and it's a good way to use all the e</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">nergy that he has.<br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzEBSchsDdkrjsVQoffY1AFP8H1kgJ-nGVv5JGZ3g-r7utHXXEFmr3QrzG2kLNZPKNBqRr_vTX7hOPjnGdnFg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />After football I met up with my sisters at Los Hermanos, a Mexican restaurant in Lindon and Provo. Anissa used to work there so she was so excited to be able to treat herself to the delicious food. After lunch we ran some errands mostly to church bookstores but we also hit up some scrapbooking stores. I was able to find some cool Washington DC scrapbooking stuff that Daniel and I can use for our pictur</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">es from our honeymoon to the nation's capital. We ended the day at chili's of course since I get a discount. We had a guy server who Amber thought was cute so when after we payed I left a note for him saying that she thought he was cute and I left her # for him. We'll see if anything becomes of it. I had so much fun with my sisters. It was a nice girl's day that I needed and I missed them so much.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFL-mXcVXqj-_gAhyxrL3CqiksfgcOCNR34z0DixrTb43nDQQvRPxzCew_6twRyPa8aBLIjyaccCz8O5gB4eWIHOLfaCgxyH4qsgHF8VHbxo_WjvJZ3zlQhbqdidmWH5E4r1edWrCzmhc/s1600/032.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFL-mXcVXqj-_gAhyxrL3CqiksfgcOCNR34z0DixrTb43nDQQvRPxzCew_6twRyPa8aBLIjyaccCz8O5gB4eWIHOLfaCgxyH4qsgHF8VHbxo_WjvJZ3zlQhbqdidmWH5E4r1edWrCzmhc/s200/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466700945362286786" border="0" /></a></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOljsfem4XZAKJnqR63RG0sjg7xsPwXnn040Hhul4TeJr_EEggEtDYIsmwMvVwy9bwaVpD-9NUpZo6TGM-F19eoXygHBQcCdqIJdq_9YXgYyEYMkQ_Xe9iChskzAfIrQe8lHG6vt_Pyp_/s1600/033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOljsfem4XZAKJnqR63RG0sjg7xsPwXnn040Hhul4TeJr_EEggEtDYIsmwMvVwy9bwaVpD-9NUpZo6TGM-F19eoXygHBQcCdqIJdq_9YXgYyEYMkQ_Xe9iChskzAfIrQe8lHG6vt_Pyp_/s200/033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466701596029843426" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKP0jxi85_Je7aIvu2iplcbGOAXe5MX5hQZhCj6a88VYTLW83qumisIoYYR-onamLqT-dA1sSIuUUS1lKG7v8p_J_3Y9uuoIEX5sfYg332xij6j5UeJfDpURsab4xDc66Xvd9Ol43IwW_E/s1600/034.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKP0jxi85_Je7aIvu2iplcbGOAXe5MX5hQZhCj6a88VYTLW83qumisIoYYR-onamLqT-dA1sSIuUUS1lKG7v8p_J_3Y9uuoIEX5sfYg332xij6j5UeJfDpURsab4xDc66Xvd9Ol43IwW_E/s200/034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466701954885759954" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-86597211995302162982010-04-08T09:47:00.000-04:002010-04-08T10:23:51.534-04:00April Showers means Snow in UT<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> It's finally April which means beautiful weather, pretty flowers, and blossoms everywhere right?? Wrong again. In Utah, the lovely Beehive State, it feels that nice weather during the springtime is way too predictable, snow however will get the residents off guard, </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ffaTQBPCexUY7X3AFrzVqxMufrkpA_jBWORCyCdvx6OnU0UfyaoAHGiMbf6RwtlwK5v_BkHS3GD66BKtgAHzP2XwZz2ZGll4JZNIstgtgI3OcLCLpJDoQTbD1TlhmTBG-MEFwfPmP_s8/s1600/190.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ffaTQBPCexUY7X3AFrzVqxMufrkpA_jBWORCyCdvx6OnU0UfyaoAHGiMbf6RwtlwK5v_BkHS3GD66BKtgAHzP2XwZz2ZGll4JZNIstgtgI3OcLCLpJDoQTbD1TlhmTBG-MEFwfPmP_s8/s200/190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457768853173449378" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">because who would think that they would have to clean snow off their car in April before heading to work in the morning? I suppose I'm being a little over dramatic. Today is a nice day. Google weather promised that Provo should be seeing a high of 62 F sunny skies. Don't let that get your hopes up tho</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">ugh, because tomorrow it is predicted to be partly cloudy followed with a mostly cloudy for Saturday's forecast. It's OK though Utah, I understand that snow is vital to making sure the state has enough "moisture" for the year. So if the snow is making it possible for me to be able to shoot off fireworks this 4th of July then by all means, snow away.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIhm8ziU-N9jpqJPlrq50G4BRaTFm9Nm-dpPEYGsdegZ_1YW7Ejiu3e6Z4GPVa7Yx1Wc8n8vdgJsBe0M5zvGFCMzYHZ5KFP7qDtjJeZR56SWw1zsluyfcDMxZ-QhDynqRhUHGVg9q1che/s1600/161.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIhm8ziU-N9jpqJPlrq50G4BRaTFm9Nm-dpPEYGsdegZ_1YW7Ejiu3e6Z4GPVa7Yx1Wc8n8vdgJsBe0M5zvGFCMzYHZ5KFP7qDtjJeZR56SWw1zsluyfcDMxZ-QhDynqRhUHGVg9q1che/s200/161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457767823908145778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Well, now that I got my little rant over with I can proceed with updates on our wher</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">eab</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">outs for the last few weeks. So for our Anniversary, Daniel surprised me with a trip to San Diego for some much need time off and to be able to visit with my family who I hadn't seen for almost a year (which is way too long for me). I was so excited about that trip that we pretty much left the night he told me and drove all night</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> to get there at 8AM PST.<br /><br />Daniel had everything planned. After stopping at my parent's house we set off for the beach. We walked around, looked at the ridiculously over priced homes right on the coast, me</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">t up with my parents at Balboa park to watch the dogs play at the dog park there and then we met up with my best friend Stephanie and her two little kids to eat out at a super good and cheap Sushi place. The next day we went to the beach again and then were able to visit my cousin Noah, his wife and their little baby who is so cute. It</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCaAyOPC431s-UHXThpGuXWS0XhVm61gzKqMYU0fWTGMuONoUbinnxXqxs-vX4tjn5Vh3My4uCqVNvCPtXsjAv_yZ3GXkidRwYHhuhCZuXvNDlKYJ-Hq7OdJRaGLABeFWxsByHfmv_NvQ/s1600/162.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCaAyOPC431s-UHXThpGuXWS0XhVm61gzKqMYU0fWTGMuONoUbinnxXqxs-vX4tjn5Vh3My4uCqVNvCPtXsjAv_yZ3GXkidRwYHhuhCZuXvNDlKYJ-Hq7OdJRaGLABeFWxsByHfmv_NvQ/s200/162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457768123591494898" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> was such a nice</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvYIAs9p4tHDRuZflnVuyGruSJ7Wzfd9ornapaJiVDXzSRJSQF-7TqSdmAcKl3B5S4gl8W6DUtKFmYLFHauy4V_OMMnDJDcs9OfYisQHjz8I0kelw2dE42zabMcWynMNxsd_mhVAb8DtW/s1600/163.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvYIAs9p4tHDRuZflnVuyGruSJ7Wzfd9ornapaJiVDXzSRJSQF-7TqSdmAcKl3B5S4gl8W6DUtKFmYLFHauy4V_OMMnDJDcs9OfYisQHjz8I0kelw2dE42zabMcWynMNxsd_mhVAb8DtW/s200/163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457768525913021762" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> and relaxing trip. It was good to be around family and great to escape the <span style="font-style: italic;">cold</span> weather in UT. The trip definitely made it that much harder to re</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">turn</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> back to work. We are planning another trip down in June for my Brother's graduation and this time we are taking</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> a whole week. I hope that this next trip has Disneyland in the agenda.<br /><br />And now a little shout out for my mom. It's her Birthday today. She is 25 today ;) She never ages, I hope to inherit that agelessness from her so that I too may remain forever 25. Happy Birthday mom! We Love you!!<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37sgeEMEpfdmD-l0ymiiTEkpSKy1VmpX3EdxeLISrsi38sLCKnXjtZ94-WsNBl39Otrt1JqzNnndqUuIYhL8SwKpVVnP-kZelw09vVacFYs0u6LaqciX9MrAqbEeQGBbUqQCqtQUoBTep/s1600/185.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37sgeEMEpfdmD-l0ymiiTEkpSKy1VmpX3EdxeLISrsi38sLCKnXjtZ94-WsNBl39Otrt1JqzNnndqUuIYhL8SwKpVVnP-kZelw09vVacFYs0u6LaqciX9MrAqbEeQGBbUqQCqtQUoBTep/s200/185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457771938919077314" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994238977098400113.post-78159436973392028142010-03-02T00:05:00.000-05:002010-03-02T00:26:35.354-05:00It's March now, so can it be spring yet?I'm getting so tired of the cold weather. Daniel and I both agree that it is time for summer. We are ready to go hiking, to ride our bikes, go swimming and play at the park. Living in Utah made me realize how much I took living in San Diego for granted. We had wonderful weather year round, aside from the occasional rain storms. Plus seeing the trees with no leaves and brown everywhere just becomes a downer. We're aching for the season to change.<br /><br />So in interesting news I had the opportunity of setting my younger sister up with a c<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4_E7ydpTuc8B6_0tPYGHpkKzoMdKtXIWnNC4_e_84N1GstdMwb3xQvVHCiai70MWNvKt6lu3aavsLUl1J7f_HsQ-o7Wb8_ieAFNtjAZNqbXfxRF9CelcceTlbimzg3oRwYQUR56WeUfK/s1600-h/mo+and+amber.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4_E7ydpTuc8B6_0tPYGHpkKzoMdKtXIWnNC4_e_84N1GstdMwb3xQvVHCiai70MWNvKt6lu3aavsLUl1J7f_HsQ-o7Wb8_ieAFNtjAZNqbXfxRF9CelcceTlbimzg3oRwYQUR56WeUfK/s200/mo+and+amber.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443899988386692034" border="0" /></a>oworker of mine. I'd say they have hit it off rather nicely. All I ask is that I be the maid of honor at their wedding :) But you don't have to take my word, just look at their picture and tell me what you think.<br /><br />Daniel and I had a blast doubling with them a couple of times, first at a random concert then at a pool place, billiards if you will. Amber was so kind as to document our time at both events.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFrQ0cEHZl6hln-RhQtl_jZlb4DLh1BfrydDMWBsh-wE-XKDSXE-wCavpcoiYiXIpRHKEanHOuW3sU8XmANYlYq_DloWp7v01VAuMZYt0nFHLOdOKtPI8L_z7ZKXygH_RrG0aFPg0237k/s1600-h/tiff+and+dan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFrQ0cEHZl6hln-RhQtl_jZlb4DLh1BfrydDMWBsh-wE-XKDSXE-wCavpcoiYiXIpRHKEanHOuW3sU8XmANYlYq_DloWp7v01VAuMZYt0nFHLOdOKtPI8L_z7ZKXygH_RrG0aFPg0237k/s200/tiff+and+dan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443901075322559426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAQgDF9kvMqTyGQzQRlgGDpbHVs8scx4XjxAgH8QMHC4jq84HKEK9eRhELY28p7vCzH_0rRBJfvi3uKwOTDbZ2Mo_UogmLPiWDmIdQbi7iQTOcrsF2d8tvljDbBnRo73VmS738K5W_rkl/s1600-h/pool+fight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAQgDF9kvMqTyGQzQRlgGDpbHVs8scx4XjxAgH8QMHC4jq84HKEK9eRhELY28p7vCzH_0rRBJfvi3uKwOTDbZ2Mo_UogmLPiWDmIdQbi7iQTOcrsF2d8tvljDbBnRo73VmS738K5W_rkl/s200/pool+fight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443902295594812050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgDrxsONVmLv2-Gozi4Gz7IzFkgrgV3dBm5YES5-YnE8zAni4euzzx1BEd3IysNhImlHYE3NJONN86SYnsFhbk_WXkEhxlacaE38zosYUA7ZHzHdLiWPH512z0RbLYaZnq8GrY9_wGfkj/s1600-h/pool+stud.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgDrxsONVmLv2-Gozi4Gz7IzFkgrgV3dBm5YES5-YnE8zAni4euzzx1BEd3IysNhImlHYE3NJONN86SYnsFhbk_WXkEhxlacaE38zosYUA7ZHzHdLiWPH512z0RbLYaZnq8GrY9_wGfkj/s200/pool+stud.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443902399492158274" border="0" /></a><br />As you can see we had tons of fun on our date. We all found out that Trevor was pretty good at pool. Basically the only way I can play is if Daniel shows me where to aim the ball at. We make a good team.<br /><br />Well that's all for now. I hope this blog finds everyone well and will find time to update about our anniversary coming up here on the 14th. I plan on taking a few pictures to share.Daniel and Tiffany Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158519529480034544noreply@blogger.com1