Our Weekend Getaway

This weekend was a lot of fun! I finally got to do my Christmas/Anniversary present! WE WENT TO SEE "WICKED" IN SLC! It was a lot fun. We went down and saw some friends we hadn't seen for a while and then had a relaxing evening and morning 'till it was show time. For those of you who don't know what "Wicked" is, it is a Broadway show about the Wicked Witch's side of the story from the Wizard of Oz. Lets just say it put a whole new perspective on the Wizard of Oz. Now I only wish I knew the Wizard's side of the story...It was performed in the Capital Theater in downtown Salt Lake. It is a beautiful theater! Very ornately decorated. We were up in the balcony, about 3 rows down from the very top, but you could still see everything quite well.

Ashton made this weekend so wonderful. It was all about me. I had a hard time at first 'cause I wanted him to enjoy it too, but he made it be all about me. I have such a sweet, wonderful husband. I love him so much! Here is the ad for Wicked, The beginning set, and some pictures of the theater, and us in front of theater. One day I'll get brave and ask someone to take our picture, but for now Ashton's arm length will do.

Easter

I know this is a little late, but better late than never. This year we were able to go to Twin Falls for Easter. We went to the big Jenks family Easter egg hunt. It was a lot fun. This year was the 71st annual Jenks family easter egg hunt! That is an awesome family tradition! Ashton got about 44 eggs, which gave him about 12th place. The winner was his cousin Michael with 166 eggs! After that, we went to the Loveless family and had an easter egg hunt with Lydia and Brody. It was a lot of fun. I can't believe how big those 2 are getting!!! Enjoy the pictures! (I only got 1 picture of the Jenks egg hunt cause I was watching babies :) Next year I'll do better)

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Pharmacy School Destination

Well, we finally know where we are going to be for the next 4 years of our lives...Omaha, Nebraska. Ashton got accepted to Creighton University's pharmacy school! This news came as a shock when we didn't get accepted to ISU's pharmacy program. So, we will be moving to Nebraska in August.

Ashton is excited to be going to school where he served his mission, and I, well, I am excited for this opportunity, but I am terrified of leaving and being 15 hours away from both families. I guess now all we can do is trust Heavenly Father. Obviously, he knows something that we don't.

"The Big Dance"

Well March has come and gone and so has college basketball. Last night we had "The Big Dance" bash. The game between North Carolina and Michigan State was a bit disappointing to watch. Nobody likes to see a game where one team just gets slaughtered, especially in such a big championship. However, the pizza was good, the cupcakes were great, but to top the night, Alison won the trophy! That is right! She took down the powerhouse Castillo family and pulled a win for her husband. Now he finally has the trophy in his house. Here are the final standings:

1. Alison
2. Eric Quinney
3. Blake Higley
4. Elder Dex (Devon)
5. Tyson Johnson
6. Michelle
7. Leigh
8. Ashton
9. Brian Jenks
10. Curtis
11. London
12. Dallas

It was a lot of fun and our newcomers proved to be quite the contenders. Alison's new strategy of picking the winning team was a great success. She determined the winners by their mascots, which animal/thing would win in a fight in real life. Apparently, it matters what your mascot is and apparently North Carolina's Tar Heels(a ram) are the dominant animal.

Here are the pictures of the trophy "ceremony"..

Michelle passing on the trophy...

The winner

And here is Ashton's bracket door. He just couldn't leave Yahoo! in charge of determining the winner, he had to do it manually as well.


This bout of madness was fun and thank you to all who participated in it this year!