Our 6th Month Anniversary

So Saturday Shaun and I celebrated 6^th months of marriage. Wow, time goes by so quickly. Being married is the best thing ever.

We decided to go to the Gate Way in SLC to eat at our favorite place, Z tajas and then saw the movie “Get Smart” I grew up watching re-runs of the show so the movie was a blast.

Top Ten things I LOVE about Shaun: I will try not to be too Sappy.

10. He makes the bed more than I do

9. He Thinks I am funny!

8. I still love him even in “project mode” when our house suddenly turns into a complete disaster and his tools are every where.

7. He’s good at fixing things and is determined to finish projects to prerfection.

(More determination than I will ever have.)

6. He is an Amazing cook and is willing to make dinner anytime
& he will even eat my cooking when it goes wrong. This one time I pretty much charred
the French bread in the oven. Instead of saying, “I’m not eating that.” He said, “I really like croutons. And didn’t complain at all. Ü

5. He writes me funny notes in my lunches

4. He still takes me on a date every week

3. He never criticizes me or anything I do

2. He loves life and is always SO happy.

1. He "fits" me perfectly and loves me and ALL of me.

Happy Anniversary Shaun!!

These are a couple fun pictures of when we were little. We had these pictures up at our wedding receptions. Ü

I know what you are thinking..."Nicolette, Nice hair." It was in style back then, Right?

Isn't he so cute?

I think we look pretty good together

David's Brother

I had a few minutes and thought I'd try my hand at this blogging business.
Perhaps some of you know my little brother David...David Archuleta. He's been in the Fox News 13 a lot lately for a small performance for a seldom watched TV show, American Idol. The show claims to find the most talented singer in America.
David did really well on the last show and came in as last loser. Today I'm celebrating with him the 1.7 month anniversary of his loss. I actually went to audition for it, and dragged him along for moral support. He and I had to wait in line at 4:30 in the morning to try out. He didn't really want to go. I gave a stunning performance to the judges, and they insisted that my little brother also try out. He made it, of course, and left me in the dust with no golden ticket.
He doesn't even look like me...See!
I can't believe how many people tell me I look like him. In fact, on my last day as an employee of Linden Nursery a customer asked for the "kid that looks like David Archuleta" to help him pick out a couple of trees. During the final two weeks of the show, I had seven people tell me I look like him. He can't even sing like me!
Here's some of his shinning moments:He has a terrible habit of always singing with his eyes closed...Pretending that you're blind doesn't make you better David.This is his first poster. All-in-all it was a good experience for David. Maybe next season he can make it to the top so he can make something of his life.

The Lundquist Ranch

Happy 4th of July! Shaun and I have been working all summer and besides the APS trip (see below) we haven't been able to get away. So we had a blast at my Grandparent's Ranch in Swan Valley, Idaho. Swan Valley, Idaho is SO beautiful. This is not to be confused with Sun Valley, the resort. Swan Valley, is still very rural but only about 45 minutes from Jackson Hole.

Here are the highlights:

We have always been close to my mom's sister's family, The Barkers. So they decided to join us for the camp out! It was so fun to reconnect with my cousins. They are awesome. There is even one that is my little brother's age. So they had a blast playing together, too.


My Dad and brother Ben took us canoeing down the Snake River everyday. The River is about 50 yards from my Grandparent's house. We saw Eagles fly above our heads and just listened to Mother nature. We saw an amazing water fall, too.

We actually slept in tents, Too. Of course we used Grandma's bathrooms and Shower, but I will still claim that we were "roughing it." Ü


Swan Valley is know for one thing: The home of the square Ice Cream cone. We had to initiate Shaun into the town, right? So we went to get one.


Another main attraction is the "DAM store." Swan Valley is about 5 miles from the Palisades dam. When we were out for a drive my brother, BEN, made sure we stopped there, too. Bytheway, it was a really run down store.



One night we got creative and went in the cow pasture to practice golfing. My little brother, Joseph, was so into this. The next day he even recruited Heather to search through the weeds to retrieve all of the balls. To her dismay by the time she had collected some he had already thrown the others back. Joseph & heather are quite the pair. Ü (no cows were hurt during this activity)



We also had a great time hiking up to my Grandpa's Dry Farm. He has such an awesome view of the valley. It is so hard to even describe because it is so pretty. This is where my mom grew up so it is always great to hear the stories about how life was on a farm... a lot of hard work everyday! My Grandpa is retired but still raises cows. (Thankfully they didn't stink up the place.) Ü



On the 4th of July we went to the regional fireworks. It was so nice. You just go there, relax to a simple firework show and make it home in five minutes because the traffic is so light. I said simple show because the fireworks seemed to be hand lit. One firework...pause three more fireworks...pause, etc. My Aunt Leisa kept saying it was the finale because all of a sudden they would have ten fireworks all at once. We still LOVED it, though. Ü

Overall it was the perfect get away... quiet, relaxing, and great to spend time with the family.
Thanks Family for being so awesome!