The Grahams

Baby Graham

2011-11-19T10:43:00.000-08:00

So we are excited to announce that baby Graham will be here May 23. Melinda is done with the first trimester, and we find out on Dec 7 if it is a boy a girl. We are really excited and already cant wait to meet this little one.

To tell Melinda's side of the family we all went out to dinner, and we made these clips that said "mom" "dad" "aunt" "uncle" etc and we had the waiter put them on everyone's drinks when he brought them out. It took them a second to realize what was going on and we loved seeing their reactions.

The last few months...kinda

2011-09-04T20:18:00.000-07:00

So here is a little update on what we have been up to recently....since our last post. We both have taken classes in summer, we went to California to visit and spend time with both of our families which was a blast. We came back to provo and moved into our new place. We are close to everything and walk almost everywhere now. We have biked and longboarded the canyon, stopped for the ice cream man, gone to the latin festival and watched some lucha libre, and started school again. We both hope to finish school in April. Oh and we are still in love!!!!! duh

Some from our trips down the canyon, riding in the back of the truck, stopping for the ice cream man, you know, the usual.

Some lucha libre and our man PACO was the winner.

A few from hiking and a fair

A waterfall water slide we found

Hawaii

2011-01-17T17:24:00.000-08:00

So it is needless to say that we had a blast in Hawaii for Christmas. We surfed, snorkeled, ate, shopped, swam with endangered sea turtles, swam with sharks, got tan, and much more. Here are some of our favorite pictures of the trip.

More pictures to come soon.

Vegas

2010-09-21T14:20:00.001-07:00

So last weekend we took a trip to vegas with some of our frineds...mo and sarah. We left on friday afternoon and stayed till sunday. We had a blast, we walked the strip, say the bellagio water show, some fire show, and the treasure island pirate show. We stayed at the Luxor, the pyramid hotel. We also went to the shark exhibit, and it was way cool, we say kamodo dragons, piranas, sharks, and touched stingrays.

The Summer Update!

2010-08-03T18:51:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone. It's been awhile.

This summer's been great! Steve's swim school was a hit and we still have moms asking if he'll be doing more lessons. The joke is that it's really the moms that want to see Steve. haha. Here are a few random things that have happened to us this summer:

SWIM LESSONS

-A four year old girl that Steve teaches swim lessons has a crush on him. One day she showed up to swim lessons with her nails painted, hair done and perfume sprayed on her. Her mom said that all she can talk about is Steve. One day as she was leaving swim lessons, she quickly ran back to Steve and gave him a hug and said, "I love you as much as I love my Daddy!"

CAMPING

We went camping with my family a few times in July. We went up to Daniel's Summit and rented ATVS and a RAZOR. It was so much fun. One day we tied Cracker up and when we came back to our campsite he was gone. He had run away. My mom all of a sudden looked around and saw some people coming down the trail on ATVs. She was like, "oh my gosh there's a dog chasing them! it's cracker!" So we ran to meet them and he was just happy as ever to be chasing them. That dog seriously just loves people (specifically kids). He just likes to play. He kind of reminds me of Steve.

Another funny moment that happened when we were camping...

We were sitting around the campfire telling funny stories and all of a sudden we hear like a deep bear growl/breath. It freaked us out and we all jumped up. I know bears have extremely sensitive noses and it didn't help that we had tons of food out. All of us girls were freaked out and Steve was cautious because in high school him and some friends had kept food in their tent and a bear slashed through it in the middle of the night. They then had to scare it away. SCARY. Anyways, my dad and brother (James) were laughing at us saying that we were wimps. I was even more hesitant to stay the night in a tent upon discovering my dad had a bag of candy bars in his tent. After much effort, we finally convinced them to let us stay at the lodge. So we quickly headed to the lodge and crossed our fingers that a bear would come so that we could say I told you so. Morning came and there were no signs of a bear. oh well. It made for a funny story. But I know what we heard! Since then, we've YouTubed bear growls and it definitely was one!

FLY FISHING

-While Steve was fishing in the Provo River with his waders on he had to pee. He almost did but decided not to. When he got out of the water and realized he had waders on and that he would have peed his pants, he was glad he hadn't.

CRACKER

-He's been neutered. He endured a shameful week with the retarded cone on his head.
-Still likes to eat trash. One day Steve discovered Cracker had pooped a rope.

SOCCER

-Steve and I put together a soccer league. We play games at an indoor facility every Saturday and play recreationally at a park every Wednesday with friends.
-Our first two games we've lost. The score has been like 3-11. I think the other teams lied and went a level below their skill so that they could win the league t-shirt. I am however, proud of Steve. He's always one of two players that scores points every game!

TV

-30 Rock on Hulu.
-Fringe. I know it's Scify, but it still kind of freaks me out if I watch it late at night.

Well, that's all I can think of off the top of my head. Hope everyone's enjoying their summer. Can't wait to hang out with the Grahams in a few weeks and then my mom when she comes up! Steve and I have the best families!

Happy Birthday!!!!!

2010-06-30T08:45:00.000-07:00

There are millions of reason why I love my wife and why she is the best wife ever. She is gorgeous, loving, kind, gentle, sweet, caring, humble, always thinking of others, spiritual, grateful, sexy, trustworthy, helpful, intelligent, hard-working, supportive, beautiful, and just the love of my life to name a few things. I am the luckiest man alive to have her in my life, and marrying her was the best decision of my life. Everyday is great knowing that I get to spend it with her, and knowing that we get to be together forever. Happy Birthday Melinda....I love you!

I'M IN LOVE, I'M IN LOVE, AND I DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fishing

2010-05-16T15:45:00.000-07:00

So recently I took up fly fishing with James. It is actually a lot of fun. Here is a proof that I caught a fish, it is about 12 inches. I want to go a lot, and even when I don't catch anything, it is still a lot of fun, and I love it. James and I go whenever we can, or Melinda and I go, bbq dinner. So...I guess I am turning into a man.

Easter!

2010-04-05T11:54:00.000-07:00

Steven and I had some friends over to color eggs and watch General Conference. It was a fun day and no one fell asleep during conference. All the talks were awesome! I was amazed at how the time seemed to fly by with each speaker. I was especially excited for this conference. It was one of those times where you just realize how much you need the spirit and crave it. And conference is always the one place where I feel it's poured out in abundance. I especially realized this conference, the way the Lord wants a family to act and operate and the way the world wants us to operate. Satan is so clever. I realize that rather than directly saying that families are bad or whatever else, he fills the world with distractions and sins that ultimately degrade our family relationships. It's so important that we constantly place ourselves in situations where we can be reminded of the things that are important to the Lord, and therefore important to us.

Anyways, I hope that everyone was edified and those that missed conference refer to www.lds.org for a recap.

Oh a new post!

2010-03-31T10:12:00.001-07:00

I've uploaded photos to keep you up on what we've been doing! Here are the links!

We spent a weekend in CA with my family. The first day however, we spent in Huntington Beach with the Grahams. It was Junie's birthday. I love her!!! Then we went to Newport Beach with my family and spent a day at Disneyland. Oh yeah-the entire reason we went down was for a John Mayer concert I bought tickets for way back in November (I love him). Here's the link:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2324846&id=17827369&l=e3a34cae23

And here are few (yes we have a million) of our wedding photos! My parents gave me a dream wedding and receptions (two)! Kudos especially to my Mom for being patient with me and making it perfect! Yes-mothers do know best!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2323136&id=17827369&l=d457cd09ad

Sunday BBQ!

2010-03-21T21:48:00.000-07:00

I have something new to blog about!!

Steve and I had a BBQ up the Canyon. We've had beautiful weather and thought it would be fun! We had a good time with a few close friends.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

2010-03-17T17:53:00.000-07:00

Everyone else updated their blog, so it made me want to!

I can't tell you how many times I've heard from Steve that I should just kiss him because he's Irish. And on the one day it counts to be Irish, he's not even here! Steve's spring break starts today, but he left on Monday for Houston. He's selling for a company we're working for this summer. He'll be back on Friday. I miss him. He really is a good husband, and is a hard worker. I feel bad. As I type this blog, he's out knocking doors and the alert on my phone just went off notifying me of Law & Order SVU @ 8 pm tonight. :(

I can't wait for him to get back. I just love Steve's ability to not make things complicated and to just have fun. His happy disposition is contagious.

Anyways-I'm wishing everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day! I'm looking forward to April Fools, when we get calls from the Menlove children. Hope you all have a good day!!

UPDATE

2010-01-25T21:58:00.000-08:00

Hi. I don't even know if anyone reads this.

Steve and I spent the weekend in Texas with my parents and little sister Emily (she's taller than me by the way. not to mention-a whole lot richer). Anyways, we had a great time! We hit up a few of our favorite restaurants and hung out with the family. My two favorite things! We were actually flown out to the ranch to pick up our new puppy from Emily. He's an australian shepherd and his name is "Cracker (like graham cracker)." He's a really mellow dog. Steve likes playing games like "tag" with the dog, and jump-around-while-the-dog-tries-to-play-bite-your-leg (my least favorite game).

Anyways, we had a great weekend and wish we could have stayed in Texas at the ranch longer. This is not a confession that I am a native Texan. I just like the ranch and my family.

School is good and we're so glad to have so many opportunities in life. I don't care what the haters say! I love BYU.

If anyone is looking to purchase a pure breed Australian Shepherd, also known as a fluffy, friendly puppy, then let me know! Some of the puppies are also breed to be show dogs. I can direct you to Green Valley Ranch Australian Shepherds, where you can buy one.

I miss my friends!!!

2010-01-04T11:28:00.000-08:00

Can all the Grahams please update their blogs??? I'm having niece and nephew withdrawal! Please and thank you!

Halloween!

2009-11-02T21:30:00.000-08:00

It took us a while to decide what we were going to be, because everyone else in the family always has really good costumes, but I think we came up with one. As you can see we were both candy bars. We made them ourselves, so they were a little ghetto but they turned out. We had a good night, we had a bunch of friends come over and had dinner, snacks and play games. It ended up being a fun night. Here is a picture of us with heather and nick, they were the swine flue and a doctor, we had our camera all ready to go, but once everyone got there and the evening started we couldn't find it. At least we have this picture.

Nothing New

2009-10-21T14:49:00.000-07:00

There is nothing new with us. But here are some pictures that we have taken recently. Longboarding down the canyon. The weather is starting to get cold up here. The other day I rode my scooter to school, bad idea. It was 37 degrees, and the seat had ice on it. Hope everyone is doing good.

Update...5 months in the making

2009-09-23T14:44:00.000-07:00

So here is the quick update on what we have been up to. We spent the summer in Texas. School has started. Melinda is in 2 jazz bands playing the guitar. I started school and got an a on my first two tests. We are still happy and in love. We will be better at blogging but for now here are some pictures of the past few months.

Roscoes night!!!!!!!!

2009-04-06T19:34:00.000-07:00

So i was craving Roscoes the other night and so I made it. It was not as good but it was still worth it.

While we were dating

2009-04-06T19:26:00.001-07:00

I know that a lot of you didn't see pictures of Melinda and I while we were dating so here are a few.

Melinda blogs too!

2009-03-16T15:16:00.000-07:00

Steve says I never blog. SURPRISE, Steve! I do.

Things with Steve and I are pretty much the same. Steven just got an additional job working at a place called Bucks4Books. It's an online company that buys and sells textbooks. And I just got my first job as a stylist at Great Clips. We've been keeping busy, and are anxious for nice weather. Can't believe this semester is almost over. It feels like it flew by. The biggest news in our life, is that Steve won a free t-shirt from a company called, "Omniture" for being the loudest person at a business fair. I never heard much about what he did that was business related there. I only heard about him winning the shirt. I'm so glad I wasn't there. I would have been embarrassed. If I had, I'm sure he would have looked something like this. Way to go Steve!

Myrtle Beach here we come....

2009-02-27T12:36:00.000-08:00

So I was offered an internship with a company in myrtle beach, south carolina, this summer and we are taking it. We will be head out there in may and will be back a few weeks before school starts in august. We are really excited and are lucky to be given this opportunity. I will be doing things in the business end; marketing, finance, and things like that; while melinda will be doing writing and editing, working in a spa, and working at the front desk. We are not sure exactly how it will be but are excited to go. We will keep everyone posted and with pictures this summer and all that good stuff.

I'm a blogger too!

2009-02-24T08:49:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone! I blog too (not just Steve). Below you'll find a link for my post today.

http://heathercoslett.blogspot.com/2009/02/party-in-libary.html#links

She made it in!!!!!

2009-02-13T10:20:00.000-08:00

So yesterday Melinda got a letter of acceptance to the school of music here at BYU, with an emphasis on guitar. She was been preparing for this for the past year and we are excited that she made it in. I am way proud of her and love her and know that she will do great.

2009-02-10T17:39:00.001-08:00

There is nothing new going on with us. I am now working at a bakery and loving every minute of it. I get to try all the different cookies and cinnamon rolls, and all the different types of bread, (from pumpkin chocolate chip, cinnamon burst, sourdough and cheese, to spinach and cheese). And I love all of them. We are also deciding on what to do with our summer. I have been offered a summer internship, a couple different ones, helping different companies with their business, (finance, marketing, accounting). We are not sure which one we are going to do, but are leaning towards one in Myrtle Beach. We need to let them know by the end of the week , so we will keep everyone filled in. Also my gorgeous wife tried out for the music major, in guitar, at BYU and will find out in about a month or so if she makes it in. That is an update with what is going on with us. I also wanted my wife to know that I love her.

The proposal

2009-01-27T08:37:00.000-08:00

Sorry that it has taken a while, like months for these, but here are pictures of the proposal. It was perfect! We went up the provo canyon to this spot I found with james. I had a few of my friends go earlier to get the flowers and candles how I wanted them. James was there and he was the one to take these pictures, and we are glad to have them. We went out to dinner to where we had our first date and I told her that we were going to meet up with some friends to have a bonfire. When we showed up I put the ring box in my sock, because it wouldn't fit in my pants. When we got there I think she knew but it still ended up perfect. After I proposed we just sat there and when we were getting ready to leave we heard a bark or howl and looked across the river and saw either a wolf or wild dog, there were no houses nearby. it started to come to us but then it just left. It was kind of scary. The day ended up being perfect, and as you can see... she said yes!I love her so much and have never been happier.

One month

2009-01-27T08:28:00.000-08:00

We have been married for one month and and both extremely happy and in love. We want to tell you that we love you and thank you for all that you have done for us and for your support. And were excited to start blogging.