Since we've been home

It seems like we have been running around like crazy since we've been home. We started school 12 hours after we got home from California so that was a bit crazy trying to unpack and all. Then we decided to paint out family room and clean our carpets. Luckily we have been back for many fun events like Mike and Katie Woodward's baby shower,one of my best friend's bridal shower and wedding dinner, FHE with the whole Wallentine family, and so on!


Kory's early Birthday present!




Last summer Kory found out that the U of U's football team would be playing at "The BIG HOUSE." Kory's favorite team is Michigan so for a whole year he has been talking about wanting to go to this game. I never really thought he would go through with it. Sure enough, a few days before the game he booked a flight to Michigan. One of Kory's best friends Clint Mower, plays for the U of U so he was able to get Kory a free ticket on the front row.




Go utes!




Number 39 is Clint Mower. He is the long snapper for the University of Utah.




This stadium holds almost twice as many fans as BYU's stadium. (109 thousand?)I guess that's why they call it the big house!


I think Kory said this was called touchdown Jesus. Is that bad say?




Happy 24th Birthday Kory!



Make a wish!




We had a labor day/ birthday party at the Owen's condo. I had no idea the kinds of stories these boys had from their high school days. OH BOY!



So about a year ago Kory won his fantasy football tournament so Carl Clegg ( chris clegg's dad) took Kory out to a restaurant called Ruth's Chris Steak house. Ever since that day Kory has mentioned Ruth's Chris to almost every person he knows. To surprise Kory for his birthday, I decided to take him to "Ruth's Chris." He told me it was expensive, but I had no idea! If you go, be sure to dress I little nicer than we did. Oops. I sort of look like a turtle here huh ;(



We highly recommend the sweet potatoes. They are really, really, really good! They were my favorite part of the meal.




Like I said, this is an expensive restaurant




We needed to get out of our house and enjoy the nice weather so we drove up the canyon and walked around cascade springs. If you haven't ever been here I recommend it. I always love to eat the water cress, but don't tell the rangers!
This picture turned out really well...um maybe i should be a photographer after all!



We went to Chelsea Whittenberg's wedding dinner at Snowbird's Cliff lodge.



Doesn't she make a beautiful bride!

Our last few days in California

Kory has done an awesome job this summer. He has put a lot of time and dedication into managing his office and it has paid off! His office was the "Top Office" and sold more accounts than any other office in Stone Security this year. Kory worked really hard and ended up selling more than his goal. He even earned us a trip to Hawaii and a 42" flat screen tv. Good work!


This is a picture of some of the sales guys



The pool area has really nice BBQ grills so Kory decided to host his final correlation meeting at the pool and have a little BBQ. It was a fun way to celebrate the salesman's last day. Kory is "really" sad it's his last day knocking, I mean look at his face







Nate, Kirk, Linzi, Sophia, Brent, Bob, Dan, and Jimmy




I'm going to miss having a pool and hot tub to go to everyday




We realized our recommends were about to expire so we made a quick drive at 5:00 in the morning to the Oakland temple to do a session.




My new shorter hair!


Look, I had a baby while I was in California! Okay, not really. All of the wives of the sales guys got together to have a baby shower. It was so nice this year having more married couples out selling with us. It was nice having girls to hang around with for a change.

Monterey, California July 27 2008

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR TWO YEARS!


We took a fun little jont to Monterey for our second anniversary. Can you believe it?Two years! I was pretty excited when I noticed they had our anniversary date on the thingy.



We had a fun time riding the the cute little green trolley around town.



Kory did a great job selecting our hotel for the night. We stayed at a place called Spindrift Inn. It was right on the beach and had really pretty views. Our room even had a wood burning fire place.



Our room had an awesome bay window where we could sit and look out at the ocean.





Kory didn't even pose for this picture. He was positioned like this on his own and I couldn't resist so I snapped I quick picture before he even knew what I was doing.




We saw advertisements for the History Wax Museum and decided it would be fun to go. We thought it was going to be really cool, but it was nothing like what we expected.
It ended up being a bunch of really old wax people that didn't look real at all set in historical scenes. We wouldn't recommend going.





Kory was so excited when he realized how close Pebble Beach was. We paid the $10.00 just to drive around the Pebble Beach area. The golf courses were really well kept and the area as a whole was very picturesque. Kory was in heaven the whole drive long.









We ate at Bubba Gumps. The food was really good and it was pretty cool to see all the Forrest Gump memorabilia around inside.



Lucky for us it was a bit chilly in Monterey so we had no problem building a fire in our little fireplace.



The Inn provided a nice breakfast which they brought right to our room. It was really funny because we didn't know they were going to bring the breakfast INTO our room. As soon as Kory opened our door the lady walked right in, all they way across the room, and placed the platter in the bay window. I was a bit embarrassed laying there in bed watching her tip toe around all of the chocolate kisses I had put all over the floor, not to mention the other things laying on the floor. It was really funny and awkward to say the least.

The past two years have been more fun and exciting than I could have hoped for. I couldn't ask for a better husband. Kory is the perfect person for me in every way. There is no one else I'd rather spend the rest of forever with than him. I am so blessed to have him in my life. Thanks for everything sweetie! Love you! Happy Anniversary.

JULY has been BUSY, BUSY BUSY!

Happy 22nd Birthday Marianne!

I can't believe that I am actually 22 years old. When I think of a 22 year old I think of some mature person who has everything all figured out. Instead, I feel like a 17 year old who just likes to goof off and have fun.

Kory was so cute for my birthday, he popped out of bed and made me a really yummy breakfast. He also surprised me by taking me to get a pedicure and manicure at a really nice nail place. Later that night he left work early( which he never does) to take me out to dinner. Thanks Kory for a fun Birthday!

Bergmann Family Reunion 2008

We were able to fly back to Utah for the 4th of July and stay for a few days.

Every year for the 4th of July my mom's side of the family(Bergmann= my great grandma's last name) has a big family reunion. This reunion has been a fun family tradition since before my parents were married. No matter what activities we participate in and how the reunion has changed from year to year we can always count on three main attractions to occur. The horseshoe tournament, the table of counting jars, and the endless fireworks.

Kory is a pro at horseshoes even though he is one of the newest players in the family!

Kory and my Uncle Glen competing to move on to the next round.

Scroll down to find out who won the whole tournament. You won't believe who came in first and second place!

My mom set up this game for the younger kids to play. She put handfuls of change in a big bucket of saw dust and the kids had only a few minutes to find as much money as they could.

The kids had a lot of fun so some of us older girls also decided to give it a shot. We had a lot of fun and had a lot of saw dust everywhere.

My niece Savannah counting jars with some of her cousins.

My wonderful Grandma and Grandpa Dansie.

KORY WON THE BERGMANN FAMILY HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT 2008

I am very proud of Kory for winning the whole tournament. This year is the first year in the history of the reunion for a Longenecker to win. On the back of the trophy is a list of all the previous winners. I am very happy to know that Kory's name will remain on the back of this trophy as a permanent record of his achievement. If you enlarge this picture you will also notice that I made it all the way to the finals. I can't believe that I had to play against Kory. He is the most competitive person I have ever met. Of coarse he won!

My brother Steve and his wife Tiffany distributing the sparklers.

Some of my cousins with my Grandpa Dansie.




I love this picture of Kory and my niece Savannah. Aren't they both little cuties!

This is a picture of me right after I lite the fireworks. I am trying to qucikly walk away before I catch on fire.

Happy 4th of July. I just love fireworks! They are one of my very favorite things !


Golfing at Thanksgiving Point

The few, the proud, the Golfer boys ;)

Kory loves to golf! Thanks to our hook ups with Stone Security, Kory and is buddies( me included) were able to get a tee time at Thanksgiving point golf coarse for free! The four boys all golfed very well, and I did a great job driving the golf cart!

Liz and Jonathan July 11th 2008



My good friend Liz Blackwell got married on July 11th. I was so happy to be in town for her reception the night before. It was so fun meeting up with so many of my good friends. Thank goodness for wedding receptions.

Don't I have such cute friends! Katie Stapp Tenglesen, Liz Blackwell, Jen Williams, and Sharmaine Stucki Howell.