My Birthday!!

Thanks to everyone who made my Birthday so special, especially Sean and my Mom. My Mom totally surprised me and came for the weekend. It was so much fun and it made my birthday very special. Sean never does me wrong when it comes to birthday's and presents. He's crazy!! Everyday he wanted to give me another present. Don't get me wrong I love presents!!! My favorite presents were my Mom coming to be with Sean and I, and then my new camera. Oh and Sean did the sweetest thing. He got 3 of my bestest friends to write me a note for my birthday and put them on a poster. It was the sweetest thing ever and I loved it!!! Thanks babe for all you do for me and for making my birthday so special!!! Here are a few pics of my b-day dinner, it was very yummy!!!

Simple Life Lessons

Well it is a slow and dead friday at the Fiesta Mall AT&T so you get a nice post from Sean. I think this is the only time I ever contribute to the blog. I actually really enjoy googling people and seeing if they have blogs. It really makes time pass by quickly at work and I love to see what everyone is up to..........

This last weekend Chels left me alone to go to California to take her State boards. So i got to spend a little time with my dad. He came down to go to Priesthood session of conference with me since my little brother Cory went into the mission field wednesday. So we got to spend a little father son bonding time at conference and have a nice meal with my Uncle Mike.

My job has taken me out of church a bit lately so it was really nice to be able to take a couple hours and listen to the brethren. I really loved it and I have gotten back into the habit of taking notes when I am at priesthood. It was great to be able to feel things that I know my Heavenly Father intended me to hear and I am going to share on little piece of inspiration I recieved.

President Uchtdorf has been one of my favorites for about 7 years now. He came and spoke to us when I was in the MTC and I loved him then and love him even more now. I think it is because he is German and reminds me of my grandpa, and even served with my grandparents when they were missionaries. Anyways.......he gave a story of him and a bunch of brothers in the church trying to move a grand piano out of the chapel and in to the cultural hall. No matter how much they tried they could not figure out how to move the piano. Well an older brother gave his two cents and simply told the brothers the way to move the piano. He simply said.......
"Stand close together and lift where you stand"
When Pres. Uchtdorf said this I immediately felt that it was directed at me. As soon as this brother offered this advice the piano lifted effortlessly off the ground.

I thought about me needing to do a better job of taking care of the things I have control over, and that if I do my part, the lord will bless me. One little saying changed my focus. I hope I can simply "Lift where I stand"

Football season is here...

So many of you know Sean has a love and obsession for the game of football. The only thing on our TV now is, I know shocking...FOOTBALL. And it is only a little over a week into the season, I have a feeling it's going to be a long one. His Favorite is of course the Utah Utes, but we are not able to regularly attend those games anymore. So instead we get to go to the ASU games. At least they are a good team. It kind of brought me back to my days at San Diego State because the quality of girls seen, wearing as little as possible to a sporting event. It still was a lot of fun. I don't think I have ever been to a game that hot though. I was kind of missing the cooler games in Utah, not the ones in a freezing blizzard though! Go UTES!!!

We love football games!

Supporting the local team

Sean pondering football and his love for the game!

He's so happy when he's watching a football game...

Kristin and Nate's Wedding

I tried a few weeks ago to add pictures from Kristin and Nate's big day, but was having technical difficulties and now it worked. So here are a few pics from thier wedding up in Washington. Kristin looked so beautiful and it was fun to be there to celebrate with them. We are so happy for them and excited to have Nate in the family now. We also were able to go to Seattle for one day and I forgot how pretty it is there.


Sean and I on the ferry to Seattle

I know this is a horrible picture, it was so windy...but you can see Seattle

In front of the temple

All the siblings...

The girls

The bridal party

Mr. and Mrs. Anderson

I Love Surveys, and I've Been Tagged!
Hey guys, it's Sean. The only time I get on here is when I am at work. It is friday evening and AT&T is dead. So I was reading our friends Andy and Melissa's blog and got this survey. It should keep me occupied for like 20 minutes so here it goes!!
First one:Post these rules on your blog.List: 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names.

3 Joys:
1. Being with my wife. I love coming home at night and having her look so happy to see me. Like Chels always says, being married is like a slumber party every night. I just love hanging out with her and being with her.
2. Last saturday began a 4 month long obsession of mine known as college football. Besides my hanging out with my wife it is my favorite thing in the world. I could watch anyone play and I would be like a kid in a candy store. My 2 favorite teams met last saturday with my alma mater Utah Utes beating my childhood favorites Michigan. It is definately a joy to have football back!!
3. Hanging out with my family. I never realized how much I really loved having my family around until we moved away from them. I love quoting movies with them. You definately know you are with the Van Wagenen's when you hear random movie and tv quotes flying around. I also love my inlaws. Me and Chels had a very different family upbringing and seeing how the Pettey clan reacts to my "stupidity" is absolutely epic!!! I love them, oh and being with my best friends is amazing.


3 Goals:
1. Be a good dad.
2. Be more spiritually centered.
3. Get a job with a medical sales company that I am interested in.


Obsessions:
1. Sports. Mainly Utah Football, and the Phoenix Suns. I am alot obsessed with both of them.
2. Movies. Mainly comedies. I love movies.
3. My wife


Facts About Me:
1. Me and my wife met the summer after our senior years of high school. He aunt is my moms best friend from college. I went to Lake Powell with her aunt's family. I don't think we said 2 words to each other and she thought I was stupid because I slept in everyones bed and I had earrings and bleach blonde hair!!! We met up 6 years later and now we are in love!!! HAHAHA!!
2. I have an unbelievably great memory and use it to memorize and remember information that is not important or useful. I can memorize a song after about 5 times hearing it, and I have ALOT of movies and tv show memorized. I also remember EVERYTHING. If you are a little cloudy about a moment or memory and I was in some way involved, chances are I can tell you everything about it!!
3. I have a wierd obsession with food. I love it and talk about and pretty much always want it. I however will not eat fruit or vegetables or anything remotely healthy. My wife thinks that if I ate it I would like it, but I try to and I have an extemely quick gag reflex. I also love soda. If you want details, ask anyone who has ever been friends with me and they can tell you stories!!!

Second one:Rules:Each player answers the questions themselves.


Ten years ago…
1. I was 16 and just strting my Junior year at Desert Vista High School
2. It was probably my most successful year of High School and my most fun. We went undefeated and won State in football. I was the leading scorer, captain, and MVP of my basketball team, and I was 4th at state in the 110 Hurdles.
3. I dated some girls that turned out to be a little bit of trouble!!
4. My best friend Coz's best friend growing up, big Juice Delfino moved to Phoenix from Virginia. And the laughter had never gone away! One of my best friends in the world. It definately made life alot more fun when Juice came to town.


Five things on tomorrow's “to do” list…
1. Wake up and go to work.
2. Try and get at least 4 sales so that I can have a nice commission check
3. Meet my wife
4. Go to the ASU vs. Stanford football game.
5. Go home and watch College Football highlights, especially Utah.


Five snacks I enjoy…
1. Chex Mix bars.....so good
2. Chips
3. Chocolate Chip Cookies
4. Penut Butter
5. Cheez its


Five things I would do if I was a millionaire...
1. PAY OFF DEBT!!
2. Buy a car that had A/C
3. Buy my own house
4. Travel and see the world with my wife
5. Save and fulfill a dream of being a coach.


Five places I have lived…
1. Salt Lake City, UT
2. Slidell, LA
3. Turnersville, NJ
4. Baton Rouge, LA
5. Phoenix, AZ
6. Orem, UT
7. Maracaibo, Venezuela ( and 5 other loactions in Venezuela)

McCall my lil sis in the AZ!!

McCall finally got to come and visit Sean and I in Arizona. It was really fun and i loved having her here with me. I love her lots and it scares me a lot because we're kind of twins!! We got to go to the Mesa, AZ temple, ate out a lot, and of course went mad shopping!!!

Our 1 year Anniversary!!!

notice, Sean shaved his face like I like it. And also like on the day of our wedding!!!

And I wore my wedding shoes!! I wear them a lot so it's not too weird, I like them!!

Our yummy dessert from dinner and it said "Happy Anniversary" on it...

Oh, isn't my husband the cutest thing ever!! Babe that was very sweet and thanks for all the nice things you said...right back at cha!! haha. Anyway, yesterday was our 1 year anniversary and I really can't believe how fast it has flown by. Our wedding was truly the best day of my life and I wish so bad that I could re-live that day again, it was perfect! Sean is so prefect for me in so many ways and I love him so much! He is such a hard worker and so patient with me. I can't wait for many more anniversaries and for our love to grow more! Thanks babe for everything and Happy 1 year Anniversary!!! I love you as big as the sky!!! Yesterday, I worked all day and had to come home and get ready real quick so we could leave for our lovers evening. So I didn't have time to get on the comp at all. Sean surprised me and we went to Scottsdale to the Hyatt and had a lovely dinner and then went on a gondola ride at the hotel. It was so amazing and romantic, I couldn't have asked for anything more!!! Here are a few pics of our anniversary!!

1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

HARD TO BELIEVE IT WAS A YEAR AGO THAT CHELS AND I WERE MARRIED. LOOKING BACK IT REALLY HAS BEEN AN EVENTFUL AND CRAZY YEAR. MOVING AND GRADUATING SCHOOL WERE BOTH HUGE EVENTS FOR ME AND CHELS, BUT OUR WEDDING DAY BY FAR WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY YEAR. CHELS AND I WATCHED OUR WEDDING VIDEO YESTERDAY AND IT WAS GREAT TO REMEMBER WHAT A GREAT DAY THAT WAS. I KNOW THERE IS A SAYING THAT NOTHING IS PERFECT, BUT FOR ME THAT DAY WAS JUST THAT.....PERFECT. MY GRANDPA PERFORMED OUR SEALING, EVERYONE IN THE WORLD THAT MEANT ALOT TO ME WAS IN SACRAMENTO WITH US AND I GOT TO BE SEALED TO THE GREATEST WOMAN ALIVE. CHELSEA IS THE BEST, AND I CAN SAY THAT AFTER A YEAR I LOVE HER MORE EVERYDAY. SHE IS HILARIOUS AND FUN, SMART AND VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ME. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT YEAR AND I JUST WANTED TO TELL MY WIFE THAT I LOVE HER AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Holly and Marcus' wedding

Last Thursday, Linds and the girls and I went to Carmel to see Holly and Marcus get married. It was so beautiful and so much fun. They were married in the Carmel Mission which was unreal. The night before we went to dinner and then bowling and had so much fun. Zoie loved to bowl and her favorite thing was her bowling shoes!!! They were huge on her and she could care less because she looked like the big kids. It really was such a fun time and I'm so glad Linds and the girls came with me. Sean had to stay home and work, but everyone couldn't get enough of the cute girls!!! Here are just some pics of the night before. We took pics of the wedding with Linds's good camera so once I get those I will post some of those pics!!

The Blog

This is Sean.

Chelsea called and told me to check our blog, because we have had one since last November and hadn't done anything to it. Chelsea finally got her friend Melissa to get on and save our blog!! Kind of embarrassing but Melis did a great job. I am just at work right now bored so I thought I'd make a quick post. Hope everybody is doing well and I am looking forward to the blogging world!

Diamondback's game

My Mom and Dad finally came to Phoenix a couple weekends ago and we got to go to the Diamondbacks game!! It was so fun and it was the shortest baseball game ever, but they won!!