My first time!

This post is a little past due (about 2 weeks), but here is goes! I have lived in Colorado for about 20 years now and have not made it to CASA BONITA! Now for those of you not in CO it is a place where you go for the entertainment and not the food, but you take all your out-of-town guests there. I had a blast there!

The outside fountian


The outside


This is one of the acts we saw about the sheriff and the bandit.


Behind the waterfall.


It is hard to see but there is a waterfall there where the divers will jump into.


My family!

How we met

My friend Emily put on her blog about how she met her husband and asked any one else who wanted to, could do so and post the link so she could read. So I am doing the same!

DECEMBER 2004

I just started going to the Singles Ward after having broken off my engagement with my ex. I went to an activity and I was so excited to see all my old friends and get with them so I wasn't paying any attention to anyone else around me. Mikel was apparently there. Then a few days later there was a free swing dance night at one of the downtown clubs and I was supposed to be meeting a friend there who never showed. I ended up finding some other friends that I knew and Mikel was with them, and I didn't know he was there until he asked me to dance. The rest of the night I was trying to show off and flirt. I also found out that he was moving into the Singles Ward so I could see him more. I was so excited. New Years eve we carpooled with a few other people to the dance. Mikel drove because he knew where we were going. Soon after we got there, he disapeared, and I had no idea where he went. Later I found out he went home, which was right there by the building. He also brought his sister and at that point her finance, she was some one I met at BYU -I in a dance class. That was quite fun. After the dance we went to breakfast and the friend that was riding with rode in the front seat. That made me a little jealous, but then they talked and mentioned that they wouldn't ever date then I knew that it would be alright.

JANUARY 2005

We hung out many times and got to know each other well. Then after many times of him asking to be bf/gf I said yes on Jan 30. I was holding back because I was working on my mission papers as well.

FEBURARY 2005

We hing out more and I threw a birthday party for him and made him a 2 layer lemon cake, the recepie I had gotten from my roommate at BYU-I.

MARCH 2005

More hanging out

APRIL 2005

We got engaged, the funny thing is that I don't remember the date, but I remember the day and what he did. We walked the temple grounds and he proposed there. It was so awesome!

MAY 2005

We then got married a week after his sister did on May 13, 2005. It was a Friday the 13th.

Anyone who would like to post about how they met their spouse or bf I would love to hear about them.

Update and New Years Eve!

The Friday after Christmas we went over to my SIL's house and watched Horton Hears a Who and Run Fat Boy Run. They were both pretty funny movies, Dillon actually sat through Horton and liked it. I found it to be quite funny as well. Fat boy was pretty good as well.

Yesterday on New Years Eve, I had to work so I was there until 10:30 and then went home. Mikel and I enjoyed some Martenilles and when midnight came we watched the ball drop and shared a kiss. Then we stayed up for a bit and finally went to bed at 1:30am. I haven't gone to bed that late in a long time. I also had several people text me and I also texted back and all. It was a fun night though!

Christmas at the Ropers :)

I know this is a little late but I am finally getting it done. We have been a little busy around Christmas. On Christmas morning we got up and opened our presents that we had under our tree. We had gotten a good deal on stuff at Walmart for Black Friday so we took advantage and what we got there we put under the tree. We got several movies including Kung Fu Panda (my parents gave us), Iron Man, Baby Mama and many others. We also got from my parents a crock pot that is bigger than the one we have and Dillon got a book and out fit from them as well. Our ward was generous enough to give us a gift card for food and gave Dillon a Nascar toy with cars that he loves! Mikel and I got each other a gift as well he got World of Warcraft and I got a Sewing Machine! We also had a great month finacially for both of us! After we opened our gifts we went over to my in-laws where we had waffles for breakfast. Dillon got the movie Cars, Clifford books, and a play mat to drive his cars on. We also got a cook book, a picture frame, and the story that they read every year on Christmas eve. We had a great time there we played games and snacked on candy and ham. Dillon had fun playing with his cousins, aunts and uncles. We had a great time!

Merry Christmas!!

From our Family to yours we wish you all a Merry Christmas!! We have been keeping busy this past year, with our growing little boy and our jobs as well as everything in between. Dillon is a big fan of the movie Cars! Every time it comes on he gets really excited. We don't have the movie so when we see it on TV he gets excited! He loves nursery at church and he is one of the smartest kids I know, that may also be my own bias that's alright. He is a joy to have in our family and we love him so much. He has asked on his own to be picked up. He is trying to put sentences together it is so fun to watch. Mikel and I are doing well just trying to keep up with Dillon. Once again Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Colorado Mormom Chorale!

Here in Colorado we have a Choir group that is called the Colorado Mormon Chorale and they travel around the state and sing for different groups of people. We had the opportunity to go to the first, in Parker, Childrens concert. Dillon loved it he wanted to hold a hymn book and try to sing with them, he watched them move and he did alot of the same movements as the choir people. He got so into it. When they sang Frosty the Snowman he got all excited and kept saying "snowman snowman!" That has been his new thing lately. He had so much fun and sat really well until the last song, that was when he was ready to go. After we all sang the last song Silent Night the choir people handed out candycanes to all of us. It was awesome! I really hope they do it again next year!

Christmas Activity!

Last friday we had a ward Christmas activity and Mikel and I were in charge of helping out with the play that the children were putting on of the Christmas story. We had been working with them for weeks to get everything to look good and all. When it finally came down to it they did a great job and came through. I was not able to watch the show as I was backstage but I heard from many people that they were wonderful!! After the play the choir sang some really fun festive songs. It was fun to watch them get into it and sway around. After the choir sang Santa showed up! He came out singing "Santa Clause is coming to town" He was really entertaining! There of course was food and lots of it! We had a great night. Dillon was unable to see Santa at the activity so we were able to have him show up at our house!

If you couldn't tell that is Mikel in the suit!