i loved NYC

We went on a sporadic trip to New York. It was fantastic. I seriously loved every minute. Here are a few things that I loved.

We really did have a fun adventure. I love seeing different parts of the world. I can't wait to go to Venezuela, and Iceland (My parents are there on a LDS mission), and Europe. I really do want to travel to as many places as I can. As of right now were working on going to one (two if we are lucky) fantastic place(s) a year. Sounds lovely to me!

2010 St. Patrick's day

Just home from NEW YORK....

And have to say Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

We had such a good time!!!

Cruz starts his new job today.... may you have the LUCK of the Irish with you today love love!
I Love you.

And Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone. 

sandwich

The other day (February 26th.) I woke up realizing that things were a little crazy. We had moved everything into my Mom and Dad's basement the night before, and we slept the night on the futon. So things were a little different than normal. I was happy to be moved, and excited that it was a friday. I needed to bring a lunch since on FRIDAY at work we can eat our lunch at our desk, and continue to work... then we get to leave an hour early. So I wanted to make sure I had my lunch. I hurried and got ready, grabbed some stuff so that I could make a sandwich at work, then tossed it in my bag and out the door I went.

I got to work and found, I didn't put any meat in my bag for my sandwich. Well, what to do?



 I just went without any meat.

Lucky... I had put some yummy cheese in my bag... it made it all the better. I was surprised at how much I liked it. 

And to go along with this post a picture of my desk. My boss assigns us a COLOR and we use it to mark our project lists, and keep track of stuff. Can you guess what color mine is? 

We used my wedding dress in a photo shoot for a book cover.
If you don't know... I work for Covenant Communications as a graphic designer. It's a super fun job!

valentines weekend

we had such a fun valentines day weekend. here are some of the highlights for our v-day celebration.

 

 

 

  

  

 

farewell elder ashby

 

Elder Tyler Ashby has been called to serve the next 2 years in Pittsburgh, PA Mission he entered the MTC on 02.03.2010 which was also his birthday! (What an adventure for you birthday.) Today we found out that he was made the Zone Leader of his group. Yeah! Way to go Tyler. Can't wait for you to get in the field. I hope that he is loving every minute. When I think of all the great experiences he is going to have, and all the wonderful people he is going to meet I get a little jealous, and wish I could go on a mission right now.

one day...

One day... I will have a festive party that looks as pretty as this!

Let me know if you want to come. 

the most festive and grand birthday ever!

 

i heart january 2010

 

I seriously am in love with how this year is turning out. We have had such a fantastic January.

Some of the highlights included:

1. New Years was spent on the road in San Fransisco. We welcomed in the new year with a mid-night kiss at six flags. We did everything there was to do in San Fran... for the most part. I loved seeing the golden gate bridge from the hill side. It was a new perspective on the bridge for me.
2. Experienced the Ice Castle in Mid-way. 
3. Celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day with a Black & White dinner. Served Rosemary Chicken with Black Bean Soup. So, yummy and fun.
4. Gave Cruz a mow-hawk, and visited the Harley Davidson museum. 
5. Made homemade chilli.
6. Cruz was the best husband in the entire world, and made my BIRTHDAY super festive. He did lots of things that were fun and surprising. I will post more about that later.
7. Made pancake breakfast more than once. :)
8. Took fun pictures in the snowy mountains.
9. Tyler (nephew) had his farewell.
10. Started up family game night again. 

Yes, it's true January is already over. I can't wait to see the rest of the year. 

i am happy it is FRIDAY!

i wish my husband was home from work... right now
i wish that i didn't eat so much junk over the last few weeks
i wish i wanted to put my creativity to work
i wish i wasn't afraid
i wish that we could have a week of saturdays
i wish i could do nothing and everything at the same time
i wish i could be nice all the time
i am glad i have cute hair today
i am glad my husband will be home in an hour
i am glad the sun was out when i left work
i am glad i have a fun job
i am glad i live in a nice place
i am glad i get to learn new things
i am glad that i can always do things later... and it's totally ok

but really I am just happy it is FRIDAY!

happy weekend everyone.
-christina

2009 in review

 oh, 2009 how we loved you so.
new years day
draper temple dedication
christina’s birthday
valentines day
antelope island
tyler’s birthday
hiking stewart falls
pilar’s birthday
thanksgiving point
saint patrick’s day
spring break vegas trip
hot pots restaurant
pilar’s baby shower
nidia’s vist to utah
sam & will’s wedding
easter
cruz backpacking with alan & jason
father’s day
seven peaks
cruz & dad fishing
parkcity
iceland days
cruz’s birthday
4th of july, independence day
5th of july venezuela independence day
pioneer day
lisa’s baby shower
alan’s birthday
hiking ensign’s peak
hiking deer creek path
family august birthdays
one-year anniversary
timp story telling festival
latin festival
baby emma is born
andre’s birthday
gardner village
ut state fair
fall leaves
“o” in las vegas
state capital building
100,000 miles on the mazda
trafalga
brian’s birthday
red mango
family pictures
halloween
emma’s blessing day
hot springs
terra mia pizza
japanese festival
healthy weight
ut jazz game
tyler’s mission call
thanksgiving
black friday
christmas shopping
decorating the christmas tree
gateway mall
making pan de hammon
baby sitting david
dinner with lexy
coldstone
traditional venezuelan christmas dinner
pernil dinner
ice skating
salt lake city downtown
thanksgiving point christmas lights
orem girls christmas dinner
snowshoing
in & out
christmas eve
christmas day
lunch with akemi
cruz a handsome husband
more pan de hammon
temple square christmas lights
reno
casino breakfast
san francisco
Even though it was hard to say good-bye we welcome 2010!

When I think about all the fun stuff we did during 2009 it makes me excited for the new adventures of 2010. They have already began. :) One goal I have this year is to try NEW things. So, that will obviously bring about new adventures. These pictures were gatherd by picking ONE picture from each album from our computer photo files, a fun way to look over the memories of 2009.

pictures and more PICTURES!

One of the things that I got for Christmas this year was a new digital SLR camera. I am still learning all of it's neat tricks and features, but loving it very much.

...and YES! It is true that we THE MARCANO'S love, love,  LOVE pictures. I often get asked questions such as... "Do you bring your camera everywhere?", "How many pictures did you take", "How come you guys take so many pictures" etc... Here are some answers:

• I do bring my camera most places. Our small camera usually lives in my purse.
• We take 100's of pictures at any place/day, and sometimes just one. 
• We think that it is fun to take pictures of everything. It's part of the experience... to us.
• It records history, and what we did. (Were not big journal people.)
• Cruz likes pictures as much as Christina likes them. Well, maybe he likes them just a little bit more.
• Cruz's family lives in another COUNTRY! Plus they don't speak English that much, and I don't speak Spanish (as of yet) and pictures are a universal way of saying what we've been up to. Cruz also hasn't been home in almost 3 years, (were planning a trip this year) and so it's nice for him Mama to see his cute little face from time to time. 

There are lots of other reasons I am sure... but I think one of the most important ones is that it's fun for us. We like it. It makes us happy. So, why not? I really love our new camera, and were getting it broke in quite well... I think we took a full 4 GB of pictures each day we were in San Francisco over New Years weekend. I know I won't regret ever having pictures of the things and people in my life. So, I hope you decide to bring your camera along with you.... just in case.

Happy PHOTOGRAPHING everyone!
PS... the more i look at this little image, i created... the more i think it is kinda mugly! but hey it was created on the lunch break. :)

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our first christmas card

(That is right, we didn't make one the 1st year we were married.)

enjoy your day, live for it.

O' Falafel

A falafel is a small, fried ball made from dried chickpeas and/or white broad beans and is a common Middle Eastern snack. Seriously who would have known these little round balls were so yummy! We went with Cruz's friend Adam and his wife to O' Falafel. Adam is from Jordan, and he told Cruz about a yummy resturant in Sugarhouse that served Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food. (Which I had never tired; and didn't really know what to expect.) We finally got together to go this last weekend. And to my surprise the food was delicious. I loved FALAFEL. Seriously it was so good, I can't wait to go back. Too bad his friend is moving to AZ in 4 days, sad that we waited so long to meet up. It was a fun night of good food and good company too. 

i am thankful for...

Cruz and I had a fantastic thanksgiving break. I think that it was one of best long weekends we've had. Maybe because we just did whatever we wanted to do. We didn't have a lot planned. Some of the highlights were:

1. Thanksgiving Dinner... As Cruz said "I've been waiting for this day since August 3rd." (We've been eating super healthy since that date... he was looking forward to the food.)
2. Spending lots of time with FAMILY. I saw most of my siblings 3 days in a row. That doesn't happen as often as it should. It was fun to chat and be together.
3. Movies... We saw 2 movies over the weekend; The Christmas Carol, and The Blind Side. Both pretty great. The Christmas Carol, was a bit slow for me... but the little family sitting behind us made it all the better. My favorite part of the entire movie was when Scrooge sees his wife to be... the little girl behind us said "Mom, you have to do my hair like that ... T O M O R R O W" It was super funny. Thanks to Gerald and Nichole who gave us there tickets we went and saw The Blind Side. Thanks Guys we loved it... a must see at some point!
4. Shopping: On black friday I woke up at 7 am. Why? I wasn't planning on getting up early. Sadness... I used the bathroom, and when I got back in bed... I jokingly said to Cruz, should we go shopping? He said "No, I am tired." I said, "okay, good night." Then only a few minutes later he said, "Ok, I am awake... lets go shopping." So, we did. We had a lot of fun, and we were super lucky and didn't have to wait in any long lines. We even bought almost our entire Christmas. Look at me getting things done early. I had to wrap everything on Saturday so that I wouldn't use/wear everything before Christmas. 
5. Putting up the Christmas Tree. Since I'd wrapped all the presents, it seemed good to get the tree up. It turned out good I think... we posted lots of pictures on facebook. 

This post is really about what we are thankful for....

I am thankful for....

1. My Husband (He is my perfect match!)
2. Alan and Lisa (They help us out all the time.)
3. Having 2 cars, so much easier to get things done.
4. Family and Friends of course... I would be lost without them.
5. The fact that hard work pays off. (I have lost 30 lbs.)

Cruz is thankful for...

1. My beautiful wife (ah... so cute, uh!)
2. Families
3. Friends
4. New Car... and other new things for Christmas.
5. Having a job!
6. Making it to my healthy weight. (He has lost about 60 lbs. AMAZING!!)

I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

Too the next 100,000 miles

Last month 10.15.09 I was at a red light, and I looked down... and the Mazda had reached it's 100,000 mark!! Talk about perfect timing. I quickly took out my camera to take a picture. :) You should always have your camera ready. My Mazda is such a great car. I LOVE IT! Seriously, it is the best. We've had no problems... we are really good frineds. We've traveled here and there together. We talk about the most random things, and to be honest the Mazda is a great listener. So, here is too the next 100,000 miles. Cheers!!!

Worldwide Ward Christmas Cookbook

The Worldwide Ward Christmas Cookbook has hit the shelves. Are you so excited? I hope so. I put this book together at work--and it has great recipes for the holidays. (I work for Covenant Communications as a graphic designer.) I even hand did some of the illustrations. My family submitted some of the recipes for the book. You can find my parents famous cheese fudge on page 233 and Cruz's (my husband) recipe for Ham Bread a Venezuelan traditional recipe on page 134 as well as a picture of us. :) The Ham Bread is super yummy. We made it last year for Christmas. We are going to make it again this year. I hear that the pumpkin cobbler is amazing, I am going to have to try that one. This would make a fun gift for your family for Christmas or buy one for yourself. You can pick it up at Seagull or Deseret Book. (They may also have them at Costco.) I am really excited for the holidays. Happy cooking everyone!!!

bE HApPy!