This last week or so...

We were able to go to the state fair with Jay and Brittany. We had a blast with them! I hadn't been to the fair for 3 years and I was determined not to miss it this year. My love for the state fair started back in junior high when our school choir would go and perform and then spend the rest of the day on the rides. Then, later on when I was in college, Scott and Jheri Glover used to take Tricia and I with them every year. I've been talking Richard's ear off about the fair for the last two months. Good man, he was smart enough to take me ;)

Fair highlights for Julie: indian fry bread, fast spinning rides, the exhibition hall, being with Richard

Fair higlights for Richard: making Julie very very happy

We all know those games are rigged. Yet we can't resist....

Mallory performed in Mesa High's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". She did such a good job, the whole cast was just incredible. I've never seen high schools kids exert so much energy and talent nonstop. They took state and now will be competing for nationals!

We've been working bit by bit on our house. Its so nice to finally have some wedding pictures up

And a little splash of color for the brown room :)

We bought this frame at IKEA, with the intentions of using it as a whiteboard. Richard worked on it for hours and while wiping off the glass it cracked in half. We should have known better, it was IKEA after all. So, until we get a new piece of glass cut, this is the final result. I love it!

Another great IKEA purchase. These shelves really add a lot and help free some of our cabinet space.

And we hit our 3 month anniversary on October 29th! Where does the time go???

Mini Tri and Will

This last weekend was a lot of fun. We had a date nite with my siblings and their spouses and my cousin, Josh, and his date Andrea joined us. Will, of course, joined us too and when he's around he's pretty much the star of the show. Its fun to watch his little personality emerge as he gets older. He's a crack up. He's all boy, except he seemed to be having a lot of fun playing with the necklaces, shoes, and Richard's hair ;) Sorry Will, only one hairstylist per family!

Our stake hosted a mini triathalon at Red Mountain Park and it turned out to be alot of fun, with a great turnout. Nothin like getting up early on a Saturday and getting your heart rate up! You could do the whole thing yourself, or you could split it up in 3 parts (thats what I like to hear). A girl from our ward swam, Richard biked, and I ran. The weather was great, and it was fun doing it with Ricardo. 10k here we come next!

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We are the Lorenzens and we live in Mesa. Married just 3 months and life is good.
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