6 Month Anniversary

Our 6 month anniversary was last Monday but with the GRE coming up, Cameron was really busy so we decided to turn the GRE into a celebration. Friday night we went to Salt Lake and stayed at the City Center Marriott that opened on State earlier this year. It was super super nice and we were able to sleep in a little longer before Cameron had to go and take his test.
While Cameron took his test, I went with our friend Sarah, whose husband was also taking the GRE and we went and explored all these little antique shops in downtown Salt Lake. They had some amazing furniture and jewelry and some super old bibles. It was really neat.
Then we picked up the guys and we all went to a celebration lunch at Jason's Deli. It was fun to hang out with them and gave Cameron and Richard a chance to exclaim over and over and over again how glad they were to be done. Cameron feels like it went really well and it is nice not to have him so stressed.
That afternoon we went to a cooking store and picked up fondant for Cameron's mom and then to the aquarium.
From the outside the aquarium looks like an old Kmart building but it was really cool. I think in another 10 years it will be incredible. Here are some of our favorite things that we saw.
Jellyfish - Yes, the red things ARE jellyfish!


Giant Lobster - Cameron's hand is there to give you a reference

Crazy looking Fish

Coral reefs

Shrimp

Sting rays that you could pet, Cameron had this one by the tail

Waxy Monkey Leaf Frogs from the Amazon

And much much more. After the aquarium we went to Ikea! Cameron was skeptical at first but after a while he admitted that it was a pretty cool store. We bought a plant and a pot for the plant. When we got home we realized that the plant needed to be in the living room but there was no spot for it in the living room and an hour and a half later all of the furniture in the downstairs of our house was rearranged and there was room for the 18" plant.
It was really a wonderful day.

I Declare War!!

So, with my wise and cunning ways I have declared a very sneaky war on the hated cheetos t-shirt that Cameron has been wearing since he was 12. He loves it so I can't just throw it away but the other day I realized that if I am wearing it then it is in use or dirty so HE can't wear it. Now I just wear it whenever I'm hanging out in the house or cleaning the house - just often enough for it to be dirty the majority of the time. Down with the orange Cheetos shirt!! (Yes, he is aware that I am doing this)

One Massive Update

Hold on to your hats ladies and gentlemen. The Pace family brings you an October update.
The second was Cameron's 25th birthday. We had many days of partying and good times to welcome him to the 2nd quarter century of life. His bestest present (and not just because it was from me) was Wii Sports Resort which includes swordfighting, wakeboarding, archery, basketball, cycling, airplane dogfighting and much more.Hours of fun have since been spent trying to push each other off the swordfighting platform. We also went to Tucanos with lots of family and friends and ate until our stomachs bulged.
This month we went on a fun Family Home Evening Outing to the Bean Muesum and I had many fond recollections of reptile shows and chasing leaping lizards. Did you know that a Dik is like a little miniature deer/gazelle? Who would have thunk.Halloween came in full force this year with a week of celebrations. On Monday night we went to Cameron's cousins' house to carve pumpkins and frost sugar cookies with their family. Here is our creation "Silly Cameron" named by Lizzie (age 5). I think it bears a remarkable resemblance to normal Cameron.Tuesday night we went to the Halloween High-Jinks concert by the Utah Symphony. It was a delightful evening and while I still think the group dressed as Willy Wonka and the Umpa-Loompas should have won the costume contest, the swine flu fairies were pretty good.
Cameron and I went as cowboy and indian mostly because I couldn't think of anything else I would be able to convince him to dress up as.Well, the rest of the week was fairly normal. I had a work Halloween party on Friday and stole all the cowboy gear from Cameron. Sadly, I forgot to get pictures, but I must say that I look pretty good in chaps. Halloween day I worked and we were doing face painting. The kids that were getting their faces painted wanted to paint my face. I told them I was going to be an indian and this is what happened. . . I think it all went downhill once the white unibrow, handlebar mustache and goatee came into play. But we still had fun. We ate more candy than is ever needful, watched Hocus Pocus and caused a wild ruckus that would have put the wild things to shame. Cameron, meanwhile, went with his family to a haunted house and ate a lot of pizza. All in all, an eventful holiday.Now it's back to the studying and work. The GRE is one week away and today just happens to be our 6 MONTH ANNIVERSARY!! Wow, we are so old :) I think we'll go eat sushi to celebrate.
That that's all folks!