Confession

I have a confession... This is one I hope Brent won't log on and read.

Ready for it?

I am ready for another Foreign adventure. I know, I know we just got back from a 12 country sprint through Europe. I got to see the Ruins of Rome, Temple of Zeus, Platform 9 3/4, Auschwitz, The Vatican, Salt Mines, Small Canal Town in France, Cathedrals and so many other staples in history which was one of the most rewarding and stressful experiences of my life!

(IF YOU MISSED IT, CHECK IT OUT UNDER 2010 FROM SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER)

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It was amazing getting to see and experience those things but something very distinct was missing: The Natural World. Being surrounded by tall buildings was great but Brent and I really missed the beauty of the land. So yes, I am ready for another foreign adventure, but I have a little different place in mind!

NEW ZEALAND!!!!!

This scenery is amazing, the vast country side (as seen in the LOR Triology) looks amazing. It also houses the adventure capital of the world (Wellington) and being an Island I can only imagine outstanding beaches!

AND AUSTRALIA!!!!!

More Specifically the Great Barrier Reef. Who doesn't want to swim with the fishes, sea turtles and experience something so great it is seen from space?

There is my confession. I have seen the world, and I am addicted. Some of you may know it is a life goal to visit all Seven Continents (yes, even Antarctica) and I think I am currently ready to check Oceania off that list.

If Anyone has suggestions about where in the world I should head next I would love to hear about it!

Distractions:Racquet and Foosball

Brent has been busy! He took the MPRE (ethics portion of the bar exam), applying for jobs, and trying to keep on top of school. He is being such a champ. It is hard for me to watch because there isn't any really way I can help besides being supportive AND providing many fun distractions.

One distraction is Racquetball! The Orem Recreation Center. Brent and I have always talked about playing so for his Birthday I gave him a date of competition!

Brent always talks about how his old girlfriend was terrible at Racquetball, so I had to step it up and prove I am way better than her in EVERY WAY!

Although I have only played once before in my life, I was pretty decent. I won the first round, Brent won the second round. Then we just messed around for a while!

It really got my heart rate going, and the next day EVERYTHING was sore. I couldn't move my eyeballs with out them hurting! I am pretty sure this is because trying to keep track of that little blue ball is pretty impossible!

The second fun past time I have taken and interest in is: foosball. It is huge at work. Blake (my brother in law) is amazing at ping pong because his work had a table and everyone played. My work is similar except with foosball. It is intense, and I am absolutely the worst person in the office.

Here are the rules:

Two teams of 2 people.

One 14 minute round

Two balls are inserted at once

Score both balls=1 point

Each team scores 1 ball=No points

At the end of the game you put 5 balls onto the table (ALL BALL). If you are down by one and score all 5 balls in ALL BALL you win!

I have been smitten with this game ever since I started being terrible, but I convinced Erica, Spencer and Brent to play with me at the Law School Foos Table! The actual table was pretty ghetto and could have used some love but everyone enjoyed it! Especially Spencer!

Brent has been working really hard, and I have been working so it is really nice to have some different fun activities to distract us from the stresses of life!

DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY GOOD DISTRACTIONS WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

Over Eating?

I have a new job, and exactly a week after starting I was convinced by Lianne (as well as Derek, Kurt and Mike) to attempt the 24 inch challenge! This consists of eating a 24 inch sub sandwich in under 30 minutes! To the victor went a T-shirt, picture on the wall, as well as free drinks for life!

It started out pretty good. I would say I even enjoyed the first 6 inches!

Joining Lianne and Myself was Trevor and Mike. Mike finished his in 7 minutes flat! It was amazing! I bet he could have done it again to! Trevor finished in 26 minutes.

I was feeling really good up until the halfway point and then the saltiness of the turkey hit me. Every bite I took I almost threw up, I was worrying everyone! Do you see that trash can behind me? I took the last few bites standing over it up in case.

Lianne did great. It took her about 28 minutes to finish. She also had turkey and said it tasted terrible as well!

I finally took off the remaining turkey and just swallowed it like a pill. Sometimes that is the only way to get it down!

There were no good pictures of me, but Kurt did get a nice long interview of me as the whole process went down!

In the end I finished 2nd, with 21 minutes 30 seconds! I got the T-Shirt and the picture, although I am not sure I will ever be returning to claim any free drinks! I didn't get a chance to tell Brent all about it before hand, so after he just said "Okay, so now we have to go back so I can do it too!" Funny thing is, my mom totally predicted that reaction!!!

Needless to say, I have been a little careless in my eating lately! The diet started yesterday and I want 5 pounds gone by April 1st!

BYU Basketball Game!

Have you heard that BYU Basketball is actually fairly noteworthy this year? It is mainly because of a player named James Fredette (JIMMER). He is 6' 2" and looks like he should play tennis not basketball, but the kid is amazing! Since this is Brent's last semester we decided to go to one last game before he graduates!

We went with two of our friends, Sam and Terri Anne. They have an adorable daughter named Chloe. I love this little girl like she is my niece! She is so wonderful and she has such amazing parents. Unfortunately, she was uninvited to the game, but got to spend some quality time with her cousins!

At the game. The Marriot Center didn't really fill up until 3 minutes before game time! Sam, looking sharp as always!

I wasn't expecting and introduction like this! The white curtains fell and there was a movie, music and light show to get the audience stoked!

At the game!

This is who it was all about. he had a really hard first half and only scored 5 points by half time (he averages 30 points a game). In the second half BYU was doing better but Jimmer was still struggling. Finally, he hit a gorgeous fade-away 3 and it was like everything clicked. You could tell he was stressed but after that is was just natural looking. He ended the game with 23 points and BYU won 71-59!

I typically rush to the car to beat traffic but we decided to wait for the victory bell to be rung. We thought it was going to be the player of the game, Charles Abouo, but it turned out to be someone we didn't know, named Logan.

Waiting for the magic!

TERRI ANNE! IT DID TURN OUT CUTE!

The one and only Cosmo! He is a pretty impressive mascot!

Here is what we live next to! Europe sure did help us to appreciate nature more!

After the game, we made milkshakes and watched the office. The exhaustion was overwhelming.

It was great to be able to participate in BYU sports one last time! I hope we continue to do well, because it may make March Madness bearable!

What a Bum!

Brent and I have been back from Europe for over a month now, and the idea of blogging still makes me shutter! Not only am I a little worn out, but I also feel that anything we are up to right now doesn't quite reach the coolness factor of Greece, Krakow and London. Well it is just time for me to Buck up, because some things have changed!

First, I got a job! I work for a company call property solutions. We design websites for property management companies. If you are every looking for an apartment complex online, you will probably stumble upon one of our sites. I really love it. The work is really interesting and just creative enough to not get to mundane. Everyone in the company is obsessed with foosball, so I play it on my breaks and usually during lunch. I AM TERRIBLE! Everyone is so nice to still be on my team, but one day I will be super good!

Second, Brent is still looking for a job, all over the US. The law market is really suffering right now, so if you feel inclined to pray that he can find something good I would appreciate it!

Third, Brent and I were just called to be Sunday School teachers for ALL the youth. Apparently, there is only about 8 of them!

Finally, Nope there really isn't a finally. I thought there was and yet there isn't!

We are slowly moving along, but I think Brent and I are both ready for this last semester to be over! Wish us luck!

Happy Birthday Brent

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRENT!

Yesterday was Brent's Birthday! He is officially 27 years old, but doesn't look a day older than 26!

Since I haven't been working I took a lot of time to plan out some fun birthday activities, unfortunately on last Sunday during church Brent started feeling sick. Monday was a holiday so he just stayed in but Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were bad. Luckily, by Friday he was feeling a bit better, but not much!

We ended up going out with Erica and Spencer to Red Robin, to get Brent's fee meal, and then back to our place for presents and games!

The Birthday Boy with his oldest and youngest! I love Caliah's little face!

This is Brent's Present from Momma and Papa Forsberg. Brent has been wanting this game really bad!

Here is Brent's present from me! It is a coupon for one day to racquetball and dinner or desert! I thought I was so creative because Brent is always wanting to play racquetball but when I gave it to him he just seem totally confused! I guess the amazing present that I thought I gave didn't really land!

Caliah gave Brent a new Gillette razor with 5 blades! His Mom and Dad made sure to send him a cute card and some spending money for new church shoes!

Today we went up to play with our friends Sam and Terri Anne! Bohnanza and fast scrabble are great ways to spend an afternoon!

Brent says he had a great Birthday weekend but he has been super sick so he has really done a great job humoring me! I LOVE YOU BRENT AND I AM EXCITED TO MAKE THIS BEST YEAR OF HIS LIFE!

The New Year!

Happy NEW YEAR! I know I know, this is a little late, but I figure it is better late than never. Honestly, for the New Year Brent and I were asleep by 9:30 pm. Jet lag sucks. So I thought we would post a few of our Resolutions from last year and a few for this up-coming year!

Mallory 2010:

Travel to another continent- When I made that goal I had no idea that Budapest was even an option. It was really a huge blessing, and many blog post!

Lose 15-20 pounds and Keep it off- I am so proud of myself. I feel a whole lot more confident and healthy. Now I am trying to maintain and get toned, the battle is still not over!

Have 2010-2011 Tuition saved up- My goal to end lawschool debt free looks like it will be coming true! I am really proud of Brent and me! Even with Europe we were still able to pay for Law School without any loans!

Brent 2010:

Read 25 books- He more than accomplished this. We were both in a huge reading zone this year! It was really nice

Read the New Testament- President Monsen challenged us to do this and Brent took it to heart, I am still working on it!

Mallory 2011-
Read "Jesus the Christ", Take a relaxing vacation (sorry Europe was very high stress, but worth every second of it!), Visit 4 new temples,, and take and EMT Class.

Brent 2011-
Read the Old Testament, Read 40 Books, Stay under 193 lbs, 1 act of service a month, Take Mallory on a date 1 a month (no I did not put him up to this, but I am excited!).

I thought New Years Resolutions were really stupid when I was younger. I always figured if you wanted to change you could start anytime. Although that is true, I like having the New Year as a starting point. I set ten goals last year and I accomplished 7 of them, this year I am going for 8! Wish me luck!