Lok Lak Dinner!

Since Spencer has made it through his first semester and is done, I asked him to make us dinner this week. He surprised me and made Lok Lak, a delicious Cambodian dish that we have both been craving since we've been back. While in Cambodia, we had this meal at least 4 times a week. Every place we went made it different, but equally good. I was very impressed with his cooking skills because it was DIVINE!! Not the same as over there, but super, super scrumptious. It was a bit spicy, but not too spicy where you can only have a few bites. He also cleaned up our apartment, wrote a new blog on his sports website, worked out with me, and was a basic stay at home mom (husband) for me (no we are not expecting, just a funny comment Spencer told me that was what he felt like). IT was totally awesome to come home and not worry about cleaning or making dinner for us. I hope that he will make us dinner more often because he really is a wonderful cook. He also bought me some gorgeous flowers to surprise me, but didn't realize at all that they were totally fake. I saw them and thought they were pretty, and then I got up close and said, these are fake. He said "THEY ARE, OOO MAN! I can never do anything right." I thanked him and hugged him anyways for the thought, plus they will never die!

We have loved living in Athens, GA for the past few months. Spencer is doing awesome at law school and enjoying it being over for now. I like my new job at the Botanical Garden of Georgia. I am the plant recorder there, which basically makes the signs for the plant common and scientific name, and origin on it. I get to use a dark room, and it is almost the same way you would develop pictures, which is pretty cool. I also keep up all the records of all the plants on the grounds, coming in and taking out. It's very different then shoveling snow at 2 AM, but I can't complain because I it helps us pay bills. Although being at a computer all day gets really tiring, and I think I would rather shovel snow. Seems totally crazy, but I like being active and outside, which is part of the reason why I chose my major. All is well over here, we miss our friends at BYU, but are glad to not be in Utah anymore. It's beautiful weather out here, still in the 60's the past few weeks at times, and I feel like it will be a great Christmas. I am sad that my parents will be leaving us, but I do know that they will be great on their Mission and be great Mission President/ Mission Pres. Wife!

Thinking about getting a kitty, but not sure yet since I love dogs way more, Spencer is really the cat person, but we saw this super cute kitty at the Humane Society and I fell in love. She was sold unfortunately, and Spencer was going to surprise me with her for Christmas. O well, we will see if we find anything, because I am not going to get one unless I love it like I did the other kitty.

Transformers 3- 3D and Carnival

The other day we were eating at a restaurant and the TV was an. A commercial came on that showed Transformers 3 and said they had a movie cinema place called Legends Cinema at City Mall. I looked it up and low and behold they have a real copy of Transformers 3 and in 3D. Spencer and I were so excited. Last Friday we went on a date to go and see it. I got popcorn and it was divine. I have missed popcorn so much, and we got free drinks for getting our tickets. I wish it was like that in US. Anyways of course I had to go to the bathroom half way through, so I asked Spencer for a ticket in case they asked. He fumbled through his pockets and finally found one(This has a point in the story I will tell it later). Then right near the end of it when Sam saves his over the top gorgeous girlfriend, the power goes out. It was extremely sad and we should of thought of that, but I think it took about 10 minutes of it to come back on. Only in Cambodia would that happen because it goes out all the time.

I have to say it was better than the second, but the first is still the winner. So after the show we go back to our apartment, Spencer realizes he lost his keys at the theater when he was getting the ticket our for me. Good thing we asked for an extra set and I grabbed mine right before we left. It was already 12 am and the mall was closed. We just decided to wait for the next day to go back and when we did, IT WAS THERE!! We were both shocked and surprised on one had taken them. YAY!!!

Saturday night we went to the Carnival, well it really wasn't much and only had a Ferris wheel, and a boat that goes back and forth. I didn't ride the boat cause I get super sick and by the time we were ready to ride the Ferris wheel, it was closed (even though the park still had 30 minutes til close). I just don't understand why everywhere we go, they say it closes at 9 or 10 and everyone closes 30 min and an hour before that. IT was still fun. We decided to go through the shrub bush maze, and we got lost many times but found some hearts and a dinosaurs head to take pictures. I had fun, and I got some ice cream to make it even worth it. The only game they had to play was darts to pop a balloon. They had about 8 different booths of the same exact thing. I think someone needs to teach them different games so they can actually get some business.

I really don't understand why they do that because anywhere you go whether it be a pharmacy, a restaurant, a shoe/clothing store, a machine part store they have a whole block of the same exact store that sells the same exact things. How do they ever get business?

Five Guys and Hawaiian Ice of Cambodia

Spencer and I have found this amazing snow cone place that is so scrumptious and I don't know what I would do without it. I loved going to get one last summer after a long hot day of work at the Provo Temple grounds. It was so refreshing and yummy and I was sooooo sad that I wasn't going to be able to do that. Well turns out there is a place right on the corner from where we live. I LOVE IT! The lady there is actually the wife of one of our tuk tuk drivers that we usually use and they are both super nice. One day I saw a little girl getting a shave ice and I said, that is it I am going to get one too. They put some gummy type things in the bottom, you choose which ones you want or dried fruit, shaved ice, then sugar palm syrup(probably the best part), then some more shaved ice, put cherry and some other green syrup on top with a milky type syrup last. Yes it is very very sweet, but soooooooo GOOD!! I am so excited that we found this place, cause now I probably will go at least once a week.

Yesturday for FHE, we decided to go out to eat before we had our lesson to a place called Mike's Burger House. All the senior couples told us that it is like the IN-N-OUT of Cambodia! Well personally strongly disagree that In-N-Out is the best place, because it isn't. Five Guys is way better bigger burgers, more fries and have delicious seasoning and you get stuffed to the brim. Anyways, we went there and I got the classic American Bacon Cheese Burger with fries and a ROOT BEER FLOAT!! Spencer and I were extremely happy about the ROOT BEER FLOATS and I think I peed my pants a little it was like a dream come true. OF course Spencer got the Chili Double Cheese Burger with fries and ROOT BEER FLOAT!! They even use A&W root beer. It was delicious and way better than IN-N-OUT will ever be. The Cambodian who opened it up is from California, which I am sure he got the idea from In-n-out. It is finally a home away from home for me. A place that actually fills my American food delight craving. I can't wait to go back and I hope that we will soon. I was super stuffed though and I totally forgot how fating American food really is. I am actually glad that I haven't had to eaten that all summer, and I think I will be better about not eating so much fast food when we go home because it just makes you feel sick after you eat. You don't feel good about yourself like you do when you eat Asian food. It's kinda crazy how that happens, but it does. (I took the pictures after I started eating it and doesn't look as happy or appealing as it really is, but I promise you that it was the most delicious burger I have had in a really long time!!)

YAY for Mike's Burger House!!!

Pizza experience!!

This awful, plastic, fake looking pizza cost us $10. While being here on the trip, we have missed pizza and have tried to get it at a few places. Since last weekend we celebrated our Anniversary by staying at a nice hotel for 3 nights, we thought the pizza would be better the last night we stayed there. The other food they have had was amazing and all delicious. Spencer decides to order pizza the last night and get some other things for room service. First of all, the other food we ordered came and we had to sign to get the pizza to come. So we started eating the other food, anxious to see how the pizza would turn out. It finally arrives with a knock on the door, Spencer answers it and takes the pizza and puts it on the kitchen counter instead of the table we are sitting at since it is full of all the other food plates. We eat our appetizers we order and he goes to get his pizza. Low and behold is this fake, rubbery cheese pizza that is burnt in front of us. He takes the first bite and it tastes awful. Not only does the cheese bounce, but you can left up all the ingredients and see the bread part underneath in one clean lift. Of course, Spencer being still hunger, eats about 2 and a half pieces before he calls it quits. It was the most disgusting pizza I have ever seen. All I know is that we are going to be ordering pizza soon after we get back into the states.

Luckily a few days later we found another pizza place. We decide to try it because Spencer is craving a decent pizza from the last episode. It wasn't that bad and was probably the best pizza we have had here. You can tell the dough was homemade and I think the only thing they are still bad at is the sausage and the cheese. Don't worry it wasn't rubber or fake looking, they just don't know the right way to use cheese since they never use it in their own food. O well, it is still good for now and they also DELIVER!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!! I know that we will be ordering that again from our apartment next time.

Anniversary!!

I am so happy that I get to spend the rest of eternity with my one and only sweetheart. He writes me notes everyday telling me the different reasons why he loves me, tickles me to death, kisses me, hold my hand, cuddles next to me no matter where we are, tells me he loves me more then 10 times a day, comes to my rescue if I am ever hurt or need help, looks at me with dearing, caring eyes, and so much more. There is no one else I would rather spend the forever with. No one is as lucky as I am. I am proud to be called Mrs. Kaitlin Malley. I am so glad I can keep holding his hand forever just like on our wedding day. I also love to look into your eyes and I can see the love you have for me and all the happiness there is between us. I will always look at you the way I did on our happiest day ever. Our wedding day! I will love you forever Spencer. Thank you for the wonder last best two years of my life, and I look forward to the future and to grow old with you. I am yours and only yours forever. I love you!

Retry on Pictures

Angkor Wat and other temple pictures we visited in Siem Reap!! As well as my beautiful bouquet of flowers from our 2nd year Anniversary!!

Too much to talk about!!

There is too much to talk about and catch you up on. So I am going to just put up pictures for the past few weeks and then I will start talking about things from now on. I will try to not neglect it and get it like this again since there are so many fun adventures over here. Yesterday was Spencer and I's 2nd year anniversary!!! (and my birthday!!) It is amazing how time just flies and then it just pops up so fast. We have had a blast being married the last two years and he is the best husband and man I ever known. He takes such great care of me and is so sweet to me all the time.

He made me some pancakes for brunch during my internship break of two hours. They were sooooooo delicious and I totally miss American breakfast of waffles, o I love waffles, bacons, eggs, hashbrowns, french toast, ham, sausage, and all that yumminess! So those pancakes were to die for. I did come home to a huge bouquet of flowers, and will probably be the biggest ones I ever get, since in the US they would cost $200 or so bucks. O they are gorgeous and smell soooo good. It fills up our apartment, and I love to see them/smell them every time I walk in. Then he surprised me with a new gemstone Alexandrite necklace. It is beautiful and I was so excited to get it because I have always wanted that gemstone since it used to be my birthstone until it became to rare to get and turned pearl into my birthstone now. I love how it changes colors from purple to red to green to blue green in different lights. It's really cool and you did a great job honey!!

We went out to dinner with the other BYU students here and had ice cream cake. I got chicken fingers and fries, o I do miss Chick-fil-a or Zaxby's or chipotle. It was all soo good. I didn't think I was going to like it as much as my dad's mint chcolate chip. But it was pretty good. It had three layers of strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate ice cream with yellow cake on the bottom. YUMMMMMY!!!!

So I had a great day of being pampered and loved. We actually just celebrated my birthday mainly and are going to celebrate our anniversary for real on the weekend. Probably go to a nice hotel and we are going to get some fake cambodian wedding pictures taken. I am so excited and will definitely post them on the blog.

my picture are being dumb and wont upload, I will try again later to do it sorry:(