For Posterity's Sake: A snapshot of our lives

I'm going to start writing posts every so often titled "For Posterity's Sake" that is for nothing except what the title implies. For our posterity. The nice thing about blogging is any blog can be changed into a printed book. It's a great way to keep a personal history. And these posterity posting are just that, memories and happenings I want my posterity to know about Mark and I.

This is just a quick snapshot of our lives right now, what we do, what we LIKE to do, and where we live.
This is what Mark does: he's a project manager for a company called Action Target that builds shooting ranges. This picture says it all.

 Mark's Detroit range....almost finished

This is what I do: I dress like an Indian and pretend to be a nurse (Halloween at work). I work at Timpanogos Emergency Department as an ER nurse. Hopefully you don't wake up to an Indian.

This is what Mark LIKES to do: Play Hockey! One night a week for 7 months of the year at our local hockey rink. And no he DOESN'T like to sit in the penalty box.

This is what I LIKE to do: Ski to my heart's content.

And at the end of the day doing what we do and like to do, we end up here at the Homestead.
My grandma Munner Fox's dad....Grandpa Craft.....built a flag pole to fly our great American flag at Grandpa Bush's farm in the heart of Pennsylvania. Grandpa Bush is Munner's mom, Grandma Craft Corwin's dad. Phew! And so after watching Munner and Papa and my parents faithfully fly their American flags, we carry on the tradition at the Homestead.

And whenever we can.....we vote! Proud to be Americans!

Homeward Bound

Tomorrow we head to Mark's homeland...the great St Paul, Minnesota...for Thanksgiving and our second reception. We're excited to spend some time with his parents up there. Since marrying Mark, I've started to learn and become acquainted with a state I knew absolutely nothing about. Zilch. Zero. He's been convincing me since I met him it might be the greatest state in the Union. Maybe it's the best kept secret, because I'd heard nothing of the place until now.

It's the 'Rule of the Doubles' though. The rule states that the second you hear of something you've never heard for the however many years you've been living....all of a sudden you hear about it everyday thereafter.

Such has been my experience with Minnesota. It seems everywhere I go now I'm meeting people from MN who rave about their great state. I've never seen so many movies set in MN than I have in the last few months....my favorite namely New in Town....it's a good one.

So here's a little shout out to the Land of a Thousand Lakes....to the place where you travel with sporting attire and hockey stick on hand.

The beautiful Boundary Waters, one of the places we hope to go one day.

Minnesota Sporting!



And of course hockey is a league of its own. Don't ya know! You betcha!

But the best part of Minnesota, is being able to experience it with this guy.

Johnson Resort Fun!

Mark and I went up to Logan last weekend for the BYU vs. Utah State hockey game. It was a total blow out Utah State 12-0. But we still had fun being there with the Neilson's, Luke, Mark's friend Justin and the Brown brothers.
Aaannnddd....we got a lovely dump of snow that night and made good use of it the next morning....

We finished off the day with a lunch with Luke at Logan Burgers. Mmmm good.

 Showing off our jumping skills

Ostensibly Ostebo

What changes when you change your name to Ostebo?

1. You go from the #1 most common name (Johnson) to the #1 least common name
2. You join an elite group of only 30+ Ostebos in the US, mainly located in Minnesota
3. Your ancestry includes Norwegian Vikings
4. You become accustomed to looks of confusion when people attempt to spell your name....Mark's taught me the system "O-s-t-e-b as in boy-o." I don't even give people a chance anymore to spell it on their own

Wearing my man's #2....even though he's my #1

Public Service Announcement

There will be multiple posts coming that are nothing but catch up on our lives.

Here is a preview of what is to come....

Wedding Preparations

Me getting ready for our first dance

Getting ready for bridal pictures

Lane Changers

Remember this?

And have you noticed this?

This was our letter to UDOT


To whom it may concern at UDOT,

My husband and I live in Provo, but my family is from Logan. This means I frequently do 'the up and down' on I-15. Thank you for making construction for three years a pleasant experience. Thank you for keeping lanes open and keeping traffic to a minimum.

Yeah, it definitely tested patience when we did sit in traffic, but overall the project went so smoothly.

Thank you for quickly repairing the pot holes that formed from bad weather this last year, even amidst all the construction.

The finished product is better than we imagined. We feel the need to switch lanes back and forth, just to enjoy all 4-6 lanes.

Our only complaint is that there was no big hooplah when the cones disappeared. We're thinking maybe banners across every bridge in Utah County to celebrate the grand opening? Just a thought.

Thank you again.

The lane changing, smooth sailing,
Mark and Whitney Ostebo

Mawage is what bwings us togetha today

 Needless to say, big changes have taken place since the last time I blogged. I met a man who lived down the street from me, Mark Ostebo, in September 2011. We started dating in April 2012, by beginning of June we were engaged, and we were married October 10, 2012 in the Salt Lake City Mormon Temple. A whirlwind wedding! And we've never been happier. I'm sure details of our engagement will begin to infiltrate this blog. It's amazing how a lot of little events that took place added up to the biggest event of our lives. I'm excited to start blogging about how our lives change even more as we've begun sharing together.