The KC Apartment Hunt

Last week we flew to Kansas City in hopes of finding a place to live for the next couple of years. It was a bit of a struggle trying to find a place that was in a safe area, didn't smell like smoke, and that wasn't going to be extremely expensive, but the heavens opened and we found somewhere! I won't give you all the details of our emotionally exhausting trip, but to give you any idea of the stress we were feeling, the temple was the only place we had felt at peace all day. I literally almost started crying at the sight of it. My little Utah heart was dying to see a church steeple all day. 

So we took those few minutes at the temple, breathed, regrouped, and continued on our journey of finding a home. We just weren't impressed with the many different places we visited, so we were feeling very discouraged. But after many prayers and two full days of looking, we found a nice place to live, and our new neighbor Esther (an elderly woman we briefly talked to outside the apartment) is very excited to have us :) It was actually a miracle that this place worked out because we were on a waiting list for it, and the complex held the apartment for us even though we weren't technically "next" because they knew we were coming a long way, and they like med students and their families. So we are extremely grateful. Take a look at the pic below! And feel free to come visit us anytime! But really. 

After our apartment hunt, we decided to explore our new home town and see some of the fun adventures it has to offer! We went to visit the med school, which is actually in a very sketchy part of town :/ They have security guards at all the entrances, and a key card must be used to get into any building. So hopefully Cam is safe when he goes to school everyday!! 

For dinner one night we ate at the famous Oklahoma Joe's BBQ! It actually was very good and lives up to the hype we've heard about it. We are excited to return again for many more meals :) 

Exploring "The Plaza" - which is a nice area of downtown that has a bunch of shops and stores, a cool staircase, and this lovely fountain that I had Cam stand in front of. 

THEN! We learned that Kansas City is home to Hallmark! Who knew?! So we went to the free visitors center they have and learned all about the beginnings of Hallmark, and made our very own gift bows! It was actually quite enjoyable, and I secretly love this fun fact about our new home. 

So we survived our first KC adventure. And we feel a ton better moving far away now that we have a place to live. We are a little nervous about it all, but we will get used to the forest of trees EVERYWHERE, the humidity (that will definitely be a struggle with my natural wavy hair...), the ten thousand highways, the ghetto downtown, etc. etc. and I'm sure we will learn to love it all. We're being positive and hopeful that we can find nice friends, and have heard great things about the ward we'll be in. We definitely won't be in the bubble anymore, that's for sure :)

In OTHER news, we have a new niece!!! The FIRST grandbaby of our little Tanner family! Nathan & McKenna had their baby on Nathan's birthday of all days :) We were thrilled to celebrate Isabel Pearl's debut into the world! She is tiny tiny, but so cute. I'm so glad she was born before we left so we could meet her :) 

That's about it for right now folks! We roll out in 2 weeks, so we are just packing away! If you want to see our lovely faces before we leave please call or text, and we would love the break from packing boxes :) 

Park City with the Family

Memorial Day weekend we had a fun little vacation with my family up in Park City. It was the last family vacation where we would all be together before Cam and I move out to Missouri. We stayed at a very nice resort and had a great time just hanging and being together. Plus it was beautiful and I'm going to miss my gorgeous mountains. We're trading in the mountains for a literal forest of trees everywhere. It was also my birthday weekend, so I was grateful to celebrate the big 25 with my whole family :) 

We spent one afternoon walking around the resort and exploring:

Sunday after church, we decided to go on an adventure to take a family picture! We were loving the self timer, and you can tell we just all LOVE getting our picture taken 100 times! :) Some turned out really nice though, so mission accomplished. 

Sunday night we had our first annual Tanner family variety/talent show! I will spare my siblings and parents the videos & pictures because I don't have permission, but it was great :) We had some violin from Johnathan, singing from Anna, a karate lesson from my dad, a tap duo from Katie & Jackson, Nathan & McKenna showed us their tech savvy skills, a wonderful baton routine from my mom, and Cam and I debuted another Cabecca song! Needless to say, it was short and very entertaining :) You can watch our number during the talent show below (Just mind the very loud drumming, and sometimes iffy singing.. :)

It was a fun and relaxing weekend, and nice to all be together in a beautiful place! 

To The Missouri!

Many of you already know our life changing news happening in a little over a month, but for those who we have not told yet.. 

We are moving! 

Cam was accepted to medical school back east in Kansas City, Missouri of all places! He'll be attending Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), starting this August. I'm SUPER proud of him, and just grateful to finally have a plan after many months of waiting to hear back from schools. Luckily we've had a few months for everything to settle in our little hearts and brains, and we are excited about our new adventures to come! We will be very sad to leave our families and friends here in Utah, but know that good things are waiting for us in Missouri. 

We have a bit of a crazy moving plan, but hopefully it will all work out. We'll set out with all of our stuff and trek across the country at the end of June. We have to fly back right after we get everything unloaded for one last family reunion and hurrah with Cam's extended family. I'll be in Utah for another week to do one last week of Be The Best You Camp, then I'll go back to join Cam in MO! Whew! So as of the end of July we will be real deal Missouri residents for a few years. 

The next two weeks hold quitting our jobs, a family reunion with my family, and the beginnings of packing up our cute little house. It's been quite a feat having to tell all of my students and clients I'll be moving, but everyone has been so supportive and excited for us. 

Honestly, we're ready for a change I think. At least I am. 

And for some reason, the Lord needs us in Missouri, and so we will go :)

And we'll enjoy a lot of the world famous BBQ food while we're there! 

Introducing.. CABECCA!

Hello friends! I bet you thought we forgot we had a blog! We didn't :) Just got a little busy is all. We spend our days working with the children - Cam is currently "Coach King" teaching PE to the children at a charter school in Pleasant Grove, and I spend my days driving e.v.e.r.y.w.h.e.r.e  visiting different private clients and treatment centers for music therapy. We have big news to share concerning the next chapter of our lives (a cross-country move is in the works!), but that is for the next blog post. 

Until then... 

We have some other exciting news to share with you.... we have formed a band! 

Say hello to...

CABECCA!!

For those who know Cam, you should be VERY proud of how far he has come in the past couple of months of learning the guitar! I sure am proud! Anyway, if you enjoy a little Tay Tay Swift, this video is for you :)

I. Do.

I decided it was time to share the weddingness with you all:) The pictures are on the lovely facebook now, and the videos (and links) will be here! We are so grateful for our awesome videographer Ryan Hinman. He was so great to work with, even though he captured some awkward and funny moments throughout the days of wedding fun.. You will see more pda in these videos than you will ever see from us in real life.. just a little FYI haha so enjoy it for the few minutes while it lasts! It was a beautiful day, and even though I struggle being the center of attention, I quite enjoyed feeling like a princess:)

First Look

Full Wedding Video click HERE

(For some reason the video wouldn't load on here.. but go watch it! It' a good time!)

It was the best day with my best friend:)

 Hope you have a lovely Monday!

A Sip of Butterbeer

Hello friends!

And welcome to our blog. We are just two pretty weird people enjoying life together :) Here you can be entertained by our adventures, witty thoughts, photo documentaries, and other lovely life journeys. My (Rebecca's) personal blog has been put in the lock box of treasures for now, so follow us here for more fun!

If you were wondering about our awesome web address: crkingscrossstation, you should probably know one fun fact about us - we are obsessed with Harry Potter. And we are the Kings. So... pretty creatively great eh? Which is one of the big reasons we ventured to Orlando Florida for our honeymoon. We had to check out the new Harry Potter world!

We of course bought our very own wands from Ollivanders

 Wished we could have actually traveled on the Hogwart's Express

Enjoyed some delicious butter beer!

 Stormed the castle multiple times

 And left with happy hearts!

Speaking of that grand vacation, our theme for the week was YOHO - You Only Honeymoon Once! So of course we soaked up every opportunity, including many desserts at good old Denny's! (For more fun photos visit the FB page.) It was a lovely hiatus from real life, but you know, real life with Troy Bolton isn't too shabby either. 

Speaking of Troy Bolton, I think our blog title needs no introduction. However, for those who really do not know us and think we are a little juvenile, just smile and accept:) It's a magical part of our lives! In the first ten minutes of meeting Cam, I learned the all-important fact that he knows the High School Musical dances. Our first kiss came the night of our fantastic adventure to East High. Our wedding dance song was "Can I Have This Dance". AND Cam has allowed me to have a little HSM shrine in our front room. So we literally are all in this together, forever and ever. 

For now, we're just loving the life of school, work, and eating dinner at 9:30 at night, but that's our reality and we're making the best of what is! Check in every once in a while for our little adventures and fun in our little red brick house:)