Fun, Fun, Fun!

I have to say that I LOVE the Christmas season!

I love all the christmas lights, the christmas music, the beautiful decorations, and family/friend togetherness! This past weekend we had a Christmas party with my family, at a cabin that we all pitched in to rent. It was so FUN! We had originally planned to do some sledding and snowman making but sadly enough it didn't snow...so that was a bummer. But everything else was super fun. There was no t.v. up there, so we all brought a ton of games and Savannah brought her ipod, and we played games and listened to Christmas music the entire time! I don't think that anything could of been more relaxing! :)

Other than that we had lots of yummy food, provided by mom, and had a chance to do FHE with the whole family. That was fun, especially since Kayleen had planned a lesson that my mom used to teach us when we were little. It was a fun memory and we all laughed at how cheesy it was the whole time! We also opened our Christmas gifts while we were up there. The deal was that this year we would only buy one gift and draw a name and spend $40 on that person. All the presents were great and I'm pretty sure that everyone was happy! Mom also kept up the tradition that she started when we were really little. Each year she buys a Hallmark ornament and I was happy to find that she could still afford it! I loved mine! It's a little flower fairy and she is the fifth in a set that I have. Joe got the Muppet Chef from the The Muppet Movie and it is pretty funny...it's the chef cooking a "damsel in distress" lobster and two lobsters holding up the chef with guns. It's pretty funny especially when you press the button on the side cuz he talks!

Anyways, we all had a great time. I loved getting to see my niece too! Allie is so cute and getting so big! And I swear I'm her favorite Aunt cuz she laughs at me even if I just LOOK at her! It's cute and I'm the only one who can play peek-a-boo with her. She won't laugh at anyone else! hehe I did everything I could to make her smile because that little squirt just melts my heart! She's just adorable and looks just like her mama! And I wish that I had pictures of her or pictures of that whole weekend for that matter but when I brought my camera it was out of batteries. :( So I don't have any pictures but trust me...she is the most beautiful baby EVER!! :)

We spent most of the day Friday, all day Saturday, and Sunday morning up there. It was fun and we all hope to be able to do it again next year! But after all that fun it was time to come back to reality and head back to work and school. Work for me has been a little bit more stressful than usual, just because of the Christmas rush and because they chose to start a brand new system yesterday! Ugh! It was a little hectic cuz none of us knew how to use it and the phones were ringing off the hooks for hair appointments! But we got through it and it makes a little more sense now that we have been using it for two days. Just don't get my wrong I love my job...sometimes. I just have to remind myself about all the good things! It has some great perks especially since it's only a school and that makes it cheap but with my discount I get things even cheaper! Hair cuts for me are FREE! I get facials, manicures, pedicures, scalp treatments, and pretty much everything for $3! And a color is only $6! Yes!!!! Not to mention the 40% discount for all the Paul Mitchell products! Sometimes I just love The Paul Mitchell Hair Academy! And with me being a receptionist I get more benefits than the students do! Yay! Go me! Even with all the drama that goes on there, the perks make up for it! My job does have it's moments but then again...who's doesn't?! :)

Joe is still working at Applebee's as a cook and he's liking it ok. It's not the best but better than nothing! :) We are very thankful for both our jobs. But even more thankful for our wonderful families and friends! Tonight we had our good friends Lindsey and Jonathan over for cinnamon rolls and games. It was really good to see them again! Lindsey has a cute little pregnant belly now! (which btw I am very jealous of!) They are having a boy and we are very excited for them! Joe and I made cinnamon rolls (they turned out so good!) and Linz and Jonathan brought Settlers of Catan over. I am usually not that competitive when it comes to games, but for some reason whenever we all play a game, I get so competitive!!! I don't know why, I just do! Anyways, Jonathan won the game first and then he decided to extend the point count from ten to twelve and I was one point from winning when he beat us all AGAIN! Oh well! It was a great game!

And so that concludes the fun for us this week! We are moving in exactly one week and finals are coming up...so we have a lot of work ahead of us! Good night!
xoxo

Moving!

We're moving!!! Yay! I am SO excited! For a while I was really worried that it wouldn't work out...just because we had found this great apartment and it was such a good deal, I was worried someone else would snatch it up. But thank goodness it all worked out just right!

At the beginning of the week the whole apartment/moving thing was just a mess. We had made all the arrangements to buy this one lady's apartment contract but we still had our other apartment. So we posted our apartment on the universities bulletin board and crossed our fingers that someone would take it. We waited all week for a phone call and then finally last night we made an appointment with a couple to come view the apartment and then all day today we kept getting phone calls! And then of course it all has to happen when the house is a wreck! So I cleaned all last night and all day today (and in the middle of all the cleaning I had work from 10-5!) and I was just finishing up when we got another phone call. The guy said he was living in Utah and needed an apartment in January and we had the best deal. He said that he didn't need to view the apartment and wanted the manager's phone number so that he could get a contract. Well at this point we already had two people fighting to get their contracts in but he beat them all! He had her fax the contract to him and ten minutes later he had it faxed back to her and the apartment was his! And it got even better when we told him we were moving on the 15th. He said he would pay half the rent for december so we had no reason to worry! Yay!

Well this all happened before our first appointment to view the apartment had even arrived. Needless to say they weren't too happy that they didn't even get a chance for it. But I guess it's only fair since it's all based on a first come first served bases. I'm just glad that it all worked out! And I'm even happier right now cuz I am sitting in a very clean apartment and it feels great! Yay for clean apartments! Now all the finalizing happens tomorrow. Tomorrow we are going over to rent master to sign our contract! We already paid the deposit, so all that needs to be done after we sign is the packing and moving! Moving is my least favorite thing to do but I'm so excited that I don't really care! haha And I think the best thing is that the other apartment owner needed to move earlier than the 19th and moved it up to the 15th, which isn't so close to Christmas! I'm hoping to have the whole apartment set up by Christmas Eve, cuz I really want to enjoy the holidays with my hubby!

I love Joe so much and am so excited to spend our first Christmas together! I mean it's not going to be a big Christmas by any means, but it's going to be a good one cuz this time I have my wonderful husband. I don't know where I would be without him...he really is amazing and the light of my life! Sorry I'm usually not so mushy when talking about him but sometimes it can't be helped! :) And what makes me even more excited about Christmas is that my birthday is right after and that is my FAVORITE day of the whole year! I know this sounds selfish but it's the one day of the year where it's all about ME!!!!! haha (and Joe said he might have a surprise for me!!!!) Yay! I love surprises!

I'm SO exhausted now! I think that I'll go curl up in bed with Joe. :)
xoxo

Finally...

So I finally got around to making our little family blog! I've got to admit I'm pretty excited! Now I can keep everyone up to date with how everything is here in good old Rexburg, Idaho. Right now it's getting pretty cold with all the snow and that crazy wind but that's Rexburg for you. :) Joe and I are LOVING married life!!!! It's completely amazing! I don't know how else to explain it...but I'm so happy to be with him!

Both of us are so ready for this semester to be over! I'm not on track right now but Joe's classes are so ridicules! We are never signing him up for online classes again...that's all I've gotta say. But between both of us working and Joe going to school, it's just stressful. Only three weeks until the Christmas break! Yay! And I am so excited not only for Christmas but also for our new apartment! We are finally moving from Galaxy Apartments and into a newer place. It's not only new but cheaper and it has a DISHWASHER! I didn't think that I would miss a dishwasher that much but I'm dying without it! :)

I am also way excited for this weekend! This year my family decided that with three of us girls married we would celebrate Christmas early. That way we could each have our own little family Christmas's! So we all chipped in and rented a cabin for the weekend so that we can go sledding, open presents, and enjoy this time together! Christmas is my favorite time of year and this year we are celebrating it twice! Yay! Love the Holidays!