Barf Bag

For Christmas this year, Jeff and I are in New Jersey! We were very excited to leave yesterday morning. Our flight left at 5:40, we are had to be at the airport at 4:00 AM! We got about 3 hours of sleep, thats how this adventure all began! We got to the airport and Jeff was very friendly with the lady who checked us in. As we were boarding, that same lady pulled us aside and asked us to wait a minute. It made us a little nervous, but it ended up being a good thing! She handed us our new tickets, seat 4E and F! That's first class! We were so excited to be in first class, once in a life-time opportunity! Then, as the plane was taking off I got so sick and YES, don't worry, I threw up in the barf bag. Jeff then proceeded to make fun of me and told me it was all in my head. (Don't worry, he will eat his words.) After our stop in Houston, we boarded the plane and I was so nervous that I would puke again during take off. I did ok, but Jeff didn't. He threw up on the second flight. We were so miserable, chilling and achy. The rest of the day we were so sick and not doing well. We came to the house and went right to bed, slept from 7 pm-11 am. We are doing much better today, but will never forget our first Christmas trip to NJ!

Christmas Decor

Our first Christmas tree... it's only 4.5 ft tall but we love it! And I LOVE our stockings.... $10 at Downesat

Christmas Trees!

My family has a tradition of going in the mountains the day after Thanksgiving and cutting down a Christmas tree. This year we were lucky enough to have LOTS of snow and it was fun! It was cold, but fun. Here are some pics from that... (yes, Jeff is sledding with my 7 year old cousin. He went down once and said it was too much work to walk back up!)

pulling hair out

This is how I feel about my life right now..... I'm just saying

Baby sister

My baby sister (who is technically 6 now) was in the hospital over the weekend! :( It broke my heart. On Thursday at school she was playing on the flippy bars and fell off. She immediately stood up, no tears, and went and told the duty that her arm hurt. The duty took one look at her arm and said she needed to go to the office and call her mom. The bone had snapped in half above her elbow and was sticking out causing a bump in her skin. My mom took her to the doctor who sent her to primary childrens hospital. There they took x-rays and decided to do surgery and put pins in her arm. My sister has 4 pins in her arm holding the bone together . She has done so well and did cry once during the whole ordeal. I can't even imagine being a mom and watching your baby go through something like this... it killed me and she is only my sister!

Hola,

I am officially the busiest person alive! I am now working 2 jobs, going to school, and trying to be a good wife! Its crazy. I got a new job this week working with my aunt as an aide in her 3rd grade classroom. It will be way fun, but I am going to be gone all day... everyday. And its in Draper, so I have a cummute. (For example, I was in the car for nearly 3 hours yesterday between all the driving I had to do.. from the new job to class to home to my other job.) I am also working at the Alpine School District as a preschool teacher for the Family Literacy Center, 3 nights a week. Its way fun, the kids are hilarious, but it means I don't see my husband from 4:30 am (thats when he works) til 9 pm some days. LONG days! But other than that we are doing good. We are going to two sessions of conference this weekend and a misison reunion for the Seattle Washiongton misison. I'm pretty excited and hopefully I will have pictures to post next week.

Until then....

Get excited to hear the words of the Prophet and Apostles!

LDS bride

My wedding photos were featured on The LDS Bride website :)
http://www.theldsbride.com/ Check it out!

Our home

Here are a few pics of our apartment :) The bookcase

The kitchen (the table is over 60 years old... love it!)

The couch

The wall

The tv stand... (the yankees sign will be coming down... haha)

We love out place, even though its not done yet! Hope you enjoyed the look inside.

Who you are

AMAZING talk by an AMAZING woman. Something I stumbled upon in a time of need... (or maybe it was an answer to prayers!) Anyway, take a few minutes and remember "who you are and who you have always been".
http://ce.byu.edu/cw/womensconference/archive/2001/dew_sheri.html
Love!

Life

Life.... is good. We are doing well! School is back in session, which means we never see each other. Jeff has a job on campus working for 5am-11, then he goes to class all on on MWF. I have classes all day T/THR and then I work those evenings til 9. When I get home, he is in bed. It kinda stinks, but we do what we have to do for the $.
I am working on our apartment, and I promise to post pictures, as soon as it looks decent enough. (If anyone even cares... haha)

Wymount

We made it back from NJ! We are now living in good ole Provo... basically on BYU campus. Oh dear! Haha! Well at least it is a place to live. We are not quite settled yet, (so I will post pictures when we are). But my vacuum came! LOVE IT! :)

Homeless

We will NOT be homeless when we get back to Utah! YAY!

We won't be living in Jenny the Jeep, we will be living here:

And I LOVE this pantry!

Estrogen

Estrogen... everyone has it flowing through their blood. Some of us have it stronger than others.... and some of us it affects more than others. I am a prime suspect to the latter. The last week I have been PMS out of control. Crying... eating brownie batter for breakfast and Ben and Jerry's for dinner... doing things I have never thought I would do. (No, I am NOT pregnant.) Anyway, I am not sure what is going on with me, but I sure do feel crazy! Is this normal? I feel awful for my sweet husband who is doing everything possible to be make me feel better. Taking me shopping, buying me ice cream, trying to help me when I'm crying (its kinda hard to do tho). Mostly I want to apologize to my roommates and friends and family who have had to put up with me in the past... I realized last night how crazy I truly am! I am lucky to still have you as friends! HAHA!

3 weeks!

3 weeks and we are back in Utah! I can't wait to have MY OWN APARTMENT and use all of my new things. We are so exited to decorate and make a place ours!

To sleep in this (or something like it) instead of th AIR MATTRESS we have been sleeping on for 2 months!

And to use my melamine mixing bowls... I LOVE THEM!

And my kitchen aid! AH!

So Jeff and I made a deal for our first apartment... I get to decorate the kitchen and bedroom and he gets the living room and bathroom. (Remember that when you come to visit...) The bedroom is going to be beautiful! Just like the one in the picture... dark furniture with white bedding... I can't wait!

The happenings

I am the worst blogger EVER! A lot has been going on here. I started a job at a local daycare. I mostly work with the babies and it is fun for a summer job. Jeff is working with his dad doing painting and other contracting work. We are happy living our life, but are excited to be back in UT in a few short weeks!
This is what has been going on...
We went to Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken.. the cake boss. We waited in line outside for about an hour then inside for about 40 mins... but it was the best canoli EVER!

Jeff's friend's sister had twins!
We went to the Philly zoo.
Fireworks!

We saw toystory 3... in 3D
We went to the City with my family... Kyra loves her brother-in-law.

My big 6-year-old! (sister)

Jersey shore

My family came out for our other reception- in NJ- and one day we went to the beach. I love these pictures!

Sleeping

Getting married means sleeping in the same bed, as you all know. Jeff is a really funny sleeper. He snores when he is in certain positions and so I have tried to wake him up and move him, so he will stop snoring. A couple of times when I have woken him up he has said, "I'm not snoring. I'm not even sleeping so I can't be snoring." I giggle and say, "No, you are snoring so just turn over." And he will say, "No, I'm not!" Then I say, "Well, what are you doing?" And he says, "I'm thinking." Then he rolls over and goes back to sleep. In the morning he does not remember any of it! So funny! He makes up for his stubbornness when he wakes me up in the middle of the night and grabs my face and kisses me then says "I love you so much." Normally I hate being woken up, but when he does that, I am just fine. :)
I love him and I love being married to him!

Jeff eating ribs at a buffet in Vegas!

Wedding pictures

Honeymoon :)

So I don't have any wedding photos yet, but I do have some from our honeymoon in Vegas!

MARRIED! We officially got married... And now we are in NJ for the summer! :)

Things I am excited for...

Wedding things I am excited for...
1. My dress!
2. My showers... especially the one this weekend in Ogden.
3. Going to Vegas on my honeymoon.
4. Being married!
5. Being a wifey... his real wifey (that was his nickname for me when we first met.)

That is all.
peace

I don't know who actually reads this thing, that is why I have been such a slacker, but I am posting now! 26 days til the wedding and I can't wait!!! We are getting very excited.. mostly be just be done with all this wedding nonsense. Good news.. I got into the elementary ed program and I start this fall! That is very exciting, since I have been working for 4 years to do this! YAY!

Fiance Brain

I would like to tell you all about a little something my friend termed as "fiance brain." Jeff and I have been engaged for about 2 months. The first month was blissful... twitterpaited, lovey and excited about everything. Then it "hit" us... the awfulness of being engaged. Fiance brain is something that happens in the brain when engaged. I have lost my keys, locked them in the car, forgotten homework, forgotten appointments and many other things. I have never been like this.. I always get my homework done on time. I never lose my keys. I think that was the first time I ever locked them in the car. Oh man... I dunno if anyone else has experienced this but please let me know. Does it get better after your married? I am going insane!

Wedding Plans

I thought I would take a minute and update everyone on the wedding plans. The wedding will be May 15, 2010 in Salt Lake. We are very excited and looking forward to seeing everyone! The reception will be at Somewhere Inn Time, in Lindon. Hopefully it will be a nice day cause we are planning on using the garden. I have my dress... I would post a picture, but Jeff might see it. So just think of me, and you have it! We will also be having a separate reception in Jersey after we get back from the honeymoon (which, according to what ends up happening, may be a drive across the country!) Well, I have class but I will be a better blogger, promise!

Funny Face Wedding

engagements

These are a few of our engagements! Our photographers blog is jaephotography.blogspot.com she may have added some too!