Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Thankful

Thanksgiving is a week from tomorrow- holy smokes! Where has the time gone? Seriously October went by in a blur. I'm so excited for Thanksgiving! Plans are to sleep in, watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in bed, then head over to my grandparent's house to eat glorious food and spend time with the fam! Thomas hasn't met some of my cousins/aunts/uncles yet, so that will be nice to finally introduce him to them. Just wanna talk about some things I'm thankful for :)

My husband. Duh. But really... he rocks. I'm so thankful to be married to him! Cuddling with him in bed, making him dinner, seeing his cute face every morning, going on walks, being silly/weird... and so much more. We have so much fun together.


My family. I have such great siblings and parents on both sides! We love spending time with our families on Sunday. It's definitely something we look forward to.


Our home. We live in a duplex... Thomas' parents are on the other side. They built it on like ten years ago for Thomas' grandparents to live in. After they died, they started renting it out to people. There were four girls living here before we got married, but we kicked them out haha. It is really nice living here! I feel safe and more at home since it is close by my parents... his parents are literally right next to us, etc. I am not a fan of apartments, so I feel super blessed to have been able to live where we do! Rent is cheaper than if we lived somewhere else, it is bigger (vaulted ceilings, 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms) and I just love it. It feels like a house instead of if we lived in an apartment. We go through the side gate and our front door is in the back of the house. We even have a doorbell. Haha I love it.

The gospel. I'm thankful that I belong to the true church and that I get to be married to my husband for eternity!


Friends. In particular, Courtney Cotter, Brian Nielson, and Stephen Moyer! We have so much fun with them! Courtney is like a sister to me and Brian and Stephen are like brothers. They rock.


My job. I am an assistant preschool teacher at a home preschool that is five minutes away from where we live. I love going to work! The kids are adorable and hilarious. Kathy, the teacher, is great to work with. She is an awesome teacher and so fun.

Thomas' job. He's a pool guy! He works for his brother-in-law. His schedule ROCKS. He can work basically whenever he wants. The summer was hard because it was super hot... But it's getting a lot better because of the great weather we're having. He gets home at like 2 at the latest each day. I get to spend lots of time with him :) I love it! I'm thankful that Thomas was able to get this job. It's always nice when family members own businesses.


School. It may be hard sometimes and I basically always have a butt load of homework, but my teachers are great and I have such awesome classmates! I feel like I'm really learning things that will help me a good mom in the future :)


Our bed. And comforter. Both were free! My brother and his wife got a new bed and gave me theirs before Thomas and I got married actually. We saved a lot of money because we didn't have to buy a bed! Oh and it's a king... which is awesome. I love big beds. My mom got me the comforter for Christmas last year. I love it! So pretty.


Dance. It makes me so happy :) Nothing else really to say... I just love it! I'm glad I've been able to do a technique class once a week.


Disneyland. It's the happiest place on Earth! I can't wait to go in January with my whole family! My mom sent a text last night saying that her and my dad are paying for everyone to go and stay 3 nights and get a 2 day park hopper. BEST PRESENT!!! I'm so stoked!!

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!


Life has been awesome lately. The weather is perfect, Thanksgiving is almost here, and CHRISTMAS is next month! Basically this is the most wonderful time of the year, exactly like the song says. I LOVE the months  October, November, and December. There is a different feeling in the air. Cheesy? Probably. But you all know what I’m talking about because it’s true. Halloween this year was pretty fun! We didn’t have any plans until last minute. We ended up going to a Halloween party at a friend’s house. We sat around a fire and ate hobo dinners! Mmm so yummy.

School is going good! I am taking classroom management, integrated literacy, educational psychology, and school and society. It is definitely my hardest semester in college so far. Makes sense… because now I’m taking NAU classes instead of CGCC…

Nothing that exciting has happened since I last posted on here 3 months ago… just enjoying married life! Busy with school and work! I love my job. It seriously rocks! I am an assistant preschool teacher. We have the cutest kids in there. They say the funniest things! I have a story to tell Thomas everyday about something a kid said or did.

So Thomas and I are really stoked for our first Christmas as a married couple… so we couldn’t wait to decorate! Haha we put up our Christmas tree a couple nights ago. My parents gave us their old one, which was super awesome! We bought cheap ornaments at Ross and Goodwill. I have randomly been on this Christmas craft kick, which is weird because I am usually not a craft/creative person. I think it’s just because Thomas is super creative and loves to do projects, so he’s rubbing off on me a little :) Which is great! Christmas decorations can be expensive. I made a tree skirt, little Christmas trees, a snowflake to go on our door, and Thomas and I made a star to go on top of the tree. Some people think that we are silly for decorating so early and that we’re forgetting about Thanksgiving, but I don’t care! Plus Thanksgiving is only one day… and I love Thanksgiving for sure! But I don’t really have any Thanksgiving decorations and I like Christmas ones better haha. But I am super excited to see family and eat lots of turkey and mashed potatoes. Mmm and pumpkin pie… So delicious. Thomas and I are also so excited for Black Friday!! I don’t know what we’re going to get… nothing super crazy or expensive because we aren’t going to spend a lot for Christmas… but we’ll probably get things we need, like towels and stuff. Black Friday shopping is one of my favorite things. Something about seeing crazy people fighting over items and being up in the middle of the night… It’s just great :) can’t wait to go with my hubby this year!

My sister and her husband live in Texas, and she’s having a BABY!!! Soon! She’s due December 5th. My last day of school is December 12th, so I am flying to see them and cute baby Payton on December 13th! I couldn’t be more excited! I wish Thomas was coming with me… I will miss him… we’ve never been apart for a night yet since we’ve been married… but I’m only going to be gone for like 4 days. I am super excited to see my new niece! And see my sister and Nick of course… I am also excited to see my Aunt who lives close by them. I’ve never been to Texas so I’m excited to just see what it’s like there. I hear it’s really pretty.

Now for some pictures :)







 Cute Santa I got at Goodwill for like 6 bucks


Halloween! We last minute dressed up as nerds... lame I know. Stephen and Brian dressed up at Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.