Finally Finished...

My kitchen wall is finally finished!! After a whole week of my house looking like a construction zone, painting, and my husbands hard work here is our end result...

Finally...

Throughout this whole week we have been having a little renovation at our house. Ever since I saw this design in the model home I knew it was something I wanted to do. Finally...we are getting rid of the red wall in my kitchen!! So say goodbye red wall...

Almost done...

Love Him...

My Favorite Time of Year...

This is kind of a long post, but oh well..All weekend long I have been working really hard around my house to get it decorated for this holiday season, and I'm finally done. I love this time of year so much! There is something about being with family, and friends, eating good food, putting up our Christmas tree/decorations, snow etc. that really makes me happy!! What I also love about this time of year is it really gives us a chance to look into our lives and see what we are truly grateful for. In my life I have a million things to be grateful for, but here is just a few of the important ones...

• My husband: I'm so eternally grateful for him because he is constantly doing everything he can to make me happy! He works very hard not only at his job, but at school too. He is a great provider for our family, and he is a man who honors his priesthood. He always tries to find the good in every situation, and is constantly making me laugh. The one thing, however, that is most important to me is that he loves me back no matter what! Dallas...I love you with all my heart and I'm grateful for all you do for me!!


• Our families: I'm so thankful for each of our families and all that they do for us. Each of our family members do so much for us...they offer us support, they are always there when we need them, they are our best friends, and they love us unconditionally. I'm especially grateful for the Boyce's...you guys are awesome! Thank you for making me feel so welcomed, and included in your family. I couldn't ask for better in-laws.


• I am thankful for my house, our jobs, for the opportunity Dallas has to go to school to better his education, and I'm evermore grateful for the church...and for the privilege I have to be born into it.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We started the holiday over at Mark and Debbie's house...there we ate, and after we went over to my Aunt Gina's house to see my family. We ate some more, played some games, and enjoyed each other's company. Unfortuantely, I didn't take any pictures from Thanksgiving, but I did take some of my Christmas decorations...so enjoy!!

**P.S. here are a couple pictures of Dallas's eye.**

My poor hubby...

Tuesday night I was sitting at home while Dallas was playing basketball with his friends. Finally around 10:30 he came home. As he walked through the door I noticed that he was holding his head and limping. The first thing he says to me is "I think I have a concussion". At this point I'm freaking out because I don't know what just happened. I had him lay on the couch, I got him some ice and medicine and as he laid there he started telling me what happened. I guess while he was guarding someone on the other team one of his own teammates came over and elbowed him in the face. Now he has a huge, bruised bump on his right cheek. The thing that gets me is the kid didn't say sorry or even see if he was ok, he just walked away. Maybe it's because I'm a girl that I feel the kid should have said something to him because he could have really hurt him, but whoever this kid is though I think he's an idiot. I felt so bad because he was in so much pain. I hope you get better soon...I LOVE YOU BABE!!!

Glasses...

Lately, I have been having major headaches almost every day for the last 2 months, so I finally decided to go to the doctor to find out what was going on. To make a long story short I ended up needing glasses. I went to the opthalmologist yesterday for my eye exam and my vision was actually worse than what the family doctor told me, 20/75. He also said that the cause of my headaches could be that I have really dried out eyes, so I need to add more fish oil to my diet and use eye drops. It's probably a good thing that I got in when I did so I can see when I'm driving, and hopefully this will help take care of my headaches. I ordered my glasses yesterday, also, so I should be getting them very soon!!

Called to Serve...

Bryson left the MTC yesterday, November 9th, to enter into the mission field. He will be serving in Tacoma, Washington for the next 2 years, and we couldn't be more proud of him. Even as his big sister he is such a great example to me, and I know he will touch the lives of many. Bryson...stay safe and WE LOVE YOU!!!!

First Post...

I finally decided to get my own blog. I'm still trying to figure it all out. It's definitely not as easy as it sounds, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it.