It a BIG un!!!

Alright, I basically just dumped all my pictures from the last 30 days onto my blog because I truly meant to blog about all of them! But you know, "I-got-around-to-it"s are hard to come by these days! Can I get an Amen? Blake and I have hit the sack every night for the last few weeks exhausted. We are both working really hard and we are currently running 3 businesses! I am so proud of Beak, he is never lazy and he is a big thinker! Well enjoy flashes from the last 30 days of my life, maybe a little blabbering, but hey when you were corked for a month there is sure a lot to say once you finally get back on track!

I love bright colors, and for V-day Blake is rarely traditional, so here come my beautiful orange roses! Oh and the curious bottle is ROOT Beer, his gift included the 2nd season of Scrubs (Hil-LAR-I-ous!) and a case of Henry Weinharts... cant beat that.
This is Blake's messy office at our Satellite company, but on V_day he was burrowed back here for hours! I was up front watching TV and all I could hear was squeaking and popping so I couldnt wait to see what he was making me! He made me a balloon bouquet of balloon flowers, complete with monkeys clinging to the sides! I love it! It was so beauitful but we couldnt take it out of the store because it was so big, and then a bunch of evil kids attacked it and popped it. Oh well, I still loved it!

I love reading, and this is my latest finish. Jeff Olsen goes into debt about what it really means to set a goal and reach it, what it means to have self-confidence as well as slef discipline, and how winners have the slight edge as their complete advantage. IT was an awesome read, and I really needed the advice because having two businesses almost matured and third one barely up and running, we have some lofty goals going here! I highly recommened to anyone who simply wants self-improvement.

Aww... Our good friends Nate and Cami! Cami is one of our super awesome newer employees and Nate is a good friend and mentor of ours, he has helped us get our third business up and running. Also, he just recently was baptised! Anyways they look almost like siblings but they announced that they are getting married this summer!!! Congrats guys! I dont know what we would do without you both!

Last Christmas a gift to our family was our nephew Kyson came home from the Army for a few weeks. He is back now and heading into Airbourne, we wish him the best, and also a happy birthday!





And here come the random x-mas pics. Here I'll save time but just saying, it was a good one!!!!

Almost all x-mas decor are courtesy of nice mom and mom-in-law.

Rest in Peace Charlie

When you dont have kids yet, your pets feel like your babies! We are sorry to say that Charlie had heart disease and was in a lot of pain, so we had to put him down. We will miss you Charlie!

I love to See the Temple...

I thought this was a beautiful picture of the Rexburg temple. Its beautiful inside as well, this weekend we were able to travel to the Rexburg temple and attend the sealing of our cousins and their son. It was such a wonderful experience having so many family members together in the temple. The spirit was so strong and it really was a celebration! We were so happy to see this family come together, and they looked so happy!!! I am so grateful to know that families can be together forever, that we have a Heavenly Father who loves us and forgives us, and wants us to be together. Unfortunatly I was so caught up in the event I never took any pictures!!! We had family members galore, and as you can imagine there were screaming kids, catching up with relatives, a few tears of happiness shed, and lots games and eating to wrap it up! I really love my family and cousins and I sure wish some of them would move to Boise!!!!

Random Ramblings!!!!

Spider Cat, Spider Cat, does whatever a Spider Cat does....

ANYways, the holidays were great but pics will be late because once again my camera is MIA. We had some great events besides a great christmas. Our Nephew Kyson came home from the army and we were all so excited to see him. Later I was contacted by Progressive Nursing and hired, layed off, and then re-hired again on a part time basis and at this point I am just grateful that I am employed! I get to work in home health for pediactrics and I absolutely love it so far!

Blake and I are so excited for what the new year will bring!!! We are so excited with what is going to happen with our business and with my job... we cant even hold still! We have set some goals for this year and though they are for us to know and everyone else to find out but I cant wait to share our dreams as they start to come true.

We are so grateful to have the opportunities we have been given, and to have the spirit to help guide us and direct us. We are grateful for such loving families and friends and for parents who taught us well! THis year is going to be great everyone so hold on and enjoy the ride!

T-T-Tagged!!! I HAVE...

The I HAVE tag! Bold the things that you HAVE done!!!

1. Started your own blog. (How did I ever live w/out it?)
2. Slept under the stars.
3. Played in a band. I assume singing in our Jazz band counts?
4. Visited Hawaii. I wish.
5. Watched a meteor shower.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland.
8. Climbed a mountain. (Hike to the Y count? Boo ya!)
9. Held a Praying Mantis.
10. Sang a solo.
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightening storm at sea. (I was a kid, in Seattle, it was SCARY.)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.
15. Adopted a child.
16. Had food poisoning.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables... (not yet!!!)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept over night on a train.
21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill. (Had a good reason, I'm sure.)
24. Built a snow fort and slept in it.
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping. (hehehehehe....)
27. Run a Marathon.
28. Ridden a Gondola.
29. Watched a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset. Both!
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Been to Niagara Falls
34. Visited the birthplaces of your ancestors.
35. Seen Amish country.
36. Taught yourself a new language.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied. (wow at a time like this, I just feel blessed to be employed!!)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person.
39. Gone rock climbing. (Rapelling is better!)
40. Seen Michelangelo's David.
41. Sang Karaoke.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant.
44. Visited Africa.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight.
46. Been transported in an ambulance.
47. Had your portrait painted.
48. Gone deep sea fishing.
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling.
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud.
54. Gone to a Drive-In Theater. (first time this year!)
55. Been in a movie. (Home movies!!! haha)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.
57. Started a business. (A+ Satellite )
58. Taken a martial arts class.
59. Visited Russia.
60. Served at a soup kitchen.
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies.
62. Gone Whale watching.
63. Got flowers for no reason.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma. (ya never qualified for it...)
65. Gone sky diving.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71. Eaten Caviar.
72. Pieced a quilt.
73. Stood in Times Square.
74. Toured the Everglades.
75. Been fired from a job.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London.
77. Broken a bone.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person.
80. Published a book.
81. Visited the Vatican.
82. Bought a brand new car. (Our ford Ranger (: )
83. Walked in Jerusalem.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper, (it was in Shelley spotlighting Cheerleaders...)
85. Read the entire Bible.
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had Chicken pox.
89. Saved somebody's life. ( As a nurse I hope to be able to do that someday )
90. Sat on a jury.
91. Met someone famous.
92. Joined a book club.
93. Lost a loved one. (Grandparents)
94. Had a baby. (not YET!!!! (: )
95. Seen the Alamo in person.
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a law suit.
98. Owned a cell phone. (YES!!! The G1 baby!)
99. Been stung by a bee. (Yes, at Keri's house when I was like 5!)
100. One cavity or less. OH PLEASE!!!



Ah looks like I could spice up my life a little!!! That was fun!!! I tag TIFANI, STEPHANI AND JULIE!!!!!

Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful, but the warm cuddly feeling of Chirstmas is oh so Delightful!!!

"Again Christmas, abiding point of return.

Set apart by its mystery, mood and magic, the seasons seems in a way

to outstand time.

All that is dear,

that is lasting,

renews its hold on us:

We are Home again."

-Elizabeth Bowen "Home for Christmas"

This season has been different than any other Christmas I have had. Though we always believe in charity and helping hands with the holidays, I admit that gifts have always been a huge focus for me during the Holidays. Its hard to help, but this year, we decided to go easy on lots of presents for ouselves and instead focus on our families and what they deserve. I cant believe how different it has made the whole season for Blake and I. Without focusing on gifts, things like love and family have become so prominent. Everything like Christmas trees and Christmas carols seems more meaningful. Like Bowen says, all that is dear and lasting becomes more important, and its like...

We are home again!

JiNgLE BeLLs , Jingle All the Way!

Ahhh... its that most wonderful time of year!!! I have to say though, I have certainly become much more attatched to the summer season now that I am married to a certain someone who showed me a zillion awesome things to do in Boise when its warm! Riding along in dark underground canals, among other things. But no one can deny that this is the fuzziest, cuddliest, most cozy romantic season of all!!! Merry Christmas everyone!
Christmas means Callie has 3 zillion concerts.

We had Thanksgiving with Blake's extended family and we had to rent out the church to fit us all! It was a blast and there were like 200 people I didnt know! How fun! (;

Some of the people I do know, lol. There was plenty of food ( I believe we made 180 deviled eggs and those were gone before dinner started!) We played family feud, boys vs. girls and the more superior sex won of course, haha, and we also played some basketball and ping pong. I didn't take any pics of those due to flying balls and the fear of a broken camera!

O Christmas Tree!!! Blake's family was super nice and decided to go cut a fresh tree for us!! (it was too small for his parent's tree stand (; It beautiful! Last year we made homemade ornaments out of paper and mini candy bars, so this year we got to go buy some. We decided to decorate our tree with camping flair since that is our #1 favorite thing to do!

Awww... I love this little bear!

My camera decided to go blurry, but here is my hubby deckin the tree!

... finished product to come.