Happy Valentines Day… A day late!

We hope everyone had a GREAT Valentines day! We sure did!

This year, we decided to have dinner at home… Candle lit and everything : )

Justin cooked the steaks and made me a cake! Isn’t he awesome!
I made twice baked potatoes and green bean casserole! Yum!

My husband got me some BEAUTIFUL Roses…

He got world’s longest package of chocolate covered cinnamon bears… And his favorite Juicy Pear Jelly Beans!

The BEST Valentines Day is where you get to spend time with the person you love. We kept it simple, and it was amazing! I love you Justin!

Life… Updated

Let me begin by saying… It has been one stinkin crazy day! Sometimes between being a wife, work, and 3 callings, totally wears me out! Life has been great lately! Justin has worked a few days of overtime, and I put in some really long days this week too! I think we are both really tired, and can’t wait for this week to be over!
Sunday:
Justin and I are quite the team. About a month ago, after watching cupcake wars, Justin and I made these delish cupcakes.

This inspired us to make these ones for the super bowl party! They were pretty good, and looked better when they weren’t 3 days old : )


Good old pintrest is the best! I also made these for the party!


Wednesday: I ran almost 2 miles. I walked a bit after my first mile, but then ran another .8. I’m getting there!
Thursday:
I finished my quilt block! Good thing since it is in the morning!

Finishing the quilt block almost me late for Rachel’s Band/Choir concert with was wonderful! After the concert, I picked up Justin and went to my parents house because….

Annie received her mission call! She will be going to the Columbus Ohio mission!

She is so excited! She enters the MTC on April 4th. Its gonna come so fast!

This boy has his papers turned into the Stake President as well… He is just waiting for the Stake President to insert his comments and send them. So in 3-4 weeks we should know where his is going as well! Its crazy!

Today:

Justin and I both worked. I ended up working until 5, then had to run a few errands before coming home and making homemade biscuits and Gravy. After I made it… I realized that it was probably the worst meal I could have made while we are on our diet… but it was sooo good!

Speaking of diet, I’ve lost 7 pounds… Justin has lost like 14… little stink has such an easier time loosing weight then I do!

Tomorrow:
I have to be all ready to go (in a dress) by 7:40 to get to quilt block before 8.

Go to the Church Leadership meeting at 9.

Baptism at 12.
Hopefully talk my husband into taking me to The vow : )

Puppy?

After having cat issues at our house, and the fact that kids won’t be in our future anytime soon (stupid Dr. appointments anyway)… we decided to get a puppy this summer. I’ve been begging Justin for a puppy forever, and he finally said we could get one. We have a lot of work to do before we can get one, yard…fence…sprinkler system…sheesh!

So, Justin went to Utah today, an stopped at walmart on the way home. I asked him to pick me up a 1” binder, so what did he do? He bought me the best of both worlds. a 1” binder… with puppies on it :) Not that, but golden retriver puppies, just what we wanted.  I guess this will have to do for awhile. What a man!

Uggg

So, Justin and I have been doing this diet…. Today he was sweet and took me to subway (the first time that we have gone out to eat since we started) and then was even sweeter, and went to New Year’s Eve with me. The calories, subway, popcorn.… not so sweet. We have both been on the treadmill…. getting rid of the overage amount of calories we had today…. Luckily they are gotten rid of, but we now know that eating out is REALLY BAD, no matter where we go out to eat!

On the upside… we are having a girls day tomorrow, and are headed to SOUTH PACIFIC! I can’t even explain how excited I am for this!

And on another upside… I finished my snowflake blocks. They are really glittery, I just couldn’t get them to with my camera.

Wiped Out

No, Literally, we wiped out. Justin and I got a Kinect for Christmas, and along with it…. Wipe Out. We had a blast with my family last night playing. And we all seriously Wiped Out! It was a blast!

We hope everyone’s holiday was amazing! It sure was for us! I had an extra week to take off before the end of the year, so I have had the past 2 weeks off. It has been wonderful! Justin had to work pretty much every holiday the past few weeks (oh ya, triple time X3!), so its been nice to have holidays with him on his days off. Christmas was defiantly an emotional time for me this year! There have been like a million things that made me that way, but here are the main ones…

Justin having to work night shifts Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

So may new babies in the family. (This is a good one, just an emotional struggle in this house.)

Knowing it was the last year we will probably all be spending together on my side of the family for a long time.

Knowing that Landon will be on a mission next year.

Annie announcing that she will also be going on a mission.

The upside about Justin working Christmas Eve, was that Santa was really able to come and surprise him! We were spoiled (like every year). Santa brought us a Kindle Fire—I use it more than Justin : ), the Kinect, Justin a helicopter, ect. I also got from Justin a jig saw! I’m so excited to try and cut out wood for things like frames and such. Justin and I also got nerf guns, gift cards, and so much more! The best gift of all, was being able to celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. I’m so blessed because of his life and his love for me!

Christmas eve I stayed at my parents house. Since this will be the last year of us all together in a long time, we did our childhood tradition of all sleeping in the same room. We aren’t as small as we used to be so it was a little tight, but a really fun time. After opening all the presents under the tree, Annie had one more for us all. She had an envelope for each of us, and inside, a picture of her with a future missionary tag. We are so excited for her and Landon, and for the adventure they will be soon embarking on! I’m also excited about how blessed our family will be, because of their selfless act to serve our Heavenly Father.

2012 was brought in with my family as well (we couldn’t go anywhere because Justin had to work, again). We had a great time with the yearly tradition of a crab and steak dinner. And then Wipe Out, Logo, and lots more good food! We counted down, toasted the new year with sparkling cider, and kissed at midnight : )

Now as the new year starts, so do the New Year Resolutions, Diets, and Workout plans. Yes people… we will be skinny again! I love the new year, so that I can evaluate my life, and make goals to be better!

Justin and I are so blessed! We hope things are going well for everyone as well!

Oh… one more thing! We bought the lots next to our house! We have wanted them for a long time, and earlier this year, when we really sat down and talked about buying them… they sold! We were so sad! But nothing happened all summer, and later in the fall they were put back up for sale! It was quite an ordeal since they spoke very little English, and lived in Texas. But we finally got the papers signed, and now we have a lot of work ahead of us this summer!