30 Day Blog Challenge

So, while meddling around in Blogland today I stumbled across a few blogs that have done (or are in the middle of doing) a 30 DAY BLOG CHALLENGE... I thought it sounded fun and gives me something to do during some of my boring days. For those of you who would like to participate, here is the list of what to post on each of the 30 days:

30 Day Blog Challenge: 

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was. 
Day 2 – Tell us about your job. 
Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date. 
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend. 
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago. 
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet. 
Day 7 – Your dream wedding. 
Day 8 – A song to match your mood. 
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased. 
Day 10 – A photo of your favorite place to eat. 
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag? 
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in. 
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why? 
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to. 
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without. 
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush. 
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family. 
Day 18 – Something you crave a lot. 
Day 19 – Another picture of yourself. 
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name. 
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy. 
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently. 
Day 23 – 15 facts about you. 
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you. 
Day 25 – What’s in your purse? 
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to. 
Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then? 
Day 28 – Your favorite movie. 
Day 29 - Your biggest Pet Peeve 
Day 30 – Something you could never get tired of doing. 
Day 31 – A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened to you today. 

I Thee Wed...

December 11, 2010 was the best day of my life. I married my VERY BESTEST friend. It was magical, emotional, spiritual... and pretty much everything a girl could ask for. A day neither of us will ever forget. Thank you to everyone who came to the temple and everyone who made the trip to our reception. It was amazing! Here are some high lights... photos were done by the amazingly talented Kayla at PENN YOUR PICTURE. check out her work!

 The most AMAZING shot of the Manti Temple I have EVER seen...

 Our temple guests and those who waited outside for us.

My silly siblings... Gotta love 'em.

 AMAZING.

Our lovely cake... by Amanda Lunt

 I am OBSESSED with birdies... ha!

 Sign in book...

 My nanny family. I love them so much and literally cried when they walked in the door.

Love them. Miss them.

 He caked my face... even though I didn't cake him. Oh well. I still LOVE him.

Holy Adventures

So since I have recieved my endowments, we have made a goal to do an endowment session in every temple in the state before June 2011 (Jeff's deployment date) So far, we have been quite successful! And... it has been awesome for us to experience it together, our relationship has grown leaps and bounds already! I am so grateful to have a companion who is so willing to keep us on the straight and narrow! He is more than I could ever ask for! :) So far, we have attended...

... the MANTI temple,

the PROVO temple,

the MOUNT TIMPANOGOS temple,

the SALT LAKE temple,

and the OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN temple.

More to come, so stay tuned :)

Happy Birthday to Me!

It's the BIG 23 for me this year and boy was it a fabulous one! Jeff and I went to dinner with Kade and Lindy because Kade's birthday falls on December 3, with mine the next day! Fun times! :)

Jeff spoiled me, yet again... he is just too good to me I think. He gave me the CUTEST pair of grey boots, the white coat I have been eyeing down for months, some super comfy slippers, and tons of scrapbook paper!

Isn't he just the most handsome man you have ever seen?! :)

I Love to See the TEMPLE...

...I'll go inside someday. Well, actually I just did! On November 26, alongside Jeff, Janet, my parents, grandparents, and Brenda, I was able to recieve my endowments! What an awesome experience, it was so special and I have never felt the spirit so strong! The temple really is an amazing place!
 Isn't it just gorgeous all lit up at night!? This is the Manti temple and it is the same temple that we are going to be sealed in for time and all ETERNITY on December 11, 2010! I honestly can't wait!

Turkey Day 2010

The annual feed your face day was so much fun! This year we went to Uncle Ron and Aunt Brenda's house for the big feast! Family galore... their house was filled and it was awesome! Grandpa and Grams had all their sons and daughters there, which I think they was just tickled pink about!

 I think he must have saw the ghost of the giant fried turkey we ate!

 Grandpa Jerry and Grandma Marge with all thier children/spouses... Except West :(

 Grandkids, their spouses, and even a few greatgrandkids with Grandpa and Grams!

Visitors and Car Wrecks

Wow. What a crazy couple of days!  Well the good news is that Jeff's wonderful mother is finally here visiting all the way from ALASKA! We have been excitedly waiting for her vacation home to Utah to come for a long time! I had the task of picking her up from the airport on Sunday, which was so much fun! But... anyone who knows me knows that I HATE driving in bad winter weather!

I panic, I stress, I freak out... I am just plain awful in winter weather behind the wheel! And it just so happened to be really bad weather all day, driving up and driving back from the airport. Thankfully we made it back safe and sound but I was exhasted from being a paniced, white-knuckle driver all day....

Anyways, so all went well until today (Monday) Janet, Jeff and I were bustling around good old Richfield, chatting, shopping and having a great time. When all was through, we were driving down Main street to go home and some STUPID 17 year old girl pulled out right in front of us! Jeff has really fast reflexes, thank goodness, and was able to slam on the brakes... but she was just too close. We ran into her drivers side and it totally busted up the whole front end of my car! Ugh! My poor car is going to need a major face lift... as you can see! [ Don't mind that I didn't wash it yet since the long drive through the nasty weather to the airport and back...]

So of course I burst into tears, Janet burst into tears and we called the police. No one was seriously injured, excpet for our dear momma Janet who was having chest pain and shortness of breath, poor thing! We ended up having to call the ambulance to take her to the hosiptal so they could do x-rays, test, etc. to make sure all was well. Everything came back clear. Some pain meds and rest was what she needed to be good as new! All in all it was quite the experience...

But on the good side, we were wearing our seatbelts, no one was killed, and I get a whole NEW front end on my car for free... (thank goodness it was all the other girl's fault) and THANK GOODNESS she had insurance to cover all the damage to my car!