LET IT SNOW!!

Even though I hate driving in the snow, I'm so happy its here! Its just so festive! I love this time of year with all of the Holidays. I think its cool that it snowed today, December 1st, a good way to start this month before Christmas!

Well it seems like that what should have been a great holiday week and weekend turned into quite the opposite....
On Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving Jadi and I closed on our house! Our apartment was a complete mess, everything was everywhere! I could hardly move around. Jadi was anxious to get things moved over into our new house even though I wanted to wait until after the holiday, but he insisted. Thanksgiving day I was very sick and I had to make a couple things for our family dinner. All the while our apartment is turned upside down! We have a good night with all the families. It was fun. Then we are moving ALL day long on Friday in the freezing cold! Finally after 12 hours of moving, we were in. Saturday we were so excited to go to the BYU/UTAH game. Saturday morning my mom calls and told me my grandma had just passed away early that morning. I was so shocked and so upset. So we had a family meeting and my dad's brothers and sister decided to have everyone get together the next day (Sunday) and have a "memorial" for grandma. My grandma didn't want a funeral or a viewing, she just wanted the family to be together. So that Sunday morning at 5:00am we flew out to California. We got there and went to see my grandpa. My grandparents have been living in California for the last few years. They weren't able to make it out here to Utah to mine or my brothers wedding, and I just felt so horrible because Jadi or my sister in law Sarah never had a chance to meet my grandma. She was just the most spirited, fun loving grandma. I remember when we lived in Hawaii and my grandparents came to visit. Me, maddie and Alan were swimming in our pool and out comes grandma with her huge sunglasses on, and she just jumps right in!! I loved it because I just thought to my self, "I don't know of any other grandmas who swim, grandma Jane is so cool! My other grandma would never do this!" Its just a memory that I'll cherish forever.
That Sunday at sunset we went to the beach and just talked about grandma and then had dinner all together. It was really good being with the entire family. They are all such wonderful people. We all live pretty much in different states so its not often that we are all together.
Me, Jadi, Alan, Sarah and Maddie all flew home Monday morning. Dad and Mom stayed out there to help out grandpa. Grandpa had her cremated and is going to Maui to sprinkle her ashes in the ocean. Hopefully my Dad and his sister and brothers will be able to go too.

Halloween!

I know Halloween was a couple of weeks ago, but I'm just barley getting around to posting a picture. Since Jadi and I spent the summer in Texas we thought we'd dress up as Texans for my family Halloween party. The best part is Jadi's handle bar mustache! Alot of people didn't think it was real, but it is! And even though we look like we are exagerating on our costumes, we really aren't! In the smaller towns where Jadi knocked, this is what the people looked like, big hair and all! My hair could've been a little bigger I think though!

I've Been Tagged!

Jobs (in no particular order):
*Abercrombie and Fitch
*Nuskin
*UVSC Human Resources
*Riverton High Special Ed

I'd like to be:
*Teacher
*Interior Designer
*Mom
*Inventor

Movies on Repeat:
*Anne of Green Gables
*Phantom of The Opera
*Lord of the Rings
*The Notebook

Books:
*Into the Wild
*Jane Eyre
*Pride and Prejudice
*Anne of Green Gables

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things To Do:
*Play the Piano
*Read
*Scrapbook
*Shop

I've Lived:
*Helena, Montana
*Honlulu, Hawaii
*Chicago, Illinois
*Fort Worth, Texas
*West Jordan, South Jordan, Bluffdale, Provo, Alpine, and soon to be Highland, Utah

Favorite Foods:
*Anything Potatoes
*Hot Dogs
*Spinach Artichoke Dip
*My yummy Southwestern Bean Soup

Places I'd Rather Be:
*Hawaii
*Disneyland
*Europe
*Brazil

Words I Quite Like:
*Classic!
*Toastie!!
*Oodles
*Fartfignutton

Tag your it! I tag Stephanie and Luciana!!

We're getting a HOUSE!!!!

Jadi and I have been house hunting since before we left to Texas for the summer and since we have been back. It has been fun but frustrating because the house market is just ridiculous! But we found a house that we loved. It's brand new, no one has ever lived in it, and so we made an offer, a very low offer. And a week later we found out that they accepted our offer!!! We were so surprised, shocked and excited! We went to get a loan and everything is working out great! Its such a huge decision but we couldn't be more happy about it! We should be closing on the house next week, and be moved in by the end of the month! We have been looking for furniture, and it's been so much fun! I'll post pictures of the house on here soon!

Happy Birthday to Me!!

Today is my 23rd Birthday! That just sounds so old to me! Jadi and I just went and had some amazing massages! It was so great and after the massage we sat in a tub and they gave us crackers with cheese and some yummy cheesecake! It was so great! And later we I'm going to open some presents and go to dinner at my parents house. It has been a great birthday!

A New Calling...

Jadi and I were asked to substitute the Sunbeams today. They are the cuttest little kids. We had so much fun in class. Little kids are so funny. We just laughed the whole time pretty much. After church the 2nd counselor came over to our house and asked us to be the Sunbeams teachers. I was pretty excited, cause we had so much fun today! We both really love our ward, and before we left for Texas we were teaching the 10 year olds, so its good to be back in primary!

BRUCE! My cute little dog!!

I wanted to put up a picture of my cute little dog Bruce! Jadi gave him to me 2 years ago on my birthday! So he is a 2 years old. He is so much fun to play with, even though he can get pretty hyper and crazy, I still love him so much!!

Getting to Know Me!!

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE ? The girl on Family Ties (80's TV show)
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Probably last week??
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Ya, its ok
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Roast Beef
DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Not yet.
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Ya
DO YOU USE SARCASM ALOT? Sometimes
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Never!!
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Cinnamon Toast Crunch
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Nope.
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Um..not really
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Pralines and Cream
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Teeth
RED OR PINK? Red
WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I hate my nose!
FAVORITE SMELLS? Lilacs, rain, plumeria
HAIR COLOR? Brown
EYE COLOR? Blue
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes
FAVORITE FOOD? Anything thats potatoes!!
SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings
SUMMER OR WINTER? Both!
HUGS OR KISSES? Kisses
FAVORITE DESSERT? Ice cream
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Just finished, Into the Wild
WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? Law and Order SVU
FAVORITE SOUND? The ocean
HAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Chicago, Il
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can wiggle my ears without touching them
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Murray, Utah-Cottonwod Hospital

2 Years Down!!!

I can't believe that Jadi and I have been married for 2 years! (Ocober 15, 2005) Time has just gone by so fast! We have experienced some crazy things these past 2 years, and have learned so much. Jadi is a trooper for putting up with me this much! I couldn't have asked for a better husband though. I thought I'd do something for Jadi and tell him why he has been the most wonderful husband these 2 years:

1. You got me a dog on my birthday, even though you didn't want one!
2. When I was deathly sick on Christmas 2005, you woke up at 5:00am to get me popsicles!!!
3. You sing to me all the time!
4. You worked so hard when we first were married, even though you hated your job, you still smiled!
5. You worked so hard your first summer with APX, and put up with all my crap I gave you!

Jadi is an amazing person, my best friend and the love of my life!!! There are a million more reasons why he is an incredible husband, he'd have to be to be married to me!!

I have finally made my blog! I started working on it during the summer but got frustrated and gave up. But thanks to my friend Stephanie, who showed me how it works, I am officially a blogger now! Hopefully I'll find some friends and keep up with it!!

About Us

Since we have been married we have lived in 6 different apartments, and 3 different states! It's been quite a wild ride! In February 2006 Jadi decided to start working with APX Alarm Systems, its a company that sells alarm systems door to door. We moved out of our apartment in Provo, into my parents house in Bluffdale and then 4 weeks later we drove 26 hours to Chicago, Il. We lived in Illinois for 5 months. It was a real learning experience for both of us being out in Illinois. When we got back to Utah we moved to Alpine. In October Jadi decided we should go another summer with APX, and that he was going to manage an office! So that brings us to where we are now...in our 6th apartment we are living in Fort Worth, Texas. Jadi is working extremely hard and so far his hard work is paying off. I'll be heading home here at the end of the month, but Jadi will continue working until the end of September in Houston, managing the extended season. We have had some amazing experiences and have had some great opportunites come our way. It's been a crazy and exciting time for us. We are both really anxious for the season to be over so we can hang out and relax...at least until next summer...I wonder where out 7th apartment will be?!!