Wednesday, November 18, 2009

time to smile


life is better than the last post... sorry for such a downer post.. there is a light at the end of the tunnel and i have a vacation planned, shopping this weekend and i am done with clinicals for the semester!! life is a little better.. thanks for the support!! LOVE YOU ALL!!










Wednesday, November 11, 2009

HUMBUG!!

Not much to report right now.. School is insane and i am completely overwhelmed.. I am emotionally spent.. 3 weeks left and i am praying that all goes well.. Why did i want to be a nurse? Jared is doing great as always... not a very optimistic post.. I am not sure who reads or follows, but life is hard and i am trying to keep my head above water.. I will be more positive on the next post..

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Not so Happy Halloween

This year jared and i did not have the greatest first for Halloween.. I was unfortunately given the privelege to feel what all my patients do at the hospital and experience the swine flu also known as H1N1.. I was quarantined to my house starting wednesday and was told i would be free monday.. I felt so bad, as this is my husbands FAVORITE holiday. He had lights (orange and purple) on our balcony with a skeleton we named Achmed since September. I am so grateful for my husband. He was such a trooper. He did not once complain, i can not claim no complaining on my part. Jared did all he could to help me. I have wonderful friends who made dinner and brought over treats. I do not wish H1N1 on my worst enemy. There were times i was too tired to hold up the phone to talk to my mom or husband when they were calling to check in. The couch was my best friend and i am not sure how i made it to my bed each night. What was more odd, was i had the vaccine, i waited in line 3 weeks ago and got the shot.. So did the shot work? I am not sure, maybe i would have been worse if I had not got the shot..



My sister-in-law Lindsi and mom were great and gave me lots of stories about the kids Halloween night. Pics i am told are coming soon. Ihope everyone had a great halloween and had a safe night!! I am excited for thanksgiving and even more so Christmas for that is my FAVORITE holiday.. The feeling in the world seems to change and i am so excited to share many more firsts with my husband.. Thanks to all who checked to see if i was alive and how things were going. I appreciate all the love!!


Monday, October 26, 2009

the love's of my life

I have been wondering what i am going to do for Christmas. Being a newlywed and
both in school = Not much money, so i decided to go to a site a great friend of mine showed me.. My sister and i made my wedding announcements on this website and i am addicted to it..
http://www.scrapblog.com is my saving grace.



I used the amazing pictures Jill took of my family, went to scrapblog and created a photo collage.. I decided after i made them, i wanted to send them to get printed off and give them for Christmas.. Since my nieces and nephews are never on here i knew it was ok to post this. My mom and sisters have been great at giving me feedback. I have enjoyed making these and can't wait to give them to everyone!!




If you have not figured it out yet, i am obsessed with my nieces and nephews.. till i have little ones of my own, i LOVE spoiling these kids to pieces!

Friday, October 16, 2009

halloween fun


Jared and i went out with our friends Chris and Jessica Thursday to Thanksgiving Point. We went to the maze (not the haunted one, i am not a fan of being scared).. We got lost in the maze much sooner than we thought. Jared was more than excited to be lost in a dark field of corn husks, I was not so thrilled.. Jessica and Chris were troopers in getting lost and wandering around the dark field.. I think i am just a big chicken!! Needless to say, we made it out alive and we figured it only took us about an hour to get lost and found again.. After the maze we wandered around and found that even though things were "included" with the tickets we got, everything else still cost more money.. Jared and Chris ate fried PB&J and seemed to love every bit of it... We found some amazing pumpkins and this awesome over sized rocking chair.. It was a great night.. Jessica has become such a great friend and i love going out with these two!! It is nice to have another couple to hang out with.... We will see where we end up going out next month!! till then, i am grateful for great friends and an amazing husband!!








did i mention i LOVED this rocing chair?










Jack sparrow still is cute when he is carved into a pumpkin!!


I loved that there was a pumpkin carved of Gordon B Hinckley.. it was so great!!



i can't miss a chance where to take a pic of disney princesses carved into pumpkins!!


Monday, October 12, 2009

We are family

My Family had the privilege of having a photo shoot with Jill.. She does such a great job and i am sorry for all the pics on the post, but i would have put them all on if i could!! Thanks Jill.. i absolutely LOVE them.. Jill is a great photographer and captures such great moments in families.. She can even handle the family bickering!! her site is jillwittphotography.com, or there is a link on the side of my page under "captured moments".. i hope you enjoy!!


We are still in love!!

Trae was born to pose..


Parker is so handsome!!



i love this picture.. this is my sis in law Lindsi and her baby boy Little Oni..




Sassy malia





These are my brothers kids.. Parker, Trae, Malia and Lil O..
My siblings.. Aaron, Jordan, Leana, Miriam







My Brother Aaron and his family..








My parents.. i tear up everytim i see this picture..
I love them so so much!!!






Malia is my miny me... LOVE her!!




my gorgeous niece Peyton..



My Sister Leana, daughter peyton, and hubby Thong..

This picture is classic.. the Baby is named after my father.. so we have my dad Leioni and the baby Leioni.. SO CUTE!!




Last but not least, the whole family!!
"We may not have it all together, but together we have it all"













Sunday, October 4, 2009

time to bake!!

My little brother is here for conference.. What this means, lots of food to cook for him and to PROVE i can cook.. this is what i think impressed him the most.. i made rolls from scratch.. i know this sounds like an easy take for most, but believe me, when i was growing up i had a hard time cooking.. I am proud to say my skills have improved lots!! jared could not figure out why i was making a roast, potatoes, corn and homemade rolls for dinner since it was just the three of us.. Needless to say, my goal was achieved!! i impressed my little bro and made a scrumptious dinner!! the weather was nice and i did not die with the oven on!! more to come this winter!!
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