January is over... but man was it a blast.

Okay so i suck at posting. I mean really my last blog was about hot wings. So her is a shameless attempt to catch everyone up on whats been going on...

Okay so this month was full of basketball. Santa gave Garrett tickets to see the Warriors play the Pacers who have Tyler Hansbrough (his favorite play that ever played for UNC) it was amazing to watch this kid that we fallowed through his college carer tare it up in the NBA

Jackie my BFF had never been to a basketball game before so she and I went to a Kings game

They were nose bleed seats but it was a lot of fun.

Then Garretts work hooked him up with tickets row 4 it was fun watching the game that night on TV because you could totally see us (if you knew where we were sitting.)

Then Brody had his birthday party!!! His theme was the letter B so the cake was anything with the letter B. Oh and he LOVES bugs. I loved how it turned out. The best part is it's all edible. The bugs are starbursts and air heads.

I missed the party though because Dillon decided to make his grand debut into the world. He is absolutely adorable and it was love at first sight for all of us.

Two days prior though we could be found eating this...

I LOVE crab feeds! I went to one with Jackie and this one was with the fam. I will be at another one this Friday. 3 for the year should be good :)

A lot of my nieces and nephews are active in sports. I was lucky to get to go to one of Tyler's games. Best part was, he was playing my other niece Leah. It was a two for one.

They are only 6 months apart in age

I also got to hang with my Brother-in-law to watch. Jeannett chose to go to Ryan's basketball game but she caught the very end.

I feel so far behind... lots more happen but I need to go to bed and I will try to post more later. Sorry!

Monday Nights

Well Monday night football has taken over our house. Mostly in part because I have a new found addiction to hot wings. Yep that's right, the girl who hates spicy stuff loves hot wings. I blame it on the fact that Buffalo Wild Wings open and the last time I was supposed to go there with friends the wait was an hour and forty-five minutes. So we didn't go, and I've found that I like the homemade ones just as much. So Monday night Garrett and I can be found at home watching football (sometimes I do crafts like hand sewing stuff or knitting eating my new favorite meal...

(Yesterday we tried half of the wings with Honey BBQ )

Well it's only Tuesday and this week already seems like it is going to be crazy!

on top of both of us working full time (and a full time puppy)

Tuesday- Garrett's soccer game

Wednesday- my work Christmas Breakfast in the morning and Temple lights at night

Thursday- Shopping/Dinner with the Girls

Friday- Date night and we are watching Garrett's parents dogs (not sure yet if we want to stay there or bring them to our house)

Saturday - Ward Christmas Breakfast (I must say I love our ward. So many people I grew up with, and the fact that we bought our house makes this ward feel more permanent.

and then it starts all over again.

Crafts!!!

Okay so I have a lot to post from my weekend get away... but I haven't had any time to upload any pictures... My new favorite thing right now though is making fabric bows. While I was in LA, Jodi, Rebecca, and I made some bow holders for their girls. One of the bows they had was a fabric one and I really wanted to figure out how to make them. Turns out its super easy and hardly takes any fabric at all.

Between picking the fabric, the size of the flower, the number of petals (rotating the fabrics of the petals), layering the flowers, and the button in the middle... the possibilities are endless...

the best part is these bows can be used for almost anything... In your hair of course, on a purse, added to a picture frame in a group of 3 for added decoration, sewn on a pillow... or anything you can come up with.

December!!!

Oh my goodness it is already December! 2010 is almost gone. I am so excited to have our first Christmas in our home. I can't wait to put up Christmas lights. Garrett doesn't seem to have very many traditions but I've slowly been converting him to all of mine :) one of my favorites is the advent calenders :)

I mean who doesn't like getting at least one piece of chocolate a day for 24 days straight? Okay so I've never actual been able to hold out and I would cheat and eat more than one at least once... This year however I am determined to not cheat :) and I've got Garrett to help me.

So I am super excited for this weekend to get here (yes I know its only Wednesday) but I've been excited since Sunday :) I found plane tickets for $30 and couldn't pass it up. I fly to LA on Friday night, Spending Saturday at Disneyland, and then Sunday and Monday with my cousins in LA. It's going to be hard to leave my puppy Buster for the first time since we got him but I get to meet...

Beya and Eva

(Sorry Rebecca if you're reading this I stole your pic it's just so cute!)

I also cant wait to see Rebecca and Jaime's new home, Jodi and her two adorable kids, and any other family that I have time to visit with. It's always hard on short trips but it will be nice to get away for a weekend.

Turkey

Garrett hates taking pictures... so normally I get a lot of goofy faces from him. This day however he is always full of smiles after good food and lots of football.

After I took a picture of the Turkey Tyler asked "can we take a picture with it?" How do you say no to that cute little face?

and of course I decorated the bird :)

I hope everyone had a great Thanks giving filled with lots of Turkey.

Thanksgiving

I can't believe tomorrow is already Thanksgiving!!! Where did this year go? I must say that this is my favorite holiday of the year. It's a great time to sit back and reflect on all the amazing things I have to be thankful for.

I saw a quote the other day "Marriage is falling in love over and over again with the same person" I am so thankful for a husband (who without even knowing the quote) does this for me on a daily basis. We've been married for over 3 years now and he still make me fall in love with him over and over again as we grow together.

We were able to purchase a house which we have been in for almost 6 months and are currently turning it into our home. We wouldn't have been able to do so without my amazing Mother and Father-in-law who open their home to us for a whole year. I am so thankful for their help and for the opportunity it gave me to get close to them. My Father-in-law has always been a quiet person and I cant believe how much I was able to see him open up. We also got some financial help from my parents (which we have been blessed to have already paid off  lol) and I am so grateful for that.

Owning a home has open a lot of doors for us. We've got an amazing Boxer named Buster (after my Favorite baseball player Buster Posey) We finally feel stable in our ward and are blessed with church callings that allow us to serve. I really could go on and on.

Also this year:
Giants won the world series, I've gotten really close with my group of friends, I got a promotion, Garrett finally hired an assistant after working over 2 years without one, okay now I'm hitting a mind block so I'm going to have to just end by saying I am Thankful to have so many things to be Thankful for this Thanksgiving.

Orange October!!!

So Orange October is officially over and So is Baseball season. Giants are World Champs and all is right in the world of Baseball, as long as you're a Giants fan...

Me, Tyler, and My friend Jackie on Halloween

Also on a side note I've been husbandless for the last 6 days and he comes home tonight! It seems like it's been forever. But thanks to my Dad, Jackie, and Buster I survived.