My 100th Post!!! Add A Memory!

I can't believe I've done this many posts! When I first started this blog I thought what am I going to blog about? Well I have obviously found a lot of things to blog about... maybe some have been more important than others, but it has been a lot of fun so far and my husband definitely likes to tease me about my need to blog now! It's like an addiction!! I'm glad I've found a fun way to keep in touch with friends and to keep a photo journal of sorts! Thanks for being interested in my life and to mark this 100th post I've decided to do a tag!

Any little memory will do...

1. Add a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember.

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses.

Thanks Vanessa, this is a fun one!!

Christmastime is officially here!!!

So our decorations are up, except for a tree(still gotta do that!)! We did our lights outside on December 1st, always a fun experience for Seth and I! It usually consists of me watching him almost kill himself by hanging on the edge the roof! He always tries to convince me that we don't need them on the very top of the house, so he doesn't have to do it! It just looks so much better that way though! :) We usually end it upset with each other because a few bulbs always break when he tries to swing them to the other side of the house! Argh! That is not a good technique for putting up lights - they are fragile!!! He always tells me that I am welcome to do it myself if I don't like how he is doing it! I suppose he is right, but WHATEVER!! :) This year was just about the same, except we didn't end up completely mad and screaming at each other while he was on the roof! Yep, that happened last year! Can you say Domestic Dispute? I'm sure our neighbors loved it, they probably start laughing as soon as we start pulling out the decorations!!!! But we were way more civilized this year, I would like to think it is because we have grown... but I know it's only because our Bishop's wife showed up to drop something off in the middle of it all!!! LOL! Whatever works! We should have her come over every time we do the lights!! It was really hot that day, I was actually sweating and got a little sunburnt - so annoying!! But it has finally cooled down and we LOVE it!!!! My Ice Palace is complete, that is what my family calls it during this time of year! :)

So I kinda jumped the gun and used our Christmas card for our header... I just loved it so much that I couldn't help it!! My lady friend Kati was so nice to come and take our Christmas photos for us and she did such an awesome job!!!! I LOVE them and it was really hard picking which ones to use!! Here are some of my other faves that didn't make the cut for the card...

Aww, so sweet! Lights will never break us!

My most favorite! We are cheeseballs and I LOVE it! And YES, my tummy is getting huge!!! Our little guy wanted to be in the pics too!

More cheesy, but cute! I love how the brick came out in the background!

Nice serious one, like we are normal or something...

Back to crazy fun!! Fun action shot! :)

We should model huh? LOL!!! I love Seth's GQ face, so funny!

Another good serious one!

Our dog will eat you!! We love this one!

Thanks Kati for taking the time out of your day, we really appreciate it!!

Christmas TAG!!!

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your family and
friends. Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a
SCROOGE!!! Change all the answers so that they apply to you.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Gift Bags for the easy factor!
2. Artificial or real tree? We usually get a real small, ugly one - we feel sorry for them!
3. When do you put up a tree? December-ish... haven't gotten one yet actually!
4. When do you take it down? January-ish, sometimes we can be lazy.
5. Do you like eggnog? I think I might, not quite sure..
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Baby Soft perfume - remember that stuff!! So cool!
7. Hardest person to buy for? I agree with Sarah, definitely parents!
8. Easiest person to buy for? Seth, I wish I could buy him everything he wants!
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, I have started a collection and will get ne every year from here on out, my grandma did this and I have inherited a couple of hers which I LOVE!!
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail, I always seem to wait too long and then I stress about getting them out in time!! Why do the holidays come so fast?!!
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? ???? Can't think of one...
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Christmas Story for sure! Elf is a close second though!
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually December
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Maybe...
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas time? Um, everything pf course!!!
16. Lights on the tree? Oh yes! It is not a Christmas tree without lights!!
17. Favorite Christmas song? Carol of the Bells at least my favorite to sing! Also Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella - not quite sure if that is the actual name, but it is really fun to sing with my family cause we all do our parts and it sounds rad when we carol!!
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Usually I travel to Seth's work on Christmas Eve or Day, but this year he has both off! At least for now!! We will be having Christmas Eve by ourselves and then have my family at our home Christmas Day and then go to his families house that evening - should be nice this year!
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Dasher and Dancer and Donner and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Something and Blitzen... and Rudolph... Nope, I don't think I can!
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? We have an Angel Moroni for our tree and it is SO AWESOME!!!
21. Open presents on Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning!
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Being broke... and it coming too fast!
23. Favorite Ornament theme or color? I like colorful! A nice colorful blend!
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Thankgiving style, I can never get enough of that!!
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? World Peace... I know I'm not getting much, so I thought I would try and sound like a good person... did it work? No, just annoying? Well sorry, I tried! :)

Merry Christmas and thanks Sarah, this was fun!

Bittersweet Thanksgiving

That is vinyl lettering I have in my kitchen that helps me remember how bratty I can be and at the same time makes me feel more grateful for what I have. It holds a special Thanksgiving memory for me. When I was younger at a family Thanksgiving gathering my Grandma Bills who passed away a few years ago wanted all of her granchildren to sing this phrase in a round(like Row, row, row your boat) before we ate. Well we all thought it was funny to just chant "For health and strength" over and over again, she wasn't too happy about it and let us know how bratty we were. We really were!
I haven't done a post in a little bit and wanted to do a Thanksgiving post, but with all the festivities I did not get ANY pictures!!! But I cannot let Thanksgiving go by without saying how grateful I am for everything!!!

I'm especially grateful for...

1. My Savior and his plan for us
2. My wonderful husband and all that he does
3. Our family and the support they have given us
4. Our friends and the fun we have with them
5. Our health and strength
6. Our sweet little guy who will be here soon
7. The roof above our heads
8. The little things that don't really matter, but make me happy!

I could go on and on, but those about sums it up! We are so blessed and I'm glad we were able to feel the real spirit of Thanksgiving this year and share it with our families. Thanksgiving day was spent at the Station where Seth works, he was scheduled to work and it was nice to be able to go help him get a Thanksgiving dinner together and spend time getting to know the crew he works with there. It was a really nice, relaxing day. The next day we hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for both of our families at our home, I got a lot of help this year (I usually like to do it all myself) and it was nice to have the help! I might never go back to how I used to do it, I must have been crazy!! :) It was a really bittersweet day, not only cause I accidently dropped a hot bowl of melted bittersweet chocolate that went ALL OVER my kitchen 2 hours before everyone got there!!! I was really not doing so good at that moment, had a big breakdown - now I'm a little upset that I didn't get a photo of it cause it was BAD! There are still marks on my ceiling... my wonderful husband really stepped up and talked me down from my ledge and then cleaned up the HUGE mess for me. I think that is what love is! We ended up having a wonderful dinner and a day full of fun and games! Near the end of the day my grandma let us know that she found out that she has cancer. They still don't know how bad it is and she will be having an operation soon. My poor grandparents have really been dealing with a lot of health issues that comes with age and it is hard to watch and honestly even deal with... I usually feel lost in these situations, I have learned to turn to faith though. I'm just glad we were able to be together as a family when they told us and that my husband could stand and help to bless her, that was the really bittersweet part. All I can say is that I'm so thankful for our trials and the blessings we receive from them and I hope this will be another good lesson for me. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!