Knowledge

I am a primary teacher to the 10 and 11 year old girls in our ward. Today our lesson was about the temple. This lesson was really humbling for me. As i was teaching the lesson about how sacred the temples are i remember sitting in primary when i was about their age and i had no idea what it was all about. I had heard my teachers and family say how great it was but i never thought it would be as great as it really is. Words cannot even begin to decribe the feeling i had when i was sealed to my husband for eternity. I am so grateful that i have the knowledge that my family is forever... eternal... neverending! I am also glad that we are so blessed to have so many temples surrounding us. I love my sweet girls in my class and i am so excited to see them grow and go to the temple someday!

My high school sweetheart!

I know that Valentines day is long over but i just wanted to say that I LOVE MY HUSBAND SO MUCH!!! He is such a hardworker and surprises me everyday with his patience and love towards his family and I. I knew from the moment i met him we would be in love for eternity! I also know that he is going to be an amazing dad someday.

This is the oldest pic i have of us on my computer, but this was almost a year after we started dating! LOL. We are kids!

Be Mine, Valentine!

This year for valentines day we went into Salt Lake and went shopping at the mall and cabelas. we both got some fun stuff that we had been wanting. We got our tax return back on friday so it worked out perfectly! I got some clothes and makeup from sephora and Garrett got some hunting gear from cabelas. We also had to get our baby something. We got him a new HUGE bed from Cabelas because he is always trying to sleep on our bed, even though we won't let him! After the mall we went to Market Street Grill and had yummy prime rib! Then we went and saw Just Go With It. It was pretty funny, a little bit naughty though. When we got home we got Coops new bed out and HE HATES IT!!! He is so scared of it because it makes noise when you touch it because its so poofy. The last few nights he has slept anywhere but that bed! Garrett put him on it the other day and was holding him on it and poor Coop was shaking!!! He is scared of anything that makes noise... the vacuum, the blow dryer, our electric toothbrushes, you name it! Oh yeah, and he is deathly afraid of WATER!!! He is a lab! Anytime you say bath he books it out of the room. It is fun to tease him! On Sunday we went to church and after took a 3 hour nap together! We never have time for naps so it felt so good. This morning before work i left Garrett a ton of chocolate and a card... Garrett is obsessed with chocolate. When i came home for lunch there were a dozen roses on the table with a card that said "You are the best wifey ever and i love you tons!" Cute! I am not one of those people who thinks valentines day is dumb. Being in love is the best feeling in the world and i love that there is a day where we can stop our busy lives and celebrate. This was Garrett and I's 6th valentines day together! Our first valentines day, we were too young to go on our own date so we ordered chinese food and watched A Walk To Remember at my mom's house! Funny! I love my hubby and every year just gets better and better!

My definition of a good weekend!

This weekend was SO nice! I was so busy last week with work and school so all i wanted was a relaxing weekend. Garrett worked this weekend so i got a lot of alone time, which surprisingly i kind of like sometimes. I like being alone and i am also a major homebody. I love being at home, probably because during the week i am NEVER home. On Thursday night i went out to dinner with my friend Emily and some ladies ini her ward were having a craft night. We made some cute things! Here are some pics.

way cute magnets!

On saturday i decided i need more valentines decorations so i went to salt lake to the wood connection and got some stuff to make more. i also went to the mall and got some cute hot pink vans and a university of utah hoody and hat from victorias secret. Friday night i did all my crafts!

I really am wanting  one of these! I keep trying to convince Garrett i need one but it hasn't worked yet! Does anyone have one? If so do you like it? Is it worth it? I also want to take some sewing classes. Does anyone know of any in Tooele County?

On Saturday i went and got a massage from my friend Steffani. It was AMAZING!!! It seriously felt so good. I am hooked now and will be going every month! After the massage i did some errands and cleaned the house. Today i went to church, i love my primary class. They are so smart. I also took a nap and now i'm blogging and making chicken penne. I had a great weekend. of course i would have loved to spend some time with my wonderful hubby, but i had a really nice relaxing weekend!

Cruise to Mexico!

Our cruise to mexico is, sadly, over :( It went by so fast but we had a blast! We left for Cali last sunday and that was a LONG drive! When we got to cali we stayed the night in a hotel and got on the cruise ship on Monday morning. The cruise ship was AMAZING! Both of us have never been on a cruise ship before so it was really fun for both of us. Tuesday we stopped at Catalina Island. They had little boats we had to take to the island from the ship because there wasn't a port. We got to tour Catalina on a golf cart... it was beautiful, not to mention the 80 degree weather! We also got to go parasailing, which was a blast! I went with Garretts little sister Vanessa and Garrett went with his little brother Tyson. I was a little scared to do it but it actually wasn't scary at all. The next day we stopped in Ensenada, Mexico. We had fun shopping and bargaining with the salesman! We got some sunglasses and i got a purse and some jewelry. We were a little bummed in Ensenada though because it was overcast so it wasn't very warm and sunny like we were hoping. Thursday was our day at sea. We laid out by the pool, played mini golf, played ping pong, shopped and danced. surprisingly i did okay with not getting motion sick either. I always get motion sickness, even in the car but i kept some dramamine in my system and i did great! Friday we got off the ship and made the long drive home. We are sad to be home but we had a blast! I am so glad we got the opportunity to go on a cruise with Garretts family. We needed a vacation badly. It was great to be able to have fun and relax with my wonderful hubby for the week! I can't wait until we can go on another one!

A Few of My Favorite Things...

I just wanted to post a few of my favorite things that i have loved lately! Its funny to see how things change overtime.

One Tree Hill is my favorite show right now... It is so good! It came out when i was in 7th grade. It makes me laugh when i watch the older shows because things have changed so much!

The Wood Connection is an AMAZING store... if you havn't been there, go! They have the easiest crafts for great prices and the cutest valentines crafts! I can't wait! Here are a few pics of things i have made lately.

My all time favorite restaurant has always been Olive Garden but lately Garrett and I have been LOVING Market Street Grill. They have the most amazing prime rib ever!

I have always LOVED Scentsy bars. Some of my favorite scents are Lucky in Love, French Kiss and Pumpkin Roll.

I love icebreakers raspberry sorbet ice cubes!

I LOVE Taylor Swift

My favorite clothing store right now is Downeast Basics

Another one of my favorite stores is Tai Pan Trading. They have cute home decor for great prices. I also really like Real Deals in Tooele.

Swiffer dusters are probably one of the best things ever invented!

I am obsessed with my house smelling good ;)

I love Dibs

What are some of your favorite things?

Goodbye 2010... Hello 2011!

2010 was a very busy year for us! I worked and started school back up after taking a few semesters off. Garrett stayed busy working hard... and i mean hard. We bought our first house and remodeled the whole thing! Between Garrett having to go to work and working on the house we couldn't find a lot of extra time. We did get to go to lake powell and camping this year! 2010 was a very productive year for us, therefore i am so ready for the new year. I am hoping this year will be a little more relaxing for us and we can have some fun! We get to start out the new year by going on a cruise, possibly go back East to Washington DC in April and get our yard in shape. Here are a few pics of 2010 and some before and after pics of our house... the before pictures have the new doors though and windows though.

expanding the closet

laundry room