Thanksgiving!

I love thanksgiving so much, it is my favorite holiday! It makes you realize how very blessed you are and I just wanted to share some things I am thankful for. I am so very thankful for my husband, not only is he the most supportive and caring husband but we also have loads of fun together and he always keeps me smiling and makes me feel like a comedian (which is good because I think I am pretty funny). Matt is so important to me and I love him so much, he is the very best thing in my life and I don't know what I would do without him. I am also very thankful for all of my family, boy do I love families, who else is there for you no matter what. They are the absolute best! I love all of them to pieces! I am also very thankful for the gospel and the fullness it gives me in my life, it directs me in every way and makes me so happy :) I am also thankful to have a job, a car, an apartment, friendly neighbors, amazing friends, kisses, hugs, nieces and a nephew, and love! I hope everyone enjoys their thanksgiving, I sure am going to :)

Remembered my password!!

So it has been a while sense we have blogged because I forgot my password and couldn't remember it for the life of me. Finally I remembered what email address I had set it up with so I could reset it YAY! Anyways me and Matt have been having alot of fun the last little while, we went up to my grandparents cabin in Bear Lake with some friends for the weekend and had a blast! I love going up there and playing on the wave runners, laying in the sun, playing lots of games, and eating TONS of snacks! We were happy our friends could come have fun with us and I will put up a few pics that I got. We also made a trip out to Washington DC which was such a blast! Matt was going so he could do some work for the sierra club so they flew him out for free and Matt's brother Myke (who lives out there) was nice enough to let me use his frequent flyer miles so I could go out there with him. We went early so that Matt could take me around to all of the fun places and I had so much fun. It was my first time going to DC so it was really cool to see everything. We went and saw most of the monuments and memorials on the mall, went to a couple museums and went to the DC temple all of which were really AWESOME! We walked soo much I even had bloody socks a couple of times (just in case you wanted to know hahah) all in all we had an amazing trip! Oh and on the way home was my first time flying alone and I was pretty worried but it was totally fine I am just a worry wort I guess haha. Besides that we have just been doing the same old thing and loving life!

TAGGED!!

The Bucket List. Place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not

Things you have done during your lifetime:
(x) Gone on a blind date
( ) Donated Blood
(x) Skipped school
( ) Watched someone die
( ) Been to Canada
(X ) Been to Mexico
(X ) Been to Florida
(X) Been to Hawaii
(x) Been on a plane
( ) Been on a helicopter
(x) Been lost
( ) Gone to Washington, DC
( ) Hugged a homeless person
(x) Swam in the ocean
( ) Swam with Stingrays
( ) Been sailing in the ocean
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons
( ) Ran a marathon
(x) Sang Karaoke
( ) Volunteered at a soup kitchen
(x) Paid for a meal with coins only
(x) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
( ) Seen the Northern Lights
( ) Been Parasailing
( ) Been on TV
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(x) Made prank phone calls
( ) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
( ) Fed an elephant
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x?) Fired a gun (paintball & airsoft?)
( ) Been to the Opera
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(x) Serenaded someone
( ) Seen a U.S.President in person
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone
( ) Driven a race car
( ) Been to a National Museum
( ) Been to a Wax Museum
( ) Eaten caviar
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating
(x) Gone to the movies
( ) Been deep sea fishing
(x) Driven across the United States
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
(x) Been sky diving
( ) Gone snowmobiling
( ) Lived in more than one country
(x) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(x) Seen a falling star and made a wish
( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
( ) Seen the Grand Canyon
( ) Seen the Statue of Liberty
(x) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
( ) Been on a cruise
(x? ) Traveled by train (trax?)
(x) Traveled by motorcycle
(x) Been horse back riding
( ) Ridden on a San Francisco cable car
(x) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World
( ) Been in a rain forest
( ) Seen whales in the ocean
( ) Been to Niagara Falls
( ) Ridden on an elephant
( ) Swam with dolphins
(x) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Saw and heard a glacier calf
( ) Been spinnaker flying
(x) Been water-skiing
(x) Been snow-skiing
( ) Been to Westminster Abbey
( ) Been to the Louvre
( ) Swam in the Mediterranean
(x) Been to a Major League Baseball game
( ) Been to a National Football League game
( ) Swam with sharks
(x) Been White Water Rafting
( ) Written a book or screen play-(dissertation)

I tag everyone who reads this!

Raspberry Days!

Leslie and I went to the Family Reunion last week and we had a blasty! I (matt) finished my summer classes on Thursday night and we drove to Bear Lake that night. We arrived in Bear Lake pretty late so nothing of significance was done that night. Leslie and I slept on the deck, that was fun, I like sleeping outside under the stars.
We went to the craft fair the next day (Friday) and saw lots of stuff. We felt obligated to buy some beef jerky after sampling just about every flavor they had. Leslie also bought some chocolate covered raspberries. They were tasty! I ate a Motherload burger which consisted of a burger with cheese, dutch oven onions and a polish sausage. That's right, a polish sausage on my burger!! It was fantastic. Everybody was jealous. I challenged Jon to a basketball shooting game. The loser got showered with water. I ended up pretty wet because I am awful at shooting basketballs. That night the whole family went to Pickleville Playhouse. Their production this year was pretty great. I had some issues with some grammatical errors, but it really was one of the best productions I've ever seen. The script was written by one of the performers and he did an excellent job. The jokes were relevant, clean (though not culturally sensitive), and very funny. If you are in Bear Lake this summer you should take a night and go to Pickleville. The play is called "The hanging of Jaunito Bandito", everybody should check it out.
Saturday morning we woke up pretty early to run the Raspberry Days 5K. There were quite a few of us that ran it this year. I didn't do as well as I hoped, but I didn't expect to do that well. I am completely out of shape and having strep throat the week before didn't help me much. Saturday is also the day that everybody spends at the beach. We played in the sand and water all day. My poor little feeties got sunburnt, but that is to be expected. I go from white to red almost instantaneously in the sun.
Saturday night we had the food contest. Leslie and I didn't put as much thought and effort into it this time. We didn't win either. Uncle Scott and Aunt Lara won two out of the three categories with their candy sushi. I thought it was a very creative idea, I just wish that I had the idea.
We all went to church on Sunday and then had FHE. We were in charge of FHE this year and Leslie did a great job planning it and delivering it. She is such a great wife!
Raspberry Days was super fun this year. It is easy to see why this is one of Leslie's favorite weekends of the year. She has such a great family and I am lucky to be a part of it.

TAGGED!!

What is your current obsession? probably shopping...even though I don't have any money I just LOVE buying new things.

What do you hate that everybody else seems to love? text messaging lingo such as but not limited to JK, LOL, OMG, BTW and such

What are you wearing today? just a plain white t-shirt and some jeans pretty plain but comfy!

Whats for dinner? I have no idea..but for lunch we are havng some tastey pizza.

What would you have for your last meal? hmmm that really just depends on my mood but if I were to choose it now it would probably be shish kabobs with white rice and chocolate cake for desert.

What is the last thing you bought? That would be gas on our way back from bear lake. I wish it wasnt so much hahah :)

What are you listening to right now? Well I am watch Law and Order so I am listening to that and Matt is taking a shower so I can hear that too

What do I think of the person that tagged me? That would be Lindsay, my sister, and of course I think she is a wonderful person and I love her dearly.

If you could have a house, fully paid for, anywhere in the world where would it be? Some where in the Sale Lake Valley, in a big beautiful Victorian house with a nice big back yard.

What is one of your favorite hobbies? Reading for sure. I just love reading about people, relationships, mystery, all kinds of things..if anybody has any favorite books they would like to share I would love some new books to read.

What is 3 things that annoy you the most? 1. people being super judgemental, I know I can be too but some people are so quick to hate on other people it really REALLY buggs me 2. People that always have to be noticed for the things they do, they dont do nice things to be a nice person but just so people will think they are..if that makes sense 3. acne

What is your favorite color? pink

What is your favorite piece of clothing? I dont know that I really have a favorite

Describe your personal style? well Matthew would say it is funky (his word for weird) but I would just say it is pretty plain most of the time with some weird clothes, I just like different things.

What is your favorite desert? That would be chocolate cake with chocolate frosting..but only the homemade kind.

I tag: everybody that reads this.

Haven't Done This in a While!!!

So I don't have the excuse of being busy I have just been lazy and not posting anything, but at least I am doing it now. We have had sooo much fun this summer! Matt has been doing summer school and I have been working a little at 24 hour fitness but mostly we have just been spending a lot of time together. May 19 was my birthday and Matt was nice enough to plan me a surprise party it was sooo much fun and I really had no idea it was coming. He had my cousin Audri and sister Jenni come and take me shopping and then when we cam back our family was there to surprise me. It was soo much fun I really do have the best husband ever.



Then on June 6 it was our one year anniversary which is sooo crazy!! Time flies by so quickly. Matt had a ultimate tournament in Ceder City that weekend so after that we headed down to Las Vegas for a couple of days. I had never been there before and it is a little crazy for me but we still had fun. On our last day there the clutch went out in my car so we had to stay an extra day. Luckily neither of us had anything going on so it wasn't a big problem. We had some fun while we were there though, we went to all of the shops (which i LOVED) and we went to the tournament of kings show which was a lot of fun! Even though our car broke and cost a freaking ton to fix it was still a fun trip. Sadly though I did not take a camera so we dont have any fun pics.
Also sometime in June (I cant remember what day) me and Jenni did the relay for life. It was really fun we were planning on walking all night but then it started raining and storming really bad so we hid out for a little while and then decided we should probably just go. The other people there were much smarter than us and brought tents but we just had some tarps and had to make our own shelter it turned out to be pretty cozy. But we decided that we should get a big group of the family and do it all together next year as our own team! Wouldn't that be way fun!






July has also been a fun month with the 4, Matt's 26th Birthday, and Carlie's Wedding! On the 4th we went down to green river with Matt, me, Carma, Ryan, and Lance and went down the river for the day it was alot of fun! I LOVE being out in the sun! Then we drove back home and went and saw fireworks with Jenni and Christian. Then Matt's Birthday was on the 18 but we celebrated it on the 19 because Carlies wedding was on the 18. She got married in the Jordan River Temple and then had her reception that night it was such a nice day and everything seemed like it went perfectly for her. I am sooo happy for Carlie and Seth congrats to them. Then on the 19 we went and had a bbq at Matt's parents house for his birthday it was alot of fun and they sure spoil him. His mom got him a PS3 for his birthday and he LOVES it! I benefit as well because it came with confessions of a shopaholic on it which is one of my new favorites! Again I forgot the camera so we dont have any pictures of Matt's birthday I really need to be better at that. Well that is pretty much all we have been up to I will try to update more often.

25 Random things!

Okay first I will just say this is Leslie not Matt and I am suppose to say 25 random thing about me. Oh and I tag everyone who reads this!
1. I really like reading and one day I want to have a cool library like the one on beauty and the beast (AWESOME!!!:)
2. Subway is pretty much my favorite place to eat I could have turkey sandwiches for every meal for eternity and not get sick of them I swear it!
3. I like to think about ways to make money without actually doing anything and have actually invested some money (along with Natalie) in some really cool ideas that I found out later were scams. What mean people to pick on silly girls.
4. I get in these moods where i could seriously talk for seven hours and not run out of things to say. It usually happens right about bed time and I am pretty sure it drives Matt crazy sometimes but he just laughs.
5. I have a crazy head and think up stories and stuff when I am driving to pass the time and sometimes make myself cry or laugh out loud and then get all embarrassed even though I am by myself haha.
6. I really like going tanning or laying out in the summer it is very relaxing for me.
7. I wish I was a country singer with cow girl boots, big hair, and cute dresses.
8. I really LOVE veggie soup it is so tastey and I have it almost everyday for at least a snack.
9. I have alot of shoes but really only wear a few of them.
10. The older I get the more I blush and It is so terrible I am pretty sure some peoples goal in life is to make me blush everyday and I hate it.
11. I always thought I was a good speller but turns out I am not.
12. I would rather buy new clothes than eat me and Jenni would always go shopping in Logan and then say we didnt have any money for food. Between a new shirt and mac and cheese for the next week we always went with the shirt.
13. This is really long and I am running out of things to say.
14. I have a corner in my room where I throw all of my clothes when I am done wearing them even though the hamper is not that far.
15. Everyday I decide I want more kids than Matt said we originally agreed on haha
16. I dont like scary movies and I am no fun to watch with anyways because I usually cry or get nightmares or get really sweaty and nervous it is GROSS!
17. I only like to workout for like 10 min. and then I am ready to go home.
18. When I forget how to spell words I just shorten them and trust that people with understand.
19. I am a really bad/lazy texter so my texts never make sense cause I never change the words to the right one.
20. I really like the color pink.
21. I think it would be cool to have a closet with paisley wall paper and a chandiler.
22. I just barely got use to telling people I was twenty and will probably be 21 for 6 months before I say I am 21 not 20.
23. I have the best husband in the world, I am pretty freaking crazy but he likes it!
24. I pretty much Love everything but potatoes.
25. I hate losing in games if I lose then I hate the game.

UpDate!!

So we haven't updated our blog in a long time so I guess it is about time. We have been pretty busy, Matt is busy busy busy with work and school and I am just working and being lazy around the house I guess haha. We have been married for seven months and it has been the best! I swear I have the best husband ever I fall more and more in love everyday, I am so very blessed. We also have the best families ever and we are so thankful for that, they are so supportive and we have so much fun when we visit them. We set some fun goals together for the new year and hope it will be fun and productive for everyone. After all of the sad stores in the news recently I have decided that I want to adopt like 20 kids but Matt is not totally sold on it yet. He liked it better when I just wanted 4 instead of like 24 haha but I guess we will see ;) I just got a new job at Discover card just processing information but it is only temporary I am hoping it turns into something more permanent. I am also looking forward to selling wholesale True Religion jeans and Juicy Couture, Coach, Ed Hardy, Chanel and D & G handbags, the perks are great :) who doesn't love new clothes and bags haha. Matt recently purchased us gym passes to the Murray rec center (part of our new year goals) we have had fun going together a couple of times and Matt even saw David Archuleta which was kinda neat though I have yet to see him there. Our Grandpa Thomas recently passed away and I was able to go up to Pocatello for the funeral and it was such a nice service. I was worried I wasn't going to be able to go because I was still in training at Discover but luckily the let me go and I am so glad they did, it was so nice to hear so many great things about my Grandpa. What an amazing example he was always so kind and so Christ like, I will miss him a lot. Life is so wonderful and we are so thankful for all of our many blessings and especially for the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for the direction, joy, and comfort that the gospel gives me in my life. Well I hope everyone had a nice 2008 and is excited for an awesome 2009! Love you all bye :)