VOTE FOR US! #1098

So I got this email a few days ago from our wedding photographer saying that he entered one our wedding photos into a contest. I thought that was pretty cool. I loved my photographer, Brody Dezember, he did an awesome job with everything. I would love it if everyone would vote for our photo, if we win we get to be on the cover of Bride and Groom Magazine plus Brody will give us a large canvas print of the photo, which I would love. Just follow the instructions below to vote. It is just something fun to do and make sure you check out all of the great photos, especially the ones by Brody Dezember.

1. Go to http://www.utahbrideandgroom.com/Utah-Bride-and-Groom-Magazine/Utah-Bride-and-Groom-magazine-cover-photo-contest/

2. Scroll down to #1098. I know you can't enlarge the image on their site so below is #1098.

3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and enter the information.

I hope everyone will vote it only takes a few minutes. Thanks!

My lil' brother is all grown up...

Well my little brother has left on his mission! I can't believe Matt is 19 it just seems like yesterday that he was getting baptized. He headed to the MTC on March 11 and heads to Catania, Italy on May 11. He is such an awesome kid and has always been a great example to me. It was hard for me to see him go. For heck sake he is my little brother. But I know he will be great he has such a strong testimony and such a great spirit.

We got his first letter and first email from the MTC it sounds like he is doing great and learning so much. I did get news today that he sprained his ankle pretty bad so he gets to go see my brother to get some xrays...hope it heals fast! I just freakin love this kid so much. I guess we will see him two years!

Chaotic Chirstmas...But a Whole lot of Fun!

I guess it's about time to do an update on Christmas. Christmas was a lot of fun this year, everyone was in town and it was a crazy party on Christmas. It was a big sleep over! I didn't get a lot of pictures, but you can see what my parents living room looked like the morning of! I loved seeing the look on all of my nieces and nephews faces. It's tradition that when everyone wakes up everyone has to wait at the top of the stairs before you can go down and open your presents. My little niece Emma loved that Santa wrote her a note to thank her for the cookies and reindeer food! To be a kid again wouldn't that be great!

Spencer and I had a smaller Christmas since we went to New York a few weeks before. I did get a new phone/blue tooth head set, and luggage. Spencer was really excited about all of the clothes that I got him...what can I say that's what happens when you start a job that you have to dress up for. I did get him Lego Star Wars which was fun to throw in a toy. Spencer really is a kid at heart. The Lego Star Wars is already put together and he is wanting a another one (maybe for Valentines day).

Saks Fifth Ave, Macy's, Wicked, and the Rockettes

Last week Spencer and I went to New York. For the first part of the week I was out there on business and he was in Utah doing finals. Then he came and met me mid way through the week. We had such a good time it was just what we needed New York at Christmas. It was a bit cold and one day it just poured rain, but it was so fun to be there and shop and hang out with my sister, Minde, and her family. We did some shopping, saw The Christmas Spectacular at the Radio City Music hall, saw the Rockefeller Center tree, ate some Soul food (fried chicken and waffles for bfast) and even won tickets for the play Wicked, which made the trip. New York is beautiful at Christmas I love all the lights and decorations and truly the hustle and bustle of the holidays and of New York every day living.

I should mention that today is the anniversary of when Spencer and I got engaged it has been one whole year since that moment happen. The journey thus far has been just that a journey and I can't wait to experience life's greatest disappointments, and joys with my best friend. Love ya babe

TIMBER! OH Chirstmas Tree

So my friend Sarah had a great idea...this year we would go with our husbands to cut down our own Christmas trees together. Spencer had to wake up early the day after Thanksgiving and go purchase our permit to cut down a tree. Well what I didn't realize is that we were going to have to drive three hours away to cut down a tree that we would have up in our house for only three weeks, but anywho. We took the long journey a couple of weeks ago up by the Idaho-Utah border to find the perfect Christmas tree. We had such a great time! Once we found the place where we could cut a tree down (we got a little lost) we hiked up and down the mountains and found two perfect Christmas trees. This is our tree that we found. It was one of the first ones we saw, but we had to make sure it was the one. We finally came back to it an hour later since we couldn't find one better.

When we first talked about doing this during the first part of November we thought there would be snow up there by the beginning of December. We were actually kind of excited to snowshoe in and pack it out. There was no snow (thank goodness) and it was quite warm, hence why we aren't wearing coats.

Jason just had to bring an ax up just for a picture..he does look very mountain men like

Here is Sarah and Jason carrying their tree out.

Thanks Sarah for the fun idea we loved hanging out with you guys!

{cure for the blues}

So these last couple of weeks I have confirmed what I have known for years. There are two things in this life that can cure all life's disappointments, stresses, tiredness, bad days, long days, and even just plain fed up with life days....you name it and these two things can cure it or at least make it better. These two things might seem trivial and lame, but I am sure that some ladies out there will agree with me on them!


First: A nice cold Diet Coke...let's get this straight
it can't be just some Diet Coke it has to be either in
a cold can or from the fountain with just enough
ice, the bottle just doesn't fly.

Second: A new pair of shoes.

I just got these cute little numbers.

There aren't too many stipulations

for shoes as long as you feel good

in them!

Set For the SnOw!

Last week Spencer told me that he was going to sell his alpine skis and by some new ones. I was a little confused since he doesn't alpine ski very much, he really only telemarks and his telemark skis are pretty dang nice. Me on the other hand my skis are about 4 years old, they work fine so I wasn't about to ask for new ones, but he was going to sell his and by himself a new pair....I will admit I was a little bugged.

The day that he sold his skis he calls me up and tells me that he thinks we should buy me some new skis this year, I was so excited. What a thoughtful husband I have (most of the time ;) ). Well check my babies out they are hot! K2 Missbehaved here is what the description says on rei.com "Fully designed for aggressive female riders, the K2 MissBehaved ski is a soft-snow pro for backcountry adventures and epic powder days at the resort." I am so excited and ready for the snow to fall. If you can't find me at work, you can find me on any black diamond and don't be surprised if I am riding switch ;) Once again thanks Spencer for sacrificing your new skis so I could have some sweet skis for the season.