Pre-Christmas Fun

So before we took off for Christmas we got to spend some time with some of our favorite people....Nick, Brit, Carson, & Kaylee. They came up and we went to dinner and did some light shopping and an art project. Anyways while at dinner Carson got ahold of the camera and actually got some cute pics. Can't wait to do it again.

Christmas come and gone so fast

Christmas changes as we, as people get older, the excitment of getting up seeing what Santa brought diminishes and its easy to get caught up in all the commercilized stress. But then there are time when it is all put into perspective. We were lucky enough to spend christmas in Las Vegas with the entire family including my wonderful grandma and grandpa. But there was something wrong that I am just going to have to get used to. I grew up in the same house my whole life, woke up each Christmas morning to the same place and about a year and a half ago my parents moved to Vegas I would say this has been hard on everyone involved but it would be an understatement. To go home for the holidays for me is to see all the people you grew up with, visit with the neighbors, going to the ward Christmas Eve party, sleeping in the room I grew up in, and if we were lucky enough to have snow sledding behind the 4-wheeler until we couldn't feel our fingers. Well the harsh reality that hit me this year is that life will never be like that again. I go home to a place where I can't find anything, I know no one, and there is no snow. But in that moment when I think of all the things I miss I am reminded of the one true thing that matters regardless of the location the people who love you the most and have been there all along will always be in the place that I call HOME.

Finally a new post

So we hope that this post finds everyone enjoying their holiday season and remembering the true meaning of Christmas. As for Matt and I we are very much enjoying the time Matt has off of school and what better way to do that but by serving others. For those of you who don't know I am a manager at a nursing home and last night Matt and I were given the opportunity to take the residents down to see the lights at Temple Square. The lights were amazing as always but the added spirit of the special residents just made it that much more magical. We are getting excited to see the family for Christmas and now that it has snowed it is making Christmas actually feel real. Matt and I feel very blessed this year to be blessed with of coarse family, friends, and our health, but also two stable jobs that provide for us. We are truely more blessed than we know.

New perspective

So this weekend we were lucky enough to finally spend some time with some of our great friends. At the last minute we decided to go to the military ball at USU in Logan. To be honest it felt like old times getting to get all dressed up and do my hair all fancy reminded me a lot of what dances where like in high school. We met Mindi and Corey for dinner which to spare you the details was less than good.(We ate a blackstone the service and the food sucked big time it was very over priced and quite disappointing to say the least) back to the good part of the story after we went to the ball which was a blast we had so much fun. They had a live band and showed some really good videos. After we got ice cream and then called it a night we are getting old and find ourselves going to bed earlier all the time. As we sat watching the videos earlier in the evening I got a little choked up thinking of all the men who are over sea serving our country. There are few words to describe the gratitude I feel for their service that most of the time goes unrecognized. So thank you to all of the men and women serving this country you are truly an inspiration. Also a big thanks to Corey and Mindi for making it a very memorable night.

Updates

-The mole so the second results came back with their margins clear so we just have to watch it closely and hope for the best. Thanks so much for everyone's love, concern, and prayers matt and I really appriciate it. We are truely blessed with wonderful people in our lives.
-We sold our truck YEAH!!! We have been trying to sell it for a while and now that we did we are one step closer to our dream house. We cant wait especially this time of the year when you need alot of space to get all the family together.
-If anyone is looking for a vaccum I highly recommend a Dyson. We bought one a cople weeks ago after Matt's sister Brit had recommended one and now I wouldn't trade it for anything its pretty gross what lives in your carpet.
-Matt has less than a year left for school and we can't wait we just registered for spring so only one more semester to register for and then we can be done as long as they don't change any of the requirements. Keep your fingers crossed. I'm so proud of Matt and how hard he works he is truely an inspiration to me.
-I am liking my new job and have finally caught up on my sleep I feel a ton better and am alot more laid back than I used to be. Sometimes I don't understand why god has us do things but eventually they manifest themselves.
SO that is about all that is going on not much to write about we are excited to see all the family this month it is always to long.

Scary in a different way

Well as some of you know there has been some unsure things going on in our live lately. The main one started about two weeks ago when I went in for a routine physical. I had some moles that I had concerns about and the doctor ended up having some of the same concerns so he removed them for biopsy reassuring me he thought they were nothing. Seven days later I got a call from the doctors office who informed me that they had sent my samples on to Harvard and the Mayo Clinic because the doctor at McKay Dee was unsure about the results. So of coarse I am slightly worried at this point. Then a week after that, yesterday, I get a call that said that they had my results and they needed me to come into the office as soon as possible. By now panic has set in and I am in tears on the phone with my sweet husband who reassures that everything will be fine. So this morning first thing I get into the doctor only to find that it came back positive/unsure. So they cut another chunk out of my foot and now that will go for another biopsy if it comes back clean it will be over and if not blood tests and more tissue samples. For now I feel like things are going to be fine but I will keep everyone updated.

Weekend Fun

So we were lucky enough to get Nick and Brit to let us have their kids for the night while they went to a Halloween party and had some fun but they weren't the only ones that had some fun. The kids got all dressed up and we went to the dinasaur park for the annual trick or treating with the dinosaurs. They had trick or treating and fun games for the kids. We rotated inside and out to make sure everyone stayed warm. It was a fun filled night. Thanks Nick and Brit for trusting us with your fun and darling kids hopefully they can stay again soon.