Have yourself a Merry little Christmas

To you few followers of this blog: MERRY CHRISTMAS! What a great time of year. Being surrounded by family and friends and thinking of our Savior. What a great time of year. I am truly grateful to have the Savior in my life and to think of the many ways I am blessed. So to each of you, may you have a wonderful Christmas and remember what is truly important this time of year!

It's starting to feel like Christmas....

I can't believe it is Christmas on Saturday. That is so crazy. It seems like it has been non stop something since Thanksgiving and now, it is Christmas. There have been so many things we have wanted to do and one of them was go to see the lights on Temple Square. And, they are as beautiful as ever. Though it didn't feel like it was winter, it was a beautiful night and temple square looked great as usual. Here are a few other things I love about Christmas and things that we have been able to do to get in the holiday spirit

- watch lots of Christmas movies
- attend Tyler's work Christmas parties
- listen to Christmas music non stop while in the car
- listen to Christmas music when possible at work
- enjoy the Christmas lights while driving
- preparing the 12 days of Christmas for Tyler
- Christmas shopping
-singing Christmas hymns at church
- watching more Christmas movies (and those include Hallmark and ABC family movies)
- read in the scriptures about the birth of our Savior


All in all, it has been a great holiday season. It is not even close to over as we will be spending time with each others family's over the holidays and of course, each other! But I am really looking forward to this Christmas and the many memories that are always made with the holidays!

Bad luck Tuesday

What a day! Today, I got my first flat tire but...didn't know! Thank you to the nice man on the freeway who made a tire shape with his hands to tell me. Good thing I was right by Wal-Mart and they fixed it...well, not really. Unfortunately my tire is not able to be fixed. So, tomorrow off I go to Big-O-Tire for a new one!

And, thank you Sugarhouse 24 hour fitness. I was so excited for my spinning class tonight and...no teacher!!! Never showed and finally one brave girl got up there and did it.

But, dinner was good tonight and it is the Biggest Loser Finale. So, maybe it's not so bad!

What to do, what to do....

What a crazy Saturday and now....nothing to do. Tyler has been sick for a few days. It's sad because it seems like it has been so long since I have seen him. And I guess it has. But, he is home in bed getting better so I can see him tomorrow. Anyway, I've been up since 5:45 and have not had a nap! I did some babysitting for some friends, got a mani/pedi, worked out, dipped cookies for Christmas gifts and now....I think I am ready for bed. But, I think that an extremely cheesy Hallmark movie is calling my name this second. Then, I'll hit the sack!

The Forgotten Carols

I love the Forgotten Carols. The story really makes me think. Michael McLean singing songs of ancient people who may have seen the Savior as a tiny babe, who may have missed some things and are hoping to remember the true meaning of this season. Though it is just a story, I was touched tonight. I realized, again, the true meaning of this glorious season and this time to celebrate the birth of our Savior. I hope, as 2011 comes upon us in just a few short weeks, that I can try to emulate him more and be more as he would like me to be. And rejoice often in all He has given me......

What I love about Christmas

I love many things about Christmas. In light of the season (and the fact that I haven't blogged since Thanksgiving) here are some of my favorite things...about Christmas!

1. Luke 2
2. Christmas Shopping
3. Christmas Music since November 1st
4. Giving Christmas Treats
5. Christmas cards
6. The 12 days of Christmas for Tyler
7. Turtles and Nut Clusters
8. Knicker-knocking
9. Cereal in my stocking
10. Cinnamon rolls Christmas morning
11. Time with family and loved ones
12. Time off of school
13. Snow
14. Christmas movies
15. 25 days of Christmas on ABC Family
16. People saying Merry Christmas
17. Christmas Lights
18. The Forgotten Carols
19. Happy People
20. The reason we celebrate Christmas....To remember our Savior

Merry Christmas everyone!

Almost a Thanksgiving surprise

Thanksgiving this year was great. Though I was away from Tyler for almost a week :( I had a fun time with my family. The trip there was not so great! The blizzard of the century was supposed to hit SLC about 3. Sara and I figured if we left at 9:30, we would have no problem and could be home in Salmon a day earlier than our family thought. Wrong! Things were going so well until we hit Marsh Valley High School. We knew from that point we would not be making it home to surprise our family. Thank goodness for the Hansen's and them letting us stay with them on Tuesday. They were so kind and welcoming and it was great to sleep in a warm bed rather than in our car! On Wednesday morning, I 15 and Highway 28 were open and clear so we headed on our way. It was fun to be home and we got right to work on Thanksgiving festivities.

We made these cute turkey's out of Oreo cookies. They were pretty fun and looked really cute!



Getting our perfect Christmas tree is always a fun family tradition. And this year, we found 3 perfect trees in under an hour! It was great! We went up William Creek just outside of Salmon and though there wasn't a lot of snow, we were able to find that perfect tree that would continue to bring the good feeling of Christmas all season long.