The Woods
The Woods
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Oh hey its me :)
Well HELLO Blog world. It has been toooooo looonnggg! Sorry about that. But on the other side, you haven't been missing out on much. Summer has been flying by. We have been working lots, Going to Seven Peaks a lot, fishing, taking naps, cleaning, BBQ..Ing? Oh and Watching the Olympics. Summer is amazing. But I am getting excited for fall! I LOVE BOOT SEASON! And my Bro is coming home. whoot!!! We both started new jobs this summer. I am now working at IMC and loving every minute of it I went from a 45 minute drive to a 15 minute drive. OHHH YEAAAHH! Riley is still at Select Health just a different job. :) No more phones for him. We even get to carpool sometimes. It has been heaven. We sold my old white honda. I am so happy to have a new, nice, amazing, sexy car. Can you tell I love it? Did I mention that all the windows work? And here is the kicker... This is the first car I have had that doesn't leak oil! Its a miracle ladies and Gentlemen!!!!!!! But I can't complain to much. I alway had a car that got me from A to B. :) Ummm lets see........... Oh we finally got picture on the walls of the house. hahah it only took us 11 months. Don't worry about it. We also got family pictures done. Thank you Becky!!! We love them. I will post them as soon as I get the disc which is in the mail. Yup I think that is everything.Oh one more thing, Mr. Fesenko turns one tomorrow. He is all grown up. I still can't believe I have a one year old..... Dog that is. He makes our lives happy and I don't know what we would do with out him. I just might have to have another post tomorrow that is just for him. I know I am crazy. But we are dog lovers. He is spoiled to death. But he is an only child so how could I not spoil him. hahah I know I am nuts. Okay well happy thursday. Love you long time.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Maybe I can put my feelings in words. . . . ?
But probably not......
I can't believe my sister comes home from her mission tomorrow. The time really did go by so fast. Somedays it seemed like forever but looking back it seems like just yesterday.
The day she left.
We were both wearing boots. It took a lot of convincing, but she finally decided that she would take my advice and wear them. I remember taking pictures and then loading into the van and driving to the MTC. (Are stop was not complete until we had IHOP! ) We stopped at a church parking lot and said are final See ya laters. Then we got back into the van and made are way to the MTC. Once we got there dad got the bags and I had to get out so that Katee could get out. I remember are last hug. I didn't want to let go, but I knew that Katee needed this mission more than anything. ( I can now see that we all needed it.) Finally I got back into the van. As she walked away I could see the happiness in her face. She knew what she was doing. I on the other hand wanted her to run back to the van and come home with me. But, she didn't. On the way home from the MTC .... I cried. Like a baby. I couldn't stop. Why did my heavenly father want my sister to be apart from our family for so long? What was the point of this???
Don't worry everyone I have found the point of all of this.
The past 18 month have not always been easy, but I have grown so much in so many ways. I would not trade these times for anything. Like I said, We all needed this mission. Sure I would have loved to have had my sister at my wedding, but she was to busy helping other people have there turn at being married in the temple. Katee has helped me understand the most important things in life. And that is to do EVERYTHING that we can to return home to are heavenly father with honor. Every week when I hear her testimony I get a smile I my face. She has strengthened me so much. I am also grateful for the relationship I have gained with my Mom and Dad. They may not notice the difference but I have. I love them so much and they are amazing parents. I am so grateful to be apart of there family.
Katee, I am more than excited to have you home. you are an amazing person and you have grown so much. I can't wait until tomorrow when I can hug you and tell you how amazing you are. You are such a good example. I look up to you so much. I could not be more proud of you. Well done sister! I love you so much. You were always a missionary before you got the official title and I know that that won't change once the title is gone. I am happy to have you home soon, but I am also sad to see it end. Bitter sweet for everyone . I will miss you letters and emails. But I know this is what is mean't to be. You are amazing and you are going to keep being amazing. Love you sister. Thanks for building my testimony.
I will be back with another post of all the pictures I am going to be taking in less than 24 hours. :)
I can't believe my sister comes home from her mission tomorrow. The time really did go by so fast. Somedays it seemed like forever but looking back it seems like just yesterday.
The day she left.
We were both wearing boots. It took a lot of convincing, but she finally decided that she would take my advice and wear them. I remember taking pictures and then loading into the van and driving to the MTC. (Are stop was not complete until we had IHOP! ) We stopped at a church parking lot and said are final See ya laters. Then we got back into the van and made are way to the MTC. Once we got there dad got the bags and I had to get out so that Katee could get out. I remember are last hug. I didn't want to let go, but I knew that Katee needed this mission more than anything. ( I can now see that we all needed it.) Finally I got back into the van. As she walked away I could see the happiness in her face. She knew what she was doing. I on the other hand wanted her to run back to the van and come home with me. But, she didn't. On the way home from the MTC .... I cried. Like a baby. I couldn't stop. Why did my heavenly father want my sister to be apart from our family for so long? What was the point of this???
Don't worry everyone I have found the point of all of this.
The past 18 month have not always been easy, but I have grown so much in so many ways. I would not trade these times for anything. Like I said, We all needed this mission. Sure I would have loved to have had my sister at my wedding, but she was to busy helping other people have there turn at being married in the temple. Katee has helped me understand the most important things in life. And that is to do EVERYTHING that we can to return home to are heavenly father with honor. Every week when I hear her testimony I get a smile I my face. She has strengthened me so much. I am also grateful for the relationship I have gained with my Mom and Dad. They may not notice the difference but I have. I love them so much and they are amazing parents. I am so grateful to be apart of there family.
Katee, I am more than excited to have you home. you are an amazing person and you have grown so much. I can't wait until tomorrow when I can hug you and tell you how amazing you are. You are such a good example. I look up to you so much. I could not be more proud of you. Well done sister! I love you so much. You were always a missionary before you got the official title and I know that that won't change once the title is gone. I am happy to have you home soon, but I am also sad to see it end. Bitter sweet for everyone . I will miss you letters and emails. But I know this is what is mean't to be. You are amazing and you are going to keep being amazing. Love you sister. Thanks for building my testimony.
I will be back with another post of all the pictures I am going to be taking in less than 24 hours. :)
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Happy 6 months......
Of being married!!!! Happy 6 months of being married Riley Woods. Thanks for being the best husband ever. You are amazing and I am so lucky to have you forever. :) I can't believe how fast time has gone by. Being married is the best. I can't wait until we are celebrating a year. Thanks for making me so happy. Love your face. :)
The end.....
Oh wait...p.s. Fez told me to tell you that he is happy that we are married because he loves being apart of our family and he says your are a very nice man for always taking him outside. He is also sorry for waking you up so early this morning. :)
The end.....
Oh wait...p.s. Fez told me to tell you that he is happy that we are married because he loves being apart of our family and he says your are a very nice man for always taking him outside. He is also sorry for waking you up so early this morning. :)
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Life as we know it.....
I really need to be better at updating our blog. We have had lots of fun stuff going on and I need to make sure I keep this thing up to date. Sooooooo here it goes.
A couple of weeks ago we went and took a little road trip to visit Riley's grandma. We were able to help her get her house set up. She has such a cute little house and we loved it. She even watched are cute little pup for one night so we could go to St. George. We had so much fun and it was a nice get away. I can't wait until we can go back for another visit.
Riley is starting an EMT class that he is really excited about. This is something that he has wanted to do for a long time and we are both excited he can finally start. :) This is going to be a long 6 weeks but it will pay off and be great!
We got new flooring for part of are downstairs. WE LOVE IT!!! The people that lived in our house before did not take care of the carpet so this was much needed. I can't wait until we have new flooring every where. :) Fez is still trying to adjust to the hardwood. Poor boy slips and slides everytime he walks.
Speaking of Fez... I can't belive he is 6 months old. Time has gone by so fast. He is FINALLY starting to turn into a good pup. We love him and he is a great little part of are family. It hasn't always been easy to train him but it is so worth it. I love coming home to a happy dog that is so excited to see me.... I know I sound crazy but he has really grown on me. :) Love you Mr. Fez.
Speaking of 6 months... I can't believe that Riley and I have almost been married for 6 months. Wow that went by fast. Who ever said the first year is the hardest is way wrong. Or maybe this is the hardest and it hasn't been hard at all. Ehhhh I am sure we will have are hard time but the last 6 months have been so great. I am so happy that we are married. I think that dating for almost 2 years really has helped with are first year. Being married is great and I really recommend it. :)
Speaking of being married.... Congrats to Heidi and Micah. I am so excited for you guys. July 13th can't come soon enough. Yeah for weddings. I love weddings and wedding planning :) Can't wait for everything to start. I am so happy for you guys.
Speaking of Congrats...... Yeah for Brinton and Becky and new baby Ryan! I am so excited and I can't wait to meet him. He is so cute. Once again... July couldn't come fast enough!!!
Speaking of things coming soon.... KATEE COMES HOME SO SOON!!!! I am counting down the days! Less than 100. YEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She has been an amzing missionary and I am so proud of her.
Anyways...... I am in the young womens in my new ward. I am the beehive teacher. When I first got the calling I wasn't super excited about it but........... I am learning to love it. I have a large group ( getting bigger) of girls that are amzing. It is fun to see how different they are. I learn new things about them each week and I finally have all there names down. Yeah go me!!! It is a busy calling but I am learning to love it.
Are new ward has been a challenge for me. I miss my old ward ALOT. I miss being friends with everyone and I miss the fact that I knew everyone by name. Sometimes I go to church and the only people that talk to me are my young women and Riley. I know I could be more friendly but I really do try. I really like the lady that I work with in the young womens so maybe this will be a good start. It is a VERY VERY BIG ward and I feel like most people already have there friends so they don't need anyone else. I am thinking maybe it is because people think we are renting our townhouse so we will only be here a few months. Who knows. I sound like this is the first day of junior high. I know it will get better. It will just take time. :) There really are some nice people and I don't want to sound like I am being a brat or complaining. I know I am in the ward I am in for a reason so I will try my best. :)
Well I am pretty sure that is everything. :) If you are still reading, thanks for reading. Love you all!!!
A couple of weeks ago we went and took a little road trip to visit Riley's grandma. We were able to help her get her house set up. She has such a cute little house and we loved it. She even watched are cute little pup for one night so we could go to St. George. We had so much fun and it was a nice get away. I can't wait until we can go back for another visit.
Riley is starting an EMT class that he is really excited about. This is something that he has wanted to do for a long time and we are both excited he can finally start. :) This is going to be a long 6 weeks but it will pay off and be great!
We got new flooring for part of are downstairs. WE LOVE IT!!! The people that lived in our house before did not take care of the carpet so this was much needed. I can't wait until we have new flooring every where. :) Fez is still trying to adjust to the hardwood. Poor boy slips and slides everytime he walks.
Speaking of Fez... I can't belive he is 6 months old. Time has gone by so fast. He is FINALLY starting to turn into a good pup. We love him and he is a great little part of are family. It hasn't always been easy to train him but it is so worth it. I love coming home to a happy dog that is so excited to see me.... I know I sound crazy but he has really grown on me. :) Love you Mr. Fez.
Speaking of 6 months... I can't believe that Riley and I have almost been married for 6 months. Wow that went by fast. Who ever said the first year is the hardest is way wrong. Or maybe this is the hardest and it hasn't been hard at all. Ehhhh I am sure we will have are hard time but the last 6 months have been so great. I am so happy that we are married. I think that dating for almost 2 years really has helped with are first year. Being married is great and I really recommend it. :)
Speaking of being married.... Congrats to Heidi and Micah. I am so excited for you guys. July 13th can't come soon enough. Yeah for weddings. I love weddings and wedding planning :) Can't wait for everything to start. I am so happy for you guys.
Speaking of Congrats...... Yeah for Brinton and Becky and new baby Ryan! I am so excited and I can't wait to meet him. He is so cute. Once again... July couldn't come fast enough!!!
Speaking of things coming soon.... KATEE COMES HOME SO SOON!!!! I am counting down the days! Less than 100. YEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She has been an amzing missionary and I am so proud of her.
Anyways...... I am in the young womens in my new ward. I am the beehive teacher. When I first got the calling I wasn't super excited about it but........... I am learning to love it. I have a large group ( getting bigger) of girls that are amzing. It is fun to see how different they are. I learn new things about them each week and I finally have all there names down. Yeah go me!!! It is a busy calling but I am learning to love it.
Are new ward has been a challenge for me. I miss my old ward ALOT. I miss being friends with everyone and I miss the fact that I knew everyone by name. Sometimes I go to church and the only people that talk to me are my young women and Riley. I know I could be more friendly but I really do try. I really like the lady that I work with in the young womens so maybe this will be a good start. It is a VERY VERY BIG ward and I feel like most people already have there friends so they don't need anyone else. I am thinking maybe it is because people think we are renting our townhouse so we will only be here a few months. Who knows. I sound like this is the first day of junior high. I know it will get better. It will just take time. :) There really are some nice people and I don't want to sound like I am being a brat or complaining. I know I am in the ward I am in for a reason so I will try my best. :)
Well I am pretty sure that is everything. :) If you are still reading, thanks for reading. Love you all!!!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wishing.......
- I wish 4:30am wasn't so early.
- I wish my dog would sleep through the night EVERY night like he did last time.
- I wish the weekdays went by as fast as the weekends did.
- I wish the weekends went by as slow and the weekdays do.
- I really wish I had a new car. :)
- I wish ponytails were the new hip hairstyle... Wait, who cares I rock it anyways.
- I wish working full time was only 20 hours a week instead of 40...
- I wish May would come fast and then October.
- I wish that my vaction is Feb. would come sooner.
- I wish snowboarding wasn't so much money.
Just some wishes for the day. :)
- I wish my dog would sleep through the night EVERY night like he did last time.
- I wish the weekdays went by as fast as the weekends did.
- I wish the weekends went by as slow and the weekdays do.
- I really wish I had a new car. :)
- I wish ponytails were the new hip hairstyle... Wait, who cares I rock it anyways.
- I wish working full time was only 20 hours a week instead of 40...
- I wish May would come fast and then October.
- I wish that my vaction is Feb. would come sooner.
- I wish snowboarding wasn't so much money.
Just some wishes for the day. :)
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Here is to a NEW YEAR :)
I am going to have to say that 2011 was the greatest and hardest year ever. Here is the recap.
January
-Was a month of learning how to live life with out my brother and sister. This has been hard but I think I have done pretty well... If I do say so myself.
- lots of snowboarding and working was also done in this month.
- This is also the month that Riley and I had a class together at school and we didn't even know it. Good times.
Febuary
- The month of Love .... Duhhh. lol
- Was busy with school
- I sold my car.. RIP Tilley
- I got another car..... She doesn't have a name. You just call her the white honda if you would like.
March
-Mom's Birthday
-Riley and I started shopping for rings :)
ummm I think that is it.
April
-Riley asked... I said YES!
-Brayden was born
-The wedding planning started
May
-Riley and I went on a fun vacation with my mom and dad to DISNEY LAND and SEA WORLD! So much fun.
-Wedding plans are still in motion
June / July
-Summer is in full swing. Lots of work, wedding planning and having fun. :)
-We started the process of buying a house.....
August
-We close on are house finally!!!!!
-Pulling everything together for the wedding.
-My Sweet grandpa past aways
-Thanks to family we were able to get are house ready to be lived in.
September
-I went through the temple.
-I was married in the temple.
-Went to Disney Land again with my cute husband
-Started are fun life together
October
-Fez came into are lives.... :) Love him
-Halloween. We dressed Fez up as a chicken
- Elder Balmforth hit his year mark!!!
November
- Thanksgiving. Love this holiday
- Black Friday shopping with mom and Riley. Soooo much fun!
December
- Riley's Birthday
- My birthday... along with Katee.
- Put up are first christmas tree
- First christmas as being married
- New Years eve.... Dinner at mom and dads house, Talking having fun. Going home, tried staying up late but I only lasted until 11:00 ish. Oh well!!! It was great. low key but great. Now I am starting off my new year with a day at work. :) I hope you all have a great new years. I am excited to see what 2012 brings. I am ready for the ride. I am excited to set new goals. Love you all. have a great Sunday!!!
January
-Was a month of learning how to live life with out my brother and sister. This has been hard but I think I have done pretty well... If I do say so myself.
- lots of snowboarding and working was also done in this month.
- This is also the month that Riley and I had a class together at school and we didn't even know it. Good times.
Febuary
- The month of Love .... Duhhh. lol
- Was busy with school
- I sold my car.. RIP Tilley
- I got another car..... She doesn't have a name. You just call her the white honda if you would like.
March
-Mom's Birthday
-Riley and I started shopping for rings :)
ummm I think that is it.
April
-Riley asked... I said YES!
-Brayden was born
-The wedding planning started
May
-Riley and I went on a fun vacation with my mom and dad to DISNEY LAND and SEA WORLD! So much fun.
-Wedding plans are still in motion
June / July
-Summer is in full swing. Lots of work, wedding planning and having fun. :)
-We started the process of buying a house.....
August
-We close on are house finally!!!!!
-Pulling everything together for the wedding.
-My Sweet grandpa past aways
-Thanks to family we were able to get are house ready to be lived in.
September
-I went through the temple.
-I was married in the temple.
-Went to Disney Land again with my cute husband
-Started are fun life together
October
-Fez came into are lives.... :) Love him
-Halloween. We dressed Fez up as a chicken
- Elder Balmforth hit his year mark!!!
November
- Thanksgiving. Love this holiday
- Black Friday shopping with mom and Riley. Soooo much fun!
December
- Riley's Birthday
- My birthday... along with Katee.
- Put up are first christmas tree
- First christmas as being married
- New Years eve.... Dinner at mom and dads house, Talking having fun. Going home, tried staying up late but I only lasted until 11:00 ish. Oh well!!! It was great. low key but great. Now I am starting off my new year with a day at work. :) I hope you all have a great new years. I am excited to see what 2012 brings. I am ready for the ride. I am excited to set new goals. Love you all. have a great Sunday!!!
Christmas 2011 Recap!
Well this Christmas was so great. Riley and I had a great first christmas together. . . . Along with Fez. :)
Christmas eve was busy but fun. We started out the day at the Balmforth family Christmas party. It is always fun to see family and we always have great food. Great party Brand and Mer. Everything was great. After that party when went to the Siegfrieds. This is a fun tradition that Riley's family does every Christmas Eve for lunch. I hate the food but it is always a good time. And... I may or may not have taken my own food with me. :) After that, we went home for a much needed nap. Then once again we were off to another party. The last party of the night was at my grandma Harwards house. This is also such a fun tradition that our family has. Now on to Christmas day.....
Colton and Katee called. I loved talking to them. They are both doing well and are so amazing. I love them both so much and I am so proud of them. Christmas day was nice and relaxing. We went to both families and then spent the rest of the day at home. I love days like this.
I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas. I love this time of year. I am so thankful for great families. We are so blessed. Pictures are to come. I will try and find some time to download them. :) Love you all.
Christmas eve was busy but fun. We started out the day at the Balmforth family Christmas party. It is always fun to see family and we always have great food. Great party Brand and Mer. Everything was great. After that party when went to the Siegfrieds. This is a fun tradition that Riley's family does every Christmas Eve for lunch. I hate the food but it is always a good time. And... I may or may not have taken my own food with me. :) After that, we went home for a much needed nap. Then once again we were off to another party. The last party of the night was at my grandma Harwards house. This is also such a fun tradition that our family has. Now on to Christmas day.....
Colton and Katee called. I loved talking to them. They are both doing well and are so amazing. I love them both so much and I am so proud of them. Christmas day was nice and relaxing. We went to both families and then spent the rest of the day at home. I love days like this.
I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas. I love this time of year. I am so thankful for great families. We are so blessed. Pictures are to come. I will try and find some time to download them. :) Love you all.
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