Christmas decor.......

So.... As you know we are in the middle of selling are cute town home. We had everything all worked out and we were all ready to close sometime at the end of this week. Well today as I was cooking dinner Riley got a call and we found out that the final closing day ( I won't set myself up this time) will be the 7th of December. When Riley got off the phone the first thing he told me was... You are not going to like this. He told me the news and I started crying. I am not one for tears but with all the stress and everything else I finally had a melt down. I started telling Riley that I HATE THIS and I am SO DONE!!!! All I want to do is decorate my house for Christmas but I can't do that because we are moving. And what is the point of decorating everything when we will have to take it all done in a week. . . . . POOR POOR ME, RIGHT?... Don't worry now that I have calmed down I have relived that I am crazy and that there are other people with way bigger fish to fry... But it was all in the moments so give me a brake. :) So Riley and I talked and we came to realize that this is really for the best and that our prayers have been answered. Maybe not in the way that we had planned but I will take an answered prayer any day of the week. :) Soooo after dinner sure enough I go upstairs and Riley is getting the christmas tree ready to take downstairs so that we can set it up. I tell him no we really don't have to do that.... He insisted.... so the next thing I know are living room is all decorated and to top it all of we even had the "Festive of trees" scentsy burning and christmas music was playing..

The point of this story is .......... My Husband Rocks for letting me have christmas in our house when we will have to take it down in less than 2 weeks. Oh well... If it helps us get into the christmas spirit then so be it!!!!!!! Let Christmas begin. Thanks for making me happy Riley Woods. I love you.

P.S. Did I mention we saw the lights at temple square while walking to the Jazz Game.... SO BEAUTIFUL!!! I can't wait to go and see them all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thankful 12-30....

12- I am thankful for the scriptures and for everything that we can learn from them.
13-I am thankful for prayer. :)
14- I am thankful for the chance that I have to be a member of the church of Jesus christ of latter day saints.
15-  I am thankful that my family is sealed together forever. :)
16- I am thankful tennis balls. They keep my dog entertained for hours. :)
17-I am thankful for Snow cones.
18- I am thankful for the priesthood and all the amazing priesthood holders in my life.
19-I am thankful for modern medicine.
20-I am thankful for snowboarding. It is a hobby that Riley and I share. :)
21-I am thankful for books. I am a book worm.
22-I am thankful for Boots.
23-I am thankful for grocery stores.
24-I am thankful for school.
25- I am thankful for my cell phone.
26- I am thankful for the my mom and dad and my mother in-law.
27- I am thankful for my siblings.
28-I am thankful for Dr. pepper.
29-I am thankful for our prophets and other church leaders.
30. I am thankful for my blog and all the memories that it hold.

Isn't it amazing to look at all of the thing that we are blessed with?? I am one lucky girl!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope everyone has had a great thanksgiving. :) I know I did. Spending time with family and friends and stuffing our faces! What could be better. :)

Cant say I didn't try.... Still being grateful

Day 7-  

I am grateful for my cute little dog. People think I am crazy for loving him but I don't really care. He is apart of the family and we love him. I can imagine my without him. :) LOVE YOU Mr. Fez! 

Day 8- 

I am grateful to have my car. :) Thank goodness we are out of the hand cart ages. 

Day 9-

I am thankful for The relationship that I have with my cute husband. He is not only my husband but also my best friend. 

Day 10- I am grateful for Taco Tuesday. My favorite day of the week. 

Day 11- I am grateful for my beehives. I may be there teacher but they have taught me more than they will ever know. 

Hope you all had a great weekend!!! 

Kind of behind....But still grateful!

Day 4- I am grateful for my cute husband! What would I do with out him..... probably die. :) He is the best and I am so luck.

Day 5- I am grateful for the opportunity to be a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints! :) So happy to be apart of the true church.

Day 6- I am grateful to have a job that I love! Having a fun job makes life so much better.

All caught up. See ya tomorrow. Happy election day everyone!


In other news

As few of you know .... Two weeks ago we decided that it was time to put our cute little house up for sale. After only two weeks we are under contract and the buyer wants to be closed by November 30th. yup less than a month. :) This brings a lot of stress but we are very happy and ready for this big change. ( not to mention the money we will be making on the house is a total plus. ) So ..... Bring on the house hunt. We are currently looking in a few different places. Some places are Herriman, Lehi, South Jordan......And pretty much everywhere. Wish us luck! I will keep the you all updated. Yes when I say all I am talking about the 5 people that read my blog. Thanks readers!

Day 2 -thankful for Fridays

Is there anything better than a Friday!!!!!! The freedom you feel as you walk away from work knowing you have a weekend ahead of you! My Friday has been amazing. Training table for date night, a fun little drive around daybreak and south Jordan now I am hanging out with my cute husband and my cute dog!!! :) I love Fridays! Happy weekend everyone!


     

November!!!!!! Day one!

Happy November everyone! This is my favorite time of year! This month I am going to post everyday about something I am thankful for. I hope this really helps me get into the spirit of the holiday season. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holiday because it is all about spending time with family and friends and it is a great reminder to be thankful for everything that we have! So here it goes......

Day 1-

Today I am grateful for running. That may sound funny but I really am grateful that my body is able to exercise and run. Running makes me feel great and I love the feeling of accomplishment. It is also something that me and Riley can do together so that makes it even better! YEAH for running!

Happy November everyone

Stay tuned for Halloween pictures and Colton's homecoming pictures!

Elder Balmforth

Elder Balmforth is coming home!!! It is hard to believe that tomorrow at this time our whole family will be in one room. We haven't had everyone together in 2 years!!! So much has happened in the past 2 years! I hope Colton is ready. Because ready or not.... HERE WE COME!!!

here is the email that I wrote Colton last week. I am putting this on here so I can always remember these  crazy times. These last 2 years have been the best and some times hardest times in my life. I am so grateful for the blesses I have received because my my bother and sister served missions. So here you go.

Hey how are you!!! I love you bro! I am sure these last couple of weeks are going to be bitter sweet. Just remember that you have another journey that is about to start. You are amazing! It still feels like yesterday when you opened that big white envelope. I Remember thinking how crazy everything was! I was scared and nervous for you. Now 2 years later I am once again scared and nervous for you. But I also can't wait to see you!!! What an amazing day that will be. these last two years have shown me that you are strong and that you can do anything. I am so grateful for your willingness to serve a mission. You have brought some much happiness to our family and we have been so blessed because of you! You will never know the impact that your mission has had on my life. I just want to say thank you! And I want you to know that I know this gospel is true. I know our Heavenly Father loves us and he has a plan for us. I know that he will never fail us. If we do what he has asked then we will return to him someday. I am grateful for our eternal family. I am so grateful for prayer! Our Heavenly Father hears us. I love you bro. Keep the faith. You amaze me brother!! I am so blessed to be your sister! See you soon!!!!

yahhh I love my missionaries! I am also grateful for all the other people in my life who have served missions. They are all so amazing!! Thanks for reading! 

Before.......

After.... To Be continued........:)