Thanksgiving!!!

This last little while has been really busy for us so I have only done a few little posts. I feel behind, lol.

I'm so excited for Thanksgiving tomorrow. My favorite part is the mashed potatoes and turkey gravy!! Yummy!!! I'm not a big pie person, but I love my mom's Cherry pie with sugar on top. It's the best, so I'm super excited for that. Justin's dad and brother got to come home for Thankgiving, so I'm excited to visit with them and play some games- just spend time together.

I've been really busy and I've got 90% of my Christmas shopping done! Yahoo!! I'm down to the 4 hardest people, but we've got ideas for all of them, we just have to carry them out, so I'll be excited to be done.

I'm sure I've officially gone crazy, but I can't help it. I'm having a garage sale this Saturday...The "Black Saturday Garage Sale"-- I actually think it's a good idea- everyone will be in a shoppy-get out of the house mood, so hopefully we can get rid of the stuff that has been cluttering up the basement {Yep- the de-cluttering movement is still going}

Don't worry there WILL be a lot of space heaters :D So COME ON OVER! 8-12 noon

I'm so excited to have some time off this weekend. I've been out of town for the last 3 weekends strait, and I'm ready to be home, clean up, and settle down for the winter and Holidays.

I'm so excited for the sweaters (which I'm already wearing), and hot chocolate. I'm also stoked for my classes to be over and for Christmas.

My little Liddy girl turned 3 on Sunday. I looked at her yesterday and went--ahh ya poor girl, you're getting old. But she's far from old. She's the most amazing, sweet hearted, calm, funny dog in the world. I love her SO SO much. She's literally like my child. I don't know what I would do without our dogs somedays. Especially when Justin is out of town, they are my protectors and best friends. Love my girls!!!

So... Scary story from last weekend! We are on the interstate between Provo and Lehi, going to see my Grandma in the hospital. An 18 wheeler/gravel truck comes flying past us {we're already going 70} and he hits a bump- a ton of gravel falls out of his trailer, a rock gets stuck between the dually tires and flings it at us. It sounded just like a gun shot. It completely shatters the passenger side window of our truck. I'm ticked, so we speed up to get his license plate number, but the glass starts flying everywhere, so we "emergency exit" the interstate and finish breaking the glass out of the window. Suck. We go buy some plastic and tape and make a make-shift window. So of course..it starts to snow. We had to "re-build" the window countless times because the tape would freeze and just fall off the truck, but never while we were driving, luckily. Insane cold! So of course, the next morning, we get up and ready @ 4am to head home in time for Hailey {my neice's} first ever primary program. She's getting so big... anyway. We drive home in a BLIZZARD with a plastic window. My mom had to hold the plastic all the way home to keep it from flapping and tearing and letting the snow in.

What a long drive!!!

I do know though, that every minute I was driving through that storm, eyes peeled, super tired, drinking Dr. Pepper to keep me awake, all I could do was pray that Heavenly Father would please hold that window together and keep the snow off my mom. I know we had more than a few helping hands on that drive home!

I have felt his spirit in my life and mind so often lately. I am learning to quiet my mind enough to "hear" him and I have to say-- there is no better feeling. It brings me to tears almost instantly. He helps me through the trials, big and small. He 'talks' me through so many things and I know that my faith in him and the love of my wonderful family is the only thing that gets me through the hard times and helps me enjoy the good times! It's that time of the year and I feel him so close!

Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving everyone! Please be loving and extra sensitive to the spirit and those around you. You never know what struggles they're going through and sometimes all it takes to brighten their day is a smile or a kind word. {Lesson learned}

Want a Wreath?

So... for Santa's workshop this year, I made a bunch of wreaths. Some for christmas, some not. But then...{Long story short} The lady in charge never mailed me my sign up sheet, and even though I told her I WANTED a booth-- I didn't get one. So if you want one of these wreaths (which I had already made) Let me know!! There's more to come too!
They're $10 each and I'll ship them to you if you want me to. {I know Justin will be SO HAPPY to have all my wreath building junk out of the dining room :D hehe}

White and Silver Christmas Ornament Wreath with Glittered Poinsettia
Polka Dotted with Pink Book Page Wreath- Perfect for a little girls room

I know Halloween is over, but this is one of my favorite wreaths!!

All season- Any season. White "carnation" wreath.

Feathers and Tinsel with another glittered Poinsettia

Gold Christmas Ball Wreath

Thanks :D

Enchanted Forest

The Anadarko Office donated a Christmas Tree to the Enchanted Forest Silent Auction in Roosevelt this year. They did one last year, but I wasn't working here yet, so I got to go help decorate the tree this year. It was great fun! The Midstream office did all the planning and I just got to tag along, have lunch and help decorate-- I mean... that sounds horrible right? lol
So here are the pictures. Yes that is an Orange Tree. Your eyes are not playing tricks on you.
Just think of it as a Dreamsicle
{Yummy}

Love Fall...

Life has been crazy for a while. It's been almost a month since I posted last {I think.} Whew time flies. We have just been enjoying the Fall so much! I've been focusing on my Psychology classes and doing really well {I'm so proud of myself!} Justin has been playing football and I go play an occasional Volleyball game if my team needs me. We've been enjoying Panic-- he's getting used to us. I think Sophie has finally figured out that he's not just a treat we're torturing her with by not letting her eat him-- he is NOT food. She will sit by his cage and just whine and whine. She's a little brat.

I'm so glad to report that Sophie's head has finally matured, lol. She is a pretty dog now!! haha. She was going through this funky-ugly-teenage stage for a while and I noticed yesterday that her head has grown to catch up with her body and her puppy hair is going away and she is filling in with her adult hair.... much prettier!!

Justin has been gone the last week Hunting in Arizona. It is hard having him gone, but while he was gone I took a REALLY fun trip to SLC with Trish and My parents. My parents bought a new car for my mom, since she starts her new job on Monday. I'm SO excited for her! She'll be a registrar at UBATC-- out of the weather, off her feet, fewer hours, better pay-- YAY! And after they got their car and went home Trish and I went to Costco, and Tai Pan!!! SO FUN! {and so much $ spend, haha.} Then we went to dinner with an old friend that we did FBLA with. She was another State Officer with us- so her and her new husband met us at Olive Garden and we sat and ate and talked for 4 hours. It was SO fun. I loved catching up! It was so fun!

Justin is in St. George now and I'm going down to spend the weekend with him and Tyler and Amy and their family.

They are going through a really rough time right now and we're all going to try to be there to support them and help them with whatever we can. However the circumstances, I will be glad to see Justin.

While he's been gone I've done A LOT of changing around the house. We have new shelves, and new paintings, new decorations (I finally got FALL up-- it took me forever!) haha

Justin's dad is coming home from China early to spend time with Tyler and Amy in St. George as well, so we're all excited to see him too.

We will come home Sunday to a busy week ahead of us! It will be exciting but most of all I'll just be glad to have Justin home :D He's my sweetheart!! Love him so much!

P.S. I am SO Happy to finally be able to {comfortably} wear

My boots!

All my cute scarves!

My Sweater Dresses and

My big fluffy hoodies and Jackets

LOVE THIS WEATHER!!