Winter is here!

Today winter officially made its appearance!

This is a close up of the tree outside my house..

I woke up this morning to at least 4 inches or more of snow

As for last night, last night I celebrated my birthday with 10 of my closest friends.

We started the evening by having dinner at Iggy's grill, then it was off to the movies we went!

Can you guess what we saw?

It was by far the best Harry Potter movie so far!
There were some tense moments, some funny parts, and I was surprised how close to the book it followed.
I'm really excited for the 2nd part. I was curious how they were going to end the first part, and they did it perfectly! I don't want to give any details away, but you need to see it!

Now a little time for reflection
This week is Thanksgiving. Here is a list of things I am thankful for:

1) My husband. I love spending time with him and laughing with him. He knows the perfect way to cheer my up. There are moments that I'll have that I realize how much I love him and I feel like I need to pinch myself. He is perfect for me in every way and I can't imagine my life without him.
2) My job and Josh's job. I may not like what I do, but I am still thankful for employment, and Josh's employment. This time last year he was unemployed- that was the most stress anxiety filled time of our whole marriage. I am thankful to be past that point in our lives.
3) I am thankful for family. We've laughed together, cried together, and done everything in between. I'm thankful for my sisters to whom I have such a close relationship to.
4) Vacations. These keep me sane. I love to travel and to explore.
5) Warm weather. I love warm weather where I can sit outside and reflect about life. Winter is by far my least favorite season, but I think I would feel differently if I had the money to go snowboarding.
6) Food. I am thankful that I have enough and that I'm lucky enough to be able to cook and enjoy the food that I eat.
7) I am thankful for differences. As weird as that sounds, I'm thankful that not one person is alike. Everyone has different experiences. How boring would it be if everyone was the same? Had the same beliefs, likes, dislikes? I love talking to people and hearing their own stories and experiences.
8) Books. For the relaxation reading gives me and to be able to curl up on my couch with a good book.
9) Peace. To be able to think and relax. For my sanity, I am thankful for the solitude and the opportunity it give me to clear my mind.
10) Friends. You should be near the top of this list. I am thankful for friends who help me to laugh, have fun, and making good memories. You are awesome.

I know there are so many other things I am thankful for, but these top the list.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Halloween 2010

For Halloween this year, we were pirates! Our friend's Leah and Joel hosted a Halloween party this year!

 Josh was looking like a fierce pirate and I was acting all pretty :)

 Here are our hosts Joel and Leah as the Mad Hatter and White Witch. Their costumes were amazing!!!

 I had to work on Saturday, so here's me with 2 of my tellers, Chelsy and Alyssa.

 We carved pumpkins on Friday too, here's mine- a skeleton guy and kitty

Here was Josh's- a wolf. They looked really good in the dark, but I couldn't get a good photo.

Hope you had a Happy Halloween too!

Phoenix!

I met Josh in Phoenix, which I was totally excited to see him! It was nice to have a break from real life for a week, even though I had tons of fun in Florida, I really missed my hubby!

Now, the reason we were in Phoenix was because of Jaime's wedding! Josh's little sister got married!

 The she is with her new husband Chris outside the Mesa Temple.

 Joe and I had a battle of wills going on. I put a brownie on the end of his tooth pick and waited to see how long he would keep it on there.

Here's Jen and I torturing Joe with our kisses! It was pretty entertaining to watch him squirm!

All in all, it was a good weekend. We got to hang with Josh's side of the family and enjoy a bit of sun and warm weather.

But, there really is no place like home! After 10 days, it was really nice to come home. Not so much to return to real life, but it was nice to sleep in my own bed, cook my own food, and actually do laundry!

Playing catch up!

So here's a really quick rundown of why I haven't posted recently!

For October, I left the hubby at home and went to Florida with my sister Becky and her family, and my parents!

So, looking back through my photos, we had a major fail at getting a group photo!

Here's some of the highlights!

 Here's my niece and nephews by the Mickey statue at the Shades of Green Resort- where we stayed.

 At Epcot at the Morocco pavilion...meditating :)

 Gorilla's at the Animal Kingdom- I asked Josh if I could have one as a pet and he said no! Maybe one day...

 A toy soldier by the Toy Story ride in MGM

 Me on a roller coaster- I pretty much love them!

 We went to Cape Canaveral

See? I was there too!

 We went on a shuttle simulator and I thought they were going to shake me to death!

 We went to Cocoa Beach- here's my Momma and Daddy

 See? I was at the beach too! I didn't swim because I felt really crappy that day

One of our last mornings, Ratheyon hosted a free breakfast for our resort!

The next morning, I got into a cab at 4:30 in the morning, caught my flight to Atlanta at 6:30, barely made my flight there to get to Phoenix, and met Josh in Phoenix! That'll be the next post!