Friday, November 29, 2013

Quite the day!


Thanksgiving morning started off with 45 text messages from my mom that was really my sister Marci. She was asking me about tickets to see the movie Frozen. 
Kelly left to go skeet shooting with friends. He is on call through the whole week, I have been getting home late from trying to work on projects and such. I told him that I bet he would get called out on Thanksgiving day. I jinxed him. He got a call after he got home from shooting. Which meant I got to go to his parents by myself. Which isn't bad besides the fact I lost track of time and was late. Luckily, the stuffing I had already made. I just was delaying on getting ready. 
Kelly showed up 20 minutes late! After the yummy green bean casserole, deep fried turkey, rolls, black olives, potatoes and of course stuffing. We sat bloated. I looked at ads but didn't think I liked anything. 
Well, it didn't last long! I suddenly was buying things online @ Target and Kohls. Then 6pm came and some of us headed off to Walmart. We are crazy. I have never experienced Black Friday. First we started off at a big DVD sale & then standing eventually in a line for tablets for some of the kids in the family. It was fun to be able to hang around Kelly's sisters Kishell and Kimmy more. They were a riot! I probably got more things than I should of but everything was okay through Santa! 

That was just one cart that we had. 

With Christmas coming I never have felt so stressed: decorating to be done, Christmas cards to be designed and sent, gifts to still buy and wrap, all before we leave on our cruise. 

I love this time of year.. I am so excited for a surprise I am doing for Kelly. I think he will love it.. I know I will. 

I will post more about it all later as for now.. I should drift off so I don't come up with more things to do! 

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Get READY!!!

The hustle and bustle is about to begin!

I don't know where to start.. I tease my sisters about having Christmas shopping done and over with but, I secretly am wishing I would have done that.

Anywho. I am excited for thanksgiving and to have some time off from work. Since this cold of mine isn't leaving anytime soon. I hate being congested and the feeling of a nasty cough that makes your chest ache.

I have lots to accomplish this weekend!


Miss Rodeo Utah Scrapbook
Chalkboard Pennants/ several other projects
A surprise for Kelly
Parade Float for dance
Get out all the Christmas decor
Maybe start the vintage TV project
Hopefully get some shopping done on Black Friday
Clean the house... that never ends does it?!


I can't believe we are 18 days away from our Cruise! ... It is weird we are leaving on another vacation and doing it the week before Christmas... hopefully I will have everything done before then... ahhhh....

Where is a Coke?!

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Worn. Stressed.

Ever had the feeling that you have taken on too many things all too quickly! Well, I can raise my hand for everyone! Because, in the last two weeks it has all piled on!
I started, made & finished a montage for the Young Woman Evening of Excellence night in my ward. I had wanted to do it for a while but it came faster than I thought especially after October being filled with vacations. I had 3 days to gather 2 pictures from every YW & find out their favorite temple! I worked a good 11 hours straight on it one day and another 10 between the other 2 days. It was really awesome & I loved the EFY 2013 songs I used. 

The next project I have known about but in a way procrastinated until now when I can be more diligent without so many vacations going on. 
Story time!
Makenzie Maughan has been one of my friends since I can remember. She was doing dance when I was a kid so I had to do it. Mind you I was very uncoordinated but I still did it. Makenzie stopped to do 4H and Posse. 
She has conquered her dreams and ambitions with Rodeo! I have to say it is awesome to see your friends work and succeed in their goals! 
Makenzie was crowned as Miss Rodeo Utah 2013 in February & she began the lady in waiting program since MRU 2012 made Miss Rodeo America 2013 in December. 
Okay... So in August/September Makenzie called me right as I was telling my mom how much I missed seeing her & how I want to do something to help her! I guess the night before Kenzie and her mom were trying to think of someone who could do her scrapbook for Miss Rodeo America in December! That is when I got called & I was so thrilled to do it! 
So far, I have knocked out a lot but it's not done so the crunch is happening & hoping that Kenzie will like it! Although, if one thing is certain she is such a gorgeous woman! I love looking at the pictures and the joy she naturally has about her!

Good Luck Miss Rodeo Utah!

With crazy projects there is still a house to be cleaned, a husband to be fed, a Nala to be fed & a tired Maggie at the end of it all. 
I will be honest though Kelly has asked me what my plans are on Fridays! Which secretly that means "your going to stay home & clean right!".. My response isn't always nice but he is patient with my crazy hours of dance, work and projects! 
 
Stressed.
Kelly has been worried for his promotion test that will put him back to where he was in SLC! Since he had to drop to move to Ogden. He has studied and studied! So much in fact he talks to me about vent connectors in his sleep! 

On top of his promotion is our debate about selling our home. I know I know you are probably thinking "What! Why?" Well, they are going to be widening 4000 south from 2 lanes to 5 lanes with a median. We have been flip flopping about what we should do! We know they would buy our land but it's something I was hoping wouldn't happen for another 8 years! Sadly, they have the plans and want to start construction in about 3 years.
It's hard to leave something that I have grown to love so much. We barely closed on our home a little over a year ago! We have done so much since then & have so much left that we wanted to do! In fact my heart breaks by thinking about it! Maybe because this was the place I met Kelly, the place I fell in love with him, laughed, cried, danced and sang. These walls hold too many memories & giving that up is something I don't know I am up for doing.  

It will be something that I will post more about later.. But for now I will catch some much needed Z's! 

PS. I ran tonight on the treadmill, I am so going to feel crappy tomorrow! Darn working out! Hate it! 

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Happy

Last night, I finally remembered to give a gift to our niece Samantha also a card to Kimmy & Jeff!

They watched Nala for us while we were gone to the Uintas with Janae & Steve! Samantha really wanted Nala to stay over the week we were in Disneyland but that didn't happen because we knew she would be a pain and not easy to maintain for a week.

At first I don't think Nala was extremely happy she was getting left again, but by the time we went to pick her up she had wiggled her way into there home like she had always lived there. I loved the pictures of Nala & Samantha cuddling that Kimmy sent me!

Well as I gave Samantha her gift she went and showed her mom the stuffed animal puppy & card. She was so happy and wanted to know what the card said.. After she said thank you she ran past all of us on the couch to head to the play room.

While passing us she said, "Happy!" in such an excited voice!

We all giggled and laughed that she didn't make a complete sentence but, it was adorable!

It reminded me how easy it should be to find a reason to be happy, even though most of the time we find reasons we aren't happy. Thank you Samantha for teaching me to be "Happy!"

Kimmy snapped this picture of Samantha & me at Kevin & Katrina's Wedding