Temple Square

Every year it seems I go up to Temple square to see the lights. I love going there with my family, it's a wonderful time to think about the birth of Christ and what he has done for me in my life. This year a different story, I got to go with Adam! Our friends Hope and Jake came along with us. After getting to Salt Lake it took us another 40 minutes to find a parking spot.ugh...oops I just got side tracked. Anyway Jake and Hope are becoming more active in the church now, and have the goal of being sealed in the temple with their new baby girl(who should be coming any day now)! Jake not having gone to church since he was 14 is really interested in everything, so naturally Adam and I get to be missionaries. It was a lot of fun for us to be of help to both Jake and Hope.

Christmas time is here....

Christmas is such a fun time to spend with family and friends. This year is even better because I have a wonderful husband to spend it with.:) I was so excited to put up our the little Christmas decoration we have, we put up everything we had on Friday the day after Thanksgiving. It was so much fun to do.
Our Tree

Something else new this year that neither Adam or I have ever tried is we bought actual ribbon for our presents. They look so pretty under our tree, it makes me feel like our tree came out of a movie or something. It's picture perfect. I'm so proud of myself I made a couple decoration for Christmas...
The first was this sign that says Christmas

The second was our wreath...I went to Roberts on Black Friday and got the wreath and everything to make it with along with some other stuff all for 60% off...It was awesome.:)

25 Questions for Chirstmas

1. Wrapping paper or gift bag?
Wrapping paper all the way...I love wrapping presents, Adam and I even got facy and got the ribbon and everything.

2. Real Tree or Artificial ?
Artificial all the way...I'm too poor to afford a real tree...plus they are a lot easier to take care of.

3. Color or White Lights?
White lights, much more classic I think

4. When do you put up the tree?
Adam and I did it on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving...We even have presents under it now.

5. When do you take the tree down?
Well I don't know...It hasent' come to that yet

6. Do you like eggnog?
Adam loves it a lot...Me I can't drink it, makes me sick.

7. Favorite gift received as a child?
I remember loving every one I got!

8. Hardest person to buy for?
I think it's the parents first, and then the in-laws

9. Easiest person to buy for?
My little brothers and sister.

10. Do you mail or e-mail Christmas cards?
Mail them, if I ever do it. For my family I normally just do a two page scrapbook spread. This years' is super cute!!!

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
I got a clown doll:(

12. Favorite Christmas Movie ?
Charlie Brown's Christmas...how classic can you get than that.

13. When do you start your shopping for Christmas?
Whenever I see a good item I want for someone I get it!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas gift?
White elephant gifts! no not really, other occasions I have.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
I love on Christmas day my mom will make cinnamon roll and orange roll. yummy!

16. Lights on the tree?
well there is no other way to do it is there?

17. Favorite Christmas song?
I would have to say either Where are you Christmas by Faith Hill...or When Christmas comes to town from the polar express.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay at home?
We stay home and then go to the in-laws and my parents house.

19. Can you name " all" of Santa 's reindeer?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer Vicent, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen,Rudolph!

20. Angel on top of tree or star?
Well before I got married we always did the angle thing...But this year we have a star on top.

21. Open Presents on Eve or Morning?
We do it on the morning of christmas eve...unless we get our p.j.s

22. Favorite Christmas Special?
? I don't know

23. Favorite ornament theme or color ?
I love all the ones I get from my grandma every year...they are always different.

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?
I love all the food, no matter what it is.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year?
Whatever my husband gets me...well I am pretty excited to go to Body Worlds!!!

Be Thankful

Today I went visiting teaching for the first time. After going to one of the ladies homes, I began to see that I am truly blessed and my life is not that hard. This lady's husband has a brain tumor and doesn't have much time left before he dies. She also has six kids. With her husbands medical costs they are unable to pay for some of their bills. About two weeks ago they had their gas turned off because they couldn't pay the bill. So they didn't have any heat, and it's getting so cold at night. Her kids all sleep in the living room, with a little electric heater to keep them warm. Today she told us how she didn't have a way to cook turkey because she has a gas stove, gas water heater, and gas heater. I felt bad for her, my partner offered her a roaster to cook it in and she was happy for that. Except for the fact that she can't have both the roaster and heater on at the same time or else her fuse box will go off. After hearing her story it makes me happy and thankful for the things I have in life, my husband who is the one for me in so many ways, my home that keeps me warm, that I can take a shower and not have it be ice cold. I'm thankful in so many ways for the things I have, I hope we can all be thankful for the things we have and remember there are people out there who are worse off.

Things I'm making!!!

I've been pretty busy this last weekend. On Friday my MA supervisor asked me to make an invitations for a baby shower that we are doing for one of the girls at work. It was a lot of fun to do.


Along with that I made invitations for my best friend Mindi's bridal shower I am doing in a couple of weeks. Her colors for her wedding are brown and an aqua blue. So I decided to make two different designs for her. I personally can't decided between the two and think that they turned out great.:)




Both of them look really good I think, So I had to make both.

Wonderful life in our HOME

So much has been going on in the past few months. We love our home, Except the last month we have done nothing but rack up leaves. They never end and right when we are about to do the rest...the weather decides to be kind and rain on us.

We finally got our curtains sent back to us from the people we bought the house from. So our front now looks even better, and keeping it so our house stays warm, and keeping our gas bill a little bit more down. I love the curtains they are super nice. We had to go buy new curtain robs though and since our window is so big it ended up costing us $30 for the big window and not so much for the two smaller windows.
Before

After


We have a new addition to our family...Daisy...Adam brought her home for me, I never thought I would get a dog until I had kids but Adam wanted her so that I have someone to watch me when he is away from home. She is a wonderful dog..besides the fact that she has torn a hole in two of my pants and a hoddie:( But other than that she is very playful all the time.

I am now working on some new decorations for our home. I am making a board that says Christms for above our TV. I'm so excited I have now sanded, painted and sanded again, to give it just the right look.


Up next to do is a board with a saying for our bedroom,that will say, "I remember falling in love with you...and I do it again every day"-Adam said this to me one night and I love it. I'm also doing one for Mindi and Scott for their wedding coming up on January 16,2009 the design is not quite ready yet, but I know if will be awesome... I'm so excited for them to get married! I can't even begin to tell you.

My husband...Adam!!!!

#1. Where did you meet? At the doctors office were I work...He was coming in twice a week for burn he got on his arm from welding at work. I also work with his mom too, and so between her and my supervisor they got us on a date.:)

#2. How long did you date before you were married? We meet on Feb. 29 and got married July 31, so we dated for 5 months and 2 days.

#3. How long have you been married? we have been married for 3 months and 3 weeks.

#5. What is your favorite feature of his? I love his smile and the way his hugs me...You can't help but smile back

#6. What is your favorite quality? His love for me, how patient he is, and that he has goals in his life..on what he wants to be, and how he wants to raise his family.

#7. Does he have any nicknames for you? My Love, Crystal.

#8. What is his favorite food? He will eat pretty much anything

#9. What is his favorite sport? Well shooting(if that is a sport) He loves to go shooting!

#10. When and where did you first kiss? Hehe It was on our 4th date and we went to chili's and to coney's for ice cream. We went back to my house and just sat in his Jeep talking for two hours(No joke) my mom finally started to flash our front porch light. He asked if he could kiss me, and I said yes!!!...He is the best kisser ever!

#11. What is your favorite thing to do together? Anything really, as long as we are together doing it.

#12. Do you have any kids?....well...No, not for a couple of year, at least 3 years

#13. Does he have any hidden talents? He can draw super good, and he knows pretty much everything about guns. We will be watching a movie and if you ask him what kind of gun that is...He can tell you off the top of his head. Pretty amazing I think...

#14. How old is he? He is 24 and will be 25 on January 18.

#15. Who said, "I love you" first? He did and I quickly said it back. I love him so MUCH!

#16. What is his favorite music? Everything but...Rascal Flatts...Sad I know. He like to listen to music, he does like Lordy a lot...

#17. What do you admire most about him? That is willing to do everything along with me. He'll cook dinner when I am running late at work or when I am having a down day.

#18. What is his favorite past time? He loves being outdoors, and Jeeping, Shooting guns, collecting guns...You name it, anything with guns

#19. Will he read this? Most likely

#20. Who do you tag? Anyone who has not done it yet.:)