The funny things about marriage.

When two people decide to get married....they start putting all there focus on the wedding day.... to plan the big celebration of two people in love that want to spend forever together. After that wonderful day....it is about two people, with totally different personalities trying to build a life together without the instruction manual. Which is a big adventure!

Since I got married, I love talking to people that are married about marriage. For the advice and wisdom they can offer. It is very interesting how they all can be so much alike, but yet so different. It is also a lot of fun to laugh at the same things other couple are going through, that you are experiencing yourself.


For example it is comforting to know that other wives are going through these and that they are normal:

 - Cant seem to find the opening to the laundry basket syndrome.
 - "Babe can you please wait until the commercial" syndrome.


It is also very comforting to know that other husbands are going through these and that they are normal:

- leave every single pair of shoes she owns all over the house syndrome
- I will wear my dress pants with 3 creases in them because my wife claims she can iron syndrome.

Even though these sound so annoying. They make me laugh. These things make us "us" in our marriage. I just love this quote-

"Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without." ~James C. Dobson

This quote is sooooo true.....Even though sometimes I grumble about his laundry not being in the basket....I cant picture my life any other way :)......I cant live without him!..... ( Wait am I saying I cant live without the dirty laundry? WOW)

New year's with Notre Dame.

For a Christmas present I got Jeff tickets the the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Tx.  Notre Dame was going to be playing Miami. El Paso is only 4 hours from here, so it wasn't that bad of a drive.

We went up the night before. It was snowing here in Arizona, so we wanted to beat the weather. It snowed the whole way there and our car looked like this.

Freezing!

The Game was awesome! It was very cold but Notre Dame Won!!! Go Irish!

It was worth sitting in the snow...because the smile on this guys face is priceless!

Christmas in Las Vegas.

We were able to spend our Christmas vacation with Jeff's family in Vegas!

Christmas day Jeff and I drove up to Vegas to see the Las Vegas temple all decorated for Christmas.

Do you see the Christmas lights? We didn't either....we were very surprised this temple didn't decorate for Christmas. Jeff and I had a very relaxing Christmas night and were looking forward to seeing his family.

The next day his family arrived and we had such a great vacation together. We shopped, gambled, and ate lots of yummy food. This was the first time we have all been together in 4 years! Thank you Scott and Mom S. for a great vacation! We loved seeing you! We love all of you!

New Hobby.

When I was little my mom tryed so hard to teach my sister and I how to sew.....and we had no interest in it at all. Well I don't know what happened but my sister and I are now interested and learning how to sew.

 For Christmas I wanted to make something special for our friends kids. So I found a couple patterns online for FREE! Yay! With the help from my wonderful mom. We made a toddler back pack for the little boy.

And a little purse for the little girl.

I also made this pretty flower to put on the purse!

I have to say....I think they turned out adorable! My next project is a apron. Wish me luck :)

Four years!

On December 16th we celebrated our four year anniversary!

Where has the time gone? Last I remember I was 21 putting on a white dress, staring into my husbands eyes while he cried happy tears....(well at least I hoped they were happy tears....he could have been staring at me thinking. I am now with her forever and will have to forever laugh at her lame jokes. I still think my turkey joke is the best.) while we promised each other forever. We have had a great four years. We have grown together, laughed together and annoyed each other. Best of all....we are still crazy about each other.

We had a great anniversary.....every year we go to the melting pot for the full on dinner....( I tryed duck for the first time....I am not a fan.) then followed by a walk through the neighborhood called Winter Haven. The whole neighborhood decorates there houses for Christmas and it is alot of fun to walk through to see all the lights. This year we were unable to go see the lights because of rain....but we hope to see them another day.

We had a great day and are looking forward to the many more years to come!

Being Thankful.

Sometimes I find my self focusing on the negative things going on in my life.....so I decided to write about the things I am grateful for :)

I am grateful for my siblings. They all make me laugh and we all love to be around each other...I love that about us.

I am grateful for my sister. I love that no matter what, we are best friends and can talk every day about nothing....I think we just miss sharing a room :)

I am grateful for my parents. They are my best buddies....I love what they have done for me and what they continue to do for Jeff and I...We love you guys :) (sorry mom I don't have a pic of you guys for some reason)

I am grateful for my nieces and nephews! They always bring a smile to my face!
I am grateful for Jeff's family. They treat me like there own and they are very special people. They raised one great guy!

I am grateful for Grandma DeMoss. I miss my grandmas that are in heaven. I think about them daily and it makes me sad that they are gone. I love that when I call her grandma she gets excited just like my grandma's did. Just makes me feel good.

I am grateful for my friends. You all know who you are....you make my life great!

The thing I am most grateful for is this guy.............

He is truly my whole heart. He is one great person. He can make me laugh, fix my problems, and drive me crazy. But best of all he truly loves me like crazy.

I hope every one has a great ThanksGiving! Remember to be thankful for the many blessing we have! :)

El Tour de Tucson 2010.

Jeff has always loved cycling and the past couple of years have talked about doing the Tour de Tucson. The Tour de Tucson has been going on for 28 years. The race is 109 miles long and goes in a big circle around Tucson.

Jeff was really excited to do the Tour this year. We were a little nervous he wouldn't be able to do it this year because his knee has been giving him some problems. But the doctor said it was a go. The race started at seven in the morning. We got up bright and early to get downtown by five. There were 4600 people doing the 109 miles this year.....it was a pretty crazy sight.

I was able to drive to a couple of spots in town and see him pass by! Mike, Bekah and there kids made Jeff a sign and was able to see him with me. Jeff really loved that.

I waited for him at the finish line.....He completed the race in 6 hours and 47 minutes! I'm very proud of him. He did such a amazing job!!! I am looking forward to watching him next year!