lucky ducks

joseph and I are some very fortunate souls.

we have been blessed by a lot of generous people throughout or relationship,

resulting in some very fun things that cost us no money,

which of course is ALWAYS great.

Here are SOME examples of the great things we have

received from the kindness of others:

My Dad gave us a haircutting kit

as a direct result of this night.....

Twice a year (on our birthdays) we get a free dinner at

Tucanos

My awesome favorite bro-in-law gave me these

JAZZ TICKETS

to surprise joey with the night we got engaged

This couch, was free .99 thanks to the Rivers family,

and also saved from the landfills :)

Our fantastic kitchen table was given to us from

my FAVORITE boss Tory, when i moved from salt lake.

(we have since found some ADORABLE chairs to go with it)

AND............

We even WON a CRUISE

as a direct result of THIS embarrassing moment in my life

like i said, we have been very blessed and feel sooo fortunate

to have such wonderful, giving people in our lives,

and a LITTLE luck :)

and yes, we're keeping our fingers crossed to WIN the

PUBLISHER'S CLEARING HOUSE

SWEEPSTAKES.

wouldn't that be great?

perpetual education fund

THIS JUST IN:

I am going back to school!!!

That's right, i've been out of school a little over a year now, and i

CAN'T WAIT

to be in school again!

in FAll 2009, i was going to school at the U,

and got the dreaded

SWINE FLU

and was forced to make a medical withdraw :(

it was NOT a happy time.

Well, now that my crazy, fantastic, whirlwind of a year is over,

and i am settled into this new fantastic life of mine with Joey,

i think there is no better time to go!

I will be attending Stevens Henager College

("i get a leptop when i enroll, and when i graduate, it's mine!" haha)

Earning my Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration!

I start in a little less than two weeks, and like i said,

I CAN'T WAIT!

wish me luck!

it's the holiday season

This Holiday Season has been so much fun!

i have loved starting tradition of our own with Joey,

and spending time with family and friends.

on the 14th, i made a gingerbread house with these little cuties.

the birthday boy!

cy turned 5!

our ugly sweaters at the ward christmas party

my stocking was too small, so joey improvised :)

joey's stocking

my silly mom and dad on christmas morning

AND

drumroll please..........

the best christmas present from THE best husband ever!!!

my beautiful new kitchenaid!!

i'm grateful for such a great christmas,

and hope everyone else had a great one too!!

**and last but CERTAINLY not least

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MOST WONDERFUL,

THOUGHTFUL,

CARING,

GIVING,

SELFLESS,

BEAUTIFUL,

CHARITABLE

WOMAN I KNOW...........

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA!!!

LOVE YOU ALWAYS!

it's beginning to look a LOT like christmas!!

i have been

IMPATIENTLY

waiting for Christmas for the past month now.

I have had the bilk of my shopping done since well before black friday.

(although i did make a super-secret mission at 5 am that day)

now there are only a few days.

and i CAN'T WAIT!!!

I need to upload some pictures but we have been doing fun things.

I will post after Christmas with LOTS of pictures

and joy.

until then,

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season

and has a GREAT CHRISTMAS!!!!!

It's practically here!!

hanakka is the festival of lights:

this week for family night, Joey and I

invited my mom, dad and

favorite little brother Nater

out with us to go to the

SPANISH FORK

it's a lighting display on a golf course at the mouth

of spanish fork canyon.

baby dinosaur

(there was a cool volcano by this little guy, but it wouldn't flip!)

we then headed over to salem pond for the

floating tree display

it was such a fun night, i love spending time with the fam!

it doesn't hurt having my dad take us to dinner either :)

this has always been one of my favorite things to do around the holidays

if you're interested in going, take the

price/manti exit no. 258

and follow the LIGHTED signs to the mouth of the canyon

CAN'T MISS IT

it's a drive through

and is only $5 bucks a car!

makes for a fun/cheap date too :)