Anniversary

Darren surprised me with tickets to see Michael Buble tomorrow evening!!! So excited! I saw him a few years ago with my mom and he's hilarious. Can't wait!!! Thanks, Darren!!!

Tomorrow...

Tomorrow is out anniversary. 4 years!!! Yay for us :)

Relaxing

This is what I find relaxing... Laying in bed after a long productive day watching Friends... Goodnight!

No backing out now...

It's official! No stopping now. 

No, I am not doing the marathon, just the 10k. Darren signed up for the half! Here we go!!!

Boating

This one time...Darren and I went boating with my sister Heidi, her family, and Sandra.  And we both got to try out wake surfing?  I couldn't quite get the rhythm enough to let go of the rope pulling me (and just ride with the wake) but Darren and I both got up!

So much fun!  Can't wait for next summer, hopefully we can go again!

Fall

This fall, I realized something. In my 24 years, before this October, I had never seen real fall. You know, leaves changing colors, falling, crunching under your boots, crisp in the air, fall.  And let me tell you...I'm a fan!!!

Christine Hunsaker

Years ago, there were a couple of posts on my sweet mother in law.  She passed away last month, on October 14th.  My wonderful mother-in-law went into cardiac arrest 5 short months after Darren and I got married.  She spent the next 3 1/2 years being taken care of in a nursing home in Las Vegas.  She passed away last month, on October 14th.  A few weeks before that, she had some difficulty breathing which landed her back in the hospital.  Darren and her 9 other children were able to get together one last time.  They took her off life support and she went strong for nearly 24 hours.  I unfortunately never really had the opportunity to really get to know the woman who raised my amazing husband.  Even still, I love her and will miss her dearly.  I can't wait to get to know her in the next life.  I am grateful for the life she lived, for the wonderful mother she was, for her testimony and example in living the gospel, and for raising such amazing children.  What a legacy she left behind.

The funeral service was wonderful.  All of her children sang for her, it was perfect.  Darren also spoke.  It was great to be with everyone again, even under the circumstances.  She had a wonderful life and we did our best to celebrate her.  I am grateful for the gospel and the knowledge I have of eternal families.

We love you, Mom!

(there are 4 adults and 1 little boy missing.  Love our big family <3 p="">

Camera

Darren and my anniversary is next week. He's not good at waiting, so I got to open my gift last week. He got me a camera for Christmas last week. Lately, we've been wishing we we had a zoom lens. You see, my backyard is pure wilderness. We have an owl (more on that later). We'd really like quality pictures of that owl. So...he got this bad boy!

I'm in love. Now our owl needs to come by for a visit so we can test it out. Thanks Darren! Here's it compared to my other 2 lens'

Rascal Flatts

In September 2007, Jessica (best friend turned sis in law in 08) went to a Rascal Flatts concert. Well, this September, we went again! This time, Sandra was with us. The Band Perry opened and I love them. It was a great night. Thanks for the idea, Sand!

My First NFL Game

A couple of months ago, Darren and I got to go to a Cardinals game. I'm pretty sure they played the Chargers. And I'm pretty sure it was pre season so I guess it wasn't even a real game. And we lost. Of course. But besides that, it was fun!!! Too bad most of their games are on Sunday.

Go Cards!!!

Darn blogger!

Remember how I mentioned that I *thought* I had posted very day? I had!!! My mobile blogger hadn't even posting them! Family Dinner is from yesterday. Rascal Flatts was my post from last Tuesday, and NFL Game was from Wednesday. I just missed Saturday. I feel better now... I thought I was going crazy! Haha 

Family Dinner Fun

Tonight was family dinner at our home. It always seems to get goofy. We started by comparing eachother's leg length to torso length ratio. Then arm wrestling, pull ups, planks, and baby wrestling. I love it :) enjoy! (Notice...I arm wrestle the nieces and nephews. Pathetic, Emily...)

Mop Love

Ever been in love with a mop?  I am.  I keep borrowing my mom's and sis-in-laws mops since I just ordered mine.  They're magic.  I hate hate hate mopping.  But not with this thing...weird!  Anyway, ever heard of Norwex?  It's this super awesome company that makes super awesome cleaning supplies that you fall in love with (my mop)

Norwex is an awesome company. Right now, I have their enviro cloth and polisher rag. And I love them! Water only and my house is clean, even the windows. Same thing with the mop. Water only. I can't wait to get it. Anyway, my sis in law Jessica is having a Norwex party tomorrow (11/12) if any of my AZ friends are interested. Also, anyone out of town can order under her name if they want. You can look at the products online. Message or call me for details. You'll love them!

Whoops

So much for posting every day. Apparently I missed Tuesday and Wednesday. Here's what funny...I totally thought I had posted every day! Then when I got on last night, it said last post on 11/4. Whoops! Haha I honestly thought I was doing good. Oh well. Nothing exciting today...my life is kinda boring ;)

Enjoy this picture of my red headed cutie nephew Zane! :)

Shoes!

Darren just bought me probably the most expensive pair of shoes I own haha. My new hobby means new shoes! Jess and I have run 3 days this week for a total of 7.3 miles! And I'm feeling great. Besides the fact that the crap shoes I wore yesterday bruised the bottom of my foot, ha. Thus, new shoes :)

Natalee, aren't you so proud?! ;)

Here we go...

Here I go!  Another perk to having family so close, I convinced Jess to go running with me! Here's to hoping we stick to it. And don't die... Definitely hope we don't die...

Family

Darren and I were lucky enough to move closer to family. My sister is 1 mile down the road, and shortly after we moved here, my brother moved into her same neighborhood. I love being so close. It means I can snatch my cute nieces for a spontaneous Sunday night cookie party :) love these little girls!

Blogger

I downloaded Blogger on my phone. It isn't anything fancy, but I'm a lot more likely to post this way, especially on the weeks, than I am if I need to use a computer. So handy :)

Halloween was fun! Darren and I missed our ward's Trunk or Treat this year so we didn't bother with costumes. My sister invited us over to her house. They had pizza, cotton candy, and fun with the neighbors. It was fun hanging out with my family. We took Taycie to a few doors and she caught on fast. Happy Halloween!

NaBloPoMo

Alright, it's November! Which is really weird. I know yesterday was Halloween and I was almost ready for it. But what I didn't realize is that means...today is November! Where has the time gone. Anyway, here's NaBloPoMo! Let's see if I can do a post a day :)

Till tomorrow... :)