Oh gosh!

I am such a major slacker! I'm going to update you all to Matt and I's life!

Well, lets just talk about Christmas!

Vivian arrived in town on Christmas Eve, but since she was still on NY time we didn't see her that night. We hung out with my parents and watched our annual movie "Scrooge". I love that movie! We also pigged out on all kinds of goodies!

Christmas Day Matt and I woke up and did our stockings to each other, and then I checked our bank account and found the best Christmas surprise ever... my bonus from work had gone in! YAY! After opening our stockings we went to meet up with Mike, Hollie, Vivian and baby Aleksandra in Park City to go sledding! Matt and I didn't actually sled, instead we sat in the little warm hut and played with the baby! It was so fun! After the sledding fun, we headed back to my parents place to open up family gifts! Matt and I got a tent, and I got a "Perfect Brownie Pan" from Mary which I LOVE! Matt got a brand new baseball cap from Maddy which he LOVES! I got my Dad the 4th Season of Columbo because he's our favorite bumbling detective and Matt got Madeline three body products from Bath and Body Works in "Twilight Woods" which smelled so good, I had to buy some for myself! We drew names this year, so that we wouldn't have to spend as much money, which I think was perfect!

After Christmas I ordered MY Christmas present which was an Amazon Kindle and I absolutely adore it! It's seriously the most awesome thing! Matt bought his Christmas present(s) as well which consisted of 3 video games he had really been looking forward to and researching like crazy! He's already finished or I guess I should say BEAT 2 of them.

We were able to pay off one credit card with my bonus which was a double bonus for us!

For New Years we went to our good friends house, Matt and Jenn and hung out with them and our other friends Matt and Ashley and we brought my sisters and Kelly and Brian, some other friends of ours. We played games and watched the ball drop! It was a blast!

Matt has started a new semester at school, and has just informed me he had to draw a naked man in his figure drawing class tonight! He really loves his school, and that makes me happy!

Everything is super duper with us now, and can only get better in this NEW YEAR!

2009!!

What a great year 2009 has been for us! We have been really blessed. For the first 6 months we were able to live in my grandparents home while it was up for sale. What a blessing that was! It was a nice place with a great ward and I had so many memories there. It was nice to share those with Matt. In March Matt's security job was a little rocky, we weren't ever sure what his checks were going to be, and we were really afraid he was going to be laid off. Finally in May, he got hired on at Comcast, it was steady work, and he is making more money. We are really grateful for Comcast, they have provided us with a lot. I feel that we are both so lucky to have steady jobs right now, when there are so many that do not. I pray for those people daily.

In June my grandparents were finally able to sell their house, and it was bitter sweet for us. We loved the house, but it was nice for them to not have to worry about it anymore. We moved to Taylorsville into a much smaller place, but we can't complain. We have a roof over our heads and that's enough for us. Since moving to Taylorsville, we have been great! We were able to take a trip to Las Vegas for our 1st anniversary, it was awesome! We were both first timers! We have also been blessed in the fact that the first year of marriage was a cinch! We kept getting these "Congrats! You made it through the toughest year!" and we were like "Really? that was easy! Bring it on!" We are firm believers that as long as you're not selfish, and you always think of the other person, above your self, and love The Lord and keep him first in our lives, then we can do anything! We have also been blessed to be able to attend The Temple a lot this year! I really do love to see the temple.

Now its December and what a great season for reflection. I realize now that we have so much to be grateful for. Christmas will be small this year, but that doesn't matter in comparison to the blessings we've received. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

Ballet West tonight!!

Matt got free tickets to see Ballet West's performance of The Nutcracker! I'm so excited to go! I've never been to a real ballet. We got some extra tickets so we could bring my parents along, and I know my dad is excited! I feel like we have been really blessed with Matt's job this season. They've provided so much for us.

On a more irritating note. The end of this season of Dexter sucked. Ugh. I'm a little depressed by it.

And to end things on a light note, can I just say how excited I am for Matt and I to be spending our 2nd Christmas together as a married couple! I LOVE IT!

Christmas Party!

Matt and I attended the annual Comcast "Year End Celebration" aka Christmas party on Saturday. It was a blast. It was held at the Grand America... very nice. They had these amazing, elaborate Gingerbread houses for people to bid for sitting in the hall outside of the different ball rooms. The food was excellent, we had steak and salmon. Before we had these really good rolls, and then a delicious, all be it, strange looking salad. It had romaine leaves wrapped in baked parmesan cheese, and capers, and a delicious garlic vinaigrette dressing. Then for dessert (we were both so full that we actually took the time to take a picture of it) we had this triple chocolate raspberry cake! It was SOOOOO good! Matt had been telling me all week, I'm going to win the raffle, I hope I win the raffle, and he did! He won a Blue Ray player and a couple of movies! We were so stoked! He's picking it up today! All in all it was a wonderful evening! Thanks Comcast!

Believe and Remeber.

Matt and I have decorated our apartment for Christmas and I love it! Its been especially difficult for both of us to get in the Christmas spirit. What with not having lots of money to buy gifts, and not being able to go to NY to visit Matt's family. Things are beginning to look up though. Lately I've just felt better and its because I had forgotten a MAJOR thing. Christ-mas is not about money, its not about shopping, or what gifts you get. Its about the birth of a Savior. Its about family and love. Silly me, I got so worked up over not having lots of money for gifts, that I forgot why we're celebrating in the first place. So, here are some other photos from our apartment so you can see our decorations.

A good friend of mine...

A friend of mine is training to become a doula (a labor support person) and is going to start her own business. She will be completely certified by mid-December and afterwards will need to attend 3 births free of charge. If you know someone who is pregnant, or trying to become pregnant and is interested in doing it naturally, or just needs some extra support contact Krista! Her website where you can learn more information is (www.tenderbirthdays.com).

Christmas is almost here... ALREADY!

I've been trying to get my Christmas shopping done early, but apparently so is everyone else... maybe this isn't so early. Next year I'll have to start in July! It's already getting crowded in stores and they're already playing Christmas Music, WHAT ABOUT THANKSGIVING!!!??? Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas, I love basically from October 30th on to December 26th, but they're stressing me out with all this Christmas stuff! I feel like I have to double check the date every time I walk into a store!