Our December

I don't remember ever having a busier holiday season! And I have been terrible at taking pictures, but here is one for the books! Last Christmas Eve, Gary bought us matching flannel jammies! I love them mostly because they are PINK!!! I didn't think there would be many other occassions other than Christmas for Gary to wear them again, but I found one! Our ward had a Christmas breakfast, and it took some convincing, but Gary wore them to breakfast with me! I'm such a lucky girl!Everyone loved it, especially the younger kids who thought it was so scandalous! It was great seeing their reactions to Gary!

We've made it through both our work Christmas parties, one family party so far, and Gary is finished with school for the semester! He finally gets another little break and it's so great to have him around. My best friend Kimber had her little baby girl, Adelaide last week and she's gorgeous!! Gary's brother got engaged last week as well and is getting married in March. There are so many family functions this last few days before Christmas and I'm really excited to hang out with my Grandma on Christmas Eve! Gary's sister's family is in town too and it's really nice to have so much family around!!

Everyone have a Merry Christmas!

Apparently I Rob Stores Now

So it's Christmas time and there is a lot going on and a lot of things to buy. For me, I get to a point where I don't even listen to the total cost of my purchases anymore because I don't care...I just want to get it all done and move on.

A couple Saturday's ago I went to the Mrs. Cavanaugh's chocolate factory right by our house to get a couple boxes as gifts to give to my grandma, and Gary's grandparents. It was the same day as my BFF Kimber's baby shower, and I know how much she LOVES Mrs. Cavanaugh's! So I thought I would stick a few chocolates in with the baby's gift as a treat for just her. I grabbed to boxes of chocolates, chose the few little ones for Kimber, handed over my debit card, took the bag of my purchases, and headed out.

Kimber loved the chocolates by the way.

A few days later I logged on to my bank account to do some balancing and budgeting, when I saw the charge for Mrs. Cavanaugh's. $4.28???? One pound of chocolate is about $23.00 so I immediately realized that they never charged me for the two boxes!!

I debated in my head what I should do...go back and pay for them or just keep them. I mean, the girl knew that I wanted to buy them and even bagged them for me, so it was her mistake right?? Then I thought of who these gifts were for. Blanche, Lila, and Dennis...the most celestial people in the entire world. I couldn't give them morally tainted chocolate or I knew I would go straight to hell.

I went back to the store and told the girl behind the counter what had happened and she looked really realieved because she said "That was me!! It was all my fault!!" So she let me pay for the chocolates, and then took it upon herself to see that I was rewarded for my honesty. So, she let me have one more box of any chocolate that I wanted!! Yay for me!! I love Mrs. Cavanaugh's chocolates!!!

Happy Holidays From Stewie!!

Poor Stewie didn't know what the heck he got himself into when he decided to live with us. It took a while before we could get a decent picture but we finally got something we could work with in the end!

The Best Part About Thanksgiving

Every Thanksgiving, right before we eat, my family has the best tradition ever. My cute Grandma Blanche sings her Thanksgiving song. She sings the first verse and then the rest of the family joins in for the second verse. You can tell that I only know a few of the words. I'm so thankful for technology that allowed for me to capture this moment!! I love this lady so much!!

My First GB House!

I think I have assisted someone in making a gingerbread house before, and I have stuck graham crackers to the side of a school lunch sized milk carton, but I have never made my very own gingerbread house ever! So I was so excited when my mother-in-law had everything I needed to make one all by myself!! It was a challenge but I had so much fun and I can't wait to make another one!!!

Thanks Heidi for the Inspiration!!

I love that I have such creative blog buddies that inspire me to do all sorts of stuff!! And I love that I was also inspired to find all this stuff at the D.I. I was so happy how this kitchen decor turned out...I have had a blank wall in my kitchen that I had zero clue what to do with and now it's just stinkin' cute!!

What I'm Thankful For

With Thanksgiving coming up, I see so many blogs and Facebook posts about being thankful, that I decided that maybe I should mention some of the things I'm thankful for as well! In no particular order I might add.

My home. I think about my home everyday and how much I love it and how I know it was built just for me to live in it!!

Stewie. Yes, he's a jerk but he makes me laugh really hard everyday!

Squirells and their furry little faces! Hopefully I'll have my own pet squirell one day!

My ward and my calling(s). I get to sing with the nursery every Sunday at church and it's so much fun! Those kids are so cute and so funny! Last night I had one of them bring cookies to my house and she told me she was thankful for me. It was so sweet!

My job and the people I work with. I also love the fact that they have all the gym equipment I could ever want, so I get to work out everyday for free, and it's like I have 3 of my own personal trainers!

I get to spend another Thanksgiving with my cute little Grandma Bingham. I always try to think of each one as the last with her, and hope that it's not.

I have the greatest friends ever! I don't want to list them because I'm sure I would forget someone and then feel terrible.

My sister Stacey. I could give a hundred reasons why she's the best older sister, but chances are I'd get teary eyed and this whole post would end up being about just her. =)

Noodles and Company of course.

And last but not least, Gary! I certainly lucked out with such a stinkin' cute husband!

I know there are more out there that I could list, but these are a really good start! Happy Thanksgiving!

Funny, Embarassing Story

As Gary leaves for work every morning, we have the same conversation....

Gary: K Babe, I'm leaving
Me: Okay, love ya
Gary: Love you too. Have a good day
Me: You too
Gary: DON'T BE MAD!!

This has happened every morning for months and months if not our entire marriage. He likes to tell me at random times "Don't be mad!!" Even if I'm happy as a clam, not even remotely upset with anything, he likes to say this to me and it cracks me up!

So, I was at the Maverick during my lunch break yesterday, picking up a delicious Diet Coke, and as I was paying for it, the lady behind the counter was asking about my day so far, and we exchanged pleasantries for a couple seconds. Then she handed me my change and we had the following conversation:

Clerk: Okay, here's your change
Me: Thanks, have a good day
Clerk: You too
Me: DON'T BE MAD!!

As I turned and walked away I realized what I had done, and I turned back to her to try and explain, or see if she even heard me, but she had moved on to the next customer in line, with a rather puzzled expression on her face.

Follow up: Today, I went back to the Maverick for yet again another Diet Coke, and who should ring me up but the same cashier as the day before. I wasn't sure if she would remember me or not so I didn't say anything about it, but as I was about to leave she said "You know, I really wasn't upset with you yesterday, I'm sorry if I acted like I was though." I about died laughing and explained the whole story to her and that I did it more as a reflex than anything. She was slightly amused but I'm pretty sure if I do anything like that again in her presence she'll call the cops to take me away to the nut hut! HAHAHA!!

Bucket List Follow Up

I'm sure you're all just about dying to hear if I followed through with any of my Summer bucket list items. I will no longer keep you in suspense!

Go to Lagoon - Done. See October posts.

Fix the brick path in the backyard - Almost done. Gary did a summer semester at school so....yeah.

Plant flowers in front of my house - Done. Not what I hoped but I'm still learning, it was my first time.

Get a tan - HA!!! NO!!!!

Go to Oregon - Done! Best trip of my entire life!

Go on a hike - Well, no I didn't complete this one. However, I do hike on the treadmill almost everyday!

Organize my spare room full of crap - Not done. I haven't touched it and I think it looks worse that it ever has.

Go camping with my Grandma Blanche - I went camping but not with her. She had a hip replacement around the time we usually go so she wasn't in good condition at the time. Next year!

Have a party in our backyard with friends once the brick path is complete - Um, no.

Plan a sleepover with my neices - No! I had good intentions and then never got to do it. With Gary at school weekends are really the only time I get to see him so it just didn't work out.

Try kneeboarding again at Bear Lake - We did go to Bear Lake lots this Summer, but we didn't take the boat out any of the times we were there, so nope!

So there you have it. I completed 3 of the items on my list, with a few others that are partially complete. At least I have goals, and it was still an awesome Summer!

A True Friend

Here is my cute Felicia friend! Posing next to her is the surprise Diet Coke and bag of Peanut M&M's that she brought me one Wednesday night, just because she loves me! Feli has got to be one of the most selfless friends I have ever had, always putting others before herself! Thanks for the treat Feli!! It was delicious and I love you lots!