THE HOLIDAYS + HOLLOWEEN

So its been a while and i thought i would update you all on how our lives are going and what we have been up too.
First i need to correct some things from out last post, first of all Jason in 31 not 30 as you all would have been able to tell by the number on the cake. obviously i was really not paying attention when i was posting because it wasn't Shannas 21st birthday it was her 23rd birthday. so there are your corrections.

Not a whole lot has been going on since this time, until holloween or the weeks before holloween anyways. a couple of weeks before holloween Jason and I plus our good friends Shanna and Mike decided it would be a good time to try going to a straw maze we also went to big juds and ate as well, the straw maze was fun at least for the first little bit. we were able to find our way out without a problem, so we (ok I) decided we should go back through. and then Jason decided it would be fun to climb to the top of the straw and look out overtop of us. well needless to say he got in trouble and we almost got kicked out but it was still pretty fun. A week or so after that we all decided we should carve pumkins. i have been promising Shanna that i would post these pictures. we all had a good time and i think the pumkins spoke for themselves they are pretty freaking awesome. take a look!!

from left to right the pumpkins belong to Jason, Mike, Kacey, Shanna

here are just a few more random picutures from that night:

Me carving my pumking

Jason with his finished product a spider web!!

Shanna with her finished product and owl to match her shirt!

Mike with his finished pumpkin Shanna and Me i did a skull and cross bones
and the complete finished products!!

We had a ton of fun that night and i think all our pumpkins turned out great.

The Friday before holloween Shanna and Mike had a party and we went to that. we got to dress up i dressed up and a principal and jason as Captain Jack Sparrow. we failed to get any picutures of this but we went to shannas house and played a murder mystery game with a bunch of different people. it was a lot of fun. after that we went over to a party that a couple of people from my work were thorwing, we all had a good time, even jason! even though he wont admit it. i am so glad we have friends like Shanna and Mike to keep us company! Thanks guys!

On the day of holloween we decided not to do much, however we did dress up our puppies so here are a few pictures of them- Mia was a pirate and Miley was a pumpkin i know its kind of weird to dress up your dogs but i was fun anyways.

needless to say they werent very happy about being dressed up!

Thanksgiving was a little differnt this year because my mom had to work. so we decided to do thanksgivng at our house with jason's family and some of my family. we had some great food and jason's turkey was amazing. my mom was able to get off work later that night and she came over for a while to make our thanksgiving a little better, but all in all it was a great thanksgiving.

The day after thansgiving Jason, Chance and I drove down to SLC to go to a Jazz vs. Lakers game, it was a great game and the Jazz actually won. it was so much fun and i can't wait to do it again. oh and Jason and i are going on a cruise on Jan 16th to the Caribbean and we are so excited it is a 7 day cruise and we are going all over the caribbean. i will post pictures of that when we get back.

Lastly we got our Christmas tree up today. and i love it. we decided to do pink again this year and i love it even more than last years. here a few pictures of our pretty pink tree. my family calls it my princess tree. poor Jason. at least he is a good sport about it and seems to be ok with the pink. I love him!!

this picture makes it look like the tree is leaning but it's not it must just be the angle i took it at.

all in all we have had a great couple of months. and i am sure it will be another couple of months before i post again so enjoy!!!

Summer Madness!!

So its been a while since i have posted, so i decided i would try to give some updates

#1 well i failed to mention in my last post that Jason and i celebrated our 2nd anniversery in June. I can't believe we have been married for that long. we still have just as much fun as we did while we were dating except we live together now. I have heard people say that the first year is the hardest, and i can't disagree more, these last 2 years haven't been hard, they have been great and i wouldn't trade them for the world.

#2 Jason and i had a great 4th of July. On friday we went up to the dry farm with some friends, Shanna, Mike and Candra, as well as my parents, grandparents, and some cousins and lit off fireworks rosted hot dogs and had a few drinks, it was a blast. On Saturday we went to the fireworks down by the river and they were more amazing this year than they were the year before. we finally got my parents to attend, (they haven't gone to the fireworks since i was little) and they loved it. i think they will continue to go from now on.

#3 Jason turned the big 30 this year on July 19th. Of course he wasn't that happy about it, but i love birthdays. Always have and Always will, so i woke up that morning happy as ever, singing him happy birthday and annoying the crap out of him but it was fun. then i took off work early, went and got stuff to make a cake, and balloons, came home made him a yummy red velvet cake and decorated it all pretty, and suprised him when he got home. We went to dinner that night and had his family and my family over for cake and ice cream. it was fun and i think he is now getting used to me being so excited about his birthday, so maybe next year he will be a little more excited, but i doubt it!!!

#4 The last week in July, Lacy and Dustin came down for our 5 year reunion and stayed with us. we had a blast. The first night they were here we all went out plus Shanna and Mike to dinner, it is amazing to me how, even though we don't get to see each other as often as we would like, we can pick up like nothing has ever changed. We all get along so well and our husbands hit it off amazingly. I love when we are all together, i never stop laughing and it is a blast. we finished our night with a pretty dumb movie and called it a night. the next morning Jason and Dustin (as well as some other guys) went riding. I can't tell you how much alike Jason and Dustin are. Lacy and i are amazed how similar they are. and we are impressed how we can leave them in a room together and they can talk forever, i love it! They whet riding, we, plus shanna, went to our 5 year reunion. 10 people and an hour and half later we left. i can't believe only 10 people showed up but o'well it gave Lacy an excuse to come down for a weekend. We finished our day off with going boating and it was a blast. I am so greatful that even though we are graduated and live completly different lives we can all get together and have a blast. Thanks Lacy, Dustin, Shanna, and Mike for hanging out with us, we have to do it WAY more often.

#5 For Shannas birthday we went boating in Ririe, had a picnic on the water and both Shanna and i tried wake boarding for the first time. neither and i got up, but we had fun trying and boy was i sore the next day. But it was fun! HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY SHAN!!

ok this is getting far too long so i will wrap this up. we have had a great summer so far. Jasons business is doing GREAT he is always busy, and i am liking my new job. We are relaxing as much as possible and just enjoying life. thats all for now, if you read this thanks for taking the time! BYE for now!

UPDATE!

So its been a little while since i have last done this, so i thought i should probably update my blog, so here ya go.
Well since i graduated i have recently accepted a job at United Medical Solutions doing billing and accounts payable. I am still training but so far so good. Its a good job, with good pay, and i get benefits, paid vacation and sick pay. It's also an 8-5 job which means that i can spend nights with Jason and i am loving it (although i don't know if he is loving it all that much) But all in all its been great and i am glad that i finally have a "grown up" job.
other than that we haven't really been up to anything. We are loving life and having a blast living it. I hope to have more to update you on next time, but until then, this will have to do!

FINALLY A COLLEGE GRADUATE!!

So I have finally done it! After 5 long years of school that kicked my butt left and right I am finally a college graduate and really couldn't be more happy. I graduated with my bachalors degree in accounting, and although I haven't found a job yet (I haven't really looked either) I will find a job, hopfully close to home, where I don't have to work nights and weekends. Oh and I no longer work at Big Juds. I am going to miss it at least a little but I have opened a new chapter in my life and that job just didn't seem to fit in with my new chapter. I'm sure I will find a job soon and in the mean time I will catch up on stuff that has been neglected for the last couple of months because of school. Starting with this blog. Then its time to clean out the closet. Jason has always complained that I have too many clothes that I dont wear anymore so I guess it is time to finally fix that problem.
Nothing really new is going on in my life. A couple of weekends ago Chance, Dani, Lacy, Dustin, Ben, Ashley, Jason and I all went down to the motor cross race. It was a blast! All except the part where it part rained and part snowed on us all night! And it wasn't a light rain/snow it freaking poured all night! We ended up missing the last race, due to the fact that the blanket we were using felt like you had stuck it in a bath tub full of water! It was soaked all the way through along with me and Jason. Of course we weren't really prepared for the rain either. I had brought a light sweater and that was it! And that for sure wasn't enough! But it was fun to hang out with Lacy and Dusting again. I love those guys and I only wish they lived closer so we could hang out more often. Jason and Dustin really seem to get a long with is great for me and Lacy. I miss you LACE!!! come visit soon!!
Lastly, and I know this is getting really long, I really just want to thank all my friends and family for supporting me throughout my whole college career, especially Jason, he has had to put up with long nights of me studying as well as me being cranky because I have to study and so on. He has been so great, pushing me when I didn't think I could go on anymore. I love him so much and I don't know what I would do without him. I also want to really thank my mom and dad and the rest of my family. without them I probably wouldn't have even started school, and although it has been hell!!! I am glad I stuck through it and graduated. I feel so validated and accomplished now! And to the rest of my family, aunts and uncles, cousins and just friends thanks for all the support.
I know no one got an announcement so that is why I put a picture of one on here. I was afraid I wasn't going to pass a class and I didn't want to sent out invites if I wasn't actually going to graduate. By the time I knew I was going to graduate there was only 2 days until graduation and I didn't see the point. so here is my annoucement to you! THANK YOU ALL!!!

Rest In Peace Norm!

Well, the last couple of weeks have been pretty eventful. For those of you who don't know since January 2nd Jasons dad has been really sick in the hospital for a week, and then in a nursing home for the rest of his time here. Well at the end of Febuary Jason and i went to vegas with my family for the NASCAR race, and although we were worried about his dad we still had a good time, and a much needed break from reality! We came back on Monday the 1st, Jason dropped me off in Pocatello for my night class and right as he was getting into Idaho Falls he got the phone call, his dad had passed away. Although we were all really sad, Norm has been suffering for at least the last 2 months if not longer and we all know he is in a better place now. so for the last 2 weeks we have been planning the funeral. it is now over and although it was pretty rough for the family, we are all glad its finally over. We miss you and love you Norm!! May you Rest in peace, and we can't wait until we get to see you again on the other side!
As another note i am getting closer and closer to graduating and it couldn't come any slower. This has by far been the hardest semester and i really hope that i pass all my classes so i can graduate! so wish me luck! well thats all for now! maybe ill post a little sooner next time!

Finally a Blogger!

Well first of all lets just start by saying i am sure i am not going to be very good at updating this thing but i thought i would try anyways. So i guess i wll start by filling everyone in on what i have been up to latly.
Jason and i got married in June of 2008 and i couldn't be happier. we are completly in love and i am so happy i finally found someone who gets me and who treats me like a princess. He is amazing and i am so excited to get to be able to spend the rest of my life with him. To a lot of peoples surprise i am not pregnant yet and no we aren't even trying. we are just enjoying life as newlyweds.
We do however have two little puppies and although they aren't kids they sure act like it. Dont worry i am not going to bore you with talk about my puppies, but i love them and they are great puppies.
As for what has been going on in our lifes latly. Jason is self employed and installs windshields for a living so if anyone needs a windshield you know who to call. His business is actually doing really well despite the economy and i am so greatful for that. As for me i am still going to school and as long as everything works out i will graduate this semester with my accounting degree. i can't wait to be done with school, but i am even more excited to say i have accomplised something that was this difficult. I am attending ISU and for those of you who don't know they have a really tough accounting program. i am pretty proud of myself. We are currently living in Rigby. Jason had bought a house before we got married and we are just trying to get everything in order, such as the lawn and the nic nacs inside etc. i love it here, and it is close to both our parents which is great!(well sometimes)
I am still working at Big Juds and i have been for what seems like forever, but one day i will be done. It has been a great job for a college student and it keeps us with a little spending money to go out on dates and occasional vacations with. speaking of vacations we are going to vegas in 2 weeks and i am so excited to go to somewhere that is a lot warmer than here! it will be a blast and i am looking forward to it.
well thats about all that is happening for right now, and i will do my best to keep this updated but no promises! PS if anyone wants to help me make my blog look pretty let me know because i have no idea how to do any of that fun stuff! until next time! CYA