Happy Thanksgiving! Today I am grateful for LOVE

" It was the love of love,

the love that swallows up all else, 

a grateful love,

a love of nature, of people,

of animals,

a love engendering

gentleness and goodness

that moved me 

and that I saw in you."

" Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close i heart."

" It is impossible to fall out of love. Love is such a powerful emotion, that once it envelops you it does not depart. True love is eternal. If you think that you were once in love, but fell out of it, then it wasn't love you were in. There are no 'exit' signs in love, there is only an 'on' ramp".

" Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor it is etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever."

2012 Family Picture Preview

In September we got family pictures. Here is a preview of that day! We took it with Zac's phone but I'm excited to get the actual photos :). Christmas Cards here we come! This will be the first year I do Christmas Cards but I figured that I better get started and practice this year as we will have a little girl running around next year and I'm sure things will be a bit more crazy :)!

True Love Stories NEVER have Endings

While looking for a painting of the Salt Lake Temple for my home I came across this picture that I absolutely LOVE! On my blog picture a long time ago I had added the quote "True Love Stories Never End" because of Zac & my Love Story. When I saw this picture, it just solidified that we really have made wonderful choices and that we are so blessed to be where we are today. Anyone that knows us knows that we were meant to be together. When you look back to how we met all the way through our rocky roads while dating, you would be 1 surprised that we even know each other and 2 surprised that we are still together. Every trial we have ever had has brought us closer as a couple. I am so grateful that I have my best friend beside me each day and so grateful to my Heavenly Father for allowing me to have such a wonderful husband. 

Our days keep getting better and better the longer we know each other and I am so excited to see what the future brings!

3 Months after we met/got together his parents let me come on their family vacation to Moab. This was our picture in the car on our way home :) (We met February 2008)

On June 13, 2009 we moved in together into the Pinnacle Highland Apartments :) 

On January 31, 2010 we got engaged in Las Vegas

On September 16, 2010 we were married. This was the absolute most perfect day!! At the time, we thought this was the best day of our lives, looking back... I still can't believe that anything could get better...

On July 2, 2011 we got our little Daisy Mae who has just been the light of our lives. Who knew a dog could do that to you but she really is our little girl and makes us so happy.

But even with getting married & getting Daisy, things just keep getting better and better. On September 16, 2011 we were sealed for Time and all Eternity in the Salt Lake Temple. I am so happy to know that I get to be with Zac for the rest of forever and that our family is always going to be together!

On May 27, 2012 we learned that we were going to add a new addition to our family! We find out what we are having tomorrow (Saturday August, 11) and could not be more happy. 

As you can see, True Love Stories NEVER have Endings... They keep getting better and better and better. Who knows what is in store for our Family in the future but we are just so blessed and happy to be together!

Our Happy little Family of 3... Soon to be FOUR!!!

.. and Baby makes Three

YAY we are going to have a little addition to our family in January 2013! We seriously could not be more excited! I have been keeping a baby blog as a journal to remember how my pregnancy goes and have been dying to make it public! This type of news is sooooo hard to keep secret & I'm excited we can FINALLY tell EVERYONE!! Feel free to check out the blog & follow us on how the next 6 months go :)

http://babywillmakethree.blogspot.com/

We Bought a Home!!!

Things have been so crazy lately so this will be quick but I just had to let you all know... WE ARE HOMEOWNERS!!!!!! I will post more on how the process was once things calm down. but for now... YAY!!!!!!!!!!

Lately...

Wow things have been so crazy lately. I finally was able to move from a swing shift to a mid which means I get off at 7 instead of 11:30PM. SOOO Much better! The first week it was so weird. Even though I was only on swing for 3 months it felt like forever. It's been so nice being home with Zac. We of course go to dinner, watch our movies, do random things but most importantly... we take Daisy to either Parklane Elementary or to the dog park. She loves both and it is so fun to watch her just run around. I know she is just a dog as some people would say but anyone that knows her knows that she has the BIGGEST personality! We just love her and she really is just like our little girl! I absolutely love being home earlier with my little family. Here's a quick update on a couple things that have been going on lately!

Bowling with Joe & Lindsay

It's always fun doubling with Joe & Lindsay. Although they are not dating anymore, we still consider him a great friend. He moved here from Washington and is soo funny. He is such a goof ball and is always the comedian of the crowd. Always keeps for an eventful evening. This particular evening we went to dinner & then to the Bountiful bowling alley. We were laughing sooo hard. Lindsay who usually doesn't play sports or do other things like bowling was doing fairly well where as Zac completely bombed it. He just got so mad which of course made it that much funnier.. Eventually he got an okay score which made him feel a bit better but still.. poor guy just wasn't having his night!!! ha ha...  Here are some pictures from that night minus the bad score... Zac is too embarrassed to have me post the evidence.. tee he he!!

Joe

Lindsay

REAL game with eBay

In April we were able to go with my Co-Workers to the REAL vs. Toronto game! We had some extra tickets so a couple of us had our Spouses come which means horray Zac came with me :)! Don't get me wrong, I always love hanging out with my co-workers but it's always the best when i'm able to spend tie with my PIC :). Neither of us had ever been to a game before, we got club seats compliments of eBay which is always the best. 

Sexy Husband

L-R Lisa, Mikki & Chandra

Photo Bomb... Yes yes that is Derrick the new found creeper

The Merciful Obtain Mercy

Not only was this a wonderful talk, but a beautiful message to everyone in the church. Zac & I both were driven away from the church because we didn't want to associate ourselves with the judgmental people we had met in the church. Later we were to realize that it wasn't about the people, but how many of you know someone who was driven away by the people. We are Christian & we are sons & daughters of God. We need to remember to try and be like him as much as possible. Who are we to judge about someone else? Who are we to make them not feel wanted, embarrassed or just in general hurt? It is our duty as member's of the church to really be kind to everyone & most importantly... accepting of everyone. 

Puzzles

We have been into puzzles lately & it has been so much fun! We are working on our 5th right now... Because we don't get a lot of time together due to work schedules, it takes us a while to finish a puzzle but it's so therapeutic. I love doing them with Zac.. & when our Nephews are over, they even like to help :)

Her "I'm Bored" look

Nathan & Davin helping Uncle Zac