Christmas Poem 2010

Hello to you from Andy and Kim

lacing “Merry Christmas” with rhetorical trim.

Just so you know, here’s an update

The tale of two lives…maybe you can relate.

Andy, a mighty scholar studies hard at USU

PR is his major; with some Marketing too!

Working, Interning, Classes, and Kim…

His time seems so limited; game nights are slim.

Kim found a job working full-time at Lowes.

It’s out of her element, learning is slow.

Upholding the banner of “perfect house wife;”

The chores that seem endless take over her life.

This year brought some highlights that we’d like to share;

a trip to MN, one full week without cares.

Anniversary next, already a year?

With friends at Park City, the car got us there...

Our one wish for you to remember this season

To keep Christ the center of our lives, is the reason.

Health, happiness, and love we are sending your way,

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Success!

For those of you who don't know....I am not a good cook. It is very intimidating for me. And whenever I make something with chicken, I get so disgusted I can't eat the final product. Well, yesterday, I put some chicken in the crock pot and for the first time, I COULD EAT IT! And it was tasty. Maybe this is a start to something new...

A good find

As mentioned in the previous post, I scoured the Black Friday ads on Thanksgiving. I don't know about you, but I was NOT impressed this year. There just wasn't very many good deals! However, at Walmart there was a Kodak camera for $60 that I was interested in.
I had to work from 8-5 that day so after I got off work, we went to Walmart "just to see" about the camera. It turned out Walmart sold out of those cameras, but...there were some for sale that were last years models for $40. SOLD! We have a new camera! It's never been opened and it's the same brand and model as the camera we were interested in buying. We're pretty excited about it and you should be too, cuz now there will be more pics on this blog. Wahoo!

A post of Thanks

Andy and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It started on Sunday when we met with his brothers and their families and shared dinner with them. I'm grateful most of his family is so close so we can see them often and we wish we are able to see those who live far away more often.
On Wednesday I had to work 10 to 7 and I was getting pretty anxious towards the end of my shift because the roads were still so bad and icey from the recent storm. I'm grateful my manager let me go early so I could surprise my family by being home earlier than expected and that we were able to have a safe drive despite the roads.
We had such a wonderful Thanksgiving day with my family. It consisted of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, reading the Black Friday ads, football, food, and family. Normally, my family has Thanksgiving with my Aunt's family around the corner from us, but this year we didn't because she was recovering from surgery to get her cancer removed. I'm so grateful it went well and that she is recovering rapidly. I'm grateful my Uncle still came over and some of my cousins to spend time with them. I'm grateful my grandparents recently moved to Utah after living in California for so many years. It's wonderful to spend so much time with them and I love listening to my Grandpa tell stories.
I'm thankful for the fun times I had with my family. We got my mom and step-dad to play hide-n-go-seek in our house which was super fun. No one was able to find me behind my wedding dress in my closet. Classic.
I'm thankful for Andy and for his role of being the big brother my sisters never had. He took us night sledding when it was 10 degrees outside and we had a blast. Well....they had a blast. I was freezing and hurt my leg the first time I went down which resulted in a pretty amazing bruise.
I have so many things to be thankful for. Sometimes I focus on the negative and have a pity party for myself. Truth be told...I think I am very blessed. I have a husband who adores me, wonderful family who support me, and the truth and light of the gospel which brings me peace. (amongst many other blessings) I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well!