Behind

We are so seriously behind on our 12 dates of Christmas...so much for all of my planning! Kinks just keep getting thrown in there. We have opened #4-8 and plan on doing them when we can...we may just have to extend our Christmas all through Dec this year.

In other news...i am still sick. awesome. and have bruised my side from coughing so hard.

Jace got the job at Wells Fargo! We have lots to figure out...jobs, school, etc., but i think this will be the start of something really good for us!

We still have roaches in our apartment. Are you shocked? Because i am so far beyond that now... I think i have actually reached a zen place...i look at a roach and all i can think is "another one. wow."

Jace and I are planning on moving at the end of January! (3 times in 3 years)

Christmas has snuck up on me! It doesn't feel like Christmas to me...and i don't know if its the yo-yo weather, the fact that I'm working full time, or what...but its weird! We have been decorated and presents wrapped since the 1st. We are just finishing up helping my family get all their lights up and tree decorated. 4 days left! crazy.

3rd date of Christmas!

"MAKE TREATS FOR NEIGHBORS AND OUR WARD FAMILIES/BISHIOPRIC"

Last night, while Jace was at work, i made myself busy whipping up some snickerdoodles!

As soon as he got home we went delivering! It was fun to connect with some people and it was fun to think of when the other people would realize they had cookies hanging on their door.

:)

2nd date of Christmas!

"Pick out a board game and play best 2 out of 3! Who ever wins gets to choose dinner!"

I don't have any pictures...i was too busy whooping up on Jace to deviate.

that's right. thank you ticket to ride. i rock.

:) and thanks jace for little Caesars and crazy bread. mmmm.

1st date of Christmas!

PICK OUT OUR CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS FOR THIS YEAR!


My camera's battery was dead.

My phone's camera stinks...

We waited too long to do this and all the stores are already putting christmas on major sale and taking it down.

(DID I MISS SOMETHING?? IT WAS ONLY THE SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER!?)


regardless...we found what we came for. without further adieu....presenting OUR ornaments!

Our couple ornament for this year! We went and saw ALOT of movies at the theater...as well as i'm pretty sure we rented from blockbuster and redbox almost everyweek.
so yes, a ticket stub ornament represented a part of our 2011.

Jace has decided that hes going to try and get a super hero ornament every year. Last year his ornament was Spiderman. This year, we waited too long so we didnt have alot of choice...but we now own yoda. Who is awesome. So we dont mind having him at all.

My ornament for this year! It has nothing to do with anything. I was COMPLETELY limited to what i could choose. BUT its pink. its glittery. its has a feather tail.
and i'm kinda loving it now :)

Disappointing Dream

I hate those.

You wake up all excited because IT WAS SO REAL.

only to realize that it really really isnt.

Last night i dreamed that we had to send out new Christmas cards (horrifying thought by the way) because we found out we were expecting a baby. And we wanted everyone we loved to know that it finally happened.

Then i woke up. And got all sad. and got even more sad when i realized i needed to go to work and i was really comfy cozy in my warm bed. LAME.

On a positive note: Jace has a job interview with Wells Fargo today...and that could totally be awesome for us. So pray for him!!! and keep your fingers crossed for good measure :)

I feel like...Ricky Gervais

So in the movie stardust (which is awesome by the way), this witch:


Does this to ricky gervais' character because he talks too much:



And then he sounds like a chicken...and very foolish.



oh yeah. in the movie he also dies right after this picture ^.

I am Ricky Gervais' character...except instead of a chicken i sound like this:




and yes, i do feel very foolish. and no, i dont think i'll be dying anytime soon.

but i really really want my voice back.

Perspective

Its no secret that I've been struggling the last few months.

Struggling in the fact that Jace's career is taking much longer to jump start than anticipated.

...in the fact that I'm not doing ANYTHING related to my chosen career.

...in the fact that we don't like our apartment and need to move.

...in the fact that sickness is inevitable this time of year.

...in the fact that we cant get a home of our own.

...in the fact that we cant have a baby.

...in the fact that both our families are going through tough times and i feel the weight of them as if they were my own.

cue perspective.

Life is a trial out of God's presence.
Where would the growth come from if we didn't have to go through tough times?
How would we know how to get down on our knees and plead for help from a loving Heavenly Father?
How would we learn to ask for help, forgiveness, compassion, understanding, and strength?
How would we learn to rely on others?

I'm not the greatest at asking for help. And it is SOOO easy to get bogged down with the nitty- gritty, the everyday woe's...everything!

I realized that I'm not doing enough on my part. I need to put my trust in the Lord and that all will work out the way it needs to.

For NOW:
I promise to make the best of my situation.
i HAVE a home, plenty of food, clothes on my back and way too many in my closet, and more than adequate transportation.
i have a job.
i have a loving husband.
i have a great family.
i have adorable nieces and a nephew...one of which is a newborn <3
i have a loving Heavenly Father.
i have the knowledge of the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.