MIdnight

At at New Moon

Jeff suprised me yesterday by telling me he was going to take me to NEW MOON at the midnight showing. I was so excited. Yes, we decided to brave the tiny boopers yelling when Edward or Jacob appeared on the screen. We went to the movie theatre and waited in line for the 1210 showing. The movie was great!! I really liked it, and the best part about it was I got to spend watching it with Jeff. Afterward we meet up with Bekah, Jeff little sister who was at the same movie theatre but different show, and we went to IHOP at 3 in the morning. Fun memories. Thanks Jeff for making my day. I love you.

Also it was my brother-in-laws 27th birthday the other day. We had a great day with him. Happy Birthday Chris.

Walking

So over the past year and a half of being a nurse I have had three patients who have really impacted me. All these three people have all something in common they don't have the use of their legs. Two of them had one of their legs amputated and the other was a paraplegic. They each had many different medical problems going on, but they were so optimistic. Whenever I would come in and ask how their day was they all told me that it was a wonderful day to be alive. They were so full of life and loved by their families. They all told me how grateful they were for everything in life, and most importantly God. I admire these patients. These people have truly been an inspiration to me, and have helped me gain a greater appreciation in life especially during this month of Thanksgiving. These are the moments I love being a nurse for.

Happy Birthday Jeffrey

Happy Birthday Jeffrey

I love you Jeff. You are the best friend in the world. I hope you had a great day. What would you do if you were turning 26 to make the prefect day? Of course....go to the lake and have pizza. That's what Jeff wanted to do. The lake was prefect, the most amazing water I have ever seen. The water was chilly, but not as bad as I thought. I drove the boat for the first time and Christine was my navigator. We made a great team. It was awesome. We had his dad, bekah, christine, and chris over for pizza and chocolate pudding cake also. what a great day.

I am in love, I am in love, and I don't care who knows it. (I can't remember what movie that quote is from, so if you remember let me know.) I love Jeff. Best husband ever. He is loving, fun, funny, loves to laugh, loves to watch cartoons, loves to work at the hospital, loves to figure out the most complex ideas of life (medical, electrical, me), wants to be a doctor, always a good friend, service oriented, very spiritual, and most of all kind.

Oh yes, he is mine. So hott.

Christine and I had to just get in the water just because Jeff was so brave to get in November, so we had to support him.

Happy Halloween

So this year has been kinda hard for me because I am away from all my friends and family, away from things that are familiar for me, away from my comfort zone. For halloween I felt like I am in this middle area..I am not at college with friends, I don't have a little baby to dress up, and I don't have a house to pass out candy. However this year we got to watch Rebekah because Stewart and Lorraine were out of town. It gave me the opportunity to help dress up Rebekah and pass out candy. It was so fun. NACHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

What made it even more fun was Jeff had us do a little skit for passing out candy.

It went like this....ME, "Happy Halloween, what are you dressed up as? Do you mind helping me put my helmet on my friend it keeps rolling off him?" Right as they would grab it and put it back on this is what happened, Jeff, "Whoooooaaaaa." Kids, "AHHHHHHHH, lol." They would be laughing so hard, because they were unsure if something was in there, but knew weren't quite sure. Everyone loved it. He was also really sweet with the little kids, he didn't scare them, they loved him.

Then after we went to Nate and Lindsay's and watched Monsters and Aliens in their backyard with a movie projector. It was so fun. We love hanging out with them.

I was unaware of how my Halloween was going to go, but it ended up being great. Tender Mercies.

Also I just wanted to say that the reason Jeff's parents were out of town was because we had a recent death in the family. It was Jeff's aunt Rosalie. We found out she had cancer about 3 weeks ago and then 15 days later she passed away. She left behind a loving husband, and two little kids. She was an amazing, sweet, spiritual women. I feel very privileged to have known her. It was very sad, but more than anything the knowledge that we can be together forever as a family forever brings to me peace. I know that it has been a strength to her husband and kids also. This reminds me every day how grateful I am for Jesus Christ and that he has a plan for each of us.

These are a few of my favorite things

I love the Fall!!! I love the weather, the trees, the smells of fall, and most of all it means that Christmas is coming!!! Here are so of my favorite things we have been doing this fall.

FOOTBALL!! I love watching football, going to games, and watching Jeff play. He plays around with a couple of guys from Church, and he loves it. Last night we went over to Nate and Lindsay to watch the Texas football game and have chili and burgers. Fun Memories!!

Here are the girls watching our husbands play football. I love spending time hanging out with them.

Here is Jeff scoring a touchdown.

Jeff and I watching the Cedar Park high school football game. (Jeff's old high school)

I love hot chocolate, rootbeer, Chili, and hot tubbing. The weather is prefect for all.

Christine and I out with our husbands having burgers and rootbeer!!

Drinking Hot chocolate and hot tubing with christine, bekah, mike, jeff, and chris.

I love watching Jeff enjoy spending time riding his bike! We went to a track with some people he knew. He was is heaven. He was so so so happy. He wanted me to see him ride so I got up on a stand and got to watch him. I loved spending time with him.

I love washing my clothes in my new washer and dryer. Every time the chime rings on the washer and dryer I remember how happy I am to have one. This is our first w/d and I couldn't be more grateful. Sometimes its the small things in life that make me the most happy. One of my favorite small things is watching my husband smile.

Family Updates

Most recent to today...

1. JANNY PANNY and Baby Bella came to visit Jeff and I. I was in heaven. See below post for more info.

She makes me smile!!

I absolutely love these girls!!! Sleepover

2. Next Paul and Cortney came into town. It was fun to hang out. Also as a side note, Paul found out this week that Taylor Turnbull and him won BYU Entrepreneur of the Year. Congrats to you paul!

LOVe you Cort

Look what happens when you get these boys together.

3. Next Mike, Jeff's brother, came home from his mission in Taiwan. It is fun to have him back. He brought me back a jade necklace and two guardian lions. He brought jeff back a knife...hours of entertainment. The brothers threw him into the water to see how his skills were after two years on a wakeboard. Apparently he did good. (I was not there)

We have missed you Mike!!! (Jeff and Mike doing what all taiwainese people do for pics)

4. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST...my Mom ran her 15th Marathon. It was her best time ever. 4:02 minutes. Her sister, Carrie, and her got inducted into the ten year club for running the St. George Marathon 10 times. They are amazing. I can't imagine running for 4 hours. She is such a great example of dedication. She sets out for a goal and works as hard as she can to accomplish it. She is one of my heros in life. She is the type of woman I want to be. (I don't quite know if I want to run a marathon, but I definitely want to be dedicated like her.) I love you mom. Congrats. Also congrats to my Uncle Ben who also ran the marathon too!!!

Can you believe they look so good after running 26.2 miles!!

I love this picture b/c it shows how much my parents love and support each other

The Mighty BYU

Look at this GUY...good thing didn't kill us

HUGE, AMazing, AWESOME, AIR Conditioned, CUSIONEd cHAIRS, SWeeT....just some of the words to describe going to the BYU vs. OU game at the new TExas Stadium. It was awesome. I was so excited to be there. Jeff and I went with my mom and dad. Are tickets got messed up and we ended up on the 35 yard line on the 3 row on the OU side. It was a little scary being on the OU side (especially look at the big guy in front of us) but I was not going to complain with such great seats. First and for most I have to saw that OU has some of the best fans. They were so complimentary and kind to us. Next BYU was amazing. It was so fun to watch them. Way to GO BYU.

My mom and dad then drove back to Austin with us and we got to hang out with my dad for a couple of days and my mom for a whole week. It was some of the best two weeks going on the cruise and then hangin out with my parents. I love them.