GoodBye Twenty-Fourteen!

if i really knew that one song well enough i would sing it for you but i don't. but imagine that song that everyone sings and plays after the ball drops! wow, i seriously can't even think of it. anywhooooo! HAPPY NEW YEARS!!
what a year it has been. it's probably been one of my years of my life, i haven't had a lot of years of life and truly haven't lived it yet, but this year is definitely the top of them all! i have been married to my extremely attractive husband for over 18 months now, was pregnant basically all year, had the most beautiful baby alive (seriously she's gorgeous), we moved back to Boise, learned a lot of valuable lessons, started a new career path then became a mom & finally started to settle into our own place again! this year has been amazing and has been filled with great people and opportunities!
we are so excited for this new year to come and embrace everything that we can! whether that's doing loads of house projects, making new hobbies, getting our big butts into shape, or meeting new friends! we want to enjoy it alllllllllllllllll!
i am now going to go cuddle with my wittle family and enjoy this last hour of 2014 and welcome in 2015!

p.s: thanks rach for taking these pics :)

Merry Christmas!

Happy Holidays! and let me tell you they have been pretty happy indeed!!! how could they not really? i have a pretty good life, shelter over my head, food in my belly, great support from our awesome friends, a loving family, a happy & healthy baby, and the most amazing hardworking husband. throughout the year it gets kinda hard to remember all the good in your life until you stop and pause for moment, which is REALLY sad but so true. i can't be the only one that gets caught in the hustle and bustle of life?! am i? i sure hope not! but that's why i love this season, you really get to just have those moments more regular where you can just stop and pause. sometimes it's when your standing in line to buy those presents that you just NEED, or making dinner/cleaning the house for family, maybe taking a quick shower to get ready for the next holiday activity. but we all have those moments of reflection, & that's what makes the season more exciting and meaningful. when we can remember what we grateful for and the real reason for the season. our beautiful savior. that's what ALL of this is about!
last night as we were reading the stories that read every year my mom had something to say after reading the one in the scriptures. she said, how luck are we? our Heavenly Father gave us a gift, the first gift. His beloved gift. Baby Jesus didn't come in any spectacular way but a simple one. just how we all were. there wasn't some big bow on His head saying i'm here, now come greet and all that stuff. nope. he was laid in a manager in beautiful swaddling blankets made my Mary. how nice it is to know that our Savior is just like us. we are just as much loved in His eyes as Christ was and is. i love our Savior and what He was able to do for us and has given us.
i hope everyone had a very merry christmas and was able to spend it with loved ones, & if not at least able to feel our Heavenly Fathers love for you! because He does.