.Thanks a lot 2011

It’s been a great year for Air and I, although I’m sure I wouldn’t have said that during many difficult moments. Looking back, I can’t help but just be grateful for what has come from the year. Two sisters getting married. Spending time with all of our family members and friends. The beauty of the world and the seasons.

And a pregnancy. At last.

“Cast not away your confidence because God defers his performances. That which does not come in your time, will be hastened in his time, which is always the more convenient season.” –Matthew Henry

Thank you 2011!

Please let 2012 know how it’s done?

And Happy New Year everyone!

.Our Christmas t-shirts

This Christmas Air and I made a deal with the pajama elf to bring the family some cool t-shirts we made.

I know you can’t see them very well in these pictures, but they were awesome!

The family loved them so much we were all crying and hugging after we opened them.

That doesn’t happen every year…

And then I called my parents and heard them open their shirts as well.

Here I am crying on the phone with my Momma…

And here are my cute Mom and Pops with their own shirts from us:

We’re all pretty excited!

About the shirts

.two weeks

I finally did it!

I gave my two weeks notice at work last week.
and I have been feeling at complete peace with that choice ever since.

I really have loved this job for the past year & a half. And I do have lots of awesome friends there.

I'm really going to miss that.

But.....

I can no longer work for that manager (who recently started blaming every problem on me).

I don't think anyone deserves to be belittled and devalued as much as she does.

It just isn't worth it.

Also, Air needs me to help him out with the financial side of his job.
So hopefully I can take some stress off of him!

It's gonna be a great change, and I'm excited for it!

I love the intro to the movie Joe Versus the Volcano where it portrays perfectly the experience of being miserable in a job. haha Such a great flick!

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By the way! Our Christmas was amazing!

A post is on it's way

.Happy Eve!

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!

I'm so glad it's here.

although I don't feel as though I've spent any time waiting for it this year.

it just came!

my friend Nichole said it very well when she noted that working in retail makes it hard to enjoy this time of year.

generally people are not more nice at this time of year.

no matter how much I wish they would be...

retail has also almost ruined Christmas music for me.

but you know, I love Christmas music

I love to begin singing the Christmas hymns at church again.

I love to hear new versions of old songs.

and altogether new songs.

I wanted to share some of our Christmas playlist, as a Christmas gift to you.

because I love you!

enjoy

.Christmas Parties + the best Air moment ever

The parties have begun and we are pretty much ready for Christmas to come in a few short days!

Family parties (involving games, Tessa getting a little thing called her Patriarchal Blessing!, delicious dinners, and frosting cookies):

Air’s Work party (involved us dressing fancy and going out to the Moose Factory for 4 1/2 hours! Air has the best work buddies):

Ward party (wherein there was an amazing program with lots of talent, including Air. He was the finale. It was a hit. My most favorite Air moment ever):

My favorite thing has always been whenever Air sings Elvis songs to me… he has such an amazing voice... unless it cracks during that one high part of the song. haha

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in other news:

1. Air lost his wallet at a gas station and the next day it was turned in at an elementary school... after we had canceled his cards. But he was still so happy it was found he did a celebratory dance! So lucky!

2. I'm suffering from acute Michaels-stress-mares every night. It is definitely not easy to have my job at this time of year... 'bad news everyone, your frames will not be done for Christmas'. It's breaking my heart.

.Anthro

I love Anthropology for a lot of reasons, right now it's their Christmas theme.

I mean, would you LOOK at all of these cute little ornaments?? And the fun gif’s they made!! I love them so much I thought I'd decorate my blog with them.

Enjoy! :)

.a tree!

We love our happy little tree. It glows all day and all night long, whether we’re here or not…

We can’t bear to turn it off to be honest. One month of constant glowing couldn’t be bad for anyone, right?

It brightens my life.

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Air made a delicious meal for the missionaries last week and I thought he deserved some blog recognition for his efforts.

Hun, I loved your stuffed peppers! You are an amazing chef.

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It's been a very productive week so far. Visiting teaching. Young Womens. Relief Society social. Work every day. I just got home from the post office to pick up some Christmas packages waiting for me (And to send off a package for my family in Utah!) (It’s coming your way Mother-dear!)

GAH! I just love this time of year!!

And I love all of you.