~I am Thankful~

Since it's November, I felt it would be appropriate to express what I am thankful for. My goal is to write down something I'm thankful for every day. I know I am three days late, but hey, better late than never!

1. MY AMAZING HUSBAND. I really can't picture my life without him in it! He really is the best dude around. Love ya Jakers.

2. TRANSLATORS. Yes I know this is a bit odd and random, but if you worked where I work, you would totally understand. (I mean you live in the U.S. we wouldn't want to learn the language right?) Just glad to have 'em around to help me communicate with parents.

3. MY JOB. With this economy and people losing their jobs, I am so grateful that I have my job to go to every day. I know it can be hard and yes the kids wear the crap out of me every day, but I definitely look forward to being with them every day. Especially when a student takes a class poll on "who likes teachers hair straight raise your hand?" Poor kids have a homeless looking curly-haired teacher most of the time. They were excited with I actually did my hair this week. Love the little guys.

I hope you will be inspired to think about what you are thankful for this month because we all have LOTS to be thankful for!

~And so it begins...~

I can't believe Jake and I have already been married two weeks.  Time has flown by!  We have been busy bee's getting our house cleaned and put together, returning/exchanging gifts, and tying to keep up with our jobs on top of it all!  After a week of no doors or blinds, we finally have privacy.  Well, some privacy.  Our front window currently has a big sheet up because we were sick of living in a fish bowl.  Hopefully the shutters will be here next week!  I will post before and after pictures of the new house soon!
P.S.  I hope you are all having a spooky Halloween!! Jake and I are watching the Utah game, handing out candy, and enjoying our cozy new house.  Married people.  So boring :) 

P.S.S.
For those of you who didn't get to see our wedding video, please take a look.  Jake did the whole thing.  He is one amazing dude!

J+D from Jake Larsen on Vimeo.

~It's Count Down Time!~

Well kids, I just had to move back home for about a week and a half before the wedding.  Life is getting hectic with the last minute wedding plans.  I am trying to stay focused and balance 5 million things at the same time.  These past few months, I have been preparing to go through the temple.  I can honestly say I am so excited and as ready as I think I can be.  I go through this Saturday for the first time.  I think with all the wedding craziness and house construction, it's easy to lose focus on what's important during all the madness.  The cake, food, decorations, flowers, etc are just a small minor part of my wedding.  The important thing is that we are getting sealed in the temple for time and all eternity! I am so excited to finally marry my Jakers in 11 days!

~So much to do, so little time!~

I feel like every time I post something new, I have to apologize for not posting for a while.  I figure I'd skip that part and get to the point here.  These past few weeks have been very hectic, but really fun.   Wedding plans, work, trying to fit a little play time in, and we just bought a house!  Who buys a house 4 weeks before they get married?  We do!  Extra stress....bring it on!  23 more days until the big day!  I can't wait.  Here are a few pictures from our engagement photo shoot.  They were taken out at the great salt lake marina.  It was so beautiful.  This cool Navajo guy named Pajo let us borrow his little sail boat to take pics. 

Enjoy! 

I can't wait to marry this boy in 23 days!

~happy trails~

We are headed to Zion National Park Thursday for Mindy and Jared's wedding.  We will hike 2 1/2 miles for the ceremony, and have dinner at the Spotted Dog Cafe at Flannigans.  Let the festivities begin!

~School's out for the winter!~

I officially don't have to work for two weeks and I can't wait to party! This month has been crazy with birthdays, Christmas parties, etc.  Here are a few pictures of the past 20 days! The pictures at the bottom are a Christmas party I went to at Zermatt Resort up in Midway.

~One Year Older~

Well, it's official.  I think I am the worst " blogger"out there.  My life is so busy and I never have time to update, but here are a few things as of late.  My birthday was on December 2nd and it was a PERFECT day! I went to work, my mom and sister took me to lunch, then they brought my whole class rootbeer floats.  They were such a hit with the kindergarteners!  When I got home I decided I needed a little pampering so I got a manicure and a pedicure.  Then, that night I went to dinner with my mom and sisters at Macaroni Grill.  We always do the girl thing on my birthday.  We had a blast with no kids! I got to celebrate my birthday for almost a whole week-thanks to family and friends! It was a good 24th birthday! (Can you believe I'm that old?) Sheesh! Where does time go??? My pictures aren't uploading right now, but I will post some soon!