Day 334

Oh, Christmas Tree! I finally had time to set up our Christmas tree, and it made me so excited for mine & Andy's first Christmas together! It won't be as grand as past Christmases we have had, but it will be better because we get to spend it together!

Day 333

I took so many pictures on Thanksgiving, so I have to use them for some of my pictures of the day. This is one of them. Last Christmas, Andy's mom bought all the boys in the family a nice sweater. Well, Andy doesn't like sweaters, so he never wore it. I asked him the day before Thanksgiving if I could choose what he wore the next day, and he agreed. Guess what he wore? That nice red sweater!!! He actually had to take the tag off. Doesn't he look so handsome? Andy's sister Tami took a few pictures of us with Andy in the sweater, and now I am using them for our Christmas card. Andy will love it!

Day 332

We had a date night with my best friends and their husbands/boyfriends tonight. We went to the Ogden Christmas Parade and then went back to the house to play games. We played the games What If... and Ligretto. We played for hours! It was so fun spending time with my friends! I have missed them so much! I love these girls like they were my own sisters.
Today also marks a special day for Andy & I. It was exactly one year ago today that Andy asked me to marry him! I can't believe that was an entire year ago, and that we have been married for almost 7 whole months! Time has flown by so fast! I am so glad I am married to Andy, and for all the time we get to spend together! I love him so very much!

Day 331

Casey, Natalie, Andy, & I pretty much spent the night at Target to get some great Black Friday deals. Honestly, I never thought I would be doing this again! I can remember when I was 11 years old, my sisters and I used to go shopping with my aunts on Black Friday. We kids only went for the free door prizes because we thought they were cool. Anyway, we were waiting at Shopko for the doors to open. It was getting really close to opening, and the crowd suddenly started crowding the doors. I distinctly remember grabbing my sister, Tiffany's, hand and telling her no matter what DON'T let go. Then, the doors opened, and the pushing of the crowd got even worse. As we pushed throught the doors, my sister & I got pulled farther and farther away from each other, but we still had a tight grip on each other's hands. Lukily, we made it through the door door safely, but all the free door prizes were gone! I really thought I was going to die that day. I vowed I would never go again after that, but I guess I was wrong! Read the entire story of our Black Friday craziness this year HERE.

Day 330

Happy Turkey Day! Our Thanksgiving started with shooting guns. I didn't shoot much because I was taking pictures, but everyone that did really seemed to be having a good time. Andy's new AR-15 was a big hit! Everyone wanted to shoot it. After shooting, we headed to my grandparent's house for some yummy food. We didn't stay very long because we had to get to Andy's parent's house too. We had a wonderful day with our family! We are so incredibly grateful for all them, and the examples they are to us. We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Day 329

Tonight, Andy & I went to Nat & Casey's house to hang out and watch a movie. We watched Night at the Museum, or at least we tried. Benson really wanted attention, so there wasn't much movie watching going on. Here is Nick entertaining Benson with some stickers. Nick kept putting them on Benson's back where Benson wouldn't be able to reach them. That poor Benson! He has so many aunts and uncles that love to tease him, but I actually think he likes it. Thanks for all the fun, Nat, Casey, Benson, Tam, & Nick! We love spending time with you all!

Day 328

Andy actually snapped this picture of Benson a while ago, but I didn't have anything to take a picture of today, so I am using this one. I know I say this A LOT, but I LOVE this boy. It is so fun to see Andy & Benson play. They are so cute together!

Day 327

Here is Kokanee watching the fish, yet again. I think this picture is awesome, so I just had to use it as my picture of the day.

Day 326

Tonight was our every other week Sunday dinner with my family. We have such a fun time just hanging out! I sure love my family! They are awesome!

Day 325

Today was the funeral for my cousin, Brooke. It was such a sweet service. I just love how family comes together during hard times. Being at the service made me realize how much I love each one of my family members! I would do anything for them. Thanks for bringing us closer together, Brooke! We love you and miss you!

Day 324

I got a phone call from my mother yesterday morning telling me my cousin had died. Tonight, my family & I went to her viewing. Brooke was such an amazing person and artist! I am just sorry that I didn't get to know her better. She will be missed! Love you, lil Brookie!

Day 323

Andy's netbook desktop has pictures of planes that rotate every couple minutes or so. Benson had so much fun watching the pictures change. I love how close Benson & Andy are. They are so much fun to be around!

Day 322

This is my nephew, Benson, licking up the water he spilled because his dad told him too. What a goof!

Day 321

I got the oild changed in my car today. I was quite surprised to find these nice chairs in the Jiffy Lube lounge! So fancy!

Day 320

I took some baby pictures for some friends of ours this last weekend, but didn't start editing them until today. This little girl was such a cutie even though she wasn't very happy with us tormenting her ;). Thanks, Mel, for letting me take these for you. I had a lot of fun!

Day 319

Kokanee sat in front of the fish tank for about an hour or so. She is so enthralled by those fish. Silly Kokanee!

Day 318

Oh, how I hate the snow, but it's just so pretty! This is the garage/shed in our backyard. Isn't this scene just amazing? As I shoveled the driveway, I just kept thinking this would be a beautiful background for a family picture! So gorgeous!

Day 317

I took a special visit to Andy's work today. Okay...not really. I had to drive all the way to Bountiful to check out a book for one of my lessons (thanks to Tami), so I decided to go see my hubby at work on the way back from the library. Notice the poster he has above his computer as well as the picture of me in the frame. Only Andy would have a cock pit poster and a picture of me shooting a gun (I think he is so proud of that picture for some reason) in his office.

Day 316

And here is a picture of the classroom I am doing my field experience in. Pretty exciting, huh?

Day 315

My field experience class has 22 students in it, but I only teach 14 (one is not in the picture). It is because the class is a 3rd/4th split class. I only teach the 4th graders because the 3rd graders leave for math when I get there. It's been pretty nice only having 14 students in my lesson.

Day 314

Andy & I took a visit to Walmart at 12 o' clock this morning for the release of Call of Duty 2. Andy just had to get it right when it came out. When we got to the electronics department, there was a line already forming. I think we waited for 20 to 30 minutes until Andy finally got it. The things I do for my hubby!

Day 313

I started my field experience for Level 2 today. This is the class I will be teaching in. Aren't they cute? They are just all smiles! I taught my first lesson today. I was so nervous, but I think it went pretty well. (I didn't want to invade anyone's privacy, so that's why they all have smily faces on them).

Day 312

I gave Benson my phone the other day, and while he was playing with it, Andy called it from his cell phone. Andy spoke in this deep (kinda creepy) voice to Benson. Silly boys. (I'm still not sure if Benson really knew it was Andy talking on the other end).

Day 311

Nick, Tami, Casey, Natalie, Benson, Andy, and I went to the park today. We mostly went for Benson, but we all ended up having a wonderful time. It's been a long time since I have gone to a park. Good times. Good times.

Day 310

I don't know why, but I love the way Andy's truck looks from the back. I'm not really sure I could even explain why! I know it's silly, but I am serious.

Day 309

As I was walking to my car after school, I saw this. The children's school at Weber made this sign. Each kid put their hand prints on it as well as wrote a little note (of course the teachers had to write it for them). One note said, "Thanks for teaching my teacher about math. I would have been lost without her." The majority of these notes were absolutely hilarious to read, but overall they had a sweet message! YOU REALLY HAVE TOUCHED OUT LIVES FOREVER, DIANE PUGMIRE!

Day 308

Andy's mom bought these building toys for Andy's nephew, Benson, but I think I had more building than Benson did. I used every single one of them in my creation. I know it's LAME, but I'm so proud.

Day 307

Don't you hate those kind of people that drive as far as they can on a freeway lane that is closing until they ABSOLUTELY have to get over? Well, I do. It drives me crazy! So as I was drving home from school today, one of the lanes was closed and this kept happening. I saw about 20 to 30 people pass me on the lane that was being closed until it all of a sudden stopped. My picture of the day tells why (sorry my car is so dirty). This truck driver that was a few cars behind me in my lane got over into the closing lane, but he didn't pass me. He went the exact same speed as everyone in front of him to block anymore inconsiderate people. I thought it was absolutely genius! Thank you random truck driver for making my day!

Day 306

I took this picture a few weeks ago, but it's just too cute to pass up. Andy is wearing the headband upside down because he wanted it to be an M for Muck (that's me). Then, Benson is wearing a sock label. I love these two weirdos!

Day 305

Tonight was the viewing for my dear friend and teacher, Diane Pugmire. I am really going to miss Diane, but just being there brought me peace. As we entered the forrier (is that how you spell that?), there were tons of pictures set up. These pictures were some of my favorite, but my most favorite is the math equation picture (click on the image to see a bigger version). It may not make sense to some of you, so here you go. D1 + D2 stands for Diane + her husband. Then, all the parentheses underneath that represent her kids and their spouses. And all that equals infinity! Her husband came up with that, and I just thought it was so awesome! I also really liked the smaller hand drawn picture of Diane & Christ. It's so tender to me.