Christmas!!

Phew. All the packing is done and I am ready to head up to Eagar for Christmas. Its so hard to pack for cold weather! I want to take all my fun scarfs that I never get to wear and there are so many shoes to pack. Huge sweaters and fluffy pajamas. Gifts and cookies. Movies and Books. Its all loaded into the car and ready to take off. I have to work today but hope to get off early so that I don't have to travel late in the bad weather. Tonight is the family Christmas party. I would hate to miss it! Its so fun to get together with all the cousins and go for our hay ride and progressive dinner. Stopping at houses along the way to carol. Its always great when we arrive at the next house for the next part of dinner to run inside and warm up a bit. This activity really puts me in the Christmas mood because the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. I love our family traditions and am so glad that everyone takes the time to plan them and keep them going. Its a special part of Christmas. Just like we keep these traditions going I am so grateful my parents have kept the tradition of Christ in our home. He was always present in our house and I have my parents to thank for that.

I wish you all a Very Merry Christmas!!

Its been too long.

Well Well Well.

Life sure has been exciting lately. I have been on a rollercoaster and feel like I learn something new about life each day. Some of them I wish I didn't have to learn but hey, its all something new to put in this book of life. Maybe I will pull it out later and find it beneficial.

I had the opportunity of taking the missionary discussions with my good friend Elicia and her 2 little girls. It was such a great experience to watch her grow and make changes in her life. This is such a great thing for her and her 2 little girls. She is amazing and loves to learn new concepts of the gospel. It has been a great blessing for me to go through this with her. It has helped strengthen my testimony. Its also always good to learn the basics over again. I realize I have taken for granted how much I know about the plan of life and different aspects of the Gospel. The missionaries that we met with are just amazing! They are so sweet. Elder smith from California and Elder White from Jamaica.

Time to get started back into school! YEAH! I am excited to get started, only because I know it brings me closer to graduation. I really need to get it completed right now in my life before things get too crazy. I have changed my major to Human Services. I will take ground classes through the University of Phoenix. Its only one night a week and each class lasts for 5 weeks. I can last anything for 5 weeks right?! :) I recently finished my Associates in general studies so its only another 2 years to get things completed. Wish me luck!!!

This past weekend I had THE BEST time. My bestest friend in the whole wide world came to stay with me. Keara Greer. She left the husband behind and came down to the Valley to get a little Christmas shopping done. We shopped and shopped and shopped. It was fun to hang out and act silly like we used to.It made me forget about everything and just enjoy the moment. That doesn't happen much anymore so it was a nice switch-a-roo from the mundane. We had some good times in high school and I am glad we have been able to stay in contact through the years.

Sedona Trip

SEDONA!! I love Sedona Arizona. It is so beautiful there. There is always so much to do. I went there this weekend with a few friends. There is a Christmas diplay that we wanted to check out. We decided to go early in the day so that we could fit in a hike and sight seeing. I love all the red rock! I would love to attach pictures but I don't get a new camera till next week! I have been missing it plenty this past 6 months! :*( The hike we did was great! It was about a mile and our destination was Devils Bridge! It was neat, but if you have seen Wilsons Arch you have seen this, just on a smaller scale with trees around. It was fun to hike up there and then take a nap on top and ponder. It was really quit....for about 10 minutes till a helicopter would fly by filled with those who were not as adventurous and would rather look at gods beauty through glass. On the hike up I did something I have never done before, eaten the fruit of a cactus!? WOW. All you have to do is pull the red thing out of the cactus, get all the little needles off and then take a bit. It is filled with seeds, but the outside tastes like a pear! It was delicious. Also for dinner we had snake and cactus fries! What an experience. But it was yummy! I didn't care for the snake so much but it was okay. The cactus fries were my favorite. They were really sweet! Try them if you ever get the chance.

Love these kids!!

Little Annie
Jensen has a killer smile! What a heartbreaker!
Studly Max
Princess Chloe. Always Posing
Love this! Max is up to something, and the other 2 know it!!
Jensen and Annie were always there to help!
WOW! What a brave boy.
ADORABLE
Princess and Chloe Hiking at Catwalk.

I just have to brag about how cute my neices and nephews are! They rock my world and I love each and every time that I get to see them. I Love them so much!

Spiritual Leaders

I am so thankful for conference! I have never enjoyed it so much. I don't know if this is due to my current age, or if its just the first time that I have watched it with questions in my heart that needed some answers. It was wonderful to know that we have leaders in this day and age to help guide us and instruct us. I felt the whole thing was specifically for me, as I am sure you all felt it was just for you!! We all struggle with the same things! Sometimes it is easy to forget that we are all human and struggle everyday. Noone is a powerhouse at everything. I anxiously await next months ensign when the talks are printed for me to go over again.

Utah

We had a great time in Utah! I am so sad that my camera is broken because there were many photo opportunities! Oh well. We drove up all night and got to dories house after she was already gone to work so we crashed and took a nap. Friday night Lindsey Vita and I went out to dinner with Michael Wiltbank. It is always so good to see him and enjoy his company! After Dinner we went to an outdoor concert in the street. It was really neat and reminded me of first friday here in Phoenix. I haven't been in a long time so it was a good reminder that I need to go. Luckily it is tomorrow night! YEAH!
Saturday was a busy day. There was a baby shower for Greta and Marjann at Aunt Dories. We didn't play games but there were two quilts on that needed to be tied so we worked on those. It was a house full! Towards the end the men showed back up and we played some card games. That night all the girls got back together and went to the RS broadcast. It was Dorie, Sug, DeAnn, Marjann, Greta, Lindsey, Vita and I. Many great things were said and we all enjoyed it. Then Vita and I went out to visit our friend Rex from EAC. It was great to see him! We heart him. For those of you who know him he is doing well!
Sunday was not a fun day with Vita and I both being sick. But we crawled out of bed to play games with the Bakers and have a little dinner. I can't express how neat it was to see everyone! We just had a ball. Aunt Dorie is so nice to always open her home to us! We appreciate it!
So now its back in AZ again. The nights are starting to cool off which makes things enjoyable again. Its so much nicer to run with the cool weather! I love it!
I am looking forward to conference and can't wait to get great guidance! Boy do I need it now more than ever! Life has some interesting bends and turns doesn't it! I heard a great quote the other day

Being Happy Doesn't mean everthing is perfect. It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!

Lindsey and I have plans to head back to Mexico next weekend with a friend from work! I am so excited. It has been mentioned that maybe I should just move there! haha. With the economy here I just might do that! But I do love it down there and can't wait till I can drag mom and dad there with me! They would love it!

Things going through my mind.

Life is busy busy busy as is all of yours I am sure. Someone tried to break into my car a few weeks ago so I have been trying to get everything straight with that. I am lucky that they didn't get in but they did plenty of damage to the outside. It makes me so sad that I am punished for someone else not being honest. All I can hope is that it catches up with them... bwah ha ha.

I am so excited for Tyson and Kim and the purchase of their new home! Kim is going to make it a beautiful home! She has so many great ideas when it comes to decorating and crafting. Congrats you guys!

Tomorrow I am headed off to Mexico. My home away from home at times! I love how carefree it is down there. They work to survive, not work to buy so many things that they don't need. I would love that, well after I got used to not having all my things. lol

Next weekend Lindsey, Vita, and I are headed up to Utah! We are so excited to see everyone. Aunts, Cousins, Babies, Friends! We miss you all. We don't know our final plans as of yet. Still trying to get it worked out with what day to leave but we will be there by friday early, early am for sure. :) I can't believe that it has already been over a year since I moved back to AZ! Living in Utah was a great experience for me! Aunt Dorie was such a huge help to me and I am so glad that I got the chance to get to know her! I LOVE YOU!!

FINALLY!

Well I am finally done with my Associates degree! YAHOO! It took me long enough. I took 2 years at Eastern Arizona College and wanted to graduate the same year as Tyson. So I walked with that year being 1 class short. I had the intention of going to MCC the next semester to get it finished but it turned into 3 years! EEK! But I finished my last class last week through the University of Phoenix and now I am done! So my next adventure will be my Bachelors degree. I don't know what I want to do yet. Maybe education, maybe nutrition. Hopefully I can make a decision soon! Any suggestions? :)

Also I haven't posted any pictures because my camera got dropped in the river at MEP. :*( So I am waiting for BLACK FRIDAY to purchase a new one....

stressed life is good life

Well Things just keep going and going. Last weekend we spent a fun time at the lake with some Family. Buddy and Sara and Trisha and Brynn took their boats out to Apache lake. Buddy had some of his friends from high school come too. Lindsey and I drove up friday night and met them to camp for the night and spend the next day playing. I think everyone had a good time. There were some stressful times but for the most part it was enjoyable. Lindsey and I didn't want to set up a tent for one night so we decided to sleep in the car. Well she ended up sleeping in the back of Trisha's boat! I think she was the only one that got a good nights sleep because it was so hot in the tents and in the car!

The house hunt continues. I have now been qualified to get something on my own but I didn't get qualified for very much. So its either wait till I save some, or buy something far out. I just can't decide. All my married friends say, BUY A HOUSE! ITS THE BEST INVESTMENT FOR YOUR FUTURE FAMILY. But all my single friends say DON'T DO IT! YOU WILL FEEL TRAPPED. So I don't really know what to do. But for now I will continue to look and see what is available.

This weekend Lindsey and I plan on traveling down to Thatcher to visit little brother Preston at school. He moves down there today so we thought it would be fun to go and help him get things together and take him to walmart and help purchase last minute things for his room. While we are there it will be fun to visit friends that live there, Heather that means YOU! :) YEAH!! I can't wait to see baby Titan again.

Well I love you all and thanks for your support!

MEXICO

I am headed to Mexico this weekend! I am excited. I am so glad that Rocky Point is so close to us here. It only takes about 3 hours to get there. A friend from College is having a reception in Ajo, an hour north of Mexico, on Saturday night so a few friends are going down. I said, "If we are so close, we might as well make a trip of it and play at rocky point!" So we will drive down Saturday morning and go to Mexico first. Then drive back to Ajo for the reception and stay the night in Ajo. We rented a cabin for $46.00 a night! You can't beat that. LOL. Hopefully it is decent. Then we will drive home Sunday morning in time for church. I will be sure to post pictures soon after.

LOL. How awesome is this?! BTW, those are Lemon heads.

My family is Crazy! But we have a good time.

Hello to all

Tap Tap Is this thing on? Wow. I never thought I would be here. BLOGGING. I hope I will keep up with it and be able to reach millions. Other than church this week, this is the most mormon thing I have done. If I wasn't a MO before today, I was now. I would like everyone to now address me as Molly.

But seriously, I am excited. It may get a little boring on here at times since I don't have kids to keep you updated on, but I hope you can live a single life vicariously through me. :) If you're not happy being married already my single life adventures will make you THRILLED to be so. I am just kidding, but SERIOUSLY it will make you happy.