Saturday, December 27, 2008

So much snow!











Well, we are getting an incredible amount of snow here in the Flathead Valley. Skiing must be awesome...unfortunately we haven't been up there yet:( I was supposed to be in Great Falls this weekend; however, due to the massive amounts of snow I couldn't make it. Shane is working this weekend so I have lots of free time to do whatever I want...it gets kind of boring. Because of this boredom, I decided that Gus and I would brave the snow and go for a walk...needless to say I am glad we did because we both had soooo... much fun. I didn't have enough battery power to record a video, but I was able to take some pictures of Gus playing in the snow! He's so cute:)

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

More Pics











Wedding pictures!!!
















I know it's been awhile; however, we've been busy! We are trying to buy a house, which is really exciting/nerve-racking at the same time! We FINALLY got our wedding pics back and there HUNDREDS of them so I will only post a few today and more throughout the next couple of days!

Saturday, December 6, 2008

A Crash in the Night.

This morning I was awakened at about 6:00AM to a loud crash coming from the main floor of our house. Me...being the curious one-and the light sleeper-decided I had better go check it out. Gus wasn't barking so I knew it wasn't an intruder or anything, but as I wandered downstairs, I kind of had a bad feeling.

I got to the landing and looked around the corner of the counter-and what did I see? Kwee Kway had some how -I haven't quite figured it out yet- managed to tear down the ENTIRE Christmas Tree. It was laying on its side in the middle of the floor with a pile of broken ornaments and glitter scattered around it. Kitty got in a lot of trouble and I think he learned his lesson...needless to say, our tree doesn't look quite as nice as it did. I think it is time to invest in some shatter-proof ornaments so we can redecorate it:( OH WELL.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Thanksgiving Weekend
















For Thanksgiving, Shane and I went to his sister's house in Brady, MT. We stayed there wednesday night and had a WONDERFUL dinner Thursday afternoon. Then, Shane came back to Whitefish-he had to work Friday, and I stayed in Great Falls with my mom and family. Finally, my mom and Clint brought me back to Whitefish on Saturday and stayed with us for the night. I have included some pictures of the entire fun-filled weekend...including Shane's deer that he got Wednesday evening!!!
P.S. The black lab in the pictures is my brother's puppy Oscar...he's sooooo...sweet!

Saturday, November 22, 2008

New Post...Same Day:)

Today was a pretty fun day. Shane and I went and did some shopping in Kalispell and found ourselves lots of goodies! Then we came home, ran the Gus, decorated the tree and decided we would take ourselves out to a nice dinner. When we got home, I got on the computer and soon found Kwee Kway in one of his feisty moods. Gus had lots of running time today so he was very tired but Kitty was ready to attack...If you listen closely, you can hear him talking the way he does when he is ready to pounce!

Happy Holidays











Well I have a couple things to write about tonight. Today is the 2nd anniversary of my grandpa's death. It was kind of a rough day considering I am so far away from all my family...mainly grandma. My entire family (the one's still living in GF) took grandma out to dinner and hopefully had a good night celebrating his life. I miss him and and will keep praying for my grandma to be happy and strong!

On a happier note...Shane, the animals and I decorated our Christmas tree today. (Mostly the animals and I...Shane was watching football, but he helped a little bit) It turned out wonderfully...a glittering tower of red and silver! So far Kweeks has stayed away from the dangling lights and ornaments...we will hope for the best. I included some pictures of our decorating adventure. P.S. This is our first Christmas as a married couple so we are pretty excited!!!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Home for Lunch

I got home for lunch today and found Kweeks having a great old time on the counter while Shane was on the computer. Check it out...

Loving Right Now...

I got this idea from Tiffany who got it from one of her friends and I am really excited about it! I am going to share 5 things that I am loving in my life right now. Of course there are lots of things that I am loving right now...but I tried my best to narrow it down to 5. It's going to be hard!


1. Putting up the christmas tree with my family!

I know it's a little early but we decided to splurge and get a tree tonight. Of course since we got the tree...we had to set it up! We won't decorate it until after Thanksgiving, but it sure was fun setting it up. Shane did a great job and the animals were good helpers too!



2. Candy Cane Tootsie Pops (mmm...)

These are so yummy. They are like candy cane suckers with tootsie rolls in the middle!



3. Working with kids every single day!

I have, by far, one of the best jobs in the world! I get to work with kids 5 days a week! Not only do I get to teach them, which has been my dream job since I was little, but they teach me things on a daily basis...patience and laughter being 2 of the main things. I love what I do and I can't imagine anything that would make me happier!


4. Living in a beautiful place with my wonderful husband!

Shane and I live in Whitefish, which, in my opinion, just happens to be one of the most beautiful places in Montana. We are so lucky and so blessed!!!




5. Winter wear!

It's been getting colder and colder every day and while we haven't really had any snow yet, I am still loving all my warm winter wear. Hats, mittens, scarves and coats...I would FREEZE without them!




Sunday, November 16, 2008

Wedding Day











Ok so I had a request to post some more wedding pictures, which I am more than happy to do! Our wedding day was sooooo wonderful! We haven't gotten our professional pictures back yet but when we do I will post some of those. The ceremony was supposed to be outside; however, we happened to get rained out so we had to have it at the reception site which turned out to be a blessing in disguise! The whole day was perfect...from waking up and seeing it pouring rain outside:( to getting our hair done (and the beautiful diamond earrings Shane had my brother deliver to me as a wedding gift) to seeing Shane for the first time and becoming husband and wife. We feel so blessed to have such wonderful families and friends. It was an absolutely amazing day, as were the days leading up to it with the final planning and stuff...anyways, I could go on and on and on! But here are some pictures!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Our Family






















Well, Shane and I do not yet have kids...as in human kids. We do; however, have our pets, which at this stage in our lives, is pretty much all we can handle. We do want to have kids in a couple of years, but for now it's just the 4 of us. I have posted some pictures so you can meet the members of our immediate family! Gus is our black lab, Winston is our kitty (although we never call him Winston, he has a handful of nicknames) then there is Shane and myself. Most of the videos I post will probably be of the animals so if you get sick of them let me know. I don't want to be the person who thinks that everyone thinks my animals are as funny and cute as I do!

Friday, November 14, 2008

Finally Friday!

Shane is working this weekend:( So I am sitting at home thinking of ways to keep myself entertained. I did think of one way and that was to take videos and pictures of me, the dog and the cat. Good times!!! I posted them so have a look.

We also just bought ourselves a new mattress...YAY!! Well I was excited until I started sleeping in it and realized that it makes me sweat profusely:( It's a tempur-pedic and apparently I am one of the rare people who sweat when they sleep on it. So I am on my way tomorrow to exchange it for a different one. It's very comfortable though so I am kind of bummed. Oh well...I can't be waking up in a puddle of my own sweat every morning...YUCK!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

My First Blog

Well, we have been keeping up with our friends Eric, Tiffany and Braylee on here and it seems like such a great way to keep track of life! Shane and I just got married about 2 months ago and are slowly getting into the routine of married life. It is soooooo much fun and I am excited to start documenting it!