This is going to be my Christmas tree (well something like it) until Brett gets home for the Christmas holiday.

I found this tree on Friis and Company. They are a bunch of girls that are "fashionistas". I found this image through google. I had never been to their sight before but the little bit I saw looked like they had fun.

When Brett gets home we are going on a date to get a "REAL Christmas tree". He said that growing up he loved getting to pick out a Christmas tree with his family so we are going to do it too. He just doesn't know it yet. This (and hot chocolate with LOTS of marshmallows) is his surprise date (.......I don't even know if he likes hot chocolate.......maybe he will drink eggnog instead.)

Moving Out

Part of getting married is officially moving out. True When we got married Brett had to temperaraly deposit most of his things at his parents house (we will be getting all of his stuff when we move to CA). I on the other hand have been trying to get rid of the momentums of my childhood that I have clung to. Can you beleave that when my parents moved to TX all those years ago that I never bothered to unpack. I get to now though and it is proving such a task. Lucky me The Nester is having a 31 days to a less messy nest blog run. This post is going to be a great thing for me. And I get to put it to action as soon as I find my apartment. YEA!!!!

Dealing With White

I love color!!! Color creates a happy, energized mood. I want it in my home. ALL OVER!!!!

Problem. I will not be living in one place for a LONG time. This means that I am destined to live with white walls. So whats a girl to do? Well I have noticed a trend in the Australian Blogs I read. Those Aussies are Brilliant when it comes to decorating with white walls. The walls may be white but everything else is full of color.

This is a picture (and the two bellow) I found over at Absolutely Beautiful things. she has a decorating store called Black and Spiro. It is located in Brisbane. The next time I go to Australia I want to stop over and have a look. One of the things that I love about this picture is that I can paint wall art like that and I have all the things to do it.

The blue shutters are a little much for me. I would paint them a different color, but you get the idea. Speaking of shutters my mom, sister and I have a plan for some shudders that are going to go in out homes. I think I have picked a color for mine.....I guess I should pick a home for it to be in too. Hmmmmmm. We will see.

Halloween Card

This is the card I made for Halloween. I think that it is cute. I cut the tree out myself with Bee Scissors. They are great for tight places.

Mommy Practice.

My Mom has headed to Oregon to see family. She left me with Miss Lou (10) and S(6). This morning they got dressed with almost no hassle except that S was saddened by the salt in his eggs. Oh well. On the way to school I asked them if they had remembered to bring this or that. Sometimes they get annoyed with all of my questions so I decided to ask them if they had remembered to bring their brains. It worked and they joked about it the rest of the way to school. I am so glad my mom taught them to be silly.
One other thing that was cute in the car ride to school. S and Miss Lou play this game where if you see a yellow car you say bingo and you get a point. Brett and I play this game too only we trade our points in for kisses. So today I saw a car that S normally gets parked on the side of the road and called it for bingo (how was I supposed to know he normally gets that one). He handled it great though. Instead of pouting and saying "that's mine" he asked "do you want to trade it in for a kiss?" Of course I said yes and he gave me a kiss on the cheek. Then he says "Bingo!! When you trade it in I can have it." Its nice of him to let me know these new rules.

An Unplanned Visit

On my way to AZ my tire went flat. This caused a three hour delay in my journey. As a result I was to tired to drive all the way so I stopped off at my cousin Kourtney's for the night. It was great to see her. This was great. I got there about midnight and we stayed up even latter unpacking her new apartment an talking. In the morning we did our hair and talked some more. Out of all the girl cousins that I have on my Mom's side Kourtney is closet to my age. I also got to spend allot of time with her growing up because we lived in the same city. In fact I saw her almost every day at one point. Kourtney has always been a great cousin to me. Sometimes when all of us girls were playing I would get locked out of the room. Kourtney always came and unlocked the door for me so I could play too. Now she is a great cousin to me for other reason. She has a great testimony and knows how to tackle life. She has a good attitude of just do it when it comes to the sometimes unpleasant things of life. It has always motivated me to get over my emotions and get things done.

Cousins make great friends because you get to keep them forever.

I love you Kort.

Going to the Temple and We're Going to Get Married

We did it!

On the 20th of July Brett and I were sealed for time and ETERNITY in the beautiful Manti temple. It was a bit of a drive but well worth it. We were also blessed that so many loved ones were able to make it.

Here are some pictures celebrating the day. They were taken by the talented Mindy Kidd.