Uh Hi.

WOW. I have not updated this thing in months. The reason for my spontaneous hiatus is because i randomly started a new job back in January. They called me on a Friday and said i start work Monday morning, and it got busy faster than the race horses could go around the track that's 2 miles down the street. So i didn't really get time to update this...I kinda feel terrible that i just up and abandoned this blog without any explanation...but good news. My husband and I are alive and well! So a lot has happened, as I'm sure you can imagine, and I have some pictures! (when don't i right?) 

I'll start with Christmas...just for kicks and giggles, and because I have them on my computer and i haven't shared them with anyone yet.... and i figure, why not? 

(Who doesn't love seeing old Christmas pictures in the middle of summer?)

some of the christmas candy we made

our stockings!

i got this hat from my parents and got to wear it for 2.7 seconds before it got hot again.

jeremys presents! skyrim from me, and the GPS from my parents.

also from my parents, a new comforter for our bed! 

aaaaaaaand da duh duh daaaaaa! Christmas dinner! made by yours truly. One thing i learned this Christmas...making dinner is like putting on a freaking parade. however, it was delicious if i do say so myself.. ham (at jeremy's request) homemade mashed potatoes, fruit salad, crescent rolls, green been casserole, and i dont remember what else..

I even made us bust out the fine china.

Then, man came home one day with some pretty exciting news. he won maintenance professional of the year!! I am so proud of him! we went to a special ceremony and everything where he received a medal necklace thing, a statue and tons of gift certificates! 

Then a few months later, we finally got a new stove!!! Our kitchen is now complete! (except for maybe a new dishwasher in the distant future) i dont have a picture of the old one, but just imagine an old 1980's masking tape colored stove with electric coils that are broken and dont work, and an old buzzer timer that doesnt work and to set the oven temperature, you turn a dial where you never know what exact temperature your going to get...it made cooking very difficult. needless to say, i was a very happy woman when we got this bad boy.

and then i met up with a co-worker who works in our Longview office just before my birthday and she surprised me with this!

She is a master cake maker/decorator and even though i am not a huge cake fan...this cake was pretty darn good. I was especially fond of the GIANT chocolate covered strawberries. She does this in her spare time, just for fun and im slightly jealous, yet also glad, because then im not always tempted to make some amazingly delicious cake and gain 100 pounds. Thank goodness for not having that particular talent.

Well, thats all i got for now, but that still only glazes over the first 4 months of the year. i will be coming back soon to talk about jeremy and i taking the best step in our marriage and going to utah on my birthday and getting sealed in the temple! it was amazing and the best time of my life. Hopefully you guys are still out there, and if you are, thanks for being so patient!