I love my hubby :)

These past couple weeks have had their moments. Gare went to Boise for a whole week to do his Pinnacle thing and boy did I miss him. I wish I could've just gone with him. He got a sale so it was worth it. Then he came home and I was complete again :) Seriously, I felt like someone had taken my arm or something. Sooooo glad to have him back!

Then I've been sick. I got sick, went to the doctor, mostly got better, got sick again, went to doctor, and now I am in the final days of my three week recovery. They said I had bronchitis. I think it was a combination of my bad immune system and stress. But to be honest, it was better than my food poisoning episode so I am grateful for that. But mostly what I am grateful for is Gare. After he got home, I was coughing so hard one night that I swear a lung was going to come out, and I couldn't even sleep because of it. I went to bed at about 10:30pm and was still awake at 2:30am. I had a 7:45am class and there was no way I was going to make it there. I felt like I should to tap Gare and ask him if he would give me a blessing. I did and even though it was 2:30 in the morning, he didn't even hesitate. He just got right up and gave me one. I hardly coughed after that and went right to sleep. And when I woke up for my class, I felt rested and got a 100% on my quiz. It really meant a lot to me. I'm so blessed to have the priesthood in my home and to have a husband that is so willing to give it. I don't know what I'd do without him :)

We love Christmas time!

Wow, what a month!! At first we were super busy with school and working, and then with traveling. Garret finished up his fall semester and is so excited that he gets the winter off. He's been going all year so it will be good for him to have a little break. I was seasonally working at bath & body works, and loved it! It's so nice to have smells that you actually like at work. Plus, I got some super sweet christmas gifts for some of our family.. I hope you all enjoy them! Then for the traveling we went to Salt Lake City, Utah the weekend before christmas. My immediate family decided that they wanted to see the lights this year and so Gare and I tagged along. I can honestly say that was the most fun I've had in a long time! We just did simple things, but it was just so fun. We went to lunch at the training table, walked around the gateway mall for a bit while my sisters went and got build-a-bears, checked out the joseph smith building and luckily made it to the joseph smith movie (we had 5 minutes till it started, talk about good timing!), then we went and saw the lights at temple square, dinner at olive garden, and back to the hotel for swimming and presents! Busy day, but also one of the best days ever. We took some cuuuuute pictures....

My beautiful sister :)

This was at the hotel

BEAUTIFUL temple

My brother's gettin' pretty tall...

My cute parents :)

My loverboy and I :)

I love these girls :)

I love these boys too :) hey dad, why are ya standin' on your tip toes?? ;)

We got a cool sitting room at olive garden and this was the ceiling... I thought I was in Italy

The next day we went to a four generation christmas party with the most delicious food ever and then to my aunt's the next day. We got home about ten and that's when the food poisoning hit. Gare got it first and I felt bad, but I kinda giggled for one second and the next thing ya know I have it too... WORST NIGHT EVER. Seriously. 

We got two days to recover and then we were off to twin falls for Hayley and Steven's wedding. Thank goodness food poisoning comes and goes really fast! They had such a heart warming wedding. I cried, and of course Gare laughed at me. I really wish the best for them and their new marriage.

From there we went to the Kerby's for a nice relaxing christmas. We got so many nice things and we're so thankful for it all! I loved that Christmas was on sunday this year because we got to go to church. It was just good to remember and have Him in our minds and hearts that day. 

The night before we left we played apples to apples with Lisa and Terry. They all had never played before so I taught them, and it was such a blast! Lisa laughed so hard at the silliest things and Gare told me he had never seen her laugh that hard. Haha it was hilarious! I'm glad they were having fun cause I know I was! 

Marriage :)

Wow, I can't really believe it's December already! Half way through too! Where does the time go...
Gare and I have just been busy busy. Gare is doing his pinnacle thing, and an excellent job at it, if I may say so myself. He's the number one 'rookie' salesman at the moment, and as a matter of fact he's out selling right now. No wonder he's at the top. He's such a hard worker and gives it all he has all the time. Seriously, there's not a day that goes by when he's not selling or talking to someone in the pinnacle building. I tell him all the time that I'm really proud of him, cause I really am. I love seeing him get excited when he gets a sale or a call back. Here's his outfit that he wears...

He can't wait to sell this summer, and I can't wait to see where we go! Hopefully somewhere super warm. Rexburg has been FREEZING lately. The sun out so you think it's okay, but then the breeze hits ya and your cold for the rest of the day. I think I need to start cooking in the oven so that it will warm up in the apartment.
My mom, sisters, and I went to the nutcracker yesterday! It's a little tradition we have right before christmas. We usually go to dinner just us, but this year we were lucky to be accompanied by the Randall family that we love! Becky, the mom, has 7 girls! I feel bad because she wants a boy really bad... but she recently just had a baby. Her name is Elizabeth, and she is the cutest thing. I got to hold her for most of the nutcracker performance. When it was time to go I was like, "I think I'm going to take her home with me... I think Gare will be all right with it." I figured we'd be fine cause she was just smilin' at me. I'm not gonna lie, I had a baby craving moment. :) Then I came home and Gare assured me that wouldn't be for a while. Since we had a GNO (girls night out) the boys went to dinner and saw a movie too. They saw Tower Heist I guess, and said it was good, but had a rushed ending.
The reason I titled this marriage is because I went to Hayley Howard's bridal shower today. She's such a sweet girl, and I'm so glad we're friends. This was actually the first bridal shower I had ever been to. They had so many fun games and these cupcakes with pictures of really hot actors on top. Haha I got the one with Mattew Mchonahey because one of my mom's  friends always calls him Mattew Mchonaheeeeey! Ask me about it and I'll tell you in person cause it's cute! Anyways, they are such a cute couple and I can't wait to go to their wedding! Gare has been to a wedding before, but this will be my first time! So exciting! :)

Adorable, right?