SNOWWWW!

like i said, the best part of the trip was the cold weather and i was seriously so ridiculously excited about the snow!

i've never been in snow while it's actually snowing before.

can you tell i live in the desert?

it started snowing when we were in Payson and we got to drive through  a snowy mess that made me nervous even though it really wasn't that bad.

and then on Monday we woke up to snow falling and i ran right outside!

after a few hours we got some real snow to play with!

i made a midget snowman.

and Matt threw snowballs at things.

and Padme looked so stinking cute!

i love snow!

i'm sure Matt is a little nervous now because i can't stop talking about how badly we need to move somewhere that gets snow!

i've always wanted to go somewhere with cold weather and rain but now i think snow is also a must have.

we had so much fun with it!

we drove into town for dinner that night. mostly because we were craving pie.

and when we were walking back out to our car both Matt and i almost slipped on the ice and fell on our butts!

mental note if we move to a place with snow: get better shoes.

if you notice in the pictures Matt is wearing his moccasins and i'm wearing skate shoes.

again...desert kids.

we can't wait to take another trip up there this winter to play in the snow some more!

Anniversary Trip

so Matt and i took our little anniversary trip to Show Low, AZ and it was awesome!

we haven't been on a relaxing vacation for 2 years. 2 freaking years.

i know, insane.

so all the tv watching and food eating and sleep sleeping was much needed.

but before all that happened we helped my parents out a little and moved all their furniture into the cabin and winterized a bit.

Matt also helped chop wood...while i laughed.

he got the hang of it after a while though. 

(sorry for the wind)

but after all the chores were done and my parents left the real fun began.

that's right, we busted out the snuggies and the salsa verde doritos and had ourselves a party.

but then this happened.

Matt was seriously so sad about this he made me take a picture of it.

Padme gave him some snuggles to make him feel better.

the best part of the trip was how cold it was up there!

even though i was sick i soaked up every minute of cold weather i could and we got to do fun things like wear gloves and beanies and make a fire in the wood stove.

we are such city kids.

and Padme just loved every minute of the cold.

notice she is sitting in the exact spot the heater would hit her.

and of course before we left we had to take a jumping picture.

which turned out hilarious but a little blurry because of the self timer nonsense but don't worry, Matt's got you covered.

snow day

last thursday, December 30th, Mesa, AZ got snow.

unbelievable right?

this only happens once every katrillion years.

so why aren't i happy about it?

because i was practically the only person in the valley not to see it!!

very depressing.

but i have been loving the chilly winter.

we never turn our heater on in the winter because we want to soak up as much of the cold as we can and this year there's a lot of cold being soaked up.

we actually have need for our slippers, snuggies and electric blanket.

and all this cold is really making me wish we lived somewhere else where the cold wasn't only going to last another couple weeks before the 100 degree weather returns.

don't know if that'll ever happen but a girl can dream.