creatin'

i finished my work really early yesterday and decided to do some creatin'.

i love when that happens.

i made some cutie little ornaments like this guy!

i'm thinking about making a whole bunch more like these and opening up my etsy shop again.
hmmmmm...
making these put me in the most christmasy spirit.
i've been listening to christmas music today and begging Matt to let me put up our tree and decorations already.
he said we can't until after thanksgiving but i'm sure i'll wear him down.
also...what is it about mint M&Ms that makes them soooo delicious that i cannot stop eating them no matter how sick they make me??
somehow the bowl finds its way onto my desk and then while i'm working i just pop them in my mouth ALL THE TIME!
no bueno yet SO bueno.

trailer and stuff

the first day back at work after a vacation is absolutely the worst!

all day i've just felt like uuuuggghhhhhhhh.....

that also might have something to do with the migraine that's been bothering me for the past couple days.

that's right, i start off the vacation with a cold and then finish it off with a migraine.

oh and Matt finally caught my cold too so he spent all day yesterday laying on the couch.

i think we might need to take a little vacation from our vacation.

good thing Thanksgiving is only a week away!

also...the Hunger Games trailer came out today.

i'm completely torn after seeing this trailer.

is it gonna be good? are they gonna ruin Hunger Games for me?

i can't decide!

thoughts:

i thought i would like the actress they picked for Katniss but after watching this i'm not so sure.

i think movie Peeta is uuuuuugly. good thing i'm team Gale.

the sets look pretty cool.

Haymitch doesn't look anything like i pictured.

my plan is to not think too much about it so i can be pleasantly surprised when it comes out.

that always works out better than having high expectations and being let down.

11/11/11

five years ago today, almost exactly at this time, i was marrying the love of my life!

best five years ever!

Matt, you are everything to me.

you can always make me smile and laugh! you're so sensitive and kind! you're hardworking and so talented! you're the cutest boy i know! you're more than i could've ever dreamed!

i love you so much!

p.s. it is now 11:11 AM as i'm writing this!

Midnight Run

what is the coolest thing we could possibly do at the stroke of midnight on our anniversary?

buy the harry potter complete 8 film collection on blu-ray OF COURSE!

and some butterfinger jingles and mint M&Ms because it's the most wonderful time of the year!

enjoy the many faces of Matt!

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.

on to the next one

last of the halloween pics!

ewoks with the nephews

Trey and "Comfy Bear"

ewoks with batman, robin, skeleton, peter pan, wendy and tinkerbell

the little shark "Fin" 

i'm so sad halloween is over but i guess i'll move on to the next celebration.

Matt and i will be married for 5 years next week.

holy cow!

and to celebrate we're going on a little mini vacation and of course that means that i got sick this week.

i now have 2 days to get better. UGH!

dear sore throat, i hate your guts! you're the worst thing in the entire world! i hate being reminded of you every time i swallow! 

so yesterday i decided to stick it to mr. sore throat and downed like 500 gallons of water (no joke), hot soup, nasty airborne tablets and Matt even brought home my secret sore throat weapon- caramel apple spice from starbucks.

seriously, every sore throat i've had since high school has been cured within days of consuming one of those delicious beverages.

then last night i took some nyquil and Matt tucked me in for a good night's sleep....NOT.

turns out even sick and full of nyquil i don't sleep but i still got up this morning and my sore throat is slightly less annoying than it was yesterday.

hallelujah! thank you caramel apple spice!

hopefully another 2 days of the exact same routine will cure me for a fun filled vacation.

now i'm gonna go make some lists.

i'm probably the only one who does this but i like to make a crazy number of lists before a trip.

don't want to forget anything ya know.

especially when you're gonna be within 5 minutes of a store.

i'm a weird person.