Full of Emotions...

For the past few months I have seriously lived the life of Riley, from the movie Inside Out, with all of the emotions I am experiencing.  All the joy, sadness, fear, anger, and little disgust has me all over the place.  Life for us right now is like Screaming California, at California Adventure.  Things have been going so fast and aren't slowing down anytime soon.  We've had things come out of no where, we've had ups, we've had downs, and we've had some upside-downs.
Just to take a little trip down memory lane for some joy we had over Christmas.  Scott and I were able to go to Virginia to spend a week with his family.  It was so fun to be with everyone that made it out, and enjoy the simplicity of life away from home.

 Who doesn't love spending time playing with kids...they bring out the best of us, especially during the holidays.  

We took a day-trip up to Washington DC, my first time there, and it was incredible.  I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to go and visit such special places.  

 The love everyone has for these cuties is unbelievable.  Oreo and Lucy were the life of the party.  Haha.

For New Years Eve, Scott and I were asked to go and help with the Youth Dance.  It was a pretty easy thing to help out with, and we had so much fun getting to spend the time together.  Made New Years Eve for us a little more eventful.  

  The new year came and it's going faster and faster.  We are both busy with work and all the other fun things we have going on.  About a month ago, I was called to serve as the Young Women's Camp Director for my ward.  It is hard to believe how different Girls Camp is here in Utah, compared to what I grew up with in California.  Regardless, it's going to be so fun and I can't wait to get the girls excited for the fun time we will have at camp.  Here's a look at what I've worked on so far...it's really not much, but it's a start.

Now, onto what has caused me to have so many emotions...

Back in December, I called the fertility specialist to schedule an appointment.  The doctor I was referred to had a three, yes, THREE month wait.  I didn't think the day would ever come, but it finally did.  

The whole waiting game was joyful, fearful, and full of moments of anger and sadness, just thinking of the possibilities.  This past Monday we went to our first appointment and it went so well! Scott and I feel so lucky to be working with this doctor, and we know that we are in the best hands we could ever be in.  I've gone through some tests and we're taking steps in the right direction, so we'll see what happens.  

Oh, and one more thing...that brings me so much joy! I've started a new workout program and I am LOVING IT! I have already seen huge improvements and I can't wait to see the progress that I keep making.  

But really, look at those ^ shoulders and traps! And that was even at the beginning of the workout :)

The simple things like that make me so happy.  

25 Days of Christmas

I know I'm a little late getting you all in the loop with this, but I figure it's better late than never.
Hopefully you can jump in on the fun and share your pictures of the fun things you do!

Passing the Time

It's been a few days now since I've been off track (I teach at a year round school) and I have been doing pretty good at keeping myself busy.  When I got home after school/work on Friday I got busy decorating and had a fun time turning our little home into a festive home ready for Christmas!

Monday. I decided it was time to start cleaning and organizing.  Our apartment has a patio, where Scott & I enjoy putting things like our soccer and rugby things and other extra bags with things we don't use all that often.  Let's just say that in the past year that we have lived here, a lot has accumulated in a very unorganized way.  I am usually a very organized person, but when things are out of sight they are not going to bother you all that much.  I finally decided that it was time! It was a beautiful day, which is hard to believe for December.  I am happy to share that our patio is now very clean and organized (all swept too).  Scott says it looks like we're ready to move.  Haha.  That's not happening yet.

Tuesday.  Tis the season to eat and enjoy it! I know, I know...it's hard to enjoy it, but as long as you're not over eating and exercising, you should be good!  Anyways, I signed up to make sugar cookies for our ward Christmas party, so I began the process of making the cookies.  (Find the recipe here)
I made the dough, let it chill, then started baking them all about an hour later.  It was quite the task, but I think they're all going to turn out great.  I'll insta the final products when they're all finished.

Wednesday.  I took on a task that I thought wouldn't be as time consuming as it really was.  Scott & I have been needed in a huge closet cleaning.  We have been so caught up in life that we haven't been thinking too much about getting rid of clothes and things we aren't using all that often. I started by ironing all the shirts that we wear, which ended up taking about an hour.  After that I got to work on going through all of the clothes, which was much more than I thought.  From fall clothes, to winter, to spring, to summer.  We ended up getting rid of 5 bags worth of clothes...I know it was a lot! I'm happy to have a nice organized closet again too.

Thursday.  Most of the day I spent running errands.  Scott & I decided a few weeks ago that we would do the 12 days of Christmas for 2 families.  So, Scott thought of one and I thought of another.  We are so excited to do this, and anxious to share such a special gift with these families.  The tough part was deciding what to do for all 12 days.  Thanks to the handy dandy Pinterest, I found this amazing blog (Todays the Best Day), which I also love reading, with a 12 days of Christmas! Here is the beginnings of getting everything ready for this to begin on Saturday.

So for only a few days of no work, I feel like I have been doing a pretty good job at filling my time. Here's to hoping that the next week stays just as busy before we head to California for Christmas!