We Can Do It!

So, we bought 25lbs of peaches, some canning supplies and off we went.

We did about:
13 quarts of peaches
10 pints of peach jelly
1 1/2 quarts of peach syrup

I haven't canned in years do it was interesting doing the first batch. after that it was easy going though. It was great to spend the day with my sweet husband who was right there all day helping. Everyday I realize how lucky I really am to have him forever.

So, peaches done, pears are next. Can't wait!

Gross

Remember how I told you about the cyst they dug out of my arm? Here it is a week later. I can finally look at it without getting sick. It has healed a tremendous amount and its not nearly as deep as it was.

It still generates a great deal of "stuff" so I have to keep it covered. Thank goodness for Jared!

I'm just waiting for this to heal up before the next surgery. This one is going to harder on me I think.

Romantic

My sweet husband spoils me. And I mean spoils me rotten.

He came to me last week and said he wanted to take me to dinner. Ok, no big deal. Then he asked me to dress up. He took me to a fancy dinner at the prairie schooner.

It's a themed restaurant where you eat in covered wagons and it's so yummy. I enjoyed amazing clam chowder, yummy salmon and yummy veggies. Jared enjoyed steak and salad.

Then afterward he took me to our favorite shake shop, Jake's Over the Top. Where we got and shared a medium Oreo shake, our favorite!

My husband spoils me. I count myself as lucky to have him.

Weekend Getaway

This weekend Jared's brothers and their wives and us, went on an overnight vacation. The kids all stayed with grandma and grandpa and we took off about lunch time on Saturday. We headed to Wendover Nevada.

There really isn't anything to do wendover, for those of you who haven't been. It's a bunch of Casinos and a concert hall. We go for the concerts. This weekend we saw Larry the cable guy. He was hilarious!

On our way there we got caught in a Salt storm. Yeah, you read that right, a salt storm. To get there we have to drive through the salt flats created by the great salt lake. So the wind starts blowing and the salt starts flying. There is little visibility and it's creepy. The sky takes on an almost green hue.

Once there we enjoyed buffet eating, laughs and a little penny slot action. We played $5 and lost most of it. Then gave the little we had left to my SIL and she doubled it. It was fun to be away!

The salt storm blew out the power though and from 3:30pm until about 8 am we had no power, but the casino did! It made for a very interesting trip.

All in all, we love any excuse to get out of town and enjoy ourselves. And that is exactly what we did.

Spoiled

Jared spoils me and I know it. I am so grateful every day for him. Today, he said he wanted to make me a treat and look what I got?

Spoiled

My husband spoils me and I know it. What a sweet first valentines day we had. It was another day we got to celebrate how much we love each other and how happy we are. There is no one I would rather be with.

What a sweet man! Yellow potted flowers, reese's candy and an mazing necklace! I love it so much.

Vegas!!!

What a wonderful husband I have! A surprise trip to Las Vegas is what awaited me on Friday. A quick trip but a trip nonetheless.

We are loving it and loving being away from home for a bit. So much more to post later, but enjoy a few pics from earlier today. Going to diner...

Surprise!

I love my husband. That isn't the surprise though! The surprise is that he surprised me with a trip to Vegas! Packed up and Away we went. We've had a rough month and needed something away from home. So when he popped up with this, it was perfect. So, off to the glitz and glitter, the loud and crazy and the far away Las Vegas.

I wouldn't trade my sweet husband for anything. He makes my life so sweet and wonderful. I know it must get boring to hear it, but I love him! I am so happy that we have forever to be together.

Cough, Cough

It's that time of year, when I get sick. Poor Jared is beginning to learn what this really means.

The doctor shook his head when I came in. Bronchitis, sinititus and out if control asthma were enough to warrant a few prescriptions and orders to get to bed and drink lots of fluids.

I obliged and went home and took the prescription strength cough syrup which still has me a little groggy. Off to work I went anyway...I am so lucky to have my sweet Jared who makes dinner and rubs my back and always makes sure the humidifier is full.

Giant Kisses

I'm not feeling well, so Jared resorted to this and a bowl if cereal for dinner. Poor guy! Looks like he like it though.

He has been so good at taking care of me, I am super grateful.

The Patience of a Glacier

I am so grateful for my sweet husband. He has been so great with me. He has more patience than a glacier (Which is something I totally need) and so loving. He calms me when I am crazy and emotional. He is strong when I fall apart.

I am so blessed to know that all those years of singleness brought me to him. He is exactly what and who I needed in my life. I only hope that I am the same for him.

We are still happy as we celebrated our six month anniversary and two months married. A whirl-wind of crazy and wonderful times. I can't wait for years to have passed for us. I love him more everyday and I love to see us grow and change.

Pictures!!

Ok, so here comes the barrage of pictures! ENJOY!

Caius

Leland admiring my flowers. He in fact, took them away from me

and was upset that he couldn't keep them!

Ciaus giving me hugs

 

 Robin and Leland, after he had taken the flowers, before he gave them back

 There were lots of pictures of Robin's family, but this one cracks me up!

 This one makes me laugh, Leland has a look of "You want me to what?" 

and Ciaus has a look of "get over it!"

 With the in-laws and my super cute husband!

 Jared and his parents

 Jared's side of the family, I love them!

 My sisters-in-law and me. I am so lucky, they were both so helpful!

 I adore, and I mean Adore, my nephews and neice. 

Luckily, they like me too. This picture makes me so happy.

This one is so me!

 One of my favorite pictures, period. I love these two boys to pieces!

 Mother-in-law went and got almost the same shoes as me, haha! It made me laugh.

 My side of the family

 My parents and my amazingly handsome Jared

 I love this picture of me! my parents look good too! haha

 Love the dress in this one

 Everyone loves this one. I like it. We just both look SO YOUNG!

This is one of my favorite pictures! It makes me so happy and look at how stinking awesome he is?

ok, I figure that is enough for today. I'll post more tomorrow.

So in love

My sweet husband made today special. First we went ring shopping. He wants to get a "wedding band" to add to my ring. So we tried lots. We settled on a band much like the picture but with the yellow sapphires. We had to order it in. I am betting it will show up around valentines or my birthday.
Then, he took me to ikea where we shopped until I was content. He spoiled me with all the things I wanted, almost.

Then dinner at the cheesecake factory!

Then we moseyed up to SLC and saw the lights at temple square by way of a horse drawn carriage! What a romantic and sweet husband I have.

We are now on our way to an undisclosed location (known only to Jared). I am so lucky and I love this man so very much. I couldn't have a better husband.

I forgot which G.A. Said it but one said "for those who have to wait to find their eternal companion, the lord will
Make up the time to you. Don't give up or lose hope". I of course did quite that word for word, but every day I think of that and I look at my Jared and am more aware of how blessed and happy I am.