Exciting Weekend

I am so excited for this weekend!!! First, it is General Conference and I thoroughly enjoy it. I like making really good breakfasts on Conference weekend. Second, I am going to do Spring Cleaning. I have already made my checklist and have it well organized, if I do say so myself. Curt thinks I am a little too excited for spring cleaning, but I can't help it. After Curt saw my checklist he said, "That is the most organized chore list I have ever seen. That is why I love you." I love him and am glad we both love being organized.

8 Weeks!

8 weeks, 55 days, 10 hours, and 37 minutes until May 6th. Why is this date so important to me? I will tell you. On May 6th I am going to wake up and get on an airplane and fly to...


GERMANY!!!

Yes, it is true! For our 4 year anniversary we are going to Germany. I have wanted to go there since 8th grade and now 10 years later, I am finally going! Why Germany? Well, I started taking German in 8th grade and took classes on and off until my sophomore year in college. Curt and I met at a German Christmas Party at UVU and if it wasn't for that, I wouldn't be married to the love of my life. For some weird reason, I have always been sort of drawn towards the German language, and I believe it was because I was meant to meet my husband. I don't even have any German ancestors or any German in me what so ever. My husband on the other hand has had the German culture in his life since he was born and is half German. His grandparents on his dad's side were both German and came over to America with their 4 young boys, lederhosen and all. He grew up with grandparents who spoke half German/half English to him and a grandma who cooked amazing German meals. Then he got called to serve in the Berlin Germany mission and fell even more in love with the food and culture. It has been 5 years since he came home from his mission and he is so excited to go back. He can't stop talking about the food haha!

We are going for 2 weeks and will be on a tour. We are travleing all around Germany and it is going to be amazing! The picture below shows our tour.



I am counting down the days until we can finally go. We have wanted to go to Germany our whole marriage, and I feel so blessed that we are now able to go. I am trying to get Curt to speak to me in German more, so I can get ready and brush up on my German skills. I can't wait to sprechen die Duetsch!

February

I realized that I didn't post anything this month and felt that I should at least have one post a month. I know, I am weird like that. February has been a good month, but nothing too exciting. We have both just been working a lot. Curt is enjoying not having school. I have been reading lots of books. This last week we decided to wake up an hour and half earlier to workout and read our scriptures before we go to work. We did it for a whole week, so we will see how long we can keep it up. We have also been throwing around the idea of getting a puppy. We have been trying to figure out what kind of dog we would want to get. We don't have a yard, so we need to get a small dog, but we like the big dogs. Such a hard decision. Plus puppies are a lot of work. We don't know if we are ready for the commitment. Any suggestions on what kind of dog we should look at maybe purchasing?

Winter

Last weekend after it snowed, Curt and I decided to go out and take pictures. It was so beautiful outside. It made me realize that I don't hate winter and that it can make for an amazing scenery when I look out my bedroom window. We took a lot of pictures in our "front yard", but here are just a few.

My Good Looking Graduate

Curt graduated this December with his Bachelor's in Business Management with an emphasis in Finance. I am so proud of him! Last week he got his diploma in the mail and it was exciting that is was official. That is one expensive paper and one good looking graduate!

Curt, thank you so much for all your hard work for so many years. I am proud of what you have accomplished, and am so grateful for what it has done and will do for our family. I love you!

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!

Christmas was great this year, as always! We spent the holiday with Curt's family this year, and it was a lot of fun. Curt surprised me and got me a Canon Rebel for Christmas and I was soooo excited! I love it! Hopefully I can learn how to use it better and have amazing pictures. He also got me a snuggie, and I have to say I am a huge fan! If you don't have one you should think of purchasing one :). I love the Christmas holiday and I hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

New Year's Eve was a lot of fun, and we also spent it with Curt's family. We came home a little before midnight so we could drink our bubbly and ring in the new year.

Family Pictures

This Thanksgiving Curt and I went to California to be with my family. It was really fun to get away, spend time with my fam, and eat some amazing food. My mom cooked everything and it was so good that I ate way too much! After we were all stuffed we rolled outside and took a family picture. It is crazy how fast the family is growing. I do have to say that I have the cutest nephews and niece, and I don't think I am biased. :)