A Day in the Snow....kinda.....

Yesterday my Dad called and asked us if we wanted to head up to Kelly's Canyon with him. (FYI: our jeep is the one in the back, my dad's is the nicer one!!) We decided to go and see how our jeep would handle. Sometimes it doesn't like to start, so I have to admit....I was a little worried. So we left the house about one o'clock and met my parents up at the ski hill.


Unfortunately, there was not as much snow as we were hoping. Even though there was only about two inches of snow, my wonderful husband still managed to get us stuck. Actually, it had nothing to do with the snow. I think he was just trying to make it more exciting. Some people try to avoid the big huge ruts, but Mike decided to drive into one. I got out to push, and being the genius that I am......I stood in front of the tire that was spinning, and flipping lots of mud! I should have taken a picture, I was nice and dirty after that!

After about 10 or 15 minutes of trying to get out, Mike decided to get out the jack. We had no idea where my dad disappeared to! It would've been nice to have a little help. Haha. Thankfully, the jack worked wonderfully. We found my Dad about two minutes later!

Mike was really happy when we finally found a puddle that wasn't frozen over. We had to go through it a few times and take some pictures!

Going down the hill.....

Couldn't quite make it back up......notice we are at the top taking pictures (because we made it back up!)

If you look closely you can see my mom standing at the bottom. She got out because it was a bit bumpy on the way up.

The guys trying to show off their muscles....

The sunset was so pretty.

Jeep: $750 Gas: $20 Snacks: $6.72 View from top of mountain:

PRICELESS!!!!!

Thanksgiving in St. George

So this year we joined the rest of the Holst Family in St. George for Thanksgiving. We had such a good time. I told myself I was going to take lots of pictures. Haha. I didn't. But here are the pictures I did take.

We all went on a ride on Thanksgiving day.

We had lovely weather!

Notice I'm not in any of these pictures, I was told I had to get off. Next time I think Mike can get off and I will drive. :)

Everyone enjoying tasty turkey sandwiches thanks to Stephanie. They were so yummy!

Mike and the other guys bowling after Thanksgiving dinner.

Mike and I taking the only picture we have together from the whole week!

My Eight Alter Egos

It’s about time for an update and I thought this was funny...

1. My rock star name: *Pugz Accord*
{First pet and current car}

2. My gangsta name: *Twix PB Sugar*
{Favorite candy bar and favorite cookie}

3. My detective name: *Red Dog*
{Favorite color and favorite animal}

4. My Star Wars name: *Holas of Macro*
{First three letters of last name and first two letters of first name then the word "of" then a medication you are on}

5. My superhero name: *The Pink Pepper*
{2nd favorite color and favorite drink with "The" in front}

6. My Nascar name: *Dorothy Mardene*
{First names of your grandmothers}

7. My "lover" name: *Bella Skittles*
{Name of your favorite perfume/cologne and your favorite candy}

8. Witness-protection name: *Harker Matthew*
{Mother's and father's middle names}


Tag to Everyone!!

ONLY.............

Carving Pumpkins

Last night was our annual pumpking carving for FHE. I just love Halloween!!!

Everyone working hard on their pumpkins

Mike and I waiting for everyone else to finish their pumpkins.

My brother decided to bust out the jigsaw to speed things up a bit. It actually worked really well. He was able to carve 5 pumpkins alot faster (his kids got about as far as cleaning the inside of their pumpkin out...haha)

My dad had the grueling task of holding the light!

Mike was very proud of his Holst Truck Parts/Ucon pumpkin!

Everyone and our finished pumpkins. And we're not related to those three boys, they just decided to join us for FHE!! :) hehe

Me and my goofy husband that I love sooo much!!!

All about My Hubby

1. Where did you meet?

Mike and I met when we were fifteen, but if you want to know WHERE we met....it depends on who you ask! :) I remember meeting him at the mall in front of Subway. My best friend was working there at the time, I was there to see her and Mike came with his friend Aaron (who Deidre and I already knew). But since this is all about Mike, we'll go with his story. We met at a stake dance!

2. How long did you date before you got married?

We dated off and on for five years before we got married. Well I guess it was technically four since we didn't date before we were sixteen! ;)

3. How long have you been married?

We have been married for a year and a half, lovin' every minute!!

4. What does he do that surprises you?

This is really hard to explain and I know it sounds weird, but it really surprises me how much he loves his family and always wants to spend time with them. I thought I was really close with my family until I married into his. They really don't seem that close from the outside, but they are. He's always wanting to go see his parents and his nephews (and niece). I love it! We are always having little family gatherings and they aren't even planned. His family is so important to him and I think it's soo awesome.

5. What is your favorite feature of his?

I seriously love everything about him, but if i had to pick one thing.....I love his eyes! Especially when he's happy.

6. What is your favorite quality of his?

It's so hard to choose just one! I give him alot of crap about it, but he is a tightwad when it comes to money! I complain about it alot, because I like to shop, but honestly I'm really glad he likes to have a nice "cushion" (as he calls it). Otherwise, we would be broke!! I also like how he's always sure to tell me he loves me before he leaves the house, or hangs up the phone.

7. Does he have a nickname for you?

Usually it's just "babe".

8. What is his favorite color?

Pretty sure it's red

9. What is his favorite food?

Chicken strips

10. What is his favorite sport?

Motocross :)

11. When and where was your first kiss?

We were fifteen, I don't remember the date. It was right after a basketball game and Mike drove me home. We sat in his truck talking for a few minutes and he reminded me that he was leaving on a cruise with his family in a couple days. We weren't going to see each other again before he left, so he asked something like if I was going to give him a kiss goodbye. Well, being the innocent girl I was, I was thinking he meant on the cheek....so he went for lips, I went for cheek. It was a little awkward! Knowing Mike, he probably doesn't remember this at all! I barely do, that was six years ago!

12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?

Probably camping and motorbiking (even though I'm too slow for him!). We also really like to watch movies together.

13. Do you have any children?

Not yet.

14. Does he have a hidden talent?

I know this isn't "hidden", but he's amazing on his motorbike and sometimes I think he doesn't give himself enough credit. He's also extremely funny! He can always make me laugh, even when I'm upset with him.


15. How old is he?

21

16. Who said I love you first?

I honestly have no idea......but it was probably me since I'm the one who had to chase after him.

17. Whats his favorite type of music?

He like all types of music.

18. What do you admire most about him?

I love how he is such a hard worker! He even works on the weekends sometimes...much to my dismay! When he's not working--I guarantee you he's thinking about work! I love how dependable he is, if he commits to do something-he does it, whether it's his church calling, work, or he just told someone he'd help them out. I have no doubt that he will always take good care of our family.

19. Do you think he will read this?

Eventually...he occasionally looks at our blog! Love you Mikey!!!

And they lived happily ever after...

My cousin, Courtney, and Jake Larsen were sealed for time and all eternity yesterday in the Idaho Falls Temple. We had the opportunity to be in the temple for their sealing. It was so awesome, I just watched her face the whole time and I could see just how happy she was! And from the look on Jake's face, I know he loves her so much and will take good care of her.

She picked a great day to get married...the first day it snowed this year! As her dad put it, maybe Heavenly Father was crying tears of joy--and it was so cold, they froze! I thought that was a good way of putting it because it was snowing when Mike and I came out of the temple on our wedding day. At least we hope they were tears of joy!

She looked so pretty in her dress and her bouquet was gorgeous! It was freezing cold, the snow was wet and we didn't want her hair to go flat, so we didn't take very many pictures. But her mom was smart enough to bring a few umbrellas to protect her for the group picture and a few others.

I'm sure she will love me for putting this picture on here, isn't she so beautiful?! I just love her to death. Her and Jake make such a cute couple, we are so happy for them. After the wedding, we headed to the Sandpiper for the luncheon. It was so fun to watch their slideshow and get to know Jake a little better. Music was the first connection they had, they both love music so much. As a gift at the luncheon, they gave everyone a CD they had made of songs describing their courtship. I thought it was such a great idea! The reception was at the Idaho Falls Country Club (the Webb's are big into golfing!) and it was lovely. My sister had her reception there, and let me tell you..it's changed quite a bit! It is such a pretty building now.


Here is a picture of her cake and her bouquet....love them! Her colors were so pretty and fitting for this time of year.

She had peach rings...I love peach rings! She also had sour patch kids, orange slices, butterscotch candies, hot tamales (I think, didn't try them to find out) and some other red and orange candies.

We had to take a picture at the reception because in the picture we took at the luncheon, I look pregnant...which I'm not. I think it's just the dress I was wearing, which Mike just informed me, is not one of his favorites. =[ Oh well, at least he tried to put it nicely.

Her centerpieces were so pretty too! Basically I enjoyed everything about her wedding/reception. Except for this next picture of Mike and I. Once again, I look fat. But this was the better of the pictures we took together! At least Courtney looked good, that's all that matters.

It was a great day, and I'm glad we got to be a part of it. I know Court and Jake will be so happy, and we wish them all the best. I wish they weren't going to be all the way in Logan, hopefully we will still get to see them alot.

Congratulations Courtney & Jake Larsen!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!!

Oh my achin' back!

This past weekend I finally had enough motivation to paint my bedroom. (almost 5 months later!) My mom was kind enough to help me again this time. Apparently she didn't get sick of it like I did. So Friday night we decided to tape. That didn't take too long and I figured we would have PLENTY of time to paint two coats on Saturday. Well my mom got to my house about 11:45 on Saturday morning and we started to paint the corners and around the doors.

About an hour into it, we noticed it was drying really splotchy. I called Lowe's and they said it was probably not mixed well enough, even though I stirred it for about 10 minutes. So we had to drive in to Lowe's so they could put it on their mixer. We finally got back to the painting at about 3 pm. I have this amazing paint gun that you just suck the paint up into the handle, and it makes it go alot faster. I thought for sure we could have the first coat done by 5.......yeah right. We finished it at 7:30, thanks to my amazing paint gun being not so amazing. It wouldn't suck up anything into the handle, so I had to try and fix it. Long story short--the gun worked for the first coat but not for the second. So we didn't finish until midnight! Talk about a long day!

Mike even helped by putting together our new headboard.

BEFORE

AFTER

It looks pretty plain right now, but don't worry--I've been dying to start decorating!!

AND I've been Tagged by Cindy

Eight - Eight – Eight
None of these are in any particular order

8 TV Shows I Love to Watch
1: Grey’s Anatomy
2: One Tree Hill
3: Dancing with the Stars
4: Man vs. Wild
5: Extreme Makeover
6: Rob & Big
7: Gossip Girl and America's Next Top Model (don't laugh!)
8: Pretty much everything on The DIY network, it’s our new favorite channel

8 Things That Happened Yesterday
1: Went to work
2: Gave lots of flu shots!
3: Drove to Logan and back
4: Went through the temple with my favorite cousin!!
5: Ate at the Olive Garden – Yum!
6: Got back into reading “The Host”
7: My dog got bit by another dog :(
8: Mike brought home a table saw....one more thing for the garage

8 Favorite Places to Eat
1: Carino’s
2: Olive Garden
3: Wingers
4: Geraldine’s
5: Wendy’s
6: Canton
7: Quizno’s
8: Schlotsky’s

8 Things I'm looking forward to
1: Having our yard finished
2: Court’s wedding on Saturday
3: Seeing Deidre on Nov. 9
4: Halloween- my favorite holiday
5: Going to St. George for Thanksgiving
6: Christmas of course!
7: Being a mom
8: Not having to work – even though that won't be for a while

8 Things on My Wish List
1: A new fridge
2: Orange 4-door jeep wrangler
3: New clothes (who doesn’t want clothes?)
4: A big fat raise!! :)
5: A pug
6: My sister to move closer to me
7: A new camper
8: Go on vacation to...anywhere!

I tag anyone who wants to do this!!

It's time for....

So I don't want to sound lame, but his week I am thankful for my dog, Ginger! Mike brought her to my house about eight months before we got married and it was love at first sight! :) Seriously, I don't know what I would do without her, she always keeps me company when Mike isn't home. If it weren't for her, I would never be able to sleep at my house by myself. She makes a great guard dog. I also think she is preparing me for when we have little kids running around! I mean, we have to remember to feed her, bath her, play with her, find someone to babysit her when we are going out of town and some nights we even have to wake up in the middle of the night and let her outside! Mike even has to take her to work with him because she kept getting out of her kennel.



She loves rocks, sticks, playing ball, and anything else she can chew on. She will even play catch with the rocks if you will let her! And trust me, once you start, Ginger will not stop. She has more energy than any dog I know. Even though we have to go through all this, I love her to death and I couldn't ask for a better dog.
Now everyone knows way more about my dog than they ever wanted to! Maybe one of these days I can talk my husband into having kids and then I can write about them instead of my dog...........someday, I'm sure.

Road Trip

This past weekend we decided to take a little road trip down to Salt Lake City. My sister and her family came up to Idaho Falls on Saturday for my sister-in-law's baby shower. Then we all turned around and headed south! They were just heading home, but we were going down to support Mike's sister, Cindy. Our niece, Teddy Jo, was admitted to Primary Childrens Hospital last Wednesday. She had a tumor on her adrenal gland that had to be removed. Once the doctor got in there, he found out it was wrapped around one of her kidneys. Her parents were faced with the decision of removing the kidney as well. They decided to go ahead and remove the kidney and also to biopsy one of her lymph nodes.
They planned on keeping Teddy there for about a week, but she was doing so well they let her go home this morning.
She is so stinkin cute and we just love her to death! I'm so glad we got to go down and see them while they were a little closer than usual! I can't even imagine what they are going through, but I want them all to know how much we love them and that we are praying for them every day.

We also had fun while we were Angie's. Or at least Mike did......he really knows how to get in touch with his younger half....
It was so good to see everyone this weekend, but it's always nice to come home. Mike looks excited in this picture doesn't he?