Christmastime is Here!

Well, the stockings are hung, the tree is up, and most of the gifts are wrapped.  Christmas is my favorite time of year and I am really excited to spend my first Christmas with my wonderful husband!  My sister came home for Christmas on Sunday and spent a couple of days at our house.  My brother comes home tonight and I am excited to see him! It is so great to spend time with family during the holidays!!

Last weekend we went to Carrabbas for a surprise dinner for Lucas's parents.  We were celebrating their 40th anniversary!  His siblings and their spouses were all there and Lucas and I had invited his parents.  They thought they were just having dinner out with the 2 of us.  Our table was not ready when it was supposed to be so Lucas got a pager from the hostess as a prop (his sister had the real one) and we intercepted his parents at the door.  We told them it was really crowded and there was no where to sit, so we waited in the car.  Lucas's sister texted him when they were seated and we went in pretending that our pager went off.  The hostess took us too the table and Lucas's parents were very surprised to see all of their children there!  It was a great evening!

We have been enjoying the season as we go to Christmas parties, look at lights as we drive places, and partake of some of the holiday baking I have been doing! :)  As we take the time this wonderful season to remember our dear Savior and to reflect on all of the many blessings in our lives this year, we wish all of our dear friends and family a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a WONDERFUL 2012!

THANKSGIVING

This year we had Thanksgiving dinner at my parents' house, then went to visit Lucas's family.  I made rolls (thanks again for the great recipe, Sami!), stuffing, spiced yams, pumpkin pie, and apple pie. Boy did my house smell good! :) Lucas and I watched the Macy's Parade (a tradition of mine) while I cooked.  It was a great thanksgiving and I have a lot to be thankful for this year!

Some of the things (but certainly not all) that I am thankful for this year:

• My AMAZING husband!
• My AWESOME family!
• GREAT friends!
• The fact that we only have to drive 3 min to get to church! (before we got married I drove 20 min to church)
• The friendliest ward with so many great new friends!
• Our house! (which was a headache and a half to get. We went through so much, including religious discrimination, to get the mortgage for this house)
• My job that allows me to work with cute kindergartners every day!
• Lucas's job that pays the bills!
• My Brita water filter, since Thornton water does not taste very good!
• Learning how to coupon!
• And much, much more!!!.......

Catching Up

Well, over a month has passed since the wedding and we finally have Internet, so it is time to catch up on all that has happened!

First things first, we had a beautiful wedding on October 15.  The weather decided to be sunny and 80 degrees in the middle of October in Denver!

                                     

The reception turned out beautifully and we were overwhelmed by the number of friends who came to help us celebrate! We feel SO loved!

 

I got a little shower from my bouquet when I threw it!

 On our wedding night Lucas's siblings and nieces and nephews TP'd our house and wrote on the windows.

We honeymooned in Southern California.  We started by spending a few days in Anaheim playing at Disneyland!! We loved being kids in that magical place!

Then we drove up the coast to the Hearst Castle.  It was a very long drive, but so worth it!  It was incredible!

Then we spent the rest of our trip in San Diego where we went to Old Town, the Mormon Battalion Center, Point Loma light house, La Jolla, Coronado Island, Imperial Beach, the border, and we did a session at the San Diego Temple! Wow! If you have not been to that temple, go!

Wedding Info

We are getting married October 15th in the LDS Denver Temple!

Our reception is that evening at the LDS Alkire Church Building located at

12995 W 72nd Ave

Arvada, CO

(across the street from the Apex Center)

Reception will last from 6:30-8:30pm

If you would like to view our registry, we are registered a Bed, Bath, & Beyond and Walmart.