Mountain Girl

I always joke with the people I work with that I'm a mountain girl and can handle ANYTHING...



Well we are under a Blizzard Advisory and a Severe Winter Storm Watch pretty much all week. Now it is time pull those little tricks out and show that we can handle anything and everything thrown at us. I am glad that this summer we finished out 72 hour kits, we have plenty of food storage and means to cook it if power goes out. I am so glad that I was able to have crazy life experiences growing up so far from civilization, and that my parents taught us by example to be prepared...

Now BRING ON THE STORM :)

Is it too soon?!?

Late night while Ryan was at a school meeting, I went into the kitchen and packed up appliances that we hardly use!

I can't believe that we move in 5 MONTHS :)

Christmas in Idaho Falls

I really didn't take any pictures while Ryan and I were in Idaho Falls. It was a nice break just to sit and relax at home with Ryans family. Ryan was able to go snowboarding with his dad and our friends Aaron and Lauren for a day at Targhee. And received his first Christmas present... I had his dad go and get his board waxed and all tuned up so he could fly down the mountain.

Ryan also signed up for a soccer league that played over the break. I went to the traditional girls breakfast at Bubbas on Christmas Eve and played LOTS of games and stayed up way to late every night.

We received some great presents from family and had to ship them back to Kirksville.

Boise

Since we were spending all of the holiday break in Idaho Falls, I flew out a little earlier to see me side of the family in Boise. I had a great time helping my family, especially my grandma, get ready for Christmas.

We spent our time making yummy treats and caramels for the holidays for every one to snack on. We wrapped some of them in nuts and dipped in chocolate.



It was messy but totally worth it.

I spent some time in Garden Valley with my brother and parents. One day it snowed a lot and made it feel more like Christmas time.

Ready Set Dodgeball

Ok so I am behind a bit but life was a little crazy and busy between Thanksgiving break and Christmas break. In that time we had alot of fun with our friends in Kirksville. Ryan signed up and played in a dodgeball tournament that a club in the school was hosting. Their team all dressed up like hicks (which sadly reminded me of people where I grew up) and they won the whole thing! We won gift cards to some local resturants.



Then I went an saw Tangled in 3D with a Natalie while our husbands studied the night away...

It was a cute film and after that we spent the night making yummy desserts and watching old christmas movies

November in a Nutshell

November was a busy month between Ryan having finals, Thanksgiving, and work. We drove to Michigan to stay with my sister and the rest of my family came and visited as well. It was so fun having our whole family together for Thanksgiving. We haven't been together for over a year and we haven't been together for Thanksgiving since 2001!!

Next year we will be moving to Grand Blanc MI so Ryan can continue his education in a hospital setting. I am so excited to move there for many reasons but an added bonus is that it is 40 minutes away from my sister!! Ryan and I decided to take a day and drive up there to look at different housing places. It was crazy to think that in 7 months this will be our new home. The hospital/grounds were really nice and we found some nice places we could live in :)

My nephew turned 3 and we celebrated with a cowboy cake. We did the tradition turkey dinner with all the fixings but most importantly...


BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING!!! and turkey bowl (football)
My sister and I left the house at midnight to head to Old Navy for pjs and noticed that the line was forming already at Target (we weren't plannin on lining up until 2) so we hurried and ran to Walmart to get some presents on sale and then headed to Target. We were not prepared for the freezing cold temperatures. My sister was in flip flops and I was in a hoodie. She stood in line while I ran back to the house for some warm supplies. We got home at 7:30, took a small nap, showered and headed out again with my mom...

We scored some good deals and now I can't wait for Christmas!!

We returned home to Kirksville to super cold temperatures. It makes it feel more like Christmas without snow and the mountains back west :(
I haven't even unpacked yet because next Friday we are leaving to go to Idaho Falls to visit Ryan's family and having Christmas there!

I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving and have a Merry Christmas (hopefully I post before that!)

Party Time

Finals are over!! Bags are packed!! And it is time for Thanksgiving with the family :)

Much Needed Update

Don't worry everyone we are still alive, just really really busy!! So here is a quick update for Ryan and I...

Ryan
1. Its FINALS WEEK
2. Won intramural volleyball YES, WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!

Lisa
1. Became a licensed pharm tech and has started working full time :)
2. Went to Centerville IA and picked up an antique hope chest for a low $50 GREAT BUY!!
3. Also won intramural volleyball!


OK so I realized we really didn't have anything to update since Halloween.... sad life I know, but we are really REALLY excited to get out of town this weekend for Thanksgiving break :)

Happy Halloween

We had a Halloween party at a friends house and it was a blast. We had over 20 people and had soup, salad, and home made rootbeer! The kids had a pinatta full of candy and also a cake walk/dance party :) The couple had fun doing a donut on a string eating contest and Matt and Kenzi DOMINATED with eating that dounut in 10 seconds!!

Happy Halloween

ps next year we'll be in Michigan and spending Halloween with my sister and here family!!

Pumpkin Party

We are so lucky to have great friends here in Kirksville. When we move next year I am really going to miss all them all and the little things we do together.

Our friends invited us over to their house to carve pumpkins since Halloween is THIS SUNDAY!! Ryan and I stopped at Walmart and bought a cute perfectly round pumpkin to carve.

Thanks Earl and Rachel for having us over and hope everyone is ready for Halloween!

ps does anyone have any good costume ideas???