Pottery!!!

Here are some pictures Eddie took of me throwing my first pot on my new pottery wheel, in my new studio space that Eddie created for me. All I can say is thank you so much Eddie, you are truly my Prince Charming.

If you would like to hear Eddie's excitement about the pottery wheel click here

I Was Tagged!!!!!

This is for Ashli ....... ( and Beckah)
I am- a strong, fun loving, over analytical woman, who loves life for all its highs and lows.
I want- to be home in front of my fireplace cuddling with Eddie.
I have- the world best and most romantic husband, The worlds best family, the worlds best in-laws, the worlds best nieces and the worlds best friends
I miss- my Grinny, all my family in Wyoming, Abby, Ally.
I fear- losing any of my loved ones
I hear- the song Out loud by Dispatch coming out of my computer.
I search-for my Keys all the time
I wonder- how Eddie and I will look when we are in our 80's.
I regret- nothing, Life is to short to sit there and wish you could go back and change it.
I love- Everything god has given me in my life, especially all of the people in it.
I forgive- everyone pretty easily, I have a hard time staying mad at anyone.
I ache- when I have to say good bye to my out of town family, such as my Grinny and the O'Connells.
I always- tell Eddie I love him when we say goodbye.
I try- to be the best wife, sister, daughter and friend I can be.
I seem-to giggle when I am nervous or excited
I know-I am blessed in my life and to never take it for granted
I feel- Lucky
I dance- to any song that has a good beat to it.
I dream- of what mine and Eddie's children will be like.
I give-everything I have in life to live it to the fullest
I listen- to my husband play the guitar whenever I can. I love the way he plays.
I sing- when no one is in the car with me
I laugh- at myself
I can't - go a day without tripping, falling, smacking my head or cutting my fingers. I am so clumsy
I cry- in every sentimental moment, or sappy movie
I sleep- on the left side of the bed or the furthest away from the door.
I am- married to a strong, smart, nerdy, sexy man
I see- the sunny side of every situation in life
I need- to go grocery Shopping
I should-be snowboarding in fresh powder right now.

There you have it. Now TAG YOUR IT to anyone who has read this.

Happy Holidays !!!!!!!!

Well with the 2008 holiday season officially over I have finally found a moment to tell everyone how wonderful the holiday season has been. Lets start with Christmas.....

As most of you know from reading this blog or Eddie's blog we had a very busy schedule on Christmas. We had a wonderful Christmas Eve Dinner with all of the Greenwoods and O'Connells (who were visiting from out of town for the holidays). After dinner Eddie and Craig played their guitars for us and my beautiful niece Abby read us all The Night Before Christmas. When Eddie and I got home we did our traditional opening of the stockings and we watched Charlie Brown Christmas.On Christmas morning Eddie and I were up at 6 am to exchange gifts with each other. Eddie got the Guitar Hero Band Tour kit he was wanting, along with other video games, clothing and a few other things he had asked for. Eddie got me some oil painting supplies, books I was wanting and you will never guess what else...... He got me a Pottery Wheel. If you know me, a potter wheel has been on my wish list for every Christmas and birthday since like 1999. I love throwing on the wheel but I have not been able to lately because how far away the studio I currently go to is from my house, but now I will have my own studio. Anyway I am getting a little off subject. Santa also made a special visit to our house and brought Eddie and I, HIS and HERS Laptop computers. I am really starting to like this Santa guy. After that we packed up the pathfinder and started our drive through a blizzard to the Greenwoods. When we finally got there the power to the house was out. In most cases this would be a bad thing, but it was actually really fun we opened present by candle and flashlight. Abby and Ally were so much fun to watch open their gifts, like my friend Joan always says " There is nothing like seeing Christmas through a child's eyes".
Once we wrapped up Christmas morning with the Greenwoods we went back our house. My family meet us there and we opened gifts and had a wonderful prime rib dinner, with baked potatoes, corn, green bean casserole and wonderful desserts that Destiny made. The highlight of the evening was when we played this Joke game were you have to make up your own punchline. I have never laughed so hard in my life. Even with the blizzard that went all day, the power outage and all the running around we did that day, I have to say it was one of the best Christmas holidays I have ever had. I had all of my family with me The Greenwoods, The Kerrs, O'Connells and The Ins I am so blessed to have such a great family.

Now onto New Years.....
Eddie and I don't have the best track record for the new years....... something always seems to go wrong. WELL NOT THIS YEAR !!!!! Eddie and I had one of the best new years ever. We spent the new years with our good friends Joan and Dayn. I tell you what!!!! they are the world best hosts, they made bread bowls and clam chowder plus a bunch of other yummy treats. I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate the new year!!!!

After this really long post I leave you with some pictures from Christmas eve and morning (you won't see any of the Kerrs because I was having camera problems sorry)

My 5 Year Plan

I know that you are probably expecting this post to be about goals Eddie and I have in the next five years in regards to our finances and our lifestyle....... although we do have those goals, that is not what this post is about.
The 5 year plan I am talking about is in regards to Christmas decoration, more specifically ornaments. I know that most people enjoy decorating their Christmas tree with the same theme ever year. NOT ME!!! I enjoy decorating the tree with a different color and theme every year. Now, I know what you are thinking “Can’t that get expensive having to buy new ornaments every year?" (At least that is what Eddie says) and yes it can. So that is how I came up with my 5 year plan.
You see, for the last three years we have bought new ornaments with different colors and themes for the tree. I figured out if I continue to buy new/different ornaments for two more years (making a total of 5 years worth of ornaments totaling about 10 to 15 different colors/themes). I will not have to purchase new ornaments for another 5 to 7 years after that and still be able to have a different themed Christmas tree until the year 2017. How is all that possible you ask? Because of all the mixing and matching I will be able to do with such a large variety. I know Eddie is rolling his eyes as he reads this post but I think it is a great/ logical Idea (logical for a woman that is obsessed with decorating at least).
Now to support my idea I am posting pictures of our currently decorated tree and home, so that you can see how cute it is and leave you wanting to see cool and new it will look next year. ENJOY!!!!!

Preparing For Christmas

Unlike my wonderful but scrooge-like husband, I start getting excited about Christmas mid October and continue to build my excitement up until the day it finally arrives. I am still a five year old at heart when it comes to this wonderful holiday season, so you can imagine that everything that we do from the day after Thanksgiving to the end of the year has a Christmas theme to it. Our last date night was no exception. We decided it would be fun to stay home and build a ginger bread house and start making holiday treats for your friends. Of course I took a bunch of picture to share.
After we assembled the four walls and the roof of the house we had to wait 15 minutes for it to dry. Eddie was not happy about that.




It is amazing how two adults can make a ginger bread house look like a 5 year old made it. Eddie was very excited about the caramels we were about to make.
Yummy!!!! Chocolate covered pretzels.