Update!!

Some of you might be wondering just what have we been up to? Well..since moving to Utah the beginning of November it's been sort of a blur! Let me tell you, that drive was NOT fun! Somehow we managed to stuff all our junk in two cars..I swear our stuff multiplies like bunnies everywhere we go, but we decided this time to use no boxes because they took up more space, and it actually worked! But I was more worried about Higgins and the drive, so I drugged him. I stooped pretty low and gave him children's benadryl every few hourse and he would pass right out! haha am I horrible or what?? Well it was either that or listen to him bark NON stop in the seat next to me allllll the way to Utah, which I endured somehow from Dallas to Baltimore.

Anyway, so now we are here and have been living in my parents new house in Orem, which has been SOOO nice :D

I have been looking for a job and Jess is all over the place recruiting and working on everything else he has his hands into with business. He's such a good little bread winner :)

But this past week I got to snowboard for the VERY first time! Jess bought me a snowboard for christmas, (which I opened early so we could go!) and we went up to Brighton on a day when they had a special day pass for $14 if you brought a bag of groceries.It was so fun! I pretty much fell down the mountain my first run, but being athletic and getting too pissed off everytime I would fall, I eventually was able to carve! Jess said I'm pretty good for a first timer so I just want to start going all the time until I'm really good!
As you can tell I don't have any gear, so I'm wearing Jess' humongous goggles haha! I need to get me some :) But my board is sweet, I'll have to put a pic of up of her sometime. Other than that, nothing too exciting has been going on. We're still waiting to move into our house but hopefully that will happen soon! I have recently picked up doing Yoga and go to classes every monday and wednesday nights and it has been such an amazing add to my excercise routine! It's relaxing but toning at the same time! I recommend it to anyone :) This week our friends Abbie and Nico threw an ugly sweater/white elephant gift party! It was so fun! Jess had such a sweet sweater ( which is actually a woman's sweater from Ross)


Yes, we coordinated :)
We can't wait for Christmas and being with family!

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One year can you believe it??

Well, yesterday Mr. Higgins turned the big o-n-e! (or in doggie years 7!) I can't believe he's one!

He is definately alot calmer since we've neutered him, thank goodness! but he's still playful which is what we love about him :) We didn't throw him a party or anything, (believe me I totally wanted to, but Jess thought it was ridiculous! haha) I just got him two huge bones which he's basically already devoured.

Well my ferel little friend, hope you have many more happy years ahead of you!

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Spoiled Rotten!

So, I finally figured out what our trip to AZ was all about:FUN!!

We flew down to Phoenix wed night and stayed with Greg and Sarah, then the next morning we got up and got ready. I still had no idea what was going on because Jess wouldn't tell me, but greg finally clued me in! The girls went to a spa all day, and the boys were going golfing!

So, the wives all met up at the spa and we put on our white fluffy robes.

We were led to this sanctuary room where we had fresh fruit and relaxed until our facials. We all had facials done which I must say was amazing! My skin still feels great from it. Then afterwards we all got our nails or toenails done. All in all, it was quite a relaxing day!

Then that night we all went to this restaurant called Oregano's which was so yummy! ( especially the dessert which was this amazing thing called a Pizookie)



So we all had a blast! Our homeshield christmas Pow-wow was a success! Can't wait until next year!! :)

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Arizona!

Tomorrow we're flying to Arizona for a "fun" few days with the owners of our pest control company! I'm soo excited! Jess really won't tell me what we're doing, basically everytime I ask him, he says "it's a surprise!!!"So, I'm pretty excited because I want to find out what this is all about! And our company is paying our way there, So hey, I'm all for it! We definately need a break! I have been so overwhelmed, especially this week. I've just had such a terrible week and feel very stressed out about a ton of stuff...and many many tears were shed this week. it was awful. so this is going to be such a blast I cannot even tell you!
I am so grateful to be in Utah now with my family and friends! I have missed them so much these past two years! Basically once Jess and I got married we moved right up to Rexburg, and then after 4 months right off to Dallas! It was so fun moving around the country, but after a while it got pretty lonely.We did make some friends, (Dallas peeps), and I had my really good friend Stephanie with me in Baltimore while her hubby sold for us for a few months. But I really didn't have any friends, and have felt like I have had NO social life! So, now being in Utah I feel like I'm back in the loop again with my girls, and am starting to feel like myself again! It's weird, I was so used to doing everything by myself, grocery shopping, SHOPPING, and I would usually just be by myself all day long in our aparment in Baltimore with Mr. Higgins, so now when my friends or my sister calls me to do stuff like that I almost feel weird! haha..it's hard to explain.
Anyways, long story short..I love being back here!!!!! I just went to my friend's bridal shower tonight Amanda. She got engaged ONE month ago, and she's getting married on saturday...ohhhh Utah how i've missed you haha. But I wanted to tell one random story that really has nothing to do with what i've been blabbering on about.
Last weekend Amanda was staying with her whole family at her aunt's house in alpine and her fiance David was there too. In the middle of the night she was abrubtly awoken by a slap to the face! David was standing over her holding his mouth not being able to speak because it was POURING out blood! He had his tonsils removed 2 weeks before, and his artery in his neck ruptured!! So, he didn't know what to do to wake her up (not being able to speak) so he came downstairs where she was sleeping and just slapped her! haha..ok it's not funny but when she told the story it was hilarious. anyway, so she grabbed him a towel and a bowl and woke up her mom and dad who were freaking out because as they told me blood was EVERYWHERE! So they rushed him to the hospital, all of this taking place in exactly 13 minutes time. David thought he was a goner, so he basically said bye to amanda, but he's fine! they told him though that he lost 4 pints of blood in 10 mins! a normal human being has 6 pints in their body all the time. that is CRAZY!!! thought i'd share that fun little story with y'all! I'm off to bed i'll be back from arizona on friday!
WUTANG 4 life

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A reno thanksgiving!

For thanksgiving this year we went to Reno to be with Jess' ma and pa Rees and kathryn! It was so fun! We went 4 wheeling up into the sierra nevadas one day to find some indian petroglyphs in the rocks it was AMAZING! it was pretty cold but we bundled up!

before we took of on our 4 wheelers!
WILD MUSTANGS!!!!
the indian petroglyphs they were AMAZING!
Jess does a pretty good impression of this one! ha
we climbed ALLL the way up! Jess looking like a bandit! Holla!

So...we had a really good time and it was so good to see his parents! It's so weird to be in utah, but i am loving being with my family and my friends! Especially my twin sister aly, we're already attatched at the hip anyway, but being away from her for 2 years almost SUCKED! so..i see her everyday now haha! It's like Jess has two wives! but not really..

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