Holiday Dilemma

So, ever since I have moved out of my parents house I have always done a Christmas card/photo. I did one with Kim, Melissa and Erin my first year of college, I have made Ryan do one with me ever since we have been together, and they have ALWAYS been done the first week of December. Well, here it is the week before Christmas and I haven't even started my Christmas cards OR my Christmas shopping!!!! What is wrong with me??? Anyone that knows me well knows that this is something completely out of the ordinary. I blame the 75-80* weather we have been having the last few weeks. Like I said before, it is very hard to get into the Christmas spirit this year.

Blast from the past...

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Anyway, it is cloudy outside today (it looks like it might snow...ha) and I have the day off so I am going to try and bust it out all in one day! Wish me luck!!!!!

Tis the season!

Wow! I have come to realize that I SUCK at blogging! No posts since July...Maybe I should make it my New Year's resolution and then I would stick to it...Right, like I ever stick to my resolutions. But here's hoping that I will get better in 2011!

So obviously we have been doing a lot since July. Ryan and I both have new jobs and are liking them thus far. I am working as a manager for Paradise Bakery and Cafe . I really like the company and what they stand for. This is not my ideal career but it works for now. We are actually getting ready to open a new store out by the house and I am much looking forward to the 10 minute drive as opposed to a 45+ minute drive.

We have been doing a lot around the house to make it our home, especially in the back yard. It has become a wonderful place for us to hang out and as soon as everything starts to grow it will be a place that we can enjoy. We are also looking forward to starting on the inside of the house and can't wait to get some color on the walls. Here are a couple pictures...

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After...





(notice our "crop circle" haha)

Both of our parents have come to visit us Bob and Vickie in July (they got to experience the 112*) and we went to a baseball game. And my parents in October and we went to a football game.




So we have both decided that Arizona in the winter is amazing!!!! We are really enjoying the warm weather and 70-80* is something we can really get used to. Ryan likes it a lot more than I do I think, I really miss the snow...not the cold, just the snow! Luckily we will be headed to Montana in a couple weeks so I can get my cold/snow FIX haha and then I can enjoy the beautiful AZ winter as long as we can before it starts to get hot again.

It's a little difficult to get into the Christmas spirit when it is 80* out and there is not a sign of snow in sight, but here is our version of our winter wonderland!




Hope this finds you all well and prepared for the holidays!