strawberry jam is my jam

Last February my mom and I made a few batches of strawberry jam, and I JUST ran out of my last jar of mine. Jordy asked if we could make more and the next day my mom told me she ordered 8 crates of strawberries for a way good deal and asked if I wanted some too! Coincidence?? I think not! 

Needless to say we made a few more batches than last year and i literally have strawberry jam for days now... or more like years! So while we watched the "women tell all" we blended and stirred and my mom made me go home as soon as I screwed on the last lid and wouldn't even let me help her clean up her kitchen which was sticky in every single corner from all our pouring and stirring of blended strawberries. She didn't want me to be tired for work in the morning, so lucky to have her for a mom! So I went home with 25 jars to stick in my freezer :) 

also, hubby was gone for a night this weekend and THANK heavens my family is close so we could paint nails, watch a movie and I didn't have to go to sleep in an empty house! 

happy sunday!! and TWO weeks til spring break!!!!! :) 

st george for a wedding

St. George has been my little home away from home since i was little! and my cute cousin just got married in the st george temple so the whole fam had a little reunion. it was a beautiful wedding and gorgeous day!! made me really miss the sunshine. :) 

adventure is out there! bridal shower

i dieee over how adorable my aunts are capable of being!! we had this little "adventure is out there" shower for my cousin's fiancé (now wife) and I couldn't help but take 209348 pictures of everything. the theme is so fitting because my cousin and his wife are probably the most adventurous couple you've ever met! all the stakes on the table are just a few places that she's already lived! And now they are off to live in Brazil where my cousin has started up a business! 

it makes me so happy when people are perfect for each other :)

cute izze

valentine's wknd

the only good thing about going to work after a four day weekend is that means you only have a four day work-week :) 

we are so so so so lucky to be able to go stay up in beautiful Eden pretty much whenever we feel like it! We went up Friday with friends and ate, played games, watched movies, and hot tubbed. Then for the rest of the weekend jord and I had some one-on-one time! I love spending time with him and I love that he'll spend time with me. :) It was much needed especially with the busy weeks we seem to always have. (and especially after having my first experience of getting yelled at by a mom last week :/) 

Also, we tried cross-country skiing for the first time for the both of us!! It was so fun!!! I'm sure we looked ridiculous because we didn't quite know what we were doing but it was super fun and something I would do again! And, man!! I worked up a sweat! I was ripping off my fur hat, gloves, unzipping my coat haha I kind of felt like I was on an elliptical... but way better! 

After we finished "one lap" (which took us an hour) jord asked if I wanted to go around again... haha but I said we better stop while i'm still having fun. ;)

and... of course Valentine's was amazing! got spoiled with this huge beautiful bouquet, went to church, came home made breakfast, took a three hour nap! hung out with jord, made a huge yummy dinner together with chocolate covered strawberries, went hot tubbing and ended the day cuddling and watching a movie! 

Happy Presidents Day! 

plant party

plants just put me in the best mood... especially cute little succulents. 

Raise your hand if you vote succs over roses this Valentines Day!

me me me!!

-but i mean of course if i got roses i'd be pumped for those as well- ;)

-don't mind my wrinkly table runner-

love as they love

happy valentines week. got a little love package sent off to julia! It will definitely get to her AFTER Valentines day but I figured I like celebrating love all year round so it's allll good! i'm so grateful for her sweet words of wisdom, so i included a little excerpt below from her last letter home! I thought it seemed fitting. 

ps my prayers go out to the wells family, i can't even imagine how heart breaking that would be. 

"Mark 12: 30-34 Since it's love month I have been studying charity a lot. And I LOVE what these scriptures say. The Lord is like “love Me with all of your heart and love your neighbor with all you’ve got”. And the guy is like “so you're saying if I love You and I love my neighbor with my whole heart and all my understanding that’s greater than any sacrifice?”... and Jesus answers.” You got it.. you are not far from the kingdom of God.”  Aka charity is your golden ticket into the celestial kingdom. Love the Lord. Love your brothers and sisters. WITH ALL YOU GOT. And you are not far from Heavenly Father and his Son. IF you want to be with them. You need to be like them. You need to love as They love. 

I love you all with all of my heart and soul and understanding and everything inside of me!!! Families are forever!!"