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Saturday was mat's birthday! He is now twentythree... yeah we're kind of young. He's 23, i'm only 20 (nearly 21 :)) ha but thats okay... just typical Utah.  . His birthday is always around thanksgiving, which is great. We had such a fun weekend with my family celebrating thanksgiving and his birthday!

Thank you kent and tami for having this kid. I love him!
a few of my favorite things about mathis:

1. Patient. He is so patient with me... i know its not always easy
2. He can make friends with anyone. Whenever we're out he seems to always know someone.
3. I always come up with outrageous ideas and he always goes along with them.
4. Whenever he gets in a wild mood, he has the funniest laugh.
5. Tells me a million times a day how much he loves me.
6. So close to his family. He talks to someone in his family everyday. He always says how grateful he is for them.
7. Mathis has such a strong testimony.
8. I love when he tells me stories of his childhood.
9. He absolutely loves my family.
10. I love that we can talk about sports.
11. He has great steeze.
12. He's good at everything he tries. (I'm not sure if i like this. . .maybe i'm just jealous)
13. Mathis teaches me something new everyday.
14. Hardest worker I know.
15. Mathis is ALWAYS in a good mood.
16. He is so caring and sincere.
17. I love that he will watch the dumbest shows with me.
18. He is going to be such a great daddy. :)
19. I love that he knows the most random facts about everything.
20. He can always make me laugh.
21. Mathis is always thinking of others. He will go out of his way to include other people.
22. He always has a surprise waiting for me when i get home.
23. I love that we're best friends.

 Mathis really is the greatest. i am soo lucky to have met and marry him. Everyday i fall more in love with him. . I never thought that was possible. happy birthday mabes :)

a little selfish...

Mat and I have been thinking about the future lately. . . aaaand i'm going to have a baby. NO JUST KIDDING! we've been talking about where we want to live after pharmacy school. . Depending on where we want to end up could determine where he applies for school. We wouldn't go to pharmacy school in Utah, but of course living here is on our list. I have lived here most my life. Living somewhere else would be such an adventure, but i don't know if i could ever move away from mine or his family. Growing up in utah was such a blessing. When i was in sixth grade we moved to phoenix. What a different world. At that point I decided I wanted to raise my kids in Utah. . But when you grow up and get married... you never know!


Mathis grew up in Rupert, Idaho. It's a super small town. His dad farmed, and working on the farm was just life. His parents sold the farm and moved to St. George about 2-3 years ago. Most of his family still lives up there, so we've visited a few times. Every time we go back, and drive out to their old farm, i can't help but wish that i would have known what that lifestyle was like. I can't help wishing that i would have met mat just one year earlier, so i could experience the farm too. When mat and his sisters tell me all their stories of growing up... riding motorcycles, building jumps, hoeing beets, shooting fireworks at people (that one was just mathis :))  yada yada... not only do i wish i could have some of those experiences, I wish my children could too.      i know,  i'm selfish.
Mathis is such a hard worker, and i know that is because of his parents, and the way he was raised. One thing i want for my children is to have his amazing work ethic. I know you don't have to live on a farm to acheive that... but it sure helps!

Growing up in alpine was so great, and I wouldn't trade it. But in a couple years we'll start thinking about where we want to live and start a family. Its impossible to think of moving away from our families, and even though i hate to admit it... UTAH. Its freezing in the winter, especially since we dont have heat.. but i love it. Who knows where we'll end up. . We still have a little while before we even apply to pharmacy school. And for that 4 year adventure... i'm crossing my fingers for tennessee.. or anywhere warm :)

breathe in..

isn't fall such a great time of year? it's sooo beautiful, and there is so much to do. . A few weekends ago we went up to midway and stayed in a cabin with my family. We took a drive through park city.. the leaves were INCREDIBLE! It was such a fun weekend with the family!

Our niece, gwen, and nephew ry were at the cabin too.. they are little comedians. They are so obsessed with mat. its so fun to have them back from oklahoma!

 

... last weekend for fall break we went down to st. george to hang out with the harman's. We love going down there! Our weekend consisted of 1. hiking Zion's 2. Kent's crazy adventures 3. halloween cookies 4. shopping  and 5... getting colds :(  

we are so blessed to have family surrounding us. They are the most amazing people.. such great examples, and so true! We are so lucky!

shout out

..to my little brother christian! 

So last week Chrisitan was in a competition at school, Sir Knight.  It's basically like Miss Utah for high school boys. The teachers choose the boys, and the whole school votes on who they want in the competition. Well, of course Christian was chosen.. he is the most talented kid i know. For his talent he danced with one of his friends. (Mat and i were so surprised.. we didn't know he could dance like that ha) He looked like he was on step up or something..  At the end of show he came out looking like this...

the most swollen thing i've ever seen!! What a trooper.. finishing with an ankle like that. Well, Christian won the Mr. Congeniality prize. He did such a good job!! Christian really is one of the most amazing people i know. He is ALWAYS so busy with school, AP classes, president of the drama council, play practices, yada yada. When I lived at home I don't think I ever saw him. I was pretty much the exact opposite in high school. I just played all day with my friends, and never went to school.. haha
Good job christian! :)

wedding bells, chimes, and gongs

we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day!

so grateful our family could be there...

.. our WHOLE family

we're in love..

He is just very cute...

slooow.

okay. so i gave in and decided its time to make a blog. here goes nothing...