Merry Christmas!

Hello everyone! I have not been able to get into my blog for awhile because of some computer problems i have been having so i thought i would just update everyone on what we have been up to in the past few months!
Well we are finally settled into our new house and we love it! its a little bit far from things, but we like it anyway! We also found a renter for our Draper house which was a complete anwer to our prayers and i think we got lucky with our renter because she has been easy to deal with and is one of the nicest people you will meet. It was just meant to be.
In October Mike and I went on a little vacation to yellowstone for his birthday. We stayed in West Yellowstone, which is in Montana. It was so fun to get away and just be the two of us. I am very lucky to have a best friend like him. Anyway, while we were there we checked out all the hot pots or "stinkies" as we like to call them. We also saw a ton of wildlife including elk, buffalo, wolves and a first for both of us, a bear!! We both had never seen one in the wild before and were so excited when we finally did! The only bad thing was that we couldnt really get any good pictures because he was behind some trees. We also went into Jackson Hole and had alot of fun looking at all the shops. I love yellowstone and we decided to make that trip a tradition.
We also had a very fun Halloween we dressed up and went to a party at my Aunt`s and then we all headed up to Park City for the weekend and that was alot of fun! I love my family we have so much fun together.
Also the night we went to my aunt`s i had let Mr. Kitty outside to play for awhile and he never came back. I was heart broken! i stayed up all night worried about him and kept driving around the neighborhood that night, but with no luck. I still miss him alot, I feel like i lost my 2yr old son or something. You dont realize how much they actually become a part of your family till their gone :( Mike wasnt to torn up about it, that cat never liked him!
We had an amazing Thanksgiving. We went to Mike`s family for a bit to say hi to everyone and then went to my side of the family for dinner. November wasnt a very eventfull month.
At the beginning of this month we went to St. George with my family and did our yearly Christmas shopping trip. It was really nice to be down there. The week after we got back my cousin Emily got married. I have to say it was a little weird just because we have grown up together and she is like one of my sisters. I am so happy for her and I know she is extremely happy. Throughout the whole ceremony i was crying like a baby!
Other then that i have just been shopping and getting ready for Christmas. I still cant beleive that tomorrow is Christmas Eve. This year has flown by.
I do have to say i am very excited for the new year and to have a fresh start, but there is nothing about this past year that i would change. Here are a few goals i would like to acheive in the new year:

Start a family
Pay off our debt
Spend more time with family
Keep in touch with old friends

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

New Posts Coming Soon!

I have been so busy lately with everthing going on in my life that i have not had time to update my blog! I have so many new pictures and fun things i want to get on here like pictures of our San Diego trip and also pictures of our new house. Life has just been crazy! We are trying to sell our little house in Draper, meanwhile the day before we went to California for a week we closed on our new house and just barely had time to get moved into it last weekend. Im not even unpacked yet! Im sure you can all relate to how busy life is and how it is just one thing after another. But for how busy my life is, i would not change it for the world. I love every minute of my crazy life and i know as soon as the kids come i will be even crazier!
So just be patient while i get my crazy life in order and get my internet back at home (im posting this at work, he he!) I will have some fun pictures of the things Mike and I have been up too this summer.

Family Reunion at Murray Park June 27,2008

Grandpa showing Corbyn the duckies

Me and my sisters
Some of the cousins and their kids

Every year we have a little family reunion at the park when my family from Hawaii come to visit We all go to the same pavillion and bring our own fried chicken to eat. It is always fun to see everyone and visit with my cousins while all the boys play football.

My new nephews!

TJ Steven Hansen born April 30, 2008

Corbyn Ray Brady born May 15,2008

These are my two adorable nephews! They were born just two weeks apart. TJ belongs to my sister in law Stephanie and Corbyn belongs to my older sister Tracy. They are both so fun to have in our family`s! Corbyn is the first Grandbaby on my side and I dont think there is another baby that is so loved by all of his Aunts! I love them both so much and i cant wait till i have my own!

Cruise to Mexico

Mike and I standing on the ship in Long Beach,CA
Me looking out the windows in our room, first night on the ship
Our Carnival cruise ship "The Paradise"
Mike and I on Catalina Island, CA
Mike and I at the "Blow Hole" in Ensenada, Mexico.

I am finally updating my blog! Yay!
I have always wanted to go on a cruise so I finally convinced Mike to go on one with me (or kind of forced him into it!) We booked it a little before Valentine`s day so he told me it was my present for Valetine`s which i was totally fine with! We left on April 14 and it went till the 18th. It was only a four day cruise, but well worth it.
Mike had already been on a cruise once before, but i hadnt so i had no idea what to expect! The first night as we were leaving to go to Catalina Island we went to our first dinner and the boat was rocking back and forth so much that we actually had to leave dinner early and go back to the room because i felt sick. I really didnt think that i would be able to feel the boat that much, but luckily i took some dramamine and was fine the rest of the time. We had so much fun together going to different places and being able to experience it together! Mexico was not what i expected at all,but it was still so fun and the water was beautiful! We are hoping in the future to go to the Bahamas or something, but this was so much fun and i was glad we got it out of the way before the kids come!

Blogging Time!

After looking at other people`s blogs i decided to start my own and get away from myspace! We are planning on getting pregnant soon so until then its just pictures of us and our kitty. We are both excited for the warm weather to come and get back to going on fun vacations with family all summer long!