More to come soon!

I promise you all that I will have a new blog entry soon! I'll update everyone on the exciting stuff that's going on here and tell about the wonderful holidays we had :)

Merry Christmas!!

Jeff's family is on their way here, and I'm so excited. We finally got the house all done, the bedrooms are put together, and I'm making some homemade soup for them and some homemade bread baking. While they're here I won't be online much, so I'll have a big update after they leave with pictures :) I want to go ahead and wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! I hope you have a wonderful day with those you love.

Winter Wonderland!

I was attempting to capture the beauty of the snow today and the heavy snow that was falling, but I don't think I quite got it. This is the tree in our back yeard though. I've tried and tried to get a whole picture of it, but it's too huge. It is a beautiful day though. I hate driving in snow, but it does make everything so pretty!

No title for tonight.

Here's a picture of Jeff and I last Christmas and I just decided to use it b/c I was looking for a new picture I could post, and I wanted a picture of me and my oney up here. Jeff looks nice in red, huh? We have one week till Jeff's family gets here and I can't wait. I think I have almost all of the ingredients to start making all of the Christmas cookies! I love this time of year and all of the good smells that fill your home and all of the wonderful sights. I just think it's especially nice that Jeff's family and my new family will be here with us this Christmas. It will make everything just so much more special. It'll be fun to have this big Christmas and do fun things with family b/c I know that once I start school and have a new job...my fun will be over b/c I won't get as much time off from work, and I definitely can't miss school. I'm ready for school though. I've always done well. At this point I'm just ready to get it over with so we can be on to new things! I've been having mixed feelings b/c I want to go to school and get my degree just so I have it if something would ever happen to Jeff then I would be able to care of myself and our kids (when we have them), but I don't want to work when I have kids. I think at the most I'll work 2 or 3 days a week, so I can spend as much time as possible with my kids. I know my mom regrets that she didn't stay home with us, and I don't want to have those regrets. I can handle 2 or 3 days away, and only a few days of work as an RN is a heck of a lot more money than I make now as a hairstylist. I guess I just had to vent. It's something I think about a lot. I know though that once we're done it'll be totally possible, so I shouldn't stress. I just want to be the best wife and mother I can be in this life. I do believe that Jeff and I will be great parents someday! Just remember that family is so, so important!! Make those that you love a big priority in your life. I must get going for now. Have a good night for everyone! I send my love to you all.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

We are under a snow advisory right now, so we're expecting a lot of snow. I must say though that it's very beautiful and it's the kind of snow that sparkles. I love it! I'm just not looking forward to driving in it tomorrow. I had a good day today. I finished up some more Christmas shopping. I finally have my husband's presents. Men can be hard to buy for, huh? I also got all of the wrapping paper and bows and ribbons. It's such a good feeling to hand someone a beautifully wrapped package. Now we only have my mom and dad to take care of and I think that's it. Everyone else is taken care of. I just love this time of year! I just sat here and filled out applications online for the hospital and for Birchaven nursing home. Pray that the hospital calls me first. That's the job I really, really want. It also seems to be the more ideal places to work and it's only like 2 minutes from our house. I know I'm praying hard b/c it's where I really want to be. Well, I must go for now. I know there wasn't much to report today, but I just wanted to add a little update. Have a good night everyone, and try to stay warm!

The first big snow of the season!

We came home from church today and Jeff shoveled snow for the first time at our house and I got pictures of my little black dog all covered in snow! Here are the pics! Enjoy!

A kiss goonight from one whose love is true, that's the kind of day I wish for you....

Today is my birthday and I am the big 24. It's hard to believe that I'm 24 because I still feel like I'm 16. Jeff told me it's ok to be 24 because I still act like I'm 16. That could be good or bad, I'm not sure. I'll take it as a compliment. Today has been a great day so far. My mom and dad came here to Findlay so we could go out to eat for my birthday before Jeff went to work. We went to Hacienda, my favorite Mexican place here in town. Then we came back to our house to have my cake and some ice cream. After Jeff left for work my mom and I went to Kohl's to do a little shopping. I spent my birthday money and I bought a couple pairs of pants and some sweaters for this winter. It felt good to shop like that b/c I haven't in a long time and anyone who knows me knows that I could shop for days on end!! Now I"m home and I'm lonely without my honey on my birthday. So, I've just been catching up on the shows I Tivo'd. My Maggie is here too to keep me company :) I'll head on out for now. I love you all! Goodnight!

The most wonderful time of the year

It's almost midnight here and I'm wide awake and very happy. We just found out that Jeff's family can come for Christmas and I'm so excited. We'll spend our first Christmas in our first house with lots of family around. That's how I like to spend Christmases. So, I plan on having a nice big crock pot full of Amish soup ready for everyone with some homemade bread to warm their bellies. That Amish cookook has come in so handy. I'm not as good at making my mom's sugar cookies yet, it's a very touchy recipe, so I'm going to bake Amish cookies and goodies and start my own tradtitions. I just want everyone to have a great time here. Jeff and I sure will have a wonderful time!! I wish we all lived closer so we could do stuff together all the time, my brother an his family included. Well, I need to go dry my hair. I just wanted to share my good news with everyone! Goodnight!
P.S. I had to add Maggie's pic again b/c she is so stinkin cute in her sweater!