Day 12 of Gratitude!

I am very thankful for great friends! We have a lot of friends but there are a few of our friends who are ALWAYS there for us and I very much appreciate them being such an important part of our lives!

I was blessed to spend time with two of the best friends a girl could have today, Ashley and Heather, and it was perfect!

I got to pick up Ashley from the airport (from going to see Ryan at his graduation from basic training in Texas) and take her home to Ogden and hang out with her for a while and it was a blast to just sit and chat and have Berkley entertain us. I sure will miss her when she moves to Texas next month. :(

After I dropped her off I got to go see Heather and check out her new apartment. Her and Brad are awesome friends! We got to go to her family's cabin at Bear Lake a few weeks ago and we had a blast! Today we just sat and talked and watched Berkley play some more!

I love having good, dependable, loving friends to turn to and share my life with! :) Thanks for making today great!

Day 11 of Gratitude!

I'm grateful for the men and women who serve our country in the military! I have several close family members and friends who are currently in the military and who have retired and passed on and I am so grateful for their service!

Just to name a few...my dad, my grandpas, Aaron's dad (Dave), several of my cousins, and one of our very best friends (Ryan-literally just graduated from basic training for the Air Force)!

I love and appreciate all of them and the others who put their lives at risk to fight for our lives and our freedom. I'm so thankful for those who fought for our freedom!

Day 10 of Gratitude!

I'm thankful for Christmas movies and hot chocolate that bring my family together for a night of fun! We had a blast watching Elf tonight and drinking hot chocolate...Berkley wasn't too sure about the hot chocolate though! :) It was perfect! Especially with the nice blanket of snow outside!

Day 9 of Gratitude!

Today I'm grateful to live in the beautiful state of Utah! I get to enjoy warm summers, beautiful mountains, colorful flowers, relaxing lakes, and SNOW!

It's snowing this morning and I just love how beautiful it is outside! I'm totally in the mood for Christmas now! The last time it snowed a few weeks ago Berkley just looked at it and said "wow!" over and over again! I can't wait to see her reaction today!

I remember looking out the window as a kid, anxious to see snow and so excited when I did and I honestly still get that excited feeling the first couple of times it snows!

I would be so sad if I didn't get to live in Utah because it really is such a beautiful place and I appreciate living here more and more each time I travel out of state!

Day 8 of Gratitude!

I'm going to keep this one short because it's way past my bedtime (and I'm late, once again!) but I am grateful for tv and movies!

I love just hanging out with my husband and watching something on the tv. I especially love that we almost always watch what I want to watch...including Pretty Little Liars!

A few other shows we watch together are Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, The Office, Baby Daddy, How I Met Your Mother, and Revenge. I love the drama! It never gets old for me! That's it! Goodnight!

Day 7 of Gratitude!

I know I'm a tad bit late but I still need to share my gratitude.

I'm so grateful for my hands...they do so many wonderful things each day...give hugs, hold hands with my sweet little toddler, make food, use my phone, wipe away tears from my babies' faces when they're sad, make crafts, allow me to drive, and so much more!

I spent a lot of time today making tutus for a fun boutique on Saturday and I took a moment while making them to stop and appreciate that I have hands that I can use to work and give service. I hope and pray that I will strive to find new ways to use them to bless and help others.

P.S. Although I meant what I said in my last post, I'm a lot more calm now and I just pray that our president will lead our country the way we need to be led. I'm honestly scared to death still.

Day 6 of Gratitude!

This is a tough one for me right now but I am grateful to be an American where at least I know I'm free.

I truly hoped and prayed that Obama wouldn't win the election but I knew that he would from the moment that I knew it was between him and Romney. How did I know? Because I knew that the signs of the times would continue on and if we had a righteous, spiritual, intelligent president (Romney) then things wouldn't happen as the scriptures say they will.

I feel terrified, to be completely honest, but we survived the past 4 years (even if only by hanging by a thread) and I have faith that Heavenly Father cares enough to help us survive the next 4 years.

Times are so hard. Thanks to changes made by Obama, we are stuck with owning a home that is now worth over $45,000 less than it was 4 years ago, we spend any money left over after bills and high taxes on over-priced gasoline and sometimes can't even afford to buy food (starting to change thankfully because of Aaron's new job), we are still paying for our youngest child because "affordable healthcare for all" only applies to people who don't pay for it...yes...my vaginal delivery without any anesthesia or complications literally cost more than $5,000 and meanwhile money is being taken out of our paychecks to help pay for other people to have their babies for free (a bunch of crap!), and so much more!

Thankfully Heavenly Father hears and answers our prayers so I believe we will survive but I can't express my gratitude enough that Obama will never be re-elected again! There's my two cents. :) Now off to work on my food storage, emergency supplies, and stocking up on ammo while I still can!...right after a good night's sleep!