Good Things To Remember

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel!
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. You have to agree that you are 'less' and that someone else is 'more' to feel inferior. If you don't agree, you cannot possibly feel inferior. You might know something less, or you might be able to do something less, but you ARE unique and hence simply incomparable.... Do not buy into being reduced to an object of comparison."

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brillant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Marianne Williamson

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Our Christmas Cottage

2007 was the first year decorating our first home for the holidays! Ryan was sooo excited and he did a wonderful job! Most of the homes in our neighborhood decorate with all white lights so we thought we would be a little different and do green and red. It really made it look like a litte christmas cottage. We even had to keep driving by our house to see how cute it looked! I know, silly!



Every year for Christmas Ryans mom would give him a nutcracker....which means Ryan has a lot of them! They looked so cute on the mantle. Keep em coming Colleen! :)


Ryan and I on our first Christmas morning in our Christmas Cottage!


Our puppies opening their Christmas gifts. We bought them a new water and food dish. Yes, they were excited!! :)


Well, that's it for 2007! Finally, I know. Now on to 2008!


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Saturday, November 15, 2008

We're Baaaack!!! And Our New House

We're Baaaack!! Finally, after a month... here's a new post. Yes we are still posting about the past... I am not sure why I decided to start from the very beginning, but since I did I have to finish telling the story. Again, stayed tuned and we will eventually get to current life.
Here are a few BIG events from 2007!

In March 2007 we bought our house!! Ryan and I took a day off of work and went out with the realtor first thing in the morning. We looked and looked and looked, but we just weren't seeing anything that felt like home....till we went through this one. As soon as we walked through the front door I fell in love with it. Then when we went in the kitchen I was sold. I was excited when Ryan said he loved it also. We put in an offer that day and a month later we were paying on our first home!

Since we weren't married yet I moved in first... there were definitely some scary nights since I wasn't used to the area and the noises of the house, but I made it through. Ryan moved all my stuff in by himself. The day I moved in we both had to work an afternoon shift so we had to be to work at 3pm...Talk about a quick move! Ryan worked hard and we were able to get to work ontime.

This is the kitchen I fell in love with! I don't use it as much as Ryan does, but I sure like the looks of it!
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College Graduation... Finally!

What a loooong road! It took me 8 years to get to this point! In March 2007 I finally graduated from Weber State with a Bachelors degree in Communications. I even graduated with Honors! Who would have guessed after my first few years at Southern Utah University?! Wow, what an amazing feeling. It was really weird to be done and not be traveling to Ogden every day after work, but it sure felt good. It probably would have taken me much longer without Ryan by my side. He sure did help me through it. Now this was a great day! Thanks Ryan, Mom, Steph, Jolie and Tawnie for coming to support me!!
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Gas Rodeo Anniversary

Since Ryan and I first started talking at the gas rodeo in 2004, we make sure we go every year to celebrate our 'Anniversary.' For the past few years Ryan has even competed in it. It is so fun to go and watch and the one on June 2nd 2007 was even more fun. Ryan had a HUGE fan club. His entire family came to watch and so did mine! Ryans dad even brought along his camera and took pictures of the whole event!
Ryan is a PRO on the backhoe (that is what's it's called right?)! At the rodeo, they have to pick up an egg with a tablespoon and drop it in a bucket. Ryan is always soooo quick and doesn't have any trouble at all. Everyone always compliments him on his skill!
This rodeo was extra special for us.... it was just one week before we got married! So we celebrated our anniversary at the place where it all started and got married the following week. Thanks Jeff for taking all the pictures for us! What great memories!
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