30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 01

A friend of mine did this on her Facebook last month.  I thought it was fun to read so I've decided to take on the challenge on my blog.

 DAY 01: A picture of yourself with 20 facts.

1. I was born on 7-11.  I always joke that they named the convenience store after me.
2. I was a preemie born at 32 weeks weighing about 2 1/2 pounds.  I was also born with a cleft palate.
3. I lived in New York for 18 years, but LOVE living out West.
4. I joined the LDS Church when I was 18.
5. I attended the LDS Business College from 2002-2005.
6. I worked at Payless ShoeSource for 2 years and met so many wonderful people working there.
7. I also worked at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building which is where I met Nate.
8. Even though I'm 28 I can still fit in kids clothes and wears a size 2 1/2 shoe.
9. I have Hashimoto's and Grave's disease which is two opposite thyroid conditions.
10. I have a fear of driving especially on the freeway.
11. I am currently attend a technical college studying Medical Office Administration.
12. My favorite color is Pink.
13. I come from two different families.  My birth family and my LDS family.
14. The only time I was 100 lbs was when I was pregnant with Rem.
15. I struggle with gaining weight.
16. I love to run but have really slacked off lately.
17. I had a mission call to serve in Brazil, but then I started dating Nate and fell in love.
18. I dream of being a snowbird one day.
19. I haven't done it in awhile but I used to enjoy digital scrap-booking.
20. I'm currently a Stay at home mom/ full time student.  I love being at home with Remington!  It is sad to see my little baby so grown up.

PREVIEW: A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest.

Spring is in the air!

Today is the first day of March and it is such a beautiful day out.  It was so warm that Rem & I had a picnic outside.  Right now the temperature outside is 52 degrees.  Love it !

With the arrival of Spring in a few weeks, our family is going through a lot of changes...

Nate has applied for a job within the company he works for in OHIO.  Nate has had quite a few interviews on the telephone.  They seem VERY impressed with Nate and will be flying him out for one last interview in April.  He will be sitting in on a class and then will have to teach a 15 minute portion of the class.  After that, Nate could possibly get a job offer.  We will see!  Depending on how much they offer will be the deciding factor if we stay or leave.

Jen will be finish up school sometime around June.  Then hopefully will be finding a job!

Remington is learning so much at preschool.  He knows his ABC's, can read a few words, AND knows all the days of the week.  He is getting so big!

Other than applying for the job back in Ohio, our lives have been rather boring.  

Blog going private...

I have decided to go private with my blog.

If you want an invite please comment below with your email.  I plan on making my blog private on Monday, February 21st.  Thanks!

December update

Wow, December has been a BUSY BUSY BUSY month for us.  Nate & I basically spent half the month in Las Vegas.  So much fun!

The beginning of December we went to Las Vegas to celebrate our anniversary.  It was a nice week away from everything back at home.  It had been 5 years since our last week long trip and that was our honeymoon.  We stayed in a condo in Las Vegas.  While we were there, we got to eat good food, see Las Vegas the show (for free), visit with Julie and Jake, walk the strip, and yes even played some slots.  Nate & I only ended up gambling $10 which included the $4 dollars I won.  I really don't understand how people can sit there hours on hours losing hundreds of dollars.  I see better ways of spending my money.  One thing I was shocked of was, I wasn't carded at all!  I was so nervous of that since I look so young that I kept my ID on my lap.  LOL!

During our trip I was reminded how much Nate & I are still very much in LOVE.  Love really is GRAND and I don't know what I'd do without Nate (and Rem) in my life.  Life is really worthwhile when you have people you love and care for in your life.  I really have been blessed!

After we got back from our trip, we had quite a few snow storms.  We have a LOT of snow now where we live.  It is only January 1st and I'm already so SICK of snow.  During one snow storm, Rem wanted to build a snowman and then knock it down.  LOL!  The funny part is that he needed some help from his Mommy to knock the snowman over.

 Nate's hard work.  He pretty built the snowman by himself since I'm snowman challenged!

Rem's preschool had Santa come for the last day of school before the break.  Rem didn't want to sit on Santa's lap but I convinced him by telling him he'd get a present for sitting on Santas lap.  It was just a small gift that all the parents brought in for Santa to give out.  That motivated him!  So he sat on his lap and told Santa what he wanted for Christmas.  The funny part is that the small gift he got, he thought it was what he asked for Christmas.  So when we picked up Rem, he told us he had a monster jam DS game in his backpack.  YIKES!  I told Rem that it wasn't that and Santa would bring what he wanted on Christmas day.  He was a little disappointed but was happy w/ the hot wheels car that he got from Santa.

 
The night of December 22nd, we headed out to Las Vegas.  It was a long drive but Rem did a good job especially since he slept most of the way.  While there we spent lots of time with Nates family, playing games, went to the Shark Reef (not worth the money IMO), and went to the magical forest.  We all had a good time!!!

 Rem was grumpy during the magical forest since he stayed up till midnight!  But this sums up how he felt about leaving Las Vegas too.  He had so much fun that he didn't want to leave!

Thats the end of 2010 for us.  We are looking forward to what 2011 holds.  A whole new year and new adventures!

November Update...

November is a very special month for us.  Our son, Remington, was born on November 6th, 2006.  Rem brings so much joy to our lives.  I really do LOVE him lots.  I just can't believe he is already 4 years old.

Remington's birthday happened to fall on a Saturday this year.  So we went bowling w/ Nate's family.  That was a ton of fun.

After bowling, (where Megan and Jared met up with us) we went back to our house and had pizza, ice cream cake, and opened presents.  Rems big present this year was a new bike.  He also got other presents.  Rem was definitely spoiled for his birthday.  I guess you have to be, if you are an only child.

The day after his birthday we took Rem out to try out his new bike since we knew the weather would be turning cold soon.  He LOVES his new bike!

On November 17th, there was a plane crash in our smallish town.  Nate was able to get a shot of our favorite news station.

Last but not least we celebrated Thanksgiving.  We had Nate's family over which included Nate's grandparents.  It was a fun together.  We were too busy visiting that they only picture we got was of the TURKEY.  LOL!