My dearest friend Rachel (on the right) made this the other day. I just loved it!

A Summer in California...

The weather here is perfect. I love the nights when I can open all the windows and feel the cool breeze come in. During the day it get's hot, as in 90 degrees not 110+ like Arizona! The beaches are close. I love feeling the sand between my toes, playing beach volleyball and watching the waves crash into the coast.

The picture above is from 4th of July weekend in San Diego (Mission Beach). Jordan and Danny went surfing. They had a fun time, although J was really sick. :(

Jordan got a scooter! It's pretty fun to ride around on... I'm too much of a chicken to drive it by myself though, so I just have him take me around on it.

Jordan and Stetson

Stetson and Dusty

Where does the time go?

It's already April? My last "real" post was in February... what happened to March? I feel as if it just blew right by!

I suppose I have a bit of catching up to do. Let's see...

I had a nice 24th birthday in Feb. :) I got to spend it with friends and Jordy. We had a pretty fun time. I can't believe I'm already 24. I feel like I just graduated from High School not too long ago. I see my old high school friends on facebook and they're getting married and starting families and it's all crazy to me how fast we grow up!

On the 30th of March, Jordan and I celebrated our 3 yr Anniversary! We had Olive Garden for lunch and ended up going to the Easter Pageant at the Mesa Temple. It was amazing.

Twilight New Moon dvd for $1.00!!

For all those Twilight fans...and even those who love to save money - i've got an awesome deal for you!

You can get the new

Twilight New Moon 2 disc Special Edition DVD

for

.99+tax at Target (on sale for $16.99)

1.00+tax at Walmart (on sale for $17.00)

Just print the $16 off coupon at Redplum.com (2 per computer) OR if you live near a Safeway they have a tearpad near the movie section for $16 off as well!! (you might want to check your local grocery store just in case) Buy a few for gifts, or sell them on ebay! :)

The coupon has a picture of 4 dvd's but it does not specify that you need to buy all 4 to get the $16 off. I bought 7 so far without any problems.

Borders Sale

So my friend, Taryn (who is amazzzzing at finding great deals), found out about a Borders $1.00 sale:

I bought 24 items, for $25.91 and saved a total of $517.77

January update

2010 is here!

January update:
My resolutions include:
Getting in shape
Eating healthier
Saving money where-ever possible (especially groceries)
Doing my family history work (genealogy)
Food storage/72-hour kits
Be a better wife, daughter, sister, aunt
and a few more important things

So far I have been slacking on a few of my resolutions, but if I keep myself motivated I know I can accomplish them. It's so easy just to stay home rather than get to the gym, which is only a mile down the road. I need someone to get me up and get out there. The weather is amazing right now, perfect for tennis. If any one near me wants to play, I'm your gal!

On the other hand I have been able to save on groceries... It can be more work than usual, and it definitely requires a lot of planning but coupons really do help you save money when you use them right. (Using coupons when the item is on sale is the *key* in saving money. Using a coupon on an item at full price helps, but you could be spending a lot less if you wait for that particular item to go on sale)

I went to my local Fry's with all my printed out coupons and purchased all the food above for $16 (before all discounts = $63). And the food below I spent $26 (before all discounts = $83). If anyone in interested in knowing more, I can help them. I am just learning the ways of couponing, but I can try my best to show you what I know!

One recent event we had was Jordan's family came to visit, for 10 days. It felt like 2 and I wish they could have stayed longer. It was nice having them stay with us and spending time with them. It makes me want to be in NY! I miss my family there, and Jordan's as well. Hopefully we'll be able to visit after the summer. I think we appreciate our families more because we are away from them, it makes us realize how important they are.

Do you remember the owl from my last post? Well we all went for a walk around the neighborhood and we saw another one… or could have been the same one. I thought it was pretty neat…. and crazy how his head can turn alllll the wayyyy around!

But the greatest thing in January to happen was that Jordan and I got sealed in the Mesa, AZ Temple. It was and will be the most sacred experience in my life that I will cherish forever. Words are not sufficient enough to describe the love and such overwhelming feelings of joy I felt that day, as I looked into Jordan’s eyes (when I wasn’t crying) and could see our future together.

Black and white

In Color

There were 5 Birthdays in January:
Jessica
Patrick
Gerret
Olivia and Jaren (birthday buddies)

February Birthdays:
Parker and Brady
and the writer of this blog

This little guy was outside our house today. I thought I'd just post a picture or two. We think he is a desert owl... pretty cool huh?