I Am Thankful...

During this Thanksgiving season I am full of gratitude and Thanks for the wonderful things I enjoy in my life!! I have to admit that sometimes I focus on what I don't have instead of what I have. When I change my perspective I realize that I have so much to be thankful for!!

Here are a few things I am thankful for...

*My Husband! He is so amazing and I sometimes wonder how I ended up with such a great guy! He is so sweet to me and always has nice things to say to me. He keeps me on track and is so patient with me. I love him, he is my rock... oh and he is incredibly good looking and charming!!

*My House! I am so grateful that we have a nice and comfortable house to live in!! Its comforting to know that we have a lot of extra room for future kids! I love decorating for holidays and putting things the way like I them. I love just being in our house and relaxing!

*Teaching Dance! I am extremely thankful for my fun job! I absolutley love teaching something that I am passionate about. My students are so cute and it is so fun to see them learn and progress.

*The Gospel! I am so blessed to have been born into the church. It is so comforting to know that I am doing what I should be doing in life and I am getting blessed for doing so. I can't even imagine living with out a purpose or not knowing why I am here and where I am going. With out the gospel in my life I would be completley lost and feel empty inside.

*Family! We are so blessed to have both of our families live near by and I love spending time with them. When we lived in Arizona it was just us two.  It was really hard not seeing everyone for months at a time. It made me realize how important family is and that friends will come and go but your family will always be there.

Those are just a few things that I am thankful for! I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!!

Twilight Movie!!

Last night I got to go see the new Twilight movie at the midnight showing!

It was so good and Edward and Bella are so cute together!!

Let me know what you thought of the movie...

Easiest Pumpkin Cookies Ever!!

I made the easiest pumpkin cookies ever!! They taste amazingly good for the little effort I put into making them! I thought they were to good to be true! I have to thank my friend Jessica for posting this recipe on her blog. I just had to share this with all of you. So here it is...

All you need is:
* 1 can of pumpkin
* 1 spice cake mix (just the dry mix! not the eggs, oil, or water)
* 1 bag of chocolate chips

* You put it all in a bowl and mix it up, pop them into the oven at 360 degrees, bake for 20-25 minutes (or how ever long they need)
Then you stuff your face with as many as you can!!!

The Itsy Bitsy Spider...

About three months ago Mikkel and his friends found a black widow on our front porch! I told them to smash it emediatly but then Mikkel asked me to go and get him a jar. He courageously caught it, brought it into the house, and poked tiny holes in the top so it could breath. I was wondering what he was going to do with it... keep it for a pet? Yes!! That stupid spider has been in that jar for three months and is still alive because Mikkel keeps catching flies and bugs for it to eat! (by eat i mean wrap them up in its web and suck the guts out!) I have to admit that it is pretty cool to watch it spin webs and wrap up bugs! I put the jar in a cupboard everyday so I don't have to look at it and some how it keeps ending up in the center of our island like a center piece! weird! It still gives me shivers every time I pick up the jar! We have become somewhat attached and have named her Lola. She has tripled in size and is huge now! I wonder how long she will live?

Can you see her red spot?

This is her tiny home and in this pic she is eating

a delicious cricket! yum.