Freaking Snow!!!

Well today I had the privilege of driving home on the freeway during the BLIZZARD!! I could not see anything around me! It also didn't help that a huge truck kept drenching my windshield with ice balls. My whippers froze up and just began to smear the ice across my windshield making it impossible for me to see!! At this point I was freaking out!! I was sliding back and forth and couldn't see a thing and I was headed up around the point of the mountain. I called Mikkel and began sobbing because I thought that I was going to die, as if he could do anything anyways. He told me to calm down and be careful but for some reason I wanted him to just make the snow go away. I calmed down and decided to crank up the defrost to see if it would melt the ice chunks on my whipper blades. At this point I had said some bad words and was trying to find just a few clear inches on my windshield. I leaned over to the passenger side because the windshield was less icy over there. I got the biggest cramp in my back from leaning over but luckily the defrost had melted some of the ice. I was now almost to my exit and I was counting the cars that were sliding off the road. I figured that If I got stuck going up the hill to my house then I could walk the rest of the way. My goal was to just make it down the off ramp. I just wanted to be inside my house and I had to pee so bad. I came down the off ramp and totally just ran the stop sign because I wouldn't have made it if I had stopped. The rest of the way up hill I just pressed the gas pedal as hard as I could, sliding and screeching all the way. I finally made it to my street and I had one more hill to go and then It was straight into my garage. I pressed the garage door opener before I got there so I wouldn't have to stop in our sloped driveway. I started to turn into the drive way but I slide and got stuck in our shrubs!! I got out and grabbed a shovel, dug my self out, backed my car up, and gunned it up the drive way. I had made it... I had accomplished something that I fear every winter and I did it with almost bald tires and no 4 wheel drive. I am proud of myself (but not for swearing, bawling uncontrollably, and running a stop sign!) I am not going to be trying that ever again!
Have any of you had fun experiences like that this winter?

My Great Husband!!

I just have to brag about how wonderful my Hubby is!! Last night I went to party that my dance students threw. I was gone for about three hours and when I came home the house spotless!! I had been dreading cleaning all week and knew that come Saturday I would be sweeping, scrubbing, and dusting away! But now I don't have to! He did everything- Scrubbed bathrooms, dishes, laundry, carpets (shampooed and vacuumed), swept, dusted, and mopped! He said, "Now you can go shopping all day tomorrow!" This was very unexpected and totally amazing.

Thanks Babe! I love you so much!

Is it only Tuesday?

Why does this week feel so long already? I mean we just had a weekend but yet it feels like today should be Friday!! I am already exhausted and soooo ready to stay in my sweats for three days. What is going on? maybe I am getting sick, but I don't feel sick though. maybe its just the stress of the holidays on top of other things that normally stress me out... Its just been a hard two days so far! So please weekend get here fast!!!

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.