there's so much to be thankful for

This year has been good to us.  

We are overwhelmed with love and gratitude.  

So blessed, so happy.  

I am most thankful for our little miracle that we will get to meet in about a month!! 

Here are a few shots from our "maternity photo shoot."  

It might seem silly to some but I really wanted to document this special time.  

I hope our baby girl appreciates these pictures when she is older.  

They are so special to me.

Give Thanks

 

This year we had Thanksgiving with the Olsen side at our house in SLC. 

The food was delicious and the company was even better!  After din din, the girls did a little crafty craft while the boys watched footy ball.  It was another great holiday with the fam.

We are so thankful for our families and all they are to us and all they do for us.  We love them so much and don't express our gratefulness enough!

Not the greatest pics, but you get the idea....

Happy Thanksgiving 2010!

{...I love decorating the house this time of year...}

GIVE THANKS

It's the last day of November 2009 and it's time for me to give thanks.  I have so much to be thankful for.  Here's the main things I can think of.

MATT:  I am so thankful for my best friend.  I am so lucky to share my life with this man!

• DRAMA:  It may seem silly to some of you and before I had Drama I would be right there with you rolling my eyes, BUT I am forever changed now that I have her.  I love my dog so much!  She really is like a child to Matt and I.  She is smart and playful as well as cuddly and loving.  She is the perfect friend and I don't know what I ever did without her in my life!

• MY FAMILY: I love these people.  We have been through a lot together and have managed to stay a pretty solid family unit.  I have great parents and I love my siblings more than I ever tell them, the older we get, the more fun we have together.
  

• MATT'S FAMILY:  I lucked out in the in-laws department.  They are all so great and loving.  I love to spend as much time as possible with them.

• MY FRIENDS:  I have awesome friends, old and new.  My only complaint is that I don't see you guys often enough!

• MY JOB:  I love my job.  I can't think of a better job for me.  I get to meet so many amazing people and travel the world.  I never want to have another job.

• MATT'S JOB:  Matt has a great education and got a great job where he can use it.  He has done several different roles with his company and has excelled in each one.  He recently got a promotion that we are ecstatic about.  It will be a transfer to the SLC office as well as a better role for Matt's interests.  He is now a Premium Relations Associate.  In English that means he deals with high net worth clients which totally excites him.  This is such an honor for Matt to have this job because he has only worked for his company for a year and a half and hundreds of people applied for this position and only four were chosen to fill the role.  Matt's hard work has paid off and we couldn't be more pleased.  The 8 minute commute is one of his favorite parts of his new role!

• OUR HEALTH:  Matt and I are both really healthy people.  knock on wood.

• OUR HOME:  Our first home is small, old and has plenty of flaws but I love it.   It is perfect for us and I love that it is ours.
  

• OUR CARS:  We have been blessed to have reliable cars.  Knock on wood.

• HOLIDAYS:  Who doesn't love this time of year?  Shopping, Food, Family, Gifts, Giving, Christmas Lights, Parties, Festive Music, Traditions, Warm Clothes, etc.
  

• VACATIONS:  We have been so lucky to see many places in this beautiful world together; Maui, Paris, St. Louis, Miami, San Diego, Phoenix, L.A. Tiajuana,Oahu, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Puerta Vallarta, Nassau, Key West, Savannah, San Francisco, Vancouver, Louisville, Las Vegas, Havasupi Falls, etc. 
  

• BLOGS and FACEBOOK and E-MAIL:  I love the technology we have that connects us all together.  I love being able to document our lives without having to make a scrapbook (yuck)  and I love being able to have a small view into each of yours.  Keep blogging!  I am finally back in business with internet in our home.  

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving 2009!!