Hello again

Well, obviously it has been awhile, there is good reasoning too, okay not really.  Let me recap the last year.  The funny thing is, I love blogging, its a shame its been so long, really though it was because of this most awesome trip I planned for our anniversary and it was the ONLY thing that occupied my mind for months.  I was so worried if I blogged, I would accidentally spill the beans.  So lets rewind.  

Back in  September (2012) Roby, got engaged. When he called us awhile later to tell us the date, we were thrilled, April 27th 2013.  I had to remind Aust why that date was so great (its our anniversary) and then off I went pretending like we would NEVER make it out to North Carolina for the wedding.  We talked a lot about how exciting it was and how great it would be when they came back home for a reception later on.  Really though, how could we miss his best friends wedding?  It took a lot of hard work and secret planning, much thanks to my mom who did most of the leg work! Needless to say we made it there.  

On April 25th, Aust got in the shower to get ready for work, I quickly woke up, got ready and went back to "bed."  He finished getting ready and then came and kissed me goodbye, once his car left the driveway my mom was around the corner and came and got me.  Our bags were already packed and we were on our way.  I showed up at Austin's work (7 min. after he got there) and gave him their wedding announcement and told him to turn his computer off we had a plane to catch.  He didn't really believe me and was very skeptical but I had made all the arrangements with his boss and he had to okay, off we went!  It was such a blast and so nice to be there, plus it doubled as an anniversary weekend getaway!

Back to the year recap:

 Summer months- We celebrated our birthdays, took many a trip to St. George, bought Pass of all Passes and frequented Seven Peaks, baseball games, grizzlie games, among other fun FREE things! Kyron got his mission call, Fresno California! Bought a dirt bike and spent every Saturday on fun trails! Mindy had Benjamin David. Took our annual Harley trip (Lava, Jackson Hole, Aspen). Kyron left on his mission, Brielle found out she was having a BOY! Lots of family nights spent at the Morgans swimming. Brielle & Matt moved to Kansas.

Fall months-  Kasey got really sick with Pancreaitis, for about  a moth it felt like we were all just on survival mode, he is now a type 2 diabetic :( but we are all learning this new lifestyle change!  Tossed around the idea of selling our house, prepared to sell, SOLD. Seriously it was that fast, and totally unexpected but we found a buyer without a Realtor and so we were able to keep our cost way down by doing our own paperwork- SCORE! Cabin trips to Heber with friends. Moved in with Mom & Dad.

                                    

                                                                                                                  

Winter- Cold, cold, and cold.  Brielle & Matt came home for awhile, hosted a fun baby shower for them. Christmas, Austin had nearly 2 weeks off so we were able to do lots of playing! Made it back to St. George to escape the cold. Brielle had baby boy, Jenson, Mindy & I went to meet him and had a fun girls weekend.

                                      

I think that about catches us up on the years festivities, as for the normal everyday activities, they are great.  Austin is doing so great at work, he gets pretty embarrassed with all my bragging about him but really I am so proud.  He basically carries his office with their goals, single handed.  His boss set up a staff meeting and in the email invite it said : 1. What is Austin doing that I am not? 2. How can I be more like Austin? Basically he rocks, and I just love how satisfied that makes him feel to be doing so well! Work for me is good, I have no complaints with both jobs.  Oh wait that's a half lie, doing hair out of my moms kitchen is not super awesome.  We make it work and I am grateful for her willingness, especially because I have managed to get hair die on her kitchen chairs, and window trim-- OOPS! Oh did I mention we still live with my parents, ya that's not cool considering we have put in 3 separate offers on houses, hopefully spring brings us better luck!