WE ARE ALIVE!!!

OH MY GOODNESS.  I have missed the blog oh so very much these past couple months.  The Woods are alive and well!  Only because "finals week" just came to a close..... thank goodness.  School has beat me alive people.  I didn't know that I would be so out of touch in doing schoolwork and preparing for exams.... it seriously took all of my focus and whenever I thought of writing a little blog post, it just seemed like such a burden.  Just another thing to add to my list.  I CAN'T ENJOY DOING SOMETHING WHEN I AM THINKING LIKE THAT!  So I decided that my blog was low on my priority list and I would pick it up when I could.  Finally that time has come!  Who knows though, I enrolled in summer school so I might only be updating this for about a week. lol.

WELL

Let's have a little update post.  Last Saturday Justin turned the big 25 years old!  Geez..... old man.  We had a great party with friends playing Mario Kart (two tv's everyone... we take our Mario Kart very seriously.  It was legit.) where I made and served the most delicious cupcakes and then his side of the family came over on Sunday to celebrate as well!  25.... my goodness.

So we just ended spring semester at school.  We are both anticipating our final grades and have our fingers crossed so tight!  The unknown is a doozy.  We are both taking summer classes and continuing in the fall as well.  He gets done so soon!  He's only got about a year left and I only have about eternity left.  This too shall pass. (So they say).

Our excited faces... or just mine.

It feels so good to be writing on the blog again and going around and reading my favorite blogs as well.  It's been too long.  I'm determined to be a little better with the blog from now on but you just never know what the future will knock you on the head with.  Never a dull moment.  I hope everyone is enjoying their Thursday!  I think after work I'm going to take a very much needed nap; for like 16 hours.  Then I think I will be close to catching up on my sleep :)

xoxo                                  

                                

Happy Happy Birthday Kalinja!

I can't believe she is 17!  Where has the time gone!  I swear I was just seventeen..... like yesterday.  We all had such a fun time watching her open her gifts as well as enjoying a fabulous dinner with some ice cream birthday cake.  Hope you had the happiest birthday Bean!  You deserve it.

xoxo                                  

                                

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

November is an incredibly busy month for us! Other than Thanksgiving we have lots and lots of birthdays including my mom and dad's.  For mom's birthday we went shopping at the new Traverse Mountain outlets, watched Breaking Dawn pt. 2, opened presents, and had an absolutely delicious meal!  Celebrating mom's birthday is always a great day and we sure love spoiling her! Happy Happy Birthday mom!  You don't look a day over 30 and you know it!

Remember how great of a photobomber Ariel was during my dad's bday here?
She didn't fail us for mom's either.

She will probably want to shoot me down for posting this but.... oh, what are sisters for. :)
Love you mom!  Hope you enjoyed your birthday!

xoxo                                  

                                

Happy Birthday Dad!!!

My dad turned "35" last Saturday and it was such a great day!  We all got together for a delicious homemade dinner and spice cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and ice cream.  After dinner it's tradition to go to a movie on birthdays.  Quite frankly, it's tradition to go to the movies for any sort of celebration..... we love them.  I love my dad so much and was so glad to be able to enjoy this special day with him. xoxoxo Dad!

  Ariel is a super photobomber....

 

  

 

I'm dying over Justin's face in this photo!! 

 

 

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

The snow here in Utah was RIDICULOUS!  It just kept coming and coming!  Luckily the roads haven't been too bad so it makes it a lot easier to appreciate the beauty!  Saturday morning I had to go to the school for the CLEP test. yay. I took one look outside and decided that I didn't care one bit how I looked at the testing center.  I wanted to be super cozy in my jammies with all of this snow!  

Best idea ever.

 Hope you all had such a wonderful weekend!  Happy hump day.

P.S.  HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSIE!  We all miss you down here!

xoxo                                  

                                

Happy Birthday to Me!

I'm 23 now.  But not inside..... I feel 18 still.  So immature and so young.  I know I am still young but.... well this post is not intended to be depressing!!!!

So many good things happened on Monday.  I was spoiled rotten!!!! It was a party all day!

Present from work

Surprise at my desk

Surprise visit from my wonderful husband.  I love flowers!  Inside the card was a coupon to go get my hair done.  Such a sweetheart.

My boss and some coworkers took me out to the Pizza Factory as well!!  I love pizza way too much.  After work my family made me some delicious homemade cheeseburgers.  Yum.... I know... you are jealous.....

hahahaha my dad really likes Miracle Whip?

Yes.... it was as good as it looks... :)

Ooooo I LOVE presents.

Yes.... the motherload.  So spoiled!

After opening presents Kalinja got home from her trip with her friends and we all went and saw Snow White & the Huntsman.  I loved it!  I really recommend you go see it... however, I have a tendency to like super cheesy movies that others don't like.  Oh well.... go see it anyways!

We got back at around 12:30 from the movie and had cake and ice cream.  Ariel made the yummiest cake!

Getting too old.... my cake is now a bonfire! S'mores anyone???

Some people in the family don't like nuts in their cake.  I am definitely not one of them!  But my mom made chocolate sprinkle cupcakes for the ones who don't.

Justin and I got home at around 1:30 in the morning. (My family and I are party animals!!!) and I had more presents waiting for me there!  I love my husband!

 So many gifts!!!!

It was such a happy happy birthday!  I loved spending so much time with my family.

BIG IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE

This past semester Justin got his Associates Degree!!!! So proud of this boy!  It just came in the mail yesterday and we were both so excited!  Congrats Justin!

 This is the last blog for about 2 weeks.  We are going to sunny PA!!  So excited to go visit Jason and Rachel and their cute boys!  I will take lots of pictures and report back.

Have a fun rest of the week!

Happy Birthday Justin!

YAY FOR JUSTIN'S 24th B-DAY!  He turned so old on April 20th..... what will I do now?  It was such a fun weekend!  Okay okay.... so maybe I got a little stressed because I wanted it to be perfect.  So sue me.  It wasn't perfect.  But it was definitely great!  Words can hardly express happy days but pictures come pretty close to the real thing.  Here you go!

PARTY WITH THE FRIENDS.....

Mustache cakes..... I KNOW RIGHT!  They are fabulous!  Small bit of advice though.  Never.... oh I mean NEVER use a complicated mold on the first cakes you make for your husband when you are already a little stressed about making so many for all his friends.  Just sayin....

The white one's were the only one's with homemade frosting... The mustache's were the death of me so I had to finish with store bought.. :( FAIL.  But it was still yummy!

PARTY WITH THE FAMILY......

Justin's favorite cake ever in the world is.... well... is.... Better than sex cake.  Or like my brother-in-law Jake says: -Not even close cake- Well... :)  But around family it's Skor cake.  hahahahaha

Anyways.

We had such a good time with the family over to enjoy leftover mustache's and skor cake.

My cute dad and Giselle.... don't shoot me sis!  You look adorable in every pic!

My lovely mom and Ariel, Kalinja, and Britt'e.  Isn't my family all so lovely!  Yes dad... you are lovely too.

Let's throw in some kiddos from the Woods side...

Simon was a doll and helped Justin open his presents! :)

It's too bad... I could go on and on about all the fun things that happened over that weekend!  But I'm afraid it would be just too long.  Pictures are better anyways!  So Happy Birthday Justin.  Love you!