Thankfuls: Nov. 7th-Nov. 10th

Well, I guess I'm still not in the swing of blogging my thankfulness every day yet. Here we go!

November 7th: I am grateful for our little house. We are lucky that we get to live in a pretty decent three bedroom home and our bills are very minimal because I'm an on-site property manager. Jordin and I have lived in MANY different homes and this one is working out great. I just put up more pictures in the kids room because I haven't had time/other things going on and I just hadn't. So now that they have some pictures I just feel even more at home here even though we've lived here since August. This home really has been one of the biggest blessings for us this year.

November 8th: I am grateful for friends. We are blessed because we have had a lot of great friends in our lives. I surprised Jordin tonight with a date night to Kiwi Loco (his favorite!) and a movie (Mortal Instraments- based on a book series I love!) but the only way we ever get a date night is if we get a baby sitter. So.... dun dun dun! Tahlia to the rescue! She has been more of a family member than a friend (just ask P-cakes- she says it all the time) and we are so blessed with having her here  with us and I don't know what we're going to do when she graduates college and leaves!! Augh! But we are so thankful for ALL our friends!

November 9th: Thankful for spontaneous visits! Today Dad called and said mom was a little cabin feverish so they wanted to know if we were free to have them come visit! It was a great little spontaneous trip and we loved to have them for the weekend!

November 10th: I am grateful for the spirit. I know that I'm not always 'feeling it' at church and especially lately since Porter is such a handful. But today I made the effort to open up my mind and heart a little more and I was able to have a much more spiritual experience (at least for Sunday school, while Jordin had Porter in the hallway). :)

Jumping on the grateful bandwagon...

So it has been a long time since I've updated, and I want to get back into the swing of it. I know a lot of friends that put something that they are grateful for every day in November on Facebook, and I thought about how much we have been blessed with, we can do it too! So I've got to catch up for a few days first...

November 1st: We are grateful for work. Work in every form. Having good employment is definately something that Jordin and I have come to appreciate over the last couple of years. Whether is was no employment, employment we didn't like but did anyways, or (fortunately) having our jobs currently that we really are both enjoying. The chance that Jordin and I have to both work right now is wonderful, scary, hard, funny, and sometimes down right depressing when we only see the kids for a couple hours a day. It is a decision that we've made and I know that every family is different, but this is what has to be done for us right now... And I am so grateful that we can work each day to provide for our family. The other form of work that comes to mind is just the everyday chores in life that come up (not laundry and dishes-- I don't know if I will ever be grateful for either one of those) but I mean waking up on Saturday morning and getting everyone bundled up to go work outside on the house or yard. Work Ethic. I guess that's what I mean. Jordin and I both have memories of doing this as kids and I know that it has made us better people knowing how to work.

November 2nd: We are grateful for tea and hot cocoa! They are staples in our house this time of year and there is just nothing better than a warm mug of deliciousness while creaming your family at board games... haha.

November 3rd: We are grateful for our education. Now that we are back in Rexburg, but not students, we feel so blessed for the time we spent here as students and the things we've learned. On the other side, we are so glad we are DONE! But it's nice knowing that we are where we are today in part because of the education and degrees that we have earned. 

November 4th: I am grateful for sarcasm. I know that it has a time and a place, and I even remember a conference talk by President Hinckley talking about the issues that can begin with just being too sarcastic. But I love sarcasm. It is a great way to joke with friends and make life seem better when sometimes it can seem overwhelming. I don't know, maybe that's a dumb thing to be grateful for. But none the less, I do! :)

November 5th: I know that Jordin and I are both so grateful for our in-laws. We got so lucky that we both get along with our in-laws very well. We got a surprise card in the mail today from Jordin's grandma, Grandma Connor. It was a cute card for the kids. I love that we have such a great support system around us! Especially since they're stuck with us forever! :)

November 6th: I am so grateful for the Christmas season! I know that if you ask my dad, he'll say that it's still the Thanksgiving season, but by golly, (yes, I just said 'by golly') there is a mild skiff of snow on the ground and I just feel the season in the air and I am so excited! I plan on opening up the season early and start putting up the Christmas decor and play carols. It's going to be a blast!

We're still alive!

It has been six months since I've written anything. My cute baby is now a giant baby. My toddler is becoming such a bright big girl. We are now BACK in Rexburg and getting Jordin ready for vet school. Life never seems to go  according to plan but it has been a great ride!

With that being said, I'm going to be better at updating this about our life.

It's overwhelming to think of doing it in one long post, so I'll have to break up thoughts and notes and stories of the last six months.

So, we're back. Just not right now because Porter is awake!

Ash