ROAD TRIP TO MANTI

FOR CHRISTMAS I GAVE BRADY A TRIP TO THE MANTI TEMPLE(HE PROPOSED THERE) AND WE STAYED IN THE MANTI HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST. WE TOOK A ROAD TRIP MONDAY AFTER WORK, WE HAD A BLAST.

ON THE WAY THERE, BRADY REALIZED AFTER TWENTY TWO YEARS OF LIFE HE NOW
REALLY ENJOYS SALT AND VINEGAR FLAVORED CHIPS. IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE FOR HIM.

WE STOPPED IN NEPHI TO EAT DINNER AT WENDY'S. IT WAS DELICIOUS.

MONDAY NIGHT WE WANTED TO GO ON A WALK DOWN MAIN STREET IN MANTI. WELL IT WAS SO SO COLD WE ONLY STAYED OUT FOR LIKE FIVE MINUTES. IT TURNED INTO A VERY BRISK WALK. THE TEMPLE WAS BEAUTIFUL THOUGH.

TUESDAY MORNING WE WENT TO THE MANTI TEMPLE. I LOVE THAT TEMPLE, IT IS SO GORGEOUS. WE SAW ELDER BEDNAR THERE, HE WAVED AT US SO THAT WAS EXCITING. AND WHEN WE CAME OUT IT WAS SNOWING SO HARD, IT LOOKED SO PRETTY.

WE STOPPED BY SNOW COLLEGE(SINCE IT'S ONLY LIKE TEN MINUTES AWAY FROM THE TEMPLE) AND REMEMBERING THE GOOD TIMES THERE. WE ALSO GO STUCK IN OUR LITTLE PARKING SPOT THAT WE WERE IN FOR LIKE ONE MINUTE. IT WAS KINDA FUNNY.

WHEN WE LEFT, IT WAS SNOWING REALLY HARD. IT TOOK US FOUR HOURS TO GET
HOME WHEN IT SHOULD ONLY TAKE TWO TO TWO AND A HALF HOURS, IT WAS CRAZY.
ALL IN ALL THE TRIP WAS WAY FUN, BRADY LOVED IT. HIS GIFT WAS SORTA FOR ME TOO. GOOD OLD SNOW COLLEGE. IT WAS FUN JUST TAKING A LITTLE ROAD TRIP AND BEING TOGETHER.

OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS

BRADY AND I HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS! THIS IS A PICTURE OF US IN OUR MATCHING PJ'S .(BRADY IS HOLDING UP ONE FINGER FOR OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS).

10 THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY

(THESE ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER BY THE WAY)

1. BEING WITH BRADY
2. HAVING A CLEAN HOUSE
3. SINGING REAL LOUD WHEN NO ONE CAN HEAR ME
4. PLAYING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS
5. GOING TO THE TEMPLE
6. DANCING IN THE KITCHEN
7. TALKING TO A GOOD FRIEND ON THE PHONE
8. HOLDING HANDS WITH BRADY
9. LAUGHING UNTIL MY STOMACH HURTS
10. 'I LOVE LUCY' EPISODES

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE TAG HEATHER! THAT WAS FUN TO THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY DO MAKE ME HAPPY!NOW I TAG LIZA, JAMIE, DEB, BONNIE, ASHLEY, JENN, AND KATI

Christmas Tree!!!

We Put up our Christmas Tree last night. We strung popcorn for close to two hours while we watched Elf. That took a little longer than expected, but it was still alot of fun. We love our Christmas Tree. Sorry that the first pic is sideways, it wouldnt turn for me.

Merry Christmas! From the Griffins:)

Im trying to teach Brady how to ice skate over our Christmas break! ;)

We Are Done!!!...for awhile.

ONE MORE SEMESTER DOWN!! HIP HIP HOORAY FOR US! BRADY TOOK HIS FOURTH FINAL THIS MORNING AND WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY FINISHED WITH FALL SEMESTER 2009. NOW WE CAN FOCUS ON CHRISTMAS AND PLAY. IM SUPER EXCITED!!!!!!

Halloween !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had our family Halloween party this year on Halloween night. We all went to

LiZa and Tad's house for dinner and fun. Brady and I were the letter "H" upper and

lower case. Really no apparent reason really, just "H".

Here is Obi wan Kenobi and the cutest cheerleader ever!
Wyatt made a great football player!



I loved Logan and Deb's, they were a clothesline !

Brock and Bonnie were the people from the movie Juno. They looked like them almost to the T.

Mom and Dad were Ketchup and mustard which was very clever and cute. Grandma was the sunshine with her yellow Jacket, It was fun to have her there with us.

We played a game where we had to wrap Kamden and Wyatt up like mummies. It was a race

We had to use two whole rolls of TP. Poor Wyatt did not think this was too funny after a while. He was a good sport though.

Kamden was completely covered.

We all had a great time. Liza made up a cute and clever halloween name for all the food we ate, and put it on a menu that we had to choose from. We ate everything from Black Cats barf to troll eyes. What a fun Halloween.
Oh and I feel really bad that I didnt get a picture of Liza and Tad, they had great costumes as the guys from the commercials. They were "PC" and a "MAC" fun stuff.

our masterpieces!!! tada:)

Brady Decided we were in a painting mood, so off we went with the brushes!!! oh boy we went to town this time!!! We sure had a blast too, hmmm It was a nice time to just paint. can you guess who did which painting? tee hee hee
oh p.s. the painting on the top is a display from our wedding.

sick of being sick!!!

Brady and I have the swine flu! It is not fun, to be brutally honest with you its quite horrible. I have been sick since last saturday

and am starting to get better, but still cant go anywhere because I will get others sick. So I am crossing my fingers that I will be able to go to work Saturday. Now Brady is only getting sicker, shoot!! But we think that we are cute sick people coughing and such together. So a word to the wise,for your own health stay away from us for a few days.

You Make A Difference

Ok so I got this along time ago but I just read it and remembered how much I love it so I thought I would post it because everyone should read it. I know its long but worth your time.

you make a difference. You teach them and they teach you

Everyday,everyway, Take good care of yourself.

Learn how to say "yes". learn how to say " no".

work with great passion. Do great work.Look

for the results of your efforts but know that you may

never find them. Keep looking anyway.

Hold on to your dreams.Aim high and never look back.

Hold others to high standards.Value doing the right thing.

Say " im sorry" it opens more doors than saying "im right".

Live responsibly. Teach Responsibility.

Discover your potential. count your blessings. count on your

friends. Be a friend.

Bless those you call collegues. Recognize their potential.

Embrace it. Cherish it. celebrate it. Respect it.

Treat others with respect. Teach others how to treat you with respect.

Practice being assertive in the shower, water wont talk back. Be refreshingly sincere.

Teach. educate. Facilitate. Learn.Learn. Smile. GRow. Love . Pause. Laugh.

Love yourself. Smile at who you see in the mirror.If they dont smile back- get a new mirror.

Dont expect praise to bring you happiness.Give praises to others. Tip 20%.

Always say thank you.

Dont complain. Speak positively of others or not at all.Never speak negatively of your boss. Silence is golden.

Take time to be quiet. Pray. Pray for those you hate as well as those you love.Pray for yourself. Find faith when you feel you least deserve it.Be faithful to others. Dont give up on people. The ones that push you away are the ones that need you to be the closest.Dont shut your door.

Value time, the weeks, months, years, days hours, minutes seconds, even the moments become your life.

Boredom is not a state of mind. its a state of not using your mind.

take longer showers, especially when visiting relatives.

Never honk your horn at the car stopped in front of you at a stop light. How you spend your time is the only true measurement of your priorities in life.

Take vacation time. Eat cheerios every morning.Sing loudly into your car stereo on your way to work.Roll down the windows, sing louders.Play at work. Eat lunch, walk at lunch time.

Listen to the birds sing. watch the flowers grow. God does great work.

Love yourself enough to take care of your mind, spirit and body. Balance work and play.

Expand your mind. Mind your own business.Start your own business.Be aware of your talents and give of them freely.Rip up your charge cards. why pay interest?

Take charge of your future. Earn interest.

The future is yours to create!!!

Build it . Believe in it. live it. you are worth it!

Never give up on what you do or who you do it for each day!

education makes you free even though sometimes you may pay the price.

Ignorance will cost us all. Celebrate our differences.Never forget why you educate.

Just do it, then do it again.

Roll with the punches. Be a role model. Laugh. make others laugh.Tell jokes. Remember sunshine can warm a heart.

Bring baked goods to the office. try making no fail fudge. it fails. so do we. so do they.

The greatest gift,often wrapped up in failure is education.

you are an educator. you are a student. you are a friend.you are a child. you are a leader.

You can make a difference.

our marriage thus far(almost 3 months)!!!

Brady and I were married July 8, 2009 in the Ogden Temple. It was the best day ever, I married my best friend. It was a perfect day, as far as I know. I loved every minute of the day, it went too fast though

I loved my cake!!!! My bishop's wife from Snow College made it. She came all the way down from Manti, what a sweetheart she is. Thanks so much Lauri!!!

The Reception was in Lori colemans backyard, it was so beautiful!! I couldnt have asked for a better day. And thanks lots to Heidi and Todd for all the fabulous pictures, you guys are the best!!

Disneyland

We went to Disneyland for our honeymoon, because its the happiest place on earth. Oh boy it was so fun!!

glasses are a little too small!!

we went to disneyland for a couple of days and also California Adventure a couple of days!!!

We went to the beach one day and just relaxed and found awesome seashells.

Real Salt Lake Game

The weekend of the 24th we went with Brady's Brothers and sisters to the Real Salt Lake Game for Ben's Birthday. It was quite the game, we won. We got to go out on the field after the game to watch the fireworks! It was a blast!!!

I even got to touch the glorious RSL field!!

Camping!!

we went camping with our friends Aaron and Daina this last weekend it was alot of fun, we have been wanting to go for awhile and finally got to go.

Im here!!!

I havent blogged for the longest time, I know im horrible. Well I guess part of my excuse is because we still dont have internet at our house and so I cant blog because everytime we go to the library to use the internet its for homework purposes. but dont worry im slowly working my way back into the blog world,and our internet should be coming soon. But hey at least I have changed it to mine and Brady's blog now, a step in the right direction.

This is us when we came back to celebrate with my roommates!! they were so excited, they went and blew up a ton of balloons and wrote happy things to Brady and I on them. It was a very fun night!!! oh and sorry thats not the best picture of my ring it doesnt do it justice.

Im Engaged!!!!

Yes I am Engaged!!! I am overly excited, still cant believe it!!!

It happened Monday night at approx 9:20 pm. at the Manti Temple. I had no idea he was coming. Ashley was the only one that knew, I really didnt see her all day because she was trying to avoid me. So we didnt have FHE that night so earlier in the day Ash suggested that we still do something with our roommates that night. It was 9:00, and I was sitting in the library and Ash came and got me and said we were going to the temple and that she had a neat lesson for us. We got to the temple and walked over to the hill. we got to the first of the hill, Brady walked out from behind some bushes. I honestly thought some strange man was coming to kill us. I was panicking !! Brady said my name, once i realized it was him I started Freaking out. He took me up the hill a ways and sang a song on his guitar called Question by the Old 97's. It was perfect!!! I am so happy!!!!!

Happy Birthday Cor Bear!!!

Happy Happy Birthday Cori!!! I love you girl! I miss seeing your pretty face

all the time. You are the sweetest girl, I admire your kindness toward everyone. I love seeing you dance around all the time, I should dance more just like you. You are truly a princess!!! I can't wait to see you this weekend!! Hope you have a great day!!!

Sure love ya :)

Not too shabby of a weekend!!

So I really was not looking forward to this weekend at all. My original plan was to go home for Cannon's baby blessing, I was so excited. Well I realized I have a mid term in Anatomy on Monday which I had no time what so ever to study for this week, I also had a nutrition test that I had to take yesterday(saturday) morning. If I went home I would not have gotten anything done. So I stayed here. I was pretty sad about it, but there was nothing else I could have done. So Friday I studied all night for my nutrition test, and Saturday I studied for about six hours for my anatomy mid term. And there were definitely some pleasant things in between all of this studying.

Friday night Ashley and I were really craving an icecream cone from Pollie's Brainfreeze, the little icecream shop we have here in Ephraim. We made our roomies Becca and Britt come along with us. My dad told me to buy for everyone on him, Thanks dad we love you lots and we enjoyed our icecream.

Then to my surprise, Brady came last night for a couple of hours to play. It was nice to have a little break from studying all day. He came at 6 and left at 930. It was alot of fun, we just went to our famous " teeter totter" park here and played for almost two hours. We had dinner at my apartment, Ash and Becca made us some delicious chicken rollups.

After Brady left Melissa and Kelsey were outside playing around on melissa's scooter, so I gave it a go being pulled on a longboard behind the scooter. probably not the smartest thing to do but it was fun.

So I really missed being with my family this weekend and know that I missed out on alot and wish I could have been there. But I got alot more studying done than I would have at home, it seems I never get much done at home its just too much fun there. But I am coming home the next three weekends so I guess I cant complain. And I did have a fun and productive weekend.

I AM STILL HERE!!!!

I know I have not blogged for a long while!!! Its been crazy here in Ephraim Utah!!! But Im still loving life. Just trying to get through the rest of this semester. Im on the count down, as of today, 5 and 1/2 weeks left of school!!! Im super excited. Tonight Ashley, Becca and I were really craving a hamburger!! So it was a spur of the moment thing but we went over to the malt shop and had dinner. Oh man I dont know the last time I had a hamburger, it was delicious!!! We decided we need to do it more often. To just get out of the apartment and go somewhere, and do something different.

Sugar Free Date!!!!

Brady has been trying my sugar free thing with me, he

has been doing really well too. So this last Friday night we

went on a sugar free date and found tons of sugar free treats!!

Happy early Valentines Day!!!!

Happy Valentines to everyone from me and Ashley!!

We tried so hard to make a heart, good enough I

guess. I love you all:)

My Birthday!!!!

I like to call this " All Things Pink" I was getting ready for

the day the morning of my birthday and realized I was wearing

all pink ( even right down to my underwear). It must be my birthday, I

mean how often does it occur that you are wearing everything in your

favorite color!!!!

So i was a little nervous about being away from home for

my birthday for the first time, but my parents are the best!!!

They brought a little bit of home to me!!! They came over the night before and

played games with me and my roomates, It was a blast!! Then on my birthday they took

Ash and I out to lunch to the Chinese restaurant in town. I love them so much, they made my

birthday really great!!! Thanks mom and Dad:)

So Surprise!!!! Brady came to visit me on my birthday!!! It was definetly the best

surprise ever!!! I was so excited. All my roomates knew about this, I on the

other hand had no clue. I think everyone heard me scream when I opened the door

to Brady standing there. He took me out to dinner and then came back

and played with my roomates til he had to go. Oh and he also sang me a song, it was

fabulous.

So my roomates are absolutely the best ever!!!! They always

get a kick out of me dancing sparaticaly around our apartment. So for my

birthday they all dressed up and danced to the Abba song " Dancing Queen"

It was really funny. I just love them so much!!!!

So pretty much I had quite a splendid birthday!!! I couldnt ask for a better

day!!! Happy 19th to me:)