happy holidays!

This year was me and TJ's second christmas together and our first in our new home.

It was very bittersweet this being my first Christmas not at home with my parents. The moment when it finally sank in was when I realized I was Santa! Not my mom! I had to go set presents out and everything and Santa left nothing poor little me!;) It was fun though.

We didn't get a tree because in the mess of moving and starting my job at a new place and just barely being back into Pocatello a tree was the least of my worries. TJ always had a fake tree growing up. My family did both but he was so set on us getting the biggest real tree he could find. I think I broke his tender heart a bit when I said I don't want a tree this year. Too much work! and I knew he wouldn't be helping me any! So we didn't end up getting one. Presents went under the TV stand.

We had such a great Christmas this year though. We were very spoiled by everyone, it was such an awesome day. We are so very blessed to have such great people that care so much about us.

Christmas Church

I made this wood ornament last year for our first christmas last year

 I made him pose for a pic with it this year:)

Santa came to our house for ChevyDog, TG, and Paul

 Jamesy was pretty tired Christmas morning...at 7AM

 TJ is getting me a muffler for my car, and i get to go pick it out

but he made a pretend one for me to open up:)

(nice pose teej)

I think they had a successful Christmas

housewife material

Alright...I have been an official house"girlfriend" for a little over a week and it is not what I expected.
I am not sure what I expected, but it wasn't anything near this. But I LOVE it. I love coming home from work to my teej or waiting for him to walk in that front door. I am definitely all on my own now and then have a man to take care of on top of myself. While living in Twin Falls my wonderful mother would still do most things for me. Which god bless her heart she is still helping me learn right now.
Moving in with TJ made me realize all of the different things we had different growing up, from a real and fake christmas tree, to where we put the tupperware. Everything different we came acrossed we compromised. Picked one or the other, and it was never a big deal. Which surprised me for how hard headed both of us are. But the one and only thing we cannot and probably never will agree on is peanut butter. Of all things. I hate creamy and have to have crunchy and he is opposite, he hates crunchy and loves creamy. So we both have our own jar of peanut butter in our house. And I am so blessed to find a man that the other thing we can't agree on is peanut butter. :)
I am sure I will have more to come as a learn to be this wonderful housewife! Its a very different and exciting experience. I found such a great house and I get to share it with my very best friend.
to be continued... :)

night before we moved in

the kitchen all finished!

MORE PICTURES TO COME:)

 



my last day in twin

tomorrow is my last day living in twin falls. i have very mixed feelings.
for one i am so excited for my new house and to be with my teej, for two i am so stressed and for three i am very sad. i will miss my room mates and especially the people i work with.
i love my job and i know i love it so much because of the people and my client. i will be working at the same place in pocatello but not with the same people. i never knew my client would impact my life so greatly. he is such a wonderful kid and i think he taught me alot more then i ever taught him. he comes from a great family as well which makes this twenty times harder. they accepted me into their home and let me spend most of my day with this great boy. i couldn't be more blessed to have met him and his family. even though it breaks my heart to leave him i know he is in such good hands. i will miss his smiling face and singing every day.
bittersweet i guess. when one door closes another one opens. this was such a good chapter in my life. i definitely learned a lot about myself and life. made me grow up a ton. i am ready for the next chapter, i think it will be a very good one.

to be continued...as a housegirlfriend?

my tiny room in twin falls

my new home