Last Couple Of Weeks

Okay so the last couple of weeks have been crazy for me!  I have lost my camera... I'm sure it is somewhere in my house but I can't find it anywhere, so no pictures...sorry! But here is short post about my last two weeks or so.

Started a new job at Heritage Schools, it is a center for at risk youth! It is going really good so far. I had to sit in training for two weeks (BORING!) but now I am actually working at it is going good, I enjoy working with the girls and look forward to all the new things they teach me.

Also the more exciting news is that Westin and I are going to have a BABY!!!  We were going to wait a little while longer before telling people but we are just too excited and have a hard time keeping our own secrets! (Yes Heidi, you are now allowed to tell people) So come the middle of August their will be another little Smith in the family.  

That is pretty much all that has been going on in our neck of the woods.  Thanks for looking.  Happy Holidays to you all! Hopefully I can find my camera and start doing picture posts again soon.

Thanksgiving and new Hair!

Westin and I spent Thanksgiving at my parents house.  It was so much fun we laughed, ate, relaxed, ate some more, played and then ate even more!  Here are some pictures from my camera, to see more of the festivities you can go here or here.

Westin, Emily, Crystal, Cindy and I all played a good game of Risk after dinner.  Crystal won on Thanksgiving, but Westin won the night before when Westin, Dad, Crystal and I played. 

Westin and Cindy racing on Mario Kart

Emily and Heather

Aunt Joyce, Aunt Marie and My Mom all chatting away while cooking.

Emily and Grandma Colleen in her leather pants.

My super cute cousin Charise was nice enough to give me a hair cut and dye before I started my new job this afternoon.  Here are the results.  It isn't a very good picture but I LOVE my new cut and color!  Let me know what you think

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New Couch!

Okay so I have been couch-less since we moved to Orem.  We did have a couch when we lived in Ogden, but we decided it was to big and heavy to move down to Orem, so we haven't had one.  But for our wedding anniversary Westin decided that it was time we had a couch.  So, we got on ksl.com and looked.  We found this couch and cover to go with it for a total of only $140!  So, my Mom and Dad said they would bring the truck down to pick it up for us (thanks again Mom and Dad), then they bought us pizza! So although it isn't the nicest couch ever I love it.  I just need to get some cute throw pillows and we will be set.  

One Year Anniversary!!!

Wow! I can't believe I have been married for a whole year! It seems like I got married just yesterday.  So in honor of my one year anniversary here are some of my favorite pics from the last year... in no particular order.

My Wedding Day!

When We Painted Our Bathroom

Me and Baby Cole

When I Burnt My House Down... Almost

Pumpkin Carving

Sleeping in the Living Room at the Smiths

Disney On Ice With JJ

Camping in the Front room

Westins Balloon Apron

New Hair 

Spiderman, Westin , Captain America

Fighting on the life size chess board

:)

No Car Payments!

Okay I know I have been a slacker at updating but my life has been incredibly uneventful.  But here is a list of things that have been going on lately

10- My landlord has been to my house 3 different times to fix my drain to my washer and it still isn't fixed

9- I made Aunt Nan's Jello for the 1st time... I forgot how much I loved it

8- I don't have a job right now... but I have had 2 really good interviews in the last few days so keep your fingers crossed!

7- Westin will hopefully get a new job with the place he turned in his resume.  It would be a HUGE pay raise.

6- Westin told his current job that he would be quitting!  Missionary Mall management is terrible

5- My friend Wendy and I decided to start book club.  The book for this month is "The Life of Pi" you are all invited.  I'll give more details when i have them.. but if your interested start reading!

4-Westin sold his car FINALLY

3- With the extra money left over from his car we paid off my car, bought (or are going to buy, pictures to come when we get the car) and have some extra cash to get us through me not having a job

2- WE have no more care payments.  Which makes me so happy I could die of happiness

1- Westin is doing great in school.  He loves it and his teachers love him.

Thats all.  THey are in no particular order but enjoy!! I'll have pictures next time. I promise

Gym Memberships

So Westin and I got Gym Memberships at Golds Gym.  So far I have loved it!  The classes are so fun and while I definitely am out of shape and have hardly no energy the rest of the day I find myself having more energy the next day.  My goal is not necessarily to lose a certain amount of weight but more just to have more energy and get rid of some extra fat.  We'll see how I do

So Much To Be Thankful For

So I have been thinking a lot about all the blessings Westin and I have received since we've gotten married.  There are too many to count, we really have been so blessed.  But here are some blessings that are actually tangible.  So thank-you to everybody who has helped us out... you are all the best.

John and Leslie gave us their night stand they didn't want anymore.  Thank you John and Leslie

My parents were willing to give us their old bed now that their getting a new one, but to save a trip they gave it to Westin's parents, who in return are letting us keep using their old one.  Thank You Mom and Dad Hardman and Mom and Dad Smith

My mom's neighbor gave us her old rocking chair, and this is an old bed that  I have used since I moved out... I'm not sure if mom has given it to me or is just letting me borrow it, but either way it makes a great guest bed.  Thanks so much Karen and Mom!

My mom gave me an old dresser she wasn't using anymore.

Thanks Mom!

This is another dresser my mom's neighbor Karen didn't want anymore

Thanks Karen!

Joseanne gave us her old washer and dryer.

Thanks Joseanne!

Westin's parents gave us (or are letting us borrow) their old computer that has Photoshop, Illustrator... and other cool things on it so Westin can do school work at home. Plus they gave us that cool printer for christmas, and they got us that desk, chair and file cabinet as a house warming gift.  Thanks so much Mom and Dad Smith!

Westin's parents are also letting us use their cuddle bag as a couch until we find a real couch.  Thanks so much Mom and Dad Smith!

Mom's neighbor Karen have us this old entertainment center

My sister Heidi gave my parents this DVD rack, and they gave it to Westin and Me.

Westin's Grandparents gave us their old TV when they got a new one.

My mom made that beautiful hardanger and framed it.

Thank you Mom and Dad Hardman, Heidi, Karen, Mom and Dad Smith. Grandma and Grandpa Judd

Again my mom's neighbor Karen gave us these book shelves. One holds books, the other hold food (we have very little cupboard space in our little kitchen).

Also my mom is letting me "borrow" her sewing machine

My sweet mother in law has bought Westin and me some food storage... wheat and what not. so if you can tell next to our messy food cupboard there is some food storage.

Thank you Karen, Mom, Marjalee, 

This is our old "kitchen table" a card table my aunt Verla gave us for our wedding. I had to hurry and set it up to get a picture of it so don't think it was always in the guest bedroom.

Thanks Aunt Verla

And the newest addition to our house, my Grandma Hardman's old table and chairs.  She got her sisters dining room set and didn't need two sets of table and chairs so my mom was nice enough to tell her that Westin and I needed one.  

Thank you Mom, and Grandma Hardman!

Thank you so  much everyone who has helped Westin and me in the last year! We couldn't have done it without you guys! You are all the best!

Balloon Apron

Westin has started doing balloon animals at the Brick Oven in Provo for some extra cash.  But he needed an apron to keep all of his balloons in so I made him one.   In hind sight there are a couple of things I would have done differently... and I might take it apart and still do it... but I think for not having a patttern, and having mom in ogden and unable to tell me how to do it over the phone... I think  I did a pretty good job.

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Halloween...Smith Style

So every year for halloween the Smiths do a Chili night where we eat chili, carve pumpkins and eat caramel apples.  It is really fun.. so here are pictures. 

Westin with his luke skywalker and darth vader pumpkin (there is a better picture of the pumpkin later)

Me with my pumpkin.  It is a castle... not as clever as Westins...but I like it.

Joseanne, Collin, Alora, Elizabeth, and Krista with their pumpkins

Alora's evil temptress pumpkin

Krista's puppy pumpkin

Elizabeths skeleton pumpkin

My Castle pumpkin

Johnathan's spider man pumpkin... he got tired of carving all the spiderman things... but as much as he got done looks prettty cool.

Westin's, Luke Skywalker VS Darth Vader pumpkin.  The lightsabers are glowsticks.  I like it.

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Lulu, Wally, and Cole

My sister Leisa and her Husband Wally and her baby Cole came to visit me on Saturday.   WE had so much fun!   Thanks so much for coming to visit me lu,  I just love it when you come.  

We went out to eat at Bangkok Grill. Wally was so tired, he went hunting that morning and then came straight here.  This is him and Cole sleeping at the restraunt.

Leisa eating her dinner

Westin really was happy to be there

Emily met up with us for dinner too!  Thanks for coming em, it was so much fun to hang out with you too!

This is a swing in my front yard.  I think Cole liked it... or liked eating it.

Isn't he cute

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