A Trip to Bthelhem

From Thanksgiving to December 6th my life was stressed to the maximum level. 

Andy and I were asked to plan the ward party. Two other couples were on the committee.

I don't know if the bishopric realizes when they make these assignments but when they call a "couple" it ends up just being the women. So there were three of us.

The ladies i worked with were amazing! 

Because i was out of town for the 2 weeks before the party 

they were really the ones who made the party happen.

I put the mind work into it and made the assignments. 

They did the rest. I couldn't be more grateful to them. 

One of the ladies suggested the Bethlehem theme and so i searched pinterest, and lo, and behold,

2 wards who had already done it came up. We pretty much followed their game plans.

The whole gym was decorated with tent markets full of food. 

We had a set on the stage for our live nativity. 

We sang carols throughout. 

Oh, and people were given coins on the way in to buy their food. 

It turned out to be a really nice evening.

All the planning and work paid off. 

Everyone had a great time.

And now i am just happy its over.

I learned from this assignment i don't like being in charge. 

I don't like delegating and putting responsibilities on everyone. 

They are busy enough right?

I did it cause i had to. Crossing my fingers i never have to do this again. 

Ugly Sweater Party

Andy and I attended an Ugly Sweater Party with a group of fellow MBA couples. 

I am super proud of our ugly sweaters. 

I looked on Pinterest for ideas a couple hours before the party.

I found some and went to work.

The sweaters were from the DI.

Tinsel and ornaments from the dollar store. 

Then lots of hot glue :) 

Sweater total: $5.50 per sweater

Nerf Guns and Aggies

 We had a great weekend, although Andy got called into work Saturday. Friday night was also busy and he came home late so, thanks to pintrest, i planned a fun little date night activity. This is how it started...
Andy walked in the door to a dark house and this note, with me hiding in the dark downstairs ready to pounce! We had so much fun. I already know that these cheap nerf guns were worth the money. We ate yummy Thai take out for dinner, had oreo's dipped in milk for dessert and watched pride and prejudice. A perfect mix of manly and girly activities. We both were happy about the events.

Our Saturday was filled with Aggie sporting events, thanks to my dedicated Aggie Fan Father. Charlie and I enjoyed the football game with cousins and friends. Aggies beat Texas State by a landslide! Then Andy made it to Logan that evening for the Basketball Game, which was won again with the same ease as the football game. Aggies are sure rockin' it this year! I love to see them win :)

Our Monster Bash

Charlie’s Birthday was a big hit! I had my tonsils out just 8 days prior. I felt like i was given a bunch of supermom powers and had energy and strength to get through it. I started planning this party, with much excitement, starting in August. Thanks to pintrest and Andy's support, i found a lot of fun ideas and followed through with them. 
When it all comes down to it, what made this party great was having all the people there that we love so much!!  

The monster photo booth was fun! 

 I loved seeing all the kids come in their costumes. 

Cake time is the best! 

Andy and I made these monster dolls and had a raffle for the kids 

Thanks to Andy for the pictures! I wish we would have got more of him and the birthday boy. Thanks to our dear family for coming for the fun. Thanks to our Charlie for being Charlie. We love you little guy! 

Quiet Book

What did we ever do with out pintrest! I remember when my sister Brook first introduced me to the website. I thought, "i don't need another network to waste my time". She sounded convinced and told me a few things she had gotten from pintrest. Ok, now she had my attention. I took my time actually going on the computer to check it out. But now that i have i can't imagine going back. I get so many great idea's for gifts, food, hair styles, parties, decorations, clothes...etc. I don't have the most creative mind, maybe far from it! But pintrest has helped me to do  creative things :) So thank you Pintrest for helping me be a better person!

With that said, let me tell you about my newest project. A Quiet Book. My sister-in-law Emmy was the one who got it started. And yes, she found the idea on pintrest that linked her to a blog. What you do is get a group of people together. We have 10 women:  friends and family, who will each make ONE page for a quiet book, TEN times. We then will all exchange our pages and voila we will each have a complete Quiet Book. I am so excited because i know if it were just ME doing the project i would either A) not finish B) get tired of making it and make it look sloppy or C) never actually do it. I think it will be a win win situation for everyone. I chose to do the SHAPES page. Should be simple enough right? I hope so. Here is some inspiration i found from some blogs...found on pintrest :)

Wish me Luck!

Sunshine in a box

My visiting teaching companion was having a really tough day today. We had been texting back and forth and i could tell she was a bit frazzled. My heart went out to her and i remembered my working days (outside of the home) when i was stressed to the max. I remembered an idea i recently discovered on Pintrest, called Sunshine in a Box. This is where i got the idea. It's genius! And was perfect for today. Not only was her day crappy but the weather has been overcast and gloomy. So i will be leaving this box of sunshine on her doorstep for her to discover when she gets home. It is super easy to put a bunch of yellow stuff in a box with a little note. Go ahead and try it sometime...

 

THANK you, thank YOU Pintrest!