This is my absolute favorite time of year!! I just love the Christmas season - and I especially love Christmas break! haha :)
Guess where we are this Christmas?
www.daggerdrawranchinc.com
But really, I do love this time of year very much. I love being with family; I love the feeling of Christmas: the lights, the trees, Christmas on the Pecos, and everything involved with this holiday. It truly is the best time of year.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Cruise: Day 4 - Cozumel, Mexico
We loved Cozumel! It was like a Carribbean paradise. :) The water was SO clear and beautiful and the whole island was very pretty. We got to swim with a dolphin and then spent the afternoon at the beach. It was such an awesome day!
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| The dolphin cove. They won't let you take your cameras in. :( |
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| Sketchy Mexican taxi to the beach!! |
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| Puerta Maya (our port) |
Friday, December 9, 2011
Cruise: Day 3 - Progreso, Yucatan
Wednesday was our first Mexican port. We absolutely LOVED this excursion!! And we recommend that, if you ever take a cruise, that you consider the shore excursions offered, because we loved having a schedule, transportation arranged, etc. We felt a lot safer. :)
The ruins at Uxmal were so cool! We had a wonderful tour guide, Patricio, who was just so knowledgeable about the Mayan culture - and part Mayan himself! I learned so much about the culture and the people - James knew a lot of it from past classes at BYU. And I was shocked at how similar their religious beliefs were to our culture. Well, not too shocked, but I was surprised. I guess I shouldn't be though, since Central America is around where the Nephites and Lamanites lived.
This was such a fun excursion!! We just loved it and had so much fun! Admittedly, it was hot and humid and a lot of exercise, but I still loved it. It was such a great learning experience!! (Only a teacher would consider a learning experience FUN on vacation!)
Oh and sorry for the picture overload. I couldn't help it!
The ruins at Uxmal were so cool! We had a wonderful tour guide, Patricio, who was just so knowledgeable about the Mayan culture - and part Mayan himself! I learned so much about the culture and the people - James knew a lot of it from past classes at BYU. And I was shocked at how similar their religious beliefs were to our culture. Well, not too shocked, but I was surprised. I guess I shouldn't be though, since Central America is around where the Nephites and Lamanites lived.
This was such a fun excursion!! We just loved it and had so much fun! Admittedly, it was hot and humid and a lot of exercise, but I still loved it. It was such a great learning experience!! (Only a teacher would consider a learning experience FUN on vacation!)
Oh and sorry for the picture overload. I couldn't help it!
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| Progreso Pier, 7:00 AM Wednesday morning. SO EARLY! haha |
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| Our bus that took us to Uxmal. It was a little sketchy but not too bad. |
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| This was the bathroom on the bus....no one used it, needless to say. haha |
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| At Uxmal! Inside one of the chambers. |
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| This was the main city center, where people would meet and market. |
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| Handsome boy. |
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| Climbing up the stairs. |
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| The ball court. And some random people. |
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| James at the door of the governor's palace. |
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| Fat iguana. Super fat. |
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| Climbing up the steps of the pyramid!! James climbed all the way..I started 1/4 of the way up. :) |
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| Us at the top of the pyramid!! |
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| James thought it was funny to freak me out by pretending to fall of the pyramid. I was less than amused. |
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| We ate at the Yucatecan restaurant on the grounds of the ruins. It wasn't too bad! James missed his DP, though. ;) |
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Cruise: Days 1 and 2
We absolutely LOVED our cruise!! We had the best time! The first night and the second day were days at sea, sailing to Mexico.
It was so weird to look out from the deck and only see the ocean everywhere we looked! We loved it, though. We pretty much spent all of day 2 laying out on deck. It was so relaxing and warm! Our favorite. :)
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| It was very windy on deck!! This was a lower deck, not the highest one. |
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| The view from our picture window. We forgot to take pictures of the cabin, though! Oops! |
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| Lido Deck. This was where all the activities were during the day. |
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| Laying out in the sun. We LOVED how warm it was!! |
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| If you like pina coladas... |
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| View of the ship from the top aft deck. |
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| Beautiful sunset!!!! |
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| It was soooo windy up there! |
Makeover
I have been down with a bad cough all day, so I decided to give our blog a little makeover. And I think it looks soooo much better!!
And guess what?? Only 21 days until . . . .
And guess what?? Only 21 days until . . . .
CHRISTMAS!!!!
My favorite. :)
Friday, November 25, 2011
Thankful
I know yesterday was Thanksgiving, but I still want to do a "Thankful List." This is just for me, I don't know what James is thankful for. Probably some of the same things. :)
A: Apples. They keep me healthy. And they're yummy with cheese. Or peanut butter.
B:Blue. The color of the sky in summer.
C: Creativity. James has so much and it will do him well in his career.
D: Dogs. One of the dogs on the ranch had puppies and they are SOOOO stinking cute!! I want one, but my apartment complex says no. Also, my dog Tiger passed away this year, which was sad. He was such a good dog for our family.
E:Emery, our friends' little girl. She is so precious, and such fun to be around. James and I love her like a niece. Oh and we love Nick and Carly a lot, too. :)
F: Friends!! and Family!!! :) Where would we be without them? Especially this year - with the wedding and all. We wouldn't have been able to do it without our fabulous, wonderful, awesome friends and family.
G: Good movies. I love movies.
H: Hands. I know that's kind of weird. But our hands can do so many things. Help and handle and work and play and everything.
I: Ice cream sandwiches. Yum.
J: James, of course! I wouldn't be who I am today without him. He makes me a better person. I know we've only been married for 3 weeks, but I don't know what I would do without him. He's such a wonderful part of my life and I love him a lot.
K: Kids. My students. I love them kind of a lot. Even if sometimes they drive me crazy.
L: Love. It's a wonderful thing. Friend love, family love, romantic love. love love love. <3
M: Mothers. They are wonderful, wonderful inventions. I love my mother so much, and James' mother as well. They are just fabulous women.
N: Nichols family!! They rock. 'Nuff said.
O: Okay. It's a fun word. Say it.
P: Pearls. I have a pretty pearl necklace I got for my birthday and I love it.
Q: Quiet. I don't get much of it, but I sure do love my quiet time.
R: Rad Christmas decorations. Seriously, ours are awesome. I love my house.
S: School. I'm so grateful to have a full time teaching position.
T: Tan. What I got in Mexico, a little bit. :)
U: Us. :)
V:I've got nothing for this letter. It's weird.
W: Wiggle songs. What would I do in kindergarten without them?
X: X-rays. So Dr. Hansen knew what was wrong with my back.
Y: Yellow. It's such a pretty, happy, fun, vibrant color. It's my favorite.
Z: Zoos. I love to visit the zoo. I'm like a little kid. :)
Sorry this is long. But it feels good to be grateful.
A: Apples. They keep me healthy. And they're yummy with cheese. Or peanut butter.
B:Blue. The color of the sky in summer.
C: Creativity. James has so much and it will do him well in his career.
D: Dogs. One of the dogs on the ranch had puppies and they are SOOOO stinking cute!! I want one, but my apartment complex says no. Also, my dog Tiger passed away this year, which was sad. He was such a good dog for our family.
E:Emery, our friends' little girl. She is so precious, and such fun to be around. James and I love her like a niece. Oh and we love Nick and Carly a lot, too. :)
F: Friends!! and Family!!! :) Where would we be without them? Especially this year - with the wedding and all. We wouldn't have been able to do it without our fabulous, wonderful, awesome friends and family.
G: Good movies. I love movies.
H: Hands. I know that's kind of weird. But our hands can do so many things. Help and handle and work and play and everything.
I: Ice cream sandwiches. Yum.
J: James, of course! I wouldn't be who I am today without him. He makes me a better person. I know we've only been married for 3 weeks, but I don't know what I would do without him. He's such a wonderful part of my life and I love him a lot.
K: Kids. My students. I love them kind of a lot. Even if sometimes they drive me crazy.
L: Love. It's a wonderful thing. Friend love, family love, romantic love. love love love. <3
M: Mothers. They are wonderful, wonderful inventions. I love my mother so much, and James' mother as well. They are just fabulous women.
N: Nichols family!! They rock. 'Nuff said.
O: Okay. It's a fun word. Say it.
P: Pearls. I have a pretty pearl necklace I got for my birthday and I love it.
Q: Quiet. I don't get much of it, but I sure do love my quiet time.
R: Rad Christmas decorations. Seriously, ours are awesome. I love my house.
S: School. I'm so grateful to have a full time teaching position.
T: Tan. What I got in Mexico, a little bit. :)
U: Us. :)
V:I've got nothing for this letter. It's weird.
W: Wiggle songs. What would I do in kindergarten without them?
X: X-rays. So Dr. Hansen knew what was wrong with my back.
Y: Yellow. It's such a pretty, happy, fun, vibrant color. It's my favorite.
Z: Zoos. I love to visit the zoo. I'm like a little kid. :)
Sorry this is long. But it feels good to be grateful.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Woah!
We're married now!!! It's kind of crazy, the fact that I'm an old married lady now. haha :) We are settling in to our apartment and school and just getting back into the groove of life after coming home from our Mexican cruise! I'll post cruise pictures another time. For now, a sneak peek of wedding photos that I got from our lovely photographer, Michelle.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Engagements
Our photographer, Michelle, did a WONDERFUL job with our pictures! We absolutely love her and can't wait to see what she comes up with for wedding pictures. :) Go check out her website at
www.rustybucketphotgraphy.com
Here are just a few of our pictures that were our favorites. Oh and it's also not our fault that there are a lot of kissing pictures...she took them!! and we happened to like them.
www.rustybucketphotgraphy.com
Here are just a few of our pictures that were our favorites. Oh and it's also not our fault that there are a lot of kissing pictures...she took them!! and we happened to like them.
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