Getting Excited for Halloween with my Spooky Eye Ball Oreo Cookies!

 Chocolate Cookies!!

 The really Creamy Filling! yummy

 I had to add Eye Balls to them.

Donkey in the Well

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

MORAL :
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.

2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happens.

3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less from people but more from God.

This was really touching to me today! i feel sometimes that i am a donkey in a well and just need to be greater and bigger then the dirt that is thrown my way and just use it to grow and become stronger so that i may get out of the hole i am in!

Aloha Hawaii and Goodbye Rexburg!!

 Shane and i got to go to Hawaii this last week! it was sooo fun! i loved every moment and i know that Shane did as well! this was my second time going and his 1st! we had perfect weather there and such an awesome place to stay! my dads boss owns a house there and so we got to stay at the house on North Shore that is neighbors to the guy who started Billabong! we had a great view and the best sunsets!

 My HOT hubby just hanging out in the Ocean! this is sunset beach and this is where the soul surfer Lost her arm!! kinda scary swimming there!

 Pretty Sunset!

 We learned to Paddle surf! it is really easy and fun! i accidently ran into a old chinese man that was fishing though! oops!!

 Shane was in heaven at the Dole Plantation!! he got to enjoy a bowl of pineapple ice cream! yummm...

 cute little pineapple!

 The turtles were amazing! we went snorkling with them and the were always just laying on the beach by our house! reminded me of Finding nemo! They were the coolest when seeing them underwater.

We climbed up Diamond Head to see this amazing view of Wiakiki! it was a steep hike up stairs but well worth it!

 DATE NIGHT!! shane and i got to go to the Polynesian Cultural Center and watched the night show! it was way fun and incredible how much they put into the show! great dancers, great costumes, great set!

 Another Gorgeous sunset from our backyard!! definitely not missing rexburg!

 Temple DAY! this was such a cool experience! the temple was gorgeous inside and out! we were in a session with a huge group of missionaries from the area! we were asked to be the witness couple again! i swear we are the witness couple every time! :)

Sooo in LOVE!

 Some North Shore Burger Joint! i stuck with the chicken Salad! but shane, my dad and mom got some huge Pineapple burgers!!

 Look at how huge my jugs are!! haha..first time i have ever been able to say that!! we love pineapples!

 They had the prettiest flowers ever there! everywhere we went i saw new bright flowers.

 Swap Meet!! we got to go to the swap meet in honolulu and got some fun stuff! my parents are awesome and took us to do some fun things while we were there and this is one of them!

 We visited a football stadium while we were there! I dont even know the team but shane was excited to step foot on the field and walk through the tunnel! he is a CHAMPION!!

 Look at those muscles!! go shane! haha

Shane loved paddle boarding as well! we even got to meet up with my cousin colby that teaches at BYU hawaii and his three cute kids and wife! they are livin the life in Hawaii for sure! love them!

Well there is a summary of our awesome trip! wow it went by sooo fast! and now i am back in rexburg where it has been snowing nonstop!! what the heck? it is so not cool going from sunshine and tanning to boots and big furry coats! ohh well! back to reality...work and school! bring it on! thanks mom and dad for a dream vacation and thanks Shane for making it a BLAST! LOVE YOU HAWAII! aloha!

FALLIN it up Once again!!

It has been a busy few weeks, but we are loving every minute! First i went to one of my BEST friend's suprise birthdays and it was fun! Janelle Larsen is now 21 years old! woot woot! she is such a great friend and the cutest little thing! It is wierd going to parties with single people now that i am married! i hate that shane was at work! i only stayed for like ten minutes because it is so different being around all those single people! i feel OLD! haha But being around all the single people makes me even more grateful for shane!! wow i love the married life more then anything!!!

 Shane was the Best Man at our good friend Josh Brinkerhoff's wedding! he married such a great girl named tessa and the reception was gorgeous!! congrats Josh and tessa!!

 These cakes were sooo yummy!! i just couldnt decide which one to choose from! they had everything from snickers cheese cake to carrot cake! such a cute idea!

 Here is the beautiful couple towards the end of the night. We could tell they were soo ready to get out of there!! their colors were yellow and gray! it turned out beautifully! the bummer part was that it decided to rain lots that day so they didnt get pictures outside of the temple. it was so nice the day before and the day after..wierd!! they got some great ones at the reception tho.

 Here we are with the happy couple!!

 The center Pieces! those little balls are eddible! it took us awhile to figure that out! they are like the sixlet candies! i ate one too many of those!

My mother in law bought me this new nail polish called crackle! i love it! you put it on and it drys and crackles over the color you put on first! its fun! i usually dont paint my fingers but i had to make an exception.

Las Vegas!!!

shane is on his way to Las Vegas as i type this post! he will be interviewed tomorrow for the PA program at Toro! We are so excited that he got an interview and will just have to wait and see what the out come is! if he gets into toro, then we will live next to his cute cousin Mica and her hubby mike! that would be so much fun for us! we are still waiting to hear back on some other options! this is my first time being at home alone without my hubby! shane has had to do it a few times so it serves me right! i am so proud of him and i hope that his interview goes well!!! never thought i would live in Vegas!!

OHH BABY OHH BABY!!

Lisa is having a girl! The Hones have been great friends to us and so i decided to throw a baby shower for lisa! it was so much fun! i went with the zebra and pink theme and i think it turned out great! it was kinda stressful since i had no clue what i was doing, but You Tube and Amy Spain helped me so much!

 Diaper Cake

 The CANDY bar diaper guessing game! you melt a different candy bar into each diaper and the guests have to guess what each one is! and the winners got candy!

 This is where the Mommy to be go to sit and open all her amazing presents! so fun!!

 Amy Spain was such a help to me! she helped me come up with ideas! decorate and LOTS more!

 We wanted to try the chocolate but decided against it considering that it looked like POOP!

 You have to have food!! oh and a chocolate Fountain, thanks to misty kesler, i had plenty of dishes! And i made the tissue flowers while at work. it was so fun and easy to make them!!

 The cake was made by amy! no clue how she pulled it off! i could not have made it! it was six layers and delicious!

 Here is Lisa Hone..the mommy to be!! only a few more weeks!

 Presents!

Such good friends!! love these girls!!