GOING PRIVATE: NEED EMAIL ADDRESSES

OK FOLKS IT LOOKS LIKE OUR BLOG IS GOING PRIVATE!

GIMME THOSE ADDRESSES SO I CAN ADD YOU ONCE WE GO PRIVATE....AND IF YOU DON'T THINK WE ARE THAT GREAT OF FRIENDS BUT STILL WANT TO READ MY BLOG EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE BORED GIVE ME YOU E-MAIL TOO, I WON'T JUDGE, LET'S BE REAL..WE ALL BLOG STALK NOW AND THEN, SOME MORE THAN OTHERS (ME) BUT IF YOU WENT TO A COMMUNITY COLLEGE YOU WOULD HAVE A LOT OF SPARE TIME TOO! I COMPLETED 3 OUT OF 7 LESSONS FOR ONE OF MY ONLINE COURSES IN AN HOUR AND A HALF YESTERDAY.....SUCH A JOKE! 

AND IN CASE ANYONE MISSED SEEING AARON'S BEARD RIGHT BEFORE HE CUT IT.....HERE IT IS!

AND I'M GOING OUT TO GET FIRE WOOD TOMORROW! I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD GET COOL ENOUGH HERE FOR A FIRE BUT WE WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND IT WAS 57 DEGREES IN OUR HOUSE...TOO CHILLY FOR ME:)

AND I'M MAKING AARON GO TO ZOO LIGHTS (CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT THE ZOO) THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE I FOUND A COUPON AND WHEN YOU'RE ON A STRICT BUDGET AND YOU USE A COUPON, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE WON THE LOTTERY! 

THANKSGIVING

*THANKSGIVING IN UTAH*

IT WAS SO GREAT TO BE ABLE TO GO HOME TO UTAH FOR 10 DAYS!  WE LOVED SEEING ALL OF OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND SPENDING DAY AFTER DAY RELAXING AND ENJOYING OUR BREAK. THE LAST THREE YEARS I WORKED AT SUNDANCE WHICH MEANT I ALWAYS HAD TO WORK THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS EVE, AND CHRISTMAS! TERRIBLE I KNOW! BUT NOW I CAN APPRECIATE THE HOLIDAYS AT HOME WITH MY FAMILY EVEN MORE.  WE ENJOYED DATE NIGHTS, FAMILY TIME, BLACK FRIDAY, THANKSGIVING DINNER, PICKING OUT THE DARAIS CHRISTMAS TREE, AND OF COURSE THE SNOW.  I'M ALREADY COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TO GO BACK TO UTAH FOR CHRISTMAS.  NOW WE'RE BACK HOME IN 60 DEGREE WEATHER AND IT'S NOT TOO SHABBY EITHER! THE DAY WE GOT BACK WE PUT UP OUR CHRISTMAS TREE AND ALL OUR DECOR AND I AM READY FOR MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY (AND MY BIRTHDAY) JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SPENT TIME WITH US WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME

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MY SWEET HUSBAND TAKING OUR BRAND NEW ORNAMENTS OUT OF THE BOXES! 

IT'S SO EXCITING TO SET UP OUR VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS IN OUR HOME! 

CHRISTMAS TREE SHOPPING WITH MY BROTHER-IN-LAW ADAM
MY COUSIN CLARA, ME, AND MY  BEAUTIFUL MOM ON THANKSGIVING DAY
ME AND THE HUBBY ON THANKSGIVING DAY. CHECK OUT THAT MUSTACHE OWE OWE!

Christmas Dinner

Christmas time brings the best of everything!!! All of those who know me well know that I have the biggest sweet tooth ever! I always have and I always will.  I accredit this to my amazing father who also has the biggest sweet tooth! I remember traveling around Europe for a month and every bakery we passed my dad would say, "Oh let's go check out this bakery too!"  My brothers (all tall and skinny may I add) would say no thank you but not me!!! I was right behind my dad indulging in eclairs, baklava, and every other pastry you could imagine, not to mention all of the gelato and crepe stands we had to also enjoy just incase they happened to be better than the last stand we visited.  I've tried to overcome this bad habit especially after going through nursing classes and trying to control it so I don't end up with diabetes but for now this is what's on my dinner menu for the night.....

DELISH!!!!!

BEARDED HUBBY:)

MEET AARON'S BEARD!!! HE IS TRYING NOT TO SHAVE IT UNTIL WE COME HOME FOR THANKSGIVING AND IT IS GETTING HUGE!!! (BY THE WAY HE COMBS IT ALL DAY LONG...I TEASE HIM THAT HE SPENDS MORE TIME ON HIS BEARD THAN I DO ON MY HAIR) PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK HIM WHAT HIS WIFE THINKS ABOUT IT BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T BOTHER ME AT ALL AND I GET QUITE A KICK OUT OF IT EVERY MORNING.   IN THE MEANTIME AARON IS SUPER BUSY WITH FINALS WHICH LEAVES ME TO DISTRACT MYSELF SO I DON'T DISTRACT HIM!!! ON THE ITINERARY FOR TONIGHT IS PAINTING MY NAILS AND WATCHING THE LAST SONG, MILEY HERE I COME!

Mama Tucker

AREN'T PARENTS THE BEST!

THIS WEEK AARON AND I GOT A SURPRISE PACKAGE FROM MY PARENTS WHICH INCLUDED LETTERS TO JULIET, AND TONS AND TONS OF OUR FAVORITE SUNDANCE SUCKERS!!!

YUMMY:) THANKS MOMMY:)

HERE IS MY MOM AND I IN VERONA, ITALY (THE CITY THAT LETTERS TO JULIET WAS FILMED IN) IT WAS SO SO BEAUTIFUL!

P.S. WE HAD A WONDERFUL HALLOWEEN BUT I'VE BEEN SLACKING WITH THE CAMERA LATELY SO NO PICS...HOWEVER, WE DID SEE A KID TRICK-OR-TREATING AND SMOKING AT THE SAME TIME WHICH WAS DEFINITELY A TREAT!!!