Sarah's a Married Women!

Our past weekend was pretty fun, my friend Sarah got married to Jordan Gillespie. She had a beautiful wedding, with lots of good food. We went up to SLC for her wedding in the SLC temple, but weather was horrible...so we took all the pictures in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

Here is Doug and I, passing the time between all the pictures.

It really was so cold and snowy...this picture gives you a little idea. Also, if you look close at the picture, you will notice that Doug has a green cast on his right hand. This is a funny story. Three or more months ago Doug fell while longboarding and hurt his wrist. It got a lot better in a few days, so neither of us thought it was broken, just a sprain. Although, over the past three months it has continued to always bother Doug a little. So we finally got it xray'd and he did in fact break his wrist. The doctor said it was the worst bone to break because it is known for not healing. We were so lucky because Doug ended up not needing surgery, just a cast for 6 wks. He is getting really good at writing with it and he has recruited everyone to sign it. Only two more weeks and its off!

It was fun to see friends at the reception. I love Doug's face in this picture, he looks quite excited.

A little update...

It has been forever since we have updated our blog...Doug is still doing school this semester and will be applying for the nursing program this spring. We both really hope he gets in for the fall semester. He is working as the night manager at Ridleys...the grocery store that took Albertsons place. Sadly, his brother Shane and his cousin Davey are not working there any more, so I'm sure he isn't having half the fun.

We got to watch my sister Kristene's daughter last week and I thought this was such a cute picture. We have the best dog ever, he loves to cuddle up and sleep next to anyone.

A not so fluffy Bow, during his first bath at home.

Bow got neutered and he now has to wear the "cone of shame" for 7 days. It is actually really funny to watch his try and squeeze under our coffee table, time and time again, not realizing that he can't fit with the large cone. We may be mean to laugh at him running into furniture, but I think if you could see him, you would fully understand.

The Wild Side

You better believe it...we are owners of a snuggie. Doug got it for me, mainly as a joke because I am always cold. But now he enjoys more than anyone. If you have that yearning for the snuggie, feel free to stop on by and try it out!

We have loved the snow this past week. Doug was kind enough to do the snow shoveling...along with his little wolf hat. I hate this hat, but he loves it and claims it keeps his head very warm.

Our Christmas lights were the first ones up on our street because we were a little too excited for Christmas to come this year. Doug did a great job putting them up.

We have been dehydrating apples lately and Doug is so great to help with the work. Doug, Shane and Davey LOVE the apples, but they don't know when to stop eating them. I think they learned their lesson last time they ate too much...apples make the bowels move a little quicker if you know what I mean.

New Addition to the Family

Yesterday I received an early Christmas present from Doug, a bichon frise puppy! He is 3 months old and we LOVE him. His name is Bow... a simplified way of spelling beau.

His favorite treat is cheerios and his favorite spot is underneath our coffee table...hiding from us.

He is still a little shy around us, but he is definitely warming up. He loves to jump through the snow, but he blends in a little too well. A good thing about Bow is that he has gotten Doug and I excited enough to actually blog about something!

Some Halloween Fun

Ali and Vance introduced us to this and it's so funny, check it out here:

http://www.monstermashup.com/0a9ea0

The stars of the show are Doug, Tricia, and a little dog named Vance

One Quick AZ Trip

We had a Hall family reunion (my mom's side of the family) in Arizona last weekend. 13 of us went down to AZ from UT and it was quite the drive. The weather was hot...and when we got back to UT it was freezing. I actually thought for a brief moment that living in AZ could possibly be a possibility.

We went to an AZ Diamondbacks game and they played the Padres. It was a great game and a lot of fun with Aly and all the nieces and nephews. I have such a wonderful sister Aly and it was great to see her for a couple of days.

We only wish our seats were this close to the field. After the game was over and we were able to make it down from our top row seats and get a good look at the field. My brother Steven was so kind to treat us all to the game, what a great brother!

I think I have a wonderful and very handsome husband...

My cousin Andy roasted a real pig for the reunion food...this picture looks horrible, but the meat was really good. My sister Kristene just loves picking at things, and this pig was no exception. Doug just loved getting pictures of her picking away at the animal. I was to grossed out.

I was able to take a quick picture by the head (I am still wondering why they had to bring this part) It was really gross. That cute baby I am holding is my niece Joelle who is now 2 months old. She was blessed on the Sunday that we were all down there and it was great to be there for that.

My wonderful Grandpa Hall came to the reunion and I loved being able to see him. He definitely doesn't know who Doug is because Doug came into the picture after my Grandpa lost his short term memory. I think it's really funny to get questioned by my grandpa about this strange man who I am with.

Fall is here....

I am trying to embrace fall this year, instead of dread the cold weather and the loss of summer. Here are some things that we have been up to lately:
To kick off October Doug and I decided to carve pumpkins.

If you can guess what Doug's pumpkin is, there is a prize for you (Davey and Shane are excluded because they know). By the time I was done cleaning out my pumpkin I had no desire to carve it. So I decided to take the easy way out and try poking holes all over it. I think it will look good in the dark all lit up.


Now our crazy cat is not so lonely on the porch...This wonderful and odd cat was placed on our porch by Ali and Vance as a joke. Doug and I just can't find it in us to get rid of it.

Sarah is home! She is finally back from her mission to Oregon and I am so pleased to have her back in Provo. It is great to see her, talk to her, and have a friend to play with!

My sister Lana gave us a 5 gallon bucket full of peaches and this is the result. It was my first time trying to can anything alone..and it worked out great. Doug and I tried them and they are delicious.

I am pretty sure that I have a wonderful and helpful husband. He was more than willing to help me can peaches and it went twice as fast.