Rainy Days.

As you may have heard, there is a current sickness going around. While..the past week David and I both fell victim to it's immune compromising powers. 

Which is the dramatic way of saying, the past week we were both a little bit under the weather. Especially David. (I'm still trying to figure out how he kept a tough face and went to school...) 

However, yesterday, I was reminded yet again how much I love him. Walking home in the rain, I ended up with frozen toes and feeling rather damp. (Which I didn't mind one pinch...I love the rain!) But alas, I arrived home feeling like a frozen sickly popcicle. So...I curled up into a heap of blankets....and fell asleep. I woke up a couple hours later to the best of smells.... 

I followed those smells to find David making some homemade chicken noodle soup! I'm telling you. They don't come any better. He never fails to be incredibly thoughtful. It was a perfect meal for a rainy day and our colds. 

With stomachs full of soup, we took some cold sleep medicine and slept for the next 12 hours. 

The outlook this morning is much better. 

Though....I may still be struggling with my fine motor skills....I'll blame the nyquil. 

Last, but most certainly not least, here's a shout out to Miss Cheri Peacock....soon to be Hermana Peacock! She was brave to stay with us for a couple days this week. And it was so great to see her. It's amazing how much can change in a year... and how a friendship can come so quickly! She is going to be an incredible missionary! New York, New York.....get ready! 

Over The Moon.

Life isn't always perfect.

But sometimes it gets pretty close. 

Like on the days that you can soak up some sun from your porch in March. 

Or when you get to snuggle up with your hubs and watch for the zillionth time....Enchanted. 

It's the day when you finally perfect the chicken joke (thanks to Roland and Shawna!) 

Or when you have kept some kefir alive for a whole week! Surviving and thriving. 

It's watching your adorable husband make dinner....do some laundry...and  clean up dinner...all while you lay on the floor.

It's the simple comfort of knowing there are so many people who love and care for you. 

It's when you realize you've eaten ice cream 4 out of the 7 days during the week. 

Last, but certainly not least......it's when you realize that your friends in the ward....actually think your names are Kari and Joey...and not having the heart to correct them. (Second identity? Sure....why not!)

And that, my friends, sums up the weekend. Simple, yes....but whoever said perfection had to be complex? Not even the auto shop with their sad diagnosis could change it. 

As some would say....I'm over the moon.

With happiness. 

Happy Sunday!

I absolutely loved this video...A little something we all need...

A little bit of....

I've sort of been missing from the blogging world as of late. The past week....we finally put up pictures on our wall! As great as it was staring at empty frames with random families in them....I think I like ours much better.

I have loved getting used to using the word our. Coming home to our house. Cooking dinner in our kitchen.       Our lives are simple for the most part. However....I'm a girl of simplicity....which means....I absolutely love it.

Let me give you the inside scoop of our lives the past month:

David has started school again. Which means he spends lots of hours studying.. And studying....and.... getting distracted by youtube videos. As for me, David being in school also means I automatically move up to patient status. The past week has been special tests and joint mobilization. (Which I think is also code for....let's see if your arm can be pulled off or not...) What can I say. I'm a lucky girl.

My grandparents celebrated their 56th anniversary. How incredible is that! My family took them out to Joe's Crab Shack in Salt Lake.....but as for us....We have a Joe's Crab Shack around the corner! So...we went out pretending we were there with them. As good as it is, I have concluded that if I were dying of starvation...and only had a crab. I would probably die before I could get the meat out.

(Drumroll....) We were called to teach in the primary! We are now the highly esteemed teachers of the 5 year olds. I think it is officially my favorite calling. And it has only been a week.

We also had the chance to watch a musical at the Smith's Center. Which....is probably the fanciest place I have ever been in my life! After visiting with an older couple in our ward....they gave us tickets that they weren't going to use. The moment we stepped out of the car...we got a golf cart ride to the door. The whole building was incredible and so beautiful.. As David discovered...the bathrooms even had folded toilet paper. Why I think that's fancy...who knows.

(Right before the musical!)

The rest of our days have been filled with countless games of Nerts....walking to Smith's (we're lucky to live only a few blocks away)....eating ice cream from Baskin Robins....(which is also up the street. 99 cent Mondays may be the death of me)....watching movies at the discount theater ..and making a few trips back to the temple.

So. There you have it. A little bit of our lives. I couldn't be happier. Especially to have a husband like David. (I also like using that word). Everyone deserves to have a person in their life who still thinks they're beautiful when their hair looks similar to a tangled jungle.

On a final note...we also got some pictures from our wedding!

The Start...of Something New.

Cue High School Musical theme song.

(Kidding)

Well folks.

I've been a married woman for officially about a month. And you want to know a little secret? It's even better then they say! A whole new adventure of sleep talking, stealing blankets...and gaining an appreciation for microwaves...to cover a pinch of our lives thus far.

Of course, since it's January, I've been thinking a lot about the past year. About planning, and goals, and expectations. Looking back over the past year, so much happened that I hadn't planned for, or expected. However, those were all of the best and greatest things that could have happened.

I think that's always how it goes. We all tend to have a plan of how things should work out. How we're going to get from point A to point B.......yet somehow...in getting from point A to point B....we end up at point 5. That doesn't even make sense right? My thoughts exactly. Most of the time, life happens....and takes us where we never would have expected.

But I think that is the beauty of it. Because those unpredictable moments are what we remember the most. The ones that make up who we are. Not to mention....more than half the time, it's even better then what we had planned for ourselves.

So here's to 2013. With new goals and resolutions. And, to new...unpredictable adventures. What ever those may be. But mainly.....to end the next year hopefully a little bit of a better version of myself.

However, in saying goodbye to 2012....I ended the year happier then Willy Wonka in his Chocolate Factory.. I'll forever be grateful for all of the support and love from so many of our friends and family. Especially these past few months. For any of you who happen to stumble across this, I wish there were enough "Thank you's" to even begin to cover it!

More updates on our lives?

Stay tuned. 

Also....for all of you who are actually freezing back in Utah...here's a little something just for you!

Life as of late...

Unpredictable. Exciting. New. Surprising....

And so much more then I could ever begin to put into words.The past couple of months have flown by! At this rate, I feel like if I blink my eyes, a whole week will suddenly disappear.

Looking back, so much has changed the past few months. And by that I mean....just about everything has. To be honest, sometimes so much change can be a little intimidating, and slightly scary..

However, I wouldn't trade one pinch of it. Not even the frequent moves. (I've become great at living out of a box..) As you could put it....I have loved being in love.

I know....hopeless sap coming out again. But the thing is. It's much deeper then that. People have tried countless times to describe what love is...how it changes a person... how it should be.. yet they always seem to slightly miss the mark.

Love isn't superficial. It isn't something temporary or fleeting. At first, everything seems so much brighter....because that special someone is in your life. Then love helps you to realize how much you have needed that person in your life. How just simply knowing them makes you a better person. It touches each aspect of your life...and enhances the good. It's like the comfort of a good book, a warm blanket..and hot chocolate combined. Most of all. It makes you incredibly happy, because if all else fails...you will still have that one person to face the world with.

And with that, my friends, you can get through anything.

That's not to say that everything will go perfectly. Let me assure you, 98.72% of the time, things haven't worked out perfectly. (In a perfect world...I'd be asleep by now...instead of rambling to the keyboard...)

Mostly. I'm grateful for life as of late. For my incredible friends who never fail to be a phone call away...for my family, (especially my sister this past week...handling my phone calls...multiple times a day)..also for the new family I've gained...

And of course, for David. The person who has shown me what it's like to truly love someone. Who will do anything for those he cares about.  I love his sense of adventure, and the way he always tucks pens behind his ears. I love that he does so many little things for me....simply because he knows it will make me happy. That he has so many of the same little quirks his dad has. The way he treats the people around him and when he laughs really hard. I love his curly hair...though unpredictable...it's something different everyday.  I love that he opens my door...and listens to me ramble. And that he plays with my hair...even if that means I miss half of most movies because I fall asleep.

Also, how could I ever forget....his slight* nerdy-ness. But I'll keep my sappy love rambles a little short.

Just five more days...I'll get to spend my forever with that boy. (That may sound like it was written calmly...but it was meant with a much more dramatic WHOOHOO attached...)

I. Can't. Wait.

On that note....here are a few pictures to catch up the past couple months!

Brandon Flowers fireside!

David is really great at doing hair.

Working on our picture taking skills... (For Aimee!)

The coolest dinner....ever. Thanks especially to David's parents! Everything just dumped right onto the table. Literally.

Bass Pro Shops!

My sister came to visit for the weekend....along with my little niece!

Drumroll....I went through the temple! Two words: Beautifully simple.

And finally.. A couple of our engagement pictures!