Saturday Fun

Aly & Andrew met us downtown DC and we went to the Natural History Smithsonian. It was a SUPER fun day! I fell in love with this crazy cat/coyote thing.... isn't it hilarious!? :) It's weird living here cuz I always think that we can go to the museums later but before we knew it we had been her almost 6 months! So I think we need to start slow and just go to things as we can so we can enjoy the sites of DC while we are here... so here's the fun of our day.

The Party Crew

Dan Dan the monkey man! haha jk love you!

Aly's suprise/scared face?.. haha


THE HOPE DIAMOND!! Well it was there I promise.. my poor camera just stinks indoors.

MORGANITE!! What!? and it's PINK!! I love that stone.. can't believe it's named after me! :)

So after our fun at the museum we went out to lunch at Potbelly's (my new fav sandwhich shop here!) I got the usualy TKY which was amazing and split a delic pineapple/coconut yoguert shake. Then we decided that the fun couldn't end there so we went to see the old post office. You can actually go up the tower and it's an amazing (but SUPER COLD) view of DC! I will have to go back in the summer so I can enjoy the view a little longer. The pics below are from the top of the view.


I love DC!

Success...for a couple days :)

Candy Candy Candy!! So I have an addiction.. this is my first step.. admitting the problem.
Step #2 is kicking the habit.... Today is day 3 of NO SUGAR. This has been the hardest past two days but I can say that I DID IT!! And I will keep on doing it for the next month. My goal right now is to make it to Sunday. I have such a problem with sugar. I could honestly eat treats all day instead of real food. I feel like the fat kid from Willey Wonka that just couldn't stop eating candy and as a result he fell into the chocolate river! That's why I'm trying to stop now!! To be honest trying to stop eating sugar is harder than fasting for me and so this post is to declare to myself that I can do it and I need to clear my mind of sugar plums dancing in my head... until next holiday season :)
xoxox

Holiday Celebrations

Starting off the season with a little Christmas cheer from DC!! We took the pic for our Christmas card with Aly & Andrew.. it was fun to get together. Merry Christmas!!


Love this girl!! Too bad they went to Cali and we were in Utah for Christmas! See ya soon Aly xoxox


After our flight here I am decorating cakes till 3 am!!

Friends of the couple... xoxox Matt & Yarixa

Love these girls!

Finished cake and happy bride. Congrats Yari!! You are so beautiful!

Now Let the Festivities begin.... I feel bad I didn't get more pics but the ones below will have to do! Yea!!

Christmas at the Galloway house!!

Christmas at the Wilcoxson House!!

Wish these cute boyz were there! Maybe next year :)

Can you tell what I got for christmas?! ... A bumpit!! How High can I go!? :) Thanks Laura

My adorable sis Laura xoxox

Laura's BF Russ concentrating on a mad game of Jenga

Laura's turn....

Papa BB can do it! (somehow I missed a pic of Nanny Joe , seen in the background, but she also managed not to knock the stack over!)

Now Danny's Turn...

Can you guess who has the shaky hands?! Yep.. My bad!


Every good holiday season needs to begin with the annual hunt for the catnip... Gretta found it!


Oh yea let the fun begin!!!


My cuz austin and his awesome juggling

My adorable cuz Jordan before she has to work on christmas! :( Love you!! xoxox

My Mom, Me, Aunt Kathy & cuz Mindy... hanging out on Christmas Day.. Thanks for the YUMMYYY brunch!!

Da Boyz... Dad, Danny, Austin & Uncle Mark chillin together.

Quick late night visit from Cuz Derek, Monica & Austin! We had an intense game of settlers... great win Monica!! We love you!! xoxox

Fun Christmas Party with Danny's friends:
Ruby, Sam, Scottie, Mckay, Chloe, Tanner, Danny, Me
Blake, Taryn, Cache, Chelsea, & Spencer
Miss you guys!! xoxox

Back home for our new years celebrations!!



Poppersss for the party!

HAPPY 2010!!!

The Plight of Job...

Please feel free to read but be warned this post is for ME MYSELF AND I to remember the past and look forward to a brighter future. It has just been the craziest last 8 weeks that I think once I can just write it all down and clear it all out of my mind that 2010 will be a better year!

I have titled this post the Plight of Job due to the fact that when I thought not ONE more thing could possibly happen...... another trial was in store.

It all started mid September when I started to feel the joys of morning sickness which lasted every breakfast and almost every dinner until the end of October when I started feeling better... but that wouldn't last either as on Nov 5 I found out there were complications and so Nov 6 I was in the hospital operating room for my first surgery in my ENTIRE life getting a D&C... sigh. All that hoping, puking, and dreaming for nothing. Could things get any worse.... FOR SURE! During this time many of my friends forgot to call or felt too awkward to call but for whatever their reasons were, I felt abandoned. On the up side during this time my love and appreciation for my husband has grown 10-fold. He is the most amazing, caring, wonderful person and I couldn't have been luckier to have anyone else but him by my side.

What more could add onto the devastating loss of my pregnancy and friends? Well how about starting anew, working out every day, gaining a better attitude of what has just happened and bam... somehow at the gym I acquired the WORST cold known to man! I was unable to work out that last week before going home for Christmas trying not to look pregnant because of this cold the glands in my face decided to swell up leaving me a swollen, snotty, coughing, mess... what more you ask?! How about a sever random RECORD breaking snow storm going through the east coast causing all fights to be canceled on the saturday we were supposed to fly out... hm... well we did get re-booked on Monday to First Class.. that was a bonus however upon waking up Monday morning what did I discover?! I had gotten PINK EYE from my OWN cold?! seriously!? I'm 27 years old with pink eye?! I thought that ended in 2nd grade... back to the hospital I went to try and get some drops for my eye before the 5 hr flight back home that night.

After making it on the flight and arriving safe into SLC at 9pm Monday night I stayed up until around 3am working on my friend's wedding cake for her wedding the NEXT DAY!! I should have had all day monday to make the cake but since our flight was re-booked I only had monday night so in the craziness of it all I ended up getting around 4 hrs of sleep as we made it to her wedding by 8am the next morning. All went well and I have to say that it was one of the most spritual ceremonies that i've been to in a long time. The sealer was able to do the whole ceremony in Spanish for the bride and it was just really touching and a much needed break from the madness of the world. I really thought after this experience the rest of the vacation was going to be better... right!?

Wrong... After the wedding I rushed home to complete the cake and of course there was more snow so after getting it all loaded and to the reception I only had 45 min to put it all together before the reception started. So as I rushed to put each layer on the cake I had to stop in the middle to wash the icing off my hands and off it went to the sink and TRIPPED down two little stairs severly spraining my ankle! Yep it was a doozie. But the cake wasn't done so I spent the next hr on my foot with shaking hands and finished the cake. Unfortunatly I couldn't stay for the whole reception since I was in so much pain but it turned out ok. (see pic below)

I know things happen for a reason and am greateful for the many blessings I've recieved it has just been an overwhelming and unfortunate turn of events the past 8 weeks and looking back it all seems so trivial however, being in the thick of it I had to really rely on my Heavenly Father to make it through. So after losing my baby and my friends, getting a cold, pink eye, changing flights, and twisting my ankle.... NOT ONE MORE THING WILL GO WRONG! :)

It has been a week since the last incident and we have had a great time with family and friends celebrating our Savior's birth, made it on our flight back to DC , got a ride home from the airport, and rang in the new year! Things should be looking up... here's hoping to a great 2010!!



Can you see that swollen ankle?! I've never seen my foot that fat in my entire life! Ahh life will go on... right?!

Culinary Crafts

So I have noticed that as I have been a married woman for about 2 1/2 years now that I am starting to cook better and better... and guess what?! I'm actually starting to enjoy it! Yea! Since there is just two of us it's been fun to get creative with our meals. Take for example the pic below.... We both wanted ravioli's for dinner but Danny wanted a red sauce and I wanted a light parm-cream sauce so what do we do.. we both make our own sauces! We actually end up doing this quite often and it made me laugh the other night to see our different meals so I just had to take a pic. I have really enjoyed my time cooking with Danny in the kitchen, believe it or not he is an amazing chef and I have learned a LOT from him :)


As a fun Sunday morning breakfast I decided to make cranberry cinnamon rolls.. This is the pic of them rising. They turned out REALLY YUMMY!!


Well... really Yummy except for the ones below. I had the ends of the roll left so I thought I'd try to microwave them just to see if it would work.. obviously I was wayyy off! Oops... It got so hot in the 2 min that it was in the microwave that it broke our plate! Our condo also had a wonderful burnt smell for 2 days ... you win some you lose some! haha


And for my last and greatest culinary craft... this is my little work petal creation station. I have been making petals like a mad woman for the wedding cake I'm doing in one week. What do you think? I'm not counting how many I make just square inches.. maybe I'll count them when it's all over.. I'm guessing around 700.. :)

Obsessions!!

Obsession #1 Step Aerobics
Since my miscarriage I have been trying to get out and be more positive. Sorry to all of you victims of my post-miscarriage wrath... Anyway I decided to join the gym next to my house and have been OBSESSED with step aerobics!! Back in college about 4 years ago I could step with the best of them. From a complicated cha-cha-cha to a L-step off the back you name it I could do it. However since neglecting my love for aerobics and choosing to run as my main hobby I have realized that I am now extremely un-coordinated!!! Eek!! There is nothing more annoying to an ex-gymnastics, aerobics work out queen than not being able to keep up in a simple arobics class mainly composed of moms in their 40s!

So I have become obsessed... over the past few weeks I've worked hard to conquer this simingly simple piece of equipment. I've worked my way up from the flat step and graduated on to using one level under my step. Hoping for that day when my body will agree to allow me 2 levels :) So anyway this is my current obsession and so lucky for all of you I've been able to focus any negative vibe toward this harmless step and saved the rest of you from my crazies.

Obsession #2 - Twilight ... yep it's happening I'm becoming a twihard

It's sad I know... a 27 year old has now come down to the 12 year old world of giggling and obsessiong over the passionate love story of Twilight.

Obsession #3 ... Being Positive

It's been SUPER hard for me to get over losing my baby. I know there is a plan for our little family and if you talk to me on the phone I'll say everything is fine and I truly belive it.... however there are moments, little break downs, that make me realize that sometimes I'm just not OK with what has happened. SO I have this little pillow that I LOVE....I see it as I pass by the living room that reminds me to Be Merry. I like it because it somewhat yells, demands, and nicely reminds me all at once to change my attitude. I have really been trying to Be Merry this holiday season and I hope you can all bear with me as I improve little by little.

Obsession #4 - CHRISTMAS Decorations!! Yea!! Who dosn't love a little Christmas cheer all over the house, front door and throughout the city?!


Obsession #5- This cake....

I will be making this cake for a friend's wedding in a few weeks and I have been having dreams about how to make it and to make sure every detail is even more beautiful... I hope it turns out this great and I can't WAIT to make it!!