Can You Overdose on Relaxation?

Don't be jealous...but this is how I've been feeling lately. I have recently shifted from a crazy schedule of teaching three classes as an English professor for the first time, teaching piano lessons, taking 12 credits toward my Master's degree, and studying for major exams; now I teach two classes and have four piano students--period. That's my life.

It's great, right? I stay in my bathrobe until noon reading some days. I play with my puppy, and write music. I spend the afternoons and evenings with Shaye. We have a quiet peaceful home, yet I'm dying for some action in my life. :) Before I was crazy busy and dying for a break, and now I'm having a Zen moment (a very extended one) and am begging for some action.

Is it just me, or do we always want what we can't have?

I totally married Gilbert Blithe!

A few weeks ago I was watching "Anne of Green Gables" and the "Anne of Avonlea" series, which I have adored since I was a little girl. I made a startling discovery. Shaye looks a ton like Gilbert! Not only does he look a lot like him, but their personalities are also similar. Not to mention, our love story is a bit the same are his and Anne's--minus the whole "carrots" thing. :) Seriously guys, can you see the resemblence?

I think this is hillarious! I was pre-conditioned from a young age to fall in love with Shaye. Genius!

Happy New Year!

Well, 2008 was sure a great year! We got so much accomplished! Shaye has been building his business in advertising, I got my Master's in English and began teaching at Dixie State College, we went on a fun trip to Washington, and we had lots of adventures being a young married couple. We are so happy and blessed and look forward to another great year--2009! We hope you all have a great new year as well!

Holiday Friend Parties

We are so blessed to have great friends. Here are some holiday get-togethers we had with our buddies. :)

Lunch at 25 Main with the Exec Sisters (basically the best lunch spot EVER). Rachel and Sara are both due the first week of February, and Jenny has the cutest little baby, Emme! Yey!

We went to the Jennings' cabin in Pine Valley with our married friends and some Shaye's buddies from high school for a barbeque/sledding extraveganza. Such a blast!

And here are the guys. Some of them are being serious and others are being super silly, which makes this picture really funny to me.

I hosted a party at my parents' for my girlfriends from high school. I love these girls! Go Morningside clicke!

Our Sweet Mimi

We got a dog for Christmas!!! We've been talking about doing it for a while, but we finally actually got one. We got Mimi, a little Yorkie, a few days before Christmas and she is such a joy!

Since we've had such a hard time having kids, its really fun for me to have a little furry baby to nurture and play with.

I'm afraid we're turning into those worldly dog people, because I want to take her everywhere with me! I'm sure you can see why. She's so cute!

You can see how small she is compared to the teddy bear.

She'll sit in my apron like this and watch me cook.

We put a red bow on her for Christmas.

Shaye loves her as much as I do!

Singing with my Girls

Every once and a while Candace Thompson, Krista Wasden, and I will do a little singing gig. We threw together a Christmas program and performed at the Boulevard the week before Christmas. It was so fun!

Snow in St. George!

I was so crazy excited about the snow. I can count on one hand the snowy days that we've had in St. George in my lifetime. It snowed on college finals week, just a few weeks before Christmas and it lasted a few days. It was so fun! This is the view from our front porch.

It's hilarious to watch how people down here react to snow. We have no snow plows so when it snows up in the mountains, people have no way to get around. I had several students email me saying they had been snowed in.