End of one wild year

I always get a little nastalgic on December 31st. It's been quite the eventfull year for us!! These are just a few things that have stuck out in my mind:

1) I got a new nephew (Jaden) in February. He is one of the happiest, joyful babies ever! I loved being able to live close enough to see him and his sister Kes whenever I wanted!

2) I watched my Husband transform into a very strong person. Mentally, spiritually, and physically. (hubba hubba!)

3) I turned 25!!! It's weird, sometimes I feel like I'm dreaming, and I'm going to wake up 16 again. It just doesn't seem that long ago, but it was. And there are other times, when the weight of the world is on my shoulders, I feel about 70.

4) I switched jobs. And oh was it a need switch!! I had been in a job for two years that was sucking the life out of me. I always promise myself that I won't take the stress of work home, but I was doing this constantly. Luckily for me, Heavenly Father listened to my prayers and got me out of there! I now work in a very nice, calm work environment, and it is amazing how much happier I am!!

5) I went on a trip to Park City with my ENTIRE family! This hasn't happened, well, I don't think ever. My parents paid for a condo up there for a few days, and we all had an absolute blast. It was awesome that we all had such a good time, there was no drama, and it reiterated to me how blessed I am to have such a beautiful family. Thanks mom and dad for that memory!!!

6) We moved. It was a bitter sweet move for me. We had been renting a basement apartment from my bro and his family, and I had become very used to having family so close, and it was very hard for me to leave those two kiddos and their parents! But, at the same time, it feels really good to REALLY be on our own, and I LOVE our apartment!

7) My Grandma passed away. This, again, was bitter sweet. She did not have a good quality of life, but it was soooo hard to spend those last days with her and know that it would be a while before I could see her again. And, to see my mom say goodbye to her mamma was heartbreaking. Grandma Saunders was a truly amazing woman, and she is missed by many!


Well, hopefully 2010 will be an awesome year, and I wish all of you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Holidays 2009

I can't believe that the Holidays have come and gone already. It's seems to go by faster each year! When I was little, I really thought that the month of December had 90 days, because it seemed to last forever. Not so anymore! I did, however, manage to get some fun stuff in this season.

In November, the ever anticipated New Moon came out! I went with all the girls in Adam's family. We did this last year for Twilight, so I think it has become a new tradition. We had such a good time, and we LOVED the movie!

Me and Adam got a chance to go to the Morman Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert. It was amazing. Natalie Cole performed with the choir, and it was definately a once in a lifetime experience. We walked through Temple Square afterward. It was FREEZING, so we didn't stay long!

I also continued a lifelong tradition of getting together with my best friends Phyllis, Liz and Ellie to exchange gifts and watch a vintage Christmas cartoon that we've done since we were kids. I feel so blessed to have such amazing and faithful friends! We have so much fun together and I can really kick back, relax, and be myself when I'm with them. To call them friends is actually and understatement. They are more like sisters.

And finally Christmas! Christmas Eve was spent with my family. My mom and I cooked a pretty mean Christmas dinner if I do say so myself! Tenderloin, scalloped potatoes, buttery croissants, etc...It was sooo good, I looked about 3 months pregnant after I ate everything! Adam had to work until 8pm (grrrr) so I did dinner with my fam, then met up with Adam at his parents house around 8:30. It is Miller tradition to have a pinata and limbo. I know, I know, but it's tradition, and it's really fun :) My bro-in-law Danny made a tougher than nails pinata for the adults. Good job Dan :) And no, there will be no pictures from limbo. It's just not pretty, trust me. Christmas morning we headed to my sis-in-law Steph's house for Breakfast and presents. It's one of my favorite traditions. This was my ninth year there! She and her husband always have a great feast for us. Then we went to my parents for lunch and presents. This is the one time around Christmas where my whole family get's to be together. My sister Amy and her family come from Springville, and it's always wild and crazy with all the kids, but so much fun :) We did a chocolate fountain and the neices LOVED it! What could be better than flowing chocolate, right?! Then Adam and I went and saw Avatar in 3D. It was a very well done movie, and the 3D was unbelievable!

New Moon night with the girls

Temple Square after the MOTAB concert



I got liz the same slippers that I had


Me, Phyllis and Ellie toasting to a Merry Christmas


Adam and his nephew Nate looking like tough guys

Christmas morning breakfast, bright and early!!

My two neices Sophie and Olivia getting drunk off of the chocolate fountain :)

My 1st post

Ok, we'll see how this blog thing goes...I've been hesitant to start a blog, because, honestly, who gives a rip about what Adam and I are up to, right?! But I guess there are a couple of you out there who give a rip, so here goes. One thing I will start off saying is that my biggest pet peeve with these blogs is I don't think people are honest. They paint a very perfect life for everyone to admire, when in reality, life is a mess!! So if you catch me being brutally honest at times, it's because it's all I know how to be. If my life sucks, you'll either hear about it or you won't, but I will not materialize a life style that just isn't so.

In reality, Adam and I have been together for 8 years (almost 4 of them married). We've had some AMAZING times and some TERRIBLE times. We do not have kids, simply because we have not wanted nor been ready for them as of yet. We absolutely want them in the semi-near future, though! I truly and honestly adore my husband. He has overcome monumental obstacles, and we both have become stronger and better people because of that. I have the rare treat of having a husband who likes to talk about his thoughts and feelings, and it makes for a very open and honest relationship.

I have a beautiful family, both mine and Adam's. We are SO blessed to have people in our lives who support us through good times and bad. All together, we make up quite the eclectic bunch, but that's what I love about us!