Together Is Our Favorite Place To Be: January 2014

We had a fabulous Christmas and New Year. We spent time with family and had a really good time! My family came to Utah on Christmas Eve and we were able to spend Christmas morning with them. We got some great gifts from them! I got a Kitchen Aid, a Chi straightener, and Garrett got a drill, gift cards, and moneyy!! We are excited to use our pfchangs gift card we got in our stocking :) Thanks mom and dad!!
On Christmas Eve we went to the Kundis family dinner and gift exchange! We had our traditional German dinner, with sausages, cabbage, potatoes, and my personal favorite, the brussell sprouts! Mommy Chris, you rocked that dinner! thanks so much! We opened our presents from Gar's mom and dad on Christmas Eve. We got great gifts! a griddle, clothes, a jar of money, a picture for our apartment, and more! It was a fun night. On Christmas day we spent time with my Grandma Needles, my cousins, aunts, and uncles. We did our "favorite things" gift exchange and shared our favorite recipes. Grandma made a delicious dinner and Aunt Deb made her famous "grasshopper ice cream" It was DELISH!

We did other fun things over the holidays as well. We went to city creek with my family and took the front runner. I'd never taken the front runner, so it was quite the experience. Garrett loved it, he felt like he was back on his mission in Sweden because he took buses and trains almost every day. We celebrated our nephew Landon's 3rd birthday... He sang what does the fox say and was very excited to open all his presents! He likes dump trucks, power rangers, and making me laugh :) He is just growing too quick!
On new years eve we had a really fun time at Aunt Karen and Uncle Chris' house! We had a "pajama party." Played games, eating Chinese food, watched the ball drop, and crashed on their couch. :) It was a great way to ring in the new year! My new years resolution isn't to necessarily "lose weight".. but more importantly live a healthier lifestyle by exercising and watching what I eat. You could say my body has changed since I graduated high school. My confidence has taken quite the turn once I realized I put on weight I can't eat anything I want anymore. Instead of dwelling on how I used to be, i'm just trying to accept my body as it is but more importantly take care of it by exercising and eating good foods!

We are loving our new apartment! It is cozy and cute. It is teaching us a little bit about how to manage our money since our rent went up :) Our favorite thing to do is watch our favorite shows and movies and enjoy our big kitchen!

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year. I feel Christ's love especially during this time as I realize how blessed I am with the wonderful family i've been given. Thanks to all my friends and family for your never ending love and compassion! I hope you all remember Garrett and I love you dearly!