Thanksgiving/Christmas/Spring

I am so behind on my blogging! So, this may be a long post. I have just been slacking and have fallen behind! Anyways...
Thanksgiving was fun! We spent it with Garrett's mom and dad at our Aunt Lynda's house. Mom Chris made the most delicious yams.. which has always been my favorite part of thanksgiving meal. After our turkey coma's, we went and did black Friday shopping. Garrett has always loved it, so we had to go. We got a new vacuum for like $40 at wal-mart.. and I got a cheap sewing machine.

Christmas we spent in Boise.. it was fun! We flew there on Christmas eve. It hadn't been snowing all day in either place, but once we got on the plane it turned into a complete blizzard! I get anxiety on planes as it is, so this was a bit terrifying for me. but we made it out alive! The drive from the airport to my parents house was worse then the plane ride. We had a really delicious dinner when we got there. We did our regular "Christmas eve traditions" .. pajamas and a movie to watch. We also had Uncle Danny's family over and did secret santa with them. The weekend before we went to Boise we opened our secret santa's from garrett's side of the family. Garrett got a signed byu football from his uncle Chris. It was a really thoughtful gift and I could tell Garrett really loved it! I got a family recipe book and ingredients for the recipes from mom Chris. This is by far the most used gift we got for Christmas! It has recipes from my parents, Gar's parents and from siblings. I absolutely love it! It is my go to book when I have no idea what to make for dinner. That night with Gar's family we also spent some time singing Christmas songs around the piano. Just being together was the best! I am so grateful for music. Christmas morning we woke up around 9 .. haha! We got some awesome gifts. Floor mats, new pots and pans, clothes, gift cards.. We are spoiled.

For New Years we spent at Garrett's mom and dads.. We had cheesecake and apple cider and watched the ball drop.. very fun!

February we celebrated our two year anniversary! It is crazy how fast the time went. I am so grateful for Garrett.. he is patient and loving, and never gives up on me. I don't know how I got so lucky!! We took a road trip to Phoenix and got to visit Kevin and Annie. It was so much fun! We had a good time. Went mini golfing, got pedicures (Annie and I :)) and went to Cheesecake factory for dinner. We didn't want to leave! We hope to make it back down there sometime this summer.

Anyway.. Garrett recently got a new job! We are very grateful that he got it. He works at a company called  Imagine Learning doing tech support. He says he hates leaving work.. so that's a good sign! I am really happy it worked out for him. I hit my one year mark at my job at the Dr.'s office. I have a great boss! I can't believe it's been a year already! The days go by slow, but the years go by fast. We are both very fortunate to have such great employment and to work with such great people.

My brother Josh seems to be doing really well on his mission! He is coming up on his 8 month mark.. I can't believe it! He is a great example to our family. We really miss him but we know he is where he is supposed to be.

"Kundis Cake" for Gar's birthday

We are looking forward to the summertime.. we are planning a few fun trips with family. We got a grill and Garrett loves making burgers and stuff! He is a great cook.. gets that from his mom. I am also very excited that my cousin Makalie lives with my aunt now, I love having someone close to my age to do things with and talk with! We have been doing zumba which has been really fun.

Here's a few pictures from the last few months!

Thanksgiving time

I don't mean to brag but.. these pecan bars were delicious

Christmas eve dinner..delicious

Byu Game

Our Christmas present

We made chocolate covered pretzels for friends and family

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Aunt and Uncle enjoyed a root beer float with Landon

Papparazzi.

Our New bedroom 

It's root beer and chinese..

Funny Scott

Gar caught a fish fishing with my dad and Scott 

The Zoo with the Wagner's 

Life is crazy!

So much has been going on since my last post. I haven't had much time to write, so this might be a little lengthy.

So, let's throw it back to August. We went on a really fun trip with the Kundis Klan to St. George. We rented a house for 4 days that had an amazing pool in the backyard. We spent a lot of time there:) Honestly, I think some of the greatest vacations don't have to be extravagant.. If you have your family, food, and the warm sun you are bound to have an amazing time. I really bonded with my family on this trip! We played night volleyball in the pool with all the siblings. We laughed until we cried, and seriously had the greatest time. I also loved spending time with my niece and nephews. They are seriously the cutest, I love them so much! We got to see a tuachan show and it was amazing! I had never been to one before so it was cool for me. We saw the little mermaid. I had a great time and I am glad we got to go!!

We sent my brother Josh on his mission on September 17th. That day was probably one of the hardest days our family has gone through. Honestly, that day is still fresh in my mind so i'd rather not focus on it:) What I will focus on though is that he seems to be doing well. Very homesick, but he makes a great missionary. When he gave his farewell talk, we had many members in the ward who said his talk sounded like it was his homecoming talk, because he spoke so intelligently. He was made a zone leader the second day in the mtc. He recently had 4 investigators at church, and we often get texts/emails from investigators and members telling us how great of a missionary he is. I miss him, a lot. I just pray that thew homesickness won't take over for him, and that he remembers that 2 years is minimal compared to the eternity he will spend with his family.

I recently started selling Mary Kay, and it has been fun so far! I have a co-worker named Angie who helped me get started. She is very kind to me, and is a wonderful friend. Selling Mary Kay hasn't been as easy as I thought, it takes a lot of work, but I enjoy it when I have the time. I will say I enjoy other things quite a bit more (making my crafts, spending time with gar) but MK is a great way to make some extra money.

Gar turned 24 on October 17th! He got a shotgun. He loves it. We went to a shooting range with his mom, dad, and brother to try it out. It was really fun! It was my first time shooting a shotgun, and it was... scary. haha. There was quite the kick in his gun. I am glad he found something he really enjoys doing. We had a little party with his family and carved pumpkins and had his favorite lasagna. I made the traditional Kundis birthday cake that nana started.. I have to say I was pretty nervous about making them, but was pleasantly surprised when they turned out really well!! Haha.

Over the past few months, I grown SO close to my Heavenly Father.  I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, i'm not perfect, I screw up, I mess up, and then I screw up again. But one thing I am eternally grateful for is the atonement, that I can be forgiven, that I can move on from my mistakes, and keep trying, and most likely fail again, but try even harder the next time around.  I think a lot of people in this world have the misconception that you have to be a perfect person to have the gospel in your life. When in reality, it is completely opposite! God didn't send us to earth to be perfect, he sent us here to make mistakes, to be tested, to repent, and return to him. What a blessing the atonement is! I am really going to start trying a little harder, to be a little better. Attend my church meetings, do my visiting teaching, pay my tithing, obey the words of the prophet, because I have seen the blessings that come from them, and they change your life for the better!

"The Savior can wipe away our tears of regret and remove the burden of our sins. His atonement allows us to leave the past behind and move forward with clean hands, a pure heart, and... become better". -President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. The Church is true!!

 I LOVE my husband with my whole heart, he is my rock. He loves me despite my flaws. I am lucky to spend eternity with him, to have a family with him someday (hopefully sooner then later!!) and grow old with him! I have the greatest husband!

Have a great day everyone!

Island Park and Yellowstone

We had such a fun camping trip! I thought I would put some highlights on my blog.

We got to camp and set up, and then we got to meet Smokey the Bear. My younger cousins loved it! He gave a good lesson on "only you can prevent wildfires!" Although, that didn't stop my cousin Trevor from being a total pyro. He loves throwing stuff in the fire and making it get really big! haha. We spent time sitting around the campfire and talking and laughing. My dad took us out on the boat for a day and we went tubing. I don't really like tubing, so I went with my cousin Daxton so that we could go slow :) Josh and Megan on the other hand, liked to be thrown around. My dad and Josh got the worst sunburns. Josh's back had huge blisters and he could barely move because it hurt so bad. He should have worn sunscreen!

Yellowstone was beautiful! It was a lot of driving... by the end of our trip we had driven a total of 25 hours. I am glad I have a husband who will do all the driving! We saw buffalo and elk, and at one point the buffalo had backed up traffic so much we spent an hour and a half driving only ten miles. I guess that's what you get in yellowstone! We went on a few hikes and saw the most gorgeous waterfalls. One of the hikes was a mile up, and when we finally got to the top it started downpouring rain and of course I was wearing flip flops. We were soaked by the time we got back down! Old faithful was cool, none of my cousins had been before so they were way excited.

We had a lot of delicious food while we were there! Before the trip, I was on a roll and had lost 4 pounds (good for me, I can't seem to lose weight fast). when we got back, of course I had put 3 back on. So annoying! But all the s'mores were worth it :) now it's time to kick myself back in to shape!

My favorite part of the trip was the night when we all were around the fire and we all shared our favorite family memory, and we gave Josh advice for his mission. My cousin Ryan (age 7)  raised his hand when we were giving Josh advice, and started to cry. He said "Josh... I love you!" That was his advice. At that point we were all crying! Josh is so good with kids. He plays with them and includes them in the "big kids activities". We are going to miss our Josh. He was always the peacemaker in our family. I remember a night at our house when the whole family was in distress. My dad was having a rough time at his former job, and was looking for something new. We felt the tension in our home, everyone stayed in their rooms and never came out. Josh was the one who told us all the come together and he led us in a family prayer. He prayed for our family to grow through our trials and he prayed for the spirit to be in our home. I will always be grateful for that night, because he took initiative and pulled his family together. I know he will make a good missionary, he has always strived to be worthy of his preisthood and practice it often. I am so grateful to have a brother like him! ok, I got way off topic there... haha.

Overall, this trip was an amazing time! We made so many great memories that I will always remember.