The Rest of 2010

After Thanksgiving Kacey and I were pretty busy.  We had 3 weeks of school left including finals week plus work.  We made it out of school pretty well.  Kacey finished with a 3.8 GPA and I finished with a 4.0!  Which makes us both really excited!  For one, that means I keep my full acedemic scholarship and two, that Kacey should be eligable for a scholarship when it comes around again!  That means we should both have scholarships, loans, and our jobs to support us through school!  What a blessing!

Kacey and I are also putting our applications into BYU in Provo.  If we don't get in this time we will be completing our educaitons at BYU-Idaho.  We'd really like to get to Provo so we can be closer to family and be rid of these rediculously cold days.  Yes, Provo gets cold but not like Rexburg.  It hasn't been above 30ish since Thanksgiving and most days we're lucky to hit the double digits.  Needless to say, we spend a lot of time inside.

This year for Christmas Kacey and I were not able to be in Colorado due to work and money.  However, my mom came out here to spend it with us.  It was a much needed visit for both Kacey and me.  We've both had a hard time this past semester being away from family and living in a small town.  My mom got here on Tuesday, December 21 and left Sunday, December 26.  Her visit was enough of a Christmas present for us but she also dediced to stock our pantry and fridge.  Take a look at this picture of all our food!  Keep in mind it's still not all put away and our fridge (and freezers for that matter) are stocked to the brim.

She also got us some other things for Christmas including this.

I think it's beautiful.

Kacey's favorite gift came from his parents.  He's been wanting one since we got married.

Now, he tries to fry everything and recently bought a pack of twinkies that he swears I will love fried.  I think I should be afraid...

Kacey got me this.

I've been wanting a label maker for a really long time.  I don't really have a use for one but I LOVE IT!  I keep finding things to label that really don't need labels.  I guess one day it will help me have an organized house (haha). 

My sister sent us this cook book that I'm really excited about.

I keep looking at the small ones but never bought one and now we have the BIG one!  Kacey's Grandma Livingston sent us a cookbook as well and my mom gave me a couple.  I think they are all trying to send me a message...

When Kacey and I got married my mom gave us a "family" ornament for our first Christmas together.  I liked the idea of getting one every year.  Here is this year's.

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There is no where that I found around here that sells the kinds I was looking for so I ended up buying this one at my work (Michaels).

For Christmas dinner, Kacey made a ham that we've had in our freezer for almost a year and it turned out really good.  I had the sides and it was a nice dinner.  Christmas was just a lazy day hanging out at home and cooking.  It was nice to just relax with Kacey and my mom.

Christmas came and went and I cried when it was time for my mom to go home.  And then it was back to life for Kacey and me.  We spent New Year's Eve at home doing absolutly nothing.  In fact Kacey watched TV downstairs while I watched something else up in our bedroom.  (I know we're really exciting).

And thus ended our 2010.