Merry Christmas

Christmas was so much fun this year. We were in Tigard, OR with David's family and we had so much fun. We headed up Friday after work and came home last night. Saturday we had a fun day of making Ginger Bread Houses, and eating a ton of yummy food. We also watched the BYU game. Dave made a bet with our brother-in-law Ryan that BYU would lose. If David won, then Ryan had to wear David's shirt to school that says "It's not east being easy". That would have been REALLY funny because Ryan is in dental school. ;) But, since David lost (in an AMAZING save by BYU) he has to wear on of Ryan's BYU shirts to school on the first day. Those crazy boys! David and I had so much fun with our nephews. We have three on his side, Riley (3) Teddy (1) and Joshua (1). They are super cute! Teddy was making David and I laugh on Saturday because he was being so lovey and wanted to talk to us about everything he saw. It was so cute! Riley was happy as could be with the present that his Grandma and Grandpa got him. He loves trains, and it was some sort of train thing that I think every kid for a 50 mile radius would know what it is. Joshua was a little munchie just walking around being such a people watcher. It was so cute.
Sunday we went to David's parents ward and then came home and had lunch. After lunch we played a game of Rummy and I WON! It was GREAT! After cards I had to head home so I could be at work Monday morning. Really lame but I survived. Monday afternoon when I got back to David's parents house, David and I went with his Dad to go and buy a new 42" Vizio tv, and...shocker... David talked him into getting a new DVD player and a movie. It was fun to tag along. We had a nice family dinner on Christmas Eve which consisted of a delicious Ham and yummy trimmings. Then, we had a nice family game of Wii bowling. It was so fun. My Mother-in-law dominated over everyone. She's pretty good. :) Christmas morning we got up and everyone opened their gifts. Among everything that David and I got was FINALLY I got my KitchenAid mixer, and to top it off I got a cookie jar to go along with it. Each of those gifts were from our parents, hmmmmmm, I wonder if they conspired? Oh, we also go a surprise gift... WE HAD A WHITE CHRISTMAS! It was so much fun. I was laying on the couch watching a movie, and my brother-in-law comes in and tells us all to look out the window. I was SO excited to see snow coming down. It did not come in huge amounts, and it only stayed for about 2 hours, but that was long enough for me to LOVE it. My mother-in-law, sister-in-law and I got all bundled up in some silly snow gear and went and tromped around their back-yard (it's like a forrest back there), and then we decided to walk down to a bridge near their home. It was so much fun. I had a blast.
All in all, Christmas was great. Very relaxing and enjoyable. One of my favorite things this Christmas was my own personal goal to remember the Savior this time of year. Every year I get wrapped up in all of my Christmas shopping and the "Holiday Cheer" and don't seem to remember te true meaning of Christmas as much as I should. This year I tried to focus alot on what an important time of year this is, and the affect that it has had on my life. I wish that all year long everyone would focus on the Savior as much as we do at Christmas time. I can only imagine what a better place the world would be. I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and you were all able to enjoy your family and the celebration of the birth of the Savior as much as I did.

2007 - What a Great Year

Seeing as it is now December 15th, and I haven't gotten a December e-mail out yet I thought I would combine it with a "Year-At-A-Glance"! :) David and I had a great year. So much good happened and we have learned and grown together so much. Here is a short look back at The Mizes in 2007...

January: I am really excited because at the beginning of this year I made a resolution to e-mail all of our friends and family once a month to keep in touch and... I DID IT!

February: David and I celebrated our first Valentines Day. David was in charge and made a GREAT Steak Dinner, got me flowers and Caffeine Free Diet Coke (I wasn't drinking caffeine then), and we watched "Must Love Dogs" (our "movie"). It was awesome. We also bought our first LARGE piece of furniture this month... our couch. We love it still!

March: We headed to Utah to visit David's brother and his family. We were also able to see my cousin some of my cousins. It was a blast. One of the best parts was being able to go to my mission reunion. It was SO good to see everyone again. :)

April: David's best friend got married, so we were in Portland for their wedding.

May: The BEST moth of the year... my birthday! I turned 26 and David treated me like a Queen for the day. It was the best. We also headed to California for the blessing of two of my nieces blessings and to celebrate all of the May/June birthday's. It was a fun month.

June: Busy month. I was in California twice... once for my best friends Dad's funeral and ironically my niece was born that weekend, the other time was for my nephew Joshua's baptism. They were good trips. We were also able to go to the OSU Beavers Super Regional Baseball Games where we beat Michigan. It was a lot of fun. David got a new job as the Assistant Manager of the Rec Center on Campus. We also were able to see our friend Jenn get married at the end of the month.

July: We celebrated our 1 year anniversary on the 1st, YAY! We spent it on Portland at OMSI, it was a lot of fun. David turned 24 on the 10th. He went golfing with some friends and then they all came over for pizza. I applied for and got a new job, now working for Clair Co. We got into OSU family housing and moved at the end of the month.

August: We traveled to Pendleton in Eastern Oregon to visit David's and be there at the Community College when they named the court after David's Grandpa Mosby.

September: We headed to California for the blessing of Taylor Renee`. Her middle name is after mine. :)

October: Pretty boring month. We had lot's of Football games to go to, and that was fun. We were in Portland for David's Dad's birthday and his Nephew.

November: We headed to California for Thanksgiving and had a REALLY good time. David had the chance to "practice" interviewing at Cintas and Intel.

Well, that's about it for our year. I'm sure the December Holidays will bring MANY more memories for us as well. We'll share them all with you next month. I hope that you all have an amazing and wonderful Holiday Season. I know that David and I are excited to celebrate this season together. We wish that we could be with all of you. We love you all!

Spouting Horns - Oregon Coast

David and I stopped to watch the waves at this spot called Spouting Horns on the coast between Newport and Lincoln City. The waves were crashing up against the rocks and it was awesome. David got a video of it with our camera, so we thought we would share it with everyone. If you get seasick it gets a little shaky at times. David's hand was shaking a lot because it was about 47 degrees outside with a good wind, and all he had on was a light jacket. Needless to say, we didn't stay out of the car for too long, so this is the best of what we got. :)

Spouting Horns - Oregon Coast

Oregon Coast - December 8-9, 2007

Christmas Party

On Friday night David and I went to a Christmas party with a bunch of our friends. It was an Ugly Sweater themed party. Neither of us wore an ugly sweater because we pretty much didn't have time to go and find one. Oh well! We did have a good time though. Everyone brought a dessert so I made some rice crispy treats and added crushed up candy canes with chocolate chips. They were delicious... at least I think they were, I didn't take a pole at the party. We also had to bring a white elephant gift. I thought I was really clever with ours. I bought a box of chocolates and broke each of them in half with a fork. I wrapped the original box with half the chocolates in it, and then another box with the other halves in it. The best part was at the party, the first of the two that was opened was the one in a random box. The person who opened it really thought that it was half eaten chocolate. :) I thought it was extremely clever, everyone else thought so also once they found out it wasn't really half eaten. :) David and I walked away with an electric knife (some people went all out with their gifts) and I got a candy thing of mini M&M's. So, it wasn't too bad! Oh, I also got some candles that another person didn't want. :)

David and I with our White Elephant Gifts

Weekend Events

I have really been looking forward to this weekend for SO long. About two months ago I decided that it is about time that David and I get away for the weekend just the two of us. Since our honeymoon we have sure gone away a lot... to visit my family, or his family or our friends. We haven't gone away just the two of us. So, I poked around online and came up with this awesome hotel on the coast called Ashley Inn and Suites. I got an amazing rate and we are going this weekend. I am thrilled to be getting away. We are going to leave Saturday morning and drive to Newport and eat lunch at a restaurant called Georgies that we found when we were out there in January with David's best friend Scott and Scott's now wife Abbie. It was so yummy and David LOVED the clam chowder in a bowl. After we enjoy that we will make our way up the coast a little further to Lincoln City and check into our hotel where we have a room with an ocean view. Now, I have told a number of people about this room and they mock saying that we will have an amazing view of the storm. Now while that is true, they don't understand how much I love to sit inside and watch a storm outside. It is so awesome to me. Moving on, Lincoln City is known a lot for it's amazing outlet stores and quaint shops. So, depending on the weather we may go and check some of them out. But, if it is poopy weather we will just veg out in our hotel room. It will be GLORIOUS! We are turning off our cell phones, and just being us. It will be great.
Friday night we are going to a Christmas party with our friends that I have also been looking forward to. I love this time of year with all of the opportunities to get together with a large group of friends and just spend time with one another. It is SO awesome. I am sure that when we get back from our weekend I will have lot's of pictures and stories to share. I hope that everyone else has a good weekend as well.

Hangin' with the Girls

Last Friday night I planned a get together with a bunch of girl friends. I know, shocker that I would plan a girls night. When I was single and living in California I think Lisa (my best friend) and I had a girls night atleast every other week, even with just each other (sometimes those were the best... LOVE YA LISA). Anyway, I have had a girls night really since I got married. Wait, I take that back, I have had one or two, but they were always with my single friends out here. Anyway, so a couple of weeks ago I thought it was about time that we have a girls night with all of my married friends. It would give them time away from there babies, and time to just be girls (not Mom's, wives, visiting teachers or anything just girls.) We had a really good time together. We went to Red Robin, and on to the "Mall" to do some Christmas shopping. Everyone seemed to have a really good time, and it was so much fun for me. My friend Shauna remembered to bring her camera and got a picture, so I stole this from her blog. :-) We all had such a good time that I think we might make this a monthly tradition. Here is everyone starting at the left and going around the table... Melody (she's pregnant), Shaira (she's pregnant), Jeri (loves anmials), Teressa (studying for her CPA), Shauna (in the process of adopting the most adorable little boy, Logan), Jenn (Madeline's Mom, madelines 7 months old), Me (wishing I was pregnant, or had a kid ;-) soon, soon, soon), Bryndy (Has a little boy Hyrum, so cute), and Katrina (has a little girl Elizabeth, about 3 or 4 months old).

Christmas Decorating

David and I decorated our little apartment for Christmas today. The day after Christmas last year I went with my friend Katie and bought a small tree and some decorations. So I have been waiting for this day for quit some time to finally use my decorations. Although, it doesn't seem like it was that long ago that I bought it all. Time sure is flying! We decorated while watching the College Bowl Championship Series Announcement show. I know, so traditional right. It was our happy medium compromise. And, it was enjoyable. I made a wreath all by myself tonight. My friend Jen had made one last week and I saw it and thought it was so cute. It was even more cute when she told me it cost her $5.00 to buy everything for it at the dollar store! :) I am proud of myself for how it turned out. Especially because I am not a crafty person! :) While I was at the dollar store I saw this cute little nativity scene. I have been wanting a Nativity Scene for some time, so I just bought the one there, and I love it because it looks almost precious momentous! :-) It may seem ghetto, but I just can't bring myself to spend a ton of money on one until I know I have found "The one". I have included some pictures for your enjoyment. Take note of the amazing wreath, the stockings that I love (new this year), and the "star" that David is SO excited I am letting stay where it is! :)

The Final Product of the Tree

The Topper (David's Favorite Part)

My Awesome Dollar Tree Nativity Set

Our New Stockings (I Love Them)

My Pride & Joy This Year