Thanksgiving in Parker

We were able to make the long trek down to AZ to be with my family for Thanksgiving. I was so grateful to spend some time with my parents and give them more time to get to know Tyler. They were so sweet to host us for the weekend. We had so much fun!
Because of weather we had to leave late on Thanksgiving day, so we arrived just in time for a late dinner. Dad and Ty woke up before the sun the next day to hit the golf course for a 7 AM tee time, where Tyler was startled by the crisp air and the ice on the course. We thought we were coming to AZ for a cold break, but Parker was having some unseasonably icy temps. Mom and I slept in, then hit the black Friday shoppin in Havasu. At JCPenny we ran into the Openshaws, which was exciting since the Britts had not seen each other in quite some time!

On Saturday we had all of our Parker friends over for an Open House to meet Tyler. It was so fun! Sis. Howerton made us a beautiful cake to cut and share. We are so blessed to know such wonderful people, and we are grateful to everyone who came!

THANKFUL

Tis the season to list what your grateful for!

I love this time of year from Thanksgiving to New Years! It's all about time with family and serving one another. What gets better than that?

This year in particular I have SO many things to be grateful for!

I'm grateful for Tyler coming back in to my life at the start of this year. It was so much fun to have my best friend come home from his mission, and then unexpectedly fall madly in love with him. He has been such a blessing in my life since the day we met a little over 3 years ago. I'm thankful for all the time we spent getting to know each other before his mission, all the letters and emails while he was gone, and I'm thankful he pushed aside his post mission awkwardness quickly enough to ask me on a date the day after he got home! I'm thankful that 7 months later he asked me to be his wife. I am forever thankful that on September 24 I was married and sealed for all eternity to most awesomely rad guy I've ever met =)

I'm thankful for the years I've been able to live here in Utah. Although I miss my mom, dad, and brother terribly I have been so blessed to spend so much time with my extended family. My aunts are my like the sisters I never got to have. My uncles are the best men I know; I can rely on them for their priesthood, wisdom, and guidance. All my sweet little cousins are just the loves of my life! Being closer to my Grandma Garrett is such a blessing. She is the MOST amazing woman who has ever been on this planet. I want to be just like her. It is no wonder that my Grandpa fell so in love with her- she is pretty incredible!! The time I was able to spend Grandpa Garrett, who passed away early this year, has been another great blessing to be thankful for. I was thankful to be there with my aunts and my grandma as he slipped away to heaven. What a testimony builder that was to me. I miss him every day, but I am so thankful to be his granddaughter. Tyler can attest to the fact that it seems no matter what ward we are in the chorister loves to make us sing I Stand All Amazed at least every other sunday, and every time I cry. For a long time it annoyed me, but I'm actually very thankful for constantly being reminded of the sweet moment I got to spend with my aunts and grandma singing that beautiful hymn to my grandpa before he died. I am thankful for the precious gift I was given on my wedding day to know that Grandpa (and other family members passed on) was there with me. I felt him there, knowing he was so proud and that he approved of my husband. It meant the world to me that he could meet Tyler in that month before he left us.

I am sooooo thankful that my Mom, Dad, and Brother could be here on my wedding day. I am so blessed to be born in the family that I was. I love them all so much! I'm thankful for a Mother I can call my best friend. There is nothing I can't talk to her about. I'm thankful for a Father who can always make me laugh. He is the funniest person I know! I'm also thankful he is an honorable priesthood holder. I'm thankful for a genius for a brother! Anything I need to know or understand, I can ask Jason. Plus, just like my dad, Jason is absolutely hysterical!

I'm so blessed to have the most amazing in-laws who are so welcoming! I love them all so much and I'm so thankful for them and all they do for me!

I'm thankful my Savior. I'm thankful for his sacrifice for me. What a blessing it is know that I have a Savior and a Heavenly Father who love and watch over for me. I thankful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ, for the scriptures and for prayer.

I hope everyone had a safe and yummy Thanksgiving! Love you all!

Our Little Home

Tyler and I got a cute, little basement apartment in North Ogden. We love our little place. It is sometimes a tight squeeze, but the cheap rent makes it all worth it =) Here are some pics after getting moved in and settled.

Wedding Pictures

You can see our wedding pictures if you go to
http://s1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc429/bgk10/wedding/
password is: wedding

St. George with the Kings

The first weekend of November we went to St. George with Tyler's fam to golf and enjoy the warmer weather. Until Memorial Day weekend I had never done more with a club than Mini Golf, but dating Tyler and marrying in to the King family means learning to golf =)
I'm not very good, and I am positive I'll never be a fabulous golfer but spending time with Ty and the whole family is fun!

The reasonS I will most likely never be fabulous at golf:
1. I could never consistantly golf that many holes seriously trying.
2. I'm more excited to ride in the cart than to swing the club.
3. I'm more concerned about the wildlife that may make their way on to the green, than sinking my putt.
4. I think golf should be a louder "sport"... it is far to quiet. I hate being quiet.
5. I don't even think golf is a reeeeal sport lol

Reasons to go golfing anyway:
1. Family time is always fun!!!
2. Cute little animal sightings.
3. Sancks, like swedish fish =)
4. Golf cart rides.
5. Wackin the ball all willy nilly and not caring if it ever even stays on the green =)

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is definitely one of my favorite holidays! I love dressing up, carving pumpkins, decorating, watching MY kind of Halloween movies (like Corpse Bride, Nightmare before Christmas, and The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown).

Tyler's parents threw a super fun Halloween party last Sunday! We made spooky houses from graham crackers and ate all sorts of Halloween candy.

The McKays hosted this year's Halloween party and it was great to get together and see everyone! Tyler and I dressed up as our own, made-up super heroes. Ty was Mechanic Man- equipped with all matter of wrenches and the ability to fix cars in a flash! and I was Shop Girl- equipped with my credit card utility belt and with the ability to shoot people to put them on SALE.