Fait Christmas

Our Christmas this year was so much fun! Christmas Eve we went to Karli's parents and had a big party. Christmas Day we ate breakfast at Joe's aunt Linda's house, it was yummy. We then went to Karli's to hang out for a bit and then went to Corinne and Rod's house (Joe's sister). It was really fun. Karli made Ava and Adi, the little girls, tutus. Adi was hesitant at first but as soon as Ava got one they put them on. They were so cute! They danced for a while. It was so fun. We got ourselves a new camera for Christmas and we had a lot of fun taking pictures. Karli got a sewing machine, a Chi hair straigthener, a blow dryer (it is amazing),adult size jammies with the feet and zip all the way up, and some clothes and parfume. Joe got a couple Cubs shirt, a pop corn popper, basketball, and lots of other stuff. We had a great Christmas and we hope you all did too. We love you all!

Our Busy Life!

Sorry we haven't posted for a while. Our Thanksgiving was great. My family came down to Cedar and we had a lot of fun. I had to work the dreaded Black Friday. It wasn't too bad. I saw my new favorite movie, Twilight. I just loved it. I wish it could've been like five hours long! It was amazing. I even got the same feeling I did when I was reading it. Joe kept laughing at me because the whole movie I had a huge smile on my face. I love corny romantic movies! Anyway... this week has been extremely hectic. I feel like I have spent every night at the library. Joe had a presentation due today and a paper due Monday. I hate to say it, but I am glad he dragged me to the library every night. I have been able to get a lot of homework done that would've just been put off to the very last minute! I can't wait until Saturday the 13th. Our lives will be a lot calmer!

BLACKOUT

The U of U vs. TCU blackout game was so awesome. That last two minutes was so intense! It was so worth driving up and back. Even if we did have to leave at 4:30 Friday morning! Utah 13 - TCU 10. GO UTES!!!!!!!!

Visiting the Fam!!!

This weekend we got to go up and visit our families. It has been a little over 2 months since the last time we were in Salt Lake, so this weekend showed us just how fast the little one's grow! On Thursday we drove up and just kind of hung out. Last week Joe's ring broke so we had to drop it off to get a new one. We also dropped my ring to get dipped. It looks so shiny and pretty again! Then, I got to see my friend Kristin's 6 week old baby girl and she is adorable. On Friday, Joe, Brian, and Taylor went golfing while I watched Jayda and Trenton. Before the boys took off to go golfing, Taylor discovered that Joe's car has a safety release in the trunk, so he just had to try it out! We have lots of pictures of him, and some of me, in the trunk. It was a lot of fun. Joe finally got his dress clothes back! Thanks to Adam! We owe Adam big time! Saturday we went and watched the Utah football game with my family. It was great to see my grandparents! It was so fun! Of course, the Utes won! Yay! GO UTES! After the Utah game we caught up with Joe's parents at Brian and Lyndsay's house. We were entertained by Adisyn for about 2 hours. She's in the stage where she'll try to say anything. She was singing, "Here We Are Together," and would try to say every family member's name. It was so cute! Sunday, we went to breakfast with my family. We went to Tammy's Diner. It was so yummy! Sunday night, we went to Rod and Corinne's house for chili. The chili was great! Joe and I both ate way too much! It was so fun to see both families! We love you all! Monday we woke up bright and early and drove back to our cute house in Cedar. The weekend was so much fun, but there is nothing like taking a nap on your own comfy bed!

Our Splurge

We finally posted pictures so enjoy!

One morning Joe brought in a Deseret Book catalog and showed me a beautiful painting that he said we had to have. I was a little hesitant at first because it was $250, but then we both decided it was time for a splurge. We haven't splurged for a while and decided to treat ourselves. We bought the painting and hung it up in our kitchen. It looks great!!! We just love looking at it. It was our first painting purchase and we are very proud!

Crazy life of the Faits

Hey Everyone! Sorry I haven't posted anything new for a really long time! Things have been so crazy. Joe is working two jobs now. He works at the Juvenile Justice Center and now he also works as an Administrative Assistant to one of his professors in a program called UGRASP. It will be a great experience for him. It will look great on a resume and applications to grad schools! However, it keeps him busy very every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Did I mention that he has to dress up on those days and he left most of his dress clothes in Chicago? Good one Joe!
I still work at Roberts, but I also got a second job. I now work at South Elementary. I am a reading tutor and I also take the Extended Day Kindergarten kids to lunch and recess. It is a blast. They are so cute but they also know how to get what they want! I work there everyday and then work at Roberts every Tuesday and Thursday and sometimes Saturday. I just have to remember to do my homework for my 7 classes and I'll be alright.
Nothing real exciting is coming up in our lives. Except, just a few more weeks and I get to start decorating for Halloween. I will definitely post pictures of that!

Our New Weed Eater

So Joe has been bugging me to let him buy a trimmer. But our lawn is so small I just didn't see the point. But, we went to Wal-Mart and found this little guy for $20. It was so funny to watch Joe trim our lawn. It took him about 4 times as long as it would've with a normal trimmer. It was hilarious!

Our 1 Year Anniversary

We can finally have our cake and eat it too!

We celebrated our year anniversary while in Michigan at the lake house. When we got back, we finally got to eat the top tier of our wedding cake that had been freezing in Karli's parents' freezer. It was actually way better than we thought it would be! Chocolate with cream cheese filling.... YUMMY!

Wrigley Field

Hanging out at Wrigley Field

Iowa

In Iowa, driving to Nauvoo

Nauvoo & Carthage

We stopped in Nauvoo and Carthage on our way to Chicago. We got to see the gorgeous Nauvoo temple. We also went to the grave site of Joseph Smith. The water from the flooding was coming pretty close to the grave. The picture is just a little down the hill from the grave. You can see just the top part of the fence.

Trip to Chi Town!!!

This was our motivation to spend over 20 hours in a car... the Cubs game... and boy was it worth it! Unfortunately we were bad luck to our Cubbies, they couldn't pull it off and lost the next few games.
While in Chicago we visited the "Married with Children" fountain. It was so cool! We also saw the giant kidney bean of Chicago. It was fun to look inside.