New Years

Yep I'm a vein person. Not to often does my hair turn out good. So I had Janica take my picture while I was brushing my teeth before we went out!! I really liked how my hair turned out that night.

We went to dinner with Cheryl and Laci. We went to Ra and had Sushi. This is Laci's famous pose!

Cheryl and I enjoying our Sushi

That is like wraped eel. That's not what I like. Cheryl and Laci do.

Happy New Year. We ended up at the Salty Senorita to end our night. We went to the movies after dinner and saw Sherlock Holmes. Great movie. Cheryl had a hard time understanding Robert Downey Jr with his English accent. LOL Cheryl comes from England!!

Too Cute

Is this just tooo cute!! We were taking some videos to share with Jaren and we came back to my room and was just hanging out. Tawni found her comfy spot to lay. We were rubbing Jaylyn's tummy earlier and so that's where Tawni ended up.

Christmas in a new home

Christmas at the Wright house was a bit different. We did not put up a Christmas tree or decorations. Well a few. Cheryl made me a wreath for my front door and I did put out two things that were really important to me. Between the move being so close to Christmas and just having boxes every where we just chose not to put any thing up. And we were really fine with that. A quite Christmas morning but had Jaylyn and Jacob come for lunch and then head back to the apt which is Jaylyn and Jacobs place now till mid January till they move into a smaller one in Tempe.Long story and make it really short we went back to the apt to use our phone to make our Christmas call to Jaren. I did not shut off the phone because we can use more then one phone to speak with him. Well you have to have a phone modem to use your phones. LOL well we took then out when we moved and they were packed some where. But all worked out well. We just used our cell phone and did a call into Jory and Janica in Ut and we all just got to talk with him.

I made ham and yes I used my new ovens, minus the potatoes, that's another story!! Squash from Costco, oh sooo good.

Small in numbers but what a great dinner we had. Next year will be the mother load. Jaren will be home. A new grand baby BOY!! And all the kids in our new home. And I can't wait!! What fun I will have with the baby.

My turn to talk with Jaren Phil. MOM'S do have some privileges to talk one on one. Then I shared him with the family.

Here is David talking with Jaren and Jory on the other end of hte phone in Ut about up coming hunting trips they have to plan for in the future here. Hunting will begin in August if they all get drawn. Or Thanksgiving again. = (

Jaylyn in our old bedroom in the Apt!! Enjoying her phone visit, haha looks a bit different. They put their bed mattress on the floor cause in their other room she had a bunk bed and it was high to the ceiling and it was becoming difficult for her as now she has frequent trips to the potty room at night!! Not fun to climb down a ladder. Every one got their talks in with Jaren. He is doing so well. It was really fun at one point to listen to them all laugh and talk with each other knowing Jaren is in Argentina, Jory and Janica in Ut and we were here in Az. The laughter and the joking with themselves is what I have missed hearing. They are adults now and growing in so many different directions. Its a fun place to be. Watching your kids grow into great adults. Jaren will be home in 6 months and they will go fast. Jory and Cam gave him some of the best advice that Jaren was asking for. Go strong and don't give up. Do your best as a missionary. I know he will be strong to the end.

Move In

Here is some of our new neighbors, except they came in the back yard first. Just came through the side fence and just said Hello!! It was a good thing that Tawni was not in the back yard or she would of had a hay day chasing them around. We did manage get them back to where they live behind us with some help with Rachel Judd chasing them back through the fence hole they came from.

Here are some of our other neighbors. Abby is the brown horse, and Amigo is the painted one. They are sooo nice.

Very friendly willing to visit when ever you come out side.

I have been teased so much that now I have two ovens to cook with. Ya! But all who know me am not the chef of the year. So I purposely had David take this picture showing that really I can and I DO really cook. I have had a break living in the Apt, but do remember some of the basic skills to cook. And by the way that meal turned out sooo good. I actually made two meals out of it!!

Here are some really cute visitors we had the day we moved in. Alexa, and Courtney Brower. Soo cute. The were playing with the barbie dolls that Janica and Jaylyn played with when they were little. It kept them busy while we got to visit with Alyne and Darren.

Here is my BFF Cheryl and Rachel her daughter. They were soooo helpful the whole day we moved in. They were the ones who put my kitchen together. We just had people coming and going that day and just unpacked my stuff and put it away. They went from room to room and put the beds up or well made them. Found the sheets for them got my bathroom stuff out put it up. It was so fun to go from room to room and see what she and Rachel had done. I loved it. I will be ever in her debt for her service.

Jory and Tom Webb. Tom used to be in our ward about 2 yrs ago. Then when we had a layover in the Durrango ward that is where Tom and his wife Devon live. They actually lived in the same apt complex as we did. And he just had a baby girl. Was so nice of him to come and help us move.

Helpers putting things in the garage.

We were so blessed to have such wonderful help from the Durrango Ward help us move. And then when we got to the house we had a few new ward members from our new ward the Fairview ward come and help.

Jory and Brittney helping with some painting in the house. The only one thing about the house that we did not like was that the bedroom was a pink color. A light pink. And he bathroom was a peach. Its the master bedroom and bath. So we just put more neutral colors in there. Like what is in the other bedrooms.

We put Cheryl to work again!!

Jaylyn

Here is Jaylyn at almost 17 weeks. So cute! Dec 21st she will be able to find out what she is having.

Friends

Friday we went to dinner with some friends, Roberto and Liz and Laci and Cheryl. We went to Raw and had some Sushi. Yum Yum! We some times get out of hand. Just a bunch of middle aged fun happy people just enjoying each others company!!

This was so funny!! Roberto has a birthday this month. Ahhhh the big 50! I just found this to be so funny. Look at those guys they all have reading glasses on just to see!

We had so much fun us girls just laughing and carrying on!! We sometimes just get into our own little world and just reminisce.

Thanksgiving

So for the 3rd year we went camping for Thanksgiving. I'm a very good wife I might say!! I told David that seriously we are not doing this again next yr. Well the purpose for this camping is Elk hunting. We we did not get a permit this year, but Mr. Wright had to help his friend get one. But he didn't get one. But I will have to admit, it's kinda fun doing something different, but this year was a little harder to go. Well maybe its cause we are still in an Apt and it's hard to get the trailer out of storage and pack it up. Jory and Brittney came up Thanksgiving Day and stayed the night with us and then left on Friday because she had a friend getting married. They came back up on Sunday to bring the quad's and trailer home. But what is fun is that we got snowed on. It's a change of weather for us to see snow. And its fun for me while Dave is out hunting I put the heater on high and I was reading the Twilight books and I was in New Moon. So he got what he wanted and I did to. He is in heaven when we are camping like that.

This is a picture when we were leaving to go home. It was pretty to see the snow with the sun going down.

David really thought he was funny when he took this picture!!

Dave, with Dave Foulk with his son Kevin, and Jory and Brittney

Tawni was not to sure about this snow stuff

Mr. Wright loving every bit of the snow

He loves his quad with that little trailer on it. He is like a kid

Ha he looks like a moss man to me in that jacket

That's our dinner, but it's not a Turkey! Its Ham!! And it was good with funeral potatoes LOL

Getting his knives ready for the big kill if necessary!

More Thankfulness

Ah I forgot to mention this in my last post, I was rattling along and forgot to mention one thing that I am really thankful for at this time of the year. Well Miss Jaylyn has already spilled her beans with the good news but I must share my self. Dave and I have truly have waited for this part of our lives's to start, and I'm grateful that we can say that we are going to be grandparents. Jaylyn is due in May. The end of May. So I can see my first grand baby be born, and then go to Argentina to pick up Jaren Phil. What a great year we will have. She will I believe be able to find what she is having before Christmas. What a great surprise to have. I just can't wait to spoil. I get to do the things I would never let my kids do with me! I don't have to be the parent. But I will be a good influence and teach of course. Its been fun to talk with David and decide what we want to be called. I think they will call him Poppy, or PaPa, me will I think when Jory has his children I want to be called Oma. I have no idea if I spelled that right. It's Dutch for Grandma. But I just want something special. I do like the traditional name of Grandma, Granny, But I just want something different. How about Mi Mi, I do like that....Hmmm we shall see what they want to call me. Maybe Grammy Pammy! OR Granny Pan?? I am so excited to look forward to this next part of life to just love and spoil!

Thanksgiving Time

Well I feel that its important for me to write some things at this time of the year. It's going fast and fast and the Holiday's are coming upon us. I just feel that its important that we take the time to really think about this Holiday that is coming upon us. I feel that we or the world just kinda passes it by and pushes Christmas on us. I know they want us to spend money. But Thanksgiving is a time to really reflect on what we have to be thankful for and be humble and more appreciative of what we have. To focus on our family traditions that bonds us together. I'm very appreciative of our family's and the love and support they give to our family. We have an abundance of health. I'm very grateful for that. We have our aches and pains but in reality we are healthy. I'm grateful for my adult children how fun it is to enjoy this part of our lives with them. Our family is growing with a new daughter in law. And we love her like our own. My list can go on and on but one thing I'm very grateful for is Jaren Phil and for him to serve the lord for two yrs. It is not easy to be away from family and for him to hear how life goes on with out him and how he wishes he could be here. But he is doing what the lord wants and he is richly blessed by serving him and the people of Argentina. How I do admire him for his hard work. We are all truly blessed by his selfless serving and growing in to the most finest young man who will be of great honor to keep continuing to serve the lord. So with not having a home right at this time, I'm still grateful for the warmth and comfort that I do have in the apt. Some don't even have that. So many more Thanksgiving to look forward to with the ever changing cycle of life that we experience. Happy Thanksgiving!

Good Friends

This is my friend since High School Jeanette Pead. And a true friend at that. Her daughter Corrianne got married the same day as Jory did at the Salt Lake Temple. And her only daughter as well. She has 3 sons. It was so exciting to see them at the Temple that day. Jeanette is one of those rare friends that is there always. She is a true example of the savior. She has never judged me for my shit, damn, hell words. Her beauty on the outside is the same on the inside. I admire her in so many ways. And she has that smile at all times. She has had some ruff years but always kept that same spirit with her. Her daughter is the same way. She has taught her well. But then again her other children carry those same traits. She is a very good parent. Her daughter Corrianne got engaged about the same time Jory and Brittney did. And I can't believe they chose the same day to marry as well as the Temple. AND they had the same sealer as well. Richard (Dick) Hinckley. Corrianne got married to her husband Jared at 11:40 and Jory got married at 1:40pm. When I got to the temple with Jory I was just so hoping to see them. I did see Jeanette's two other boys in the waiting room and they said they were still inside getting ready. I went down to the brides room and was soooo excited to see them there. OH Corrianne was sooo beautiful. I just wanted to cry. How gracious and kind they both were to let me just visit for a minute with them while Jeanette was getting her ready to go out.

Then as I was still waiting to go and see Jory get married they were out side taking their family photo's and I found them again. So I got to take a picture really quick! Its so fun to see the family's so happy. They all looked great!!

I'm so happy that I had this opportunity to see Jeannette and Corrianne at the Temple. What a great day they had as well as us!!

Which house??

This house hunting can be for the birds! It can be really fun but then be very disappointing as well!! You really get to see how differently people live. What tastes they have in decorating!! Wow we have seen some decorations that have left some people back in the 7o's!! SERIOUSLY!! Its been an adventure to remember. We did back in July put in an offer on a home but they did not take it. Its OK there are more homes to look at and buy for the right money. Its suppose to be a buyers market they say.

I have seen some ugly houses! And then some really nice homes as well. I believe I'm extremely picky. And I believe that's OK! I left a nice home and I want to replace it with a nice home. I looked in one home and the showers were so gross I said no way. Really you can replace them but it just grossed me out so bad I could not look past it. I know my bad....

My friend Cheryl has been really helpful as to helping us find a home and go with us looking. Its her husband's Uncle that is helping us. Cheryl and I go bike riding looking for homes in neighborhoods that are close to her. Its been really fun to do that.

So there is hope that out of one of these home's we have actually put an offer in. It's a short sale so it might take a while. Ha I guess we have time. I don't seem to think so, I want a house now. I'm grateful to have an place to live, but want my own space again. Apt life was when we were first married. I believe I have grown from that stage in life....So hopefully soon I will post which one it is.

Jory & Brittney's Day

Ok I have a lot of pic's here from the wedding, its hard to pic and choose what to put on, so here it goes. I believe that Jory and Brittney had a great day for their wedding. The weather was beautiful. Not to to cold, we did have the wind come up but we were done with picture's by then. But all in all it was just a very nice day. Things seem to fall into place well. At least that's from my perspective point...The bridesmaids dress all turned out sooo nice. The girls looked beautiful. Well the bride, well she was just gorgeous!! Her dress was oh so beautiful. Brittney's sister did her hair. Jory and Brittney were a gorgeous couple together. And Richard (Dick) Hinckley married them as well!! How do you top that off. He is Pres. Hinckley son. A family friend on Brittney's side of the family. It was a lovely day one I hope that the both of them will remember of how much love their family's enjoyed sharing their day with them and wishing them the most wonderful journey in life together!

This was so cute, we were all trying to get ready and we were all trying to use Grandma Wright's bathroom. She has the bigger mirror. So Jory is with all us girls!

On our way to the Temple. We actually all got ready on time.

Papa our driver, boy what a handsome man he is!! He remembers our day when we got married!

Have to have some fun you know!

This is Drew and Shah and Angie waiting for the groom and bride to come out

Jace and Lauren Wittwer Jory's missionary companion and Dave Ford

Jaylyn and Cheri cousins all growed up!

Jennie and Lauren

Ya!! They finally came out!! We were all so happy to see them!

This was so cute to see the nieces of Jory's and Brittney's come and welcome them

What a great welcome Jory got from his family

Dave and Jessica, Father and Daughter

Baldo is a stud!! He was Jory's Best Man

Our honey's sharing their jacket's with us, the wind came in and it was a bit nippy!

Love this picture

The party begins at the reception with family pictures

We added a new family member but missing Jaren Phil

He Loves his Mama

Jory's new family the Freed's

Brittney's wedding cake was so well done!! She did well in picking out her cake

Her decorations were done very well to

Here is a bit of my family. My Aunt Wynell and her grand daughter Kaitlyn. I hope I'm not wrong on that name, and my brothers Dave and Jeff

My cute little nephews playing really good Stetson, and Sawyer

Brittney with her dad for her dance with him

My dance with Jory

Cathy! I was so glad to see her! My other daughter hehehe, She is one of Janica's friend but I love her like my own!

Jory and Brittney's dance

Now on to the dancing! Jory has the moves