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It was a wonderful Holiday Season indeed

So I know that we're already a month into the new year but as I was looking through some of my pictures that I took during the holiday season and so I thought I'd share a few of my favorites:) 

I'm really really enjoying every bit of family time that I can because I have come to realize that it very sadly cannot always be like this:/ and my hundreds of pictures will prove prove how I strongly feel haha

~So here are a few pics of some happy happy times..

Getting the Christmas Tree from the same place we've
gotten it for years..Circle A Trailer FTW! 

I'm so ready to fill this house with Christmas tiiime!! whoohoo

I think we redid the lights hmm maybe 5..6 times:/
gotta love it tho right?

Clearly extremely excited about going to my first football game:)
Seattle Seahawks made me proud that night!
(for once;)

me and Justin at the game:) 

"Ugly Christmas Sweater Party!"

me and jeanne acting like weirdos at home depot
(not much else you can do there..geez)

Jack posing it up for the camera
he didn't want to wear his coat in the 20 degree weather
but he was fine with taking mine:P the brat! lol

Jack we're gonna take a serious picture so smile right
....or not

gave up on being serious..much funner being weird:D

Christmas Day! Jordan being Santa:P 

favorite picture of the day!! I think I have like a dozen
pics that justin bombed:D

So I hope you got a kick out of those:) can't help but smile and start laughing at all the good times and all the fantastic memories we've made! The great part is that we get to fill everyday with more and more good times:)
AND I know that I talk a lot..A LOT about how much I love the winter and snow but it's really weird how much I'm just ready for the sun to get back here! I can't wait for the summer to travel to a lot of warmer spots. So Bring on the Summer!!

~JOY

Christmas is over...now what?

Sooo Christmas is over:(
Well I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas as much as I did!
It's always fun when you get to have all your family in the same place for like the whole holiday season and then when you throw in all the good food, gifts, hearing the Christmas story and memories it ends up being ..
**The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year!!**

Well this year was certainly full of memories that I'll carry with me for the rest of my life:) 

billions of laughs and sooo much food lol

Sadly tho..after Christmas is over..it kinda means that you're gonna have to eventually take all the decorations down and pack all the music away, well this year after that happens I'm determined not to start feeling depressed (I don't know about other people but I tend to get the "after the holiday blues") but I'm going start occupying myself with other things. I'm going into this New Year pumped!!
I am still currently working on all of my New Years resolutions but when I have them All down I'll share a couple with you:) I have so many this year but I'm gonna try to keep the important ones in sight this time:D

So I would love to hear some of your New Years resolutions:)

~JOY~

Snow!

Coming from Sunny San Diego, I don't ever get to enjoy snow. I am going snowboarding for the first time though! I've been skiing before, so this will hopefully be a breeze. (yeah right)  Last year for my brother's wedding there was snow in Washington, got to enjoy that with some besties (joy and jeanne) ^_^

Here are some cool pics of some snow sculptures. Have a Merry Christmas and enjoy the holidays as much as possible!!

Finally Got it!!!!

I've been wanting a new comforter for ages and when I went to Target about 2 weeks ago I saw it but I don't I guess I thought I'd wait awhile and maybe see if it went on sale or if I could live without it lol 

Well I couldn't wait :D
I went to target the other day and got it (which it did happen to go on sale but I think I would have gotten anyways even if it hadn't) and went right home and put it on my bed..pretty happy with the outcome I do say so myself:)
It's a light gray with dark purple AND it's reversible:) the other side is just all the dark purple.
I know it doesn't match our rug but I'd kinda like to replace that one sometime in the near future (finances allowing) a little more shag in there would do that room wonders I think lol :)

~JOY~

My very first football game eveeeer! ~I've been missing out!;)

Hello Bloggers!
So big doings as of lately..me and some of my siblings have been wanting to go to an NFL game, well mainly just the Seattle Seahawks:) BUT it was like monday night and my brother calls and says that there are some cheap tickets for the coming Thursday and wanted to know if I was up to going. DUH! Yeeees!
So thursday we drove down to see the game. We were like 15 to 20 mins late because of traffic but still made it there before the end of the 1st quarter:)

The game was unbelievably great! we were like in some of the highest seats in the stadium but it really didn't feel like it cuz I don't know..maybe I was just not used to being any closer so it felt close to me ? yeah whatever lol  But yeah the Seattle Seahawks WON! yeeeah! this is the very first football game that I've ever been to so it was extremely exciting for me when they won.
Funny fact tho is that not even a week before we went I was complaining to a friend about the fact that all the guys are always talking about football and it makes it hard for a girl to join in the conversation..at least for me seeing how I really don't have much football knowledge! oh and that changed by the way...I can now say that I 100% know what a touchdown is!:) and I'm really excited to start getting into that now!:)

So yeah that has been the big news as of late..trying to find more time for the blog but between all the christmas parties, work and special meetings (and of course football too;) but yeah
Christmas time just seems to get that way...one of the many reasons I love the Holidays!!! :)

Later,
~Joy~

OH! yeah duh. so I posted the video above of the Seattle Seahawks Band taken right after the game. They took it out to the front and did some winning numbers:) Crazy cool! the video doesn't do it justice I think..the energy and spirit in the crowd was crazy amazing!:) enjoy it!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving, ate lots of food, had lots of laughs, and made warm memories. I'm thankful for a lot of things, and there are still a lot of things that I take for granted, but nevertheless I am grateful for them. One thing I am thankful for, or at least 2 things I am thankful for are these two individuals in Washington. They are the prettiest, sweetest, funniest, kindest 2 girls you will ever meet. Who are they? Some of my best friends that I am honored to be considered their friend. Feels like I've known them a lifetime, but every moment with them is just too short. So blessed God put them in my life, actually it's pretty amazing how God blended our lives together. Love you Jeanne and Joy!!! :)