{A Thankful hand of love and thanks}

Just wanted to express my feelings of gratitude this past Christmas season. My family has been wonderful and I have had a great break.

A big THANK YOU to Karen & John for letting me be apart of their family and Christmas this year. I had such a wonderful time with all the fun things we did. SOOOOO THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

To the rest of my family. you are all so wonderful and it was so fun to see and have fun with each and one of you that were able to be with us during the Christmas season. Each of you are so wonderful and I am so grateful to be apart of this family.

This season was a good one of reflection and growing and I have learned to things to help me in the future. I am so grateful of where I came from and what family I am apart of.

Thanks for a great year of support and love.

I hope to accomplish all my goals and dreams during this next year. and I hope all of you will be able to do the same.

2010 here I come!

Picture via {here}

{my little wish list}

1. I always love an itunes gift card

2. gift cards from AE or Urban Outfitters

3. I LOVE accessories like:

hats

scarves

gloves

headbands

jewelry

shoes

BUT I would really love one of these:

4. MOM I could really use a external hard drive for school like this:

5. ANYTHING from ETSY.com {seriously anything}

***Just a hint for those that have me for Christmas this year**

{One year older and kinda wiser..}

That's right I have turned the big 23!!!

I am so grateful for my amazing family and friends and all of the amazing opportunities that I have been able to experience and will experience and I am so glad I live in this time of life.

Time as flown by as I have looked back on some of my pictures growing up so I thought I would share with you all the fun ones I loved.

some awkward. so funny. and some so dang cute {Im not bragging my aunt and uncle say I was/ and still am an adorable child}

{see I was a cute child}

{Farrah Fawcett style}

{awkward for lindsey, gerry, and justin, I was still cute}

{baptized, who would have thought, I know!}

{Senior pic,I know I thought I was the shiz in my letterman's jacket}

{One of my fav. pics}

{again awkward for Kathyrn, Karen, Lindsey, I am still just so adorable}

{I don't know how I got so lucky}

{Mom, me and dad on graduation}

{Ok so here is the awkward photo all around,the hair, the pose, the matching jumpsuits.... mother what where you thinking?!?!}

and slowly my pictures get more awkward. I know what happened?

guess that is what your get when you get older.

MORE AWKWARD.

Happy Birthday to me!

POST NOTE: all comments on family photos are completely joking. I love my family and I think we are all quite a catch. I mean come on, we are all married and have good careers.... oh wait except me. well 7 out of 8 made it, thats not bad. I LOVE YOU FAMILY!!!

{Come one come all!}

Today is our Holiday Event where we are celebrating our tiny house project along with the graduating seniors! YAHOO!

if you are close and would like to see some rockin houses, please stop by for a fun evening with food!

Hope you can all come!

Again thanks for all the support this semester!

**all info is on the picture, click to enlarge**