Three Day Wondrous Weekend!

This weekend was just what I needed! I have been {and still am} sick all week and working and going to school has not been fun. So, relaxing and sleeping lots this weekend was absolutely wonderful! Some of my family came up to visit this weekend and that was super fun as well! Friday was spent sleeping in ridiculously late {read: 12:30 pm} and then waiting around for my family to get here. They got stuck in traffic for THREE hours! So a normally two and a half our drive ended up taking five and a half hours! I felt awful! But once they got here we had lots of fun! My dad came up with my brothers Enoch, Stuart, and Solomon and my youngest sister Gelsey. The boys spent most of the day playing various video games so Gelsey and I got to spend some quality time together shopping and then having a Girls' night where we made some earwarmers and did each others' makeup! It was lots of fun! {We also bought matching dresses for Gelsey, Helena, and I but we don't have a picture of those. I'm sure the dress will show up in an outfit post later this week!} While Race took a break from video games we made our second batch of Grandma's Fudge. Race's grandma makes this fudge every year and Race had never successfully made it until Thursday night. That first roll didn't last long so we made more on Friday. It is delicious! {I plan on posting a recipe!} Friday night was spent watching The Truman Show. I haven't seen that movie in a long time and I loved watching it again!

Gelsey looking fabulous with her makeup!

{Does anyone think that Gelsey and I could be twins 12 years apart?
We've been told that a lot.}

Race and I perfecting Grandma's delicious fudge!

Saturday was spent sleeping in again and then heading up to Snow Bowl {the ski resort in our area} to play in the snow. My siblings have grown up in Chandler, AZ so snow is always an exciting thing for them! I loved it too! We built two snowmen, had lots of snowball fights and ended up soaking wet. It was a blast! We grabbed some food on the way home and then relaxed for a few hours before they had to head back down to the valley.

After my family left I spent Saturday evening with Teal and Ellie {sister-in-law and cousin-in-law} watching some SUPER old Law and Order. Let's be honest, the new Law and Order {SVU} is way better. In the old show everyone just yells at each other a ton. It's weird. So after watching that I came home and started reading Matched on my Kindle. I'm LOVING it! I'm more than halfway through {because I stayed up much too late reading} and I can't wait to get the next book in the series!

Today was spent passed out in bed drugged up on Benadryl. I am still feeling a little bit groggy but I had to get on and write about my weekend and announce something exciting!! Okay, you probably all noticed but I have a new blog design! Thank you to the wonderful Daryl of Roots, Wings, and Other Things my blog is looking fabulous! And you all should go have Daryl design your blogs now! Daryl had a little sheet to fill out on how I wanted my blog to look. The only direction I really gave her was that I wanted something simple. And she came up with this beautiful creation that you see now! I am in love with it and can't stop checking it out! Haha. So, head on over to Daryl's blog and check out her amazing prices and then be amazed at how good she makes your blog look! Have fun!! :]

I took pictures of Race while he was getting ready for church. 

I love him. :] 

{He didn't love my nonstop picture taking though!}

Now tell me about your weekend! How did you spend your extra day off?

P.S. Grateful Catch-up!
Friday 11/11/11: I am grateful for all of the people who have fought/are fighting for my freedom.
{Also, I am grateful for the chance to make two awesome wishes!}
Saturday 11/12/11: I am grateful for carrying on family traditions. {Fudge is one of those traditions in Race's family and it makes it so much more exciting that we figured out how to make his Grandma's fudge!}
Today 11/13/11: I am grateful for my Kindle! I have been being lazy and reading all day and it is wonderful! I seriously think that everyone should own a Kindle. Even though I have to get my real book reading in occasionally I really do like the easiness of accessing books on a Kindle. And I love how many books you can get for free. It's wonderful!

Phone Photos Episode Four

Sneak peek of an outfit post that is up on Thrifty {Modest} Threads. Check it out!

Snow/hail in Flagstaff, AZ on October 7, 2011

Socks with flats. {They have snowflakes on them in case you can't tell.} Tacky--maybe. Warm--definitely!

Funny towel ears. {Check out this post by Kaycie of Redhead Memories to learn how to wear your towel like this and not damage your hair! You also get to look like a Babushka!}

My adorable shoes that I had forgotten about {Target clearance from forever ago}. Plus some cute floral.

My super cute husband on his way to class. I always scare him as he messes with his phone walking down the hill from our apartment and then I make him stop and give me hugs and kisses and let me take his picture. Haha. He still smiles for the pictures. Thank goodness! :]

My cute little sisters. Although pretty soon they will both be taller than me. Helena {the one in the adorable maxi skirt} already his and Gelsey is about the same height that I was when I was in sixth grade and she's in third grade. So it won't be long. {So far only two of my siblings have NOT surpassed me in height. That's out of eleven of us and I am the fourth oldest!}

A bow that I did in my friend's SUPER thick hair. It lasted about two seconds because I didn't have any good bobby pins. Next time though...next time. :] I do love playing with people's hair though!! 

My adorable lil neighbor in the valley/my fourth cousin once removed or something like that. This picture is super old but I love this little girl and her chunky sad face. Haha.

The triplets I used to watch on their second birthday. {I hung out with one of the other nannies that I worked with today and got to see pictures and videos of them now. They are so grown up and  I miss them like CRAZY!}

My Halloween costume from a couple of years ago. Does anyone know what it's from because no one did when I was wearing it and it was kind of embarrassing. Haha. {This was not my whole costume just the helmet part that I made with the help of my sister-in-law and sister}.
Oh, and I need help figuring out costume ideas for Race and I. So you all should help and throw some ideas out in your comments, eh?

A scarf made into earwarmers/a bow. How cool is that?! Does anyone else think this is cute?

Because I totally did and everyone laughed at me.

But if I actually made this it's something I would seriously wear.

Am I weird?

Well, that's all for now! Have a lovely week everyone and tell me a little somethin' about your weekend! :]

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