We Are Blessed, And For That We Are Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving from the Vineyard's. Michael loved it, I promise!

She Did It!

Sue Bear, Winnie the Sue Bear! Carlie got her mission call on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. She said that if she got it before then, that she would wait to open it on Thursday with everyone there, physically and via skype. Yet, about ten minutes after she received it in the mail, she couldn't wait and got our ENTIRE family on the phone and was able to open it with EVERYONE listening. Bendiciones! It is seriously such a blessing that she got all eight of us and then some to be able to enjoy her excitement with.

And she is going to serve in............

CANADA!

and she is oh. so. excited.

This is us Thanksgiving Day reenacting our expressions. Just kidding, we are just being silly bums. We love you Sue and are all so proud and pleased with the GROWN UP you have become. 

If you say so...

I have been told that I do not update my blog enough, but honestly, I didn't think anyone read this thing, so there was really no need to update. I guess things that happen in life are not official until they are blogged about or put on facebook, but I promise that we have been productive here in the Vineyard household. I will just list somethings we have been up to so this post, along with our life, has some purpose.

-I made pizza from scratch for the first time, dough and sauce included, and it was so yummy that we had it twice in one weekend.
-Michael and I both have been doing really well in school as of late, and for that we are grateful.
-I got to start training for our new job that we get to do together and be respite care providers for Utah Foster Care. This is a blessing in so many ways, but the main one and my personal favorite is that we get to work together and be together and spend time together. Did I mention we get to go to work together?
-We got a shot gun for Michael's birthday, His name is Stalton. It is after Michael's Book of Mormon teacher which is oh so appropriate. He has been fun to take shooting and has an awesome kickback.
-The Giants won the World Series, which did not have an affect on me in anyway shape or form, but a lot of people I heart were happy they won, so that makes me happy.
-We did a live session at the Salt Lake Temple. Super cool.
-I am learning that I LOVE COOKING, I just never have the time to do it.
-The semester is almost over. I cannot wait for the upcoming Thanksgiving break.
-8 am Saturday morning classes make me want to shoot myself.
-My internships will be over in about a month. I am grateful for both of them, but will be even more grateful when they are over. I have learned a lot from both, but one is much more beneficial for me than the other and I cannot wait for that one to be over. I am seriously counting down the days.
-We got to volunteer at the Women in Philanthropy Gala. Fun experience and it was where we had our reception, so basically all night I was just having flash backs of our wedding day and it made me happy.
-Nigel gave me a flower today and it was the cutest thing on the face of the earth.
-Life is good. Read your scriptures and say your prayers.

The End.