My Birthday Boy

It was my home boys birthday this past weekend so we celebrated a little. His birthday being on a Sunday this year I let him open his gifts on Saturday night.  We woke up and went to church and that lucky duck got to play with nursery kids for his birthday.   Later that night we went to Hepworth family dinner.   I hope he had a great birthday,  I'm definately grateful he was born.   We were both lucky enough to have the Monday after his  b-day off so we played a little and went to dinner at Tucanos.   I think that was his favorite part of the birthday. 

waiting patiently to open gifts

iTunes gift card

some cozy slippers

We also had the opportunity to go to the Bountiful temple the Saturday before his birthday, such a pretty temple and a great experience.

All Ya Need Is Love

Really all ya need is Love

Oh and maybe big Lips like these hahah

our cute Valentine from my nephew Tanner

 

 

Daniel and I had a great V-day,  growing up I always remember my parents doing something special for us on Valentines day and I think thats why I always loved it so much.  I looked forward to this year because me and Daniel weren't together last year for v-day and I just love him and wanted to spoil him.   Well he sure suprised me, the day before Valentines day he had Tulips delivered to me at work.  I was totally shocked and happy.  The place he got them sends them not quite bloomed so that you can have a week to enjoy them instead of a few days. 

 

 

day I got them

day after V-day

 

 

I'm terrible at keeping secrets and especially from Daniel I usually tell him about something I got him or can't wait to give it to him so I give it early, so because he gave his gift early I gave him his that night too.  I got him some peanut M&M's.   On V-day I came home and made a heart shaped pizza and dipped some strawberries in chocolate.  The evening wouldn't be complete without Guarana (Brazilian drink)  in wine glasses of course.   I set up a blanket in the living room and we had ourselves a little picnic.   It was so fun and I think he was really suprised.

 

I even gave in and let him open one of his birthday gifts (I told ya I have a problem with early gifting )  He got a soccer ball, since his mission to Brazil he's loved soccer.   He will be taking a soccer class soon with school so I thought this would help out.  The colors were rad too.  

 

 

So thats our Valentines Day

 

 

I sure do love my Hubby.   I'm so grateful that he chose me as his wifey and that we are eachothers Valentine.   I'm so grateful to have him as my best friend and that our relationship is as great as it is.  He is truely the best and I'm so lucky to have him. 

 

Defending the Red White and Pink

AKA the Lovers Holiday


I love Valentines Day (period)  yes its a very commercialized Holiday, but its still a Holiday.   Many people hate the holiday mainly because a lot of time they don't have someone to celebrate with or they don't think that one day should be the day to express your love for your certain someone.   Some people need to stop being haters and start using it as an extra day to share your love.  Yes I tell my husband I love him everyday, Yes I kiss and hug him everyday, and Yes I do nice things for him and him back to me all the time.   I still can't wait for V-day, because I hope to do it more that day.   Holidays are meant to be spent with loved ones and celebrate, why is Valentines any different. 

So just incase my hubby reads this I wont post my plans but I hope to after.  I'll show you my cute love decorated house though.  

Got these cute XoXo signs at Tei Pan with the Christmas gift card Daniel got me.

Love decor

 

 

 

 

 

I also wanted to share a great recipe I made a couple Sundays ago.  Its called Monterey Chicken,  Its on Chilis menu.  Well Daniel loves it so much so I found a recipe and tried it out.  I also liked it and will be adding it to our recipe book.  

I took frozen Chicken breasts I pre cooked them a little because cooking Chicken kind of scares me for how long and it being cooked long enough.   You take the chicken spread bbq sauce on both sides wrap in uncooked bacon cook in oven until chicken is done and bacon crispy.  Take out of oven sprinkle with colby jack cheese (I used fiesta blend)  then place choped tomatoes (I used rotel tomatoes with green chilis)  and green onions and place back in oven until cheese is melted. 

I served with some garlic rice and a veggie. 

 

 

Feeding the Missionaries

Man you know you're getting old when you are the women of the house making a meal for the missionaries.  

We got the chance to feed the missionaries tonight and enjoyed it a lot.  Let me  rephrase that after the stress of getting off at 4 and not home until 415 and having to have a whole meal done by 5 it was great.   When it got to 445 and I wasn't even half way done I was freaking out.   Good thing Daniel got home and could watch the rice while i finished the chicken roll ups.  They were good and thats all that matters right.  The missionaries ate them up and only left us with leftovers for lunch tomorrow which is great for us.  Dessert is another story.  Don't try a new recipe out on missionaries, those poor souls.   I told them it was my first time making it and if they didnt like it please tell me or it was okay to throw away.  They must have just being nice, because they ate it, but it was gross.  It was the first thing to enter the garbage when they left. 

Christmas Update

Our Christmas was really great this year.  It was small and simple, but also fun.   We both had to work Christmas eve so we didn't really get to celebrate until later that night.  We had all our Christmas shopping done the previous week but were asked to do a sub for santa so we went out and faced the crowds on Christmas eve to shop for this family.  It was a great experience for us and we had so much fun just throwing things in the cart to make someones Christmas.  That night I still wanted to make our Christmas fun even though it was the two of us, so I tried to think of celebration foods,  didn't turn out the greatest because of limited time but we ate and went to bed shortly after.   Christmas morning we were up pretty early (childlike excitement I guess)  haha.  I had to use the bathroom when I came back to bed I snuggled up to Daniel and just couldn't get back to sleep he woke up to my kissing of the neck and asked if I was excited to open gifts, I said alittle bit.   So we went in and opened our gifts.  Daniel spoiled me for sure,  my stocking had not one but two Taco time sauce bottles.  I love that stuff.  I had tons of candy in there too.
Presents include:
earings
new set of scriptures with my married name on them\
gift card to Tai Pan ( went later and got a cute xoxo sign for Valentines Day)
A personalized CD burned with some of my favorite songs. 

Daniels Presents for me:
count of monte cristo the book
two nike shirts
nike elite socks
french cuff shirt
itunes gift card


We also got some great gifts from our parents and siblings that had drawn our name.

After opening gifts we went and made breakfast and then fell asleep on the living room floor.  We woke up and got ready for the day and headed out.  We went to Hepworths first and saw all of there presents and then to my parents for dinner and playing of games.   We came home and spent the rest of the night together.   We both decided that it definately was a different Christmas then we'd had in the past and for sure children make it funner.  

Nursery time fun

Daniel and I have been working in the Nursery in our ward, we love it and it definately has its funny moments.  We don't have children to tell these kind of experiences with so we'll gossip about other peoples children.

Our lesson today was Jesus loves everyone.   We gathered the children after snack to join us on the carpet squares and Daniel is asking them why does Jesus love you guys?  This little girl says because he gave us Santa.   I guess we know Christmas is on her mind.   I'm talking with the kids about theres snack and they were talking about gold fish crackers, same little girl from before taps me on the shoulder and says we don't have those at our house, and I was like oh thats to bad what do you like to have and she said I love taco bell.  Later on in class she said I love rice,  oh and taco bell.   Oh my goodness I laugh everytime I think of it, but you know what, who doesn't love taco bell 

I'm back, or shall I say we're back

The title says it all, but If you're just now starting to stalk this blog its now a family blog.   I changed the name and blog address so it fits my lifestyle now as a married women.  We are the Hepworths and this blog will be so you can see what me and the hubs are up to.   I hope to be better at blogging because I think its a great way to keep a journal and let others see what is going on.  I'm not even gonna start to recap all the months I've skipped just because thats a lot of work, but I'll let you know what we've been up to lately.  

Thanksgiving- 

We are so blessed to live close to family and have both our parents live a block (probably less) from eachother that we went to both.  We had our first meal at the Hepworths at noon.   Its fun seeing the differences in families and how they celebrate.   We had the opportunity to be present while Daniel's sister Sarah opened her mission call.  She will be serving in the Philipines.   We're so excited for her and know with out a doubt that she will be a great missionary.  Carlile side dinner was at 3 ish so we got there and had our second meal.   After dinner we all sat around talking and watching Tanner be silly.   We had such a great Thanksgiving filled with family, fun, and lots of food.   I'm so grateful for all of my blessings, there are way to many to count.  

Of course no pictures because my camera stayed in my purse the whole day hahah

Before Christmas Happenings-

We were able to buy a Christmas tree this year with the help of wedding gift cards and add coupons from bed bath and beyond.   It is such a cute tree, just the right size, and will definately last us a few years.   If you know me at all you know I love to decorate so the first day I had off it was decoration shopping I went.  Of course we're newlyweds and don't have loads of money so I went cheap but I also know what is cute for cheap.   Our Christmas tree is decorated in the colors of gold, silver, and red.  I tried to incorporate the rest of the living room in those colors too.  Because my blog started out displaying the things I made I hope to still do that.  So here is Jules Made it tip or decoration idea ( actually stole it from Chilis)  Wrap a few of your frames with wrapping paper and make them look like a gift.  Its cheap and easy and looks pretty darn cute.  

kissing ball aka mistletoe

 

 

Married life/ I'm kind of crazy-

Married life is just great, I'm amazed at how much more I fall in love with that cute Husband of mine.  It truely grows over time, I was just telling him the other day that I loved him more that day then even the day we were married.  I don't know if that sounds terrible or just sad but I think its just when ya get to spend more time with someone you just see more to them and theres more to love. 
He definately has a lot to put up with from me, first off I hav e lots of stuff that is everywhere in our spare bedroom and my clothes never stay on hangers and I take forever picking out my outfit on Sundays.  Seriously this may just be me or every girls problem, this morning I finally told him to pick out my outfit.  The I'm kind of crazy part takes place in the kitchen.   I have to make my table setting look nice every night for dinner.  May sound crazy but it makes me happy to have everything match and for the napkins to be folded in a pretty different way. If it doesn't get any crazier I take a picture, thats right my masterpieces have proof.  

Maybe a little OCD with things being straight too haha


So there ya have it a little update, hopefully one very soon.   We're happy, healthy and livin the life.