In Which I Look Like a Polygamist

I interrupt your afternoon with an awful picture. Please, please let me set the tone for your picture viewing (or make a desperate excuse). I was wearing my hair down and straight, until I started my baking. I hate standing over a hot oven with hair in my face so I pulled my bangs and the hair right around my face up into a clip. But a few minutes I was still hot so I figured I should pull all my hair up off my neck, so I just did a quick loose pony tail. An hour or so into baking I went to use the bathroom and saw this in the mirror, there is a polygamist in my house!!! I was amused and horrified all at the same time. Even though I live in Utah, I promise that I don't know or associate with Warren Jeffs, and despite one nightmare, I am Nate's only wife and he is my only husband. I promise! Anyway, after I paused to take a picture to entertain all of you, I did fix my hair. No more poofy bangs and long hair trailing down my back. Let's just say, lesson learned.

Ahh, I am SO embarrassed! The only good thing you can say about this picture is that it's good I didn't french braid it.


P.S. No, I don't have any makeup on, my eyes have been so watery today and so I didn't put any on. Also, this photo is in my laundry room/ 1/2 bath, hence the towels.

P.P.S. Alisha, you are still my favorite hair stylist of all time and I promise I won't embarrass you by looking like this ever again! That reminds me, I need to call you and schedule a trim.

P.P.S. There's a picture for you Heather, now will you send me an invite to your blog? My email is on the side bar.

Text Love

I just got the best text message from my handsome husband. And I quote,

"You should get some of the presents today so that you can get your wrap on."

Awesome!! I LOVE wrapping presents, love it, love it, love it! I bought ridiculously cute wrapping paper this year and I just bought a gift wrap and ribbon organizer. Now I just need the UPS guy to get here! Thanks Natey, you made my day!

Thanksgiving Week 2011

This year was our year to celebrate Thanksgiving with Nate's side of the family. Ben and Katie were kind enough to provide us all with rooms up at the Park City mountain resort. Nate and I went up Friday night and were able to stay the whole week. Nate hasn't that much time off of work since his hernia surgery! It was so nice to be able to spend so much time with Nate. I hated saying bye to him when he left for work this morning.
We did all the usual things in Park City, we shopped at the outlets, more than once. We went out to eat, our big couples' dinner was such a fiasco though! But that is a story for another time. We worked out, the kids and some of the adults went swimming. We played wii, took naps, and indulged in hot chocolate and of course we celebrated Thanksgiving. It was so fun to be away, but it's also nice to be home in my own bed too. Thanks Ben and Katie for a fun week!

Happy Birthday Nate! I Love You!

I really want to wish my husband a very Happy Birthday! Nate, I love you more than you could possibly know. You are the biggest blessing in my life. I'm crazy about you, head over heels crazy. Life is so much better with you. I love our relationship and our marriage. Thanks for always being willing to try my new recipes, thanks for making me laugh, thanks for loving me, and thanks for being you. I hope today is amazing for you and that 26 is your best year yet!

We Are Now a Dot Com

Okay, you may have noticed, we have changed our address. Instead of having to type in our last name and blogspot we are now simply nateandkim.com. Even if you put in our old blogspot address, you will automatically get redirected. Everything is the same except for our address. This is just what happens when your husband loves technology.

P.S. It is Nate's birthday tomorrow so be sure and send him a happy birthday text!

Birthday Dinner

Happy Birthday month to Brandon and Nate! My brother-in-law Brandon had a birthday last week and Nate has a birthday at the end of this week. We had a birthday dinner to celebrate them tonight. We did shredded pork two ways and had tacos and I made Nate's favorite Brazilian lemonade. Everyone had a good time and I hope Nate and Brandon felt loved!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! It wouldn't be fitting if I didn't acknowledge my husband's favorite holiday. I started out the day with an MRI of my foot, yah, it's still hurting all the time and the podiatrist wants an MRI. I see him again Thursday to get the results. I spent the afternoon baking. Nate starts his master's degree program tomorrow so we are going to party tonight! We've got lots of full size candy bars to hand out tonight and in fact we've already had our first trick-or-treaters! Cute Steph, Eliza, and Anna came by this afternoon to show off their costumes. Yes, I actually know the kids in the photo, I don't take pictures of random kids. Nate may convince me to watch a scary movie with him tonight, but I am secretly hoping for Hocus Pocus, the best Halloween movie! Have a fun and safe Halloween!

Please Watch

We came across this video today and it does a good job of summing up some of what our trials are. Please watch.

In Which We Look for the Silver Lining

So funny story. Last week on our date, Nate and I were talking about how even though we are missing a huge blessing, children, we have a pretty darn good life. We have a fantastic marriage, Nate has a great job, I am blessed to be able to stay home, we get to spend a lot of time together, etc. We really are so blessed. This was the tenor of our conversation and we had a great weekend.
Then comes this week, I had a bad migraine and my foot has been hurting like crazy. It's my right foot and it KILLS when I step down on it. It's the back outside of my foot and my heel. I've been walking on my toes on that foot so I don't have to step down all the way. This morning Nate told me that he was sick and tired of me hobbling around and that I needed to make a doctor's appointment. He offered to come with me. I only agreed because I knew if I came I could con him into getting a flu shot. I know! I'm a mean mean wife.
Anyway, lots of pain, two shots, a few x-rays, and several mental curses later, I am now the proud new owner of a boot! Can you tell how thrilled I am? Not. At least I convinced them to not make me have crutches and a boot. He told me I have a sprained ankle and really bad plantar faciitis (some swollen something or other). So yah, I've got a boot for the next little bit.
Moral of the story: we are still so blessed. Now we will just be sure to mention how grateful we are for modern medicine in our prayers. It's been a bit harder to feel blessed this week, but I know we are!

Nate assures me that boots are the "in" shoe for fall. Thanks babe.



I beg of you, please ignore the extreme contrast of my black boot and my shockingly white leg. Please.

Congrats Zak and Domonique

Nate's little brother got married yesterday! Thank goodness the rain held off until we were nearly finished with the pictures. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Smith!