May 2010

May has been a fun month for us, well me at least. Jake has been doing school but in between all of it we have done some fun stuff. Here are just a few pictures of what has been going on and what we have done

Can't see this too well but the Rolla doing a little off roading in Moab. We were following dad to their scout campsite. It got worse after this so we decided to just turn back and head home instead.

Happy Mother's Day to me from mom. She got us these make and takes for Jake and I and Missy and Luke. It was fun making them because they all turned out so different. I had always seen Nanas and wanted to make one for me and my mom. Now I know how so maybe mom will be getting one for Christmas.

This is my favorite. Jake put on my new headboard that Missy and Teri found at a yard sale in Heber. I LOVE IT! I know Jake thinks headboards are lame and pointless but thanks for putting it up for me. It is so nice seeing our place look nicer and nicer all the time. Okay so it makes me laugh because seriously everything was so cheap in this room. Bedspread, Always kiss me goodnight sign, frames, quote tile, and mattress were all wedding gifts. The headboard was super cheap at a garage sale (then dad decided to just give it to us as an anniversary gift, I think he thinks we are super super poor but I am not complaining). Sconces and drapes from my bedroom in high school. The missionaries are using my old room now so my mom let me have them so they didn't get ruined.

A sign from the heavens that I should be fat. I went to work out at the gym and the restraint cord had busted and so the metal totally scratched up my leg about 2 to 3 inches long.

Jake and Ruby at the Breast Cancer walk at the beginning of the month. So much fun to have him there this time.

Just a picture of the two of us. I love taking just random pictures. Jake doesn't seem as bugged in this one from my randomness. Thanks Jake! Just a little recap of our month. We have a party for Josh's birthday tomorrow so we might have some more pictures if I remember.

New Shoes

So I have a hard time spending money on stuff I need but not really want or spending too much money on something I really want. Such as buying:
bras-seriously you don't even see it but you need a good one
tennis shoes-not fun I just want some cute high heals but lets be logical I usually wear sneakers
feminine hygiene products-hate it but you KNOW you have to
groceries-seriously we spend so much money on food
gasoline-really I have to pay to drive to work?

Anybody else feel my pain?

Those are just a few but my point is Jake is always an encouragement to buy things that I want because he knows I can be really cheap sometimes. I do the same for him because he is cheap to so it all works out, but on Saturday I found some really cute running shoes at kohls on a killer deal. I really liked this pair of nikes better but couldn't find my size in orem or af (called them to check). Long story short I was easily going to give up because I didn't want to spend the money but then Jake found almost the exact same pair just another brand in my size. I figured since I have been working out a running a ton I deserve a good pair of shoes, so I bought them. They are so cute! They are orange and pink!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

So here is a little tribute to Jake and I and our two years together. We stayed in Salt Lake last night and went shopping and saw Robin Hood today. Tonight we went to Rumbi Grill and then watching a movie. It was nice just for it to be us. As a little thanks to Jake for everything and for all the good times here is a list of things I love about Jake.

I LOVE...

-that he makes me laugh

-that he likes to cuddle at night

-he always tries to do something I want instead of his own wants

-he loves talking to me about everything

-he loves to do things with friends and be involved

-he tells me to buy things for myself because I am too cheap to usually do it (got some new running shoes tonight thanks to him)

-he helps me with all my calling stuff. Just the other day he ran home to get my lesson and helps me drop off things to girls even if we are supposed to be somewhere

-he is great with kids, today there was this cute girl in front of us today and he just kept smiling and laughing at her and saying how cute she was

-he comes and follows me when I go shopping

-he will seriously do anything for me as long as I ask him to

-he loves everything I make and eats it with a smile on his face

-he loves watching movies and spending lots of time with me

-he makes me feel beautiful

Thanks Jake for everything and all the amazing times. I love every moment. Thanks for driving me crazy and making me laugh while you do it. I love you!

Just a good day

The other day we went for a walk and I noticed these gorgeous tulip, that is why I love spring time, and noticed how they point to the sun. I have always known this but I just really noticed it. Ever since then I have noticed all the flowers looking to the sun. Maybe I need to focus a little more on the light myself. Since then I have tried to notice more good realize how great my life is and today it just seriously hit me how wonderful life is. I obviously don't feel this way everyday with bills to pay, jake doing 15 credits this summer, worrying about what our next turn is, but today I was just so thankful for now. I have a wonderful husband who is kicking his butt to be done with school sooner so we can start the new phase of our lives. My family, I was reading a blog today and it struck me about how much i love all my sisters especially and my cute nieces and nephews who make my life so much more interesting. My new calling that has taught me so much about not judging, and watching what you say. Also our great friends, Josh and Sha, David and Steph, Lis (PS it's her birthday today!), Jilliford. The cute girls that I work with. My job that I have. The schooling that I have been able to do. Just so thankful for all the many blessings I have. It just feels so good to have those days where even though they are tough and super tiring you realize that it is all worth it. So here is to having pretty amazing lives where ever we are in them!

Hofheins Family Pictures

All because these two people fell in love...

These 22 people got together to take pictures for:

The Hofheins Family Photo Shoot

here it is:

The whole family

Mom and Dad

Tena and Charlie

Chuck and Mindee and their kids

Teresa and Cannon

Nick and Lucy

Nick found a horse to ride on

Jake and I

Well that is all they turned out pretty cute but it was a little chaotic. Next time we won't have Aunt Sushi be our photographer. Just kidding what can you do when there are that many kids?!

Why are women just so amazing?

All of us girls making bracelets to help auntie dez raise money after she got diagnosed with cancer

Atkinson cousins girls annual retreat

My mother-in-law Teri

Lucy, Me, Tena, and Teresa

Mom and Dad singing karaoke to Celine Dion

Missy and Ruby

Audge Podge

So why all the pictures of these people...so i was doubting myself a little bit about my couselors for Relief Society because one will be out of town the first month we are in and another was gone the first week and one other was gone last week. I was doing a lot of it myself and starting to get a little discouraged. Then this week. We really just kicked butt. We are doing visits tomorrow to see the new girls. The girl who is on her month school thing has contacted me multiple times through email and text to find people to help on sundays or anything else. She also told me she was trying to memorize pictures and sisters names so she can jump in when she gets back! How great is that? I gave a lesson on Sunday about women and mothers and how we are unique and what makes us special. I think these examples show exactly what I was trying to portray. We love men but there is something about women where we go the extra mile and are just so charitable to others. Also this weekend we are doing our breast cancer walk in Salt Lake and it is so amazing to see all those women band together to really serve a great cause to celebrate with survivors and mourn with those who have lost loved ones but celebrate the lives they lived. So here is to those amazing women that we all know who have truly changed our lives. I know I don't tell them enough but here is my small attempt to give tribute to them.

My Mother: Colleen-She really knows how to make me cry and realize that it is okay. I have never met a woman who is more honest about her feelings and says what needs to be said when nobody else will say it. She has a way with people to make everyone involved. Even when I hate that she gets too involved in my life in certain ways I actually love it. Thanks mom for raising me and letting me go to start my own family!

My Mother: Teri-After this week with some things going on with my grandma my mom said to me, in tears, having grandma getting sicker and sicker was harder than losing her mom to cancer. I started balling because this is how I feel about Teri. I have only known Teri for 3 years but she has so graciously welcomed me into her life as her own daughter. She is one of the most faithful women I know.

My wonderful sisters: Tena, Teresa, Missy, Lucy, and Mindee

Tena-for letting me be the big sister sometimes. Even though there is 10 years difference sometimes I feel like there isn't any difference in her eyes and she treats me as equal. She is one of the greatest moms I know

Teresa-for being a woman of faith and knowing exactly what the Lord has in store for her and having such a great attitude about it

Missy-for being my little crafty friend who teaches me all her fun tricks. Also for being such a great influence of the joy of being a woman and mother

Lucy-for being my sidekick for most of those years. For not caring what other people say and for always treating me as your friend not just your little sister

Mindee-for making my brother a better man and for showing the power of womanhood

My aunt Nonie-for being my second mom and for spending all that time with us when we were younger. In my lesson on Sunday I used a talked called Are We Not All Mothers? by Sheri Dew and it reminded me of my aunt nonie. She has never had children of her own but she has adopted us in as her own.

My good friends Lis, Audrey, Jill, Stephanie, Sha, Jen

For showing me to look at life in a different way, realizing how amazing being a mother is, to trust yourself, to love yourself, and helping me realize how amazing I am

To all those other women who have touched my life in a small or huge way, thank you!