On the to-do list

Dear husband,


Hint:
I really really really want to make gingerbread men.
Let's make em' this weekend shall we?


Love your Christmas cookie craving wife


P.s Heres a video of gingerbread men doing the haka

Let it SNOW!

Dear hubby,
I know you love to snowboard.
And frankly, I've always been a bit skeptical on how one finds joy in the sport.
Freezing temps, snow, bruised bum and wrist don't exactly scream fun at me.


But then today..
My brother and his friends came by and wanted to know if then could play around on your snowboard. You of course, jumped up, said yes and then immediately started putting on your snow gear.
You asked if I was going out and I said yes. (kinda-sort-of grudgingly; I just couldn't say no to your excited eyes)
I pulled my self away from the heater I was currently hovering over and started throwing on layers of sweaters and jackets, then dashed out the door.
The men built a little obstacle course which included a jump, while my brothers girly-friend and I threw snowball at Artie and the men at work.
(p.s Artie LOVES catching snowballs and eating them. It must sooth his teething gums)
The guys all took turns going down the course. There was lot of turns, twist, dog-running overing and of course, falls.
You could only play for a little bit and then off to work at the Mela-factory you went.
After the boys were done hogging the board (ahem) I decided to give it a whirl.
and then another.
and then another.
and then another.
Until my hiking boots (note: not snow boots) were filled with snow and my toes were numb.
Ahhhh.

And now I understand, why people love to snowboard.
You must teach me your awesome skills sensei hubby and I will forever be yours.


Love your-now-wanting-to-learn-how-to-snowboard-wife.

Oh Christmas branch! Oh Christmas branch!

Dear hubby,


So I didn't go to the gym...
BUT!!
Greg(my brother) and his girly friend came over while I was cleaning and jamming out to Christmas music.
I was feeling festive and they were looking for something to do
So.... I sent them on a search for a Christmas tree/branch.
I handed them our saw from our handy-dandy little tool box and sent them on their way!
Annnnnd they came back bearing the cutest tree branch ever!
I thought it was perfect!

We decorated and listened to Christmas songs!
We only had two actual ornaments but we manage to scavenge for things to hang on it.
And! we made popcorn garlands! I've never done that before! 
Artie of course, helped out with the popcorn
The tree reminds me of the Charlie Brown Christmas tree


Love wifey


P.s 24 days till Christmas. 
Annnd I made a count down chain!

what to do, what to do

Dear husband,


So tonight was one of those rare night where I had absolutely no homework or studying to do.
I know. Weird.


I was at a total loss on what to do until you came home.


So I dance to Trans-Siberian Orchestra in my bright red socks.
Spent way to much time on the computer looking through my daily blog reads.
Folded laundry.
Discovered Artie had ate some soap while I was folding laundry
Tried to wrestle with Artie but he only wanted to lay in front of the heater. 
{I think he was feeling sick due to consuming 1 1/2 bars of soap} 
I laid with him for a few minutes until I realized he has some rancid gas. 
Then I retreated to the other room for fear of suffocating.
I cut my hair...


Wha wha what?!?
Yes. I cut my bangs. 
I was that board annnnd my hair was looking more like a unidentifiable creature on my head rather than hair.
So I trimmed my bangs and they look pretty good!


And now, I think I'm going to go work-out.
Or at least attempt to..


Love wifey

Me thinks I have a problemo

Dear husband,


I've developed a little bit of a problem.
This problem is consuming my life and prevents me from getting anything accomplished!
Do you know what it is?




House hunting.
That's what it is.
When I'm in class- I'm thinking about our house.
When I'm at work- I'm thinking about our house.
I plan how I want to decorate and fix-up our house.
I dream.
I read.
Thats all I talk about!!
But can you blame me?!?
I'm just super duper excited!
But I'm sorry you have to hear my ramblings and ideas and concerns.
Your just going to have to suffer.



 Love wife

It's official!

Dear snow hubby,

Now that Thanksgiving has come and went- we can now listen to Christmas music 24/7 without being stoned or booed at!

Yay! 

I have 2 favorite Christmas songs that I plan on playing over and over.

Jingle Bell Rock by the fabulous Bobby Helms 
(In my opinion the best version ever!)

and Baby it's Cold Outside by Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer! Have you ever seen the original debut version of this song? It's different but I still love it!

The song debuted in the film Neptune's Daughter. I watched the movie last summer when TCM had an Ester Williams marathon and of course I couldn't resist watching.

I love this time of the year!

Love your festive wife

And were off!

Well folks!

Thanksgiving is here!

and were taking off to eat our weight in turkey, yams and pies!

We've been itching for a little holiday for some time and are super excited to meet up with me fam in Ute!

We'll be back Monday!

P.s Mom, I know your reading this. Can we please make a banana cream pie? My cravings for bananas is through the roof.

Us!

Some random things about us!

She:

Kelsey. 22 years young. Big blue eyes. Brown hair. Loves yogurt. Has a very sensitive nose. Beach bum turned future farmer. Loves unordinary things. Likes the smell of Home Depot. Fancy's vintage. Obsessed with the Beatles. Not your average Laker fan. Thinks the universe of her husband.

He:

Benjamin. But goes by his middle name, Scott. Turns 23 in January. Green Eyes. Red hair going brown. Lots of freckles. Likes peanut butter & honey sandwiches. Knows how almost all things work. Loves to snowboard. Good at anything he sets his mind to. Humble. Plays guitar, ukulele, piano and can sing. Loves his wife more than anything.

Dog:

Artie. 6 months. Gassy. Loves to play in the snow. Plays hide & go seek. Learning to heel. Is going to be an awesome hunting dog. Loves to swim. Follows his owners wherever they go. Loves to watch us cook. Begs and whines for cookie dough. Love to chew card board. Potty trained. Makes weird noises when excited. Loves his owners with all his heart.

We are the Arnetts!

s-N-o-W

Dear Husband,

Well, I think we officially have a foot or two of snow on the ground!
I think we spent the majority of our days this past week outside in the snow {especially you and Artie}

I'm starting to warm up to this cold white stuff. It makes everything so peaceful and pure.

I especially love our wintery walks with Artie.
I love how he gallops through the deep snow and I love how he tries to catch the snowballs.

Winter has only been with us for a short time, so who knows if I'm still going to adore it by April.

Although, with snow brings cold weather {duh!}
And well, since the heaters built in our apartment will cost our first born child to run, we are without heat.
Which means layers of comfy sweaters, Cuddling in bed till you leave for work and lazy nights wrapped up in blankets!

Winter is so much better married!

Love your layered wife

P.s This weekend we must invest in a space heater

P.p.s I can't wait to camp in our Igloo!

P.p.p.s When we finish our igloo, we must roast marshmallows with our neighbors!

....

Dear husband,

I have a current obsession that I can't wait to get started on.

Re-vamping furniture.

Whats this you ask?

Well! It's taking something as ugly as this and turning it into something super cute!!

Today I fell in love with yet another decorating blog.

(Your probably rolling your eyes right now)

Anyway,

It's a wonderful blog!

And she does heaps of re-vamping!

It's so inspiring!

Lovest thou wifey

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