Christmas is coming....

We got our very first real Christmas tree! It was altogether quite exciting. Brandon's never had a real tree and our house smells delicious! I LOVE decorating for holidays...but this is by far the funnest holiday to decorate for! I could sit and look at Christmas lights, cuddled up in a blanket endlessly. It is so warm and comforting. It is so fun to decorate my home...not just my room or apartment I share with other girls....but my very own house....with my very own husband.

Here's our beautiful tree!

We also went on Friday night to a live presentation of Glenn Beck's, A Christmas Sweater. We loved it! We cried! It was really powerful. It's basically a one man show of him telling a really powerful story of his childhood. Here's a little preview. They are doing a showing in theaters on the 17th, so if you are able to see it, I would highly recommend it!




Merry Christmas!!!

28 is Great!

Having just turned 28 and having just had a wonderful birthday with many of my loved one's, especially my fabulously amazing husband, and seeing this list on a few people's blogs, I thought it would be a fun little list of a few things I've been blessed to experience in my life.....and a few things to look forward to in the future. This includes a list of things done, and in italics, a list of things yet to do. And then a few things I don't care to ever do!

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars
3. Visited Hawaii
4. Watched a meteor shower
5. Given more than you can afford to charity
6. Been to Disneyland/world
7. Climbed a mountain
8. Sang a solo
9. Bungee jumped
10. Visited Paris
11. Watched a lightning storm at sea
12. Taught yourself an art from scratch
13. Adopted a child
14. Had food poisoning
15. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
16. Grown your own vegetables
17. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
18. Slept on an overnight train
19. Had a pillow fight
20. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
21. Built a snow fort
22. Gone skinny dipping
23. Run a Marathon
24. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
25. Seen a total eclipse
26. Watched a sunrise or sunset
27. Been on a cruise
28. Seen Niagara Falls in person
29. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
30. Taught yourself a new language
31. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
32. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
33. Gone rock climbing
34. Seen Michelangelo’s David
35. Sung karaoke
36. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
37. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
38. Visited Africa
39. Walked on a beach by moonlight
40. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
41. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
42. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
43. Kissed in the rain
44. Played in the mud
45. Gone to a drive-in theater
46. Seen a movie being filmed
47. Visited the Great Wall of China
48. Started a business
49. Taken a martial arts class
50. Visited Russia (or any of the former soviet republics)
51. Served at a soup kitchen
52. Gone whale watching
53. Got flowers for no reason
54. Gone sky diving
55. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
56. Flown in a helicopter
57. Saved a favorite childhood toy
58. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
59. Eaten Caviar
60. Pieced a quilt
61. Stood in Times Square
62. Toured the Everglades
63. Been fired from a job- I don’t want to talk about it
64. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
65. Broken a bone
66. Been on a speeding motorcycle/scooter
67. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
68. Published a book
69. Visited the Vatican
70. Walked in Jerusalem
71. Had your picture in the newspaper
72. Read the entire Bible
73. Visited the White House
74. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

75. Had chickenpox
76. Saved someone’s life
77. Sat on a jury
78. Met someone famous- Danny Glover
79. Joined a book club
80. Lost a loved one
81. Had a baby
82. Seen the Alamo in person
83. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
84. Been stung by a bee
85. Lived in a foreign country

Items from my personal list of accomplishments and “somedays”

86. Live in Europe

87. Go on a hot air balloon ride

88. Get Married in the temple

89. Graduate from College

90. Be able to cook- invent a new recipe

91. Have really long hair

92. Chop my hair super short

93. See a rocketship take off and Cape Canaveral

94. See a Broadway play in New York

95. Learn to play the guitar

Future Offspring

It turns out you can get a sneak peak at what you're kids are going to look like.

Don't worry, this is not a reality any time in our near future...and hopefully our little guy won't be as creepy as this kid, but he's still a little bit cute. I must admit I am pretty excited to meet our future little Harmon Jr someday....please note.....someday.....in the future.

For the record, Calvin is really a name Brandon wants for a little boy, and because I don't want to name our kid Calvin and call him Cal....I thought I'd be nice and at least give him one kid named Cal. Congratulations Brandon....you're a virtual Daddy!

On another note, I wanted to officially bid Fall farewell. I'm sad that my favorite season of the year is over. No more light jackets and crisp walks in the cool air, crunchy leaves, and sunshine. It was another beautiful season,

But there are many more reasons why I am happy today. Besides giving birth to a virtual bubbling baby boy, I am happy that it snowed all day today. That the holidays are beginning. That it is November, which not only is Thanksgiving, but also my birthday, and the launch of the Christmas festivities! I'm happy I got to whip out our Cocoa Maker and I can now start my day with deliciously hot & frothy cocoa. I am happy that this month Brandon and I have been married for 3 whole months! Everyday is still an adventure.