Well...

Well, I guess that it is about time that I write again... haha. Lots has happened since I last wrote- In November we had Thanksgiving with my Dad's aunt and my Dad's family- for lunch, and then we went over to Juliana's and we made our own Thanksgiving dinner- it was all nice. I enjoy spending time with family, if only Mom and Dad and Jared and Kristen could of been there too! Then in December there was Christmas- we spent Christmas Eve with Juliana and Tim. We went to jump on it and had a lot of fun- although my favorite part was playing with Emma. Then we went and had Cafe Rio for lunch. We then went back to Juliana and Tim's house and we talked, watched movies, fixed dinner, opened Christmas presents, played with Emma and ate! It was fun. Then on Christmas day- we spent with Grandma and Grandpa Kitchen. We didn't get up until really late because I had stayed up late (err early 5am) sewing the pillow I was making for Josh and Jayni- the night before I had been up until 7am finishing the pillow for Tim and Juliana and Emma. I had cross stitched Christmas patterns and then I made pillows out of fabric that I had found going through Gma Kitchen's material. I hope they liked them- they took quite a bit of time. Since Gus and I didn't have too much money, we didn't get much. I got Gus some shirts that he picked out (that look very nice on him I might add!) and he got me some Christmas movies that I had picked out. Mom and Dad- with Kristen and Jared- came up to Richfield the day after Christmas- Sunday- and on Tuesday Gus and I went down to Gma and Gpa Mickelson's house to see everyone and spend some time with our grandparents since we won't be seeing them as much because... we moved! Just a little while before Christmas, Dad said that he would be Gus's sponsor to get his Green Card- we had been trying to find a sponsor for awhile. Dad also talked to the Bishop, who works as an HR director and he said that as soon as Gus could get a green card, he had a HR job here in Roswell for him. So, we packed up and came back to Roswell with Mom and Dad. -But before we did that, we spent the next couple of days in Richfield and we also went to the Manti temple for my cousin Mike, and his wife Brittany's sealing, which was very nice. It was snowing a lot though and the roads where kind of scary! For New Years Eve we were at Gma and Gpa Kitchen's with my family, and some of my aunts and uncle and their families. Some of the cousins went out and did some fireworks that Gus and I found when we were cleaning up Gma and Gpa Kitchen's car port. It was nice. The next day we spent packing and the day after that we left. The roads on the way down were snow and ice packed though- the weather was nice though- and we had to go like 25 mphs instead of 65mph... which made the long 12 hour trip into and even longer 15 hour trip... but we got here safe and sound with out any problems. We spent the next two weeks working on Gus's green card papers and such. We had to go to a special dr for a physical for Gus and in Roswell it cost over $500- so we called around and in Lubbock, TX it was $130- so we drove the two hours there- and paid the $50 in gas- and got it a lot cheaper! We did have to go back to Lubbock though to get his TB test read, but still- overall we saved money. We finally got everything ready and sent in. We hope we did everything right... The papers arrived and now we are just waiting for the Government to go threw them and hopefully give Gus his green card- and then he can start working! We have just kind of been hanging out now. In the mornings I have started going walking with Mom when we take Jared to seminary and then we wait for him at the church. It feels good to exercise and I really need to loose weight!! When I come back home I usually eat and then go back to bed though... I think I need to change that though. Well anyway, that is a brief update on what is going on here with Gus and I... just waiting! ;)