something i tell myself often. i thought id share.

Spring has Sprung

We are so excited to annouce that we have seen the sure signs of Spring at the Francis house! Now that its so nice we can leave our front foor open, and we were quick to learn that it is Otto's favorite place to be. He stays there all day watching the cars and people go by!

Also I am so excited because the Tulips and flowers in our yard are begining to BLOOM! I am so happy to see the sure signs of spring here with its wonderful colors and smells!

and of course Easter! We had a wonderful relaxing eatster that we spend with lots of family, we started off at my Granppa and Grandma Lloyds (who live here is Sugar House) wished them a Happy Easter listened to the morning sesion with them, then we went to my parents and listened to more confrence, found our baskets that the easter bunny hid and colored Easter Eggs, we then went to Matts wonderful Aunt Kitoras for a yummy easter dinner with all of his large family there and then we ended at our second familys home (they arent really family but pretty much) Dave and Leslie Mckinnons! It was a perfectly crazy holiday filled with family, Just like we like it here in the Francis home!

Crazy life at the Francis House

So i know it has been awhile the Francis' family has been craziness!

Matt has been juggling school ,work and recently been very involved in his new business that he is getting started. I am so proud he got his business licence and found there retail space and we are very excited about that! We cant wait for it to open!

This last month we moved into a wonderfuly cute home up in the Avenues which we adore! It is right on 6th Ave and close to everything downtown. I will have to post pictures as soon as i can. It has alot of character and and old charm, not to mention Otto loves his huge backyard!

I started a new job but after a few months realized that i am not a 9 hr a day, cubicle ,office kinda girl! haha Who would have even guessed right? ;)

I have really been missing my BFF, so a few Tuesdays ago Matt decided it would be good for us to go and see her! We flew in to Long Beach about noon on Wen and had a wonderful day with a rented Convertable in the sun, shopping on Venice Beach lunch at Lemonade (delicious) and a night out in west Hollywood! Then returning back to Salt Lake by 10 am Thursday! It was quick but wonderful!

This last Thursday Matt and I decided we needed to get down to AZ to visit Matts parents and soak up some sun while it was snowing here! So Friday we jumped in the car and drove down! It was so incredibly nice to be in warm weather and with good company! We wish we could go down there every otehr weekend! We miss his Family aton and it was so great to see them! Otto swam in the pool for his first time and he loved it!

Even tho the life here at the Francis' has been crazy we love our life and couldnt ask for better friends and family and are greatful for everything we have!

A soon as i get more pictures ill post them ASAP!

A warm Christmas

Since i have been very spoiled through this whole year i couldnt really come up with anything that i wanted this Christmas! So my amazing husband knew exactly what i needed, you guessed it another vacation! He knows that i love to travel and hate the snow so got me to a beach for the holiday! The only other thing after that i could have asked for was to be with my family (Everyone needs to be with family for the holiday) So being as blessed as I am my Dad and Matt made that happen! Not only did i get to go to a beach for Christmas but my entire family got a cruise for Christmas!! It was the most incredible Christmas gift i could have gotten! We were gone for nine days in the beautiful sun of Ixtapa, Acapulco and Manzanillo Mexico! We had such a blast sailing, jeeping, eating and of course relaxing!I hope everyone had a Very Merry Christmas also

Matty's Christmas Present

Merry Christmas Matt!

Matt was such a good boy this year

he got exactly what he asked for!

ONE YEAR

So its been a while since i have written but since Matt and I celebrated our One Year Anniversary! We went up and stayed at an incredible place on main street in ParkCity for a long weekend!
I know everyone says this but i cant believe it has been a year, it literaly flew by! We had such a crazy first year of marriage. This year we have had some really hard times, a few sad times, but mostly great times!Looking back everything we went through only brought us closer and made us stronger which i am so greatful for it all!

Between the 2 of us we have had...
7 job changes
2 moves,
sold 2 cars,
bought 2 new cars,
been on a cruise to Mexico,
been to Aruba,
been on another 9 day cruise to Mexico,
found out we were pregnant,
had a very hard ectopic pregnancy,
been to Orlando,
been to Vegas twice,
been to AZ
have been back and forth to the hospital multiple times for tests (to many times to count

over 20 hair color changes,

4 concerts,
and Adopted our little puppy blessing named Otto!

And i can say i wouldnt have wanted to go through any of it with out my wonderful husband Matt whom i love so so much and am blessed to say is mine!

Thanks; were it isnt given enough.

As it gets closer to Thanksgiving i have really been thinking of every thing that i am greatful for. The next few days i am gonna be listing some of those things, but as i thought of everything i was blessed to have in my life the one blessing that i thought was that i couldnt have most of this list if it wasnt for the amazing and free country that i live in; the USA. I am so very blessed and greatful to not only to have close family members and friends who serve for our country each and every day but people who dont even know me out risking their own lives fighting for my families own freedom. I am also greaful for the wives of our military who keep our soliders strong and support them! Thankyou. This and this is a video that helps show that perfectly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyXYot6wHuE

So recently Matt started feeling really sick and with my brother and Matts manager with H1N1 we were pretty sure he was coming down with it~ Mind you he had a 102 fever and body aches so bad he couldnt move in his words "he felt like death". So we found the only InstaCare that was open on a Sunday night at 10 pm. We live in Sandy and of course the only one open was in Orem. So we raced down there before they closed. After 40 minutes we finally saw the doctor and the only thing he asked was if we had been around anyone who had H1N1 so we said yes then he listened to Matts lungs, asked if he had asthma (which he does) and the doctor left! The nurse came in 2 minutes later and handed us a prescription for an inhaler! (which we already had) That was it! Neither of us could believe that was all no test for strep or swine flu, no antibiotic, no addvice nothing! I thought forsure he had H1N1.

So after a week Matt was feeling really sick still, not getting any better and started coughing super bad! (even with his inhaler) So he went into the doctor and what do you know, Matt did have H1N1 and because he hadnt done anything about it or slowed down it got in his lungs and turned into Bronchitis! Icant even tell you how mad i was at the first doctor at the InstaCare! Rrrr.. So after a long road of sickness and frusderation i can say Matt is finally starting to feel alot better and i Cortney went and got my SwineFlu Vaccine!

No No Otto....

So they other day i was getting ready for work in the bathroom and had opened our linnen closet to get out a towel. Not thinking i just left the door open. I got done blow drying my hair and couldn't see otto layin in the door way (were he always is watching me get ready) I could hear him growling and attacking something..

The Attcker Otto, the Victim Toilet Paper! In 6 minutes he had gotten into the bottom shelf of the linnen closet and pulled down the CostCo size toilet paper pack, he ripped through the plastic and pulled out all the rolls of toilet paper. He would push/roll them so a long piece would be across the family room and then he would shred it, (like hard core shred) then roll it and shred that etc etc... I was laughing so hard watching him do it and he was so proud of himself that i couldnt even get mad!

I got a "Wild Hair"

So i have had short hair in the past and loved it, anyone who knows me knows i dont style my hair all that often! Its like the shoe makers kids go barefoot, ya the hair dressers hair goes undressed~ So one of the reasons i loved my short hair was the lack of effort it took to do each morning!

Well i have always LOVED Pinks hair and i knew if i cut it again thats how i wanted it so i told my husband " one day i am gonna come home from work with this hair..."

... and 1 week later i came home with that hair cut! These are'nt the best pictures and i dont have any with my hair up in a mo hawk but i gona try to remember to take some next time i do it up! But i will try to get pictures up ASAP!

BeAr LaKe

So now that i got my pictures working i am so excited to finally post about our trip to Bear Lake!

A few weeks ago my moms entire family went and stayed up at my Uncle Matts Cottage at Bear lake to celebrate my Grandparents 50th anniversary! Between 4 days and me woring Matt and I drove up and back 6 times! Ehh..

My mom is the oldest of 8 kids and we had everyone there! It was carzy fun with 21 cousins and all my aunts and uncles flown in from Oregon to Florida! We had a blast hanging out in the sun, eating, laying on the beach, boating, jet sking, attending church together, watcing others boats sink and eating some more!

Happy 50th Grandma and Grandpa!

What The HAIL!!

So Matt and I are so very excited that one of our bestest friends are finally home from North Carolina, the Moore family! YAY... We were lucky enough to go up to a cabin in Midway and stay wiht them! (kinda to kick off that they are back with us)We had a wonderful time of course thanks to Mikelle and Dan we had a blast! We went to Dairy King and got yummy shakes and then went back and played games! We realized we really were turning into "old" married couples when we were all ready to go to bed at 11:00 and when we had "Slept In" and it was only 8:30am! O geez! But that next morning we wake up and we are eating our most spectacular chocolate chip pancakes that Dan had loveingly made and we hear thumping on the roof! So we head out side and there it was hailing like the size of marbles! It was crazy let alone it is still only Aug folks; and then it doesnt melt! It was cold enough outside to stay and look like it had snowed! I am not ready for this weather!! ehhhhh.. But over all we had a awesome time on our outing with the Moore Family!

SORRY it says.. i think that means they dont have Vacancy?

The cute boys playing games in their matching PJ's! (not on purpose)

Us attempting to take a picture in the hail!

Private

Just so everyone knows we are going to be making our blog private! (It makes me feel more comfortable) So if you could post us your e-mail addresses we will make sure to get it on our list!THANKS

Thanks for everyones love and support!

I know its been a while since i have writen but i did want to get on and say how greatful Matt and I are for everyones love, prayers and concern this last month. It was deffinitly the hardest thing we have gone through since weve been married and are more then blessed to have each other! Matt and I know we are truely blessed with close friends and family around to give us the strengh and support to get through times like these! I can't tell you guys THANKS enough for your wonderful friendship!

As rough as this summer started out for us we are so greatful its finnaly here! We have been able in the sunshine and some rain to go to the AirForce Show, swim at our pool, take a few trips to Lagoon and spent alot of time out side with our family and precious little Otto! if he could be out side 24/7 he would! ("If it wasnt for his dang fur coat that makes him so hot" he says he would be) Here are just a few pictures and i hope everyone had a safe and wonderful 4th!

Otto is quick on his toes! We call him speed Racer cause when you let him downa t a park he starts doing laps he gets so excited!