Thanks for the Giving!

What a fun weekend! We spent our first Thanksgiving as marrieds here in Utah with my family and it was so nice to have some time off work since our wedding!


On Thursday we got together with my mom's side of the family at my grandparent's house for Thanksgiving dinner. My grandma always does the cooking and we all bring a dish, but this year was a little different. My grandma was diagnosed with Leukimia right after she returned from our wedding in New York. She is undergoing harsh chemotherapy treatment right now to kick its butt, so my parents stepped in and did a lot of the cooking this year with my grandpa. I was so grateful that my grandma could come home from the hospital to be with us on Thanksgiving. She is so cute. We weren't sure we were going to be able to do the dinner there or even that she would be well enough to come, but she was determined!!! Even though her strength was weak, she was planning the dinner way in advance and even had the table set a whole month before! Loves to Grandma Annie.




My Aunt Holly made this apple pie. It was freakin' huge!

After dinner we all went to see a movie like we do every Thanksgiving. This year we saw "Dan in Real Life." This is a cute movie and I highly reccomend it. It's hysterical. Justin and I are huge fans of Steve Carrell.


Ok, so this year I did something I have never done before and have never wanted to participate in: BLACK FRIDAY!!!! Don't ask me why I had the urge to go this year, but my mom, Justin and I all decided to wake up at 3:30am and go to Kohl's and Old Navy. We had a blast! I can't believe the deals we got - 50% off almost everything and we got most of our Christmas shopping done in 2 hours! And I just want to say what an amazing husband I have. He was actually looking forward to going shopping with my mom and I! And I think he had just as much fun as we did, even though he was waiting in line most of the time while my mom and I shopped! My mom is so cute. I think she had the most fun of the three of us, laughing and exclaiming how crazy it was. She now wants to make this a new tradition!

Married!!!!

Lake Canandaigua

Kissy Kissy!

Kickin' up ma heels

Melissa's favorite Pic

I know it was a long day, Jess

Hot Mamas!!!

Sonnenberg Gardens

We just HAD to put this picture up. It's Melissa's aunt and her husband at our wedding. Justin says it looks like someone hired a private investigator to take pictures of them to catch one of them cheating!

My Italian Stallion!!!

We are standing on the temple grounds and that is The Sacred Grove right behind us!!!

Oblivious to everyone else around us

Justin's Favorite Pic

Beautiful Temple Grounds

We got married on September 1, 2007 in Palmyra, New York! Palmyra is Justin's home town. It was an absolutely beautiful and perfect day!!! Both our families were able to come and spend the weekend, including grandparents. The weather was perfect. Misty in the morning, sunny with big clouds in the afternoon, and cool in the evening.

We were married early in the morning in the Palmyra LDS Temple. Afterward we took pictures at the temple and then went to Sonnenberg Gardens - the oldest and largest gardens in New York - to take more pictures. Then we took even MORE pictures at one of the finger lakes - Lake Canandaigua - where we ate our wedding lunch. The food was sooooo good, and the atmosphere was amazing! After the lunch, we all gathered together for traditional Italian cooking at a backyard bar-b-q at Justin's grandma Pulicini's. It was a magical day!

We've made it!!!!!

I am so greatful for Melissa, she is so ontop of things!!! I had no idea that 'blogging' was the next 'in' thing!!!! Wow were we out of the loop. Melissa wouldn't let that happen though, she has brought us into the 21st Century. We would like to welcome you all to OUR blog. What a great way to keep everyone up-to-date as to the on goings of our little family.