Christmas Time is Here!

Things have been super busy this Holiday season but we have had such a fun time preparing for Christmas.

Grandma and I baked cookies and candy, I'm constantly listening to Christmas music, We've been to a couple Christmas parties with friends and family, and I was lucky enough to go see the "Christmas Carol" production at Hale Center Theatre with my mom and grandma.

I love decorating for Christmas, so not only did I decorate my house but I also decorated my mom's house and my grandma's.

I love the spirit of Christmas and I am so happy I have had such a good time celebrating Christmas this year! and it's not over yet! Christmas is just the day after tomorrow. :)

Here is our humble Christmas tree. It is 6ft tall and somewhat on the skinny side but we love it and the best thing about it is that it's fake. So there are no pine needles, no disposing of it, and it is totally the "green" thing to do :) I miss the smell of pine though so I got a pine scented candle and now my whole house smells like Christmas!

Belated Thanksgiving

Due to the fact that I still do not have a camera I have been unable to post about the wonderful Thanksgiving I had this year. My father-in-law has pictures of the whole family but we are having a hard time getting them via email.

I was looking through my phone the other day and found that I had 4 pictures from the Thanksgiving weekend. All of them are of me but at least I can document something. :)

Here was my contribution to the feast. I made a praline Pumpkin pie. I thought is was very good and it's probably because it was a Test Kitchen recipe. Test Kitchen will never fail you. FYI the side of the crust that is darker is just some of the filling that spilled out. I promise it isn't burned :)

That morning before we ate I did our lovely tradition of running the Cold Turkey 6K up millcreek canyon. It was fun to workout and hang out with the fam!

The day after Thanksgiving Jake and I left with his Dad and siblings, including Dan's fiancee, Lacey (whom I love!), for Escalante. We were there until Sunday and we had a blast! Jeff took so many amazing photos and I hope that I will get some soon but these are all I had. They are both of me and kinda silly but at least you can tell that we had fun!

Here I am crawling out of a hole and I think the look on my face is pure stupidity! haha

I dedicate this picture to Abbey, who was unable to come with us this year. Last year she laid across this same ledge and did this same pose as I took her picture. We missed you Abbey!

New Moon Is Here!!!

OK so I wont say too much cause I know that not everyone was insane and went to the New Moon premier like me but I have to say that I loved it to so much!! The action, CGIs, acting, cinematography, and basically everything blew me away! I was expecting something just like Twilight but I was pleasantly surprised! But I always find it's best to go into a movie with low expectation. I can't wait till you all see it so we can talk about it!! :)

Last night I went with my sister-in-laws Angie and Abbey and my friend Mandy came too with a friend. These girls were so fun! I love going with fellow Twihards! I didn't get a picture of all of us but here is a picture of Abbey and I after the movie. We look a little tired but we are so happy!

Me as Rosalie and Abbey as Alice.

We dressed in our full Cullen attire, and wore our golden contacts. People even took pictures of us! haha! We are true fans, or true nerds, however you want to take it.

New Moon Cast Tour in Salt Lake City!!!

So 2 weeks ago Abbey and I waited 8 hrs in the mall to get wrist bands to meet 2 of the cast members from "New Moon". Tonight we finally got to meet them and it was so worth it!! We met Edi Gathegi and Jamie Campbell. They play the vampires Laurent and Ciaus. Not only did we get a poster autographed but I had a heart to heart with Edi and asked Jamie about the up and coming Harry Potter movie he is in! I know what you're thinking, "Stephanie is so lucky!!". If you aren't into Twilight these people will mean nothing to you but to me and Abbey, we were completely star stuck!

First here are the pictures of us waiting in line a couple weeks ago from midnight to 8am. 8 hrs is a looong time to be sitting on a mall floor!



Abbey was happily reading Twilight while letting me know there was only 4 hrs left, Yipee! (insert sarcasm)



Abbey's first diet coke in 6 yrs! She's gone insane!






Finally! The sun is out and we are ecstatic! We finally have our New Moon Cast Tour wrist bands and T-shirts!







New Moon Cast Tour 2009:
The following are photos of tonight when we finally got to meet Edi and Jamie!


Back in the same line again, but this time it's only a 2 hr wait. I can totally handle that!




Abbey and I were decked out in our New Moon Cast Tour T-shirts. Isn't Abbey cute?


The following is a play by play of my conversation with the two cast members, Edi and Jamie. Better known as Laurent and Ciaus!

Edi: "Hello"
Stephanie: "Hi, it's so nice to meet you, thank you so much for coming out tonight."
Edi: "It's our pleasure"
(the next thing that was said was out of pure fun and please don't take it the wrong way:) )
Stephanie: "You have beautiful eyes, even without your contacts"
Edi: "thank you that is very sweet, and your eyes are very beautiful too."
Stephanie: "Thank you :)"















Jamie:" Hello"
Stephanie: "Hey! how's it going?"
Jamie: "great"
Stephanie: "I have to ask you a question, do you really kiss Dumbledore in Harry Potter?"
(to understand this you have to know that Jamie is playing Grindelwald in the next Harry Potter, who is Dumbledore's best friend when he's younger and suspected to be his love interest. It's all a joke and only came out after the books where written)
Jamie:" no, no, not in the movie, but maybe in real life." laugh and wink ;)
Edi: "Who's Dumbledore?"

Jamie:"Oh stop joking around!"
Stephanie and Abbey: "Thank you so much!"
Edi and Jamie: " Your welcome, thank you for coming!"

They were so stinking nice and pretty funny too. After the signing there was a concert by Anya Marina who is featured in the New Moon sound track and then a Q&A with Edi and Jamie on stage. They were so funny and Abbey and I were having a blast!

Anya Marina sounded great live.



Edi and Jamie, super cute and super funny!


Me with my autographed poster and trying to look cool. Haha! :)



Thank you so much Abbey for being a complete Twilight nerd with me! I had a blast and I am still in shock that I met and joked with cast members from New Moon!!! I wish all of you could have been there. I'm so glad there are so many of you that share my love for Twilight.
Oh and to top it all off New Moon premier is in 5 days! I can't wait!!!
P.S. I love Edward :)

Indian Princesses

So I was lucky enough to find this picture on Jake's cousin's blog. This is a picture of all us girls dressed up in our Indian costumes on Halloween. Angie is the best sister-in-law ever to get these outfits straight from India for us! We had so much fun dressing up like Indian Beauties!

Angie, Me, Dianne, Abbey

Halloween Pics are Here!

The moment has arrived. My wonderful cousin Erin sent me her pictures that she had taken at the Halloween Party at Dianne's house. We had a great time eating chili, scones, cupcakes, and candy, carving pumpkins, watching Halloween movies including the infamous "Young Frankenstein", and greeting Trick-o-Treaters.

Jake and Nick were Teletubbies together. They both were the Tinky Winky character. If you've never seen the Teletubbies below I posted a picture of them. They look pretty freaky and I totally forgot that Tinky Winky carried a red purse around. I should have let Jake barrow mine. Haha!

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Jake and I make a perfect couple, don't you think?

Angie went to India this past September and brought back these Saris for Dianne, Abbey, and I. I wish I had a picture of all of us. We looked so cute together. Thanks Angie for giving me the coolest Halloween costume ever!



Angie brought back Bindis from India too and I did our makeup. It was pretty fun getting ready. :)


I even found these temporary Henna tattoos at the Costume Closet. They were very hard to take off. I still had most of it on me when I had to lead the music in sacrament meeting! Oh well, it was totally worth it.



When the boys got too hot my cousin's little girl, Kaitlyn, took over the Teletubbies heads. First she was pretending she was working out and she would lift them like weights. Then they became purses. She was so cute! We couldn't stop laughing.
Oh and notice the cute Skeleton PJs she's wearing. They even glow in the dark. Super Cute!!

Halloween, Books, and Life!

So ever since my camera broke last spring I have resorted to either using my phone camera or using someone else's. For Halloween I didn't take any pictures from my phone but I promise there are pictures. I'm just waiting for them to be emailed to me. Once I get them you can see Jake as an adorable Tinky Winky Teletubbi and me as an Indian princess. Halloween was a blast! We had a party at Dianne's house so of course I stuffed my self with candy and food.

Until the pictures come I'll tell you about the book I just finished. I'm sure everyone of you know by now that I have been dealing with Infertility treatments. This book "Conquering Infertility" by Dr. Alice Domar was a wonderful insight on the lives of couples dealing with infertility. It's not only a great book for those experiencing Infertility first hand but it is a good reference for those who have loved ones dealing with infertility. It gives coping tools for the Infertile couple including, meditation, relaxation, yoga, counseling etc. But it also gives people the chance to understand Infertility and to know how to act around someone who is going through this trial. It was a very well researched book and I was shocked at how many people are going through the same thing as me. If you are currently dealing with Infertility you have to read this book or if you just dont understand the subject then it might be a good thing to check out so you can see what Infertile couples go through on a day to day basis.

Also a little update on us. Since we have been trying 21 months, 12 of which have been on infertility treatments and meds, and just recently experiencing a possible early miscarriage we have decided to take a hiatus on trying. I'm going to try and enjoy life for a change and get back to the real Stephanie that loves to read, ski, workout, be with family, be outdoors, travel, and be HAPPY! :) I appreciate every ones love and support. I also appreciate every ones patients with me. I'm sorry if this post was TMI but writing this down for all to see is the best way for me to cope. It is definitely easier then telling you all face to face. Thank you again. Love you all!

Catching Fire

Last night I finished the second book of the "Hunger Games", called, "Catching Fire". It was awesome! It was even more intense and nail biting then the first book. It sucks you right in from where the first book left off and it deals with issues that the main character, and the reader, now understand, so you feel more emotionally attached. It is also a whole different game from the first book and I loved it. The only down side was the huge cliffhanger at the end! I now have to wait till next year to read the third book because it hasn't even been published yet. I hear this book series is so popular that the first book, "Hunger Games", is going to be made into a movie. That is going to be an amazing site to see if they stick with the book! I'm so excited to have an other series to follow. These books are definitely on my top 5 list!

The Hunger Games

After Twilight I've been in somewhat of a novel funk. Nothing seems to be good enough. Except for the Gemma Doyle Trilogy, but that lasted only a month and I was back to square one. Nothing seemed exciting to read anymore and it was hard to get through anything, up until my sister in law Angie and cousin Erin told me I had to read "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. I had heard of the book before on a Twilight fan website due to the fact that it was Stephenie Meyers favorite book over the summer. But for some reason I just ignored it. I am so happy my family got me to read this book. It isn't just about love (which we all know I have to have) It is mostly a action, survival, thriller. When I actually had time to sit down and read this book it took me a total of 3 days to finish it. After the first little bit I could not put it down. It is definitely one of my favorite books. I finished "The Hunger Games" last night around 1am and the first thing I'm doing this morning is buying the sequel, "Catching Fire". A word of advice; makes sure you all ready of the sequel on you when you finish this book. I hate waiting to have to go get it!

Happy Reading!

Sexy People

Below is an amazing blog called "Sexy People". I found the link to it while looking at an old high school friend's blog. It is hilarious and will always be my go to blog when I am feeling down. If you have just a few extra seconds please check it out. It will make your day! :)

http://www.sexypeople-blog.com/

Better & More Twilight Party Pictures

My wonderful cousin Erin sent me these great pictures of my Twilight Birthday Party. My camera is completely broken and I was using the camera on my phone, which is horrible. Thank you so much Erin for these pictures! This was the most extravagant birthday party I have ever had and it will probably be the last (due to the fact that I am an adult and shouldn't act like I'm 12 year old 24/7) but it was so much fun and well worth the hard work. Thank you everyone for helping it make a Twilight night to remember!

Cousins: Brian and Erin. Don't you love Brian's shirt?! Erin made it especially for him. Yes she is multi- talented in all things good!

Here is a close up of Erin's amazing sugar cookies. Yes those wolves were cut out by hand and red food coloring was added to the chocolate to make that reddish/brown fur. Talk about dedication. Oh and don't forget Edward's sparkling diamond heart!

Make a wish!

I love how this picture shows how red everything was! :)

Erin's beautiful baby Hailey even got included in all the fun! And yes Erin made her shirt too!

Close look at the entry way table.

It was great to be able to snuggle up to Edward in this warm fuzzy fleece!

Picture of my whole outfit including the shoes. FYI the heels on those shoes are 5 inches. It takes sheer talent to walk all night in those babies!


This really shows my contacts perfectly! I love the, just had my vegetarian meal, glow. If you didn't know my eye color is originally blue/grey, so this is a huge change. It really freaked me out when I would look in the mirror!

Last but definitely not least: Alice, Edward, and Rosalie. What a happy family!

Twilight Birthday with the Fam

This past Friday for my birthday I had a Twilight themed Birthday Party at my Mother-In-Law's, with Jake's family. It was so fun! If you don't know by now, I am obsessed with Twilight and Edward Cullen.

We went all out on decorations and dressing up. I dressed as one of the Cullen family members (Rosalie) with amber colored contacts and all. I wish I had more pictures with everyone who came but I didn't have a good camera. Hopefully I can steal some pictures from Erin.

This was my favorite decoration. Right as you walk in at the entry way table was a beautiful candelabra, the Twilight book and framed quotes by Edward.

Once inside the decor continues with streamers, candles, roses, Edward quotes, and the Twilight Trivia Game. Of course everyone was either in a Twilight shirt, costume, or dressed in black and red. Cousin Tamara and Aunt Marianne.

Everywhere you went there was Twilight memorabilia. I know it's super nerdy!

The dessert was awesome! There was red velvet cake, vanilla and chocolate cupcakes, red and black candy, apples, and thanks to Erin, she made red/brown wolves, and sparkling heart sugar cookies. I was so impressed by her detail that I had to take a picture of them. She even had to cut out the wolves by hand! She is amazing!

Here I am dressed as Rosalie herself. It took months to find all the pieces of the outfit. If you ever watch Twilight I am wearing the outfit that Rosalie wears when she is seen for the first time walking in for school lunch.

This is me trying to give the Rosalie "glare". Can you see my amber contacts? The lighting isn't so great. Oh and I even added her beauty mark above her lip. :)

Me and Edward. Who knew I was so popular that Robert Pattinson would actually come to my party? Haha

The Williams Girls

Abbey A.K.A. Alice (doesn't she look great?!), Angie in her Twilight red and black and Twilight jewelry, and Moi A.K.A Rosalie.

All who entered were greeted with this lovely warning! :)

I can't wait till the next movie comes out! I feel like a little kid at Christmas.