Good Life

I have been thinking about a lot of things in the last little while. The conclusion that I came to is that I have a really good life. I have a great husband who loves me and treats me like a queen, a job that pays the bills and all the little things that make a girl really happy.
One of those things was a calling in my church. I received my dream calling. I got to be a Young Women leader. If you are like everyone else you are thinking "Who the heck would put her in charge of other peoples children??" :) But I was put in charge of those Girls and it was awesome!! I got to talk about boys and have spiritual discussions and tell each one of the how special they are and how much Heavenly Father loves them and it was a great experience.
Last week I was told that I no longer get to be a leader because my days off are changing. I was given the choice to go to Swing shift or Graveyard and I could keep my calling. Matt and I discussed it and it was decided that I choose my family over my calling. It was a very hard decision to make and after I signed my name I cried like I had lost a loved one. I know it sounds dramatic but it is true.
For the last few days I have been sad. Matt cuddles me and tells me he loves me and does all the right things. But nothing helped. I was choosing to be upset over this and letting this get me down. On Saturday I had a friend who had a terrible experience happen. And I wept for her. I cried for the people involved and I prayed for them. The first thing I did was put them on the prayer roll in hopes they would be comforted and feel the love of our Heavenly Father. And everything would turned out okay. Everything did turn out okay.
Through all this I realized that I really do have a great life. Sure I don't get to go to church (it is really such a big deal for me) but at least I have my loved ones and I get to hug my Goober whenever I want. The bottom line?? I think I have finally learned to not sweat the small stuff and to be thankful for the awesome things that I have. And to always remember that I really do have a good life.

Curtains

I have this goal. The goal is that one day my kitchen will be filled with cows.

So many cows that you walk into the kitchen and immediately think "moo".

I have a pretty good head start with all these cows thanks to friends and family and now i am one step closer... I have black and white curtains. YAY!!! Everyone do the happy dance!!

This is my dear friend Crissi and I actually sewing the curtians... yes...that is right... sewing...
(look at my awesome sewing abilities!! Mom should be so proud)

This is Crissi and I posing for the camera

The finished product!!!
(drum roll please... bbbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm)


They are so awesome!! And Crissi is the best for helping me!!

Family pics

We took family pics a while back (i will not tell you how long a while back is) and had a fantastic time!! We decided to do the pics at the cabin and it was quite the trip. There was a blizzard that hit just before we were suppose to go up. We decided not to cancel the pics because this has been in the making for longer then I have been a Pedersen :P All in all it was a great day. We had an awesome photographer (thanks Melissa) and got to see a deer and eat lots of yummy food.

Here are my favorite pics of the family.

Tim and Shelia my awesome inlaws

Ben and Sheridon (Matt says Sheridon looks like a model here)

The lovely ladies of the family

The handsome men of the family

We are some really good looking people :)

Good times

This past weekend Matts mom, Lisa, and little brother, Jaren, came into town. It was so good to see them!! We hung out, ate good food and played around alot.

One of the best things we did was head up to Red Rock and letter box. This is kinda like treasure hunting. What you do, is you get a letter box off the internet follow the directions (dont forget your compass!!) and wha la! (if the directions dont suck) you have yourself a letter box!!

We looked for 3 but were only able to find one. It was a blast to hang out with everyone and it was so much fun to look for the letter boxs!!


This is some beautiful red rocks.


We had to have lunch in the car due to it being
VERY windy!!!


This is my awesome sister in law Sheridon


its a letter box!! We found it!!


These were all over Red Rock. They are sacks filled with these worms... weird...

The night before we went to Red Rock we went to Chuck E Cheese and had a blast!!


Wyatt driving


Jaren playing a driving game


Wyatt and daddy sharing a much needed drink


Uncle Matt harassing Wyatt

Lisa enjoying the company :)

All in all it was a really great Easter weekend

First Date Day

Matt and I dont celebrate Valentines day. Instead we celebrate our First Date Day, which happens to fall on February 15th :)

This year we decided that we were not gonna spend more than 20 dollars each and here is what we came up with...


I made Matt a candy bar poster and Matt got me cows and an orchid!! I asked Matt to only give me cows for gifts this year. (I want to decorate my kitchen in cows ) :)

It was a great way to celebrate the beginning of our relationship.

Engagement pics

I had the fantastic opportunity to test out my skills as an engagement photographer for Chris and Angie.






I had a good time doing it :)

It has been about a million years since i have posted anything so here goes :)

It has been a hard adjustment for me since daddy died...This is me and Angie with Daddy last 4th of July

Matt and I had a pretty good Christmas. I got Matt the PS3 that he has been saving for and he got me all sorts of random awesome stuff! The best thing being a hot coco maker!! It is soooo freaking awesome and delicious!


Matt is in school full time right now. He is taking 4 classes which equals 11 credits. I am lucky enough that i get to take a class with him (for free). He has to take a choir class a semester and this semester they needed extra bodies!! Yea for me knowing how to carry a tune!!