Our new babies!

Tyson

Harley

First Bath

Merry Christmas everyone! Well this Christmas has been an interesting one! Ryan got me two German Shepherd puppies! What a surprise it was! Thank you Ryan! I love them, although, the pee on my carpet, I dont love so much. Ryan has been SOooo great with the puppies! I think he is better with them than I am.. (that is not a lie either) He is SOOO good!! he has already taught Harley how to sit. And he has been getting up every morning at like 3 or 4 to take them out to go to the bathroom! Baby, Thanks for a wonderful Christmas! I love you! (and everyone else too!)

Christmas Mugs

I put these little gifts together for the people in the office at Ultimate Properties because they are always doing so much work for us! The pictures really dont do justice, they are so cute! They have a hot chocolate packet in it, some chocolate christmas candy, and two candy canes that make a heart! anyway, just thought i would put up some pictures!!

O ChRiStmAs tReE

Ryan and I went and picked up a Christmas tree today and got it all decorated! We love it and are stoked about it! It was a lot of fun decorating it, and it smells so good! We goofed around in some of our pictures.. got a little carried away I should say! haha, Ryan took a picture of me jumping in front of the tree and when i tried taking one of him... it turned into like 20 cause I'm just not all that talented with a camera! haha! anyway! Yay for today!

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas!

Well this time of year sure came quickly! Thanksgiving was a lot of fun! Aubrey and Kyle got to come down and stay with me and Ryan for a couple days before going to Thatcher. We got to watch fun shows and hangout a little! It was great! Ryan and I drove down to Thatcher to spend the holiday with my family. Thanksgiving with the Wards is hectic and crazy, but definetly very humorous and memorable. Thank You Mom, Dad, Amber, Aubrey, Bryan, Shawn, Jake, Miah and Kids for makin it a special day for us! We had a great time! We Love You!

The day after Thanksgiving, (Black Friday) I had to work from 3:30am to 1:00pm at Sears and all I have to say is.. it was CRAZY. I have never seen so many people up at 3am in my life. Every parking lot was full and when they opened the doors at Sears at 4am, there was a STAMPEDE! People were flying up the escalater, running into other people, and people were just out of control! But I have to admit it was fun to watch. When my shift finally ended, I went home, slept a couple hours, got up and cleaned the house. Selena and Russ were in town and invited some people over for a party! What a week!! It was really fun! We had tons of junk food, guitar hero going, and we played catch phrase too! Thanks guys for throwin a fun party! (and Thanks Selena and Becky for helping me sweep and mop before everyone came over! you guys freakin rock!)

We are very excited for the Christmas season to be here. Its been so fun seeing all the Christmas lights and decorations go up and listening to all the Christmas music! Definetly my favorite time of year! HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!

Interviews, Shopping, and bloody toes!

When Ryan and I got engaged, we decided we wanted to move back to Arizona (from Utah) and be closer to the family. So we packed up all our stuff, QUIT our jobs, and made the long journey home! I worked at a GREAT place called Sunroc, which was just like Ace Hardware. I started out as a cashier, and worked my way up toward a Data Entry position where I worked overtime almost every week. It was my life for a little while. I made great friends and have lots of memories there! I have been looking for a job since February 2009, and it has been HORRIBLE. No one is hiring! So I went from working overtime, to working NOTIME! It has been stressful and trust me, those of you that wish you were sitting at home everyday instead of having to work.. I promise.. it's not THAT great! Over the last 9 months, I have been bored outta my MIND, turned white as a ghost, haven't been very much of a communicator, and I have just felt USELESS!

Now that the holidays are coming around, people are FINALLY hiring! Two weeks ago, I decided to go to the mall and try some more! So, I applied for JCpennys and Sears. I had an interview with Sears last week, and they told me at the end of the interview, that they were going to set me up with a SECOND interview! I WAS SO EXCITEEED! So, Monday morning, I got up, got ready and left hoping and praying that this was it! That I would get this job! At the end of my interview, they told me "well, we'd like to welcome you on board!" I couldn't believe my ears! I GOT THE JOB! I will be cashier, part time! whoo WHOO! I start orientation this week and I can't wait! I'm terrified, but VERY excited too! I'm finally gonna get outta the house and work! What a blessing!

Today Ryan took the truck in the shop to get the bumper replaced. I dont remember if I mentioned it, but the night we were looking for costumes for HALLOWEEN, someone ran into our PARKED vehicle and dented the whole right side of our back bumper. The taligate wouldn't come down all the way anymore, so it was time to get it fixed! So today we took in the truck and instead of going back home after getting our rental, Ryan took me to get some clothes to fit the dress code for my new JOB! While we were there, I accidently stepped on his BIG toe, and bent half the nail all the way back and it started bleeding! SHAME on ME! Poor guy! After everything he does for me! About two hours later, I STEPPED ON THE SAME TOE AGAIN! Man! I sure know how to hurt him! I need to learn to pick up my feet when I walk!

Well, thats it for now! Hope you enjoyed the NOVEL!

pUmPkIn CaRviNg 09

Our cool pumpkins! Mine is the one on the left and Ryans in the one on the right! Yay! I love halloween!

Okay.. I'm sorry i have been bad again about posting! Here are some pictures of our home all finished! Now I get to decorate! whoo whoo! I have been trying to get better at taking pictures of us too.. so here are some of Ryan and I at a Diamond Back game, and one of us on the way to the Arizona state fair!

Our new home!

Ryan and I barely closed on this house just last week! We get to start fixing it up now so we can move in! We are in the process of having carpet installed and Ryan and I will spend the next week painting! (the colors in it are super weird! haha) Here are some pictures! The first one is my kitchen, but i'm definetly repainting it! The 2nd picture is where the table goes, 3rd picture is a little part of the backyard.. we have a little gazibo thing with a built in grill. The 4th picture is the garage, we tried fitting the truck in there, and it BARELY fit.. haha. And 5th, the house!!!! Yay!!! We love it! It will be Home Sweet Home in NO time! We will post pictures again when everything is all done!!

So, for Labor Day weekend, Ryan and I went to Thatcher to visit the family! We stayed with Bryan and Amber and it was way fun! Bryan and Ryan played golf and Xbox like everyday, while Amber and I hung out at home and watched the kids! I got to spend some time with my mom and she showed me a little example on how to sew a "really easy quilt" (her words)! She wanted me to try doing one! So I promised I would at least try!

She gave me a sewing machine, and everything i needed to get started, so when we got home, off I went to Joann's Fabric. I picked out my fabric, brought it home and called my mom! She had to walk me through each little step! I was freaking out! I was so scared to cut my first piece haha! But once I did, i just kept going, cutting everything out! Then came the sewing! I just finished my first quilt last night! I was so excited and so proud of myself! Haha! I couldnt have done it without my mom! She wasnt behind me showing me and telling me what to do, but she was on the phone a lot helping me! Thanks mom! So here are some pictures..... I don't have a sewing table, so I used our dinner table, and I dont have an ironing board, so again, I used the dinner table and a towel! I thought it looked pretty funny! But, it all worked well! Hooray! (dont look too closely at the quilt or you will see all its flaws! hahaha)

June 12, 2009 Ryan & Bri's Wedding

Why hello everyone! I'm so sorry it has taken me sooooooooooooo long to update my blog.. but I finally pushed myself to doing it! Well as you all know, Ryan and I got married in the Mesa Arizona Temple, on June 12, 2009. It was such an AMAZING experience. It was so great having all our family in town and we had so much help from everyone to help make our day perfect. Selena, thank you so much for all the beautiful pictures. We love them, and I didnt post all of them, but I sure want to haha! Mom and Dad Reid, Thanks so much for such a great honeymoon and also for letting me live with you for so long! Mom and dad Ward, thanks for all your love and support and for helping to make my reception beautiful! Nikki and Jake, thanks for all the ideas and help planning the reception. Lacey, thanks for stayin on my butt so much and keepin me on task! I really needed that! Amber, Bryan, Brooke, Brian, Aubrey, Shawn, Selena, Russ, Ward Family, Tina, Barrett, Robinson Family, Lindsey, Molli, Mom, Dad, Jake, Miah, Thank you all so much for driving to Phoenix to support us and be with us on our wedding day! Thank you also for all your help! My wedding was PERFECT! Thank you all of you! I love you!

I keep trying to add new pictures! but its not working! I will try again later!! hey.. at least im FINALLY updating trying to it!

Me and Tawna! You are freakin rad! Stay strong at work! miss ya tons! And Ron too! xoxox

This is what i call a normal day at work... ya??

I will miss you guys!!

Haha, she didnt even know i was doing this.. i love it! sheri you are awesome!!! im gonna miss you bunches!
Karen im going to miss you tons! I always enjoyed talking with you!!!

Carmen, Carmen, Carmen.. what am i supposed to even say... :( IM GONNA MISS YOU SOOOO MUCH! you better keep me updated! you better you better! on EVERYTHING.. you know!

Jennifer.. o my goodness. Where do i get another you.. can i clone you? im going to miss you so much! Always keep smiling! haha. i love you tons!

My Work!!

Monday, two days before my last day at Sunroc, the girls upstairs put together some really fun/FUNNY.. things for me! Silly silly girls!

Sorry for slouchin guys! i think that was my fault! haha

Yikes!!! what do i do with this! haha......jkjk

Ahhhh! what about this!? hahahaha

Showing of my ring..and tiara and goodie bags!!

IM ENGAGED!!!

So, Ryan and i had been dating for exactly 4 months when he proposed. It was a big surprise and i really had NO idea he was doing it that night! Ryan proposed on January 24, 2009. A week and a half before, he had gotten his tonsils out, so i got to take care of him! (which was hard cause he is one STUBBORN boy!) As a thank you, he told me he wanted to take me to The Roof. An extremely nice resturant in Salt Lake City. We went there for our first night out to dinner 4 months ago. The Salt Lake City temple was right outside our window both times. There were a couple times i thought to myself.. is he proposing tonight? But i kept telling myself, "no we are going ring shopping on monday, we have an appointment to meet with someone at Jareds". Or so i thought, and only i would believe that! After dinner, Ryan took me on a carrige ride around the city. It was FREEZING! But we got to cuddle, so it was well worth it! haha. After all that, Ryan said we were going to Selena and Russ's to play Fantastic four, an XBOX game that we played the night before! I wanted to go and change into pjs, and go home soon cause i was exhausted. (But he said no, haha and now i know why!) When we got there, a huge party tent was in the driveway. It was all lit up inside, but NOTHING, crossed my mind. I just looked at Ry and said "what the heck? is someone hiding a dragon?" Ryan wanted to peek, but i thought it was the neighbors and said "are you insane? its not ours!" He started unzipping the tent, and i saw rose pettels on the ground inside, i freaked and said.. "ITS SELENAS AND RUSS's!" Back down went the zipper! Ryan laughed and went "what? i didnt see..." so he pulled the zipper back up so i could see inside. On the wall were pictures from the last 4 months that we had been dating. They spelled out I LOVE U. On a table was a jewelery box, with a note that said OPEN ME. I opened the box, where i found a ring box. I opened that.............. and there was a note!!!!!! After reading the little note, i looked at Ryan, he got down on one knee and opened a different ring box, and there was my ring! He asked me to marry him, and i think you guys all know the rest!!! I said "YES YES YES!!!" (I actually said yes before he even asked haha! ) And that is just the begining of the Ryan and Bri family!!! WhOo WHOo!
My beautiful ring!











Selena, my new soon to be sister-in-law, helped ryan set up the tent for the big proposal. And boy they sure did make it EXTRA special!

Making Gingerbread Houses!

Me and Ryan taking a break from making our gingerbread houses!

Here is my house! sweet!!! soo freakin fun!!

Me and Ryan and our freakin cool Gingerbread Houses! well.. actually his is a helicopter landing thing.. see the big H on the top? Pretty cool huh!!!

Thanksgiving fun*

This Thanksgiving was way fun!! I got off work at 4:30 pm on wednesday the 26th, raced home, and ryan and i packed up the truck..(and im talkin packed it full!) and finally got on the road by 5:30.. where we hit some traffic! blah! Ryan drove all night while i watched the office, and slept. Then he asked me to drive for only like 2 hours before he drove for the last hour again! we got in at about 2:30 in the morning. We finally went to bed at like 4:30 am. Thursday morning i got to meet his whole family! they are all amazing! we all talked and had fun and ate food! it was DELICIOUS! Friday night ryan and i went to a Suns game, which was way fun.. except they did LOSE.. again. After the game we drove to Thatcher where he got to meet my family! eeek. That was scary, but turned out good!!! Sunday afternoon we got back on the road and headed back to Utah. Sick. it was a long drive. But we did watch Lord of the Rings 1, so that made it go by faster. When we finally got in at 2am, Ryan dropped me off where i got ready for bed, and CRASHED! It was a GREAT weekend! O and this picture, Ryans sister selena is an AMAZING photographer! She took this and i LOVE it!! Thanks Selena!

on the way to ogden to go sky diving!!


TINA, DANIELLE AND ME!

me and tina and a rodeo in lehi!

and again..

uvu baseball game, me tina and barrett,

the ward girls again!

uvu game!

Weekend with aubrey and kyle!

Lunch break at Betos

Me and baby Kyle

Saturday morning lazy day!