Shlyn Stories: November 2014

November 26, 2014

Thankful

Okay I blinked and now it is almost the end of November.... What happened to TIME??

Thanksgiving is TOMORROW and I have only done a few things on my November bucket list.

I am determined to have them all done though by December 1st.

Here is what I have been up to the past few days.

Fall photoshoots with Ella....

Lots of them....

Playing with Maxwell...

Studying...

Babysitting...

oh how I love snuggling this tiny bundle...

Movies...

gotta love fat carl

Swimming in Craters with friends in Heber...

and praying for snow....

So since it is Thanksgiving Eve, I thought I would write what I am very most Thankful for.

So here is my 2014 Thanksgiving list of Thankfulness.

1. Family. Call me cliche but this is indeed what I am most thankful for. Couldn't live without this loving bunch. I am thankful for all 14.5 of them... (can't wait to meet the .5 in March...(oh and this is our lovely self timed picture.)

2. Dogs.

Oh yes. I know what you are thinking.

But I am positive that Dog's are here on earth to bring happiness and joy into human's lives.

Heavenly Father created the loving animals to make us happy.

And I love them as much as they love us!

Don't Judge.

3. Water

running water.

everywhere I go.

For showering.

For washing my hands.

For drinking.

For brushing my teeth.

And I feel like Utah is blessed with the best water in the world from our beautiful mountains!

I take water for granted. That's for sure.

4. Technology

I am not a nerd.

But where would I be without technology.

Where would the WORLD be without technology?

We are seriously so blessed.

I use technology to talk to some of my favorite people around the country that I don't get to see in person very often.

I love facetiming my cute sister and my nieces and nephew.

I love facetiming Courtney when she is in Washington.

And I love having the ability to talk to my loved ones anywhere at anytime at the click of a button.

Doctor's use technology.

Heck, without technology, how would Doctor's even know I have something wrong with my heart?

They wouldn't be able to take care of my heart without technology.

I wrote a 10 page paper on how amazing technology is for a communications class.

So you could say I am pretty grateful for technology and it's many advances.

As long as people are using it for important things and not taking advantage of it.

5. The Holiday's

There is no better time then the Holiday's.

And by Holiday's I mean the last few months of the year.

Thanksgiving. Christmas. New Year's.

November-December is such a joyous time of year.

I love it.

I LOVE every minute of it.

The food, the family, the love, the laughter.

LOVE IT.

I am grateful for it.

xoxo

SHLYN

November 9, 2014

Novemba Baby

November is here!

I love November. I love that there is a WHOLE month dedicated to thankfulness. Also a whole month dedicated to food nonetheless.

So far November has been fun! I went to the airport last Wednesday to pick up my cousin Alec. He just got back from his mission in ARGENTINA!

I have also made a November bucket list.

1. Drive up the Canyon once more before winter hits.

2. Eat Sushi

3. Make a list of things I am thankful for

4. Eat a maple bar

5. Deliver food to a homeless person

6. Go to the Temple at least once

7. Try something new

8. Make 2014 Christmas playlist

9. Bring a treat to Grandma and Grandpa

10. Have a game night

Xoxo

SHLYN

Halloween Galore

Yes I dressed Ella up as a pumpkin and took her to a pumpkin patch to take pinterest worthy pictures of her.

Yes Courtney came to visit from Washington.

Yes I hit the dance floor with some of my favorite people.

And Yes. I bought a Harley Davidson shirt that smells strongly of cigarettes and beer.

It was a very. VERY. HAPPY Halloween. Obviously.

I just had to post all my favorite's of Ella. How could I resist?

Halloween 2014 we had Batman and Catwoman...

A Biker Chick...

A family of pumpkins... (I think Charlie is embarrassed)

And A Bird, Darth Vader, Ref, Biker, Farmer Jones, Pirate, Batman, Catwoman,

Mother Nature, Engineering Nerd, Cowgirl, and a Rachet.

(Zoe, Phil, Dubs, Me, Taylor, Tyler, Jeff, Carly

Tessa, Courtney, Anna, and Maren)

Making rootbeer from scratch with mom and dad.

After hanging out at my house, me and my friends headed to a Halloween Dance called

"Good in the Hood" and then watched a scary movie at my house.

Happy Halloween!

We all know I am secretly happy Halloween is over because it means we are a step closer to CHRISTMAS!

xoxo

SHLYN

Christensen California 2014

Ahhh dang. So much has been going on I have forgotten to update my blog the past few weeks. I hate when I do this.

I guess I will have to play catch up!

October brough California, Studying, and many fall adventures!

Over Fall Break, my WHOLE family headed down to the warm, sunny coast of Newport Beach, California. A little place I like to call, Heaven.

We had a blast playing on the beach, going to Knott's berry farm, riding bikes around Balboa, and much more in between!

I loved seeing all of my nieces and my nephew together, I loved seeing my very pregnant sister, and I loved having the whole family for a week in my favorite place!

And nothing beats going to Jane's corndogs with my baby JANE!