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Nu'u and I found something in common very early in our relationship that I knew would be a huge part of our lives, we LOVE the cold and being where there is snow. He got the chance to serve in Reno on his mission as it was still a part of the Las Vegas West mission until July after he went home when the mission split. So of course one of first plans for winter was the go snowboarding. My favorite thing to do for 9 years now!  The day after Christmas we left to our cabin in Duck Creek with Garin and Alex.  Travis and Reeds family were already up there enjoying the cold and snow! Friday me and the boys got the chance to just ride while Nu'u went down and took his last GED test. He passed his test with a way higher score than what he needed! So proud! So he came back up to pick us up and head back to the cabin. When we got back we were gonna go riding before realizing it was way too cold and there was no oil in the quads. Saturday we went back to the mountain and I spen...

What a priceless time. Celebrating the birth of Christ by spending lots of time with family, laughing, sharing, and showing love to one another.  My first Christmas as a Pome'e was definitely one of my favorites. The last few years we've spent Christmas dinner at Aunt Lisa's house but this year they went to pick Ashley up from her study abroad program in Rome and got back only a few days before so we had Christmas dinner at my parents house. We had dads family there, our family there, Jackie Baldwin and the boys there and then the Lasike family! About 30 people over at my parents for Christmas and it was an absolute blast!  Nu'u and I woke up Christmas morning and opened our gifts. I hadn't gone to bed till 4:30 finishing my project for him. His missionary scrapbook. And seeing the look on his face when he finally saw it made it totally worth it! I had a buckle Christmas! I had sent Nu'u to buckle after I picked out 2 things he could buy me and when he went he d...

My handsome furry friend is 2 years old! I have had this angel since he was 8 weeks old. The picture on the left was the day after I got him and the one on the right is on my 21 birthday when we were taking engagement pictures! This boy has been one of the best things to ever happened to me! He loves me uconidtionally and always cuddles with me when daddy is mad! He's been my best travel buddy, park buddy, hip candy, and friend to soccer games! I love this little man to pieces and can't believe he's 2! He's the smartest dog I've ever encountered. Most times too smart for his own good. He is obedience trained but still a puppy! Anyone who has seen him thinks he's the prettiest boy in the whole world! He's a Siberian husky and my best friend! Happy birthday Kona!

Yay to new smiles to replace such easy tears. Since Christmas Eve won't be spent at Grandma Call's anymore mom decided take over that tradition so when we have kids we will spend Eve at mom and dads and spend Christmas morning/day in our own home. This year it worked really well considering it's our first Christmas the change was actually adapted to very well. We went to mom and dad's for dinner then after opened our gifts from them. It was a good time and I truly can't wait till we have kids a few years down the road and get to keep up this tradition with them..yay for Christmas! 

Skylar Alyse Peters is one of my bestfriends. Ryan Chen is one of my "little" brothers who's not so little. He found a puppy in a dumpster in Arizona where he attends college. When coming home for break he decided to bring the puppy home for Skylar. She named him Cope. Little did they both know, Cope was sick. Really sick. He stayed the first weekend at my house because Skylar was headed to California. He was tired all the time, didn't play much, he just wasn't very "puppy" like. When skylar got home she had him for a few days before noticing that it got worse. He had a dry nose. Started having small seizures. She took him to the vet where he was diagnosed with 4 different bacteriaa. That night when he got even worse she decided to take him back to the vet where he was diagnosed with distemper. The beginning of my best friends heart break. After 2 more short days Skylar took him back to the vet, the seizures became full body, he became unresponsive, thin...

Nu'u and I decided (me more than him) before we were married to have a life long bucket list goal to attend every temple in the world! We've started on a few in the states already, of course attending Las Vegas most often. We have tried our best to attend the temple once a week since we've been married. And for the most part we have kept up with that. So our most recent and my favorite so far was the St George temple. This temples has probably been on the top of my list, from the outside, my whole life. Outside of Vegas this is the next closest temple to us and the one my parents were sealed in. I was so excited to finally get to attend. Not only attend but on a day that there was several inches of snow! Breaking records of over 150 years! It was absolutely amazing and beautiful!  The farthest temple we've attended so far is the Palmyra temple which was an absolutely AMAZING experience! Our whole family was there and it was beautiful. The next one on o...

This is the first year we've been without grandma for Christmas. For as long as I've been alive (as long as I can remember) we have spent Christmas Eve at Grandma Call's house.  I am the youngest cousin on my moms side of the family so when I was younger we always did a program. We read the birth of Christ in the scriptures and acted it our dressed up in character. When I got a little older we would just read the story and grandma would have me sing a song. The last couple years we've made priceless memories. As my cousins have grown older, got married and had kids the spirit and fun that has been in that house has always been amazing.  Last year as we knew it was coming to the end of her life, as she'd been sick for quite a while, Christmas Eve was filled with reminiscing...some laughter and of course tears. We all took pictures with grandma which has been a tradition for years with that family, two weeks later she would pass. None of us knew that would be the last...