Chase and Cammi Bevans

I've been slacking on my gratefuls because I've been really busy at work and haven't had time. But I remembered today so here you go!!

1. Joni... I know I already said my sisters before but I wanted to talk more about Joni. She's happy go lucky, beautiful, and smart. She sings so good and has brand new dance moves! :) we grew up the closest together within our siblings and in turn had the most laughs and the most fights. But, now I talk to her often and call her with every question, concern, and story that I come across in life. What more could you ask for?! Love ya Bones!

2. My Mom. I know I said family before too but just listen. :) My mom has ALWAYS tried to do EVERYTHING she could for her family. Financially and emotionally. She stretches herself to make sure her kids have things they want or need. She makes us all a little crazy sometimes but she can also make us laugh. I am glad she's still around, I love her...

3. Mandy... Mandy is my best friend. Her and I are honest with each other, can laugh together, and have cried together too. She is expecting her next baby in the next week and I can't wait! Her and her little boy are amazing and I'm so glad I Have them in my life! She's the best Best Friend a gal could ask for... :)

4. Alumni Basketball Tournament. This is a tournament that happens at the Cardston High School every year on the weekend of US Thanksgiving. They have the past and present Varsity boys and girls basketball teams get together and play a big tournament that goes on for 2 days. I get to see old friends and family and catch up with everyone and I love seeing how everyone is doing!! Plus watching basketball is always fun in my book!

5. Days off. Chase will be home in a week for 5 days!! And I have the weekends off. I love being able to deep clean my house on the weekends, have time to take my dogs for walks, make a good meal and watch whatever movies or tv I want!!! Plus lazy sundays are the best!! I can't wait to have some days off with my hubby while he's home!!!

So much to be grateful for!! LOVE IT!!!

1. My friend Krista. I work in Cardston and everyday on my lunch break I go over to her house and hang with her and her baby boy Bensen. Love it!!

Let me just start off by saying I love Love LOVE Friday the 13th!! These are some of my best days! (i hope I didn't just jinx it!)

Now down to business:

1. Sleeping. I can sleep anywhere if I am tired enough. Movie theatre, cars, planes, heck I could even fall asleep on certain rides at the amusement park! Maybe its a sickness but I like sleeping! When I can't sleep in on my days off it drives me CRAZY!

2. Water! Water is the ONLY thing that quenches my thirst! I do not drink pop, and even if I did, if I was dying of thirst and I drank a pop, it would not help. I like other drinks like juice and things but if I am so thirsty I can't stand it, I HAVE to have water.

3. Phone books/411! Comes in handy!

4. Being able to keep in touch with old friends, cousins, siblings, and parents via the internet. Facebook, myspace, blogging, etc.

5. Calculators. They teach you in middle school that you have to do everything free hand when you get to high school and afterwards but thats a total lie!! My work would rather I use a calculator and get it right the first time!! I use mine for various things everyday! (mostly to figure out what my next paycheck will be!)

Have a good weekend!! And Happy Friday the 13th!!!

My Fave Five for the day!!!

1. Sisters that live in the same town as me so if I need help with something or if I just want to hang out I can call them up!

2. Deodorant. can you imagine if we didn't have it?! Some people need to use it more often. I learned that helping 200 people a day at the bank, some of them you have to hold your breath while you help them. Deodorant = necessity!!

3. Everybody in the past and now the present who have put their lives on the line for our freedom. Its Veteran's Day in the USA and Remembrance Day up here in Canada and I hope everyone takes at least a minute today to remember people and thank them!

4. TV. I'm a 'reality' tv whore. I watch, Biggest loser, american idol, the Hills, So you think you can dance, Survivor, Bachelor, The City, You name it!!!! I know its pathetic, but tv provides HOURS of entertainment and I love it!

5. Toothbruhes and Toothpaste. I can NOT go a day without brushing. Its sick!! plus, bad breath is the worst!!!! This was a great little invention. :)

The end.

Well I haven't really been doing the challenge as I don't have a computer at home, but I figured I could still tell the things I'm grateful for whenever I remember!!! So here is todays, and maybe this weeks, who knows?!!?

1. My shoes. I'm grateful I don't have to walk around in bare feet. I don't even mind if they are $7.00 flip flops from Wal Mart, in fact that is a good majority of the footwear I have!!

2. Phones. If I didn't have a phone and my husband didn't have a phone, it would be so much harder on us when he goes away for work for weeks at a time. I am so glad we have this handy little things to communicate with each other on.

3. Blankies!!!!!! I know its pathetic, but I have this blanket that my sister Channing made me for Christmas one year, and I wrap up in it in bed every night! Even if I go fall asleep to a movie on the couch I take my blanket and use it there too! I wrap up in it, then put my comforter over top of that. I just love how soft and warm it is wrapped up around my feet. :)

4. Friends. The very good friends that I have are the best! I love conversations with them, dinners with them, get togethers with them, and advice from them! Its crazy that we are all grown up, getting married, and having babies. Especially when you think back to Elementary, Junior high, and High school. We were such punks!!!!

5. Our vehicle. I haven't had a vehicle for a year and a half because I hit a moose. Ever since I lost my car, Chase has let me use his almost everyday. And we weren't even married before! He carpooled to work anyways, and so he left it for me. I appreciate that a lot. And I am very grateful for his truck that we share now and that it runs well. (knock on wood!)

THERE YOU GO!!!!!!!!!

I read Joni's blog today and so now you get my list as well!!

I am grateful for:

1. Working right now. I am back at a job I used to have just filling in temporarily but I LOVE this job. The people are great, the office atmosphere is relaxed yet organized and I feel productive when I come here. If something permanent came open in this office I would try and snatch it up in a heartbeat!

2. My husband. I'm grateful that he has a job to go to and that he works so hard at his job. I'm grateful that I found him, that he loves me, that I trust him, and that he can make me smile in 2 seconds flat! Its scary to think about where my life would be or could have ended up if I didn't start dating him just over 2 years ago. We've been married for 10 and a half months so far and its going by super fast! He makes my life less stressful and more fun and I love him for that!

3. Music! Can you imagine if we didn't have it?! I sing when I'm in the shower, in the car, at work, walking down the street, when a good song comes on tv, and when I am being a nerd and just want to get a laugh out of Chase! I seriously sing all the time! Music can instantly change your mood, remind you of something or someone, and make you laugh depending on the song! I love it!

4. My sisters. I talk to at least one of my sisters everyday. An email from Sue, and Instant message from Ade, a text from Joni, a phone call from Nikki, or a text from Channing and my day is better. Either insignificant conversations or intense ones, I love talking to them. I love stories, silly comments, and the way they can make me laugh. Their the best.

5. The rest of my family too! And my in-laws! You know when you married the right person! Chase takes the time to talk to my family and make an effort when we're around them, and his family calls me to do things with them even when Chase is gone to work! I have laughed and cried with his family and we haven't even been married a year! haha. I love my nieces and nephews and miss them everyday and a single conversation with any of my brothers or their wives will make you laugh so hard you almost pee your pants. My dad gives the best advice and Judy solves all the problems, Mom can make me laugh and is always concerned about if things are ok. She always makes sure to tell me how much she loves my husband and that I need to do everything for him cuz he's my 'sweetheart.' :) Oh Mom. I am also grateful for Jeff and that he is working and that he has taken care of my Mom so well through good and bad times.

6. FOOD! I love it! (if you saw me you wouldn't be surprised!) It can be comfort and an enemy. You never know! You can have food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and even while you're just sitting at home watching tv for a snack! Sometimes it grosses me out or I get disguisted but for the most part I love food! haha..

What are you grateful for?!

Well what a summer its been for us!!
We had our reception on July 11, 2009 and got to see my Mom and Jeff, Jim, Leslie and the kids, and Joni. We had a lot of fun seeing our family and friends!! When I have my own computer I will put up the pictures from our day!!

After that was done our summer was just all work. Chase is working for a rock crushing company and is gone a lot. He has had several different shifts and days off since he has started but now his crew is at a jobsite up at the Northwest Territories and they are working 21 days on and 10 days off. They work anywhere from 12 to 24 hours depending on what needs to be done or if anything breaks down. I hate when he's gone and I miss him a lot, but I guess I should be grateful that he has work. Sometimes he is in an area that isn't too far away and I can go see him on the weekends, but this job is too far away and they have to be flown in and out of the area so I won't see him for at least 3 weeks.

As for me, I was working at a credit union but due to issues with not getting enough hours, I quit in August and was trying to find other work. I was unsuccessful for a while and then I got a call from an old employer asking if I could come back and help them out until one of their girls came back from maternity leave. I am back working at the Town of Cardston until about the middle of November helping them out until she comes back. This job really is so good and the people are great. (the pay isn't too bad either, ;)

Hopefully next time I write I can put pictures up of our summer and our reception and have interesting stories to tell. But until then you'll just have to suffer with reading a boring blog! :)