Weekend(night) with Mori...

So this past weekend all of my sisters, sisters-in-law, and my mom got together for a girls weekend...I put weeknight in the title because I was only able to make it for Friday night, which was a blast and I'm glad I was able to make that much of it!!!

Just in that one night I was there we did a lot of eating, talking, eating, playing, eating, laughing...did I mention eating...yes we Smith girls REALLY now how to eat. And one thing we all share in common is that we also love to cook!

Anyway, as an explanation to the "Mori" part, we played the game ImaginIFF...it's a blast, if you've never played it I suggest you give it a go! Anyway, on the game board you write down the names of each of the players and you basically read pre-made questions and answers about the individual the piece lands on and everyone puts down the number that goes with the answer of what they thing most fits the person in question. So at one point the piece landed on "Mom" but in the passing around of cards, rolling of dice, etc a part of the name got rubbed off...so at that point Mom leaned over and asked "I'm wondering who Mori is" which made us all erupt into laughter...it was great! So the rest of the weekend (night for me) we referred to my mom as Mori!!! And I'm betting it's going to stick for quite awhile :)

Well I've put some pictures down below of the event, well the past that I was there for anyway! I love my family and the closeness that we all share!!!

Small step for some, HUGE step for us...

Hello everyone,
Yes it's been awhile, but we really haven't had much to report...and now WE DO!!! For the past little while we've been looking around for a new apartment and while looking in a housing book we found that our bishop from our singles ward is a real estate agent. So after much deliberation we decided to meet with him just to kind of see where we stand financially in the house purchasing world. Next thing we knew we were out looking at some places that our realtor had found, and then suddenly we were signing papers, initialing in all the right spots, and making an offer on a townhome.
The offering and countering went back and forth a couple of times between us and the seller, but today our last offer was accepted! So after tonight we will officially be under contract and on our way to buying our very first home.
Some quick details about the place (since we have no pictures):
992 Sq Ft
Two bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths
Two floors
Complete with laudry room, back porch area, small storage shed, and two covered parking stalls right outside our back door!!!

We are getting so excited to get started in making this place ours...of course we can't start until everything final and the others get out, but still. Those of you who know me (Jeanette), you know that I love interior decorating and have been envisioning the changes we can make and the things we can do to make the place our own!

Exciting news!

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to spread out the good news that I have found a job!!! I will be working as a secretary for the Board of Education through the state of Utah. I'm very excited for this job to start, ever since they interviewed me I've had the best of feelings and can't wait to start. They were even kind enough to give me a week after quitting Sharper Image before starting to recuperate!!!

For those who don't know, The Sharper Image filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and as a result the store that I am/was working at is closing. I was going to stay through the liquidation sale, but the terms were ridiculous and the pay/incentives weren't near enough.

I feel so blessed to have this opportunity to move on in my life and to better my skills. It's been a rough rode for the past little while with my job being in limbo and Jeff and I trying to get everything paid off and taken care of...but now I can see the light, in fact after tomorrow (my last official day at S.I.) I feel I will be standing IN the light!


P.S. On a side note, I also just found out the movie version of a recently read and loved book will be released in December of this year...for all you other Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer fans know that the movie of Twilight will be out December 12, 2008...I'm SOOOO excited!!! For those that have not heard of these books and/or read them, I HIGHLY recommend you get started, they are absolutely AMAZING!!! Here is her site, check it out:

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html

"The Civil War"

We had the opportunity to go see a play at the Hale Centre Theatre entitled "The Civil War". It was an amazing depiction of the war and the events that happened involving both armies and even the black people. We were very touched by the songs sung and the acting and the stories that were intertwined into the play.

I personally love history and love to be able to witness things such as this. There was even one of the original Osmond brothers (Merrill Osmond) as one of the lead roles in play. I tried to copy some pictures from the website but wasn't able to, so here's the link to the website so you can see it for yourself.

Hale Centre Theatre - Civil War

Jeff also wrote something about the Civil War and will be added later.

Cake Cutting/Food fight...so much fun

We just found out that our friend, Benjamin, had recorded a video of us at our reception when we were cutting the cake. it was on his phone so it's not the clearest, but still it's fun to watch. So we thought we'd share it with you all! ENJOY!

Some Honeymoon pictures

I know, I know...I'm a slacker, and many people have bugged me about getting these up :). So they're FINALLY here, pictures from our honeymoon.

Once again we had an amazing time and highly recommend everyone going on at least one cruise in their life!!!

Anyway, enjoy the pictures!

Love,
Jeff and Jeanette

The Grand Gala Buffet

On Friday night they had a showcase of the chef and crew's talents. There were all sorts of things carved and made our of all types of food (fruit, veggies, fish, cheese, bread, etc.) It was really awesome, and to see what some people can do is just amazing!
So here are some pictures for you all to see :)!!!