Friday, November 25, 2011

Black Friday Champions



We came, we shopped, we conquored.
  
For those of you who don't know us well, the love of finding a deal is a passion that Leon and I share emphatically.  We are both what we like to think of as, "wise" with our money haha. I might have used the word "cheap" to discribe the boy back in our dating years, but a lot changes once you get married.  And black friday is the day of dreams for us Johnsons.  

Leon and I have been wanting a new tv for a while now (we might still be using the old tv that I had in my dorm room my freshman year of college haha) and so we decided to splurge on a 46 incher from Target.  He may or may not have gotten in line right after Thanksgiving dinner.  I know, talk about determined, he spent 8 hours waiting in line for the baby in our front room.  It is safe to assume that since it is only a few weeks until his first set of law school finals, he spent his time in line studying (always a good thing).  Ellie and I stayed home and printed out lists of things we needed him to get and maps of the store so we could be as efficient as possible.  We would go and visit him every two hours or so to make sure he didn't freeze over. Don't worry Ellie didn't wait in line with him until it was about time to go in.  Ellie and i met up with him about 15 min before the store opened.  Of course we would need to teach our spawn how to do Black Friday right lol.  It was the Holy day for all bargain shoppers. She would need to learn sooner or later.  Ok, ok maybe that is a little overboard and the truth is we just couldn't find a babysitter at one in the morning. She thought it was so much fun.  We were in and out in a half hour and now we have a brand new tv stand and flat screen tv in our living room to show for it.  Move over Jones', here we come lol.




Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Halloween 2011 Second Edition

Big news...
I found my long lost phone!! (see previous halloween post to fully understand my devastation)
This has been so exciting for me, especially since I thought all my halloween pictures were long gone. 
I must share these precious gems with the family.
Ellie was so precious in her little ladybug costume and her little pumpkin bucket. We wish you all could have been there.
She even tried out some red lipstick for the big night haha.
*Side note: if you haven't already figured it out by now, our little Ellie pie is all that is her Mama in a tinier and balder little package.  Her favorite thing to do is help Mom get ready in the morning. She will pull all my make up out of the drawer and try to curl her hair with my eyelash curler, brush her face with my powder brush, and open and close all the lipstick containers. It is so darn cute. I let her put on chapstick everytime I put it on, and she just la la loves getting pretty. She will open her mouth and be very still when I put the chapstick on and then be sure to give me a kiss when she is all done getting pretty. Haha it is adorable.
So the story has been told and these are the little memories I'm so grateful to have...Yay for me.



We practiced a little before we went out

Bah I can't get enough of this little smile

Talk about delicious :)

Ellie pointing at the CANDY...come to find out she is quite the chocoholic





Hope you are as happy as I am that the phone has been found and the pictures recoverd.  
Muah
 Love, Us

Friday, November 18, 2011

19 days and counting!!

Until what you ask?
Well until we go to Arizona of course..
Why am I so excited to take my end of rotation exam and pull out my OSCE skills?
Im not.
To be honest in every way, I can't wait to see my mom! Yay! I just miss her so much.
Don't make fun of this 23 year old baby that can't wait to just give her mom a hug and take her shopping at Last Chance, (especially you Leon).
It's ok to miss your mom. I hope Ellie misses me one day too.
Speaking of the peanut, Ellie is going to have so much fun in California for Christmas with her auntie and uncle.
And honestly I can't wait for New Years in Arizona! 
We miss our Johnson brood so much too.
Ellie has so many cousins her age.  Its going to be crazy fun at Grandma Julie's house bahaha.

On another note, Ellie and I did a morning photo shoot in bed this morning and I was just thinking what an extra wonderful place this world would be if there were two of her.





Saturday, November 12, 2011

Searching the Scriptures...

This morning Ellie and I have been reading book after book.  She loves to read and will always want more.  So, I decided to get some scripture studying done while the little peanut was so attentive.  As we finished reading the scriptures, I started reading the book we all got in Relief Society last week "Daughters in my Kingdom".  I ran across a quote from president Kimball that said:

" I stress...the deep need each woman has to study the scriptures. We want our homes to be blessed with sister scriptorians-whether you are single or married, young or old, widowed or living in a family. Regardless of your particular circumstances, as you become more and more familiar with the truths of the scriptures, you will be more and more effective in keeping the second great commandment, to love your neighbor as yourself. Become scholars of the scriptures-not to put others down, but to lift them up! After all, who has any greater need to 'treasure up' the truths of the gospel (on which they may call on in their moments of need) than do women and mothers who do so much nurturing and teaching" 

This quote made me think of someone I could only possibly aspire to be, Leon's mission president's wife, sister smith.  I had the pleasure of meeting the couple this summer and I was in awe of the spirit just her presence brought.  What a beautiful woman who is such a good example to me.  I hope to one day be a little of who she is and I know the only way to do that is through furvent study of the scriptures. So all in all, Thank you Spencer W. for a nice little reminder of where my priorities need to be.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Memories with the Mr.

So for the past couple days Ellie and I have been thinking alot about our Mr. Johnson.  Oh how we love him.  I was looking through pictures and Ellie came over to cuddle with me like she always does. I couldn't help but start to tell her stories about all the pictures.  Everytime she saw leon she would say, "Da-EE" and laugh.  I told her how "Daddy likes to play baseball sometimes, and when he was little but still the same size he played baseball for the cubs and Mommy would say, 'YAY!' for him".  Then of course Ellie started clapping and so we cheered for him again for old times sake haha.
How cute were we lol. Yes, that is my molecular biology book. He told me it was sexy when I would study as I watched him play ball.

Then I went on to tell her about how nice her Daddy is.  I told her that "Daddy knows how much Mommy likes to hear singing and so for her 21st birthday he took her to see the phantom and the pretty girl sing to each other" (Phantom of the Opera).  I went on to explain, "Then Daddy taught Mommy how to throw all her moneys away at the game table.  It is a very naughty thing and you should never do it.  Don't worry Daddy never wins so he won't ever teach you about that game."


Lastly, I told her about a place called Utah. I said, "Ellie, Utah is very cold and it snows there a lot." She knows about snow because she saw it for the first time last weekend. Her Dad took her outside and threw snowballs at her puffy snow suit. She wasn't a fan. Not surprising considering who her parents are. I continued to tell her, "Carder and Brenn live in Utah and Mommy and Daddy went to college in Utah.  It is where the cougars live." Ellie knows about the Cougars because she watches them throw the ball and knock eachother down every Saturday with Daddy-o. I told her, "Mommy met Daddy in Utah and that is where we got married and lived in our first apartment. Utah has lots of fun stuff. I will take you there one day ok?" and then quite abruptly Ellie says, "no." 


We will be in Arizona the 7-9 of December if anyone wants to get together and do lunch I would love to see you! Then we are off to California for Christmas YAY!! 
We love and miss you all muah
Love, US

Friday, November 4, 2011

Halloween

 This year for Halloween we decided to dress up as ladybugs. Ellie got a warm ladybug costume and Leon and I both wore sweatshirts I made for the big day.  Rumor had it that Halloween around these parts is freezing cold and that you have to build your costume around that fact.  Rumor was pretty dead on this time.
So we bundled up and decided to go trick or treating in a neighborhood that some ward members live in.  I was always taught growing up to go to the nicest neighborhood around because that's where you will find the best candy. But I swear we were asked about 15 times where we lived and if we were new. This was discouraging my rule keeping husband who therefore made us wimp out before the pumpkin was even half full.  I don't think Elles had any idea what was going on. She just knew she could press the door bell and people would come and goo over her then let her pick out a shiny wrapper.  She looked so cute.
Unfortunately, both me and Leon's cameras are out of service so I had been using my phone for all things picture.  We got a ton of cute pics of the girl with her red lipstick and little antennas but the phone is AWOL.  Actually, it has disappeared into the black abyss of lost and I can't find it anywhere. Mind you I just got a new phone a month ago. Bah! talk about tragic.  I have even dreamed about this horrible loss and woken up so angry at my imaginary sprint people. Guess its time for an iphone lol. 

She hates her car seat...Let's not talk about it

Daddy and Ellie at the ward party

The Johnson Fam at the ward party "Daddy Ladybug and Mommy Ladybug".  Disgusting picture of me but since the disappearance of the phone, its the best i can do.
When we got home we drank some warm apple cider and watched more episodes of Vampire Diaries on netflix. Have I mentioned I'm obsessed with this show as of late? I won't go into detail, but lets just say I can't wait until I finish season 2 because then I will have my life back. All and all we had a good time with our little peanut. And we have had a good time eating the candy she collected for us haha.
We miss and love you all and can't wait to be back in the big CA for the month of December!!
Muah
Love, Us