Winter Wonderland! (Sort of...)

So today we have had slow but steady snow for majority of the day, which is odd since the forecast called for a 30% chance of afternoon flurries and highs near 40. Yeah, that didn't happen! Del has shoveled the driveway and walkway twice since I got home from work and I'm not sure why he even tries. By the time he's halfway done, the first part is already covered again. Oh well though, Oakley and I had a little fun while dad worked!

Pup watchin Del shovel

It was impossible to get him to sit still and look!

Proud Wife!!

Well, for those of you who don't already know, I have some awesome news! (No, I'm not pregnant like 1/2 of you thought when I called to tell you haha). But the 2nd coolest thing just happened - Dellas got offered an internship at his top choice company, Kiewit! Not only did he get in with his top company, but also his top choice of districts, their Bridge and Marine district. He interviewed for this internship about two months ago and it sounded like it had gone well, but the competition was tough. Kiewit interviewed at around 15-20 schools and only 1 to 3 people from each school would be offered a position, and Del was one of them!

Little side story - about 2 yrs ago I asked Dellas what he hoped to do with his degree and if there was a company he had in mind as his "ultimate employer." He didn't hesitate to say he'd heard awesome things about Kiewit and that he'd like a chance to work for them someday. And now he does!!

We don't know the details yet, but we have some bits and pieces of information. We know it will be paid (yay!) and we know he will not be in Idaho for this coming up Summer (and I won't be going with him since he's coming back in just 3 months to finish his last semester of school). At the interview the people had said they try to keep interns close to home if they have spouses and/or families, and that it's likely his location would be in the Portland or Seattle area. However, in today's offer letter it named Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, British Columbia, Louisiana, Texas, and Hawaii as all possible areas.

Anyway, I'm SO proud of my hubby (thus the blog title) for going for his goals and achieving the first major step towards a great career! Now, we just pray it all works out and he actually LIKES working for his "dream company."

Thanksgiving Time With the Clarks!

Here in Boise we celebrated Thanksgiving for almost an entire week instead of just 1 day! We started the week out with my wonderful in-laws rolling into town last Saturday from San Diego. They hardly stretched their legs before we put them back in the car and took them to the 2010 Holiday Expo. The Idaho Center was PACKED with fun booths and vendors with enough holiday decorations to make my head spin! I LOVE decorating for winter and the Christmas season, and thank goodness Mom Clark does too :) We spent a few hours dragging our husbands around while we drooled over the cutest stuff. Of course, we both left with a few new additions to our snowman collections as well as some other odds and ends.

The next highlight of the week was game night on Monday night. Dellas was able to get the night off of work so we stayed in while it snowed and played Cranium...twice.  For those who have never played it, you're missing out! We had lots of laughs and all of us have some incriminating pictures to prove it!

Diana acting out "The Hulk"

Del had to make me act out something until I guessed it

Mel's attempt at acting out "Humpback whale."

 The next couple nights were a little more low-key at home. We played some Wii, hung out, talked, and ate way too much! Diana quickly became Oakley's new best friend too. He could hardly contain himself whenever she was around.

Kisses!

Diana had to take a lint roller to her clothes after this!

 

Thanksgiving Day was spent at Ned & Renee Pontious' (Del's Aunt and Uncle). I made my favorite dish, greenbean casserole, while others provided the amazing turkey, stuffing, gravy, and tons of other delicious food! We had a total of about 15 people which made the day extra special. Even though the gathering didn't include too much of our immediate family, it was still great to have such a great group share a fun night together. And just to paint a ridiculous picture, if any of you had peaked in on us, you would've found 6 of the 15 or so people in the living room, face to our phones, playing the most addicting game ever - Angry Birds. Please, no one with a smartphone should download that game! Although pathetic, it was funny.

Unfortunately, I had to work the day after Thanksgiving but Mom Clark did some shopping on her own and found me some cute things! I've been much too spoiled by her this week! She added on lots of cute winter decorations and a card/picture holder for any holiday cards I get this year. So anyone who's doing one, send one to me so I can display it! Haha. 

Today, Diana and I braved the snow and crowds and ran some errands. We spent a few hours at the mall then headed downtown to check out the Boise Festival of Trees.

Mom Clark and I at the Festival of Trees

All-in-all, it has been a great week having Mom and Dad Clark in town! It's been way too long since we saw them (over a year!) and it'll be sad to see them go since who knows when the next visit will be. We've had a great start to the holiday season and look forward to more family time next month when we head to Olympia for an early Christmas.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Scrapbookin' Fool

With the weather quickly deteriorating I've gotten back in touch with my inner-creativity. I decided it's time that I put together a wedding album. But not just an album with pictures thrown in it, it's my goal to make an actual scrapbook of the day. So, Dellas took me to Michael's and I got myself started with some scrapping basics and got right down to work. In the last week I've completed the following pages.

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Let me know what you all think! I'm trying to keep the pages fairly simple or I'll be doing this for the next year! It's still all about the pictures, not the "decorations" so I'm trying to fit lots on some of the pages.