Thanksgiving

One more day till Turkey day! Since tomorrow is Thanksgiving, I have been sitting here at work thinking about what I am grateful for. I don’t know about you, but a typical question from my Dad, once we all finally sit down to eat after hours of cooking is, “So what are you thankful for?” I thought I would start thinking now so I am prepared when the question comes tomorrow. :)

Here is a list of some of the things I am thankful for:

My Heavenly Father and brother, Jesus Christ

My membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

My hubby and our eternal marriage

Jeff’s optimism and fun personality

Second and even third chances (Thank you Jeff for being patient with me)

My family, immediate and extended

Good friends

The scriptures

The Prophet and those who lead our church

My freedom and my agency

Good health

The ability to run, walk, DANCE- (if you ever get the chance, look up the story of Adam Bender. It’s very inspiring!)

Music

The education I have been able to receive

The sun!!

Beaches and warm weather

The employment that both me and Jeff have

The house we have to live in

Water

Food- especially chocolate

Funny people who make me laugh

Phones

The Caddy- I know that sounds materialistic but I just love that car! :)

Pictures

Those who have encouraged and supported me to help me get to where I am today

And that it is almost 5 and I am leaving work! I am going to have to stop here but I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and cherish every moment and the people you are with!

The Holidays are coming

I cannot believe how fast time is flying and that the holidays are almost here! It feels like it was just barely Halloween and now it is going to be Thanksgiving next week. I do have to admit though I love that there is no snow yet. The longer it takes to get here the better otherwise I will be on lock down since our car is worthless in the snow. The only good thing about the snow is that it usually means the holiday season is here! I am extra excited for this holiday season though because it will be the first one that I actually get to be with Jeff and we are not on two different sides of the country. I also have a house that I get to decorate, which I can’t wait to do! In my house growing up, the holidays were a pretty big deal. My mom just goes all out with decorations, food, and food haha. Those of you who know my mom know she is an AMAZING cook. So I have some pretty big shoes to fill and I need to get my practice in! Before, I would always help her cook for the holidays but now that I am married, I have told her I want to bring something for Thanksgiving…like make it all on my own and not have her there to basically do it and I help where needed. She always has to do everything and it is so hard because our family just keeps getting bigger so I want to at least to cover one of the menu items. I have been trying to think though what to bring so I thought I would see if there are any ideas out there or what your favorite dishes/desserts are for the holidays? I would love any input!

Officially The Worst Blogger Ever!

Ok, ok so I will accept the award of Worst Blogger Ever! It has been over 6 months and we have not even looked at our blog. Horrible, I know. So due to much prodding, thank you Amy V. , I am going to vow to be much better. So the construction begins! First of all, it no longer will be Jeff and Chelsie Allen for I officially am a Johnson now! Our last post was announcing we are engaged and now I very happily can say we are married!! Now it’s been almost five months since that happened but I figured I would still announce it because I like saying it. Life has been wonderful since then, well it was good before too but it’s been even better! We have stayed pretty busy and there never seems to be a dull moment.

For a quick little update, we went to the Florida Keys for our honeymoon then had a reception in DC and then a month later had another reception in Cali so the wedding stuff lasted a long time for us but it all was so much fun. Each reception was so different and everything I could have ever dreamed of and more. They are some of the happiest moments of my life and I am so grateful for the work everyone put in for me and Jeff. Now I can celebrate everyday that I am married to an amazing man who I grow to love even more every single day. I am so grateful, very grateful for all that he brings to my life and I know it would not be the same without him. I love you sweetie!

After all the wedding stuff, we began regular life of work and work pretty much. We are both done with school and I just took the GRE so it has been nice to get a break from all of that. We have still managed to fit in quite a few trips and many other fun things. Football is included in there of course, and I have actually managed to squeeze some dance in there which I have missed so much. As my mom says though, “You are always doing fun things. You will have a very exciting life.” I can thank Jeff for that one. He is so creative and always wanting to do something and I love it! For example, for Halloween we had a Haunted House in our backyard for the kids in our ward and neighborhood. We were worried that not many would come but we actually ended up needing more help! It lasted for about 2 hours and we had probably over a hundred people come. It is probably the only time I will ever laugh at someone screaming but it was all very entertaining. Jeff is already planning and scheming for the next one. In fact, we might have a “Nightmare before Christmas” but we will keep you posted. Here are some pics though, Jeff popping out of the leaves and me with my niece and nephew. My cute nephew was the only one we made cry. He was doing great till at the end Tod jumped out with a mask and he instantly started balling. He was ok though so it was all good.

Well, that’s it for now but you WILL hear more from us. I promise :)