Two Saturdays ago, our niece Samantha got baptized! It was such an exciting day and lots of our family came from Arizona to join in the great occasion. It was so fun to have everyone here, Mom and Dad, Jen and Ben, and Ryan and Aimee! We got to go stay in Park City for the weekend with everyone and went to visit a lot the whole week they were here. We have a wonderful family and we love having them around!

Bittersweet

So Friday was my last day of the school year with my wonderful kids. It was definitely a bittersweet moment. Although there were plenty of times I thought I wanted to strangle some of my cute kids, they are so precious and were such a blessing to me. They bring lots of laughs everyday with the funny things they say. I kept thinking I should have written down all the cute things they said throughout the year. I'm sure they'll bring plenty more next year. I will miss them all over the summer and can't wait to see the ones who are coming back next year. Although I am ready for a break from them, I will really miss them.

All the kids hugging cute little Ben on his last day of school! It's such a small school so they all know and love each other.

One year???

How could the most amazing day of my life already be a year ago? Time flies when you're having fun...and that is exactly what we've done this last year. We could not love being married more. Of course it is hard at times, but for every hard time there are a million great times!

For our anniversary, Justin took me up to Park City to the beautiful Waldorf Astoria. We ate great food, slept in late, and of course sat in the hot tub for hours. It was so fun to get away and relax for the weekend with my favorite person in the world. Being married to Justin is always a fun time filled with lots of laughter and love.

It has been too long once again since I've posted. Everyday I think I need to. This last month we went to Arizona for Easter to visit our family and see our new nephew Parker. It was great to be with everyone and see the cute cute baby! Justin had to remind me all weekend not to get baby hungry. Lucky for him, I am not there yet. I love babies and always have, but I want to be just with my husband for a little longer before the kids come :)

Justin signed up for his last semester of classes this month! Yay! We are so excited! It may be a busy, stressful road until then with non stop classes and an internship, but the end is in sight. December will be here before we know it!

This past Friday marked exactly one year since I graduated! I cannot believe it has been that long. What a life changing year it has been... Getting married, getting a real job, and getting all the wonderful responsibilities of being a real adult. It has been a great year!

On Friday, we went to the Capitol Theater in Salt Lake to watch our cute niece, Samantha, in her dance performance. What a cutie! It was so fun to pick her out of everyone else and watch her as she danced front and center.

On Saturday, Justin went to help move Jodi and Jeremy to their new house in Park City. It was so sad to see their house completely packed up and empty. I don't know where I'm going to go now when I have to be back at school for random things at night. Their house was the perfect location for me. I would go over for an hour or so before I had to be back at work. We're sad to see them go, but lucky for us it is about the same distance to their new house as it was to their old house from ours. We love having them here so close to us! And with them moving, we got a wonderful new addition to our house... Their cute flower pull out couch! I love it! Justin thinks it's a little too girlie for him, but I seriously love it! And it is so much more comfortable than the futon we had before. It was a bit of a struggle to get it downstairs through our tiny doors. After lots of pushing and pulling and turning and tipping, we finally had to go get a saw and cut one of the legs off to fit it through. Justin felt like a failed mover, but one way or another I knew he would get it down here.

That is about all that is happening at the Hill household. We are loving the beautiful spring weather we're having and cannot wait for summer!

Justin is 24!!!

This last weekend was Justin's birthday. I can't believe he is 24! I know it is still so young, but I still don't believe it. He was 21 when we started dating! So weird! On Saturday, we went skiing with my dad. It was probably the last big snow storm of the year the day before, so the snow was really nice. On Saturday night, we went to Jodi and Jeremy's to celebrate. It is so fun to have them so close to us! On Sunday, we played games with my family for a little while and then went to Dallin and Sam's for dinner. Dallin's parents were in town and since they LOVE Justin they wanted to celebrate with us. On Monday, we went to the Cheesecake Factory with Dallin and Sam for Justin's last little bit of birthday celebration. He was really bummed at first that his birthday was on Sunday because he thought it wouldn't be fun. Little did he know, this only allowed him to stretch his birthday out for four days! The second I got home from work on Friday all I heard was, "But can't you do it? It's my birthday weekend." He's lucky I love him so much!

Tony Rae Gillespie Peers

This weekend I had the unfortunate, but fortunate, opportunity to go to a memorial for my best friend's mother who past away on January 30. She was such an amazing woman and I am so blessed to have had her in my life. Tony was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just a few days before Christmas. Although her time after the diagnosis was short, she continued to bless every life until her very last day on earth. Anyone who had the privilege of knowing Tony truly knows what a privilege it was. She was a wonderful and positive woman who never saw any negative in anyone. She was witty, always smiling, optimistic, spiritual, and just an all around wonderful person. She and her husband, Steve, built an amazing family that was full of love. Her love and kindness will continue on through her family. I was blessed to be able to live with the Peers family two summers ago and got to know Tony very well. So well that she became a mother to me. She took me in with all of her love and kindness and treated me as one of her own children. Her memorial was beautiful and filled with laughter and love as we reflected on her wonderful life and the amazing person she is. My life is better because I was blessed to know Tony. She will be truly missed by everyone who knew her. I am very lucky to be one of those whose lives she touched and changed for the better. I love you Tony!

I am so glad Jake was able to capture this wonderful picture of Tony and me at my wedding

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

These past few weeks have really been wonderful! Justin had two weeks off of school and I had two weeks off of work (one of the many perks of working at a school)! So basically we got to spend every minute of every day together. There is no one I would rather spend this much time with.

One of the first things we got to remember during our break together was when we had gotten engaged a year ago. On Christmas Eve of last year, Justin popped the big question. It was so much fun to look back on that this year and reflect on how much we have grown together throughout the year. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband who makes me a better person everyday.
We stayed in Utah with my family for the holidays. It is much quieter around here than it is with Justin's family, which is nice, but we do miss the craziness as well. On Christmas Eve, my parents and Justin and I went skiing together. It was so much fun to be with family and do something we love together. That night we went to my Aunt and Uncle's house for our traditional Christmas Eve dinner. My aunt wanted to do something a little different this year, so instead of traditional turkey or ham, we had a big fondue party. I must admit, I was a little skeptical at first since I love tradition, but it turned out to be a lot of fun! On Christmas Day, we woke up and had our big breakfast as a family like we always do, and then opened up our presents. It was so much fun to just relax and be with family.

For New Years Eve, we all went to my mom and dad's house to bring in the New Year. Our friends Sam and Dallin came over too so we got to be with family and friends. I cannot believe it is 2010 already. We have had such a great past year. I graduated in April, we got married in May, and I got a wonderful job that I love and is enough to support us so Justin can really focus on school. These are just a few of the many blessings we have received in the past year. We are so lucky and so blessed in so many ways. We are so excited for this new year together! Justin is especially excited for his graduation at the end of the year, and I am excited to hopefully finally leave Provo! There are many things to come in our near future and we cannot wait!