Christmas at the Bennett's

On Sunday we had my Dad and Debbie's Christmas because Christmas Day is just too busy to drive up to Salt Lake. This year Jason's family is coming here to Utah so it is going to be so nice to be able to be with both of our families! It was so fun at my Dad and Debbie's house. The dinner was delicious, we got lots of good gifts, and it was so fun being with family!

Love him

Ali opening her gift

Michael ruining the picture :)

Clothes! Just what I wanted....

Jason got a sweet jacket that he loves!

Camille got cute jewelry!

Becca and Dad

Jen got shoes from Bass

Debbie wearing the sweater we got her

Bunny Ali

Me and Becca

Holding baby Cosette!

Afton smiling for the camera

Katelyn opening her gift

Jason looks really happy here...

Married ONE YEAR... already?!

Holy Smokes!! Sunday was mine and Jason's ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! I can't believe how fast that flew by! It seems just like yesterday we were headed to the temple to get hitched! But at the same time, I don't remember what life was like before him. I'm not going to lie, marriage is tough! It is hard combining two different lives into one. It is hard giving in even when you know you are right. It is hard sharing your space, time, and money with someone else. It is hard to love your spouses flaws. It is hard to keep your cool when you get heated. It is hard to do unimportant things that are important to your spouse. There are so many things that make a marriage difficult, yet it is the most rewarding thing I have ever had!

Jason is spontaneous, smart, funny, sexy, energetic, loving, outgoing, patient with me, sensitive to my needs/wants, holds the priesthood in our home, gives into me more than he should, puts me above all else, puts me on a pedestal, affectionate towards me, thoughtful of me, does anything I ask of him.... the list goes on and on! Geez... how did I get SO damn lucky?! I hope that I don't take him for granite because he truly is one of a kind! He might be too crazy or loud for other people, but he is a perfect match for ME!

So to celebrate our anniversary, we took a weekend getaway up to Park City. We stayed at Silverado Lodge, which was gorgeous! It was so fun to do a lot of shopping, eating out, seeing movies, and spending time together! I didn't want to come home to the real world....

We eat at this restaurant every time we are in PC, it's delicious!

On Main Street

Waiting for our movie to start (we saw Harry Potter and The Tourist)

Jason got me this GORGEOUS Betsy Johnson necklace!

I got this shirt at the Outlets

These boots are way cuter in person! I got them at a boutique on Main St.

Jason got ANOTHER pair of basketball shoes (because he doesn't already have enough) at the Nike Outlet

This is so cute on! It is from BCBG and was a lot on SALE or else it wouldn't have been in my price range.

Fine, I admit, this watch was $10 from Wal-mart. One day I will have the real thing!

Jason keeps reminding me that I am done shopping for awhile! Especially since I already did a little Christmas shopping for my self. :) AnyWhoo.... I have so much gratitude for being able to spend this past year with my best friend and look forward to so many more memories together! I love you Jason Michael Ivancich.

Christmas Par-Tay

Friday night J and I had a Christmas Party with our friends! Our apartment is so small that we had to shove everyone into our kitchen. It was so fun having everyone together! We stuffed our faces with yummy desserts and had a gift exchange! We are so lucky to have so many amazing friends!

He's a cutie

Isn't she so dang cute! I want her!

Mckell, Jason, Tyson, Jaclyn

Cass, Ash, Kye, Jer

Jason, Kell, Kristi, Blake, Jimmy

Tyson, Kira, Jaclyn

Taylor, Shaley, Jacey

Roman, Spencer, J, Thomas

The girlfriends (Alex couldn't come so Jer Bear gladly took her place)

Baby Emma and Baby Nash playing together

A cute wreath I got from the gift exchange that Jaclyn made!

Jason got Yummy cookies!

I hate goodbyes!

Our friends Thomas and Jacey (and of course baby Emma) are moving back to Arizona this week where Thomas will be going to PA school so they had a little goodbye gathering. We are going to miss them and wish them the best of luck!

Thomas, Jacey, Baby Emma, Jason, Me

Roman and Shaley

Taylor, Spencer, TJ, Sarah

Kira, Jimmy, Blake, Kristi

Blake and Kristi are also moving this week back to California. What the heck... why is everyone graduating and going out into the real world! I'm not ready for our friends to start leaving us! But we hope them the best and can't wait til we see them again!!

Lakers vs. Jazz

Jason and I went to the Lakers vs Jazz game and he was in heaven! We scalped tickets when we got up to Salt Lake and walked up to our seats to find that our seats were in the second row from the very top! Oh heck no.... I could barley even see the court! So we moved down closer, and had a lot of fun watching the game! Jason was disappointed the Lakers lost but loved watching Kobe in action.