Sweet Sweetness!

When I go home to my parents's house I like to dig through old stuff and find treasures. I get so excited when I find things that were my Grandma's. When my Grandma passed my mom got some odd and ends of her things. Like some of her Jewelry, materials to make dolls, and some rocks. (She was a rock collector!) I'm sure she got other things but those are the things I remember the most. I found this a long time ago but love wearing it. I know its cheap and lots of the diamond green rocks are missing but because it was hers I just love it.

Also in my rummaging I found these cool buttons. I wanted to make them into earrings so I cut off the back part that made them buttons. Bought earring blanks from Hobby Lobby and TA DA!

Then I wanted to make some rings. Take a cool button, ring blank, and some glue to make fabulous! I love them!

Bouncing Beagle

This was camping at Bear Lake. We call this the Bouncing Beagle!

She makes me laugh. Whenever Tilly gets excited, sees a big field of grass, or gets off her leash this is what happens. She was tired by this point but imagine this running around times 10 and trying to chase after her when she is this crazy! haha

go fetch video

We made our first stop motion picture video.
Anthony created the little man and I created the pet snail.
Clay is fun!

basking in the rays

My family went camping memorial day weekend to Bear Canyon Lake and I forgot my nice camera! I was so sad but thankfully I still had my little one. Here are a few shots from the trip!

I love the light shining through the leaves!

Down in this raveen we found an old broken well.

Reflection in a pool of water from snow run off

Tanner, Tilly, Hailey, & my wonderful mother!

Our last day we went fishing. Anthony caught two! He's one fish up on me now!

Us Camping! Thanks Shawna for the picture!

A New Job!

Anthony got a new job! Very exciting! He was getting really tired of his old job and terrible hours. Personally I hated having him work 3 to11pm wednesday thursday friday and not getting home till almost midnight. Now he is a pizza delivery boy! haha He likes this new job and driving around places plus tips are nice. Also it works with his school schedule. If anyone wants some really delicious pizza/wings check it out here at Venezia's Pizzeria! (He works at the North Mesa location just to let you know) Happy Eating Pizza!

that name of mine

When you tell your name to people do they sort of giggle or cough out a chuckle? Well I get it all the time.

I am so used to it that I actually laugh with them and proceed to tell them a little about it. My whole life everyone has called me Hol and I went and married a Hall. Hol Hall sounds funny, a mouth full, so when I say my name to people I pronounce it as clear as I can, Holly Hall.

I met this old lady at church and she asked me my name and I told her. She started laughing and said, “Well you don’t hear that every day! That should be easy to remember!” Well the next time I see her she had forgotten my name and I smiled telling her again, she laughed saying “Oh that’s right,” and continued laughing. Wow I’m thinking is my name really that bad? But she then says, “That is so cute, Holly Hall!” She hasn’t forgotten my name since.

I like my name even if people giggle at it. Maybe that is why my middle name is Joy. When I was little I never liked telling people my middle name but Anthony always has called me Holly Joy when he wrote letters and notes to me. Since then I have loved it everyday!

Oh have I ever told you about my few nicknames? They are not crazy ones or strangely different from my name but I do have them. I have always been called Hollis, Hollars and Hollar. Then I was dubbed Holls Balls by the girls at work. At first I hated that one but now I think it is funny. Last is my pirate name! I love pirates! Always have since my dad would tell me pirate stories and when I read Treasure Island and Peter Pan. My brother Scott dubbed my name since he is the pirate Capitan Neck Beard. My name is Jolly Joy Roger! Anyways let just say I love my name! 

I can't tell you how excited I was to see this Restaurant! (We didn't eat there, pirate food doesn't sound all that great haha)

feeling the breeze

Last night I went to first friday in downtown Phx with my cousins Melanie and Julie! I think anyone who is artsy in anyway should go at least once. It is fun to see all the interesting and creative people who gather together. I love seeing how innovative people are with all forms of art.

Today we deep cleaned the whole house but somehow it feels like we didn't even clean. Looking at all the dog toys on the ground, school books and homework papers, mail on the couch and laundry still waiting to be washed. Well I guess it makes me feel good that it is clean underneath it all. 

The best part of my day was going on a drive to Scottsdale with Anthony and Tilly. We took the long way to our destination on side streets. It is fun to take small roads and not freeways. I enjoyed watching Tilly sniffle in the wind.

weekends are the best! :)

love notes have fun too

Meet Mr. Sticky Note Man and the Mrs.  :)

Can't you tell? They are in love.

bright lights

This Christmas was great! My whole family was there on Christmas Night! It was fun to have all of my siblings and their kids. We had good food, presents, and games! I love when everyone is there. It can be really loud and a bit crazy but it is fun! I love how Christmas trees are kind of like a big mess. They are an assortment of random things and I love it.

This is all the Grandkids stockings minus the newest addition Gracie.

We had a Nativity enactment on Christmas Eve. We didn't have everyone there at the time hence the few actors!

We aslo had a reindeer contest. Three groups and we had to turn someone into a reindeer using nylons, balloons, wrapping paper, bows, ribbon, and tinsel. It was hilarious. The little reindeer on the left Madi was my groups. Hailey was in the middle and Anthony volunteered to be the reindeer for his group. haha and I got to unwrap him in the end!

The best part probably was Hailey wrapped me up as a present using her reindeer outfit. haha this picture was only halfway wrapped. By the end I couldn't even see I had so much tinsel on me.

Oh and to let you see. This is our new house! Well townhouse and we love it! I'll show inside pics soon!

leap into the wind

Guess what? We bought a Townhouse! YAY! Too bad it has needed tons of fixing up and cleaning! It has been a project for sure. I have been so tired spending every moment washing, cleaning, painting, sanding, etc. So to get my  mind off all the working here are some colors and moments from the past few weeks!

a cloudy blue gray sky always makes me happy

orange pumpkins!

yellow rose petals

burnt orange (sarah's lovely bouquet)

Sarah is beautiful and I couldn't be more happy for her!

I'm so glad she has joined the married world!

Love you Sarah!!

a white temple

a sweet puppy who has fallen in love with Anthony's long board

sunshine and trees

so good after church on sunday

lastly my grandma zelia's journal of when she was around 16 to19. I have been typing it and have felt her joys, pains, and laughed out loud. She will always make me smile.