Mesa so Far.

Mesa has been very good to us so far! Nic is loving his new job and learning a lot! I love that Nic has his degree in Exercise Science because he's all about being healthy. We've been working out a lot more and we're ready to lose that "married weight".

I've had some pretty exciting things happen to me these past couple weeks as well! If you're not on Facebook than you might not know that I have started school in Cosmetology. I go to the Regency Beauty Institute here in Mesa and I am having so much fun! I've never been so excited to get up in the mornings! The biggest lesson I've learned is how much people take cosmetologists for granted. They don't realize how much we have to know, and what people skills we have to have to make people feel good on the inside, and look good on the outside. I'm in love with this industry!

(I decorated my apron! My childhood nickname was beaniebaby... I couldn't get an I.E.)

Also, in my LDS ward I was called to be the First Counselor of the Young Women! Young Women is such a great program! We teach girls from 12-18 about their individual worth, how to strengthen the community, and much more! The girls are so great and I'm so excited to get to know them!

Nic and I love Mesa! We went to the Mesa temple a few weeks ago. It is such a gorgeous place!

 We also love that it's January and we can practice our golf swings!

Mesa can get pretty lonely since we don't have a ton of family and friends around us, but that's why we're especially thankful for the Toblers! Steve is Nic's boss and second cousin... I think. He's Nic's Mom's cousin... if that couldn't get any more confusing! His wife Marie is teaching me how to crochet, and make bread!

We have a lot of fun with their family and they've been so wonderful to us!

Welp! That's Mesa so far! We're just staying extremely busy and are extremely thankful for the weekends!

Love,
The Bibeaus

P.S. HAPPY SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY TO MY WONDERFUL MAN! YOU TRULY ARE MY OTHER (BETTER) HALF!

Merry Christmas to All!!

So I've been lacking a little lately! That's mostly because we haven't had internet in our NEW HOME!!! Shortly before X-mas Nic and I moved OUT of Utah to Mesa, Arizona.

Before I talk about Mesa though I just want to give a shout out to my best friend Mrs. Wursten! Haha. One of my best friends got married on 12/12/12 to an awesome guy! They were sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple. It was a wonderful ceremony and a fantastic day!

      Michelle and Nate's wedding reception was so great! They had hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls!

                                         Nic and I waiting for the couple outside of the Temple!

We did have some time before we left to visit with some friends and family!

 One weekend we had my sister, Shiloh's kids over for some great fun! Toddlers are certainly a handful! It was a blast though! We bought them toys, played on the playground, and made a gingerbread house! I love my bugs! I surely miss them!

After Nic's last week of school, I surprised him with 'The Hobbit' tickets, and then we met with our good friends Jayde and Caroline to go up to Salt Lake City. Here are Nic and I at the City Center Mall.

                                                            Nic and I at the temple lights!

The day before we left I got to spend time with this little guy! Easton is so big! I definitely miss this baby face!

Then it was off to ARIZONA!!! A big thanks to Nic's dad for helping us move everything in the snowy weather.

Nic's family met up with us at our new place for the holidays! My mother-in-law, Lezlie, was a huge help in putting the house together, and since we now live on a higher floor we were extremely thankful for Nic's dad and brother! Here are a few pics of the new house!

It's exciting having a home where I can put pictures up and make it all pretty! Mesa is a great city! Everything is close to us and Nic's boss (who is also Lezlie's cousin) and his family have been extremely awesome since they're like the only people we really know down here.

Christmas was great as well! The only pictures I have is of our Christmas spot...

We didn't really decorate much for Christmas except for our Christmas spot! (Thanks Lezlie for getting us stockings!) We were spoiled for Christmas! My Aunt Cristy and Uncle Vern got us a white house ornament! They're kind of a tradition in our family! Once your married Aunt Cristy will give your family an ornament from the White House! Well since I'm married I get to join in the fun! Also, we got dishes, a coffee table, some gift cards, Nic got me a white and gold watch, and I got him a new game controller. On Christmas day we went to see Les Miserables!! Good movie!!! Even Nic liked it!

Now Nic is working at his job, which is long, but he likes it, and I am starting beauty school this Monday!! I'm excited to start doing what I love!

One more shout out to my friend Trevor who just got home Jan. 2 from his mission in Texas!

Welp! That's about it! hopefully I can update something exciting soon!

Love,
The Bibeaus!

Turkey Day!!

This Thanksgiving was a probably my favorite so far! I'd have to say that all of the credit goes to Nic. It was so great starting new traditions with him, and having a buddy to go to all of the parties with. One new tradition that we started was our Thankful Turkey.

He's pretty colorful because that was the only paper we had, but I think it gives him character. Our turkey doesn't have a lot of feathers in this picture because this was the beginning of the project. Everyday we wrote a new thing that we were thankful for on the feathers and then stuck them on the turkey. It was fun because it showed us just how blessed we are! The other traditions include cooking. Like I made a cinnamon roll apple pie. I'm still perfecting it, but when I do, I will post it to my "recipes" link.

The week before Thanksgiving all we got together with Nic's college friends and had a big Pre-Thanksgiving dinner. It was pretty much last time we'll all be together before Nic and I move to Arizona. It was so good though to laugh and play games with everyone. We're going to miss our friends so much! (P.S. special congrats to Dan and Lindsay!! They had their baby girl, Kate, a few days after our party!)

Then for Thanksgiving weekend. Nic and I of course had dinner with the family. Well, my family at least because Nic's is in Tennessee. After dinner our family has a tradition of making gingerbread houses. I have to say ours is pretty darn impressive.

It was a grand old time. Friday Nic and I just slept in and enjoyed not having to work or anything. Saturday we took a trip up to Salt Lake City.... not the best of ideas. It was super crowded!! Though I will admit the temple lights were great! My phone died when we got up there though so I didn't get any pictures. :( FAIL!

I'm so grateful for what this year has brought me! I'm thankful for my husband, my family, and my friends. I'm thankful that Nic and I could have so many loved ones! With out you guys life would be a complete bummer!

Thanks so much for everything you all have done!

Love Always,
The Bibeaus

Psych!!!

We have some big news!!!!

We're not moving to Tennessee anymore.... we're moving to ARIZONA!!!

Although I'm pretty bumbed out that we wont be with Nic's parents (I'm kind of the type that once I have a plan in my head I don't like to change it), it will be a great new adventure for us!

The reason for the turn of events is because Nic got a job out there working at a sports medicine clinic. So he'll still be a Physical Therapy Aid which is such a blessing because he needs all of the experience he can get for grad school!! I will still be going to Cosmetology School down there full time... I am so excited to start that! For those of you who don't know... it's basically my dream for me to own a salon... or do hair and make up for Broadway... I think that would be pretty cool too!

We are still moving down December 19th and will be there for at least a year and a half or so. So now anyone in Utah has no excuse not to come visit us!

This Thanksgiving weekend is not over yet so I will update this again later! Just wanted to let ya'll know!

Love,
The Bibeaus

Fall Calls for a Change

So I guess marriage hasn't changed me that much, because I still am inconsistent... with life! I apologize for not updating our blog for over a month. Life has certainly caught up with us! Nic is trying to get through his last semester at BYU and I've been working full time. I seriously have respect for single working parents! I have no idea how I could do that! I'm not even a parent yet!

I know October is WAY in the past, but I do just want to talk about one awesome thing....

OUR SWEET BABY NEPHEW WAS BORN!!! 

Cool eh? Easton Owens! 10/20/12 It's crazy to think that my big brother is now a dad, and a great one at that! Easton is such a stud! We love him so much! This isn't really my first niece of nephew... in fact Easton was the 7th, but he was the first one that was born with Nic now in the family. I love having my brother Jake and his wife Heather live so close to us because I can go see them and the new bug almost whenever now! 

So congrats Jake and Heather! Way to make a baby!!

Also some sweet news is that Nic is graduating this December!! Though with living in BYU housing we can only live in our apartment if either me or Nic is a BYU student. So that means that we are moving! Where are we moving to you ask? Drum roll please!! ......................................................................

TENNESSEE! 

Crazy right? I have never lived out side of Utah except of those small moments in Texas to see my dad. This time though we might not ever come back to my precious dry desert! I'm so trilled to be moving and starting this new adventure with Nic... especially since we'll be with Nic's mom and dad! Now you might ask "Why Tennesse of all places?" We actually say "Well why not?" We were supposed to be moving to Arizona, but unfortunately that doesn't look like it will be working out. That's OK though because God always has a plan for us! We just feel right about it and are happy to live where ever as long has we have each other! I'm going to miss Utah with all of my heart! I'm especially going to miss my friends and family, but I'm looking forward to going to cosmetology school and then moving AGAIN once Nic gets into grad-school! 

So that is what's happening right now! Sorry we're not too exciting! Maybe after the Holidays and moving! There is sure to be a lot happening in the next few weeks! 

Love Always,

The Bibeaus

Fun Happenings!

These past few weeks have been crazy! I think I'm getting dementia at an early age because I don't seem to remember a lot of these past weeks, but I'll try to make it clear.

Well first, Happy October! I'm so excited that it's getting a little chilly so that I can wear my boots and sweaters once again! It's crazy how fast September came and went! In my last post I mentioned that we had A LOT of birthdays to celebrate! Well one was my amazing Mama Cragun's! Mama Cragun has been in my life since I was 10 years old! She's been such a great mother to not only her own children, but me as well! For those of you that haven't known me so long, like my in-law's, I have always been really great at getting adopted into other families! So Nic didn't just marry into one family, He married into at least five! It's so great! Well mama Cragun is my best friend Sidney's mom, and since Sidney and I live right across the parking lot from each other, Mama Cragun came after her birthday and we went out to dinner and watched The Avengers. It was great to spend time with her and Abby (Sidney's little sister), and just enjoy the company of having loved ones around.

Another fun thing is that Nic has been playing on an ultimate Frisbee team! His team is 3-1 and they just keep getting better! It's fun because three of the guys on the team, including Nic, are married. So us wives just sit there on the sidelines screaming and cheering the team on! I've learned that I'm quite the momma-bear when it comes to my husband and sports. The second game the boys played the other team was just super obnoxious and not even fun to play against. One guy started giving Nic crap and I was almost ready to walk over there and slap the guy! I think it's actually really funny for Sidney and Caroline (the other wives) to watch. Haha. At the last game, near the end, one of the guys was really blocking Nic to the point of fowling him. Since they were pretty close to us, I just yelled in my mean voice "GET OFF MY HUSBAND". Poor guy looked like he was only a freshman, and just automatically backed away! It was actually really funny. I guess just emotions from the other obnoxious game came up and I got all momma-bear again. At least we all know I've got my husband's back!

*side note: Lezlie... Nic was a good boy and played a clean game.... and he's not making me write this.

I guess some other big news is that I got a promotion at work! I went from being a Call Center Agent to the Customer Service Manager. It's a brand new position the company just put in, and I can't believe they gave it to me! Basically I just reply back to customer service emails, and take customer service calls, and make sure people are happy! I'm extremely thankful for the job! It is a pay raise and more hours, and it's a huge blessing for me and Nic. Though it definitely is more work! I'm not used to working full time so it's definitely a change of pace. I'm not used to coming home and not wanting to cook or clean... OK... so I never want to clean, but I have been more tired! That's why Nic and I are going to start insanity so that we have more energy!

Most recent news is that my one of my best friends is back from Alaska! Ashlyn!!! It's so fun to see her again and be able to spend time with her! Ashlyn is from Alaska and went back up there for the summer to work for Holland America and Princess Cruise lines. I've definitely missed her, but I could tell some great blessings came to her while she was up there! :)

One of the last things was GENERAL CONFERENCE WEEKEND! Though I'm actually going to create another post about that later on.

I do want to take a moment and mention my new Grandma Sonya. I recently received a beautiful note and gift from her in the mail! When Nic and I were on our honeymoon we went to The Phantom of the Opera in Las Vegas. Nic and I actually really love Phantom. We like the movie, and we loved the show! Well Nic's Aunt Georgia, who sang the most lovely song at our wedding, has worked on Broadway, and her husband Alan has been working on the Phantom of the Opera set since it first came out on Broadway! (Yup! We're related to stars! Nic and I aren't talented so that our claim to fame) So Grandma Sonya sent me THE most comfy Phantom sweat shirt and I love it! It's sweats, and Phantom! What's not to love?! So thank you Grandma Sonya for the gift! You have a letter coming back to you in the mail soon!

Welp! That's our lives lately! I'm so thankful for my husband! We're finally getting used to marriage and learning new things every day! I'm thankful for Heavenly Father and the Lord, our Savior, Jesus Christ and and bringing me and my husband together! He truly knows us better than we know ourselves!
 

Love,
The Bibeaus

Oh Baby!

This week was nuts!

Sadly I don't have pictures! I'm always in the moment of everything and forget! I promise to try harder next time!

This week was actually boring... Nic just had school and I had work & it's really all a blur... this weekend however was nice! Friday night Nic and I decided that we needed some new fall clothes. So we set out to find Nic a new fall jacket, and me some cardis and jeans! We might have gotten more than we intentionally went for... but we were bargain shoppers!

 I love that the two most important men in my life appreciate good style! My dad was the one that would always take me shopping. He doesn't have any sons so sadly that's the only way to bond with his daughters ;) Nic gives credit to England (He was born there and then went there on his mish) for his picky taste in shirts, shoes, and well... everything, but it's nice that he doesn't mind going to the mall with me!

Saturday was an amazing, but busy day! In the morning Nic and I went to my co-workers baptism. Can I just say that the Church is true? Yes I can it's my blog! It was so great to see him take that step in life and make that covenant with Heavenly Father! Of course I bawled like a baby... Nic was good support. ;) Some of the cool parts were the musical numbers. Cody and his family is Samoan, and goodness... do they have the prettiest voices! It was all so beautiful! It made me think about my baptism... I don't remember too much besides the fact that it was on my birthday, and my Mom and Step-Dad got married! I remember getting a CTR ring, but Cody will remember that day! I know that Cody will go far and that the Lord loves him!

Then it was off to my sister-in-laws baby shower!! My sister-in-law Heather is due in 4 weeks with baby Easton! I'm so excited! It will be fun to have another baby in the family! This will my 2nd blood related nephew. The only sad part is we might be out of the state by the time he gets to that adorable chubby stage :(
The shower was a lot of fun though! We played some great games and I got to try out this new sugar cookie recipe (boy was that an event). Heather got a lot of cute things! I LOVE baby clothes! They're so small and tiny!

Just when I was ready to tell Nic that I wanted to start having children, we went babysitting that night. My cousin Katie and her husband Jason got to go to the U of U vs. BYU game (next time Y, next time) while we babysat their 2 year old and 2 month old! Now these are probably some of the MOST well behaved, cutest children I have ever babysat, but boy are kids work! It was great to get some baby time in though! I loved it! They're so fun and it was great to see Nic play with them, but we are definitely fine with waiting just a little bit longer to have children of our own!

I feel bad about not having pictures so here are some!

Nic obviously wanted to marry me just for the month I was born in because his Grandma Sharline, Grandma Sonya, AND mom all have September birthdays! So here's a shout out to my wonderful new family! Happy Birthdays!!!

                                       September is also the month my big brother was born in! Jake is the one that is going to be a dad soon! I'm so proud of him!

We can't forget that lovely lady on the left of me! Cherise Cragun! Cherise has been my other mom for 10 years and I love her dearly! If any of you came to my reception it was her backyard! She worked so hard to make it perfect for me and Nic! I love her so much and we are so thankful to have her in our lives! Her birthday is coming up soon and she deserves to be showered with lots of love!

Jake really likes September... Jake and Heather's anniversary is also on my birthday, September 4th... I'll be honest... when I found out they were getting married on my birthday I was not happy, but now I always remember they're anniversary, and they always remember my birthday! They celebrated their 3rd anniversary! They're such a great example to me and Nic and have always been there!

September truly is one of the best months around!

Well there you have it! Not too exciting to read about, but it's been a blast! Hopefully I'll have more pictures next time!

Love,
The Bibeaus

P.s. I'm in the process of posting recipes. So be sure to check out my recipe blog. You can just click on the link on the top right that says "Recipes" or click here. Enjoy!