Nathan's mom taught us how to make stained glass! It was really fun but a lot more work and a few more steps than i was wanting. Luckily though we love the finish product, even if it isn't perfect.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

My sister Rachel... she is on the right of this picture... had a birthday Saturday. I was going to post this Saturday but got caught up in moving. So Happy Late Birthday RACHEL!!!

10 fun facts/ things i love about her:

1. She is my sister so i don't really have another option.
2. She is always willing to help out with whatever as long as i ask.
3. She lets Nathan and I sleep at her apartment every time we come visit... even when we take up the whole living room.
4. She always compliment me on my crafts... which makes me feel good... even when they probably are not that good.
5. She came up to visit me which i love! and once she even drove all the way up here just to take me to the airport back in Salt Lake.
6. She and Melanie let me sleep in their basement for a semester.
7. She is easy to Christmas shop for because she is happy with anything, it wasn't always this way though.
8. She has always been thinner than me and usually in better shape (i don't know if i am happy for her or maybe a little jealous)
9. She is a wonderful cook... this is a more recent thing thanks to Cory
10. She loves Christmas decorations and i am sure has a tree up by now! Which i love because i LOVE LOVE LOVE Christmas decorations!

What I am thankful For!

Since it is close to Thanksgiving i wanted to post 10 things i am ThAnKfUl for!
please make note these are in no particular order....
1. My wonderful and AMAZING husband
2. My cozy new apartment
3. My awesome job (you have to know i have the best job on campus! The people i work for are hilarious and we always have food... it's great!)
4. My warm North Face coat that keeps me dry in the snow and neg. weather
5. My family
6. All of our friends here in Rexburg that let us come to there house and eat good food... and the friends that let us turn their "Man Rooms" into "Craft Rooms"
7. My Kitchen Aid... how i ever lived without it i do not know
8. The internet
9. The gospel and our wonderful New/Old ward
10. And lastly CHRISTMAS! I love everything about Christmas... i would celebrate all year around if people would let me!

Moving!

WERE MOVING! Again i know... but this time it's back into our old Ward!

Since my husband is Always at school and i really mean ALWAYS... My good friend Amanda (her husband is always at school also) decided to start a wed night card making girls night! So far i think it has been a success... here are some of our cute cards.

Surprise Surprise

This morning i opened up our fake Christmas tree... i wanted to put decorations up really early... it appears someone has left a little surprise inside the box!



Thanks for the tree Chace and Rivka!

Mini Baja!

Saturday my dad and two sisters came to visit. Luckily that was the same day Nathan and his SAE buddies were taking the mini baja out for a test drive. The goal was to break as many things as possible and find all the weak spots on the car. We all had such a fun time trying to wreck the car... well until Hana decided to actually wreck it. Hana took it off a pretty steep cliff and when she landed the front left axle (i think) broke and that was the end of the joy rides.
I think the best part was how much fun (see picture above) my old dad had driving it. He was better than a little kid in a candy store. What a great way to spend the weekend with my family.

Just in case you are wondering what i do in my free time here it is, i make lots of playdough for lots of little preschool kids.




And in case you want to make lots of playdough for lots of little kids here is the recipe:
2 Cups of flour
4 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup of salt
2 Tbsp of oil
2 Cups of water
Food coloring of your choice!
1. Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan
2.Heat on stove until mixture solidifies and pulls away from the sides of the pan.
3. Remove from the heat and knead immediately to finish mixing.
5. Store in an air tight container.

A few sundays ago we forgot to bring our keys with us to church... consequently when we got home we were locked out. While i was sitting on the stairs wondering what we should do about the problem Nathan had the great idea to JUMP from the balcony to the window, and then proceeded to try and break in while hanging from a very tiny practically non existent ledge while he busted the screen out. Of course i was paranoid that he would fall and die but after a few minutes he managed to get the screen out and pull himself inside our apartment. Looking back we both can't figure out how he actually managed to break in and not fall or get hurt. Its always such an adventure with Nathan around!

Welcome to the Wilcoxson Winery! Last weekend we headed down to Spanish Fork to make grape juice. Nathan's Grandpa has a yard full of grapes so we spent an hour picking grapes and then we steamed them into grape juice. The whole process was amazing and so much fun... oh and did i mention FREE (thats always my favorite part)! I think in the end we made about 70 bottles of grape juice. Luckily there were plenty of people to give them away to but we still ended up with all these.

Here are some pictures from our trip to D.C. back in Aug! We had such a good time! We love the east coast and wouldn't mind living there some day. We also really appreciate the generosity of the family members who made this trip possible and so much fun. (mainly my dad!)

For some reason the first picture won't turn around... i dunno

Something Meaningful

Just Read this Talk... Its absolutely WONDERFUL! Even after the 100th time its still great!

Concern for the One

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

Here is a preview...

“Shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward and not backward. Courage, brethren; and on, on to the victory! Let your hearts rejoice, and be exceedingly glad. Let the earth break forth into singing. . . .
“ . . . Let the woods and all the trees of the field praise the Lord; . . . and let all the sons of God shout for joy!”5
For you members of the Church who hold back because of feelings of inadequacy, I plead with you to step forward, put your shoulder to the wheel, and push. Even when you feel that your strength can add little, the Church needs you. The Lord needs you. Remember that the Lord often chooses “the weak things of the world” to accomplish His purposes.6

I got this check in the mail today from a company i used to work for. They didn't pay me for months and i guess they are now trying to make up for it. I figured out if they continue paying me $3.00 a month they might have me paid off when i am 65. Just in time for retirement!

How risky is it to buy contacts online?

Politics

I am a pretty political person... and therefore i have to say this. Health care is not a RIGHT it's a PRIVILEGE. I also think Americans need to stop thinking they are entitled to things just because they were born... the world owes you nothing.

Eating Disorder...

You know you have an eating disorder when two people continually accumulate this many dishes every night...and yes i use my dishwasher as a drying rack. I still wash them by hand, probably always will.

Movie Time!

Since Nathan and i got our new TV we have been watching lots of movies... and we love it! But i need to put a plug in for our new favorite movie place. Its called Great American Video and they rent edited movies! Its so great because they are only $2.00 for a night (almost as cheap as redbox)! The problem is if they don't get more business they are going to close and that would be so sad because we just love them! So if your in Rexburg stop and visit Great American Video.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Tomorrow will mark the end of our first year of MARRIAGE! It has been a year full of fun... excitement... laughter...sillyness...sadness...heartbreak...trials...and so so much more. I couldn't have done it without my best friend at my side. I love you NATEY ROY! and i am excited for all the wonderful years we have to come!

I Never WIN things! But Today i won something! My good friend Jessic Kingsford is the most amazing Mary Kay consultant, (not pushy, easy going, fun to be around, honest, tells you things how they really are... you know the kind of salesman you love but can never seem to find) Well she had a Mary Kay party and she was giving away a Coach BAG! and we all know i LOVE LOVE LOVE (LUST) Coach! So they had a drawing at the end of the party. They put all the names in a Hat... then picked one out... and then called HEIDI WILCOXSON! I wanted to scream i was so excited! and that is how i won this beautiful Coach Purse.

Another project....

Today i finished another project. My Grandma used to make stockings like this for all her kids... but she died a long time ago and so there was no one to make one for Nathan. And of course i took on the challenge and challenge it was. There were 120 steps that all had to be hand sewn. Now i am just waiting for the school sewing lab to open to embroider Nathans name...

Saturday morning i woke up with the urge to do something a little modern with this boring white wall.

So after a trip to D. I. and a can of spray paint this was the result... I am kind of excited about the end of the Old Lady decor.

We are officially moved... oh but that is not the exciting thing. Not only did we move this week but Nathan finally built me a coffee table. Being on a small budget of $12.00 we carefully scoped out the best 2x4's we could find. After we finished at the lumber yard we proceeded to the Bishops fancy woodshop to start our masterpiece. Neither Nathan or I had any idea of what we were going to create but we got started in cutting and sanding... and wala a few days later out came this!

Moving!

We are finally moving today... i have waited so long for this it almost doesn't feel real.

Washington D.C.

Last week while in Washington D.C. we were lucky enough to visit all the memorials and monuments. When we stopped at the World War II memorial we came across these little signs all around the pool.

We then came across all of these people who were wading in the water. You probably can't tell but at least half of them have at least their dirty feet in the water and some are in past their knees.

I was blown away by this scene. Are Americans really that disrespectful that they would put their dirty sweaty gross feet in a fountain created in memorial of all those who died in saving lives and protecting our freedom?

Other than that the memorial was beautiful and such an awesome sight! I would highly reccomend the adventure out to D.C. just to pay tribute to all those who have given their lives for what we call America.

2 More days of school...... 6 days til we leave for WASHINGTON D.C.

All things electronic!

All things electronic are about to be banned from this house! A few weeks ago my ipod broke and died for no reason..... a week ago Nathans laptop broke and died for no reason (he treats it so well and has taken such good care of it) and then today.... my phone broke and died for no reason. I feel so lost i can't communicate with ANYONE! I know its sad that i am this attached to a cell phone but really i feel like i am running around with my head chopped off. So we are no longer allowed to buy electronics. This house has to learn to live without.

Trouble

I came home from work today... and much to my surprise This.....


Had turned into this:

You just couldn't resist could you Nathan!

Do to my lack of enthusiasm for writing... here are some pictures to sum up the weekend!

Last night we finally went camping. Our air mattress was just a little bit too big but after a few minutes the boss managed to close the tent... he asked if this was really neccesary and I reassured him that it was in his best interest to figure out a way to make the air mattress fit. So he did.

Everything was perfect, the weather was great, the company was fun, and the food was even better!

Seven Peaks

Nathan and I had the best break from school this weekend! It was so nice to A. be out of Rexburg and B. be off of BYU-Idahos campus for a weekend.

Friday night we ended up going to Seven Peaks water park in Provo... Now i love water parks but i am not one to dish out the money they normally cost. So friday when my sister called and said she had some random friend that new someone that was friends with someone (you know how those things go) who knows the owners of Seven Peaks and they are opening up the park at 8:30 for this girl and her friends, free of charge of course we couldn't turn down the offer. So friday we drove down to Utah and went to Seven Peaks, no lines, no lifeguards, no charge, and off course heated water! It was probably the most exciting thing we have done all summer! So thank you seven peaks and thank you Maggie (whoever you are) for having a birthday!

Here is the FINISHED product! I am so happy with how it turned out. Since it isn't winter and we don't have any coats to hang I decided to decorate a few frames and hang them on the rack instead... I haven't finished decorating them yet so thats all we have until I have some more time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I had a birthday last week! Hooray i am now 22! Anyways My sister in Law Katie made this awesome cake! It was just as good as it looks. There was a raspberry filling and cream cheese frosting. pretty much amazing!

I just thought i would show everyone the latest Wilcoxson project... Last weekend Nathan built a massive play set for some friends. Nathan and i just love this family and they have the cutest kids! I actually babysat for them in the Winter when i was off track and loved it. It was fun to see them again and Nathan of course loved playing with them and he loves projects. Nathan didn't exactly know what he was getting into and was more than surprised by how hard it actually was to build this thing. There were so many pieces! Not only that but the directions were so crazy and wrong so many times that it made things a little confusing. I think the hardest part though was that some of the predrilled holes were not drilled right and didn't fit and some of the boards were really warped and hard to make work. Over all we had so much fun... I being the project Manager and Nathan being the Labor.

Summer Time!

It was finally warm outside! The sun had finally started to come out so we decided to go with some friends to Mesa Falls, we thought it would be fun to hike around and have a picnic up there, unfortunantly when we got there the road had not been plowed and we couldn't even get to the upper falls. So we had to settle for hiking through some snow to find our way to a rock wall above the lower falls. It was such a beautiful day and so worth just getting out!