A Peak

I really like our new home.  I'm done unpacking but of course the organization never ends! There is plenty of storage and a 2 car garage.  I have to say once you get a garage you can never go back! It's so nice to have all that outdoor storage and our little car doesn't get covered in snow!

Here are just a few pic's I took around Christmas time.  I have added a large area rug and a 13X12 carpet remnant so Clara can stop clonking her head on the hard concrete -those pictures to come. 

Growing Up!

I LOVE that time keeps passing and I get to watch our baby girl grow. I won't lie, although the baby phase is absolutely precious, I am really looking forward to raising a toddler and beyond. I think it's partly because my little Clara gets so frustrated that she can't be a big girl. Whenever she reaches a milestone she gets elated!! The weeks leading up to her rolling over she would whine and complain and cry. Then one day she rolled over and home girl was the happiest baby on the block. Then she went back to whining and complaining and crying because she couldn't figure out how to reach for her toys. Then she began to crawl and it's a whole new baby! Happy again and I love it! I wish I could tell Clara to take it easy and slow down a bit. Not to get frustrated and to enjoy her baby phase but she refuses to listen!

Here are her latest pics:

Clara was sick. Saddest day ever! 

2 Things

#1- In 2004 Jon and I were honeymooning in the beautiful island of Maui, HI.  We were going to take a drive around the island and decided to stop by Wal-Mart to pick up some driving music.  We picked up the soundtrack to Spider Man and Jimmy Eat World. The drive was long and we decided to make it a game of memorizing 2 of the songs in each album.  We chose "vindicated" and "the middle".  We then tested each other to see who best memorized the song. I don't remember who won but every year I replay those 2 songs and grin ear to ear as I recall moments of that beautiful honeymoon period of our lives.  I hope I always remember the lyrics to those songs :)

#2- On an unrelated note but yet related, Jon and I finally made it to church on Sunday after 3 weeks of being ill.  As we were getting ready to make the drive to church Jon made the comment that his throat was feeling a lot better. We pulled up to our small and humble church building and felt real good about being in Sacrament meeting.  After 5 new members were confirmed, I noticed the Bishop of our ward making eye contact with me. Just then the second counselor of our ward approached us, "don't shoot the messenger", he says to us with his awesome New Zealand accent, "but the Bishop would like for you two to give a talk...right now". As the words escaped his lips we heard our names being called from the pulpit.  The second counselor then told us to speak about missionary work and also marriage.  He then left and Jon and I stared at each other. I quickly began to think about our marriage and what on earth I could possibly say.  I literally had the deer in headlights look.  I said a prayer in my mind asking for guidance from the Spirit as to what I should say.  Jon then leaned over to me and suggested I speak about my father and missionary work and Jon said he would speak about our marriage.  Now as many of you know I absolutely worship the ground my father walks on.  He is one of the most important figures in my life. Speaking about him is like reciting the ABC's. It comes so naturally to me.  I got up to the pulpit and related the story of my father's leap of faith in coming to America.  I won't go into details but what I want to mention is the immense feeling I received from the Spirit as I spoke.  I felt calmness, love and clarity.  I didn't want those feelings to go away.  After I spoke Jon got up and gave a very moving talk about his conversion story and how we fell in love.  After we were done about 1/2 of the congregation approached us commending on our wonderful preparation in such wonderful talks.  I simply thanked them and then thanked my Heavenly Father for answering my prayer and providing me with the right words to say to the congregation that day.  I had never before experienced such a moment but I am glad I did.  Jon and I were sincerely grateful for a Bishop that was inspired to ask us to give these talks.  Had I known a week ahead of time that I would be giving a talk during Sacrament I would have been sweating bullets and knowing myself I would have been over-prepared.  But I wasn't, I allowed the Spirit to touch my heart and left that Sunday afternoon with a renewed confidence that I know the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the true restored gospel on this earth today. And that my marriage to Jon was inspired by the same Spirit that confirms the truth of that fact.

Me and My Gal

We love to spend time together. We read together, we take bubble baths together, we play with lots of toys together, we just simply LOVE each other :)

This little gal makes my day so much brighter! Oh how I feel like we will be best buds forever and ever and ever!

Ode To Jon

When it comes to dependability my husband takes the cake!  He has always, always, been there for me.  I believe I take this for granted which is why I want to publicly recognize my wonderful dependable husband.

Here are some recent examples:

When my family came for Christmas I knew I wanted to cook a wonderful dinner.  I remember Jon once cooked a wonderful brisket for my family which they absolutely loved.  I wanted to recreate that feeling so I trudged my way to Gallup to purchase a brisket.  My heart broke when the butcher told me a lady came in and purchased all of the brisket! Ahh! So I went to a local grocery store in town but it was 15 pounds of brisket.  Well, I got sick and didn't have it in me to cook this brisket- in jumps Jon!!  It took him 7 hours to cook this brisket, and I mean 7 whole hours of Jon laboring in the kitchen.  It was absolutley delicious :)

Here is Jon after cooking all day:

Wearing the new thermal PJ's I purchased at Big Lots

I think there are many ways a man shows he loves his wife.  One my resolutions is to acknowledge the way he shows me he loves me.  I know in my heart of heart that he adores me but my stubborn eyes tend to only see red when I'm upset at him which causes me to hold a grudge against him which then affects the way we interact with each other.  If I start seeing all the sweet things he does for me then perhaps I will be slow to anger.  *sigh* life is such a work in progress!!!

I have been sick for the past 2 weeks and Jon has really stepped it up a notch when it comes to Clara.  Without even asking he has been sleeping in the guest bed in Clara's room.  This is the first time Clara has been sick and I told myself if my baby girl was ever to fall ill I would sleep in the room with her to comfort her and be there for her.  Since I was so ill and could barely get up out of bed Jon eased my mind by taking such good care of Clara.  I would sleep for 12 hours straight and I could hear his sweet voice singing to Clara at two in the morning.  He did this for two straight weeks!!!! Gave her her medicine, changed her poopy diapers, and even gave her a bath.  I was fortunate that Jon didn't have to go into work until 10:00am this week so I feel nice and rested (but still terribly ill).  

I love you Jon!

Hello 2012!

We rung in the new year like always..at home watching the ball drop.  I don't mind it so much since I love spending time with Jon and the little gal. I always for certain cry, but this year was a first, I didn't cry.  I think it's because I have Clara.  I never knew why I cried, perhaps it meant another year has passed before me and I still wasn't a mom, or I'd cry because we still had forever to go until Jon graduated from school, or because I still lived in Florida...I think it's all of the above!

But this year I took one look at Jon and the baby monitor and simply smiled :) I have a baby, Jon graduated from school, and I'm out of Florida. Yep, 2011 was definitely my most memorable year!!!

No pics cause we were jammin in our jammies and it's quite unflattering.

Some things to look forward to for the Boress' in the year 2012:

Traveling to several cities across the US
Clara's first Birthday!
Going to General Conference in SLC for the first time
Janeth, my older sister by two years, gives birth to her second child
Going to Orlando and visiting old friends
Vegas baby!
Grand Canyon baby!
A surprise!
And falling more and more in love with my little gal Clara Lucia

To kick things off here is a video of my darling Clara:

-OK, it took me 2 days and I can't upload the video. Very crappy internet service :(

PS- I don't normally ask for comments but my laptop crashed two months ago and I lost all of my blog bookmarks. Can you leave me a link to your blog pretty please so I can continue to stalk you :)