Betsy, Sweet Betsy

I am so lucky to be able to not only know Betsy but to have her as a sister. I always joke with her and tell her it's hard to have her as a sister, seriously though...... it's true. There is no way I could live to be half the person she is. I don't know how someone can be so brilliant, sweet, beautiful, smart and darn near perfect!




She's taught me a lot and has been a really great sister and second mom. It's hard for me to have her to be all the way in Virginia but somehow she makes it seem like she not so far away.I am so proud of her she has done everything in her life with such grace. Her wonderful choice in a husband (I don't know what I'd do if I didn't get to have been as a brother and friend), her brilliance, her beautiful children and her passion for helping people. She truly is one of the people I admire the most! (Bets- it's hard to have a gifted sister)


Something that I think describes Betsy the most is a song that says,
'And everything around her is a silver pool of light
The people who surround her feel the benefit of it
It makes you calm'



It's truly a blessing to know Betsy

The Horror

Crazy Colby every Saturday gets up even earlier the he usually does for work and goes the West Valley basketball then back to our ward for 'church ball'. I guess he really likes the people and basketball, because he is definitely not a morning person. I'm still shocked every Saturday when he's gone when I get up. This has been his routine for sometime now and he hopes he won't miss next week. However last Saturday this is what happened........






I always say he can do what he wants..... So he's gone to work and as well as he can been walking on it. Although I still have my doubts for Saturday morning basketball!

Griffis Statistics

It's almost our one year anniversary, just thinking back to when we met a lot has happened!

-Days we've known each other 714
-Married 321 days
-Christmas' together 2
-Kids 0
-Trips 3
32 hour drive to Virginia
Colby's Birthday in Virginia
Honeymoon in Vegas
+ Multiple Bear Lake trips
+ Wendover Fun Bus 1
-Dogs 1,
Rogue, never thought I'd have a dog but now Colby says I'm soft. I think he might be right and I might even like her more then he does.
-Chores
Colby: dishes, laundry, vacuuming, trash and picking me up from work
Barbie: repairs, bathroom, kitchen, cooking and yard work
-Nights apart since our wedding 18
Babysitting for VTs 14
Stuck in Norfolk for Delta Bucks 1
Girls in Wendover 2
Preparing Thanksgiving at Robin's 1
-Places lived 1
-Birthdays together
Colby's 2
Barbie's 2
-TV seasons watched on DVD 11
Firefly, Veronica Mars, One Tree Hill, The Office, Lost, Heroes, Big Love, True Blood, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, NCIS and Wonder Woman.
-Jazz games attended 4
-Times appeared together on Jumbo tron 3

It has been a great 714 days! I'm so lucky to have found my best friend and get to do so many fun and amazing things together. Love you so much Honeyo!

Low key Birthday...... just my style

On December 27th I turned 26, I am officially on my way passed mid twenties and on my next Birthday I will begin my late twenties, EEK! I know I'm not technically old but it's just surprising, how did I get here? I seem to anticipate my birthdays less but I have only had 26 and even less that I remember. Getting older is just interesting, to say the least. I can tell I'm getting older but I really like it! It's nice to go to bed early, wake up early and enjoy learning. I only wish I'd discovered it sooner. Anyway... I had a wonderful birthday with my family and spent the entire day at home playing games, all sorts. This year I received a wonderful gift, a MacBook. At 26 it's my first computer, I love it. Thanks again you guys, Love you!!!!!!

Tradition, tradition! Tradition!

We've been lucky to have our whole family together again for the holidays! Betsy and I love to joke it's our favorite time of year because people don't have excuses of other things to do, so they have to play with us. It really is the funnest time, we spend lots of time playing games, chatting, eating, laughing and my favorite, rarely leaving the house.
We have a newer family tradition where we bowl and play in the arcade at Fat Cats on Christmas Eve. It's been a lot of fun!!! Another thing we all do is get matching Christmas shirts and where them all of Christmas Eve. This year we couldn't find any that fit us all. So, I took on the task of making them. A bit harder then I thought but I think they turned out well.

Krista's 26th Birthday

Our sweet Krista Fantin came into town for her Birthday (December 22), we celebrated by having our traditional High school friend/ Birthday party. We ordered and ate Chinese as well as most people brought a treat or two to share. Including a extra fancy Birthday cake made by Shannon and Lauren. The same party routine as always..... eat, visit, eat more and visit more. We always seem to have loads to talk about, it was so much fun. We followed up the next morning by most of us going to breakfast at Blue Plate. More eating and more visiting. I can't believe I'm so lucky to have such great friends that are still close!

My project

I found my Mom's favorite old rocking chair, which she was give by my Grandpa. It was a very sentimental piece of furniture for my Mom. It had been through a lot, my Mom and Dad both used it to rock Katie, Betsy and I to sleep when we were younger. A few years ago we decided to get it fixed but never got around to it since it was during our house remodel. When I saw it a month or so ago I decided it would be the perfect project. It was my first novice try at refinishing, repairing and reupholstering furniture. There are a few flaws but over all I think it turned out well.

Before......






After......

All Hallows Eve

This year Colby and I decided to dress as our favorite arch nemesis from Dr.Horrible's Sing Along Blog. We were surprised how few people knew who we were, although it is kind of a nerdy thing to know. I thought our costumes were pretty right on .... but you tell me......









We also carved pumpkins at Colby's friends traditional yearly Halloween party.



Colby once told me it was the stupidest thing in the world to dress your pets up (namely dogs) which I agree. However he was very strict about this. So, of course Mom and I couldn't resist......