Merry {belated} Christmas!

I know it's late... but here is our Christmas.

{christmas cards}

Click HERE to see our Christmas Cards!

{a list}

Why do I love this season?    THIS is why.

Its a Monday.

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Happy Sunday!

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Book List

HERE.

Quiet Book Project

Click here to see the completed Quiet Book Project that I have been involved in!

{Update}

Click HERE.

Whats for Dinner?

Find out HERE.

Home Sweet Home

Come visit us HERE.

Today's thought...

HERE.

Snow, Stress, and Forever Sharp Knives

Read all about it HERE.

Tis the Season...

Click HERE.

Halloween 2010

Click HERE.

Also, watch this:




Go Mac.

Luke "Scott" Walker

Click HERE.

Also, read about the our pumpkin carving extravaganza in the post below this one. I thought that I posted it on the pre-blog, but it appears that I did not. They are both great posts.

The 24th Annual "Walker-Oliver Pumpkin Carving"

Click HERE.

A mess.

HERE.

Some Random Love

Click HERE.

I love Halloween.

Click HERE to read all about my obsessive like love for Halloween.

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Whew! This post is just barely in time to beat the 5:00 maintenance window for blogger. 

Take that.

Unofficially Official

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It's not quite official yet... but official enough to send me into panic attacks just thinking about apartment hunting in such a large area!

Crazy Days

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Ten - Eleven - Two Thousand and Ten

Click HERE to see why today is so special.


I'll give you a hint:

Cinnamon Tacos?

Click HERE to read all about my excellent culinary skills. You won't regret it.


And if you would like to come over for dinner, I may even give you a discount on the big bucks I am going to start charging people.

Bride Hunting

Click HERE to see our adventures in Bride Hunting!

(Yes, we did do a LOT of other things this weekend. No, I did not get ANY other pictures.)

Latest Crafting Adventures

I totally posted this yesterday, and then forgot to post it to the pre-blog. Which, actually, is fine. Because now it's like I blogged on two days! I was already pretty proud of myself for blogging again yesterday after my post earlier this week. Now I can be even prouder! 

Click HERE to read about my latest crafting adventures.


Also, check out this blog post by my friend, Megan. I love this idea and will probably have to make her help me do them. (Also, check out her sweet new photography business at Alluring Essence. She rocks.)


And just because I want to: 

I have been thinking a lot about our wedding lately. (I guess that is what you get when you are surrounded by brides every day for your business!) Everything was so perfect. I love this man more now than I even did then.

Our life together is such a good one.

Sorry! I realize that we have been married for more than a year, and that this is a little random. But I LOVE all of our wedding photos. People complement us on them every time they come over to our house because, yes, we have LOTS and LOTS of wedding pictures hanging around the house. 

For information on our amazing photographer, Mindy, check out her website. You won't regret it. She has so many amazing photos and you can't help but feel like you know the people she is taking pictures of because of the way she is able to capture their personalities!

Mindy Black Photography

Likes and Dislikes

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Random Thoughts and Catch Up

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Gmail and Labor Day

Click HERE.

Check it out!

Click HERE to read this post on our regular blog... or just continue reading this blog for today's post.

Things have been pretty crazy the past couple of days. David and I have a million things to do before school starts... including doing laundry so we can wear clean clothes again, editing pictures for my little brother and sister's senior pictures, home-teaching, visiting teaching, cleaning our house, tackling the back bedroom, resumes, work, and 991,000 other things.

However, I have been slowly catching up with the blog world. Key word: slowly. However, I want to give a shout out to one of my friends! Shawnee just recently started her own etsy business and it is wonderful! She makes her own headbands, necklaces, earrings and other unique items. Seriously... I love her headbands and would LOVE to get one for my birthday (hint, hint). 

Her business is called "my fair ladee." I think that is such an adorable name, and it fits Shawnee so well! Check out her etsy shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyFairLadee. Or follow her twitter here: https://twitter.com/MyFairLadee

Seriously, you won't regret at least taking a look. There is some serious eye candy over there!

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I wish that I had more time to write a post, but Utah State's Connections is this week. Right now, all of my fellow managers are working in the Information Technology booth at the Connections Fair... without me. I decided that I needed a break, but break time if over and I am heading back to our extremely crowded booth. Wish me luck!  

 

(p.s. You may wonder why I posted this in our pre-blog... But I want to help Shawnee get the word out any way that I can. So I decided I would post this on the pre-blog as well as our personal blog.)

Missed us?

Click HERE to see where we have been for the last week and a half.

Today's thought...

Click HERE.

Flashback: Caution Explosive Gas

Click HERE.

Flashback: Nathans Baptism.

Click HERE.

Also, as a bonus... I have included my thoughts about vocabulary and words like "preggo". Please leave feedback.

{a beautiful little blessing dress}

Come on over to read about the process and see the final product! You won't regret it! Click HERE.

You want a sneak peek? Fine... twist my arm.

Flashback: Sleepover and World Cup!

Click HERE.

Flashback: Kyle and Chelsea Griffin

Click HERE.

I was able to take engagement and bridal photos for this couple. It was so much fun and I am really pleased with the way they turned out.

When did this happen?

Click HERE.

Flashback to the past! -- Happy anniversary to us!

Our marriage turned one! Click here to read.

We finally got our camera back, so there will be several "Flashback" posts coming in the near future.

To Kraft or not to Kraft...

Click HERE.

And David posted as well, except he forgot to add the link to this blog. Check out our Midnight Movie Madness HERE. 

California vacation anyone?

Click HERE.

Hello, my name is Shantel and I have a problem...

Click HERE.

I Do... Re-Done.

 Click HERE.

My Dad...

Click HERE.

Chastised for not posting in over three weeks...

Click HERE.

Come Celebrate!

Click HERE.

Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore art thou Romeo?

 Click HERE.

Pictures at last.

Click HERE.

Blue Eyes...

Click HERE.

Summer to do list

Click HERE to read about all of the things I want to do this summer. Let me know if you have anything that I should add to the list!

Let's Celebrate!

Celebrate with us HERE.

Bridal Faire Extravaganza

Click here to see pictures from the Bridal Faire that we attended!

The good and the bad...

Click HERE.

NCAA Tournament Commercial Critique

Click HERE for our extensive critique on the commercials showing during the NCAA tournament.

My life as a pie chart...

Click HERE!

Come on... you know you want to...

Facebook Attack

Click HERE to read about our World Domination skills when playing Facebook Attack.

"Moments with David and Shantel"

Dear Blog Readers,

After my immensely successful recent post, I have been promoted to write occasional columns called "Moments with David and Shantel." I hope you enjoy them. Please be aware, the opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinions of "thepeadenlife" or Shantel Peaden.

See our blog for more.

Down with Love...

Click HERE.

The answer is...

Click HERE for The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything...

Little Caesars Thursday

Click HERE.

Something to look forward to...

THIS is what I have to look forward to, every day.

Happy Valentines Day Shantel!

I love Shantel. She is fantastic. Happy Valentines day! P.S. Don't forget to read Shantel's post below because then he will see what an amazing teacher she is and how much her students love her!

My first "teacher" Valentine

I love being a teacher, and HERE is one of the many reasons.

New Haircut

Join me on a journey through the history of my hair all leading up to my latest haircut. Click HERE.

Underprepared...

Please validate my existence by leaving a comment at the bottom of THIS post.

Hidden Valley Ranch...

Click HERE to read about our brilliant money-making scheme.

Red Ladder Design - Debut

MY WEBSITE IS FINALLY DONE!

Please welcome Red Ladder Design to the wonderful World Wide Web by popping over and checking things out. Then just come back here and let me know what you think! 

 

http://redladderdesign.blogspot.com/

 

 

 Click HERE to link to the post on our blog.

Update on a Failed Dinner

Click here to read about how our dinner last Thursday turned out. This post also contains my "famous" chicken enchilada recipe. Delicious!

My Culinary Masterpiece...

 Click HERE to read about my latest culinary "masterpiece"...

Welcome to Europe...

Click this link HERE to see all about our brief vacation to Europe!

A Lesson in Palm Reading

 Click HERE to hear the ramblings of a girl trapped at work with no desire to do anything productive. Thanks!

How to eat an Elephant...

Click HERE to learn how to eat an elephant.

Going Private... for real this time...

Well, you may have noticed that I have finally set my blog to private. I am getting closer to having my business website done, and have started sending some people to the website. I figured that now is as good as time as ever to make the transition into a private blog. I'm sorry if this inconveniences any of you... but we would eventually be going private anyway.

If you haven't been added to our "real" blog yet, please leave your e-mail address and I will add you to the list.

Click HERE to read the rest of the blog post.