Meet Marley

Hey it's just us. We are just writing to know that we got a new addition to our home. Our yellow lab Bailey never came home so we decided we would get a new puppy. We named it Marley like the new movie thats out. We were lucky enough that the people we got Bailey from, had another batch of puppies so its like having the same dog, just younger. Hope everybody had a good Christmas. We sure did. Were both thankful for both of our families and all the love and support that they give us and for everybody else in our lifes. Have a great Holiday season. Love the Orrs.

Tagged!

Im a little late in noticing i got tagged because of school....so i figured i could just do it anyways since Im bored!

1. I am scared of fish! Random fact, but i have never enjoyed being around them! They are so gross!

2. I hate being late to anything! I always have to leave the house extra early to make sure I can get there at least 5 minutes early.

3. I don't like chewing noises. I have a hard time eating with other people because the sounds bother me!

4. I am anal about money. I cant stand not balancing the check book. My friends think its funny that I write EVERYTHING down....even if its 25 cents.

5. When i go running i have to have my shoelaces tied a certain way or it will drive me nuts the whole time.

6. The sound of someone scraping their teeth against their utinsels or scraping them against their plate is like nails on a chalk board to me! There are certain noises that im not so great at handling!


Okay...now that you all think im weird its time for you to name 6 random quirks about yourself~ Have fun!

I choose to tag:
1. Shawnee
2. Brittany
3. Chari
4. Connie
5. Tiffany

Thank You!!!!

My camera is broken at the moment, so our blog isnt very interesting but i at least wanted to write a quick note to tell all of my friends and family thank you for everything yesterday! I had an amazing birthday and I am glad that I was able to be surrounded by my family and friends. I am greatful that my mom and dad took the time to have a birthday for me. My birthday is so close to christmas, but my parents have always taken the time to make me feel special. Thanks mom and dad! I love you guys! Thank you for the gifts but mostly thanks for just letting me spend time with you guys yesterday! Thanks so much to the Orr's for all that they do! I appreciate that I became part of a family who is loving and understanding. It was nice to spend time with all of you yesterday! Thanks for the presents and for everything you do! It has been fun to see everyone and spend time with you guys the last couple of days. Lastly a thanyou to my wonderful husband! I love you Big D :) Thanks for the present and for just being my best friend. I am so greatful to have you in my life...that in itself is the only birthday present that I would ever need!

A Breath of Fresh Air...FINALLY!!!

Well, Im guessing that everyone thought we were dead for awhile, but Im happy to report that after 12 long weeks at school, I have finally made it out alive! There has been a lot of things that have changed since I last posted, so this is probably going to be a long one. First of all there is school! I was about ready to pull my hair out several times this semester! I have never had harder classes than this before! I had a childrens lit class that I had to read 68 childrens books, write a summary for each one, do 8 lesson plans and present them and write 12 additional papers. Destry would always ask me if that was the only class that I was taking because everytime he saw me, that was what I would be working on. Needless to say, the last day of the semester I piled a huge pile of papers in front of the fireplace! I have been trying to run in at least one race a month since June. On thanksgiving day I had the opportunity to run in the Run to Feed the Hungry. There were over 500 people that participated. As you can see in the pictures, I had one of my best buddies with me :) I wish he could have ran with me, but the trail was really narrow and there were a lot of people, so he stayed and waited at the finish line with my amazing husband Destry. I really appreciate that he takes the time to come to all of my races and cheer me on. I would have taken a picture of me and destry too, but my camera died when I was getting it out. The only problem at that race was there was one member of the family missing...Bailey. She came up missing the sunday before Thanksgiving. We came home from church and she had knocked her kennel door open. Needless to say we were all heartbroken. I felt bad for Rugar because he has had her around since we got him as well. I miss having both of them around. I dont think there needs to be much of an explanation about where she went. About a month ago, I ended up having to quit my job at the school. I had to leave because I was so behind in school and it was taking a lot of gas money/time to drive to rexburg 2-3 times a day for tests and group projects. I loved my job with those kids, and they will always have a special place in my heart. They made me a card and we had a party the day I left. Its amazing how attached I was to the job. I guess a part of me felt like I was as close to heavanly father as I could be when I would work with those kids. It was a really hard decision to leave, but i know I did what was best. I just wish that some of the people in this world could see how close to heavanly father they really are. I started a new job up at the student health center pharmacy today. It is going to be nice to be able to do my homework while im working and not have to drive back and forth so much. The nice thing about the job is that they work my schedule around whatever classes that I want to take. Destry is still working as hard as ever. He worries so much about being able to be a good husband to me and i really appreciate it. I am so excited to be able to spend my first christmas with him. I love christmas and I am so excited to finally be able to focus on what is going on and have a life for a few weeks! Well, now that ive rambled long enough, I hope that everyone is doing good and has a good holiday season!