Casey is coming! Yay

So not much has changed for us lately. Our South Dakota trip is postponed for a little later time and although we are sad that we can’t make it to Sturgis… there is always next year! Since we plan on taking the Harley up there next year we are super excited! It can’t come soon enough! The downer though is that I will have to wait a year to see my family but we plan on staying for a while when we do go so that’s good. Soon my little sister Casey will be flying down here from Michigan to spend time with Nate and I. I am so excited! I haven’t seen her since I went to Michigan in March.She just turned 16 and my mom bought her a ticket for her birthday. Since school is starting soon for her, she can only stay a week but I think it will be a blast!

What's been going on in the Griffiths household? Well...

We were getting tired of having two two door vehicles... so we sold the truck and got a 4runner. It's a lot nicer to have the pups in the very back so they are not jumping all over the car! But... Nathan took it out the other day and when he came back there was a HUGE hole in one of the tires and within 15 minutes the tire was completely flat in our driveway. So that is not going to be fun to fix :( Great. Then poor Nathan starts not feeling well (and by that i mean his temp was between 101- 104 degrees for a couple days and he couldn't breathe or keep anything down ) but puts off going to the doctor thinking it's just a simple flu virus... until... he gets worse and worse and we have to rush him to the ER. Talk about worried... i was a wreck! So they got his oxygen up and heart rate down to normal and took some blood tests and then it really got scary. He had to get some chest ex-rays and a cat scan because they were scared he had a Pulmonary Embolism which is not good at all. That came back negative ( thank goodness!) but it did show that he has Pneumonia pretty bad and Empyema. Apparently he had been sick for a while for it to get as bad as it is. So they sent him home with some antibiotics and told us to go see the doc on monday morning. The doc could definitely tell that he was not a whole lot better and put him on oxygen here at home and released him from work until the end of the month. He is feeling a little better. Getting more sleep and fluids down but he has had some pain worsen and if it doesn't get better soon we will be heading back to the ER. We need lots of prayer so if you could please pray for him that would be great. Nates brother in law came over today and gave him a blessing and we greatly appreciate him for that! Thank you!

MOM VISITS!!!!

So about a month ago my wonderful mother flew down here to spend some time with Nathan and I!! It was a surprise! Well, sort of. She called me and told me that she was going to come see me and 24 hours later.... YAY... she was here! Since I don't get to see my mother very much (and nathan has only gotten to see her a few times since we've been together) we spent as much time together as possible. She stayed almost two weeks and it was the best two weeks I could ask for! Thanks mom for everything! I love you! Wish we could see you more. But... we are coming up soon! Are you ready? HAHA

It's been too long!

So it's been about a month since I went to Michigan and I just been to lazy to wanna update our blog so... sorry :( We have been quite busy. Nate has been fixing up our house, (just a bunch of little things here and there) and I am so grateful for all the hard work he does! He really is wonderful at anything he does.
I myself haven't been busy in a productive way other than cleaning and going to work, but I have been trying to get healthier so I go to the gym a lot and I spend time with friends and Nathan whenever I can. Not to mention taking care of Keela is a big job! She is doing better though! Oh and did I mention the weather? So it's been snowing like crazy here! Cold and snowing!!! Like it's the middle of December or something. I am so over the snow. And I Nate is too. I don't blame him when it's 60 degrees one day and then the next it's like a blizzard clear into spring! Utah has some crazy weather!


Michigan was WONDERFUL! I really needed it! It was so amazing to get to see my family and friends!
The best part was getting to spend quality time with my mom, brother and sister. I can not tell you how good it feels to get to see them after 2 years! I can't believe how big they are. When I left they were just these little kids not even in high school, and now they are almost as tall as me and going into 11th grade!?! What happend?! I love them so much. You guys are the best brother and sister I could ever ask for! Utah is kinda hard on me because I am really really close with my mom and brother and sister and I just get really sad sometimes. Hopefully we will get to visit more often. 2 years is really too long to go without my family. I'm crossing my fingers that maybe someday we will get to stay out there for a while. I didn't do a whole lot outside of just spending a lot of time with my family and friends. Everyone came over to my moms house to say hi and I got to go out to see a ton of people. I was really sad to leave but also missing Nathan and my baby girls (Pearl and Keela) like crazy. I just wish I could have both! Thank goodness I have Nathans family or I would be a wreck. I love his parents! They are incredible! Thank you guys for all you do! I was only there for five days... but it was the best five days I have had in a long time!

Mom,
I love you, and I miss you like crazy. I know we don't get to talk much cause we have separate schedules, but I could talk to you all day everyday! Please don't worry about me. I am doing great! Really I am! It was just overwhelming you know?! Im still Nicki, just older and with a family of my own. I have changed, but for the better. You just didn't have enough time to see. You know i love you so much! It kills me to be here and doing this without you. I need you just as much as you need me. You are doing a great job! I can't believe how wonderful my brother and sister are. It's almost surreal how grown up they are! They are that way because of you! I haven't been there :( Please don't worry about me. You know I can handle it. Im strong like you! Nathan is so wonderful! You will never find a better son-in-law! He is the best husband! I love you and I wish you were here!



RRR,
I love you! I wish we could've spent more time together! I am so lucky to have a friend like you! You are an amazing friend! I miss you more and more everyday. I can't wait to see you again!
P.S. When are you moving to Utah???


We just wanted to say how much we love and appreciate all our friends and family. We are really lucky to have you in our lives! Thanks for being there and all you do! Love you! Love you Dad! I miss you. I will see you soon. I don't know what i would do without you Nana and Papa! Your always there and I can't do without you!


Michigan Pictures :)













St. Patty's Day Pictures :)

Michigan Bound!

So on Thursday morning, way to early for anyone to ever be up, I'll be on a plane to Michigan! I haven't been there in about 2 years so I can't wait to see all my family and friends! I will only be there for about 5 days and i'm sure i'll be so busy seeing everyone that i'll be exhausted when i get back! I have loved Utah and living here, it is quite different than Michigan but I have always missed my family because i was really close with my family and friends. Nathan is going to stay here in Utah and take care of the puppies and work. He was invited and was going to go right up until we booked the ticket. He decided that I should go and spend quality time with my family and friends and he would go next time. That was really sweet of him! So i'm off! I am really excited and I know i will have a really good time! I just hope the weather permits and I have a safe flight and travel. Wish me luck!

Meet Keela!

Keela is the newest member of the Griffiths clan! She was born on January 3, 2009 and is a pure bred chocolate lab. She weighs 12 pounds now but she will be a big dog. We have been toying with the idea of getting a chocolate lab for a while. So Pearl would have a companion and also just cause we love labs. So Friday afternoon we were looking at them online and just decided it was the time. We are really happy to have her. She is so lovable and well behaved. Pearl and Keela are getting along good. They dont know what to think of each other quite yet. They are going to be the best of friends. So far Keela has taken well to her new home and is very comfortable only on the couch. I think it's cause she feels camouflaged so she can hide better. I can hardly see her when she's curled up on the brown couch with the brown pillows. She was such a good sport on the long drive home. We think she'll fit right in with this family! We love her so much already!

New Year!

The new year has been great! Nathan and I are doing really good! We've been spending a lot of time together and it's been wonderful! This year is going to be a great year! I am going to Michigan in March to see my family and friends! I am really excited! Nate is going to stay behind and hold down the fort. He is so awesome for letting me go! I haven't seen my family in about a year and a half. This summer we are going to go to South Dakota again to stay with my dad and go to the rally. Last year was a blast but I want to take Nate this time. Bill and Melissa came up this past weekend. We all went to the Hardware Ranch and took a sleigh ride and saw a bunch of Elk! It was so fun and interesting... although it was freezing we still had a good time! This weekend I am driving up to Blackfoot to see a friend who just had a baby, his name is Christopher Cole Morris, and help her with planning her wedding! Nate is probably going to Sandy to see Bill and Melissa. He is going to hang out with Pearl while I am gone. That pretty much sums up everything. Just working a lot and doing stuff whenever we can. Hope you had a Happy New Year!