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!

Christmas Lights!

One of my favorite things to do around Christmas time is look at all the lights! We drive around town and look at all the houses of lights whenever we can. This year we have been too busy to put any up ourselves like we usually do but December is just flying by without us even noticing. We did manage to get a Christmas Tree! It's beautiful! We put our homemade ornaments on it. Each year we make an ornament. Decorating it and putting something special in it, like something from that year that was special to us like our wedding or trips or family stuff. It's really fun and nice to look at it and remember! So last weekend Nate, Devin and I went to Sandy to see Bill and Melissa and their new puppy Maeby, and went to Temple Square to see all the lights! It was beautiful! There were thousands and thousands of lights! But it was freezing so we took some pictures and headed home to get warm. We had a really fun weekend! This year we are planning to go to Grantsville to see his family for Christmas but then coming home on Christmas day to spend together! I can't wait! We have both been so busy that we still have to buy most of our presents. Hahaha. Anyway, we hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Turkey Day!

Nathan and I are finding ourselves having to work during the holidays once again. We had to work on the night before, getting out early Thanksgiving morning. So we spent most of Thanksgiving day sleeping. When we finally woke up in the afternoon, we were sure everyone was done eating but we made it just in time to Nates family's before they put all the good food away. We really wanted to visit his parents but our work schedules just didn't allow it. So we ended up going to Richmond and we got to see some family we hadn't seen since our wedding! That was so much fun! Plus the pies were excellent! When we got home I was exhausted, (plus I had to go into work again that night) so I went back to bed and Nate went back to his cousins to visit. We had a really great time and we hope everyone else did as well! I miss you Mom and Dad! Tell Earl, Tammy, and all my wonderful siblings I love and miss you all! I need you now more than ever through the holidays! We'll visit soon and can't wait to see you! Happy Holidays! Love you all!

The Sacketts and Griffiths under the same roof... OH BOY!

Well Nathan and I finally had the same night off and decided that since we didn't have anything planned we should go to see our good friends Bill and Melissa (which was a long overdue trip!). We loaded Pearl up and headed to Salt Lake. Bill and Melissa have just bought their first house and we were really excited to see it! (when they were all moved in) Then we all went out to dinner and had a lot of fun! When we all get together there is never a dull moment! Between talking, laughing and singing there is hardly time to catch a breath! We always have fun with the Sacketts! I was sure I was going to beat Bill at Monopoly, but as soon as the game started thats when it ended.... well for everyone but Bill. I hung in there for awhile, but i was the first one out! Bill won the game! Then we played some Rock band! That was fun! Over all it was such a fun night! The next day Bill and Melissa surprised me by getting a puppy! A little Black Lab only 2 months old. They named her Maeby. She was sooo cute and shy! Pearl was so excited to have a friend to play with. Only it will take a little longer for her to get used to things. We are planning on going down in a couple weeks so by then she will be more playful and exciting! We are so happy Pearl has a friend to play with now!