November's Happening

Well November came and went so fast! We started off November in a pretty special way. Neal's brother and sister-in-law adopted the cutest little boy in April and he was sealed to them on the first Saturday in November. We had the opportunity to go and watch him be sealed to his parents for time and eternity. And oh my gosh! That was the neatest thing that I have ever seen. It was such a neat experience, I am so glad I got to be there to share that special day with them.



Then, my best friend from high school was pregnant and I went to two baby showers for her! I always love getting together with all my friends from high school. We laugh and have fun, it is like we are back in high school again!


She actually had her baby girl a couple of days ago on December 2nd and I went and saw her at the hospital and she seriously the cutest thing I have ever seen! Her name is Jordyn Julette Isaacc. She was 7 lbs 1oz. She is so tiny and so cute!!! Congrats Melanie and Danny!

So when there is a blizzard warning, what do the McGarry's decide to do? You might be thinking staying home, cuddling up, and watching a Christmas movie, but no that's not what the McGarry's do. The McGarry's drive up to Boise, Idaho in the middle of a blizzard! Luckily, it wasn't much of a storm and we made it there safely.


Neal needed to go up there to take a tour of the PA facilities in the Idaho State extension campus before he made his decision between Idaho and Virginia. I guess you could say the trip with worth it because we will be moving to Idaho in July! We are pretty excited and we feel like it is the right thing for us. I am so excited for this adventure, I hope July comes fast!

Next thing that happen was Thanksgiving! We had a great Thanksgiving. We were able to spend time with both families. I am glad that we get to do both, because I would hate it if I had to miss something with my family. So we had a Thanksgiving lunch with Neal's whole family. And then we ate Thanksgiving dinner with my family. They were both at churches and I was dreading that, but we played some basketball with my family and it was so fun! I haven't played forever and I really miss it! I hope everyone else had a good Thanksgiving!
(Too bad I didn't take any pictures)

The day after Thanksgiving, we went bowling with Neal's family. I kicked butt the first game, I beat everybody! But then the second game I stunk and got the lowest score! How does that work?


After bowling, we put up our Christmas tree! I love putting up our Christmas tree, it is full of so many memories! We have made it a tradition to buy a Christmas ornament when we go on vacation and then this year we also got a miniature pincher ornament representing Gabby!



Neal and I went to a Christmas parade in downtown Ogden! It was freeezing, but it was fun.





I can't ever blog without saying something about our cute Gabby, but you have to check her out in her cute little sweater! She is adorable!!!!

If you had to choose between Idaho and Virginia where would you choose?

This is the question of the week. And honestly I don't know.
Last week, Neal had more PA interviews. One which was in a small town called Winchester, Virginia. The other in Meridian, Idaho (just outside of Boise.) He got accepted to both and now we have two weeks to decided on where we will be moving this summer. And you know me, I am the most indecisive person you will ever meet.
So if you had to choose between Idaho and Virginia where would you choose?
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What do I want people to remember about me?

Do I want people to think that I am that girl who is negative about everything, who is always a grump, or has nothing nice to say?
Or would I rather have them remember my smile, my kind words, my positive attitude, and would they want to be my friend?
Right now I am changing my attitude!
“Regardless of your present age, you are building your life; … it can be full of joy and happiness, or it can be full of misery. It all depends upon you and your attitudes, for your altitude, or the height you climb, is dependent upon your attitude or your response to situations” President Spencer W. Kimball.
I have so much to be thankful for so why shouldn’t I be happy? I have the best husband ever who puts up with my craziness and who loves me unconditionally. I have wonderful parents who are always there for me. I have three brothers who make me laugh. I have the opportunity to get an education and only have a semester left. I have a cute, old, falling apart house, which I can call home. I have an adorable little Gabby, who brings a smile to my face everyday. I have the opportunity to work with kids and I get to be an example for them and somebody they look up too. I have friends who are there when I need them most. I have a strong, healthy body. I have the gospel of Jesus Christ to help me guide my life. And most of all I am a daughter of Heavenly Father, who loves me!

Weekend in St. George

Neal and I went down to St. George for the weekend; it was a much-needed getaway! I don't know what my deal was last week but I was so grumpy and going down to St. George gave me time to just think and spend time with my hubby. I still wish I was there, I didn't want to come back home, especially now that it is freezing up here! It was a short and sweet, but we did some fun things!
On Friday night we went to the Tuacahn Amphitheater and saw Thriller. Neal wasn't very excited about going, but he is such a good husband he took me anyways. I think that he ended up liking it though! I really liked it! It was so fun and the amphitheater there has such a cool atmosphere. "


On Saturday we got to sleep in for the first time in a long time and it felt nice! Then we went shopping and found lots of cute stuff. Later that after noon we went to the St. George temple and did sealings. So a funny story about what happened to me while I was at the temple, I was wearing a pink bra and you could see right through my dress, so I had to leave it off as I did the sealings! I didn't know what else to do! Haha.

Anyways, I always love doing sealings, one because it doesn't take as long as a session and two because I love hearing the same blessings and covenants that I made with Neal on our wedding day. One of my goals is to go to every temple in Utah. I now have been to the Jordan River, Salt Lake, Logan, Ogden, Bountiful, and now the St. George; so I have been to six out of the fifteen. It is such blessing to have so many temples around us. It will be weird when we move out of state and the closest temple is 3 hours away. After the temple we went my cousins wedding, this was pretty much the reason why we went down. Every time I go to a wedding that is not in the temple, I just feel so grateful for the choices that I have made in my life so that I could be sealed to my best friend for all time and eternity. I wouldn’t have done it any other way!

PA update

Just a little update on what is going on with Neal and PA school. He has three more interviews coming up in November. One is in Nashville, Tennessee; the next day he has one in Winchester, Virginia; and the last one is in Pocatello, Idaho. He has heard back from all the schools now, expect the University of Utah. He should be hearing from them any day now. Hopefully, it will be good news! It would be so wonderful to move to Salt Lake. I will finally get to be closer to my family! But it would also be such a fun adventure to move away for two years!
Just a little update on school with me. I will be through sitting in a classroom at Weber State on October 20th for the rest of my college career! I will finish out this semester teaching in a 4th grade classroom then, STUDENT TEACHING in January!
Well besides that, nothing too exciting is happening. Gabby is keeping us on our toes, but we sure love having her around!

Here is our cute little family!

Loves to take naps!

And we love when she takes naps! Ha

Fort Wayne, Indiana...Here we come...Maybe

I am so lucky to call this sexy, smart, amazing, guy mine! I mean come on, just look at him! Yep, I know you are jealous. I get to spend the rest of my life with this hunk!

Ok, ok, enough of the mushy stuff. But really I am so proud of Neal. Neal never gives himself enough credit. A couple months ago he was worried he wouldn't get in to PA school and he started looking into Physical Therapy (I think he was going through a quarter life crisis). But in the end he decided that a PA was a better route to go for him. So, over the weekend he had a PA interview out in Indiana. After his interview he called me and told me it went really well. Of course I was so happy for him! Then, about an hour later he called me again and told me he got accepted! This time I was extremely happy for him! He did all this worrying about not being able to get accepted to any school for nothing because he got accepted the same day as his interview, my husband really is that awesome!

Neal is still waiting to hear back from a few more schools. But we could end up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We should know where Neal is going to go by the end of November. I'll keep you posted!

Meet Gabby

After one year of wishing for a puppy, my wish finally came true! I told Neal that I was just going to come home one day with a puppy and he told me that he wouldn't have any problem with that! I was kind of joking, but after that reply it made me really want to get one. We have both wanted a puppy for a very long time, but because we were renting we weren't allowed (technically we still aren't supposed to have one, OOPS!). So I started looking at KSL everyday for a cute, affordable, puppy. I also got Neal really into it, he was the one who actually found the ad for Gabby. He actually wanted Gabby's brother and told me to contact the lady to see if the male was still available. He was, but someone was interested in him already. I told her we really wanted the male and if it didn't go through to let us know. I was pretty bummed because they both were so cute, but Neal didn't even want to look at the girl. So the next day, we had to go to Salt Lake for a dentist appointment and these pups were in Orem. While I was getting my teeth worked on Neal had talked to the girl and had planned to meet with her to look at these puppies! I was so shocked because it was a long drive and I didn't think Neal was that serious. So we drove down to Orem and saw the cute pups. I first held the girl, Gabby. She was ADORABLE! She was so small and she looked so much cuter than she did in the picture. She just cuddled right up into me. The boy did have a little bit cuter coloring, but he was a little bigger (Gabby was the runt) and he was a little more rambunctious. I fell in love with Gabby right away. Then Neal said ok, we will take her and he pulls out the checkbook! We never carry a checkbook! So that is my story of how I got a dog. I love Neal so much for letting this dream of my come true! He is so sweet to do this for me even though his grandparent told him no about a year earlier (we rent the other side of their duplex). He said he just hated seeing me sad and would know that this puppy would make me happy!

She really has been a lot of fun! She is starting the nip and we try to give her toys, but she loves our hands and toes. She loves to cuddle and be held. She is a scaredy-cat and jumps and hides over every little noise. She has been pretty good about going potty outside, with just a few accidents inside. She hates being left alone and cries when we aren't around. She sleeps in our bed, for now, hopefully we can get her in her kennel soon. It is amazing to me how you can love these little creatures so much! I can't imagine the love you have a baby and I am excited one day to be a mom! It is good practice for us! Neal is so cute with her and it is fun to watch him. He always says to Gabby, "Where is your mom at?", or "Go find your mom." It just sounds so cute! I know that Neal will be a great dad someday!!! They say getting a puppy for your wife make her hold off on wanting to have kids, but I think it make me want to have one more. HAHA Just kidding Neal! And don't get too excited Dad if you read this.