Meet the Downwards

About a week ago the Downward family decided to go and take some family pictures! But first I wanted to introduce my awesome new family.

There is Cindy and Kent Downward (mom and dad)
These two are amazing and I couldnt ask for better in-laws. They are loving, caring and all around amazing to everyone they meet.  They have taught me so many life skills and hobbies including fly fishing! Which I can't WAIT to do again. Here's to the best in-laws ever!
(don't mind cute Porter in this picture)

Cory's oldest sister Ashley and  husband Brian Davis are next.

These two have been so fun to get to know the past year. They have 3 beautiful kids Aspen, Brylee and Porter. These three know how to make everyone laugh and smile till their cheeks hurt. They live in Jarome Idaho and visit often.

(Don't mind Grandpa, Dad, Kent in this picture)
Left to Right- Brylee, Bryan, Ashley, Porter, Aspen

The next to introduce is Kristen! Kristen is second oldest and full of laughs. Kristen lived with Cory's parents while we were dating and I got to know her very well. We always seem to have something to talk about. She currently lives with Ashley and Bryan up in Jerome and LOVES IT! She works as a secretary at a PT Office. Kristen is an awesome sister and a wonderful aunt. She loooovvveeesss the Davis kids!

The youngest of the girls is Melinda and her husband Isaac Pena. Melinda is sweet, funny and cares so much about those around her. I have had a great time getting to know her the past couple months while Isaac had been proudly serving our country. They were married over a year ago and live with Cindy and Kent for now. They also have a little yorkie named Taz.

And very last is Cory. Cory is the baby of the family. He is 23 years old and studying at SLCC and U of U to get his degree in mechanical engineering. He works full time at American Appliance (yup he's a repairman! Call him!) I can't say enough good things about Cory so I won't. :) He's amazing and the best husband ever. He loves his family and cares so much about them. He served a mission in West Virginia.

I am extremely grateful for my new family. I love them so much and am so happy I get to be apart of the Downwards.

Auntie Em!!!!

Today there was a weather warning for a severe wind storm... if you missed all that wind today :) ... I had school like I do every day so I got up and headed out the door. On the way to school I listened to the radio and they were talking about wind that had reached up to 95 MPH in Centerville and Bountiful. 15 Semi Trucks were reported to have tipped over. They also had powerlines down and breakers explode. I15 was closed as well for about 1 hour. I got to school and the power was out. NO SCHOOL!!! :) Then the news stations said they had closed schools for today and tomorrow due to wind. Multiple people called into radio stations to tell them that "Centerville looks like a war zone!" People also facebooked "Is it Judgement day?!" haha :) I hope you all had a fantastic windy day here in Utah. I know I froze MY butt off! :) Here's some pics.
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You'll Shoot Your Eye Out

The past two Thanksgivings Cory and I have made it a new tradition to go shooting the morning of turkey day. This year we went with some friends and had a blast! We shot 22 rifles, 22 handguns, 20 gage shotgun and a AR15. Last year I shot a 12 gage shotgun and about blew my arm off so I just kept with the 20 gage this year and had a BLAST!! I hit almost all of the clay pigeons and decided I really REALLY want a AR15!! It was sweet!!!! :)
Here are some pics and a clip of what we did. Hope you all had a great weekend.. Now back off  to school... Yay...

Thanksgiving!!!

What are YOU grateful for??
This Thanksgiving I am thankful for my family. They are the greatest in the whole world. As I have spent the last couple days with my family I noticed just how blessed I am to have my parents and my sisters and brothers. My nieces and nephews also bring joy to all our family get togethers. I also got to spend time with my new family, the Downwards. They are amazing and make me so happy. I am so grateful for my new sisters, rbothers, in-laws and nieces and nephew.
It has been a busy thanksgiving this year full of laughter and love.
I am also eteranlly grateful for my awesome husband. He is the greatest man in the world. Every day he reminds me just how lucky I am to have him as my eternal companion. He works so hard and has been so patient with all my sicknesses and surgery. He is my rock and I love him.
I hope your holiday weekend has been great!! Lots of turkey, mashed potatoes, family, laughter and shopping!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

The Sisters Shopping. We missed Rob and Britt!!

A Woman's Best Friend

Today as I woke up, like every single morning, I headed straight to the bathroom where my loyal companion Tank sleeps. Like any normal person my bladder is full so I have to pee ha ha and Tank always gets out of bed and jumps up on my leg to get pet. This morning though he made me smile and laugh out loud. He got up and stretched like he normally does and then proceeded to go across the floor like a army man all the way over to me. At the same time, wagging his little stub tail. :)

I couldn't help but smile. He has been such a joy in mine and Cory's life. I wish and hope he knows just how much he means to me. He may be small but he takes up a big part of my heart.

So... Today I am Thankful for Tankers. My second best friend.

 I am also Thankful for Madison My first puppy who I love so much! 10 Years of fun!!

A New Beginning

Hello fellow bloggers!!

The Downwards have joined the Blogging World! I hope I can keep up with it and let everyone know just what exactly we are up to.

But if you DON'T know anything about the Downwards, here ya go!

Blowing up Pumpkins

We met in October 2010 from an online dating site through the LDS Institute at UVU. We went on a blind date and hit it right off! We hung out almost every day, in between classes, etc.

On February 18th 2011, Cory asked me to marry him after an eventful day of rock climbing and him making me a candlelight dinner. I said yes of course!!

When we got engaged!

 





This is Tank!!

We were married in the SLC temple on June 14th 2011 and it was the greatest day of my life! On August 11th 2011 we got our puppy, he's a yorkie, named Tank. We are living in an apartment that fits us perfectly. We are also working and going to school which takes up about 97% of our time.

Life is good and we couldn't be happier. I would like to post at least once a week of the things we do. Good, Bad and the Ugly!

Hope you follow!

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Happy Thanksgiving!!

Here is part of our wedding video if you missed the big day!!