"To shorten winter, borrow some money due in Spring."

this morning as i was looking outside, even though it's snowing i could imagine all the happy times we've had out there. summer meals where we're talking and laughing and the little kids are squealing as jared swings them around. picking raspberries and grapes for my breakfast. reading under the canopy of grape leaves in the gazebo while bees are humming. you know, life is good.... even if the memories are covered with a blanket of snow right now. waiting to make more memories together is a wonderful anticipation.

taking winter one day at a time

it's been snowing all morning but hey, it's going to get rid of all the goop we've been breathing so i don't mind at all. but i saw this picture and just had to send it along, because sometimes winter just feels like this!

Steppin it up

I'm not sure if anyone will read this since i know no one expects me to be writing, but my new goal is to step up keeping in touch with everyone this year. i was reading some other blogs today and thought it was a shame not to be participating instead of just spectating. so this is my beginning effort. we're about 1/2 through with the first month of the year. i hope everyone is working on reading the Book of Mormon together. my beginning is a bit dismal...i'm only on 1 Nephi 14, but it's a start. anyone else joining in? well i'm going to figure out how to add a picture and hopefully next time i'll have one. love you all. mom

Wasn't Christmas wonderful! I sure love you! It was so much fun. Josh and Val, we sure missed you.

Just an FYI

I posted some pictures from Jared and Tonya's wedding on our blog.
(Yes, Jared and Tonya's wedding made it on our blog before our own wedding...)

Anyway, I was going to post them on the family blog, but I decided to do it on ours instead so I just wanted to let everyone know in case you wanted to take a look.

By the way, Chris--your last post made me laugh!
In light of the new pregnancy in the family:
"Has everyone talked to Jons and Celeste lately? : ) "
You're so funny! By the way, I am super excited about the great deal you got on your new fridge--does that qualify me for being totally lame???

School is still going really well for us. It's BYU's Homecoming week. We are so excited for the football game tomorrow! Its been nice to have something to look forward to during our busy week. I've been stationed here in the library writing a paper for the last six hours (just taking a quick blog break to maintain sanity). Jon just championed his first Econ test, and headed back to the Testing Center to conquer one more for the day!

Love you all!
~Celeste

In honor of BYU's Homecoming Week, please enjoy this picture of us bustin' a move at last year's Homecoming Dance w/ Marci (Hartley) and Mike Chapman. Please, don't let our sweet moves distract you from taking special note of Jon's face.

Newness

Hey, not trying to pressure anyone, but I'm ready for some major blogfest/picture fests! I mean, in our family we have: a new year of school in Salt Lake, Provo, Chicago, and Fruit Heights, new windows and stucco on the house in Layton, a new house in Memphis, a new apartment in Chicago, several new jobs, a new pregnancy, and a new trip to Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Oh, and of course a new fridge in Woods Cross. Come on, people! I want to see pictures and hear about them all!

Okay, I guess with all the newness, no one has time to write. Except me... well, my new fridge is great. If you really want to see a picture of that, you've got way to much time on your hands.

ps. Has everyone talked with Jons and Celeste lately? :)

Back To School To Prove We're Not the Fool

Just a quick note to let everyone know how much you are all loved, appreciated, and especially missed. We felt that mom's e-mail on Sunday was too true--it seems like the family is so spread out by distance these days. It was so nice to have those few weeks to spend together this summer.

Despite the distance between us all,
we Provoian Millers are excited to hear all about:

Dad's business undertakings in warm weather climates,
Mom's quest to shape the young minds of her cute class,
Mary's escapades in the landscapes of Cambodia,
Rob and Chris' daily adventures in parenthood,
Josh and Val's venture to home ownership, and of course
Jared and Tonya's enterprises in their new marriage and Chicagoian life (yes, I just made Provo and Chicago into adjectives- cut me a break, I'm not an English major for a reason).

As for us, its back to school! Despite Celeste's obvious sarcasm on the subject as displayed on our blog (take a look), we are incredible excited for the semester-energized and ready to work hard!

We send our love to the Millers all over the map,
Jon and Celeste