Our New Camera

We splurged on one last Christmas present and wanted to share some of it with you. We promise that all our future posts will have quality pictures to view. Enjoy!!

Happy New Years!!!!

Because we've only been in the new year for a few hours, I don't have too much to report on yet. So instead, allow me to recap some of the highlights from the Case's last year!!



Drew and I bought our first home in May. After a long, drwan-out process we finally signed papers the same day I was offered a job at Marquis Care Center. It was a wonderful day and the house warming party that followed (pictured above) was fantastic. We look forward to many more parties in our new place.



Our family got a little bigger in August with the addition of our first four-legged baby, Kyrie. She was a rescue dog from the Boise pound and we got her right after Drew's 25th birthday. She was his favorite gift. She continues to be our favorite part of coming home each night, as she is always excited to see us.















Our friends Heather and Derrek got married in September in the most beautiful garden spot in Emmett. We were in charge of getting the cakes to the reception and I'm thankful you can't see the spot on my dress where I got a little too close to the cake. Luckily, the delivery went well, as did the wedding. Congrats Mr. & Mrs. Hicks!!!



In October, I traveled to Parker, Colorado to see our friends, the Quigleys. Being with Morgan and Bethany was great, but I know they'll understand when I say my favorite part was being an Auntie for the week with Claire. We had a great time going to the aquarium, the wild-life preserve, and out to eat. Thanks guys for a wonderful visit.



Drew and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary in October with a trip to McCall for the weekend. We had the MOST AMAZING dinner ever and then went off to find a local hot springs. Sitting with my hubby was wonderful and we were so looking forward to going back to the hotel and watching the BSU football game. Unfortunately, I got a bit sick and I ended up sleeping through the whole game.


2009 has been a wonderful year for all of us, and we hope it was for you all as well. We know that many adventures await us and we can't wait to share them with you. So keep coming back to see how 2010 unfolds!!

Our Christmas Table

I've been wanting for some time now to find the perfect decor to dress my holiday table. While this is my first year, I don't have much, but enjoyed finding my treasures while with Drew's family on Black Friday- the candle holders and tablecloths were purchased around 9am, which was hour number 6 of our shopping experience. I promise to continue this tradition and next year my table will begin to grow!! Enjoy!

Tis the Season

As we return from a wonderful Thanksgiving week with our family, we swiftly realize that the Christmas season is upon us. We spent our week working on our Christmas shopping and holiday decor, and it has truly put us in the Christmas mood.

It's been very important to Drew and me to help families in our area to have a better holiday and this season is no different. We adpoted two children from the Salvation Army and focused our shopping on them. We got a few toys, but mostly warm clothes and socks and coats for the upcoming frosty weather. It felt so good knowing that our money was going to a worth-while cause that truly makes a difference. I encourage all of you to find some way to help out your neighbors. Whether it's watching your neighbors' children while they run their holiday errands, or adding some extra canned goods to your grocery cart to drop off at your local food bank, or even adopting a family to buy gifts for. It's easy to get caught up in the commercial-ism of the holiday season, but it's easy to make a small difference for aomeone in your community.

So start your season off on the right foot and remember the true reason for the season!!!

Case Family Pictures

Drew's family was here a few weeks ago and we took the morning to get caught up on our family pictures. It was lots of fun and we got some great shots!! Thanks Scott Urban for another fantastic photo shoot!!!!

Parker, CO

So I was fortunate enough to travel to Colorado this last week to visit some of our dear friends, the Quigleys. They are there on a traveling nurses assignment at Parker Adventist Hospital. Needless to say, if you need to have a baby, go to Parker. They have the most beautiful Labor and Delivery unit. It would certainly be worth the 2 hour and 1 minute flight over.

While there, Bethany and I took her daughter, Claire, to the Denver Aquarium. What an amazing experience. I'm not sure who had more fun? Claire or me!! We got to see very big kitties (the tigers in the Rain Forest exhibit), a few more sharks than I care to remember, and the coolest looking fish I've EVER seen!!!

The true highlight of the day was the last exhibit: The Stingray Tank. It was an underwater petting zoo. The stingrays would swim up and splash along the side, making it very easy for anyone interested to reach down and PET THEM!! Need less to say, I wasn't interested. That all changed when the 15 month old baby girl I was holding reached her little hand down, touched the slimmy, squishy thing, and then let out the biggest giggle. I kind of had to after that.

We all had a wonderful time and the days just flew by. We look forward to future get-togethers...perhaps ones that don't include slimmy, squishy fish-like things.

Wedding Days

Drew and I recently attended a wedding for a friend of mine from CSI. It was at the 4th Street Gardens in Emmett, ID, and it was beautiful. I was a little nervous because the place was so small, but it was truly romantic and intimate. The family-friend who performed their ceremony was very good and I was impressed at how personal he made everything, without making it too cheesey.

My one job for this wedding was to deliver the four (yes, 4!!) wedding cakes to the reception. I've never been so nervous about anything in my life. I was more nervous about this than ANYTHING at my own wedding. Needless to say, the cakes arrived perfectly, all in one piece and with decor in the proer place. It wasn't until I was trying to show off with the last cake and took it out of the cake box to walk across the yard to put it on the cake table. I leaned down to put the cake down but didn't hold the cake any farther away from my chest. When I stood up, There was quite a bit frosting adorning my dress that I wasn't anticipating. Luckily, no one noticed the cake, but I did have a massive dark spot on my dress for the rest of the night.



BTW- this is the Calvin Kline dress I bought at Burlington Coat Factory, originally priced at $128 that I got for $34!! It was my FIRST CK anything, on sale, and it was a smaller than normal size. If that doesn't say buy the dress, I don't know what does!!!