We Moved

Mitchel and I have Moved to Orem by RC Willey!!!
Our boss is letting us stay in the basement apartment at his mothers house for free rent and fully furnished. We only pay utilities and I help her out in the morning and night to get dressed (baisicly only her shirt) because she can't raise her arms do to arthritis. We love it there!! Well here are a couple of photos of the place!!

 This is the spare bedroom and we were told to put anything not ours in there haha.

 I Love how big and open this is.

We own stuff

Mitchel and I just bought our first Couch, Dresser, and TV Armoir. All together it was about $240 dollars. We got them from a neighbor who is moving at a really good price.

 It's a small couch but I still love it.

 The dresser will need to be stripped and then repainted

Above all these things I LOVE THE ARMOIR!! it was a great deal!

Family

Last week Feb 2nd my bro in law Kallen Shira came home from his mission and I met him for the first time. The Short time he was here I enjoyed very much with family, and just watching them goof off. Also while they were here I got to connect with my niece and nephew some more. I would hold my nephews hands and walk around with him alot! Also would play with my niece, read books, and I had the chance to do her hair for church. She did such a good job being still, but that was because she got into my make up.

20

It's my 20th birthday (jan 29th 2012)!!! by the way I noticed now that blogger is changed a bit, when I post something it's shown posted the day I posted it where as before If i had it sitting as a rough draft for a while then post it, it shows posted as the day I started the rough draft... I liked it better that way.

Any way, Mitch took me to Iggys on friday (it was a surprise) and he got me a willow tree "I Love You" just because he saw it and thought of me. Saturday we went and played raqetball with Aileen and Trevor, and on my actual bday Sunday he got me the cutes boots ever!!!! I really enjoyed my birthday and that is all I have to say! :)

Jennifer Courtney Shira

On Jan 9th my dear Sister in Law Jen Died in a car accident, She will be missed but we do know that she is still there for her children and husband. I know that they will all be together again for eternity.

Jennifer Courtney Shira (1988 - 2012)

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Jennifer, 23, passed away Jan. 9, 2012, from injuries received in an auto accident near Burley, Idaho. She joined her older brother Shayne along with her Grandma Rae and Grandfather "Pop."
Jennifer was born Dec. 3, 1988, in Westerville, Ohio. She is the cherished wife of Bryson Shira and daughter of Michael and Sheri Starn. She graduated high school in New Philadelphia, Ohio, and attended Kent State University while still in high school and then attended BYU Idaho.
She married Bryson Shira on Feb. 26, 2008, in the Logan, Utah, LDS Temple. They made their home in Kooskia, Idaho, before moving to Grangeville, Idaho, in July 2011.
Jennifer was a ray of sunshine and brought her kind and gentle spirit everywhere she went. She was passionate about being a devoted wife to Bryson, and loving mother to daughter Sage and son Raden. Please go to Jennifer's blog at http://toddlerhairstyles.blogspot.com to view an example of her devotion to her daughter. There was no greater joy in her life than the nurturing of Raden and Sage with Bryson at her side. And her love for the Savior will always be a testimony for us to live by.
Jennifer enjoyed bringing everyone together to play games and loved the times she spent with her family.
She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grangeville. She loved working in the Young Women's organization.
Jennifer is survived by her husband Bryson (26); her children, Sage Elizabeth (2) and Raden Michael (10 months); all of Grangeville; her parents, Michael and Sheri Starn of Wellsville, Utah; brother, Nicholas Starn and sister-in-law Heidi of Alexandria, Va.; brothers, Tyler Starn and Jon Starn of Catharpin, Va.; sister, Laurissa (Starn) Hansen and brother-in-law James of Salt Lake City, Utah; grandmother, Susan "Boo" Starn of Granville, Ohio; grandfather, Harold John "Hal" Howard of Newark, Ohio; grandmother, Pat "Grammy" Shira; grandmother, Leath Henderson; father-in-law, William "Bill" Shira; mother-in-law, Jeris Henderson Shira; brother-in-law, Mitchell Shira; sister-in-law, Tori; brothers-in-law, Thann, Rand, Kallan, Kade, Kyle, Jace and Ty Shira; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her infant brother, Shayne Michael Starn.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at the Grangeville LDS Church in Grangeville, Idaho. Jennifer will be laid to rest at Tahoe Ridge Cemetery in Kooskia, Idaho. Services are under the direction of the Blackmer Funeral Home in Grangeville, Idaho.

Our first Christmas

 We spent some time with the Bliss's at Temple square and at the Tabernacle Xmas Concert.

This Xmas was our first together as Husband and Wife! We got to spend it with my father in law Bill, and we also spent some time with My brother in laws. The day before xmas eve we took Bill to see Sherlock Holmes, this was Mitchels and I's second time seeing it and I slept through the whole thing. On christmas eve we spent the day doing pretty much nothing but in that night all the Shiras went to see the new Mission Impossible 4 movie! It was a great movie! That night before bed we opened our pjs!

Christmas day was a sunday and yes we did open our presents before church because church was at noon. It was a wonderful christmas! We got a belgian waffle maker, and a vegetable slicer dicer thingy. Mitchel got a nice new jacket and some shirts and movies and a journal. I got some shirts a jacket, a willow tree figuriene, head bands, a skirt. We got Bill the Joseph smith journal number one, and some clothes, and a back massager thing. We got mom and dad, a back massager thing and a lighthouse puzzle with a quote. ALso we got to Skype with Elder Kallen Shira. We had a great sabbath and sacrament meeting. That night we watched a movie.
The next day we all went Ice Skating with Mitchels brothers!!! it was so much fun!!

Throughout the week we watched movies and the boys played basketball, we had people come over and play the wii too.
By the end of the Week Bryson, Jen, and their little family stayed a little while with us. At first they just met up with us at the church where we were playing basketball, and I chilled with Jen.

On New Years eve. we pretty much just chilled all day, The boys played basketball while Jen and I did a Puzzle! I picked the worst puzzle to do but we still had fun. That night the whole shira family got together and ate at Mi Rancitos. It was a delicious place to eat at. I'd deffinately go there again. Later we went back to the house and played all kinds of games like Imagine Iff (we got for Bryson and Jen) and we played It Came To Pass, by the tiem that game was over it was midnight!! Jen and I got the Martinellis for everyone. It was such a wonderful time with the family!!!
Sunday night as a family we ate spagehti and watched 17 Miracles!
They were to leave monday but plans changed and they left tuesday night. So monday night we all watched planet of the apes! Then we said our goodbyes.

I really enjoyed having the family all together this christmas and to spend our first christmas together as family. The memories of xmas and xmas eve will always be cherished.

1 year from our first date

On December 21st it was our 1st anniversary from our very first date! We have come so far! I love Mitchel so much!