Thanksgiving Already?

I have a lot to be thankful for as Thanksgiving approaches.. I love this time of year because we can all give service to others and spend time with the ones that we love. Not to mention, I always remember the reason why I am still living in Arizona... Just because of the beautiful weather we receive during this time! I couldn't ask for anything more... I really cannot believe that it is Thanksgiving already and then it will be Christmas and and New Years before we know it! This year has flown by!

I am especially grateful for these certain precious things in my life as we celebrate Thanksgiving this year:

- A wonderful, loving, caring, thoughtful, and handsome husband

- My awesome families

- My wonderful mom and dad

- The best mother and father in law in the world

- The cutest little baby yorkies in the whole wide world!

- Great friends

-Awesome co-workers

- A job

- The Gospel

-Blessings

- The opportunity to be sealed in the temple with my family and my Trevor

- My brave brother serving the lord for two years

- Heavenly Father

- My Savior and his love for me

- Church families

- My cute little CTR 8 class

- The Temple

- The gym!

- Having the opportunity to obtain an education

- Our cute home

- Out loving Prophet and the prophets before

- Being Healthy (well somewhat... when it comes to by stomach, that is a whole different story)

- Peanut and Peanut Butter M&M's (my favorite)

- Chocolate animal crackers (also another fav)

- My cute little beach cruiser

And the list goes on! I have so much to be thankful for! What are you thankful for? I challenge you to ponder that. :)

I love that we will all be able to spend tomorrow family and thinking about what we are all grateful for! Oh and I can't forget the yummy food all day! :)

Happy Turkey Day from Trevor & Alyssa!

He Left...

Today, October 20, 2010, my brother Matthew left on his mission. He will be in the MTC for about 2 months while he learns spanish. Then, he will be in Pennsylvania soon after that. Today was a very hard day for our family as we said bye to him at the airport... We know that this is what he is supposed to be doing, but we are really going to miss having him around. I keep noticing little things that remind me of him and I break down and cry because I miss him so much already. I love my little brother and cannot wait to see him again in two years. He is my brother and one of my best friends that I will miss very much over the next couple of years. Make us proud Elder Matthew Austin Gallego! We love you so much and will pray for you everyday! I know it will go by fast...

Rascal Flatts!

Trevor and I got to go to the Rascal Flatts concert on Friday night! Let me tell you.... IT WAS AMAZING!! I saw them about three yers ago, in concert, and about died. So when I found out that they were coming again, I about peed my pants. I absolutley LOVE Rascal Flatts. They have been my favorite country band for forever. The thing that I also love about them is that they sound so good live! I hate going to concerts and hearing a band sound completley different from what they sound like on the radio or their CD. That isn't the case with Rascal Flatts. Compare one of their live performances to a song on their album and you will not be able to tell a difference! I was so glad Trevor was able to come with me this time. Last time I went, Trevor had just left on his mission about a month before they came... So he missed out! He loved them too and we both agree that they are the best performers LIVE! I am kind of bummed though because my stupid camera on my phone wouldnt take any good pictures so I don't have any!

I forgot to mention.... That night, our night turned from completley awesome to a compltete WRECK! Before the concert we decided to park our car in a parking lot right next to Cricket Pavilion because we didn't want to get stuck in traffic when the concert was over. So we totally thought we scored with an awesome parking spot and no traffic latter on. Little did we know, our plan wasn't a very good plan after all. After the concert was over, we started walking back to our car, before anyone else, to beat the traffic. As we start walking around the corner, my heart started to pound because I did not see our car! We looked around and made sure that was where we parked and it definitley was! I was so scared that someone had stolen it since we were way out in downtown Phoenix... But then we noticed a stupid little sign at the top of a light pole that said "This is a Towing Zone. Do not Park here." Come on.. Seriously?? They had to make that sign so little and stick it so far up on the light pole so we couldn't see it! When we were looking around, we noticed that like EIGHT other people got their cars towed too. It was like the towing truck sat there and watched us all park and then towed our cars right when we left! We were pretty mad, let me tell you... So we call the number on the sign and the lady on the other end tells us that we cannot pick up my car until tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.!!! Seriously I wanted to cry... It was like 11:30 p.m. and we were stuck in downtown Phoenix with a bunch of crazy drunk people and I just wanted to get home. We started calling our family members and no one would answer the stupid phone! Finally, we got a hold of one of a really good friends, Bret, and he came and got us. By the time Bret came and got us and drove us home, it was now 1:30 in the morning and by the time we got to bed it was 2 a.m. Trevor was supposed to work the next day at 5 a.m.! Ha yeah right... I made him call in and tell them he couldn't come in. There was no way he would make it to work that early.

Some advice... make sure to always look around before you park some where or you will live the nightmare we were in! :)

An Update on Our Lives!

It has been WAY too ling since I have updated our blog... A lot has happened since the last time I really updated.

Trevor took his DAT and did totally AWESOME! So after he completed it, we decided to take off to Newport Beach, California for some fun in the sun. We left our babies with my parents and got away for a couple of days. Like always, the vacation went by WAY too fast... Pretty depressing I must say... As soon as we got home, Trevor and I had to start school again. BOO!! So we had some fun while it lasted! Here are some pictures from the trip!

Us on the Pier

Trev and I on the Hunnington Pier being silly

The Hunnington Pier

Laguna Beach

Cherry on Top! Way better than Yogurtland!

Trevor longboarding down the boardwalk

Also, our baby Bella is growing up so fast! I cannot even believe how big she has gotten since we got her in May. Her and, my other baby Tia, are the cutest puppies ever! They keep me company when I am home alone and Trevor is gone. Bella's new thing right now is to bark at every little sound she hears! It was funny at first, but not it is has just gotten really annoying haha. She likes to chew on everything! And, I mean, every little thing she can find! Another thing that she loves to do is to grab her dog bowl (while there is food still in it) and dump it out so that she can run around and chew on the bowl! It is actually really cute and funny to watch! So I cannot get mad at her for it. :) She also loves to have staring wars with Trevor right now. The FUNNIEST thing ever. It is actually quite entertaining for me as well! Bella will sit and stare at Trevor, waiting for the perfect moment to grab his nose or anything in sight on his face. Before she attacks, she lifts her upper lip, to show her teeth, and then pounces on Trevor's face! I know it sounds like it hurts my husband, but really he does it is because it is so funny to watch her do it and he doesn't care! It is seriously so funny... Makes my days! My other dog Tia, is still my little cuddler and is always so sweet to us. She loves long car rides with her face out the window of the car. It is hilarious to watch... She puts up with a lot from Bella's playing and biting at her poor legs. But I know they both love having each other around when we are not home. :) Here are some pics.

Car ride with Tia. Hilarious... LOVE the tongue!

Bella stares at us

Bella loves to sit on my shoulders in the car to be in the nice cool air

Bella carrying the dog bowl


On another note, my brother, Matthew, just got his mission call to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - spanish speaking mission!
He reports on Ocotber 20th, which is so soon! He is way excited to get out there and serve the lord. Matthew is the first person, from my side of the family, to serve a mission. So, he is way excited and so is our family! We will all miss him, but we all know this is where he is meant to be for two years!

These last couple of months, we have been sucked into the show, Prison Break. Seriously, I do not think we have ever had so much anxiety before in our lives! It is really a good show, but sometimes I wish we did not even start watching it! It is so addicting and every episode is crazy! Our weekend, now, consists of Prison Break every night and eating ice cream! haha. We are in the last season and are anticipating what is going to happen next...

Let's see... What else has happened in the last couple of months... Our lives, basically, consist of working all the time and going to school every day. Sucky... We barley see each other during the week because of our schedules, so we live for the weekends to be with one another! Trevor is getting ready to start dental school applications, so that he can start applying to get into schools. He will finish his degree, which will take about another year to complete. It is scary to think that he is almost there! WEIRD. I am working on my paralegal degree and trying to get done soon too! We are both doing really well in school and are crossing our fingers that we continue to keep doing well. ha.

The last thing that I want to talk about is my sweet husband. Here are the things I LOVE about him:

- Always makes me smile

- He loves me no matter what

- His pretty blue eyes and his smile

- Hard worker

- Watches chick flics with me

- Lets me win at about everything ;)

- Takes me to the temple

- Helps me around the house

- Does little things to make me happy

- Tells me he loves me every day

- Stong in the gospel

- Takes me on dates

- Helps me feel better no matter what

- He is going to be a great daddy some day

- And the list goes on!
I love this boy so much! Thank you hunny for all that you do. You really are the BEST ever...

Trevor

I love my Trevor... He is the best husband in the world hands down.

The End...

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ALMOST HERE!!

Well the day is almost here.... One of the biggest day of our lives. Trevor has been working so hard and i know that he is going to rock this test. On August 11 th Trevor will be taking the DAT for dental school. He is at the stage right now where he is freaking out. I dont blame him because i would be too. He has been so dedicated to studying for this test. He has done amazing on all his practice tests and quizzes. His goal is a 20+ and i know he will reach that goal. Please keep our little family and Trevor in your prayers. We have seen heavenly father bless us so much lately and we know he will help us through this. I miss my husband so i want this to be over already! We are going to California as soon as the test is over so we can hardly wait! We love you all and thanks for your prayers and love!

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Amanda's Wedding!

I totally forgot to blog about this special event! We went up to Utah about a month ago to see one of my best friends get married! Congrats Amanda Julie Hallsted! I love you! She was a beautiful bride and her whole day was amazing! The weather was so cold up there so it was nice to get away from the heat for awhile! Anyways, we ran into someone from Trevor's mission as well on temple square! So he was really excited to talk with her. I love watching him talk Portuguese with other people. I think it is so cool! i wish i could speak another language like he can. It is very fascinating. Well, We were only there for a couple of days and then came home because we had to work... BOOO.... We wish we could have stayed longer.... But we are so glad we were able to go and see them sealed. I love going to sealings. They are the best ever! Here are some pics from the Trip!

The Newly Wed couple!! They are so cute. :)

Trevor and I at temple square

Trevor's Mission Friend! She was so sweet.We loved her cake! It was so CUTE!First dance as Husband and Wife :) Daddy Daughter and Mother Son DanceFriends since we were 7 years old... I love this girl!All of the family with Amanda minus my dad and brother