Facials are a must

Being pampered in a warm bed with comfy blankets should be a must for women. Amanda and I were treated to facials on Saturday as part of our Valentine gifts from our wonderful husbands. It felt absolutely amazing. Everything about it was so relaxing. My favorite part was some chocolate mixture she put all over my face. Loved it! As we left and walked out the door Amanda looks at me and says something like this, "Oh there is a world out here after all." Ha! Great job Briant & Rob. I guess we'll keep you around. ( ;

-30..YIKES!

We took a trip to Yellowstone with Rob's family during the first week in January. After flying to Utah, we drove to Idaho to meet Christine and then traveled on to Yellowstone. When we arrived that night the temperature outside was about -20. It seriously took your breath away the minute you stepped outside. We were scheduled to start our snowmobiling session through Yellowstone around 8:00 in the morning, but they called to let us know they had to push it back a couple hours because it was -30 outside. Way too cold for us to be on snowmobiles. Ha! When the time came to go you definitely wanted A LOT of layers on and make sure no skin was exposed to the outside air. I knew this was going to be an exciting time. ( : 

It really was an awesome experience. I had such a blast. It was absolutely gorgeous and I was so excited to see what might be waiting around the next turn. I would recommend this to anyone. Don't let the insanely cold temperature stop you.

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

First Christmas!

Our first Christmas was so much fun. I love Christmas time as it is, but being married made it even more fun. I love everything about Christmas: lights, cards, decorating the tree, wrapping presents, and esp. family time. Rob and I spent Christmas this year in WV with my family. On Christmas Eve we all piled in dad's truck and went looking at all the Christmas lights. Afterward we came home and baked cookies and finished wrapping Christmas gifts. After opening Christmas presents the next morning, we drove 2 hours to my sisters house to open presents with my niece and nephew and have dinner with everyone. Christmas weekend brought all the aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, and sisters together at our house. (oh yes and 6 puppies and ESPN) So let's just say that the Kimble home was VERY loud, but it was wonderful having everyone together.

The night Rob and I returned to Napa we opened presents with each other. One of my gifts was tickets to see WICKED!! We go this Saturday and I am very excited.

 

My nephew with his most favorite Christmas gift Kayce Jo

With my niece Brooklyn. She's one of the hardest reasons to be away from WV.

love my husband

My sister Natalie with her husband Seth

My sister Monica with her husband Chris

Every year my nephew shops at the Santa store at school. He is very particular about what he wants to get for everyone. Watching everyone open their gift from him is one of my most favorite parts about Christmas. It's exciting to see what thought he put into buying for everyone and how excited he gets to watch us open the gifts. These next few pictures show some of the gifts this year. I love it!!

Natalie with her gift

Darren wearing his gift

Opening my gift

Christmas was great and the year 2009 was absolutely wonderful. Now I'm ready to see what 2010 brings!!

Festival of Lights

Rob flew in on Wednesday before Christmas and since his flight didn't land until 11:30 that night, we decided to spend the day in D.C.

We shopped and also decided to go the D.C. temple to look at the Christmas lights. What should have been a 30 minute drive to the temple ended up taking almost 2 hours because of traffic. It was absolutely insane. There were a few moments when my brother almost turned around, but after arriving and seeing how beautiful the lights were, we all decided it was worth it. 

 

 

 

 

 

*Winter Wonderland*

I flew home on the 17th right before the big storm hit. I got home around 1:30 a.m. on Friday and the snow started coming down around 4 that evening. If I had flown a day later I definitely would have been sleeping at an airport somewhere.  By Sunday afternoon the snow finally stopped. It was so exciting to see 2 feet of snow on the ground when it was all over. On Saturday night a few of us got together and decided to go tubing in the road. You would have to be pulled on a tube behind the 4-wheeler, go over the snowbank, and land in a foot of powder. It was a lot of fun. 
Oh and I most definitely got the white Christmas I was hoping for. 

With my niece on the John Deere

Us girls taking a spin on the 4-wheeler

Me, my niece Brooklyn, and my sister Natalie playing in the snow.

My backyard. The snow was so pretty.

Everyone that went tubing in the road

The bank you went over

Where you landed

My niece. She's such a poser. 

         

10 days!

10 days and counting until I get to go back to WV. I am so excited!! I will be there for almost 2 weeks and it's going to be great. I'm already looking forward to going shopping with my sisters, making sugar cookies with my mom, and spoiling my niece and nephew a little more. I'm also crossing my fingers for a white Christmas. I don't miss the freezing cold weather, but I do miss how beautiful the snow looks and the excitement of the first snowfall.

My backyard. This is what home looks like right now. It's beautiful!

Surprises Everywhere

Rob made me the cutest card ever and surprised me with a trip home to visit the family. I flew on Halloween day and then surprised my family with the visit. I rang the doorbell on Halloween night and yelled, "Trick-or-Treat." The look on my nephews face was priceless and it took a minute for it to "click" for mom. Traci's face the next morning @ church was definitely the best though. She was so surprised. Along with surprising them, the trip was so much fun. I stayed until Wednesday and had such a good time.  It was a great surprise for everyone. I loved spending time with my family and Traci. It felt so good to be with everyone, but I did miss my husband.