The Start of Remodeling!!

As most of yall know, with our house we just moved into it is a little out dated. So Dustin and I, along with the help from our parents. We started last weekend remodeling. The fun has started!! Or should I say the craziness and mess has started. Dustin and I are very excited and can't wait to see ending results. I even have before and after pictures of our projects as we go. I hope with this blog I can keep yall up to date about our remodeling. Last weekend, we decided to a little update to the back yard. Dustin and his dad custome built a fire box, along with a custome built gate!! It looks great. It's all welded and painted black.



Before Pictures



Fence

I even decided to do a little project myself. We were very blessed by getting some out door furniture from Dustin's parents. They needed some new paint on them and then new cusions. I found everything at good old home depo. I hope to finish up my project this weekend making slip covers for the footrest. I forgot to take a before picture. Just picture them being forest green.

 

Patio Railing

My new Chair

Custome Design Fire Box



Deer Season!!

Dustin and I enjoy deer season very much. We look forward to it every year. Opening season starts the first Saturday of November every year. Which means Dustin is gone every weekend hunting. This year he took the time to look for a buck I can even shoot. Most of the time he wants me to get mine first so then he can work on getting his. This year that didn't so much happen. We went down to the ranch several time hoping to come home with a deer and some meat. Little did we know it was going to be closing weekend before I got my buck. It was the morning of Jan. 16th, so cold and wet. Just not fun at all. Until this deer walked out and I shot him.

He is a beauty!!

At about 130 yards away I got this 8 pointer!! He scored to be 123! Not bad for my first buck. Dustin was so excited and proud. That he took the deer in that morning to get a head mount made!! So soon it will be on my wall.

As for Dustin, he didn't get a buck this year. But I think he got the best of it all!! With being able to get me one!! All in all it was a great hunting season!

The House Got Blessed



Father Rich Blessing the House

 Over the Christmas Holiday my God Father came to visit! I think he just wanted to check up on the newlywed! LOL He wanted to make sure his first couple that he married are still doing great!

I cooked a homemade full out mexican dinner. Everything you could think of. I was so nervous, I wanted it to come out just like my mom's. Which most of yall know that is a very high standard I would have to go up against. Well I did it and man was it so good! The only bad note was Dustin now knows I can cook mexican food and all the fixings. LOL Well it's my God Father's favorite meal and I thought since he was blessing the house the least I could do was make sure he left with a full stomach of home cooked mexican food.

I just want to say thank you and it was wonderful to see you for those few days you where in town. Dustin and I hope all is well.

Love,

Dustin and Natalie

Christmas Time!!



Merry Christmas to all!!



Christmas in our first home!! It couldn't get more exciting than that!!

Christmas Eve we decided to go spend the evening with Dustin's mom's parents. Ama isn't doing to well and thought we could spend this Christmas Eve with them. We went to a small cowboy church, saw the children do the play of baby Jesus! Then went back to the grandparents house for dinner and gifts. We enjoyed each others company and wonderful food. Can't beat homemade cookin! We all got some really useful gifts and things we needed. But most of all we spent Christmas Eve with family!! (I will post pictures when I get them)

Santa even came and visted Annie!! Dustin and Annie Xmas morning!

As for Christmas Eve we got home late and I woke up early that morning to make sure things where ready for the day. While I let Dustin sleep in some, I managed to put the homemade cinnamon rolls in the oven, Coffee brewing, table set, stockings stuffed, and just waiting for my parents to come. I was so excited to have my parents over for Christmas morning, no words could describe it! They came over at 9 that morning. Dustin than got cookin in the kitchen by making waffles and bacon. Man was everything so good. My parents gave us a wii and we love it!! We also got lots of other great gifts from them and other family members. We are two very blessed people. The day went on with my parents making the rounds at other people's house. We then took off to head to Dustin's memo's house! 

The Marroquin family was all there(well the local ones), we sure did miss the ones out of state! We had an amazing line up of food to pick from. It was like Thanksgiving all over again! The exchange of gifts was done and man we all ended up with some really great things!! Although, spending time with family is the greatest gift of all. We then even played our famous white elephant game...it sure can get crazy sometimes to even a little naughty. LOL 

Dustin and I then headed to Dustin's parents house for gift exchange with them. Again we got some great gifts. From tools to cook books. Things we need for our house! As we ended the night there to be able to wake up by 3 in the morning! Yes, I said 3!! To head down to the ranch, with hoping we would get two big bucks.

So all in all I would have to say our first Christmas as Husband and Wife couldn't have been more perfect!! We enjoyed everyones company and the memories we created! Thank you again to everyone who gave us the amazing gifts we got! 

Love yall,

Dustin and Natalie

P.S.-I would have to say one of my favorit gifts was the gift my brother gave me...it was more than just a phone number to call him at. He now as a cool up to date phone! That he can text, email, share pictures and even facetime!! So I got to see him Christmas day!! I love you bubba!!  



My First Thanksgiving

I have a few pictures that I would like to share of my very first married life cooking on Thanksgiving. I made everything!! It smelt so good and yet tasted even better. Although, I did have some help from my mom. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well.
P.S.- Sorry so late. With the move we just now got internet running!

New Beginnings... Our Home Sweet Home

We are very grateful and blessed that this opportunity came to us. As of December 10th Dustin and I are new home owners.  With so much excitement and so much stuff to move, I would like to say we are pretty much moved in. That is with all the help from family and friends!! Thank you so much it truly meant the world to us. As we still have little things here and there from both parents houses' but we are getting there. With Christmas right around the corner we had to get ready for that! Lol!! The tree is up and lights are on, with the stockings hanging from the fireplace ready to be filled. Christmas lights on the roof top waiting for Santa's arrival. Dustin and I couldn't be more happy with our life at the moment and are cherishing every minute of it. As for our baby girl Miss Annie she is loving being the only child. She is getting spoiled, by going to the pet spa this weekend to being able to sleep inside at night. We hope with these few pictures you can get a view of our house and our beautiful Christmas tree.

The Front of our house.



Part of the Kitchen! All ready for Christmas!




Yes, even with all the unpacking we did, we still had time to get the tree up!!



Merry Christmas!!!

Love,

The Marroquin's

First Post~ Recap of our life in the last year

Well here goes nothing...I've been watching friends and family start blogging, which has made me think I should start one too. I'm hoping it will help my family who lives far away  feel like they are apart of our every day life and some of our fun adventures we take. 
With in the last year many things have happened and have changed our life. Two things that has happened were even life changing. For one my mom is now recovering from breast cancer and is staying strong. I think it didn't realize who it was messing with. Everyone that knows my mom knows it will take more than that to take her down. She has shown me through the whole thing that you are the only person who can break you down. Nothing in the world can change you unless you are wanted to change. Faith is a whole different story, as long as you have this you have the whole world in your hands. The other one was the day I married my best friend. I wouldn't change a single thing that happened that day. It was beyond perfect and better than any dream. We had family and friend surrounding us with love and fun! It was the best day of our life!!

Now in between those times little things went on. Dustin who is an amazing welder, lost his full time job about a year ago now. Although, we freaked out and was worried we wouldn't be able to get by. He has all proven us other wise, he has put himself out there to getting small jobs to some big jobs. The money isn't a constant pay but we haven't struggled yet. I'm just so proud of him for never giving up and following his dream of a job he loves to do. On another good note I got a job promotion this past summer and enjoying every minute of it. I am now a site assistance working with the after school children. People have been asking us already when the kids are going to start, my response is I have 120 children I enjoy very much. For now that is all I need.

So with that all to say we are two very blessed people and wouldn't change a thing. Have a great day.

P.S.- I am hoping to write a post at least once a week...maybe more we will see.