2014 A Year to be Grateful For

These are the highlights for our year if anyone would like to know what Mr. and Mrs. Whitesides have been up to. 

January: I started a new semester at Weber State with classes in Art, Sales, and Interior Design. I also attended a lecture at the University of Utah by world famous artist Julie Mehretu. This lecture started my love affair with the power of art and visual communications, UMFA, and the wonderful University of Utah. Nick also had his first show at the Century Club which has been a consistent gig for him throughout 2014.

February: Nick Finished his first novel IRIS, and I finally got the courage to sing with Nick and do a cover video with him on Youtube. It was the song Say Something by a Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilara. Nick and I also had a beautiful Valentines Day singing on 25th street, where we fell in love when we were dating. Nick also started working with Kimberly Maycock. An LDS artist who's album Streams of Mercy will be coming out in 2015. She is such a sweetheart and an amazing singer/songwriter.

March: my mom and I attended the first General Womens Meeting of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Conference Center. And Nick and I watched some fabulous productions of my little brother Joseph as the Big Bad Wolf, and my sister Anna as the student director of Annie Get Your Gun with my little brother David as an Indian.

April: Our Nephew Maverick was born. And the Album Believer came out that Nick wrote for Abbey Smith.

May: We celebrated Nicks 28 Birthday with family and friends. And met Chris Carraba who is Nick's hero! His new project Twin Forks is our favorite band ever. We also went to the Chocolate Exhibit at the Utah Natural History Museum with my family so fun! We also moved from Ogden to West Valley which is such a change for our family. Nick also did his first live streaming on YouNow with over 1000 viewers watching and listening to his music online.

June: We celebrated our first anniversary of marriage together. My baby sister Anna Graduated from High School. My brother Joseph Graduated from Elementary School.  My cousin sean passed away. I went to my first Jazz Game Ever.  And Nick and I were models for one of our friends Tori Cloward. Which led to a wonderful lake picnic date. Nick was also able to play for South Ogden Days, and many other city festival celebrations.

July: The Fourth of July weekend was full of Whitesides family fun with fireworks, backyard movies, and delicious barbecue.  We had fun swimming too with all of our nieces and nephews, and cousins at the Dow family reunion. Nick also ran his first half Marathon in two years which was the Morgan half marathon.

August: I started school at the University of Utah with my major in visual communications.  Nick and I were blessed to go to the remodeled Ogden Temple open house with his family. Nicks band Double or Nothings new EP Next to Me came out on Itunes.

September: We set up Nicks studio in our basement. He can now produce all his own music and start producing for clients. He is also including song writing service as he has written over 550 songs.  We participated in the Famous Ice Bucket Challenge. I picked up a camera and started taking amazing portraits, and my sister Anna received her mission call to Albania.

October: I turned 22 the day Nick started his new job at Foursight Capitol we are so proud of him. And he loves working for this amazing company. We also said goodbye to my sister Anna for a year and a half who is served in the South Adriatic mission, which covers Albania, Kosovo, and Macedonia.

November: We were able to see my brother David perform in Footloose, Had a wonderful Turkey with all of our family. I finished my first website design, and did several photo shoots. And Nick started working with his first client Jacob Slagowski, expect great things from them.

December: I finished my first semester at the U with a 3.9 GPA which landed me on the Deans list. I also had my first paid photography gigs. Nick and I attended Nick's fancy work Christmas Party where we won massages. Nick also participated in an amazing program at the Brigham City Tabernacle with Kim Maycock, where they performed some songs off her new album, and a christmas song nick wrote.  We had an amazing Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, where we saw all our family in Utah, and we were able to talk to both of our Missionaries.

Merry Christmas 

Love the Whitesides Family

The Fuller Family

And Nick and I 

Have a Wonderful New Year my friends.

Lets all be a little better for 2015

With Love REB&NICK

Fun links:

Nicks Artist and Songwriting Page: http://www.reverbnation.com/nickwhitesides

Nick's Project: Magnetic Romance Page: http://www.reverbnation.com/magneticromance

Double or Nothing Page: http://www.reverbnation.com/doubleornothingmusic

The Website I designed: http://home.utah.edu/~u0738645/completed_site/Muse/

2013: This Crazy Roller coaster we call Life

2013 was a roller coaster, with some of the best good that has ever happened to Nick and I and also the greatest adversity We have ever faced!

 January started the year with a car accident that should have been fatal, Kimberly Zavala Knowles and I were lucky to be alive. It also featured the Sundance Film Festival where Nick played at The Hotel Park City.

February brought my first full time job at Belliston Jewelry which changed my life and taught me so much, even though I had to leave school that semester.

 March brought my engagement to my best friend and soul mate Nickolas Whitesides.

 April had me say farewell for now to my amazing grandfather Arch Reidhead.

On the bright side of April Nick was able to have his band open for the Rocket Summer

 May brought owning our first apartment, Nicks 27th birthday, my associate’s degree, and my being able to go through the temple for the first time. 

 June 1, 2013 Nick and I were married for time and all eternity in the Bountiful Temple, which started the first day of our new lives with a new fantastic family, I received 15 nieces and nephews and they have brought so much joy and love. And we went on an amazing California road trip honeymoon. When we came back Nick was able to open for the band Cartel!

 July brought the beginning of my new fight with IBS and Anxiety, along with what we now know are some other infections. On the bright side Nick was able to have an awesome audition for American Idol! He's too good for that show!

 August allowed my sister to go be a missionary in Portugal for the LDS church!! We miss her but will see her soon. 

September started the worst semester of school I have had in my life!! But I learned so much about what I didn't want, and I made it through alive.

And we got to shoot a paint balls at zombies 

 October brought my 21st birthday, and the departure of my incredible Aunt Valerie Porter she will be greatly  missed, but her family is wonderful and I am so grateful to have them in my life. 

November was filled with tests, the beginning of this blog and delicious Thanksgiving with my two wonderful families.

 December brought a wonderful first Christmas with all my amazing family as well as a new niece named Ruby :D

Through it all I was so blessed to go through all of it with my wonderful husband Nick. Some big changes are coming and they will be difficult, but through it all everything will happen the way it is supposed to be.  There is no one I'd rather be than us.  Happy New Years Everyone.

With Love Reb and Nick