Tuesday, August 30, 2011

I'm Back!!

So last week I had NO motivation for ANYTHING!
And now this week I am like
GUNG HO!
I have got more done in the last two days
than I did in the last two weeks!

My office is immaculate!
( And smells like coconut! )

I finally changed my umbrella wreath....


And I made a mail box!
I feel like people at work are always handing me
mail in the hallway and asking me to send it out.
But then I get into my office and find a pile
of things I am in the middle of
and it gets put on the back burner.
And it ends up being a day or two before
I actually put a stamp on it and take it to the post office.
So hopefully now I can just grab the mail
out of my cute little mailbox and the end of the day
and stop at the post office on the way home.

Fun right?
It started out as a box of folders....
Amazing what a little mod podge will do :]

I have also done a few crafts for my house...
But I forgot to take pics
so I will do that tonight!
Yay for me getting my motivation back!!!

Friday, August 26, 2011

My Little Senior

Can you believe my little Ty is a senior!
Tonight is his first home game,
and all our family is coming down to watch him
then sleeping over at our new house.
I am so excited!!

Tyler is such a special kid.
I love how respectful he is to me
and how he make me feel awesome
by laughing at all my jokes
when most of them are dumb!

I took some pictures of Ty last weekend...
I wanted to takes some before his jersey gets all yucky
from playing in games!






Good luck tonight Ty!
I love you and am
very proud of you!





Change

I read a quote on Miss Teisha's blog
today that really made me think!

"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy;
for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves;
we must die to one life
before we can enter another."
- Anatole Frances

I am thinking back to when me and Kenz were first married.
We lived in the crappiest apartment Nephi had to offer!
Haha, it was tiny and ugly!
I hated it so much and I couldn't even
wait to move to a better place.

We have come so far since that day.
But looking back,
I remember all these fun memories
of being a brand new newlywed there.
Opening all our wedding presents,
making Kenzie lunches for work,
playing in the yard,
walking to 7-11 to get a drink.......

We had such good times and I didn't even realize it!
Sometimes you want something so much
that it's pretty much all you think about.
But then you get it.
And like the quote said,
it is a little melancholy.
Because whether the change is good or bad,
you leave a part of you behind.

There are SO many things I miss about the past.
So many people, relationships, objects, memories
that I probably didn't even want at the time,
but now I realize just how precious
some things were.

But, the fact of the matter is that
change happens.

I just got a random text from my hubby that said
I love you.
I wouldn't trade that for any memory
I have of the past.

There is a part of me at Juab High School.
In Nephi, at Snow College, California, New York.....
The list could go on.
But I am happy that those are just small parts
and that most of me is right here right now
with the person I love the very most.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Blah

I am feeling very BLAH this week.
I feel burned out of work...
Which doesn't make sense because
work has been so slow and easy lately.
I feel tired.
I have been feeling sick a lot lately.
I mostly just feel like
I want to get away.
I am CRAVING a vacation.
I guess I am just feeling sick of the
day to day routine.
When I'm at work
I just want to go home.
I don't know what my deal is,
but I hope I can get over this soon
because it is really annoying
to have zero motivation!

Monday, August 22, 2011

More Randomness

I'm not sure how to describe how
I am feeling today.
It's been one of those days already!
I have went through every emotion...
Angry, sad, happy, mad, back to sad, back to happy!
Now I am feeling a little emotionally numb.
And I am DEFINITELY not in work mode....
So I felt like doing a little blog post.

So here are my random thoughts:


Kenzie made me this delicious dinner on Saturday night.
Ham, mashed potatoes, corn, Pepsi, and Excedrin! Haha


The other day I heard a knock on my door
and 3 cute little kids had shown up to play!
Makayla, Jordan, and Taite walked
down to see if they could play with Hemi for a while.
They played with the puppy then came in and
played X Box for a while.
It was really nice to have them just show up like that
and it makes me realize how thankful I am to
live so close to so many great family members.


I found this picture the other day
of Mackenzie in high school.
Isn't he the cutest!

My new glasses finally came....
I am getting used to them.
I feel like a dork when I wear them,
but my eyes feel lots better
and I guess that's what's important.


Mackenzie learned how to make those rope bracelets.
So we went to the hardware store and bought
all different colors of rope to make them.
He is addicted!
Lol we sat out on the patio
for a while on Saturday night just making bracelets!


The boys are camping again this week,
so my office is like silent.
I am hoping to make it up to camp
one day this week
and hang out with the boys.

We hung out with some of Kenz and Jordan's
friends on Friday night in Fairview.
I am antisocial, so I was nervous to go
hang out with so many people I didn't know.
But they were actually really nice to me
and made me feel very welcome.
It was really a fun night.

I am realizing more and more lately
that I am just really thankful for the
positive people in my life.
I have so many people who are just fun to be around
and genuinely good friends.
If you are reading this,
I like you!
Haha.... But really,
thank you to those of you
who bring happiness to our life.
We are happier than we have ever been!

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Random Thoughts

My puppy is sick :[
She was throwing up all morning
and had the saddest little face.
I hope she gets feeling better
so we don't have to take her to the vet.

Mom went on a date last night :]
Cutest guy ever, seriously.
And it sounds like it went really well.
They went on a ride up Nebo
on his fancy motorcycle.
I can't even tell ya how happy this makes me.

Ty's first football game is on Friday.
I can't believe he is a senior!

Kenz has been doing his graveyard shifts
on the mountain this week
cuz the boys are on a camp out.
So his shifts consist of sitting around the campfire ALL night.
This morning he gave me a present that he
whittled last night... Cute :]

I am eating Flipz chocolate covered pretzels for breakfast.
That's not healthy.

Last night me and Kenzie
sat out on our back patio
and played cards for a while.
We made up our own card game called
Bitterman.
( You have to say it in a British accent )
Lol if you've ever watched Arthur,
that is where we got the name.
The things we do to entertain ourselves....

I'm getting my hair done soon...
Should I keep it light for a while or go dark?
That is the question.....

We are filling up our hot tub this week!
SO very excited about this.

In a couple weeks,
our whole family is going to come down
and go to Ty's football game
then sleep over at our house.
Should be lots of fun!

We visited with Joe and Britt for a while last night.
They're home from their honeymoon...
They are just the cutest.
I can't believe someone I hooked up
actually liked each other!
Super excited to have them as neighbors :]

I am feeling like I wanna go on vacation.
I don't care where to,
I just want to take like 5 days
and GET AWAY.
Maybe for Kenzie's birthday in September
we can go to Vegas or something.

Well,
That's all I got.
Now that I've rambled about random stuff,
maybe I will get to work ;)

Monday, August 15, 2011

The Time Has Come...

Well I always said I wouldn't go private
with my blog or my facebook page
so people could see what we're up to.
But unfortunately I have come to a place
where I don't want anyone and everyone
seeing what's going on in our lives.
This is sad to me because I wish I could just trust
everybody and their intentions.
But as we are preparing to
start our family,
we just want positive people in our lives.
There are some
AMAZING
people whose blogs I follow
and I want you all to still read ours!
So please
let me know if you still want to follow
and I will add ya to our list.

Thanks guys~

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Houston!

We have a problem....

I am baby hungry.
Very baby hungry.

Everywhere I go I see babies and baby stuff
and cute dads holding babies.
It is not good!

I very much enjoy our life...
Being able to pick up and go wherever
we go and do whatever we wanna do
at a moment's notice.
But gosh,
they are just so cute!


Monday, August 8, 2011

Our Anniversary Celebration

There are no words to explain
how awesome our weekend was.
I got the cutest text on Friday morning when
I was getting ready for work.
Kenz told me that he had been thinking to himself
and that he wanted me to book some
hotel rooms for the whole weekend to celebrate our anniversary.
I didn't hesitate!
On Friday afternoon,
I headed up north with my mom to do
some much needed shopping.
When Mackenzie got off work,
he met us up there and picked me up.
Last month there were like 20000 movies that
I wanted to see, but we never made it to.
So we decided to have a movie weekend!
We went to our first movie Friday night,
Horrible Bosses.
Then we grabbed some dinner and checked into our room.
The first night we stayed at a hotel in American Fork
and we were NOT impressed!
It was a sketchy place,
but we still had fun.
On Saturday morning we woke up and headed
up to the Gateway in Salt Lake
where we spent the rest of the weekend.
We caught our first movie at about noon:
Cowboys and Aliens.
Kenzie liked it but I was not a fan!
Then we went and checked into our room at the Hyatt.
We had stayed there for my birthday last year
and we really liked it.
After we got all checked in,
we went to another movie!
Change up...
It was funny but inappropriate!
Not recommended for family night!
Then we grabbed some lunch and went to
yet ANOTHER movie!!!
The Planet of the Apes....
It was okay. I'm not into these boy movies lol...
After that we went back to the hotel and changed
then went to our dinner reservation at Tucanos.
Oh my, I love that place!
Then we went to our final movie of the weekend,
Friends with Benefits.
It was funny!

On Sunday morning
I had a massage appointment at 10!
I love that place.
Then we packed up and started making our
way toward home.
We stopped at Ikea,
which is NEVER a good idea!
I managed to get out of there only
spending 80 bucks.... :/
Then we stopped at Walmart and did
some much needed grocery shopping
before heading home for the Yankees game.



He hates taking pictures so when I pull out
the camera he gives me this sarcastic smile... BRAT



When we went on our honeymoon in Disneyland,
we made a bear at Build A Bear
and we decided we would do it every year.
This year our bear has a pink robe just like mine!

Our room at the Hyatt was nice....
We decided we wanna start budgeting every month
to go up there and stay a weekend!




Kenzie's most favorite thing in the world is
getting new hats.
So we got him two new hats :]



I just love him.


We took this exact same picture on our honeymoon...
Sad to have to come home!

We missed our puppy!


I think she missed us too cuz when we laid down
to watch the Yankees game she snuggled up in between
us and fell asleep! She is so cute!

Like the new rug? I don't know where I am going
to put it yet, but it was on a killer sale!
Unfortunately, the Yankees lost and Kenz had
to go to work at 11 :[

This has seriously been one of the best weekends ever.
I love my husband so much.
There is no person I would rather spend time with.
He is always cracking me up with the funny things he says.
The last 2 years of my life have definitely been the best so far.
I am happy to be starting year 3 of marriage because
I feel like I get to know my husband more and more everyday,
but I am sad because the time is going by TOO fast!
I could not ask for a better partner in crime....
Mackenzie is honestly the best person I know,
and I know he would do anything for me.

I can't believe it has been 2 years!
It seems like our wedding was like last month!
Year 3..... Here we go!

Monday, August 1, 2011

Bad Dreams :/

Warning: This post is a little emotional and heavy
for your average Monday morning!

It hasn't been too bad having Kenz working graveyards.
..... Until last night.
When I woke up from a bad dream crying.
And I was all alone in my bed!
Luckily, he HAS to stay awake all night,
so I could call him and whine to him.

This dream I had was so silly.
A bunch of people from high school came
and told Kenzie that they missed him and
he shouldn't have married me!
And there was this pretty girl
that wanted him back!
Of course if this were to happen in real life,
Kenz would choose me.
But in this awful, nightmarish dream
he COULDN'T DECIDE what to do!
It just seemed so real,
and it was just so awful.

I think these dreams are all of my
little insecurities
and the effects of my parents' divorce
all coming out of my subconscious brain
and being mean to me.

It was such a relief when I texted Mack at 4am
and he reassured me that he would always
{ CHOOSE ME }
And that's why he DID choose me.

As I was laying in bed,
SO not able to fall back asleep
I started thinking.
[ Which is usually not a good thing! ]
And I realized that I have been
so excited about this new house
because it was our OWN
and we could make it cute and OURS.
But I think what really makes
this house so special
is the commitment involved.
Just the fact that my husband
wants to buy a permanent
house with me speaks great volumes.
I feel like I take advantage of little things.
Like the fact that there ARE people
who would've liked to have ended up with Kenz.
And I get to be the one that wears his old T shirts
and watches his softball games
and sits in the middle seat in his truck.

As we have to pick up the pieces of my family falling apart,
it makes for some very hard and emotional nights.
The relationships I have with each member
of my family have changed drastically in the last 7 months.
It has been the hardest year of my life.
But we HAVE to find the positives in the situation
and through it all,
I am just SO thankful that mostly because of our jobs,
my husband and I know how to have crucial conversations
in a healthy, adult way
that our families never knew how to have.
We know how to talk about our feelings
and how to solve important issues in a marriage.

This weekend will mark our 2 year anniversary.
So I am thankful for things happening this week
[ like bad dreams ]
to help me remember how blessed I am to have
such a special person in my life.

So I hope you all won't get sick of hearing
me brag about my sweet husband this week,
but I am just so happy to be celebrating
two years of marriage with the best guy I know.

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