As of Late

Today I took the day off and oh has it been wonderful. This past week I've barely had time to breathe, much less time to actually relax and well, blog.

I made it through the first of three weeks of my CNA class! Woo!

Yesterday the Easter Bunny made a stop at our house and brought us some candy and movies. We don't have children but I'm of the opinion that 'if you don't believe, you don't receive' and so the Easter Bunny comes to us anyway. Easter isn't just about all that fancy stuff though, we were able to celebrate our Savior and his resurrection yesterday too. I am so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and for his perfect example to us.

I am trying to come to terms with the fact that it's ok to be poor. We have all the money for the things that we need right now, and even though it's good to always be striving to improve our lives and increase our income, I have to remember to be grateful for what we do have and to enjoy the time of life that we are in. All comes in it's due time. I don't need a brand new couch right now after all, right? Haha.

I am watching Hitch right now. I love this movie.

Ahh how I love the boy in that picture. My husband is the best.

Well I've gotta Texas Roadhouse green bean recipe to go make so I am off...

Continuing Construction

Obviously I cannot settle on a proper header because I've changed it approximently 3484 times in the past few weeks. For now I am trying out this new one. I am also attempting to give the side bar a little face lift too but you know me, it could be forever and about forty different attempts at new looks until I am satisfied. Bear with me folks. Soon the new look will be complete.

Colors

I love flowers, and I am so happy to see that Spring has finally sprung! A sweet friend of mine who is getting hitched this summer asked me to do the flowers for her wedding and I am uber excited. I took her out to the floral wholesale warehouse on Saturday and we got to pick out some things. I love going there. I wish I could go there everyday and pick out flowers to put on my table. If only.

Does anyone out there remember the Nintendo 64? Lately I have been kind of a super nerd and have been playing all the old Mario games on it. *Fun Fact* when I was a teenager my uncle used to call me the 'Queen of the Nerds'. I prefer to think of it as a term of endearment rather than an insult, but take it as you will. I grew out of most of my nerdly habits but am still proud that a few of them remain. Y'all don't be afraid to be a nerd every now and again. It's perfectly normal.

Human

+ Sometimes I do stupid, somewhat impulsive things, regret it and then wish I could put a bag over my head. I guess that is part of being human. 

+ Sorry to be vague, but I am choosing to be.

+ So, question. When does the term 'newlywed' no longer become acceptable to use when referring to a marriage? At two years? 5 years? After a couple has children? I have been wondering that today. I have been married precisely one year and (almost) four months! My, how the time flies.

+ I work with a lot of people who are 80+ years of age, and when I tell them I am 21 they talk about how young I am, but to be honest some days I feel really old. Especially when I think back to when I was in High School, was that really 3 years ago already? I guess perspective is everything.

+ I have no idea what to cook for dinner. Some nights I consider starving ourselves, but Nathan wouldn't tolerate that, and honestly, neither would I. I like food a lot. I plan my day around eating. I really get excited when I wake up so I can eat breakfast. That makes me sound food obsessive. Perhaps I'll make cookies for dinner, is that acceptable?

I'm Sexy and I Know It

Occasionally I get into these moods where I take selfies in front of the bathroom mirror. Don't judge me. I know you do it too. I have mastered a broad range of dorky facial expressions. I'm sexy and I know it, apparently. Also I like to build nests on top of my head with my hair sometimes (see above).

I changed my work schedule. Now I go in at six thirty in the AM, and let me tell you, the buttcrack of dawn is not a pretty time, however getting off work at three o' clock in the afternoon is shveeeet. Now if I can only learn to go to bed earlier than I truly will be happy with life.

I've been thinking today. Isn't agency a beautiful thing? Sometimes a not-so-beautiful thing? I think a lot of times we as humans question our ability to make choices, and then we question those choices we do make. Especially in the mormon sphere I think we believe there is a 'right' choice to every move we make, but ya know what, sometimes there's not. Sometimes there are multiple choices that are all equally as great. God gives us our agency because he wants us to learn and grow from our choices. He doesn't want to tell us everything to do. We make our own destinies. As un-romantic as that may sound. It's true. I think the real test is in making the most out of the decisions we do make, and being happy with them and with ourselves - correcting mistakes if we make them! That's how we grow afterall.

I start a CNA class in just a couple weeks. It is only the beginning of my prerequisites to nursing school, but I'm pretty excited about it. Perhaps someday I will make something of myself, let's hope so.

On a Saturday Night

 

We had some fun last night going to the Amsoil Arenacross in Salt Lake. I've never been to any type of motocross event in my life so it was definitely a new experience for me. Nathan loves anything dirt bike and so he was eating it up of course. I have to admit watching all those guys catching some serious air on those jumps kind of made me want to go give it a try.

Can I just share a super attractive picture of my husband with his dirt bike with you?

Ah yes, such a handsome beast.

I have been on kind of a Harry Potter craze lately. I haven't 're-read' the books since the seventh came out and I figured I was overdue to relive the magic that is the Harry Potter world. Also has anyone heard that J.K. Rowling is coming out with three more Harry Potter 'spin-off' books? That should be interesting. I wonder if they will be any good. Suppose we shall see.

The Valley of Fire

Last weekend Nathan and I headed south to Nevada for a couple days to meet up with the Hartshorn family and celebrate Nathan's grandpa's 80th birthday. We had such a good time too. We rode four wheelers (well Nathan and myself got to drive the side-by-side) down into the Valley of Fire, which is a pretty neat sand-duney place. A dirt biker/four wheeler heaven. We had a picnic, climbed some rocks and messed around in the sand. It was nice to get away for a couple of days.

I have something very exciting to announce! I am going to be running the Disneyland half marathon this August and I'm like, super pumped. I used to despise running. I seriously just did not get why anyone would want to run for the fun of it, but it has slowly grown on me, and as I have noticed all the beneficial things it has done for my health/confidence/mood I have learned to love it. So anyway, I gotta get started on my training regime! Which I shall share with y'all once I figure out what it is going to be. I am a little nervous about running 13 miles... but I think I can do it. Especially if I am running through Disneyland, which honestly is the only reason I signed up for this shindig. I am a bonafide Disneyland lover.

I am trying to decide if I like my new blog header?? Hrmmmm. I'll stew over it for another week or so. I am still planning on making a few other changes too. I desperately want to have a photo shoot for the hubby and myself. I feel as though we are in need of some updated - professional photos of our lovely, two person family. I can't decide who to ask though, I feel like I know so many people who are good photographers. Just not myself. Never ask me to take pictures for you. I will only bake you cookies or make you flower arrangements.