Cool Happenings

// My sissy's birthday was yesterday. She turned eighteen and we took her to the La Dolce Vida, which is an absolutely fabulous, legit (as in like, immigrants from Italy) Italian restaurant off Provo Center Street. Yumminess, so much yumminess. Their gnocchi is to die for.

// I gave way to vanity and couldn't resist posting a selfie. Sue me, but I just really liked the way my pony tail turned out and I never succeed at doing my hair so I had to share.

// AHH! I am getting my eyebrows tinted tomorrow and I'm totally nervous. As long as they don't end up looking like this, I'm totally cool.

(any Seinfeld fans out there? Eh?)

// Halloween is on Friday! I'm dressing up as a Witch. I work at a nursing home/rehab center and so we are doing a costume parade for all the residents, and then they vote on their favorite costume and the winner gets a prize. So I'm looking forward to that fun-ness. 

// I got an interview to the nursing program I applied to! Hip-hip-hooray!!! Now to see if I can manage to woo them enough to accept me... we shall see.

The Best Things

They say that two heads are better than one, and since I have been married I can definitely attest to the truthfulness of that statement.

Love is sweet, and my love is the sweetest guy ever. For instance, this weekend we watched the Sixth Sense with some friends and I had to get up to go to the bathroom, but was way too scared to go inside and go pee by myself (I mean hello there could've been a dead person) so Nathan came with me and stood outside the door and waited for me. That's true love, right there. I am such a lucky girl to be married to this dude, He puts up with so much from me.

One of my personal favorite things about marriage is cuddling, all the time, all the day long. No one can argue how awesome that is.

Another great thing about marriage is you have a sidekick for all of life's adventures. You never have to  worry about who is going to sit by you at church, and you always have a date to everything. So that's cool. Not to mention you have someone to share all your hopes and dreams with, and that same someone is there to help you realize them too.

Overall it's just nice to have someone to lean on, and live life with, and that's really the best thing.

I honestly can't think of anyone else I'd rather share my life with than Nathan. He is da bomb. Love you, huns.

Good Morning

Good morning to you all on this lovely Sabbath day! I have had such a fun-filled October and I seriously wish I was a better photo-documenter so I could remember more things, but I'm super lazy when it comes to picture taking. Also I lack a nice camera. That probably makes me only a sub-par blogger, but whatevs. I will just wow you with my awesome writing skills instead.

I finally made it to one of my little brother's football games. He had a nice ride in an ambulance a few weeks ago because of a concussion and as a result hadn't played in a few weeks, but he finally made it back onto the field! So that was cool to see him play again. Also do you guys like the new sweater I got? I do! Woo.

We threw a birthday party for the old man. He may kill me for revealing this information, but he turned 48 years old. What is crazy is I remember his 30th birthday party. Wow. He's still young though, I mean look at that Mickey Mouse shirt. It takes a true kid at heart to wear that. Also I might mention that isn't the only Mickey Mouse shirt he owns (and wears!). Now you guys know where I got my love of Disneyland from. It's hereditary.

This weekend my friend Ashley and her husband threw a Halloween party at their amazing home. Seriously they have the best view of Utah Lake and basically the whole valley. They dressed their dog up as the grandma from little red riding hood and it was so cute. The party was a blast too. We played Mafia and ate an excessive amount of sugary Halloween themed treats.

In other news, I should be hearing back about whether or not I get an interview for the nursing program any day now. Cross your fingers for me. I am hoping so freakin' hard that I get in! I just want to be a professional so so bad and have a career and make some real money. Some of you can probably relate. In the event I don't get accepted I have just decided that I'm gonna go get a second job and take Nathan and I to Disney World. I mean that in all seriousness, too. So whatever happens I suppose the end result is happy, ya? Ha.

Ramblings

1. Friday night Nathan and I visited the ever famous 180 Tacos. We've heard about it for a while and have been told on numerous occasions to go eat there, so at last we obliged. It was fairly delicious, I had this fried buttermilk chicken taco and YUM. The blend of flavors was incredible. We just may visit there again.

2. Sorry about the lack of any even remotely attractive pictures of myself. I much prefer to post ones such as these.

3. The hubster at the taco shop.

4. My first attempt at Swig (or ya know, Slurp if you hang around American Fork, Utah) sugar cookies. The frosting wasn't quite right but I was very impressed with the actual cookie. If you have ever been to a Swig or Slurp or whatever the heck the kids are calling these soda pop places these days, you will know how addicting these babies are. I don't even know how many calories are in these. I don't even want to know, because I may have eaten like six today. Oops. Recipe - here.

On another, non-pictured note, I have no eyebrows. Actually, let me word that differently. I do have eyebrows, they are just as blonde as blonde can be. I color them in on a daily basis and it is just getting old, guys. So I've been considering dying/tinting them for the longest time and I just can't get the courage up to go do it. Any opinions on this? Anyone have experience in the eyebrow tinting department? I feel like it would save me hours of my life if I just did it.

Septiembre

September has already come and gone my friends, and with it lots of wonderful memories.

There was that time our company co-ed softball team lost every game. Err yeah. At least we had cool matching t-shirts. I guess I'm not as athletic as I had originally thought?

I love September though. Ya know I used to think I was a winter (magical christmas-time winter, that is) person, but I'm reconsidering. This year I'm just really digging the fall thus far.

It rained SO hard here in the valley on Saturday and I loved it. This might sound totally weird and hopefully you don't judge me for it but when my brother and I were like... 4/5 years old we used to run outside and lick the cement after it rained. Like it somehow tasted good to us? OK that was a weird confession. Sorry. Moving on.

With fall comes football games. BYU football games, that is. No shame. I love BYU football and my dad and grandma like to share their season tickets with us. Nathan and I took my best friend Shelbster to a game a few weeks ago and we laughed, cheered and gorged ourselves with various stadium food.

And one more Disneyland picture because I love Disneyland and that happened in September. I've been on this major Disney World kick lately though and have been desperately trying to convince my husband to take me there. I've gone so far as to have already calculated how much it would cost us and when we'd go and where we'd stay... I don't know if he's quite given into my persuasive ways yet. I'll just have to keep working on it.

Here's to another great month of awesomeness.

Fall Wishlist

1. Aztec Sweater / 2. Yankee Candle / 3.Stance socks / 4. Gap Gym Skinny Sweats / 5. Kate Spade iPhone Case / 6. Revlon Lipstain / 7. Michael Kors Purse / 8. Jeffrey Campbell Booties /

This is my wishful thinking collage. With fall coming in my wardrobe is in desperate need of some refreshment!

I must admit I do own a purple shade of that Revlon Lip Balm/Stain and it is THE BEST. I am the type of person who has never been able to wear lipstick because it mysteriously disappears off of my lips like 30 seconds after I put it on, so really it is just a waste of time. However I thought I'd give that particular lip stain a try and let me just say that it stays on all day and it honestly feels like you don't have anything on your lips at all! As opposed to you know, cakey lip stick. So much better. Do yourself a favor and go this stuff.

Also I do own a pair of Stance socks (see #3) and they are my favorites as well. I wear them as often as I can get them re-washed and dried.

I will forever be wanting that Michael Kors bag. Someone please gift it to me.

Second Chances

We decided to be adventurous this weekend, so naturally that would mean grabbing a bucket of KFC and heading up the canyon for a little fireside chillin'. I was surprised by how much all the leaves had changed since we were up there last weekend. All the quakies had turned into a glowing, buttery yellow, and the mountain air was so fresh and crisp - how I love Autumn. 

Nothing quite like kicking it back in the wilderwoods, listening to some good old country tunes with your man. It was a much needed - albeit brief, escape from the city lights.

On another, much different note - for the past year and a half I've felt like I've just been spinning my wheels. Not quite sure what direction to go or what path to take. I had several choices swimming around in my head, but I have been too hesitant to pick one because of one reason or another. Certain obstacles and ya know, other shtuff, mainly myself, kept me from making a move. I have really been wanting to get into a nursing program but felt so hopeless about it because the one I wanted to apply to required extensive pre-requisites that I just didn't have, and honestly felt overwhelmed about the thought of getting them. I was about to give up on all of that and go with a different path when I decided to just look one last time at the program. I was completely shocked to find that the requirements had changed and I was now qualified to apply for the coming semester. Seriously, how lucky is that?

So I suppose you could say I have kind of gotten a second chance at something I have been wanting so badly, and I can't wait to get the application process completed and find out what happens. I know without a doubt God had a hand in all of this, and even if I don't get accepted, I know I will be led to a better path. I just feel so grateful to finally have found a chance to make a move with my life.

I think we all have those 'spinning our wheels' moments, when you just feel stuck, ya know? We all feel forgotten and hopeless sometimes, but I know even in those moments God is mindful of us and our wants, hopes and desires. Even when we don't see the big picture, God does, and He knows what is in store for us. We just have to remember to ask Him for help, and exercise a little patience and faith if the answer doesn't come right away. That's something I gotta keep reminding myself.