Advice, eh?

So I went down memory lane and read some old posts from my previous blog here, and I came to the conclusion that I used to be a lot more interesting than I am now. Bummer.

There are seven fires currently going on in Utah right now. I'm not kidding and they're not small! Utah is a blazing orange! I was so happy to have such a dry winter, but now seeing what it's doing to not only Utah, but the surrounding states as well, I don't think I'll ever wish for no snow again! 

Shane and I have been house sitting and babysitting Chip for my parents while they're camping, and it's been a blast! (I want a dog!) I love spending time with the little pup. He's just adorable!

I had my orientation today at Sizzler, and Tuesday I start training. I didn't get the server position I wanted, but that's ok because I can work towards the position. It seems like a great company and I am excited to work for them. I'll be working there as much as I can until I can find a day time job. Once I get a day job Sizzler will be moved to nights. 

We're going to see the new Spiderman with our fun friends Caity and Ben next week. We're excited, the previews look awesome so it'd better be good!

I went to a baby shower today for my high school friend Kenzie. She looked great, I love her little belly!! She got some of the cutest things, her little boy is always going to look so darling!! Seeing all the baby things made me so excited to be a mom one day. Baby things are just so precious and tiny!! I love it all!

So this is crappy, but since being married I've gained a few pounds, (as you may have noticed if you've seen me recently. Blah.) I'm trying to get healthy again, and holy cow it is not easy! I began calorie counting with this and it wasn't too bad this week. But today hit and I was just so hungry, I stupidly made Saturday my "cheat day." Bad decision. I have been eating everything in sight!! Help! Does anyone have any tips on losing weight and developing healthy habits?? I need I need!! 

Time Wasting

I understand that I have been writing a million and one blog posts in the past two days, but people! It's because I get bored. I also have a hard time sleeping at night, which is why this post is currently getting written at 1:48am.

I found these questions on a pinterest post and I thought they might be fun to answer. If you're as bored as I am, go ahead and keep reading. If you have better things to do, do them. I don't want to be wasting anyone's time here. (You have been warned!)

The husband just rolled over in his sleep and sprawled himself out over my back. It's cute, but it makes it a rather difficult to type.

Oh he moved!

Now, let's get down to business. There are 30 questions to answer, but that is way too many and I guarantee I can't keep anyone interested long enough to actually read the whole thing. So I am going to choose my favorite five. Here we go now!

1. Describe your relationship with your parents. My relationship with my parents used to be nonexistent. I wanted nothing to do with them, I didn't like being around them, they annoyed me. Now let me tell you, I only felt this way because I was a brat. I was snooty and defiant, and that made it hard for us to get along. I moved out in 2010 and quickly, very quickly, I realized just how much my parents did for me and that this whole time, my entire life, I was wrong about them! They are amazing people who do what they do because they really do love me! They really do know best, they're not just saying that! So, since moving out my relationship with my parents has grown, and grown, and continues to grow. I have to be honest; besides Shane, my parents are my best friends. They are the first to know anything and I spend just as much time at their house as I do my own. I love my parents, and I love the example they have set for me. I appreciate everything they've done for me and everything they continue to do for Shane and I. I hope one day we can do as much for them as they do for us. I couldn't have asked for better parents, I feel like the luckiest kid in the world.
2. What is the thing you wish you were most great at? Oh man there are a few things I wish I could be so awesome at. I don't have very many talents, but there are so many I wish I had. I think the one I would want most is to be able to sing. I have loved singing since I could talk. Whenever my mom pulled out the video camera growing up, I'd find my way in front of the lens and sing, "I'm Gonna Be A Mighty King." I sing everywhere; at home, in the shower, in the car, while I cook, while I clean, etc. I love to sing and I would love to perform for people if I had the voice. That would really be my dream coming true. People who can sing are awesome. Really. 
3. What is your favorite part of your body and why? Oh this one is easy. My nose. I love my nose, specifically the hump. My mom is from New Zealand, so there is some Maori blood in my family. My older brother and younger sister got the Maori skin and my older sister got the Maori hair. My little brother at least got the Maori hair color, I didn't even get that. The one thing I did get though, was the big Maori nose. And I love it.
4. What are 2 weaknesses and 2 strengths that you have? Weakness A: I am extremely sensitive. You give me the wrong look and I'll go home in tears. I take most everything the wrong way and I get hurt easier than anyone I know. Strength A: I am very forgiving. Weakness B: I can't do conflict. I will agree with anyone outloud even if I don't agree in my head just to avoid conflict. Strength B: I am very understanding. I can easily put myself in someone else's shoes and immediately love them because I can see the good in them and ignore the few bad things. 
5. What is your biggest pet peeve? Bad spelling, need I say more?

Marriage

I love being married and I love my husband. I love going to sleep with him less than a foot away from me and I love being so happy. I really can't remember the last time I was this happy. (I think I was nine.) 

Being married is great, people!

Love and marriage is sometimes a difficult topic to discuss. Before Shane and I got engaged, I hated talking to my married friends, (I still loved them though!!) I hated reading lovey nonsense on facebook, and I hated looking at pictures of couples who were so happy together. I hated it all because I was jealous. I wanted to have all that and I wanted to be in love.

A little before Shane and I started dating, I had completely sworn off boys. I had my guy friends, but I was refusing to let myself get involved with anyone. I kept telling myself over and over that I loved being single, hoping that if I said it enough, it would come true. I was done with relationships. In my previous blog, www.myfishmonster.blogspot.com (it's still there,) I had even written about how awesome being independent and single was. I wrote:

"I am single. I have realized that this is exactly what I need to be truly happy. I need to be FREE. I need to let myself do what I want and not worry about anything else. I don't want any commitments with anyone. I want to be my own self, worry about my own self, and have fun for once."

Oh how wrong I was! I'm pretty sure I made God laugh with this, because two months after I wrote this, Shane showed up in my life. And man. . . our relationship moved FAST! We went on dates every night, (I kid you not, we still have yet to go a day without seeing each other,) we became exclusive within ten days, we began talking about marriage two weeks into our relationship, and on September tenth, one month and one day after our first date, we got engaged. We sealed the deal on December first. 

Doesn't that sound scary?? Moving that fast, hooooly crap! I always told myself I would never even consider marriage until I'd been dating the guy for a year. I had dated seriously before Shane. . . my longest relationship lasted over three years, but I never felt the way about him that I do about Shane. When people say, "When you know, you just know," they are not kidding! Shane and I had both prayed and fasted about our big decision, and we knew it was right. 

Love is unexpected, and it really does come when you least expect it. I love Shane more than anything in this world and I know that he feels the same way about me. We are a perfect match, and we couldn't be happier than we are now. 

I love love, but I love my husband mostest. 

Who Farted?

I have a headache right now. I think it may be because I haven't had caffeine today. Oh gosh, I never wanted to be "that" person. . . .My name is Candice, and I am an addict. 

Shane and I recently started watching a new television series on Netflix. Bob's Burgers. Heard of it? Didn't think so. It's a pretty hilarious cartoon, but word of caution: sometimes it has adult jokes in it. It makes us laugh, and it features the voice of the lovely Kristen Schaal, also known as Mel from Flight of the Conchords.

Story time! We got home from our cruise almost two weeks ago - and time is flying! . . .Anyway, I didn't take my phone with me on the trip, so when we got home I checked my messages. I had one from the lady I worked for. Some family things had come up and turns out. . . they didn't need me anymore. So I get home from vacation and find out I am jobless. So sad. They are an amazing family and I really love them. I was so upset, but I understand that family needs come first. So for the past two weeks I have been job searching. I got a job at a restaurant that I will work at full time until I can get a day job, and then I will only work the restaurant at night, (I love working.) So if anyone knows of anywhere hiring, please do let me know! It would be so greatly appreciated, as we kind of really need an income from me.

I've always wanted to call 911, but I never have. I hope one day I get to. I also hope that when I do, whatever it's for, ends well.

Pretty sure Shane and I can be a pretty fun couple, once you get to know us and our awkward slash shy stage is over with. We do love people, most of the time. I promise we do.

Say "slash shy" out loud. It sounds weird. It almost sounds like a dance move. Everybody do the slash-shy!

So many people are having babies! I love it! I especially love the baby blogs, they are so fun to read! Word of advice if you're pregnant: Make a baby blog because I want to read them!

Excuse my husband, he just farted.

The main reason I'm writing this post is because I don't really have much else to do. . . because I don't have a life. . . or a job. . . and I like to write. . . And I need a job!

Ending a blog post is always awkward for me. 

Mexican Riviera Cruise

So we went on our cruise with my family June 10 through the 17. It was one of the best vacations I have ever been on! Everyday we ate as if we would never be eating again, (we each gained 4ish pounds. . . not as bad as we thought we did, but WAY too much to gain in one week!!)

We went to many broadway style shows, comedy shows, and parties up on the deck.

In Cabo we went parasailing, snorkeling, and played in the ocean waves. It was a blast and made me want to live by the ocean!

In Puerto Vallarta we did 10 ziplines through the jungle, jumped off some rocks into water, (doesn't sound cool, but it was,) played with a baby alligator, went to a local fruit stand and ate some amazing fruit, did tons of shopping, and played on the beach.

The only things that sucked during the cruise was I fell down some stairs in Cabo and scraped up my leg, slipped and fell on a huge rock in Puerto Vallarta and bruised my knees and wrist, our second day in Cabo had to be cancelled due to weather conditions, and I got strep throat. Other than that, it was an awesome vacation. One that I will never forget! 

Summer Checklist/Thank You!

(So this is pretty exciting. Our cruise is in one week from today! I can't wait for it! I wish I were  a little more in shape as swimsuits are a bit of a bummer, but, I'm not going to let that spoil the trip. It is going to be a blast!)

Now onto the blog. . .

Summer is here! I am so excited! Ok ok ok, I am going to make a summer checklist! I must complete all of these items by September first. Yes! Ready? Here it is:

1. Go swimming in our apartment's pool. (Sanitary? I don't know, but we've gotta try it once, right?)

2. Go camping. (Even if it is for just one night.)

3. Go for a bicycle ride around the Daybreak Lake. (Bikes! Yikes!)

4. Watch a sunset. (Awwww, so cheesy!)

5. Seven Peaks! (This will be fun, we got our passes of all passes!)

6. Attend a Bee's baseball game. (Hate the game part, but love the atmosphere.)

7. Sleep under the stars. (Will probably have to do this in my parent's backyard.)

8. Go to sugarhouse park. (My favorite park!)

9. Have a park day. (You know, go to as many different parks as you can in one day.)

10. Attend an outdoor concert. (Rock on!)

Ok so I only have 10. . . .but I want a lot more. Please per-lease give me suggestions and ideas! Please??!

Thank you!

(And thank you to anyone who reads this. I know I don't have many viewers, but I do appreciate the ones I have. I mean, when blogs are written they're obviously meant to be read, so it does feel good when I know it's getting read, you know?? You are the sweetest for taking time out of your schedule to read, skim, ponder the not always so entertaining words I write. Thank you. A thousand times thank you! I probably love you!)