Staying Awake

I found carters.com. It taught me that girl clothes are cuter than boy clothes! I also learned that you can make a wish list on that site, and mine is a mile long.

I am so tired of working two jobs, but I have to keep it up! Not because we need the money, but because I haven't decided where I'll be working after the baby is born. Until I decide that, I can't quit either job. (frown.)

Turkey avocado sandwiches are the most amazing sandwiches and I can't eat enough of them right now!

Why is it that I want to sleep all day long, but once bedtime comes all I want to do is watch Breaking Bad?

What will our baby's name be? Hmmmm, baby names. . .baby names. . . maybe Rylee, Tyson, Amanda, Gage, Holly, Evan, Emma, Stephen, Pearl, Adam, Avery, Trey, Selena, Asher, Jenna, Xavier, Wendy, Oliver, Adriana, Leavitt, Bailee, Jaden, Karli, or Marvin. . .

. . . Just kidding. We already have a girl and boy name picked out. I may tell it to you in person, but I'm not posting it online just yet.

I hope if I ever get jury duty it's for something good! Maybe not a murder, but attempted murder or arson, that would be pretty cool!

I really don't know what to write about. My eyes, MY EYES, are trying to shut, but I have to keep telling them to stay the heck open because I'm at work and this is NO time for naps!

I'm Still In Love!

It's been one year since our wedding. Holy cow! Time has flown!

I am so in love with my handsome husband and love spending time with him everyday! I love him more than the day we got married and continue to fall in love with him every single day! I can't imagine being this happy with anyone else, he makes me feel so special and loved and I am so extremely happy that I get to spend eternity with him! (He's also going to be the best daddy in the world and I am so happy he'll be the father of my children!)

For our anniversary, I got Shane a projector, (because we were at Black Friday and he saw it and begged for it,) and he got his hair cut for me AND he took me to Park City for the weekend! (Park City is one of my favorite places!) We relaxed, shopped, watched movies, and ate yummy food. It was such a great weekend and I just feel so loved and full of happy feelings!

 We made bagel sandwiches in the car on the way up for lunch!

Nachos from Bandits! 

 A garden burger from Bandits!

 The kitchen sink was big enough to bathe in!

 Playing around in best Buy!

 Shane wanted ice for his drink. Hahaha.

 We both got a tostada from Baja Cantinas for our anniversary dinner.

 Playing with the toy he bought.

 Happy first anniversary!

 I'm obsessed with wine glasses!

Shane got his projector when we got home!
(Doesn't his hair look fantastic??)

Such a great weekend, I wish it didn't have to end!

Playing Catch Up

I haven't posted any pictures in a long time.

 Shane and puppy fell asleep together.

 We made caramel apples! Yummm!

 My sister's cute family on Halloween!

 Happy Halloween! (We don't do costumes.)

Sometimes when it's snowing out we like to get slurpees!

Trimester Two

The first trimester was not an easy one.

It's hard being told you're going to gain weight (when you really want to lose,)
 and that you have to be ok with it.

I could barely function I was so tired all the time!

I had a constant fear of miscarrying.

I couldn't tell anyone!! (This killed me!)

I threw up every single Monday, the rest of the week was dry
 heaving and feeling nauseous all day.

The only food that settled my stomach was potatoes.

Now I'm on my second trimester!

I wake up several times during the night, I never feel rested. . .
. . . so exhaustion is even worse now.

Nausea only hits late at night.

We finally told people we're expecting, YAY!

I'm still scared of miscarriage, but not as much as I was.

I haven't "popped" yet, I'm just getting chubby, (bummer.)

Fun Fact:

I have 15 other friends on facebook who are pregnant and due between March and July.

Emotions

I went crazy last night.

I had worked 9 hours at my day job and had to go straight to my night job.

The traffic was terrible.

Breaking Dawn Part 2 came out and since my second job is right by the theater, it was near impossible to find a parking spot.

I was almost late, (and I am NEVER late!)

There were only three of us working when there should have been five, (we didn't realize it would be so busy, party after party of women. Stupid Twilight.)

I was scheduled 6-10pm. I didn't get off until 11:15pm.

The only good news: Shane came and visited me. He ate food and I was able to snack off of his plate while we waited for my food, (we ordered it to go so I could eat it when I got home.)

I ordered a malibu chicken and a california malibu chicken, (I'd been craving this chicken all day long and was so excited!)

Side note: A malibu chicken is a fried chicken breast with swiss cheese, ham, and sauce on top. A california malibu is a grilled chicken breast with swiss cheese, ham, sliced avocado, and sauce on top.

We got my food. It was a calfiornia malibu without the avocado and sauce, and a steak.

A steak?! WHAT?!

We told my manager. They said they'd fix it. Never did.

I got home and threw away my food in anger and then cried. Yes, a bit dramatic, but I was tired and really looking forward to my chickens!!

My husband is a trooper. He just let me cry and tickled my back until I felt better. I'm so lucky. How he puts up with me I'll never know, but I sure appreciate him and all he does.

Date Night!

I get so excited when Shane and I have dates planned!

We love Chinese food, but haven't had it in so long, so we decided on that for dinner last night! We went to Fortune Cookie, it's an awesome restaurant in Riverton. I love it because you can get a Bento Box for cheap, (you get salad, fried rice, pot stickers, a main dish, AND soup!!)

After our DELICIOUS meal, we went to the movies! We saw a movie I've been dying to see since I first heard about it months ago!

It's about a freshman who is struggling with making friends AND overcoming his past. Two seniors befriend him and give him a great high school experience. It was full of a lot of emotion, which I wasn't expecting. I hate to admit it, but I did cry several times. . . Overall it was a great movie that I really recommend you see!

We also split an Icee at the theater, I was craving something cold, but not a drink. It was delicious! Mmmm!

Happy Halloween!

So Halloween was fun!

The day before Halloween Shane and I decided to make caramel apples! We made seven, two for us and five to take to my parent's house. By the time we were done making them we didn't even want them anymore, (so we have yet to eat ours.) We then cuddled while watching The Woman In Black, it wasn't that great, but it's hard finding PG-13 scary movies these days. We ended the night with a few episodes of 30 Rock.

Halloween day I got off work early so I was able to get some errands done before heading over to my parents. Once at my parents we ate chili and breadsticks, (even though it was warm enough for a bbq,) and then my dad, Magda, and I turned on a scary movie, (Shane wasn't there, he was at work.) We got about 15 minutes in before realizing it was very rated R and we were no longer interested in watching it. We turned the movie off and then just hung out, relaxed, and answered the door for adorable little trick-or-treaters. My nieces also came over and showed off their costumes! Shane got off early so he surprised me at my parents house with ice cream sandwiches, (as if we weren't eating enough sugar already!) We enjoyed them and then we went home. Once home Shane opened his gift from me, (which wasn't so much of a Halloween gift, it was a "sorry I've been moody lately," gift.) And after that we talked until we fell asleep for the night.

It was a good holiday. (Pictures to come!)

Here and There

It's hard working 8am -5pm when you're exhausted and don't feel well, not to mention I get to go to job #2 right after this one. I need to start getting to bed earlier.

It's October! What a great month! The leaves are changing, scary movies are coming out, corn mazes and pumpkin patches open, and the temperatures outside begin to drop. I love this month. I am so excited for hoodies, apple cider, and trick-or-treaters!

In November we are moving! Woo hoo! We're actually moving all of our things into a storage unit and then staying with my parents, but just until February. It's not what we had planned; the place we're going to move into was going to be available in December, and now it's not, but our lease will be up soon and we don't want to renew. So we're just going to crash at mom and dad's and save a few dollars before moving into our new place that we are so very excited for!

I love my husband! It's been almost a year since we got married and we have yet to have our first fight, or go a day without seeing each other since our first date. He makes me smile so easily, and he can always make me feel better when I'm grumpy or down. He has so much patience with me, I couldn't have married a better man! I cherish every moment we spend together. I just love Shane so much that I can't believe I haven't exploded because of all the love for him inside me!

The Current Playlist

The following is a list of my current top 10 songs and why.

In no Particular Order:

1. Lily Allen's "Never Gonna Happen."

Not only is the chorus extremely catchy, it's super fun to sing to and you can't help but sing it in an accent!

2. Greg Laswell's "Comes and Goes." 

This song is calming. Yes.

3. Owl City's "Vanilla Twilight."

Super sweet song, great lyrics, fills me with emotions. I love it.

4. Katie Herzig's "Sweeter Than This."
Very uplifting, is currently my ringtone.

5. Repo! The Genetic Opera's "Genetic Repo Man."
I always have a song from a soundtrack in my top ten. Always. At the moment, it just happens to be this one, which is great because it wakes me up on my way to work in the mornings.

6. The Secret Handshake's "TGIF."
Because now I'm old enough to drive, no one can keep me inside.

7. The Verve Pipe's "The Freshman."

This song is just a tad depressing, but it's wonderfully written and pleasing to the ears.

8. The Aquabats, "Radio Down."

This is my husband's music, so when I listen to it, it reminds me of him and makes me smile, (and sometimes dance.)

9. The Knife's "You Make Me Like Charity."
This song is a love it or hate it song. Most will hate it, but I love it. You must listen to understand what I mean.

10. Bishop Allen's "Click Click Click Click."

The lyrics make me laugh.

Oh Money!

Yesterday Shane and I finally set up a joint bank account! We have our bills divided up between our two accounts because it's just easier for us that way. So we decided to leave those accounts how they are and set up a joint account for our spending money, an account we can both put money into and take money out of. 

We're pretty excited for it!

(The picture was taken from my phone. . .sorry for the crap resolution.)

Date Night

Since Shane and I only get a couple nights a week to see each other, we try to make the most of them. So last night we decided to go on a date. We went to Sizzler for dinner, Shane got a huge steak and shrimp, and I had the grilled salmon. It was delicious and our server was the greatest! She was friendly and didn't bug us too much, (I hate servers who over-serve.) We then went and saw ParaNorman. I was expecting it to be a complete child's movie, but there were a lot of adult jokes, (and even a few curse words!) The story line was hilarious and kept you interested throughout the whole movie, and besides the oddly proportioned bodies, it was very well done!

For those who don't know. . . .

ParaNorman is about a boy named Norman who can see ghosts. Because of this, he's been labeled as the freak at school. The town he lives in has a history of a witch burning, and one night the seven victims of the witch come out of their grave as zombies and go after Norman. It sounds weird and maybe a little dumb, but really though, it was a crack-up!

2017

Where do I see myself in five years?

In five years I will be 27 years old.
Whoa, I'll be an old lady almost!

I hope by then:

Shane and I will have at least two little kiddos.

To have a Labradoodle.

To be living in a house.

Shane and I will both be down to one job each, not two.

Our car Finnegan will be gone and replaced with a truck.

Our other car, Miley, will be paid off.

To be financially stable.

To be closer to God. I'm not doing all that I can to be close to him, and I hope by then that has changed. I hope I can be a more spiritual person, and that will make me a happier person.

Shane and I are still acting like newlyweds, and even more in love than we are now, (if that's even possible.)

For Shane to have his Bachelors and me to have my Associates, (we're both so close, we just need to find the time and money to finish.)

To be healthier than I am now, (I seriously need to cut back on my soda intake.

Playing Catch Up

My adorable little niece turned 3 years old on August 11th! She is such a cute girly! She had a Phineas and Ferb birthday party, (but sadly Shane and I missed it because of work.) We gave her a guitar that looks like a dog, it's pretty much awesome and I may or may not have played with it a lot before giving it to her.

Last week I'd been having a rough day, and when I got home from work I found my husband with some Diet Coke, movie tickets, and flowers! Isn't he the greatest? We saw Step Up 4, (something I'd been wanting to see for a while.) It was exactly what is expected of a 4th movie - bad acting and crap story line. HOWEVER, it's worth seeing just for the dancing, which is incredible!

Shane and I both work between 55 and 60 hours a week, and it blows! We were so spoiled when we first got married! We made great money and never worked nights or weekends, but things have changed now and sadly, we only get 2-3 nights a week together. So when we do have a night off we like to go on dates! Usually they consist of dinner at Sizzler and a movie. It's not much, but it's enough for us. (And the food at Sizzler is the best! Shane always gets the steak and endless and shrimp, while I get grilled salmon and rice. It's an amazing meal, especially for the price!!)

Shane and I love art and colors, so the other day we bought some canvases, painter's tape, and paint. We painted some awesome pictures to hang once we're in our new place. Unfortunately, the only picture I have of them right now is while we were painting them. I will post a picture of the finished products once I take one.

We get bored of the same things fast, so over the weekend we moved our family room to the bedroom and bedroom to the family room. It's awesome and we figured, why not?? If we don't do it now, we never will! 

These Are A Few of My Favorite Things

In no particular order:

Singing in the car.
Bubble gum.
Reading blogs.
Diet Coke.
Night time.
Getting drawn on with markers, (it just feels so good!)
Spending time with my family.
Wrapping gifts.
Movies!!!
New York City.
Wearing tshirts.
Late night conversations with Shane.

Birthday Boy!

Shane turned 25 years old on July 28th. He didn't want to spend a lot of money going anywhere, so we did a lot of little things during the day.

He chose to open his gifts first.

I told Shane he could have whatever he wanted for breakfast. He chose to have cereal in ice cream. He wanted to eat it in the bathroom instead of in bed.

We went to some garage sales, but didn't see anything very awesome.

We went on a target run for one thing, and came home with a lot more.

We got a roll of toilet paper and taped it to our friend's door who lives a couple doors down from us. That's the only way you can toilet paper an apartment.

New chairs! They are comfy!

We had a 90 minute nerf gun fight with Shane's new guns, and then we shot at the balcony door for an hour.

It was really fun!

We decorated an entire pair of Shane's pants while we watched The Three Musketeers.

I gave Shane a mermaid tattoo.

Shane drew a copy of a painting we saw at a garage sale. It was hilarious and I wanted to buy it, but Shane said no. 10 points if you can tell what it is.

Dinner at Red Lantern, yum!!

It was raining when we got home from dinner, so we waited it out in the car.

We set up our tent in the family room and camped out in it that night.

I planned a surprise party for Shane. He had no idea and was indeed surprised when we got to my parent's house and everyone was there. It was a fun event, almost all of our closest friends were there.

We had a fun, busy, exhausting day!

Happy 25th Birthday to my handsome husband, Shane! I love him more than anything and am so happy he was brought into this world! I don't know what I would do without him!