My Fabulous Life

Talking... ish!

2011-06-02T12:40:00.002-06:00

Karli has started to say a few more words a little more clearly. She can say; hi, hey, um, uh-oh, and mom. She has said kitty and grandpa, but those have been a one time things so far. It's SO much fun listening to her talk, she has started being more vocal when she wants something too, she'll point and grunt.

Nate thought this was hilarious... over the weekend I was in the laundry room and Karli was standing in the doorway looking right at me... Karli~ "Mom." Me ~ "What honey?". Karli ~ "Mom." Me ~ "what?". Karli~ "Mom"... and at this point she takes off 'running' down the hall. Lol.

Walking

2011-05-06T12:52:00.002-06:00

I've been such a slacker at this blogging thing... really quick I just wanted to post this picture...

As soon as 13 months hit Karli started walking like it was no problem. She still has a few issues with the shoes in the picture, but she does really well maneuvering all over the house.

Already a year... (cont.)

2011-03-18T13:13:00.002-06:00

I almost forgot one of the most important things... she is learning to walk and is doing really well. She can cruise around the house really well. She is getting braver when it comes to walking without having to hold on to something, today she walked from our couch to our chair, which is across our living room. Such a big girl!

Another funny thing she did... the other day she wanted to look out of the window, so I pulled up the blinds and stood her up in the windowsill. Our couch is right in front of the window so the other day she was playing on the couch with me and she climbed to the top of the couch swung her feet over the top and stood up all on her own. Then when she wanted down she bent over the side and lifted her feet up. :)

Already a year...

2011-03-18T12:29:00.002-06:00

Well since Karli has been 1 for a few weeks I figure I better post a few new things she has learned in the past few months.

She now knows the word "um". She'll be talking and she'll say it between every couple of grunts later. When I asked Nate who she got that from he informed me that it was me, I had not realized how often I said "Um". Lol.
She is very observant... she knows to put the phone to her ear and talk, point the remote at the tv to make it work, toothbrush goes in your mouth, fry goes into sauce then into mouth, and socks/shoes go on feet.
She is starting to brave this "walking" thing. She has walked 4 steps and Nate just let me know she walked across our living room. It won't be long now. Lol.
She throws the cutest tantrums... lays on the ground flat on her stomach and cries... not the most fun thing to experience, but its dang cute.
She points at everything and then will look to you to know what it is.
She knows to pull the little tabs in books that have a picture hidden behind them.
She can drink from a cup with a straw, but she can also do it with just the cup.

Those are just a few things, she is such a joy to Nate and I. We are truly blessed to have her as a part of our little family.

Nate's 12 Days of Christmas

2010-12-20T15:15:00.002-07:00

So we were driving into Salt Lake last night for my family party when Nate started making up his own version of "The 12 Days of Christmas"... its pretty cute, so I thought I'd share. :) I will let you 'sing' it as you read along.

On the first day of Christmas my Toota gave to me,

A dress for my little Karli

On the second day of Christmas my Toota gave to me,

Two toota loves

On the third day of Christmas my Toota gave to me,

Three french kisses

On the fourth day of Christmas my Toota gave to me,

Four calls from work

On the fifth day of Christmas my Toota gave to me,

Five 49ers Superbowl Rings

On the sixth day of Christmas my Toota gave to me,

Six reeces pieces

On the seventh day of Christmas my toota gave to me,

Seven Sloppy kisses

On the eighth day of Christmas my Toota gave to me,

Eight cans of chowda'

On the ninth day of Christmas my Toota gave to me,

Nine new socks

On the tenth day of Christmas my Toota gave to me,

Ten toe pops

On the eleventh day of Christmas my Toota gave to me,

Eleven games of Madden

On the twelveth day of Christmas my Toota gave to me,

Twelve hours sleeping

9 Month Pictures

2010-12-20T15:02:00.002-07:00

Here are pictures of Karli at 9 months old. Wanted to get a family picture done to send out with Christmas cards (still waiting on the cards... argh). It was fun doing this as a family, and I love how they turned out. The 'Santa' ones are Karli I think are my favorite, especially the one where it looks like she is crawling. She is just growing so fast (I know every mom says that, but its crazy how fast the time goes).

9 Months

2010-12-15T10:32:00.002-07:00

I cannot believe my little girl is already 9 months old. Time has flown by so quick. I wanted to take a minute to jot down a few new things she has learned before I forget when they happened.

She started playing "Where's Karli?" by herself. She held a menu up to her eyes after I would say 'where's Karli?' she would move the menu so I could say 'There she is!' (Dec 10, 2010)
She has started waving. We were getting her pictures taken and she looked up at my from the ground and waved. She will also wave back when you wave at her. (Dec. 11, 2010)
We are pretty sure her first word is "Uh-oh". When she has something in her hand and it falls to the floor she'll look down at it and say "uh-oh". (Nov. 2010)
She can cruise around her toys and the furniture. She loves the independence of being on her own, but still loves to cuddle which is nice. :) (Nov. 2010)

She has grown and changed so much, it amazes how quickly she picks up on things and how smart she is already. We just got pictures done so those will be posted soon, as well as pictures with Santa and our trip to the Festival of Trees.

We are looking forward to Christmas with her and can't wait to see her open her present on Christmas morning! :)

Halloween

2010-11-02T15:45:00.005-06:00

Halloween 2010

This was Karli's first Halloween. I had such a fun time finding her costume and deciding what she was going to dress up as. I called her a "Monster-ina". Her onsie said 'Daddy's Little Monster' and then she was in her super cute tutu. She looked so adorable. :) When she crawled the way it swished around with her bum was so funny. The bottom picture is myself and 2 of my good friends at Jen's (on the right) hubby birthday/halloween party. Which was a really good time. :)

Solid Foods

2010-09-28T12:13:00.002-06:00

We have been giving Karli solid foods for a few months now. She will usually have a fruit or veggie for 2 of her meals each day. We think she may be allergic to applesauce (or something that its made with) we gave that to her and she got a rash all over her body. The doctor told us to wait until October and try just a small amount on her tongue to see if she has another reaction, if she does we won't be feeding her any of that.

We went to La Frontera a few weeks ago with a group of our friends. Karli was being a little fussy so I gave her a bite of the refried beans... she loved them! (picture) So she got to eat big people food with us. Lol. She has also had bland mashed potatoes which she enjoyed and thanks to my dad vanilla ice cream as well as all the little baby food things. She has also started to feed herself those little puff things from Gerber. She likes those a lot too. Nice that she isn't too picky yet. Lol.

Karli 6 Months

2010-09-15T10:20:00.002-06:00

Doing Karli's pictures this time was a lot of fun. Although she didn't want to smile for everyone we got some dang cute pictures. It was fun dressing her up and doing something a little different this time around. I can't believe how much she has changed. She continuely amazes me at how fast she is growing and how much she is learning.

She will probably have 5 teeth by the end of the month, she already has her 2 bottom teeth & she has 2 on the top that just cut and one more that will be coming shortly. She loves to be standing and if you are nearby she will grab on to you and pull herself up. I fear we may skip the crawling stage and go straight to walking.

Nate and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary on the 6th. Crazy how fast time goes. Life has been a little more trying on us lately, but we have been able to make it thru together and I honestly don't know that I could have done any of it on my own. He is so incredible and puts up with so much from me. I'm so lucky to have him and to know that he will be there for me no matter what, literally through thick and thin. I love you Nate with all my heart!

We are alive! :)

2010-08-10T15:13:00.003-06:00

Well since its been a lifetime since I blogged I thought I'd do a quick little update...

Karli is now 5 months old going on 6.

She is so smart and alert I can't even believe it.

She has started "talking" a lot more, and will sit in her crib and talk to herself, she also does this in her car seat.

She does not sleep on her back unless she is dead tired.

She can roll from her stomach to her back and if she does that while sleeping she'll wake up.

She is learning to sit so well and can be left alone for the most part.

She reaches for everything and puts in straight in her mouth.

She had her first ear infection the end of July. We would have never known had she not had the cough that concerned us enough to take her to the doctor.

She does so well with putting herself to sleep and only occassionally gives me a hard time.

She has this adorable high pitched scream which I just love.

She loves to lay on her back and grab ahold of her toes, she'll even get them in her mouth (good thing she doesn't walk yet).

She is getting her first tooth.

She loves bath time, but isn't too sure about the shower.

She loves my grandma's dog Bruce... she grabs his fur and pulls and lets him lick her face.

She loves to feel whatever is around and tries to grab everything including faces.

Those are just a few things, we truely love having her in our family and have enjoyed our life with her so far.

Life is so busy for Nate and I between wedding, birthdays, camping trips, pictures, work and just every day life. We try to balance it all and that proves to be a tricky thing, but we have great people around to know we are super busy so they are understanding. We are still adjusting to this parenting thing, but I feel like we are taking it on pretty well. I have been so grateful to have our mom's for support and advice. I've turned to my mom on countless occassions with questions and she is always willing to help.

Nate and I will be celebrating our 2 year wedding anniversary on the 6th of September. We are going to go golfing in Mesquite and are really looking forward to that alone time. I can't believe we have been together for 4 years and married for 2... its going to fast.

Karli's Blessing

2010-05-19T08:51:00.006-06:00

This past Sunday, May 16th Karli Mae was blessed. We were fortunate to be able to have this happen in my parents home which made it easier for Grandma Lily to be there. So everyone got to my parents house at 1:30 and shortly after we had the actual blessing. My dad is the sweetest man, its not too often he cries, but the tears were flowing on Sunday. We all know I'm the biggest cry baby alive so of course I was crying the whole time. I am so greatful that my uncles were able to come and be in the circle as well as one of Nate's cousins and one of my best friend's dad. I am very sad that my brother was not able to be there, but I'm hoping the next time this comes around he will be able to. :) It was a beautiful blessing and visiting with everyone afterward was nice. Thank you to everyone who attended, we love you all and love having the support we get.

A lady in my mom's ward so was so awesome to offer to make Karli's dress for free. We used my wedding dress as the material and she was able to basically make a duplicate of it for Karli's dress. It turned out so beautiful. Better than I could have imagined. :)

First Mother's Day

2010-05-13T09:07:00.004-06:00

Well my first Mother's Day was really nice! I have to say it started out a little rocky, but by the time we got to my in laws at 10:30 things were a lot better. We went up to Nate's moms for brunch we spent the morning/early after noon with his parents, sister & boyfriend, aunt Peggy and cousing Tommy, & his cousin Robert, Denice, Shai & Tyson Hill. After having a few bloody mary's and mimosas and eating an awesome breakfast we headed to my mom's for dinner. It was a really great time spending the day with our families, and although I didn't get to do exactly what I wanted it was a good day.

I wanted to do something for the grandma's and random mom's from Karli. I thought of this really cute idea to give a flower. So I ordered the pots from Oriental trading and got to work. This is how they turned out...

Happy Mother's Day to everyone! Hope you all had as good of a day as I did! I'm so greatful to be a mother and I look forward to all that comes along with that; the good, the bad, the ugly, and the amazing!

Karli Mae

2010-04-13T14:12:00.000-06:00

Labor and Life Thereafter

2010-04-08T08:53:00.012-06:00

Our little ball of sunshine, Karli Mae, was born on February 26, 2010 @ 11:46 am. She weighed a whomping 9 lbs 3 oz and was 20 inches long.

I was induced on the 25th @ 11:30 in the morning. As soon as I was hooked to the monitor I could finally tell that I was having contractions that I couldn't feel. After the long drawn out process of being induced and having the scary thought that we might have to have a c-section we were finally ready to start pushing. Nate was being my coach and counting for me while holding a leg, his mom on the other leg while my mom held my neck/head and put a cold wash cloth on my head to break the fever which I got in the hours of labor. As we were pushing and Nate could see the head of the baby he would get distracted and count well past the 7 seconds that you would normally count to. At one point he got to 13 before my mom told him to stop counting so I could breathe. After 2 hours and 45 minutes of pushing our little girl was finally here and my pregnancy was finally over! She was so beautiful from the minute I saw her all purple and slimy.

After a few hours of being watched in the nursery they decided that Karli needed to go down to the NICU for 24/7 observance. She was not keeping her oxygen levels up so she was put under a little oxygen bubble to help her get the oxygen she needed. She was also on antibiotics b/c of my fever and an infection I had, plus laying under lights b/c she was a little jaundice. It was hard having her down away from us, although it gave us time to actually sleep while in the hospital. We were a little worried that she was going to have to stay one more day after our discharge date, but luckily she was doing so well that we got to take her home with us that day. The nurses in the NICU were so amazing and I cannot thank them enough for watching over my little girl and for keeping me relaxed and knowing what to do for her.

The first week we were home we had to make a few trips over to the hospital to have her blood drawn to check her billie rubin to see that her jaundice levels were going down. They had sent some lights home with us to keep her on except for when she was eating, that was difficult, it was hard not being able to hold her as much as I wanted to. But it paid off and she was off the lights in a week and doing so much better!

We have loved having her in our home so far she brings us such joy. We can't believe how strong she is, she is able to hold her head up pretty well for a few seconds and if you hold her like she's standing she already puts a little bit of pressure on her legs. I have a feeling she'll be crawling in no time. She is also starting to find her voice and smiles a lot more. Its so fun listening to her little sounds and to see her big smile. My favorite sounds so far happen when she is trying to stifle a sneeze or when she is munching on her pacifier. And I love to watch her stretch when both arms go up over her head, her little chunky arms are just the cutest thing ever!

I do have to admit that its hard for me to let others take care of her when I am there, sometimes when we are at my in laws I don't feel like I can take care of her, I know this is a self inflected feeling and I will get over it, I'm just so attached to her that I want to be with her 24/7. Lol.

Here are a few pictures Nate and I have taken in the weeks she's been here. We were a little camera happy those first two weeks, but have since slowed it down a bit. Lol.

She does really well with bath time, she enjoys being in the warm water. She always end up kicking her leg over the side of her little net thing and just relaxing. We think she likes being naked, I almost wonder if its because she spent the first two weeks of her life only in a diaper. Lol!

Over Due

2010-02-23T10:11:00.002-07:00

Well we reached 40 Weeks on Sunday February 21st... our due date... and we still have no baby! My cervix has been the same since the beginning of the month and our stubborn little girl is just sitting as high as possible. If we could get her to drop we'd be in good shape. So over the weekend Nate and I went on walks, I tried sitting up tall the best I could, I've even tried squats and lunges... nothing is getting this girl to budge. So now if we still have not gone into labor naturally by Thursday we will be inducing that day. Its nice knowing we have an end date on the horizon, was just hoping we could get it to happen naturally. Lol!

Short Update

2010-01-22T10:08:00.002-07:00

Just thought I'd give a short update on the pregnancy... Sunday we will reach our 36th week. Which means we will be only one week away from "term". We had to have a ultrasound done last week b/c I was measuring a little bigger than I was supposed to be. They checked the babies weight and the fluid surrounding her. She weighs 5 lb 11 oz as of last Friday. Which is only 10 oz smaller than when Nate was born, but 3 lbs smaller than when I was. So I think she still has a ways to go. We got to see the top of her head (I know now why I hurt by my 'groin') and her lungs/heart beat. It all looks good. The tech thinks either the baby is long or b/c she hasn't dropped all the way yet that is why I was measuring big. We had a doc appointment later that day and I measured right on, so I'm thinking she had a growth spurt. I go now to the doctor once a week until we deliver.

I'm still not tired of being pregnant, although this week it continuely feels like she is trying to push through my belly button and that pain is getting old. After the 31st of January she can come at any time. :) I just want to make sure she is healthy before she greets us. :)

Child Prep Class

2009-12-07T12:01:00.003-07:00

So over the weekend Nate and I (and my mom) went to a child preparation class. Friday night from 7-9 Nate and I were there. We skimmed over breathing techniques and coping and a few other things. The best part of the evening was when Nate got to wear the empathy belly. Lol. He was such a good sport and wore it most the time we were there. He did mention that when he sat down the belly sat right on his nuts, so he spent a lot of the time standing up. Lol.

Nate had to work on Saturday so he was not able to come to the class with me, so my mom came. It was fun having her there with me going over all the stuff we talked about. I am really glad we took the class. It gave me a lot of great information and helped me get a little more excited for the delivery. :)

Movement!

2009-11-09T12:50:00.003-07:00

So on Friday afternoon at work I FINALLY felt Karli move or at least more than just a flutter here or there. It was such an amazingly weird feeling! And I have continued to feel it every so often since then. I am so happy to finally feel her! :)

We'll be coming into the third trimester the week of Thanksgiving. I really cannot believe how fast this is going. She is going to be here before I know it. We got the nursery all finished and got carpet on the 24th of October. I'm so jealous she has new carpet in her room. Then last Sunday my family came out for FHE and my mom brought the bedding stuff as long as a few things for the room ie: garbage can, night light, extra pillow, rug, and wall clings. The room looks so cute. Our little girl is going to be very spoiled. Lol.

Nursery

2009-10-06T09:44:00.003-06:00

Nate and I spent the night Saturday painting our nursery. We went to Home Depot to get the paint and ended up have a little argue about how we were painting the room... he did not like my original idea and was not bending to it, which I'm very greatful he didn't b/c how he wanted (which is the way we went) looks a lot better than what I had originally imagined. :) It was a very fun night doing that together. We will be getting new carpet in the room as well in the next few weeks and getting things to decorate with. I am so, so excited!! Then we can get the crib up and get to putting things away. :) YAY!!

Here is what the room looks like:

We are filling in the white stripes with a very light purple, lighter than the color above the stripes. :)

IT'S A GIRL!!!

2009-09-30T12:52:00.002-06:00

Last Wednesday Nate and I found out that we are going to be blessed with a little girl!! Nate had a rough time with the news at first, but is coming around to the idea. :) Once he sees her his heart is going to melt. I cannot wait to get to shopping and getting the room ready for her.

IT

2009-09-30T12:28:00.002-06:00

16 weeks

2009-09-03T12:26:00.002-06:00

Well we have been in the 2nd trimester for 2 weeks now, and I'm liking it a lot more. I still get nauseous on occassion but it is nothing like it used to be. And although I am still VERY tired I don't know that that is going to change. Also my feet have been swollen since we found out we were pregnant and still to this day look like little hams with toes. I've started going walking a few nights a week with my mother in law and cousin. I am sure it will be good for me and the baby once it is finally here, but boy oh boy am I tired when I get home to my couch.

Last Saturday me, my mom, and Lucy (mother in law) went shopping for maternity clothes. (On the 22nd of August we had a family reunion at my mom's and I wanted to wear my levi jeans... well I was able to get them up, but not buttoned so I got a rubberband and put it thru the button hole and around the button... lol.. I showed my mom and her exact words were "We need to get you some pants that fit") So we went to two DI's and to Motherhood. We did really well at the DI found lots of shirts, a levi skirt, some jackets, 2 pair of pants, and 2 sets of jammies. Most of the levi's I tried on there were too tight now so I knew they wouldn't fit in the next month or so. So at Motherhood I got 3 pairs of pants and a few more shirts and a belly brace!! I praise whomever came up with this amazing device!! My ligaments have hurt from day 1 from strecthing and all the growing going on... and it has made it hard to walk around some days. And the brace helps to support my belly so that I'm not having all that weight weighing down on me. It was a very productive day, and by the end of it my hip hurt so bad, I went home and sat on the couch and literally couldn't get up. Lol.

We went to see our doctor on the 26th of August, and we got the order for our ultrasound so I called that day and made our appointment for the 23rd of September!! Crossing my fingers the baby cooperates and lets us see what we will be having!! :)

3 Years!!

2009-08-05T14:43:00.002-06:00

I just wanted to take a quick minute to just say how much I love Nate. Today we have been together for 3 years and I cannot believe how amazing it has been. I truely feel that Nate and I were made for each other, and although I don't 100% believe in soul mates I do think that we are very close to that.

He is my best friend, and absolutely the man of my dreams. Our love grows more and more each day and as we are becoming our own little family, I know that all that love that we share will only be doubled for our child. I'm so incredibly excited to raise this baby with him and to watch him be the amazing father I know he will be.

He is my love, my life, and my forever!

I love you goober!

Catch Up!

2009-07-28T11:14:00.002-06:00

Well as always I'm being a slacker with this thing... so I'll take a moment to do some catch up. Lol!

Our month of July has been very full with good times!!! The fourth of July we spent with Nate's family at his cousin's house. Eating, food and watching fireworks. His cousin had gone to Wyoming and gotten some illegals, and we even had a cop come by and tell us to stop setting them off... kind of a bummer, but that's what happens when ya get caught with them. The weekend following that we went down to Marysvale to do some boating and fishing. I took a nasty fall getting out of the boat, my flip flop got stuck and down I went... hit my knee first so it got the butt end of the fall, and is therefore very bruised and painful. (Still, and its been 3 weeks) We just spent the weekend camping in Duschene for the 24th. We were able to relax and hang with family. The guys went fishing while the girls and kids went down to Starvation to play in the lake. It was a blast, and the water felt great, once you got used to it any way. lol!

Now for the best news!!! On July 9th Nate and I went and met our OB nurse!!! :) I got blood drawn, and a urine sample taken and MANY questions answered!!! Then yesterday we went back and met with our OB Doctor... She gave us our results from the tests and told us that everything was looking good!!! Then we were able to get a bedside ultrasound and got to see our little baby in the making!! :) We saw the heart beating a million miles a minute. It was such an amazing thing to see... I have to be honest that I have been trying not to get excited just in case something went wrong... but seeing our little baby inside of me I cannot help feeling so overwhelmed with excitement and joy. Nate and I are so excited to be parents and have already been doing things to get the house ready for the baby! I cannot wait until September when we know the sex so we can paint and buy bedding for the crib!

The picture is blurry I know, but if you can get a look at it better it has two 'x's that show the head and butt, the baby is 10 cm (3 1/2 in)

So far mom and baby are both doing great! Lol!

I-80 on Saturday

2009-06-15T08:42:00.002-06:00

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=6807210

So for those of you who live in Utah I am sure you all heard about the horrible crash that happened on Saturday afternoon on I-80... it was very, very bad. One man died at the scene and another was lifeflighted to the U of U hospital.

So now that you know that part, let me tell you about MY day.
Nate and I got up early on Saturday to run to Cabelas to get a few things that were on sale for a party that afternoon at 2:00 for his grandma's 80th birthday. We were heading home at 11:30, made a quick stop to get gas. Before we pulled off onto 5600 West to get gas Nate saw a message (on the boards they have over the freeways now) that said "I-80 closed to Tooele". We both immediately were puzzled, that does not happen since that is basically the ONLY way into Tooele. So I looked up the number for UDOT, they were closed, but gave me an automated number to call. So I dialed 511 and got a message saying a fatal accident on I-80 had the freeway closed in BOTH directions, well I hung up before I heard to take 201. So I called back and was imformed that traffic was being stopped at the last Magna exit off 201. And at this time we were on I-80 and STUCK. Our friend Chris was heading home from the same place we got gas and ended up a car behind us on the freeway. So we spent close to 4 hours chatting with him on the freeway and trying to find out what exactly was happening. His mother in law works for dispatch and gave us a little bit more info about the crash. So around 3-3:30 we were moving a bit toward the 104 Saltair Drive exit. As we got there we had the option to turn around or to wait it out. We decided we had waited this long and were so close that we were going to wait. As we did we got out of cars and were talking with others who were waiting. Then a cop came by and told us it would be closed for at least another 3 hours. Nate had a cousin flying in for the party and was going to be landing at 4:30, since no one else was going to be able to get him from the airport and we weren't getting home we turned around to go get him. As we were leaving the airport I called 511 again and the recording this time said there were 2 lanes open. Feeling like we were finally done with the traffic we got onto I-80 once again. And unfortunately GOT STUCK AGAIN! This time we were at least moving at spurts... we'd move 5-10 ft and then stop. By this time I am getting pretty irritated, being stuck in the car was working my patience PLUS I had to pee like no other!! I was trying to hold it and to just be able to make it to Lake Point... as we inched forward very slowly it continuely got worse and worse. I looked to Nate and Frank in the front seat and said "Ok, here's the plan... Nate you are going to open your door, I'm going to open my door we are going to hold this coat so Frank can't see my ass and I'm going to pee!" Much to my dismay the traffic started moving again... :'( So as I'm trying not to move or hunch over (b/c it hurts very badly) Nate moved over into the right lane. As soon as the traffic came to a stop Nate pulled onto the shoulder and we jumped out of the car... got the blanket out of the trunk and opened the left side passenger door. Nate held up the blanket for me while I finally peed!! WHAT RELIEF!!! As I am peeing on the side of I-80 a few cars drive past on the frontage road to the north of where we were. Nate looks at me and goes "Wave honey!" LOL!! I am sure EVERYONE on the road knew what was going on, and I am sure I am not the only person who in 7 HOURS and 45 MINUTES stuck on the interstate had to 'leave their mark'. Finally at 8:30 pm we made it to Tooele and to the birthday party. It was an experience and a story to remember to say the least.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family who lost their loved one in this horrific accident and pray that the driver of the fedex truck will survive.

BBQ In the Park

2009-06-02T08:34:00.002-06:00

So on Saturday the 30th we had a BBQ in the park.
I was up at 7 am that morning for my weight watchers meeting and the day looked gorgeous the sun was shinning and it was very warm. As I got back into Tooele from a meeting at noon the dark clouds started rolling in. As I glared at the sky, I wished it wouldn't rain. We got to the park at 1:00 and everyone started showing up at 1:30 ish. It was a good time, I got to grill the meat while the guys tossed a football around and everyone got their dishes on the table. We got to eating around 2 or so and visiting. While we were sitting there it started POURING!! The guys who thought it would let up still stayed down playing basketball and got drenched!! As we all hulded under the pavilion the rain and hail continued to come down. Finally it let up and those who needed to leave made a run for it. The rain stopped and there was a big puddle of water right next to us... well Jason and Nate decided they needed to splash in it... so they both got on the curb and counted to 3... as they landed in the puddle they colided knees... the sound of their knees hitting together was louder than the splash itself... All and all we had a great time, it was so much fun being together with our friends and enjoying that time. We don't get a lot of time to see them like we would like to so things like this are even more enjoyable. :) Thanks to everyone who came and spent the raining day with us!!

In Passing

2009-06-02T08:26:00.002-06:00

On Friday May 22nd 2009 Nate's grandmother Bernice passed away. We got a call from his parents at 4:45 am letting us know. We went up to the nursing she had been at for the past year to be with his parents. I have never seen Nate or his dad cry like I saw that morning, and it broke my heart. So we spent our Memorial Day weekend doing funeral arrangements and spending lots of time with my in laws. The funeral was on Thursday May 28th, and although it was a funeral and they don't generally have a happiness about them, it was a very nice service. Nate gave one of the talks and he was finally able to release the emotions he had been pushing back. He did a wonderful job, and I'm sure his grandmother loved hearing him relate stories they had spent together. I myself am much of a sympathy crier, I did not know Bernice for long before she was in the nursing home, and yet I cried all weekend long. I read the obituary the morning of the funeral and cried almost as much as Nate. Lol! After the services we had a BBQ at my in laws and the whole family came back to the house, visiting and telling stories was so nice and I think everyone in the family enjoyed that time together.

Park City

2009-05-18T15:28:00.002-06:00

This last weekend the ladies I play Bonko with every month and myself went up to Park City for an over nighter. I had such a blast!!! We played bonko on Friday night and then we were up visiting for a few hours. Saturday it was up and to the Outlet, we found some awesome deals and had a great time shopping! I always seem to forget how much I love Park City until I go and visit it again! I can't wait til our next over nighter!!! Thanks ladies!! :)

Being a slacker!

2009-05-14T14:17:00.003-06:00

Holy Crow I just realized its been a MONTH since I blogged!!!

So I'll do an update of life...

Easter was awesome!! Nate and I and his parents and his Aunt and cousin went down to our property in Marysvale (by Richfield) for the weekend. We spent the whole weekend fishing. I had not been fishing since I was 8 years old or something and was determined to catch my first fish. Saturday was cold and cloudy, I got a fish up to the bank and lost 2 lines from a bite. Sunday was sunny and warm with just a little wind... Nate's cousin Tommy got the first bite of the day followed by Grant and Peggy and FINALLY myself!! (I do have a picture, but it will have to come later) Then Nate and Lucy both got a fish as well! It was a great weekend that we all deserved!

My birthday was 2 weeks after Easter... and this year was my GOLDEN birthday (turn the age as the date of your birthday) so I wanted to have a big party so I set that to happen the night before and got it all planned out. I also thought it would be fun to get a pedicure during the day and one of the colleges here was having a deal so I told my mom we should go so we planned for that. And my co-worker made a very yummy cake for me. Well the week of my birthday (the Wednesday before actually) I was having some pains in my side... I just figured I was passing a kidney stone again and continued on with my life. So Saturday comes and I head in to meet my mom and sister before we head to the mall... we get to the mall and I was FRYING; so hot and sweaty it was very odd. Then we went to Olive Garden for lunch and as soon as we sit down at our table I got super COLD and my whole body starts shaking this lasted for about 10-15 minutes... finally my temp got under control and I was able to sit there, but was nauesous and had no appetite. I drank some hot chocolate and attempted to eat the soup I ordered. So then we get to the college for the pedicures and I'm hot and sweaty again. Then on top of that I had an allergic reaction to something they put into the water... I had a red spot on top of both of my feet and it kind of felt like when your foot falls alseep; the tingly feeling... so they drain the water and I just got my foot rubbed. The pedi went 40 minutes longer than I planned so I was late to get my cake... finally I got home at 5:45 and I'm freezing again. Everyone was told to come at 6. I told Nate I had to get in the shower and try to get warm before people got there... luckily only his parents showed up close to 6 so I was able to shower and get dressed before people came. The party was a blast! Everyone seemed to have a great time. So the next day was my actual birthday and I had an appointment at 3:00 to get my very first TATTOO... I had a very hard time getting moving and Nate was getting very frustrated with me. We stopped at Denny's to grab a bite to eat... I still didn't have an appetite so I only picked at my french toast. It took the artist 4 hours with 3 short breaks to do my tattoo, and honestly it didn't hurt as much as I thought it was going to, not that it feels great though either. But I love it!!!

So we left there and stopped and grabbed a bite to eat. Monday morning I woke up not feeling well at all and called my boss and told him I was going to go to the doctor before I went in to work. Well I couldn't get off the couch. I slept until about 10 when I had another shaking fit that lasted longer than the other did. (I'd been having them off and on all weekend) I went in on the bed and Nate called around looking for a doctor for me. A nurse said we should go to the Urgent Care so while Nate got showered I took my temperature... it was at 103.3. We got to the doctor and I was sweaty and cold... come to find out I had a very servere Urinary tract infection and was "this close (holding fingers about an inch apart) from going to the hospital" lucky for me I was able to keep my temp down and under control. I stayed on the couch for the next 2 days miserable, but a week later the infection was gone.

For my birthday Nate got me the tattoo and a bar chair for my scrapbook table. His mom got me two books (Twilight and New Moon) that I was missing for the whole series, a top and some capris. His sister got me a very cute shirt with earrings and flip flops to match. My mom got me a gift certificate to a spa and paid for my first month of Weight Watchers. Nate helped our friend Jason pick out a pair of shoes for me... the thought was very sweet, but they are old lady looking shoes that I would never wear so I told him I was going to exchange them. I got very spoiled!

So now... I started Weight Watchers and went to my first meeting last Saturday (9th) I weighed in at 222.2. I am very ashamed of that weight, but I am doing something about it!! I'm very tired of getting down on myself for my weight and being unhappy about it all. I will keep you updated as I progress through this and any encouragement is appreciated! :)

And that brings us up to date for the month!! I do have a new card I'll be posting on my craft blog so watch for that! :) As well as a clock I hope to have finished next week! :)

Kitchen Complete!!!

2009-03-30T10:00:00.006-06:00

Well its FINALLY done, or well at least the painting is!!! And I LOVE it!

I absolutely love these curtains!!! I just can't tell ya!! And as soon as the got put up the kitchen was all pulled together! I still would love to get some more decor, but I'm so happy with how it looks as of right now!! :)

New Craft Blog

2009-03-19T14:11:00.002-06:00

I started another blog that I'm going to put all the "crafty" stuff that I do on it. The website is http://analynscorner.blogspot.com . Give it a look-see! :)

Kitchen Make-Over

2009-03-05T10:18:00.004-07:00

So I'm making some changes in my kitchen to make it more "mine". We got paint for Christmas and have yet to get to the painting. So I got everything taped off on Sunday and did my first coat. I put the final coat of paint on last night. Here is a picture of how it looks so farThe modling around the door and baseboard will be painted black and I have vinyl lettering that says "Bon Appetit'" That will go above the door.

Also I found the cutest curtains on Amazon that thanks to a friend I was able to get earlier than expected, but I ordered the ones that are super long so I decided how long I wanted the curtain and then I sewed them so that they will still fit onto the curtain rod. Here is a picture of the window above my sink. I will also be putting them in our big window.

I am so excited for all of these changes!! Makes me more anxious to do the rest of the house. Once everything is complete I'll do more pictures!! :)

Snowmobiling

2009-02-16T08:53:00.003-07:00

Sunday we went snowmobiling up Stockton canyon with Nate's parents. We got up and his mom made us breakfast and then we all headed up. I will admit that I was very nervous going up the mountain; felt like I was going to fall off the back. When we got up pretty high and hit some snow patches we didn't want to go thru we took a little break. I took that opportunity to tackle Nate a few times into the snow and to throw a few snowballs. It was very fun! I loosened up on the way down and was able to joke with him. We stopped at a spot that was pretty flat and Lucy and I took the "wheel". It was fun driving and being in control. And I have sore muscles b/c of it. :) When we got down to the truck Grant had me follow him on the snowmobile to get so we could get it on the trailer. So he led me up this hill that didn't have much snow on it... well I got stuck for a few seconds, but was able to get it up the hill. It was fun! :) As the boys were having a beer I thought I'd climb up the mountain and see if I could slide down on my butt. It took me 4 tries, but I finally got it slick enough that I made it all the way down without having too scoot. :) This is a picture Lucy took after the 4th slide down. I felt like a little kid and it was so much fun!!! Very fun way to spend our Sunday! :)

Valentine's Day

2009-02-16T08:35:00.002-07:00

So let me start out by saying that Valentines as never been one of the holidays I've enjoyed celebrating (and no its not b/c some boy broke my heart back when I was younger; I just think prices get jacked up and the thought is out there that you have to buy cards, candy, roses, jewelry to prove your love to whomever) but Nate really likes this holiday and so for the past 3 years we have had a potato and double corn chowder soup for Valentine's day. Mostly b/c we have not spent one together since we've been a couple. So this year since it landed on a Saturday I thought it would be nice to spice it up a little bit. So I started thinking about what I wanted to do back in January. Nate ended up having to work in the day, which actually worked out b/c I was able to surprise him a little. I made our soup, but I decorated the table and made us a little candle light dinner. I also hand dipped the strawberries in chocolate and covered some pretzels as well. It was a nice little dinner, then we went to Walmart and bought Madagasgar 2 and watched it. I was actually very exctied about everything this year. It was fun to surprise Nate. :)

And the week before Nate took me to Cabelas and spent his Cabelas bucks on me that he gets from work. I got some snow boots and a new jacket and a super cute purse! :)

Curious Payton!

2009-02-02T10:23:00.004-07:00

Payton is SO curious it just cracks me up... she always wants to know what I'm doing or what I have... well lately she's been very interested in the tub she'll get up and look in it. This morning she actually jumped up on the edge to check it out. I had to get a picture! I swear she is my child! Lmao!

(she moved her head which is why its blurry)

Poem #2

2009-01-20T08:48:00.000-07:00

RIPPLES

WALKING ALONG THE BEACH
LOOKING OUT ON THE OCEAN
I REFLECT ON MY LIFE
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I BEEN THE ROCK
WITH THE WAVES CRASHING AGAINST ME
SOMETIMES THEY HIT HARD
AND SOMETIMES I HARDLY NOTICE
BUT AS THE WATER HITS
SMALL BITS OF ROCK FALL INTO THE WATER
EACH PIECE CAUSING RIPPLES.
SOME RIPPLES ARE BIG AND NOTICEABLE
OTHER ARE SMALL YET STILL SIGNIFICANT
AND EVEN THOUGH THE OCEAN IS BIG
AND GOES ON FOR MILES
EACH RIPPLE IS SEEN BY SOMEONE
SOMEWHERE.

7/13/06

Poem

2009-01-20T08:45:00.000-07:00

I LOOK AT THINGS AND WONDER
IF WHATS MEANT TO BE WILL BE
WILL WE FIND THAT PERSON
WHO WE'VE ALWAYS LONGED TO BE
THE WORLD IS STRANGE AND CHANGING
AND THINGS WILL HAPPEN FOR THE BEST
BUT OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD IT
IS WHAT MAKES IT THE REAL TEST
LIFE CAN'T ALWAYS BE A STORY
YOU'VE PLANNED OUT IN YOUR MIND
IT COMES WITH CURVES AND TWISTS
THAT DON'T ALWAYS FALL TO RHYME
THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT
IS ONE STEP AT A TIME!

3/27/06

Random Pictures!

2009-01-13T11:51:00.007-07:00

So I'm bored at work and just got all the pictures off my camera, SO here are a few random pictures that were on there!! :) These are my gorgeous sisters, Bridgette & Kathleen (Katie)

I took this picture as we were driving to our cousin's property in Duschene. If you can see it, theres a double rainbow.

This is Christmas 06 I believe... Nate's parents mounted the rack of Nate's first deer! :) It is hanging in our living room now.

This is Nate and I on our first New Years together... 2006

And these are our best friends, Chris and Erin Macceo! :) At our New Years party in 06.

Christmas!

2009-01-05T13:06:00.000-07:00

Merry Christmas!! I hope you all were able to enjoy the day as I was. Usually I am very emotional around Christmas time and the slightest thing will set me into tears (Weekend before Christmas watching "Top 10 Christmas Towns" for example...) but surprisingly I didn't cry on Christmas!! :) And I wasn't so moody (usually don't sleep at all on Christmas Eve; too excited) but Nate and I were up until 2 getting things finished for Christmas and preparing food that I slept until 7:00 a.m.

This picture is what Nate got me for Christmas!! I'd been wanting to put a table in our spare room so I could leave my scrapbook stuff up 24/7 and just work on it without putting everything away... so he helped me get started with that! The top part of the table folds down, and the side does as well. He did really good again this year!! :)

I got Nate a video game for his PS2 which come to find out may not have been good. Lol, he hasn't stopped playing since he opened it. I told him I gave him a nice little way to avoid me.

All and all we got spoiled, both sets of parents gave us some amazing things ($100 gift card to Home Depot from the Walkers which we purchased blinds and paint, and a Wii Fit and some shelves for the kitchen from the Webbs) Plus tons of movies, and some running shoes. I had also signed us up for a Gold's Gym membership which Nate opened in his stocking, he wasn't too thrilled at first, but I think it will be good for us... especially since we are doing a weight loss competition now so working out will be good for us! :)

New Hair!

2008-12-22T13:34:00.000-07:00

So last Saturday I went to my cousin's after our family Christmas party and she asked if I would dye her hair. After we got done with her she said she had some more if I wanted to dye mine as well. So we did! :) I really like it!! Its been a fun change!

HELP!!!

2008-12-11T10:15:00.000-07:00

I want to change my template without it deleting my "Links List" or picture or other extras.... Any ideas how I go about this?? Please let me know ASAP!!!

Thanks!

My Family!

2008-12-03T10:47:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to take a minute and share some pictures of the people that I love so much!!

This is Nate and Payton getting ready for bed! :) He doesn't look to happy, but its such a cute picture.

Grayson Michael and Rowan Bradley... my two very adorable nephews! I can't believe how much they have grown up... crazy to think they are 2 & 3 already.

Kristina, Rowan, Grayson, Ryan.... This is my brothers cute little family, I miss them tons, but will hopefully get to see them in a few weeks!! I can't wait!! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

2008-11-26T12:33:00.000-07:00

http://www.123greetings.com/view/NA21126112410221

Click on the link, and enjoy a cute card from me to you!

Hope you all have a great holiday and are able to spend as much time eating with family and friends!!!

Gobble, gobble!!

Already November

2008-11-13T13:02:00.000-07:00

Well I figured its been a while since I posted anything so I thought I'd just take a minute to say hello! :)

I can't believe how fast the year has gone... seems like we were just approaching the holiday season and here it comes just as fast... Its taking me longer to get into the season this year, and I'm sure its just b/c I'm worried about money, which is stupid b/c thats not what the season is about. Maybe I just need to pop in a Christmas cd or watch Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. That always gets me in the spirit! :)

I am however, EXTREMELY excited to decorate my house. This year I get to get all of the ornaments my mom has given to me from her to use on my own tree! I'm so excited for that. I've been starting my search for the perfect ornament for Nate, and so far have had no success. My mom gave me some ideas, but I have yet to find anything to go along with those. Lol!

Payton

2008-09-23T12:27:00.002-06:00

This is the newest member of our family! We got Payton last week, and we already love her to death!

First Kiss

2008-09-22T13:23:00.001-06:00

I got some pictures of the wedding from a cousin so I thought I'd put up a few for you to see. :)

This is our first kiss as husband and wife

This is Nate's family (Grant~ dad, Me, Nate, Lucy~ Mom, Nikki~sister, Nate~future bro in law)

If that doesn't show you our personalities I'm not sure what will. Lol!

I'm now Mrs. Walker!

2008-09-16T13:10:00.000-06:00

Well we made it back!! The wedding turned out so nicely, we did have a few things go wrong and I was experiencing a lot of different emotions so I cried a few times, but all in all it all came together and was fabulous! Nate looked amazing! Everyone kept saying and well he cleaned up. :) He cried during our vows, which I was hoping for. He isn't emotional at all and I can count on my fingers how many times I've seen him cry in 2 years. So it was good to see him get emotional. I of course was bawling. Almost didn't make it thru my vows. LOL! We did some dedications and the one to my mom we just hugged and cried. :) I can't believe how amazing it was. I feel like I didn't get enough time to talk to people, but I was so crazy all over the place. At one point I was chasing Nate with cake trying to get him back for adding to the cake that was already all over my face. :)

We spent our wedding night at Little America, we were in the Tower on the 14th floor. It was such a nice room, we had a king size bed and everything. By the time we got there around 10:30 we were starving so we went down to the lounge and got a sampler plate and a few drinks. We weren't full so we went to the room and ordered room service as well.

This is a view from the hotel.

We headed for our cruise Sunday afternoon. We got to Long Beach, CA at 5:30 ish and didn't have our flight out until 9:50. Nate was looking forward to sitting in a bar and having a few drinks, but the airport is so small there wasn't any where for that to happen. So we just sat there for 4 hours. We finally headed to Fort Lauderdale. We arrived there at 5:00 in the morning. Going without sleep we attempted to find where we needed to be for the transfer to the port in Miami. Once we found everything out we found a corner in the airport that had some comfy couch things and tried to get some sleep. We got to Miami at 10:30 am and they had a letter informing us that we would be going to the Bahamas instead of Key West and Cozumel b/c of hurricane Ike. Nate and I had no problem with this. We had such an amazing time. It was so gorgeous there and it was sunny and warm for us the whole time. :) Neither of us were ready to come home until we were sitting in the JFK airport. Its nice to be home, but I'm so ready for another vacation!!

These are just some pictures we took. Isn't it amazing!! I'll get some pictures up from the wedding when I get them.

Thank you to everyone who came and those who have supported that weren't able to come. We love you all!

ITS HERE!!!

2008-09-04T15:41:00.000-06:00

I know this is a little pre-mature, but I won't be able to blog again until after the wedding. We are 2 days away and I can't believe its here already! I'm so excited I'm literally about ready to burst! I can't even concentrate on my work! If you haven't heard we are going to cruise the Western Carribbean, so everyone keep your fingers crossed that none of those damn "tropical storms/hurricanes" reach us!

Next time I blog I'll be ANALYN WALKER!!! :) YAY!!!!

Last of the Showers.

2008-08-25T09:22:00.000-06:00

So over the weekend I was privledged with 2 showers. On Friday night my mom, sisters, aunts, cousins, grandma and I went to Macaroni Grill uptown for dinner. It was really loud in there and we couldn't talk much, but it was nice to have everyone there. My cousin Hollee gave me a book on marriage that she said helped her a lot. And then everyone pitched in and got me a KITCHENAID!!! When I registered for it I really didn't think I'd get! I'm so excited though! I wanted to cook on Friday!!! :)

Saturday was my friends, old ward, family friends, and co-workers shower. My sister Bridgette put it on for me, with the help of my mom and other brides maids. It was a great time! It was so awesome seeing people I haven't seen for a few years and getting to talk with my friends. We played a fun game, that took a minute for the girls to get into, but then was a blast. :) Then we opened gifts, I got some great stuff including:

a food processor
an espresso machine and coffee grinder
an electric skillet
a pedicure spa
some awesome martini glasses and some plates
a "dinner" basket complete with beer steins, spaghetti and sauce, cheese biscuites, wash clothes, towels, hot pads, and Dr. Pepper and Iced Tea.
some awesome shelves
toilet tree stuff... (for like the honeymoon)
a scrapbook stuff tote bag
money
VS lotion and gift card
and an 11x14 picture of one of my bridals. (I cried when I opened this, such a sweet thought)
an awesome blanket

I am so greatful to all who came, it was so nice seeing everyone and I hope I get to see more people at the wedding.

My Favorite Picture

2008-08-21T15:21:00.000-06:00

I figure I'm safe that Nate won't see this before our wedding because he is never on a computer since ours died. This is my favorite of the bridal pictures, and so I just wanted to share it with you all. I can't believe I'm getting married in 16 DAYS!!! It is just so crazy... I've been planning since January and its finally here.

1st Bridal Shower

2008-08-11T12:03:00.000-06:00

So yesterday, August 10th, I had my bridal shower for Nate's side. His mom and cousin threw it for me. We had some very good food, great company, AWESOME scrapbooking for my wedding book, and fabulous gifts!! It was so much fun!! I had a blast visiting with everyone. And finally after all the showers I have thrown, and been to it was finally my turn.

Here is a list of what I received:

A bed in a bag from
An engraved picture frame
A basket full of goodies, ie foot scrubs, shampoo, nail polish, lotion, body spray... etc.
2 iced tea makers (one of which I'll get to return)
a food chopper
VS lotion
2 nighties (one dark purple, one with colorful hearts) and a candle
a gift card to Walmart
and a Visa gift card

I am very greatful for all that I got! It was so much fun, and the time spent with all the ladies scrapbooking will not be forgotten!

Jordanell

2008-08-04T12:10:00.000-06:00

I finally got the chance to go camping! I haven't been able to go at all this summer and Friday the opportunity was finally here. My family and 5 families we get together with once a month all went up Friday night to Jordanelle. We made a fire and visited and ate and had a great time. Saturday we took our friends boat down to the lake and we went boating, rode jet skies, and played in the water. Around 1 o'clock it started getting VERY windy, but we stuck it out although everything was being blown away. It was a very deserved break away from all the stress of the wedding, and money, and buying a house, and cars breaking down. It was so nice to go and to not think about all that stuff, even if just for 2 days!

Sunday Nate and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary which falls on Tuesday. We went to dinner at Olive Garden and then mini golfing at Boondocks. It was such a great time, and since he wasn't able to go camping we were really missing eachother and so that time together was even better. I just love him so dang much!! :)

And finally... the wedding is in 4 weeks!!!! AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! There is still lots to do, and we're getting down to the wire. My first of three bridal showers is on Sunday so that is really exciting and my bridals are on Saturday!! So some fun stuff amongst all the stressful stuff!

8 for 8

2008-07-09T15:37:00.000-06:00

Name eight TAG.
Eight things I have a passion for

Nate
reading
scrapbooking
working out
fixing up the house
planning the wedding
spending time with my sisters
strengthening my relationships

Eight things I want to do before I die

Travel/See Europe
Have children
Be a stay at home mommy
Have a good relationship with said kids
Retire and spend endless hours with Nate
Become decent at golf so Nate and I can travel to different courses
Just travel in general
Get a bigger home.

Eight things I say a lot

I love you
Goober
Hello
Intermountain Financial Advisors this is Analyn
Sept 6
Shit
Thats not healthy
I want to go home

Eight books I have read latley

Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
Harry Potter 7 (re-read)
Weekend in Paris
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 4
10 Things Woman do to Ruin their lives (actually starting this next week)

Eight movies I have seen eight times

Liar Liar
Billy Madison
Beauty and the Beast
Grandma's Boy
American Pie 1,2,3
Harry Potter 1-5
Sweet Home Alabama
The Replacements

Eight people I tag

Cambra
Ashley
Monica
Jenn
Tawnya

True Selves!

2008-07-07T20:20:00.000-06:00

I wanted to get some "goofy" pictures of Nate and I to use at the wedding. His sister Nikki took these for us so I thought I'd just share a few of them. I really like them and are super excited for how they are going to look! :) Nate looks kind of mean in this one, but its something we do all the time, I'm trying to bite his arm. Lol!

Nikki was very proud of this picture, the colors in look awesome, although I'm not showing you those... :)
I just wanted to show how tough I really am!! :)

AAAGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-30T13:00:00.000-06:00

I'm seriously feeling this way lately! There are 9 weeks left until my wedding!! I cannot even believe it. My friends wedding is in 2 weeks, and as rude as it may sound I cannot wait for it to be over with so that I can focus 100% on mine again. I have most of the major stuff done, now its just all the small things that are going to pile up on me. Any one have a good idea for a gift for parents?? They have done so much for us already I really want to get them something nice to show how much we appreciate all they have done for us. I just can't figure out what I want that to be. I'm getting so excited for the wedding though, and VERY excited for the honeymoon. I went and got my passport application all turned in on Saturday so we'll have those soon. That was the last thing we had to get for the honeymoon. Now its just saving money. I do have a stressfull story I could share with you. My parents had given us plane tickets as our Easter/wedding gift. Well I received an email from JetBlue a few weeks ago telling me that our flight had been changed. The flights leaving SLC had only changed by a few minutes so no big deal. The flight on Friday however had gotten changed by 3 hours. The flight was set to leave at 11:30 am now... well we didn't port in Miami until 8:00 am and are flying out of Ft. Lauderdale, so I start freaking out. I called my mom frantic asking her if she knew what was going on. I didn't hear back from her so I finally called the airline. They informed me that a few of their flights have been canceled due to the gas prices. So, our options were to sleep in Florida and leave in the morning or catch a flight out that connects thru California, but we'd have to stay the night there and leave in the morning also. So after trying to get ahold of Nate we finally decided to stay the night in Florida. And now that its all been figured out, I'm quite excited that we are staying there. I think it will make things less stressful now. :)

Check Out Boot Camp

2008-06-26T15:49:00.000-06:00

Ok, this is a video one of the PT's made for Boot Camp... if you watch it you just might see someone you know... :)

http://www.vimeo.com/1188623

I miss boot camp SO much I can't even tell you! I so want to go back already.

Been Tagged!

2008-06-26T14:34:00.000-06:00

I just realized Cam tagged me to do this... so here we go

Marriage Tag...

How long have you been married? Not officially married yet... 10 more weeks!
How old is your spouse? 23
Who eats more? Nate does
Who said I love you first? Nate did, it was so cute!
Who is taller? Nate is by far!
Who sings better? I think we both sing well.
Who is smarter? Nate is
Who controls the T.V. remote? I try to, but I never get to.
Whose temper is worse? Mine by a lot
Who does the laundry? I do
Who does the dishes? Usually me, Nate has helped a few times
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do now... I didn't want to be by the window
Who cooks dinner? Well we don't really eat together much, but when we are it just depends
Who is more stubborn? Depends on what we are talking about, but we are both stubborn
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? um... that's a good question... again we are stubborn... Lol!
Whose parents do you see the most? His hands down!
Who has more friends? Who knows really
Who has more siblings? I do.
Who wears the pants in the family? I try to.

I tag.... Hollee, Ashley and Tawnya

Tagged

2008-06-10T15:22:00.000-06:00

Hollee tagged me.
joys:
1-well my grandma JOY Webb (I'm stealing this Hollee)
2-Playing with a baby
3- Spending time with Nate
Fears:
1- not being able to have kids
2- Losing Nate
3-Losing my family
goals
1-Get the house in our name.
2-Be a good mommy to my future kids.
3-finish schooling.
current obsessions
1-planning the wedding
2-unpacking/organizing the house
3-working out/ getting fit.
random surprising facts
1-I was blue in the nursery after I was born
2-I love planning ahead
3-I started planning my wedding 4 months before I was engaged! :)

More Inches

2008-06-03T16:19:00.000-06:00

Well I got measured again yesterday, and I have lost another 2 inches in my waist line. That puts me down 4 total so far!! :) I'm so excited about it!! The other places are basically the same for now though.

Tooele

2008-05-27T12:30:00.000-06:00

Well its official... I live in Tooele. Nate and I moved on Saturday. Its a cute little house, but we are going to have a lot of work a head of us. The yard needs a lot done, but it'll look really good when we are finished with it. I'll get a pic soon.

Inches and Moving

2008-05-15T08:19:00.001-06:00

So I got measured again yesterday, and I have lost another inch in my thighs, stomach, arms and chest. My instructor told me I'm melting! Lol! Its so amazing seeing results, and makes it all so very worth it!

Well Nate and I will be moving to Tooele within the next few weeks. His grandma has had to be put into a nursing home, and his dad and Aunt wanted to keep the house in the family. So we will be renting for a while and then we will be purchasing the home. Its a 2 bed 1 bath rambler with a large kitchen and living room, and a very big yard. We have some work cut out for us in the back yard, but it will be awesome being in a home. I am very nervous about this whole thing, but I am hopeful that it will all work out and we will have a nice start as the "Walkers" :)

Phase II

2008-05-05T08:24:00.000-06:00

Well today officially starts my second 6 weeks of boot camp. So this morning I thought I better get on a scale to see what weight I'm at. I am VERY pleased to say that I have LOST 22 LBS!!! That was the best way to start out a Monday morning!! Its great to know that getting my ass handed to me every day is paying off! I feel amazing! Not only b/c I'm losing weight but b/c I actually feel healthier. I went out to my mom's on Saturday to help with the yard and kneeling for an hour and moving around on my knees didn't hurt! I'm so greatful that I've had the chance to do this, it has truely been a blessing for me!

Dress

2008-04-30T15:45:00.000-06:00

I just wanted to share with everyone that I get to go pick up my wedding dress today after boot camp!! I am so excited its un-real! YIPEE!!!

25...

2008-04-29T15:12:00.000-06:00

Well my 25th birthday was on Saturday the 26th... quarter of a century... man am I old!! Lol! So to celebrate this huge milestone Nate and I and a few of our friends and family went out to Wendover. It was a lot of fun! It was fun to be away and to spend time with everyone. I stole a couple of awesome cups, and only lost about $60. It was a really fun night, I'm really glad we went out there.

First Measurement!

2008-04-24T08:49:00.000-06:00

So I had my first measurements taken yesterday since I've started boot camp... so far I have lost 1 inch around my arms, thighs, and stomach. And 2 3/4 inches off my chest!!! They say I should be losing more than that which I agree, but I'm so greatful to have lost!! I can feel a difference in my clothing which is fabulous!!! I'm signing up for another 6 weeks after I finish this first one... so it should all work out fabulously!

Engaged!

2008-04-21T08:21:00.000-06:00

So on Saturday April 19th Nate and I had dinner with our parents so that they could finally meet. We all went to Sizzler and the dinner went really well, we even sat there for an extra 30 minutes or so just talking and enjoying each other's company. Well we finally decide its time to go as we get outside the door Nate asked me to hold his to-go container, he bent down like he was going to tie his shoe, but instead looked up at me with a white box in his hand and asked me to marry him!! Both our mom's are going "where is the camera??" Hahaha! I said yes, and so now Nate and I are officially engaged, and you know I actually feel a difference just that small gesture has made this all so real to me! I am even more excited now than I was before!! :)

Here is my ring:

Inches!!!

2008-04-07T08:52:00.000-06:00

Well I thought I'd do just another little update, over the weekend I noticed I've lost a few inches around my waist line and my hips, I've also been noticing my ankles look smaller as well do my wrists!! Its fun seeing some changes starting to happen. Makes my work outs that much more beneficial!!!

Saturday Nate and I went out to my mom's to do some yard work for the wedding. We got some pilars placed for some things my dad is building, they are putting in a swing (I'm so excited for it b/c its going to be a SUPER cute picture). Nate and my dad got some bonding time in, which was awesome to see! I get really excited thinking about it all and watching the backyard transform; now if only I could handle my stress levels a bit better I'd be in good shape!! I think we've decided we want to write our own vowes... AAHHH!!! I'm not even going to think about that until August... LOL!! Just taking it one day at a time... any suggestions on how to reduce the people at a ceremony without hurting any ones' feelings?

As My World Turns...

2008-04-04T13:30:00.000-06:00

Well its been another week, and let me just tell you this week at "Camp" was SO much easier than last week. The nervousness I felt everyday is gone and now I go and just work out and its great!! I do feel really good, and all though I haven't seen any results yet, I do think its working for me. I have a lot of energy and I'm loving it!! Yesterday while we were working out a guy came in to make some video clips for the website... I'll be in one of them so you all will have to go check it out. :)

In other news: Still planning the wedding and stressing about that. Its get closer and closer and there is still much to be done. I know it will all get done with time, but for now its still a stress. :)

Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!! :)

Week One!

2008-03-28T14:41:00.000-06:00

Well I DID IT!!! I made it through Hell Week @ Boot Camp!!

This week has been very brutal. On Monday I did about 100 pushups in a 25 minute period. My body is still incredibly sore, but I made it and now it gets easier from here!! I couldn't have even imagined what this week was going to be like. I'll tell ya, I'd never make it through real boot camp! I had my emotional break down yesterday and today, but it was good! And I'm actually looking forward to next week!!

Have a great weekend y'all!

Boot Camp

2008-03-24T16:03:00.000-06:00

Well today is the day I'm starting Boot Camp With Jess... my mom has paid a pretty penny for me to go get yelled in hopes that I'll lose some weight!! I'm super nervous and am really not sure what to expect. My ex went thru a few months ago, but he hasn't eased any nervousness I have felt as of yet... except to say if I make it thru the first week that I'll be good! So I will keep you updated, I'll have a before an after picture I'll post and let you know how bad Instuctor Thomas is kicking my ass!! :)

Have a great Monday!

The Stress Begins

2008-02-18T16:10:00.000-07:00

Well hello all,
So I've started planning my wedding and let me tell you I'm stressing already. There is so much to think about and to plan out and to pay for. I luckily found my wedding gown and got that purchased so it will be here on time :) I found out I won a free bridal sitting so that is cool as well. So some things are falling into place, I thought I had my bridesmaid dresses figured out and now we have a few more things to consider... just one thing after another I swear. And needless to say I've already done a lot of crying, but I'm still excited for it so that is a good thing. Hopefully by the time it all comes I haven't scared Nate away. Lol!

Howdy dudey!

2008-01-24T15:43:00.000-07:00

Well it's Thursday today, and I am currently at work, but not wanting to work so I thought I'd hit up my post. :) This last week I have been looking at stuff for a wedding. Nate and I decided we want to get married in September and although we are not officially engaged yet, I thought it would be a good idea to plan since that is only 9 months away! So needless to say I have felt a bit more stress this week with the wedding stuff and I have been training a new person here at the office, she is older and is taking a while to catch on, but I'm being patient and answering all her questions. Well I guess that is all for now... have a great evening!

They are still the BEST!

2008-01-15T09:02:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to take a minute and let you know how truely sad I am that the Cowboys didn't win on Sunday! It was a sad, sad day. But they had a good run this year! 13-3 and there is always next year to kick some ass :) Thank you for your time! LOL

2008-01-09T09:48:00.000-07:00

This is Nate with our friends' (Chris Macceo and Erin Heddlesten) baby boy Myles Conner. I love this picture :)

It's Me!!

2008-01-09T09:34:00.000-07:00

Well Hello!
I have looked at 5 different peoples' blogs this morning and thought... 'you know I might as well jump on the wagon', so here we are making my blog page :)

Life for me right now is fabulous!! I am madly in love with my boyfreind Nate Walker, we have been together for almost a year and a half now. We live together in an apartment (for now) in Cottonwood Heights. We plan to get married within the next year- year and a half. Although he has not purposed yet, I know it is in the near future. We are completely happy together and although we may not always agree on something, we work together and its everything I could have ever hoped for.

As for things myself, I don't do too much. I work for a Financial planners' office as the administrative assistant/secretary. I don't love it, but it works for now. I am on a bowling league that I really enjoy. It is something I look forward to every week. Nate got me a bowling ball and bag and shoes for Christmas so I feel all official now. :) I also got a gift certificate to Boot Camp With Jess (weight loss program) so when I start that I'll keep you all up to date on how bad they are kicking my butt. I'm nervous, but excited for it all at the same time.