I have a problem

I was a 100% sure that one day I would grow out of this habit...

then I didn't

I was 200% sure that once I got a normal 9-5 job that I would grow out of this habit...

then I didn't

I thought that getting a dog would help me with the habit...

but he just seems to pander to it.

Can you guess what it is?

LOL it is my love of sleeping in!

Its awful, I know. Yet every morning I play a numbers game in my head, "Can I shower in under ten minutes? How long do you think it will take to blow out my hair? Do I really have to do my make-up?"

I think it is part of my problem with procrastination... like I just don't want to start to do what I have to.

But honestly who knows!

Any of you have a dirty little habit you wish you would grow out of?

Happy Valentines Day

Okay so little known secret...

I love Valentines Day!

Ever since I was old enough to understand what a Valentine actually was I was obsessed with having one.

Unfortunately my high school days were more then lacking in this area.

And to be honest college kinda was too...

then came Kyle.

I actually ditched my real Valentines date to hang out with him, that was kinda the first time I really remember him :) But every since then I have had the best Valentine ever and my love for a day that many call cheesy has grown.

So even though we have only been together for ... five Valentines now, we have some traditions.

1. We always skip the crowds! Meaning if V-day{ getting tired of spelling Valentines Day full out} is on the weekend we go for a lunch date and early movie and then enjoy a very quiet evening together.

2. We get cheesy! Seriously I know that people are always looking for ways to go against the grain but honestly there is something so romantic about flowers and chocolates and perfume and stuff.

3. We tell each other how much we love them.

This year, as you all know, V-day was on a Tuesday, so we went out to dinner on Monday. We went to our favorite place to spend V-day dates, Famous Dave's, and ate some amazing barbecue! Then we went window shopping at the mall. It was really fun to look at things and realize that there wasn't anything worth buying!

{LOL seriously NV get with it and realize that the fashions you are selling at full price are from last season.}

 Then we came home and snuggled with Buddy till everyone was very tired.

 Then for our actual V-date we had a meal at home followed by Starbucks and a red box movie.

Kyle had a black and white hot chocolate while I had a salted carmel hot chocolate! {Fantastic!!!}

How did you spend your Valentines day? Anything unbelievably romantic?

Meet Buddy

A week later and he has driven his way right into my heart.

I have never had a dog with this much personality but I guess he takes after his daddy.

His favorite food is pizza, he will go to any and all lengths to get even just a bite.Including but limited to waiting until you have thrown away your plate then pulling it out of the trash and licking every crumb off of it.

He loves cuddly blankets.

He always has to sleep in a place that he can see you.

When he wakes up in the morning he uses his front two feet to drag himself on his belly across the floor.

He only barks when he is playing{or in his pen}

He will chew on anything and everything he can get his hands on.

And his favorite place in the world is petsmart... not for the other pets but for the chance to meet all the people who love pets and kiss everyone of them!

And last but certainly not least he is happiest when he is with his Mom and Dad.

Happy Birthday Hubbin

Well I think I said it at Christmas,

and if I didn't I know I have said it in my prayers multiple times...

I cant believe how blessed we are.

When we got married I was ready to not be able to afford food, so when Christmas came and we had presents I was completely humbled to think of how blessed we are.

Then we come to Kyle's birthday and I will be honest I once again was crunching numbers and racking my brain trying to figure what would be the coolest gift I could give Kyle. But not to worry the universe provided.

{We started with coaches tickets to the USU vs UNR game}

{Thank you Morgan Grim}

{OOO and did I mention he got a Beagle named Buddy}

Needles to say Kyle was pretty happy about his birthday weekend...

I mean even the Giants won the super bowl, which he kinda wanted.

Tunes on Tuesday

So my husband always knows what kind of music I like before I even know

and with this new season of Idol starting I have been thinking back on my favorite artists from last season

then Kyle found me this...

They sound amazing together and Haily sounds like she has been doing this her whole life ... love it

and I hope that this season of Idol produces the same kinds of talent.

Sorry Scotty and Alana but your voices and your music is so been there done that.

Hopefully America can get it right this time.

The Aweful Truth: About Being Happily Married

I am sorry to say that I have left the blogging world for so long....
however, it's not because I am sad or have nothing going on in my life. Infact, it if for the igzact opposite reason.

Being married rocks.

I thought that life would never be crazier then when I was trying to plan our wedding, but I was wrong.

Life is even crazier.
An average day consists of work, working out, cleaning, cooking, and best of all chillin with my hubbin
{my way of saying husband}
Anyways out with the old and in with the new... but not just yet :) because seeing as life is crazy I have been having a steady decline in my picture taking days!
So here is the last great adventure of the fall
We went to Apple Hill and enjoyed finding great apples and pumkins and most of all beauty all around!

fighting with nature

It seems that we are constantly being told to fight becoming the natural man.

When I was in high school I assumed this mean that I wasn't supposed to act like a cave man and sort of took this golden piece of advice at face value.

Being married however I have found that fighting against the natural man can have a lot of meanings.

For instance the natural man would drink milk until they were no longer thirsty and not think about others who might want some milk in their cereal. But being married means sharing when it isn't fun, compromising when faced with adversity and doing things that you have absolutely no desire to do.

Lately I have really been working on the "doing" part.

After our wonderful trip to Utah I realized how unfortunately out of shape I have become. We did a "mud run" with Kyle's family and while I had been walking five miles every night to prepare for the 5k I found that I was the one slowing down the team!!! So when I got home I jumped online and began a training program so that by December I might be able to do a 10k at a decent speed.

However pushing my body on a daily basis can sometimes mean lead to pain and an utter lack of interest in doing access physical activity.

Luckily my wonderful husband was inspired to go on a hike and found a way to convince me to do the same and we were able to enjoy Carson falling beautifully into fall.

{Kyle's awesome pictures}