March is better than February!

In my last blog I was being a complainer, and for that I apologize. I've had some good things happen in the month of March and some other good things that promise to keep it going. First I now have my cap and gown in my possession (they are chilling in the second bedroom of our apartment), and I have to say I'm getting senioritis REALLY BAD!!!! Also, I've been a little overwhelmed when it came to my classes and my internship, but they've been going pretty good and I feel like I know where things are heading now, which is a relief. Another good thing that happened was this last weekend I was able to hang out with some of my friends from high school. The girls usually get together, but some are missing either because they can't make it or live out of town. This time we had Sarah here from Utah and our husbands were included too. We had dinner over at Katie's house and the rest of us brought the side stuff and the dessert. Some had to leave early, but it was good to see them while they were there. Katie, Sarah, and I (plus spouses) were talking till midnight about anything and everything. For awhile it was the girls talking in the living room and the guys talking in the kitchen (I think there is a little bromance starting with our husbands, they'll start going out to eat and talk pretty soon here too! ;- )). Then we all got together. In the midst of our talking we decided that Sarah and I will have a joint graduation party sometime in May, because she'll be here and we'll both be done with school. Although I think Sarah deserves top honors for getting her MA in Chemistry, it took me this long just to get my BA! Anyway, this weekend is something I'm really looking forward to, because it's our first anniversary! I can't believe it's been a year! I'm so happy and love him more and more all the time. Since we are poor, we're using some free tickets to Lava and a Chili's gift card to celebrate :- ). This weekend also hails in spring break, my last one ever! But like I said before, we are poor. So our big trip will be to Boise to visit my sisters family and we are leaving Thursday night, so that I only miss one day of work. It'll still be soooo much fun to visit the fam though. We will also probably stop off in Twin to visit my brother's family too. All this coupled with the fact that the weather is (slowly) starting to get warmer is making me soooo happy. I knew March would be better! :- )

Winter and School Blues

I've had the winter blah's for awhile and I'm excited for March to come, because (usually) it's the month that Spring starts. I think it's a bad idea to start your last semester in the cold and darkness that is winter because then I have no drive at all to want to finish my seminar paper or the other class papers I have to write. I also feel overloaded with this internship I'm doing, because there is no set plan and I feel like I'm reaching in the dark for stuff. I keep telling myself that I have about two months left and then I will be done! Then I also tell myself that I only have two months to get all my stuff done and I start hyperventilating. It's a no win situation I guess. Anyway, despite school craziness I have had time to be with friends and family and to leave that behind me for a few hours at a time. I also don't know what I would do without my Sundays. I haven't done homework on Sunday's for quite awhile, and while no big blessing has come from it, I really enjoy my no school day. I find that I'm able to put things into better perspective and focus on what really makes me, me. I find comfort in the gospel and in Christ. It makes me feel better knowing that He's there with me, and understands my feelings of inadequacy, and that he can help alleviate those feelings to help me get through just one more paper or one more article review. I also find it a big blessing to be married to Blake right now, because I'd probably go crazy if I didn't have him and his silliness to come home to every night. He makes me laugh and feel a lot better about myself and my abilities. I love that guy! I guess the song 'Count Your Blessings' really does come in handy when you feel like pooh! I'm also grateful to all my family and friends that help Blake in keeping me sane. You all make me smile!

High School Flashback

Call be a bandwagoner, but I saw so many of these I decided to do it too. :- )

1. DID YOU DATE SOMEONE FROM YOUR SCHOOL? nope, thankfully I never dated in high school
2. WHAT KIND OF CAR DID YOU DRIVE? 1980 Wagoneer (we called it the beast), and a 1989 Voyager Van
3. DID YOU PASS YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE TEST YOUR FIRST TRY? yep, wasn't that hard.
4. WERE YOU A PARTY ANIMAL? Yes! The good kind of parties though :- )
5. WERE YOU CONSIDERED A FLIRT? no, I had more guy friends than girlfriends, and so it wasn't flirting.
6. WERE YOU IN BAND, ORCHESTRA, OR CHOIR? Choir and drama
7. WERE YOU A NERD? everybody probably thought so, including my friends. ;- )
8. WERE YOU ON ANY VARSITY TEAMS? nope, I didn't want to do sports in high school, because then they actually put the scores in the paper and for some reason that scared me
9. DID YOU EVER GET SUSPENDED/EXPELLED? not even close
10. CAN YOU STILL SING THE FIGHT SONG? We're loyal to you Poky High...
11. WHO WERE YOUR FAVORITE TEACHERS? Mr. Bowman, Mrs. Reavis, and the old Key Club advisor... what's his name!?
12. WHERE DID YOU SIT FOR LUNCH? wherever we decided to go, except senior year. I was usually in one meeting or another every lunch my senior year.
13. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S FULL NAME? Pocatello High School
14. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S MASCOT AND COLORS? Indians Red, White, and Blue (we were very patriotic)
15. WHO WAS HOMECOMING ROYALTY? Katie G. Jen O. and Sarah S. (I would not have remembered this had I not seen previous posts... sorry my friends! :- ))
16. IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN WOULD YOU? I had a great time, but I'll leave the past in the past.
17. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT GRADUATION? Becky eating it on the ramp. ;- )
18. WHERE DID YOU GO SENIOR SKIP DAY? I think if we did have a day off I spent it at work, lame.
19. WERE YOU IN ANY CLUBS? Key Club, Seminary Council, Student Government, and Choir Council (hence never being able to eat at lunch my senior year)
20. HAVE YOU GAINED SOME WEIGHT SINCE THEN? Luckily I've actually lost weight since then, but I'm starting to gain it back since I've been married. Luckily I have gym membership and have actually been going.
21.WHO WAS YOUR PROM DATE? I didn't go to prom
22. ARE YOU PLANNING ON GOING TO YOUR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION? If I'm close by I will
23. DID YOU HAVE A JOB IN HIGH SCHOOL? Yes! Good ol' Johnny B Goodes. I hate the Beep Beep song!
24. WERE YOU AN HONOR STUDENT? nope, it was a lot easier to get A's and B's without studying the the normal classes. hehehe!
25. DID YOU TAKE SEMINARY? Sure did, even was on seminary council. Phil and I were the outcast of that council and we had some fun!
26. WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR MOST FUN TIME? There are too many times to pinpoint one
27. WERE YOU CONSIDERED SHY OR OUTGOING? depended on who I was around and my mood at the time
28. ANY LAST MEMORIES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE? Yeah, we need to go under the underpants and flip a Jewy to get to lunch! ;- )

January is pretty boring

There is a reason why I haven't posted anything for awhile... nothing really interesting has happened. School started for me and I my internship requires a lot of reading and a lot of unsuraties (I'm not sure if that's even a word, but whatever). I'm helping on editing Idaho's historical magazine, which is a little overwhelming since I'm not sure as to how to really edit other people's work (especially when the articles are 25+ pages!). Not only that they're in the process of going completely online, so they aren't really sure of what's going on yet which means I don't really know what's going on. I hate that. I like knowing what I have to do and when I have to do it, but hopefully since we're all learning they'll cut me a little slack. Anyway, I have that internship plus two other classes. One is my seminar class where I will be building a research paper from the ground up that will be about 15-20 pages when I'm finished. A bit of a daunting task. Then my other class is Women in the American West that is taught by the head of the department. No pressure, right? Anyway, I have a couple of projects and a couple of 7-10 page papers for her class as well. It all seems big and scary right now, but hopefully everything is spread out so that it's not so bad. Other than that I'm still working at Channel 3 and Blake is working at McKee's. Blake will be going to school in the fall when I'm finished, and he is getting things ready right now. It's fun to look back at the whole application process and all that, but it's better to know that I don't have to do that ever again!!! Anyway, that's pretty much our lives. Not much and a pretty boring read, but just thought I'd keep you updated still the same.

2008 and 2009 tag

It's 2009?!
Here's a tag to sum up the year 2008:

2008: In The Beginning
Did you kiss anyone at midnight?: yes- for the first time in my life I got a New Year's kiss!

Did you make any resolutions?: not that I remember, I have for this year though.

2008: Your Love Life
Did you break up with anyone?: nope

Were you broken up with?: nope

Did you get anything for Valentine's day?: Blake got me a CTR ring that I've always wanted and the first book of the Twilight series thus beginning my love for the series.

Did you meet anyone special?: not really

Did you fall in love?: everyday

2008: Friends and Enemies
Did you meet any new friends this year?: Sure did! That's what happens when you go from being single to married.

Did you dislike anyone?: YES, she made life so complicated when it didn't need to be and she still pulls the same stuff.

Did you make any new enemies?: no, for some reason she's never liked me.

Did you resolve any fights?: I hope so, but I don't know because she hasn't responded to any of my messages.

Who was your closest friend?: Blake, and Barb

Who did you grow apart from?: my single friends sadly

Do you have any regrets when it comes to your friendships?: sad that some of my single friends don't want to keep in touch anymore.

2008: Your BIRTHDAY!
Did you have a cake? Yes, multiple ones!

What did you do for your birthday? Moved into a new and better apartment and went to class.
Did you have a party?: kinda of, after we moved in my mom-in-law got some pizza and those who helped us move had a party.

Did you get any presents?: Yeah

If so what was the best thing you got?: Going and doing sealings with my entire family in the Temple together.

2008: All about YOU.
Did you change at all this year?: I think so

Did you dye your hair?: nope, haven't done that ever. I highlighted it about two years ago though.

Did you get your hair cut?: I chopped off over a foot of hair. It did go to locks of love though.

Did you change your style?: no

Were you in school?: Yes...sadly

Did you get good grades?: yeah

Did you have a job?: yes

Did you drive?: yes

Did you own a car?: yep, and then bought another car so Blake could get around

Did anyone close to you give birth?: many good friends did

Did you move at all?: Twice!

Did you go on any vacations? some mini ones

Did you leave the country at all?: I wish!

Would you change anything about yourself now?: the marriage weight I've gained

2008:Wrap Up.
Was 2008 a good year?: It was a very good year, despite the economy because I got married to the love of my life!

Did 2008 bring any new insights?: guys and girls are really, REALLY different, but you love 'em still the same. ;- )

Do you think 2009 will top 2008?: In different aspects... like school... cause I will finally be done!!!

Holiday Fun

Since I have some time now that finals are over to write on our blog I thought I'd take the opportunity while I had it. Christmas was a lot of fun this year. On Christmas Eve Blake and I went to my parents house where all my siblings and their families had gathered. This was the last year that we decided to all get together for Christmas since all of their little families are growing and they're starting traditions of their own. Anyway, we had the nice, traditional dinner that night and then went to see the lights around town... we didn't even make it into town before all the kids fell asleep. We adults enjoyed the lights (and quite) anyway. When we got back to the house we had a special visitor come and see the kids... yep, Santa made a special stop at my parents house with the kids' Christmas p.j.'s in tow. Most of the kids really liked Santa, but little Jack wasn't too sure about some big guy in a red suit and started to cry (he's so cute even when he's crying). After that we tried to get the kids settled down to go to bed... yeah that was fun... Anyway, Grandma and Grandpa had a sleepover with the older kids upstairs while the parents got things put together downstairs, and then played games because their kids were asleep. That was fun! The next morning the kids got up and were excited to see the presents that Santa left, and we all had a great time opening gifts and being excited with the kids. We also had a very yummy breakfast, and then just chilled for awhile. Blake and I left for a few hours to go to Inkom where his grandparents live for some time with his family, and with all the snow it made for an interesting ride. We came back to my parents house for a few more hours to be with my grandma and then left for Blake's parents house to have Christmas with his parents. We got too spoiled, but enjoyed our time there watching Mama Mia! (I love that show!) So that was our Christmas break, pretty busy but soooo much fun to be with family. For New Years we'll be partying with some good friends of ours and that promises to be a fun night. After that it is on to my final semester of school! I'm actually excited for this semester because it's my last. Blake has been getting things together to go to school in the fall, and it will be nice to change roles for awhile. I hope the Holiday's were and will be great for all of you!

Being sick is no bueno!

I hardly ever post pictures on my blog, and thankfully, this is no exception! This story is a warning for everyone else who has yet to get the stomach flu.
So, I'm feeling all fine and dandy on Saturday and decide to go Christmas shopping (yea! all of it's done!), after Christmas shopping Blake and I go with my parents to Twin Falls for Jack's first birthday (Jack is my nephew). Still, I'm doin good. We get home later that night, and run to my parents house to trade a few food items (they needed potatoes, I needed jello, it all worked out). We get home, and exhausted, go to bed.
I woke up about 2:30 with my stomach aching soooooo bad. After about 45 minutes of tossing and turning I finally throw-up. Thinking that I'd feel better after that I went to bed. No such luck... I woke up an hour later with the same problem, and from then on I never got sleep cause I was pretty sick. Finally, after nothing was working to make me feel better, Blake and I went to an urgent care place.
The P.A. assistant decided that I needed a shot of medication (AHHHHH!!!! All of you should know me well enough that I don't handle needles well at all!). The nurse comes in to give me the shot, so I roll up my sleeve... no such luck exists in my world. I had to get the shot in the hip, and let me say holy ouch that hurts! Apparently, that didn't sit too well with me and I got up to go to the sink, but didn't make it before passing out on the floor. Poor Blake was scared to death and called out for some help.
We finally left the urgent care place (not before I passed out two more times and threw-up a few more times) with me being drowsy from the medication (that's the one good thing about that shot). I was able to sleep for a few hours, but woke up still feeling yucky. I got in one more good passing out/throw-up session in and then tried to go to bed. On a side note, the prescription meds they gave me, were not the easiest to take and I'll just leave it at that. Anyway, I woke up the next morning a little weak, but other than that perfectly fine.
Yea for an illness that doesn't last long! Anyway, my warning is this... keep away from people who have it, and don't try to use conventional things to settle your stomach, they won't work. You are better off just to go to the urgent care place with the start of symptoms rather than wait it out.
Luckily, Blake didn't catch it...yet, which is amazing because he was by my side every minute. He didn't complain once when getting thrown-up on (I had no control at these moments because I was just coming to from passing out), or having to clean it up. I have such a wonderful husband! He was sooooo caring!