6 months!

Yesterday was mine and Ethan's 6 month Anniversary! Cant believe it has already been half a year! The next half is going to fly on by! I love you Ethan! Thanks for being ALL mine and for being the best husband ever! I love you! 

comfort zone

Sometimes I need a little push to do something out of my comfort zone. I think I care too much of what people think of me. I guess I take after my dad in that way. My mom is the outgoing one who wont be afraid to take something back to the store even if you don't have the receipt, tags, and has been used a hundred times. None of us children took after our mom in that way except Brandon. I wish I had that quality..no offense dad :) I wish I was braver at times.I wish I didn't care what people thought about me...but I do and it bugs me! Well today I went out of my comfort zone.... not to my liking though....thanks to my husband. Agh I guess since I am the type to not take charge I have to have a husband that will help me in that area.

OK so here is the story. I have a bug that is automatic. Ethan has a small car that is stick shift. It has always bugged me that I have never been able to drive his car because I have never been taught to drive stick. So every night for the past week Ethan has been my driving instructor (a very good one at that) and has taught me to drive stick! I am actually really good and finally have it down. The only hard part is we live in Thatcher AZ where every centimeter it feels like there is a four way stop. I am not the best yet at making the car go without stalling it and those four way stops just kill me! But like I said Ethan takes me at night where the streets are empty and I don't have to worry about other cars distracting me. I have told Ethan that I don't want to drive in daylight especially since we live by the college where there is tons of college kids around and tons of traffic! Well this morning I woke up, got ready for school, went to grab my keys off of our key hook and noticed mine were gone! I looked everywhere but I knew I hung them up..I always do! So I went outside to check my car and it was gone too! My stinkin husband had taken my car so the only way I had to get to school was by using his car! He totally set me up! I contemplated about walking in the hundred degree weather but I knew I would end up being late. So I grabbed his keys, which he had already put in my bag, and headed out the door. He had nicely backed the car in so that I didnt have to back it out. I hate backing up. I was so angry that he had this all set up.... right as I was about to start the car I got a text message from the one and only....it was my husband. He said "Hope you have a good time in class babe!" I was so pissed and didn't bother to text him back. I needed to concentrate on the task ahead of me. Getting the car started. I turned it on and started to slowly accelerate. DANG it stalled... I haven't even gotten out of the parking space. I took a breath and calmed myself down and started it again. I got all the way to school without freaking out and was doing pretty good. Then the four way stops came. As I was heading up to the stop I looked around and was relieved to see that no cars were coming to the stop. Just my luck..as I started to stop and put the gear back into first tons of cars pulled up behind me! I start to freak out again.... I was worrying that they were thinking all these things about me... I was waiting too long at the stop sign..like I said it takes me awhile to start the car back up again. I hurriedly start going and nicely head straight through the four way stop. I pull into the parking lot and park in my parking spot. I DID IT! I was so proud of myself. I felt like I could conquer anything after that!

I went to class and sat down smiling from ear to ear. After a few minutes it wore off and then my stomach dropped. I am going to have to do this ALL over again after class! That's all I thought about the entire class period. I did great on the way home! Didn't stall once. I might have looked like a maniac but I did it! I would like to thank my husband for making me go out of my comfort zone and face my fears. I am so grateful to have someone who knows me better than I do and knows that I can accomplish anything I set my mind to. Thank you babe for believing in me and giving me that push that I needed. I am slowly on my way to not caring so much of what people think of me.

Best Friends

 This post is dedicated to one of my best friends Chelsie Foster! For those of you who haven't heard Chelsie is engaged! I couldn't be more happy for her!

Chelsie and I have been through a lot together. We have had our ups and downs and have stayed great friends through all of it. I remember when we were in Junior High and High School and it seemed like all the girls around us either had their first kisses or had a boyfriend. Chelsie and I would always talk about our future husbands and always wondered how things would be when we finally had boyfriends. I specifically remember one night..I'm not sure if Chelsie remembers it...we had a lot of these nights together but I think it was either sophomore or junior year in high school. It was just Chels and I. Usually always was just Chels and I. Our parents used to tease us and tell us to go out and make new friends. Chelsie and I were just comfortable and content with each other. We were like sisters. Of course we longed to have guy friends to hangout with..but we went to Mountain View where there was tons of cliques. Anyway it was late at night and Chels and I were in her backyard laying on the tramp looking up at the stars. I remember talking about high school and how hard it was to find decent friends. I remember talking about how much we just wanted to know what it felt like to have a boy like us. To know what it felt like to hold hands with a boy or to actually have our first kisses. A little while later our conversation changed from our dreams of boys liking us to something a little deeper. We talked about us being faithful young women in this church. We talked about how we knew if we kept reading our scriptures at night, not going to those dance party's, not participating in the things of the world that someday Heavenly Father would bless us with good boys who will love us for who we are. Chels, I am so happy for you and I know Heavenly Father was looking out for us when we were lonely and sad. We both got just what we waited for. HOT BUFF RETURNED MISSIONARIES who love us for who we are. Thank you so much for being such a great friend to me and for being there with me every step of the way.

I am so excited for you and Benson to share the rest of your lives together. Benson, I have yet to meet you but you are one lucky man! I am so happy that Ethan and I will be able to be good friends with both of you and go on married couple dates. I love you Chels! You are going to be a gorgeous bride and a wonderful wife! Can't wait to see you!

absent

Ok so the last couple of months I have been completely absent from the blogging world. I feel like I have been so busy....


SO this entry is going to be all over the place but we are just going to do a little bit of a catch up.


So the beginning of July my mom and brother came up to thatcher for the fourth. We had a lot of fun together and it was so great to see them. Mom and Brett thank you so much for helping out with our yard work. You guys are the best. My mom had brought up a couple of surprises for me. The first surprise was a desk that she got from my grandpa for me to redo. The second was the most beautiful lamps for mine and Ethan's bedroom bedside tables. Ah I love them so much. They look so cute in our room. Thank you mom! I love you so much!

Before

 After

 Cute lamps my mom bought us!

 Ethan and I have since then made a couple small trips back and forth to Mesa and to Sierra Vista to visit our families. We love family time.

A week ago we got back from spending a week in Cali with my family! Best vacation ever. We love our family vacations every year to Newport Beach! I am the worst at taking pictures. I only managed to take three pictures the WHOLE trip. I am so lucky that I have a sister who is a photographer! Here are a couple of pictures from vacation!

 Family Pictures

We have the cutest niece and nephew ever!

 Ethan and I at the Shake Shack

 My dad and his "IDOL" Dave off of the TV show Storage Wars. You should have seen my dad.. he was like a little boy on Christmas morning.

Brett these next pictures are for you punk

Ethan and Benson were BEST FRIENDS this vacation. It was the cutest thing ever. They sat down by the waves for over an hour just playing together. Ethan is going to be such a great father.

A special thanks to my mom and dad for giving us such wonderful vacation! We had a blast this year and loved spending time with you. Thanks for all that you do! We love you.

                 

Here is a fun video of our week in Cali that my dad made! Check it out!http://www.vimeo.com/27445804

So after vacation we had some big decisions to make. We were contemplating about moving into a smaller apartment because our house rent was getting too expensive. We prayed about it and got the answer we needed. The next week we were packing up boxes (actually I packed every single box in the house while Ethan was at work)and moved into a tiny one bedroom apartment that we now love! We unfortunately had to get rid of a lot of things to make everything fit. But we love it and got everything moved in before school started.

Goodbye cute old home!

School started this week and its going great so far. Here is my cute husband on his first day of school. We got him a whole new wardrobe of clothes when we were in Cali. He is such a stud!

surprises!

I love surprises and I love my husband. I swear no one does surprises as good as him. When I was in Mesa helping my mom out Ethan was at home in Thatcher working. It was our first time being away from each other overnight since being married and I admit it was difficult. We had talked on the phone and he said he was happy that I was away for a couple of days so that he could actually surprise me with something he has been planning. So it came time to go home and  as we were pulling into our backyard I saw that Ethan had gotten me a lounge chair that I could layout on. It was just what I needed! I had been wanting to layout and get a tan in the mornings but I didn't have anything to lay on except a towel and the last time I did that a lizard ran across my face... Anyway I was just so happy that he had took the time to surprise me with something I really wanted. But the surprises are not over... what do you need when laying out in the sun?? A hat, sunglasses,water, sunblock, and a ................NOOK!!!! Thats right my husband got me the new Nook Color!! Best surprise EVER! He is so great! I love him so much!Ever since then I have been reading books on my Nook like crazy! And the people who say you cannot read the Nook in sunlight you are WRONG! It works perfect in the sun. Ah I am so grateful to have the most wonderful husband in the world...he spoils me way too much!

My new lounge chair

The new Nook Color

Me and my new Nook!

The cute case that I bought for my Nook from Etsy!