It would only happen to me....

Brief Synopsis of last night's happenings:

Zach comes home and we watch The Box (quite possibly the worst thing that Netflix has ever done to me..or Cameron Diaz for that matter)

Halfway through this terrible movie Zach starts freaking out that his back is itching...possibly from his OH SO MILD sunburn he got at Roaring Springs on Monday...

I try scratching his back...that hurts

I ignore him...doesn't really help

Movie is so terrible he forgets his back itches..BINGO!

We lay down to go to bed. Things are fine. Zach decided "just in case" he's going to take a quick shower.
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This starts the itching all over again

He's dancing around all over the bedroom and in the bed...it's driving him crazy. He doesn't know what to do...

This goes on for about 15 minutes.

I decide that I love him and he needs sleep so I will go to Walmart for him because that's what love is. Even though I'm not really sacrificing anything except going to Walmart which is against my principles and I hate it (although...since getting married and such..I have visited Walmart FAR more than I care to admit. Still hate it. Still against my principles...but...anyway)

I throw on my gym pants, my Race for the Cure shirt, and some flip flops...

I announce that I am going to the Caldwell Walmart at almost 2 a.m. in flip flops and gym pants...I must love you because I am white trash right now.

At least I had a bra on!

I go in. I get the Aloe.

The ONLY register open?

Therefore the only cashier??

Mr. Eric Goostrey from high school.


I am looking white trash.

Only to me.

More and more and more....

I had this conversation with my hair dresser (and one of the great loves of my life), Troy, today.

Troy: So, do you still like your husband?
notice he chose like and not love...Troy was keenly aware of my phobia of getting married during my single days. "The same person, every day, EW!!!"

Me: Actually, yes. Very much so. I actually like him more and more every day.

Now, I know it sounds cliche or corny, or whatever you'd like to call it. I'll call it the honest truth. Zach and I had a great time yesterday. We went to the water park and then to dinner and a movie. I thought to myself how it just gets better and better. (And all the while I'm getting better and better, too! :)

Then, this morning. I kiss Zach goodbye and he leaves for work (not feeling well, mind you). He comes back in and yells...drive safe today. Leaves and then comes back a 2nd time because my sunglasses were in the car. He knew I wouldn't want to be without them :) How can you not love him more and more every day!

I do!

I never thought I would WILLINGLY...

Do this:
I didn't love it. I didn't HATE it as much as I thought I would.
I "learned" a few things as I was out there pulling weeds like crazy:

1. I love mix 106. Seriously. I have an obsession with Mike and Kate in the morning but now I have an obsession with Matt Steele...some his Birthday Spanks are hilarious!

2. I am afraid of plants...vines in particular. Weed vines that seriously STRANGLE other plants are just TOO MUCH!

3. I love our neighbors across the street from us. I love them so much. We couldn't have asked for better neighbors. Sometimes I thank Heavenly Father for them in our prayers at night...I love them that much.

4. I don't like the neighbors across from us the other way. I'm all about having a ward "family" but sometimes I don't think we should all live so ridiculously close to one another. It's not good for a person like me.

You Know You Want...

Your house to smell incredible. To help out a friend. To get FREE stuff.

Okay. Here's the deal. I had a Scentsy party planned and my hostess fell through. Anyone willing to purchase a few items from me before the end of the month (I would SO appreciate it)...will get a free gift from me. The 3 top orders get an additional surprise (a Scentsy surprise). So order if you'd like. You can link to my Scenty page on the left sidebar, or comment or email me. PLEASE! Thanks!! :)

So True...

I found this blog and I think I'm in love with it! You can visit it to read more but I found this quote and I love it...could not say it better myself....

"We’ve learned that marriage is much like a mirror that forces you to face it and confront what you find there. What a blessing that’s been, because through it we’ve both grown in so many ways—together and individually."

Just to keep you updated..

Haven't posted in a LONG LONG while. I know not that long but still. Things are going well. I miss work. There, I said it. I think I will have sadness when I have to go back because I will a). Miss the freedom and b). seriously miss Mal. He and I are buds and we spend a ton of time together these days. As for my summer goals. I will be posting pictures SOON. I didn't get everything done by July 8 but I will tell you that:

-Our pantry is organized

-One of our cupboards in the kitchen is organized (which just leaves the cupboard under the sink)

-The garage is really ALMOST there...a trip to D.I., move the dresser into our bedroom (after it's painted) and a few items on Craigslist, and it's going to be the best it can be for right now. We need more shelves.

-I have sanded the dresser and these cheap shelves I bought. I am planning on painting TODAY

-I didn't start attending the temple weekly until last week...last week and this week, though. HOORAY! I love it. Another thing I will miss about being home...there's something great about going to the temple in the middle of the day...or the earlier part of the middle of the day! :)

-Honeymoon pictures have been put away

-I'm closer to finishing a surprise I have for my family

-Weight loss. This is probably the summer I have had THE MOST time ever. I don't think I will ever have this much time in a summer. I should be fifteen pounds lighter with a body to kill. Theoretically, I could work out all day long if I want to but no. I walk Mal everyday for at least 2 miles. I have a pilates video that I do and LOVE. I sometimes also go to the gym to do a little more cardio. I'm eating relatively better. I haven't lost weight. Like any. At all. Sad. Sad. Sad. I have only myself to blame. I feel better though, so that's a plus. I went shopping yesterday. Skirts are easy easy--I put on a skirt and thought, "Wow this is a little snug?" Then I looked at the tag and I had picked it up in a size smaller. It didn't look horrible just a little snug for my size and how skirts usually feel. However, jeans..in my size...were a little snug. I have a thing. I refuse to go up a size so all of my jeans are snug right now to a point that I don't like. So here's the thing. I'm eating better. I am trying. I am absolutely not throwing the jeans in my closet away. I thought it would motivate me but I'm not sharing them with anyone else. I will get there. I just really wanted to train myself this summer to get exercise daily (and I at least have done that with walking Mal...not the greatest but it's SOMETHING). I also have been training myself to eat better. I still can do much better. MUCH. I really want to be disciplined enough to turn down school lunch (which is horribly unhealthy and oddly appealing to me at times when I'm hungry and packed a healthy lunch. It's also ridiculously expensive). I also want to pass up treats in the teacher's lounge. There are always treats and I don't need them but I think I do...so I think if I can discipline myself for the school year I should be where I want in practically no time.

There you have it. It's supposed to be hot today. I am meeting Zach at the pool after he gets off of work! :)

Remember

This post? Do you also remember this post (with my goal of attending the temple once a week?)

Sidenote: I know I need to update you on my goals for the summer...today is the day but you will get your update tomorrow! :)

So yesterday was the first day that I attempted to go to the temple. I will say that it never fails. You must know that I had been without a car for about a week while it was getting fixed...a painful pricey fix if you must know...and I finally had the truck while Zach took the car to work. I hate driving the truck. It drives funny. Anyway, my friend, Jen, and I decided we would go to the temple at 11 and grab lunch after. I picked Jen up and we headed on our way. As I'm one mile away from the Cole Rd. exit my tire blows out. Luckily we just lost the first layer of tire and we were able to pull off to the side of the road. Another luckily...my dad is off this week painting their house, so I was able to call him and he met me on the freeway. We drove off the freeway slowly (on the side which made me very nervous) and I was able to make it to Les Schwab.

I will tell you that ordinarily this kind of thing would have me worked into a fit. I would be most likely crying, angry, swearing, but I promise you..I did NONE of the above! Jen even mentioned that I was handling the situation really well for me! :) And I really appreciated having her with me because she manages to stay calm in just about ANY situation as it is! She even said, "You know we could do a session while they're putting the tires on and just walk back?" What a great idea and example.

My dad dropped us off at the temple and we made it for the 12:00 session--only an hour late! And I was able to see it as ONLY an hour late as opposed to being upset about being an hour late. It was one of the best experiences I've ever had. It just keeps getting better and better and dare I say? I think I'm getting better and better!

The repair was pricey (we've paid more money in car repairs in ONE week than we pay on our mortgage to give you an idea) but I learned something about myself yesterday and all in all..it ended up being a pretty great day. I love the temple. I love the blessings and the total sense of peace that I get from the temple. I am so grateful for the gospel in my life. I have learned a lot about myself and about repentance in the last year or so and I am so grateful for the lessons and what I've taken from it. I love the temple. I know it's where I need to be regularly and I know that inevitably something will try to get in the way but I know that the end result...if I still make it...is SO incredibly worth it!

5 Questions

A few weeks ago I happened to land upon this blog. It is called 5 Questions and it's lots of fun. You email the creator of said blog (Kennan) and she sends you an email with questions. You choose 5 to answer, send them her way...and you can be featured on her blog just like I was TODAY! I highly recommend all of my blogging friends and family get in on the fun...please please please...this includes the boys too, Cody and Brad!! :) Just do it, you know you want to.

Hot Date...

That's right folks! Tomorrow night I have a seriously hot date with this handsome guy...
(Apologies for the quality of this photo...it was taken by me..enough said :)

This seriously AMAZING show that we are addicted to

(Love Burn Notice...love it like you wouldn't believe!)

And some of the BEST pizza EVER from here...

So it is in fact a HOT DATE! I have actually been looking forward to this date since last week..when our final season 3 Burn Notice DVD came in the mail (we started watching the seasons on DVD after we were first married and we don't have satellite or cable so we just use Netflix...so we're a season behind, always...no spoilers, okay? :) Zach said we should wait to start watching until it was July so we could get our pizza to go with it! :)

And that's one of the many reasons I love him!