Ryan and Shambray

What would I be....

2010-12-16T09:31:00.000-08:00

I found this out there in the big blog world and thought it was fun. You can kind of get to know me better with this so enjoy!

If I were a month, I'd be October.
If I were a day of the week, I'd be Friday.
If I were a time of the day, I'd be 4 pm.
If I were a planet, I'd be Earth.
If I were a sea animal, I'd be a dolphin.
If I were a direction, I'd be North.
If I were a piece of furniture, I'd be a chaise.
If I were a liquid, I would be grape juice.
If I were a gemstone, I would be Ruby.
If I were a tree, I would be a Christmas tree.
If I were a tool, I would be a nail gun.
If I were a flower, I would be a Calla lily.
If I were a kind of weather, I'd be 85 degrees with a very slight breeze.
If I were a musical instrument, I would be a baby grand piano.
If I were a color, I'd be red.
If I were an emotion, I would be excited.
If I were a fruit, I'd be a peach.
If I were a sound, I'd be the sound of the ocean.
If I were an element, I would be platinum.
If I were a car, I'd be a BMW 335i xDrive Sedan.
If I were a food, I'd be Tomato Basil soup from Zuppas.
If I were a place, I'd be Rockefeller Center.
If I were a material, I'd be cashmere.
If I were a taste, I'd be sweet.
If I were a scent, I'd be something tropical.
If I were an animal, I'd be a Yorkie.
If I were an object, I'd be a book.
If I were a body part, I'd be a hand.
If I were an expression, I'd be a smile.
If I were a song, I'd be "Love Like Crazy" by Lee Brice.
If I were a pair of shoes, I'd be a boot.

If I don't post until after Christmas I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!!!!

Love,

Sham

Shanty2Chic's Giveaway

2010-11-23T11:26:00.000-08:00

If you are thinking about purchasing a Silhouette machine any time soon head over to http://www.shanty2chic.blogspot.com/. There is a great giveaway for a Silhouette Machine. They posted on the blog many different things that it does. It is such a cool machine! Good luck to all who enter!

Busy Busy BUSY!!!!

2010-11-16T21:24:00.000-08:00

WOW! 3 blog posts in one night. That is pretty good.

Well life really has not slowed down. I guess I decided I am super woman and do too much sometimes. My cousin and I have started a business and we get together with a group of women once a month and have them either make a project, cards, or scrapbook pages. It has been a ton of fun, but at the same time I am exhausted some weeks. Here are some fun things that we have made the past few months.

Halloween box for either candy or a box of tissues

General, Fall, Thanks, Birthday, and Christmas cards
Scrapbook page

Cute flap that we put on it

Tag on inside of flap. Pull it out for journaling

Whole Page

If you are interested in coming we would LOVE to have you the more the merrier. So just let me know and I will get you info.

Then I made this fun wreath. I got the idea from the most talented Kami. She is so amazing. Find some fun ideas from her here.

I love how it turned out! Thanks for the idea Kami!

Then I also put together this Thanksgiving calendar. Every day in November Ryan and I have been putting down something we are thankful for. This really has helped us get into the spirit of Thanksgiving. It was a fun project and I am happy with how it turned out. I found it off of a blog that I ran across and loved it. So of course I had to do it! Again this lady has the cutest ideas. See her blog here.

Finished product

Well that is why I have not posted for a very long time. Between work, scouts, time with Ryan, the monthly home gatherings that my cousin and I do, and a little time to read I do not have much time to do anything else. However, life is good and I am happy. That is all that matters. Hopefully, I will be better at blogging. But I am not making promises quite yet!

Great Shopping

2010-11-16T20:28:00.000-08:00

Look what I got for just $2.14!!!!! Can you tell I am very excited! I usually can not brag about my grocery shopping, but I did good this time! I LOVE good deals!

Visiting Ashley and Scott

2010-11-02T13:51:00.000-07:00

So now that I am finally blogging again I have so much to catch up on. So I will be posting blogs hopefully more often until I am caught up. Back in September we went to Pennsylvannia and had such a fun time seeing everything back there and of course going to visit Ashley and Scott. Unfortunately, Scott was on an away rotation so we did not see him much.

We flew in to Philly and we stayed in Philly the first night (since we got in at about 11:30 at night). The next morning we went around historic Philladelphia and saw the Liberty Bell, Benjamin Franklin's bruial plot and much more. It is a fun little town and I am glad I finally got to see the Liberty Bell. That put a check mark next to something I have wanted to do for awhile. Then we drove to Hummelstown (the city that Ashley lives in). It is right next to Hershey and it is such a cute city! I love it there and I guess I can see why a part of them would love to stay there.

Liberty Bell

Cute sign in Hershey! Such a charming town!

The next day we went to Hershey Park. They have so fun rides and it was fun seeing the cute town of Hershey. Their lamp posts have Hershey Kisses on them. So cute! We went to Chocolate World right after and it honestly smelled like chocolate heaven there.

Hershey Park

Where Chocolate Ave meets Cocoa Ave
This was in Hershey Park, but all the streets are named after something to do with Chocolate.

Yummy!

The next day Ash had to go to work. So Ryan and I ventured to NYC. I have never been there and it has always been a dream to go there. So I was so very excited. Ryan did not like driving there. I don't blame him; it was a bit scary. We got a hotel there and stayed there two nights. We stayed in Times Square. It was so fun to see Times Square, walk down 5th Ave (I have wanted to do that since I was a little girl), walk in Central Park, see the view from the top of the Rockafeller Center, see the Statue of Liberty, go to Mary Poppins, see the Empire State Building, experience buying purses on Canal Street, riding on the subway, and visiting ground zero. Such a good time. Even though my feet hurt pretty bad from all the walking and it was very very very hot. The smell in the subway and over the opening in the streets I could do without as well. But other than that I LOVED it! Ryan was not much of a fan. He likes more relaxing trips not walking around all of NYC. We did have to squeze a lot in, but we did it and I am very happy.

Of course Times Square

Rockefeller Center

Central Park

Top of Rockefeller Center

Mary Poppins Broadway Show

Then we headed back to stay with Ash again. Ryan started not feeling to well the day we left NYC and got to Ash's. So Ash and I went to an Amish town called Intercourse. It was quite entertaining to be in a town with that name.

They do buggy rides, but we did not take one.

They have parking spots for buggys.

Kind of blurry, but this is a scooter with big wheels. Quite the invention
It was really pretty there. This is how a lot of Pennsylvania was. Cornfields all over. Love it!

The next day Ash got a migraine (booooo). So she stayed home and Ryan and I went to Gettysburg. That was such a cool experience. It is amazing to think that we were standing on a hill were many many many fallen soldiers once laid. Such a sad thing that happened there. I am so glad I got to go see and and learn more about it. I am not much of a history person, but when you are actually there it makes it more real. So I might just have to pick up a book or too on the battles that happened in Gettysburg. That night we went out with Scott and Ashley at a restaurant right there in Hersey/Hummelstown.

My cute husband

WWI and WWII Tombstones

Civil War Tombstones

Then on Saturday Scott did not feel good....so once again someone got left behind. Ashley, Ryan and I went to Washington DC. I LOVED it there. There is so much to do there and I wish we would have had more time. We went up Washington Monument, the White House, Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, the Holocaust Museum, the capitol building and only one of the Smithsonian buildings. We went and saw the first ladies dresses in the American History building. All of these buildings are free and so it would be so awesome to live there and have all these things to do for free. It was awesome to be there and I am so glad we were able to go.

Washington DC

Washington Monument
White House

We were there on September 11th. So the flags were all up only half way.

WWII Memorial

UTAH!!!!

Lincoln Memorial

The next day we had to go home. I was so so so sad to leave. I was looking forward to sleeping in our own bed. (I am a bit like the princess in the Princess and the Pea. I really can only sleep in my own bed.) However, I did not want to leave Ash. It was so fun being with her and I love having her around. I just wish we did not live a country apart from each other. Fingers crossed one day they will come back!!

You're Invited!

2010-08-09T08:47:00.000-07:00

Close to My Heart Open House!

We are so excited to be starting an adventure with Close to my Heart!
My cousin, Chelsea, and I are going to have two open houses to celebrate. We are going to show everyone the great projects and products we have to offer. Scrapbooking, card making, gift ideas, crafts, home decorating projects, and much more!
Come make a card/gift tag, try out some of the great products, and enter to win the drawing! It will be so much fun. Even if you do not think you are a crafty person, come check us out and we will show you how! Everyone is invited and bring your friends! Hope to see you there.
Stop by the open house that is closest to you or the best day for you!

Thursday, August 19th from 6-8 pm
My house
2053 N 2000 W
Farr West, UT 84404
801-668-9941

Saturday, August 21st from 10 am-2 pm
Chelsea's house
2917 W 2075 S
Syracuse, UT 84075
801-643-9119

If you need directions to either, please let us know! Thank you for your support!

Busy Year

2010-07-06T20:51:00.001-07:00

I can not believe how long it has been since I have posted. There has been so much going on. Right now we are trying to paint and plaster two different rooms in our house. This is while we both work more than 40 hours a week. I love it though. We have been having so much fun and loving life.

We had a great Easter and Ryan was so thoughtful and got me a cute basket full of goodies and a movie and scrapbook stuff. He is so cute! I just love him. I got him a massage that he just barely used yesterday. It took him forever to take the time to get it!

Of course, Ryan can't take a normal picture. I guess that tells you I take too many pics.

A few weeks later we decided to go on a road trip. We would just drive until we were done driving. We made it to Boise and thought we would go further the next day, but we were pleasantly surprised with Boise and decided to stay there. It was quite relaxing and then on the way back we went and took pictures of both the Boise and Twin Falls Temples. That was so fun to go see them and take pictures. We came home on a Sunday so we did not get to go in at all, but it was fun to see them and be on the temple grounds.

The next adventure we did was volunteer at the Ironman in St. George. It was such an awesome experience. It was really hard because we stood in the same spot for about 8 hours and it was hot and we got fried by the sun. However, watching those people cross the finish line after they had been going for 14 hours or more was incredible. They had just swam over 2 miles, biked 112 miles, and then ran a marathon. Absolutely amazing. My mom, Ryan, and I were "Pointers" for the bikers. We would show them were they needed to go next. My dad worked in the medical tent at the finish line. Then on Sunday we started home, but on the way home we went to the St. George Temple to take more pictures and just go be by the temple.

Our official title was "Pointer"
We are very tired
I have no idea why Ryan was looking at me that way. He looks so mean, even though he isn't. I look really tired though. We were so sunburned.
Another picture with Ryan being goofy!
My cute parents!
I love this picture with the flag.

Mothers Day was really good. I have such an awesome mother! She is always there for me and has always been supportive of all my hopes and dreams. I love her so much and am so blessed to have her as a mother. Ryan's mom passed away over 5 years ago and we miss her so much every day. She was such an amazing woman. She was so strong and full of courage during all her hard times. She was so thoughful and caring towards others. I am also grateful for my grandma's and Ryan's grandma. They are so awesome and they are supportive of Ryan and me in everything we do. I love them all.

My momma and me
My mom's mom
My dad's mom

My dad's side of the family participated in the Ogden Marathon again. We had 10 people do the 5k (that included me, it was my first 5k). We had 18 people run the half marathon and Ryan was one of those. He did so good. I was so proud of him. He barely trained because his work was killing him the weeks before the marathon, but he did really well. Then my dad and two uncles ran the full marathon. It was a lot of fun and I was impressed by how well everyone did. I really wanted to get more pictures of Ryan before I posted, but that has not happened yet. There are a lot better ones out there. Here is what we have so far.

My cousin and I running in

Ryan running in
Ryan again
My dad running in
Trying to stay busy

My uncles running in. Also marathon runners

Dad and brother. We have a family one, but I don't have that one yet either. I am slacking.

On June 3rd Michelle had her baby and he is so precious. I went up to Idaho to see him on the 6th and had so much fun holding him and just watching him. Michelle and Kerry are such cute parents and little William is in good hands with them.

Ryan's great grandpa died the next weekend and it was really sad to watch him go. He was such a fun spirited man and we will miss him terribly. This brought all of Ryan's family to town and it was a very busy week and weekend. We celebrated Dominic's birthday while Joe was here and had a dinner and cake and ice cream. It was a lot of fun.

I look HORRIBLE in this picture, but I like it with us and the birthday boy!

Father's day was the next weekend. I have such an awesome dad and I love him so much. He is a great example to me and I am so blessed to have someone always there to talk to if I need to talk. We had to just sent Ryan's dad a gift in the mail since we had just seen him the weekend before and we got to see him then. I also have great grandpas! They are such awesome men and I look up to all of them. Again, I am grateful for the great examples they are to me of how a good person should be.

Ryan and me with my dad. Ryan looks really good here (I think).

Mom's dad
Dad's dad
I had to put both on there, because Joey looked better in one and Ryan looked better in the other.

On June 26th my uncle got married in California. So I took a road trip with my mom, grandma, and cousin. It was a lot of fun, but very tiring and it was a lot of driving in a short amount of time. The wedding was wonderful and Walneda's (my uncle's wife) family are the nicest people EVER! I have never met total strangers that were so loving and open people. It was a lot of fun to met them.

So cute. We have a family one too, but I do not have it yet.

We visited the temple while we were there too.

Lastly, Ryan had a birthday on the 12th! I love him so much. He makes me so happy and I am so happy I get to be his wife. This year I got him a camera. He was so excited. He has wanted one for so long. I love giving him surprises!

Happy Birthday Ryan! I love you so much!

I am going to try and be better at posting. I am horrible. I just need to stay on top of it!

If my desk could talk ...

2010-04-12T12:53:00.000-07:00

If my desk at work could talk it probably wouldn't be talking it would be crying. I feel like crying every time I look at it! I get it cleaned off then about 2 seconds later there is a pile of stuff on it that is screaming for my attention. If you do not know me I am a clean freak. So to constantly have stuff on my desk wears me out physically.

However, my house is spic and span. I have been thinking about how I have been negative that past few times I have done a post. So this is my good news. I cleaned my house this weekend. It feels, looks, and smells great! It is Spring cleaning time.

Here is my list of Spring cleaning items this week:
1. Was the drapes (Ryan thinks I am so weird because they are relatively new, but I like to wash things like this often. Well like twice a year (that isn't that bad). That way it keeps our allergies in check.)
2. Wash all the walls and baseboards throughout the house.
3. Seal all the grout in our house. (I hate when the grout gets dirty and starts turning a different color. That is another things that bothers me)
4. Polish all our metal door handles and hinges.
5. Of course all the normal weekly cleaning things.

We will see how much of it I get done. We are going out of town this weekend. So hopefully I can get most of it done. I like to come home to a clean house after being out of town.

Have a great week!

Venting Session

2010-04-08T15:26:00.000-07:00

So why is it that healthy food is so darn expensive. I was so upset because I am a bargain shopper and felt horrible about my shopping experience yesterday. Yesterday at the store I got all healthy food. You know the vegetables, fruits, low fat things, etc. I am telling you I spent the most on food this trip than I have in a LONG time. Then it ruined my whole night. (I know I am a joke). So I guess I just need to face it and be okay with spending more money if I want to be healthy. Sorry, just had to vent!

I can't believe how BAD I am at blogging!

2010-04-05T09:41:00.000-07:00

Well life is so darn busy I can never find time to blog. I would say I will try and do better, but then when I say that two months go by and I have not posted anything! Oh well. What do you do. I will be putting pictures up from Valentines Day (forever ago) and Easter soon (hopefully). We had a wonderful Easter. I absolutely LOVE this time of year. However, this year has been a little depressing. I mean come on full fledged snow! I know it snows every year in March and April, but this year I felt like it has been way worse. I feel like the snow actually stuck (when in other years it doesn't). All I have to say is I am very glad it did not snow on Easter. I would have been upset!

Our flowers are coming up! If you don't remember I have the prettiest flower garden that runs along the side of my driveway. Ok. I might be a bit biased. I know a lot of people have great flower gardens. I just love mine. The flowers all come out at different times. So there is never a dull moment with that garden. (See the post here) Every time I see those flowers I just have to smile. I love flowers and I love Spring. That is why I just want some Spring weather. Is that too much to ask! Apparently it is! Oh well. Hopefully soon, right? I am hoping to do some different stuff in our yard this year, make our front yard dazzle a little. It definitely does not right now. So I want good weather so I can go out in the yard and give it some TLC. I am praying for great weather this next weekend. I will have to take pictures of before and after our little front yard renovation. I will keep you posted. Until then I will keep wishing for some good Spring weather!

Thank Goodness it's FRIDAY!!!!!!

2010-02-05T12:57:00.000-08:00

"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections."

I love this quote. This week has been a very hard one for me. Someone passed away this week that I really looked up to and it has been hitting home with me the past few days. I also worked more this week than I think I have ever in my life. Needless to say I am mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted.

So I am very excited that it is Friday. I have been looking forward to Friday since Sunday night. I know I should not wish my life away like that. I will have to work on that. I found this quote today I thought it was a good one so decided to post it. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Oh my!

2010-01-24T12:37:00.001-08:00

I am so very bad at this blogging thing. I keep telling myself I will be better and then I continue on with not updating it. Oh well. Life is busy as usual, but very fun. We had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. I love that time of year and I wish it could last ALL YEAR LONG! Oh well. That is what makes it so special because it does not happen every day of the year. Here are a few pictures from Christmas. I have so many it was hard to pick a few. Ryan spoiled me as usual. He always knows how to get me a very thoughtful present. I love him so much and am so glad I get to spend this life with him and many more Christmases to come.

Sledding at the cabin (That is quite the smile!)
This is how Ryan landed after coming down the hill.

In front of the cabin

Grandma and Grandpa Anderson's Christmas Party

Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Meier's house

This is after a full day of Christmas activities. That is why we look exhausted.

Unfortunately, we do not have any New Year's Eve pictures because Ryan worked really late and was absolutely exhausted. So we did not do much of anything for New Year's Eve. Ryan stayed up in just enough time to give me a New Years kiss and then he passed out. We had a nice day off together the next day though. I LOVE spending time with him and we do not get enough days off to spend with each other.

I really hope it does not take me as long to post again, but I am not going to promise anything.

2009-12-13T09:46:00.001-08:00

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Lotaja and First Anniversary

2009-10-17T15:05:00.000-07:00

Well I am finally getting around to blogging about things that happened over a month ago. The first of September I went and helped my mom be support for my dad during the Lotaja. It was a lot of fun. I thought it would go by so slow, but it actually passed quickly. He did such a great job. This is his second year and he beat his time by over an hour. He did so good. I could not even imagine doing it, but there are a lot of people that do it. I look up to each and every one of them.

Then a few weeks later on the 22nd of September, Ryan and I celebrated our first anniversary. He was so cute and got me flowers and a cute card. I gave him a book with 365 reasons why I love him. (One for each day we had been married up to that day) We just hung out together and then went down to The Cheesecake Factory. I love that place. We had a lot of fun. Then we went to San Diego to visit his dad and get away for a bit. We had a great time.

Cute flowers and card he gave me

The view from our hotel
Another view from our hotel
This is looking out our window a few hours later. It was sooooo foggy.

Hiking

Ryan standing by a nudity prohibited sign. Well we actually walked onto a nudist beach and we turned right around after that. Luckily they were far enough away so we could turn around with out being completely scared.Sailing

Imperial Beach

Conference

2009-10-04T17:47:00.000-07:00

I am just so amazed at how much I LOVED Elder Holland's talk today. He did such a great job. He has such enthusiasm that it captures the listeners. He did such a great job at getting his point across and not beating around the bush. I felt the spirit very strong during his talk. I LOVE LOVE LOVED it.

Last conference his talk was my favorite too. If you have not seen this video please watch it. It brought such a wonderful spirit. I love watching it and hearing Elder Holland's words in the background. I am so bummed that conference is over until next time. It is such an awesome thing that we can listen to the prophet and apostles from our homes. I am so grateful that I live in the world today when we have prophets and seers to guide us. I am so grateful that I am part of this church. I am so grateful that I have wonderful parents that are such awesome examples to me. I am so grateful that I have such a loving husband that is a worthy priesthood holder.

I am very grateful today. I hope everyone felt the spirit that I felt today. I am so grateful that I did.

Friends

2009-09-30T20:16:00.000-07:00

I LOVE my friends. Throughout the years I have realized who my true friends really are. That is always tough, especially if you learn it the hard way. I still have days that are harder than others because of friends that I have lost. It is never fun to feel like you were stabbed in the back or that you had complete trust in someone and they threw it out the window. However, I have some of the best friends in the world. Some might be VERY close to me and others might be acquaintances. However, I have learned a lot and continue to learn a lot from the wonderful people around me.

Here are some qualities that my friends have that I LOVE about them! They have been through a lot with me and NEVER walk away when life gets hard. They listen when I need someone to talk to. They have been a shoulder to cry on. They have been my solid foundation when I felt my world was collapsing around me. Two of my best friends do not live very close to me, but yet I feel they are always here (maybe not physically, but they are only a phone call away). They always tell me the truth, even if it is not exactly what I want to hear. They are very understanding. They are caring. They always know what to say, what to do, and what to be. They look at the positive side of things when I am dwelling on the negative. They will never leave (even if we are MILES apart we are still close at heart). They always know what being a friend is, what being a friend means, and understands my every mood.

I would like like to say thank you to all my friends whether we are close or not I am sure you have helped me through an obstacle or two in my life.

A friend is, as it were, a second self.

Sorry about my jumbled thoughts. I was having one of those days that I am dwelling on some of my "friends" that turned out not really trustworthy people. When that happens I feel hurt and betrayed. SOOOO I decided to dwell on all the wonderful people that are a part of my life and I have quite few!

Yard Sale!

2009-09-08T21:50:00.001-07:00

Well once again life has been too crazy. Sorry for the lack of posts. We have just been busy working. Therefore, nothing fun has really happened. We have Lotaja this coming weekend that my dad is riding in. We are going to be his biggest fans. Then the following week we are going to California. I am so so so SOOOOO excited to get away for a bit. It will be very nice. Those posts will be coming.
Currently we are trying to get rid of all the stuff in our house. Ryan decided to make a website to do an online yard sale. It is quite fun and convenient. So we will be adding stuff as we clean up the house. If you need something we probably have it. It just depends on if we want to get rid of it or if we have uncluttered that part of the house. So feel free to look, but come back often and look again just in case we post something later that you really need. Let other people now about it too! You know what they say "One man's junk is another man's treasure." Click here to see the website he made.

SOOOO BUSY!

2009-07-19T17:04:00.000-07:00

This is a really long post. So if you don't read it I will not be offended.

Work has been absolutely crazy! I can not even think straight any more. There have been a lot of changes and there is talk about more change. Exciting, but very tiring at the same time. I will keep everyone posted on how things are going and how the changes have affected me. However, we have been doing really well. One thing that I was so so so happy about was I found out that my sealing cancellation went through! It is an answer to my prayers. I want so badly to be able to be sealed to my love and start a family and have our children be born in the covenant. So this has been an answer to my prayers. We are one step closer and I could not be happier. On top of that we both have been busy. I went to Taylor Swift with my mom and sister. Michelle was there with her mom and sister. So naturally we had to meet up. It was such an awesome concert. I think it has topped all my concerts. Other than Rascal Flatts when I was leaning against the stage, but I think my placement had a lot to do with how much I liked it. Here are a few pictures of that night.

Michelle and Candace

Mom and Sis

Whole gang

She is so innocent and genuine. Well that is what I got out of her. I guess I have not sat down and talked to her face to face. That was the end of May.

Then in June we went to the Air Show. I have never actually gone on base to watch it. So it was quite the experience. Actually, on the way out Ryan kept saying that we really had not made a bad choice since we have been married until that day. He was looking at the crowd after the air show was over and it was a sea of people. It turned out not being very bad. The military knows how to direct traffic very well. Here are a few pictures of that.

July 4th had its challenges. We started off the day thinking we were going to ride our bikes to the North Ogden parade. We started riding them and when we were close to half way Ryan got a flat tire. So we had to walk them back. We ended up going to the parade, but we were kind of bugged with the whole situation. (Since last time we tried to ride them, the other tire went flat) Then when we came home Ryan tried to turn on his laptop and it had died. It would not turn on. It seemed like the hard drive had crashed. So we were really bummed about that because it had been awhile since we had backed up everything. (Luckily, the next day it decided to turn on.) We tried to make the best of it and continue with the plans of going golfing. We went with my brothers, my sister, and her boyfriend. Ryan golfed a good game. Then we lit our own fireworks and watched the fireworks that were up at Weber High.

Trent and Zack
Alex, Tiff, and Jamie
Us trying to be serious in the picture
My dad's work in the parade. My brother was walking by it too.

Ryan's birthday was on July 12th. We went up to Park City for a little getaway. It was a lot of fun. Then we came back and celebrated his birthday with my family.

Eating dinner in Park City
Eric giving Ryan his birthday spanks. I promise they are not gay.
Ryan playing his new game he got for his birthday. If you can see the rock on the ground. It is finally getting on our fireplace! Yay!
Ryan talking to his dad on the phone and wearing his new German pack he got for his birthday.
Tiff, Trent, & Joey gave him this shirt
Ryan is 2! Well he wants to be. The lighting is a little weird in this picture.
Ryan and his mischievous look.

The Kenny Chesney concert was on Thursday. It was a lot of fun, but it was really hot!!! I thought I was going to melt away. It was a lot of fun "When the Sun Goes Down".

The whole crew
Cousins
The mommies

Yesterday we went boating with the family. It was a lot of fun. I tried knee boarding for the first time. It was quite fun. Just a little easier landing than wake boarding. This is the first time in quite awhile I did not wake board when we went boating. I usually have a good headache after wake boarding so I decided against it this time.

I have no idea what Ryan is doing.
Dad and Joey

My mom and me. I know we look beautiful.
Knee boarding
Ryan trying to get Trent to hold his hand while they jump in. He is trying to get a rise out of Trent. It worked!
Ryan and Trent dancing. Ha ha ha.
Ryan filled his shirt with water. He is such a dork. He makes me laugh.

Journaling

2009-05-29T20:50:00.000-07:00

If any of you are like me, you have a hard time staying current on your journaling (that really is not a word, but you get what I mean). I was really good about two years ago; maybe I am only good when things are a little rough for me and I need to get things off my chest. I do not have an explanation. I just know I have been really bad this year and when I get around to it I have so much to say it is overwhelming. I try to write so fast that my hand gets a cramp. So I have been trying to think of ways I can do better. Luckily, I like scrapbooking so I get some done with that, but not as much as I should. I thought about this blog being a journal tool. Which it is and it works well, but sometimes there are things you want to write in you journal that you do not want to write on a blog that everyone reads. So I felt like I hit a dead end.
Then I came across this. It is absolutely wonderful. It is free (I know there is an option that you can buy but for me the free one works just fine!) I can type a lot faster than I can write. You can print it in book form if you would like. There are some "All About Me" questions that help you come up with things to write that are interesting. I do not know if I am telling you guys about something everyone knows about, but I did not know about it until about a week ago. So I thought I would share. It might not work for everyone, but if I could help anyone with the journaling problem than that is great in my book. I hope it helps someone out!

Family

2009-05-28T19:15:00.000-07:00

This year my dad's side of the family decided to all join in the Marathon fun. My dad and my uncle Steve were planning on running the full marathon so they wanted to see if there was anyone that would want to run in the relay or 5K. We had quite the turn out. We had 2 relay teams, 2 marathoners, and about 13 people run the 5K. I did not run except at the end when my dad wanted all of us to run with him. I was part of the support crew though. I had to drop people off at their leg of the race and pick up people when they were finished. It was funny though because almost everyone ran more than their leg they were assigned too. Ryan ran 9 and a half miles when his leg was only 6. I was really proud of him. Up until that day he had not ever ran that far! My uncle was part of one of the relays and he was supposed to run 7 miles, but he ended up running the full marathon!!! It was crazy. Everyone had a great time. I am sorry for all the pictures. I took a million. I know my mom has one of Ryan and I together, but I don't have it on my computer. So you get the one with him talking to me and my face looking absolutely retarded. We also made front page news in the Standard. I was really proud of everyone who ran! Next year Ryan is shooting for the half marathon! You can do it babe!

That night Jared and Chels invited us to a Real game. It was so fun. Really good seats! Thanks guys. (Hopefully next time we go; there will not be crappy calls and we will win!!!)

A Proud Friend!

2009-05-15T19:31:00.000-07:00

There have been a lot of graduations going on. My cousin Chelsea and her husband just graduated from Weber State. They made it and could not be more happy to be done. Now Chelsea can be with her son Jackson more!
Also one of my very best friends graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy. I am so proud of her. The last little bit was rough and she wanted to quit many time, but she stuck through it. I am so happy she did. She is going to be a great pharmacist. Even though she is graduated she still is not done studying. She still has to take 2 boards to be able to "officially be a pharmacist." However, no more school!
Ryan and I went up to her graduation since I felt this was a pretty big deal and really wanted to be there for her. We sat with her husband Kerry and his family. You should have heard us yell "Great Job Michelle" when they called her name. Everyone heard us and were very impressed. We just wanted her to know how proud we were of her.

Here she is! She absolutely loved her gown too. (Not really, but it is something to be proud of!)

Proud friends of the graduate

Michelle and Kerry (the man that helped her through it all)

I am so so so very happy for you Michelle! You made it! Good luck with your tests! I am sure you will do great! Just remember what I told you, "This is something you can brag about your whole life."

Good day!

2009-05-08T08:16:00.000-07:00

Today is going to be a good day! I have not seen Ryan since Tuesday morning before I left to work. He is coming home today and I could not be more excited! It is awful when he is gone. I hate being alone. Everything is so quite. I just turn on the TV for some kind of noise. I also do NOT sleep well at all without him in bed with me. It is not a good thing. I just need to get over it I know, but I just love him so much. I hate being away from him.
He is such a great husband. Michelle is graduating from Pharmacy school. (I will post about that later.) It is such a huge accomplishment in her life I want to be there for her. So Ryan is making sure he will be home to go to that with me. He is so good. This weekend will be a good weekend because I get to see my husband! And I get to see Michelle. I do not get to see her enough! Congrats Michelle on getting through Pharmacy School!

Love

2009-04-30T15:35:00.000-07:00

"Falling in love is easy, but staying in love is something special."

I love this quote! I think it is very true. There are so many divorces that go on every day. It is very sad to me. I wish everyone could have someone that would work at keeping their love alive. However, we all have our own challenges and that might just be something that that person has to go through. Falling in love is easy. You can fall in love when you are 5 years old (well at least you think you are in love). However, when you truly love someone that love will never fade. It is something that has to be nourished everyday. It is not the easiest thing, but if it was easy then it would not be as special.

I am so grateful I have a husband that works with me at keeping our love alive. We have the same goals and we work towards them. I fell in "love" with him the minute I met him, but I had NO idea I could honestly feel the way I do for him right now. It is SOMETHING SPECIAL. We have known each other for 10 years now and I still will get butterflies when I see him. I still love getting hugs from him. I still love when he holds my hand. I still love when he cuddles with me. I can't wait to see him after work each day. I love when we go out on dates together. I just love HIM.

I Love you Ryan!

Where is Spring?!

2009-03-25T19:11:00.000-07:00

Today it is snowing! WHAT!!!! On Saturday it was beautiful and warm outside. It felt like Spring! You think that I would get used to the whole tease with great weather and then the whole snow storm. I happens EVERY year! Last week Ryan took pictures of flowers that started coming up in our yard. It makes me even more excited for Spring! I think I have mentioned that I love flowers. I love these pictures! Ryan did such a great job!

Two weeks ago I took Friday off just to relax and be with Ryan. I caught up on sleep and we had fun just being with each other! He got me a surprise! He got me bands to go on each side of my wedding ring!

Just my wedding ring

With the bands

I love how different it looks! I love it by itself, but if I want something completely different I love it with the bands! Thanks honey!

I also dyed my hair really dark. It has actually faded a lot since I dyed it. I have enjoyed the change. I also cut bangs. So completely different, but fun! I have been so busy with work the camera has not been out much. However, I went to the Scrapbook expo this last weekend with my mom, cousin, and aunt. We got some really great deals! Yay for good deals! I took pictures because I wanted to show Ryan what goes on INSIDE the expo. So I finally got a picture of me with my new hair.

A booth at the expo. All fragrances inspired by Twilight.

Tables full of people working on scrapbooks

Me showing Ryan that it is not just me that loves scrapbooking.

My hair used to be one to two shades darker. It actually is starting to look kind of red. I did not even put a hint of red in it!

Blogging Slacker

2009-03-25T19:10:00.001-07:00

I keep thinking I will do better with the whole blogging thing. I have been working so so so much. Even when I am home I think about work. It has consumed my life. Good thing I love what I do or else that would make life awful. (However, it would be nice to have a break from work and my thoughts of work.) Ryan has been busy doing different projects. Here is what has been going on since my last post.

We went snow shoeing with Michelle, Kerry, Kerry's brother and mom, and my dad. It was a lot of fun. I would do it again for sure. I do not get to see Michelle that much so any chance I get is a wonderful treat! Love ya Miss!
The whole gang

Ryan

Michelle and I

Valentines Day was great. Ryan sent me a beautiful bouquet of flowers and sent them to me on Friday at work. I love flowers so this just made my day. On Valentines Day we went to the Open House of the Draper Temple. It is a very pretty temple. It is pretty small. That was a lot of fun. I forgot a camera so that made me pretty mad. While we were down in Draper we went to Ikea to pick up some cabinets that we are putting in our living room. (Ryan's current project, pictures coming) Then we came home and decided to build a fire and have takeout by the fire. We had Chinese by a fire that my wonderful husband built for me. Then we had fondue. It was so yummy! I am a chocolate lover! I took pictures of us, but I did not like ANY of them. So you get pictures without us in them.

The flowers Ryan sent to me

Having fondue by the fire!

As you can see the fireplace is being framed around. Ryan is redoing the fireplace. He has his own company doing cultured stone so we are putting his rock on it and putting the TV above it and storage behind it. I am really excited because all of the cords and everything are going to be hidden and we are going to have a nice fireplace. Here are some pictures of the progress. I will put up a picture after it is done.

Before
What we found behind the rock in front

Starting to frame it

The pipes are to keep all the cords together and hidden

Redoing the shelving on the side of the fire place and put up a cabinet

Shelving started behind the fireplace to put media in it
Starting the new shelves off to the side of the fireplace

Since Valentines day we have just been working really hard. Ryan's company is keeping him busy and I have being working over 40 hours since before Christmas. It has been crazy busy at my work and it just does not slow down. So Ryan and I love the time we can have with each other.

Shoes

2009-03-13T09:35:00.000-07:00

It has always been sort of a dream to own my own shoe store. It was a dream that I never even thought to go towards, but my husband is not like that. He thinks that if you have an idea/dream you should try it. (No we did not open a shoe store) However, we have started buying wholesale shoes and selling them here and there. I do not have a ton, but we are going to sale one shoe at a time and work towards one day possibly opening a shoe store. I have pictures of the shoes I already purchased. I am working on getting a couple more. If you are interested in any just let me know. They are priced really low. I feel that is what we need in today's world. I am going to be sending out brochure type things as soon as I get a couple more shoes.

Elma

I love this one!

Great

Within

We also have these earrings

Bell

Jodie

The Holidays!

2009-01-01T11:59:00.000-08:00

I am so bad at blogging lately. I sit at a computer all day and when I get home the last thing I want to do is touch a computer! So here I am posting on my blog finally. It is long. Sorry!

Visiting Ryan's dad
We started out the Christmas season by going to San Diego and visiting Ryan's dad. We got there at like 5 on Friday. We ate pizza and visited with his dad and Dawn. The next day we went to the San Diego Zoo. This is the first time we had been there. (If I have been there I don't remember.) It was quite cold in San Diego that weekend so we had to bundle up. There were a lot of active animals though. It was really fun. Then we went to Outback Steakhouse! YUM! The next day we went Christmas shopping with them and then we went to Seaport Village. In San Diego they do a Christmas light parade with boats on the water. It was really cold and I completely forgot to bring a blanket. So it was quite cold. However, it was really cool to see all the lights on the boats. There were also people canoeing. They also had lights on their canoes. It was fun. The next morning we left to go home. This is the adventure began.
This weekend was the weekend that the whole US was getting hit with winter storms. It was raining so hard in California. The was standing water all over the freeway. I saw more wrecks while driving in California than I have ever seen in one day. We actually were following a car and it started hydroplaning and flew across the freeway and bounced off the middle barrier and then luckily slid to the side and landed right side up. That was just in California.
As we got closer to home it did not get an better. We went through St. George and there was snow! It was crazy. Then we got to the worst spot of all, in between St. George and Cedar City. It was snowing so bad and the worst part about it was we were in a rear wheel drive car. Basically, it was awful. Remaining in control of the car and keeping up enough speed, but not too much was tricky. Luckily Ryan is the best driver ever! We were planning on just staying in Cedar City that night and just wait out the storm. When we got to Cedar City we asked a few people about what the storm was supposed to do. Everyone told us that it was supposed to get worse and that we more than likely already went through the worst. So we headed out again. There were a few really bad spots again, but we made it. We did not get home until 3:30 in the morning. It was a very long day for us.

Steinfeldt Family Cabin and Anderson Christmas Party
The following weekend we went to my family's cabin. Ryan went sledding with all the guys and my sister braved the cold. I was being a sissy. I liked being warm in the cabin. We played games and just relaxed. On Saturday we all got our presents from grandma and Santa came. It is so fun seeing all the kids get so excited to see Santa. I just love it. That night we went to bed and our family is getting really big so there are not a lot of room for people to sleep. Therefore we went to sleep on an air mattress. By 2 am we were in a V with our heads high, our bums on the floor, and our feet high. It was awful. It was a very long night. So at like 4 in the morning we let all the air out and slept on the floor. We looked at the bright side of things and realized that we did not have to put down our bed in the morning.
Every year on the Sunday we are up at the cabin every family puts together an ornament that reflects that year. It is quite fun to see what everyone comes up with. This year my mom's side of the family had their Christmas party that same Sunday. So we had to leave kind of early to get to that party on time. It was a lot of fun. We played a candy bar game where you pick a candy bar, but it can be stolen from you. Ryan and I ended up doing pretty well. We make such a great team.

San Diego, Cabin, Anderson Christmas Party, and Christmas Eve Pictures

Christmas
We had a great first Christmas as a married couple. It was very busy though, but a ton of fun. On Christmas Eve we went to Ryan's grandma and grandpa's house. We had a wonderful dinner and then Aunt Kim did a little performance to the tune of a country song, but put her own words to it about family traditions. It was so fun. Then the kids did their gift exchange. I love watching kids open gifts. They get so excited. Then the kids went and played with their toys and the parents played a game of White Elephant. It was very exciting. Ryan ended up with a $25 gift card to Home Depot. He was very excited. I got a door gym and an exercise ball with a DVD. I have no excuse for not being in shape now. After all that it was time to go. We went up to my parents real quick to open our Christmas pajamas. We do it every year. This year was a little different because they were from my Grandma and Grandpa Anderson, instead of from mom and dad. Then we went back home.
Ryan's mom always opened presents on Christmas Eve. Both of her parents are German and in Germany Saint Nick comes around on Christmas Eve and gives the gifts to the kids right then and there, instead of leaving them under the tree after they went to bed. So Ryan's family did that when they all grew up. (Of course when they were kids Santa would come during the middle of the night and they would open the presents on Christmas.) So we decided that we would continue that tradition on. While we don't have kids we will open presents on Christmas Eve, then when we have kids Santa will come! We did not go to bed until about 12:30 or 1. It was a long night, but extremely fun!
The next morning we got up at like 8:30 and went to my parents house. We opened presents with my family. It was quite funny because all of the kids bought my mom a digital picture frame and I really wanted one. Well my parents got me one. I was so excited. (Actually I got one from Ryan's dad also. The one he gave me is littler so I am going to bring that to work and leave the other one at home!) Every year on Christmas my family has omelets so of course we had omelets. We just relaxed until we went on base with Ryan's family and had a delicious Christmas lunch. We spent Christmas evening hanging out and relaxing at my parents house.

New Years
On New Years Eve we went to my family's house. We played air hockey, darts, fuss ball, and "Would You Rather?". Would You Rather is pretty funny! Alex (my sister's boyfriend) won. Ryan, Alex, and my dad had to do pretty funny challenges. I took quite of few pictures of them doing the challenges. Ryan's nephew came over also. He liked playing the Wii the best. At midnight we of course gave each other a New Year's kiss.

Christmas and New Year's Eve Pictures

Big Day

2008-12-18T07:12:00.000-08:00

I am sorry! I have been so bad at posting what is going on. Our computer crashed and so we were out of a computer for a little while. I have a very smart husband that fixed it so now we have a computer again! YAY! We had a great Thanksgiving together. It was our first Thanksgiving as a married couple. We were trying to fit a lot of things in on one day so we only managed to get one picture. We went to my Grandma and Grandpa Steinfeldt's house first. We ate delicious food and played a game called Would you Rather? Then we headed out to Ryan's grandma's house. We ate pie and watched Get Smart there. Then we headed to the movie theater to watch Four Christmases. We went to that with my family and my cousins and aunt and uncle. It was really funny, but not a movie for kids! It was a fun and busy day.

This is the only picture we took of Thanksgiving

Also something big happened on the seventh. I do not know if many of you know, but my husband is a convert to the church. He converted when he was nineteen almost twenty. It was a big decision for him to make at that point in his life. He is the only member of his immediate family, however, his grandma and grandpa are members and he has two aunts, two uncles, and some cousins that are members. He went to church for a long time and then when he was twenty-one his mom passed away. That was a really dark time in his life, I am sure you can all imagine. He stopped going to church for awhile. Well about two years later he started going to church again. That is when he got his patriarchal blessing and the bishop started talking to him about getting the Melchizedek priesthood. He did not feel ready at that time and kept working towards it.

Well two Sundays ago he received the Melchizedek priesthood from my father. It was such a special day. I am so proud of him. I am so glad that I will have the priesthood in my home and that he will get to bless our future children and me whenever it is needed. He has came a long way. It was always in his heart to come to this point it just took a little bit. He just wanted to be completely ready, which I admire!

I love you Ryan with all my heart! I am so very proud of you and very happy for you! Thank you for being such a wonderful husband to me and taking care of me. I love you.

Reception

2008-11-10T10:30:00.000-08:00

We were very blessed the day of our reception. The week before it there was rain and the week after it there was a TON of rain. So we were very lucky since it was outside. I loved the weather. We had a little mishap with the photos. My photographer did not know that she was supposed to be at the reception. So my brother took a lot of the pictures and my photographer was able to make it towards the end to get some more. It ended up working out OK, but a little stressful for my brother.

We had the reception in my parent's backyard. My mom and dad worked hard to make it perfect. They are so good at landscaping and gardening so it looked beautiful. I got a migraine the day of the reception so Ryan made me take it easy while everyone else got things ready. That was very hard for me. I ended up feeling OK by the time the reception started luckily.

I had the best bridesmaids in the world. These girls are the best best friends anyone could ask for. I just want to brag on them for a bit!

Tiff, my sister, is a very energetic person. We have our issues, but she is there to listen to me any day I need to talk. She understands a lot about me that not many people do. She was very selfless throughout the whole wedding experience. She helped a lot and was there if we needed her to pick anything up or do anything at all. I love her to death and I am glad I have a sister to be able to rely on.

Michelle has been a friend that every girl needs. We have known each other since high school and she is a good balance to me. She is always very calm and she thinks with her head. She is there to keep me thinking with my head too. She came out to the wedding in California and helped me so much. I have no idea how many times she went back to my hotel room to get something that I forgot. She also was able to come to my reception. I was so happy she was there to support me during this event. I love you Miss!

Chelsea is my cousin, but also a best friend. She is so helpful and caring. I have gone through a lot of crap in my life that I never asked for, but she was there every step of the way to be a good support. I do not know if I could have handled some of the days that I did without her. We are completely girls together and love the typical girl things (chick flicks, shopping, scrap booking, etc.) I am so glad that we are so close! Love you Chels!

I met Ashley at that U during one of the hardest semesters of my life! I was not only working, going to school, balancing church callings, and going through some pretty personal stuff. Most girls have "friends" that are fair weather and will walk away during tough times, but Ashley barely even knew me and she was there every step of the way. We completely GET each other. We have known each other a little over 2 years and I feel like we have known each other since birth. She lives in Pennsylvania and she came all the way to Utah for my reception. I can not explain to you how much that meant to me. Thanks Ash! I miss you!

Hilary is also my cousin, but someone I just can not get enough of. She always makes me smile and laugh. She hates to see people sad. I strive everyday to have qualities that Hilary has because they are one of a kind. She has also been there for me through thick and thin. I love her to death and am so happy that she is my cousin and I get to be around her for the rest of my life.

So I am done. I just do not get to tell them how much they each mean to me every day. I love them all. I am glad they were all a part of the best day of my life so far.

We had a great turn out at the reception. I was scared, because I was retarded and planned it the same day as Women's Conference. However, I felt loved because a lot of women came at the beginning so they could come see us. Here are some pictures from the reception.

Where Dreams Come True

2008-11-02T14:15:00.000-08:00

Ryan and I went to the happiest place on earth for our honeymoon, Disneyland! We had so much fun. We went to Downtown Disney and shopped around the day after we were married. We ate dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe that night. The following day we went to Disneyland. It was so much fun. I still love the characters and I am 23! It was really nice in the mornings because lines were really short. They had everything decorated for Halloween. The Haunted Mansion was decorated like the Nightmare Before Christmas. It was really cool. We stayed till the park closed that night and watched the parade.
The following day we started in California Adventure. They have a lot of fun rides and shows to watch. We went on a new Toy Story ride that is 3D. It was a lot of fun. Then after we got off we realized that we did not have our camera. It had fallen out of Ryan's pocket during the ride. So we rushed back to find out that no one had turned it in. So we stood by where people come out of the ride hoping to find someone carrying it. No such luck. We tried asking the people at the beginning of the ride if anyone had seen it and still no luck. So we decided to go to lunch. Our spirits were down, because all of our pictures were on there! We were going to try one last time and if still no one turned it in then we would leave them with our name. We went back and asked if anyone had seen it and someone had found it! We were so happy. After that we were beat. It took a lot of energy out of us.
So we went and got mouse ear hats that say "Just Married" on them and headed over to Disneyland to get some pictures of things that we had missed yesterday. Then we headed back to our hotel room. That night we ate at The Cheesecake Factory. Neither one of us have eaten there so it was fun to try it out. Ryan usually does not like cheesecake, but he decided to try a new one they had for their 30 year anniversary. He ended up liking it! I was happy.
It was a great honeymoon and we did not want to come back.

One month already

2008-10-26T13:05:00.000-07:00

It has already been over a month that Ryan and I have been married. It has gone by so fast. It is still crazy to me some days that he is my husband. We have known each other so long it is some times hard to believe. I decided that since it has been a month I should post some pictures. Ryan and I were married on September 22nd. We were married in San Diego at the North Island Air Station on the beach. Unfortunately we were not able to get married in the temple because we were waiting for my sealing cancellation to go through. We are looking forward to getting sealed to each other in September. Since we could not get married in the temple we got married on the beach, which is something I have always loved.

Ryan's dad lives in San Diego so we got married very close to his house. It was a beautiful day and everything went really well. It was really small, but perfect. Here are some pictures of that day.

My Studly HusbandMy brother, Trent, and MichelleRyan's brother, Nathan, and my sister, Tiffany
My brother, Joey, and my beautiful mother
My wonderful dad and me

Everyone that attended the wedding

Hooray we are married!
The guys
The girls
My family, my aunt and uncle were able to make it! I was really happy they were there. My grandma got sick the week before the wedding and was not able to make it.
Ryan's family
Ryan's brother was not in the picture above so they took this one
Michelle and Kerry were able to make it to Cali. I was so happy they came. Michelle is a good balance for me when I get stressed. Both Kerry and Michelle helped a lot! Thank you guys. We love you.
Ryan's friends

Quirks Tag

2008-10-20T12:15:00.000-07:00

Here are the Rules:

1. Link to the person that tagged you

2. Post the rules on your blog

3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself

4. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs

5. Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

6. Let your tagger know when your entry is UP.

Ashley tagged me last week and I have been so busy that I am just getting to it.

Here are some non-important things/habits/quirks about me.

1. I am an accountant and by the time I get off work my mind is fried. So most people think that since I am an accountant to ask me math questions (especially basic math questions). This is not true. I have been known to be way off and let me tell you it is not good. However, if you gave me a 10-key I would be spot on.

2. I tend to freak out over nothing. I really did not want to put this, but I have to be honest with myself. I asked Ryan what he thought I should put on this post and this was the FIRST thing he said. I was not going to put it, but then on Saturday we were working at the Halloween store and I put my purse behind the counter and when I got into my purse I noticed my wallet was missing. I instantly thought it was stolen. I asked my dad if he would go to our house and check the front seat of my car and our kitchen table. He looked and said it was not there. So at that point I just KNEW that it was stolen. Well when we got home that night we searched the house and then Ryan went outside to our deck where we ate lunch that day and sure enough it was sitting at the table that we ate lunch at. The sad thing is that this happens quite a bit. I am trying to work on it though. It is something I am not proud of.

3. I love the TV show "Friends". I can not get enough of it and I would watch it everyday if I could. It is my stress relief and a good laugh no matter what kind of mood I am in.

4. I am either cold or hot, usually cold. There is no middle ground with me. This might be the same with a lot of women, but all I know is it is not fun. Since I work in an office I am inside almost all of the summer. So it can be 100+ degrees outside, but I will be in a sweater. People from my work just know that I am weird and do not ask anymore. Luckily there is another girl who works here that has the same problem!

5. I tend to make sure that doors are locked more than two times. I lock the doors to my car over and over. Then after awhile I will go check again. I also check the house door two or three times. I will be laying in bed and wonder if I locked the doors and then get out of bed and check to see if it is locked. Sure enough it is!

6. I have an issue with my eyes. Anyone who has been around me for more than five minutes have probably heard about my issue. I do not know why, but they are super sensitive and they get red over the smallest things. It is something that I am very self-conscious of it. I thought that Lasik was going to take care of it, but it made it worse for a little bit. The doctors say it will get better, but I don't see it. I guess I will just have to give it time.

I tag Chelsea, Kathleen, Jackie, Heidi, Kenz, and Chelsie.

What a week!

2008-10-16T10:02:00.001-07:00

I promise I will put up pictures as soon as I can. I know a lot of people have wanted to see wedding pictures. I will get them up asap. I PROMISE! I have a very good excuse for the lack of posts I have been doing. First off I got married. We had to plan everything and then we were gone for a week on our honeymoon. Second, Ryan's aunt is managing a Halloween store and we told her we could help her. So we work 8-9 hour days at our regular jobs and then go straight there for 4-5 hours. This happens every day but Wed, Thurs, and Sun. So on Wednesdays and Thursdays we are running around trying to do everything that gets neglected all week. Therefore, I have no time to get to the computer. Oh well it will all be over after Halloween.
This week has been quite a week for the Matthews. First off on Monday we found out that Ryan's car (it has been broken since before the wedding) was going to cost $750 to fix a little tiny screw. That is never fun to have an expense hit you like that. Then on Tuesday Ryan was working on a job and he broke his hand. So now he is limited in the amount he can work and he only has one hand while the other one is killing him. That same day the check engine light came on in my car. I almost lost it at that point. However, after we worked at the Halloween store that night the light turned off and it is ok now. (Cross your fingers!) Yesterday we found out there was some fraudulent activity on Ryan's credit card. Luckily we got that figured out after about 2 hours on the phone trying to get the charges off. So we are now walking on egg shells hoping nothing else will happen.
Even though all these trials are happening we are very happy that we have each other to lean on during it all. We are trying to look on the bright side of things and considering the circumstances I would have to say that we are still very positive.