~Year number three~

So I began this post a long time ago...but never got to really finish it. Mostly because of School, and other things. This April Randy and I celebrated our 3rd Anniversary. And I have to say I love him more then I ever thought I could. Not to sound all mushy and stuff, but Randy really is my best friend. I couldn't think of anyone in this world being more perfect for me then that man! I'm not gonna lie...marriage is harder then one would think...the trials that two people face when combining their lives is crazy sometimes. But I wouldn't have it any other way! This anniversary was not at all what we were expecting...that saturday we got a phone call from Randy's mom, his uncle was in the hospital and was only given a 30% chance of survival. So I dropped off the kids (Dexter and Devlynn) at my mom's house and we headed up to Idaho. It was a pretty hard weekend, and we ended up staying up there for a night but after everything was said and done, Randy's uncle is nothing short of a miracle. After countless blessings and through the power of the priesthood he is looking to make a full recovery (which I'm really glad about!). But after we got back from Idaho, we did go out and celebrate our anniversary. We went to see Limitless (which I had been wanting to see for weeks...we had gone like 4 times to see it and either ended up seeing another movie, or it was sold out), and then we went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory (yes...this is a anniversary tradition at this point...we have gone every year). And of course...in a few weeks we'll leave to go on our traditional anniversary trip...which I'm super excited about! I'm so ready for the beach and the sun!! Well...here's some flash backs from the best day of my life..and a few from before. So excited to see where the rest of our lives go together! I so love him!!

My Favorite Engagement Picture...

Yeah...it was the perfect day!

~Craziness~

Ok...so I know you haven't heard from me in a while and let me tell you why...Life has been crazy. About 2 months ago we decided that Dexter needed a little brother, so low and behold here comes Devlynn. Pretty much having a puppy is way different then I remember and it's a lot of work. But I so love him! Then there is school...and let's not getting me started on my one class that is completely kicking my trash! I pretty much spend all of my extra time memorizing court cases, supreme court justices, or writing papers...or trying to forget those things I've memorized so I can memorize something else...Let's just say...it's by far the hardest freakin class I've ever taken and although I'm studying my trash off...I can't seem to pull a consistent decent grade (Yeah..I go from f to a on pretty much ever test...). Oh...and then there's the Marathon training. I'm pretty much up to 4 miles (I can do more but 4 is good and what my schedule says right now) So when I'm not at work or school or studying or playing with the puppy/husband, I'm outside running. Can I just tell you how much I love this warm weather? I can't stand running on a treadmill and the snow freakin kills me. But the last 2 days have been absolutely marvelous to run! I can't get enough of it! And then there's work...ah yes...the thing I want to be spending most of my time doing. And I finally have a break in tests (there was a period of about 6 weeks, where every week I either had a test or a 6 page paper...it was awful). But for the next 3 weeks I don't have any tests/papers. So back to work I go. And I started this program to get my Marking Director promotion (of course I have finals in the middle of it) but it's going to be awesome. It's going to be super hard, but I'm so looking forward to it. I will basically get a pay raise where I'm getting paid double what I do now...which will be awesome. Last saturday it was spring break and Randy and I were able to do something fun...we went to the Real SL vs LA Galaxy Game. It was really good, but I have to say I was a little disappointed that my favorite player from LA wasn't playing, so of course REAL trampled them...which I was ok with. :) So...that's what I've been up to...what about you? Here's some pictures of my cute boys and the game.

So Tired


So ignore the crazy eyes..it was dark, but I walked into my room and saw this and thought it was funny that Devlynn was cuddle up against Dexter. :)

So I tell Randy to not make a weird face and this is what I get...

Real SL Trampling LA Galaxy :)

~Busy, Busy, Busy~

Yes...busy has been my life lately. Mostly it has to do with adding school on top of everything else...but I'm glad that I'm finally finishing my degree. This semester I'm taking 2 classes, I wanted to ease my way back into school, especially considering the fact that I haven't been in school, or written a paper in over 3 years. But my classes are going good. I'm taking a law and politics class (which has more reading then I think I've ever had before) and an accounting class (this is a prereq for my masters program). I really like accounting a lot and I actually feel like it's relevant to what I do ever day so that's good. I have a great professor for my law and politics class and it's quite fascinating to study the evolution of the world by court cases. So...that's my semester so far. And just recently I had another nephew born. His name is Maddux and he's the cutest little guy, except for my other nephew Gehrig of course. But actually, if you compare baby pictures, they look almost identical...the only difference is the shade of their hair. Maddux is blonder then Gehrig. And can I just tell you how funny Gehrig is? I love talking to him. He has such a great personality and that just makes him that much cuter. Saturday we went to go to dinner and we saw a train. I asked him what he thought of the train and he told me that it was really big. I asked him what he thought the train was carrying and he told me "coal for grandpa" and I told him that must be a lot of coal and he said "yeah...grandpa's been bad" So funny! Here's some cute pictures of my boys!

Holding his Baby brother

Kisses!

My Favorite boys (minus my brother)

Me and Maddux

~It's a New Year~

Holy crap its 2011 already. Seriously? Where did the last year go? The last little while I've thought a lot about the last year and how quickly it went by, and what I accomplished this last year, and I have to admit that I didn't accomplish all that I wanted to. And I think a big majority of it is because I didn't write my goals down. So as part of my job, I do a lot of reading motivational books, the majority of which are on mentality. And all of the books that I have been reading have said that in order to accomplish your goals, you have to write them down and read them daily. Well...here are some of my goals for 2011.

1. Paint my kitchen (Ok..so I did this one today, but I thought if I put it down it would make it look like I was already accomplishing something. haha)

2. Finish P90x is the next 85 days and eat healthy.

3. Become a Senior Marketing Director with WFG (this is a Branch Manager position)

4. Get good grades in school...oh...did I mention I'm going back to school? Yeah...not sure what I was thinking but it should be good. I'm going to finish my degree in Poli Sci and then go on to get a masters in Finance...I'm super excited about the Finance classes.

5. Run a marathon (hopefully in April, but this might not happen until closer to the end of the year)

So there are a few of my goals...yes...I do have more, but I'm not going to post all of them on here. I'm super excited for 2011 and the potential that is available to me. It's going to be a fantastic year! Wishing everyone a fantastic year!!

~Help~

Ok...so I'm totally bored with my blog and am in need of a major change. So...those of you who have super cute customized blogs....Help me! I don't know how to do a custom blog so any info you can give me on how to do it would be fantastic. I'd like to do something with pictures of Randy and I scrapbook like...well..I'm not sure, but any ideas would be appreciated! :)

~Temple Lights~

So...I don't get out much around the holidays. Mostly because I like to go do things with my best friend/husband and since he's on social hiatus during December, that usually means so am I. However, this year...I dragged Randy out of the house. And it was totally worth it. Some of my friends and I planned this for a couple of weeks and of course I didn't tell Randy until the day before, not like it matters because he doesn't remember anyway. haha! So Randy got off on Friday night and we headed down town. It was fun. I love seeing the lights during Christmas, there's nothing better to get you in the mood for the season. This was the first time that we got down town when the new temple model was there. It was awesome. I love it. I so want one in my house. haha! After we walked around temple square for a while, some of us decided food was a good idea so we went to crown burger. It was delicious! And a good date night. Here's some pictures of our good time...

I so love this guy!


Me & Randy

Steph, Kiel & Kelsi


Scott & Manda

Marc, Mindy, & Gavin

Nick & Lacey

~Life as We Know It~

Ok...so as time goes on...I'm getting worse and worse at this blogging on a consistent basis. But I guess that's what happens when you don't have a job that you're sitting around for hours on end with nothing to do. Of course I wouldn't be complaining at all. I am loving the fact that I'm hardly ever bored these days. haha. So...as you can probably tell, Randy and I have been working like crazy, which doesn't leave much time for anything else. But here's an update. Randy had a birthday...hooray! I love celebrating my husband and giving him stuff. I think I could do that ever day if I had the money. We had a gift card to La Calle so we went there for his birthday with his sister and brother-in-law. It was in one word...amazing! Ridiculously expensive (hence the only reason we went was because of the gift card) but the food was SO good! I'm pretty sure I've never had food that was that good in my life. Everything melted in your mouth...I'm salivating just thinking about it. ha! Randy's dad and mom were in town so we headed up to park city to spend some time with them. We absolutely love spending time with them and wish they lived here so we could see them more often. That same week was Thanksgiving so we headed up to Randy's sister's house to have dinner with the family. It was fun. But like every year, thanksgiving day went by way too quick and then came the dreaded black friday weekend. So I pretty much just expect that after Randy's birthday I'm not going to see him until January...which is pretty close to accurate. So...I've decided that I'm just going to completely max out in my job and do everything I can so Randy never has to work another black friday again. ha! So my job has been absolutely amazing lately. I love it. There are parts I hate about it, but in a weird way the reason's I hate it are the reason's I love it as well. I've been super busy with that but it has all been worth it. I know that I'm supposed to be with this company and I love their message and how much we are able to help people. I can seriously go on for hours about it. :) But anyway...things are going great around here, just pluggin along. Oh...so I totally found our next project. It's going to be a while before we can get started, but I'm super excited about it and it's going to be absolutely awesome! For any of you who are thinking about starting home projects...just remember that once you start, it becomes an addiction...and is super hard to stop. But I find these dumb little projects so therapeutic so I will continue to do them until I have my house completely how I want it (let's see if that ever happens...). Anyway...I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving and is enjoying the season! Oh...and I'm really bad at taking pictures, so I'll have to get better at that so I can post some.