Monday, November 9, 2009

Best weekend on record...

Except probably the weekend we got married! Which was 3 months ago yesterday, in case you're wondering. :) I'm super-sad that this weekend is over... it was fantastic! Tyler worked so hard last week studying for his tests (he had 3 accounting tests-- killer) and I worked a lot to stay busy while he studied. We were both ready to spend some time with each other (and conscious too). Saturday we spent almost the whole day together! I went to Shirley Jacob's bridal shower (so excited for you Shirls!!) with Kim, and it was so fun to see family. I need to throw a cousin party. Bad. There's something about being with family, even if it's not your own, that just feels good. Family is good. Anyway, after the shower Tyler and I ran some errands. We tried to deposit some checks in the bank, but it was closed. We took my ring back to the store to get it polished and dipped again, so that will be ready Wednesday morning! I feel so naked without it. After dropping the ring off, we walked around the mall for a bit. We joked about how I was Tyler's mistress, and I told him I couldn't wait for him to leave his wife any longer. :) We have some different opinions when it comes to clothes, so it was fun trying to convince each other of our knowledge of good style. We've decided that we're going to start watching "What Not to Wear" together so we can determine who is really right. I'm definitely going to win.

After window-shopping for a while at the mall, we met Adam and Aubrey at Winger's, along with Aubrey's little brother, for dinner. We had so much fun! Adam is in Tyler's accounting study group, so it was fun to get out for a bit. After eating way too much at dinner, we tried to go see "Love Happens" and "The Time-Traveler's Wife" but both were sold out. I guess we'll never know if they're good. :) Instead, we went to Adam and Aubrey's apartment and watched "The Guardian. I love that movie! It's one of those movies that I can (and do haha) watch over and over and never tire of it. We ended up staying and talking until 12:30 am! Such a fun couple. We were swapping "can you believe it?" stories for a long time, including scary stories. I came home a bit scared, and made Tyler check every room and closet in the house before I took off my shoes and coat. I'm a fraidy-cat.

Sunday we slept in (I won't admit how late) and went to church at 1. We had tropical smoothies for breakfast-- yum! DJ taught us to put ginger ale in our fruit smoothies for an extra kick, and it's amazing. We love it. I have to admit that I'd never had ginger ale before those smoothies! Who knew it was so good? Church was really good. We go to a Strengthening Marriage class every week for Sunday School, and we both really like it. After Church we ate one of my favorite meals-- lasagna with salad, corn, and garlic bread. And, I made a cake with homemade frosting! We ended up taking the cake over to the Wright's (we missed Gabby's birthday-- happy belated birthday again Gabbs!! We love you). So glad that the whole cake won't be sitting on my thighs alone, like last time. :) I love going over to the Wright's-- it seriously feels like home! I laugh until my stomach muscles hurt and until I cry. Such a great family.

Loved the weekend. Only 5 days 'til the next one....

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Another triumph

I have this weird thing about me. Sometimes I subconsciously measure my ability to be a good wife by my ability to make Tyler good meals. Well, for tonight, I am a fantastic wife! I made chicken parmesan for dinner. This was a first for me, and it turned out so well! The only thing I would change was the fact that I had to finish off a can of Ragu before it expired instead of making my marinara sauce... which reminds me-- your mom's so fat her blood type is Ragu! Just kiddin'. :) I tried a recipe off the internet. When I told my mom what was in it, she said it sounded disgusting! It was different than the Lion House cookbook recipe she has used, so I was a little nervous to try it. I also used elbow macaroni because I forgot to get more spaghetti noodles when I was at the store yesterday. Oh well.

It's the best when I hear Tyler say "Mmmm!" without knowing it. He gets so into his meals and scoops the food up as if he hasn't eaten in days. He definitely did that tonight! I'm so glad it was a success. Hopefully my pumpkin cookies will go over just as well tomorrow....

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

To all of the big shots out there...

Well, all of you who are think you're big shots anyway. You're bugging me. Here's some things you need to learn:

-I will NOT hang up on a customer to answer your call on the other line. Try calling your real assistant for the things you need?

-I don't bus tables. When you spill something while eating lunch, YOU can clean it up.

-Do you have to make everything sound like the end of the world? So what if you have to wait 60 seconds for something to print out?

-You have a trash can in your office. Stop making me come get your garbage to put in my trash can.

-Do you not know how to change your own oil and rotate your own tires?

One last question...

-How did you ever become a "bigshot" without me?

Sincerely,
"The girl at the front desk"

Friday, October 30, 2009

Booo

That's about as much Halloween excitement as you're going to get out of me. I have spent all week trying to care about this Halloween, but I just can't. There are too many reasons that make me not look forward to this holiday:

-The massive amounts of sugar/junk food. I don't need one more reason to justify pigging out... I have enough. :)

-Dressing up. This is fun when you have a brilliant idea and tons of money to spend on a costume, but for the rest of us, it's lame. I had the awesome idea this year to be a Deal or No Deal model, with a little case that had the $1,000,000 sign in it. But they all wear skanky outfits and I couldn't think of something that was modest but that would work. So here I am at work, dressed as a cowgirl. Hey-- at least I am participating.

-Scary stuff. I HATE scary stuff. I had a nightmare a few nights ago from a commercial for a scary movie. I definitely can't handle murder movies and spooky stories. No thank you.

-Dirty stuff. I can't tell you how many girls I saw at Wal-Mart last night who obviously use Halloween to dress as scantily as they want without consequences. Halloween doesn't need to be naughty!

As bad as this all sounds, there are a few good things about this holiday:

-Pumpkin with Oreo shakes at Arctic Circle. They only come around Halloween, and that is something I always look forward to.

-Carving pumpkins. We haven't yet this year-- they're still sitting on our porch right now, but rest assured they will be carved.

-Seeing people at work in a different situation. Today everyone is supposed to dress up... only one person other than me has so far, but I'm sure that more will! If not, I'll just give myself the $50 prize for best costume. HA.

Tyler's second round of tests is next week, so he'll be studying all weekend. Hopefully he can spare a few hours so we can do something fun... at least carve our pumpkins! If not, it will be a good chance to rest from this exhausting week. My throat is starting to hurt, and if I get swine flu, the 5 people at work who have had it so far are going down.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Vermont would be beautiful this time of year... with all that snow

It's snowing!! Right now! I turned around at my desk (there are huge windows across the whole front of AMP-- no walls really) and there it was. Immediately I started singing songs from White Christmas in my head (hence the White Christmas quote)!

I'm really sad that it will be cold all the time now, but the snow is too beautiful for me to be really upset. Plus, now I can pull out my coats! :) Hopefully it won't snow too much... poor Tyler's job on the BYU Grounds crew will get a lot harder once that starts.

*Update: Last night was my first night at Stevens-Henager College and it was great! They gave me a laptop to use, so that buttered me up real quick! :) I'm excited to get more involved there.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Random

-I had a dream the other night that I had a baby and that the baby was sticky from something, so I went to change his diaper and clean him up. For some reason, I turned him over on his stomach (don't worry Mom, I really do know how to change a diaper) to get the diaper off. To my astonishment, the back of the baby was really a bottle of maple syrup, and it had a hole in the bottom. Hence the stickiness.

-I cleaned my house from head to toe in 1.5 hours. Dang it looks good!

-Tiffany and Tyler were in Utah this weekend, so I went to Pizza Factory with them on Saturday. Of course, we went there only because they had Cookie Monsters. Our favorite! It was so fun to see them.

-Babysat on Saturday night for some people I didn't know, but babysat with an old Young Women's leader. Got paid way too much and spent the rest of the night pigging out in celebration (Arctic Circle, of course) with Tyler and Annie.

-Finally finished baking the peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough that has been sitting in my fridge for days. Anybody want one?

-Decided that with the money I got paid babysitting on Saturday, I'm going to switch Tyler's Gold's Gym pass into my name. He's not using it, so why shouldn't I? I'm dying to try a spinning class or something. Please get rid of my cottage cheese!

-Had the hardest time waking up this morning. When it's cold outside and warm under the covers, good luck getting me out.

-Said a prayer of gratitude this morning that I live where I live. Fall is beautiful! The leaves are now changed and starting to fall off the trees, and it's so fun to see families raking their yard. Or vacuuming them, in the case of one old man I passed. It is so beautiful here, and I am so happy.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Sick, sick, sick

Why is everyone sick?! I don't like sick season. I feel like it has hit everyone I know, except-- cross your fingers-- me. There have been tons of people missing work because of sickness, and all the employees of the Walmart across the street are wearing gloves now. My niece and nephew have hand, foot, and mouth disease (whatever that is)! I hate it when people are sick. It means I can't and don't want to play with them, and it means I have more things to do at work. BOO for sickness. Hopefully neither Tyler nor I get sick.

On a happy note, it's Friday! I'm glad to have a break from work. I'm in trouble this morning for sending out a letter that apparently should not have been sent... my handwriting is on the envelope so apparently I'm the one at fault? I don't know why... I just send mail when people tell me to. Why not punish the customer service rep who told me to send it?!? I still don't even know what it was that I sent. Oh well. This weekend is the Homecoming game for BYU... go Cougs! I doubt I'll get to go, but I'll at least watch it on TV. Tyler and I want to go to the temple tomorrow, but other than that, I think I'll be flyin' solo all day. Ty's got a ton of homework/studying to do. He works so hard! Amazing. I start my other job at Stevens-Henager on Monday... finally. The guy who hired me has been gone for a while since his wife had a baby, but now he's really ready to start. We'll see how this goes! Happy weekend.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

I have a confession

I've never been a huge TV person, but I do like my shows. Recently, however, I turn on the TV whenever I'm doing anything that doesn't require my full attention. Which, let's be honest, is anytime after I get home from work. I fold laundry, write thank-you cards, cook dinner, do dishes, make tomorrow's lunch, and clean with my shows on... and I've come to love a few shows. Here are some of my favorites, in order of favoritism:

-The Biggest Loser (it's on tonight!! So excited)

-The Office (I think I love this show the same as Biggest Loser, but I've always loved it, so I'm not as excited about it as I currently am with Biggest Loser)

-30 Rock. Why do I find this show so amusing?

-Community and Parks and Recreation. They are both on sometime before the Office, and since I can never remember when the office is, I always end up watching one or both of these haha

-Dancing with the Stars. I never watch the results show because it's not as exciting, but I love to watch ballroom dance!

-America's Next Top Model. Okay, I'll admit that this is the stupidest show. EVER. It's just so fascinating to me to see what everyone thinks beauty is, and I like looking at the crazy pictures they take. So sue me!

-Glee. This is definitely my other guilty pleasure show. I don't follow it religiously the way I do Biggest Loser or Office, but I'm never disappointed when my Wednesday nights are free.

And there you have it. This is what I entertain myself with as Tyler does homework and I do stuff around the house... but don't go thinking that I am a couch potato. The cleaning, cooking, writing, and everything else definitely gets done! Plus, I've been reading a lot recently. I finally finished "God Wants a More Powerful People" by Sheri Dew (I definitely recommend it) and I read "Animal Farm" over the weekend. So no, my brain is not turning to mush! But I may or may not be getting fat and out of shape... don't tell. I was thinking today and trying to calculate how much a Rec Center membership would cost. I'd love to take a Zumba class, or a spinning class, or something to keep me in shape... we'll see.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Our whirlwind of a weekend

We went down to Houston this past weekend for our Open House and it was a blast! We flew down Friday afternoon and were on the same flight with Aunt Sheila and cousin Adam. I was determined to read Animal Farm (after many unsuccessful tries-- it just never captured my interest) so I read the whole plane ride, and Tyler did homework. Wow, aren't we exciting? Gretchen picked us up from the airport and we went straight to the Lobos football game! It was so fun to see Garrett and Mitchell play. They had an awesome game, and one touchdown each. My family came to the game as well, so it was just a big party! We had a great time. After the game we were all hungry, so we went to Willie's and had burgers. Oh YUM. We all stayed up late talking and watching "Glee" and planning Saturday. We love being with family!

Saturday was such a fun day. Tyler did some homework while I set up his new iTouch... those things are so dang cool! Tyler continued to do homework while I went with Gretchen, Aunt Sheila, and Grammy to watch Heidi teach a dance lesson at the YMCA. It was so fun to watch her teach! Such talented people... if only I had moves like that! :) We came home, ate lunch, and finished getting everything ready for the party. I finally showered and got ready, and we all went over there a little before 6. We had so much fun taking pictures and looking at everything that had been set up! There was a typewriter to write notes to us, a photo booth for people to take pictures in, napkins that said "Love, set, match" (tennis was a running theme of the decor), and the cultural hall looked beautiful! I'd never seen a church reception so beautiful. Pretty soon people started trickling in, and then it was packed! We didn't do a line, which was fun. People just came and mingled and it was great! The food was apparently amazing (we were talking to people and I didn't get more than one cookie and some lemonade) and tons of people took pictures in the photo booth. We were all exhausted by the end though! We loaded up the gifts in the back of the car and drove home after a long night of partying and cleaning up. My feet were definitely not happy with me that night! :) We all stayed up and opened presents til about 1:30 am (thanks to everyone for helping us sort through all that!) and had Blue Bell ice cream. It was tough sorting through everything, deciding what to return and re-buy, what to take up with us, and what to store at the Juergens' house until we are done with school, etc. We flew, so we had a very limited amount of space. It was such a fun night though! We loved seeing old friends and meeting new ones from both of our wards.

Sunday we rolled out just in time for 9:00 Sacrament meeting. Garrett and Mitchell sang in a Nana-led youth choir and did a great job! We loved watching Garrett be the chorister for the day too. After the meetings we came home and had Cafe Rio-style pork for lunch. It was delicious! I've got to make that again soon-- best stuff ever. After eating we ran over to my family's house for a couple of hours and spent the whole time laughing. Seriously, when did my family get so comical? They've all become nuts since only having 3 kids at home. I finally got back my cowgirl boots (thanks to Laura for hiding them from me) and we took some snacks for the plane. Unfortunately, we had to turn around once we got on the highway to retrieve my phone, which I left at the house. How much dumber can I get, seriously? Luckily Laura was nice enough to meet me at the exit and bring it to me. We made it back to the Juergens' a little later than planned, but we still made the plane on time! I finished Animal Farm (*Note: not a great book. I mean, it's a funny book, but it's the "makes me snort because it's ridiculous"-type book. I read it just to say I read it, but probably won't ever again) and Tyler did homework again. This time, Heidi was on our flight, so after I'd finished the book, she showed me some of her new favorite songs. I definitely need to expand my music horizons! It was fun. We saw Ryan and Cari on the shuttle on the way to the parking lot too! They were on their way back from New York, and we chatted with them about their trip and ours. It's funny all the places you find family, isn't it? We met a friend on the plane and gave him a ride home, and had so much fun playing Ink Pink and Name that Movie.

I hate coming home from fun trips! I get in this mentality that wherever I went wasn't just a trip, it's permanent, and then unpacking is heart-breaking for me. We loved seeing our families and friends, but we're so glad to be back as well. Our little apartment truly feels like home now, and we're hoping to catch up on some missed sleep. :) Oh, and do laundry, and start on this new round of thank-you cards-- almost the bane of my existence. Thank you, reality.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Ooops

I made gooey cake on Sunday... and it's almost gone on Tuesday morning.

Tyler: 2.5 pieces
Heidi: 1 piece + 1 piece to take home
Camille: You do the math...

How embarrassing for me.