its thursday & oh am i thankful.

so today is a calm day for me-im starting by saying im thankful for that. i have been so busy. packing, cleaning, packing, cleaning, being indecisive on what to pack, cleaning. you know the usual crap you do when youre getting ready to move.... anyways i have a lot to be thankful for. its weird, youd think saying what youre thankful for EVERY thursday would be hard-it gets easier and easier ever week....

im THANKFUL for laughing. last night i was grumpy and kind of just mean. [tom is here and i hate tom] jordan and i watched a Morning Glory. it was such a good movie and it made me laugh.... laughing makes me happy and changes my attitude. i love laughing.

im THANKFUL for the cooler air. ahhh [sigh of relief]. i love the spring. [in vegas it was march] and the fall. [in vegas it was halloween-only] its been between 70-90 & sunny. its Heavenly. seriously.

im THANKFUL for mindy gledhill. when i was having a hard time-or if i ever am. i open up my scriptures and listen to her music.... i love her voice, the softness of her songs, the peace, the happiness. if you havent listened to her its christian music and beautiful. big recommendation.

im THANKFUL for answered prayers. ok jordan brought up something from a long time ago, that made me sad-very sad whether it was a while ago or not, and i just kind of need to defend myself-i feel. as most of you know jordan and i wrote while he served his mission. some time after, his mission president asked him to be obedient and not write me any longer. in this meeting he told jordan if she respects this she is a good pick. (which i didnt find out until much later in our relationship) it was a difficult time for me when i received his letter telling me that he couldnt write anymore. my mom told me to write him one final letter. i prayed and prayed about it. i knew i shouldnt write him. i cherished that final letter. it signified so much to me. it showed me jordans appreciation & respect of the Gospel, it showed me his obedience to the Lord, and it [tried] teaching me patience. i prayed about what to do with his parents names address' etc... i had no clue. what do you do? this guy gives you his families information-so i prayed, i mean it was the only thing i could do. i couldnt ask him. soo after this i got this undeniable answer about jordan & what to do. i had to come see him for his homecoming. (for the record in vegas-they dont do talks the first weekend they are home usually. it is often a weekend later than they arrived) i felt bad interrupting his time with family but i prayed and got an answer and even after that i prayed some more and got the same answer time and time again-do i deny it and ignore it? thats a slap in the face. i got way too many answered prayers at that time. i am thankful for them... but no one REALLY knows or knew how hard and scary it was for me to pursue dating jordan. the girls i worked with thought i was nuts! and everyone still probably does... but jordan is an answer to WAY too many of my prayers. along with the extras i got in exchange. a temple marriage, a new family, and a new adventure. the prayers that were answered so long before i even took a leap of faith brought me so much more than i could have ever imagined.

ok next...

do you have someone you always feel you have to look bombshell hot in front of? just someone you think is always watching, waiting for you to look bad that one day, so they can laugh about it. yeah well im THANKFUL for make-up. yesterday i literally ran into the person i would least want to see me looking my worst... and boy was i bad yesterday! tom is here. i was in sweats. bun on top of my head. not an ounce of new make up on just smeared all over my face. i thought i washed it off but it was every where when i got home so i looked ROUGH. so today im thankful for make-up. i love make-up. i mean im a cosmetologist! i LOVE make-up! haha

im THANKFUL for my photographer from my wedding whitney lewis shes really the best. and packing i have found a TON of pictures that i am so glad i have! i just need frames for all the goodness i have!!

oh so THANKFUL thursdayy.... now its your turn...

birthday week[end] extravaganza

so last week was my birthday week. i talked it up. because i can do that. on my birthday weeks it gives me a reason to not hold back when eating, to sit and watch my favorite shows instead of cleaning, and to pretty much do as i please...that is exactly what i did.

jordan made me breakfast a few of the mornings and took me with him on day adventures & just loved me all kinds all week.

wednesday i was in so much pain from my neck so jordan got home and said lets go for a ride. 3 minutes later i pull up to a field which i call HEAVEN. i blogged about it already but i dont care. i LOVE this picture so love it too. haha.

 thursday we went to cowley so i could complete my dining room set (which i ended up not doing) & to go to jordans softball game. while there my sister-in-law texted me telling me where my birthday gift was from her and reese. when i get told about a gift i itch to open it... im a freak. i love gifts! LOVE LOVE LOVE them. im not a fan of surprises-because surprises usually involve anticipation and im not patient at all! so this gift was both a surprise and a gift! so i opened it. jordan was mad but oh well. he is a turd! they got me the most awesome things!

a lotion, a body wash, & my favorite scents-ports from bath & body works-my favorite! and also some fun crayola bath tub crayons. [which are great for spouses just sayin-im excited to use those]

friday night we went on a date to the proud cut in cody, wy... and let me tell you it was awesome! it was in expensive and it was one of the best steaks i have had in a WHILE! it was cooked perfectly and i totally indulged myself in that 8oz steak. it was soo yummy that we went back yesterday for burgers and they were just as wonderful!

my goof husband & the deer head at dinner.

after dinner we went and saw plant of the apes. it was really really good! it wasnt my first pick but it was AWESOME. it was really kind of sad-maybe i just get too into movies but it was awesome. after the movie we had a few things to get a walmart and did that & also got a good laugh at something that happened.

saturday was my birthday! i woke up and jordan headed off to paintball. [he hadnt been all summer and i knew how bad he wanted to go so i told him to go] anyways he got home around 11 with my gift in hand... he got me brand new scriptures. i wanted green ones-go figure they were discontinued. i must be the only person that likes them. whatever. i LOVE them. im so excited to break them in with new notes and new highlights. i did go through them last night to highlight my favorites but thats about as far as i have gotten...then he showered and we headed to go river rafting down the shoshone river in cody. we used river runners. it wasnt that great. it was $60 and it was slow and kinda boring if you ask me. sadly it was as awesome as i had hoped. the scenery was beautiful dont get me wrong but maybe a different company does a faster route on the river or a better area. after that we came home to a note on the door and realized someone sent me flowers. i called and they brought them out to me [even though they were closed] which i think is AWESOME business. this picture doesnt do them justice! they are beautiful and its huge!!! and they were from mom and dad. they are the best.

 and got ready & jordan took me to the lamplighter thats here in powell. its way good. [they have tomato bisque soup & croutons that are to DIE for! yeah thats how i base my experience in a restaurant on dont judge. haha] 

it was so good plus jordans cousin hooked us up with banana fosters cheesecake that was divine!!!! i started eating it and couldnt stop... literally i said jordan help me eat this then all of a sudden i had 2 forks [notice im not lying above] and was 2 bites away from finishing and jordan started laughing. i realized i had eaten almost the whole thing even after asking him to help. im a pig on my birthday! haha. we went home after dinner and continued how i met your mother. which we ended up finishing that night.

sunday jordan woke up way early. he had to pee [and felt bad about something that happened the day before-which i wasnt worried about anymore but he still felt bad] and never came back to bed... it was EARLY like 5 and he waited up to make me breakfast. [dont judge we know it was fast sunday but he made em anyway] he brought them into me and we enjoyed breakfast in bed.we got up and got ready for church. it was way good. we enjoyed the calm nursery and they enjoyed there new crayons i made. thanks to pinterest.

they are so easy! cut up broken crayons into small chunks, put in mini cupcake pan, in oven @ 250, for 10-12 minutes, cool, then color! new fun crayons!

after church we came home changed & cleaned up a lot a bit. jordan helped and that was AWESOME. its so much easier when we clean together. gosh i love that. we headed to cowley for crestas party extravaganza. [i have the BEST mother-in-law ever!!! shes so kind and generous!] she made me cafe rio for dinner which we pulled up and i could smell it from outside! we ate dinner and had some awesome cake.

it was too pretty i didnt want to cut it! yellow cake with caramel filling DELISH! after we had cake we opened gifts so grandma drue could head back to john. i got some money, a kite, a cute make-up bag, a nail polish, some love for my lips, and these awesome cups.

they are breakfast cups/cereal bowls/hot chocolate goodness! i wasnt going to get anymore of my white dishes but then i painted my table and had a panic of how hideous my lime green dishes would look with my blue & white table. so im transitioning! haha. these mugs looked so much smaller online but they are HUGE and are only $4.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond. yeah-a STEAL! im so excited to use them. i may have to snag a few more.

once we were done with gifts we played & taught grandma lerose how to play wackee six. i could play because it brings out the worst in me. i dont know why-i cuss and scream and fight. wackee six for me is like scotch for a cowboy. yeah. i dont know. it just happens. so i helped grandma beat ray & jordan. then she headed home. then ray cresta jordan and i played 2 games of hand and foot. of course jordan and i are still undefeated and we are AWESOME! no big deal. it was late and we headed home soon after that.

i want to say thank you to everyone for my awesome gifts and my awesome week! i love you guys and all that you have done for me!!

now its crunch time-literally. now i have 4 months to get hot and skinny for the bahamas! 4 months EEEKKK!

oh joy its friday!!!

confession confession i love my confession FRIDAY!


i confess...

...i was kind of sad this week. jordan and i had talked about some things and they ended up not happening. i was surprisingly let down. i didnt really think i would be.

...i am so excited for tomorrow. white water river rafting! woop! lets go!

...i am scared of carnival rides. i went on two last weekend. i will probably never do it again. i am pretty sure after the first upside down thing on the kamakaze i screamed "oh shi*" 100x (excuse my french.

...i confess im a sailor. i try my best not to be butttt it just comes out sometimes like word vomit.

...i hate people that talk about athletes, stars, etc like they are there best friends. no one knows what these people go through everyday and no one ever gives them a break. they do good-they bring up the bad things theyve done in the past. the do interviews-they ridicule them for the things they said. they dont do them-they bash them for it. give them a BREAK! REALLY do it.

...i am still obsessed with how i met your mother. two weeks in and were on the final disk set. yeah were ADDICTED!

i confess...

...i hate paying bills. i feel like they never give me a break. they suck everything out of me. well us. [were trying to get rid of all of our debt & its literally taking all of our money from us!]

...i hate being an adult. i need new breaks. when i was 16 id call daddy and say "hey my breaks need to be done". it would get done and id drive off. [call me spoiled if you want but they took care of me and i am so grateful for them]

...i have a cavity. yeah a mean one. i know its getting worse... it stinks! [growing up again sucks]

...i found some boots that i love. they were $610. yeah. GASP! i almost vomited. i confess i have unintentional expensive taste. is that bad? haha. dont answer that. ps i wasnt buying them, it was a gift for me from my brother.

these were the expensive ones....

...i think couponing is a waste. hear me out before you close the screen and never visit me again. the shows on tv the sales on blogs the things i see are all things that can go unused. i set my budget for food for the week at $50. [this doesnt include date night] i never go over. i buy what we need and thats it. i feel like couponing involves buying things you dont need [that may or may not go to waste] to get the sale. to me thats wasteful. yes you may use it-but some you dont! maybe my theory is twisted. (i talked to my grandma about it a few days ago she is the one that planted this seed so sorry haha)

...i have missed one of my friends. i am trying my best to stop thinking about why we stopped talking. yeah. im trying. maybe im a bad friend for just not letting things go and just saying whatever, but i cant do that. i have tried. seriously tried. its been nice to talk to her a little bit here and there.

i confess... im starving right now and im done with my confession. so link up with mamarazzi and get your confessions started! cant wait! have a great weekend!

suckin it up!

so this week i have sucked at blogging. i still have stuff to post from this past weekend so maybe ill just post pictures and call it a day. anyways-thursday snuck up far too quickly. i have been so busy with packing & battling with neck pain to even remember! so here i go!

happy thursday...

im thankful for...

-pandora, im listening right now and its playing my favorites. its the best thing ever. its like if psychics were real. this is what they would do for a living. [i may have spoken too soon right as i started the next though 50 cent started playing hahaha nothing against him-im not in that mood today]
-my brothers, though there are thousands of miles between us all, some how they always say the things i need to get off my butt and cheer me up. i told bryan that my neck was hurting he followed it with stop being a puss. yeah that helps me, sadly. sometimes there truth is all i need to make me laugh. bryce sends me pictures and i crack up because he is just an idiot. i love them.

ignore my gimp eye but my brothers are the best

-my mom & dad, yeah this is in here every time probably but i have something awesome to announce. im going to the bahamas. yep. jordan and i are going! thanks to mom and dad. dont be jealous-be excited for me(us)! we have never been anywhere like this EVER in our lives. EVER! i have never even been out of the country. i am so so so EXCITED! screw winter its going to be time for the beach!

bahamas

-i may seem super trashy to you but i trade in my shark week card for JERSEY SHORE! yeah buddy. im not even scared to announce it. i love the jersey shore and it starts tonight. haha judge all you want.
-prayer, i have been praying a lot! i mean A LOT. its a good thing i love it. i go through fazes where i dont pray as much as i should and then go back to praying like a maniac. i have had a lot to think about and a lot to deal with. things with church and also moving but i feel good about these things because of prayer. now lets pray i get a job. haha. i have applied for a few and heard back on some-but we will see!
-birthdays, yeah first because im thankful for one year more that i have been blessed with and also who cant love a day ALL about YOU! im so excited! i am pretty sure were going white water river rafting and im pretty excited about it! 2 hours on the river in cody wy sounds awesome to me. just saying.
-the small things my husband does to make me smile. last night i wasnt feeling well and he took me on a 3 minute drive to Heaven. a field of sunflowers. yes i love sunflowers they are my absolute favorite and this...this is something that i have never seen and loved!

-diet cherry pepsi, im addicted to this and also dr pepper. ugh.... ADDICTED!
-pinterest... yeah its sad. i wake up in the morning and dream and create and drool over everything. its the best.

so thankful for life...

when i hear of friends or family or anyone mourning a loss of a loved one-i always turn back and remember those whom have left us. i have my select few i always ponder about. i have some that i wish were still here but there are 2 that i hold especially dear to my heart because they were taken too early.

my friend from high school Steph or stickly as she was know around school was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. she was given a short time to live. she fought and fought to stay alive. she rehabbed and actually went into remission for a short period of time. she was doing physical therapy and still managed to make it to cheer camp during a hot summer afternoon. she taught me to NEVER and i mean NEVER give up. i love her for the drive she has given me to 1 love one another and 2 to never give in until its taken from you. i often see posts on facebook from her mom of what she is now doing. she may have lost steph but she works her hinney off to help other parents of cancer strucken children. she works with camp cartwheel. [which is way awesome i had an old client who was in the 6th grade who attended that every summer-she suffered a paralyzing tumor as an infant.] i love that something so sad has turned into such a beautiful thing.

next is my uncle tenny. he wasnt my uncle by blood but he is for sure my family. he was samoan, strong, a hard worker. he was actually name chief in a village in his home country of western samoa. he was a man that had rough hands and of course a loud snore that you could hear from the street. he was loving and caring-even if i was ugly to him. he was taken from us on new years morning.

i dont like death-but it happens... and when it does we mourn. we cry and sometimes sob. we still feel the pain-but they feel it no more. in which i find a new found appreciation for death. think of the positive things-the people that helped during those times, those who gathered in small hospital rooms, those you brought meals and lent helping hands, what you learned from them while they lived, the smiles they brought you, the comfort they gave, and the memories you hold. so everyday when you wake up be thankful you got one extra day to appreciate those people around you in flesh and spirit.

my prayers are with the grimshaw family & friends. i didnt know them but i know their friends and their friends are some of the best people i know.

"Till we meet, till we meet,
till we meet at Jesus' feet;
till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again."

confessional friday...

yes! i was so excited to do this again. it was so fun last week! so let me start...



i confess...

....that i am excited for my birthday week to start. yes around here i get to be a spoiled brat and what i want for one whole week & also eat everything i want. (which brings me to my next one)
...that i have eaten WAY TOO much this week. like fat cow status. i eat & eat & eat. i feel like a bottomless pit of teenage boy. minus the skinny part.
...i need to stop eating like a boy. it may be time for a diet. after my birthday week of course.
...i have had the worst time sleeping this week. im tired on the couch-then we get to bed and i want to talk because i cant sleep. then once i fall asleep i toss and turn. im exhausted.
...when i cant sleep i usually get sick [brittany for have panic attacks all day]. i didnt havent them for almost 2 weeks.
...yesterday i had a panic attack at jordans parents house, while playing a game...with his brother. i looked a jordan & said "im getting sick". he got me medicine & i ran downstairs. he followed. so embarrassing his brother thought he was in "trouble". i hate it.
...i am soooooo EXCITED to go to the fair tonight. i have never been to a fair. (that i remember) i have been to food festivals & they are awesome.
...we have been watching "how i met your mother" from the first season on. (thanks to steph & reese) and its hilarious. we are addicted. it. is. AWESOME.
...im addicted to pinterest. yes its a TRUE addiction. i have invited so many people just so im not the only crazy that is addicted. last night i found these pacifiers & now i want a baby boy. yeah pinterest is forcing me to have children due to its hilariousness! (i linked below the photo to her etsy shop though you fellow crafters can totally see what they are-simple!)

etsy shop

i confess...
...im so excited to paint my new dining room table. i bought one at an antique store here for $40. (our table was TOO big) but im so excited. i think i have decided on aqua and  white-maybe. haha. or yellow? & glaze or not to glaze? any suggestions. i am spray painting thanks to all things thrifty.
...im super ready to move. i dont want to hurt anyones feelings but im excited for some "luxuries" we havent had since we've been married. im ready!
...i love texas sheet cake & i made one for stephanies BEEEELATED birthday cake. it was delish and it made me sick and i totally want another one. yeah fat kid again.
...i have been trying to keep my facebook private to others. i feel terrible for telling a few people that i dont add people i dont know.... now i want to add them because im a jerk. i hate facebook. if youre reading this and saying i have done this to you-im apologizing. im a jerk.
...i have so much to do today & i love confessional friday!

EVERYONE should join in!

thankful thursday!

well its thursday again and i have more to be thankful for.

im thankful for....

-jordan...yeah my husband is awesome. we have been struggling with a few issues. [not us] but things that affect us and our bank account. it has been really frustrating to me BUT jordan always knows what to say and usually keeps his cool.
-jordans brother reese...its been nice for jordan to have him. jordan is able to vent to him and talk things out instead of coming home and making me more upset about things. i love that they are close.
-stephanie...reese's wife. my sister[in-law]. we had fun this weekend. well all of us had fun this weekend but its ALWAYS nice to have a girl around that agrees with me and laughs about the same things and also that isnt stuck up. its way nice! not to mention someone i can vent to in way awkward situations. yeah. thanks for that.
-my brother bryce...he has a lot of trials that he faces daily. he faces things that i would hate to be in his shoes. people shout rude things at him, write mean things about him, and always have something bad to say about him. he doesnt deserve it-yet he is constantly positive & is constantly striving to be the best he can be. yesterday he hit his first home run of AA. it was awesome. im so proud of him.
-my momma...last weekend i had an issue i was facing and my mom let me vent to her, cry to her, and even tried fixing the situation. i love her and the fact that i can talk to her about everything. she took 40 minutes out of her busy day at work just to talk. it was nice.
-my dad...he has sacrificed a lot in order to help be there for my brothers. he has pretty much moved back east to help with things with my brothers. he is always there for all of us and hes awesome!
-bryan...hes a turd but i love him and im so proud of him. he doesnt let things get to him and he has a strong head & great personality.
-my grandma...i love her. we talk a lot-not as much as i want to but we talk and laugh. im so so so thankful that we are so close. shes the best. really no ones grandma is as GREAT as mine. i promise.
-our new apartment. im so excited to move. we have a washer and dryer oh not to mention the dishwasher.
-washer and dryers. i am so so so grateful for them. i cant imagine doing all this laundry staring at me by hand and waiting for it to dry outside. gag! that would be miserable.
-my parent-in-laws. they let us come and use there washer and dryer for free rather than $1.75 per load! laundry is freaking expensive!
-prayer. yeah its something that everyone needs in there life. i love kneeling & knowing that someone is there for me-to listen and to respond. i am so blessed with the knowledge of prayer and what it does for me.
-my health. i was way sick a few days ago and jordan has been also but it just makes me so thankful for such great health.

....i think thats it for today. i know there is so much more to be thankful for thats my list for today. now its your turn....