Reading, Reading, Reading

So I have had a little break from my hectic life of school and work. I had Christmas break and then my spring semester is pretty relaxed. In this time I have been taking full advantage of my free time! I have been able to read books.... FOR FUN!

I LOVE LOVE LOVED this series! I can't wait for the movie to come out :) I think I read all three of these books in a couple of weeks( that is incredibly fast for me!)

So funny story with this book. I was in Grand Junction, CO for a weekend with my grandpa. On a particularly slow afternoon my Mom, Sister, and I took a stroll down Main Street and found a second hand shop. We picked up a TON of books for about 25cents a piece. I love a good juicy love story so I of course picked up this book... I must say it was really funny! I totally loved it!

Finally per the request of my friend Vanessa I have started the Vampire academy books. I am just finishing up the first book... I must say the first half of the book was not so good, but the ending is looking up. And, from what I hear the books get better and better as you go(there are 6 books in the series!)

I have not just been a book worm but also a couch potato! I watched all three seasons of Vampire Diaries, and all four seasons of Gossip Girl. I love Netflix.... how ever did we survive with out it!

Wishing I had a life....

So lately my life consists of work, school, and homework. I am going to be applying for nursing school this spring and I will hopefully start a program in the fall. I am finishing up my last prerequisites and they are soooo time consuming! Its exhausting. I am hardly ever home... which explains why its a disaster. I have a pillow and blanket in my car and I sleep whenever I can!

The things I miss the most about when I wasn't a student are:
*Random spontaneous weeknight movies
*Cooking dinners
*attempting to bake
*Walking my dog (poor neglected mutt)
*Date night with my hubby
*Reading books for fun
*Starting new TV shows, and keeping up with them
*Needless to say Blogging
I find myself tonight wishing away the next two years and hoping someday I will have a life again!

Two

Happy two year anniversary! So we made it two years! Year two has been great, and it has gone by so fast! Love you John :)

I suck at Blogging

Well hello to anyone who has not given up on my blog!! I have found myself swamped lately. I have been working at Intermountain Medical Center since November 2010 in billing.. and I have been missing working with patients so much. So I just got a new job at the University of Utah hospital.

I am going to be working as a C.N.A. in the Surgical ICU. I am SOOO excited for this change. I feel like I am finally accomplishing things with work and school to move me closer towards the ultimate goal... graduating with my RN. I wake up everyday saying "Someday it will all be worth it!" So even more changes as we start into the fall semester. John and I are both taking about 15 credit hours at SLCC, and eventually we will both be transferring up to the U to finish up our bachelors. I will hopefully graduate December 2014 and John should graduate May 2015 :)

We have had a pretty great summer. We of course were going to school all summer long, but we did get to go to my Grandpas in Colorado for his 75th birthday in July. We also were able to go to Montana for a week and spend time with my family. I do have pictures and I will post them later!
Now off to class!

Ahhh...Spring Break

Well spring break is here and almost gone! I must say SLCC I have not missed you one bit!!! It has been such a nice break away.... although my homework is still staring at me this very moment I am happily ignoring it. I have been using my free time wisely. I spent a good four hours organizing my office. Can I just say I don't know how John found anything in there!?! How he lived without me is a frightening thought. I happily found the 2008 taxes that were MIA when we needed them this year and I am happy to say that it is officially organized.
One project down 500 projects to go! ah the joys of home-ownership
I have also been catching up on all my favorite tv shows the bachelor, glee, and supernatural! I love having free time, although it will not last.... I am dreading Monday when it is back to my ridiculous life of working 40 hours a week and taking 12 credit hours..... BOO!

Burlesque

Can I just tell you I am in love with this movie!!! It is fantastic!! Cher looks amazing, and as always Christina is gorgeous! Its a must see.

A little late... But here was Christmas!

So this post is extremely late! I just started a new job over the Thanksgiving holiday and I am taking 12 credit hours this semester, so life has been pretty crazy. I am happy to say that John is now only working 1 job and I am planning on starting nursing school in Fall of 2012!!
So we had a very nice holiday this year. It was so mellow. Last year was so hectic because all the big holiday dinners and what not were at my house. So I loved just showing up and enjoying the day. We spent some of the day with John's Dad and Stepmom and some of the day with my family.


Connor is getting so big, and he loves his Uncle John. They are so fun the watch!






Connor was really excited about opening gifts this year. He would open a gift and then set them in a neat little pile then go onto the next!




For Christmas Eve Andrew, Aleta, and Connor spent the night in Fairview with her family so John, Crystal, Mom, and I went to Tepanyaki's for dinner! We had a good time and had delicious food!

Thanksgiving

We had a very low key Thanksgiving. It was SO nice! I didn't have to worry about making anything this year, I just showed up and enjoyed the food! It was awesome. Thanks Mom! Aleta made a gingerbread house and brought it up for us to decorate. Connor is getting so big!! He was very helpful, he also LOVED eating the candy. He is also going to be a big brother, my sister in law Aleta is pregnant and due in May.
I have been so excited for the holidays this year! I was jamming to Christmas music the beginning of November, and I had my Christmas tree up a week after Halloween!! I am a total nerd, but it has been so fun to have it up.
Happy Holidays everyone!


Connor & His Aunt Crystal



Decorating the gingerbread house... Looks yummy!


Beautiful!

Novebmer 13

So on November 13, John and I had an AMAZING day! We went through the temple for the first time. We got up super early, ate a hardy Ihop breakfast, then we spent the day at the temple. We both got our endowments and then we were sealed. What an amazing experience. We had such a peaceful day and we were blessed to have so many people there that love and support us. After the temple and a few pictures, everyone went to Olive Garden to celebrate.
It was such a beautiful day!!!

Some amazing friends :)

The Durhams, love them to pieces

John's closest buddies and myself!

My amazing Brother and Sister-in-law

This is almost the whole group of people who came that day!!

Halloween!

So I didn't take too many pics this year :( But we did actually dress up!! I hijacked my sisters costume, and John put his together. We had a little Halloween party, games and scary movies. Pretty low key! I must say the guys looked awesome in their costumes!

October

So far this month has been pretty awesome. My cousin Cassandra got married Oct 1. It was awesome!! She looked gorgeous! I love weddings (that aren't mine ;) Then you get to spend so much more time with family and just hang out! Its great! I was also a bridesmaid, which was tons of fun! Congrats Cassandra & Bryce!





Here is Crystal & I on our dad's new motorcycle! Hot chicks I must say!

Next up.... Mom, Crystal, and I went to Sundance to ride the ski lift while the colors were changing. It was tons of fun, but actually really cold!! Of course I was an Idiot and wore flip flops and a hoodie. Needless to say we had tons of fun. I enjoyed tormenting mom, she didn't realize that she would be nervous riding the lift until we started going.





Last but not least is John's birthday! It was his 23rd birthday on Oct. 24. We had a party at our house on Saturday night. We rented the UFC fight (Which was AWESOME) and had friends and family over. I made homemade chili and cupcakes! Then on Sunday we went to my mom's house and she made one of his favorite dinners,roast and mashed potatoes. Mom also surprised him by making his favorite dessert chocolate cream pie. Happy Birthday JohN! To add one sour note after the birthday bash on Sunday night and Monday and some people into Tuesday... 9 people got super sick!! My little cousin had some kind of a bug and it was obviously super strong. So the majority of us spent the next couple of days hugging a toilet bowl!!! I am happy to say that everyone is recovered!

Hilarious!

So the filming of the video is a little lame but the words to the song crack me up!