Alright.. Valentine's Day.. whatever. We've never celebrated it, but it seems like it's everywhere and I have to at least acknowledge it's presence. So here. Consider it acknowledged ;)
I'm not even bitter about the holiday.. Nick & I are just indifferent. I don't think we've ever "celebrated" it, besides occasionally using it as an excuse to splurge and buy a CD or something, haha. Anyway, I do love him, so here it goes.
Five Reasons I Love Nick
1. He'll never read this or know I posted it. The only time he checks the blog is when someone tells him they like something I posted ;)
2. He calls me every single work day during lunch. Even if the guys at work make fun of him.. I love talking to him and just telling him about my day.
3. He's ticklish when he's tired... it's funny. Unfortunately, I'm ALWAYS ticklish, so it's never a good idea.
4. He supports every single thing I do. He comes to shoots with me. He listens to my ideas, and makes them happen with me. He tells me I can do it.. and he works his butt off every single day so that I can.
5. My life would suck without him.
Those aren't the only reasons, but it's time to go to class, and at least I've succeeded at "celebrating" Valentine's day.. since my Valentine will be working all day, at work and at the rental house. Love you, Nick :)
Monday, February 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
bright side
This week (I know, it's only Tuesday) has been rough. We're trying to look at the bright side, though. Join us!
A fridge/freezer that stopped working?
Perfect opportunity to clean them out and throw away old food!
A second car that costs more to fix than it's worth?
The chance to spend more time together and also invest in a bus pas! Saving the environment one step at a time!
A lost job?
More time to spend on school work and photography!
See? Isn't this fun?!
We're also more motivated to go to the temple this weekend in hopes that Heavenly Father will love us more ;)
PS- I have the best husband EVER. Really. I'm not even exaggerating. Neither one of us has melted down yet... I'm so grateful for senses of humor :)
A fridge/freezer that stopped working?
Perfect opportunity to clean them out and throw away old food!
A second car that costs more to fix than it's worth?
The chance to spend more time together and also invest in a bus pas! Saving the environment one step at a time!
A lost job?
More time to spend on school work and photography!
See? Isn't this fun?!
We're also more motivated to go to the temple this weekend in hopes that Heavenly Father will love us more ;)
PS- I have the best husband EVER. Really. I'm not even exaggerating. Neither one of us has melted down yet... I'm so grateful for senses of humor :)
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
january 2011
This year is off to an interesting start. Here are some things we learned/experienced/observed in the first month of 2011...
- We were sick alllll month. All variety of sickness, in fact. We're hoping this has taken care of us for the remainder of the year...
- People are really easily offended. I'm afraid to comment on anything on facebook anymore, because apparently things I say are a big deal ;) I'm also not friends with as many people as I seem to think.
- I am SO glad I switched my major. I love everything about it... learning, writing, testing... enjoying every last bit of Public Relations!
- We have THE best friends, cousins, aunts/uncles, parents, siblings.. everyone. We have had so much fun this year spending time with the people that we love... we are surrounded by the best people EVER.
- We're really happy with where we are right now. Nick and I have spent so much time wishing we could afford a house, wishing we were done with school, wishing we could be in the careers we want to be in right now... but lately we've been grateful for where we are. Because someday in the near future, life is going to get a lot more complicated/expensive/crazy/busy. And we'll look back to where we are now and think how nice it was to get to spend so much time (even if it doesn't feel like so much) with each other, with our family, doing things we love to do. I have no idea.. can't even begin to guess.. where life is going to take us. But I am so grateful for where we are now. What we have and what we don't.
Yeah :)
- We were sick alllll month. All variety of sickness, in fact. We're hoping this has taken care of us for the remainder of the year...
- People are really easily offended. I'm afraid to comment on anything on facebook anymore, because apparently things I say are a big deal ;) I'm also not friends with as many people as I seem to think.
- I am SO glad I switched my major. I love everything about it... learning, writing, testing... enjoying every last bit of Public Relations!
- We have THE best friends, cousins, aunts/uncles, parents, siblings.. everyone. We have had so much fun this year spending time with the people that we love... we are surrounded by the best people EVER.
- We're really happy with where we are right now. Nick and I have spent so much time wishing we could afford a house, wishing we were done with school, wishing we could be in the careers we want to be in right now... but lately we've been grateful for where we are. Because someday in the near future, life is going to get a lot more complicated/expensive/crazy/busy. And we'll look back to where we are now and think how nice it was to get to spend so much time (even if it doesn't feel like so much) with each other, with our family, doing things we love to do. I have no idea.. can't even begin to guess.. where life is going to take us. But I am so grateful for where we are now. What we have and what we don't.
Yeah :)
Monday, January 24, 2011
seven little letters
dear school: i love you. i'm glad to be back. but a huge exam the third week of school is a little excessive, dontcha think? regardless, i look forward to spending all day in the library tomorrow. weird? yeah.
dear food: i love you more than school. don't tell school. i'm trying to love you less, though, so my body will love me more. especially you darn, delicious high acid foods that are giving me ulcers. but still. i base my week around what delicious meals i will make. this week is paninis, artichokes with red pepper aoli, and spinach turkey bacon wraps. cheap, healthy and delish!
dear parents: thanks for feeding me tonight. ham hocks and beans are one of my favorite meals ever. hopefully you didn't get me sick. also, i don't appreciate getting my butt kicked at hearts. try to be nicer next time, please.
dear friends: thank you for making soup excitement so.. exciting. this will absolutely have to be a tradition. you guys make me laugh so hard that tears come out of my eyes. it's a good, healthy kind of laughing. thank you for taking care of me.
dear feet: stop being cold.
dear nick: you're my best friend, even though i see things like work and school more than i see you. i love you. and cuddling with you. and having crazy spy, secret agent dreams where we're cool. good thing we're cool in real life, too. like really. thanks for keeping my feet warm and letting me talk your ear off.
dear camera: thank you for being my friend and trying all sorts of new things with me. we've become really close in the past year or so, and i'm becoming a little obsessed with you (don't worry, nick's okay with it). i'm excited to go on a fun, far-away trip this year and take you with me. let's hang out more.
dear food: i love you more than school. don't tell school. i'm trying to love you less, though, so my body will love me more. especially you darn, delicious high acid foods that are giving me ulcers. but still. i base my week around what delicious meals i will make. this week is paninis, artichokes with red pepper aoli, and spinach turkey bacon wraps. cheap, healthy and delish!
dear parents: thanks for feeding me tonight. ham hocks and beans are one of my favorite meals ever. hopefully you didn't get me sick. also, i don't appreciate getting my butt kicked at hearts. try to be nicer next time, please.
dear friends: thank you for making soup excitement so.. exciting. this will absolutely have to be a tradition. you guys make me laugh so hard that tears come out of my eyes. it's a good, healthy kind of laughing. thank you for taking care of me.
dear feet: stop being cold.
dear nick: you're my best friend, even though i see things like work and school more than i see you. i love you. and cuddling with you. and having crazy spy, secret agent dreams where we're cool. good thing we're cool in real life, too. like really. thanks for keeping my feet warm and letting me talk your ear off.
dear camera: thank you for being my friend and trying all sorts of new things with me. we've become really close in the past year or so, and i'm becoming a little obsessed with you (don't worry, nick's okay with it). i'm excited to go on a fun, far-away trip this year and take you with me. let's hang out more.
Monday, January 17, 2011
natural light
These were all taken within the last week (part of the 365 project). And all taken in our apartment, in the morning. Can I just say, there are few things I love more than the huge windows in our front room and all the natural light that floods in through them. Makes for beautiful photos that need no editing :)
PS- Nick took the one of Garn and Maya while Heidi and I were at a relief society meeting. Aren't they cute? Nick's a pro. Can you read what her shirt says? Cute :)
Friday, January 7, 2011
07 january 2011
I promise, I am doing the photo every day... chances are I won't post every day of photos, though. I'll spare you our week of sickness where we shot nerf guns and cleaned our office for entertainment :) I'll make sure to just post the cool ones. And an occasional weird one, don't worry.
Garn's little sister, Angelique, needed some head shots. So we headed out into the sunny but freeeeeezing weather to see what we could get. Um, she's gorgeous, first of all. But the first thing we saw when we got out of the car was this:
So, naturally, we had to take photos in front of it :)
Um, yeah. Can I just do photography full-time (with Nick, of course)? I'm pretty sure my life would be complete :) There are a few more shots of her here. One of my favorite sessions.
Garn's little sister, Angelique, needed some head shots. So we headed out into the sunny but freeeeeezing weather to see what we could get. Um, she's gorgeous, first of all. But the first thing we saw when we got out of the car was this:
So, naturally, we had to take photos in front of it :)
Um, yeah. Can I just do photography full-time (with Nick, of course)? I'm pretty sure my life would be complete :) There are a few more shots of her here. One of my favorite sessions.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
from 2010 to 2011
It's been a while since I posted, so I thought I'd give a quick update. (By the way, isn't it cool that a "while since I posted" is only a week compared to earlier last year when I didn't post for months at a time.. look at me go!).
Christmas and New Years were really fun... I love the "traditions" our little family is developing, and the time we get to spend with both our families who are so close. Due to our dead tree, Christmas came down as soon as possible this year :) As much as I LOVE decorating for Christmas, there's something equally nice about cleaning up from Christmas. Nick was really excited to just have a normal work/school schedule again (silly Nick, I know...), so it's been kind of nice getting into the normal swing of things.
We don't really set New Years resolutions... for the past little while we've been trying to make small, monthly goals that- in the long run- will get us where we want to be. A house. We were hoping for last year, but with my long unemployment, and Nick's struggles with this credit/IRS fiasco (thanks Brian ;)), it didn't happen. So we're making smaller goals to make it a reality this year. Including cutting back COMPLETELY on unnecessary spending. No fast food. No toys. No movies. Nada. At first I was a little worried.. what about dates and things like that? However, that same night, Nick set up a bunch of small toys on top of the TV by our bed, grabbed our Nerf guns and ammo, and we spent a good half hour shooting down targets and various things around the apartment. Sooooo... entertainment won't be a problem, since we both have the mentalities of children :)
The only other big change this year will be how little we see each other. With both of us in school now (both night classes) and working, our schedules are packed full. We'll see each other on the weekends, but even then, not often. Nick, for example, is working every single day this week, aside from Sunday. So yeah... it'll be good in the fact that we'll both be able to remain focused on school and work, but we might miss each other a little. Oh well, we'll always have our nerf guns...
And yes, I'm still doing the 365 days project. Although, due to our incessant sickness (we're ALMOST done being sick, I can feel it...), they've been REALLY boring photos. Like cleaning. Or smoothies. Or targets and nerf guns. Yeah. Someday they'll be more artsy, but for now that's all I've got :) I'll make sure to post the photos soon, so I don't get behind.
Christmas and New Years were really fun... I love the "traditions" our little family is developing, and the time we get to spend with both our families who are so close. Due to our dead tree, Christmas came down as soon as possible this year :) As much as I LOVE decorating for Christmas, there's something equally nice about cleaning up from Christmas. Nick was really excited to just have a normal work/school schedule again (silly Nick, I know...), so it's been kind of nice getting into the normal swing of things.
We don't really set New Years resolutions... for the past little while we've been trying to make small, monthly goals that- in the long run- will get us where we want to be. A house. We were hoping for last year, but with my long unemployment, and Nick's struggles with this credit/IRS fiasco (thanks Brian ;)), it didn't happen. So we're making smaller goals to make it a reality this year. Including cutting back COMPLETELY on unnecessary spending. No fast food. No toys. No movies. Nada. At first I was a little worried.. what about dates and things like that? However, that same night, Nick set up a bunch of small toys on top of the TV by our bed, grabbed our Nerf guns and ammo, and we spent a good half hour shooting down targets and various things around the apartment. Sooooo... entertainment won't be a problem, since we both have the mentalities of children :)
The only other big change this year will be how little we see each other. With both of us in school now (both night classes) and working, our schedules are packed full. We'll see each other on the weekends, but even then, not often. Nick, for example, is working every single day this week, aside from Sunday. So yeah... it'll be good in the fact that we'll both be able to remain focused on school and work, but we might miss each other a little. Oh well, we'll always have our nerf guns...
And yes, I'm still doing the 365 days project. Although, due to our incessant sickness (we're ALMOST done being sick, I can feel it...), they've been REALLY boring photos. Like cleaning. Or smoothies. Or targets and nerf guns. Yeah. Someday they'll be more artsy, but for now that's all I've got :) I'll make sure to post the photos soon, so I don't get behind.
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