Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Lookin' Up!

What a hectic few days! Last Friday feels like a month ago already but that was the day of Cassie's wedding reception up in Salt Lake. She looked absolutely gorgeous and the whole thing just looked perfect. I'm so glad it all worked out just like she planned. I loved it. We drove home that night (talk about a long day), so we could move to St. George on Saturday. We got home at about 1:00 am and woke up the next morning by 9:00 to start packing it up. We filled the bed of Marshal's truck and filled up my car and got to the new house at noon. Before moving our stuff in, we had to move stuff out of the room that is now ours. Marshal's Dad came over to help him move all of the heavy stuff to another room and then Marshal went with him back to Cedar to get our bed while I unpacked the truck. Haha I've never been so sweaty in my life. Once I got it all in, I fell asleep on the floor until Marshal's grandparents got here. His Grandma and I went through some of the kitchen and just visited for a while. They ordered pizza and when Marshal and Wade got back and unloaded the bed, we all sat around and talked and ate. My mom dropped by a little later on her way to Mesquite and we just unpacked a little bit before making a trip to Wal-Mart. I think we made it through four isles before Marshal was sitting on the ground looking at the laundry soap so we just got cereal and milk and left haha. On Sunday, Marshal put a fence up so Lady can be in the backyard without getting out and we went back to Wal-Mart. We got all of our groceries home and then I spent at least an hour cleaning the fridge before unloading them. It's nice and clean now though and that's all that matters. :) That evening, we played a forever long game of Monopoly with John who kicked our butts and had pancakes for din din. Monday, Marshal was back to work at 6 a.m. Poor guy, right? I got up and made him a little lunchy and then crashed until ten haha. I went crazy unpacking the rest of the day. I got our room completely unpacked, the bathroom organized, and attacked the kitchen and full speed. The kithen was a good three hour project, no joke. It's hard moving into a house that has everything already but then we have our own stuff on top of it. Marshal's Grandma has a ton of old dishes from her Mom and Grandma in the cupboards so after condensing, cleaning, and organizing, the kitchen is sooo perfect now. There really is plenty of room and I cleaned it all. Then, I decided to call a few places about job applications that I had turned in and for some reason I have incredible luck. I called Old Navy and they asked me to come in for an interview at 5:00 that day! I was freaking out and had to take a fast shower and get ready quick just to be wayyy too early haha I'm an idiot. Anyways, it was a group interview and I don't mean to brag but I killllllled it. :) The others in my group seemed like it was their first interview and had no idea what was going on. During the interview, we even had to be mock employees out on the floor and it was so much fun! I loved it. I've never come out of an interview feeling so confident. It was a great change. :) I got back to the house and my cutest boyfriend had dinner ready (his famous baked spaghetti) and it was delicious! We sat down and ate and then as I started to clean the dishes, my phone rang... It was the manager from Old Navy asking me if I would come back for a second interview the next day! I was ecstatic and jumping and screaming and just so excited. Marshal was even excited enough to leap off the ground a couple times, which made it even better haha. We left the house almost immediately to go shopping so I would have a fancy outfit to wear to that interview haha I'm not kidding. We went to Maurices and Marshal bought me two adorable shirts and some fancy business looking capris. Did I mention he's the best boyfriend I could ever ask for? :) Then we hit Larson's for a celebratory glacier and went to the park where there just happened to be a concert that night. We walked around talking and loving life and then came back home, layed on the couch and watched Family Guy. Most perfect day? I think so. :) Ah this post is so freakin long already! Oh well haha. Yesterday, I went back to Old Navy for a second interview with a different manager and she was so cute. We just laughed the whole time pretty much and she extended a job offer at the end of the interview! I was so shocked that it was so easy, I couldn't believe it! I got out to the car and immediately called Marshal screaming and booked it home. He had gotten off early because he had a dentist appointment so he was here when I got back. After some more running, jumping and screaming, we went to Cedar for his appointment. After the hottest ride from hell and Marshal's five minute appointment, we went to Payless and I got a super cute pair of brown flats for my NEW JOB! Haha I still can't get over it. I swear I tell Marshal like ten times a day that I have a job. :) We were going to stay and clean the apartment but just got Panda for dinner and took another load of crap to bring to our new home. By the way, this house is more than I could ever dream of and Marshal's Uncle John is adorable. I love living here so much already. This is exactly the change I needed. Being able to make Marshal's lunch and send him off in the mornings knowing that I'll see him at night is the best thing ever. I'm worried that I'm going to have evening shifts and won't be able to make dinner very often but we'll work it out. So far, although I've had to do a lot of cleaning, I've never been so happy. Today, I have employment training at three and I'm already hoping that I don't have to work this weekend so I can go camping with Marshal's family at Panguitch Lake. I'll be soo bummed if I can't. Other than that, life is great and getting better everyday. Love, love, love. I'll try to post pictures sometime in the midst of the madness that is my life. I know you'll fall in love with this house too. ;) And scene.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Crazyyy.

I've been crazy busy lately so forgive me for falling behind on the bloggy. :) We went to Navajo Lake last weekend with Marshal's stepmom's family, it is so gorgeous up there! We had our own campsite and set up our little tent and had a great view of the lake with all the trees. Seriously, if you ever need to get away to somewhere peaceful and relaxing, head up there. We played frisbee, went fishing, hiked around, took naps, ate delicious meals and of course roasted marshmallows for smore's. Unfortuantely Lady went into heat the day we left and well, it's just disgusting. I felt so bad for her the whole time we were up there though because not only was she on her period which just sucks, she was throwing up and pooping like crazy. She was miserable but snapped out of it after the first day or so. Marshal's dad took their little fishing boat up to the lake and I caught a fish! It was wayyy too exciting haha. Oh I forgot to brag about these delicious cookies I made before we left, I made them from scratch (which I'm getting pretty good at) and they had mini reese's cups in them. To say the least, I think the whole three dozen were inhaled within an hour. While we were just sitting around one of the days, my cute boyfriend went and found me a walking stick to carve. It entertained me for a couple hours and turned out pretty cool haha. We packed up camp on Monday morning after one last fishing trip in the boat with Marshal's little sisters. When we got home, I immediately checked my grades for the result of my Math 2010 final and I got a 97%! I got an A in the class and I couldn't be happier that it's finally over. :) After an extra long shower to rid ourselves of the stench of nature and filth that we acquired, we went to my Mom's to hang out and do laundry and one other chore... After we started laundry, we went to Chili's for dinner and then hit Wal-Mart for groceries then went back to my Mom's. Anyways, that chore turned out to be a pain haha. We bought electric clippers at Wal-Mart and decided to shave Lady. Oh boy. I've never seen so much hair in my entire life, no exaggeration. It took us a good hour at least and she did not like it. While she was definitely better behaved than we expected, it was still no where near easy. My nephews Titus and Ryan and my niece Jasmine are at my Mom's for the week so we set off fireworks after that and watched the real fireworks. :) It was fun and the kids loved the sparklers and "flowers". Then we came home and started the week all over, preparing for an early morning for Marshal and a stressful week for me. I worked for a few hours on Tuesday morning and then picked up Jasmine to come over to the apartment and make a cookie cake for Nickie since it was her 50th birthday. We made little Chef shirts to cook in and dove into a new recipe. :) Jasmine had a ton of fun helping put it all together and sneak a few bites of dough. The extra large cookie turned out great and once in cooled, we took to decorating it. :) I did the writing and then Jasmine did the rest of the frosting. It was such a great idea and I'm so glad we did it. Nickie was surprised and thrilled with it and my Grandma and Grandpa thought it was the coolest thing ever. That night, I came back home and packed the majority of the house! I continued the next morning and I'm shocked at how much I got done. Packing got me soooo excited for the move, I can't wait! Yesterday, I just worked and hung out with the kids. They're seriously so freaking funny, they had me laughing all night long and the fact that my mom was trying to make them calm down made it even more hilarious. Today, I am loving the fact that I finally get to sleep in but now I'll pack some more and maybe work on my online classes (yeah right) and then go to work. I promised the kids that I would sleep over there tonight so I'll be either entertaining or being entertained for the rest of the evening. :) I wish my family lived closer sooo badly. Then tomorrow, Marshal and I are driving up to Salt Lake for Cassie's wedding reception and then driving back late that night so we can move our stuff to St. George on Saturday and move stuff from the new house out to Pine Valley as well. Busy weekend? I think so but it'll be fun and over before we know it. I'm just loving life and where it's taking us. I think the most comforting fact in the world is that I'm not going anywhere alone, I'll always have the most perfect guy right by my side. <3
The view from right below our campsite. Isn't it gorgeous?!

Not the best picture but it's the only one I got. :) Love him.

So picture perfect, until he threw her in haha.

Chef Jasmine and her Chef Auntie Holly.
So cute. :)



The finished product and it was sooo yummy.
Better than cake if you ask me. :)