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Happy Halloween Ya'll!
May it be plenty spooky and fun for you guys!
Oct 31, 2012
Look What I Can Do!
So I tried my very first Pinterest recipe! It's called Chicken Pillows and I was really happy with my results. They joke out there that when you try Pinterest recipes they never seem to turn out like they look online so I wasn't expecting mine to come out as well, especially since I accidentally got the wrong kind of rolls for it, but lookie at how they turned out...
And they tasted pretty good if I do say so myself. I was really impressed with myself, it was my first real meal! I mean I've been trying about two new recipes each week for the past month and a half, but I always look and try for the 30 min. meals, this one took a little longer and there was actual effort needing to go into it. Next on the list for real meals is Garlic Pesto Chicken with Tomato Cream Penne which has to marinate overnight, that'll be tomorrow's dinner so hopefully that comes out just as good!
Oct 27, 2012
All Ready For Halloween!
So today we got to go visit a pumpkin patch with Skyler and Jena (and of course Cailyn came along, but she was asleep the whole time). I've never been to one of them before, not sure Larry has either, so it was pretty cool to go and pick out our own pumpkin out of the SO many they had there, I was nervous waiting till the weekend before Halloween would be cutting it close, but I think we found a pretty good pumpkin and for only $5 it wasn't a terrible deal either! I also decided this year to bake the pumpkin seeds to see how they would taste and I think they came out really really good, especially for my first time!
Our Pumpkin pictures:
So I decided we need to get back into celebrating Halloween for the following reasons: Now that I've celebrated it and then went back to not celebrating it I see that it really helps me get through the day better when I have fun with it; We are in our own place with new kids to have for Trick-Or-Treating; and I now don't have a job where I'm working really late so I can actually get home at a decent time, watch scary movies in our (super nice) living room and just wait for the kids to come by for candy (which, by the way, I've bought A TON of!). Since we are celebrating it after the pumpkin patch we decided to go to the Halloween Store and get our costumes and some cool decorations so now our house is ready for Trick-or-Treaters! Yippee!
So it's not A TON of decorations, but it was last minute and with our pumpkin I thought it was a good start. That lady creeped me out but I thought she'd be cool to have around. Larry wants to put her up on the door, but now that we have the "Trick or Treat" sign I think she'll be good on the balcony for people out that way to see. I'm pretty excited. I'll have to put up pictures once we're all dressed up in our costumes too. But for now I'm REALLY excited for Halloween-I already split up our candy into two bowls: 1 for us and 1 for kids :)
Now just gotta wait till Wednesday for the actual holiday. It's already started snowing so it's starting to REALLY feel like the holiday season...I love this time of year :)
Our Pumpkin pictures:
So I decided we need to get back into celebrating Halloween for the following reasons: Now that I've celebrated it and then went back to not celebrating it I see that it really helps me get through the day better when I have fun with it; We are in our own place with new kids to have for Trick-Or-Treating; and I now don't have a job where I'm working really late so I can actually get home at a decent time, watch scary movies in our (super nice) living room and just wait for the kids to come by for candy (which, by the way, I've bought A TON of!). Since we are celebrating it after the pumpkin patch we decided to go to the Halloween Store and get our costumes and some cool decorations so now our house is ready for Trick-or-Treaters! Yippee!
Now just gotta wait till Wednesday for the actual holiday. It's already started snowing so it's starting to REALLY feel like the holiday season...I love this time of year :)
Oct 26, 2012
Phase One complete!
So yesterday I went over to my 2nd Lasik consultation at Hoopes Vision. I'll admit when I started this whole thing I was leaning way more towards Hoopes. I knew about them from their commercials, I knew someone who had gone through them, I had 2 eye Dr recommendations for them, and it seemed like they'd be the cheaper option. On paper they came out to be the best one, but I knew I wanted to at least make sure I looked into more than one to see that I was making the best choice.
After going to both consultations, I have to say The Eye Institute of Utah is a MUCH better choice for me! First of all, they were honest in telling me Lasik would be an okay option, but PRK would probably be better for me (in Lasik they peel back a section of the cornea, do the laser treatment, then they put the flap of the cornea back into place as a holder. In PRK they completely shave a thinner layer of the cornea off, do the laser treatment, then put a contact onto the eye to let it heal and re-create the layer that was shaved off and then after 5 days they remove the contact). It's a longer healing period, but they said it should produce more successful results and it's cheaper-PLUS they mentioned if you're in the military or police force they usually prefer them to have this one done (if you want to go into the Marines you can ONLY have PRK done).
I really felt The Eye Institute was more empathetic, less salesman-y, and overall more considerate towards my situation. They were honest without being scary and I felt they didn't just keep passing me off to the next person (I saw 2 people with them VS Hoopes it had to have been around 8 different people), so after seeing both facilities and considering the options I scheduled it for Nov 30th, which means by Christmas I should have (hopefully) 20/20 vision with NO glasses or contacts!!!
EEEEESH! This is so exciting and surreal for me! I have been wanting this since I was 16 years old and I never thought it would REALLY happen, just wishful thinking. I keep thinking of how amazing it will be when I'm finally there, the things I'll be able to see and do without any tethers (things like reading my alarm clock, seeing all the Christmas lights, going to bed without having to pause to take something off our out of my eyes!). The best part, for me, is this means in one year I'll have had my top two needed surgeries I've wanted-I got my wisdom teeth out earlier this year and then this! What a great year this is turning out to be.
Now Phase Two: Get the Lasik and finally see everything! Only 35 more days till I go in!
After going to both consultations, I have to say The Eye Institute of Utah is a MUCH better choice for me! First of all, they were honest in telling me Lasik would be an okay option, but PRK would probably be better for me (in Lasik they peel back a section of the cornea, do the laser treatment, then they put the flap of the cornea back into place as a holder. In PRK they completely shave a thinner layer of the cornea off, do the laser treatment, then put a contact onto the eye to let it heal and re-create the layer that was shaved off and then after 5 days they remove the contact). It's a longer healing period, but they said it should produce more successful results and it's cheaper-PLUS they mentioned if you're in the military or police force they usually prefer them to have this one done (if you want to go into the Marines you can ONLY have PRK done).
I really felt The Eye Institute was more empathetic, less salesman-y, and overall more considerate towards my situation. They were honest without being scary and I felt they didn't just keep passing me off to the next person (I saw 2 people with them VS Hoopes it had to have been around 8 different people), so after seeing both facilities and considering the options I scheduled it for Nov 30th, which means by Christmas I should have (hopefully) 20/20 vision with NO glasses or contacts!!!
EEEEESH! This is so exciting and surreal for me! I have been wanting this since I was 16 years old and I never thought it would REALLY happen, just wishful thinking. I keep thinking of how amazing it will be when I'm finally there, the things I'll be able to see and do without any tethers (things like reading my alarm clock, seeing all the Christmas lights, going to bed without having to pause to take something off our out of my eyes!). The best part, for me, is this means in one year I'll have had my top two needed surgeries I've wanted-I got my wisdom teeth out earlier this year and then this! What a great year this is turning out to be.
Now Phase Two: Get the Lasik and finally see everything! Only 35 more days till I go in!
Oct 18, 2012
Great News!
So the last 24 hours have been really good to me! I'll tell you why:
- I found a medical clinic that will do a physical for me. I've been wanting to do one for a very long time now, just to make sure all my systems are working properly and to know that there's nothing to worry about. The best part about this is with my insurance preventative care is free, so I just need to pay my co pay and then I'll be good. I like to know I'll be starting the next year PLUS marriage in a healthy way. Don't even ask my why that's important, but to me it is :)
- I went to my first lasik consultation today and found out I am a great candidate for lasik. They actually suggested this other procedure, PRK, would be best for me because my corneas are so thin as it is and PRK doesn't need as much to correct my vision, plus they said I'd probably have a higher success rate with it AND it's cheaper than regular lasik so, really, it's better all around :) The ONLY negative is it has a longer healing period, so I'd have to take more time off of work than I intended, but it should be worth it. They told me if you are in the marines they will ONLY allow this procedure so if it's good enough for them, I think it's good enough for me, but we'll see what Hoopes says next week and I'll compare the two. But hopefully by next Friday I'll have the appointment set up to go in and get it taken care of...YAY!
- We found a new photographer! The big bonus is she'll be cheap enough we can afford a videographer as well, I wasn't sure I really wanted a videographer, but we were going to get a couple hours in our original package with Natalie and I've heard a lot of people say they loved having one at their wedding or wished they had had one. Plus I saw a post on facebook once of a cute tradition where a couple watched their wedding video on their anniversary to relive their day and I thought that was cute (not to mention a good idea since I heard most couples barely even remember their wedding day). I'm really happy to be back in the game with the wedding plans, I felt like I was never going to find someone I wanted or would fit into our budget (which I thought would be a lot, but apparently not)
Oct 17, 2012
8 years and going strong!
So Larry and I just celebrated 8 wonderful years together on Monday! I love Larry, more than anything else, but sometimes it's REALLY hard to figure out what to get him or do for him that he would like and would show him how much I love him and appreciate him after all this time. I kind of did our celebration on Sunday. To know why I got him was a decent gift, you have to know now that we live on our own and furthur from everyone else; it's really just us...no one else. No one comes to visit us, we just do things all on our own. There have been so many times where Larry says "Go get a game for us to play!" and when I go I realize all our games are 4+ players. When we get food we get so much food I forget we only need to get stuff for two of us. It's been an adjustment, not a hard one, but one indeed. So anyways, for our anniversary I went out and got a whole bunch of two player games, so that we could play together and have fun with just us and not need to feel like we need visitors just to have fun. I was really excited about it actually, we've played them all a few times and I've had so much fun spending more time with Larry and laughing our butts off. One of my new favorites is called Headbandz, it's one where you have a card that attaches to a headband so the other player can see it and then you ask yes/no questions to figure out what's written on the card.
So back to Sunday: Larry had drill so I made sure our house was SUPER cleaned for him to come home to and set the games up so he could see them and know I got them as a gift for us so we can spend more time together. I told him I knew it was kind of cheesy and it was more for us than him, so I told him if he got me anything he can save it for christmas or my birthday, but I guess I was too late because...
I got a nice little surprise once I got to work. I absolutely love getting flowers from him, he's so good at picking pretty ones out. We also ended up going out to dinner at Olive Garden, which I haven't been to in forever, it was YUMMY! and then I challenged him to an ultimate Headbandz showdown :) I feel it was one of our funnest anniversaries we've had, but I also think we're getting to the stage where maybe we should start traveling for our anniversary and going out to new places to try together. I'm hoping he'll be on board with it...I love traveling and he and I travel so well together!
Well here's to 8 years so far....and MANY MANY more to come...by this time next year we'll be an old married couple I'm sure. I can't wait to call him my husband!
So back to Sunday: Larry had drill so I made sure our house was SUPER cleaned for him to come home to and set the games up so he could see them and know I got them as a gift for us so we can spend more time together. I told him I knew it was kind of cheesy and it was more for us than him, so I told him if he got me anything he can save it for christmas or my birthday, but I guess I was too late because...
I got a nice little surprise once I got to work. I absolutely love getting flowers from him, he's so good at picking pretty ones out. We also ended up going out to dinner at Olive Garden, which I haven't been to in forever, it was YUMMY! and then I challenged him to an ultimate Headbandz showdown :) I feel it was one of our funnest anniversaries we've had, but I also think we're getting to the stage where maybe we should start traveling for our anniversary and going out to new places to try together. I'm hoping he'll be on board with it...I love traveling and he and I travel so well together!
Well here's to 8 years so far....and MANY MANY more to come...by this time next year we'll be an old married couple I'm sure. I can't wait to call him my husband!
Oct 14, 2012
Big check off the list
So we went wedding dress shopping yesterday and....
I BOUGHT MY WEDDING DRESS!
I'm so excited about it...well actually I put it on and really liked it, then went out and showed the girls who came with and they all just gasped and said "that's it!" so I went in front of the mirror and said "that's it!" I loved it. Then we left and I had my overthinking-it brain on apparently. I went home and literally went on (poor Larry) for like 6 hours, seriously, about how I loved it, then I was like wait, did I? No I did, I loved it. I had to look at the picture over and over and over. I was looking for ANY reason ever to get my mind off of it. I didn't want to second guess my dress, I wanted to just be happy I was done shopping. Luckily when I woke up this morning I looked at the picture (thinking it's a new day, I'll know for sure now that I've slept and stopped thinking so much) and now I know for sure, I LOVE the dress. I really can't wait till it gets in and I can see how it's going to look and know it's MY dress.
I have to wait till February till it gets in so I have time to look for shoes and jewelry to make it look better and hopefully find a way to not think about it over and over till then. I took the picture off my phone so I can't just keep obsessing over it. I think it just feels weird to know I'm actually getting married, I still don't think it's hit me yet, which makes me wonder if it will ever hit me, but I'm sure once we get into May I'll realize it's coming up.
Other than that we are right on track for our wedding, almost a little ahead of things. Once we actually meet with our wedding coordinator at Millennial Falls we'll know what else we need to do that isn't included in our wedding package. I do know we need to figure out tux or suit for Larry and the rest of the guys involved. It'd be nice if he had an opinion on it so I knew which to go with and if we wanted to buy or just rent his. Why is this part so hard for me? Good thing we have some time to decide.
On an extremely sad note, we found out our photographer (who is SUCH a nice lady and I was so happy to find someone who I not only got along with, but who took GREAT pictures of us and who had an amazing deal on wedding photography) has stage 4 liver cancer and will not be able to do my bridals or our wedding. If you read this and you pray, please pray for her. Larry and I don't pray, but we know she doesn't deserve this and I just hope some sort of miracle comes out of this for her.
So that's where we stand on everything right now...in case you were interested. Next on the list is my Lasik appointments (yes this is wedding related because I want/need it done before the wedding so I can see everything clearly!). If things work out for that I'll be able to get it done at the end of November...EEESH!!
I BOUGHT MY WEDDING DRESS!
I'm so excited about it...well actually I put it on and really liked it, then went out and showed the girls who came with and they all just gasped and said "that's it!" so I went in front of the mirror and said "that's it!" I loved it. Then we left and I had my overthinking-it brain on apparently. I went home and literally went on (poor Larry) for like 6 hours, seriously, about how I loved it, then I was like wait, did I? No I did, I loved it. I had to look at the picture over and over and over. I was looking for ANY reason ever to get my mind off of it. I didn't want to second guess my dress, I wanted to just be happy I was done shopping. Luckily when I woke up this morning I looked at the picture (thinking it's a new day, I'll know for sure now that I've slept and stopped thinking so much) and now I know for sure, I LOVE the dress. I really can't wait till it gets in and I can see how it's going to look and know it's MY dress.
I have to wait till February till it gets in so I have time to look for shoes and jewelry to make it look better and hopefully find a way to not think about it over and over till then. I took the picture off my phone so I can't just keep obsessing over it. I think it just feels weird to know I'm actually getting married, I still don't think it's hit me yet, which makes me wonder if it will ever hit me, but I'm sure once we get into May I'll realize it's coming up.
Other than that we are right on track for our wedding, almost a little ahead of things. Once we actually meet with our wedding coordinator at Millennial Falls we'll know what else we need to do that isn't included in our wedding package. I do know we need to figure out tux or suit for Larry and the rest of the guys involved. It'd be nice if he had an opinion on it so I knew which to go with and if we wanted to buy or just rent his. Why is this part so hard for me? Good thing we have some time to decide.
On an extremely sad note, we found out our photographer (who is SUCH a nice lady and I was so happy to find someone who I not only got along with, but who took GREAT pictures of us and who had an amazing deal on wedding photography) has stage 4 liver cancer and will not be able to do my bridals or our wedding. If you read this and you pray, please pray for her. Larry and I don't pray, but we know she doesn't deserve this and I just hope some sort of miracle comes out of this for her.
So that's where we stand on everything right now...in case you were interested. Next on the list is my Lasik appointments (yes this is wedding related because I want/need it done before the wedding so I can see everything clearly!). If things work out for that I'll be able to get it done at the end of November...EEESH!!
Oct 6, 2012
Wedding Show
So Mom and I went to the wedding show today. It was quite a bit of fun. We walked through a bunch of booths and I was able to find some discount coupons on dresses and tuxes/suits for the wedding (can't go wrong with coupons!) We also got to watch a fashion show with really pretty dresses to keep my eye out for when we go. I have to say though, the venue we picked is so awesome, and includes pretty much everything, wedding shows are almost pointless for us to go to. Larry and I went to one in Provo in early September and I found that we didn't really need to go to any of the vendors besides dress shops, I realized it was the same story with this one. I didn't see any booths that could help us with our wedding planning. But I'm grateful, because I'm glad I can find all my stuff in one place instead of coordinating a bunch of vendors to one location. One thing I have seen a lot of though, and have been wondering whether it's worth it to put money into, is photo booths. They had a ton of them at this show and I have to admit I'm kinda wanting one as a fun thing for our wedding. Mom and I got to take some pictures with one and I think they came out much cuter than other photo booth pictures I've done in the past. I had to cut it up a little because she didn't like one of the pictures and would probably hate me to put it up anywhere, but here are the cute ones (messed around in paint to fix it up too):
The prop one was fun, I loved doing the silly faces one, but I absolute adore the "cutesy" one (she phrased it that way). I love my momma, she's the greatest!
Now next on the list for next weekend: Dress Shopping!!! I'm still excited/nervous for it, but I'm really hoping I can find my dress in one day! Fingers Crossed! :)
The prop one was fun, I loved doing the silly faces one, but I absolute adore the "cutesy" one (she phrased it that way). I love my momma, she's the greatest!
Now next on the list for next weekend: Dress Shopping!!! I'm still excited/nervous for it, but I'm really hoping I can find my dress in one day! Fingers Crossed! :)
Oscar Home from the vet
We had to take Oscar to the vet this morning because he wouldn't stop licking his stomach. The vet informed us that sometimes animals will lick until they go through the skin and recommended that we get a cone for him. This worried me a little bit since we can't EVER get him to stop licking his stomach, no matter how hard we try. We decided to try out the cone and this was our first experience with it once he got home. Have to admit when he smacks into the doorframe I laugh so hard every time.
Oct 1, 2012
October Time!
So I have to say October this year is going to ROCK! I'm so very excited for everything coming up this month. This is what I've got going on in the next 31 days:
October 3: I have a Dr.'s appointment, while this sounds weird I'm one of those people who actually likes going to the dr. if only for the relief of hearing I'm healthy afterwards :)
October 6: Mom and I are getting together (finally!) to go to lunch and then a wedding show at the Expo center. I used to love going to wedding shows before I was engaged, but now that I can actually use the information I get from them they are even more fun for me!
October 13: Is probably going to be one of my favorite days (maybe #2 on the list) because.... I'm going to go look at wedding dresses!! I'm nervous/excited for this one. I'm scared if I don't find one, but also nervous I'll love all of them. I'm hoping I have a helpful crew with me to help me find a good one!
October 15: Larry and I will be celebrating our 8 year anniversary, which is coincidentally a mark for 8 months till our wedding day! How exciting!
October 18 & 25: These are #1 on my list of exciting days because I'm finally going to Lasik consultations! The 18th will be at The Eye Institute of Utah and then the 25th will be at Hoopes Vision. Both I've heard are very good places to go and since I have been saving money into my HSA it shouldn't actually take me long to pay it off. So YAY to hopefully being able to see perfectly by the end of the year!!!
October 31: Is, of course, Halloween. I'm not sure if Larry and I are dressing up or anything, but I'm so excited to finally have our place to do this at. We'll get to watch our scary movies in our own living room, put on our own porch light for the kids, and we'll get to hand out candy to all them in the neighborhood. And since I don't work late at my new job I'll actually be able to see all the trick-or-treaters, and it's a new neighborhood that I've seen a ton of kids running around so hopefully we get a lot this year :) I love that part of Halloween. I'm also excited to go get pumpkins to carve again. That was the best part of what we did 2 years ago. I'll still miss my papa like crazy this year, I know that much, but I now know celebrating it is okay and actually helps me get through the day better.
So that'sour MY October planned out. I don't think I've ever been so excited for October to come before :)
October 3: I have a Dr.'s appointment, while this sounds weird I'm one of those people who actually likes going to the dr. if only for the relief of hearing I'm healthy afterwards :)
October 6: Mom and I are getting together (finally!) to go to lunch and then a wedding show at the Expo center. I used to love going to wedding shows before I was engaged, but now that I can actually use the information I get from them they are even more fun for me!
October 13: Is probably going to be one of my favorite days (maybe #2 on the list) because.... I'm going to go look at wedding dresses!! I'm nervous/excited for this one. I'm scared if I don't find one, but also nervous I'll love all of them. I'm hoping I have a helpful crew with me to help me find a good one!
October 15: Larry and I will be celebrating our 8 year anniversary, which is coincidentally a mark for 8 months till our wedding day! How exciting!
October 18 & 25: These are #1 on my list of exciting days because I'm finally going to Lasik consultations! The 18th will be at The Eye Institute of Utah and then the 25th will be at Hoopes Vision. Both I've heard are very good places to go and since I have been saving money into my HSA it shouldn't actually take me long to pay it off. So YAY to hopefully being able to see perfectly by the end of the year!!!
October 31: Is, of course, Halloween. I'm not sure if Larry and I are dressing up or anything, but I'm so excited to finally have our place to do this at. We'll get to watch our scary movies in our own living room, put on our own porch light for the kids, and we'll get to hand out candy to all them in the neighborhood. And since I don't work late at my new job I'll actually be able to see all the trick-or-treaters, and it's a new neighborhood that I've seen a ton of kids running around so hopefully we get a lot this year :) I love that part of Halloween. I'm also excited to go get pumpkins to carve again. That was the best part of what we did 2 years ago. I'll still miss my papa like crazy this year, I know that much, but I now know celebrating it is okay and actually helps me get through the day better.
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