Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Juan's Braces are off!!!

Is he the most gorgeous man ever? That is my husband. Yes his braces are off and he is loving it. We need to go out and eat corn on the cob right away (he ate everything else, even if he wasn't supposed to)! He didn't tell me he was getting them off this early. I was thinking it wasn't until January!!! And then he came home yesterday and had gotten me some roses. I was just so caught up with thanking him for that. I mean we were face to face talking, we even kissed a few times and nope, I didn't notice. And then he was like, I have another surprise, I got my braces off! Ah! I'm so mad I didn't even notice and I wish he would have waited to see when I would notice. Pretty funny. He's so handsome with his perfectly straight teeth. I'm a lucky girl.

Monday, October 22, 2007

Our Meineke

We've been open now for almost 3 months and the past 2 weeks, things have finally been going really well. We never went through a horrible period, but we did worry for a few weeks there. Juan is awesome at his job as the owner/manager and already has a manager-in-training for when Juan returns to school in January. Yes we have been busy, but I almost want to say I see Juan more than when he is in school because he gets home by 6:30 pm every night and has no homework or anything else to worry about but me. I am grateful for his hard work and dedication. People called me crazy for "letting" Juan do this business thing, but it's his dream and I'm glad I did.

Monday, October 15, 2007

The Weekend


I sit at my desk every day and as students pass by and ask me how my weekend was, I say, "it was good." Such a boring answer, but to be honest I say it because I'm too lazy to talk and carry on a conversation. Sometimes I just like to sit here and not talk for a full 4 hours. It's my little world that I like. Well we had an eventful weekend so I actually gave some answers this time. On Friday night, the Hayes, the Marshalls, the Goldmans and us all went to Vivian Park up in the mountains and made tin foil dinners. It was perfect weather and Juan and I came late and came up the wrong path, so I had to cross a rushing river by scooting over a log that I was sure was going to snap, but I made it alive! Of course Juan, being the man he is, ran over the log, but I wasn't so daring. We all had a great time and my first chicken tin foil dinner turned out tender and scrumptious. Juan ate most of my chicken, I'm definitely not a meat person these days. We didn't tell scary stories or sing like Lorel tried to suggest (we're all much too cool for that), we just talked for a few hours. I love having friends that we're so comfortable with. PS If you can't tell, my two friends Rachelle and Lorel on the far right of the girls picture are both 6 months pregnant.

Saturday came and I went shopping with Miriam in the morning. We went to Old Navy and got tons of clothes for 97 cents and I got a few sweaters that I splurged on and bought for $3.97 each! Ha ha, it's funny because any other day I would have seen a sweater on sale for $14.95 and thought is was a steal, but not this day, if it was $6.00 or more, I snarled while thinking, they're trying to rip us off! It was so much fun, I ended up walking away with 14 items (2 of which I'll never wear, but hey, they were a dollar!) and all together it costed me $35. Pretty good deal. Saturday night we went to Chili's with Craig and Lorel and it was soooo yummy. I like pregnant Lorel, she eats just as much as I do now. That's probably not a good thing that I'm eating for two when there's only one of me...

Sunday was Judson's blessing day. He is just a perfect baby. Juan said during the blessing, he just chilled up there and looked around as if he knew he was the king of the world at that moment. We all went back to my parents' house and ate and hung out back on the new deck. I want a house like theirs when I'm older, so that I can host all these people and actually fit them comfortably. The fam stayed and played Cathphrase afterwards and my team beat Juan's which is always a joy! Juan played with the kids the whole afternoon. Toni, my childhood friend, said that Juan looks like he's in his element when he's playing with kids. They all love him so much, I'm grateful for a husband like that. He'll be a wonderful father.

That was the weekend, we got home on Sunday night at 9 pm and took some time to ourselves. We played Mario Party, my recent love. I only love Mario nintendo games because the characters are cute. PS Juan is not shaving for 3 weeks and his poor facial hair is coming in patches. All my neices and nephews made fun of him this weekend!

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Harry Potter, Twilight, The Wednesday Letters

I have been stuck on Harry Potter 2 for months now. I read the first Harry Potter book back in 2002 (ha ha) and then got stuck on the 2nd. And now here I am, reread the first book, stuck on the 2nd book again. Is there something wrong with me? Why does everyone looooooove Harry Potter and I can't even get through the first few books. I'm a big reader. I like to read, but haven't really been reading lately. My friend Lorel is obsessed with the new Twilight series that I really want to get into except the books are always checked out at the library. Mir just told me about this book called The Wednesday Laters that is a Notebookesque kind of book. The Notebook is the best movie ever and if it's sweet and romantic like that, then I better read it! We will see which one I end up reading.

Monday, October 8, 2007

Friends

This picture is a couple years old, but I love it. We love our friends. We live in an awesome apartment complex where mostly everyone around us are all married couples our age. This picture is Ryan and Lisse, Craig and Lorel, and Juan and me. We all hang out a few times a week. This past weekend, Lorel and I made dinner for 8 girlfriends of ours while the guys all went to Priesthood. When the guys got back, we all played games for the rest of the night. Eight couples is a lot, but it was so much fun and I am grateful that Juan and I can find so many people that we get a long with and laugh with.

Friday, September 28, 2007

Mac and Me


Ahhhhhhh! Here I am with a blog. I'm bored, so I thought, why not. So I am married to a gorgeous man named Juan and we have been married for 2 years. We live in a tiny apartment in Provo, Utah. I've lived in Provo for over 4 years now and absolutely love it. Yeah we live in a blissful life. I am madly in love with my husband. We have a lot of great friends, both our families living nearby (and I don't completely hate my mother-in-law); life is good. Blooming bliss... because it's only going to get better. We're going to fall deeper in love as we have kids together, I'm going to adore my children, new friends will come and the old will be kept. As good as the future will be, I love to live in the now and appreciate everything as it comes.