The rest of Christmas!

Okay, where did I leave off? Oh, yes, Christmas! Don't worry, this post will be MUCH shorter. Before I start, I just want to say that Tyler took his bike on a test ride yesterday, and judging from his smile when he got back, he really liked it. I think his words were "It's like riding on air!" 

Christmas Day was great! We actually got to have a Christmas morning at our own house, and it was lovely. I woke up at 6:00, but managed to wait a whole 45 minutes to wake Tyler up. I did pretty much all of the Christmas shopping this year (Amazon makes it way too easy to order stuff) and I must say, I did pretty good!

Oh, but guess what?? I got a KitchenAid from Tyler's parents!!!! 

(Tyler got me a KitchenAid attachment for Christmas that is pretty much the best thing ever!)

I love it! I'm so thankful for families and for all that they do for us, and for their examples. I couldn't ask for better people to spend life with. 

Can I just say one more thing? TGIF!!! 

The great (early) Christmas surprise!

I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and New Year's! I know we did! I just want to tell you a Christmas story real quick before I forget... 

This year I was just real excited for Christmas! As soon as Thanksgiving was over I was in full-on Christmas mode. Mostly because Tyler's biggest present had already been ordered! (The present is really from my parents, I just picked it out. Thanks Mom and Dad!!) You see, Tyler and I have never really done surprises for each other, so this was a new experience. I'm not good at keeping secrets from him. 

Unfortunately, a week before Christmas I realized that I ordered the big present too early, and the 30-day return period would be OVER before Christmas even got here. How could I have not realized this sooner?? I started freaking out... What if he wanted to exchange it? There was only one solution...

EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT!!! 

I was slightly disappointed because the present didn't make it until Christmas morning, but as soon as it was time to open it I couldn't hardly contain my excitement. All along Tyler thought it was a gift for both of us... He was wrong...

It was a new road bike for him!! (the picture is after we opened it... I don't think I have taken a picture of the actual bike) 

Tyler was very surprised, and it just made me so so happy! I will say though, it was quite a relief to not have to keep that secret for the extra week.

I will tell you about the rest of our Christmas VERY soon. 😀

Did you have any fun surprises this year?

I NEED your help!

I have a major dilemma... it's called hair. You see, I never know what to do with my hair. Pretty much, it either goes up into a ponytail, or, I leave it down. I always see these people with long hair with the pretty curls and think "Oh, I want my hair to look like that!" but my hair doesn't curl. Well, it curls, but it doesn't stay that way for very long at all, and it takes forever to curl it. So then, I'll see people with these really cute short haircuts, and I'm like "Oh! I love that!" but then that would require me to actually do my hair! I know, right?! Plus, when you have short hair, if you want it to stay short you have to keep getting it cut. You see, when it comes to all of this maintenance stuff, I'm horrible. I haven't had a haircut since the beginning of February. Before that, I'm pretty sure it had been over a year. I just really hate spending money. So, I have this habit of chopping my hair really short (because I don't know what else to do) and then growing it out for a while until I get sick of it, and then I chop it again.

Am I the only one in this vicious cycle?? It sure seems like it. Everybody else has this really cute hair that they curl, or they put in buns, or do other fun stuff. And I'm over here like "hey, at least it's in a ponytail today!"

I'll cut to the chase though. I need your help deciding what to do with my hair. This is what it looks like now:

This is what it looks like when I cut it short (Please excuse the stiff arms):

This is what it looks like about shoulder length, and what it looked like in February:

Also, I should mention that bangs are out of the question... I can't stand them on myself. Also, I probably won't do anything drastic to the color, because you know, if I color it then I have to worry about roots and stuff... Anyway, it just feels so plain right now. So, the question here... to cut it, or not to cut it? If yes, how should I do it? Let me know.

Thanks for your help!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today I am grateful for my...

Family: for always being such good examples, for supporting me, and for some of the best memories. 

Friends: for giving me somebody to talk to, and for being able to make me laugh. 

Job: for the people I've been able to meet, the things I've been able to experience, and for the opportunity to support my family. 

Body: for being strong and able to do more than I ever thought was possible. 

Traditions: for the opportunity to be with family or friends and to become closer. 

Tyler: for everything-the strength, the support, the laughs, the hugs when things are happy or sad, for always encouraging me to push myself and to be better. Thank you for being perfect for me!

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

Hashtags!

So, the other night Tyler and I were watching the American Music Awards. I wanted to see what crazy thing Miley was going to do... I thought she sounded awful. And the giant cat that cried diamonds? WEIRD. ANYWAY... Tyler and I started talking in hashtags (because Tyler saw a hashtag on the screen). If you want to know how these conversations worked, watch the Jimmy Fallon video below. Or watch it just because it's really funny.

A sample conversation from bed last night...

K: hashtagIwantchipsandsalsa

T: hashtagweonlyhavehotsalsa

K: hashtagIhavemildatwork

T: hashtagIlikecheesewithmychips

T: hashtaglikechipsandcheese

K: hashtagbeandipsoundsgood

T: hashtagdoritos

K: hadhtagbeandipondoritos?

T: hashtagOMNOM!

Okay, so writing that out makes it sound really dumb... But we had fun. 

What was your last hashtag?

#HappyThanksgiving!

What should I post about?

Hello again! I know it has been a long time, but life is pretty routine around here... not a whole lot of excitement. So, I was just wondering, what do YOU want to read about? Maybe I'll tell you what we've been up to for the past couple of months, and then let you decide.

So, in May, Tyler started the Physical Therapy program at the University of Utah. He loves the program, which makes me SO happy! I'm still working at Hill AFB, writing for the environmental cleanup program. I'm seriously so grateful that I have a job!

The thing that I have been enjoying most lately though is CrossFit. I started in May, and I love what it is doing for me! I also ran the Top of Utah half marathon in August, and am running a 10k on Thanksgiving! Nothing too exciting, but it keeps me busy!

Okay, so your choices for blog topics are...
1. What Tyler and I do on weekends (You know, when we do something besides watch a movie at home)
2. Crossfit (But you know, the funny stories, not just the lame workout stuff...)
3. Things I cook (Tyler says... "I like things you cook"...you know, for when I do cook)
4. Funny things that happen in bed (Like the things Tyler says/does while he is asleep)
5. All of the above...? (Because I can't come up with anything else right now...)

Let me know what kinds of things you want to read! Otherwise, I'm NEVER going to post! Also, for Halloween, we went as Mr. Incredible and ElastiGirl! I hope you have an INCREDIBLE week!
  

Oh hey!

Oh, hey there! Remember me? I've been thinking about you lots lately. Time has just flown by at warp speed! Here are a few things that have happened since I last posted in January:

Tyler got into the UofU Physical Therapy Program

Tyler graduated from USU

We moved to Bountiful

I started going to Crossfit

I have been training for the Top of Utah half marathon (kind of)

We celebrated our 3rd anniversary

Tyler turned 25

I turned 23

Tyler finished his first semester of PT school

Needless to say, we have been pretty busy lately. We are so blessed to have many amazing opportunities. Anyway, to break back into the blogging world I will leave you with pictures of our new(ish) apartment, and other fun pictures I have on my phone. 

(I'm on my phone and can't tell if this picture is blurry...you get the general idea though)

Other fun things we've been doing:

Eating shave ice!

Classing up our apartment with Duck Dynasty posters...

Getting new shoes...

Handstands...

...and just enjoying our time together! 

I'm really going to try and blog again soon, I've missed you!

What have you been doing lately? Let's catch up!