ARIZONA

Steven and I got back from our gorgeous AZ retreat on sunday night. Seriously, we never wanted to leave. It was warm and sunny the whole time, and we then came back to crappy windy-cold-snowy Utah.

Gag.

We got to hang out with sister and brother-in-law who have pretty much the cutest kids EVER. We ate smores till our bellays exploded. Bought fresh oranges from mexicans. Ate Mexican. Worked on swimming lessons with the kids... and Flynn. Played at the park. Watched Steven ride the mini motorcycle. Threw bread and the ducks. And even took a two hour detour to the Grand Canyon on the drive back. Worth it.

Steven and I decided that we are in fact moving to Arizona in the next two years. They have nine good months of the year. Utah has three.

It's basically a no brainer.

Until then, I shall curse every winter storm that passes through.

Heart Day

I started out my V-day by sleeping in till 9:36am, and not showering. It was then that I realized all those years of getting up early to curl my hair and look all cutesy for the holiday are over.

Actually, I think my overall concern with appearance has really taken a beating ever since I snagged myself a man.

Got engaged, stopped putting on makeup. Got married, stopped doing my hair.

I'll probably stop showering once I'm pregnant.

I love Valentines Day though! Its the third day a year we can abandon our diets and worries of thunder thighs and stomach flab to over-indulge in anything made of sugar. My work celebrated by moving the peanut M&M's from their hiding spot in the cupboard, onto the counter where we might all enjoy them without any feelings of guilt or shame.

The costco size bag that usual takes a couple weeks to empty, was gone by noon. I guess it goes to show, temptation is much harder to resist when it's chocolately goodness is staring you in the face.

Steven and I decided to head downtown for the night and go to dinner and see "The Vow". Only problem is that was everyone else's idea too. So we decided to get some crisp bean burritos to tie us over through the movie, and get dinner afterwards. It kinda worked. Except that we ended up gorging ourselves on popcorn and diet coke because we were starving. By the time we made it to California Pizza Kitchen at 9pm, we weren't even hungry. But that didn't stop us from eating. Again.

Valentines is the best thing ever.

Is it funny that Steven and I both completely unknowing got each other geeky gifts?

That right there, is true love.

Hope you had as much fun as I did Steven! Thanks for being the sweestest husband of all time, and spoiling me wayyy more then you should. Love you always :) 

LOST

I never thought I'd be saying this, but thank goodness the weekend is over. Steven and I had to speak at chuch on Sunday, and I dont' know about everyone else... but it stresses me out to the extreme and puts a damper on the whole weekend.

Good thing Steven is so patient with me, because I was not a fun person to be around the past couple days. I'm just glad it's over.

It was Miss Jessica's birthday last week! We basically suprised her face off with a party.

Right Jessica? Right?? Weren't you just so suprised??

It was basically off the hizzle.

Poor Flynn also got his first "swimming lessons" from Steven. We decided that when he's wet, he looks pretty weird. And that will will never ever shave him.

We recently finished all "The Office" seasons on netflix, so our after-dinner-before-bed-tv-show-watching was getting really lame.

Some friends suggested we watch LOST.

I always swore to myself i would never watch that show. Way too many people were into it, and it had blood and guts in it. Barrrrf.

But alas, I was that desperate. The also warned us that it would take over our lives.

 I scoffed and said,"psch. yeah right it can't be THAT good."

And then it took over our lives. And now I am ashamed.

Some of the characters im in love with. And some I kinda hope get eaten by the polar bears.

It's basically a knock off of that one book you read in high school english called, "Lord of the Flies."

Plane wreck, mysterious monster, internal struggle for power yadda yadda yadda.

But I swear, if this show starts going all cannible like the book, I am O-U-T.

I just want to find out how it ends already dang it.

Here's to 115 hours of my life being "lost" (ha!) over my stubborn refusal to just skip to the last episode.

cheers.

too much excitement to handle.

Curse you darn weekend for being over so quickly. It's like it's already over before it even starts. Anyone up for petitioning a permanent 4 day long weekend? How much greater would life be if Monday were a just sleep in and play all day kinda day? *dreamy sigh*

Regardless of it's shortness, our weekend was still bomb. We carbo/caffeine-spluged on a mostly free meal at Pizza Factory...mmmm... We decided that their Garlic Ranch Chicken Pizza was absolutely divine. Even if it probably contributes to many people's early onset diabetes. So worth it.

Flynn also had a pretty fun weekend. He finally got to meet his little girl-friend Chloe! And oh my, was he excited. We think it may have been the first time he ever met a girl. At least that's the way he acted. We have decided his name suits him better then we could have ever anticipated.

Sunday was gorggggeous. We went outside to play in the sun without jackets. I know! It was bliss. The sun made me so excited to get down to Arizona in a couple weeks! My body is needing some serious Vitamin D.

Steven also suprised me with an early Valentines day/starting art school present! How about we just say... I'm spoiled rotten. And leave it with that. I'll tell you somethin though, it sure makes pinterest and taking webcam pictures fun :)

Oh, and can we please talk about how AMAZING Once Upon a Time is??? I about died when the Super Bowl made me go a whole week without it.

I know, how un-American of me.

But guuyys! The next episode is the Beauty and the Beast one!

Esdhdjf ssajsad;jf as;kdj KJ! !!!!!

And it gets better. If you watch Psych (and if you don't, that's absurd), the guy who play Buzz McNab... is Gaston. Yes, this is real life. See, there he is!! ahhH!

And it gets even better then that. Rumors are they are trying to get Joanna Garcia to play... THE LITTLE MERMAID!!! I'm so beyond speechless.

 This show is way too much for my fairy-tale obsession to handle. My brain is just going to spontaneously combust sooner or later from it's pure awesomeness. Just wait for it.

the elusive bowl

About a month or two after Steven and i started dating, i ran into a slight problem. I bought an oh so adorable dish set for two from Target to go in my new apartment. Later, I decided to go back and purchase another two sets, so I'd have enough place settings for four people... should the occasion ever arise. But disaster struck. Target had everything i needed to complete my set, except one stinking bowl. One bowl!!! How could I have four dinner plates, four salad plates, four cups, but only three bowls??? It was sheer madness i tell you.

While having a panic attack in the kitchen & dining aisle, Steven called up customer service to see if they had any in the back room. No dice. They also checked other nearby target stores and NONE of them had any bowls left. What gives??? Who buys just the bowls to leave the rest of us complete-set-buyers high and dry?? Needless to say, i was slightly distraught over the whole thing. I searched all over the internet trying to find that one last bowl, but for some reason they were nowhere to be found. I gave up, totally defeated and bowl-less.

A day or two later Steven texted me to say he was bringing a suprise over. I got all excited thinking a large diet coke, but it was so not a diet coke. He showed up with the missing bowl, filled full with chocolate. He had called around and found that a store up north had a couple in stock, and drove all the way up there to get it for me. I was in shock. Who was this boy that was willing to go through so much trouble just to keep my OCD from going crazy? And that my friends, was the beginning to me finding out just how special he really was.