One month ago today I was tired.
One month ago today I was ornery.
One month ago today I had a really bad headache.
One month ago today I got engaged.
I remember it so well. I had worked and done clinicals for days in a row and I was exhausted. And it wasn't over. I was going to end the weekend by working/being on call 24 hours straight. Only to start the process again monday morning.
I was driving home from clinicals that night when Andy called and reminded me that we were going to eat at his brother and sister-in-law's house that night.
Ahhh nooooooo... I had completely forgotten and all that I wanted was my bed, my pillow and a blanket. Anyway, he told me to be ready by 6:40.  By the time I got home and took a test I had about 40 minutes for a quick nap. When he came at 6:45 I wasn't ready. I was still in my pajamas. And I was really rude to him. I'm never nice when my
naps are interrupted. I didn't talk to him almost the whole drive down.
I finally apologized as we got off the freeway. And I only did that so it wouldn't be awkward at dinner. I hate making a scene.
We pulled into the driveway and all the lights were off at his brother's house. We knocked on the door and there was no answer.
I was really annoyed at this point. We walked in.
To the left, a table had been set up. Music was playing. Candles were burning. There were flowers and pictures. And there was food. And the best part about it was that it was set up picnic style. Andy knows how much I love my picnics.
I started crying because I felt so bad for being so mean to him.
We hugged and he told me that everything was alright. Then we sat down to eat dinner. He didn't pull the ring out until dessert. And then I cried some more.
The funny thing is is I didn't suspect a thing. I mean, it crossed my mind, but I didn't give it much thought. He surprises me with stuff all the time when he knows I'm having a hard time with school, work, or whatever. And so that is what I figured he was doing this time.
Looking back I realize how oblivious I was. Seriously? Candles, photos, flowers, music? AND I DIDN'T SUSPECT ANYTHING?
I have always said that I'm not ready to get married...that I'm not ready to grow up. But something about this just feels right. It feels good. I think sometimes you just have to trust those feelings. And I am absolutely sure that this is one of those times.

the airport story

I realize that this occurred one month ago to the day. But right now I'm pretty much one month behind on everything in my life. I'm finishing one month's worth of laundry right now. And tomorrow I'm planning on getting rid of one month's worth of dust that has built up on the furniture in my room. Gross, right? Anyway...

So Andy's flight was scheduled to come in at 10:36pm on December 17th. It was a Thursday night.  I figured I'd just see him Friday after he'd been released, seen his family, etc. But that all changed Monday night when Shelley (his mom) called and asked if I'd like to go with her and the fam to the airport. Honestly, I wasn't sure if I really wanted to go (although now I am very glad I went). As much as I wanted to see him again, I wasn't ready for him to come home.
Him coming home meant change. Him coming home meant growing up. Him coming home meant I'd have to give and take; I'd have to compromise again. I had become very selfish in the past year. I did what I wanted, when I wanted. Him coming home meant that I couldn't be like that anymore.
Also, I had changed a lot over the course of the year. At least I felt like I had. And I knew that he had changed too.
And I think I was scared.
What if we didn't like each other anymore? What if we didn't get along? What if we had both changed so much we didn't even know each other anymore? What would I do then?
Well ready or not, Thursday night came. Shelley picked me up at 9pm and we headed to the airport. I can honestly say I don't think I have been so sick in my entire life. And it only got worse as the clock moved closer to 10:36.

He came.



And it was awkward. Super awkward.
But it was exciting. It was new.


And it has turned out to be better than I could have ever imagined.

photo credit: Clark Davis
Thanks! I was way too nervous to try holding a camera all night!

one more week!

Andy will be returning to the United States this time next week.

This last year has flown by.

I love pumpkins and sugar cookies.
So since these sugar cookies are shaped like pumpkins, they're pretty much my favorite.

My mom made pink frosting. I laughed and asked her why. She said she didn't know.
So we had pink pumpkins, pink moons and pink leaves. I guess they turned out pretty cute anyway. 

I've been keeping really busy lately. Working, doing homework, and eating lots of sugar cookies and ice cream.
And I'm exhausted. I slept in until 1pm today. Yes, I slept for 13 hours. And yes, all I've wanted to do since I woke up is crawl back into bed. Maybe I'm coming down with something? Or maybe I'm just lazy...

The main reason for this post was so I could give a quick update on the boy:

He just had his last transfer. He will be finishing up his final two months in Bratislava. Final two months! Ah, I can't believe it!

a new post.

Finally. About time.
I've been meaning to update this forever but just haven't gotten around to it.
Me and Sarah were going to have a blogging contest to see if we could blog at least twice a week. Yeah, didn't happen.
Hm...where to start.
Andy. Andy is a great place to start.
We're in the double digits now. Only 95 more days to go. The last 9 months have gone by super fast. He'll be here before I know it! He sent me this picture last week and I just loved it. That watermelon looks so yummy, right?

Okay, this past weekend was Peach Days. It was filled with sunshine, walking, peach cobbler, pulled pork sandwiches, kettlecorn, snowcones, a 10k, and Kelli. I took a few pictures of the festivities with my holga so once I get the film developed I'll share the pictures.


My dad ran the 10k too. This 10k was a first for both of us. I wanted to get under 45 minutes. My time was 45:37. Crap, huh? My dad's goal was to finish in under an hour. He did it in 58 minutes. Sweet, huh!?




Kelli and I also went to a show last night at Kilby Court. We had so much fun. We always have so much fun. Anyway, it was cutest little place. It made me happy.




I had ultrasound school on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. We scanned each other abdomens in lab on Friday. So much fun! But its tough. And then I took 4 tests Friday night. Not the greatest way to spend a night. And a Friday night at that. I'm still buried in homework so if you don't hear from me for awhile, thats why.

this calls for cake and ice cream, right?!

So yesterday was my blog's first birthday! I just realized that. Its been a pretty lame year, huh? I mean, what, like 50-some-odd posts over the course of one year? Most people have that many in like a few months!
ANYWAY, here is little update of the past month (in no particular order)....

I received news of Andy's release date. DECEMBER 17TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I ran my second race ever (...my first one being my marathon) and got second place out of the girls. Anyway, I received a nice little gift certificate to Striders. And trust me, it is going to come in handy. I'm wayyy overdue for some new running shoes. Like so overdue its bad, real bad. Like probably a good 1,000 miles overdue. No joke.


I went on a picnic up in the Uintahs.
I went to a movie with my longtime childhood friend who I hadn't really seen since she got married! We saw My Sisters Keeper. And I think I was either teared up or crying during the entire movie.

I got some nice vintage items at some estate sales. Like a really cute wicker picnic basket complete with plates, cups and utensils.
I watched fireworks on the fourth of July by myself.

I bought a serger so I could make more aprons.

I bought more fabric to make more quilts.

I registered for school and forked out around $700 just for books and modules (Ah, I still want to cry when I think about it...the money AND starting school).

I took an online class from Miss Kara. She's awesome and inspiring. And she's only 17. It was a music art journaling class and it rocked. It made me happy. I'm still working on it (more photos on flickr).


I went to Public Enemies with Jacki. Mmmm...Johnny Depp is uh...awesome. :]

I've been keeping an eye on the demolition of my high school. Its kind of sad when you think about it. :[ KelliPirelli has a nice little post about it here.


And I've been trying to catch up on the Harry Potter movies. I tried watching the first one when it came out a few years ago and I hated it so I just never watched any of them. I am still not a huge fan of the first movie...but each movie seems to get better. I just finished the fourth one this afternoon. I almost cried when Edward...er..I mean Cedric died (umm...does anyone else think that Rob looks better as Cedric than he does as Edward...?) That was very sad. I'm a huge fan of Ron. He is my favorite by far.
Well thats about it. Maybe my next year on blogger will be filled with more posts. and maybe my summer will get more exciting. but probably not.

this calls for a celebration!

I passed my boards today! Once I get the letter in the mail and pay for the license I will officially be ARRT certified.

Right when I walked out of the testing center I wanted to throw my arms up in the air and run around screaming.

But I restrained myself.

Until I got in the car. :]

Andy sent me flowers yesterday for good luck. They're beautiful and bright. They're just what I needed. They totally cheered me up.I swear, nothing could ruin this day.

happy tuesday!

Finally an update!

This has the potential to be a very long post. Just a warning.

What a happy happy day! First off, the weather has been lovely! So nice and warm! I could feel spring in the air.

And I got an 81% on my test! That was way better than what I thought I would get! Wahoo!

I thought maybe I'd give a little update on Andy. He is doing fabulous. He is loving it over in Slovakia and is picking up the language again rather quickly. This is a picture he sent me a few weeks ago of Taylor picking him up from the train station in Bratislava. Andy had so much fun serving with him! The next one is a picture of him with the letter that I sent him a few days after he left. Mail is slow. It takes about two weeks but is still fun to get anyway! A little romantic don't you think? This is him on Main Street...tons of shops on both sides and the Bratislava castle in the distant background.

My birthday was a few Tuesdays ago. I didn't do much to celebrate. Took a test, stayed at home and ate grilled ham and cheese sandwiches (my favorite!) with my mom while we watched American Idol. Later that night we went and got a Banana Cream Pie shake at the Yogurt Factory (mmm...again, my favorite!). It was a good night. Oh! And I can't forget about my trip to St. George. It was fun, I only wish it would have been warmer. I'll be headed down there again when it warms up! My dad, brother, and I went down there over Valentines Day weekend. Jason had some baseball games (...I mostly went just to see Sarah). I ate lots of ice pops and chocolate, climbed on red rocks, did homework, went out to eat way too much and had too much fun with my action sampler (can't wait to get them developed!). I never realized how big St. George really is.

I participated in a cake decorating class the past three Wednesdays. After all, cake decorating is on my life list. But WOW! I didn't realize how much there is to learn! The first week we just learned a little bit about frosting and it's consistency and how to use the parchment triangles to make bags. We practiced making circles, teardrops, lines, etc. The second week we learned how to make flowers. We learned how to make the apple blossom, the violet, the drop flower, and the rose. And then just this last week we all brought frosted cupcakes, learned how to do borders on them, and then added our flowers. We had a bunch of little cupcake bouquets. It was so much fun! I definitely want to learn more and take a more in depth class sometime in the near future. :]

Ha, in this first picture I've totally got the tip turned the wrong way. But...you get the idea.

The leaves are my favorite. They're so simple!

Ta da! This is my first and only (semi-)successful rose. Yay! I've got a lot of practicing to do.

Okay enough of this, I've got to get outside and soak up some of that warmth before it runs away :]

i really miss him today.

He'd kill me if he knew I had uploaded this. Good thing he never has a chance to look at my blog. :] And good thing he doesn't even know how to get to my blog if he wanted to. :] In fact, I don't think he even knows I have a blog. Tricky, tricky. Anyway, this is a song by our favorite band Coldplay. The song is called "A Rush of Blood to the Head." It's amazing.

:[

wow. i feel like my entire world crashed down on me.
andy is gone.

for another year.

and i miss him already.

ps. the sky was beautiful tonight.

xo

Here's to five years...

Yes, five years ago today Andy and I had our first kiss.And we are still just as much in love now as we were then.

update

So it has been FOREVER since I've posted! I've just been so busy. Hm, so I guess I'll give a little update on my life. First and foremost, I'm still training for my marathon. It is now less than two weeks away and I'm so ready for it! I've finished all of my long runs and now just have short ones left. It will be such a relief when its over! I feel like I'm exhausted all the time...and I swear its from running so much...and my lack of sleep...

School started again. Can I just say how excited I will be when I'm through?! But that won't be til December 2010...so I have awhile left. I guess I really can't complain. Its not THAT bad. I just HATE reading textbooks which is all I feel like I do now.

Last weekend, Andy and I took a road trip down to visit Sarah and Alex down in St. George. It was a blast. We left on Friday around three and made a stop in Provo to visit a girl Andy knew from his mission. Her name is Hana and she is from Slovakia. She is the branch president's daughter. She was staying here for a few weeks with two of her friends from Slovakia. One of her friends is attending BYU. The other one is a nanny here. It was awesome listening to Andy and her converse in Slovak. She could speak broken english...but it was good enough that I could understand what she was saying! Right before we were getting ready to leave another missionary from Slovakia came over. I think Andy really enjoyed the reunion! :]

We finally made it to St. George around 10:30. OH MY GOODNESS! It was so hot down there. Even at 10:30 at night! The air was so thick too. It was a long day and we were exhausted. The next day we visited with some of our old friends from Snow College. It was good to catch up and see what they are up to. That night we headed to Vegas. Seriously, we couldn't pass up the chance when we were so close to it! We got caught in a wind storm on the way over there...tumbleweeds hitting our car left and right. It was actually really scary. But we made it! Andy and I had so much fun walking down the strip but the trip to the Cheesecake Factory was definitely the best. Oh wait...maybe Andy leaving the casino with 100 extra dollars from Blackjack was the best... :] Ha, I had so much fun watching him. Anyway, needless to say, it was a fun weekend.