AWWW I WANT ONE!!!

So when we went to the Puppy store last Saturday we saw a puppy that melted our hearts. It was the cutest little Cavalier King Charles. We instantly fell in love with the puppy, but not the price-it was reduced from 1,200 to 900 which is a good price i guess if you have money. but his got us thinking and we have been checking around for other breeders that sell them for cheaper.
Also I absolutely loved the alone time we spent in the hotel. It made me want our own place so badly. It has been wonderful living with Patrick's parents, but it kind of seems like we aren't really on our own... ya know? We were going to hold out to get our own place till we can afford it, but when we though about it. we are only going to be here for 3 years. and we aren't sure if we want to BUY a place and be financially tied here. So we got to looking for apartments. We had looked before but nothing was opening up for months. I called this one place to see if they had an opening and amazingly they did! We went to go see it and fell in love with it at once. it is a town home apartment. About 900 square feet a living room and kitchen downstairs, and a bedroom and bath upstairs. We loved it so we put the money down to save our spot and we are moving in on April 17th!!! On Saturday we went garage sale-ing to find furniture for the apartment, and got a little round dining room table and four chairs for $30- Patrick has a way with people! Now we are just searching for things to fill the apartment with. And after sleeping in that AMAZING bed at the resort,well... we are gonna get one of our own. The bed and the TV are what we are going to shell out the money for!

BirthMONTH!!!!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Ok so one of the coolest things (among many) about Patrick and Me is that we have the same BIRTHDAY. He is two years older than me exactly. So for me birthdays are like a big deal. Well at least for me they are. I like to make a production out of it. It is not a BirthDAY, it is a BirthMONTH!! SO since we have the same birthday we aren't able to celebrate to the fuillest for just one person, so we have decided to only celebrate ONE person's perthday a year. I got this year, and Patrick will have his next year. So Patrick planned the whole birthday with stuff that I would like to do. I had no idea what we were doing until the day of.
So our Birthday was March 10th, and I decided I would take Friday off to give us a whole weekend of celebration. Friday Patrick and I were kind of sick so we slept. Yes, It was a perfect day off. Full of wonderful dreams. You don't really appreciate sleeping in until you can't do it everyday.It was wonderful. Then we went out with the whole family to Macaroni Grill, it was fun and yummy! Then Patrick whisked me away to give me my suprise.
We ended up going to the Westin Resort here in Plano, and we just got to be alone. We watched movies ate chocolate and slept in the most comfortable bed ever. Patrick made sure that the room came with a bath tub. He brought lavender bath salts and I got to enjoy a nice hot bath. I love baths, they are so relaxing, and we don't have one inthe room we are staying in. The next day we slept in, then we went to a puppy store and played with puppies. then here comes the best part. We got Couple's Masages.It was AMAZING. I have never had a masage before and it was absolutely amazing.
It was the best birthday ever!! I got to spend it with my best friend that I get to be with FOREVER!! I couldn't have asked for anything more.

Jobs,Cars, Campouts, Bowling, and Movies

Well, the past two weeks have been very eventful. I got a JOB! I am working at Berrett Pest Control. I am in the office making calls and helping the Techs. With their routes and keeping them busy. I was a little scared the first day. I didn't really know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. I love the people there, and now that I know how to do the job, it has been so nice. I love doing something. I complain of course that I have to wake up at 7 am. And I usually take a nap in my car during lunch. But I do love staying busy. It is a lot of fun and I think I will really like this job. One thing that I have LOVED these past two weeks is that Patrick still is interviewing for jobs (I think he will get one this week- we can hope- it looks promising!) So he wakes up when I do, and makes me a lunch. He usually makes me a sandwich and packs me snacks! It is so nice, I really love it. He always makes it with love, yes I know how incredibly dorky that sounds but it is TRUE!

So Patrick and I joined 24 Hour Fitness. He has put up with my insistent whining, and has I have been at work all day, and all I wanna do is lie down and cuddle. But he won't have any of that. So he uses his reverse psychology, and just makes fun of me until I finally decide to get up and get dresses. But I have to confess I have loved working out, and after 2 weeks have already seen amazing results. It is really nice. I do cardio- running, bike and then stair steppers. Let me tell you ladies- in 2 weeks I have seen so much progress, and I credit it all to the stair steppers they kick butt (literally). It has been really great to get off of work and go straight to the gym. You kinda forget that you have been sitting at a desk all day long.

So in the course of Patrick and I dating, coupled with not having a job for a while, I managed to gain some weight. SO instead of going on a crash diet I have decided to just start to eat better. I have cut out almost all sugar from my diet, except on Sundays- that’s my day off- my reward day. It actually isn't that hard. I meant the first week is hard but once you get over the “addiction” it isn’t too bad. I have found that my saving grace is the sugar free JELLO Pudding packs. 60 calories of heavenly goodness. I eat pretzels, low fat cheese-its, 100 calorie cookie snack packs, and then just do portion control, plus working out- I haven’t dropped the lbs fast but I can see a difference- an I can feel a difference. So yeah a lifestyle change- it’s good.

So anyway other than work and working out (I still define that as work because I have no choice in it!) We have done a lot of stuff

We went camping with the Scouts. We brought my Jeep and got a blow up mattress and slept in the car. Surprisingly cars are NOT insulated. It was COLD! We didn’t bring sleeping bag which added to loosing heat, and it was one of those random winter nights in Texas where it gets below freezing. The worst part of it was that I had to go to the bathroom 4 times that night. And this was like in the wilderness camping- no toilets. Let’s just say it was very interesting! Haha

The nest night we went to the Plano Football Banquet to help a friend with the photography. If you don’t know Texas Football- you don’t know football. It is a BIG deal out here!! The banquet lasted 7 and a HALF hours!! It was fun?

The other weekend we went to the Dallas Auto Show- I was like 'yay' cars- who cares. Ok once you get in there it is like women in a diamond shop. These cars are just as shiny, just as glamorous, and just as expensive as some of the most beautiful jewelry in the world. These cars were nice. I have decided that if I got a million dollars I would get the new Shelby Mustang with the entire tricked out engine thingies haha I just wanted to sound like a girl there. Oh they are so nice. But the best car had to have been the Lamborghini Murcialago- it was beautiful. Imagine seeing like the hottest guy ever or the most beautiful jewelry ever- yeah it’s kind of like that! Haha you just have to go sometime. You will understand. Well maybe if you are a boy you would get it. I was reminded on the camp out by a boy scout that “I have the shape of a woman, but I like things that boys like.” It’s true. Oooh but some cars are just so pretty!!!

Yesterday we went bowling with some friends for a birthday party. Patrick and I bowled as one person we bowled a 59 yeah it was pretty bad!! Afterwards we went to see Taken, it was a very good movie, and the reason my Dad would never let us leave the house! No seriously it was a really good movie, but kind of scary because it does happen. Warnings to all stupid girls- don’t be stupid!!

So this is an update on the past two weeks! It has been a very fun, exciting, busy, wonderful week! I love being married, and getting to see Patrick every day. It’s a little hard to wrap my mind around the idea that I am a wife, and I have a husband. But I love it! It is a new adventure everyday! If you have any suggestion to a newlywed wife I would LOVE them!!!

Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day

I hope your day was full of love and happiness. Ours was. We went to the Steak House "SaltGrass" to eat steak and then came home and watched Wall-E! I love that movie. It was one of the movies that Patrick and I saw before we were dating. You know the whole time how Wall-E wants to hold EVE's hand- well Patrick felt the same the whole movie. But now he can hold my hand- whenever he wants!
Oh I went Blond- well I am on my way to blondness again. I went to the Paul Mitchell School, where the students do your hair. lets just say i was sitting in a chair over 2 days for 8 hours total!!!! But im ok with it because after all it is MUCH cheaper to get it done there than professionally, I guess you just make up the difference with the time you spend!
So I start work tomorrow!!! I am working for Barret Pest Control- you know those summer jobs that they recuit for at BYU, well I am going to work in the office taking care of a the routes and calling customers. It isn't my ideal job but I hope it will be fun!!! And it will keep me busy!
Whish me luck!

Midnight Treat recipe

Shortbread cookies
These are the shortbread thumbprint cookies Patrick made.. he left out the almond extract and used vanilla instead. Follow the link it will make for a good treat!!!

God's Country

Greetings from "God's Country"

Funny story, while sitting in church everyone was talking about how beautiful "God's Country" is and how much they love living in it. It took me a minute to remember that I am in Texas. EVERYTHING is Bigger and Better in Texas. And EVERYONE will tell you that!

Patrick and I have been trying to stay busy while we are still looking for jobs, at times it gets a little frustrating. Getting a job should not be this hard... right. So we have been watching movies, and LOST and reading books. Patrick likes the historical kind of books, me I'd rather read Harry Potter or Twilight(which- be proud of me I have NOT seen the movie yet) But I started the book Kingdom and the Crown it is set in the time and Life of Christ, and it is quite a good read. It mingles facts with fiction to bring about a very interesting and entertaining story. kinda like the Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites by Chris Heimerdinger. Ok I LOVE these books, but it has taken him forever and a day to write the next book in the series there are 10 out I think, and it has taken like 4 years to get the next book out. But we all know that I will still read it as soon as it comes out and most likely will re-read the other books.
I am planning a coup- Patrick WILL read the Harry Potter books- even if I have to read them out loud to him!

Ok anyway tangent over. Patrick and I went to the Dallas Temple this week and it was a lot of fun. It is always amazing the spirit that you feel at the temple.

Me and Patrick at the temple

The High Five.
So a couple of years ago I watched a Modern Marvels with my Dad and they were talking all about the High Five it is a Five Level Interchange. It is HUGE. If you are on the highest interchange you are taller than almost all the buildings- about at the same level as a ten story building. It is amazing how traffic kind of just flows right through it, without any slowing at all.
EWWIE EWWIE!!!! "Little Lewis" aka. Lewis Goodrum came home this week. Patrick's "band of brothers" are almost all home from the mission- soon they will unite and terrorize the world. :)
Patrick had an awesome group of guys to hang out with when he was growing up, Lewis and his brother Alex have almost officially adopted Patrick into their family. They swear they have fed him enough meals they claim him as a child! Lewis just got of his mission in Hondouras, and will be here until April when he goes back to BYU! YAY Patrick has his friend back!!!

Dallas Temple

Hey you're not Smiling!!!

Ok thats better- now if you could just look at the camera!

So i realized that we never got a picture of our rings. Patrick bought me mine- we actualoly went to the ring store and I picked out ones that I liked to give him an idea. He got the one that I loved the most!
Now Patrick's ring is a little different. If you look closely there are two diamonds set in the star of David. This ring belonged to his great-great-grandmother. She believedthat she was a Jew- we still haven't found any proof yet that she was. Women's rings back then were just the band- and surprizingly it fit Patrik just perfectly. Patrick was studying Middle Eastern Studies when I met him, but after we looked into it more we saw that that kind of work would not be ideal to raise a family in.

So we have been trying to decide our next move, adn I think we have got a plan. Patrick will go to the community college here and transfer to UTD and get a business degree, then we will go on to Law school- a choice that is very fitting for him. I am going to try to get into nursing school to become an RN. That way while he is in Law School I can work, I think it is sokmething that I will like too. But we still have quite a while- and plans change. But for now, that is where we are headed. Each day is a new adventure, but it is much easier when you can go through it with your best friend!!

Midnight Treat

OK So we seriously have our mornings and nights flip flopped. we sleep until like 12 and go to bed around 3 in the morning. Still no luck with the jobs yet, but we feel like something is on the horizon. We are signed up with a Temp. agency and it looks like we will find something better with them then we could on our own. so hopefully we will be working soon. So in the mean time we have found ways to fill our time. One night Patrick left the room and I hears clanking of pots and pans, but ignored it. an hour later he walks in with is WONDERFUL MIDNIGHT TREAT!They were goooooood!!!