So Long, Farewell..

Go get em Russ!!! It's so great to see him growing up and experience the mission! The MTC was great with the family but even better to see how excited and anxious Russ was to just get out there and get started! That's a good sign right? :) But I have to be honest, my absolute favorite part was seeing the 6 rows of girls bawling there eyes out to see him leave. Jokes, but I'm sure there were a few! He's going to make such an outstanding missionary and I don't have a doubt in my mind that he will give it his all!

The Big One Year

Its absolutely true what they say, time flies when your having fun! I can't believe its been a whole year! I remember when we were first married, we had a lot of people come up to us and tell us how hard the first year is. If our first year is the hardest, sign me up for eternity:).
We thought it only appropriate to go to Zermatt since that's where we went for out honeymoon. But I'll be honest, this time around was 100% better then our honeymoon. I think its because the whole time we weren't shocked at what the heck just happened that day and hoping with all our lives we made the right decision.

Brad had never ridden a horse before so I surprised him with a horse ride up in the mountains. I promise I was more excited though to show off my horse skills in front of Brad and the tour guide. Of course I got put with the worlds crappiest horse. Every 2 seconds it would stop and eat the grass on the side of the trail and no matter how hard I pulled on its huge head, it wouldn't budge. So not only was I behind the whole time, but I looked like an idiot just sitting on the horse while it ate the whole time. The scenery was stunning though and it really was fun to be there with Brad.



Later that day we did some hard core golf, umm ok, just miniature-but its always a real treat. (we tried to look at professional as possible, and yes, I did tell Brad to pose for the Blog when I was taking these pictures)





We found the cutest little bakery to eat lunch at, so I felt it only appropriate to take a good old picture.
I used to be a firm believer of thinking that anyone would be just fine marrying anyone, but now that I have Brad, I seriously believe there is such thing as soul mates:). I couldn't be more grateful that I married someone that has become my best friend. I know everyone says this, but I really do get excited for the next year together.

Brief Recap of Nothing Too Exciting

I thought I would do a simple recap of the last couple of weeks just for the soul purpose of letting you guys get a break of seeing my face that much, and that big for one post.

Well, after enjoying Rescue Alert for a little over 6 months, I did, in fact get another job...BUT for my defense of changing jobs so dang much, it was well worth it! It really is my dream job and I love it so much. Lindsay Forbes and Scott Elder helped me out by finding me a job at Youth Care Corrections. I staff at a house for troubled teens and so far its been fantastic.
Here are some other little things that have been going on...Hope you enjoy:)


Todd Heaps had a beautiful wedding in Logan to Brittany. They are the cutest couple and we loved being able to be up there and celebrate that day day with them.

Something me and Brad have been doing lately is having tons of fires. I promise we are obsessed with having fires in the Summer, there really is nothing better. This picture was taken at the good old Utah Lake.
Ode to the siblings-Jax had her Senior Dinner Dance and I couldn't get enough of her dress! She looked so good! I really can't believe she graduates in a couple of months-way to go Jax!! Also Russ, Brads little brother, just went through the temple last week for his mission. He leaves May 28 and we couldn't be more proud of him! (We missed you Ryan and Liz and wish you could have been there)

And last but absolutely not least, me and Brad saw one of the best things of our lives, and I couldn't be more thrilled that we were able to spend this joyous moment together basking in happiness(and let me remind you, this perfection on wheels was about the size of your average size UTA bus)Until next post-hope your having A WONDERFUL SUMMER!! WOOOHOOOO!

Hair Mixer

I COULD NOT resist but show everyone! Especially this one with the cleave.

This might be the best website known to man! I literally had a HAY-DAY with it while work was slow. Here are some samples of my work-hmm, maybe in my dreams I will have hair like this! Hairmixer.com-knock yourself out!!

The Man Tag!!

How long have you been married? 10 months


How long did you date? Well, we actually dated in high school for a bit, but after the mission for about 8 months.


Who eats more sweets? Brads into the candy and pop, and i'm into the doughnuts and cake.


Who said I love you first? Brad did surprisingly, and it shocked the crap out of me...so my only response was to keep making out with him...ummm

How old is he? 22


Who is taller? Brad.


Who is smarter? Absolutely Brad


Who sings better? I sing better when i'm getting ready, but Brad sings better when we are driving.


Who does the laundry? Just depends on who needs there stuff washed.


Who pays the bills? We both do actually, whoever gets to it first I guess.


Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do.


Who mows the lawn? I long for the day when we have a lawn to mow


Who drives? Brad does. My license has probably rusted. I would love to drive but everytime I set foot behind the wheel nothing but critiquing goes on...therefore leaving me to give up the driving entirely to Brad.


Who is more stubborn? It really depends on the subject, but usually when I am stubborn I am almost 99.9% of the time dead wrong anyways.



Who kissed who first? We both went in, but this was in High School so we were both nervous wrecks



Who asked who out? I was the first to ask him out after the mission



Who has more siblings? I do.




Who wears the pants? People probably think I do because I'm more out-spoken and Brad seems more laid back, but when it comes down to it, Brad wears the whole outfit.



I tag...Stacie LeeAnn Weidner Murdock, Cherelle Haaga Forbes, and Mallory Feller Miller

Forget what I said.....

Sooooo, just want to make it clear that the last post was complete crap. If you don't have to eat healthy, for the love of pete...please don't. Sure I was excited for a week, but now that week is over and eating healthy has become one of the hardest thing I have ever had to do in this lifetime. Just thought I would correct that last post for you all. I'll keep posting recipes on The Diabetic Diet link, but never again will you hear me say that eating healthy is fun and easy...other than that, life is doing great:)

THE DIABETIC DIET

So, now that I am Diabetic, my eating has changed DRASTICALLY, and I mean drastically. Sure didn't watch too much of what I ate in the past. Part of being a diabetic is having a strict meal plan and counting carbs. I'll be honest, it was H E Double at the start, but now that I'm getting the hang of it, it's actually fun, and way easier then I thought, making all these recipes they send me. I have around 300 recipes made and designed specifically for my weight and body mass that are literally DELICIOUS!! So-as I have been making all these recipes and feeling extremely good by eating them, I want everyone in on the fun:). I've had some requests to share the recipes, so that's exactly what I'm going to do! I'm going to post the breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes on my blog for all of you to make yourselves, and not only have fun while cooking, but to feel good and eat healthier! Promise you will feel a difference. (side note-all of these are portioned and sized for no more then 30 grams a meal, so if you want more, feel free to double the recipe)I'm going to start with one of my favorites today that I made 2 nights ago:

Almond Tilapia (fish of your choice) and Asparagus w/ Brown Rice

Ingredients:
1 tablespoons butter, divided
1 cup Brown Rice
1/4 cup slivered or sliced almonds
1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tilapia fillets (5-6 ounces each)
Salt and pepper
Brown Flour, for dredging
Juice of 1/2 lemon

Preparation:
Heat pot and add 1/4 tablespoon butter in a pot until boiling. Stir in rice. Simmer rice for as long as directed. While rice cooks, toast nuts in a skillet until golden, 5-6 minutes over medium heat. Remove nuts and reserve.
Add 1/2 tablespoon of Virgin Olive Oil and 1/2 tablespoon butter to skillet. Season fish with salt and pepper and dust fish lightly in flour. Cook fish fillets for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden and firm. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over the pan.
You can add whatever vegetable you want, but my choice was Asparagus. See, EASY and FAST! Hope you enjoy it as much as me and Brad did:)