Did You Know?

First, let me say thank you to all of the nice comments on my 2 posts below.  I've been so nervous about what the reaction would be and I'm so happy to hear that I'm not a looney who is out of my league.  If you haven't, vote on my poll on my sidebar on which name sounds better for my business name.  Man that sounds weird...

And here is a picture I took today of Naomi playing outside for our first outdoor playtime.  The weather has finally been good enough (no wind) for me to take her outside!  Joy!

And back to my Did You Know? post.

• That I am a certified Aerobic instructor? I really enjoy it. I just don't have a building to teach in or time in my schedule at the moment.

• That I know how to fix everything on the header of my swather(tractor that cuts hay/alfalfa) back home? I always felt so handy out there with my tools replacing blades and guards and screws.

• My toenails are never naked

• My fingernails are always naked

• I like my hair blonde better but hate the grow out and it's so spendy to keep up with it

• I had half a treatment of laser hair removal back home in Washington on my underarms. Then I moved and never went back to finish it. It would cost $75 here to finish - something I really want to do

• I have sprained both of my ankles. One tripping on an apple and the other playing soccer - both during soccer season taking me out for the rest of the season my 9th and 11th grade years. 

• I hate mustard. Jaren loves it. He tried to get me to eat it while pregnant because he was convinced Naomi would like it.

Did You Know?

That I pick the bread off the edges of my sandwiches and burgers?  I feel like I have to have an even amount of stuff (meat, cheese, lettuce..) and bread.  And around the edges there is too much bread.  Drives Jaren nuts.  But he says it's "endearing".  I'm convinced that the things that annoy him he says are "endearing" to convince himself they are :)

I never felt, until recently (past 8 months or so... blaming it on pregnancy) that I have crooked teeth.  Never had braces, but I almost want them to fix my two front teeth.  My dentist says he can round them to make them look more strait.  So now I want that and whitening, but don't want to shell out the $150 or so.  So, I smile a lot with my mouth closed.

I cracked my nose when I was 5.  Doctor wanted to put stitches in and I cried and told him No because I didn't want the scar.  I'm quite proud of my 5 year old self.  I still have the scar and can feel where the crack was.

I met Jaren in March and didn't let him hold my hand or kiss me until August.  We dated off and on that whole time.  It took me a long time to realize how I felt.  And I didn't want to hurt such a nice guys feelings by leading him on, so I never let it happen.

I played Softball, Soccer, Basketball and was on the dance team in high school.  I also played Softball for four seasons in college and was on the championship team three of those times.  I'm currently looking for a league to join for this summer.  But soccer is still my favorite sport.

I am a horrible housekeeper.  Like now, I'm blogging and I have two basket's of laundry that need folded, two bathrooms that need to be cleaned and my entire house needs to be vacuumed.  I have such a hard time being motivated.  But once I get going I get a ton done. 

I enjoy making cards.  One day I'll show you what I've done.  I want to sell them to feed my photography fetish.  And my jean fetish.

I love jeans.  I love designer jeans.  I have never paid full price for a pair.  I don't have quite the collection I would like.  I have 5 pair and I'm looking for 3 more from different designers.  But if you saw the amount of jeans I had in my closet you'd give me a good shove. 

I have a ridiculous amount of clothes I don't wear.  I wanted to get back down to my pre-preg weight so I could try them on and get rid of the ones that don't fit right or that I don't want.  I need to do that.  Last night I pulled a few, but most I thought, "I might need that someday".  I just need to get rid of them.  It will give me an excuse to buy new if the occasion ever comes where I actually need the item I discarded.  The entire collection is from when I was 15 years old to now.  It's silly.

I sing and dance for my daughter.  I look like a nincompoop but she thinks I'm awesome.  So I do it everyday. 

I probably kiss her over 100 times a day.  I am constantly lotioning her cheeks because of it. 

Taggedy Tag Tag 4

Lena and I bought this sweater for Stephanie back in April because we knew she was trying and I put it on and put an apple in my shirt to see what I would look like when I was pregnant some day. Come to think of it... I've never seen her wear it...

I was tagged twice with this one. By Wendyburd and Kayleigh.

I've already done 7 weird facts about me.

This is 6 random things about me.

1.) I've never broken a bone. But I cracked my nose when I was in first grade and talked my doc out of stitches because I didn't want the huge scar(I was 6). I can still feel where it cracked.

2.) I married a farmer but I come from a farming family. My dad, uncle and grandpa own a dairy farm and I drove tractor, truck, welded, helped with construction and did lots of really annoying manual labor that I'm pretty sure my dad made me do to "build character", whatever that means.

3.) I've always wanted to be super super good at dancing like the people on So You Think You Can Dance. The closest dance studio that could have taught me like that was an hour away and we couldn't afford it growing up. I took dance classes a few times and then was on my high school's dance team. I choreographed routines and LOVED preforming. It's something I miss a lot.

4.) I'm really good at keeping secrets. Except from my husband.

5.) I am driven crazy by people who think they are better than others. When eyes are rolled at me or I'm being glared at.. I get uncharacteristically angry. Mostly because these people know nothing about me or anything about the people they are judging.

6.) I'm very sad about the fact that someday soon I won't have any of my family in or around Rexburg. I've been spoiled with my brother, Nathan around since I came here and he's moving next spring after we graduate. I'm pretty sure I'll cry. My brother Kevin and his wife, Lena lived here for just over a year and that was so nice to have two of my four siblings here. We had a lot of family dinners. I still have my little sister, Lindsey who.. I guess isn't very little anymore since she just turned 20 Sunday, that is here and hopefully will be for a few years. I am hoping that a local boy will snatch her up and keep her here forever with me. I'm grateful that I have at least one friend (from college) that married locally and will be here forever and loves it. I know as soon as I'm finished with school I'll be around her quite a bit. I hate being alone! Jaren is very aware that I will be visiting family very often throughout our lives.

The Potato Heads: Introduction

I've decided that I want to document our story in a bit more detail. I kind of summed it up in an earlier post, but I have been remembering things I wanted to write down for our records. Maybe someday my kids will want to read the WHOLE thing. Or maybe an author will think our story is awesome and will pick it up and dramatize it and write a book about it. Because that would be awesome!!

Here is the post I wrote the morning after Jaren asked me to marry him. I had posted it on myspace because that was the only "blog" I had back then. So I re-posted it this summer before I had very many readers.

Some of you may not be interested. It' s okay if you don't want to read or comment. It is just something that will be fun for me and make me happy.

I hope you all do enjoy it, though. I kind of think our story is a little interesting. I'm going to be pretty honest throughout and I'll get feedback from Jaren because his side is a little unknown to me. We felt opposite towards each other for a while. Anyway, you can read the "shortened" version and decide if you want to hear more. Or not!


I am also going to post a picture from our wedding and tell about it. Most of them will be bloopers. Or funny to me.

This one was taken after the ceremony at the Salt Lake Temple at the little pond thingy in between the Joseph Smith Memorial building and the Temple. Our photographer was on the other side and we couldn't hear him. He wanted us to just walk around the side. We both were like, "WHAT?!" "HUH?!" "YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT?!" If you click on the picture you can see it a bit clearer. Our faces are priceless. Oh.. and did I mention I LOVED my dress. Even though I still haven't had it cleaned since that day.. oopse!

An Award! Me? Why Thank You.

Thank you to Wendyburd. Although, this seems like a tag I'll still accept this graciously. Especially since I haven't been in a very witty mood to blog in the last few days.

Here are the rules: I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only! Then I must pass it on to seven others!

This award comes with a list of questions:

1. Where is your cell phone? Charging

2. Where is your significant other? Digging

3. Your hair color? Poobrown

4. Your mother? Online

5. Your father? Farming

6. Your favorite thing? Jaren

7. Your dream last night? (making)Babies

8. Your dream/goal? Mommy

9. The room you're in? Family

10. Your hobby? Crafting (when I'm not schooling)

11. Your fear? Fat

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here

13. Where were you last night? home

14. What you're not? 118

15. One of your wish-list items? TRJeans

16. Where you grew up? Othello

17. The last thing you did? Homework

18. What are you wearing? PJ's

19. Your TV? ProjectRunway

20. Your pet(s)? Jaren

21. Your computer? onmylap

22. Your mood? Tired

23. Missing someone? YES!

24. Your car? Filthy

25. Something you're not wearing? Fishnets

26. Favorite store? Clothing

27. Your summer? Busy

28. Love someone? Always

29. Your favorite color? Pink/Green

30. When is the last time you laughed? Today

31. Last time you cried? Today

Now I'm supposed to list/tag 7 people. I'm going to list the people I think should get an award (if your not listed, never fear I'm always thinking of you. I could only list seven!), but they do not have to do the tag. :) I'm so nice!

1. Aunt Colleen For kicking her cancer in the rear. Or.. arm. (and being a hoochie mama)

2. Chelsea Davis for making a baby. It's almost out!!

3. Chelsi for being my bestest friend for so long. Even though we are miles and miles away I still think about her daily. And she's going to Nursing school!

4. Cordy for making me cry and relate to her story. I am absorbed in her life and she doesn't even know it. I want nothing but for her to get exactly what she wants and to be happy.

5. Ashley because I would like her to post. :)

6. Alexis for being a super cute pregnant lady and she's having a GIRL! When everyone around me is having boys.

7. My Mom! Because she made a blog so she could comment on our blogs and doesn't ever post. So here ya go mommy. Post!!!!

Taggedy Tag Tagg

I think I'm going to start adding a 'g' to the word, "tag" every time I get tagged. It's going to get so long! Maybe? Maybe not! (I've been tagged twice today and I'm going in order)

Here I go....

8 TV shows I love to watch

1. Heroes
2. John and Kate Plus 8
3. One Tree Hill
4. Chuck
5. Greys Anatomy
6. Burn Notice
7. Supernatural
8. House (and a lot more....)
   

8 Favorite Restaurants

1. Subway
2. PF Changs (for their lettuce wraps)
3. Ruths Chris
4. Texas Roadhouse
5. Johnny Corinos
6. Bajios/Cafe Rio (depending on which state I'm in)
7. Jakers (the place where Jaren took me on our first date and I tried and fell in love with calamari..Mmm)
8. Arbys (the best roast beef sandwich evah)
   

8 Things that happened to me yesterday (Monday)

1. Ordered a new computer plug in charger thingy because Jaren accidentally spliced mine in the recliner... oopsey!
2. Bought some groceries (not as expensive as the last time)
3. Forgot the milk when I bought groceries, dang! (but I went and bought two gallons today)
4. I made and ate dinner by myself, then foiled Jaren's and put it in the fridge for him to eat when he got home super late ( oh wait.. I did that again tonight)
5. Took a quiz
6. Got a horrible head ache/migrain ( oh wait... that ALSO happens to me everyday lately)
7. had my achey head shoved in my Kinesiology class forward to "demonstrate" why more than the atlantooccipital joint was being used. (thank you really annoying guy. I could have FIGURED IT OUT MYSELF!)
8. I set my alarm clock for 5:30 a.m. to wake up. Did I? Kind of... snoozed until 5:55 :)
   

8 things I look forward to:

1. The end of spud harvest so I get my husband back
2. Graduating in April so I can be finished with school (for now)
3. Getting knocked up some day
4. Becoming a mommy
5. Getting my house clean
6. Ironing ALL of Jaren's white church shirts
7. Building a home someday
8. Shopping next weekend (and the meet and greet!)

8 things on my wish list

1. Clean my WHOLE house!
2. Black dressy coat
3. New jeans
4. New sneakers
5. New heels
6. I wish for Jaren to come home for dinner
7. I also wish to be able to sleep in till 8 one of these mornings
8. I wish that at least one of my (4) blog entries get into that blog book.

Tagging 8 people (woah.. here goes)

1. Nathan and Stephanie (whoever wants to do it can)
2. Amanda Boyce
3. Emily Kinghorn
4. Jessica
5. Tamn (think she'll do it?)
6. Ash
7. Jen
8. Victoria (Happy Birthday! Again :)
   

Tag, More About Me!

I could care less that I have a dbl. chin in this picture. This is my niece, Claire. I want one just like her, wonder if I can pre order one now. (read the rest of the blog to find out why I chose this picture)

Post these rules on your blog. List: 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 regrets, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 facts about yourself.
Tag 3 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog!

I've been tagged by Jacque, thanks!

JOYS...
1. When Jaren comes home, especially when he comes home early (like 6 or 7)

2. Just completing my star(idea from amy) I didn't think I could make pretty, and I think it's pretty.

3. Having a home. I love being here and any break I get in school where there is enough time to run home in between classes (because I live 20 min out of town) I will.

FEARS...
1. Something bad happening to Jaren. If I watch a scary movie (or am just in a sad mood) where a husband was taken or something, I'll cry and cry and then Jaren comes home to find me in pieces and I tell him, very sternly, "Don't die. You are NOT allowed to die until I die."

2. Any of my family getting into severe car accidents and leaving this world before I say so(cause I'm boss).

3. Someone breaking into our home when Jaren isn't home. I live in the boonies, and who is going to hear me scream? Jaren thinks I'm crazy... but I don't.

GOALS...
1. To start exercising regularly again and try a diet (why not?)

2. To do well in School and not let myself get overly stressed out (because I do that a lot).

3. To have a baby sometime next year, preferably before December. Brrr, it is SO cold here.

REGRETS...
1. Not taking more credits when I was single so I could be done with school by now and wouldn't have to wait to get pregnant (I'm super baby hungry, can you tell?)

2. That I stopped running when I moved back to Rexburg from Utah.. it's never been the same since.

3. That I went to that dentist that took my one cavity and found 9. Maybe someday I'll tell that horrific story.

OBSESSIONS...
1. Blogging. It's a disease. (I can't get enough!)

2. Babies and pregnant women. Really... I envy them. Some of you may roll your eyes, but I want to be a mommy really bad and I know that I have to wait just a bit longer till it's the best time for both Jaren and I. But that wont stop me from wanting(and crying daily over how badly I want to be done with school and be a mom. It's true... now everyone knows me a little better).

3. Clothes. I look and look online all the time. I'm saving for my trip to Utah in a few weeks where I can buy a few much wanted things. Oh and shoes, I'm very very obsessed with those as well.

Facts about me...
1. I love to cook and bake. I just wont do it unless I have time (and there's not a lot of that with school) and unless Jaren comes home before 7(which doesn't happen until after about mid October).

2. I am a people person. I love to be around people, I love to meet new people. I want some friends that are close that don't mind that I live out here in the sand that like to hang out. Since I've lived out here I have felt quite lonely for friends. It' s something Jaren tries to understand because he grew up here, he has his friends he likes to hang out with. I lost all of mine throughout the years and moving out here. So... if your from Rexburg (and will be here forever, I'd like to make forever friends, here)(and almost basically friendless like me) and want to do something, please let me know.

3. I eat brownie batter. I love it(better than actual brownies). It happens about once every 3 months around the time I start my new 28 day cycle. It's just so good. I'll make it, and just sit with the bowl on the couch in front of the TV and eat and eat. Then when it's gross and makes me feel sick I cook it and eat the brownie's the next day. In fact, all day today I have been wanting brownie batter rather badly. Last time I did this was.... probably April or May and I couldn't find any brownie mix!! I about had a conniption until I realized I had a jar with all the dry brownie ingredients all pretty in waves sitting on my counter. Thank you Vicki for taking me to your Relief Society enrichment dealy where we made these. Because in about an hour I'm going to make it and add my own chocolate chips and eat it. Oh, after I borrow the egg (because it needs 3 and I only have 2) from my MIL down the road.

I tag:
1. MARY! (Because I know she LIKES it!)
2. Jillene (Because I'd like to know more about her and I think she's the only other blogarific BFF that doesn't mind being tagged... or am I wrong?)
3. Chelsi (my BFF from high school)

P.S. I got my hair cut yesterday and I let her try more higher layers because for those of you who don't know, I recently recieved a DRAMATIC hair cut and Ive been getting used to it. Trying to decide if I want to grow it out again or keep it short. Well.... I hate this. I'm going to have them cut another inch off because I think I look like a wet dog. Then I think I might have decided to grow it long again.

P.S. Thanks to everyone who commented on my last post. I know it was a touchy subject for some, but I value everyone's opinion and I hope to post some more blogs that will bring some pretty good discussion later

Taggedy Tag Tag

I've been tagged. This one seemed a bit fun and easy.

Here are the rules: Write five things about yourself that nobody knows or that is unique to you. Then tag five of your friends.

1.) I actually get a bit angry when people don't use their blinkers. I mean, your turning, right? Or changing lanes? I need to know about it!!!

2.) My husband owns a sports car and I have never been behind the wheel. Sad, I know. He keeps saying I can drive it but he never get's around to it... yeah right. It's his baby.

3.) When I was a Sr. in high school I was voted 'Best Eyes', 'Most Athletic' and 'Strongest'. Unfortunately you could only technically win one, I ended up with 'Best Eyes' which I also got in 8th grade. I felt so special!

4.) I'm horribly afraid of the dark. When we go to bed at night I have to just close my eyes and keep them closed or I get scared. I think I see shadows if I open them and then I scare myself and I know it's all in my imagination... I know, I'm crazy.

5.) I used to lift weights. I was able to bench 145 when I weighed 120 pounds. I won a bench press competition my freshman year in college and got a gift certificate to Johnny Corino's. I was strong, but still looked like a girl. Now I think I have fat arms and I know it's because I did not keep up my weight lifting habit. I only need to lift a little a few times a week and it would go away... I just lack the motivation.

Here are 5 things about Jaren. I got what he wanted listed from him, but I wrote it.

1.) Jaren loves history. He's thinking about getting his master's and one of his options is History. If he were to ever not farm he thinks he would like to teach History.

2.) When Jaren was a little boy his dad made farm equipment for him. Mineature sized everything. All welded together and painted the appropraite colors. Tractors, Circles, Potato digger, potato piler, and other equipment. I've seen them and it's quite amazing. Jaren would set up his farm in the back yard in the dirt and farm it. I wish his mom had pictures... she might, I don't know.

3.) He likes to mow the lawn. (he talks to himself while doing it. I find it rather cute. I'll just watch him from the window while he has a conversation with himself. I'm glad he can get his frustrations out; he comes in the house quite content :)

4.) Doesn't like to get dirty. But he farms..... When I first met him, I didn't believe he did anything. I honestly thought he just rode around in his pick up all day and pushed buttons (sometimes it seems that way... lol) because he was so clean. My dad's hands are permanently stained dark because of all the grease he has gotten on them. Jaren is the cleanest farmer I've ever met.

5.) He does not like college kids in his town. He grew up here in Rexburg and said it was just great when the college was just little and only a 2 year university and now it drives him nuts. I noticed this when we were dating that he'd make smart comments about the college kids. I'd always say, "but I'm a college kid." He'd tell me that I'm not stupid like them.

Uhhhh.... I tag anyone who thinks this would be a fun post to do.