Happiness

Would you like a smile?
Watch this music video. It makes me smile all the time. There isn’t anything super special about it, except for the fact that it’s completely danceable and singable.

So far my Monday has been fantastical. Sleeping in with Josh has pretty much been the highlight of the day. He didn’t have to work until 2 … so needless to say there was lots of t.v. show watching, and move planning while laying around in our PJ’s. :o)

I hope that everybody’s weekend was great, too! We went to my hometown to see a movie and visit my dad! It was pretty amazing. No pictures … :o( Well, I got two, but Josh was starting to freeze to death because it was cold outside. Sad.

Now time to clean and get ready for tomorrow … which is the big purge day. We are going through all of our boxes and clothes and getting rid of allllllll the stuff we don’t want to take to Utah in a few months! Yay!

HAPPY FRIDAY!

I actually forgot that I even had a blog … weird.

I hope that everybody’s week was as fantastical as mine!

10 things that made me smile this week

1. Getting a 98 on the math test I took a couple of weeks ago
2. Discovering Pandora. I know, I am so behind on the times haha
3. The season finale of The Walking Dead! WHAT IS GOING ON?! So good!
4. Spring Break!!!!
5. My husband dancing around to the Killers “Somebody Told Me”
6. SUNSHINE!
7. Watching Katy Perry and Taylor Swift music videos with Josh.
8. Josh lip syncing to said music videos
9. Talking to my mom
10. SEEING THE HUNGER GAMES MOVIE! {I will actually see it tomorrow … but knowing I am seeing to tomorrow has made me smile}

Have a great weekend! :D

What?

Today … I woke up to snow. AGAIN! What is going on here?! It’s not usually like this in good ol’ Washington. Rain in March … heck yes. Snow in March … heck no! It usually rains from February until July 4th, and then we have sun for a couple of months, and then it’s back to rain, then some snow {if we are lucky :o)} and then lots of rain. This much snow is a little weird.

I ran some errands today like dropping off some things for my parents and getting my oil changed. Dropping off stuff for my parents took less time than I expected it to … it actually took my longer to drive there than to actually get everything figured out and dropped off. So funny. Then my oil change took almost 2 HOURS! I can only wander around Wal-Mart for so long! Oh well, I got some yummy fruit snacks and Subway today. I had to treat myself for being stuck at Wal-Mart for so long.

Josh and I bought tickets for The Hunger Games! :D We are seeing it on Saturday in Gig Harbor at the super nice theater. It’s going to be so great. Then we get to visit my daddy-o. He is moving next weekend! He decided to stay in Gig Harbor, and that makes me feel a little happier about the whole situation. Whew.

Anyways, that’s it. I am excited for tomorrow. Lots of good things made me smile this week, and I can’t wait to share them!

Oh… I just had to say, I really like Katy Perry’s new song … and video. So I posted it for your enjoyment. :o)

It’s done!

Winter quarter is finally finished. One final yesterday, and two finals today. I am so glad to be able to sleep in tomorrow.
I am so thankful that Josh is super patient with me, and that he was really understanding through all of my stress freak-outs. He’s the best.

I will probably post more tomorrow. Tonight I am going to go to bed early and tomorrow I am going to wake up late. Hooray!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

I hope that everybody’s week has been so fantastical! Mine was pretty great, I wont lie. Here are some things that made me smile this week.

10 things that made me smile

1. Playing with my littles today. They make me so happy.
2. Rocking little boy to sleep because he just can’t go to bed without sobbing. It’s frustrating and a little heartbreaking all at once.
3. This was my last full week of classes … next week is finals. Why does that make me smile? Well, spring break of course!
4. Friends re-runs on Nick at night. Hilarious because Nick at Night used to be I dream of Genie and Bewitched and the Cosby Show.
5. Realizing that March 23rd is next Friday. If you don’t know what that means, I have two words. Hunger.Games.
6. Finding a new show! Grimm! It’s so awesome.
7. Lunch with my sister-in-law Heather. So good.
8. Red BOBS.
9. Not having my english class for three days straight. That extra hour of sleep was so great.
10. I GOT A JOB! I am now an employee at Ross {ya know… if my background check comes back clean}

HAVE  GREAT WEEKEND, EVERYBODY! Mine will be spent sleeping and working on my research paper. Yay me!

I had a link to this video last week, but I just wanted everybody to see it. I love it so much. It really makes me smile.
And reminds me of when I met my husband … like how I felt. None of this actually happened when I met Josh.

Oh, the places you’ll go

I took my sister-in-law out to lunch today. We haven’t chatted in a really long time. She is so feisty, and a very snuggly red-head. She has such a tender heart, and I truly just love her to pieces.
It was so nice to talk to her about boys, about life, about moving, about family, and about the Church. She has so much knowledge about things … and I didn’t even know that she knew so much. It was nice getting a new perspective on everything.

It made me think how sad/excited/anxious I am to move away from my family. I am going to miss my dad more than anything, and it makes me so sad to know that he will be here all by himself. At the same time, though, I am excited to start a new adventure with my husband. We will be able to experience new things and grow together as a couple without having our immediate families close by {minus the fact that sister Chelso, and brother Sam + his wife will be in Provo}. It’s going to be nice being grown-up again and living on our own. I am soooo anxious to move because now I am going to have to get out of my comfort zone and talk to new people. I used to be miss social butterfly, but Josh likes to stay home and hang out with me, and as a result we don’t get out much … and it’s hard to make new friends. I am so nervous for Josh because he has a hard time coming out of his shell and meeting new people.

We are excited to move, though. To start a new chapter in our lives. It’s going to be so great.

 

I found this song. And then I realized that one of my lovely sisters-in-law loves this song by One Direction … and LOVES Boyce Avenue even more.

winter weather

I woke up today to this:

:o) I hope that everybody has had an enjoyable day! Josh and I are going to hang out, watch our show, and work on my paper. Yeah. The both of us. He has so graciously offered his assistance with this paper, and I am so, so, so happy.

Monday, Monday, Monday

It came way too soon. Lucky for me I didn’t have my English class this morning, so I got to sleep in a whole extra hour! Woohoo! Couldn’t have come at a better time either. Daylight Savings kicked my booty yesterday, and I could not even focus during church. Ugh.

Josh and I didn’t do anything this weekend. I watched my littles on Saturday {and they were crazy … in case you were wondering}. I love them so much, though. They make my heart smile most of the time. I also bought some new shoes. They are the “SO” brand of TOMS. They are super comfy, and they were only 20 bucks instead of 60. Really made my night.

Sunday was spent hanging out with my dad eating pizza and cleaning out the garage of food he didn’t want, or couldn’t take with him to his new place. He has decided to stay in Gig Harbor, but he is going to take his motor home out for a spin to see how it works. I told him he could drive to Utah and visit me! He probably will, and that makes me so happy.
We also watched a movie. Tower Heist. Definitely not a Sunday appropriate movie, but it made us laugh and that is really important right now.

I probably should have worked on my research paper … but I really couldn’t muster up the energy. It is due next Tuesday. I am actually going to work on that pretty soon, but I have zero energy. I truly dislike research papers. Oh well. This is the last full week of classes, and I have only one day of finals next week and then I have a week and a half to get ready for next quarter, and clean out alllllll the garbage that we are not taking with us to Utah.
I am really excited. :D

Have a great Monday!!!!!!

HAPPY FRIDAY!

This has been a rough week, but I am so grateful for all the wonderful things that happened this week!

10 things that made me smile this week

1. Getting an A on my most recent English paper. It feels so good to accomplish these papers.
2. Josh being so willing to help me with my research paper.
3. Receiving a “venting” email from my brothers wife. I loved it.
4. Josh buying me Girl Scout Cookies and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream because he loves me.
5. Extra credit in a class. I love it. Especially when it brings up my grade by 3.5 % :D
6. This video and this video. So good to me.
7. Pre-ordering Heaven Is Here. I am really excited to read it.
8. Snuggling in my bed with my kitty.
9. Reading my scriptures.
10. The sunshine.

I hope that everybody has a great weekend! I am looking forward to hanging out with little boy and little girl on Saturday while their parents go to the Temple. It’s going to be such a great day! And on Sunday I get to hang out with my daddy. :o)

Just hanging out with Kimiko in my bed

Yeah…

So, Josh and I are already starting to go through all of our … er … things … and make piles of stuff we don’t need.

I should just say that I didn’t realize how many things we had until we didn’t use them for over a year.
We are really getting excited to move. :o)

The most wonderful time of the year…

And it’s not Christmas.

Josh is so wonderful to me. He knows how much I love Girl Scout Cookies. I love them more than life! So naturally, I have already eaten half of a box of thin mints. :o) I am saving my wonderful box of Samoas for last.
Josh also bought me two flavors of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. Strawberry Cheesecake and Red Velvet.
I love that man.

I pre-ordered a book today!!!!!!! I am so excited, and even more excited because I was able to order it for my Kindle Fire! I would have ordered the book anyways, even if it wasn’t available for the Kindle. I am really so excited to read it. Click here to pre-order it, too! I’m sure you wont be sorry. To read more about the lovely lady who wrote the book click here!

Have a great day! I am feeling so much better today. I am just loving life.

Moving

It seems like everybody is moving these days.

My mom moved to Idaho.
My sister moved to Yakima.
I am moving to Utah.
And now my daddy is going to live and travel in his motor home.

February was a difficult month. My mom was given that job in Idaho, and she took it. She moved two weeks ago, and is enjoying it there. I miss my mom a lot, and I wish that she was closer. I also know that my mom did what she felt she needed to do to have a better life. I just wish that my parents were able to work it out.

My dad has always been a gruff person. I have only ever seen my dad cry once in my life, and that was when I was fifteen and we found out that my mother had breast cancer. I remember him crying, his head on my mother’s lap repeating over and over again, “what are we going to do?” Seeing that made my heart break.
Last night, my dad called me just to talk. It was really great until he started to cry and tell me how much he misses my mom. How lonely he feels. How much he wishes that things could change. He wants her back, and he hates being all alone. He told me of his plans to move, he said he can’t stay in Gig Harbor anymore {understandably}, and he wants to go down to California where it’s warm. He also mentioned something about possibly traveling the United States, which would be really awesome.
I am feeling so sad today. I wish that there was something I could do to help my dad. It also makes me have second thoughts about moving because I don’t want my dad to be all alone here. The thought of it is breaking my heart all over again.

I am now starting to understand why children are told that their parents being separated or divorced is not their fault. Even though I am in my twenties, I can’t help but feel like maybe I could have done something to prevent my parents from separating. Maybe if I had tried harder to keep them together, this wouldn’t have happened. I know that I can’t think that way because I am an adult … but it doesn’t stop me from thinking those thoughts. It’s a weird feeling to have going through my mind, but it’s there. I hope that it goes away soon.

This is my sad little story today.
I am going to watch some shows and snuggle my obese cat. She makes me smile. So does my other non-obese cat. :o)

How was your weekend?

I am so sorry that I was the worst blogger on the face of the earth last week. I was still recovering from my cold, and I fell asleep at 8 every night. :o)
I am ALL better, though! Now Josh has the cold … and I feel so sad for him!

I worked at the fairgrounds on Saturday … the Sewing and Stitching Expo. I met this lovely lady, and she was so sweet. She came through my line at the food booth and I instantly wanted to snuggle her. Her style is amazing – just go to her blog! You wont be sorry, she is fantastic. I started following her Saturday night almost the minute I got home from working.
I also got to babysit my favorite children! They rock my world. We at cereal and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for dinner. We watched a lot of TV, and they actually went to bed when they were told!
Little boy had a peed in pull up in his room that he hid from his mom, but he wouldn’t throw it away. He told me “my dad said that we are not allowed to throw away diapers.” I laughed a lot. Then he asked me to rub his back, but I told him I couldn’t until he threw away his pull up. It was a struggle, and I finally had to just walk out and tell him that I couldn’t do anything for him until his pull up was thrown away. He finally threw it away, thank goodness, and fell asleep about 20 minutes later. Hallelujah. He has the hardest time falling asleep.

Josh is almost all healed from his accident! His wrist doesn’t hurt quite as bad, his elbow is back to normal, and his finger only hurts when he hits it against something. Yay! That makes me really happy. Josh, too.

There is nothing better than snuggling with my obese cat, and watching YouTube videos. Usually she doesn’t like music, and she actually tries to cover her ears when music is playing. Today, though, she is enjoying our music video watching / listening.
She particularly likes this one:
thank you sister for posting it on your blog, because now little kimiko can’t get enough of it.

p.s. I love Justin Bieber.

Nothing Better Than a Monday

I am really feeling the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s today.

I seriously love this song. So much.

Have a great rest of your day! I am off to take a math test.