Angela & Keith

Bigger.

2012-02-02T19:09:00.001-06:00

How far along? 18 Weeks? (Unofficially)

Maternity clothes? My mom bought me some shirts last week. They're still a little big for now. I need to wear my normal clothes while I still can, anyway!

Stretch marks? Nope.

Sleep: I've read that I shouldn't sleep on my back, but I still do. It's still more comfortable than on my sides...

Best moment this week: I got a haircut today to help me feel less frumpy. And I got a discount! YES.

Miss Anything? My clear skin. These hormones have me breaking out like crazy. But I got a new face wash that seems to be helping a lot.

Movement: Yes! A lot now. Still not sure if it's the baby or my imagination, though. :)

Food cravings: None recently, really.

Anything making you queasy or sick: My vitamins, still.

Have you started to show yet: It's becoming more and more obvious.

Gender: Still thinking it's a boy. We call it "He" when talking about it..

Labor Signs: No, thank you.

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! But kinda sad in the past few days (work stuff).

Looking forward to: My first appointment next Thursday!

So today I came up with a name for a boy: Douglas. Here's why: First of all, it's a family name on Keith's side. It's his grandpas name. Second, we can call him Doug for short and then say things like "Thanks for the invite. Can we bring our Doug?" and "Our Doug has learned a new trick! He can roll over now." IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE "DOG."

Keith and I were in the car talking about this and I was cracking up. He doesn't like the name for our child, though. :(

Pregnancy So Far

2012-01-30T19:31:00.002-06:00

Here's the story so far.

November 6th, 2011 - I was concerned because of my late-ness, so I had my mom go to Walgreens to get me a pregnancy test. I had her go because I didn't want to stress Keith out. He was aware that I was late, but wasn't concerned and I didn't show my concern in order to keep him calm. I took the test so that if it was positive, I could just know, and if it was negative, I could stop stressing. Well, within 20 seconds of taking the test, the word "pregnant" showed up. My first response was shock. After all, we were not planning or preparing for it. I then started crying and kinda taking it all in making sure I wasn't dreaming. I was SO scared (still am, by the way!). I told my mom first, and after a couple minutes and wiping away the tears, got the guts to go tell Keith. I took him to our bedroom to tell him, and when I did, he was SO sweet about it. I was expecting him to be a little shocked, but he was happy and excited and that took a lot of the edge off of me. I felt so much better knowing he was so happy. His excitement turned my fear into excitement. I have such an awesome husband. :)

The next couple of days were hard to keep a secret from friends at work and from our family. We wanted to go to his parents house that night to tell them all, but we waited until the next day. I then told my side of the family on our facebook group, and then leaked it to some friends as the weeks went by. I told my bosses when I was about 12 weeks pregnant.

I set up a doctors appointment for December 26th even though I still didn't have insurance. I wanted to make sure everything was fine and dandy, and maybe hear a heartbeat! Keith and I both got the time off of work to go, and we were really excited. When we got to the doctor's office, the nurse behind the counter looked at us funny and asked why we were there. "...I have an appointment" I said. She came back later and told us that the doctor was on vacation. She said "We tried to call you, but we didn't have your phone number..." Yeeeeahhhh right. We left that place very disappointed. We tried calling to make an appointment for the same day somewhere else, but all the doctors were on vacation. So we waited until we got back from vacation to schedule another (Feb 9th).

So far I haven't had much morning sickness. I've had nausea in the mornings but only threw up once. In December with all the celebrations it was hard because all the food that was presented to me just didn't appeal to me. I think I lost a few pounds. Other than the nausea, it's been a pretty easy pregnancy so far. I was afraid I would at least be an emotional mess, but I've been quite pleasant! Keith has been great to me, also. Even though I'm still perfectly capable to do things, he wants to do them for me. He makes me feel beautiful when I'm feeling fat and ugly. I love him!

I'm fascinated by pregnancy. I've always wanted to know what it feels like. So I've been giving the girls at work a play by play description of how everything feels, and what I'm thinking about. They think it's funny. I think it's great that my coworkers are so excited for me, too. They buy me baby toys and one of my managers bought me a "what to expect when you're expecting" book. This baby is already loved by so many people! That makes me happy.

I've been feeling the baby move a lot lately, which is really neat. Since I haven't been to the doctor, I was always worrying about whether the baby was still in there or not. I took pregnancy tests to make sure I was still pregnant, and that was really the only validation I ever got. Now I just feel the baby move and it reassures me. This is a recent thing. I felt the first movement a couple weeks ago, but now I feel it everyday.

Keith and I are really excited to have an ultrasound soon to see what the baby looks like. I just wanna make sure it looks human and that it's healthy and all that. We'll also be able to see whether it's a boy or a girl so that I can return some baby clothes that I've bought (I bought for both sexes. haha).

Anyway, that's my baby story so far. :)

16 weeks?

2012-01-20T22:27:00.002-06:00

How far along? 16 Weeks? (Unofficially)

Maternity clothes? Nope, but very tempted to buy some. They look comfy.

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: I didn't sleep well on vacation, but now I'm good. I go to bed WAY early now though. I get sleepy at 8:00 these days.

Best moment this week: Finally scheduling a doctors appointment!

Miss Anything? My flexibility. I can't really sit up quickly anymore.

Movement: I thought I felt a little something 2 days ago. It felt like something adjusting. I couldn't tell what it was.

Food cravings: Hot dogs tonight.

Anything making you queasy or sick: My vitamins.

Have you started to show yet: Yes. Either that or I am bloated like crazy.

Gender: I'm 80% sure it's a boy.

Labor Signs: No, thank you.

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On (and still a bit loose thanks to the cold.)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Finding out the sex in a couple weeks hopefully!

Babymoon to Disney World

2012-01-18T20:03:00.000-06:00

It was so much fun! We have missed that place.
We stayed on property the whole time which was new for us. We loved the free transportation that came with it! It was a stress-free trip.

We started out the first day there at Hollywood Studios to see the Festival of Dancing Lights. We got there on the last day they were doing it. It was cool to see all the Christmas decorations still up everywhere. They took them down as the week passed.
At HS we met up with our good friend, Josh. It was a nice reunion! After we played at the park, Josh was nice enough to take us to Wallgreens to get some things we forgot at home. haha

The next day was Keith's birthday! We went to Epcot for lunch at the Nine Dragons restaurant in China. We then met up with Josh and walked to the Boardwalk. The Disney ID I had was going to expire in a couple days so I needed to get it done asap and my managers would help me. While I was there I saw my favorite manager, Alliette. She was happy to see me. The new manager there said that since I was there he would like me to take some training courses on the computer. I ended up doing one course but it was only because they were yanking my chain about it. After that, I left to hang out with Keith who was patiently waiting for me outside. It was weird that they had me do that after I told them I was on VACATION. haha anyway, whatever it takes to get them off my case I guess.
We went to Epcot again and ran into a bunch of Keith's old managers. It was fun to see Keith so excited to be home.
After Epcot we went to the Magic Kingdom to watch the castle show and fireworks.

On Monday I woke up really early in order to get to Access Control (the place that issues ID cards). I went without Keith so he could sleep in. I had to take the bus to the Magic Kingdom and when I got there the plan was to somehow enter the underground tunnels to get to another bus that would take me to access control. When I got to the MK gates, my ID was not allowing me into the park. I told the ticket taker lady my situation and her manager let me in "to be nice". The park had not yet been officially opened so I had to wait outside and watch the opening ceremony. I was not expecting that. I had never seen it and always wanted to see it. It was so magical! Then the rope dropped and everybody ran into the park! I saw what Mainstreet USA looks like with no one on it during the day, and they had the horse-drawn trolleys out! Again, I had never seen those in real life. I had to stop and take that all in. I shed a happy tear, and went on my way.
I went to guest relations to see if someone there could help me into the tunnels. I told the cast member behind the counter what the situation was, and he said "I'll do you one better." He had another cast member DRIVE me to Access Control. AMAZING. I would have had to have walked a long way, and I don't know my way around the tunnels. I was so appreciative of that. That's when I said on Facebook that Disney is awesome because they take great care of their CMs. My mom thinks it's because I'm a cute little lady that they did that for me, though. lol
I got my ID just fine, and everything went smoothly. Phew! I was having nightmares about it months before I left.
The rest of the week we spent hanging out at whatever park we felt like, watching shows and riding kiddie rides. It was so much fun though. I'm so grateful for Keith. He didn't even ask to ride a crazy ride while we were there. He just wouldn't think of it. I was the one saying "Can we ride that?" and he would say "Absolutely not." And he never showed any sadness for that. We did ride Big Thunder Mountain, because I insisted I would be fine. Keith was a nervous nelly the whole time though. He's such a sweet guy.
On Friday Keith's friend Wes came to visit, and they rode all the crazy rides that day. I mostly walked around gift shops and took pictures of things. It was a sad day, but I kept cool because, hey, I was at Disney World. There was no need to be depressed. :)

I'm very glad for this trip. We got to experience all kinds of things we had never done, and we got to do it one last time as a couple. The next time we go, we'll have a stroller and all kinds of bulkiness to carry around. Fun!

My first belly picture...

2011-12-31T20:39:00.000-06:00

How far along? 14 Weeks? (Unofficially)

Maternity clothes? Nope

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: It's awesome when I get it.

Best moment this week: Second Trimester!

Miss Anything? Roller Coasters.

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Fruit

Anything making you queasy or sick: Chicken, and dirty laundry.

Have you started to show yet: A little... I think? I'm in denial. It just seems like fat or a lot of food in my belly.

Gender: I think it's a boy.

Labor Signs: No, thank you.

Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On (and a bit loose thanks to the cold.)
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Taking our baby to Disney World next week!

We've been keeping a secret...

2011-12-28T11:13:00.001-06:00

I think it's safe to tell now though.

(preggers)

That's right! We're going to have a wee baby! I'm about 3 months along now. (Due late June or Early July)

We still haven't been to the doctor yet. I don't have insurance until February, so for now, we're just reading the signs. I've been super tired and nauseated for the past 2 months, but it's starting to go away now. I was supposed to go the doctor on Monday, but they cancelled on me when I got there! To get validation that the baby was in there still, I took this pregnancy test and took a picture this time.

We're incredibly scared and excited all at the same time.

Christmas Festivities

2011-12-26T20:42:00.002-06:00

Christmas this year was nice. We had both our families close by so we spent time with both. On Christmas Eve I worked, but after work Keith and I went to visit my brother and sister in law - Mike and Megan. We ate lasagna, opened presents and enjoyed each others' company.

On Christmas morning Keith and I went to church. I was kinda unhappy about waking up so early, but it was totally worth it. We listened to some great talks, and sang Christmas Hymns. After church Keith and I caught up with some friends visiting the ward, including Eric and Kim Dudley (who are expecting a baby now!). It was a nice Christmas morning.

After church Keith and I got ready to go to his parents house. Everyone was all dressed up and we all looked so classy! We took some family pictures opened presents like that, and then we changed into our pajamas and played games. We also got to watch some of their old home videos and that was a riot! The ones we watched were from when Keith was a teenager, so we didn't see much of him, but it was fun to watch the kids when they were little. lol

When I was looking at the second picture tonight, I realized that we had a similar picture taken a long time ago.

April 2006

Look how young we are! Crazy.

Another year older.

2011-12-21T22:35:00.000-06:00

My birthday was the 13th. I did most of my celebrating on the weekend before though. On Friday, Keith's family had dinner celebration for all the people who have birthdays on the last half of the year. Keith's grandmother (Nana) took us all to the Olive Garden. On Sunday we had a birthday party for Nana and I at Keith's family's house. Nana's birthday is the 12th, so we shared the celebration.

On the 12th Keith took me to the Hard Rock Cafe downtown (just like old times) and we had an enormous amount of food. It was kinda sad though, because they are remodeling the Hard Rock so we weren't able to sit in our normal spot (or even recognize it!). I had been working all day, so I was pretty tired and just wanted to go home and relax.

I had to work on my birthday, which was a huge bummer, but it wasn't a terrible day. I got to sleep in, and when I woke up, I woke up to this bad boy:

So far, I love it. It's super fast and it's got a webcam built in! I have an external webcam for my old one, so this is exciting to me. My old laptop is falling apart. It's 6 years old. The screen is falling off and it started leaking! No bueno. So Keith let me get a new computer. It's beautiful. I'm using it right now!

Keith's New Jobby

2011-12-07T00:35:00.001-06:00

Keith has a job now! He works with me at Hobby Lobby! hahaha we're back to where we started.
Last week my boss was talking to me before I left to go home and asked me what Keith was up to these days (Keith had introduced himself a couple of months earlier and mentioned he might need a job if things don't work out with the job he was with). I said "nothing" and he asked if Keith wanted to work in the home accents department. I laughed and said "no, I don't think he would like that".
You see, that's the department I was working in before I quit the first time, so he knows what it's like to work with the lady who works there. I told this to my boss, but said I would ask him anyway.
As I was leaving the building, Keith was there to greet me. So I had him talk to my boss and Keith left him with an "I'll think about it".
The next morning he was working there. It was super quick! We had talked about it the night before, and decided that if anything, it was a great temporary job. My boss was so desperate for him to work there that he told him he could stay until something else came along. Also, he's full time. It's kind of a big deal.
So far it's been weird seeing him around work, but it's kinda like how it was when we first got married and worked together. It's fun.

We're pretty excited about something else...

We're going to Disney World next month! Yayayayayaa!!

After the Christmas season I'll definitely need a break from work, and Disney World makes me sooooooo happy! It pretty much gets me through hard days already. Just knowing that in a month we'll be there. Ahh...

We were going to go on a Disney Cruise, but I was too late in deciding and getting time cleared, that I missed that opportunity. So now we're just going to hang out at Disney World for a week and just take it easy. Maybe next year we'll go on a cruise.

We're still planning on moving back to Florida. It will probably be by the end of next year. At least that's the plan for now. We'll see if things change...

A whole month?

2011-11-16T22:52:00.001-06:00

I am SLACKIN'.

I wish I had exciting things to talk about. Keith and I work work work. My new position is working out fine. I'm really liking the responsibilities and influence I have. I'm getting a lot of praise from the boss, so I'm feeling pretty good. Next week is the official start to the Christmas shopping section, so I'm preparing emotionally for that.

Keith has been applying for jobs around town, but no luck yet. He's hoping to work at a hotel somewhere close so he can get experience in the tourism field. Hopefully he'll find something soon.

We're planning on going to Disney World in January, so that has us excited. This time I won't be going there to work. It's going to be strictly FUN ONLY. That won't be hard. We miss that place.

I put our Christmas decorations up! I got myself a little tree from Garden Ridge and decorated it with tiny little ornaments. It's super cute. Maybe I'll take a picture and post it later.

Promoted

2011-10-16T22:06:00.001-05:00

For the past couple of months at Hobby Lobby I've been trying to get a full time position. I finally got it! I'm the new Customer Service Manager. Hooray!

The CSM before me, Jessica, was a really sweet girl, and to be honest, seeing her stress out about her job had me stressed out. When she told me she was moving, I knew I would be asked to replace her. Sure enough, I was. I was really excited at first. My boss asked me if I wanted the position and I was like HECK yes. But then I started watching Jessica to see how things went for her, and it scared me. She hated her job. The week she left I was feeling the pressure to make a decision. On Monday night I was sick to my stomach thinking about it, and I had a hard time falling asleep. When I finally went to sleep, I was dreaming about how stressed out I was. I was seriously considering turning the job down.

The next morning I went to work 20 minutes early to talk to my boss about it. First of all, my boss is incredibly intimidating. He is scary to a lot of us who work at HL. I get along with him well, but it was still a little scary to talk to him about it. I am so afraid of letting people down. Anyway, I built up the courage to go talk to him and I told him about how stressed I was and I started CRYING to him about it. I'm sure he thought I was crazy. He was completely understanding though. He told me not to worry about it, and that I didn't HAVE to take the job now, or ever. He talked me down, and I decided to give it more thought.

I was off and on about the whole thing for days, but finally I decided that I would take it. It's a $4 pay raise with benefits. Plus, I'm not the same person as Jess, and even though she hated her job, doesn't mean I would too. So I'm giving it a shot.

I'm pretty excited. I even went out and bought some more professional styled clothes. lol

So far I've been CSM for 3 days, and so far so good. I'm kinda liking it! I'm sure I'll enjoy the paycheck I get next week, as well. lol. We'll see how things go in the next couple of weeks. I may not have the same attitude around Christmas time. :)

boooring...

2011-09-13T23:22:00.002-05:00

I really wish I had exciting things to talk about these days. Here's the highlights of our life since the last post.

-We worked a lot

-We hung out at Keith's parents house a lot.

-Nooni's birthday was on the 9th. I bought her a toy with catnip, and it was destroyed before we woke up the next morning.

-I went grocery shopping!

-We started watching Modern Family from the beginning.

- I went to the Parade of homes with the Lindsey ladies.

Are you at the edge of your seat?!

I think we need something to liven things up...

Photography Blog?

2011-08-20T23:35:00.001-05:00

I'm giving this photography blog a shot, at least until I have a website.

Check it out here. :)

August - So far.

2011-08-15T14:25:00.003-05:00

My mom is back from her mission now! So we're living with her.

Keith and I had our 3 year anniversary last week. I got the day off and we slept in. We got a call from the scripture shop that morning. There was a guy who wanted a bigger size of a temple picture we had, so we were scrambling around town putting that together for him. It's so fun!

For our date we went to see Rise of the Planet of the Apes at the Alamo Draft House. It was pretty good! It scared me a little, but I like to be scared, so it was okay. After the movie we headed downtown to walk on the riverwalk and we had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. It was our first time back there since we moved 2 years ago. It was nice to walk around with my man and think about how the 3 years have gone. We're excited for our fourth year and what it may bring.

My niece's birthday was on the same day, and there was a party for her on Saturday. Then this past weekend was my brothers' birthday and there was a party for that. Yesterday was my mom's birthday and we had a party for her! It's been a pretty eventful month so far.

Later this week Steve and Rakel are moving to San Antonio, so I'm sure the rest of the month will be busy!

Time for an update!

2011-07-29T21:19:00.005-05:00

We're all set up in our place. It took a while for our bedroom to be ready to move in. I went to Walmart after I got back from girls camp to buy painting supplies. I did a little bit each day so that it wouldn't be overwhelming. I primed the room before I even bought the paint because I wasn't sure which color to buy. When I finally decided I got it home and tried it on the walls. It wasn't exactly what I hoped it would be, but I painted the whole room anyway. I was still a bit worried, but decided to wait for it to dry and see what it looked like. I wanted a light purple-y grey, but instead it was pastel pink/purple!! It was awful. I was debating whether I should just live with it, or change it. I decided I didn't want to live in a little girls room, so I bought different paint! It was more expensive, but it was worth it! I think it looks great. I LOVE it.

I'll add pictures later.

I started at Hobby Lobby last week. It's pretty much the same as it used to be. I miss the HL in Orem though. It was managed way more efficiently! My co-workers are nice so far. I know about half of them already, so I'm accepted into the group already. It's kinda nice to be back.

Before I left for girls camp, I took some pictures of the San Antonio temple. I got them printed and framed, and now they're on sale at the LDS bookstore next door to the temple! It's so exciting. Two days after we put the display up, one sold! I'm excited. :) Keith and I have made it into a business! We have a bunch of pictures in the bookstore in frames, and we're in the process of setting up the matted prints to sell. It's been fun. I'm excited to take more pictures.

Here are the favorites.

Girls Camp

2011-07-10T16:29:00.002-05:00

This past week I volunteered to be a cabin mom at girls camp! It was a lot of fun.

I got reeled into it 3 days after we moved to San Antonio. My neighbor was the camp director and needed one more cabin mom, because one backed out at the last minute. I was an answer to her prayers!

I was really nervous because the last time I was at girls camp was when I was a YCL about 6 years ago! It's crazy to think it was that long ago. I was also worried because I didn't know how I was supposed to act or what I was supposed to do. I hoped the girls would like me.

Tuesday was the first day of camp. We met all of the girls and I met the other cabin mom, Lisa. We became friends. We are about the same age and stage in life, and we didn't really know what we were supposed to do. lol The girls were really cute. I had the 1st years. They were so cautious and would ask before doing anything. During the cheers they would sing really seriously and quietly. They were sweet.

The theme of camp was "Think of all the joy you'll find when you leave the world behind" - a line from the song "You Can Fly!" from Peter Pan. I LOVED IT! I wish I had thought of that. The 1st years were indians, second years were mermaids, third years were pirates, fourth years were the lost girls, and YCLs were fairies. SO CUTE.

Being a cabin mom was pretty awesome. All I had to do is wake them up in the morning, get them to where they needed to be, and then make sure they went to bed on time. While they had level time, I took naps, and when they had free time, I played in the pool. It was like a vacation! It was great. I hope I can go next year.

Finally out of Utah

2011-06-28T18:52:00.002-05:00

We're in Texas now! It feels great. I have missed the warm weather, especially the warm evenings!

Before we left, I had a great weekend with my California friends. I'll miss them a bunch. Our friend Evan got married so I got to see everyone one last time before I left. Brittney came over on Sunday night and we stayed up late talking. It was nice.

It was a pretty stressful weekend, with the traveling coming up and having to get everything packed or thrown away. Thankfully it's all over with though, and we're getting settled in.

We have been unpacking and buying supplies for painting. I'm having a hard time choosing the color I'm going to paint the bedroom. We've been spending a lot of time with our family, which has been nice.

A LOT of things have changed in San Antonio. You would be surprised. There are a lot of new buisnesses. Tonight Keith and I are going to the new movie theater called Alamo Draft House - for adults only! No kids or obnoxious teenagers! It should be fun.

Anyway, that's all for now. It's good to be home.

Weird Week...

2011-06-16T10:41:00.004-05:00

I'll start with Saturday. We had a garage sale! We had allll kinds of nice things that we had to get rid of that was just unnecessary to take with us on the move. Most of the stuff was brand new (some still in their original boxes). If I had gone to this garage sale, I would have been like "JACKPOT!".

People bought the weirdest things. I don't get it! There were like 200 Hispanic people that came and they all bought wires, clothes, ladders, broken electronics, and left all the good stuff! Some bought some good things, but the majority that we had afterwards was all nice things. I would see a young Caucasian couple come and I would be like "YES, they're going to buy our good stuff" But they would just drive on by. It was Weird.

My friends Evan and Jason came and I was giving stuff away. I also brought stuff to the get-together we had later and gave things to them. So at least someone appreciates it! lol

Later that night Keith and I went to our friends' barbecue. It was good to do that one last time before we leave again. I'm gonna miss my friends here so much.

When the sun started to go down the mosquitoes came out. I was getting bitten like crazy so after a while I REALLY needed to go somewhere indoors or I would go insane.

When we got to our house I was really itchy all over. One of the bites was particularly worse than the other. The next day I looked at it and it was DARK RED and THE SIZE OF MY HAND. I have never reacted to a mosquito (or any bite for that matter) like that before. It was crazy! Keith was looking online to see what it might be. We didn't see any puncture spots so we didn't think it was a spider, but it's the only thing that makes sense at this point. It's Thursday now and it's still there, but this morning I noticed that it's faded. It was super weird.

Another weird thing happened while I was at work on Monday. It was about 7:15pm and so I was cleaning up my section of the store, when I hear over the intercom: "Attention customers, will the owner of a silver Toyota come to the front of the store - Your car just rolled across the parking lot." A customer near me laughed. I didn't hear the annoucement very well the first time, so I asked the customer what was said. When she told me, we both laughed and then she said "I guess I shouldn't laugh, they could have hit my car." I laughed and said "Or mine!" Then I realized that I should go check out the situation.

When I walked to the front windows it had looked like it hit a co-worker of mine's car. When I said that, my manager wanted me to check it out. WELL it turns out that my car was there in front of the co-workers car and it had gotten smashed. I was calm. I had insurance, and it wasn't my fault anyway. Plus, I knew that this would keep me from having to work for a while that night. The police came and did a report, but we couldn't find the owner of the silver Toyota anywhere. After a half hour of being out there, the family who owned the car came and were in shock. They had been at Applebees where they had parked the car. The car rolled from Applebees to Hobby Lobby, which is like 4 stores away. Crazy. Anyway, so my car is in the shop right now and we get to play with a white Dodge Avenger now. I loves it! I want to keeps it.

My car:

Hot new rental car:

The only thing is, is that I have to jack the seat up all the way in order to see over the steering wheel. lol. I'm short.

OH, so when I got back into Hobby Lobby, I was walking up to where I was before to continue cleaning and one of my co workers asked me "Did you hear what happened?" I said "Yeah! I was involved!" She said "No not that! Some guy was in the crafts section making out with the styrafoam head!" "...seriously?". What a bizarre night.

Rough week.

2011-06-02T18:52:00.000-05:00

This week has made us feel like we have really made a good decision to move to Texas instead of Florida.

On Monday Keith came to visit me at Hobby Lobby. He walked there from the Walmart auto center where his car was being repaired. He blew out a tire while he was out running arrands, and had to get $350 in repairs done. Surprisingly, when he told me this, I was calm and said "It's a good thing we're not moving to Florida"

On Tuesday I was on my way to Brittney's house, and I texted Keith that I was going to be gone most of the day. He texted me back saying "I'm in the hospital getting stitches. I'm okay. I'll call when I get out." WHAATT? At this point I'm very worried.
He called me about an hour later to tell me the story. He was at a client's house and closed their half-screen, half glass door and the glass part fell off and cut his wrist open! He is getting workers compensation, so we don't have to pay anything (thank goodness)

Wednesday was safe, but today I was on my way to Hobby Lobby to do some shopping, and I spot Keith's work van on the side of the road on University Parkway with a white sedan and a police car. At first I was worried, but then I saw the cars and saw that there was no significant damage done, I shook my head and laughed. Now, he is suspended from work for the rest of the week to "clear his head" haha... Oh, Keith...

Even though the last two surprises didn't cost us anything, I was prepared to pay for something. Every time something has happened, I've been glad that we decided to move to Texas, because we would definitely not be able to afford to move to Florida with all of this happening.

Hopefully tomorrow will be better. :)

Change of Plans - Again!

2011-05-13T21:44:00.003-05:00

Sheesh. We are having troubles with this move. We thought we knew what the plan was, but then things changed. Keith and I have paid rent for the months of May and June, so from here on out we were saving all of our money for the move to Florida. We had a savings goal and were going to make that goal if we just kept working hard.

Then we hit a fork in the road.

Keith went to his bosses at work to give them a heads up that he would be leaving the company in a month and a half out of courtesy instead of waiting until we had 2 weeks left. They said "Oh, well, we may not need you that long. Next week could be your last." We were counting on the money he makes in this last month to get us to Florida and help us find a place when we got there. So we had to think about things.

Since it is an "if" still, we have no idea whether he's staying at his job for a week or a month, or whatever, we have to plan for the worst. We started thinking it would be best to live in San Antonio for a while! So that's the plan right now.

Keith has started making long term plans for San Antonio though. He's talking about taking classes at UTSA again and finishing school, and helping with the family business. I'm a little concerned about that, but I know his education is important, and so is paying off our debt.

I figure that if things don't go as well as planned, and we decide to go to Florida a little later, that would be fine! I still have my job at Disney, and can go back any time.

So that's the new plan: Live in San Antonio until we are bored with it. :D

April

2011-05-01T23:14:00.005-05:00

This past month has been an interesting one, to say the least. We have both been really stressed out lately (Keith with his work and church calling, and me with moving). We have been on the edge a lot with each other, and I've been a little depressed. Living in Utah has been a huge trial for us on many levels. There is a light at the end of the tunnel though! We will be moving back to the place we love to be in just a couple months.

I just want to say: I don't regret moving here. It's been a learning experience and I've been able to see long lost friends, I was able to provide shelter for my nephew David (who I love dearly) when he was passing through town. I've reconnected with my best friend Brittney and have helped her with her future plans. I've reconnected with my nephew Derek and have met his future wife. We got to be with family all the time. I went and watched General Conference LIVE! I've seen the temple lights. I went skiing for the first time, and learned how much I don't like snow. So it's been a good experience!

We've done what we came here to do: To be closer to family and friends and experience cold weather. Now it's time to go home. :)

What we've been up to:
Keith has been working and playing golf a lot. This past week we were planning a trip to Disneyland, so Keith got paid vacation, I got time off and so did Steve and Raquel. Then I looked online and found out I couldn't get everyone in for free those days, so the trip was cancelled and Keith kept his days off. Steve and Raquel decided to go to Texas instead, so Keith and I had the house to ourselves and it was glorious.

Hobby Lobby has been good to me so far. I even got a pay raise! I'm thinking about maybe working at the Hobby Lobby in Orlando when I get there and keeping my seasonal status at Disney. That way I can have Sundays off!

Keith and I got Netflix! We got it just because I wanted to watch a new show with Keith: How I Met Your Mother! I got into it when I was in Florida staying with my friends and they had it recorded on Tivo. I watched every episode they recorded and when I got home I wanted to watch it from the beginning with Keith. So far we've watched seasons 1 and 2. Next up we're starting the Big Bang Theory. :)

I sold my dining set and my wedding dress to get ready for the move! The wedding dress was bought by a cute girl who is getting married in July. The dress fit her perfectly in every way! It was like it was meant to be. lol

That's it for the news. You stay classy, internet.

Time to move again!

2011-04-11T16:03:00.004-05:00

We're moving in two months. GUESS WHERE? I don't think I even have to tell you, but if you guessed "Back to Orlando?" You're right! Our lease is up at the beginning of July, so we'll be gone at the end of June.

Keith and I are so excited to go back home. First, we'll be going to San Antonio for a little bit to visit with our family and take a break from driving, then we'll be off to Orlando. We don't have a place to stay in Orlando yet, but we'll figure it out. The plan is to live somewhere temporarily, and then buy a house!!! It's cheaper than renting, and we want to stay in Florida for a long time, so why not?

As excited as I am to be in Florida again, I am NOT looking forward to moving all my things again. We have to pack everything into two cars, which means I have to sell my furniture and crap! At least I have more time now. Today I started by putting my wedding dress up on Craigslist and KSL.com.

So that's what's been on my mind lately. I'm excited for when we finally get settled. I'm excited to be back at Disney for the 4th of July, and HALLOWEEN!!! YEEEE!!

News

2011-03-25T20:56:00.014-05:00

The day before I left for Florida, I got a call from the manager at Hobby Lobby inviting me in for an interview! I have been bugging him ever since before Hobby Lobby opened in August. So much so, that when I would go in to shop, he would say hi to me and call me by name. lol

Anyway, so I went in for the interview and did alright. He made me take a math test, which I did really bad on... but he gave me the job anyway! After the interview, I went to Bajio to eat, and then gave my two-week notice. It worked out, because I was also in Florida for 2 weeks!

I'm not particularly excited about the job. It's better than working 2, though! I haven't quit at the call center yet, but I may soon. I've been back at Hobby Lobby for 2 days, and it's been good! I have been trying to get back into the groove of things, trying to get used to the things that have changed since I've been there. We'll see how things go...

Another exciting thing for me is that I took engagement pictures for my nephew Derek and his new fiancé Rachael! They were my first real photo-shoot! It was a ton of fun. They are really sweet together, and are a great couple! They're getting married May 7th in Spokane, WA. Soon! I'm really excited for them. Here's some of my favorite pictures from that day. :)

Derek told me before we met up that they wanted to dress up as Napoleon and Deb. I was confused at first, but remembered that Derek is pretty much Napoleon Dynamite. lol

So cute!! Congrats, Derek and Rachael!

Spring Break

2011-03-24T22:36:00.004-05:00

I don't go to school, so my spring break was a break from Utah! 'Twas amazing.

On the 9th I flew to Florida. I stayed with my good friends Ben and Luana Parkes. They were so good to me, and I am thankful for their help!

On my first day there, it rained all morning! That didn't stop me from having fun, though! I went to the Boardwalk to see my friends there. It was really nice to reunite with people! It was still raining so I hung out at the Boardwalk for a couple hours, and then played! I went to Epcot first.

It was SO good to be back, not only at Disney, but with my friends in Florida. I missed them so much!

Pretty much any chance I got, I spent time at the Parks. I spent a lot of time by myself. I didn't really mind though, I like to just be there and people watch, watch the shows, and take pictures. I did get to hang out with some friends. Keith and I's friend Josh works at Space Mountain, so one of the days he and I hung out. He took me to the TUNNELS! It was so cool!! I had never been to the tunnels. For those who don't know, the tunnels are underneath the Magic Kingdom, they're for the cast members to get to place to place without ruining the "show". I was like a kid in a candy store. lol

I also got to see my friends Travis and Lindsea . We hung out at Hollywood Studios, and watched "Fantasmic!" together. On my last Friday there, Luana and I met up with Ben and Adam at the Animal Kingdom to watch our friend Andrea play Dory in the Finding Nemo musical! It was so much fun. Afterwards, we all went to the Magic Kingdom to watch the new castle show and the fireworks. The castle show was AMA-ZA-ZING. I cried. It was such a fun night.

I didn't want to go home! I would have stayed, had Keith been there with me. I missed him, so I came home. :D

Hopefully Keith and I will be out there again real soon.

Day 29 - hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days

2011-03-04T01:24:00.003-06:00

This is an interesting topic, because our plans are always changing. Like, every month there's a new plan.

Here's the thing. We do not like Utah. We wish to leave as soon as we can.

Our plans have included moving to San Antonio after the lease is up, then Keith had a potential job opportunity in Salt Lake City and were excited about that, but it didn't turn out. So then we thought about San Antonio again for a while until we saved up some money to go back to Florida.

NOW, we're just thinking that we should just move directly to Florida.

So our hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days is that we can move back to Florida ASAP.

We know it will be hard since moving here has made us super poor, but it's a chance we're willing to take. We were so happy in Florida, and it wasn't just because of Disney. Keith and I had more time for each other and actually spent that time together. I didn't have a lot of friends there and work was hard, but overall I was happier. So was Keith.

Once we get to Florida we will continue our jobs at Disney, Keith will get his degree, and hopefully get a management job. We also are looking into buying a house (a cheap one)! I'm really excited to go back and start over. :)

Day 28 - What is in my purse?

2011-02-24T18:05:00.004-06:00

I've been looking forward to this one. I always put interesting things in my purse. I took this picture a couple weeks ago when I was cleaning it out because it was too full. Even I was surprised at what I found. lol

I numbered them for easy reference.

1. An empty envelope. It had my paycheck in it, but after I deposited it, I just kept it.

2. 3 dollars just loose in my purse. Even though I have a perfectly good envelope not being used.

3. A notebook paper with my bff Brittney's writing. She made me a shopping list of healthy foods.

4. Mickey Mouse monthly planner!

5. Walmart receipt.

6. A cotton ball.

7. My old iPod.

8. Pens from Disney and Keith's work.

9. Lip gloss/balm. and a sample perfume from Epcot.

10. Things from my wallet: Credit cards, drivers licence, Disney ID, insurance card, and temple recommend!

11. A latex glove. You know, for emergencies. JK it's from work @ Bajio. :)

12. My Hello Kitty coin purse that I LOVE!!! It makes me happy to look at.

13. My keys.

14. Purse holder I got at Ross for $1.50. YES.

15. A fast pass and ticket from Disneyland that are from October! I kept them in my wallet.

16. My Disney Main Entrance Pass. I swear, this was taken just like a month ago.

17. Hello Kitty band-aid.

18. Hello Kitty lip balm.

19. Mickey wallet.

20. Social Security card. I don't usually carry it around with me like that, but it was in there then.

21. Cast Member sticker that I've been meaning to put on my car somewhere.

So there ya go! This is what I carried everywhere with me for a while.

Day 27 - My Worst Habbit.

2011-02-22T22:37:00.002-06:00

For as long as I can remember, I have always been a procrastinator. In school I would always wait until the weekend before a project was due to start it. I'd get good grades, but it was so stressful. I would rather not work if I don't have to. I always wait until it's absolutely critical. I know the logic of work first, then play, and I do it sometimes, but it doesn't work with me.

I'm not in school anymore, so the things I procrastinate about now are cleaning, grocery shopping, getting around to calling people back, and getting ready for work.

I'm awful.

BUT WAIT! There have been times where it has paid off! I bought a "make your own phone cover" thing from T-Mobile for $20 and never got around to using it. When I tried to finally use it, the website said it had expired and said if I typed in the code, that I would get a $30 gift card to make up for it. $10 for freeeeee!!!

Day 26 - My WEEK. In great detail.

2011-02-20T00:57:00.001-06:00

SUNDAY:

I woke up and went to church at 1. Keith left after Sacrament meeting because he was sick. I told him I could handle the Sunbeams on my own, but I was a little nervous! Luckily everything went well. The children got a little crazy during the bathroom break, but one of the kids' mom was there so she helped. I survived!

After church, I came home and looked for food. No luck. Raquel had eaten my pizza that I had saved from the night before. So I waited to eat until later. Keith and I watched some Conan and An Idiot Abroad on TV. We were hungry and there was no food in the house, so we went to In-N-Out for dinner. We came home and watched the Grammys. Muse won best rock album and Bieber got no Grammys so I was pretty happy about that.

I watched Snow White and the Seven Dwarves on TV while Keith played on his computer upstairs. I don't really like that movie, but I hadn't seen it in a while, so I felt like I should watch it. I know what you're thinking. You're probably thinking "This girl LOVES all things Disney, why does she not like Snow White?" Well, I'll tell you. Snow White's voice makes me cringe. Everytime I would see her at the parks I would try to get away as soon as I could because her voice is so annoying and shrill. It's true! Anyway... I appreciate the movie, and I like the music and talent that went into it, I just don't like her. lol

MONDAY:

Valentines Day! I woke up at around 9:30. Keith came home from work shortly after that and we got ready for the date we had planned! We went to IHOP for breakfast. IHOP is a special place for us because that's where we went on our first date together when we went to Prom! So we talked about that night together and how fun it was even though we didn't really have crushes on each other at the time. :)

We then went to see the movie "Just Go With It" with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anniston. It was really good! We liked it.

After the movie we went home real quick to get my camera because we were going to Thanksgiving Point for the Ancient History museum next!! I love Dinosaurs, so this was a real treat for me. We watched this really cheezy movie called "SEA REX" and it was not as epic as it sounds. We walked around the museum for about 2 hours and we loved it! It was the second best dinosaur museum we've been to.

We came home, and watched some TV. Scott, Keith's uncle, came by to take a mattress that was in our extra bedroom out. It's good, because I'm planning on painting in there! After he left, we watched some more TV and Keith fell asleep on the couch. I made Keith a big heart-shaped cookie for him and gave him some Mickey Mouse lolli pops.

TUESDAY:

I did a whole lot of nothing until about 3pm. I went to Brittney's house and tried on a dress for her. We ate salad and talked until I had to leave for work at 4:30. It was my day off, but since I'm super nice, I took over a shift for one of my co-workers. It was really slow that night so it was kinda relaxing.

WEDNESDAY:

I woke up at 10 to go to work again at 11. It was super busy at Bajio! There was a work crew that came through at lunch time and the line was out the door. There were 3 of us working so it was a little stressful. I left there at 2:30 and drove to my other job at the call center. We're doing surveys where we call people in Columbus OH, and Oregon. They're super quick, like not even 5 minutes long and people get so pissed that we're bothering them. I don't get it... And it's not for stupid things, it's for Columbus public schools and Oregons tax legislation! Sheesh! Anyway, I did well despite the mean people. After work I came home and ate left-over spaghetti. I watched some Jeopardy with Keith, took a shower, and then we went to bed. We're going to try to read all the Harry Potter books together before the next movie comes out, so we read the first chapter of the first book.

THURSDAY:

I woke up at 10 to go to work at 11. When I got to Bajio, our new manager said "I made some lunch for us all! Get a plate and have some!" I was gracious, and went over to look at it. As soon as I got close, the smell was so bad I almost gagged. I smelled the other food around it to make sure it wasn't the food I had agreed to eat. Nope. The terrible smell was coming from the food he had made. It didn't look bad. It was steak, onions, and tomatoes. Yum, right? NO. It was disgusting. I don't know what he did to it, but I put a bunch of other ingredients like cheese and corn and refried beans to make it taste better. It didn't work. So when the manager wasn't looking I pushed some off my plate into the garbage and acted like I had eaten it all. When he asked if I liked it I smiled and said ".................It's alright."

After work I went to Hobby Lobby and bought a poster-size canvas! I'm going to paint something, but I don't know what. I figured that buying the materials will give me more motivation to paint.

I went to the call center and did more surveys. People got mad some more, and I let them get to me.

At home, Keith and I watched our Thursday night shows: Community, The Office, 30 Rock, An Idiot Abroad and Conan. Thank goodness for the DVR.

FRIDAY:

I woke up at 10 because my alarm went off. I didn't have to go to work right then. I wish I could have slept more. I got up anyway, and left Keith to sleep in more. I walked into the living room and found CAT VOMIT on the floor. On our white rug too. I freaked out and tried to find anything that would get out stains and I used all of them. Success. You can't even tell it was there.

I caught up on TV for a while and then got ready to be at work at 2. I went into the bedroom to get ready and Keith was still asleep at 1:15! I asked him if he was okay and told him what time it was. He was fine, and got up and dressed. We had a few minutes before I had to go to work, so we cuddled.

I went to work (call center) and hardly anyone was there. It turns out that I didn't have to work. SOOOO I went home. On my way home I bought some lunch for Keith and I.

I puttered around the house for a couple hours until I had to go to Bajio to work. Work was fun, but not very eventful.

Keith bought a gadget for the bedroom! A HUMIDIFIER. Lately the air has been so dry that when we wake up we feel like we are dying. Our lips crack open, and our throats are so dry it feels like we swallowed glass. So we tried the humidifier out.

SATURDAY:

I woke up at 10. Humidifier worked! Our lips were fine, and we could breathe. I didn't sleep very well still, because the light from the humidifier. Little known fact about me: I have to sleep in total darkness in order to fall asleep. Unless I'm in the living room. Weird.

ANYWAY. So we got up and ate food. I got dressed and ready to go shopping. I just needed some shoes for work at Disney in 2 weeks, so I went to Ross, Old Navy, TJ Maxx, Famous Footwear, and Walmart. No luck. I found some at Ross that I kinda liked, but I'm going to wear them for one week, so I need something cheap.

I came home at 3 with groceries in hand from Walmart. I put them away and took a nap! I tried anyway. It was daytime so I had a hard time getting to sleep (I need to buy a mask). 10 minutes after I fell asleep, I had to get up and go to work.

I worked til 11.

I came home, watched An Idiot Abroad, and wrote this. Posted.

The end.

Day 25 - MY day in great detail. (tl;dr)

2011-02-12T01:17:00.004-06:00

I woke up at 7am when Keith got up to go to work. I was going to get up with him to see him off, but I had a 12-hour work day ahead of me, and I needed some sleep. So I went back to bed.

I woke up again at 9:15 when my alarm went off, and decided I could sleep in another hour and be to work by 11. I called work and told them, and they were okay, so I went back to bed.

I finally got up and at 'em at 10am and took a shower. I got out of the shower and went to the kitchen (in my towel) to get something real quick. I forget what it was. I heard the front door knob moving and I panicked and hoped it was Keith getting home and not Steve and it was Keith! That would have been embarrassing. Haha...

I got dressed and talked to Keith about work. He was done with work for the day (at 10:20!). I was getting ready for work, but I wasn't feeling up to it still (I had a fever and a sore throat the last two days and had been calling in sick to the call center because I don't want to make my throat worse). Keith talked me into calling in again today, so I did! I think tomorrow I'll be better though.

Since we were both home for the morning, and hadn't eaten anything yet, I suggested we go to Sonic for breakfast! I put my wet hair into a bun, put on some mascara, and we left. I got a bacon and egg burrito, mozzarella sticks, and tots. Keith got the SUPERSONIC breakfast burrito and tots. YUM. Unfortunately my eyes were bigger than my sick stomach so I ate half the burrito and a mozzarella stick and I was done.

We then went to Barnes and Noble where I browsed through the hobbies section. I came across a Beanie Baby guide and checked how much my most expensive ones were now. SEVEN dollars. I paid $50 for my Princess bear! Ripped. Off. lol

I gathered some magazines (mostly home decor and WEDDING themed) and we read for a couple hours in the cafe.

On the way home we listened to Michael Jackson music really loud in the car.

We got home at 2ish and watched some Conan on the DVR. We laughed it up. Then Keith went upstairs to play video games.

I stayed downstairs and played on the computer and had The Nate Berkus Show in the background.

I ate lunch, watched TV, went upstairs to talk to Keith for a little bit, and then I went to work at 5pm.

WORK (Bajio) - A lot of putting ranch dressing into containers and taking people's orders. I cleaned a bit and goofed off a bit. I tried the Ensalada Bajio today and I don't really get the hype. It's good and all, but it's not GREAT. Anyway, I worked until 10:30 and came home.

I talked to the family for a while and watched Keith play video games.

I came downstairs and realized I left Nooni outside and forgot about her. I do that a lot. lol

I brushed my teeth and turned off the lights. Now I'm in bed waiting for Keith to come downstairs so we can watch The Soup! He's here!!

Goodnight. :)

Day 24 - Where we live

2011-01-30T01:18:00.012-06:00

Unfortunately, Keith and I live in Provo, Utah. Fortunately, I have a lot of friends around me which makes it bearable! I think I would go crazy if it weren't for that.

Anyway, the location we live in isn't much to talk about, but our house is cute! Here are some pictures!

Our tiny bedroom. It looks like this maybe once a month. You put two things on the ground and it looks like a mess because it's so small.

Our dining table

Living room

Kitchen!

Keith and I's part of the house. Our bedroom is to the right, the door you can see is our bathroom, and there's a room on the left behind the stairs that is our storage room.

Day 23 - A YouTube Video

2011-01-28T20:04:00.004-06:00

This YouTube video is of Keith and I on the Monorail for my first trip to the Magic Kingdom in July '09. Look how excited I was! I'm like a kid.

Day 22 - A website!

2011-01-22T23:19:00.003-06:00

Keith and I love to read articles and blogs.

His favorite website that he checks up on every day is Cracked.com.

It's a website full of funny articles about some interesting and weird things! I like it when he reads them to me, because a lot of those articles are our kind of humor. Minus the bad words.

My favorite blog that I read every day is The Daily What.

It's just filled with funny, dumb, interesting, cool links, pictures and videos.

I love it and I get upset when it goes down every now and then. lol

Check 'em out!

things...

2011-01-17T00:05:00.003-06:00

First of all, Keith's birthday was on the 8th! Happy Birthday KEITH!! He had a great day. He worked, but not for too long. I had to work the evening shift at Bajio, but I brought him home some shrimp tacos which he LOVED. We were having a Star Wars marathon that weekend, so we watched a couple Star Wars movies, ate some cake, and played video games. He loved it. :)

In other news, Keith and I have been struggling to figure out what we're going to do when our lease is up in July. Ideally we'd like to go back to Florida immediately, but we don't have the funds to do so. First we thought that we would stay in Utah for another year, hopefully I'd have a decent job and we could build up our savings again. But... we hate Utah, and Keith's job is not as awesome as it could be, so another year will only drive us crazier. Now, our plan is to move back to Texas when our lease is up! Keith's parents have offered to let us live with them for a bit, while we work and live rent free. THEN we'll move back to Florida. Sounds good to me!! Keith and I like to think that right now, we're halfway done living in Utah. We've been here for about 6 months, and we've got about 6 months left. So there is a light at the end of the very cold tunnel. lol :)

Speaking of Florida, I will be there in March! I am SO excited, as you may have guessed. Keith is not coming with me because he doesn't work at Disney anymore and I do. So I'll be working while I'm there to keep all my awesome benefits going. It's so amazing - all I have to do is work 40 hrs a year and I get in free to any Disney park and get all the discounts and everything. It's perfect! Plus, my trip is pretty much paid for just by working there for that week. I'll be staying with my good friends Ben and Luana Parkes. They are awesome. I love them.

Keith is really jealous, but he's happy that I'm so excited about it! It's something to think about as I come home from a really crappy day at work. I come home feeling so happy!

Ahhhh.... :)

Day 21 - A recipe!

2011-01-16T17:43:00.002-06:00

"Chili Pot Pie"

This is a family favorite! I grew up with this. My mom got it on the back of a Fritos bag in the 70's or something. It never gets old. Keith loves it too!

Ingredients:

- 1lb of beef

- 2 cans of pinto beans

- 1 can enchilada sauce

- cheese

- Fritos

Feeds 4-6 people

Directions:

1. Brown the beef in a large skillet/pan. Drain.

2. Add 2 cans of pinto beans and 1 can enchilada sauce. Stir until warm.

3. Pour contents of pan into a serving bowl along with cheese and Fritos (I like to layer the ingredients)

4. Mix and serve! Easy peasy!

Deeeelicious. :)

Day 20 - Hobbies

2011-01-07T18:32:00.009-06:00

Keith has several hobbies. He likes to play soccer and he fences time to time. He likes to read and learn a lot. I would say his main hobby is playing video games though. He plays World of Warcraft (BOOO!!), Call of Duty and Starcraft etc. on the computer and sports games on the PS3 most. He really likes all video games. He's even making his own video game!

Here's a picture of us a couple months ago. I think we were singing, which would explain the awkwardness. lol

And here he is fencing! (he's the one on the right!)

I like artsy things. I like to take pictures, paint, design, decorate, and make things pretty. I don't paint as much as I'd like because that takes money which I don't have much of, and when I do have the money, it means I don't have the time because I'm working too much. It's a vicious cycle. lol.
I think I've demonstrated most of those hobbies on here before, but let me share some new pictures.

GOOSE photo. Taken just outside my workplace.

Banana's done with pastels

Keith and I's bedroom in Texas. The blue walls were fun to play with. :)

Christmas & New Year's Eve!

2011-01-03T19:32:00.010-06:00

Christmas Eve:
Keith and I both had to work on Christmas Eve. I started my new job at a restaurant called Bajio! It was interesting! I've been working there for five days now, so I'm getting used to it, but it was stressful at first.

After work Raquel and I were going to make dinner and eat at home, but our kitchen was a mess and we didn't want to make it even worse, or clean it twice in one night, so we all went out to eat! Steve, Raquel, Keith and I decided to go to Tepanyaki. I suggested it because the family from the Christmas Story went to a Chinese restaurant on Christmas ('tis the season to be jorry!).

We came home and found out that we had 7 hours worth of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR recorded on our DVR so we had to watch all of them. That was our Christmas Eve activity. At 2:30 in the morning, we finally went to bed. Well, the guys did anyway. Raquel and I took the last chance we could to wrap our husbands presents. In order for them not to hear us wrapping presents, we bundled up and went out to my car to wrap them. It was SO cold! But it was fun. We snuck into the house and placed the presents under the tree and then went to bed at around 3am.

Christmas:
Keith and I woke up at around NOON. We went to the living room to watch the Disney Christmas Parade on TV. I said "LOOK! SANTA CAME!" and Keith was like "But those presents are probably for Steve and Raquel." I said "No, look, the red ones are for Keith!" and he was all excited. You see, we weren't planning on getting each other gifts because our birthdays are so close to Christmas. So we buy ourself a big gift for the two of us for Christmas. This year it was EPIC MICKEY! Anyway, so he was really happy that he had presents even though they were $1 each. :)

We had a couple of Christmas visitors. My nephew David came over! He was on his way from Chicago to California in hopes of a better life. I was on the way, so he stayed with us for a while! It was so good to see him. He and I basically grew up together in the same house for a couple years, so we have a lot of good memories. I missed him! I only get to see him about every 2 years it seems. We had a lot of fun playing video games and messing around like old times.

Later in the afternoon on Christmas, I was cleaning Nooni's litter box outside and a stray cat came up to me and started meowing like CRAZY! I gave her some food and she acted like she was starving. Poor kitty. I tried to invite her inside where it was warm. It took a while, but she came in! She was very grateful and was cuddling all over David. She was very friendly! Towards the end of the night she started getting vicious, so we put her outside. It's a shame. She had potential. It's okay though, Nooni didn't like her anyway. lol

On the 29th Keith and I went with Keith's friend Wes to BOISE. We went for their best friend, Jesse's wedding! It was fun! On the wedding day we went to Jesse and Rachel's sealing (which was beautiful). In between the sealing and the reception, the three of us went to see TRON LEGACY for the second time. :D

New Years Eve was chill. We bought snacks and watched TV and played games. It was a lot of fun! David was there with us again and then he left the next morning.

Happy New Year! :D

Day 19 - Talents

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I was trying to think of a talent that I haven't already demonstrated on the blog. Then I realized that Keith and I have one talent in common: Music!

Keith is very musical. He plays the piano best. He also plays the guitar and bass guitar. He is really good with all those instruments, but his best is on the piano. He can pretty much play any song you ask him to. He plays by ear! He amazes me.

I'm pretty musical myself. I don't have a passion for music like Keith does, but I love to sing (not very well), and I've played some instruments back in the day. When I was little (about 4 or 5 years old) I had a little keyboard that I would play around with. My brother taught me how to play "When the Saints go Marching" on it, and I would pick up songs I heard and play them. My favorites were the themes from Jurassic Park and the Addams Family. I can still learn to play any tune within a minute or so.

When I was in 6th grade our school had us play instruments. I decided to play the violin. We were taught how to read the music sheets, but I never caught on because I would hear the song and just be like "ok this is how it goes" and played it. That's how it went in middle school too. We had performances for the school and everything, and I would just remember how my part went in my head. It was pretty neat.

Here's a picture of Keith and I while he was playing the piano. He kinda just zones out and ignores everything around him... lol

Day 18 - Our Wedding 8.8.08

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I never really got to talk about our wedding, because I started this blog a couple months after we got married, so I'm excited to tell you all about it! Just so you know, this is from ANGELA'S point of view. :)

First of all, I LOVED planning everything. I loved making all of my invitations by hand; designing them on the computer, and then cutting the paper and gluing the papers individually. I loved shopping with my mom to find all of the decorations. It was so much fun. I wish I could do it all the time.

A couple days before the wedding, all of my brothers and sisters on my moms side (except for Jason) flew out from California! It meant SO much to me to have them all there. I wish Jason could have come, but he and Terrie were very close to having a baby at the time and didn't want to risk anything - very understandable!

They were also a big help because they were pretty much my decorating crew. My brothers worked all day to hang my Chinese lanterns up by fishing wire. My sisters were all my maids of honor; helping me with everything I needed. I think I would have been lost without

them all! There's another benefit of having so many siblings. haha

The night before the wedding we all went out to dinner on the Riverwalk in San Antonio. My siblings had never been to San Antonio, so it was a lot of fun to see all the sights with them and goof around!

WEDDING DAY: August 8th, 2008

I didn't have a bachelorette party or anything like that, so my sisters all took me to IHOP for breakfast that morning. I had the Rooty-Tooty Fresh and Fruity with blueberry pancakes. The reason I remember this so well is because when I was trying to cut the pancakes with my fork for the first bite, the blueberries ended up ALL over my clothes. It was hilarious. haha

We went home, and I took a shower and got ready for my nail, hair and makeup appointments. While going from place to place, I would stop and see how decorating was going and help out a bit, but I mostly just relaxed and watched. I needed to keep as calm as possible, because I was getting married in a couple hours. EEEEEE!

At about 4:30pm we gathered everything together and drove to the San Antonio temple. I was SO nervous, but SO happy. When I walked into the temple, I saw Keith inside waiting for me in his handsome suit. We told each other how good we looked. I couldn't believe it was actually happening! First, we went to the temple presidents office and he talked to us a bit. Wh

en we signed our recommends my hands were so shaky that my signature looked all squiggly. It's fun to look at it now and laugh at it. After we were done there, Keith and I went our separate ways.

Now, in my wedding dress, I went to the Celestial room of the temple to meet with my future husband. It was such an amazing moment to be in there alone with him and just think about our future together, and that we would be together forever. It was beautiful.

We walked together to the Sealing room where our family was all waiting for us. During the ceremony I tried so hard not to cry - success! THEN, we were officially married.

YAY! Best day ever.

We walked out of the temple and everyone was taking pictures of us. I loved it! Though, it was a little awkward because no one was really clapping or cheering, but I only noticed until I watched the video. lol We then took our formal pictures with the photographer and went to my house for the reception.

The house looked SO good! I was very happy with everything. It was a very nice reception with lots of family and great music - no dancing though - not enough room in the house for a dance floor. :)

The only sad thing is that it seemed to have gone by too fast. It was a great day...

Here's a video of the day:

Happy Birthday to Angela!

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Monday, the 13th was my birthday! I'm getting old.

The Lindsey side of the family came to visit from Texas for a week. It was a lot of fun!

On my birthday we all went skiing and snowboarding at the Sundance resort. I was really scared so I wasn't all that excited, but it turned out to be a good learning experience! I learned how to ski, and I learned that I don't like skiing. I fell down SO many times and it was really frustrating. I think I would enjoy snowboarding more. After my lessons, I sat the rest of the day out next to the fire pit. MMM...

On our way home we picked up a cake for me. On the way to Walmart I got an email amongst all the birthday notifications on Facebook from the job I had interviewed for earlier that week. They said I didn't get it. This was devastating

for me, because I was 98% sure I would get it, and I was making all kinds of plans for the future, and I got my hopes up. They couldn't have waited one more day to let me know. Granted, they had no way of knowing it was my birthday, but still. It put a damper on my already frustrating day...

We got home and celebrated my birthday. I invited Brittney over and she got to meet the family. I hadn't talked to her in a while, so it was nice to see her. We ate cake and I opened presents. It was a nice evening to my frustrating day. :)

Day 17 - A piece of art

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This is my favorite thing I've ever painted! It was one of my first art projects in my Art 1 class at Vintage High when I was a freshman. I was so proud of myself! It was fun to paint, too! I miss that art class. Mrs Golick really pushed us to go above and beyond, and to see things in a different way.

I need to start painting again...

Day 16 - A song that makes us cry.

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You probably guessed it. It's a Disney song.

"When you wish upon a star"

First of all, the song is beautifully written and sung. But the reason it makes me cry is because on my first day at Disneyland I heard this song while waiting in line to get in. That's when it hit me. I thought, "This is actually happening! I'm at DISNEYLAND!" and I cried tears of joy. Now, every time I hear it, I am brought back to that moment, that day, and feeling of pure happiness.

Nowadays when Keith and I hear it, it reminds us to work harder so that we can go back to Florida. :)

Here's another one.

This is the song they play during some commercials, and at opening and closing of the parks at Disney. It just makes me miss home. :)

Day 15 - Our (my) dream home!

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This is not it. It's just an idea of the style I'd like it to look like. :D

I would like a small 2-story home - old or new. I think I would enjoy an older house that I could make look like new. I love projects like that. Plus, I think older homes have more character than the newer cookie-cutter homes. The perfect location would be Celebration, Florida (a small town next to Disney World OWNED by Disney!) It's perfect for Keith and I. Too bad we will probably never afford to live there...

My dream home would have 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms - A big master bedroom for Keith and I and a master bathroom with a garden tub. Then a room for studying or work, and 2 bedrooms for our 3 kids we will have.

Then I would need to have a TV room for the kids to watch their kid shows, and for Keith to experiment with things like this: (picture of GT seat) and not mess up our living room. :)

I would like a bright, open kitchen with lots of storage space.

Another thing I think is a big deal for me is WINDOWS. I love windows, so the bigger the better.

A nice yard wouldn't hurt, either. :)

Oh, Christmas Tree...

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We finally decorated a tree! I have been waiting patiently since Halloween to do this. So we finally got our tree on December 1st, but it took us 5 days to agree to all get together to decorate. I'm happy it's finally done. I was getting super impatient! (I was going to go on and gripe about WHY it took so long, but I'll save that for another time.) We put on the Disney Family Christmas album while the guys put on the lights. Then Raquel and I put the decorations on. I really appreciated the guys taking the time to be with us.

Before:

After!

It's a real tree, by the way! It's been so long since I've had a real tree that I don't even remember the last time I had one. I really miss my black tree. Keith says he'll get us one when we move back to Florida. Hopefully that will be soon. :D

Day 14 - shoes.

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My favorite shoes. I love them because they go with just about everything I own. I can wear them casually and to church. I got them for $20 at Target a few years ago. I liked them so much I bought a white pair too, but they got really dirty so I got rid of them. :(

Now that it's winter I don't wear them as much, but they're still my favorites!

Keith's favorite shoes. SAMBAS! He got these a couple years ago, and he still wears the heck out of them. I like them too. They're getting worn out so I might have to buy him a new pair soon. :)

- - - - UPDATE 12/3/10 - - - -

Look, we're both wearing those shoes in our engagement pictures! lol

Thanksgiving!

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Thanksgiving dinner was a success! This year I wanted to try my best to make a REAL dinner. Last year Keith and I were working on Thanksgiving, so we bought everything pre-made except for the mashed potatoes. AND we had a small chicken instead of a Turkey.

I asked my mom to help Raquel and I to teach us how to prepare a perfect Thanksgiving. The night before Thanksgiving we made the cornbread and candied yams. I had never made candied yams before so I was kind of skeptical about the recipe. But they turned out so good and Keith and my mom loved them! I loved them too. I'm proud of myself.

On Thanksgiving day my mom came and we prepared the turkey and put it in the oven. Then we made the mashed potatoes and got everything set up! It was much easier than I had thought, and it all turned out SO GOOD. I was very happy.

Pictures:

DON'T THEY LOOK SO HAPPY???

The pretty table decor.

The goods. My candied yams are in the back left corner!

My mum carving the Turkey. Thanks mom!

Keeping Busy

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I have come up with some ways to keep me busy in the house. I made these snowflakes last week! They're made of popsicle sticks! I got the idea here. I like them a lot! I bought some glitter to put on them, but I kinda like the matte look.

^ These ones I spray painted silver, so in this picture they aren't very noticeable. They look better in person.

Red ones!

This project cost me $10. Thanks to Hobby Lobby!

I've also started some photo projects. I'll post them when they're done!

A clean house is sign of a wasted life...

2010-11-21T20:08:00.006-06:00

Last night I was feeling pretty sad about different things. I was feeling homesick again, I was tired and I was bored. I went to bed at around 10:00 so Keith knew something was wrong. Keith came in bed to cheer me up. We talked about my situation. Basically I feel like I have no purpose in life right now. I have a job, but it's kind of on a "go when I want to" kind of basis, which isn't helpful because who wants to work?? Not me. Anyway, right now life is just ...going. Nothing exciting happens.

Keith mentioned that since I don't have much to do, I clean more to keep me busy. He said "Our room is so clean all the time! Remember when we were in Florida and our room was always messy?" It's because we had so much fun that we didn't have time to clean! I miss that messy apartment. haha. Also, the fact that I clean so much proves just how bored I am. (Ask my mom about my bedroom growing up. I'm not one to clean.)

By the way: PEOPLE OF PROVO! I've been here for almost 5 months. Come visit me, dangit! Help me cure my boredom!

After this week, if I don't have a job at Hobby Lobby, then I will be on the hunt again for a job. I need my own life back!

Day 13 - Favorite Outfit

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I've been putting this one off for a while because I don't really have a favorite outfit. And then when I thought I had it figured out, I wasn't happy with the pictures. So instead, here are my favorite JEANS!

The shirt in the picture is pretty awesome, too. $5 at Walmart! haha
I bought these jeans because they fit perfectly, but I wasn't crazy about the color. Now I love it!

Here's my favorite outfit on Keith:

I like blue on him. It makes his eyes look so awesome. Unfortunately this shirt of his is destroyed because he got battery acid all over it and it burned holes in it. lol

Halloween at Disneyland!

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This week we took a road trip to California with Steve and Raquel. We arrived in LA Sunday Morning and had some time to kill before we checked into our hotel so we hung out in Hollywood for a couple hours and did some sight seeing. Our plan for the day was to check into our hotel and sleep, check out Downtown Disney, and then go sleep some more. Instead, we decided we couldn't wait til the next day to go to Disneyland, so we went that night!

We walked to the park from our hotel room, and when we got there I was overwhelmed with emotion! I missed Disney SO much. Keith and I both were so happy to be there. We were able to do a lot of new things that night; Mr Toads Wild Ride, Great Moments with Mr Lincoln, and The Indiana Jones Adventure. They don't have those in Florida! And of course, I was reunited with my favorite ride - SPACE MOUNTAIN, and my favorite treat - DOLE WHIPS! AMAZ-A-ZING.

On Monday we went to California Adventure! It was fun! It was our first time there. Unfortunately they are doing a lot of new construction and the things that they do have open are things we have done before. There just wasn't a lot to do. We did get to see World Of Color! That was really beautiful. I loved it.

Tuesday was the big day - Mickey's Halloween Party.
We got all dressed up in our pirate costumes and headed over to Disneyland for the Party. We rode some rides and took lots of pictures. We got a lot of attention for our costumes. People wanted pictures with us and little kids were admiring us. It was pretty cool! When the sun went down, the party started. I wanted to start the party by going back to the front of the park so I could record the music and decorations down Main Street. As the four of us were walking, we were stopped by some cast members. They told us that they really loved our costumes and asked us if we wanted to be on the Grand Marshall's float in the DISNEYLAND PARADE! Of course we all agreed. We couldn't believe it! AND we got the entire conversation on video! They told us when and where to go and all that. We killed time on some rides until it started.

We went backstage to get on the float and we were able to see how everyone gets ready for it. All the princesses and Mickey and Minnie and all the other characters were there just socializing with each other. It was so cool. The parade started and we got to smile and wave to all the cute little kids in their costumes. They were so happy when we waved at them! It was so fun. We got our pictures taken in the float and were told we could get a free copy at the end of the day. It was a magical experience for sure!

At the end of the night we were looking for unique things to do. We saw that in Frontier Land there was an area where you could take pictures with Pirate characters. Little did we know that it was JACK SPARROW we could take a picture with! I ran over to the line to meet him. It's super rare to be able to take a picture with Jack Sparrow. Rumor has it that they had to stop meet and greets with him because women kept groping him. lol... So I jumped at the chance to meet him. When we all got in line, a cast member came and told us that he would be leaving in a couple minutes and that Peter Pan and Captain Hook would be taking his place. This was our last chance to meet Jack, and we missed it! I was SO bummed.

At the end of the party we went to collect our photo from the parade. The photo place was next to a backstage entrance, so we saw some characters go by as we were in line. The next thing I know, Jack Sparrow himself walks right up to all of us in line and starts playing with our pirate hats and messes around with us! I asked him if he would take a picture with us and he said "Well, I don't see why not." It made my whole vacation! After the photo he said goodbye and went backstage. That day was all about being in the right place at the right time. It was such a good day!

Day 12 - Something I am OCD about.

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I'm a pretty easy-going gal. I don't have many worries or anxieties towards things. I like cleanliness in the home, but it can wait to be cleaned. I like to look my best, but most of the time I'm pretty confident with skipping my makeup and hair routine so I can have more time do eat or relax before I go to work. When a picture on the wall is crooked, I don't obsess over it like some people I know. So this was hard to think of something I might be "OCD" about. Of course I don't have any REAL obsessive compulsive disorders, so here is just something that bothers me sometimes -

PICTURES. I just thought of this one. I am really picky about people taking pictures of me when I can't do it myself. A couple of months ago at Hollywood Studios, I was trying to take a picture of myself with the Tower of Terror in the background. Sometimes those work out and sometimes they don't. In this case, they didn't. Anyway, so this guy at the ice cream stand next to me is like "Hey, why don't you just ASK someone to take your picture for you?" All angry-like. I said "I don't trust people" jokingly, and he asked "Why? It's not like they're going to run away with your camera."

But you see, that's not why I don't trust people. It seems like most strangers take awful pictures. I think you know what I'm talking about. They have you pictured from your shoulders and up with like 10 feet of empty sky. And then some people want to stand REALLY far away from you to get your whole body plus other things. Most times it isn't necessary.

I think everyone needs to take a photo-taking course of some sort. Maybe later I'll post some tips for everyone!

If you have any tips, let me know and I'll add it to that post. :)

A recent picture of us.

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These are the most recent pictures of us that turned out decent. They were taken July 23rd - the night we went to the Disney concert in Park City for a date. :) Keith doesn't like to take pictures like this with me very often. I love it!

It's official.

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We're going to

...in less than three weeks!

I'm so FREAKING excited!!!

We're going to celebrate Halloween at Disneyland and go to Mickey's Halloween Party! Last year at the Magic Kingdom was seriously the most FUN we've ever had. Disneyland is my favorite park, so I'm excited to see how the Halloween parties compare. Also, I've never been to California Adventure, so It will be fun to experience something new! YAYAYAYAY!!!

I really love Disney, you guys.

...if you couldn't already tell.

Things are looking up!

2010-10-05T16:23:00.003-05:00

Keith and I were having problems with our job situation since we moved to Utah. Keith was getting $80 docked off from his paycheck every week, on top of the fact that he was getting maybe 20 hours a week. I got the call center job which pays $7.25 an hour with possibilities of bonuses, but only the people who were really persistent and could be there all day every day. I was starting to think it was hopeless and was about to quit the job completely.

Now things are looking better. Keith is done paying for tools, so there's an extra $80 a week, and he's getting TONS of hours! Last week he got the biggest paycheck since we've been here. Hallelujah.

For about a week and a half, the call center was not up and running because they were fixing the computers we use, so that was a little scary. When it was back open for business, they had gotten all of the kinks out of the system that were making the computers crash and whatnot. I'm thankful for that, because now we are getting more money! Before the break I was making barely $8/hr, and now my average rate is $13/hr! Yesterday I made $17/hr and I was SO excited. I'm considering making it my full-time job!

I applied at Hobby Lobby and the manager seemed really excited to hire me. He told me he'd get back to me once corporate clears me to work there again. Also, the Disney Store wants me to work for them too. I would rather work at the Disney Store, but again, I have to wait for approval from Walt Disney World. :D

I've also been working extra hours and trying not to shop as much to save money. It's hard, but it's totally worth it. We're planning to go to DISNEYLAND for Halloween! Last year at the Magic Kingdom was THAT good. I'm SO excited.

We are SO alike...

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Either that or our parents have similar photography styles. HA!

3 months old ^

(SO HAPPY!)

2 years old ^

(sleeping)

About 3 years old ^

(squatting)

13 years old ^

(in front of a white door, right before a dance)

We went through all these pictures when we were getting ready for our wedding. These were in the slide show playing on the TV during the reception. It was funny going through them because every time I saw one of Keith's pictures, I would say "Hey! There's a picture of ME like this too!" so I put them together. Aren't we SO cute!? I hope our kids look like him! He's so precious. ;)

Awesome picture (that I took)!

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Out of all the pictures I've taken with my Nikon D3000, this one is my favorite.

It's pretty awesome, if I do say so myself... Someday maybe I'll get it enlarged and frame it and put it in our home. It's so bright, so vivid. So intense.

The mountain is Mount Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom; aka Expedition Everest. Keith and I love this ride!

Sad Picture

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In this picture I am sitting next to my father's headstone with flowers from my brothers funeral in May. I began to write a story of why it makes me sad, but it's pretty self-explanatory and I don't want to bum anyone out. :)

This picture makes me happy. :D

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It's kinda cheating since it is 3 pictures in one, but that's how it goes. :) It was taken a few months after we started dating (about spring '06).

We love to have fun and laugh all the time. We're weird, we're funny, and we love who we are together. This picture captures it very well, and reminds me how we are so perfect for each other.

These are a few of our favorite things!

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OUR FAVORITES:

1. Each other (the rest are not in any particular order)

2. Disney Parks -(Duh!)

3. Cuddles

4. Fresh-baked Cookies (Pilsbury!)

5. Going to the movies

6. Laughing

7. The internet

8. 70 degree weather

9. Being married (and all the benefits that it comes with)

10. Soccer

11. Quiet

12. LOLcats

13. IHOP

14. Hard Rock Cafe

15. Traveling

16. Silliness

17. Rifftrax.com

18. Singing in the car

19. Halloween

20. Dole Whips.

Venting.

2010-09-23T03:25:00.004-05:00

So I can't sleep. I was reading some old posts of mine and came across this one from a year ago. I was talking about how I can't wait till Christmas and how I would go to the Disney Days of Christmas store every once in a while to "get my Christmas fix." It's funny, because now that I'm in Utah, I need to get my Disney fix, so I go to the Disney Store at the University Mall.

I'm going through some serious Disney withdrawals, people. Please bear with me as I go through this difficult time. haha

I was just so happy in Florida. Not a worry in the world. Keith reminds me that if we had stayed in the situation we were in with our jobs, we probably would have run out of money. I understand, but it's hard. We're poorer here than we were there, and now I have to be creative with my time. I can't just go watch a fireworks show or ride Space Mountain. (I know, POOR ANGELA. lol)

I have to remind myself that this Utah thing is just temporary and in a couple years we WILL be working at Disney again. It's just hard to see that because it seems so far away.

The reason we moved to Utah was to be closer to family and friends, to get an education, and save up some money. So I'll focus on that and try to spend more time with my mom and friends near by to make this worth my while. Also, I need to try to look on the bright side of things more...

Ok I'm done venting. I'm gonna go to bed now. Goodnight!

Favorite Quote

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"Keep moving forward." -Walt Disney

Favorite Book

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I'm not a big reader. Keith used to read a lot in high school, but not so much anymore. If I read, I like books that are either scary or funny. So the book we decided that is our favorite (besides scriptures) is I Am America, And So Can You by Stephen Colbert. It's hilarious. We used to read it to each other. I don't think we finished it, so we'll have to do that sometime. I think we listened to it on CD when we drove to Mexico, but not the entire thing.

Here's a quote in the chapter about Family:

'A messy home sends a coded message to children: "I'm not lovable. Otherwise, Mom would dust."'

Day 3 - Favorite TV Show

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Again, another tough one to choose only one, so I'll narrow it down to 3. :D

Friends - We've always loved this show, but when Keith and I were dating we would watch TV and try to catch any and all the Friends episodes we could. I think we watched them all but we could never be sure because they were on TV and I don't think the DVR caught all of them. Plus, they were all out of order.

When we first moved to Florida we didn't have a TV or the internet, so I put in the 1st season of Friends that I had on DVD on my computer and watched it on the floor. At the time we only had seasons 1 and 9. When Keith came home from work he watched it with me and we were hooked again! After the end of season 1 we wanted to see what happened next so we bought the 2nd one. We bought a new season about every week. Now we have all 10! We watched them all last summer. It was fun!

LOST - Amazing show. Keith turned it on Hulu one day starting from the 1st episode. I kinda watched from the side and didn't really pay attention. Then one episode really got my attention and I was on the edge of my seat and had to watch the next episode. While he was at work the next day I caught up with him. We would then watch a couple shows while the other was at work and then talk about them when Keith came home. We would watch an episode more and then go to sleep. This went on every day. We watched seasons 1-5 in less than two months. It's such a good show!

Community - HILARIOUS. I can't get enough of this show. It's been on for 1 season so far, and the new one starts up next week! Keith and I love Joel McHale on The Soup, so we knew we'd love this. I watched the pilot and it was love at first sight. We can't wait for the next season!

Day 2 - Favorite Movie

2010-09-17T22:32:00.004-05:00

This one is HARD! Keith and I are a big movie couple. We have a lot of favorites.

We know for sure what our favorite movies are individually. Keith loves the Princess Bride. He can quote the whole movie all the way through. I know, I've seen it happen. MY favorite movie is Anchorman. I have seen it 100 times and still think it's hilarious.

The one that stands out in my mind as OUR favorite is The Princess and the Frog. It was being promoted a lot when we were in Florida so every time we hear the soundtrack, we think of our time there.

We watched the "Tiana's Showboat Jubilee" at the Magic Kingdom every time we could, we met the voice of Princess Tiana, bought the soundtrack and listened to it over and over, went to the midnight premiere, and watched it 2 times after that. Now we own it on Blu-Ray!

Every once in a while, we'll put in the soundtrack and I get a warm happy feeling. We talk about how much fun we had when that movie came out and I think we'll always have that memory when we watch it. It's so good!

Utah is boring.

2010-09-16T02:22:00.005-05:00

Nothing much has been going on lately.
My car battery died. I bought a new one.
Keith and I's jobs are getting a lot better. After a month of working at the call center I finally got a decent paycheck! So I'm a happy lady, and definitely not as stressed as I was. :D
Since not much is happening, I've decided to give myself a reason to blog. I saw this on a friend of a friend's blog, and it seemed like a fun thing to do. Each time I blog, I'll go through one of these so you can get to know Keith and I a bit better. :D

Day 1 - your favorite song
Day 2 - your favorite movie
Day 3 - your favorite television program
Day 4 - your favorite book
Day 5 - your favorite quote
Day 6 - 20 of my favorite things
Day 7 - a photo that makes you happy
Day 8 - a photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 9 - a photo you took
Day 10 - a photo taken over 10 years ago of you
Day 11 - a photo of you recently
Day 12 - something you are OCD about
Day 13 - your favorite outfit.
Day 14 - your favorite shoes
Day 15 - your dream house
Day 16 - a song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 - an art piece (drawing, sculpture, painting, etc)
Day 18 - my wedding/future wedding/past wedding
Day 19 - a talent of yours
Day 20 - a hobby of yours
Day 21 - a recipe
Day 22 - a website
Day 23 - a youtube video
Day 24 - where I live
Day 25 - your day, in great detail
Day 26 - your week, in great detail
Day 27 - my worst habit
Day 28 - whats in my handbag/purse
Day 29 - hopes,dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 - a dream for the future

Soooo... Day 1: OUR favorite song
The Circle of Life - from The Lion King.
We have a lot of favorite songs, but we have the most fun while listening to this one. When it comes onto my playlist on shuffle in the car, we sing at the top of our lungs and try to sing what we think they're singing. It kinda sounds like this: "AAAAAAHH SEWAIN-YA BA-DA-BEACH-YADA-BAH! *St-ta-unnnn* WENYA-HA HEYY, WEN YA AH HAAAAHHH..." and so on. Then during the instrumentals (the part where Rafiki is putting the dirt on baby Simba's head), Keith sings it. It get's really high, but he can hit those notes. His face turns red and you can see his veins, but he hits it! And I die laughing every time. He's my best friend. :D

Viva Las Vegas!

2010-08-25T00:32:00.006-05:00

Keith and I had a great time in Vegas! On Friday we went to see Weird Al in concert! Weird Al is my favorite entertainer ever. We had amazing seats (2nd row). We were so close that when Al threw his cup of water at the audience during the song "Smells like Nirvana," Keith and I got wet. He does this at every concert and I've always wanted to be that close. We were also close enough that when the band was setting up, the bass player Steve Jay and I made eye contact, smiled and said hi to each other. Then we made faces at each other during the concert. It was so fun!

Al has incorporated a couple of Disney references in his show since last time. Keith and I made lots of noise during those parts. It was an amazing show, as always, and we had a great time!

After the concert we waited outside his tour bus and got to meet him! I have met him 2 times before but this was Keith's first time. Unfortunately we couldn't pose with Al while taking pictures this time, and I was looking at Al to see if he was looking at the camera, so the security guard took a great picture...

We went back to our hotel for the night but weren't tired so we walked on the Las Vegas strip til 2 in the morning, and planned out the next day.

Saturday we started the trip with our favorite vacation breakfast: doughnuts and chocolate milk. It's kind of a tradition with us now. Anyway, so after that Keith wanted to play some black Jack, so we went to the Tropicana casino and he gambled away 40 bucks. Oh wellll... We were kinda hoping he would win us some big money! That's okay, maybe next time. :D He had fun so that's all that matters. I just watched. I might try the next time we go to Vegas.

Later that day we went to Madame Toussads. We had so much fun at the one in DC when we were on our honeymoon, so we went again! It was a blast. I love taking funny pictures with celebrities! Keith and I walk around trying to think of funny poses and make fun of certain celebrities.

We were planning on getting dressed up all fancy and going to Hard Rock Cafe that night, but first we wanted to go to the hotel to take a nap. We woke up 12 hours later. HAHA! We ended up going to the HRC for lunch that next afternoon in normal clothes because we were leaving that day. So dressing up and going to the HRC is on our list of things to do the next time we go!

It was a ton of fun! It went by too quick. We are looking forward to another vacation very soon. ...once we get more monies. :)

New Job

2010-08-18T20:11:00.003-05:00

Brittney hooked Raquel and I up with a call center job. It turns out that it starts out at $7.50/hr but you make more based on how many surveys you do per hour. We could potentially make up to $17.00/hr but you have to do be a hoss in order to do that. haha

So far it's been ok. At first, we were scared to talk to strangers on the phone, but we've gotten used to it. We work about 4 hours a day. We're still looking for work somewhere else, but for now this will be alright. It's nice to work with Brittney and catch up on things while we're waiting for someone to answer our calls. Other than that it's pretty boring. I can't imagine working for 8 hours a day there.

Life is pretty dull here in Utah. I wish I had more to talk about. I know I will next week, because this weekend is Keith and I's celebration in VEGAS! I am so freaking excited. YESSSS

2 Years!

2010-08-09T23:41:00.002-05:00

On Sunday, the 8th, we celebrated our 2nd anniversary! Hooray! It was a very relaxed day. We went to church, and then we went to Ihop. The real celebrating will happen in a couple weeks when we go to Vegas! That's the plan anyway. :)

Other than that things are pretty lame. I went to an interview for Forever 21 today and realized that I don't want to work there. Brittney is going to hook Raquel and I up with a call center job. We really want it because we'll be able to schedule our own hours, and will make 12-15 dollars an hour. It's perfect for us. Hopefully we'll get it! :)

Keith's work is been pretty slow lately. He gets to come home early so we have had a lot of time together.

That's all I have to say about that. :D

We're in Utah!

2010-07-21T15:50:00.004-05:00

We made it into Utah on the 7th of July. The trip out here was really long. Nooni was surprisingly patient and hardly made a peep! That relieved a lot of my stress of the trip. I was so happy to be done with the drive and just be here in Utah.

We got all of our furniture in the new house and got all settled. I really like our house! Keith and I have 2 small bedrooms downstairs and Steve and Raquel have the master bedroom upstairs. We all share the common areas which are nice and spacious. It's been fun shopping and replacing everything we had to get rid of in Florida.

The second day we were here, my BFF Brittney threw a reunion party for Keith and I. It was SO nice to see my best friends again. I really missed them, and I hope we can spend more time together now. I especially missed Brittney! We hadn't seen each other in like 6 years. TOO LONG. I'm excited to be around everyone again like old times! There are still some people I need to see. You know who you are. We'll fix that very soon. :)

Keith started his job on the 12th. He loves it! I am looking for a job, myself. Yesterday Raquel and I went application shopping and got 11 applications at the University Mall. I was hoping that the Disney Store was hiring, but they aren't until September. I might wait just for that. I need Disney in my life! haha

For now, all I have are pictures of the outside of the house. I will take more inside once we have it a little more decorated. :)

Last Hurrah!

2010-07-01T22:03:00.004-05:00

Since we found out about the move, we've tried to do some things we've been wanting to do here in Florida, but never got around to it. First we went to Miami!

We had a day off together so we used it wisely. We drove down on Sunday night after work and got a hotel. It's a 4 hour drive, and we wanted to play during the day so this worked out great. We slept in and went to breakfast and then the beach that morning. The water was amazing! Almost as pretty as Hawaii. We only stayed at the beach for an hour though because it was sooo sunny and Keith burns easily. I, however, got a nice tan. Miami was very interesting. We left also because we found out the hard way that we were in the topless section of the beach... YEAH.

Anyway, it's a very pretty city! I love the architecture there. I would definitely like to go back someday and spend more time there.

The other thing we did was visit Universal Studios! The Wizarding World of Harry Potter just opened a couple weeks ago. We knew if we didn't go check it out before we left, that we would regret it. It was so much fun! We were there for about 6 hours and that and Jurassic Park were the only attractions we visited. It was very cool. We ate at The Three Broomsticks for lunch and had an amazing feast served with some butterbeer! Then we went to Honeyduke's and had some chocolate frogs! :D The best ride there was definitely The Forbidden Journey. The queue where you wait in line was SO cool. I was in awe and teared up a little from how realistic things were. They had the hall of portraits that talked to each other and it looked SO FREAKING REAL. It's magic. The ride itself was awesome too. I was speachless at the end. Wow.

Right now, I am sitting on an air mattress and am about to go to bed. Tomorrow we wake up and head out to San Antonio. I can't believe it! It all happened so fast. We are sure gonna miss Florida. It has definitely been an adventure. I'm excited for a new one! Wish us luck! :D

Packing

2010-06-17T20:29:00.003-05:00

Last year when we moved from Texas to Florida we packed everything we could into 2 cars. Whatever we couldn't fit we left at my moms house and would come back later for it. It was SO easy. Not so much this time.

Now, I have to fit as much as I can into ONE car. Everything that can't fit GOES AWAY. I'm trying to sell as many things as I can on craigslist. So far I've gotten rid of my dining set, my living room tables, and my book cases. I've also gotten rid of a couple small things, but I need to get rid of more! I only have 2 weeks left!

Last night I tried to go through our belongings and sort things we NEED to bring, and things we could live without, or irreplaceable things. It's so hard! Things like my Christmas decorations are really hard to part with. I spent a lot of time collecting those at really good prices when I worked at Hobby Lobby. I had 2 big plastic totes full, and I've narrowed it down to one medium sized cardboard box. It's mostly sentimental ornaments and Disney decorations now.

Other things are easy to part with, such as wedding presents we haven't even opened yet! LOL That's what happens when people get you things you don't register for! Unfortunately, they are things that not even craigslist searchers want... It may sound bad, but it's true.

I hope I can keep sane with this, and trying to fit work and fun activities in too. We are planning on going to Miami next week. We've never been there, and I'd like to go to the beach before I go to a place where there are no oceans.

I am really excited about the move though! It will be so much fun to reunite with my friends and be able to go to church again! And a good thing about getting rid of everything I own now, is that when we get to Utah, I'll get to go shopping! And I LOVE shopping! :D

Moving Again!

2010-06-09T19:06:00.004-05:00

We're moving to Provo, Utah! I know... exciting, huh? It definitely won't be anything like Florida. We're going to miss Florida and Disney World like CRAZY! But our plan is still to settle in Orlando. We love it too much.

So here's our reasoning behind this:
1. We like adventures.
2. Keith will be able to get his degree, and new job will pay tuition.
3. We miss living closer to family.
4. We don't make enough money here for the amount of work we do.
5. Most of our close friends live in Utah, and we miss them dearly.

If you would have asked me a couple months ago if I wanted to move to Utah I would have said "HEEEEEEEEEEECK no." But things have changed. When my brother died I regretted not being able to see him more often, and the reason was because I lived too far away. Now, we'll be a days drive from most of my family in California, and my mom is on a mission in Salt Lake City, so I'll get to see her too!
I also have lost touch with my best friends and it just so happens that most of them live in Utah. I know it won't be the same as it was in high school; we've all grown up and some are married and such, but it will still be nice to have them around!

Keith interviewed for a air/heating company that his Uncle Scott works for. Scott was able to get Keith's brother, Steve a job last year, and so he helped Keith nab this job. The interviewers loved him (What's not to love?) and he got the job! It pays more than the both of us make right now! I won't have to work as hard anymore (YAY!). I'll try to get a part time job somewhere in town. There's a new Hobby Lobby being built, maybe I'll work there! Haha... we'll see.

Keith starts his new job on July 12th, so we need to get packed and GO! We leave on the 2nd of July, are driving straight to San Antonio, staying there for the 4th of July celebrations, and leaving again on the 5th. It's gonna be a LOOONG trip, but we're excited!

We'll be living in a house/condo/town home (whatever we can find) with Keith's brother Steve and his wife Rakel. It'll be interesting and fun to see how that works out.

BASICALLY, it's what's right for right now for us. Keith needs his education, and I need my family close by, so it works out perfectly.

We're not done with Disney. In fact, I'm planning on going seasonal, which means I only have to work 40 hours each year to keep my Disney benefits. I'll try to make that work, because I really want to go to Disneyland for free a lot! haha

Well that's the story. I'll keep you all updated.

California Trip!

2010-05-22T09:31:00.007-05:00

Despite the circumstances in which I was there, I had an amazing time in California. It was SO nice to see my Silveira family. The last time I saw everyone was before I moved to Texas over 6 years ago. Too long.

I stayed with my brother Donald and his family. He's got two little girls named Bailey and Bethany that I probably met once or twice. They're now 10 and 11 years old. My niece Amber, who recently got married, was staying at Don's house too along with her mom. It was really nice to get to know them all a bit better. It made me really happy.

We looked through lots of pictures when I was there. It was nice to reminisce about each other. I learned a lot about my brother who passed away, and also about my father and his parents.

Don and I were able to go visit our dads grave while we were there. I have only visited it once since he died because it's hard for me to think about. But this time I wanted to. It was a good bonding time for my brother and I. We also went to see our dad's hometown and got to see his childhood home and even his high school. I loved that.

This trip made me wish I had visited them more often when I was in California. I'm definitely going to change that. I'd like to visit all my family more often than I do. If that means I have to live closer, than maybe we'll move! We're definitely thinking about that...

2010-05-05T12:34:00.004-05:00

Yesterday after work I found out that my oldest brother, Mike Silveira died. He was 54 years old.

The first thing that came to my mind was that I hoped he went in peace. It doesn't look like that's the case. It seems to be a homicide!

I never ever thought this would happen to a member of my family. I am so heartbroken!

It breaks my heart that I haven't seen him in so long. The last time I saw him I think was a couple years after our dad passed away. I could have gone to my nieces' wedding last month where he walked her down the aisle, but it was too far and I couldn't get the time off. I regret that SO much now. It would have been a happy reunion.

My heart is aching for his kids right now. I can't imagine what they're going through. They're about the same age as me. I lost my father at a young age, but it wasn't anything like this. I'm so happy for Amber that her father was able to walk her down the aisle.

Keith and I are going to the funeral in California. We don't know when it will be, but we're gonna go no matter what. I'll reunite with my Silveira family and they'll get to meet Keith for the first time. I just wish it was for a happier occasion.

God be with you till we meet again, big brother.

Not much...

2010-05-02T19:06:00.006-05:00

Nothing blog worthy has happened since my last post, so here's another round of random updates.

1. Keith is all recovered from his surgery. He missed 2 weeks of work, and I missed 6 days, which is rough on the bank account, but it was totally worth it for me. We needed a vacation. Unfortunately we couldn't do anything fun because Keith was calling in sick (no Disney trips) and they day we were going to go to the beach, it rained. BOO.

2. I got deployed to the Contemporary again, but not the part I like. I had 10 checkouts the first day. I don't like it there, but it's not Fort Wilderness, so I'll take it!
Last week I was deployed at the Grand Floridian. It's the most expensive place to stay at the Walt Disney World Resort. When celebrities come to visit, that's where they stay (There was a Full House episode where they all stayed there, and when Michael Jackson came to visit, he would reserve several floors for him and his crew). So it's fancy. It was really intimidating being there. They have inspectors that inspect every room you do and make sure everything is perfect. I was really nervous at first, but the area I worked in turned out to be not as strict as the others, so it was nice. I feel like I learned a lot from the Grand. Plus, the managers were super nice and were willing to help (Unlike other places I've been). It was a good experience!

3. I found my perfect swimsuit. It looks like this:

Only I look better in it of course. HAHA yeah right. But seriously, I look good. It accentuates the positive and hides the negative. I think this style would flatter anyone. Also, everywhere I've looked, this swimsuit has been around $100. I got it for $25 at Marshall's. Awesome. I'm excited to wear it to the beach or something!

4. Keith's family is coming to visit again! I think they like that we live so close to Disney World because this will be the 4th trip from Texas in 1 year! We love visitors, and we love them! So we're excited. They'll be here for 2 weeks (May 9th -22nd) Hopefully we can get some time off work so we can spend time with them.

5. WEIRD AL IS COMING TO ORLANDO. July 21st. I am so excited. That is all.

Easters and Wise.

2010-04-09T19:36:00.005-05:00

We don't really celebrate holidays like most people. Especially now that we're married. When we were dating we did one year where we decorated Easter eggs and we had a lot of fun! But I guess we got that out of our system and we don't need to do it again. Plus, afterward we had to throw out all the eggs we colored because we didn't eat them. So it was kind of a waste. We do enjoy the Easter candy though. :) I think I would just rather not have things I don't use or need around the house, like baskets and stuffed bunnies and such. I'm sure this will all change when we have kids though. :)
So I called in sick to work on Easter thinking I could actually go to church and wear my cute Easter dress, but forgot that it was conference weekend. I was a bit sad. I haven't been to church since the Sunday before Christmas. Keith and I watched conference though and it was good. It was nice to listen to the speakers and reflect on the real reason we celebrate Easter.
Our friends Ben and Luana had us over to their house for Easter dinner. We played Cranium and socialized and had a good time! It made me feel like our Easter was complete.

Today was a big day for Keith. He got his wisdom teeth removed! Poor guy. I've never seen him like this. The nurturer in me has come out a lot today. I have tried to make him as comfortable as possible. He's doing well. He's not really in a lot of pain. He has slept a lot, and hasn't eaten anything since yesterday. I had to call in today because I HAD to be at the dentist with him. I might call in tomorrow and Sunday to take care of him some more. He can't drive when he's on vicodin, and I'd like to go to church on Sunday. :D

VROOM!

2010-04-03T10:53:00.003-05:00

Keith and I bought a motorcycle! It's for him. I won't be driving it ever. But it helps us with our transportation problem and we didn't have to spend all of our savings! Hooray!

Nothing too exciting...

2010-03-25T16:11:00.003-05:00

We're just busy working and relaxing these days. Keith has been working 13-hour days recently and it tires him out. I'm just tired of working and being deployed to different resorts. They have me flip-flopping to two resorts right now. Last week I was at Animal Kingdom Lodge, this week it's Contemporary, next week it's back at AKL. It's been going like this for 4 weeks now. It's getting old. I just want to stay in one place for at least 2 weeks. And every time I go to AKL, I have to ask the managers to put me on the side I'm used to because they don't remember. GAH. It's annoying. And I don't know how long it will last. It's okay though, because I'd rather be flip-flopping than spend one day at Fort Wilderness again. Let's pray that doesn't happen again!

Keith's car died while the girls were in town, and he hasn't been able to fix it yet because of the rain. But he recently figured out what is wrong with it, so something should be happening soon. Either he'll fix it, or it's hopeless and we get a new car. We've been looking at trucks! We would like a truck because I like to buy furniture on craigslist, and not a lot of people can deliver. Also, it'll be handy when we move out of our apartment someday.

It's been interesting being a "one-car family." We have opposite work schedules so Keith usually drops me off at work in the morning, then drops the car off at my work when he leaves for work. When I'm at Bay Lake Tower, he takes the Monorail to work! I think it's cool, but he's frustrated by the time it takes to get there. Boo-hoo. I'm just glad we have ONE running car and that Disney gives us free transportation from the resorts. :)

I've started saving my tip money now instead of using it for clothes and goodies. We're saving up for a trip! To Disneyland! We're hoping to go around our anniversary. The only thing we have to worry about paying for is our flights and a place to stay, because we get into Disneyland fo freeee! I've been dying to go back, and we didn't get to go to California Adventure so we want to see what it's like. Hopefully we can get the time off! Every time I get a tip now, I get more excited than before, because I feel like that guest has helped me get closer to Disneyland! Hooray!

Girls/Guys Weekend

2010-03-10T15:36:00.007-06:00

This weekend, the ladies of Keith's side of the family came to Florida, and Keith went to Utah to spend time with his brothers! At first I was jealous that Keith was going to Utah, because I have a lot of friends and my mom over there who I'd like to visit, but it turned out to be an awesome weekend! I'm so glad it was just us girls, because it allowed us to bond. We had so much fun.

I'll start with what I know from Keith's vacation.

He flew to Utah on Thursday and stayed at his Uncle Scott's house where Steve lives. His brother Eric flew from Texas, and they all met up with their old childhood friends. They did all kinds of guy things. They shot each other with air soft guns and played video games, they went skiing/snowboarding, and whatever else guys do... Who knows. lol They had a lot of fun, and I'm glad he was able to reunite with the guys. Keith was sick with another sinus infection, so it wasn't as fun as it could have been, but he still had a blast.

Ok now the girls. :)

Keith's mom, sister Shannon, and our sister-in-law Rakel came on Thursday night. They got settled in and we stayed up til 2 in the morning talking about girl things.
The next day, Friday, we went to the Boardwalk to show them all where I work, and then we went to Epcot. The Flower and Garden festival is going on now, so we walked around and took pictures of all the topiary bushes. We did a lot of window shopping at the different countries in World Showcase. We didn't get to do that the last time because of all the people, so it was nice to just take it all in. When we were in Japan, Keith's mom told us she wanted to get us each a little gift to commemorate the trip. So we went to this jewelry stand where you pick out an oyster and get whatever pearl is inside, then you choose it's setting. We all got very unique pearls! Shannon got the biggest one, and Rakel got the rarest - a silver one! We decided to put them on matching bracelets! They're very pretty.

The reason they all came out to Florida was so we could all go to Time Out for Women. It's a conference where women in the church talk about womanly things. We went on Friday evening and Saturday morning. It was nice to hear some inspirational messages and hang out with the ladies. We didn't stay too long though, because we got kinda bored. On Saturday we stayed until lunch time, and then we went to Hollywood Studios.

I only had to work on one day while they were here. On Sunday I went to work and gave the girls some park tickets so they could go to Animal Kingdom and the Magic Kingdom while I was gone. Keith left his car for them to use while he was gone so they had a lot of freedom to go wherever they wanted. However, Keith's car is old and not very reliable so it died on their way to the Magic Kingdom. Luckily we have amazing cast members here at Disney, and they helped my mother-in-law a LOT. Not only did this guy tow the car to our apartment (which they aren't allowed to do, but we live close enough so it was okay), but they took her to the Magic Kingdom after that! So nice.

I was working at the Contemporary that day, so after work I just hopped on over to the MK to meet them! We had a great time! It was probably my favorite day they were here. We just goofed off like little girls. It was so fun.

We were so worn out by the end of the trip that on the last day they were here, we just took it easy. We walked around Downtown Disney and went mini golfing. Then for dinner we went to the Rain Forest Cafe. We got a free desert because there was paper in my shrimp scampi. Woot! haha... Since it was our last day together we really didn't want to go to bed, so we stayed up really late and only got 3 hours of sleep.

It's so cool how much we bonded. If you look at the pictures we took, in the beginning we were really far apart and not as friendly looking, but towards the end we were all really close in our pictures. I'm really glad we did this because now I know my family a lot better and hopefully we'll continue to be close throughout our lives! :)

VALENTIMES.

2010-02-19T20:18:00.006-06:00

For Valentines day this past Sunday, we went out to dinner at the Sci-fi Dine in Theater at Hollywood Studios! It was SO NEAT. The tables there are cars, and they're all facing the big screen. Keith and I really like old sci-fi movies to make fun of, so this was so much fun for us. My favorite part about the restaurant was the ambiance. It really feels like you're outside at night under the stars. This is why we love Disney; their amazing attention to detail. Also, our waiter did a great job staying in character. He had a 50's greaser attitude. haha

I didn't get a picture of us in our car, but here's what it looks like on the inside:

And here's us playing in the car outside the restaurant:

Afterward we came home and made chocolate covered strawberries! YUM. 'Twas a good date night. :)

Nero...

2010-02-04T18:45:00.004-06:00

We love this little guy a lot, but we've decided that the timing is wrong right now for us to have a puppy. :(

It's been a rough week. One day he's being well behaved and we LOVE having him, and the next day not so much. Also, it's been hard leaving him at home while we're at work. He's alone in his kennel for 8 hours, and then if we want to go anywhere when we get home from work, we have to put him in there for another couple hours. I feel terrible! He needs a family with kids to play with and be with him all day.

A couple days ago we made the decision to give him away. I started to make an ad on craigslist for him, but when I was going through his pictures, I got REAL sad. I was crying! I couldn't do it. So we decided to keep him.

The more we thought about it though, the more we thought it was a good idea to give him away. I found a woman on craigslist who wanted a puppy to surprise her children with for Valentines Day. I contacted her last night and she e-mailed me saying she wanted Nero. She was really nice and I think he will be happy with her little family. :)

He left here about an hour ago, and I miss him so much! But I feel in my heart it was the right thing to do. Plus, the lady said she would keep us updated on him with pictures and such! That makes me happy.

NERO!

2010-01-30T16:42:00.005-06:00

We got a puppy! yayyyy....

I hate to be negative, but... He's driving me CRAZY. It's like we adopted a 2-year old child with no discipline.
I've never had a dog before except when I was little. They were all big outdoor dogs and I had no part in their upbringing. So this is VERY new and stressful for me. :(

OK so here's the story.
Keith has been wanting a dog ever since we moved here. He missed his family's dog, Brutus (Brutus is a really awesome dog. I love that dog). I had been telling him that we should wait until we had a house before we got a dog so that it could play in a yard and go to the bathroom easily outside. Makes sense, right? I thought so.
I gave in though. I don't know what changed my mind. I guess I was up for the challenge. Our upstairs neighbors have 2 dogs, so I thought if they could do it, so could we (I still need to talk to them for tips).

Keith wanted a full-bred miniature pinscher (like Brutus). I wanted to rescue a puppy from the pound. We looked at the pound puppies and they only had big breeds available. And I'm all for rescuing full grown dogs, but I'm afraid that it would eat Nooni. haha SO we started looking online for a good deal on Min Pins. I found an ad on craigslist.com for our little guy and we went to get him the next day.

So far it's been really overwhelming for me. We've had him for 2 days now and I've spent the most time with him. He's SO cute, but such a pain in the butt. We bought a baby gate to put in the kitchen so while we're gone he's confined to a small space. He still manages to make the biggest mess possible. And since I get home from work first, I get to clean it. Hooray.

NOW, despite the bad things, I do love him. He is such a sweetheart and when I'm mad, I can't stay mad because of his cute little face. I love how he loves to cuddle and sleep on me like a baby. He makes cute little squeeky sounds when he sleeps. SO cute. It makes me forget about what a bad little puppy he is. lol

What is UP.

2010-01-21T14:57:00.008-06:00

Here's what's up:

Keith's college program is over! I can't believe we've been here 8 months. It went by too quick! We have sure had a lot of fun. Our time in Florida definitely not up though. I still have my job - with benefits, and now Keith is a seasonal cast member, which means he still works for Disney, but he only has to work 40 hours every 6 months. He's working as a trainer right now, and he'll be doing that for a while. He's currently in the process of getting another job. Disney is great, but it takes a long time to move up the latter, and we need more money to get by. :) So hopefully he gets this job. If not, we might be moving to UTAH, or back to San Antonio. :(

As for my job, you have probably noticed that I'm done with Fort Wilderness (THANK HEAVEN), and I'm back at the Boardwalk! It's so nice to be back. Recently, I've had a couple of adventures! The Boardwalk has had extra housekeepers these days, and sometimes instead of giving out ADOs (authorized day off), they've been sending us to other resorts who are short. It's not a deployment like when I was at the Fort; It's just to help out for the day. So first, they sent me and 3 others to Port Orleans; a New Orleans themed resort. It was a lot of fun! Since we were there to help, all the managers were extremely nice and helpful. It was a nice experience.

The next resort I went to was Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas. It was SO NICE. It's just like the Boardwalk work-wise, except there are live animals outside the rooms. I was cleaning a room and looked out the window and there were 2 baby giraffes with a mommy giraffe! I loved it. I also got to go there the next day.

This Monday was my favorite day of work EVER! I got to go to my favorite resort: Bay Lake Tower at the Contemporary resort! I had never been inside, but I have researched it like crazy because I love the style and the location. It's right next to the Magic Kingdom. When I walked into my first room I just about cried because I was so happy. I was on the 10th floor and the first thing I see out of the window is Cinderellas castle and Space Mountain. Amazing. The people there were so nice too and I made some friends! I want to transfer over there. Here are some pictures:

I love it.

Happy Birthday to Keith!

2010-01-12T22:21:00.004-06:00

Keith and I are the same age again. I only get 27 days of being older than him and he gets to call me his "old lady". haha.

We didn't celebrate ON his birthday because he was sick, but last night we went to Pei Wei for dinner, rented some movies, and ate some cake. It was nice.

I got him the shirt he's wearing (it's a quote from an SNL Digital Short), and a Wii! We've been having fun with that, and he loves the shirt. YAY!

Happy Birthday Keith!

Isn't he sOoOo cute?! :D

UBER sick vacation.

2010-01-12T18:53:00.006-06:00

Last Sunday at the Boardwalk I cleaned a room where the guest was VERY sick! I won't go into details, but their "sickness" was all over the room and it took a very long time to clean. I wore gloves and washed and sanitized my hands afterward because it was so nasty.

I was feeling fine all day Sunday and Monday. My mom flew into town on Monday night and as soon as she called saying her flight had landed, I opened the door to leave, and started feeling a little queezy. I didn't think to much of it, but as the night went on, I was feeling worse and worse. 20 minutes after my mom and I got back from the airport, I was throwing up. "Welcome to Florida mom!"

It was awful. I was up ALL night. I felt like I was gonna die.

The next day we had planned on going to Epcot and being there all day. I was so excited to show my mom around! But unfortunately, I was dizzy, weak, and tired and the cold weather made my ears congested! We did go, but only for a couple hours. I felt really bad that my mom didn't get to see much, but I felt miserable. We went home and rested. My mom had a great time though!

The next day we went to the Magic Kingdom! I was feeling a lot better, though it did take me a while to get up and going because I was exhausted. We got there just in time for the 3 O'clock parade! Mom loved the parade. Jafar came up and messed with her! It was awesome. haha... We stayed for 5 hours and we got a lot done! We watched all the shows and rode all the non-thrill rides because none of us could take it. haha. And instead of staying for the fireworks, we went home and watched my home videos of them. :)

On Thursday it was back to work for me, but I was still too weak to work. I got an ADO. It's a good thing, because now my mom was sick! I felt SO BAD. My mom never gets sick. Luckily her version was a lot less intense, but we didn't do anything that day. We just watched TV and lied on the couches. When Keith got home from work he was complaining of stomach pains. That night, he got sick - and into the next day (which was his birthday). :(

Friday was our last day together, but I had to work for reals. So we said our goodbyes before I left. Keith called in sick that day so he took her to the airport when I was gone...

It just makes me SO MAD! This guest that didn't clean up their mess, and "left it for the housekeeper" has ruined this week that was supposed to be fun-filled and amazing. Inconsiderate.

Despite the sick, I hope my mom had a good time. I sure feel bad for getting them both sick. :(

Christmas

2009-12-28T21:18:00.006-06:00

This past week was so much fun! Keith's whole family came out to see us (including Rakel!) Rakel is Keith's brothers wife. She lived in Mexico and had been trying to get a visa into the U.S. for years and they had always denied her. On the 16th she had an interview and this time she got it! We were all so happy to have her be with all of us and to get to know her better. It was the first time all of the family was together.

Luckily Keith and I both had the first 2 days they were here off, so we were able to be with them then. On the first day we went to the Animal Kingdom. It was soo busy (I don't recommend coming during the week of Christmas). It was fun though! While we were waiting in lines we got to visit and catch up. We also did Epcot that night and watched the fireworks.

The second day we all went to The Magic Kingdom! It was fun to have everyone there, and to show Rakel around since it was her first time to a Disney park. Unfortunately we didn't do as much as we would have liked because it was so crowded.

I was hoping to take pictures of the family at the Polynesian Resort that morning, but we decided it would have been too much of a walk for the grandparents. So then we thought about taking a picture in front of the castle in the park, but that didn't happen either. It was really worrying me because I wanted to do it so bad since this was probably the only time we'd all be together like that. Well, we had dinner at the Grand Floridian and there was a photographer there taking pictures in front of the Christmas tree in the lobby. They were only going to be there until 9:30 and we got done with dinner at 9:35. I asked, and they said they would wait for us and take a couple pictures for us. THANK GOODNESS!

I think it turned out beautiful! I edited it, printed some off, framed them and gave them as Christmas presents. It was great.

On Tuesday Keith and I both worked, but the rest of the family went to Epcot. We met up with them later, but Keith wasn't feeling well so we went home early.

Wednesday the family went to Hollywood Studios, and again, we met up with them later. We had so much fun. It was just us "kids" and we just relaxed and talked while watching the dancing Christmas lights. :)

On Christmas Eve, Steve and Rakel went to Utah. Sad. We didn't go to any parks, but we did go see The Princess and the Frog all together! I love that movie. Also, there was one of those Sling Shot rides next to the family's hotel, so Keith and I went on it! It seemed scary at first because I didn't know what to expect, but it's so AWESOME (and extremely smooth)! We are gonna go do that a lot now.

On Christmas day Keith and I had to work. It was alright for me because a lot of people were nice and told me I didn't have to do their rooms, so I got to go home early. The rest of the night we hung out with the family and had one more meal together. They left the next day.

It was soooo fun to have them all here. I wish they lived closer to us!

Our apartment was neglected and I didn't get much sleep while they were here, so I'll have to catch up. :) I gotta get things ready for next week: My mom is coming! Yay!

OH RIGHT - My Birthday

2009-12-17T15:55:00.003-06:00

I almost forgot to talk about it. My birthday was on Sunday. It was a great birthday! I called in sick to work (I was starting to have a cold anyway) and I went to church! With Keith! It was so great. It had been like 5 months since we had gone together.

I had wanted to go to the Magic Kingdom that day, but I couldn't because I called in. Also, we could have gone to the Christmas party again, but neither of us wanted to spend the money. SO instead we just stayed home and relaxed. We talked to Keith's family on Skype and they all sang to me as I blew out the 22 candles on my cake! I love Skype.

Keith and I did go to the Magic Kingdom on Monday to celebrate though. It was a bust, but we did get to ride Pirates of the Caribbean on our own boat again! And I got sung to by the piano player on Main Street. That was cool. :)

Overall, it was a good birthday. :)

Coke Rewards

2009-12-16T22:33:00.005-06:00

Soooo... a couple weeks ago I was cleaning a room at the Boardwalk that was really messy. There was trash everywhere. No tips. Those are the worst. Anyway, there were a lot of coke bottles lying around and I noticed the "Get Rewarded @ mycokerewards.com" label on the caps. I thought to myself, "I could really use this!" Disney World is a sponsor of Coca Cola, or the other way around... but there are only coke products on property. So I figured I could earn a whole bunch of points, and I wouldn't have to spend all the money of buying a bunch of sodas. GENIUS.

So that's what I've been doing. I collect all the coke rewards I can find. Each bottle cap is 3 points, a 12-pack box is worth 10 points and the 24-pack of Dasani water is worth 20 points. I have collected 240 points as of now, and I'm saving up for something good. Even if the guest doesn't leave a money tip, when they leave me a couple coke rewards it's like they're leaving a tip. And I get just as excited! It's fun. :) If you've got any reward codes, and would like to share them, let me know. lol ;)

The Princess and the Frog

2009-12-11T16:34:00.006-06:00

Keith and I went to see the midnight showing of The Princess and the Frog last night, and it was AMAZING. It was really fun to be in the audience with a bunch of other college students who work at Disney, because they all grew up with The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast etc., so they were all equally excited as we were. I laughed, I cried, and I loved it. I want to see it again! It's such a cute story and has amazing music! I've had the songs stuck in my head for days. ANYWAY, I highly recommend this movie to any Disney princess fan. :)

We also had the privilege of meeting Anika Noni Rose on Tuesday; the voice actress and visual inspiration for Princess Tiana! I subscribe to the Disney Parks twitter account and they had posted that she was doing a meet and greet at Epcot that day from 1:30 - 2:30. Keith got of work at 1:30 so I brought him a shirt and we went to get in line to meet her. It was fun!

Thanksgiving, work, and such,

2009-12-10T19:11:00.006-06:00

Our Thanksgiving was really awesome. We celebrated the day before because we were both working on Thanksgiving Day. When I got home from work, Keith and I both went to Target and bought all our food we needed. We got a rotisserie chicken already cooked, some pumpkin pie, stove top stuffing, and crescent rolls. We actually made the mashed potatoes, which were awesome. It was a cute little dinner. And it was really yummy!

nom nom.

I had a total of 4 Thanksgiving feasts. One on the Sunday before Thanksgiving at work, the one for Keith and I, then a nasty cafeteria version at work on Thanksgiving. On the 1st of December we had a party at our place for the other college program people who didn't have family in town where we ate Thanksgiving food. Lots of food. It was fun!

Work: After working in housekeeping for 5 months, you are eligible for deployment. You get deployed when your resort doesn't have high occupancy, but another resort does and doesn't have enough housekeepers. So of course, I get deployed to the worst resort for housekeeping: Fort Wilderness. It's so pretty and I'd love to stay there, but working there is a nightmare. It's a bunch of one bedroom cabins with full kitchens, Murphy beds and bunk beds. 4 beds all together. I'm used to 2 in each room - only one used if I'm lucky. So with 4 beds that are usually all used all the time, it's so hard to be as fast as they want me to be there. Beds have never been my strong point anyway.

My first day was good. I only had 7 rooms and I finished early. The next day was really bad. I had 10 rooms, and 3 of them were checkouts. If I had this at the boardwalk, I would have been so happy, but at the Fort I was dreading it. I got my 3 checkouts finished, and one occupied room ONLY. I take forever to do checkouts here because of the bunk bed and because since it's out in the woods, dirt shows up right after you get rid of it. And then the occupied room I did wanted me to go back and change the sheets. GAH. Let's just say I cried a LOT. And it was a horrible day. I felt like I wasn't making a good first impression on the managers there. I miss the Boardwalk soooo bad.

In other news: Keith bought me a new camera! He got it for me for my birthday on Cyber Monday. He told me I had to wait til my birthday, but he couldn't wait when It came last Saturday so he let me open it. I like it a lot! It's a Nikon D3000. I am still trying to figure everything out, but when I do I'll be awesome. haha. I've been wanting to take it to the parks on my days off, but it's either too hot or too rainy outside. Boo.

Giving Thanks

2009-11-25T14:12:00.004-06:00

Today is Thanksgiving Eve. Keith has to work tomorrow, so we're going to celebrate when he gets home tonight! So I thought it would be nice to share what I'm thankful for these days right now.

I am thankful for our jobs. We have good jobs that we both enjoy and are making enough money for us to get by and live comfortably.

I am thankful for our apartment (aka "the compartment"). It's small, and old, but I love that it's OURS. It's so nice to have a place of our own where we can do whatever we want and decorate for Christmas anytime we want. That's also why I'm thankful to be an adult! lol

I am thankful for Keith. He is my best friend and he lights up my day everytime I'm with him! I love that I can be myself around him and don't have to worry about looking like a dork.

I'm thankful for my family! All of them! I love that no matter what, I'll always have them to talk to and they will be there for Keith and I. Family is awesome.

I'm thankful for Skype! I love that I can be in Florida and talk to my family all over the U.S. face to face. It's almost like I'm actually there with them!

I'm thankful for Nooni. She keeps me company when Keith is gone.

I'm thankful for my friends here in Florida. I am so glad I've met them all. They are so much fun to be around!

I am thankful for our couches. I never knew how much I loved couches until I didn't have any. The ones we have happen to be amazing.

I am thankful for our home teachers and visiting teachers! Keith and I don't go to church much because of work, so when they come over it's a nice spirit-booster.

...I could go on and on! Life is so good now, that it's hard NOT to be thankful.

New Hair and CHRISTMAS TIME!!

2009-11-23T22:53:00.004-06:00

First of all. I got my hairs cut. I did it because I wanted a change. It had been a couple years since I had it this short, so I wanted to try it out again. Honestly... I miss my long hair and regret cutting it. It looks good, just not AS good in my opinion. People tell me they love it though, so I guess it's alright! haha

Christmas time:
Sooo... I couldn't wait until after thanksgiving to decorate for Christmas. We decorated on the 9th of this month! I love it. I thought it would be okay since Disney World put up their decorations up too. It just makes me so happy to see all the red and green (and black) in my home. If it were socially acceptable I'd leave it up all year.

Another reason I wanted to decorate early is because we were going to go to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party on the 17th, and I wanted to get in the mood. The party was so fun! We went with a couple of Keith's friends from Spaceship Earth early in the morning to the Magic Kingdom and stayed until 1am. They had all the decorations up and had a Christmas parade and fireworks show, and we got complimentary hot chocolate and cookies! As much as we wanted! YUMM!! It was a lot of fun. It still wasn't as fun or magical as my Disneyland day, but I've come to accept the fact that nothing can beat Disneyland.

We went on Space Mountain. It was fun! But again... not Disneyland fun. It was a different kind. We all had a great time and want to go back! I'm planning on doing that again for my birthday. :)

Disneyland Vs. Magic Kingdom (my rant)

2009-11-14T11:13:00.008-06:00

My day at Disneyland was the most magical day of my LIFE. Disneyland had the Christmas music, the Christmas themed rides, and the amazing firework show followed by a snow fall. I love Disneyland so much. The Magic Kingdom is great! But so far nothing compares to the experience I had at Disneyland.

On Tuesday Keith and I are going to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom. I'm SO excited. We're going to get dressed up all Christmas-y! It'll be great! I love Christmas, so even though it won't be the same as Disneyland, it will still make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. lol

I have found out some things recently that have made me SUPER sad about the difference between DL and MK though...

First of all, they don't even DO the Christmas themed rides here. They just LEAVE THEM the way they always are. LAME! The Haunted Mansion transformed into The Nightmare Before Christmas was my favorite! It was awesome! They don't do that here. Also, I really liked the It's a Small World ride all Christmas-y, too. But nope. Can't look forward to that here. When I found out I was very let down. :(

The second thing is that Space Mountain (My favorite ride EVER!) has been in refurbishment the entire time I've been here. It opens on November 22! I've been SOO excited for it to open, but now I don't even KNOW! haha... When Disneyland did their refurbishment in 2005 they made it super awesome. I had never been on the older one, so I can't really compare... but when I went on it, it was awesome. Anyway, so you'd think they'd be doing the same thing to the one here, right? WRONG. I found out last week that all they've done is make the track safer, and added some cool things to do in line while you wait. So it's going to be the same ride it has been since 1971. BOOOOO!! I'm still going to ride it, but I don't think it will match up to Disneyland Space Mountain.

As soon as I found all this out, I looked online to see how much plane tickets cost to California. :) haha

Bleh.... so I'm very disappointed. But I can't make a true comparison until I go. Maybe I'll love them equally for their different unique qualities! I'll let you all know how I feel in a couple weeks. :D

Regrets.

2009-11-09T20:21:00.004-06:00

A couple of months ago, a stray kitty came to play with Nooni at the window. It had been a while since she had seen another cat, so she FREAKED OUT! I wasn't at home, but Keith told me all about it. The kitty was very skinny, so he put out some food for her. She came back the next day, and I fed her again. This went on for about a month.

One night after I came home from work, I was sitting on the couch playing on the computer. When I looked up at the window, I saw a second kitty that looked JUST like the first one, just looking at me. It was kinda scary!! I thought it was funny though, and I wanted to show Keith when he got home, so I took a picture. When I looked at the picture on my camera, I noticed a THIRD cat in the background (not the same picture here)! What the heck! It's like the first kitty went and told all her friends after she realized the food was a reoccurring thing. At that point I had kinda regretted feeding her all that time, but I kept on feeding them anyway.

Another reason I regret feeding them is because Nooni has ruined our blinds trying to play with them through the window. Now we have to pay for new ones when we leave. Grrr...

This morning I regretted my decision the most... At 4:30am Keith and I woke up to a weird howling noise outside our window! I looked outside, and there was a NEW cat! He was howling at the twin kitties... probably to impress them. I knocked on the window to try to scare him, but he wouldn't budge, so Keith got the Swiffer sweeper and poked him! LOL! He ran away and the howling stopped. Unfortunately it wasn't easy getting back to sleep for me, and I had to get up in 2 hours.

I feel really bad, but I HAVE to stop feeding them. It's gotten ridiculous. My patio is like a neighborhood hang-out for the strays and it's like a freak show! And my blinds keep getting worse!

I love cats, and if it were just the two twin kitties, I would still keep feeding them because they are so cute, and they look like they need it. They're looking at me right now, in fact, and I haven't fed them today and I want to. But it's more trouble than it's worth. I wish I could reason with them! haha. Hopefully in time they'll get the hint and go looking for food elsewhere. It breaks my heart, but I gotta. Hopefully I can stand my ground...

Reflecting...

2009-10-30T16:21:00.003-05:00

So I've had this blog for a little over a year now. I went back to read some of the firsts posts and it made me think about how much our lives have changed in a year. Last year at this time Keith and I were both working at Hobby Lobby. It seems like forever ago. Also, if you would have told me then, that in a year we would be living in Florida and working at Disney World, and might just stay there for the rest of our lives, I would have been like "That doesn't make sense. You crazy!"

It's so cool how it all changed though. We decided to quit our jobs, and drove to California all in a week. We had no idea what we were going to do after we got back, but everything just kinda fell into place, like it was supposed to happen this way. Life is good. Hopefully it continues to be. :)

NEW COUCHES = EPIC!

2009-10-22T18:21:00.004-05:00

I do not like this couch

Since before we even moved here, I have been looking for some decent couches on craigslist from people willing to deliver, but had no luck. We got that couch pictured above for free from a family in our ward. It was nice to have for a while, but then it started getting old. Keith and I couldn't comfortably sit on it together, and when we had guests, we'd have to get the kitchen chairs out.

So I finally found some couches, and they are perfect. The big sofa is even a sleeper! This is a big deal.

Now all I have to do is get rid of the ugly couch.

5 Months

2009-10-16T19:03:00.003-05:00

We've lived in Florida for 5 months! It sure doesn't seem like we've been here that long. Keith's internship ends in a little more than 2 months!

I don't know if I've mentioned it yet, but we're going to stay here for a long time. We love it so much here. We see no reason to move elsewhere. Keith has applied for some professional internships in management at the Disney Parks, so we're really hoping he can get into one of those! It would be awesome. If he doesn't get one, then he's going to extend his current internship. Either way, we're staying put!

Our goal for the future (at the moment) is to stay in Orlando as Keith moves up the ladder at Disney. Hopefully in a couple years he'll have a good enough job so that I don't have to work at all, and we can buy a house and have some kids. I'm excited to see what happens!

Sick... AGAIN.

2009-10-12T20:48:00.005-05:00

As soon as I got over my last cold, another one comes along. And at the same time I'm sick, Keith is too. I think I figured it out: It's because we work at Disney World. It's the only down - side to the job.

When I lived with my mom, I got a cold maybe twice a year. There wasn't a lot of germs. Then we had little kids move in with us, and BOOM - I got sick. Every time I'm around kids, I get sick (I'm allergic). lol. Disney World has a ton of coughing, sneezing germ-infested kids. Keith talks to them, and I clean up after them.

Yesterday I had to clean a room where I was warned before I got in there, that the people in there were sick, so I was prepared. Who knows what I've been exposed to when I wasn't warned. I think that's why I'm sick. It's not just me, either. It seems like all the new housekeepers are catching colds. The women who have been there for years have built up their immune system already.

It's okay though, because today is my Friday! I have Tuesday and Wednesday off and I intend to rest the whole time. :)

Project: Organization. - Accomplished!

2009-10-01T16:19:00.006-05:00

Yesterday was the end of September, and I met my goal: the apartment is pretty organized!
I went to Target a while back and bought a bunch of 66 gallon plastic totes and drawers. Then I went through everything in the closets and storage closet and minimized space. I flattened all the empty boxes and put everything I'm not using into the plastic totes. I have a couple of totes for decorations, one for bedding, one for crafts, and a miscellaneous box.

I cleaned and went through more things yesterday and did some final touches. Mostly everything has a spot and I have a lot of empty space IN the apartment to put things that I'll actually use.
I feel a lot better. :D

Halloween In September!

2009-09-17T16:16:00.011-05:00

On Tuesday, Keith and I had a day off together. We went to Disney's Typhoon Lagoon in the morning and had a great time! We got home at 3 in the afternoon and still had a ton of energy, so we thought about going to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom. Usually we don't have to think about these things because there is no cost to us to go to the parks. This event, however costs us money. We get a discount as cast members, but it's still a bit pricey.

It was totally worth every penny!

Since we hadn't really planned on going ahead of time, we made up some simple costumes. I was Goofy and Keith was Pluto. I think we looked cute. :)

Doesn't the castle look scary? We went on the perfect day. It was a little rainy at first, but after an hour it cleared up. I think the rain clouds add to the spooky effect.

The first thing we did was waited for the show to begin in front of the castle. It was some kind of villan special where all the Disney Villans come out and put on a show and then come out and mingle with the guests. The show was postponed, but the villans came out to mingle. Unfortunately, we didn't take any pictures with them. It was pretty cool though!

We did some trick-or-treating next! This is what I love about Disney - you're never too old to do anything. It's like Neverland! We saw people of all ages in costumes collecting candy. Keith and I got 2 big bags full. YUM.

When we were in Toon Town trick-or-treating, we noticed that Mickey was greeting guests. So we got in line and I met him for the first time! He kissed my hand. It was definitely a magical moment. :D

Next was the parade. Now THAT was awesome! Basically, the characters are themed with Halloween costumes and there are ghosts and ghouls instead of fairies and princesses. My favorite part was when Jack Sparrows float went by. He was on our side of the parade and I got his attention by yelling "JACK!". He looked at me and I blew him a kiss! He put out his hand and caught it. Keith was watching the whole thing, so he looked at Jack and was like "what the heck, bro?" and Jack shrugged and was like "sorry, mate" (Now, none of that was actually said. Those were just the gestures made). It was awesome. I got it on video so I'll post it later if I can.

The fireworks show was pretty cool too. It was different than the show they do every night. It featured all the villans songs from the movies.

The party went til midnight so we had time to kill. We did some more trick-or-treating and went on some rides. When we went on Pirates of the Caribbean there was hardly anyone else there. We got the whole boat to ourselves! It was like our own private tour.

At the end of the night we just walked around the park and took pictures. It was such a fun night. I wish we could go all the time. But it makes me excited for Christmas now! Iif we had that much fun at Disney's Halloween party, I can't even imagine what the Christmas party will be like. My head will probably explode with happiness.

Organization.

2009-09-13T16:08:00.010-05:00

I NEED IT. Here are some pictures of our apartment:

I'm even wondering where all the STUFF was when I took these.
If I took a picture of what it looks like now, I would be too embarrassed to post it. We have very little storage in our place, so STUFF just accumulates on top of the counter, on the table, everywhere. I need to get organized.

My goal for Keith and I (I just thought of this on the way home from work today) is to get organized by the end of this month. I'm going to take allllll the STUFF we don't need and either get rid of it, or put it in the storage room somehow. For the stuff I keep, I'd like it to still be accessible so I don't have to go through tons of boxes when I want something. It's a big project, but it needs to be done, or else I will go crazy. :D

I will post as this project progresses. Wish me luck. haha