Anniversary Trip to San Diego!

I can't believe it has been a year already!

Time definitely flies when you're having fun. 

Ty is truly my best friend and we love spending time together.

It doesn't matter how much time we get to laugh and talk it's never enough.   

San Diego was beautiful and we had a fabulous time. 

Be prepared for a picture overload!

This was the the beautiful view from our room! 

It was a little out of the way but our hotel was right on the bay 

so the view was definitely worth it. 

That night we went to Mission Beach.  

It was too cold to get in the water but so relaxing to walk around. 

There was a very fun mini-golf place right next to the beach and we had a blast!

It was probably the nicest mini-golf place we have ever been to.  

AND they had pineapple dole whips just like Disneyland!

On our way out the park was closing so the 

churro guy gave these to us for FREE. Score!

The next morning we went to Balboa park.  

It was gorgeous and such a nice day to walk around. 

they had beautiful buildings, gardens and fountains. 

After Balboa Park we went to Old Town

and visited the Mormon Battalion visitors center.

The church does an amazing job of making high quality

tours for everyone to visit and learn.  

This was an interactive tour which included the opportunity for Ty to get dressed up :) 

He is a very cute solider. 

This is the view from the back of our hotel.

There was a little shack that you could rent kayaks from

so Ty and I took one out. 

A little past the harbor there was a little beach to sit and watch.  

Such a fun activity to do together! 

Lastly we went and visited the San Diego Temple. 

Gorgeous!! My goodness this place can take your breath away. 

It was so wonderful to be there and walk around with Ty. 

I truly know that the Lord's plan of happiness includes 

a temple marriage.

Being married has been one of the greatest blessings of my life.

No one else has made me feel more loved and protected.

Our marriage has encouraged me to become a better person.

I'm more selfless and more aware of what it means to truly

accept and defend someone, no matter what. 

I am so in love with my Mr. B and grateful everyday that he chose me forever. 

Quick Monogram Craft

Welcome to the new blog!

I have been goofing around with a new design 

and have learned a lot of new fun tricks.

Little by little I have been decorating our little apartment but I haven't 

done anything for our bedroom....until now!

I saw this post on Pinterest

http://weeklyhabit.blogspot.com/2014/01/bedroom-mini-makeover.html

I loved the idea and thought it was soo cute!

I took the idea and kind of ran with it. 

This was so cheap and took me about an hour!

I am such a sucker for Dollarstore frames.  

Obviously these aren't as big and thick and fancy as the one on Pinterest

but it worked for me and three bucks later I was done :)

I got the letters at Michaels with a 50% off coupon whoop whoop. 

I found the fun striped paper at Michaels as well. 

Once I painted the frames and the letters I popped the paper in the frames 

and hot glued the letters to the glass of the frames. 

(Make sure you really hot glue them good.... the A fell off in the middle of

the night and scared me to death!!) 

There you go!

Quick easy and cheap decor. 

The Sweetest Mistake

Since school has started, Me and Mr. B have been VERY busy!

My sweet Ty is working two jobs and going to school full time and continues

to be be happy and make me laugh everyday!

He is such a hard worker, I am so grateful for him!

I am still working full time and taking two classes through Utah State. 

I have been very overwhelmed! 

I don't know what I was thinking when I thought getting a bachelors degree

while working full time would be a sinch....

haha I think I decided I wanted a trade-school version

instead of an actual degree. 

Wouldn't be so much easier to be hired for a job and to learn as you go? 

haha maybe that's not such a great idea but its sounding pretty good. 

All of this craziness has worn us down pretty good.

This past week was especially full of tests, meetings, and homework so I

was delighted when I came to work on Friday morning and received these!!

This was the following conversation...

ME: "You make me wanna cry! I love you so much sweetheart.  

What an amazing husband you are!"

TY: "I love you too.  Why do I make you wanna cry?"

ME: "Because you are so sweet! I am so grateful for you!"

TY: "You are cute. I love you so much"

(at this point Ty was thinking "...she must have woken up on the RIGHT side of the bed.)

ME: " You are too babe! What an wonderful surprise!

You can have whatever you wanted ;) haha you're amazing!"

TY: "What do you mean surprise?"

ME: "The flowers this morning! haha I was very surprised, you're the best."

TY: "Do the flowers say they are from me?"

ME: "Yeah... haha was it not supposed to?"

TY: " ...Did it have a letter with it?"

At this point I was very confused and decided to called him. 

I read the little letter attached to the flowers and it said

"Delivery date 02/14/2014"

haha they delivered it TWO weeks early!!

We were both dying!

He called the flower shop and they said that would give us 

more flowers on the correct date. 

This was one of the best mistakes ever :)

Friday was so overwhelming and those flowers made everything better!

Balancing our work, school schedules, as well as our life together has

been a challenge but we have found time to smile about the small things. 

Ty and I took a break from homework the other day 

to go to a DSU basketball game and had a great time relaxing 

and enjoying time togetether. 

No matter how busy our lives get it's the sweet simple things 

(sometimes mistakes)

that keep us smiling. 

Hello 2014 Thanks for the Fun 2013

2013 is definitely a year to be remembered. 

Outside of getting married which was obviously 

one of the biggest events of my life,

this year has been wonderful to Ty and I. 

I was looking up fun family traditions and one of them was to write a letter

to each year thanking "it" for the memories made. 

I loved the idea so here we go!

Dear 2013, 

You had quite a few fabulous surprises up your sleeve this year. 

Thanks for that.  I am a big fan of surprises. 

 The first surprise was my sweet Mr. B proposing at the top of a beautiful mountain on January 12th . 

The words he said there brought me to tears.

That was very good way to start off the year. 

Then the planning started for the big day!!

We had a short lovely engagement and were married in the 

St. George Temple on a beautiful clear day.

March 16, 2013

will forever be a special day for us. 

Because of school we only were able to make a quick get

away to Vegas for our 1st Honeymoon..

(Yes we had 3)

My wonderful mother bought us a 2 night stay at a little resort place in Vegas

and through all the planning I thought she booked the hotel and she thought I did. 

So.... on the way to Vegas I decided to call the hotel and double check...

Yup.. no one had booked the hotel. 

Thank heavens for Hotwire and cheap deals.

We hurried and booked a couple nights and the classy Riviera.

The trip was definitely one to remember. 

There was no microwave for the food that we brought to eat sooo

we spent most of our meals at the Mcdonalds across the street.

To top off our sweet little vacation I forgot to bring

1- My toothbrush

2- My make-up

3- A hair tie

4- A brush

5- A razor

Needless to say Ty is a keeper and was definitely thrown into reality quick. 

Honeymoon round 2 was much better.  

We were able to use the hotel that my mom had bought for our real honeymoon and

we had a splendid time. 

Finally it was May and our REAL honeymoon was here!

Third time is the charm I guess. 

 We loved our cruise and would go on another one in a heartbeat!

We loved relaxing, eating way too much, and Ty loved competing 

and winning any competition he could ;)

In August we were able to go through the temple with my brother Ethan

for him to go on his mission in Chesapeake Virginia.

It's been so amazing to see him grow through his letters. 

He has such a sweet heart and I know he is blessing many lives on his mission.  

He grew up so fast! 

School started in August for Ty.

Along with classes and homework came the inevitable football intramurals. 

I love watching him play and I'm probably the only wife yelling from the sideline. 

This year their team played so well! 

It was so fun to watch them make it to the top and win the tournament. 

Nothing too exciting happened between October and now but 

this year was definitely full of wonderful memories. 

We had a wonderful Christmas morning Skyping with Ethan and opening 

sweet presents from each other.  

We are excited for a new year together and I am sure it will be full of 

surprises and new opportunities.  

We loved 2013 but feel very blessed to have another great year together. 

Thanks again 2013, we couldn't have asked for a better year. 

Love, Me and Mr. B

Mr. B's Birthday and a Big Blurry Blizzard!

This weekend was full of fun and adventure!

Ty's birthday was on Saturday and he 

decided that he wanted to spend

it at his families cabin. 

We bundled up Friday night and got to the cabin with the temperature reading

12 degrees...yup 12... we were freezing! 

The cabin heated up quickly and after some yummy chili dogs

we had Ty's early birthday cake!

I tried a ice cream sandwich cake recipe I found on Pinterest 

and we are huge fans!

Basically its layers of ice cream sandwiches, whip cream, caramel sauce, and toffee bits!

We would highly recommend it! Super yummy and super easy!

The hard part is trying not to eat the whole thing!

The next morning we woke up to a blizzard!

It was snowing like crazy and we were worried for awhile that we would be stuck.

We stayed inside cuddled up watching TV and playing games until around 3 and then decided that we 

should probably head out before it got dark. 

Our plan was to cut down a Christmas tree while we were up there so even

with the snow storm we were determined to bring one home!

So we headed out in this crazy mess!

(The picture doesn't do the weather justice!)

We drove for a good 15-20 minutes 

looking for a decent tree that was no farther than 50 yards away from the car. 

We weren't in the mood to hike!!

We saw a few runner ups but they didn't quite pass the test. 

Finally I saw a cute little tree and made Ty run and check it out.

It was kind of small but we were getting desperate so Mr. B cut it down. 

Don't mind my outfit... like I said we were desperate but determined. 

We brought it home and it fits perfect in our little apartment! 

I was hoping to find a tree skirt I liked somewhere without

paying a fortune but we ran out of time and so I created this little beauty

I love how it fits underneath our little tree :)

The Christmas season can now officially start! 

We have the snow and we have the tree!

I think this is a Christmas we will always remember.

I am very excited for our first Christmas together!

Oh, and Happy Birthday Ty!

Another Bank Holiday Calls for More Crafts!

On Nov. 11 I was grateful for Veterans and for the chance I had

to catch up on house work and crafts!!

I had lots of big plans set for last Monday, including cleaning our craft/junk closet 

(that seemed to continue to be at the bottom of the list).  

But I did accomplish a few things that I was very excited about!! 

#1 I made Ty and I Christmas stockings!

They were so easy and I am very happy with the final product!

I started out by free handing the sock pattern 

and then I found the font that I wanted for the letters, 

printed it, cut it, and traced it on the fabric.

I was really scared to do the applique on the front but it was so easy! 

Slow and steady wins the race. 

I probably didn't do it the proper way but I just went really slow around the edges and voila!

I love the stitched look around the edges. 

(which can only be seen in real life unfortunately)

Then I measured and cut the cuffs and sewed them to the top.

To finish it all off I hand sewed the trim! 

With a coupon from Joann's these puppies were only about $3.50 each!

(Before I made them, Ty continued to remind me that

 "Did you know that the Dollar Store has stockings??")

He did admit that he likes these better though. 

Now we just need a fireplace!

I'm sure we can convince our landlord! ;)

Project #2 was a mail/coupon/paper organizer.

Our mail just seems to pile up on the corner of our counter so I finally decided to stop the madness!

I found an idea on, yes, pinterest no surprise there.

But it turned out great and fixed our junk problem in a snap!

I just cut two cereal boxes at a angle and taped them together.

I found some scrapbook paper that I loved and cut it 

 and taped it on the outside and partway down the inside

Not rocket science but it cost next to nothing and works perfect to replace the pile of papers. 

Now I just need another holiday to get the non crafting stuff done that I wanted to do!

But lets be real.... that probably won't get done anyway. 

  

Mr. B got a New Bike and I got a New Perspective on Love and Sports

I have learned so much since marrying my sweet Ty. 

Although I have learned a lot about patience, love, and how to have a good relationship,

I have learned more things about sports then I would ever have cared to know. 

I have learned more about 

Football players

Football teams

Football plays

 and "why the heck was that flag thrown?!"

then I think I should.

I have watched more golf tournaments 

(and yes I am talking all 18 holes from start to finish, 

if your husband isn't a golf fan, you can thank him now.)

then I care to admit.

Finally despite my proper lady-like upbringing 

and the fact that having sports on our TV growing up was very rare, 

I am now the girl that yells at the TV every now and then....sorry Dad.  

But, you know what?

 Through learning all of these random sports facts,

I have learned to love and adore my husband in a new way.

Ty has wanted a road bike for a long time but we never found one that was

as nice as he wanted that fit our cheapo budget.

Until I found this bike and received the best wife of the year prize!

Ty was so excited and loves it!

We got a better deal than we ever thought we would and it is exactly what he wanted.

I couldn't care less about road bikes before now, 

but because Ty is into it, I felt like it was Christmas morning when we brought that bike home!

(probably more stoked than he was at first!)

It has been so fun to watch him get excited to go on bike rides 

and surprisingly has made me want to get a bike now too!

I love seeing him smile and watching him be happy,

 even if it means getting super excited over a road bike.

So I guess that learning about sports has taught me a lot about love too :) 

And just to brag about my awesome husband, 

I went and watched him play a baseball game tonight with his friends and ....

that's my hottie running home from one of the only home runs of the night. 

Way to go Ty!