Six days

Until I get a day off.

I get to get all dolled up.

Wear a new dress.

With heels of course.

And spoil my man on his birthday.

Can't even wait!

Addictions.

I have a few. I was thinking about it and it's possible I could be featured on TLC's "My Strange Addiction"

-sweet potatoes and brown rice. Mann my go to!

-hot sauce. Anything and everything I can put it on. I will.

-working. Some people think i am on crack for having three jobs. I might be considering I'm scheduled for the next eighteen days straight!! Yiiikes. I love money though. Too much.

-painting my nails. I have to change them out at least every three days.

-keeping out house clean. Yes I might have been known to have a messy bedroom for 21 year but my home is always 100% perfectly put together or I will have an anxiety attack.

Everything Always Falls Into Place...

I am the truest believer in "The Secret" I've read it over a dozen times and it has definitely been sort of like a religion to me (not honestly - because that would be weird). What I'm trying to say is if there is something I believe in, it's that you get what you give. If you put out positive vibes you will receive a positive outcome and if you put out negativity you will in return get negativity.

Thinking with positive intentions has given me a lot in life; it's helped me; score jobs, get over heartbreak like it was nothin', get solo pieces in dance concerts, complete school with great grades, make extra money, and receive lots of extra blessings along the way.

Colton and I always tell each other to be positive and it's paid off. He has been stuck on what he wants to do with his career in life. (I am currently stuck now also, considering I'm not looking towards teaching another year). And he has just been blessed with an amazing opportunity. My dad is an electrician at Rio Tinto (Kennecott, and some other companies I don't know the names of) and has offered to hire Colton on as an apprentice where he will work full time and make good money, receiving $1 raises every six months. He will also go to school for four years to be certified on Tuesday and Thursday nights which would be paid for. When he finishes the program he will start to make excellent money. This is a huge deal. They never hire anyone on who has absolutely no history with the electrical field (okay, maybe not never, but it is certainly super rare). Colton hasn't decided on anything yet - it's a huge life long decision. But it's something awesome to think about it and I'm just excited he has the opportunity to begin with.

Colton and I have been staying positive about him finding a steady job that could allow me to go back to school and work part time, and eventually one day allow me to stay home while he works (far in the future). This could be it!!!

love you, Colty.

Good News Minute

Well I promised I would be positive. (to those 3 whole readers out there...)

-This week is teacher appreciation week. Holla! It's nice. Really.
-Tomorrow is Valentines day and I'm in LOOOVE
-Colton and I scored big on our taxes and are getting those SOON
-Move in day = almost 18 days away.
-I get to hang out with Colton all day on Saturday before he goes to Wendover.
-I bought 3 cute travel coffee mugs for us today (sorry Colty, they were only $3 each)
-My dance I'm choreographing competes in 9 weeks and we WILL be ready.
-I am going to the gym in 8 hours because I don't want to have to spend Valentines evening at the gym.
-I have a buy one get one free shoes card from Forever Young that I can't wait to use!
-Colty and I found OUR couch now we just have to decide on what color; red, beige, or chocolate.
-I am working at the spa for extra money, and I picked up a shift this Sunday for the hells of it. I love Sunday's there.


GOOD NIGHT! I better get some sleep if I want to wake up early tomorrow! Love ya'll!

rough. days.

lately i've been having rough days.

i seriously am about to give up on my job.
let's face it - i'm not the worlds best teacher.
and yes i'm a rookie - but no it's not getting easier, it actually seems to be getting harder.
I did hear that these next two months is like "teacher depression" time and we all feel this way.
but i just don't even know if it's worth it. if i did this for the rest of my life - i would be an old hag by 35 no doubt about it.

the good news is only one more month until we move into our new place. it's frustrating knowing we have so much to buy while trying to save for a cruise but doing it together is really a blessing, colton is amazing and is always making sure i'm happy and that i still get everything i want (like my hair done and shopping trips) even though we are being tight asses with the wallets lately.

decorating is fun but i'm just annoyed that i can't actually do anything until we move in.

my parents are amazing and helping us out like buying us a tv and giving us their dining room table and an entertainment center. they really are the best people ever.

maybe i'm feeling down right now because i had the worlds worst day (coffee spill down me while walking into work, late to work, forgot classroom keys, got pulled over) and because i have a pounding headache and miss colton, wish he was here but he's at work! grrrrrr.

anyway - i will be back to my happy posts next time. there is so much to be happy/grateful about. loves.

p.s. i understand i didn't capitalize anything that should be capitalized on this post - just one of those days where i don't give a shit. haha.

Cruise!

BEST NEWS EVER!!!

Colton and I are going on a Cruise to the Bahamas on June 28th, 2012! Colton's dad invited us and told us all we need to pay for is my part which we are saving up for and airline tickets. My mom has worked for Continental for 20 years so she gets great deals and we will use her benefits to fly out to New Orleans and port from there!

The cruise is a whole week and I seriously can't wait. I know it's not for a while but I have a feeling June is going to come faster than we all think! Ahhhh. I need to get into the summer air - pronto!

Willshire Place.

Well kids, the time has come that I move out of my parents house! I am 21 now. I did once live on my own while attending college for a year but I can't say I was really on my own since my parents still paid for everything.

I am actually going to be ON MY OWN. My boyfriend and I decided to take the leap together? Sorta crazy/big step but I know it will work out for us two. We were meant for each other and we are so ready to just grow up and do this TOGETHER. Kind romantic? maybe.

We apartment hunted for a month or so and finally found the place to call home! It's in West Jordan (represent) and it's brand spankin' new...called, Willshire Place. We actually saw it online and both knew instantly we loved it - but after taking a tour of their adorable one bedroom apartment (we thought about a two bedroom and then realized we rather spend that extra $300 a month on ourselves and not an empty bedroom) we fell in love. Everything is spacious and new and nice and clean and perfect for us. The area is where we wanted and although it is pretty dang west it's still close enough to both of our works.

I am so excited! Since the place we are moving into is so popular we can't get in until March 3rd but that gives us both a ton of time to save, save, save and make sure we have a comfortable few months rent before and also have lots of money for... furniture, a TV, cute decorations, all the house stuff you need.

I am so excited! Colton texted me while I was working yesterday and said, "We got the place" because we hadn't heard back from them in a week or so, so naturally, I made Colton call. I can't stop thinking about decorating and all the fun house stuff we get to do!

I'm also extremely excited for the swimming pool in the summer, it's so nice ahhh and the hot tub! And of course I'm excited to live with my best friend every single day. I can't wait to wake up next to him and not have to say goodbye at 2 in the morning when he wakes me up to leave and think how sad it is that he has to drive an hour home.

6 weeks and counting! New chapter in life, here I come!!!

here is the website for our NEW, BEAUTIFUL, HOME!!! --------------> http://www.wilshireplaceapts.com/