Sock it to Me

Yesterday, I grew up just a little bit more.  Do you know what I did?

Guess!  Come on, just GUESS!

Alright.  I'll tell you.  I matched my socks.  Yes, every single sock is now with its "proper" mate.  Any sock without a match went where all single socks go: in a sack, in the trash can.

My mother would be proud.

In a Nutshell

Well, since I'm such a TERRIBLE blogger, I must update with my life in a nutshell.  Here we go!

February 14, 2011 - Bryce, my boyfriend, became my fiancé.  He proposed, and I said, "Yes!"

This was absolutely NOT posed. They pulled me out of bed. :)

June 29, 2011 - I married Bryce, the man of my dreams.  It's was the most beautiful, perfect day.  We even got a little bit of rain.

My family!
(Little Sis, Mom, Me, Bryce, Dad, Little Bro)

WE'RE PREGNANT!  I'll spare you all of the pregnancy details.  It had its ups and downs, but it was SO worth it!

Ready to pop! 40 weeks pregnant.

February 13, 2012 - Today was my sister's birthday.  I gave her the best present ever, a niece!  Our princess, Annabelle, was born at 7:58 P.M.  She weighed 8 lbs. 2.5 ounces, and she was 19.5 inches long.  We were so happy to finally meet her, and she was absolutely perfect.

Just a few minutes old

February 15, 2012 - We had our first family portrait taken.

February 16, 2012 - We got to go home!

March 4, 2012 - We got to give her her first real bath in Grandma's sink.  She loved it!

April 6, 2012 - We caught her first BIG smile.

April 18, 2012 - She fits into 3-6 month clothing. Oye!

And here's me!

I promise to do better at blogging!  Now that I have more to blog about than just boring, ol' me, I think it will be easier.  I would love to have you along for the ride!

Movin' On Up

I can't believe that it has already been almost a year since graduating from Snow.  The time just seems to go faster and faster.  I've kept in touch with my best friends at Snow, and I've done my best to visit at least once a month.  Work is great, but it definitely consumes most of my schedule.  It's about to get even better, though!  I have been a 2nd Assistant Manager for almost 7 months now, and I'm going to be promoted to a 1st Assistant in March.  I can't wait!  I've worked very hard for what is coming.  It just opens another door to even more possibilities.

I'm not only moving up in the career department.  June 29, 2010 marked the beginning of the rest of my life.  Well, my love-life anyway.  Bryce Cooper Anderson is the man of my dreams.  He really is everything I wanted and more.  Caring, strong, loving, humorous, brilliant, and a bit goofy, Bryce completes me.  We even do that disgusting, lovey thing where we complete each other's sentences.  It's great.  He makes me so happy, and he treats me like a queen.  That's all I ask for.  I know that he is the man that I'm going to marry.  That thought is bliss.  Soon enough, I'm going to be a true adult.  I'll be living with my husband, preparing to start my own little family.  I'm so excited to see the adventures to come.  Please, join us!

Balance in the Universe

I've been having a lot of really great days lately.  I'm oh-so-very grateful for them!  Life has just been great.  I've been working 40 hours a week, spending time with family, friends, and my amazing boyfriend, Bryce.  I don't have a whole lot of idle time.  Some days, I feel like I'm running around like a hen with her head cut off.  I love being this busy, but it has its drawbacks.  I'm not home much anymore.  That leaves me slacking in the chore department.  I guess when things are going so great, you have to have a terrible day to restore the balance in the universe.

Today started out great...
I woke up, got ready, picked up my check from work, came home, talked with Mom, played with Chunk, and headed to Tooele for dinner with my girls.

Then, things started turning...
I got a call from my boss on the way to Tooele saying that we'd had another not-so-good Corporate secret shopper. No bueno, my friends.
Dinner was great, but the host annoyed the crap out of me.
I was almost crushed by a semi driver on the way home getting on I-80 because he was a jackass, and he wasn't paying attention to the roadsigns.  He nearly killed me to cut across all three lanes of traffic and the gore to make his ramp.  I had to slam on my brakes leaving skid marks and squealing tires.  It was pretty scary.
I came home to my boyfriend waiting for me.  I was so excited to see him that I accidentally locked my keys in my car.  Dad wasn't so happy about that.  I talked to our on-site police officer, and he had to call the Unified Fire people.  They came to get my keys out of my car in an ambulance.  No, they were not inconspicuous at all.  As you can probably imagine, this attracted a large gathering of nosy neighbors wondering why there was an ambulance in the complex.  My boyfriend, being the amazing man that he is, sensed that I was frustrated and embarrassed.  His way of solving the problem was to lie under the front of my car acting like he was pinned there.  I love him.

Maybe the Universe still isn't balanced out completely...it tried today, but in the end, I still think I won.

Immaturity Injured the Idiot

I'm quite sure that you've all heard the phrase "Curiosity killed the cat," right?  Well, I believe that, in light of recent events, I'm going to start using my own phrase; Immaturity injured the idiot.  There's a certain idiot that I'm speaking about, of course, but I'm not going to use names.  I just find it hard to believe that a 20-year-old man can be such a child!  I'm not even sure how to deal with him anymore.  I feel like I've grown so much, and I'm making something of my life.  I really think that Court said it best when we were talking about another immature idiot.  She said, "Well, it's hard to get out of high school when you never did anything with your life."  It seems a bit harsh, but it's quite true.  Most adults move on.  They go to college, serve a mission, get a job, begin a career, get married, start a family, or do whatever they consider "moving on" to be.  Others choose to coast by, living with their parents for no legitimate reason, wallowing in rumor spreading, overreactions, jealousy, and concern for only themselves.  I feel sorry for these people.  It's so easy to see that they're not truly happy.  I guess that I'll just do my best to put up with this certain immature individual.  Hopefully things will change soon.  Until then, I'm going to have to refrain from asking him if he can put on his big-boy pants and grow up.  He's really only hurting himself with his attitude and actions.  Unfortunately, he can't see this yet.  I guess it's only a matter of time...

Home, Home on the Range

So, it's been a while! My bad... :)  I'm back home.  I graduated from Snow on May 1st, 2010.  That last week of school was quite eventful!  I'm just so very grateful that my friends and family made it to me safely.  Graduation ceremonies were a blast.  Saying goodbye to sweet dormbies was rather difficult, but we all survived.  Being home has been an adventure in and of itself.  Arctic Circle has become my home once again.  I feel like I literally live there now!  It's great, though.  I wouldn't have it any other way.  I'm well on my way to being a fully-certified 2nd Assistant Manager.  It's pretty exciting!  In the time since school has been out, I've been on a road trip to Vegas and seen a few of my dormbies.  I've put in some long days at work, and I'm learning more than I ever thought my brain could hold in such a short time.  I love my home.  I love my family and friends; old and new.  I love that I can turn to my best friends when I have things to confide or hoes to be cut.  Haha.  I love text messages that I get throughout the day.  They just seem to make things better.  The school year brought me many adventures.  I completed my Snow College Bucket List (see Facebook) and went on an epic 7 1/2 mile trek with Emma.  Great times were had in little ol' Ephraim.  The idea of what summer is going to bring is thrilling!  I absolutely cannot wait to adventure.  I'll leave you with some words from wise friends at Snow...

"It's not, 'Goodbye,' it's, 'See you later.'"

See you later!

For Sobbing Out Loud

Do you remember when you were little, and you cried so hard that you were left gasping for air between sobs and feeling the effects of a splitting headache in the aftermath?

Welcome to my life today.