Happy Halloween! Mickey and Minnie 09'

Who would have thought????

I would never have thought before that work could be a break from my life. I took an extra shift at the Hampton Inn tonight to help out my boss. When I started hair school I told him if he ever needed a shift covered I would as long as my mom aka day care was ok with watching him. So I am working the 230pm to 1030pm shift. It was perfect cause I was still able to go to church and fall right into work. It was sad as I left church and put Jordans car seat in my parents car. Never really thought the fact that we had two car seat bases would be used for this exact purpose of switching vehicles easily. At least I get to see him daily unlike Tyson so I try not to feel sorry for myself. But who would have thought taking a shift at the hotel would be considered a break for myself. Its not like I just sit around, so its nice to be able to surf the internet not having to worry about whether or not Jordan is fussing because I am taking too long checking my email etc. haha But I defenitley miss the fact that I am not putting him to bed right about now. Nothing sweeter than holding a sleeping baby.
Today at church we stumbled on a friends baby that was born a couple weeks before Jordan but Jordan looked like a beast next to him. haha. He is so long its crazy. I dont even remember very well what it was like before. But when that boy smiles it melts my heart. Wow ok Im rambling.
My mom is going up to Utah this sunday the 25th and coming back night of the 27th.Which means I wont be able to make it to school that tuesday because there isnt anyone to watch Jordan. So I was gonna try and make it up to utah but the flights didnt leave late enough on saturday. I have to test out of Freshman class at cosmetology school to move onto another phase and it takes up all of friday and pretty much saturday sooooooo there went that plan. So I will just have to enjoy the extra day with Jordan and relax.That word doesnt really exist in my vocabulary these days.
Hair Cutting this time around isnt as bad as I remember. I still know its going to take a lot to be able understand cutting but I'm keeping my mind open. I still love color way more. Of course there is the typical hair school drama. Wouldnt feel like hair school without it. But I have two other people that I know I can trust and we keep each other motivated to get things done. Chandra is 31 and Kenneth is 35 and every girl has the biggest crush on him. Too bad for them that he already has a very steady girlfriend. Its funny to see how people fall over themselves for him. We usually laugh about it. There is a school "couple" that makes me miss tyson wishing that it was us together at school again. But thankfully he found me and put a ring around my finger. Now we have a little baby boy.
These next couple weeks are gonna be hectic. This week I test out of freshman class, then the next weekend is trunk or treat then halloween which is also Lindsays bridal shower down here in san diego and I was gonna make it up to Vegas to see my friends from Omaha but it appears now that my priorities are here.I am so proud of Lindsay for making it to the Temple. Its always a long road getting there but what a great day it will be. and then to see her and Buster get married at the San Diego Temple November 28th. WOW time will fly. Then it will be practically Christmas. Then that will mean that Tyson will be home shortly there after.
I am so glad that we decided that I should go to school while he has been gone. But it makes me sad thinking of the time we will be seperated from each other yet again. It will be so worth it in the end, but short term just sucks having him away from me and Jordan. Thats why its so hard taking days off of school because I know it means 1 more day away from him. He will be in Alaska while I am finishing school here in san diego :( So hopefully when I get to the floor at the beginning of the year I can start attending night school a few nights a week so that I can graduate and take my state board exam earlier. We already have about 4 weeks of time off for me when he is back stateside.
I have about 4 weeks till my doctor sees Jordan and I cannot wait to hear what she has to say at that appointment. I think that he is starting to look more and more like me but hes got a good mix of us both.I still look at him and cannot believe that he is my baby.
Anyways tomorrow I get to go to the gym, and try to loose this weight I put on before pregnancy. I'm already not what I weighed before. Plus my work uniform is actually kind of baggy on me. SWEET!!!!! Then its off to help plan the bridal shower. I'm not allowed to go to Lindsays house without Jordan because this makes momma Chapman sad. The woman had 13 babies...clearly she loves lil babies.
Anyways so thats my life in a nut shell. My sister today told me, you must be busy huh?? and I said why do you say that...she says "cause you're bathroom isnt as clean as it normally would be. You're a neat freak" haha love it

Hope everyone else life is a busy as mine. Its totally worth it

3 weeks down of cosmo

I cannot believe its only been 3 weeks since I started cosmetology. WOW it feels like its been way longer than that. My days are getting pretty busy these days but I love it because they go by so much faster. I have started hitting the gym when Jordan goes to bed so by the time I get everything ready for the next day and am ready to go to bed its midnight but its def worth it. I really need to work out for my MS and for me personally. I just want to be back in shape again and be at my goal weight. Anyhow so thats that. This week in cosmo we are doing finger waves and stuff like that. But tuesday myself and two others who were in the make up course are going to be participating in a charity event for Ronald McDonald House. We will be applying touch up make up to the 75 woman who have bought tickets for this event. It will be so much fun, hard work and I'm really nervous and excited for it. First time doing make up on people that I want to impress so they will buy the product to help go toward the charity.

Did I mention I am tired. Yep. I have slept so good since last wednesday when I started working out. I used to wake up so many times in the night and have such crazy dreams I didnt get any rest at all...so even though Im only getting like 4 to 5 hours of rest a night, I feel much better than before because I actually go into all the sleep pattersn.

We are trying to figure out what Jordan and I are going to be for halloween and we have a few ideas floating around like him being Hook and me Wendy OR jordan being a UFC fighter (mitchell? i think thats the guys name who has hair) OR him a bee and me a flower, or him a frog and me a princess (get it..kiss a frog turn him into a prince) anyways. As much as I hate seeing JOrdan change everyday I am counting down the days till TYson gets here. Four holidays and our anniversary to get through and he will be shortly home. Maybe on our 3rd anniversary we will actually get to be together on the actual day...one can hope right :)

Another side note. I am submitting my previous hours from Renaissance Academe de Hair to my current school and hope they accept my previous school hours so that my time left here will be shorter so that we can get to Alaska quicker and be together as a family sooner. SOOOOOOOOO a huge favor keep us in your thoughts and prayers and hope that the school accepts the maximum transfer hours of 400 so that it will take off 2 1/2 months off my graduation date.

Jordan has moved on from vowel sounds to something else completely different and has started to roll on his side occasionaly. Hes a funny boy. Tyson gets to see him on the web cam occassionaly so that it fun. We are all just busy waiting for February to come so we can be together again.

Well I gotta go wash some bottles and get to bed at a decent hour tonight. HOpe everyone is doing well.

PS i post pictures of Jordan on my facbook account since its quicker and gets tyson more pictures since i dont have much time to spend on the computer when I get home. once in awhile ill put some pictures on the blog like sunday or mondays since they're my days off

1st Week of Cosmetology

So its official I am a certified make up artist and I have the paper to prove it. I can also send in my certificate to MAC and get discounts on their products. WOOHOO But I also recomment going to Sephora for your make up needs. The girls in their know so much about all the lines and there is good to high end brands there. Plus sephora has some good products in their line too. You can get some good make up brushes there too

Anyways so this past week I started my cosmetology course at Bellus Avademy and I love it. I am so glad that I was able to start over again and this time finish with a license. This school is a bit different then the school in Utah but I love it. Its well organized and structured. It still has the typical students that you find in cosmo school that dont take things seriously. The average age is 25 at this school so most of the students need to get in and get out without messing around. I will be in classroom style for the next 5 months learning state board procedures to pass and all the beginner stuff. So I wont be taking clients for awhile which I actually like a lot because it gives me more time to learn cutting and coloring.

Its a Sasson connection school which is REALLY amazing. We do theory as a school for the last hour of the day and the teacher actually teaches the chapter instead of just making us read it ourselves. So we rolled into it at Chapter 24 which is nail diseases and disorders and there are some crazy names that are hard to remember what they do to the nail etc so I thought for sure I was going to fail my first test. I had to miss school on thursday to watch Jordy so I missed the review where the teacher tells you what to study for since its on our "TEST OF LIFE" aka state board exam. So as I am trying to study I cannot keep my eyes open and I go in and out of consciousness. Finally I gave up because it was no use since I kept falling asleep. But I got a 96%. YEA!!!!! whew its also nerve racking because not only do I want to do good in school, but my federal financial aid is dependant on it.

So my two sisters from utah were here this past week. One was here because my bro in law was practicing with the national volleyball team here in anaheim, and the other had a conference in san diego for work. So all together this weekend we had everyone in the family here except 1 sister and husband...and clearly my husband was missing from the fun. It was fun seeing max and sorina play together and hold hands like best friends and to see them lovin on Jordan and giving him kisses. One sister is still here because of the training for the team, so I will be going up to san clemente tomorrow to hang out at the beach house and take Jordan to the beach for the 1st time. If it werent for the fact that Tyson and I were so exhausted when we got back from utah when he was here we would have done that together but we both were so tired and had stuff to get before he left so we didnt have much time to do anything :( Sooooo pictures to come tomorrow since I didnt take any this week myself

so thats my update. always busy. and of course my day to get stuff done since i go to school tues-saturday its a holiday and I cant make it to the post office to mail tyson some boxes. wonderful :)

Enjoy

Check this website out

Okay so I saw a article online about this website and its hilarious....

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/



It’s like those shorts are managing to cover nothing and everything at the same time.
New Port Richey, FL

My lil life these days

So August 3 I started back at school (3 weeks after my c-section...yes i am clearly crazy) and chose to add on a make-up certificate class to my cosmo class. So this coming week is my last week for make-up and I am excited and nervous for it to be done. It has been so much fun and at times wanted to make me quit thinking I was not good enough but that just means the teacher was really pushing us all to get outside ourselves. This thursday we have our "final" which is a photo shoot and I have 5 looks that I have to have photographed...natural,glamour,eye,lip,and fantasy. This week is going to zoom by, and then next tuesday I start my cosmo course. BONUS I have a 3 day weekend...finally a break. If I had to do it all over I wouldnt have crammed so much stuff shortly after giving birth but I know it was worth it especially to Tyson who got to see his family and friends in UT, and then I started school so soon...I never really rested. But I had fun going to UT as well being with everyone again and showcasing our son Jordan.
During my make up course we also got trained on airbrushing and got that in our kits and how to custom blend foundations for each individual. Anyone can pick a bottle out that is the closest to their skin tone. Its just been tons of fun.Oh and we also learned how to do "halloween" looks. thats what I call it. its pretty cool
I def miss my lil guy when I am at school, but I know it will all pay out in the end. I will be licensed in cosmo and certified in makeup by next summer and will be able to help provide for my family.
Time is just zooming by and I also saw that my neices and nephews grew up in an instant in front of me...but it is def different when it comes to your own child. I wish time would stop because everyday he changes. Recently he has started to really laugh and smile ALOT and also he clicks his tongue from the top of his mouth...it is so darn cute, and of course coo's at me. It seems like the holidays will be here in no time at all and that Tyson will be home shortly there after. I am SOO excited for him to get back from Afghanistan, but at the same time my baby will be crawling and rolling over and all sorts of crazy stuff. It is just a shame that I wont be back with tyson till next summer even though he will be back from war in February. But it was a decision we both made. Better to sacrifice a few months now than have to sacrifice more later.
Jordan pretty much sleeps through the night these days. He is in bed by 8pm and will wake up anymore from 4-7am depending on who knows what. But this is such a blessing to me.
I look forward to saturdays these days cause I know I can finally be lazy, but I have yet to have a saturday where I did absolutely nothing except stay at home with Jordan. Maybe I'll dedicate this saturday to that but I highly doubt it cause my sis and bro in law will be in town, so there goes that idea. But it will be fun hanging out with them and having Max around to play with.
Well lil one will probably be up shortly. Gotta go. These days I only talk to my family in the house when we pass one another and people at school..all the rest of my family on both sides dont hear much from me except via facebook or this blog! haha ...I love you all

I miss my best friend today

just missing you tyson more than usual today. I wish you could see our baby boy smile at you. i love you

Pictures

So I have been very busy since Tyson has left getting stuff ready for me to start school on Monday and appointment for me and for Jordy. So its hard to blog about stuff cause recently the only time I have is at night when Jordan goes down and by that time I am ready to conk out.

Soooooo....since I promised tyson pictures everyday or close to it :) you'll see more activity on my picture blog.

just an FYI people

Ralphie, I CAN'T GET UP

So its sunday July 5th and I still have yet to have this baby. No contractions, no nothing. You would think that this lil guy would get sick and tired of not having any room to move around but maybe he just likes close quarters.

Tyson is doing good. Bored out of his mind just waiting to be taken away so he can come home.

As for me, I am just trying to stay busy and get things in order again from the family leaving today. Should be an interesting week.

I kept meaning to tell this random dream to Tyson but kept forgetting but the other night I had a dream that I was pregnant with my second child and Tyson and I found out it was a girl. Hmmmmmm.....if that is a lil window to the future, I think we should just stop with the first baby and call it good :) I think I might like being the only "princess" in the house haha.

Anyways, these days getting out of bed feels a lot like A Christmas Story and when Ralphie's kid brother falls on the ground with all his snow stuff on and is rollin around screaming I can't get up, I can't get up....I wish I had someone to peel me out of bed. It seems everytime I wake up my back is facing the edge of the bed which makes it worse cause then I have to roll over and use the momentum to stand up. Its ridiculious.

Thats it. Hope everyone has a great Monday morning.

Happy Fourth of July

Well its the start of a beautiful day here in San Diego and the marine layer burned off quick today. Usually its not till close to lunch time when it goes away but this morning the sun was shining by 830am. Let the laziness and BBQ'in begin.

Tyson's Fourth of July is practically over by now, and he told me the other day that they were going to be "letting off" mortar rounds for their fireworks at this base. Obviously it would be only a few select people who would be doing this. But how cool is that. I hope he got his video camera out for it. Its not a regular thing to experience something like that.

Anyways so we have some family in town here in San Diego and its been so much fun. My sister from Nevada showed up with her husband late late Wednesday night (with my bed from storage, YEA!)one of my sisters from Utah came with her husband on Thursday, and finally my sister who is married to a marine came Friday morning. We all knew that his base was being shut down in Iraq earlier than planned and that he could be arriving home any day from the beginning of July to the end of it, but we were all surprised to see him standing at the door when we greeted my sister and niece. So much fun.

Anyways, today I plan on working on getting some more funky tan/burn lines and grubbin it up around the pool, and hopefully talk to Tyson.

I hope everyone has a great Fourth of July. This is the greatest nation on the earth and we are blessed to have everything we have in this country. I am so grateful for our military men and women for sacrificing their time away from their families to keep our nation safe.

I love you Tyson

No baby....YET

Just so everyone is on the same page and not thinking I didnt put the 411 out that I had my baby............. I have not gone into labor.

As soon as it happens I am sure someone will notify the online community :)

Baby Jordan Update

So today I went in for my doctor appointment to check up on the baby. I had an induction scheduled for this coming Monday the 29th planned, and we were going to see if my baby was going to allow this or not. Well after my doctors recommendation we decided that it would be best to allow Jordan to come when he was ready without inducing unless he goes late. My doctor will only allow me to go late by 1 week of my due date. I guess there are new studies out that say 1 week late is really the latest and safest to go for the baby. So now if I don't have my baby on his own free will, he will be here on July 10th.

Besides not being induced everything else is going great. His heart beat is good, my blood pressure is great, my MS doesn't give me too much trouble until the night but its always hit and miss. I still sleep great, and wake up here and there to go to the bathroom then fall back into zombie state.

Tonight is my last night at work at the hotel. I am happy but I am sad because it truly has been one of the best places I have worked. But I wont be returning after tonight unless to cover a random shift over the holiday for what I will call "diaper" money.

As of August 3 I will be attending Bellus Academy in Poway, CA to get my Make up artistry certificate and my cosmetology license. My projected finish date will be June 25, 2010. I am so excited to be going back and finishing my license. There have been a lot of things that have interested me to do for a job, but this has always been the one thing I felt confident about doing. Never second guessing myself. So Tyson and I both decided it would be best if I did this while he was in Afghanistan and we were getting more money, and could afford for me to not have to work. Plus my mom is going to watch Jordan for me. I am so grateful for family support. I will be attending full time and do not expect to take any time off unless Jordy is sick, and for when Tyson gets home. Everything always happens for a reason and I am so blessed that now we are eligible for some free money from the government, and that the school just started a program for a scholarship for military dependants. All I have to do is write a short essay and get two letter of recommendations and I am set. How wonderful.


Anyways so I guess I have 9 days till my due date, and for the most part I am pretty comfortable.

Whats in a Name?

So Tyson and I finally figured out what we are going to name our lil peanut

Here are some clues to help you figure it out!


First Name:
Last name of the most famous basketball player from Chicago Bulls

Middle Name:
The first name of Cyclops on X-Men..not the actor but the name for the comic hero himself.

Last Name: Davies



Jordan Scott Davies we cannot wait to see you and give you your nickname.

40th Cavalry Fox News Video

Recently there have been two videos on fox news about Tysons platoon. This recently one to me is the best since it shows them detonating the explosives...NICE and the fact that the Taliban are using old playstation controllers as the detonator WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT resourceful little suckers they are

http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/22489631/mission-afghanistan.htm

There is also another video that went out a few days prior to this one...each one has a bit of additional information. Just interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8D7GIQ1Si0

Induction Date ...thats right! :)

Ok so it seems that the word on the block is that Tyson will probably not get back here to the states till the middle of July. Since he will not be able to be there for the birth of our baby I think giving birth a little earlier is a good idea. I'm not going to wait longer for this baby for the small small chance Tyson could arrive earlier than planned.

So with all that in mind, I figured why not schedule the induction a tad earlier than my due date so that when Tyson FINALLY does get here I am past the first stage of recovery from delivery. Not that it means I will be 100% when he gets here...but better able to function as a human being. Hoping at least.

So Tyson if you are reading this before you read your yahoo email, I suggest you go and read that since we need to set a name in stone.

Plus my boss has officially told me my last day is no later than June 25th and we can always move that up if I am really hating life near that time. PLUS he told me to just let him know how much time I was going to take off. That I didnt need to just do the standard time I could do a bit more if I wanted. AWESOME...this is why I do not call in sick or play Hookie with this job because he is a really good boss to me.

Anyways I am super excited to be seeing my baby boy in 18 days! haha 18 DAYS

Guess that also means I HAVE TO get a 4th of July outfit for my lil guy...it will be his 1st! haha just another good reason to buy more clothes :)

Great Blonde Joke

Trucker's Breakfast...

A trucker came into a truck stop cafe and placed his order. He said, 'I want three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards.'

The brand new blonde waitress, not wanting to appear stupid, went to the kitchen and said to the cook, 'This guy out there just ordered three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards..... What does he think this place is, an auto parts store?'

'No,' the cook said. 'Three flat tires ... mean three pancakes; a pair of headlights.. is two eggs sunny side up; and a pair of running boards... are 2 slices of crisp bacon !

'Oh,... OK!' said the blonde. She thought about it for a moment and then spooned up a bowl of beans and gave it to the customer.

The trucker asked, 'What are the !
beans for Blondie?'

I LOVE THIS ONE......... ..

'She replied, 'I thought while you were waiting for the flat tires, headlights and running boards, you might as well gas up!

FOR ONCE THE BLONDE GETS EVEN!!!!!

Random Article

David O. McKay and Emma Ray Riggs were married in the Salt Lake Temple on 2 January 1901, the first couple sealed in that temple that year. Their union of 69 years exemplifies the continuing devotion of a husband and wife to each other. The strength of their marriage was noted by both friends and strangers. Sister McKay once related the following experience:

“I accompanied my husband to a dedication of a meetinghouse in Los Angeles. We stopped on Wilshire Boulevard to get our car washed. I sat on a bench and the President was standing over by the car. Suddenly at my elbow I heard a tiny voice say, ‘I guess that man over there loves you.’ Surprised, I turned and saw a beautiful boy about seven years of age with dark curly hair and large brown eyes. ‘What did you say?’

“ ‘I said, I guess that man over there loves you.’

“ ‘Why, yes, he loves me; he is my husband. Why do you ask?’

“ ‘Oh, ‘cuz, the way he smiled at you. Do you know, I’d give anything in the world if my Pop would smile at my Mom that way.’ ” 2

Until President McKay was confined to a wheelchair, he always rose when his wife entered the room, held her chair, and opened the car door for her. He also always bade her hello and goodbye with an affectionate kiss. This practice continued when both President and Sister McKay used wheelchairs. Once when President McKay was being wheeled away for a meeting, he exclaimed: “We have to go back. I didn’t kiss Ray goodbye.” He was wheeled back for this loving ritual that had become a part of their relationship

If you want to read the whole article go HERE

Ok so this last month of pregnancy is definitely bringing out the emotional girl out of me. But what that little boy said made me want to cry because it was so sweet, and so sad that he wished for that same thing to be present in his family.

Baby Shower

So Friday morning my mom and I headed up to Utah County in of course Utah! My mom in law was giving me a baby shower up there from Tyson's side of the family on Saturday. We didn't get to my sisters house until around 6pm.

Then Saturday came around and I had my sister show me how to get to Camp Williams an army national guard base so that I could buy 2 pairs of uniforms for Tyson, and then rush over to Spanish Fork so that I could hang out with my other side of the family before the baby shower. It was perfect timing of me getting there because Tyson's Aunt Ellen, Aunt Pat, and Aunt Laurel came over to visit real quick and drop off a gift for the baby. It was a big surprise to see Aunt Ellen and two of her girls because they live like 2 hours north so it was a great surprise. The party was of course fun and relaxed which is how I like them :) My sister in law took some pictures of the baby shower and can be seen by clicking HERE

Sunday was just spent getting our butts to church and then relaxing the rest of the day. I was nursing the water bottles to decrease the swelling in my feet which wasn't much but is just annoying. Then Monday we woke up early again and got on the road so we could stop in Vegas to get a few things out of my storage unit. Man I forgot how at the end of packing up all our stuff I just starting stacking it by the door. It will be nice to actually have a place that me and Tyson can live in with all of our stuff again. There are things that we haven't even used yet! Thankfully we didn't hit a lot of traffic in San Bernadino and did about 65 during the "thick" of it so I was glad cause I just wanted to get home.

Anyways thanks to everyone who helped with the baby shower. Tyson and I sure do appreciate all the cool gifts we got and he's excited to see the pictures of our "loot"

USA Today

GOD BLESS AMERICA, LAND THAT I LOVE.
STAND BESIDE HER, AND GUIDE HER,
THRU THE NIGHT WITH A LIGHT FROM ABOVE.
FROM THE MOUNTAINS, TO THE PRAIRIES,
TO THE OCEANS, WHITE WITH FOAM.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, MY HOME SWEET HOME.

So this morning at work I was reading the USA Today since from about 630am-730am no one is usually in the lobby eating breakfast. Plus today there were some headlines that caught my eye so I sat down and read the first section of the newspaper.

DeWayne Wickham wrote an artical on the back page called "The heavy burden of war, shouldered by the few." It was a short one but it really struck a cord with me. At one point he talks about "if necessary, this nation should resort to a military draft to spread the burden of war more fairly across the length and breadth of this nation." Now I personally think that an all volunteer military is something to be proud of as a nation, but I see the point he is making and slightly agree with his statement.

I just wanted to write some of the points in the article that moved me.

"...at the end of his Notre Dame commencement address, President Obama urged graduates to make public service a way of life. "Because when you serve, it doesn't just improve your community." he said, "it makes you a part of your community."
In a democracy, military duty is the ultimate act of public serve. But while America has been waging war on two fronts since 2003, many Americans have left the defense of their way of life to the small group of people who make up this nation's all-volunteer military. These men and women deserve more than just our gratitude. Nearly 5,000 of them have given their lives in defense of this country - a sacrifice Abraham Lincoln called a soldier's "last full measure of devotion."
Those who volunteered for military service during this time of war deserve to be treated like patriots, not mercenaries. We shouldn't have to repeatedly deploy them to war zones while millions of young men and women do nothing that could remotely pass for public service. (THAT WAS PROBABLY MY FAV PART!)
Most Americans treat our involvement in these conflicts like a spectator sport - the view for them is just fine from the bleachers.
They have put their lives on hold, their marriages at risk and their trust in a country that too often treats them as an afterthought - except on Memorial Day, of course, when millions of Americans storm the beaches as many military families are making their way to the cemeteries.
In creating the first Memorial Day in 1868, Gen. John Logan said, "Let no...neglect, no ravages of time testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic."
NOR SHOULD WE FORGET IN A TIME OF WAR THAT THE DEFENSE OF FREEDOM SHOULD BE THE DUTY OF THE MANY, NOT THE FEW.

I am so proud to be from a military family, and have my husband serve in the Army.

Smart uses for vinegar

Wash produce
According to the green team at Ideal Bite, vinegar can help remove bacteria and pesticide residues from fruits and veggies. Mix three parts water to one part white vinegar, and dispense in a spray bottle. Then rinse with water. The site claims this wash kills 98% of bacteria on produce.



Get spring-fresh laundry
Got grass stains? No problemo, says Michael de Jong. Make a mixture of one-third cup white vinegar and two-thirds cup water. Apply the solution to the stain and blot with a clean cloth. Repeat this process until you've removed as much green as possible, and then launder as usual.

When your big washing day comes around, toss in a capful of white vinegar. Your colors will come out bolder and your whites whiter. If you've recently had an encounter with a skunk, it will take more than a capful.

After washing, get a sharper crease in pants by dipping the cloth in a 50/50 mixture of vinegar and water. Then wring out the cloth and press the creases. Now you look like Dilbert!



Clean Dishwasher
By pouring about a cup of vinegar in your dishwasher each load you're improving the look of your drinking glasses and the inside of your dishwasher. Cheaper alternative to Jet Dry.

Baby Clothes

I absolutely LOVE this shirt because it reminds me of a shirt tyson used to wear when we were in hair school. So I thought that would guarantee Tyson would like it for our lil man. and he does! its 6-12 months and I cannot wait to dress him for church in this :) Our baby is going to be stylin



I have been on a mission to find some cool board shorts for our lil guy since he will be a So Cal baby so he can be look good at the beach and the pool.

Last night I found these in San Clemente and I was so excited. Cannot wait to see some clothes on this lil guy soon.




Well Tyson and I know that for the military unless its in writing things are never guaranteed...and even then sometimes it can still change. But there is a slight chance he might not be here in July for his 2 weeks off. I dont have all the details from him since he didnt have much time to tell me, but I guess this new group made him fill out a form or something putting down our date of our anniversary and when our baby was due, so it seems they usually try to plan it around important dates. Both times have its pro's and con's so only time will tell. Hopefully we find out more soon. Guess I should start preparing to have this baby by myself just in case.

Baby Nursery

From Beginning to End!
Thanks to my mom for helping me or it would have taken forever :)

Birthday Activities

So yesterday was my 25th Birthday. WOW Anyways I was awaken by Tyson calling me to wish me a Happy Birthday and I could tell that since it was my birthday that he would give up some of his sleep time to talk to me for a bit. At first he didnt come out and say Happy Birthday and said so do you feel older, and I was still kind of waking up because I was literally in bed when he called..and was like HUH...then it hit me it was my birthday and laughed. But it sure was nice to have Tyson call and wake me up and be the first one to wish me happy birthday. Side note (Ty has gone back to days shifts in Afghanistan and has not had a day off since he got to his base so its really starting to take its toll so that's why he doesn't write/talk much) My family doesnt make a big deal of birthdays anymore among siblings, we call and wish each other happy birthday but Tyson sent me birthday flowers that were sooo pretty

After I woke up my mom asked me if I was ready for breakfast and I said...why did you make oatmeal? No she says I have everything made for Belgium Waffles. YUMMO my favorite waffles with fresh strawberries and whip cream. So after breakfast was done while my mom had to run down to mission valley I decided the color layout for our last area of our last wall...its an alcove area. Then I started with one of the colors and gave a second coat to the squares already done and then put paint on the alcove area. So when Mom got home we only had 3 colors left to touch up and do. Its a long process and then at like 4pm I got ready for birthday dinner/cake and my friend Lindsay came over and took some pictures of my birthday celebration and then I went up to meet a friend of mine that was in town from Nebraska up in Dana Point/Laguna Beach. I was going to sleep in the living room of the suite on the sleeper sofa so that today we could wake up and make our way up to LA.

We went and saw Hollywood stars and hit of Fashion District where you can get knock offs and get clothing generally cheap. I've been here like 4 times and this time decided not to get anything. I was tempted to get another knock off purse but since soon I will be carrying around extra stuff for the baby I decided why waste money on something that might not fit my needs.Then on the way home we stopped in San Juan Capistrano at this Mexican bakery/restaurant and got this fruit water drink thing. I cant remember what it was called but I got the Watermelon kind and its fruit smashed with its juices add water and sugar. It was like eating a watermelon. They had of course your standard horchatta, banana, cantalope and pineapple water. It made it easier that Heathers friend went on a mission in Spain so he was talking to them getting us samples so we knew which kind we wanted since we had never tried it. DELICIOSO!

Now I am at home just being a bum on the couch. I thought I had to work the morning shift tomorrow but I dont. WOOHOOOO. My mom worked on the baseboards by painting them white and the first coat on the doors white. Tomorrow we get to put the second coat of white on the door and then we can start putting the crib in the room and start getting everything together. Its all coming together.

Stagecoach Pictures

HAHA so I stole these pictures from my friend Kim's blog since she took the pictures this year. I know there is only 4 pictures but for us that is an improvement since we haven't the last two years! The website said that my camera was considered "professional" and not allowed so I knew the walk just to the gate was going to be a LONG walk like it usually is so I did not want to take a chance that I would have to go back to the car and put it back.

Saturday night we got to the concert at like 6 or so and we walked into the gate and were amazed that people were sitting where the previous years there was no one before. There was WAY more people this year than the other two years BY FAR! Kim and I agreed we'd rather pay more money and deal with less people than pay the less amount we did this year and deal with all the people. I think there were like 50k people this year. So we found OK seats where we could sort of see one of the screens and were content knowing this was just as good as it was getting tonight since we had to show up late.The only hoodie that I knew would zip up being pregnant was a hoodie of tysons that I thankfully had. THANKS BABE! Since we didnt have any babies with us this year we decided since Kenny Chesney was performing the next night that we would have to get to the polo fields early to get decent seats with a view of the screens. We got there at 1230pm and we were in what the year before would have been considered the back but we had a nice view of plenty of screens so we were happy.

Anyways we had tons of fun just chilling listening to music dancing a little bit..well little bit for me...Kim loves to dance. There were more food vendors this year with more variety but of course I couldnt figure out what to eat so just kind of went with whatever had the shortest line. Had my funnel cake and it wasnt as good as I was expecting it to be. I would have liked a candy bar more! haha

Monday I got up at least out of bed before Kim and decided to take a shower and start getting ready. After I got out of the shower Kim was up and decided to switch me places and then Tyson called me. So I got to talk to him for a little bit and then I went back to getting ready and was "pic"in my hair and looked down and saw a build up of conditioner. I couldnt remember if I washed my hair after putting the conditioner in or not...and clearly I had not. Kim started laughing at me and was like you'll never get your brain back now! Thankfully it was a handicap room since we were at employee rate because of it being a hilton property that I was able to just spray it out of my hair and start again! My second blunder of that day was that I left my body pillow in the room and had to buy another one that evening at costco to replace it since I realized after we got home. Brain cells clearly dying off since getting pregnant...or was it before because I'm in this predicament haha jk. I'm way excited to be having this baby!

Stagecoach Festival 2009

I am so excited that as soon as I am done with my shift today at work.... my best friend and I are driving out to Palm Desert, California for our 3rd Stagecoach concert weekend! I've always thought when I grow up I am going to go places with friends every year and start a tradition. Well now I have this concert to go to every year with 1 friend but thats ok. I've always been the type to have only a few good friends and I move around too much. Anyways this year Kim is leaving her little baby home with Dad...but we're already looking forward to next year when we can bring the kids. TWO DAYS of music what could be better?

Bring on the funnel cakes, garlic fries and all the other goodies the festivity has to offer. I'M READY!

10 Weeks and Counting

Never before in my life has 10 weeks seemed like a short time till now! When Tyson went into the Army and I had to wait about 10 weeks to be able to see him it felt like eternity. Now all of a sudden I am freakin out thinking I ONLY have 10 weeks to get everything perfect and in order before this little boy decides to brace us with his presence and everything as we know it changes! haha I'm a bit dramatic this morning!

I think Tyson is the one that is excited for this 10 weeks to come and go so he can be home with us, but I think I am ok for the moment that it go by at a normal rate!

10 Weeks left...how unreal!

April Showers

Being in San Diego again has been GREAT! I am so glad I'm not drugging through the snow and winter clothes. Every time I hear that its snowing in Utah and other places I just laugh, and think I am a very lucky girl :)

My life is as boring as it is most of the time. I've been working full time at work here at the Hampton Inn. Lately I have also been picking up some shifts here and there for another Hampton Inn I used to manage that now my best friend manages. Its very interesting to go back and work there and I'm sure that if it weren't for the fact that its my friend who is the FOM I would not be covering shifts down there! haha only Kim understands that statement. But our savings account is happy to see the extra money and its perfect timing since we are spending money on preparing for a baby.

Life these days is full of working shifts at the hotel, trying to get some rest, getting the nursery set up, sending out packages to Tyson, and of course plenty of doctors appointments. Thankfully I do not have to see my Neurologist again until after the baby is born unless a new event occurs.

I officially have the baby's crib, his bedding finally, and have picked out the paint so we can decorate the room. My mom and I started tackling that a few days ago so we can do a little bit at a time. Two walls are going to be solid darker color, and the other 2 walls will have square blocks with pastel muted colors with a white border around each square. We have the dark color already on the wall and the other walls are prepped in white so when we tape we are taping the border and just need to fill in the squares with color. After yesterday and cutting in all the tape and doing the dark walls we are def not tackling the squares till Tuesday or Wednesday. I think Tyson is glad that he is in Afghanistan simply because he doesn't have to paint. I know of only one time he has painted, and I got roped into helping.

I've also gotten a lot of baby comments at the hotel recently. Some guest try to be "funny" and ask "so when are the twins or triplets due?" or "You just putting on weight or whens the baby due." I guess for the most part I have only put weight on in my stomach so maybe its obvious enough to ask stupid questions like that. And lets be honest most of the dumb questions are from the men. They think they are so funny sometimes. I just smile and tell them I'm due in July.

A few things I find annoying about being pregnant currently. Not being able to do anything yourself ie lifting things, mother not allowing me to climb up on the ladder to help paint, not being able to take certain medicine, and acne. I hate asking people for help and would rather do it myself or make tyson help me! I hate that I cant just go and run up to vegas myself and get my mattress loaded up and bring back to my parents house. I mean it would be a bit "difficult" moving the bed myself normally but it could be done...but now that I'm pregnant its a total no no. I hate having to just paint around the base boards and corners of the walls and watch my mom do most of the work. LAME. I hate actually having to give my face attention and making sure that every morning and evening I wash my face with special soap to dry it out and apply toner religiously. I am a girl accustomed to a minor breakout here and there. But oh well.

Pictures to come soon

First Gunfight!!

So a couple of nights ago I was on a mission. My 1st Segreant hand me running around trying to find some lights, so that our balloon guys could use them to get the blimp up and working. So I was running around trying to find out where we had our extra lights. Anyway, the weather here has been pretty bad lately, and we have little "Lake Zormats" all over. On the side of our building, the walkway is now a bunch of pallets sitting side by side to get across. Well, as I was on my mission for these lights, I happen to step through a broken pallet and I go down face first on my weapon and the other pallet. Pissed about my clothes being all soaked, I head to the talk and decide to rub my chin, finding blood on my hands. Now I am coming to report on the light situation with napkins on my chin stopping the blood. Now I not only have to report on the lights, but my "gunfight" with the enemy. I went over to the medic's hut and ended up getting a few stitches on my chin where my weapon decided to attack me. Anyway, there is the blog of my first gunfight. Hope you all enjoy. Pictures will be coming soon.
Tyson

Look Tyson

Yes I am very white, and yes the tulips are beautiful. If only the weather would match these spring flowers better. Just experiencing some chilly cloudy days here in san diego.

Flowers are a girls best friend

This post is from Lauren...Obviously


So today I received flowers from my husband. Isnt life so great when you have a husband thousands and thousands of miles away but because of the internet can order flowers. I had to leave right as the flowers came today for work and to drop boxes off at the post office so I wasnt able to take a picture YET! But they are so beautiful especially the lavendar colored ones.

THANK YOU TYSON for spoiling me with flowers once and awhile. It made my day :)

John Wayne

I thought it would be a pretty sweet name for our kid. John Wayne Davies. I mean what cooler name could anyone possibly have? I asked my dad what he thought, and he was totally for it. I don’t think Lauren is too fond of it though. Anyway, all of you should let her know how cool of a name it is.

“Lucky!!” (A quoted from Napoleon Dynamite)

I know that I have to be the luckiest guy in the world, to have people that love and care about me as much as they do. Today i was woken up by someone pounding on my door. I was pretty tired, so it took a while, but when I opened it, Nyberg, a guy from my troop, asked how come I got so many packages. I always tell the single guys, jokingly serious(if that’s a phrase), how awesome it is to be married. When i saw him standing with Harris, each carrying a stack of boxes, I told him, “That’s what happens when you have a wife that takes care of you and loves you.” Smiling, now wide awake, I took all the boxes and started opening all of them. It was so nice to finally get mail. The best thing is I know I still have more on the way from Mom and more from Lauren. Anyway, again, I have got to be the luckiest soldier to have so much love and support. I miss everyone and am very excited to get to come home this summer and hang out for a couple weeks. I wrote this kind of quick, so I’m sorry if some of it doesn’t make any sense, but I was just so excited to tell everyone. Love you all, Tyson.

First Post

So I downloaded a new Windows MSN Messenger, and part of the download had Windows Live Writer, which is supposed to make blogging easier. I guess I’m taking that as a hint that maybe i should write a blog. I have started to write one a couple times before, but I feel dumb writing them. Anyway, I’m doing pretty good. Things could be worse. Even though I’m in a war zone in Afghanistan, I still get to talk to my wife almost every night and to my family whenever they get online as well. I know that we are lucky to have internet and phones that we can call home on. After being here with these luxuries, I couldn’t imagine what it was like before, waiting and hoping to get letters.

I am Very excited to be coming back to the states this summer. I hoping to be able to see the birth of our first child, but if I cannot make it in time, I’m happy that I get to come at all. I’m very excited to see the little guy and to be with my wife. I think most of the family will be coming down as well. I’m very excited to see all the kids. Can’t wait to give all the nieces and nephews a hug. Let them know I miss them and can’t wait to see them soon. I miss and love everyone. Can’t wait till July.     Love Tyson

Brothers At War

Brothers At War Preview...Click Here

I saw this preview for a documentary of two brothers who go to war and one brother who wants to know why they do it. I pretty much took their tag line for the movie! haha but I found out that they are showing this movie here in Oceanside and I am going to go and see it tomorrow. I think it will be very interesting. Crazy I know that I can watch war movies etc while my husband is deployed in Afghanistan, but thats just the way I am. Anyways I will have to let you know later what I thought of it.

Ear Ache

Okay for the last like 3 months I have had an ear ache that comes and goes and comes and goes and comes and goes.

I now know why babies and kids fuss so much when they have an ear ache because they hurt. They wake you up in the middle of the night and you have to roll over to your other side because the pressure of laying on that side is just too much. But lucky me I've had them going back and forth from both ears so I never know which side to lay on. I've done the antibiotic, and the ear drops and I am going back to the doctors today after work because my 10 days of drops clearly did not work since both my ears hurt this morning. SUPER!!!

haha anyways so besides my ears everything here is going great. The pregnancy is going great. The only time I feel pregnant is when he starts kicking me which usually is in the mornings or from 3 to 6pm. He kicks a lil bit when I'm going to bed but for the most part I am loving the schedule he is currently on. Yesterday I went to my neurologist and updated him on my MS condition, he asked if I was having an easy pregnancy or not...I told him I thought God might be going easy on me thinking shes got a disease I think I can spare her this lil bit! haha I'm so blessed to have found a really good Neurology office here in san diego because they really make you feel like they actually care about you and it makes it worth the time to sit in the waiting room waiting to be seen by them.

This girl really needs to get her hair done too. I have not had my hair touched by a stylist IE hair cut hair color since November and thankfully my regrowth is almost the same color as my "other" hair! But its getting quite ridiculous. I do not like the "melting" look that is supposedly in right now where its darker on top and melts into the lighter hair color. I don't understand how we let that be "in"

Anyways enough of my rambling.

Sorinas 4th Birthday

So my neice Sorinas birthday was on the 7th of March. I'm only a tad late posting these pictures for my family to see them. The best part is her barbie cake that my mom would make for all us girls when we were little. Also a nostalgic moment, this was the same table we celebrated most of our birthdays on as well! I just think that is so neat!




Sorina has def gotten into Barbies recently and Grandma asked if she would like a Barbie cake and of course she said YES! It was neat seeing the cake that mom would make us for kids.




An accessory to a gift to come later in the picture. She was pretty happy.


This is the present she got from Uncle Sean. She always loves the gifts he gets her.


Aunt Kathleen called from Vegas so she was excited to talk to her on the phone. It was funny cause when Aunt Kathleen called and we told Sorina she holds out her hand like um hand me the phone. WOW our kids are totally gaget smart. It was pretty cute.


THis is the present that was given by Aunt Suzanne.. Erin and I got accessories to go along with it.


I think secretly she knew that this was the 1 present that she set her heart on getting.


This is when she says to Grandma standing next to her...I'm so happy now! She had gotten her barbie that had wings she wanted so badly. It was pretty cute.



I can't believe my neice is 4 years old. Seems like just yesterday everyone was over here to bless the first baby of our family. But it was a fun relaxed birthday spent with family and just hanging out.

Decisions Decisions...

At the moment I think this is going to be the nursery bedding. On the blanket it says "my little sweet pea" I just think its just so sweet and innocent and perfect for my lil boy. He's gonna be my little baby for awhile so I want his nursery to reflect that :)

Anyways so pretty much since last Monday I have been non stop going to the store and getting things to send to Tyson. I think tomorrow I will finally be done for awhile. Tomorrow I am dropping off 5 boxes and I got 2 out Friday afternoon to the post office. Now I will actually be able to use my days off to get stuff for our baby and just relax. I haven't even really "moved" into my room at my moms house and there is def plenty to do before the lil guy gets here so I am running against the clock! One of these days I need to get up to Vegas too so I can get some stuff out of storage and put mattress bags over the mattresses until I can move the stuff out of storage and into a basement of my sisters.

Now I just need to find a crib that I like, have a baby shower and buy the rest of the stuff that I need. I've held myself back on buying clothes so that I don't buy too much of one stage! Anyways I wish it was all done already so I knew I didn't have to worry about it any longer...just one more thing to take off the list.

Tyson is doing very good. He is patiently waiting for his boxes from me knowing of all the fun things hes getting inside but we finally are able to talk more on the phone which I just love. We are doing amazingly well for being away from one another, but I'll be glad to have him for 2 weeks in July and then continue to wait patiently till he finishes his deployment. It def helps to be pregnant and trying to get everything set up, and then when the baby arrives to take my mind off him not being around because you're just too busy to have a pity party. Nothing too exciting to update on, Ty works everyday from 8am -8pm his time sometimes longer. He has not left the "base" yet and probably wont for awhile. He watches guard for half the time then he sits and listens to the radio and gets to monitor the area around the base from the blimp that is in the air. Pretty much it. Anyways

Enjoy

Baby Nursery

So I am putting this up on my blog so that Tyson can help me decide what nursery theme we will go with. I have kind of changed gears and want the nursery to mainly be simple with some random blankies that have animal print. And no Ty and I have not decided on a name. I dont even think we are even close. But I have a feeling you will all have to wait till he is born to know what his name will be :)



Option 1.



This is what I would like to call Option 2.


This is what I would like to call Option 3.






Okay I really really love this nursery. Its simple yet sweet. However it is almost $600.00 YA I KNOW. But I would love to find something similar.Mostly because I am in love with this wall color and want something that will go with it.

My personal Style Quiz

Rustic Revival
You can take kid out of the country but you can't take the country out of the kid... or is your theme "you can take the kid out of the city, but you can't take the city out of the kid?".

Either way you play it, you are one of the unique individuals who loves a mix of modern and country. The clean lines of the modern softened by rustic/vintage elements is the perfect mix in your mind. And can we blame you? You've taken the best aspects of two popular designs and mixed them in a manner that appeals to young and old alike. A subtle background of white or light colors provides a nice canvas for all the wonderful flea market, eBay, or garage sale finds as well as the classic modern pieces that you love.

Click Here to see what your style is

I really actually love this style of room. I'm bored at work. I still have to take pictures of a few outfits that I bought for the baby so Ty and everyone who wants can look at them.

Also to my family I know I am slacking and I will post pictures of Sorina's birthday party asap!

Daylight Savings

So this should be fairly quick. So I have to work Sunday morning at my job and I didn't want to be late for my first Sunday morning shift. So I set my phone to be done with manual time so I could push it forward an hour just to make sure it would wake me up at the right time! haha

So I wake up before my alarm goes off and I figure might as well get up its 6am. So I brush my hair, teeth and put on some make up. I have just enough time to eat some yogurt and make a sandwich for lunch so I quickly make my way down to the kitchen. I notice the clocks all say 5:30am. Right before I went to bed the night before my dad was changing the clocks to be set an hour a head of time. So I call the hotel just in case and sure enough its 5:30am. The best part is I am totally wide awake so I make my sandwich and sit on the couch for an hour until its time to go to work. I was so mad at myself. Oh well. At least I wasn't late for work.

So needless to say that this girl had a Dr. Pepper at like 930am because she could have fallen asleep sitting in that chair at the front desk! So that's my story.

But today I ran around town getting stuff for Tyson to send him in a package. The post office has special APO/FPO military flat rate boxes for sending to the military overseas and it cost $10.95 for postage no matter what the weight (PS you can also have the USPS deliver these boxes to your house so you don't have to pick them up and its free, but you will need custom forms as well) Anyways so I went and got him some church related items...the Joseph Smith movie, Glenn Beck conversion story on CD, the triple combo on CD so he can listen to the scriptures on his ipod, the hymns on CD with music and lyrics, and a book by Eyreng. Then I went to Burlington/Baby Depot and got some baby clothes and bought a stroller/car seat set...actually Mom Davies bought it for us THANK YOU!!!! Then I went to Costco to get some items for Ty like jerky, protein bars, dried fruit, gum,& fruit/nut bars. Hope he likes it.

Okay enough updating for now. I'm tired from shopping all day.

Enjoy

Randomness

So I was reading these tips from MSN and I thought this one was pretty interesting. Not that I would have old eggs lying around in my house cause I love to eat eggs for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I'm bored at work if you can tell :)

Checking Eggs for Freshness

To check an egg for freshness, place it in a glass of water. A fresh egg will sink to the bottom, a slightly older egg will stand upright, and an old egg will float.

Enjoy

Awesome Baby Clothes

So I found these cute onesies on this website and I thought I would share a few that would be pretty freakin awesome for my lil guy!

Enjoy!

CALIFORNIA!!

Okay so I am finally back in california. Let me tell you that flight was LONG and I was so happy to arrive at the san diego airport and know I was almost home. So I went in and talked to my old boss at the Hampton Inn in San Marcos at 2pm and set up my job again. I will be working part time which is totally cool by me. We will be earning some extra money and will keep me busy not to think about Tyson toooooo much. So as of right now I think my schedule will be thursday/friday 230pm to 1030pm and sunday morning from 630am to 230pm. I am going to try and talk to him about rotating that sunday maybe to an afternoon shift so I can make my church at 11am.

Anyways after that matter was all settled, can I just say how thank full I am to have managers that want me back especially in this economy. Okay after that, I went home and just vegged. I was so tired from my flight since I didnt get much sleep at all. It left Anchorage at 1am and I arrived in san diego at 1030am.

Saturday I was so excited for as well because I was finally able to hang out with one of my best friends from san diego and see her little baby girl who is 3 months old next week. ADORABLE. We met at the mall because I had no clothing that really fit now that I was starting to really show. So we went to Motherhood and I got some really cute stuff. I got 4 shirts, a jersey dress thats soo comfy, a pair of maternity jeans and a pair of maternity shorts. They make them so comfy I wonder why they dont make them like that for normal girls :) I was so excited in fact to be wearing flattering momma clothing that I ended up leaving 1 shirt on and had the girl ring it up so I could wear it out of the store. I felt like a huge tent in the outfit that I was wearing and pretty much just making it work so I didnt have to spend money up in alaska. Well worth the wait. Now I just need to get some "shoes" meaning sandals, cause I hate sneakers. I love flip flops but they make my feet hurt so ohh well.

I got to talk to Tyson for a couple minutes when I was waiting at the Salt Lake Airport for my connection to san deigo and it was nice to hear his voice. Not sure where he is exactly right now since the weather might have delayed him from going to his actual base via the helicopter. But either way I know as soon as he can get to a phone or the Internet he will so I am not worried. I have gone a lot longer than a couple days without talking to him, so this is do able.

I'm back at my parents ward..aka my home ward now, and its so good to see familiar faces and be back in the land of the sun. I swear saturday morning as I got to bask in the green all around me and hear the birds chirping it felt like I was in paradise. I'm so glad to be back here in san diego. Wow is it going to be hard to leave here again and go back to Alaska.

Pictures to come soon. Promise. ENJOY!

Almost Home

Okay so today I was actually busy. I dragged all the boxes down to the car so I could take them to the post office. I dont know how I did it, but somehow managed. The whole time I was thinking, dang it this sucks I wish I would have taken them to the post office like I wanted too when Ty was still here :(

After I got all my boxes taken care of at the post office I rushed over to the Air Force Base for my baby doctor appointment! I was hoping that I would make it but actually wasn't going to worry if I didn't make it. Probably not the best way to think when it comes to my baby but hey I'm trying to get everything squared away. Anyways I made it so I was happy. The doctor said that everything from the report of the ultra sound was excellent. Organs check, growth check, so baby is nice and healthy. The blood tests all came back normal for all the things we dont want the baby to have. Then we listened to my lil boy and of course he was very active. Ever since my last ultra sound my lil guy has decided step up his game of moving and kicking. Well when we were listening to his heartbeat he couldn't stop moving around. It was funny hearing "thud" noises on the machine and knowing it was my lil guy :) Even last night when I was packing stuff right above my belly button was really hard, I knew it was my lil man and he had decided to migrate higher for the time being. I even made my roommate Alejandra feel it! haha

After the baby appointment I went and had lunch at KFC, yummy. Then headed home to chill out for a minute. Then last minute I decided while I still had my rental car...maybe I should just pack up the blow up mattress now and take it to the post office so I dont have to worry about it tomorrow and have to be taken by my roomie. That way I just have to pack my bags and clean up. So I did it. MAN O MAN that box was ridiculously heavy. Yet again not sure how I managed to get it to the car but I did! haha So lets just say that today has really been a lot of work for me. I was ready for bed at like 730.

My flight doesnt leave till 1am Friday but obviously that means I'm going to the airport tomorrow night, and I am just ready to be done and back in san diego. This girl needs some sun light BAD. Plus I have a job waiting for me WOHOOO. Tyson is in Afghanistan and is not at his official base yet. He is doing classes and range time preparing for the next year. For me he is 13 and 1/2 hours ahead of my time. Have only talked to him for 5 minutes this morning but sounds like they are not so close to the internet service area and phones. Okay enough rambling. Pictures to come soon while i'm in california...CALIFORNIA HERE I COME! right back where I started from...haha

Enjoy

Baby Bump

Okay so I finally took a picture of my stomach. I'm 21 weeks pregnant. Today my sister in law Emily had her second baby as well! So stinkin cute.

Also here are some pictures that I really like for my lil guy. I have put them on facebook but this is for family that doesnt see that.



I really like this girraff stacking toy. Mostly I plan on using it for deco and then when our lil guy decides he wants to play with toys down it comes!


This is just another nursery collection that I am using as inspiration. Tyson and I like greens and yellows for a boy. But I kind of like the animal theme for a boy. Dont mind my rambling


I really like this white crib. Its simple and clean. Plus white can go with anything.


Lastly I really like this stroller set. Anyways so thats what I have been doing to keep myself busy. Start looking for stuff for our lil baby boy.

Enjoy

Tyson is in Kazakhstan!

So Ty is just chilling in Kazakhstan waiting till he goes to Afghanistan. Not sure when that might be but probably in just a few days.

Currently he is in the kazakhstan eastern standard time zone if you are intersted in googling what time it is there for him.

It's a BOY!

So yesterday I had my sonogram to check the baby out and so we could obviously find out what we were having. Well pretty much the first picture after I was allowed to go to the bathroom we got out "proof" that we were having a little boy. It seemed so crazy because I have been thinking it was going to be a boy because of dreams I've had and Tyson even had a dream that he was carting around a little boy in the car. Anyways so I can finally keep saying "he's kickin me" without people thinking it could be a girl too though :) So everything looked good we saw him scratching his head and yawning. After our one picture of proof our lil guy did not give us the opportunity to look again so it was good that the technician was looking or we might not know what we were having yet. We only got 1 picture from the technician and it was our profile picture. Unfortunately we didn't get the picture of our proof but oh well.


Today Tyson left me :( We stayed up late last night trying to get everything set up for him with his computer, external hard drive, and ipod. However the ipod did not want to cooperate and it was frozen so I finally gave up and got to bed at 3am. Tyson was probably only sleeping for like 30 minutes. So we had to be on base at 630am and right when I crawled into bed I tried to check his alarm clock just in case cause of all days to be late this is not the one. Well I fell asleep with it under my ear and was awoken to mom davies text to tyson thankfully because it was 6am so Ty and I jump out of bed and quickly zip up his carry on bags and he takes the quickest shower in history and I brush my hair and we're out the door. Needless to say we made it and then I hung around cause it looked like the boys were taking there stuff somewhere else so I thought I better wait and see if I get to spend just a few more minutes or get one last kiss goodbye. It turns out that I got an extra hour and a half to just go get some breakfast with him and hang out. Then we said our final goodbye. But since he had his cellphone we were texting each other until his plane left. I just have 19 weeks till July 2nd and hopefully he will be home around that day and I get to see him so thats not much time at all.

THE BEST NEWS is that Ty was told that it sounds like he might be able individual internet in his "room" that we could pay for and I am all on board to that idea. Then I can talk to him all the time...and get skype so we can use the webcam. So keep your fingers crossed.

Thats it ENJOY!

Blog List

It has come to my attention that some people were missing my blog list! haha you know who you are :)Well one day I looked at my blog and the only thing that was showing up was the far left column so I had to re-upload my layout which took off all my widgets. Doing my blog list has always been a pain to me but I like to know when people updated their blog instead of checking each one everyday!

I have now officially saved my blog list on a word document so now I will always have a list of the blogs that I look at. Just in case you cared haha.

Enjoy!

Mom & Dad Davies trip to Alaska

Besides Tyson having to work a bit when Robert and Gayle were here this past weekend it was a great time. We saw a lot of alaska that we hadn't seen before. Our main trips were both south of anchorage. Saturday we drove down to Girdwood, AK which is only about half hour drive or so and had lunch and kind of looked around for a bit. On Sunday we drove the two and a half hours to Seward, AK. It was such a pretty drive and we got to see the different mountains and frozen lakes and could only imagine how beautiful it is in the summer months as well. Mostly we just kind of hung out and didn't really fuss about filling up every hour with sight seeing.

During their visit we also took them to an Anchorage Aces hockey game. Boy was it a good one to go too. The score was going back and forth for most of the game. By the 3rd period Aces were down 3 points. At this point I didnt think they were going to be able to come back cause they really started playing poorly. But then all of a sudden they came back and the score was tied.Then the game went into Overtime and it didnt take long for the Aces to score first so it was over they won! Doesn't sound that excited but it was a good game. It would have been better if the refs would have let them fight but hey...you can't have everything.

I posted a few pics on my picture blog from our trip to Seward but I know that Gayle will have some great ones to post so I want to let her as well. SO I am just going to put a few more up, mostly silly!

Testing...One, Two, Three

So yesterday we had another baby checkup appointment. Its been nice pulling Tyson to all my doctor appointments so he can be more a part of things now and know a little about my neurology visits and baby visits! So yesterdays appointment was just about checking to see how my neurologist appointment went okay and if I had any issues with pain etc. The doctor was also educating Tyson and I regarding the blood test that they could run to for genetic testings. We decided it would be a good thing to do so that heaven forbid anything were wrong with our lil guy or girl we could at least start mentally preparing for it. So we decided to go ahead and get the testing done. After all the talk the doctor was like lets check its heartbeat and so you can hear it. So as he got out this portable "hearing" device we found the babys heartbeat and all of a sudden we hear this thud noise. I was thinking thats weird he didnt pull up on the machine so why'd it make that weird noise. Then he says haha thats funny it just kicked did you hear that noise. It made me laugh cause I've always thought this lil guy does not like when its time to be pushing and prodding around his turf. But thankfully it was a strong 150 heartbeat so we're happy.We also got to go and schedule our sonogram to check out the baby and also to find out what we are having. We are so excited for February 18th even though we are still tossing around the idea of not finding out the sex of the baby at that visit. I can already hear the grumblings! Oh well :) And YEA for only gaining 5 pounds so far in this pregnancy.

Today I was supposed to attend a group "baby" meeting at the hospital that is for first time parents. As we are getting close to the base and are getting out our military ID cards Ty all of a sudden can't find his. So we pull over before getting to the gate and look for a second. Was not with him. NO BUENO! haha We were already running "late" by not arrive 10 minutes before the appointment and knowing it was going to take at least 10 minutes to return back to the apartment to find it I knew I was not going to make this appointment. Tyson was like sorry babe...I was actually THRILLED! I was so so so tired this morning not sure why but I felt so drogy from some medicine I was taking so I was looking forward to climbing back into bed when we got back hehe. However finding Tysons military ID proved harder than what we thought. It wasn't where he used it last this morning to go to his "morning workout" aka PT. So I knew that if it couldn't be found I would be taking him back to base since you need a military ID to get on base and then he could have just shown his drivers license. No sleeping for me. Oh well. After looking and looking and continuing to ask could it be here or here something just kept telling me it has to be in the car. So 3rd time Ty went down to the car to look I offered to go and help. Sometimes fresh eyes find it. Dont know what it fell out of since I was taking books(actually only 2!) and dumping them over and shaking out hats and gloves...I look down and it was right on the passenger side floor. HOORAY!

Anyways so that is our boring day. THen I made my delicious salad with tomatoes and artichoke hearts and rotissere chicken YUMMMY and ty some grilled cheese... we just chilled till it was time for Ty to go back to work.

Good times. Hope you all enjoyed this update! February 18th we get to find out we're having a boy! just you wait!

EARTHQUAKE!

Okay so this is like the 3rd earthquake we have been through since moving to anchorage. But this morning it was the biggest of all three. At first I thought Tyson was shakin the bed to be funny and then looked over and he was sound asleep and the apartment kept moving. It was crazy! haha Then I heard our roommate get up and ask his wife...Did you feel that!? I dont know why but it always feels good to hear someone know it was an earthquake so you dont think its all in your head. Our roommies are from California as well so earthquakes are not new to us. But this was a long earthquake too...kept going and going. It was a 5.7 magnitude!

Besides the earthquake not much is going on up here in anchorage. Just as I finish my antibiotic for my Upper Respitory Infection aka ear infection it starts to come back. SOOOOOooooo I have been taking regular benedryl to try to keep the lines clear until I can get to the doctor again. I was supposed to see the doc last friday and when Ty and I show up for a check up for the baby they canceled and re-scheduled my appointment for the day before which obviously I didnt make it too...Totally unaware of the change I as re-scheduled in two weeks...(next week now) I was so mad, cause I wanted to try and get some more meds then cause its takes forever to be seen by the regular family practice. Enough complaining.

Besides the ear ache that seems to come and go I dont really feel like I'm pregnant. Which is a good thing since my sis in law gets sick as a dog and my oldest sister is the same. So I am lucky. Next week we get to schedule the ultra sound where we get to find out if we're having a boy or girl.

Oh ya this past monday Ty and I decided to take a short field trip to Eagle River which is only like 5 minutes north of the base Ty works at. IT was just fun to get out and see a different part of Alaska. It def is a lot cuter place then where we live. Its nestled in between the mountains kind of like park city. Anyways we went to the walmart there which was probably the cleanest one I have ever been too...PLUS there were NO LINES. NO LINES!!! can you even imagine that at a walmart. ANyways then we rode around and got some pizza and then drove home. It was fun.

PS Ty only has like 3 1/2 weeks till he leaves...CRAZY It feels so unreal that he will be leaving so soon. If he ends up coming home for his 2 weeks off near when the baby is due...after he leaves I will have another 8 months to wait till he gets home...SUCKIE!! anyways enough of that...It is what it is.

Who Needs Pictures?!?!?!?!

So I am not really a friend of the camera these days. With being regular sick and being pregnant I am stil not up to really putting myself together. Sorry everyone. Just as I think the medicine is helping with my ears I start feeling sick again. Cant it just be enough that I'm pregnant and deal with that!haha

This friday I have my 4 month check up! haha how crazy is that. I still dont really feel sick except when I'm struggling to keep food down and when I just look fat going to church :) Its crazy that in just a few weeks we will find out if we will be having a girl or a boy. Am I the only one who just gets headaches all the time during pregnancy? Obviously not but lately everyday I wake up with stabbing headaches. What is up with that? They are so often that it really sucks since tylenol doesnt do much for stabbing headaches!haha we will see what the doc says about that friday.

Well thats about it for me. I can't wait to get back to san diego and get back to my hotel job and get everything ready for the baby. Its been raining/sleeting off and on today in anchorage and making a mess of the roads. Ty was stuck in traffic for an hour this morning, and they closed down schools for the day and the bases for awhile because as the radio put it "glittering effects of wipe outs " Now all we need to do is figure out what we do when ty's parents get here!

Boring Update

So not a lot has been going on for tyson and I these days. Its hard doing things when its freezing outside and when you are hit and miss not feeling well. We've gone to a lot of doctors appointments for the baby and for me. I've had one heck of a sinus infection for the longest time that made me feel more miserable than just being pregnant. Thankfully I got to see the regular doctor the other day and they finally gave me some antibiotics. THANK GOODNESS, life is so much better now. Right now we are just getting things set up for when Tyson leaves and buying him stuff that he will want and need for this deployment. I dont think either of us really think about the fact that he will be gone very soon, but it will hit us eventually.

We are so excited to hear about Trent deciding to go back to school for whatever reason. I can't wait to get back to some sort of schooling very very soon. Right now we're just praying together trying to figure out what direction I should take since I can't make my mind up and what would be best for our family. Its exciting times with expecting our first baby and trying to plan for our future lives after the army. Hopefully it brings us to a nice warm climate because as many people know I am being cured of the snow and cold weather.

Only 3 to 5 weeks till we find out whether we are having a boy or a girl. Can't wait.

So being that its only January 1 and I have never been the type to be wishing for spring/summer.....

IS IT SUMMER YET?!?!

I will be sad that Ty is leaving in February BUT I cannot wait to get back to the land of the sun!

So in the spirit of my wish I put a summer picture up and brightened my blog.

Happy New Years

So its not 2009 yet but for most of our family New Years has come and gone. Tonight we had a lot of fun. We met up with a couple from church and ate dinner together and had this delicious apple raspberry slab pie we bought from Costco the other night. YUMMO. THen we ran back to our apartment which is on the same floor and got on our gloves, coats, and a scarf for me. We were going to the Hockey game down the road but were walking instead of driving. It was a nice walk but the first 5 minutes are torture cause your face hasn't adjusted to the cold yet so its miserable at first but it was fun walking around in the winter wonderland. So the anchorage ACES won in overtime 3 to 2. It was fun to get out of the house with friends and do something for new years. Normally I don't care to do anything.One thing that sucks about being pregnant is you only pick up on the nasty smells so of course for most of the game all I could smell was beer. Not very pleasant but I tried not to think about it. Unfortunately there wasn't any fighting. Our friends tell us that usually there are some pretty good fights. So now we're back at home just chilling until 2009 and then its lights out for me.

Hope everyone had a fun new years as well.

Baby Update

So I am oh just a week late on reporting this! haha oh well. So last week we were finally able to get to our first doctors appointment. It was kind of nice to be almost 12 weeks along when I finally saw the doctor so that when we finally did see our baby on the ultrasound it would look more like a baby instead of an alien! haha sorry but its true. I'm not going to lie but at first when she put the machine to my stomach and we instantly saw the baby I didn't really realize it was ours. I figured it might take a bit to find it. Tyson thought the same it took him a second to stand up and come closer to the monitor. Man was our baby moving around. Its arms and legs were kicking about like "he" was giving a show. I say he because its so much easier to call it a him then her until we find out. Anyways after he gave us enough of a show that was about as much cooroperation as he was going to give us. I guess the doctor was trying to get him to move a different way but as luck would have it he is just as stubborn as his parents already. But we got a few pictures of him and one is actually very clear and he looks like he is just kicking back with one arm to his head like he was leaning back relaxing! So by end of January we should find out if its a boy or girl. VERY SOON!!!!!

So my official due date is July 3rd! Just before it gets super hot in san diego I will have lost my internal heater. THANK GOODNESS. One good thing about living in alaska is that i'm always hot and its cold outside so all I have to do is open my window. I LOVE IT. its always cold and the snow never melts away. For sure white christmas. Tyson and I dont really have any plans for this christmas. Just going to kick back and relax, open our presents from the families and try to take pictures. I usually have a lot of christmas eve food made but with this pregnancy I have no appetite but usually find something to eat for the baby. So no food buffet for me this year :( Can't wait till I actually want food again.

Christmas Tag

1. Do you like hot chocolate or egg nog?
I like both. But right now being prego I will go with hot chocolate


2. Does Santa wrap presents or just put them under the tree?
wraps them and puts them under the tree

3. Colored or white lights on tree/house?
I love white lights

4. When do you put up your decorations?
The saturday following thanksgiving

5. What is your favorite holiday dish?
My moms tex mex wonton recipe. I just love it. Its almost a small little burrito thing thats fried and then dipped into a sweet chili sauce. yum yum

6. What is your favorite holiday memory from your childhood?
Making all the christmas cookies with my family and food for christmas eve and being so stuffed but always making room for more punch

7. Do you open a gift on Christmas eve?
Yes always. its a MUST

8. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
Well its been awhile since I have decorated my own, but usually I have my popcorn garland that I make to string around the tree and some cute decorations on my pre lit tree.

9. Snow! Love it or dread it?
My favorite is to watch the snow falling. LOVE THE SNOW. One positive thing about alaska currently. is that there is always snow to look at right now. However I do not like to drive here. It totally scares me here so I make Tyson take me everywhere which isn't a lot of places since I dont get out much. no energy

10. Do you remember your favorite gift?
There isn't a favorite gift. I was always happy to be opening something on christmas day.

11. What is the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Having family to hang around with and just eat and laugh and just hang out. No games required for this girl :)

12. What is your favorite Christmas dessert?
There are too many. I love all the christmas cookies my mom makes.. lil sandies bites with powdered sugar, thumbprint cookies, thin sugar cookies, peanut butter w/kiss in the middle

13. What tops your tree?
I like angels on mine

14. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving?
Both! But it is always fun if i can figure out a really good gift for someone that I know they have been wanting.

15. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Let It Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

16.Candy canes?
Never been a candy cane girl. Usually they come in peppermint and I HATE PEPPERMINT. so I would only eat them as a kid if they were flavored with like cherry or something

17. Secret Santa?
id rather do a white elephant

18. Favorite Christmas movie?
A christmas story

19. Can you ice skate?
ya not to bad at it. haven't for awhile but i'm not great at stopping i usually time myself to slow down to it

20. Have you experienced a Christmas miracle?
not that I am aware of.

You're turn. Tag, your it!

Girdwood, AK

I dont know if you guys heard but this is MY HOUSE! Okay my dream house. GORGEOUS!






This is the view from the parking lot of the Chair 5 Restaurant. Its the ski resort.



This water is actually frozen. But in the picture it looks waves.

SUPRISE!

So most immediate family already knows the good news but yesterday I get the official pregnancy test from the clinic and I AM PREGNANT! Its pretty crazy I know. I'll be 11 weeks this Friday so I am trying to get my appointment scheduled with the doctor so that I can get my ultrasound. But there is always something I have to do before I can get scheduled so hopefully tomorrow I can get it all done and schedule something ASAP. I am so excited to get to hear the heartbeat.

Gratefully I haven't been as sick as some people get when they're pregnant. But I def know what it feels like to feel nauseous all day and have no strength to do a lot. But lately I have been feeling better as long as I kind of graze on food all day. However yesterday I was unable to keep anything down not even Campbell's chicken noodle.

PS it seems like its the thing to do right now...get pregnant. Haha and I am in Alaska finally with Tyson. YEAH

Thanksgiving

So thanksgiving was so much fun this year. I got to lay around lazy and just prepare the food and not have to leave the house. It is so much fun to have a laid back thanksgiving. I was a bit nervous since it was my first Thanksgiving where I prepared everything but I was in heaven. THe boys wanted lots of turkey leftovers so they said so they bought one that was practically 17 pounds for just 4 people. Then I made homeade stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, candy yams, reg yams for my precious he is so demanding and some pumpkin pies. I should have just gone and bought the pumpkin pie because to me it wasnt homeade. I used can pumpkin this year. For most people that is a normal thing but we always used fresh pumpkin for our pies so it was a bit strange to me. Anyways everything turned out great. Except for one thing. I burned the bottoms of the rolls. I should have known better to not put them on the bottom rack but oh well. I am just glad that the rolls were the less perfect item of the day and not the turkey cause that would have just been terrible.

Of course we sit down to eat and after 5 minutes we were all stuffed and about to pass out. Why do we even go to the bother. So after a couple days have gone by I think Alejandra and I have been the only ones to eat the leftovers. So much for the boys HAVING to have a big turkey. Oh and you can't forget the best item on the menu...Sparkling Apple Cider. Its not a holiday and less you break out the bubbly!haha

Still Waiting

FYI I am still in Utah waiting to get to Alaska. I guess the Army is kind of slow when it comes to this stuff. My opinion is that this first move is the most difficult and that it wont be so hard if we have to move again.

Good News~ Twilight comes out this friday and I plan on seeing it with my sister if im still here which I think I will. we will see.

Seattle Space Needle

Aquarium Rundown

Rundown 2

Seattle Run Down

There are tons more of the market place the aquarium and the needle but its being stupid right now. So stay tuned in tomorrow.

Carving Pumpkins

I dont know if you can really see Erikas expression without clicking on the picture but its priceless. The kids were totally being hams together when everyone walked away leaving me and my camera with them!


Tyson measuring him in pumpkin size! jk i dunno


What all of our pumpkins looked like sitting on the porch at night! They looked so good.


The kids finally just sitting down when they had something to eat!


Not really sure what Erika was about to do but it sure is a cute picture.


Tyson not letting me take a picture of him.


Whats that you drinking RObert?

After Family Photos

This is the kids at Aunt Debbie's house and Tyson was chasing after them all night terrorizing them. Poor Oakley didnt know if he hated it or loved it. He would go from scared to death of tyson when he was scare him to laughing his lil butt off. All the kids were having tons of fun and were so silly.

Family Pictures

So while Gayle was taking the family photos I figured I would get some practice in with my new camera. I have been trying to do new things with it and adjust shutter speeds etc. So poor lil erikas face is a bit washed out because of the fact that we really didnt have a whole lot of light to work with. All of these photos are unedited right out of the box so they say. Robert took the ones of me and ty on my camera while Gayle was trying to get ones where ty wasn't a ham! Great job Robert!Anyways it was fun capturing moments of the kids and stuff while Gayle was setting up the shot. After family photos we went over to Aunt Debbie's house to eat leftovers from the party saturday night.

I won't be posting for awhile. Just an FYI. Not really into it at the moment.

Utah Trip

Man I take a lot of trips. HAha I don't think I would be taking so many if my husband lived in the same house that I did. Can't wait for all these trips to end.

So this past weekend I got up at 3am Friday to drive up to Utah to see Tyson for the weekend. I like to get up that early so I can get to Utah County with some time to spare to actually feel like I hung out the whole weekend. So Friday night we had poker night at Trent and Emily's house. It was nice to meet their friends, and have them open their house up to Tyson and I again. Erika was just loving having more people over and had us all rolling when she faked us all out pretending she was about to cry then out of nowhere just starts laughing. Saturday morning we woke up and Erika had to come down and see me since she had said good morning to Tyson. We began to take pictures of her since our camera bag was in the room. After that I started to blow dry my hair and almost had it done when the electricity went out in Spanish fork. At least a good portion of it. Who knows why???? Then it started snowing in Salt Lake City and as we went up to Park City. It was nice to see the snow, and it made it feel like it was Christmas time. We had dinner at Bandits BBQ there on main street, and left uncomfortably full and exhausted. We tried renting a movie at the hotel but it was damaged and Tyson fell asleep watching previews to other movies. Sunday we celebrated Tyson's dad's birthday and it was nice to be with the family again and hear all the kids fighting over the toys and Emily tickling Erika to death to say she was having a brother instead of a sister! it was cute. Can't wait to find out what the new baby is going to be. Monday I got up early to get back to Cali for work at 2:30pm. Sorry no pictures we were running around so much we forgot to really take it out. Dang it! what can you do?

Fun Weekend

So saturday morning Tyson flew into San Diego to hang out with me before reporting for Hometown recruiting. It was so much fun to do boring everyday things with my husband again! When he got to my hotel it was like 1pm So he went and drove around to find us some lunch to eat. Then he brought it back to me and we ate lunch while I watched for guest to arrive to check in. By the time we finished eating it was practically time to get off of work. Then that evening we had decided to go downtown to san diego and eat at a sushi restaurant that I really like and haven't been too for years. Well it was actually raining pretty good saturday night :( and of course there was a line out the door so I was not about to stand in the rain. So we decided to get back on the freeway and try eating at Cheesecake Factory. Well they kind of had a line and Tyson didnt get out of the car to see the waiting time so we went to another sushi restaurant in Mission Valley that I really like. So we drove by Chargers Stadium and got into the restaurant easily. After dinner we drove back up north to my house and rented a video from the red box. I personally knew I was going to fall asleep but Tyson really wanted to so I figured well i will just fall asleep next to him while he watches it. Well both of us fell asleep and we dont even know how we woke up but we dragged our butts to bed and curled up next to each other and stayed that way till the morning. It was funny how we both just passed out.

Then sunday we just went around town looking at stuff and dreaming and then went back home to get tysons stuff packed for the plane ride and stuff that I was going to be bringing up with me to utah this weekend. Well I was in the mood to take a little cat nap so I did while he was looking at a book! haha then when he woke me up cause it was almost dinner time he decided it was time for his cat nap. We were so full from dinner and apple pie we loaded ourselves in the car both pregnant from food and took him to the airport. Even though its only like 4 days till I see him, I hate saying good bye to him. Oh well. I'll get over it.

What a great weekend.

Alaskan Vacation

So this is what Tyson calls an Alaskan Vacation.

For those of you who know both of us well enough you would already know that Tyson and I both change our minds frequently. I of course am worse at it then Tyson. After a lot of confusion and frustration with my appointment to have our household goods shipped with the military, we decided that we wouldn't move our stuff up to Alaska (not yet at least!) Instead we are going to get a furnished apartment (which I have been seeing as my research has continued) until Tyson is deployed to Afghanistan. This most likely will be January sometime. If he doesn't have to leave till June that's GREAT! Then after he deploys overseas I will return to my parents house in San Diego and work and save MONEY MONEY MONEY! MOnEy! (PS sing the Apprentice song when you read that part!) Tyson and I were singing it all night when we decided to go with this plan after all. Gotta have a bright side right!

Originally Tyson brought this idea up during basic training but I thought he meant for me to stay in San Diego the whole time and not be able to spend time with him at all. Well this plan I can live with. It will be fun. I'm still totally stressed since I really can't do much till the 21st of October. We need to get the Isuzu fixed and have some items installed to be able to handle the cold winters in Alaska. Our second vehicle will just be sitting safely in the garage of my parents house being used to go to church each Sunday! HAHa Also I am irritated cause I cannot get any lease agreement signed till Tyson checks in at the base, so me the planner is not happy about this. Here's hoping that a lil prayer will keep a good spot open for us! Maybe I should add patience on my part as well in those prayers!!hehe

Anyways I think that's about it for this post. Tyson is almost landing right at this second into San Diego and I am so excited to see him. Don't worry I'll post a picture

Speaking of posting pictures...I am at work and its super slow Internet so it wont let me upload the photos I have from my last two days traveling to and from Vegas so it will be a bit till I get that up....SORRY! Plus today's!

Viva Las Vegas

Haha It will be fun going to Vegas in the morning. I have my appointment for getting our stuff moved to Anchorage at 1pm and I can't wait. Just one step closer to finally getting settled and finding another job and making a home in anchorage.

Can't wait to take pictures up there for my picture a day blog! Might have some random photos of me driving and the scenery. I haven't even packed my stuff for the day trip. All I really have to pack is a pair of clothes to change into for friday, makeup and shower stuff.

Just unload my stuff into the storage unit get some dry storage items out to give to my mom and be closer to being done with this whole moving mess.

WHAAAAAHOOOO!!!

freak

OKay this is going to be one busy week that is just the beginning of busy weeks ahead! HAHA

Cause I know you all care about the smallest details!
-Wednesday I get my hair done. the last time with my hairstylist :( I hate finding new people to do my hair

-THursday Im going to wake up early and I have to drive to Vegas to the AirForce Base regarding having out stuff get scheduled to be packed (I pretty much have to bring everything I have here in san diego to the storage unit to be packed with the rest of our stuff and leave everything that I can bring on the plane when we fly out! I hate packing :(

-Friday I have to be back at work so I will have to wake up early on friday to drive back

-Saturday Tyson flys into san diego at 1030am and I work till 230pm...we plan on going to the temple for a session, dinner downtown at my favorite sushi restaurant which is cheap and AMAZING, walk along harbor park, maybe go to coronado for a couple minutes cause thats all it really takes then go home.

-Sunday Tyson flys back to salt lake city at 6pm getting in around 11pm I am sure we will do something sunday morning just not sure what yet!

Then the next weekend I am driving up to Utah and let me tell you every minute is going to be packed with stuff to do! Freak this month of October is going to go by too fast.

Instead of blogging right now I need to be getting everything together that needs to go to the storage unit and cleaning the car up so when Tyson gets here to see OUR car it looks good. you know how boys are with their cars!

Crazy Week

It seems crazy to think its only been a lil over a week since I saw Tyson last. I have been running around non stop since I got off the plane.

I have had more phone calls from doctors than I would like and scheduled more appointments than I want, but if you want to figure out what is the problem I guess it comes with the territory. I wont even begin to tell you the craziness that is going on because I dont think I could even explain it. The only thing I can do is pray and go to the temple and embrace whatever happens. As scary as that sounds to me right now.

Either way I had tons of fun hanging out with my family this past week. Almost all of us were able to go to Disneyland/California Adventure together on Monday. Then it was fun just hanging out around town in Laguna with Suzanne, Ryan and Max.

So here's hoping that I can get all our move stuff taken care of soon and that it all goes smoothly. Its crazy blogs that make me post a picture a day that somehow is keeping me glued together! What a crazy thought!

Excuses Excuses

Okay so last night at a shin dig up in Laguna with my family, one of my sisters who doesnt even have a blog will be nameless, said "I love the photo of the day thing you're doing. But its been awhile since you posted!" Thanks Erin.

Okay when I got off the plane friday I had to work 230pm to 1030pm. When I got off work, I was so tired I could have fallen asleep at work. So I went straight to bed. I also had to be up the very next morning (saturday) to work from 630am to 230pm. Yet again, I was exhausted. When I got home I took a nap and went to the dinner thing at Suzanne and Ryans rental in Laguna. We got home at 10pm and I had the worst headache. So of course I go straight to bed. I also am working the morning shift right now...630am to 230pm and I am SO SO SO SOOOO TIRED. I could probably drink a gazillion mt dews and they wouldnt do anything for me. So when I get home from work, I will try my best to post the pictures from the days I have missed. Until then, bare with me.

Memory Lane

Wow what a trip. Let us first start from the beginning. Tuesday night I didn't get to bed until 2am. By the time I got upstairs to pack my clothing into my bag I was just throwing stuff in there not caring anymore. I was exhausted. So I went to bed for two hours and woke up at 4am. Don't tell me why my mother and I thought we should leave at 5am. So I get to the ticket counter at the airport at 5:56am. My flight was leaving at 6:20am. I know I know. Anyways so they tell me I am too late and will have to get another flight or go standby and run down to the gate and see if they will let me get on. So I run down and the lady at the counter says nope we don't have anymore seats. I was desperate and asked anything? First class? I was frantic I needed to get on that plane. I knew where we were going, where we were staying etc Gayle and Robert really didn't have anything so I knew if I didn't make this flight I wouldn't get to see Tyson and they would be lost. I was crushed. Went and sat down preparing myself to wait the next 5 hours till the next flight. Then I heard the announcement for last call for Flight blah blah blah for Davies. HOORAY! I didn't know why my name was being called but I sure was grateful. I ran over to the counter again. The lady was like oh its you. They must not have released your seat. Gives me my ticket and I get on the plane. Can I just say Heavenly Father was looking out for my butt that morning.

So I was able to meet up with Gayle and Robert in Chicago and we took the same flight to Louisville. The only down side was that my luggage was coming on a later flight. I was like whatever I'll just go back and get it after I have dinner with Tyson that night. He told me there was a chance that he might be able to come back with me that night after dinner but wasn't sure if it was really going to happen. Well it did, so I told him he was coming with me and could just sit in the car. Well Robert and Gayle went instead. I felt so guilty having them go and get my luggage for a mistake I made. But I sure was grateful. So we all hung out till about 10:30pm and I had to take Tyson back to his barracks by 5am. But let me tell you, the Drill Sergeant that said yes was like no one can know, make sure you get back by 5am, more like before, park here so no one will see you. take this sidewalk up so you're in the shadows etc. I seriously felt like I was running around my parents back or doing something illegal. It was fun being able to hang out with him for longer than we thought we were.

Dinner wasn't anything special we got the tail end of the buffet line so later that night Robert and Gayle ran over to McDonald's for some food. I wasn't hungry but it was nice to have McDonald's right next to the hotel. The graduation ceremony was my favorite. It was so special having it fall on the anniversary of September 11. Made it that much more real what he was doing for all of us. So Tyson got awarded the Leadership Award, and had a part in the ceremony where he had to dictate some words along with some other guys. I think I might have to DVD so if I do I will have to get it ripped so you guys can see it. We were so proud of Tyson, he did such a good job. It was funny seeing him get on a bus and wave to him goodbye. Robert was like lets get a move on! It was funny. So then we spent the rest of the day doing stuff on our own timetable. Man were we all tired Thursday evening. We had an early dinner and then hung out in the hotel in downtown Louisville. I was jealous that Robert and Gayle were staying behind and hanging out. It was fun just hanging out with them.

So today I got on a flight that left at 630am and got into San Diego at 11am. I am actually at work now and don't get off till 1030pm. Back to my boring life I go! But at least now I get to text him whenever I want and talk to him every evening. Robert was already making fun of how much we were talking to each other and texting while he was on the bus heading to Georgia.

By the way, Gayle took all the photos. I figured she had the better camera so why not! So you will have to wait till she post them on Sunday or Monday when she gets back!

Louisville Trip #2

Okay so my flight leaves san diego tomorrow morning at 6:20am. I am currently working and when I get home at 11pm tonight I still have so much to do. For one I have been trying to get everything that Tyson needs that I haven't actually packed my own stuff. We also got Tyson a ipod classic so that he can start using it on this trip and for when he gets deployed at a later date so he can watch movies on it listen to music and look at photos etc . Well I have been frantically trying to get that put together but it takes so long to convert DVD's especially sitcom ones into quick time format. So I still have like 2 movies I still have to convert when I get home, and then put them on his ipod. Plus I need to take a shower tonight and blow dry my hair so that I can curl my hair in the morning for the trip so that by the time I get to dinner my hair will still look good. I did this when I drove up to Utah for the family reunion. I put extra holding product on my curls so that by the time I got there they dropped a bit and they still looked cute.

Its really not that big of a deal, but I also want to have my room look nice while I'm gone for these 54hrs! I'll just have to sleep on the plane and then make sure to stop at a gas station and gets some trusted Mountain Dew to pick me up the rest of the way! Then I fly back friday morning at 630am and get back into san diego at 11am. Just in time to get back to work at 230pm. WHOOOOHOOOO

What a quick trip for all this hassle! Just kidding. Its not a hassle, at least I get to see him. Well when I get home I'll post my daily photo. Its clearly going to be another dated photo but I will post pictures from the trip as my daily photo!

Midnight Sun

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/midnightsun.html

Okay for all you Twilight Fans out there I just found this on Stephanie Meyer's website. A while back she wrote the first chapter of Twilight in Edwards perspective. Well now she put out like 200 pages or so of the partial draft out on her website.

I cannot wait for her to finish this project one day, because I too cannot wait to have this book along with my twilight series.

Check it OUT! its amazing

New Blog

Since Emily has gotten me addicted to the blogging world I saw a stranger had done this by our common interests.

A year of photos. You post one photo a day that YOU have taken and it should document your life in a year including the people around you. Its all game.

Just another fun way to express my love for photography.

http://laurensyearinphotos.blogspot.com/

ENJOY! The first pictures comes out tomorrow :)

Babbling

So recently I have been thinking how nice it would be to have an endless amount of money. Not for the typical reasons, but so that I could have the time and money to do what I wanted.

If I had the time and money I would
Finish cosmetology school and get my license
Go to Vidal Sasson advanced school
Take courses from all the major well known product lines. Redken, Bed Head, Biolage, etc
Get a degree in photography
Go to nursing school

Its funny that I wish I could take a ton of schooling. But wouldn't you agree that most of us would do more schooling if we had more time and money. And I'm not saying the government should pay for it either. It always means more when you have to work for it. Even though my first car was a dump, I was proud of that car. Because I bought it, with my hard earned money.

Just a random thought

Bling Bling

Okay so Tyson and I got a new ring set for me. A nice complete set including a wedding band. The one I had when we got married was just something to tie us over till we got something else.

Now the picture makes it seem a lot more bling bling then it really is. I mean together it def shines and sparkles but its a modest ring. The engagement band is only a carat TOTAL and the wedding band is only a 1/3 carat TOTAL.

Boring Update

So not a whole lot has been going on in my life since the reunion in Utah. I simply go to work and hang around at the house. On my days off, I go down to Pacific Beach to visit with my friend Kim. Her and her husband are expecting their first child on new years eve. How exciting.

We both are already looking forward to our yearly ritual of going to the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, California which is outside of Palm Dessert, California. The first year we went to it I heard the advertisement for this huge weekend country concert happening in california since I was listening to my favorite radio station online. I immediately called her up and said "Kim, we have to go to this. Do you think you can get the time off? I was living in Utah at the time, and this past year I was living in Las Vegas when the 2nd year's event went down. So now we have a ritual. As long as its running we plan on bringing our kids and having a fun weekend together. She is one of my best friends. It's funny how sometimes you meet people randomly, and keep in touch, and other friendships that shift a bit. She has always been a great example to me during some of my hard times in life. Anyways enough blabbering.

In 14 days I get to see Tyson. I am so excited. Its not as much time as I was hoping for to spend with each other but you gotta deal with what comes and do the best. So we are both super excited. Right now Tyson is in AIT (Advanced Individual Training) this is where they teach him how to do his particular job ie Cavalry Scout. During this 7 week period a certain amount of people get chosen to be EIC. Can't remember what it stands for but it is an honor to be chosen. Its the creme of the creme. 5 men got chosen out of his platoon, and they have more training and studying they have to do to be awarded at graduation. He also has to go before a board where they decide if he is warrant the award. Pretty cool stuff. I am so proud that he was chosen. Anyways so if he gets this award, it means a pay advancement for him so he would be an E3 1st Private I think. So because of this I am not getting as many letters as normal since he doesn't have much free time. Oh well, he still sends out enough to keep me placent!

I never thought we would actually go through with Tyson enlisting in the Army, since I didnt want him to leave me, but now that he has I am so proud of him for what he is doing for all of us. And the person he is turning into!

We can't wait to get to Anchorage come November and even though we wont be able to spend the holidays with family I am so excited we have this holiday with just the two of us. Last year was such a blur. We were so busy running here and running there and being sick.

Quantity not Quality~

Random Photos from the Reunion this weekend. I didn't want Tyson to say I didn't take enough photos!

Enjoy

First Night~ Watching Swiss Family Robison (I think!)

And I do my little turn on the cat walk!

Not that most of you care, but I have been curling my hair to hide my hideous hair cut that is growing out and I needed to send Tyson another picture since he is always begging for more pictures.

So as I am running late for work... I took a minute time out and struck a pose!
I swear my hair looks darker in person than this picture shows...but maybe its all in my head.

Enjoy!

In N Out Burger

Work tonight is so boring. I didn't bring dinner with me and I know I shouldn't buy things on the sunday, but since its so slow I got bored and you guessed it got hungry.

So I told my co-worker hey lets get In N Out burger tonight for dinner. She of course said yes so I ran over to the one just a 1/2 mile away and may I say that it was DELICIOUS!

I know you're jealous. Its the best burger joint!

Hooray for Tyson

Hello everyone. So I got a letter from Tyson talking about his new role in AIT and I thought I would share the letter. Here it goes

So yesterday morning (Saturday) our PG (Platoon Guard) fired off one of his blank rounds. That's one of the biggest mistakes you can make. Nobody really knew what was going to happen. It was right before we were about to stop for training. A couple hours into training we had our normal formation after one of the classes. I was one of the last ones in formation, and Drill Sergeant told me to come see him. I thought I was in trouble, but instead of yelling at me, he ripped off my squad leader patch and put the PG patch on my arm. Almost immediately I started shaking. haha. I was so nervous and still kind of am when we form up and everything. It was a pretty crazy afternoon, just all the ideas running through my head, of how I could make us a better platoon. I think already we look a lot better in formation. That was one of our bigger problems, and the main one I wanted to focus on. I basically told everyone I was going to crack down on talking and moving around in formation.
Anyways, that's the latest news. I'm hoping we'll be able to get phone calls today. Drill Sergeant said today (Sunday) could be a really good day, or a really long day depending on the barracks cleanup. I think we did a pretty good job last night cleaning and buffing the floors. Now I'm just waiting for him to show up and see if he's happy with our work. It's a lot of responsibility on my hands, but I'm really excited to see what I'm capable of and to be able to be the one to try and square away our platoon, unlike any of the previous PG's. I know that all I can do is give it all and do my best.
I got an email from my mom today at church. It was nice to actually have something to read. It sucks not getting mail very often. Hopefully that will change too. If we get squared away, we'll probably get more mail calls more frequently. My mom mentioned we got a car, so I assume everything went well.


That's all for Tyson's letter. Pretty exciting that he became PG. It was pretty impressive for him to be a squad leader, but he must be doing things right for the drill sergeants to "promote" him to PG. Instead of being in charge of a few guys he is responsible for a lot more now. He is responsible for starting cadence, passing information down from the Drill Sergeants to the other guys and making sure everyone is doing what they're supposed too or he bears the brunt of the storm. I'm so proud of him.

Breaking Dawn

I LOVED IT!

Spoiler Alert~

I could not stop reading it. I wish I would have stretched it out to last longer. But I was happy with how everything ended. I never knew what was going to happen so all I could do was just keep reading. I can't wait till Tyson can read it and we can talk about it together. Not many people know this, but this is how me and Tyson actually started talking to one another. I knew he had read Twilight and I so I used this as a reason to talk to him about it. So we have read all of them together and we love them :)

I know that some people thought the imprinting thing was weird, but this is how you are supposed to see it.Its like finding your soul mate. Jacob imprints on Bella's daughter. It's not like they're relationship crosses any lines. He has to wait till she catches up to his age, and then they live happily ever after. Anyways its just a fictional book. I liked how she had Bella and Edward wait until marriage before anything occurred between them. BRAVO!


As for cheesy lines. Of course. But lets be real. That's why I read books like this! It's sweet and romantic. These series were romantic but not Harlequin novels which are obscene.

I will always love these series. That's all

Enjoy!

New Car

So I just wanted to let everyone know that Tyson and I bought a new car. If you haven't heard yet Tyson and I will be moving to Anchorage Alaska to Fort Richardson. We have to be there for him to report on November 10. On our anniversary of all days, oh well.

Since we're moving to the frontier we decided that my little Jetta wasn't going to do the trick on the roads up there in the winter. So after I did all my research and got a rental this past weekend on our trip we decided to get the Ford Escape 2008 XLT with 4WD that is silver. After I got off my plane on monday I headed over to the dealership to get the car that Tyson had approved of. I promised Tiff I would post about this, and will have photos shortly. But you will see it when I take it up to Utah for the Garbe Family Reunion. I can't wait, it will be tons of fun and it will only be 27 days until I see Tyson again., (once I get to utah) , so there a lot of reasons I am looking forward to this trip. The secret is to have milestones and you don't go crazy with them being gone. :)

Also, Tyson is at his same mailing address and would love more letters from family, so if you need the address let me know.

Enjoy!

The moment we've all waited for!

So I probably didn't take enough photo's as we should have, but Ty and I liked the ones we took so I can't ask for more. We had tons of fun with a few of the guys. Friday night we went on a river boat ride then went and saw The Dark Knight showing at 11pm. The movie seemed so long to both of us. But it was good. Then Saturday we drove around town finding a place we wanted to go get a wedding ring for him. Then we finally made it to a gas station so Tyson could finally get some goodies. The guy at the register thought we were going to a movie theatre...Nope just fixing a sweet tooth for Ty. Then we had a reservation for dinner at Ruth's Chris with two friends of Tyson's and another wife. After that we all went bowling and met up with another guy from basic training. We had a blast. Then today we woke up and got ready for the day and got all packed up and headed back toward the base. We had lunch at Panera in Elizabethtown and drove onto base to get some stuff Tyson needed for the next 6 weeks. Then we headed over to his barracks and pretty much the moment he got there he went and put his stuff in his area and by the time he got back out it was time for them all to get into formation. So we decided it was time to say goodbye and I walked off to my car. But at least I can still write letters to him and maybe now I will get a phone call on sundays regularly. Lets hope. I had a lot of fun and am not looking forward to getting on that plane in the morning.

Doesn't my husband look good!!

Funny pictures from wedding

The doctor is in

So today I was finally able to go to the doctor. Okay actually July 1st I was able to go but I was dragging my feet. I didn't think it would be so easy to talk to a new doctor as it was today.

I was able to go back to the same office that I went to the first go around when I had weird symptoms appear. Well I updated her on all my new symptoms, and she thinks that I do have Multiple Sclerosis.

So she is referring me to a neurologist. Thankfully with military insurance as long as your primary physician refers you to a specialist it is approved.

Camera Crazy

Most people don't know this about me, but I love taking pictures. Its usually a passion I keep secret from people. One day I want to continue my education on photography with cameras that use 35mm film or larger. My dream would be to learn how to use this Tachihara 4x5 Cherrywood Field Camera. The 4x5 refers to the size of the film. The size of that negative beats any digital camera. You can crop any part of the photo and it shows its sharpness and clarity where as a digital camera makes the croped photo look fuzzy.

I pretty much would die at a chance to learn how to use this type of camera. They still make them and you don't have to get a used one.

Thats my random blog for the day.

What's something most people dont know about you?

PV2 Davies

Its been awhile since I've updated about getting contacted from Tyson. Saturday I got to talk to him three times since he was at some activity where it was off base and they had food for the guys and some people let the guys use their cell phones to call home. He tried calling his mom and dad but everyone was camping this past weekend so he was able to keep calling me. By the way he described it, it was a line of guys getting on and off the phone after about 5 minutes and passing it down the line. I enjoyed getting to talk to him. I only hate when he says I'll be able to talk to you tomorrow (meaning Sunday) but of course since he said that I didn't get to talk to him. I guess I gotta stop being so greedy and be happy I got to talk to him on Saturday.

Anyways so I got two letters from him on Monday one from the 10th and the other from the 11th. So I was a happy camper as I was going to work driving and trying to read my letters. I know its crazy but I can't help it when I have letters from him staring at me to read :) Of course since I got two on Monday that I didn't get one today. Sundays kinda slow down the postal service that way but its okay I'm hoping for a letter tomorrow. But then tonight I was checking my hotmail account for the millionth time and saw I had 1 new junk email so I checked it cause I like to make sure I don't have important emails that get sorted through there and it was from Tyson! He isn't really supposed to be emailing but I guess they were online doing some studying or something. Don't ask me but he fired me a real quick email. And when I say quick I mean like 2 sentences. But hey, I'll take that gladly. So I wrote him back thinking there is no way that he'll get this cause he's not supposed to be doing this. But he responded back to my email about 12am his time which is weird but oh well.

Well that's it. My night has turned into a pretty good one now because of the email. Can't wait to see him next week. Why is it the jobs that you don't do anything are the ones that make you want a vacation more? I'd rather have a job that kept me insanely busy.

Enjoy!

Internet Shirt Update

So a few people have asked me where I got the shirts I posted a day or two ago. I bought them from Forever 21. Enjoy!

New Picture

Here is a new picture of me guys. My hair is still "in progress"

since I am trying to lighten all of it from the dark hair color I used ot have.

Enjoy

More Internet Shopping

Well now that I am living in Southern Cali I hardly get on the freeway unless I have too. Meaning visiting friends. So instead of wasting my time running around town to see what clothes they have that I will not like I opt for online shopping. The other morning I ordered some more perfume that I like on amazon and then that night I ordered some clothing for myself. I have been meaning to get me some shirts for awhile and I finally did. I ordered some really cute shirts and they got to my house this afternoon. I was so excited. They look even better in person. I can't wait to try them on tonight and wear them when I see Tyson. Enjoy!

Target Actually Sells This

So for anyone out there that wants a couch that has your favorite NFL team logo and colors on it...look no further. Target sells them online! As I was bored at work and just looking at their couches I came across this and thought you might enjoy it as much as I did :)

In honor of Trent officially joining blogging

Here goes another quiz. Trent took it, so I thought that should for that reason only!

1. Do you watch college football?
only when forced

2. Do you love anyone?
for sure

3. Are you happy?
technically. I would be happier if my husband was next to me!

4. Where was the last place you went shopping?
online yesterday...amazon got some purfume and forever 21 online for some shirts...REALLY WHO DRIVES THESE DAYS?!jk

5. Where do you work?
Hampton Inn San Marcos

6. Do you wish you were someplace else right now?
um yes, I wish I was already in alaska with tyson...

7. Do you have any pet peeves?
plenty...a dirty bedroom for one

8. Do you have any expensive jewelry?
only a couple things

9. Do you like math?
not really its not one of my strong subjects

10. How many hours on average do you work a week:
if you can call it that. 40

11. Favorite baseball team?
san diego padres

12. Favorite NBA team?
none. hate NBA

13. Last restaurant you went to?
real restaurant...Kings Fish House

14. What’s your sign?
Taurus bull headed

15. Do you have a favorite number?
21 softball jersey number

16. Last time you did volunteer work or made any donations?
i like trents answer...I paid my tithing on sunday...which seems to be every sunday these days with my pay check and tysons all falling on opposite weeks!

17. What do you spend the majority of your money on?
These days...i was going to say gas which is a small amount...but recently my hair!

18. What’s your favorite color?
green or blue i rotate between these two

19. Ever bought anything online?
all the time. i try not to drive in so cal traffic if i can help it

20. Ever been in a wedding?
only my own

21. Last movie you watched?
dont know what it was called...it was about a railroad driver and a woman had parked her car on the track with her son in the back seat to commit suicide because she was dying and she didnt realize that her son had spit out the "medicine" she gave him...so she passes out and the kid struggles to get out of the car before the train hits the car because there was no time for them to stop...so it tells the story of how this boy comes into the railroad drivers life and his dying wife of breast cancer and how he changes them for the better...and no it was not a lifetime movie. Kevin Bacon was in it.

22. Did you take a nap today?
no...but i wish i could have. It took forever to get to sleep last night and woke up early to hang out with my neice Sorina in the morning

23. Ever been on a cruise?
nope but hopefully i will when we move to alaska when we take the alaskan marine highway

24. Ever met anyone famous before?
President Carter personally at my hotel when I was the Front Office Manager and escorted him and his wife up the elevator operating it manually. It was so exciting

25. Favorite actor?
hmm Cary Grant

26. Could you handle being in the military?
i can handle being an army wife

27. Are you hungry or thirsty?
neither

28. Favorite fast food restaurant?
in N out is soooooo good

29. Favorite place to be?
laying in bed at night talking to tyson

30. Have you been to New York City?
nope

31. Favorite sit down restaurant?
ohh thats a hard one. Cheesecake Factory

32. Ever been to Disney Land?
when i was a child

33. Do you have a favorite cartoon character?
um i can't remember

34. Last thing you cooked?
a cake

35. What is the best city in the state that you live in?
san diego of course!!!

36. What do you think about before you go to bed?
only so many days until kentucky trip!!!!

37. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?
mint chocolate chip or cookies and cream

38. Favorite video game?
assasin's creed~ xbox360 can't wait to play it when we get settled in alaska

39. Do you have to sleep with a fan on at night?
not yet...but soon because we rely on the ocean wind at my parents house so some nights during the summer it can get pretty hot

40. Winter or Summer?
go with trent again...spring and fall are the best seasons

41. You’ve just bought a new house. What color will you paint the walls in the living room?
well since I dont have any living room furniture to match it to....i'll go with a nice tan/beige color

42. Best subject in school?
history

43. Favorite sport to watch?
US Mens Olympic Volleyball---Go RYAN MILLAR #9!!!WHOOO

44. Are there dogs barking in your neighborhood right now?
no dogs parking at the hotel at the moment thankfully

45. Favorite reality TV show?
paranormal....trent and emily got ty and I hooked!!!

46. What was the first CD you ever bought?
maybe boys to men II

47. If money was no object, what car would you drive?
Jeep restored Wrangler 1990...and have a lift kit on it with big tires! and red

48. You have 10 dollars and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy?
2 dr pepper fountain drink with crushed ice....skor bar, big cherry, and a bag of salted kettle chips...yummy

49. Describe the last time you were injured?
ummm injured...not anytime recently...

50. What is the wallpaper of your cell phone?
picture of tyson

51. Favorite Soda?
toss up ~ dr pepper or mt dew and sometimes cherry coke is in the running

52. What’s your favorite kind of cake?
german chocolate homeade the way mom makes it!

53. What did you have for dinner last night?
a peanut butter sandwhich...usually is what I eat at work. exciting i know but it had homeade blackberry jam we made if that excites you more

54. Look to your left, what do you see?
a printer and another work station and the wall...

55. What’s your favorite fruit?
moving to the country going to eat me lot of peaches :)

56. What is the 1st TV Theme song that pops in your head?
baby einsteins...i like to sing it with my nephew cause he knows the words...and it calms him down to sing.

57. What time do you go to bed?
usually around 1130-12 during work week

58. What friend lives the farthest from you? Where?
all of my friends live far away from me.

59. Whats your favorite sandwich filling?
when i think of sandwhiches I dont usually think of "filling".... but i love a toasted BMT sandwhich from subway

60. Which family member do you look like most?
my neices and nephews! they're all so silly

Moving to Anchorage Alaska

So after I got a couple letters from Tyson in the mail yesterday and talking to him for a few minutes on the phone today. Its official; the Army is sending us to Anchorage Alaska. Tyson is so thrilled. He says "I cant wait for the hunting!" Now that he has a better aim!!!!

So September 15 Tyson goes to Georgia for 3 weeks for jump school and then we'll have time to move after that. Good timing and all being winter! How exciting

Louisville Temple

7116 West Highway 22Crestwood, Kentucky United States
Phone: 502-241-4115

So I just found out they do have a temple in Louisville. Maybe we will be able to go while we are there. I think that would be a splendid idea!

Breaking Dawn-Chapter 1 Preview

1. ENGAGED

NO ONE IS STARING AT YOU, I promised myself. No one is staring at you. No one is staring at you.

But, because I couldn't lie convincingly even to myself, I had to check.
As I sat waiting for one of the three traffic lights in town to turn green, I peeked to the right — in her minivan, Mrs. Weber had turned her whole torso in my direction. Her eyes bored into mine, and I flinched back, wondering why she didn't drop her gaze or look ashamed. It was still considered rude to stare at people, wasn't it? Didn't that apply to me anymore?

Then I remembered that these windows were so darkly tinted that she probably had no idea if it was even me in here, let alone that I'd caught her looking. I tried to take some comfort in the fact that she wasn't really staring at me, just the car.

My car. Sigh.

I glanced to the left and groaned. Two pedestrians were frozen on the sidewalk, missing their chance to cross as they stared. Behind them, Mr. Marshall was gawking through the plate glass window of his little souvenir shop. At least he didn't have his nose pressed up against the glass. Yet.
The light turned green and, in my hurry to escape, I stomped on the gas pedal without thinking — the normal way I would have punched it to get my ancient Chevy truck moving.

Engine snarling like a hunting panther, the car jolted forward so fast that my body slammed into the black leather seat and my stomach flattened against my spine.

''Arg!'' I gasped as I fumbled for the brake. Keeping my head, I merely tapped the pedal. The car lurched to an absolute standstill anyway.
I couldn't bear to look around at the reaction. If there had been any doubt as to who was driving this car before, it was gone now. With the toe of my shoe, I gently nudged the gas pedal down one half millimeter, and the car shot forward again.

I managed to reach my goal, the gas station. If I hadn't been running on vapors, I wouldn't have come into town at all. I was going without a lot of things these days, like Pop-Tarts and shoelaces, to avoid spending time in public.

Moving as if I were in a race, I got the hatch open, the cap off, the card scanned, and the nozzle in the tank within seconds. Of course, there was nothing I could do to make the numbers on the gauge pick up the pace. They ticked by sluggishly, almost as if they were doing it just to annoy me.
It wasn't bright out — a typically drizzly day in Forks, Washington — but I still felt like a spotlight was trained on me, drawing attention to the delicate ring on my left hand. At times like this, sensing the eyes on my back, it felt as if the ring were pulsing like a neon sign: Look at me, look at me.

It was stupid to be so self-conscious, and I knew that. Besides my dad and mom, did it really matter what people were saying about my engagement? About my new car? About my mysterious acceptance into an Ivy League college? About the shiny black credit card that felt red-hot in my back pocket right now?

''Yeah, who cares what they think,'' I muttered under my breath.

(c) 2008 by Stephenie Meyer, reprinted with permission from the Eclipse Special Edition published by Little, Brown and Company

Mail Call

So I just received a letter from Tyson in the mail yesterday and he finally got mail call Monday night. He said it had been 5 days since they had a mail call, so he was very excited. They also didnt make the bus on sunday for church so they didn't get to make a call either. But he received 6 letters from me, 1 from mom and dad Davies, and Tiffany.

This week has been a good one so far for letters from Tyson I have already received two and one letter promised for another one on its way that I might get today. SO we will cross our fingers!

PS it doesn't sound like Tyson can wear normal clothing while on his family weekend...and they do it by honor system. So I get to be around him all weekend in his uniform. How cute. Don't you start worrying now I will definitely take pictures for proof!

Saturday Temple Day

This is the beautiful Mt. Timp Temple Tyson and I were married in.



This is the beautiful Provo Temple where we were able to see Trent & Emily sealed for all time and eternity to each other and their lil girl Erika.This was only our second time going to a temple together (tyson and I)


This is the beautiful St. George temple where Trent, Emily, Tyson and I were able to go and attend together.


This is San Diego Temple where my mom and I were able to go to the temple on saturday


This is the Newport Beach Temple where my Mom and I will go to the temple this weekend since San Diego is closed for cleaning. Since the Newport temple is so small you have to make an appointment to do work. AWESOME!


We will be attending the temple every saturday while I am here in San Diego. We are also reading at least three chapters a day of the Book of Mormon. How great are we! Even better it was my idea!

bored. just plain bored

#1: WHAT WAS I DOING TEN YEARS AGO?
10 years ago I was 14 so that would put me just finishing 8th grade. I hated 8th grade with a passion. It was horrible we had just moved back to charles county Maryland to Indian Head and I was all by myself with no siblings to support me and had no friends...Thankfully for my sake at lunch time they made you sit with your class you had next....but dont worry 9th grade was much better!

#2 WHAT ARE 5 THINGS ON MY "TO DO" LIST TODAY?
well my list is short these days. today in particular I had to fill out my medical benefits enrollment sheet and run it over to the Navy hospital on Camp Pendleton so I could have my benefits start July 1. so that was a priority then I came home made myself some food and packed my dinner and thats it.

#3: SNACKS I ENJOY
cookies, kettle chips, skittles, and any chocolate candy bar

#4: THINGS I WOULD DO IF I WAS A BILLIONAIRE
I loved what Gayle had to say. But would buy a house in Utah County so that when we visit we could have our own place to stay and have parties at....go to Australia with Tyson in first Class. Have a personal chef to cook delicious low fat meals and to do all the grocery shopping. Have a house in Hawaii so I could visit there more often. I would want a ranch by the mountains that in the summers we could go up there and be completely away from the world. And make sure immediate family had reliable transportation.

#5: PLACES I HAVE LIVED.
Jamul, CA Port Tobacco, MD Monterey, CA LaPlata, MD Keyport, WA
Virginia Beach, VA Indian Head, MD Honolulu, HI Del Mar, CA Omaha, NE
San Marcos, CA(twice) Orem, UT Provo, UT Spanish Fork, UT Las Vegas, NV

I am tagging:
whomever is bored enough to do this!

Louisville Visit Plans~

So as all of you know I am going out to Louisville to see Tyson at Fort Knox and I get to hang out with him until he has to be back on base Sunday night at like 4:30pm. So I have been trying to figure out where we will stay and what we will do so I have been making all of these hotel reservations as I am figuring out where we will stay so I finally figured it out.

So this is my itinerary. I am checking into the Super 8 Motel Thursday July 24Th so I can get to the base quickly in the morning for the ceremony that starts at 10am. Then Tyson will be released to me and we will have until Sunday at 430pm to play! Then Friday we check into the Seelbach Hilton Louisville hotel and check out Sunday morning. The hotel is so fabulous. It was built in 1905 and obviously had some renovation done but I got the employee rate available for being a Hilton Employee for $49.00 a night!!! WHOOP WHOOP. I am so excited. I love planning trips. and we will be in the heart of downtown so everything will be in walking distance.

I figure while we are in Louisville we can go to Six Flags Amusement Park where we can ride all the roller coaster rides we want, or go see the Louisville Slugger Museum where they make them and possible we could take a river ride on the Belle Riverboat.

Then Sunday after I drop Tyson off at the base I will return to Louisville at a Hampton Inn Airport location for my last night in Kentucky so that I will be close to the airport for my early early flight and drop off my rental car.

can you tell I am excited?

Pen Pal

So last week I got 4 letters from Tyson. What a spoiled girl I am becoming. I guess they'll have to tie me over this week. Because as of yet I have not received any letters from him since saturday.

Well Saturday I got a letter from the Command stating when family day ceremony will be and at what time. They also said that the graduation will be on September 11 and that there is a family dinner with the soldiers the night before. So I am very excited. Should be very interesting.

Lately Tyson has been saying in his letters to me that he would like to get stationed at the army base in Colorado. Fort Carson which is a lil south of Colorado Springs. I was looking at it last night bored out of my mind at work, and it looks very nice. I vagely remember driving through there on my way from omaha NE to san diego CA. Time will tell where we go.

All I do these days is eat, sleep, work and sunbath! Not a bad life!

Downtown Omaha...

So this is a place I used to live and my friend sent me another picture of the clouds moving over the city from all these storm. How beautiful.

30 Questions~

How do you feel about Country Music?
absolutely love it. can't get enough

How many curlers do you wear in your hair at night?
none, if i want it curly i use my diffuser and it i want more volume i just use my boars hair round brush for that

What is the last book you read or are reading?
currently Pres Hinckley Biography.

What 3 movies would you take to a Desert Island (this is of course assuming that you could watch them there)?
The Anne of Green Gables series, The Village, Pride & Prejudice

What 3 TV shows on disc would you take to a Desert Island?
def not LOST....so Little House on the Prairie(cause there are so many!) Friends, Will & Grace

Does this quiz stink?
not my favorite

Name your 3 Favorite Fruits:
peaches, strawberries and pineapple

What is in the Back Seat of your car right now?
papers and that's it.

When was the last time you threw up?
umm probably march

What is your favorite curse word?
well the word I used to use a lot would not be appropriate to put.

Name one thing you are really good at:
writing Tyson a letter every night

Name one thing you are really bad at:
Calling family

What 3 books would you take to a desert island?
Twilight Series, Book of Mormon (so I can get bones points) & Pride & Prejudice

Name your 3 favorite drinks:
sweet tea(even though I don't anymore...but its so freakin good) diet mountain dew & fresh lemonade

When you were a kid, how did you get your candy fix?
when my dad brought home candy...or when I would go to the grocery store with my mom she would allow me one treat :)

Name your 3 Favorite Vegetables: PS tiff pickles are vegetables anymore :)
Asparagus, fresh Green Beans & Corn on the cob

Which Bear is Best?
the one with the clover

What is your favorite Ice Cream Flavor?
hmmm cookies and cream?

What was the last thing you ate?
strawberries & cottage cheese for dinner

What is the last sporting event you watched? I
dad Davies softball game

What are you doing tomorrow?
laying out and going to work...oh and hopefully dropping my car off at the mechanic

Are you free on Saturday night?
who knows. ill probably be at home

How much liquid can your belly button hold?
what a weird question

What is your first thought when you hear "Australia"?
I've been there!

How many states have you been to?
Washington, California, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Idaho, Ohio, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, DC, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, & Hawaii.
like 29...I've probably been to almost all of them driving through on our road trips across country moving. I just can't remember others

What is the biggest annoyance in your life right now (besides this quiz)?
the press and how one sided they are with this election

How did you get one of your scars?
fell with a glass in my hand in kindergarten slicing my major artery in my hand...

What interesting fact did you learn from an encyclopedia?
oh probably something to do with black history month in elementary school! I remember my one teacher

Do you really want to answer 2 more questions?
If I must

Play by Play

So when I normally write these now its when I am at work so sorry for not having any pictures to spicen up the blog post.

Last week was kind of a downer week for me. Everyday I went to the mailbox and no letter was there for me. Even though I know Tyson is seriously so busy that there are some nights (more than not) that he doesn't have time to write. I was just in a rut that's all. Probably cause I knew he had called and I missed it. Well Sunday I didn't go to church because I wasn't sure what number he would call and I did NOT want to miss it this time. So literally I talked to him for 2 1/2 minutes. I was really bummed out after the phone call becuase there wasn't enough time to talk about anything.He misses everyone so much. Getting letters is the only thing that keeps him going most days. So I write one every night for him at work. Then on my way home I drop it off at the post office so first thing at 7am it goes out so he can get them quicker. For 8 hours I write a few sentences at a time stretching it out and trying to think of something he would like to read! But after I got a phone call from a sister in the soldiers ward there she gave me a "short" message (so she says) that tyson left for me. I was in a much better mood after that and couldn't stop smiling.

So I have been laying out a bit. I finally recovered enough on my stomach that I could go out in the sun again. But I did wear my tank-kini today while I layed by the pool for awhile before work. I am building up a nice tan for myself. Not quite so white. Also I have decided to get off my butt and work out with my brother at the gym that he works at so he can whip me into shape. He is a freak about working out and I am excited to learn some things from him. He says for a bit we are just going to work on cardio for me and then once I build some strength I will start cutting back a little of the cardio and adding on with weights! I am way excited.

Did I mention that I am for sure going up to Utah for the first Garbe reunion this summer. I got the time off from my boss. He is amazing.

Well thats about it in my world at the moment. I'm doing good.

You gotta be freakin kiddin me

So Tyson called my house tonight. My mom just called me at work and told me. :( Now I am so sad but at least she was able to get some info out of him. She says he sounds really good. He got to call me because he finally got my letters and I knew I shouldn't have put this in but I told him that I hadn't gotten the paperwork to get my military ID and also the paperwork so I could go see a doctor. I guess some of the other guys who are married said their wives had gotten the paperwork already so they let him call. I was also surprised that my mom didn't tell him that I was definitely coming out to see him in July. But he said that he would probably get to call Sunday morning. So that's good. I can't wait to talk to him. I feel bad that he's worried about that cause I told him not too that I would take care of it. I was thinking that really it has only been 2 weeks since they processed the information so I figured that was okay. But I told my mom when I get home from work tonight we're going to go over every detail that was said !!!!


But It is official. I have gotten time off of work to go and see the little ceremony they do for family day on July 25th. Its only a small thing and his graduation ceremony will not be until he finishes with his full 16 weeks at Fort Knox, KY. I am so excited. I just booked my flight and reserved my rental car and I fly out on Thursday and get in late to pick up my car and drive about 20 miles to the hotel check in get some sleep; get up early to get over to the base for the family day, and sign Tyson out for the weekend. I leave early Monday morning on the 28th of July just in time for a small nap and get to work that evening at the hotel. Should be tons of fun. If they have any "films" available of his group that day I will definitely get one so mom Davies can see it. Also I promise to take a million pictures!

That is all the information for now. I am burned from laying out yesterday didn't realize I stayed out so long. WHOOPS.

Survey time again

Okay so I didn't exactly follow the one word rule but that was boring. So I twisted it a bit! And I was so bored at work that I had to do this survey. Its only 6 o'clock and I have 4 check ins left. That is crazy! We are sold out though and at least I can read the bio on Pres. Hinckley its actually really good.


1. Where is your cell phone? ....................desk
2. Your significant other?.......................hell:)
3. Your hair?....................................half up
4. Your mother? .................................delightful
5. Your father?..................................workaholic
6. Your favorite thing?..........................hubby
7. Your dream last night?........................none
8. Your favorite drink...........................drpepper
9. Your dream/goal?..............................children
10. The room you're in?..........................hotel lobby
11. Your children?.....................................in heaven
12. Your fear?...................................army widow
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years...........homemaker
14. Where were you last night?...................working
15. What you're not?.............................white more salmon
16. Muffins......................................yes please
17. One of your wish list items?.................health(or a diagnosis)
18. Where you grew up?...........................everywhere coastal USA
19. What you read last........................Hinckley bio
20. What are you wearing?........................work uniform
21. Your TV?.....................................on
22. Your pets?...................................none
23. Your computer? ..............................works
24. Your life?...................................uneventful at the moment
25. Your mood?...................................contempt
26. Missing someone?.............................like you wouldn't believe
27. Your car?....................................needs mechanic
28. Something you're not wearing?................ sunblock
29. Favorite Store?..............................Target
30. Your summer?.................................waiting
31. Like someone?................................definitely
32. Your favorite color?.........................green or blue its a tie
33. Last time you laughed........................ah an hour ago probably
34. Last time you cried?.........................evening i left tyson

Family Day

So the only new thing was the call from the lady at Tysons church and she relayed Tysons message for me. Told me..."can't wait to see you July 25" Thats when family day is because he told me once he knew when that was he would let me know. They arent going to have a graduation until after the 16 weeks in Fort Knox.

At least now I can count down the days until I see him July 25! I am for sure flying out to see him.

I'll try and think of something interesting to post about soon.

FINALLY AN ADRESS!!!!

I was so ellated when after I got home from work and ran down to the mailbox that there was 2 letters from Tyson. The whole way down the hill I thought there isn't going to be anything. But then I got spoiled and saw two blue envelopes. Yipee!

One was from the night before the real boot camp started. The second was from Monday. Let me tell you there was a difference of how the letter looked written on the lines...or the lack there of. The first letter was writen nicely and was perfectly on the lines. The second one was only using it as a guide but got more slanted and written fastly. The end of it said lights out! How funny. So tomorrow I am sending his letters to him that I have written to him. I am so excited that he will finally be getting some from me.So here is the address make sure it looks just like this!

PV2 Davies, Tyson
1st Platoon, Outlaws
Echo Troop 5-15CAV
3676 Wilson Road
Fort Knox, KY 40121-5728

update

So I feel bad that I have not updated my blog recently. I was hoping that I would have something worth while to write about. I have been hoping everyday that I would get a letter from Tyson this week but I am still holding out for maybe tonight or tomorrow to get a letter for this week. I have not gotten my paperwork from the military yet so that I can go get my military ID to get on base and make an appointment for the doctor. I am not worried about this because I know that He is looking over me.

I was able to talk to a woman in house that had Multiple Sclerosis and it was nice. We talked for hours I am assuming. I was glad that her and her husband took the time to talk to me. They are from Seattle and the University of Washington has a division in their medical center where they specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of MS. I got on their website and there was a lot of useful information that they had. I am not too worried these days only because if it is MS its not a disease that will kill me. It could potentially make my life a bit more difficult.

Also I have enjoyed everyones blogs recently. I have been waiting for tiff to post new stuff so I could see pictures from the birthday party. I am so far away and with Tyson gone makes me feel like I am out of the loop. The kids are growing up so quickly. Love the pictures

Goodbye for now

2nd letter & a J.O.B.

So last friday I received a second letter from Tyson but he doesn't have an address yet. Officially he started bootcamp on thursday. For me it seems on the 3rd day from when he sent it I receive it in my mailbox. Not too bad. Not much new information yet. He was just hanging out getting processed before bootcamp really started. He still sounded excited. Then sunday I recieved a call from a sister in the ward there in fort knox. She relayed a message to me from tyson the usual i miss you and love you and .... I dont have an address for you yet. I heard that it could take up for a week for them to get an adress to write back. I have a feeling from tysons letter and a comment he is anxious for a letter from me. But the woman from church said he was happy.

I started a job at the Hampton Inn San Marcos. Its kind of nice to have something take time out of my life of waiting for the day to tic across to get mail or hope to receive mail. But I had to put it in my maiden name because I only have my passport at the moment and that has my maiden name so once I have my social security card back and I can refill out the paperwork and put my real name on it :)

Thats pretty much all thats going on these days. Nothing too exciting. Just living day by day trying to have fun with little things.

FIRST LETTER :- )

So today I got my first letter from tyson. No address yet but it was nice to get something from him. I am kinda excited for letters that we can have forever...well you know what I mean. I like that we can say our inside jokes and how it can make you smile and only we know what it means.

My sister came in and said your missionary wrote you. how funny. anyways now everyday I can walk to the mail box and have something to look forward to. I can't wait to get his address soon so I can start sending him letters to brighten his day and keep him motivated to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Tyson update~ well sorta

So I got to talk to tyson for like 3 minutes on Saturday afternoon. They were allowed their first phone call. First he asked about the GI bill and if we wanted to participate, then he asked me how I was feeling. He told me that he was still doing paperwork and that I should soon get a letter from him. (can't wait for that) Also that he really doesnt start the boot camp experience until this friday the 23rd. Oh I am so nervous for him. Umm then he told me that Wednesday night when he got into Kentucky that they had to stay up all night when they got to base probably to patrol or something. Wasn't able to ask a lot of questions because we didn't have a lot of time. Thats pretty much when the conversation ended. As soon as he has a return address for me he's going to send letters.

Then today Sunday, the boys either go to church or clean barracks. Well I get a call from a woman today about 3 o'clock and shes was sister so and so..can't remember her name and was relaying a message from tyson that he loved me and missed me. She said he was in fair shape. (WHAT DOES THAT MEAN????) and that I could give him a message as well. How nice. Its amazing how dull your life seems without them in your lives. But it will get better. Sad thing is its only been a couple days...but the first couple weeks are always the hardest transition.

FREAKIN STORAGE

I AM SO MAD!!!!

When I left the storage place someone was coming in the gate so I figured I didn't need to put my code in to open the gate so I just left. Well I was on my way over to the storage unit with my last load and the gate wouldn't open for me because I didn't put in the code in when I left to open the gate...so it still thinks I am inside I guess. What if I wanted to bring two cars in to put stuff in my storage unit. FREAK so instead of returning home with an "empty" car to load up my car with the stuff I was going to take to california ...now I have to wait till 9am to go in the office and have the girl who will talk my head off restart something so I can load the last of my stuff in there. I am so annoyed. Its probably better this way but now I know I have the morning to get stuff done so I am getting in the lazy mode of things. Like ohhh I can do that or this in the morning.

oh well.

Goodbye Couches

So I woke up this morning at 7 to finish packing up our apartment. So I forgot to post the couches on craigslist before we left for Utah so we could get some money for them. I decided this morning that I would post them for free so I could get them out of my apartment QUICKLY before I leave for California tomorrow morning. A man called and said he wanted to pick them up. They were gone before 1pm. YEAH!!! Funny thing is he was probably in his 50's he had been in the navy and the army. The way he moved the couches pretty much by himself was amazing.

I am so glad to be almost done packing up the apartment. Right now im just taking a break. Moving sucks. Poor tyson is in kentucky by himself. But I think boot camp will be good for him.

Weekend update

So Tyson and I got in to Spanish Fork Friday around 230pm. We quickly got into the shower and ran over to the recruiters office. Once we were done with that we went over to Emily & Trents place for a birthday celebration for my belated birthday and for Tysons which was May 9 that day. Well Tyson and I took a lil nap on the floor after the celebrations we were tuckered out. Nothing too exciting went on that night after waking up just hanging out with emily and trent. Saturday we woke up early to go see Dad' Davies parade for 100 years of the volunteer fire department for Spanish Fork. Later that day we went over to my sisters house for a BBQ and then late that night we hung out with our friend Lindsay and her boyfriend. Good times. She cut my hair so my layers could catch up with my bottom length. Then sunday rolled around and we went to church, took some family photos then we all took naps and went over to celebrate mothers day with mom Davies side of the family. After that we went over to Emily and Trents house and fell asleep watching a movie.

Today we're trying to get all of tysons stuff he needs for boot camp and get him all packed up. THe weather doesn't look so nice today so we're thinking that Dad Davies games will be canceled tonight so not sure what we're doing for FHE.

Circus Circus

Sooooo most of you probably already know by now. But Tyson is going to go into the Army after all. He gets officially sworn in Wednesday May 14 2008.

On the other hand, what most of you don't know is that our choice to go through with this was also guided due to the fact of my health. The Christmas before I turned 21 I woke up on Christmas Eve from severe back pain and was crying so hard because it hurt. My back felt like it was on fire and that the muscles were cramping up. I was living with my parents at the time and walked into their room (still crying--balling) I asked my mom to look at my back..."is it red?" I asked she said no. I told her my back felt like it was on fire. So they took me to the ER. Eventually the pain went away but near the end of my visit my right leg started feeling funny and when I put my head down It felt weird around my mid section. When I woke up that morning my right leg felt like a log. They initially thought it was an allergic reaction to some medicine i had taken. By the way I have never been allergic to any medicine. So my Christmas was spent sleeping mostly cause I was taking Benedryl for this alleged allergy. Fun times really. so my regular doctor sees me after the holiday and is alarmed. He goes through all the worst case scenarios. He really thought I might have multiple sclerosis. Well needless to say after 4 MRI's a spinal tap and seeing a neurologist they could not say I DID or did NOT have Multiple Sclerosis.

Well it had been 2 years since I had any major "episodes" I like to call them since right before my 22 birthday. Last Thursday when i was going to the salon with my sister my left leg started feeling "numb" again and was sensitive to cold again. Also started feeling warmer than my right leg. I told myself I could live with this. If it got worse I would start worrying. I was hoping it would just go away again. Then last night I woke up in the middle of the night with my right arm down from my elbow throbbing with pain. Again felt like it was on fire the joints in my elbow and wrist hurt so bad. Nothing worse then waking up due to pain. Well after 4 Ibuprofen and i think 3 Tylenol cause at this point I could have cared less about my liver and just wanted the pain to decrease to a tolerable level I was able to go back to sleep probably about an hour from when I first woke up. This is when Tyson brought the Army up again. Well he has been; even while we have been in Las Vegas. Saying "you sure i can't go into the army?"

So this is where we are again. MOVING AGAINN!!!! I feel and I know that Heavenly Fathers hand is in our lives and will guide us and protect us. There is a purpose to everything. I am not a stranger to taking the long road to getting somewhere so its only natural that Tyson is the same. We are well suited for one another. I am excited to start this new chapter of our lives together and will miss him terribly while he is gone especially in this moment of my life with my health not where I want it to be. I hope everyone can be happy for him because this is what he wants to do. I am so proud of him.

The only thing is that my heart is broken because I will have to delay finishing hair school again until I can figure out what is creating such havoc in my body and that I will not be able to attend the school that I had my heart set on attending.

Life will go on.

Country Concert this saturday and Sunday WOOHOOO

Camping, among other things

So Tyson and I went camping with some friends friday night. He got to the campsite about 1130pm. It was really cool. It was out in the middle of no where between the rock mountians. So we were just stuck in between them. It made f0r a really cool campsite. We had hotdogs and smores and drank root beer. there was a group of boy scouts that camped outside of the entrance of the rocks and I swear they were mormons; had to be. anywho.

So I have been interviewing and thats been fun again. However I have officially made my mind up that I am going to do hair. Funny I know with the whole blog about Federal Financial Aid. Oh well. I stayed around for 3 years for something stuck in my decision when I knew I should just leave but I didnt. And I promised I wouldnt do that again.

I went to see the new school that opened up here in henderson, NV and the school is amazing. Its freakin ridiculious how awesome it is. So I am going to go and discuss my enrolment with someone within the next few days and get it started.When we lef the school tyson was so amazed at how nice it was. He said..maybe I should go back to school. HAHAHa i thought it was cute.

New Artist

So I was checking out Ashley and McLane's blog and I heard a song from Patty Griffin and I absolutley love her. I love her mellow voice with her guitar.

What an amazing find.

100 Things About Lauren

1). I am very indecisive but so is TYSON
2). I can't decide whether to do hair or be a nurse.
3). If I was a nurse I would want to work where the person is either going to live or die. Like the ICU where I actually use my skills...or a kids hospital working with leukemia or cancer
4). If I did hair I would be a color specialist. Everytime I talk about hair and products I get all excited.
5). If I could...I would buy a new car. something that ate a lot of gas. like a big truck or a jeep
6). Part of me would love having a kid right now. crazy i know.
7). Speaking of kids...I would love to have between 4 and 6. Crazy another time I know. But I just love kids and I want a family like the one I have. ITs fun being from a big family.
8). Everytime I have worked at Subway I dream about it at night. In the dream I am stressed out that I overlooked doing something before I left...or I am constantly cleaning the store and or making subs
9). Sometimes...only sometimes I would love to be able to drink. Thats a dark secret. Its a thought that randomly comes into my mind sometimes. But then I know what I would be giving up...ie the temple and its not worth it at all.
10). I have to change toilet paper that is not dispensing correctly. with the flap over the top and not coming from the back side. It makes me crazy.
11). When my room is dirty....it puts me in a bad mood. I hate when it is disorganized.
12). I want to buy new couches SOOOOOOOOO BADDDD...Tyson says I can start saving the money we would be spending on cable/internet and put it towards a couch. I'll believe it when I see it. If I was really brave and stupid I would just go and buy it already. But part of me is still responsible.
13). I hate being in debt to my parents. I feel like a failure that I couldn't make it without their money. Even though they wanted too and they've helped out my sisters when they first got married. I didn't want to have to borrow money.
14). I am so stubborn. Sometimes I am okay and other times WATCH OUT. Its probably one of the most hated things about myself. And also a good thing at times.
15). I LOVE MY MOM so much. I want to be just like her. I want to cook like her and be at home with the kids when they get home from school and ask them how their day was and make cookies for them and cook with them in the kitchen together.
16). I have lived in California, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, Hawaii, Nebraska, Utah and Nevada. Since high school ended I have moved to 5 states myself....California twice, Nebraska, Utah and Nevada. CRAZY LAND
17). Naughty pumpkin pie...just had to say it. Emily knows what I am talking about. I love to make desserts. I love cooking. FOOD IS LOVE. I wish I had more people to cook for. Thats how my mom taught me and now it seems weird to cook for 2 people. Hard to not have left overs.
18). Emily had this on her list and I agree. I wish I had the talent to see what I already have and cook up a mean dinner with most of the ingredients I already have. We have food in our cubbards but nothing to make a full meal.
19). When I was in 1st grade I would wear a dress to school almost every day. It was this weird phase I went through. I remember my mom even asking me why I wanted to wear a dress to school.
20). I remember in 2nd grade I sat by this boy Alex Cox funny how I still remember his name and I would copy his answers cause he was a smarty pants. Then when his seat changed I actually had to start thinking.
21). I had a teacher who's name was Mr. Horsey what a splendid name.....
22). I went to the Prom with a group of girls. Never went to a dance with a date.
23). Never dated anyone my own age. always older then finally the last one I dated then married is two years younger than me.
24). I love taking pictures from a camera that uses film. It is a passion. Its a secret discovery that is only seen once they are developed. I would love to get my hands on some old cameras that use negatives the size of a cellphone or larger.
25). My dream is to brush up on my skills in the dark room and have my own in my house one day.
26). I am so lonely these days without friends here that I beg Tyson to run errands with me.
27). Tyson and I told each other we loved each other on the way back from san diego after fourth of july when we stopped in vegas. From our first date I think we knew we would marry each other. Which scared the crap out of me at first especially since he told everyone that he was going down to san diego to meet my parents....IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE A TRIP!!! love ya babe. he still denies this.
28). I wish I could design every room in my apartment...ie painting strips on the wall, hanging oil paintings and have a wall of random framed photographs.
29). Of all the girls I could have gotten jealous over that Tyson was involved with...is was not a girl from our hair school. It was when I saw a picture of him with this girl from Wyoming that got my blood boiling :) I dont know why. Maybe because they looked so happy in the picture.
30). I dont like to put too many details to this next one. But on the day of my 18th birthday I moved out of my parents house....left a note. Not the most highest point of my life. Crushed my parents....but now the whole family is stronger for it. So thats a benefit from the nightmare I created for everyone.
31). I got my upper ear pierced that day as well.
32). I love my mom's dog so much that it makes me sad thinking that he is already 7 and sooner than I want will not be with us. Even though its years down the road...It already makes me sad knowing. Probably becuase he's her best friend :(
33). I wish I was closer to my dad.
34). One day I want to go to hawaii and australia with Tyson. Hawaii will obviously come sooner than Australia.
35). I am bummed that I have never had a house party of my own.
36). Whever I walk for more than a normal amount of time. My legs start to tingle (hard to explain) and I worry that my unknown condition is flarring up again. Heaven knows I dont want to start going to the doctor all the time again. I have not had anything to the extent of what it was like when I was 21 and then again before I was 22...so thats good.
37). Normally I only get sick once maybe twice a year and thats all. But since I returned from Australia Dec 10 I have been sick so many times with the cold, flu, ear infection. NOT COOL
38). After a 3 year relationship ended with one of my boyfriends I sent back everything he had ever given me. And of course a nasty letter :)
39). I have one been to one funeral for someone I knew...and it was a memorial for my best friends father. He was in the air force when we lived in hawaii and when they did the 21 gun salute I cried so hard.
40). When I was little and shared a room with my sister Kathleen I would sing at night when we were sent to bed just to make her mad.
41). Looking back at my wedding I wish I had done things differently. Like only had a luncheon with immediate family ie brother sisters...and been done with it. & gotten a really really good photographer where you look at the pictures and you know that the photographer was AMAZING...but then I think about all the stress I was under planning it and leaving every other week that Im happy with what we did.
42). Even though I dont want to move for a very very long time. I still wonder what it would be like if we moved to Colorado...or California.
43). I can touch my nose with my tongue. I guess I get that from my mom's grandmother she says
44). My eye brows are naturally thin...which makes people think I tweeze them to non-existance. Nope I'm just LUCKY that way. not. but it is nice only having to tweeze them like every once in awhile for the random hairs that do not add any width to my brows.
45). Since I moved down to las vegas. I have only made it 1 sunday for the full 3 hours. I have been sick, worked on sunday, and shut my alarm off and if I sleep in there is no one to make tyson wake up and get me out of bed. Not good
46). I was in 8th grade when I kissed a boy for the first time. scandelious
47). Tyson and I check everyones blogs i would say at least twice a day
48). When I was a kid I would pretend I had a cooking show when I was making a snack for myself when I got home.
49). I used to play restaurant with my sisters and make a menu of things for them to choose from then make it for them.
50). When I was 2 and we lived in port tobacco maryland I would escape to the neighbors house where an old couple lived. I would sometimes hide in their house. My sisters would have to come and get me. Those neighbors are the closest thing I had to grandparents. Mr Fallin and nanny. We would still go and visit Nanny when we moved back there the second and third time.
51). I cant wait for the day when going to family functions with everyone isnt scary for me because when I dont know people well enough to keep a conversation going and tyson leaves me while he does his thing. I always feel stupid.
52). I wish I was not as self conscious as I am about food I make for functions. Because I worry when people arent eating my stuff and get sad. Not sure why.
53). I think its easier to shop for tyson than it is for me.
54). I wish I could find a wedding band I liked.
55). I don't cry in front of people. There have only been a handful of people see me cry...i dont even think tyson has seen me cry. Wait nope he did when I got laid off of my job. Getting laid off makes you feel humiliated. Even though its not your fault.
56). My worst fear is that I will never be able to have kids.
57). Once upon a time, I used to get depressed when all my family got together cause then I'd see all my skinny sisters and it would make me feel self conscious. Not so much these days thankfully. I'm okay with how I am but i wouldnt mind to drop a few
58). Living so close to my sister and her husband I am afraid that they will get sick of tyson and I.
59). i love seafood. Shrimp, crab, lobster,fish, and I can deal with clams. Sometimes I like mussels but only cooked a certain way. Usually for my birthday my mom would fry shrimp up and that would be my birthday dinner. She tells me when I was a little girl in the high chair that she couldn't peel shrimp fast enough for me that I was always begging for more.
60).i love the south. Back when we lived in maryland I would have a southern accent. You wouldnt believe it...but there are parts of maryland that are def part of the south. I used to want to live in SC and AL.
61). I love depressing songs.
62). I can't wait to be a mommy.
63). I used to say I would have a kid when i was 24. but i was going to be married sooner...so take it for whatever
64).Harley said that she would be 5 or 6 when we had a kid. YIKES thats soon. better get those ducks people talk about in a row. :) for people that dont know the inside joke....harley knew emily was pregnant before anyone else knew.
65). I can't wait till I can go along on a group trip with friends and their spouses...
66) I am A LOT LIKE MY MOTHER. maybe thats why i am so protective of her when people jokingly tease her about things cause I think in my head that....hey thats what I do.
67). I love old movies...i mean Turner Classic & AMC movies. Black and White or technicolor. Love Judy Garland, Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne. Make you feel good movies
68). I miss the days me and my mom would watch old movies all day on tv together
69). I have only had one birthday were friends suprised me. and I had no clue.
70). Most of the time I don't want people to fuss over my birthday but if you did I wouldn't mind it either :)
71). I feel bad that I wont be here for my birthday for me and tyson to share it with eachother.
72). I can't wait for Tysons birthday so I can go all out ;)
73). Growing up I wanted to be a chef, teacher, & photographer.
74). I love dogs. I have to admit I hate cats.
75). I fear that my only friends will be my kids one day.
76). I love the summertime because people are more social and there are always BBQ's to go to or grill your food for yourselves. YUM YUM. and it keeps the heat outside and out of your kitchen.
77). I would love to take Tyson to camp in a tent at Sequoia, Redwood, Yellowstone, and go see Mount Rushmore. I love road trips
78). Speaking of road trips. I need to have a lot of the music where i know the words too so I can sing the whole time and keep myself awake.
79). i WANT TO go on a road trip around USA...hit up texas, maine...i wanna see the cranberry bogs, and i want to go to Wisconsin where all the Swedish people live and be a total annoying tourist
80). When I dont do my hair and make up I feel totally ugly. Even thouh I do go some days without doing these things....I still hate it..it just means that my laziness won the battle over my feelings!
81). I can't wait to build a house
82). I don't miss having cable
83). When tyson and I started dating we used to say we would own a salon together and work there. I loved doing hair with tyson. THe other day was fun when we did my sisters hair.
84). I can't wait till one day where I charge somone a crap load of money for their hair color. Cause I will be so freakin good they will beg to pay me a ton of money to get an appointment with me.
85). I love dumb movies sometimes. I made a quote earlier about naughty pumpkin pie. Emily and I watched Waitress when she came down and it was overall a stupid movie but for some reason we thought it was funny when she created new pies cause she always names them funny stuff. I love having moments like that with people.
86). Sometimes I feel like I have a boring personality.
87). Ever since I stopped drinking and went back to church. I never went out dancing to the clubs except for country dancing. I love just staying at home hanging out with friends or tyson.
88). I love going to the temple and am amazed that I am able to go each and every time.
89). I love finding music that not a lot of people have heard of.
90). I love to camp so much. I still remember camping in redwood national park and stuff as a kid with my family. I love pitching up tents sleeping in sleeping bags. Cooking your food on the fire and totally roughing it. There is nothing more relaxing for me.
91). Love camp food in dutch ovens. AHH delicious.
92). I wish I had more will power over snacks. oh well
93). I can't wait for a big family. Tyson is totally a family guy. I have a feeling once we have a few kids he wont care how many we have.
94). My biggest fear is losing tyson. I love a little saying we have in our apartment. Always and Forever no matter what.
95).I used to lick my lips so much as a kid. my 3rd grade picture you can see a bit of a red ring around my lips
96). I dont know why but I kinda hate swallowing the "pill"
97). I love fruit in the summertime especially strawberries and peaches.
98). I love diet mountain dew
99). I only drink mostly water from a bottle. nasty tap water here
100). I love going on picnics with tyson up in provo canyon.

Photos Found~

So I was looking at my photos on my camera and fogot I had these from the night Tyson proposed to me.

Todays Day to Day

So last night my sister Carolyn came into town while with my neice; making her way down to suprise her husband friday at the Marine base at 29 Palms, CA. Well I got suckered into doing her hair color and I volunteered Tyson to cut her hair the same way he cut it the 1st time when she was his hair model at school.

My sister has a lot of hair so I had Tyson cut it last night when she got in. We chopped it off. Okay well we sorta did cause she had really long hair. Its still long but managable. Today at about 10am I started to color her hair. She wanted to go lighter with blonde highlights and stay and all over color of a warm red color. Well yesterday Tyson and I bought the stuff and I totally guessed what colors to put into it. After a long day...(hey I'm really new at hair, so it still takes me a lot of time) I should say long day for my sister, it looks AWESOME. I mean Tysons hair cut was freaking fantastic and then my coloring looked even more amazing because of it. Just check it out for yourselves. I'm just glad it turned out as well as it did.

On to other news. My interview for the 711 AR job went well. Have not gotten a call back yet for the position but I will call her tomorrow and see if the position was filled or if she is still interviewing. But I do have another interview for tuesday for an accounting clerk position that pays up to 30K. So at least I'm getting some nibbles :) Sorry Emily for the smiley face.

Friday night we are going CAMPING !!!! YIPEE. not sure where but my sister says its not too far from here. Can't wait.

MY......FIVE

5 things on my to do list...
1. Get A JOB
2. Clean the house...just had my sister and neice over and then did her hair and now the house is a mess
3. do some white laundry
4. clean the car
5. make some dinner

5 snacks I love...
1. I dont think you could name one i didnt like
2. Kettle Chips...the extra crunchy kind yum yum
3. ice cream sandwhiches
4. candy bars any kind
5. cookies

5 things I will never wear again...
1. bikini
2. my red shirt from downeast....i was cleaning the bathtub after my sisters toner was applied and I got the comet on my chest and bleached the shirt...oh well
3. a size smaller than a 9/10 FOR THE LOVE...gotta start running
4. Short shorts
5. V neck shirts for some reason they look horrible on me

5 Things I would do if I were a Billionaire...
1. Put my money in a high interest account
2. Have some jeeps
3. stay out of debt by paying mostly with cash
4. get a maid
5. Go on as many trips as possible :)

5 Bad Habits...
1. stubborn
2. mothering people
3. being such a perfectionist with some things
4. not eating right
5. Decisiveness

5 of my fav. toys...Nostalgics
1. Trampoline (spelling????)
2. barbies
3. bike
4. card games
5. SEGA...sonic the hedgehog

Job Interview & Update

So I have not decided yet if I am going to do the 100 things about me yet. If I do I want to make Tyson do it as well.

Do tomorrow I have an interview at 11am for an accounts receivable clerk position for 711 corporate office here in Vegas. They pay $14 an hour and the agency filling the position for the company is talking to me tomorrow. I'm fairly confident that I am going to be offered the position (cross your fingers and say a prayer I am right!)

Tyson cut his finger at work tonight by some crazy corner on the ice machine. Thats how I was always cutting myself at Subway. Weird surfaces. Anyways.

Also I would die for a new couch. I want a sectional that has an area that sticks out for extending your legs. Maybe I can get Tyson to win some money and buy a new one. Ha Ha

Well thats it for tonight. I'll try to post another one soon...very soon

Day to Day Update

Well I am just updating my sad and dreary life.

So I quit Subway. I just didn't feel right about it. I have been second guessing the store manager thing a lot since it happened. What can I say I'm kinda selfish right now where I want my weekends off and I want to show up to work and leave and not worry about anything. I want to be able to go to Utah or California anytime I would like with tyson. So thats the first of news

SECOND I CAN"T FREAKIN STOP COUGHING. it sucks so bad. I just cough and cough and cough. At least when I was coughing up stuff I felt like it was productive now its just a dry cough and annoying. So I have my sprite stash since that seems to help.

We are so excited for Trent Emily and lil Ericka to come down this weekend. The other night at like 1am I had to go to the store and get some medicine after work. Well I decided to get some groceries too. As I'm strolling down the aisles I see some kid stuff come up and I notice they have some princess and nemo stuff. Well I was beside myself. I got her the cutest nemo cup with the clown fish on top and a straw coming out. Here's hoping she likes it cause I am so excited for her to see it. PPPSSS dont tell her yet.

Anyways so now I am applying for office jobs and here's hoping that it all works out. & That I get feeling better soon :)

OHHH and tyson has the XBOX360 now so he is in heaven. I play with him using my pink controller. I like it....stop laughing.

Subway & I'm sick

So....I'm sick. Really. I think tomorrow when I wake up I am not going to have my voice. Maybe I'll be lucky. Besides that life is pretty good.

So lately I have decided that I am going to work toward getting my nursing degree sometime in the near future. I was also feeling a bit aprehensive to take the store manager position at Subway because of the fact that I was hoping I would start attending school again in the fall. I was going to wait till I heard back from the school regarding my Federal Aid to tell them I couldn't take the position. But before I could do that I was just kind of rolled into it. The fact is that its kind of GREAT that it happened this way because we do need the money and health benefits and I deserve to get paid for the hard work I do. So starting tomorrow I'm going to train my new night manager for 1 week and then I return triumphantly to days where I'll be trained on the computer system regarding inventory, deposits etc for 2-3 weeks. Freakin crazy.

Here's hoping that I get better soon so that by the time Trent Emily and lil Ericka get here next weekend I wont be sick still :)

Till another post!~ Good night

Tyson playing playstation...so im doing a survey :)

27 Random Questions

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
its okay just pull your hair back and put some make up on. you're just going to subway

2. How much cash do you have on you?
a $2 bill always.

3. What's a word that rhymes with "DOOR?"
POOR :)

4. Favorite planet?
Pluto cause they say it isn't a planet anymore but I always loved it as a kid for some reason

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?
Don't know cause im too lazy to go get my phone out of my purse...just got home from subway

6. What is your favorite ring on your phone?
An old phone ring...cause it means its tyson

7. What shirt are you wearing?
actually im wearing this v neck shirt with cap sleeves and its drysilk....either you know what it is or you dont

8. Do you "label" yourself?
ahhh i dont think so.

9. Name the brand of your shoes you're currently wearing?
Not at the moment but I was wearing my $10 shoes from walmart at work. why would i get an expensive pair

10. Bright or Dark Room? Dark cause its cheaper :)

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?
Well Tiff is great at getting surveys from people so at night when im bored i sometimes do them. So thanks your the best

13. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Ahh going to bed with tyson he had to work early and I take advantage of going to bed with him at the same time since usually he stays up very late

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?
actually it was an email alert saying i got a new email in hotmail...my Federal Aid application was processed and sent to the college... YEAH

15. Where is your nearest 7-11?
Who cares there is a gas station like 3 blocks down that sells our favorite energy drink. Thats all I need

16. What's a word that you say a lot?
Dude i guess its the So Cal in me

17.Who told you he/she loved you last?
Tyson

18. Last furry thing you touched?
Tysons back. JK ahh our comforter is kinda furry

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days?
Only the wonderful drug called THE PILLL

20. How many rolls of film do you need developed?
Actually I need to develop 1 roll once I finish it. Its in my Minolta SLR camera. Its so exciting to go develop the pictures and see how they turned from what you saw in the viewfinder

21. Favorite age you have been so far?
Probably 16 cause 10th grade was my favorite year...school and sports were still fun to me

22. Your worst enemy?
Ahhhhh not sure anyone is in the position at the moment.

23. What is your current desktop picture?
A picture of Tyson and I...he just recently changed it

24. What was the last thing you said to someone?
Just updating my License information on my Federal Aid App

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be?
Well if i could fly I would be a freak....so a million bucks cause I could invest it into an account and a year later the interest would probably pay off our debts and then use some of it for fun and save the rest for a down payment on a house in a few years

26. Do you like someone?
I sure hope so im married to him

27. The last song you listened to?
THe one on my blog...sorry the 1st one with Alison Krause and someone else...I just love her music always listen to it the whole way through

28. Who will repost this?
Not sure...emily usually doesnt repost these...she has cooler things to post about like what her crazy girl is doing these days :)

FAFSA Application

So It's official I have finished filling out my application for Federal Aid for School. Let's all keep our fingers crossed that we will get a lot of help paying for my degree.

Also on another note. I officially hate Renaissance Academe de Hair Design. My mother received a letter in the mail stating that we still owed money. When I originally talked to them I came to the understanding that paying this additional money would release my credit hours so I could transfer but this is not the case however. But all is well. Mom and Dad Walsh are going to pay it for now and we will pay them back. My mother actually insisted on this and my dad as well.

So that is the low and high notes of today.

PS tyson gets mad at me when I eat his trail mix. He says I need to go get my own in the kitchen. Doesn't he know it tastes so much better when I am stealing it from him :)

Funny picture from my wedding

Okay so I thought this was always a funny picture.

My HUGE newphew Max used to put his two fingers in his mouth all the time. Not anymore and we've always said he looks a lot like my dad

AHH so cute :)

Twilight- Breaking Dawn Release

Breaking Dawn will be out August 2.

YEAH!!!!!

Nursing Degree

So Lately I have been really thinking about Nursing school. If I do go after this I have 17 credit hours to finish before I can apply for the 2 year school


Pre Req's as follows:
Biology 189 Fundamentals of Life Science Credits (4)
Biology 223 Anatomy & Physiology I Credits (4)
English 101 Composition I Credits (3)
Math 100B or Math 120 (or higher) except 122 & 123 Credits (3)
Psychology 101 General Psychology Credits (3)
Total (17)

General Education Requirements
Science: BIOL 224** & BIOL 251 *** Credits (8)
Communications: COM 101****or COM 215**** Credits (3)
Human Relations: SOC 101**** Credits (3)
U.S. & Nevada Constitution Credits (4)
Total (18)


Nursing Program which is 2 years- Credits (37)

GRAND TOTAL for Associates in RN- (72)


The higher my GPA on the pre-req's and general study classe the more "points" i receive and higher chances i get accepted to the program. Kinda confusing at first for me but it makes sense now that I wrote it all down. So I am thinking I need to start this fall semester hopefully since I want as many points as I can get so I can be accepted in the spring term of 2010.

St George Temple

So Saturday Emily, Trent, Tyson and I went to the St George Temple for the 8:40am session. It was a lot of fun to go with them again. This temple is so beautiful on the inside. Makes me wish I had done an all white sealing at the St George Temple. Oh well.

Thanks Emily for asking us if we we're going to go to the temple saturday. You're awesome.

Typing Test

So I couldn't just let tiff and Em take the test and me not try and see what I would get. I guess I have been giving my number conservatively for WMP. NOW I KNOW :) YA ME



82 words

Speedtest

More work...sorry its all I got

So great news. My lame manager got fired yesterday. HORRAY

I have been starting to work nights recently. Its been kind of nice since I get to see tyson in the morning. Except today I worked from 12 to close. im so tired. Also I am going to try and get them to make me a manager hopefully in the near future. I wouldn't mind it at all. Funny thing is I would actually like it! :)

Tomorrow we are going to st george to hang out with the family and hunt for easter eggs on saturday. Hopefully tyson will get tons for the both of us. Cause I tweaked my back again. And I dont think tomorrow it will feel better. Just as it was beginning to feel good. Oh well what can you do.

Good night

Work

So recently I have been complaining to Tyson, my sister Kathleen and her husband about my lame job at Subway. However I should state that I do enjoy working there just not for my manager.

It seems he is one of the types of managers who thinks they work the hardest and how lucky the rest of us should be to work for them. Mistake number one of mine letting him know I was Mormon. Why do people think they can just ask or say anything they would like to us about our faith. For example I could not believe it when this manager of mine brought up tithing and how he thought it made no sense. Almost ridiculious (Ah, why does it matter. You're not paying tithing) He says, charity should start from the home. I then thought to myself, ah thats what tithing does. Starts at the home. But then again he just bought a mercedes and he is all about material gain.

One day after I had told my sister Kathleen about this she must have told my brother in law about this over dinner so when they stopped by my apartment he brought up these issues at work. He told me how one time someone at his work decided one day when he was new to ask if he was wearing his holy underwear. Clark the smartypants replied. What underwear you wearing today? The guy didnt say anything.

Now I'm okay talking to people who are open minded to a conversation about our faith. But I cannot stand disrespect.

But I have good news. This manager is getting fired within the next few days, and I am thrilled. Horrible that I express it this way I know, But he has made it unbearable to work there.

So that is my good news minute.

Yes it is true. I am a copy cat

HOW I MET TYSON


1. Where did you meet?
Cosmo school where we both attended. At first I was not interested in him at all. But then he had to go and make fun of me so then I started to hate him which usually leads to liking someone :) Guess his plan worked

2. What was the first thought that went through your head when you met?
What a jerk! :) love ya babe

3. Do you remember what was he wearing?
no but I can probably guarantee it was shorts since he is always wearing shorts

4. Where was the first time you kissed this person?
On my couch

5. How did he/she ask you out?
By a text after a camping trip...How romantical! But then after we hung out that night he asked me out officially on a date for that friday.

6. Where did you go for your first date?
Barry's Drive In. HMMM sounds good

7.How long did you know this person before you became a couple?
About 2 months...and then on our 5 month anniversary of dating we got married. quick i know

8. Has this person ever proposed to you?
Yes...He sent me on a scanvenger hunt through orem and finally through spanish fork. Then he drove me to the top of the mountain in a jeep, but he wasnt supposed to have had a ring yet so I was bummed the whole way up thinking he wasnt going to propose then we had a picnic and he popped the question but not with the ring I have now. Long story.

9. Do you and this person have kids together?
no not yet. One day

10. Have you ever broken the law with this person?
Um I dont think so.

11. When was the first time you realized that you loved this person?
I don't remember the exact time moment. Probably when we were in San Diego for the Fourth of July

12. Do you get along with any of the ex's of your partner?
Actually I met two of his ex's at hair school. We got along.But I dont keep in contact with them

13. Do you trust this person?
Yes

14. Do you see your partner in your future?
For forever thankfully

15. What's the most expensive thing this person has given you?
My engagement ring

16. What is one thing he/she does that gets on your nerves?
You want me to nail it down to ONE! ha just kidding (kinda) probably fall asleep on the couch cause then I wake up in the middle of the night for some reason and I cant go back to sleep until he gets into bed.

17. What is the thing you do that gets on his/her nerves?
Try to wake him up in the mornings...and im sure the list goes on and on

18. Where do you see each other 15 years from now?
Together of course, in a house with kids. and RICH :)

19. Will this person repost this?
Um...no he is anti any kind of posting- I'll go with Em's response on that one.

Moving

So........We moved into our new apartment on March first with the help of the family. However we have not gotten everything in its proper place. Or put pictures up. As soon as that happens which better be soon I'll post pictures so everyone can see the apartment. We really love it and its a nice change from a huge house :)

PS we miss you guys

Red White & Blue~ Tysons 1st Day

Tyson started his job at the restaurant Red White & Blue in the Mandalay Bay Casino Today. :)

It speaks for itself

Rodeo got no lights :)

So saturday after eating Barry's with Trent, Emily and of course Erika I got dropped off at my house and was going to meet them up at the house to watch a movie. Well the Rodeo's lights wouldnt turn on. Actually the light switches for both weren't budging at all. So I called Trent and was like the rodeos lights wont come on. So they turned around and tried to fix it. Then Papa Davies came over to try and fix it but it was burnt. Can you say lucky. Yup. So I ordered the part today and I should have it no later than friday at best. Just in time for the move. Cost of light switch for Rodeo $38.00 Having to deal with the curse on the Rodeo~Priceless

My Picture Perfect!

1. Your Name: Lauren

2.A Place You'd Like to Travel To: Costa Rica

3.Your Favorite Place: MT Timp Temple

4. Your Favorite Object: My wedding ring


5.Your Favorite Fast Food: In N Out Burger YUM YUM


6.Favorite Animal: Shelty


7.Favorite Color:blue


8.Town in which you were born: San Diego


9.Town in which you live:Spanish Fork & no I do not know the guy in the picture


10.Favorite Movies:Pride and Prejudice


11.Favorite Celebrity:Maureen O'Hara - she was in some of my favorite older movies


12.Your Nickname: Martha (my whole family used to call me martha when i was young. but now only my older sis Suzanne does)


13. Favorite Band/Musician: My Chemical Romance


14.Favorite Show:Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares


15.Your Last Name: Davies


16.Bad Habit of Yours: Moving!


17.Your First Job: Subway


18.Favorite Season: Fall/Autumn


19.Current Job: HR Assistant


20.Dream Job: Photographer


21.Name of your Pet: Tyson :-)


22.Favorite Shape: square


23.Birthday: May 4


24.What Did you do last weekend: Birthday party for Erika


25.Name of your first love: Cole

Blonde Hair

IF I ever go back to having blonde hair this is what I want it to look like again. AHH the good ole days....