There's Sharks?!

This post is dedicated to my sis Rachel. I just had the best hour long conversation with her {which isn't usual per say for us} We have always had a love {dare I say hate?} relationship, I think because we are close in age but not close enough. She's always been my cool little Baby Bark who is so sure of herself and didn't care what everyone thought about her, like I did. She just does her own thing and is confident and people love her. {So maybe I've always been a little jealous, but don't tell her I said that.} We are 3 years and 4 days apart so we've never really been in the same stage of life as each other and I had to ruin our chance by getting married just before she came to college. But I see good things in our future. I loved talking to her tonight on the phone, it was the relationship I've always wanted to have with her. We talked about everything. Literally, from our day to what's coming in the next couple months, to Jersey Shore, to friends, to nannying...seriously we covered it all!

So here's to you, Rach!
http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/743406/sunken-meatballs.jhtml?xrs=share_copy

This was the best part of the whole season, or any season for that matter!
Look out, there's SHARKS!

one step closer

I found a smokin' good deal on a rental truck through Budget, $95! {*plus a $90 fee because we are under 24 years old} It was such a good deal that when I called Budget to ask about it the guy didn't believe me!
So I booked our truck to move all our stuff to California. We are one step closer to moving back to the San Francisco Bay Area. We are so excited to go back to the place we are both from. It's such a beautiful and great area, yes expensive but we will see what happens!
I never thought this day would come. I remember my first year of college, I could never imagine graduating, getting married and starting a life in the bay area.
I only have 25 more days of work here at Countrywide Properties, which has been a great job and such a blessing, but I'm ready for something bigger and hopefully in my major.

It's really weird, really weird

I love Ellen! and I love Taylor Swift and Zac Effron. And they are both singing in this video, what could be better?!

This started my day out great!

I vow...

Last night we went to see The Vow at the theater here in Rexburg. I loved the movie! I thought it was going to be sad and depressing but it wasn't at all. Even though he doesn't want to admit it, I think Mark really liked the movie too! It wasn't too chick-flicky but he said it was depressing because she forgot all those memories. I reassured him that it would be ok because they could make new ones together.
 I learned quite a few things through watching this movie:

1. Don't buy tickets online for FatCats because they screw you and make you sit in the front 3 rows! {guess that's what you get for being prepared and buying tickets early?!}
2. Channing Tatum has awful teeth! I guess his other features distract from it so I've never noticed before?
3. I loved the analogy he talked about that moments make us who we are.
4. I want to believe that we would make all the same choices again like Paige {Rachel McAdams} did.
5. Channing proved that men should wear sweaters but only if you are ripped? {except not ones with one awkward button on the right side, I hated that one at the end}
6. This movie made Mark want to live in San Francisco and be city people for a little while, but he doesn't want us to become hippies and me to be a vegetarian.
7. We can't wait to have restaurant options and have our "place" and get the "usual", but I don't really think we are those kind of people, we are too cheap and I like to mix it up
8. It gave me hope that one day Mark will let me get a kitten and keep it
9. I do not like sitting in the second row, it hurts my neck
10. I do not like sitting next to the socially awkward girl who comes with her mom but they didn't get seats together and she laughs hysterically at semi funny parts that no one else laughs that hard at and she looks down at her bag that's on her lap every time they KISS!
11. I love my love story
12. I have a guy who I know would fight for me to remember him.

It was the perfect way to spend a relaxing {after I had to get an IV at the doctor} valentine's day and year1/2 of marriage!

Happy Valentine's day to everyone, but especially my wonderful family that love me unconditionally, who are my biggest fans and greatest support, & to a man who makes me a better person every day, who teaches me how to forgive and hug it out.
I feel very blessed to have such amazing people in my life. I hope they know I love them every day not just on Valentine's day.

This morning I woke up to Mark getting in the shower at 3:30, thinking it was 7! Then when it really was 7 he snuck out to get donuts and roses for me and we had breakfast in bed.
He told me that he asked his boss if he could leave work early tonight, which she wasn't too happy about, but he is taking me to go see The Vow tonight! I'm so excited! Hopefully I'm not in a crying mood, but I'll be sure to bring tissue with me just in case Mark cries or something :)
 Hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's day and feels loved.

frizzy hair problems

I just found out that my straightener won't work in Europe, bummer! I've been trying really hard not to use it, just use it to fix my bangs and it's helped my hair get healthy but I don't know if I can handle not having it. I know my hair will freak out and I'll have the worst hair month just because my hair will know I can't fix it.

So,
Dear Mom & Dad,
Would you please get me a cheap dual volt straightener for my birthday?
Conair makes one that you can get on Amazon for $20!(http://www.amazon.com/Conair-Flat-Iron-Ceramic-Straightener/dp/B0000A1WGK) I would just buy it but then Mark would say "we are saving for Europe," he doesn't understand :)

OK thanks, Love you!
Kel

I wish I could rap like this...

Sophia Grace has flow! {I'm not really sure why she keeps Rosie around, I guess she's got the looks?}

What 8 year old knows what the Grammy's are?

I guarantee my kids are going to be listening to Sophia Grace on the radio.

Hope this brightens up your Wednesday!

I cried from laughing so hard
I feel like this was written about me...

our voices just blend so well together...

The highlight of my weekend was driving to Idaho Falls with Mark to get a gift for Lisa's baby shower and Mark belting "Come What May" from Moulin Rouge with me! We were laughing so hard! And I have to admit, he hit some pretty good notes, I was impressed.

I also loved looking at baby clothes at The Childrens Place, baby Gap and Old Navy with him and hearing him point to little pink baby dresses and saying "oh this is cute!" We decided that we liked the baby boy clothes the best though, and it reaffirmed that I want boys. We also decided we are really glad we don't have a baby yet because all those clothes are sooo expensive!

throw a penny in

Ahh it's becoming so real!

Last night we booked our Eurail train passes and found places to stay in France and Italy! I booked our first place today for Rome! It's a cute little apartment rented out by a very friendly looking young Italian lady in the center of everything. I'm so excited to go back to Rome, I absolutely love that city and it looks like tossing a penny into the Trevi fountain really works! I'm going back :)

LAME

I've never been a huge fan of valentine's day, it's kind of like New year eve, there's all this hype and big expectations and then it's kind of lame. It's not that I don't have good valentine's days or that Mark doesn't do anything, he's always done really sweet things for me. Last year he made me dinner and got me flowers. The first year we were dating he told me he had to go home for the weekend and really tricked me into believing he was home {he even texted me a picture of In 'n out!} and secretly left a card and some other things on my door step and tricked me into believing it was someone else asking me out on a date for valentines day, I was so mad and didn't want to go out with whoever it was. Then he showed up at my door that night and took me to dinner!
Despite all that, I just don't like the holiday. There are too many expectations. It doesn't help that it's on a Tuesday this year! {I am not waking up at 6 to make breakfast for my sweetheart before I go to work.} I was always embarrassed to wear red or pink to school on Valentines day, weird I know!
I usually love doing crafts and decorating but I just can't get into valentine's crafts and decorating our apartment, it's too cheesy, too forced. I've tried really hard to find all the cute ideas on pinterest and think of cute decorations to make but I just don't really like them.
I guess I just don't like that there is one day a year where people have to tell each other how much they love each other. I feel like it's an excuse for guys to be romantic or sweet one day out of the year and then feel like they are off the hook for 365 days.

I would be fine if Valentine's day was no longer a holiday, come on, we can come up with a better holiday than that!

thought vomit

This is a completely random post of things that are on my mind.

So glad it's Thursday because that means we are so close to the weekend {my body knows because as it gets later in the week I have a harder and harder time waking up. Mondays I pop right out of bed at 7:40, Tuesdays 7:43, Wednesday 7:45-7:50, Thursday 8!} I think this weekend is going to be a chill, relaxing, spend some quality time with Mark kinda weekend. We are going to Idaho Falls for a day date on Saturday, the main purpose is to do some baby shower gift shopping but I figured we could make a date out of it! {and try REALLY hard not to spend any money besides on baby gift.}

It snowed last night and was so beautiful when I woke up. I love this winter, snow in the morning and then pretty much all  melted by noon! 33 degrees in February in Rexburg! I'm pretty sure this time last year it was -20 for a week. {knock on wood!!!}

AHHHHHH we are almost down to 9 weeks! 9 weeks left of our life here in a small town. In 9 weeks I'm going to be in the real world. Scary. But so exciting! So much to do, book everything for Europe, tell my boss I'm leaving, hire/train someone new, pack our apartment, move all our stuff somewhere in California, pack for Europe in 2 days, go to D.C., go to Europe, figure out my life aka job and where to live. All of that stresses me out but I'm so excited to be close to my family after 5 years and not be a visitor anymore. The next few months is going to be crazy and such an adventure.


Oh and last night I painted my nails orange. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about it but the verdict is...I love it! It's weird. It will look great in the summer when I'm tan :)