School Has Started

Today was the first day of school, and I already have a "to-do" list. Oh, the joys of getting an education! I think I forgot how stressful being a student is. I mean, with due dates, papers, online assignments, and readings. They don't lie when they say that being a "full time student" really means a full time job! As for me, I had 2 classes today, Instructional Media and Classroom Management I. My professors? Well...lets just say the first one is deaf in one ear, so you literally have to yell to ask her a question or answer, and the second one screams, makes us do jumping jacks, sing annoying songs, and told us that she absolutely hates all of her daughter/son-in-laws. Perfect. So far so good, right? :] As for my husband, he said that it was a good day. I can't wait for him to come home and tell me all about it! All he said was he was "feeling good, and my communications teacher is a hit." So time will soon tell. Here are some pictures of my man on his first day of school ;) He wasn't exactly thrilled I took these, but I needed some pictures for this blog post, come on! He looked so handsome:] Until later..buh bye for now :]

Not A Day Goes By...

that I don't FIRMLY believe that Jordan is made for me :] We are meant to be together, no doubt about it.

:]
"I don't mind your odd behavior, it's the very thing I love."

Let Me Reflect

Today....is a cleaning day. One of Jordan's mission companions from Arizona is coming to stay with us for a few days. Elder Biggs. So needless to say, I'm a little OCD about what my apartment looks like when people come over, so I am cleaning all day today :[ and making a nice dinner (hopefully it's nice) AND hopefully I have time to straighten my hair amongst that mix of events. It should be fun though to have Derrik here, he's one of Jordan's best friends, so a visit makes him happy. And when he's happy, I'm happy!
So besides our joyous next few days, I just thought I would share a little bit more about my thoughts lately. It's back to school time, people. Not quite sure how I feel about that. Jordan's family had a back-to-school barbeque last night which was a ton of fun! Hopefully I can get pictures posted soon, I'm sure Keisha and Lori got a ton of really cute ones! I love seeing my niece and nephews every chance I can get, they make us laugh and smile every second. I love them so much. But yeah, I'm a little nervous to go back to school. I'm taking 16 credits this time, so I guess we will just see how I balance school, family, and a hubby :] This is a first...but that's life! I'll keep you updated on our first day of school! (possibly take some pictures if Jordan will let me;)
I've also been thinking about my old college days with roommates and not knowing anybody in Dixie. It's everywhere on Facebook: people saying it's their first day, showing pictures of their bedrooms, bath area, first meal, first friends....ect. Kinda gets annoying...but fun for them I guess! I never really did that, I just had my mind set on school and that's about it, which may or may not be a good thing. I mean, I did miss out on all the fun stuff college has to offer, but all for a good cause I presume. (Although I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.) All together, I'm just SO glad I don't have to meet new roomies, change apartments, and pay 75 cents for a batch of laundry. I'm so HAPPY to be married and past that!!

Lastly, yesterday gave me quite a scare.

Mika rolled his truck.

I didn't have my phone with me, and Jordan came home for lunch and said that Mika rolled his truck. I told him no, cause Jordan always teases and sometimes I just can't take him seriously. But he said he was serious and I still didn't believe him, so he told me to go chech my phone, that my dad had been trying to call me. So I got my phone and sure enough, I had a few missed calls. Instantly a boulder forms in my throat. I call my mom and she told me that they were at the hospital and Mika was getting a Cat Scan right now. Then she told me the story about how him and Caleb Monson was mowing lawns that day, and he had drove down the canal bank by Flying J to where they dump their grass clippings. Well, they were coming back, and the dirt road had just been grated, and Mika hit some loose gravel and started to drift towards the canal bank. I think Mika got scared and turned the wheel the other way, over correcting, and flipped it down the bank on the other side. Well it rolled once and landed on it's top. The hood of the truck came down and the steering wheel came in towards him and he got knocked out cold. Caleb crawled out and came around to Mika's side and somehow pulled him out too and called 911. He thought he was dead, so once Mika started waking up, Caleb hung up the phone lol. Next thing that happened, Mika called my parents and they came and got them and took them to the hospital. Caleb had to get 2 stitches in this shoulder, and Mika had 4 staples in his knee, a concussion, whiplash, and a compressed disk in his back. After the hospital, he went home to rest and had plenty of visitors all day long. I'm SO THANKFUL he's ok. It makes so scared to think about how easily accidents happen. Everyday I think about my dad or Jordan, and how much they drive with work, and I just pray that they come home safe, cause you honestly just never know! But I think that the moral of this story is to wear your seatbelts! Both boys were wearing theirs! Honestly, ever since Mika was a little kid, he never gets into a car without wearing his seatbelt. He's so good at clicking every single time, even if the destination is just down the street. I definitely need to be more like him and wear my seatbelt. I guess some lessons are learned the hard way!
But with that said...it's already noon o' clock and I got to get cleaning! Hope everybody has a good day!

SYTYCD Season 8!

The final episode of So You Think You Can Dance was tonight :[ I am so sad!! But so so soooooo happy that Melanie won!!! Wooohoooo! Seriously she stole my heart from her audition when she told her story about how her dad died and she pulls strength from that. After I saw her audition, I turned to Jordan and said, "She's gonna win." And I've been her biggest fan ever since! :] Congrats Girl!

If you want to see some of Karol's Favorite Routines by Melanie, check these out on Youtube!
-My Favorite: "I Got You" by Melanie and Marko. A routine about a guy that has been left at the alter, and his best friend comes along to cheer him up. He soon realizes that he really loves her because she has always been there. Makes me cry everytime!
-My Favorite Solo: "Cracks." She made that up right before she went on to perform. SO intense!!
-"Turn to Stone" by Melanie and Marko.

Really, everything she does is so good :] I'm going to miss watching it every single Wednesday and Thursday! Jordan and I didn't miss one episode! Jordan surprised me because he actually loved it too. He was such a sport about watching it, and once he started watching it, he really got into it. He knows some dance terms now, and catches onto concepts. He said, "Wow. Ya know, after watching this show, I now realize that Drill Team sucks." lol which, in a way, is kinda true. Drill doesn't let you explore like this dancing does. lol Annnywaaaysss.... I have enjoyed the quality time with my hubby watching amazing people. Moral of the story. :]
Until next season..:]

Pleasant Surprise

Today, I fell asleep on the couch after I got home from work.

I woke up to flowers, dove  chocolates, and a stud telling me he loved me :]

Basically I have the best/cutest husband in the world!

He always knows how to make my day, and I am so SO THANKFUL for him!!

Love You Jord:]

First "Official" Camping Trip

was quite the trip, indeed! We drove up to Strawberry Reservoir Friday night, and pitched our tent under some old pine trees to try and get as much cushion as possible from the dead pine needles. It took us about half an hour to get the fire started because just hours before that a huge rainstorm had passed by, and we didn't bring any Boy Scout Water with us. But after some persistence, 4 dozen sheets of paper, and me trying to syfer out gas from the truck gas tank with a long stick, (yeah I know..What was I thinking?) we got it started. I had made tin foil dinners for the night, and had no idea how long it would take them to cook, so we decided we would just leave the fire going (not the safest idea we realize) and when we came back, there would be plenty of coals to cook them on. So we left to go fishing for a few hours because we were just so eager to do so!! Well, Jordan and Gary have their own "spot" where all the fish are so Jordan pulled off the side of the road, and we hiked down there. Little did I know that it was a hike..like a hike!! After, about 1 1/2 miles of hills of sage brush, no trail, and packing all our equipment, we get to the "spot!" We plopped our poles in the water, and spent a good 1 1/2 hours there, and I caught one fish. Then it started to get dark, so we packed up all of our stuff and started to hike back to the truck (all uphill) convinced that our bad luck was just because it wasn't the right time to really, really fish. We finally got back to camp at about 10o'clock, and I immediately put the dinners in the fire because I knew I had a starving hubby. Well.... to make a long story short...It took FOREVER for them to cook and we didn't eat until 11:30. Plus, no one ever told me we had to flip them :] Perfect :] So they were burnt! So Burnt! And Jordan still ate them because he was sooo hungry, but I couldn't; they tasted SO bad! Basically my cute little campfire dinner idea went completely wrong, and I ended up stuffing my face with the bag of marsh mellows. We were longing for bed time, both really tired, so we crawled in our tent and went to sleep.
Sleeping in our tent wasn't that bad, I was just really cold like usual. We woke up early, had breakfast, and drove back down to our "spot." We hiked all the way there, stayed for about 45 minutes, then Jordan said, "I don't think this is the right spot. Yep...I'm actually sure this isn't the right spot," as he looks at me with this sheepish 'please-don't-be-mad' look. So I told him we came here to catch fish, so let's just go where the fish are. So basically it turned out that the "spot" really wasn't the "spot" and we needed to go find a new "spot." So we packed up our stuff, hiked all the way back to the truck, and drove until we found the real "spot." Then we had to hike just as far, if not further, to this new place. And can I just say that Jordan is like a flippin mountain goat. He hikes and walks SO fast, so I'm at least 10 yards behind him the whole time. Periodically he would look back and say, "Do you still love me?" to which I would honestly reply, "Yes." lol It's HARD to stay mad at him. Finally we got to the legit "spot" and we had a blast!!! We caught about 17 overall in just a few hours, Jordan caught the most, but I caught the biggest. We had so much fun :] Apparently fishes don't eat lunch, so at about noon we packed up and trudged back to the truck. Then we packed up camp and drove home, where I may or may not have fallen asleep sparatically along the way.
All in all, it was an adventure, but what else would you expect from us. We have fun together, and there is NEVER a dull moment!

Entry Table

I love decorating. Now that I have my own place (apartment) I find myself obsessing to decorate it cutely. (if that's even a word.) Jordan...participates usually in the big projects, but is not always a fan of my creative impulses. lol I already spent money on summer decorations, but the more I looked at them, the more I hated them! So...It was time to change. :]

...Before...

 ...After...

Please excuse the fact that I have the worst camera and lighting in the world! In real life, the colors and everything look so cute, I'm a lot happier with it. MUCH BETTER! All for $30. Not bad :]

Happy Summer Days!