Five Question Friday, etc.

Yay it's Friday!
I'm so ready for some relaxation and time with Ryan, plus I/we have fun plans with friends this weekend.

I'm hoping we're going to put some Christmas lights up this weekend. I want to get a head start on them so I can enjoy them as long as possible. When I came home from the gym last night, Ryan had Christmas music on. It was the cutest thing and made feel so happy. Things like that are why I love him so much.

A quick nod to my husband: He is amazing. Not only does he get up before I leave to help me get my lunch together and start my car, he has even driven it around the neighborhood to warm it up. He is amazing and I am so happy he's mine. I feel lucky.


I've heard we're supposed to get some snow in the next couple days. As of right now, the weather report says Sunday, but it's been changing every day. I hope we get some. I love the snow. Even when it becomes a pain in the butt, I think it's fun because it's something different and maybe because I own AWD vehicles with snow tires to get around easily. Hahaha.

Snowmen are my favorite Christmas/winter "animal" :)

1. What Christmas song do you loathe?
I HATE the "Last Christmas I gave you my heart" song. Ugh. It annoys me so much.

2. Do you and your significant other cuddle at night or sleep on opposite sides of the bed?
A little of both. We usually start close and then end up apart, but the in the mornings end up cuddling again. Sometimes he breaths loud so I have to turn away. I'm a near silent breather most of the time.

3. Have you ever had surgery?
I had stitches on my eyebrow area from cutting it open when I was about 5 or 6 and then had a biopsy for a mole on my leg which also had stitches, but that's all. I've been lucky.

4. When do you typically have your holiday shopping done?
I would LIKE to have it done weeks before Christmas. I have some done now, but some people(cough mom, Ryan cough) don't give me ideas right away so I have to wait till I get some. Plus, on my side of the family, we draw names on thanksgiving to buy a gift for another person, so I can't get that done right away either.

5. If money were not an issue (and you HAD to pick something), what would your ultimate luxury item be?
I'd buy some amazing shoes/boots. I LOVE shoes but I really can't justify them very often. Other options: car stuff-stereo, suspension, other goodies; photography gear.

Friday Q & A

Woohoo! Happy Friday! :D

1. If you could speak with a different accent, what would it be (i.e Australian, Scottish)?
Totally Australian. Who doesn't like an Australian accent?

2. Can you fall asleep anywhere? (i.e floor, couch, deck)
If I'm tired enough, yes. I'm teaching myself to sleep on the bus and I'm getting a lot better at it. It's always a bit painful when I wake up though.

3. Do you use public restrooms? If so, do you sit on the toilet?
Yes and yes, but only with seat covers or TP as a seat cover.

4. If you were stuck in an elevator for 24 hours, what celebrity would you most want to be stuck with?
This is hard. I don't pay any attention to celebrity stuff so I don't really know much about them. Maybe Reese Witherspoon? She seems like a lot of fun.

5. Where did you & your significant other go on your 1st date?
Well the first time we hung out we went off-roading, it wasn't technically a date though. Our real first date was up in the mountains at this big house for a snowboard video premiere party. It was a great first date and we've been inseparable ever since.

The day we met. My truck on the right and his on the left.

Our "official" first date.

Friday fives

1.What's your "comfort food"?
Well I LOVE macaroni and cheese w/ turkey hot dogs and broccoli. Tortellini is my other fave.

2.One thing that's on your mind right now?
Camping tonight and needing to pack. Not till I get off work though.

3.What's the best advice you've ever received?
I really don't know. Nothing stands out as the best ever. I like the advice to choose your battles. That can be a life saver in a relationship of any kind.

4.If you found $10 today, what would you do with it?
Probably put it in my wallet and forget about it. Ha ha....

5.What is your least favorite thing to clean in your house
Dishes! I don't know why I hate them so much, but I do. And they kinda gross me out if there is food left on them. Yuck.

Happy Friday! 9/17 Edition

It's the end of the week again. Imagine that!
Nothing much exciting to report this week. I did do CrossFit 4 days this week, so I think that's pretty exciting. :)
Plans for the weekend include:

• Taking our I Mac into the Apple store to get looked at. :( It's only a year old and in the last week has developed a couple lines across the screen. I'm not very happy about that.
• Cleaning our fish tank.
• Going to our friend Ryan's cabin on Whidbey Island Saturday afternoon to camp and hang out with him and his GF Kelsey.
• Give Torkie a bath.
  
  

1. What is the first nightmare you remember?
Hmm... I can remember an old one where I was walking on train tracks and a train was coming but I couldn't move fast enough to get out of the way. When the train hit the dream ended. Pretty typical nightmare I think.


2. Even if you’re not a sports fan, what’s your favorite sport to play/watch?
I enjoy watching the Seahawks play most of the time and I also enjoy watching hockey live.

3. If you could pull off one piece of trendy fashion, what would you want it to be (jeggings, hats, thigh high boots, etc.)?
I REALLY wish I could stand to wear high heels. I'm a wimp though. I don't enjoy being in extreme pain, which is what happens if I wear anything over 3.25". It's sad because I see soooo many cute shoes. Ryan hates high heels though because he thinks they're ridiculous and bad for your body, which really, they are.
I also really love all the cute boots out for fall. I can't wear most of them because of the size of my calves though. It makes me sad.

4. Did you make good grades in school?
I did up until HS. I lost interest in school at that time. Oops.

5. What magazines do you subscribe to?
None anymore. I used to get Snowboarder, 4Wheeler and Cosmo. I also had a subscription to a bridal magazine before I got married, can't remember which one though.

Hello Friday.

Happy Friday everyone!

This week flew by for me. Which might have had something to do with the fact that it was only 3 days. I love short weeks. I wish I could work 4 10 hour days every week instead of the normal 5 8's.

We don't really have anything going on this weekend. I'm not sad about this though. It will be nice to just relax and spend time with my husband. I'm thinking about baking some yummy bread. We once again have a ton planned for the next couple weekends.

I might be taking some photos for some friends this weekend. The weather is supposed to be nicer tomorrow so hopefully we can make it happen. Excited and nervous to do it because I still don't have a lot of experience with portraits, but I adore them (the family) so I think it will be fun.



Five Question Friday brought to you by My Little Life.

1. Do you feel guilty spending money on yourself?
Not really. I work pretty hard so I feel like I can splurge once and a while. I don't buy a lot of stuff though.

2. How well do you know your neighbors?
Not very. We've lived at our house for 2.5 years and barely met any of them. One of them actually had the nerve to come and yell at me last summer for having multiple cars at our house. I was totally caught off guard and it really upset me. She's on my dislike list now.
Since we started the garage, EVERYONE stops and talks to us now. It's actually really nice. We've met and talked to a lot more people now and everyone has been really nice to us. I think people appreciate that our home improvements make the neighborhood nicer. Also, I think they've realized we're not just rude and irresponsible young people after all.

3. What age are you looking forward to being?
I would like to stay 25 forever. I really don't want to get any older. This is my ideal age that I was looking forward to being.

4. Do you get excited when the mail comes? Why?
Sometimes... Lately, we mostly get junk mail and bills. Not exciting. I love it when I am expecting something good though, then it's exciting. Speaking of, I don't think we've checked the mail in 3 days. Oops.

5. What is your earliest childhood memory?
I have some faint pictures in my head of living on the farm in Carnation. I think I was about 2 then. More clear though, I remember playing with clay in preschool, so about 4 years old.

Happy Friday!

I hope everyone has something fun planned this weekend. My good friend's birthday is tonight, so tomorrow we're going out to dinner and hanging out with a bunch of people. Should be a good time!

My goal this weekend is to also get some of the photos taken for the big August photo challenge. I'm excited about getting out and finding interesting things to shoot. :)

Time for 5 Question Friday!

1. Are you a neat sleeper or a messy sleeper?
I am a pretty neat sleeper most nights. My husband on the other hand ends up with the blankets everywhere and his pillow halfway down the bed.

2. Fill in the blank. I wish I was more ________________.
Even keeled. I sometimes think it's the Gemini in me, but I can be a rollercoaster sometimes.

3. What is something that you wish you had been warned about?
Well I'm sure I was warned about this, but that life just gets harder when you grow up. You spend all this time wanting to be an adult but don't realize it's really hard and that you had it SO easy as a kid.

4. What was the best thing you ever found at a garage sale/flea market?
Well my husband always finds great stuff. He got a whole bunch of materials for our garage for REALLY cheap at a garage sale last month. I on the other hand don't go to them much. But at the same garage sale, I got a really cool Ansel Adams print in a nice frame for $5. :)

5. If you could have any meal brought to you right now, what would it be?
Breakfast!!!!! Yummy rolled oats oatmeal with nuts and dried fruit, Swedish pancakes, turkey bacon, fresh fruit and peppermint hot cocoa. Yum!


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5 Question Friday and My first blog award... :)

1. What were your school colors?
Blue and White.... booooring....

2. What's the best compliment you ever received?
Hmmm... My husband like to tell me I'm the coolest chick he's ever met. That makes me pretty happy.

3. Do you buy cheap or expensive toilet paper?
We get nice toilet paper. It's super soft.

4. Have you ever had a surprise party thrown for you? Or have you had one for someone else?

I had a surprise birthday dinner thrown for me this year with a whole bunch of my girl friends. It was amazing.

5. What is one material possession that you "can't live without"?
Oh man, this is going to sound so stupid. I have a couple VERY special stuffed animals and I would be devastated if anything happened to them.

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I also got my first award from a fellow blogger. :)

1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award.
Thank you Megan! I love your blog too!


2. Share 7 things about yourself.
1. My husband is my best friend and my favorite person.
2. I LOVE animals, especially elephants and humming birds.
3. I love motorsports. Cars, trucks, atvs, motorcycles, off roading...
4. At our wedding, the song we played during the recessional made both of us laugh so hard because it was SO early 90's style and a bit cheesy. All For Love- Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting. Lol.
5. I was a total punk rocker/skateboarder chick in high school.
6. I love the smell of a new book a lot.
7. When I get my hair done/colored I get sneeze attacks which sometimes turn into allergies. Something about the hair being pulled sets it off. It's really weird.


3. Pass the award along to 9 fellow bloggers that inspire you.
1. Amber @ A Day In the Life Of Amber. I've been reading it since she started, it's great fun.
2. Kelsey @ This Is The Story Of A Girl. She's a good friend and is just getting started on her blog.
3. Tara @ That's Why Her Hair Is So Big. She cracks me up.
4. Stacy @ Stacy Says. She also cracks me up and always has something interesting to share.
5. Kim @ Ooh! Piece of Candy! Great blog and the name makes me giggle every time I see it.
6. Cheap Wife. She always has something interesting to say and she lives near me!
7. Distributary. I love reading her blog, just because!
8. Ree @ The Pioneer Woman. She is amazing. I love her recipes and photo tips.
9. Marianne @ Lucy's Human. I love reading her dog stories.

4. Let them know about the award.

Happy Friday everyone! I think Ryan is dragging me camping/off-roading tonight... First time with Torkie, it should be interesting...

I'm so happy it's Friday!

This week went pretty fast.

It's been beautiful out. A bit hot for my tastes but so far I've survived.

I wore a skirt to work for the first time EVER today. I finally did this because my friend Stacey (who I work with) drove in. I have an aversion to wearing a skirt and riding the bus because a lot of creepy people ride the bus as well and I/we don't need any more scary/creepy bus stories.

Just for fun, here is my outfit from today.

The shirt and shoes are exactly what I am wearing, but the skirt is just the closest thing I could find. Mine is very similar except it's medium teal, light teal and grey only. I feel cute today, which is a nice change from feeling frumpy in my work clothes.

Now on to other things.

Here is another blog game/fun thing. 5 Question Friday! The lady who writes the Five Crooked Halos blog comes up with 5 questions to answer every Friday. I found this through another blog I read: A Day in the Life of Amber

1. What is one food you could eat everyday?
I think I can say sushi. I crave it EVERY day. I only eat the type with veggies or cooked fish though. It's my fave and I'd probably get it more if Ryan didn't hate it. :(

2. Are you working in the career you thought you would be when you were 18?
I didn't have a specific career path picked out. I think I'm doing better than I would have imagined though.

3. What is something that you wish you would have done when you were younger and you didn't?
I had a pretty good childhood. I never really lacked anything. Maybe just traveled with my mom more, we just didn't have a lot of money. Oh, and appreciate my body more. What I wouldn't give to be in shape like I was in HS.

4. What color are your kitchen walls?
White-ish(dirty and ugly) and then one wall that is kind of in our dining room is a rich warm brown.

5. Do you remember what your very first favorite song was?
Hmm... When I was pretty small, somewhere around 1st grade to 2nd grade age I loved R.E.M.- Losing My Religion and U2- The Real Thing & Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses.

I hope everyone has a great Friday!
I also hope I get some time to get on my home computer to post up all the photos I've taken the last 3 weeks.