Night Time...Edited

My favorite part of the day is the night.  At night Jake and I are together, after a long day of separation.  We both work all day everyday when we aren't in school and so neither of us gets home until about 6 in the evening. Our evenings always seem so rushed trying to fit in cooking and eating dinner, going to the gym and taking showers and still get in bed at a decent time so that we can get up early and start another busy day.

So why is this my favorite time of day?

I like cooking and eating dinner because I like to hear Jake tell me that it was delicious.

I like going to the gym because we play racquetball together every night (a.k.a we make idiots of ourselves every night) we're not very good, but it is a lot of fun.

When we go to bed, the place for sleep and other fun things...like SCRABBLE.

Jake and I are pretty lame, every night before we go to sleep we play scrabble on the Ipod against random people.  We're cheaters though, we quit games if we are getting beat really bad, and we don't start a game if we think we have bad letters, we just delete it and start a different one. This could stem from the fact that we are sore losers...well, I am.

One night about a month ago, I decided to make a little romantic gesture.  Jake was in the shower, and so I got our actual Scrabble board game out of the closet and set it up on the bed to play when Jake got out.  Jake was beating me about three quarters of the way through the game and so I made up a word a played it.  Jake raised his eyebrows and let it slide.  I won that game.

Jake knows me and even loves my flaws.

He's so excited

Jake has reached his beard goal.  

My sister told my him she was going to start calling him Zac.

He looked at her very confused and asked why?

She said BECAUSE YOUR BEARD LOOKS LIKE ZAC BROWN'S.

Jake smiled for the rest of the day.

I think the fact that Jake was wearing a toboggan definitely contributed.

On this Day in History

Since I have no idea what Jake and I will be doing tonight, I thought I would tell you a little about our first Valentine's Day...last year.

Last year we talked about Valentine's Day several weeks before the big day.  We were not engaged yet, but knew that that is where things were heading, and so we decided that we weren't going to get each other gifts in order to save money...ya know, be practical and all that.

Well, the day arrived, it was a Sunday.  After church we came back to my house where I made delicious chicken alfredo for a semi-romantic lunch (can lunch really be romantic? At noon with your roommate eating with you?)  Right, so we will go with semi-romantic.  

Then it happened...after lunch...as I was scrubbing left over alfredo sauce off of our dishes...I heard it...snoring.  Jake fell asleep as I was washing the dishes that held the remains of a romantic gesture that I had worked to create in the name of Valentines Day.

So I finished the dishes and went upstairs to my room to watch a movie so that Jake would get the full guilt trip effect when he woke up and realized he had left me alone on couple's day.  I mean really...I was expecting cuddling and movie watching and dessert and maybe a surprise from Jake even though we agreed not to do that...not falling asleep as I did the little lady's work.

Then it happened...it felt like the world was caving in right on top of my head...a migraine...yeah, I get those.  Around the time my uninvited friend came a knocking in my head, lo and behold, Jake wakes up.  

As I lay in the fetal position in my bed crying, due the fact that the migraine wasn't the company that I wanted and that the company that I did want was asleep on the couch downstairs, a shadowy figure appeared in my doorway.

Jake came to me, maybe thinking that I was asleep and began to whisper in my ear how sorry he was that he fell asleep.  This whispering sounded like a fire alarm in my head and I pushed him away as I said it was o.k. and told him about my head.

He left right away to go to Bi-Lo right down the street to get some medicine and came back with not only medicine but a sweet  card and a box of chocolate.  

Boy knows how to apologize...and be a knight in shimmering armor. (Anyone know the movie reference?)

I don't know what Jake's plans are for tonight, but he assures me that he has some.  I can't wait to fill you in!

What was your favorite Valentine's Day?

Tuesday's Tunes...on Wednesday

Yesterday was so busy, I hardly had time to sit down and prop my feet up and snuggle Jake.

Speaking of Jake, every month on the 8th he brings home flowers for me...You see we got married on the 8th of October...before that, be brought me flowers every month on the 2nd because we started dating on the 2nd of some month long ago.  It's really so sweet to see him come in holding flowers out towards me, so proud of himself that he remembered and that they make me so happy.

You know what else makes me happy? Holding a baby...they are so cute and my new friend Jillian has one of the cutest babies ever.  Last night I went to Enrichment, Jillian was presenting for part of the time and, so I got hold this baby for a little while.  It's so nice to have a new friend in our ward.  They are the sweetest little family and I hope to be as cute of a little mama as Jillian is.

Jillian and Aiden

You know what I did after Enrichment?  I met a couple of horny dirt bags...at least, that's what Jake called them.  Enrichment lasted a little longer than I thought it was going to and as I was talking to Jake on the way home he said that he would love nothing more than for me to bring home a stuffed crust pizza.  Seeing as he brought me flowers and all earlier that day how could I say no?  So off I went to the Pizza Hut to pick up our romantic dinner and I pull of to the window and this is the conversation that followed

Horny Dirt bag: (looks me up and down...you know the look) Hey, how YOU doing?

Me: I'm good...do you have an order for Watson ready?

Horny Dirtbag: I sure do, it'll be $12.48...(leans down on to the window) so what bring you to Pizza Hut tonight?

Me: umm, my order.

Horny Dirtbag: Do you come here a lot?

Me: Only when it's what my husband wants for dinner.

Horny dirtbag:  Ohh, what's your husband up to tonight?

Me: He's at home. Did you say my order was ready?

Horny dirtbag: Let me go check again. Now that i'm thinking about it, I don't think that it is.

Me: ok.

Horny Dirt bag: It's almost ready, just another minute, they'll bring it to you when it's done...you come back real soon Carly (as he read my name off of his copy of my receipt.

This was all obnoxious, funny, flattering and ridiculous at the same time.  I had a friend on the phone the whole time and she thought it was the funniest thing she had heard all day while it was happening, but it's nice to know that the Pizza Hut guys think that I've still got it.

Once I finally made it home to spend some quality time with my hubs it was 9 o' clock.  We ate our pizza and watched Modern Family, and laughed and laughed and laughed at that show.  

So there it is, my long day yesterday...exciting right?  So for all of those that were looking forward to Tuesday's Tunes, here is the song that I chose yesterday but didn't have time to write about...it's the new Rascal Flatts song, and I thought it was fitting for the day since Jake and I have not been married for four months.

P.S. Can I just say how smokin' hot Joe Don is?  He has a terrible name, but good grief, isn't he nice to look at?

Thankful Thursday

Thankful for...
- Husband's usual good health...he's been sick lately and it's pitiful-I don't handle Jake being sick very well, i'm not used to that and I get really dramatic when something is wrong and think that it is never going to end...hopefully husband being sick ends SOON!
- My sweet dog who comes and lays really close to me and rests his head on my lap when I cry...I don't cry that much, but he's sitting here next to me and I'm thankful for him.
- Using my not feeling well this morning to buy myself a day of no school...It wasn't a lie, I really don't feel that well, but I probably could have made through my day of classes.
- Fresh pineapple...the kind from Aldi that is like a dollar and popping it in my mouth to have the juice explode and think that that if heaven had a taste it would probably be very similar.
- The great family that I married into...sixteen nieces and nephews...5 brothers and sisters-in-law...mom and pop-in-law...lots of hugs...lots of love...I lucked out.

What are you thankful for?

Tuesday's Tunes...

Today as I was driving to school and bobbing my head to the beat of the music coming from my speakers I had a thought. I believe that there are certain songs that define us or parallel our lives and today as I was pretending that I was in the spotlight on stage in New York City with my name flashing in lights outside of the theater in which I was performing one of those songs came on the radio.  Don't laugh, ok?  "My Baby Loves Me Just the Way That I am," by Martina McBride came on and I instantly added it to my life's soundtrack.  Yes, I do think that all of these songs that speak to me on a deeper level come together to create my life's soundtrack and today another track was added.  I've heard this song before and as I was singing my duet with Martina I couldn't help but smile and think of Jake.

Fun Fact: When I was little I wanted nothing more than to transform into Celine Dion over night and become a singing superstar! I would go into my little brother's and sister's rooms when they were still small enough to have baby monitors in them and sing my little heart out into that monitor, knowing that my mom was listening so that I could come out and have her tell me how great I was.  Turns out she wasn't telling me the whole truth all of those years because I can't carry a tune.  Instead of retiring to Vegas I'm retired to my car.

Jake's Beard...

A lot of people ask me how I feel about Jake's beard,

I had no idea that this would be a something that people would want

to ask me so much about. It's mostly women, they want to know if

it bothers me or hurts me since we are married now and it is no secret

that we like to smooch. To this, ladies, I say no

I LOVE his beard!

Why you ask.

Well, I'll tell you.

His beard feels good when it brushes against my neck

and I think it makes him look oh so handsome and distinguished.

He's only ever had a smooth face one time in the entire time

that we've known each other. I do like for him to keep it

trimmed and nice, I don't like when he starts looking shaggy.

If Jake had it his way, his beard would look like this...

or...

(Just kidding on this one)

Either way, I'm not down with this.

BUT...

I LOVE Jake's beard, just the way it is!

Today and Every day...

Happy New Year!

Jake and I had a few people over last night to celebrate the coming in of brand new year full of new opportunities and memories to be made.  The first memory made in this new year was after people left to go home and snuggle and go to bed.  Jake and I were being nerds and checking Facebook before heading to bed ourselves and the New Years concerts were playing on the tv in the background.  Train was introduced back on stage to sing their new song "Marry Me," and my sweet husband gets up and asks me to dance in the living room  to this sweet song.  I wasn't sure if I liked this song until last night, but now I love it and I've been humming it ever since.  So today and every day of this year I'm looking forward to the sweet memories that we get to make together.

Enjoy the song...

Here's to the bright New Year, and a fond farewell to the old...

2010 has definitely been a life changing year, as I've reflected back over the past 12 months it is hard to believe how much has changed in such a short amount of time.  In the spirit of New Year's Eve here are some of my favorite moments from the past year: 

JANUARY: Here's to the baby that has changed the lives of everyone in my family for the better. His coming in the world started our year off right. Watching him grow has definitely been one of the highlights of our year. Read about his birth here.

Jake and I also got our first child...before we were married or even engaged (SHHH!) and my how he's grown. We got him when he was a little baby that I could hold like one and now he's a 65 pound toddler dog and we love him so much!

MARCH: Jake gave me some bling and asked me to marry him (read about that here). I asked him if he was serious and then said YES.

MAY: Engagement pictures! My best friend from high school took these for us and she did a fantastic job if I do say so myself!

JUNE: ROAD TRIP! We made our way up to NYC and Boston!

AND...

Our first wedding shower!

  JULY: Trip to Washington, D.C. for Justin and Ashley's wedding.

Changing of the Guard Ceremony

and a trip to the beach with my family...

September: Temple!

 OCTOBER: Love and Marriage...More pics here.

 Cruise...

I was a slacker and didn't take pictures during Thanksgiving or Christmas, I was a little busy soaking up time of relaxation and family, but rest assured they are always on the list of best moments of this year.

I am looking so forward to this upcoming year...who knows what it may bring...another puppy? a baby (cough cough...just kidding!)? finishing painting my house...graduating!!!  Anyway, I look forward to sharing it with all of you!  

Happy New Year!!!