Linking up for "30 Second Thursdays."  This week's video prompt is to do the Harlem Shake. I did my best considering I didn't even know what this dance was before a couple days ago. I had heard of it a million times but had never bothered to look it up. Here's hoping this isn't completely embarrassing! 

In honor of my husband Tim's birthday I though I would give him a little spotlight on my blog today. Here are some of my favorite things about him. 
He is so much fun to be around no matter what the situation is. Everyone we meet instantly adores him. He was a stats T.A at BYU for 5 semesters and was fantastic at it. I mean just check out his ratings on Rate My Professor. Oh yeah check out all those chili peppers too! ;)
He is an amazing musician. He has the most gentle, sweet singing voice, he can play piano beautifully, and he is insane playing the guitar and bass. It seriously blows me away! He even had a short stint with the bassoon! ;)
He always opens doors for me, lets me use up the hot water, gives me his coat when I don't dress warm enough, always drives so that I don't have to, and even lets me give him facials and wax his eyebrows. He is such a trooper!
I could go on and on but I'll stop there. I asked him a couple questions so you could all get to know him a bit better. Here are his answers. 
What was the scariest moment of your life? When I broke my head at a rock concert. I had to get surgery on my head and get over 160 stitches on my head. 

You can kind of see the scar on the side of his head in this picture. It zigzags all the way across. 

Where is your favorite place you've traveled to and why? I love Alaska because it is so beautiful, it's too cold though! I loved serving my mission there, though. I also went to Australia when I was 16 and loved it. It is such a beautiful place. 

What is one of your favorite memories? Marrying you! (Awhh..) Also, playing guitar in the New Electric Sound over the summer. 

If you could have any talent what would it be? I wish I was a great artist. I think it would be really fun to be able to draw really well. 
What is on of your most embarrassing moments? In high school I was playing in a band called the Monikers and I was on stage at Velour in Provo. I spun my bass guitar around my waist trying to do a trick and it ended up flying across the stage and hitting the wall. 

There ya have it folks! Am I lucky or what? Happy 25th birthday!!

This weekend was definitely a fun one! It snowed literally ALL weekend. Thick, wet, heavy snow. All of our plans included traveling so sadly we witnessed way too many car accidents and crazy drivers on the freeway. 
We spent Friday night in Perry, where Tim's parents live. We had so much hanging out with Tim's parents and his sister Ari, her husband, Ben, and their 2 little ones. I am so in love with those little girls. They have definitely stolen my heart along with my other darling nieces and nephews! I attended a women's conference at church with Tim's mom and his sister. I chose three classes to attend and they were all pretty good! The first one was about "superglueing" your marriage. I learned some great tips to enhance my marriage. I realized how important it is to regularly compliment your spouse. hold hands, say "I love you" and take time out of the day to put all your other distractions away and focus just on each other. 
The second class was about how to dress modestly while still looking fabulous. I was excited that the instructor used Little Miss Fearless, Cats and Cardigans, and Clothed Much as examples. I met Amanda from Little Miss Fearless at a blogger meet up a few months ago and she is so nice and sweet! I have probably read every post of Brandilyn's from Cats and Cardigans. Needless to say I am a huge fan of her blog and think she is so awesome. Elaine is a blogger who compiled a website (Clothed Much) where you can find tons of modest fashion bloggers. How fun is that?  The other class was a stress management class although I think I learned more about thyroids, antidepressants, and hormones that managing stress. Haha!
That night we drove up to Bountiful for my Grandma's 70th birthday party. I LOVE my extended family so much and love every chance I get to meet up with them. I can't believe my grandma is 70. She seriously has 10x more energy than I do and does SO much. She and my grandpa served a 2 year mission in Haiti, and two other local missions. Not to mention they are CONSTANTLY serving everyone around them. They are basically superheroes. I am so lucky to be so close to my Grandma. She is basically my 2nd mom. I feel like I could talk to her about everything. Happy Birthday!! 

This photo is on our wedding day with my Grandma and Grandpa. How cute are they?!

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1. Last night Tim and I went to go get frozen hot chocolate. The place was so much fun. Chocolates, milkshakes, ice cream and galore! When we went in we found out that we had to call in 2 hours ahead of time so that they could freeze the hot chocolate. I was so sad. We got a salted caramel milkshake instead.
2. Today I'm supposed to go skiing again with Tim and some of his coworkers. It sounds super fun but I don't know how I feel about being in the snowy mountains from 5-9pm in the middle of winter. So cold. Plus the beaver is back. The best way I can describe my endometriosis is a beaver   attack. When it starts really hurting it feels like a beaver is gnawing away at my stomach while clawing my sides and smacking my back as hard as it can with it's big 'ol tail. Someone rip him off of me!
3. I went and met with a guidance counselor at the University of Utah to figure out all my classes for the upcoming semester. I would be a new transfer student. I just felt a pit in my stomach the whole time I was there. It took me 20 minutes of wandering around campus to find the right building. Once I found the right place to go I started chatting with the counselor and found out I would have to take 2 more math classes before I could start my major classes. I am the WORST at math. Even just thinking about math makes my blood boil and and little sweat droplets start to form. I would then have to either take 4 semesters of a second language or take 4 upper level math classes. What?! 
I looked over all the paperwork and just didn't feel good about it. I thought and thought about it and it just didn't seem right. I thought maybe I was just basing my feelings off fear but I knew it was more than that. It just didn't seem like the best fit for me. I'm in the midst of figuring out plan B and I feel SO SO good about it. Hopefully this is the right plan. I don't want to get too ahead of myself so I'll let y'all know once it's all figured out. 
Sorry about the lack of pictures in this post! I need to be better about taking pictures. I'm terrible at it. So instead I'll grace you with some pictures from my trip last summer to South Carolina with my cousins and then one from Christmas break with  my beloved cousins and my cute little brother as well. :)

Today I'm linking up to tell you a random story from my past for the "Just Because" link up with Lisette. 
When I was in the 4th grade our classroom had two class pets. They were two rats named Swoosh and Nike. They were super tame and cuddly and calm. I got the idea in my head that I wanted one more than anything. I begged and begged my parents for one. My mom could not stand the thought of it and said no. One morning my dad pulled me aside and said he was taking me to the pet store to get a rat. We picked one out and got all the necessary goodies for it. 

Seriously, whats up with the mouse fetish?
I had fun with it for about a day until I realized it was actually pretty ugly, scary, and not fun at all. The first time I let it out of its cage it ran rampant around the house until we finally caught it. From the day it was named "Speedy." I was terrified of it from that point on. My mom made me clean it's cage, replace it's food and water until the day he died. I feel awful saying this but I was so relieved when that day finally came. He kept growing larger and larger and half of his body swelled up like a balloon. He ended up dying choking on a peanut because of his huge swollen tumor-y body. Poor thing. 
I can only pray to the heavens that my children never beg me for a gross hairy little rodent. Sorry mom and dad!!

1. Friday night was one of my favorite date nights we have had so far. We went to a little family owned Italian restaurant called Siragusa. I'm pretty sure all the waitresses there were sisters. They were the cutest Italian ladies. One of them dive bombed into my side of the booth and told me to hide her so the other waitress wouldn't get mad at her because they had both refilled my drink at the same time. I could not stop laughing! Tim got a raise at work so I splurged and ordered a Dr. Pepper. ;)

2. After Siragusa's we went to Top It for some frozen yogurt. We had heard great things about it and wanted to give it a try. We sat down to eat and the teenage girl working there whipped out a ukelele and started singing. She was so talented, I was thoroughly impressed. 

3. On Saturday night we went Hale Theatre to see Tim's brother in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. It was a great performance! The set was spectacular, the costumes were amazing, it was definitely worth seeing. Afterwards we went to Cracker Barrel with some family and friends. Of course I had to show my nieces all the coolest toys. 

It was a super happy weekend! I love 3 day weekends! 

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Today I'm linking up for another week of "Letters to my Former Self."  This week's questions:

Describe your first date with your now current partner. 

Did you feel any "butterflies" on your first couple of encounters? 

Did you have any indication it would later be the "real deal?"

I remember seeing a voicemail from Tim on my phone. I had never given him my number so I was a bit confused about this. Tim and I had chatted a few times and become casual friends but had never exchanged numbers. We were both casually dating other people at the time. I listened to his voicemail and smiled from ear to ear at the sound of his voice. 

It went something like this. Uhh hi, this is Tim from church. I'm supposed to make a dessert for Thanksgiving and I was wondering if you had any ideas. I thought you might have some good recipes and was wondering if you would want to help me make something. You could bring your roommates or something too if you want. Anyways, heres my number...call me back if you want to get together.

I called him back and we arranged to meet up that night. I brought my roommate Hailee with me and we knocked on his door. Tim's roommate, Tom, was there as well. We all went to the grocery store and got the ingredients to make an apple crisp recipe. The four of us had a ton of fun. I felt an instant connection with Tim. We hung out and waited for the apple crisp to bake in the oven. This is super embarrassing but I actually already had a date planned that night but was so excited to spend time with Tim that I could tell him no. I kept texting my original date and pushing back the time of our date. I didn't want to leave Tim's apartment. I finally had to tell Tim I had to go and off I went. I do not recommend two dates in one night! Bad idea. 

It was a great night and we had a lot of fun but I didn't have a lot of thoughts about if Tim was "the one" or not.  I had dated a lot of not so great guys leading up to Tim and had made a decision to seek out guys with really great hearts and good intentions. Tim really stuck out to me and thats why I decided to try to get him to notice me. It was such a breath of fresh air to finally get to spend some time with him. I am grateful every day that I made that decision. He encourages me and pushes me to be better every day. Everyone that meets him loves him. He is such a great guy and I'm so happy to call him mine. 

Valentine's Day has come and gone. Tim brought home one of every flavor of cake balls from the bakery down the street from us. Lets just say I cant even move. I really need to learn that thing called moderation. Holy moly, so yummy. 

We've spent the rest of the night jamming to the video below. Its been stuck in our head for days so now I'll let it get stuck in your head too. Oh and you have to promise to at least watch it until the little bow with braids starts yelling about Taki's. I can only hope our future Eaton babies will be as awesome as these kids. 

Today I am feeling weak. I feel insignificant and unimportant. Why is it that we, especially women, are constantly comparing ourselves to others? It hit me today as I was studying for a test. Why can't I pass this test? I've been studying for it for months and months. I've taken it three and missed the acceptance rate by one question every time. I finally broke down today and just feel defeated. Why are some things so hard for me when they come so easily to others? 
I tried to go birthday shopping for my husband today and had to turn around and come home after less than 45 minutes. My entire body ached and my stomach and back felt like it was being squeezed tight by a chain of barbwire. Why can't it go away? Why am I being faced with this trial? I've had it long enough. When will the pain go away? I never want to feel like I'm constantly complaining or being negative so I try to keep so much of it inside. When people ask how I'm doing or what I've been up to I just want to cry and tell them that every day I hurt. Every muscle throbs and I can hardly take it anymore. I'd be an emotional wreck if I did that, and that's the last thing I want to be portrayed as. 
I'm unemployed right now. I'm in a transition stage of my life. I'm waiting to go back to school in May and continuously trying to study so I can get licensed and be done with my previous schooling. I feel like less of a woman that I don't have a career. I feel insignificant that I am not incredibly busy. Why is it that the world glorifies busy? I know that we need to be constantly engaged in doing good things but I feel like nowadays the busier you are the more important and the better you are. 
Why do you think that the world glorifies busy? Do you ever feel put down by not being caught up in the race of life? 

A year ago today was a cold wintery Saturday. Tim knocked on my door and invited me to lunch with him. I suspected something was up when I saw him all dressed up. We ate lunch at Tucanos and then he asked if I wanted to go walk around Bridal Veil Falls. I was a bit disappointed when he said that. I had mentioned that when he proposed I wanted it to be some personal, not the typical "romantic" spots in Provo.
We walked around Bridal Veil Falls for a few minutes and then he sat me down on a bench and asked where I saw myself in 5 years. We talked for a while and then he pulled out a little gift bag. I braced myself. This was it!
I opened it up and found a picture of us in a frame. It was wonderful and I loved it. Proposal time!! He then asked if I was ready to go. What?! We drove back home and he dropped me off at my apartment. I had to go to work in an hour so I was sure today wasn't going to be the day. I plopped myself down on the couch and told my roommate all about my day. I sat there for about 20 minutes and then decided to check my phone. There was a text message that told me to open up the back of the picture frame. I took the back off and inside was a love letter. It was incredibly special and I cherish it so much. At the end of the letter it told me to go into the laundry room. 
(The laundry room to the apartment complex was right next to my door. We tended to linger around the door not wanting to say goodnight but it was so cold that we would go sit on the countertop in the laundry room and chat in the warm of the dryer exhaust.)
I opened the door of the laundry room and found Tim down on one knee with a little box in his hands. He told me a few short words and asked me to marry him. 

It was honestly perfect. I wanted something quiet, personable, and romantic. Just about 7 months later we were married and we have been incredibly happy ever since! 

Wednesday night I hopped in my car and drove myself down to Orem, UT. I feel like I haven't been in Utah County in forever but alas, it was good to be back and all for good reason! I attended the Valentines Day Blogger Bash. What a fun night it was. 
The other meetups I've been to I was so new at blogging (not that I'm all that experienced now) and didn't know hardly anyone. I was pretty shy and reserved and my heart was pounding the entire time. I feel like I did a pretty good job this time of opening up and being myself and I had such a fun time! The only embarrassing thing that I did this time was proclaim out loud while everyone was being quiet that I found the blueberry I had lost during dinner in my scarf. Oh my, I sure am a socialite. 
We had delicious treats, a photo booth, mannequin dressing contests, and tons of fun jut chatting and getting to know one another. It was great to see people I hadn't seen in a while, meet new friends, and meet up with the girls whose blogs I've been swooning over the last few months.  Brianna did such an amazing job planning the party. We had it at the cute boutique that she works at, Francesca's. We seriously had such a blast checking out their new spring collection, eating, talking, laughing, playing games, and chatting about all things blog related. 

Showing off the mannequin that we styled 

 Photo booth fun

All 3 of the styled mannequins

I was standing there alone for a moment and felt like I was dateless at a dance. Sadly this wasn't the first time, haha!

All of the wonderful girls!

I absolutely loved catching up with these girls