Things be Windin' and Gridin'

This marriage thing is really benefiting me in many ways. I feel like I am increasingly getting smarter. I feel like its forcing me to do things that I have never done before. It is really good for me! 

So update: We sold our apartment thank goodness! We are signing a contract for an apartment tonight! I am excited to get all this done and figured out. Still don't know when we will be moving in. But hopefully it can be when my family is here so they can help us move. ;)

I am waiting to hear back about a job that has potential. It kinda sounds like I would be on call until I could actually pick up a shift. We will see. The guy I called said he would push my name along and hopefully in the next few days I will get a call. I will see what is all going on when I get an interview. Because I am not sure that the hours are going to work out for me. 

Me and Daryl went snowboarding on Saturday. It was a lot of fun. Naturally though I forgot to bring my jacket! I am so dumb. So we bought one. It ended up being like a youth XL and only costing like 34 bucks! Better than the other ones that were there. But it was kinda funny cause I was telling Daryl on the way up how I always forget to bring something. And there it was the jacket. ha. It was really cold and windy and we got real sore. But it was nice to get back into it. 

We have just been looking at apartments. We had this fail happen. We were the first to show interest in this apartment and this lady said she would call us by Tuesday and let us know after they showed it to a few more people. So we call Tuesday and she says we still are deciding. Then she txts me Wednesday and says a couple came by last night and signed a 2 year contract. THAT was the whole point in us calling you last night! You could have told us LAST NIGHT when we asked! Dumb. Whatever. Wasn't meant to be. It was just our first choice and we were waiting on it. But I think it was a blessing in disguise because this other apartment opened up that was cheaper that we really liked. So that is the one we are signing the contract for tonight!

We went to Daryl's Christmas party last night. It was great! We got to eat some delicious food! So that means that I didn't have to cook! ;) Then Daryl rode the bull to try to win 500 dollars. It didn't go that well. But he was sure a champ. Got some bruises on his hand to show for it. There was also a cool dance crew that broke dance and stuff there. It was a lot of fun to see. Then there was a sweet dance competition that made me giggle. There was lots of competitions and we walked around and watched them. It was a pretty good night!

I feel like that is pretty much it that has been going on here. I have been having some wicked heartburn lately though. Thank goodness for TUMS they work like champs on the heart! 

Well our plans for this weekend are to go to the ward Christmas party on Saturday morning and then go snowboarding at night. Tonight I have no idea what is in store. But we always end up doing something crazy! 

Thank goodness Finals are over!! We are both done and hopefully getting A's all around. Scholarships!? I leave Monday to go home and spend sometime with the parents alone since I have been married. I am excited and for the holidays! Merry Christmas!

-P.S. Everyday I am reminded what a great hardworking husband I have! I am soooo grateful. He does so much for me! Love him like crazy!

Lucky for Love

I wanted to dedicate this post to my better half. My husband. Daryl Klingaman. 

Warning: This might be a little too cheesy for your liking. 

I am one lucky girl. I married the boy of my dreams. I hope everyone can find a happy marriage. One that makes you want to put everything into it. I was surprised how everything worked out between us. It was definitely love. 

The first time I met him I was awkward. I had talked to him before and I was just excited to spend some time with him and see what he was all about. He was sure all that and a bag of potato chips. I remember that first hug when I said hello. I remember how my heart felt in my shirt. I remember feeling so impatient on that long drive down from Ogden to Provo. You had me at hello could do it for me. That explains how I felt to the t.

He was such a gentleman. Opening my door. He even called me pretty. We went out to eat with some of his friends when I first arrived. Then we went back and hung at his place for awhile. We sat on the couch talking about our lives. We didn't stop talking. We connected in a way I have never been able to before. I was so giddy over his smile and that curly hair. 

He took me to dinner and we went and played mini golf. We are joking around with each other and having the best first date ever. He even kissed me on the cheek when we were playing mini golf. I was head over heels for this kid. How could one date determine so much for me. I am not one to crush on a boy so fast I thought to myself. We ended the night by walking around the duck pond. We told each other everything. I had never gone so deep in topics with somebody. We ended the night with a kiss. Yes, first date and a kiss. 

That had my mind spinning. Is he a player? Dang it. I am really falling for him. I was ready to wake up the next day and start things from where they left off. I was so confused. I was falling for him but my heart was in a nervous state. I didn't know him quite well enough. I just wanted us to be good friends. Someone I could turn to. Someone I could have fun with. I never meant this to turn into something like me falling big time for this guy. 

After that first weekend I was hooked and so was he. We just wanted to be together every minute we could. We lived so far away we only got to see each other on the weekends. We called, txted, skyped all that we could. Our schedules were so different. By the second weekend of hanging out. I knew I loved this boy. I cared so much for him. I felt like I was definitely crazy.  It had only been 3 weeks. How could I feel this way. 

We fit so perfectly together. I had never done such cool things with someone. I had never felt this clicking with someone happen in my life. I was in love and I was kinda scared who knew it. I was worried about what my family would think. I had just met this guy. I wanted to tell them everything but I was sure they would tell me I was crazy. I could faintly hear my brother telling me that I was too young and naive to know what love was. Finally I spilled the beans. If my family loved me they would understand. And they did! They loved him from the minute they met him. How could you not? He is Daryl Klingaman.

I'm lucky to have someone like Daryl. He would do anything for me. I can trust him with everything. He is my other half. My best friend. He can do anything. I mean anything. I've never met someone so driven and hard-working. He is so caring as well. He knows just what to do and say when I have had a hard day. I can't wait for the hours to be over with work and school until I get to see my baby. I count down the minutes. I wish I could spend every second with you. We have so much fun together. No one makes me laugh so hard. We have the best time together and every minute we are apart my heart hurts a little bit. My love for Daryl is never ending. I am so glad I got married to my best friend and was able to make a convent to be with him forever. I would say I have the perfect relationship with my spouse. I wouldn't change anything. I am grateful for someone to love me for who I am. My flaws might be large but he gets through it and loves me for me. I am so grateful for my husband who is my hero and my rock. I will love you forever and always. 

Te amo para siempre :)

Watch out for convenient parking spots

I learned something the other day. Don't ever pull through a parking spot when going to the grocery store. You come out with your groceries and you can't access the back of the car. It's really awful. I looked like a fool as I was loading them into my back seat through a small opening between me and the car beside me. Very embarrassing. Never again. 

Another thing that is going on is...that school is almost done for semester! Had my last class today! And finals next week. I only have two and really only have to study for one. So it won't be bad at all! I am excited for Christmas Break! We are going to Washington for a couple days for a friend of mines wedding and then heading to Indiana to spend Christmas with Daryl's family. I haven't ever been away from my family for a holiday. So that will be interesting but I am excited to spend it with the Klingaman's!

Daryl and I have decided to move! The only problem is hopefully we can sell our place. We have been looking around at apartments and are going to visit some today so hopefully one of them will be good for us! I really hope we find one. Can't say I am going to miss this place much. It is a tiny cute apartment but I am ready to move on! There are a few problems in it. Like the dryer isn't ventilated outside. Pretty sure that is against code and a fire hazard! It gets like 120 degrees in there when you run the dryer. Oh, and the dryer is located in our bathroom. Is it the worst? YUP! It causes all this humidity it is crazy! I wish we would have known that when we moved in. We will always check out dryers from now on! That humidity is another question for us. Ever since we moved into this place. Either Daryl or I are home sick. Our stomachs are always bothering us. We are kinda wondering if we are living in mold because of what the dryer is doing and how the shower is set up. Mold is not a good thing. Hopefully that is the cause of our sickness and not the stress of school and work.

We are going snowboarding tomorrow! I am pretty excited! I haven't been in forever and I am going to be so awful! I am excited to get back out and try it though! Daryl is a hundred times better than I am. I can already tell. We went sledding and he brought his board and I could just tell. So hopefully he will be patient with me and it will go great!

Since school is over and that whole job thing failed me. I am going to work on some DIY projects. Hopefully I wont ruin them! I didn't do much today but school and set up some appts to go look at places. I was just taking a rest. I do miss having something to do like work doing the day. I feel like staying at home isn't ever good therapy for anyone. When you know you have time it's just like you waste it more. You know things need to be done. But you think about how much time you have and you think ahh I will do it later. It always happens with school work too. It's like you check facebook, and instagram like every 5 minutes for what? Nothing. Do you really care about peoples lives and what they are doing? No it just takes your mind off of yours for a minute. I decided something. I love being busy. I love having something to do. Sitting at home isn't good for me. It makes me like less productive. 

That's all I have. Just documenting my life. Peace.

That wife word

We have been married for almost 4 months now! Crazy stuff! I have realized somethings in our marriage.

• Cooking ain't no thang

I have always been worried about it. Yeah, I'm no Martha Stewart but I can do it! 

• House Cleaning No Problemo

I really actually like cleaning. It makes me feel so much better when the dishes are done, carpet is vacuumed, and the bathroom is so clean you wanna kiss it!

• Laundry easy peasy 

As long as I am constantly doing laundry I will remember to take it out of the dryer. It seems so much easier though then when I did it at home. We won't talk about what it was like when I was a single.

I never said I was good at any of these, I just said I could do them! 

So I burn a lot of things I make. So I clean once a month. So the dishes set in the sink more than dishes ever should. So there is pee on the ground in the bathroom. Jk. We aren't that gross! One thing I have realized is I can be a wife. I can do the things I need to do to keep this family functioning. I am still learning but I am trying and if anything I have realized it is that trying is better than doing nothing. Daryl appreciates it when I'm trying. He doesn't care how good it is. He cares that it's done. 

Here are somethings that would make me a better wife/mother:

1. Learning how to thread a sewing machine (they make things automatic now and when     you can't figure that out. It is just sad.) So I'm working on that.
2. Sewing on a simple button on a shirt. (Yes, Daryl does this for me)
3. Taking the laundry out of the dryer the first time it buzzes. (Not keep turning it on 5 times because you forget and have to let the wrinkles fall out again)
4. Cleaning the shower. (It seems so simple but do you do it when your naked in the shower, like before you wash your body? Because It just seems so awkward to do it clothed to me)
5. Not burn a batch of cookies. (Yes, every time I've made some. They burn)
6. Going alone to grocery shop. (I feel so awkward at the grocery store alone. I feel like everyone is looking at me like a pre-teen and judging what I am buying. So I wait for Daryl then I go)
7. Doing things out of my way for my husband. (I mean we do fun things together but I swear there isn't a creative bone in my body. I am always like I wanna be sweet then he bring home a taylor swift cd for me and makes me dinner. What's wrong with me?)
8. DIY Project. (I have these pinned for days on my wall on pinterest. I will make one of them one day, I am just scared I will screw it up and waste all that material..then what)

I am just going to stop there. I could go on for days on that list. 

My husband can do EVERYTHING! And if he doesn't know how, he will figure it out. I guess that is what you get for marrying someone better than you!