Cariann's Photo shoot

Here are the pictures I did of Cariann over the weekend. She looks more and more like me every day. It's crazy!!

Crazy Weekend!

 Me and Devin

So my dad's friend Kim and her kids came down from Syracuse to stay with us for the weekend. They were here Thursday night to Sunday night. I had off from work Thurs-Sun by pure luck, and so I was able to spend the entire weekend at home.
We played video games, watched movies, covered ourselves in fairy tattoos, I got Mandi [age 5] to not only hold my snake, but kiss it, and then help me feed him, I ate an entire ice cream cake [again!], Zumba with Devin, photo shoot with Cariann, and we all dressed up and did "war paint" for Lasertron. It was so much fun! We went to Lasertron one afternoon and totally rocked it.

 

Mandi's war paint

 
 

Michael's war paint

 
 

Cariann's war paint/zombie look

 
 

Brady's war paint [he looks like a ghost!] 

I was dj for the youth dance at my church, and my dad and Kim were chaperons, and Devin came along as well. It was a blast! Devin showed off some of the sickest moves and everyone loved him. My dad and Kim were tearin' it up all night, and apparently I'm a good dj cause everyone kept giving me "thumbs up" all night long. I felt accomplished that's for sure.

 

Me again, I wanted to get some pics of the eye make up I did

 
 

I didn't blend the two colors very well

Sunday Cariann gave a talk in her ward at church so we all came to support her. She did a fabulous job. Although my mom was super pissed that my dad and Kim and all her kids were there. When she walked in and saw all of us she had this shocked and angry look on her face. Like someone had just slapped her real hard unexpectedly. After the meeting was over me and Ashlie went over to where my mom was sitting to try and say hi and to talk to her, but she was really cold to us. Saying "hi" and then when we tried to hold a conversation she leaned over to her father-in law and started whispering to him, completely ignoring us. I hate when she does that. It's not only rude, but completely immature. She's 41 years old. 13 year old girls act like that, not moms. Needless to say I was pretty hurt that she once again treated me in such a way. However it was a minor setback in my weekend.

 

Dad's hair after Kim ran her hands through it. haha!

When we got home from church we had a "Hodge-podge" where we ate all the leftovers in the fridge. Soooo delicious! BBQ chicken, mexican salad, chips and salsa, pancakes, you name it and we ate it for lunch! Sunday afternoon was spent playing board games, napping, and watching Spongebob on tv as a family. It was so nice. I was totally bummed when Kim and the kids left though, the house felt so empty with 4 less people in it! I love her kids. Tyler, Brady, and Mandi are so much fun! I can't wait for them to come back to play again next time. Miss you guys already! :]

 

ready for lasertron

Arts&Crafts

I've been on an arts and crafts kick recently. Making friendship bracelets was a big one until Ashlie and Shawn came home with dinosaurs they were going to paint. Turns out at Michael's Craft Store they have wooden things you can put together and paint. I about died with excitement. The best one I've made so far was a rocket ship. However I have also painted an alligator and constructed a catapult. For the wood kits I bought, they only cost one dollar which is awesome. They came with 4 paint colors, wood glue, sand paper, instructions, and all the wood pieces to construct your toy. Pretty much the best dollar I ever spent!

 

  

  

  

 

Pondering the Future

This morning I was pondering on my future a little bit. Things I want to accomplish, things I want to change, and the type of guy I want in my life. I ended up writing a lot of my thoughts and ideas down, and then called Seth to get his input on it. I wanted to make sure the things I wanted in a guy weren't unrealistic or too demanding. Seth agreed that the lists I made were right on target. Go me! I'd like to share them with you.

List of Things a Guy MUST Have to Be My Boyfriend:

• temple worthy/worthy priesthood holder
• attends church and church activities regularly
• is a gentlemen
• respectful

1. -->to me
2. -->his friends/my friends
3. -->his family/my family
4. -->people he doesn't even know

• responsible with his finances
• holds a steady job
• listens to and follows the promptings of the Spirit
• doesn't play mind games
• communicates well in person
• adventurous and fun
• thoughtful

1. -->acts of service for others without them knowing he did it
2. -->reminds me often of how he feels about me

• handles arguments well

1. -->doesn't call people names
2. -->doesn't bring up past issues that are irrelevant to the current arguement
3. -->doesn't say things just to hurt the other person
4. -->willing to make compromises

• wants to have a family/loves children
• wants to get married someday
• puts others needs in front of his own (within reason)

Rules of Dating:

1. Know him like the back of my hand

• aspirations and goals
• likes/dislikes
• family background
• how he reacts when hes happy/sad/angry
• has all requirements on my list

2. He's meeting my needs

• listens when I talk
• comforts me when I'm upset
• supports me in my decisions
• shows gratitude

3. I'm meeting his needs (as I get to know him I'll know what those are)

4. In the physical aspect

• holding hands comes first
• hugs
• kisses (but only after becoming bf and gf)
• cuddling (use wisely)

Things I Want to Improve On:

1. The kind of music I choose to listen to and the movies I watch

• sexual content, extreme gory violence, horror films, and vulgar language = no!

2. Start exercising

• P90X/walking in the mornings/biking/etc

3. Eating healthier

• one "treat" per day
• more vegetables
• drink more water

4. Going to bed early and waking up early

5. Being frugal with my money

• buying only what I really need, and saving up for things I want

Things I Want to Accomplish: 


1. Take a cooking class
2. Find a nanny job in Utah
3. Find a place to live
4. Continue salsa dancing/find a dance partner
5. Spend more time with extended family once back in Utah
6. Have photo shoots more often to keep my photography skills sharp

1 Nephi 3:7
"7 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them"

Back to Utah

 
 

Yes, you read that right! I'm moving back to Utah! [Crowd cheers!] I've been waiting for this day for almost 8 months now. I've started applying for jobs and house hunting. I'm tying up loose ends here, and started to plan everything out. My plan as of now is for Nikki to come out a week prior to driving back so she can help me pack, meet my family, and take her to NYC. I feel like it's finally the right time for me to go back. Below are some pictures [which don't do justice] to how beautiful Utah is, and to show why I go back every time.

 

  

  

  

  

 

Cool New Phone!

So I switched to my own cell phone plan recently and I got the coolest. phone. ever. It's called the droid. It's seriously better than an Iphone. It doesn't have as many apps as an Iphone just yet, but that's only because it's brand new. The Iphone has been out for a few years now so it's got a lot more apps, and more people have it so apps make a lot more money through them than the droid. Anyways, I love this phone, it's awesome. I'm ALWAYS on it. My friends are starting to get annoyed because I spend all my time on it. That's a habit I'm gonna have to break. But it's so cool!!!

NYC

So I went to NYC again, this time with my dad, cariann, and michael. We spent more time swimming in the hotel pool and in the hot tub than we did in the actual city, but I got some fun shots with Cariann while walking around in Manhattan. Yes, the umbrella is in every picture on purpose.