Day 2 - a picture of you and the person you've been closest to the longest.

i've been closest to my sister, jessi the longest. i've known her since she came out of the womb.

American Idol - Guys

so this is who patrick and i think are going to be the top 6 male contestants for this years american idol.

James Durbin

Jacob Lusk

Paul Mcdonald

 

Scotty McCreery

Time Halperin

Casey Abrams

and just as a side note....does anyone else think that robbie rosen looks like aladdin??

while i don't think he'll go any further in the compitition (though i still wouldn't be suprised if he did), i really want him to sing "A Whole New World". that'd be awesome.

Day 1: a picture of yourself and 15 facts

kinda a creepy pic... anywho.

1. I love my husband more then anything. he rocks my world.
2. i am going to school for accounting. yes, i like numbers. yes, i know i'm crazy.
3. i'm crazy and am proud of it
4. i love chocolate but if i had to choose between snacking on chips or snacking on candy (even chocolate) i would most likely choose the chips.
5. earrings are my favorite accessory
6. i love kids. i can't wait to have my own. hopefully sooner then later.
7. if i could live on the beach, i would.
8. i like to decorate our apartment. i look forward to having a whole house to do whatever i want with!
9. i am a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. i know it is true with all of my heart.
10. sometimes i miss having my last name being eyring because it was kinda fun having people at church react with "are you related to president eyring??" (yes, by the way. i am)
11. i love italian and mexican food.
12. i want to go to turkey. not for any reason other then the name is cool.
13. i have the cutest nieces and nephew ever. they make me happy.
14. when driving, if i have the choice between listening to music or not, i usually choose no to. i know, i'm weird. especially because patrick is the exact opposite. he can't stand being in the car without music on.
15. i work at nationwide vision. i don't hate it, but i don't love it either. i just remind myself that it is a means to an end :)

31 Day Challenge

alright, so i'm giving in and doing the 31-day challenge. why? because I always want to blog but sometimes our life is so boring that i don't know what to blog about. so, while i will blog about other things as they come up

(PS. we may have some exciting news to share soon so keep checking back to find it out :) ) (PPS. no, we're not having a baby yet, just thought i'd clarify that.)

Ok, anyways so...here's a list of the challenge.

Day 1 - A picture of yourself and 15 facts
Day 2 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest to the longest
Day 3 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show
Day 4 - A picture of your favorite night
Day 5 - A picture of your favorite memory
Day 6 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
Day 7 - A picture of your most treasured item
Day 8 - A picture that makes you laugh
Day 9 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the craziest things with
Day 11 - A picture of something you hate
Day 12 - A picture of something you love
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die
Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity
Day 19 - A picture and a letter
Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget
Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at
Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book
Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change
Day 25 - A picture of your day
Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you
Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member
Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of
Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile
Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss
Day 31 - A picture of yourself

ask and ye shall receive.

unfortunately, my grandma's aunt Margarete passed away last week. we will all miss her. she was a wonderful women who led a fabulous life. but she is happy now. she now can see and feel the truth of the gospel in her life and is with her husband again. i am truly thankful for the plan of salvation and the comfort it brings to my life.

heavenly father has an interesting way of answering prayers though. we have all been praying that Margarete will be comfortable with the things she was going through at the end of her life. we prayed that she would be at peace. we got those blessings. she passed peacefully in her sleep with her niece (my grandma) and dear friend by her side. the interesting part of these prayers being answered is that i also got peace about some silly things that i had been hoping for.

the day after i wrote my last post we got a dining room table with 2 real chairs. a chair for extra seating in our living room. i even got a sewing machine. all from aunt Margarete

its amazing what happens if you're patient and see the good in what you have. blessings really do come.

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someday.

someday I will go here. or, somewhere as beautiful as here. 

but in reality..

someday we will have a real table with real chairs, instead of a card table with folding chairs.

someday we will have more then just a couch for people to sit.

someday we will have a house large enough for people to be able to actually sit on that extra seating.

someday we will both have jobs that we love and make enough money to support a family.

someday we will have children to call our own. 

the ones that when they cry, we can't give back to their parents because we're them.

the ones that may drive you crazy half the time but you love them no matter what because they are yours.

the ones that will be raised in the gospel and will be part of our eternal family.
someday i won't have to go to work and i'll be able to stay home and take care of my babies full time.

this i what i look forward to the most.

someday these things and more will be part of our lives. 

but for now i will enjoy living with just the two of us in our tiny apartment with our folding card table and limited seating

and enjoy every minute of it because i know that even with just that, we have much more then a lot of people do. because we truly are blessed. because i am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband to spend eternity with. a husband who lifts me up when i am down and will listen to me complain about the things that we don't have and helps me put these things into perspective.

because I know that someday we will look back

and think to ourselves "those were the days"

ReCaP

January 2010:

patrick proposed on new years eve of 2009, so we start the year being engaged. is there anything better then that?

feburary 2010:

the 16th of this month marked 1 year since our first official date at castles n' coasters.

we also went to california this month to take engagement pictures, and go to the happiest place on earth.

patrick also graduated from massage school!!

march 2010:

plan plan plan. planning for the wedding as much as i could during spring break.

patrick got is license for massage therapy. yea yea yea!!

april:

patrick's sister jessica had her baby, dean!

unfortunately, i don't have a picture of him on this computer. but take my word for it, he's the cutest little guy ever!

may:

my wonderful sisters and mom threw me a bridal shower. it was so much fun. it even included a song preformed my my mom, grandma karin, aunt julie, family friends sally and summer. complete with costumes and dancing. the song was "super trouper" from mama mia.

as soon as i find the video of it i will post it. it's the best thing you will have ever seen! but for now, here's a picture.

i also got many needed and wanted things as gifts from my amazing friends and family.

hehe.

june:

happy birthday to patrick!

also....happy wedding day to us! june 25th we were sealed in the temple for time and all eternity. i'm seriously the luckiest women ever!

after the wedding, we honeymooned in prescott, az. we went to several antique shops, ate some delicious food, and enjoyed being a newly married couple.

july:

happy birthday to me!

patrick spoiled me this day. he's awesome.

august:

we went to california again. one of patrick's companions from his mission was getting married, so it was a good excuse. we went to old town san diego and heard some awesome music, went to the san diego zoo, and visited my cousins. if you want to see pics and what not i posted about it earlier.

september:

i got a new job as an eye technition at nationwide vision.

october:

halloween! for halloween this year, we went to our old ward's trunk-or-treat. i came straight from work so i wore my scrubs with a stethascope and was a doctor. boring, i know.

patrick's costume however was pretty sweet. he was a zombie. he had the ripped up clothes, make up and all. the best part about his costume was when we were passing out candy. he played the dead person part well and was freaking the kids out.

needless to say, it was awesome

november:

thanksgiving! we spent the first part of the day with the cowgurs, and then went up to payson that afternoon for lunner (between lunch and dinner) with my grandparents and family.

december:

before the awesome day of christmas, we welcomed another niece into the world. patrick's sister christina had her baby, charlotte. she is the tinest baby i have ever held! she's way cute. unlike dean, i do have a picture of her. can't see her face that well though. :(

on christmas we spent the whole day with family. unfortunately, i was sick and got patrick sick. but that's ok, we still had a great day!

the week of new years eve patrick and our brother in law, cary took a day trip to new mexico to get some fireworks. you know, the one's that actually go boomb instead of just sparkle? ya.

we lit them on new years eve. the cops showed up in the neighborhood no there were no trips to the popo station or anything. woot.

and now it's 2011. time to set goals and hope that this year is even better then the last. good luck to all of our family and friends this year. love you all!