I've been tagged.

I've been tagged!

I was tagged by my friend Sydney. Probably cause I'm following her blog. :) But I figured it would be fun to do so here it goes.

4 shows I like to watch...
1. The Office
2. Scrubs
3. Chuck
4. Anything on the Do It Yourself network. (I don't own a house yet but when I do all this information I'm building up will be very useful)

4 things I am passionate about...
1. The gospel
2. My husband
3. My family
4. Kids (I really want them, but am still waiting for Ricky to be ready to have them)

4 phrases I say a lot...
1. "don't judge me"
2. "I don't get it"
3. "I love you!"
4. "Hi! Welcome to Kohl's"

4 things I have learned from the past...
1. God's plans are bigger than our own
2. moving away from family can be a very good growing experience
3. I love my family!
4. life needs the downs so that there can be ups.

4 places I want to go...
1. anywhere that I can enjoy the ocean
2. Canada
3. New York
4. Europe

4 things I did yesterday...
1. Went to Church
2. Watched The Office
3. Blogged
4. Tried to enjoy my anniversary alone (not too much fun)

4 things I am looking forward to...
1. Starting a family
2. Going home to visit family
3. Enjoying the summer
4. My whole family being together again

4 things on my wish list...
1. Power tools
2. A real Piano
3. To live closer to family
4. To convince Ricky we can have more then 3 kids.

4 people I am tagging...
1. Anyone
2. Everyone
3. That guy over there ->
4. Anyone who reads my blog, (if they want)

Year One

It has officially been one year since Ricky and I have been married. It's been a crazy year at that.

This is one of my favorite wedding photos.

Starting with a crazy week of finalizing all the plans and actually getting married, A honey moon that was one night in a hotel that was freezing and smelt like sulfur and waking up to 3-4 inches of snow, a week of living with his mom till he was supposed to drive to Texas, and a spur of the moment decision that left me jobless and in the car with him.

This was actually right before we started our three day drive to Texas. We were so excited that we could just get up and leave and no one could tell us what to do.

I remember the week or 2 that we spent in a hotel trying to find someplace to live, until the guy at the housing department finally gave us a house that was "above Ricky's pay grade."

I was so excited to have a house to live in.

The month or two that we spent sleeping on an air mattress and eating off a card table cause that was all we could afford to do.

Our house looked so pitiful.

The months of boring nothingness cause I was too scared to go anywhere or do anything, and it drove Ricky crazy, till finally he convinced me that getting a job would be a good thing, and that sharing the car wouldn't be as hard as it might seem.

This picture is actually from Ricky's birthday last year.

I remember getting asked to be primary pianist, and it taking about a month or more before they actually sustained me to that position, even though I had been playing the entire time.

This is the only picture I could find of me and a keyboard. I look so pretty in it.

I remember Ricky's mom and step-dad coming down and bringing most of our wedding presents cause they wouldn't fit in our car. They really helped us out then too by buying our table and chairs and a tv for us.

Here's the table. The house still looked bare back then but it sure looks better then just the card table.

I remember getting our couches and how upset Ricky was at how long it took for them to delivered, after we had bought them.

This doesn't show our furniture too well but it does show that we have some and the tv from Ricky's parents.

I remember having to use the GPS for the longest time cause we would get lost if we didn't.

I remember the day I found out my dad's cancer had spread to the brain and that we were barely able to afford a plane ticket to get me home.

And that dad died not long after Ricky got there.

And that Ricky was alway quick to make sure I was still able to laugh, and he didn't mind that I cried a lot or was moody with him for the few months.

And that he still made me live life and go out and have fun, cause it was alright to.

I remember Thanksgiving, we threw a big party cause everyone was away from family.

This is just to show how many we were planning on. It was a lot of fun.

I remember Christmas and how we weren't even supposed to have one but Ricky lucked out and got work off for it so we had a party with the sister missionaries and one of Ricky's friends from work.

This is the only kind of real group picture I got for Christmas. And it really doesn't even show Sister Ficken very well at all.

Here's Sister Smith. I would feel bad if I didn't put her in here.

I remember that my birthday was lame, but I didn't mind cause I was with Ricky.

I think I've probably used this picture before but I don't really mind showing it again.

I remember how frustrating trying to get a truck was cause we had and still don't really have any credit.

Now I know I've used this one before.

And now I'm back to today! I just hope that this coming year is just as good.

Spring Break

Spring Break was here and now it's gone. I've never really seen a week go by so fast. I'm really sad to see it go because I was lucky enough to have my mom and little brother here for spring break, so both Ricky and I got the week off from work. It was great to not have to work and be able to spend all week with Ricky and my family. Plus we actually got to go out and do stuff.

The first night they were here wasn't very exciting because it is a 3 hour drive from Lubbock to here and that on top of the almost 10 hours of travel they had of driving from Rupert, Id. to Salt Lake City, then flying from Salt Lake to Vegas to Lubbock is a bit much to really add anything too energetic to, so we just took them out to dinner and enjoyed an evening of relaxation.

Don't they look tired?

The next day was Sunday so they got to go to church with us and see and meet our ward. The rest of the day was mostly me making dinner while everyone else caught up on beauty sleep then watching movies and playing Rock Band the rest of the night.

Monday was spent shopping for groceries for the week, and giving Mom and Daryl a basic tour of the base and Abilene, and then home to play Rock Band.

Tuesday was a tour of the airplanes here on base, a little more shopping and then more Rock Band and FHE cause we forgot to do it Monday.

My mom took a picture of ever airplane. It was kind of funny. She also got quite a few good ones of me Ricky and Daryl.

It was actually a lot of fun going around and learning more about all of these planes.

Wednesday was exciting for Daryl and Ricky cause we had our friend David take them up in a smaller airplane and go for a crazy ride, while me and mom went and did some more shopping, then came home and relaxed the rest of the day.

Daryl was really excited about this, and I don't think he was disappointed.

They took a lot of pictures so I'm just putting these two because they show them inside the plane and that they were really high up.

Thursday was the zoo and then fishing the rest of the day.

We took tons of pictures here, and so that I don't bore anyone I'm only putting a few.

This owl seemed to be really angry. It was funny.

There was a game of king of the stump going on with the turtles.

Daryl caught a huge fish almost right off the bat.

Daryl was having a ton of luck while fishing cause the second fish he caught wasn't too long after the first.

If I remember right this was actually the fourth fish Daryl caught, cause he got one but it got away before we were able to get a picture of it.

Ricky actually didn't catch any this time but He's sure to go back and fish again, but so he didn't feel left out I took a picture of him with the live bait on the hook.

Friday was relax and watch movies and then to a Bonzi place for dinner and finally watch a crazy storm roll in.

Daryl's idea of relaxing is always playing on the computer. I think he had a game going on the entire time he was here.

And today was me getting up extra early to take mom and Daryl back to Lubbock so they could go home. I didn't take any pictures cause I was too tired to remember much about anything except driving safe and staying awake.

Oh also, Friday Ricky and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary together. Technically it's this Sunday, but since it is a Sunday and Ricky has weekend duty, we did it friday. He surprised me with a Kitchen Aide mixer. I was so excited!

I couldn't believe he actually got it for me. I was saving up to get one for Christmas, but now i guess I can put that toward something for Ricky.

So because he did that for me I let him go buy a 22. He's been wanting a gun and since I've already told him he's getting his hand gun for his birthday he decided a 22 would be a good one to get now.

He was pretty happy about getting it, now he just has to find time to use it.

Spring!

Spring is here!!!

This is what I woke up to a couple of days ago. I'm pretty excited cause that means spring is here! I'm so ready for warm weather. I'm sick of the constant change from random snow storms to 70 degree weather. I've got flowers growing in my garden, the grass is trying to come back to life.

I'm not sure why but our tree has flowers on it. It's really pretty.

This is one of the flowers I planted. It's a daffodil, and it's starting to bloom! It makes me feel like my house is so much prettier and brighter. I can't wait to see how the tulips look when they come up!

Laundry

So I've been really busy the past two weeks. I've gotten more hours at work which is both good and bad. Good because more hours means more money that me and Ricky can save and put towards our emergency fund or things we'd really like to have. Bad cause it means I have no time to really be home and clean or make dinner. The worst part is that I keep trying to start laundry but I never have time to finish it. That is the worst cause after a little while the stuff you thought was clean gets mixed into the dirty and you have to start all over again. Anyways the reason for my ranting above is because the love of my life, My dearest husband, Richard the Great! He who is sealed to me for time and all eternity took the time today while I was at work to cancel some plans he had made and did laundry for me. I was so happy, you have no idea. I've been stressing a little cause I'm so excited for my mom and little brother to come visit this next week. So having the stress of the never ending laundry taken care of is huge! Thank you sweetie! You are the Best!

Our Truck!

So I told you all about the sad and disappointing day we had with trying to find a truck last Friday. Well the next day we found another one. It looked really good and was only around $9,000. So we (or more correctly Ricky) called the dealership to find out more. The sad news, that truck was sold, the good news, they had another one that they thought we might like to look at. So we did and it was really nice, and due to the fact that they haven't been able to sell it for quite a while we got a really good deal, taking it from the $17,995 down to $12,995. What we got was a Dodge Ram 1500 with a 5.7 liter Hemi. And for those of you who are like me and don't speak car, we got a quad cab full size pickup that is bright red and can go really fast. And the best part is (besides having two vehicles) that they were able to find a lender who was willing to give us a loan, so we can start getting credit. Now the reason I haven't blogged about this till now is because we weren't sure if the bank had approved our loan until today. The dealers were pretty sure that we were doing to get approved so they let us have it since Saturday. It's been so nice. Anyways here are some pictures of the truck.

Ricky took them.

Here's the front

Here's the back.

He also took pictures of the interior, the engine, the logos, and the rims but I don't really want to add them on here cause I don't really enjoy looking a them so I'm not going to force any one else to either.

Randomness everyday!!! Well at least for today.

I feel like pure randomness today! And for the most part this post will follow as such, pure randomness, with a very little bit of structure and a few things that might make sense.

First of all I bought myself flowers! Aren't they pretty?

Me and Lexi! She's such a friendly puppy.

Lexi LOVES the snow!

We have sleeping missionaries!!! Isn't Sister Smith such a beautiful sleeper.

Sister Jones likes to hide. But I bet you can see her teddy bear!!!

And finally another view of the flowers I bought for me!

Now I suppose I should make some sense out of all of this. Starting with the flowers, cause they are the first and last pictures. Yesterday Ricky and I went to Wal-Mart and I saw the flowers and decided that I wanted something to make our house seem more happy and such and flowers seemed like a wonderful idea, and they were I can't help but smile every time I see them. I don't usually like pink but I think it's starting to grow on me is some ways, like for flowers. :)

Next is Me and Lexi and Lexi playing in the snow. So it snowed last night. And when Ricky took Lexi out she started to play in the snow and it was so funny and cute he had to take pictures. She likes to get her nose in the snow and fling it out and then chase after it. It's pretty entertaining to watch.

Next is the missionaries sleeping. They needed a place to stay this last week and so Ricky and I offered our house as a place to stay. Granted we don't have tons of room but they don't seem to mind to much. When I took the pictures of them I had gotten home from work and knew that they were here so I went up to go hang out while they were stuck inside and found them sleeping. That means perfect picture opportunities!

Finally another picture of my flowers. I didn't show all the flowers that were in the bouquet and I wanted to so I took another shot and thus the second picture of my flowers is born!

Now that I have completely exhausted my randomness and am pretty much just exhausted I think I'm going to go try to take a nap. Good night world. :)