Thursday, July 5, 2012

50 things.

carter is napping. so what better way to pass the time than getting on blogger and telling you a little bit more about me and jack??

50 things about us.
1. jack is originally from oregon.
2. we both attended luther college but neither of us stayed there for more than 2 years.
3. i drink coffee.
4. he doesn't.
5. i'm a really good speller(you wouldn't think so though. thanks auto-correct).
6. he isn't.
7. we are both hands-on/tactile learners.
8. he played contact sports(football, wrestling).
9. i played sports that didn't involve balls(cheerleading, track).
10. we are both handy, but without fail he will always give me a hard time for whatever i build.
11. he claims to be a country boy.
12. i claim to be a city girl.
13. both of those statements aren't very true.
14. i'm studying to be an elementary teacher.
15. he's studying to be a diesel mechanic.
16. he lives in the most boring state ever.
17. we make a very cute baby(if i say so myself *wink*)
18. he likes to bug me.
19. i hate it, but i put up with it cause i love him.
20. he says we're gonna have 10 more boys.
21. i'm thinkin that's a no.
22. he also thinks we're going to live in a mansion in the country.
23. we both think each other are awful drivers.
24. he is going to change every diaper of carter's after he moves here(if i have my way).
25. we started dating on valentine's day 2010.
26. he asked me to be his girlfriend with sweetheart candies.
27. he has perfect skin that i'm way jealous of.
28. he has brick hands and feet that were passed down to carter.
29. he likes to play video games.
30. he is not very forgiving when he tries to teach me how to play them.
31. we are both extremely ticklish.
32. he likes to give me hickeys(see #18).
33. i currently have two hickeys on my right shoulder from when he was in town.
34. carter likes to play with jack's nipples.
35. i think it's hilarious.
36. he wants me to move there.
37. i want him to move here.
38. we are both being stubborn about it, so neither of us will probably end up moving(until he's done with school).
38. he says i can't cook, but he never lets me try.
39. he is, admittedly, a surprisingly good cook. although we both still have a lot to learn in the kitchen.
40. he gives me crap for not making carter sleep in his crib at night.
41. only because he wants to cuddle with me.
42. he won't admit it.
43. he wants a crotch-rocket
44. i don't think i'll ever ride on it with him if he gets one.
45. i endorse harley's.
46. we get to see each other in 6-ish weeks.
47. i could not be more excited.
48. he gave me a beautiful ring back in april.
49. i'm really excited to marry him.
50. i think he's excited to marry me too ;). 



Wednesday, July 4, 2012

4th.

Happy Independence Day!!



Monday, July 2, 2012

1st birthday.



CARTER IS 1!!!!!!!

How is it that a year can go by so quickly?

I know I've said it before. But I cannot believe how much life has changed in the past year. And Carter's growth is such a great way to mark those changes. I love him so much, and I can't believe how much he has changed my life for the better, even when I thought my life was already so great.



















Wednesday, June 27, 2012

this fall.



I have a feeling that this fall is going to be one of the most interesting seasons of my life. I am officially a full-time student and Drake as of a few minutes ago. I'm excited to finally get some hours under my belt that are going to lead me to graduation in a few years.*

Also, I still can't quite wrap my brain around the fact that Jack is going to be done with school in a month and a half. What happens after that is all up in the air. Thinking about it makes me nervous and excited at the same time. I want to know where he will be working and living, but it doesn't matter because I'm so excited for him to be close to me and Carter(finally!!!!!).

In other news... A year ago today I was extremely pregnant and nervous for Jack to fly into town for Carter's birth. It's crazy how much can change in a year... and I still can't believe that Carter is going to be 1 on Sunday.

Oh... and Carter is starting to walk now!!



*Not all my hours transferred and I wasn't far into the education program when I left Luther.


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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Texts from Chloe


I'm sure you all remember the posts with the hilarious conversations with my sister Chloe. Well now, thanks to popular demand, I have started a blog just for her quirky convos!

textsfromchloe.tumblr.com

My phones dictionary already recognizes textsfromchloe... Oh this will be good ;)

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cheer up!



The other day my friend texted me saying that she was sad. She felt like she had lost a lot of friendships and was having boy problems. I told her to cheer up and that we would talk about it later.

After losing a lot of friends in the past few years it's made me realize that it isn't something to dwell on. Ever since having Carter I'm obviously not in the same place in life as most of my friends and I have come to be understanding that most of the time people don't necessarily want my baby tagging along(even though he's super cute, he has become very difficult to take places*).

It made me realize that there are a lot of things that you can't let get you down. Ever since writing my post the other day about getting my hopes up about something and basically being depressed the rest of the day, I have tried to not let myself get down about petty things. If a friend blows me off, they're gonna know I'm not happy about it, but I'm not gonna dwell on it.

My advice to people who are down right now: don't let it keep you down. If you are missing a friend-call them up. If you are unhappy in your relationship-end it, or work on it until you're happy. If you feel lonely or bored-go for a run or a walk, or go work out! Things don't have to stay the way they are and you don't have to be unhappy. Try to look on the bright side :)

*Carter is now 11 months old(crazy, right?!?!?) which means he is officially trying to kill himself 24-7. Putting anything and everything in his mouth, climbing onto perilous ledges and hitting my dog that likes to bite. And when I make him stop doing these things he usually screams at me. So when he's in a mood for screaming(which is a lot lately because his nap schedule is anything but on schedule) it makes public outings... difficult.

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Saturday, June 2, 2012

down



Every once in a while I get really excited about something, and for one reason or another it doesn't happen when I expect it to. Like, I could have an awesome day and still be depressed because this one thing didn't happen.

That happened today.

And it makes me mad that I'm sad(enough emotions already, Chelsea. Your readers are getting whiplash!!). I hung out with my mom all morning at the farmers market downtown and ate lots of yummy food. Then I went to a movie(Snow White and the Huntsman-so good!) with my sister while my mom and grandma watched our babies. And just because it didn't work out for me to go wedding dress shopping, I got all upset.

Really? Boo hoo! Cry me a river and build me a bridge-get over it!

I could go wedding dress shopping every freaking day for the entire summer to make up for today!! Why am I down?? I really need to get out of this habit of getting myself down so easily. It's really not that big if a deal!!

So on a more happy note...

I got a ring! Cute, eh? My sister picked it out :)




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