The Beginning of Summer

THIS BLOG POST IS FOR ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS (BROOKE SHEPARD). SHE HAS REQUESTED A NEW POST BECAUSE, ITS TRUE, I HAVEN'T WRITTEN ON HERE FOR A WHILE. THE REASON FOR THIS FIASCO IS BECAUSE TRAVIS AND I HAVE A PRETTY COMMON LIFESTYLE AND OUR WEEKS ARE NOT THAT EXCITING . . . JUST REALLY REALLY REDUNDANT.

I GUESS WE CAN START OFF WITH OUR BODIES. HAHA THAT MADE ME LAUGH INSIDE. . . BUT TRAVIS AND I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE GYM AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK. NOW IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME THAT WELL I HATE HATE HATE GOING TO THE GYM. I HATE RUNNING AND WHAT NOT. BUT I HAVE BEEN BECAUSE ONE DAY I WENT TO GO BUY A SWIMSUIT AND WHEN I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF. I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH I LET MYSELF GO. I WOULD LIKE TO BLAME IT ON THE BIRTH CONTROL BUT I CAN'T BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MY EATING HABITS ARE NOT GOOD . . . NOT GOOD AT ALL! NOW, AFTER A LOT OF HARD WORK, TRAVIS IS SMALLER THAN HE WAS WHEN WE GOT MARRIED. LET ME TELL YA HE LOOKS GOOD! AS FOR MYSELF I WHEY THE SAME :( HOWEVER, I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER ABOUT MYSELF. I FIND MYSELF BEING SO MUCH MORE HAPPY AND I'M SLOWLY STARTING TO LIKE TO RUN. I KNOW ITS A MIRACLE!!!

ON ANOTHER NOTE: I HAVE STARTED MANY SUMMER PROJECTS TO MAKE OUR APARTMENT MORE LIKE A HOME. FOR INSTANCE OUR BEDROOM HAS NO DECORATIONS! SO . . . IN DESPERATION . . . I TURNED TO PINTREST FOR SOME CUTE IDEAS. I REALIZED THAT WE COULDN'T AFFORD A BED-FRAME. HOWEVER, I COULD MAKE MY OWN!!! NOW, BECAUSE I AM SUPER CHEAP I TURNED TO THE D.I. FOR ANYTHING THAT I COULD TURN INTO A BED-FRAME!!!

PRIOR TO THIS I HAD GONE TO A COUPLE OF ANTIQUE STORES AND FOUND SOME CUTE WHITE SHUDDERS BUT, THEY COST ABOUT $160.00 A PIECE. (WHICH IS OUT OF CONTROL I N MY OPINION). SO BACK TO ME GOING TO THE D.I. . . . I FOUND OUT THAT EVERY WEDNESDAY WAS THE DAY THAT THEY WOULD BRING NEW PRODUCT OUT ONTO THE FLOOR. BECAUSE OF THIS I WOULD WAIT BY THE DOOR WHERE THEY BROUGHT IT OUT AND WOULD GO THROUGH A CROWD OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR SPECIAL TREASURES THAT PEOPLE HAD GIVEN AWAY. AFTER BEING THERE FOR 4 HOURS I CAME ACROSS SHUTTERS!!! ISN'T IT A MIRACLE!!! AND . . . THE BEST PART IS...THEY ONLY COST $3.00 A PIECE!!! i'M TELLIN YA: YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY I WAS. AFTER CLEANING THEM UP A BIT AND DOING SOME OTHER MISCELLANEOUS THINGS I GOT THEM TO LOOK MARVELOUS AND HAD TRAVIS HANG THEM UP. HERE IS A PICTURE FOR ALL TO VIEW OUR NEW (HOMEMADE) HEADBOARD!






THEY ARE KIND OF A GREYISH BLUE AND THEY GO SO PERFECTLY WITH OUR LITTLE ORANGE ACCENTS ON OUR BED (AS YOU CAN TELL)





ANOTHER SUMMER PROJECT THAT I HAVE PUT TOGETHER WHICH HAS BEEN FUN IS A LITTLE DESK IN OUR LIVING ROOM. YOU SEE TRAVIS HAS WANTED A DESK FOR A WHILE SO ONE DAY, WHILE I WAS WALKING OUTSIDE, I FOUND THAT SOMEONE HAD LEFT A DESK OUT ON THE GRASS AND A "FREE" SIGN ON IT. SO . . . NATURALLY, WITH ME BEING FREAKISHLY CHEAP I TOOK IT. ITS NOT THE CUTEST (LET ME WARN YOU) BUT THE DECORATIONS HELP IT OUT. THE SAME DAY THAT I WAS AT THE D.I. AND GOT THE SHUTTERS I FOUND THE CUTEST MIRROR. IT WAS IN A REALLY CRAPPY BOX AND I DON'T THINK ANYONE NEW WHAT IT WAS. BUT I OPENED IT AND REALIZED IT WAS BRAN NEW!!! IT WAS ONLY $8.00!!! WHICH IS AWESOME!!! ON TOP OF THAT . . . THE PREVIOUS CHRISTMAS TY (MY LITTLE BROTHER) GOT US A CUTE VASE BUT WE HAD NOTHING TO PUT IN IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON LONG FLOWERS. SO . . . I DECIDED TO GO AND COLLECT BRANCHES. OVERALL THE CUTE LITTLE DESK TURNED OUT AND NOW SOME DAYS I JUST STARE AT THE CREATION I PUT TOGETHER AND CANT BELIEVE THAT IT ALL ONLY COST ME UNDER 10 BUCKS. HERE IT IS FOR ALL TO SEE THE MIRACULOUS MICHELLE WHEN SHE IS ON TOP OF THINGS!




A LOT MORE HAS HAPPENED NOW THAT I HAVE STARTED TO WRITE ON HERE BUT I GUESS IT WILL HAVE TO WAIT. I DON'T WANT TO WASTE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME READING ABOUT THE LIFE OF THE NEWLYWED POH'S. HOWEVER, I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED!!! LOVE YOU FOR LOVING ME!!!

Our Valentines Day Adventures

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD BUT TODAY IS JUST A GREAT DAY SO I HAVE DECIDED THAT MAYBE I SHOULD RIGHT ON MY BLOG FOR ALL THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT MY KINDA BORING LIFE.

WELL WE CAN START WITH VALENTINES DAY. ACTUALLY I'D LIKE TO CALL IT VALENTINES WEEKEND BECAUSE WE KINDA CELEBRATED IT OVER THE EXPANSION OF 3 DAYS. SO...SATURDAY MORNING WE GOT TO SLEEP IN (WHICH WAS FANTASTIC BECAUSE I HAD BEEN WORKING AT SEE'S CANDIES LIKE EVERY MORNING). AFTER THAT WE DECIDED TO GO TO ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PLACES TO GO FOR BREAKFAST.....CRACKLE BARREL!!!
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NOW THIS NEXT PICTURE OF TRAVIS AND I....WELL YOU'LL SEE THAT I DON'T LOOK THE BEST BECAUSE THE ANGLE IS JUST NOT GOOD AND I DIDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH MAKEUP ON AND I LOOK LIKE I HAVE GAINED ABOUT 10 LBS BUT I PROMISE I HAVEN'T. I'VE ONLY GAINED 3...SO KEEP READING.. IF YOU DON'T I WILL BE OFFENDED THAT YOU SIMPLY LOOKED AT THIS FAT PICTURE AND GOT SO DISGUSTED THAT YOU LEFT THE PAGE ENTIRELY! ARE YOU READY?

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I WISH THAT I WAS REMEMBER ALL THE DETAILS BUT WHAT I CLEARLY REMEMBER IS THAT THE PANCAKES THERE ARE AMAZINGLY GOOD! SO GOOD THAT I ALMOST BOUGHT THEIR PANCAKE BATTER AND SYRUP......BUT TRAVIS WOULDNT LET ME... WELL ANYWAYS, AFTER GOING TO CRACKER BARREL  I GOT CALLED INTO WORK (P.S. PEOPLE SPEND MORE MONEY ON CANDY FOR VALENTINES DAY THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN MY OPINION) SO I ONLY HAD TO GO THERE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, WHICH IS FINE BECAUSE WE NEED THE MONEY..AFTER WORK TRAVIS PICKED ME UP AND IN HIS CAR HE HAD LEFT A DOZEN ROSES ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. (P.S. HE ASKED ME HOW I LIKED MY VALENTINES DAY AND I TOLD HIM TO BE AS CLICHE AS HE COULD EVEN THOUGH HE HATES TO BE CLICHE HE KNOWS THAT I LOVE IT!) ISN'T THAT ADORABLE!!! THEN WHEN WE GOT HOME WE GOT TO HANG AROUND UNTIL WE DECIDED TO GET READY FOR OUR WARD VALENTINES PARTY. IT WAS REALLY FUN! WE GOT TO SHOW OFF SOME POH DANCE MOVES AND EAT SOME CREPES. WAIT WHAT!!!??? CREPES??? NOW. IF YOU KNOW US POHS WE KINDA LIKE TO EAT AND CREPES DID NOT FILL US UP. SO TRAVIS ASKED ME WHERE I WANTED TO GO FOR DINNER (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS 9PM) AND ALL I WANTED RIGHT THEN AND THERE WAS........(EWW DIRTY MIND PERSON)..HAHA WAS......LETTUCE WRAPS FROM P.F. CHANGS!!! NOW I KNOW ITS NOT CHINA TO GO OR ANYTHING (P.S. THATS MY FAVORITE CHINESE PLACE IN FRESNO) BUT THE LETTUCE WRAPS THERE ARE AMAZING AND ALL WE ORDER FROM THERE. HERE IS A PICTURE FOR YOU SO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE FOR WHEN YOU DARE TO TRY THEM. BONI INTRODUCED US TO THEM!

DOESN'T THAT JUST LOOK SUPER DI DUPER DI DUPERDY GOOD!!!??? WELL..WHEN WE GOT TO THE RESTAURANT THERE WERE A TON OF PEOPLE THERE AND SO WE DECIDED TO GET IT TO GO. (WHICH..I MUST SAY, WAS A GREAT IDEA ON THEIR PART BECAUSE TRAVIS AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO TIP PEOPLE. HAHAHA). SO WE GOT OUR LETTUCE WRAPS AND HEADED HOME. HERE IS US IN FRONT OF THE FAMOUS HORSE THINGY JUST FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT.

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OVERALL IT WAS A GREAT DAY AND WE HAD FUN WITH OUR FRIENDS. BUT I FORGOT TO MENTION OUR PRESENTS...WHICH ARE KINDA IMPORTANT! SO AS WE ATE OUR DELICIOUS FOOD WE OPENED OUR PRESESNTS. TRAVIS INSISTED I OPEN MINE FIRST..HAHA YOU'RE GONNA LAUGH BUT ITS SUCH A TRAVIS THING TO GET ME. HE GOT ME THE 4TH TWILIGHT MOVIE...I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER THE NAME RIGHT NOW BUT ITS THE NEWEST ONE. SO HE HURRIED AND PUT THE MOVIE ON BECAUSE HONESTLY I THINK HE LOVES THE MOVIE MORE THAN I DO. HERE AM I WITH MY PRESENTS.

NOW I MYSELF (ACCORDING TO ME) AM A GREAT PRESENT GIVER BECAUSE WHEN I KNOW AN EVENT IS COMING UP I JUST WATCH TRAVIS TO SEE HOW HE REACTS TO CERTAIN THINGS AND THEN IF I KNOW HE REALLY WANTS IT ILL GET IT WITHOUT HIM EVEN HAVING THE SLIGHTEST CLUE BECAUSE I LOVE SURPRISES! PRIOR TO THE WEEKEND I REALIZED I HAD NO TIME TO GET TRAVIS HIS PRESENT AND IT WAS LOCATED AT THE BYU STORE ON CAMPUS. SO I ASKED MY COUSIN MADDY TO GET THEM FOR ME. IT WAS KINDA TRICKY TO GET THEM FROM HER BECAUSE TRAVIS, IT SEEMS, WAS ALWAYS HOME WHEN I WAS. SO I MADE UP THIS STORY THAT MADDY NEEDED A RIDE TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE VOLUNTEERS. SO WE PICKED HER UP ON THE WAY TO DROPPING ME OFF AT WORK. PRIOR TO THIS I PLACED MY HUGE PURSE IN THE BACK SEAT WHERE SHE WOULD BE SITTING AND TEXTED HER TO PLACE THE PRESENT IN IT WHEN TRAVIS WASN'T LOOKING. SHE COULD BE A SPY PEOPLE BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I KNEW SHE WAS DOING THIS I HAD NO IDEA THAT SHE DID AND I ALMOST RUINED THE SURPRISE BECAUSE MY SPY SKILLS ARE NOT AS GOOD AS HERS AND I ASKED HER AWKWARD RANDOM QUESTIONS. WELL IF YOU'RE DYING TO KNOW ALL I GOT HIM WAS THE NEW BYU BASKETBALL SHORTS THAT HE HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALL MONTH LONG. HERE THEY ARE WITH MY CUTE ASIAN MAN! .
THIS NEXT PICTURES WILL PROBABLY SUM UP THE REST OF OUR NIGHT.OH YES. AND I FORGOT TO MENTION. WHEN WE GOT HOME IT STARTED TO SNOW :)

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WELL THAT WAS THE MOST EXCITING DAY THAT WE CELEBRATED VALENTINES DAY. MONDAY WE WENT OUT TO DINNER AT MACARONI GRILL (THATS A WHOLE OTHER STORY) AND ON TUESDAY I HAD TO WORK ALL DAY BUT WHEN I CAME HOME TRAVIS MADE A TRAIL OF ROSE PETALS IN OUR HOUSE. HE DID A VERY GOOD JOB AT BEING CLICHE FOR ME :) I LOVE HIM!

The Life of the Little Poh Family

WELL FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY "HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR" EVEN THOUGH IT WAS TWO DAYS AGO. 
WELL I WAS TALKING TO MY MOTHER TODAY AND SHE MENTIONED MY BLOG SO I THOUGHT TO MYSELF "OH SNAP! I BETTER POST SOMETHING."  ITS JUST REALLY HARD FOR ME BECAUSE I GO AROUND READING OTHER PEOPLE'S BLOGS AND THEN I REALIZE MY LIFE IS NOT EXCITING AT ALL. BUT HEY IF YOU'RE HERE TO READ ABOUT IT ILL SHARE WHATS GOING ON IN THE POH HOUSE.
SO......FIRST.......YES, IM STILL JOBLESS. TRAVIS IS GOING TO SCHOOL FULL TIME AND HAS TWO JOBS. YA, HE'S CRAZY, OR HE JUST LOVES ME, OR IT MAY BE THE INCOME THAT HE LOVES. THE THING IS, HE HATES ONE OF HIS JOBS AND I FEEL SO GUILTY THAT HE ALWAYS IS WAKING UP EARLY FOR SCHOOL AND WORK AND I SLEEP IN UNTIL TEN. OK SO I DON'T FEEL THAT GUILTY WHEN THE MORNINGS ARE COLD AND MY EYES JUST REFUSE TO OPEN.  ITS WHEN HE COMES HOME AND HE'S TIRED WHEN I FEEL THE MOST GUILTY. SO, I BUCKLED DOWN AND WENT JOB SEARCHING TODAY. I HAVE AN INTERVIEW ON THURSDAY. YA, THATS RIGHT, THATS HOW GOOD I AM.
WELL LET ME TELL YA. GETTING THAT INTERVIEW WAS NOT EASY! WHEN I WALKED INTO THE GROCERY STORE (A CUTE LITTLE HEALTHY GROCERY STORE) I GOT THE APPLICATION AND FILLED IT OUT. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE MANAGER SHE TOLD ME THAT ALONG WITH THE APPLICATION I HAD TO TAKE A MATH TEST. A MATH TEST PEOPLE!!!!! I AM NOT GOOD AT MATH! IM AN ENGLISH MAJOR BECAUSE MATH AND I ARE JUST NOT FRIENDS.
SO I ASKED FOR A CALCULATOR (SHE LOOKED AT ME FUNNY) AND SAID, "ITS JUST  BASIC MATH, (NO WORRIES SHE STILL GAVE ME THE CALCULATOR) AND BOY AM I GLAD SHE DID.  THAT TEST WAS SOOOOOO HARD! IT ASKED ME ABOUT PERCENTAGES AND GAVE ME SOME REAL LIFE SCENARIOS AND I STRUGGLED. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF "I BET, ONCE I LEAVE THEY'LL LOOK AT MY TEST AND START LAUGHING BECAUSE OF MY ANSWERS). HOWEVER, AFTER GIVING HER THE TEST SHE ASKED ME SOME MORE QUESTIONS AND I THINK SHE LIKED ME BECAUSE SHE JUST QUICKLY GLANCED OVER THE TEST AND SAID I PASSED. (HONESTLY I DON'T THINK SHE REALLY LOOKED AT IT OR ELSE THIS INTERVIEW WOULDNT BE HAPPENING.)

OTHER THAN THAT OUR LIFE IS PRETTY QUIET AND ROUTINE.  EXCEPT SOMETHING AMAZING HAPPENED LAST NIGHT! I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT PROVO STRUGGLES WITH CHINESE FOOD. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING HERE. THEY DONT UNDERSTAND THE ART OF FRYING NOODLES OR ANY MEAT OF THAT MATTER. SO LAST NIGHT, BEING CHINESE NEW YEAR, TRAVIS SAID WE HAD TO GO TRY A NEW CHINESE PLACE.  I HEARD OF THIS ONE RESTAURANT THAT IS PRETTY POPULAR SO I TOLD HIM. 
OH FIRST SOME BACKGROUND: TRAVIS NEVER TRUSTS MY OPINION AFTER HAVING "CHINA TO GO" (MY FAVORITE CHINESE PLACE IN CLOVIS) HE SAID THAT MY TASTE FOR CHINESE FOOD IS FAKE.
SO WHEN IT TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS PLACE HE DIDN'T REALLY TRUST ME, BUT WE ENDED UP GOING ANYWAYS AND IT WAS SOOOO GOOD!!!!! NOW, THE NOODLES WERE NOT AS GOOD AS "CHINA TO GO" BUT THEY WERE BETTER THAN MOST PLACES.  TRAVIS EVEN SAID THAT BONI WOULD PROBABLY LIKE IT. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW THIS BUT TRAVIS' DAD BONI IS LEGIT. HE KNOWS GOOD CHINESE FOOD. SO JUST THE FACT THAT TRAVIS SAID THAT MAKES ME PROUD! ITS AS IF HE NOW WILL TRUST ME WHEN I SAY A RESTAURANT IS GOOD OR NOT.
WELP. LIKE I SAID BEFORE OUR LIFE IS NOT ALL THAT EXCITING BUT IF YOU'VE MADE IT THIS FAR, THANKS FOR TAKING AN INTEREST I GUESS.

A REALLY RANDOM CHRISTMAS MESSAGE...

CHRISTMAS TIME HAS COME AND GONE. HOWEVER, IT HAS MADE ME REALIZE HOW BLESSED I AM TO HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING FAMILY. THIS YEAR CHRISTMAS WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT; IT WAS SPENT BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT FAMILIES. THIS WHOLE WEEK TRAVIS AND I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN OUR TWO FAMILIES. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASIER TO BE FROM THE SAME TOWN, BUT MAYBE IM MISTAKEN. ITS BEEN KIND OF HARD BECAUSE I WANT TO SPEND ALL MY TIME WITH MY FAMILY WHILE TRAVIS FEELS THE SAME BUT ABOUT HIS FAMILY. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE DONE VERY WELL WITH SPLITTING OUR TIME. I MEAN EVERYONE WANTS TO SPEND TIME WITH THE COOL COUPLE. IT'S COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE.
TY WAS SO FUNNY THIS CHRISTMAS.  THE FIRST NIGHT TRAVIS AND I CAME TO FRESNO HE CAME UP TO ME AND PUT HIS HANDS TO MY NECK (SAYING IN A VERY THREATNING VOICE) "I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT TRAVIS CAN NOT SLEEP WITH US THIS CHRISTMAS EVE!"  YOU SEE THE CHILDREN IN MY FAMILY HAVE THIS TRADITION THAT WE ALL SLEEP IN THE SAME ROOM ON CHRISTMAS EVE.  SO I ANSWERED TY SAYING "UHHH..YES HE IS, HE'S PART OF THIS FAMILY NOW."  TY TIGHTENED HIS GRIP RESPONDING "I'VE KEPT THIS TRADITION ALIVE FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND HE'S NOT GOING TO RUIN IT!" DON'T WORRY THIS ALL ENDED UP IN LAUGHTER.
ANYWAYS, BACK TO WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT BEING GREATFUL. THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON WAS VERY SIMPLE WITH MY FAMILY. IT WAS BASICALLY FOCUSED AROUND BABY OLIV (MY SISTERS BABY GIRL). EVERYONE SPOILED THE LITTLE ONE AND IT WAS EXCITING TO CELEBRATE OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH HER. I THINK SHE WAS MORE EXCITED ABOUT EVERYONE PAYING ATTENTION TO HER THEN THE PRESENTS IN WHICH SHE GOT. I BELIEVE I LOVE CHRISTMAS SO MUCH, NOT BECAUSE OF THE PRESENTS THAT WE GIVE OR RECIEVE FROM ONE ANOTHER, BUT REALLY I BELIVE ITS BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH LOVE IS FELT. WE WAKE UP CHRISTMAS MORNING AND IF YOU JUST PAUSE TO LOOK AROUND AT YOUR FAMILY LAUGHING, SMILING, HUGGING, AND SHARING STORIES OF PAST CHRISTMAS' YOU CAN'T HELP BUT THINK ABOUT HOW BLESSED YOU ARE. (OR AT LEAST THATS HOW I AM).
SO, EVEN THOUGH CHRISTMAS WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR I'VE COME TO REALIZE WHAT CHRISTMAS SHOULD REALLY BE ABOUT. YES, IT IS ABOUT THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOR. BUT, I BELIEVE ITS ALSO BECAUSE CHRIST WANTS US TO PAUSE AND LOOK AROUND AT WHO WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO CELEBRATE THIS MEMORABLE MOMENT WITH. THINK ABOUT IT: WE COULD HAVE BEEN PUT ON THIS EARTH ALONE, WITH NO FAMILY AT ALL. BUT CHRIST LOVES US SO MUCH WE ARE ABLE TO LIVE THIS LIFE AND CELEBRATE WITH OUR BEST FRIENDS! IN OUR HOME WE HAVE A FRAME THAT SAYS SOMETHING LIKE THIS: "I LOVED YOU TOO MUCH TO JUST BE YOUR FRIEND, SO GOD LET ME BE YOUR SISTER." OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I CAN'T REALLY REMEMBER, BUT I HOPE YOU GET THE IDEA :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

The Age of Selfishness

I SEE PEOPLE HAVING BABIES, OR GOING THROUGH SOMETHING TRAUMATIC IN THEIR LIVES AND ITS SAD THAT SOMETIMES I ENVY THEM.  IN MY PREVIOUS BLOG I TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE WHO IS RECENTLY MARRIED AND THE HUSBAND HAS CANCER.  SHE HAS A BLOG THAT TALKS ABOUT THEIR JOURNEY AND HOW STRONG THEIR MARRIAGE IS BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.  I THEN COMPARE IT TO THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN TRAVIS AND I AND HOW SIMPLE IT IS AND WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IF WE HAD TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.  WOULD WE MAKE IT? HONESTLY I DON'T KNOW.  I DON'T THINK I AM AS STRONG AS OTHERS AND HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH A SIMPLE LIFE.  I AM STILL IN THE STAGE OF BEING REALLY SELFISH AND I KNOW THAT SOMEDAY, SOMEHOW THAT HAS TO CHANGE.  I WORK WITH A BUNCH OF OLD LADIES AT SEE'S CANDIES AND ONE OF THEM EVEN SAID THAT I AM SELFISH.  SHE SAID THIS BECAUSE I TOLD HER I COULDN'T WAIT TO HAVE A BABY (NO I'M NOT PREGNANT) SHE THEN WENT ON EXPLAINING TO ME THAT I AM IN THE "SELFISH AGE."  AT FIRST IT KIND OF HURT MY FEELINGS, BUT THEN I GOT THINKING.  I REALLY AM SELFISH.  THERE ARE A BUNCH OF LITTLE THINGS THAT PROVES THIS.  EXAMPLE:  TRAVIS HAS TO GET UP KINDA EARLY IN THE MORNING AND WHEN WE WERE FIRST MARRIED I TOLD HIM I WOULD WAKE UP AND MAKE HIM LUNCH (TO SHOW MY LOVE).  HOWEVER, I DID THAT TWICE....AND THEN NEVER AGAIN.  selfish.  I TELL TRAVIS WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT...A LOT...selfish. I NEVER GET READY BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT AND FEEL NO NEED TO IMPRESS TRAVIS ANY MORE...selfish AND, HONESTLY, SOMETIMES I WANT TO HAVE A BABY...BUT I'VE REALIZED THAT I CAN'T DO THIS BECAUSE I AM SELFISH.  I WANT TO HAVE A BABY BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL MAKE LIFE MORE EXCITING FOR ME, OR BRING TRAVIS AND I CLOSER...selfish.  FIRST I NEED TO LEARN TO BE SELFLESS.  I NEED TO PUT OTHERS FIRST AND STRIVE TO BECOME MORE MATURE BECAUSE A BABY IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE THAT.  I NEED TO LEARN THAT BEFORE I BRING A LITTLE POH INTO THIS LIFE.  i bet if my mom is reading this she is freaking out. SOMETIMES I LOOK AT MY SISTER SARAH (SHE'S A RETURNED MISSIONARY AKA VERY SELFLESS) AND EVEN THOUGH I THINK I SHOULD STRIVE TO BE MORE LIKE HER I AM STILL SO SO SELFISH AND A PART OF ME DOESN'T WANT TO CHANGE BECAUSE I AM TOO SELFISH AND THINK ITS TOO MUCH WORK.  GOSH! I CAN'T EVEN DO MY VISITING TEACHING.
WELL IF YOU READ THIS WHOLE THING AND YOU ARE STILL READING THATS MY RANT FOR NOW.  SORRY THAT MY LIFE ISNT VERY EXCITING. I JUST WORK TWO JOBS AND THEN COME HOME, EAT, AND SLEEP.  and the picture above is of travis and i celebrating out one month anniversary. ENJOY!

MARRIAGE ADVENTURES

FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF WITH YOU GUYS CONGRATULATING ME BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST, SECOND POST FOR A BLOG. YES, ITS TRUE IVE STARTED A COUPLE OF BLOGS IN THE PAST AND WAS ABLE TO WHIP OUT ONE POST BUT THEN NEVER HAD THE DESIRE TO WRITE ANOTHER ONE.

SO ANYWAYS THIS BLOG POST I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO ENJOY.  I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE REASON AS TO WHY NEWLYWEDS GAIN WEIGHT.  SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME MY WHOLE LIFE I HAVE BEEN OBSESSED WITH MY WEIGHT. NOW, IM NOT SAYING WHEN I WAS FAT I WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I JUST ALWAYS HAVE OWNED A SCALE AND HAVE WEIGHED MYSELF EVERY SINGLE DAY SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.  HOWEVER, NOW THAT IM MARRIED WE, FOR SOME REASON, DONT OWN A SCALE AND IM GOING TO BLAME IT ON MY HUSBAND.  YOU SEE THE BOTH OF US HAVE NOT BEEN REALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH WHAT WE HAVE BEEN EATING AND WE BOTH HAVE NOTICED THAT EACH OF US HAS GAINED A COUPLE OF LBS. NOT A BIG DEAL REALLY, I MEAN I COULD START WORKING OUT TO LOOSE THE WEIGHT BUT HERE'S THE CATCH.  THE OTHER DAY I WAS COMPLAINING TO TRAVIS ABOUT HOW MUCH WEIGHT I HAD GAINED AND HE JOINED IN WITH HIS COMPLAINTS ABOUT HIS OWN PERSONAL PROBLEMS. WE JUST LAUGHED IT OFF, BUT THEN I DEMANDED WE START TO WORK OUT AND THIS WAS HIS RESPONSE: "MICHELLE WE'RE NEWLYWEDS, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE TIME OF OUR LIVES, SO WE CAN EAT WHATEVER WE WANT AND GAIN AS MUCH WEIGHT AS WE WANT."  ALL I CAN SAY TO THAT IS "WHAT THE HECK! WHO ARE YOU!? YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME FAT!" HE, LIKE THE REST OF THE MEN IN THIS WORLD, DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH HARED WE WOMEN HAVE TO WORK TO LOSE THE WEIGHT WE GAIN, AND IF I GIVE UP NOW, WHILE STILL IN MY 20'S, I'M GOING TO BE SOOOOO HUGE AND HE WONT LIKE IT. HAHAHA

ON ANOTHER NOTE TRAVIS MADE THE FUNNIEST COMMENT ABOUT COUPLES DATING.  I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE THIS UNTIL HE BROUGHT IT UP BUT ITS PRETTY HILARIOUS!  SO THE OTHER NIGHT WE WENT AND GOT SOME ICE CREAM WITH THIS COUPLE.  TRAVIS KNEW THIS KID BECAUSE THEY WORK TOGETHER AND DISCOVERED THAT NEITHER OF THEM HAD MARRIED COUPLE FRIENDS.  SO ANYWAY, THE POINT IM GETTING TO IS THE FACT THAT WHEN YOU GET MARRIED INSTEAD OF GOING ON SINGLE DATES (LOOKING FOR A SPOUSE) INSTEAD YOU GO ON COUPLES DATES (LOOKING FOR FRIENDS TO HANGOUT ON THE WEEKENDS).  IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT HE IS TOTALLY RIGHT! WE GO ON THESE COUPLE DATES AND WE SEE IF THEY CAN BE OUR FRIENDS.  WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT TOO WEIRD AND WE HAVE TO DISCUSS IF WE BOTH LIKE BOTH THE BOY AND GIRL IN THE RELATIONSHIP.  IT JUST MAKES ME LAUGH WHEN I HEAR THE THINGS THAT TRAVIS COMES UP WITH.  HE EVEN TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD WRITE A BOOK ABOUT IT. MAYBE I WILL, MAYBE I WON'T.  WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT MY LIFE IS LIKE LATER ON. 

OH AND THE PICTURE ABOVE IS NOTHING NEW.  ACTUALLY IT WAS TAKEN WHEN WE FIRST GOT TOGETHER.  BUT, WE DON'T TAKE PICTURES THAT OFTEN SO JUST PRETEND ITS A PICTURE OF US ON COUPLES DATE. HAHA

ENJOY!

SNOW FOR THANKSGIVING?

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY GIRLS THAT ARE MARRIED START BLOGS? WELL I'LL TELL YA:  RIGHT NOW AS I SIT HERE TYPING OUT THIS BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE, NOT KNOWING IF ANYONE WILL READ IT, TRAVIS IS ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO ME STUDYING/DOING HOMEWORK FOR SCHOOL.  SO I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS IF YOU GET MARRIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCHOOL YEAR BE PREPARED TO START A BLOG LIKE US.

PRIOR TO STARTING THIS POST I WAS READING ABOUT ONE OF MY FRIENDS WHO RECENTLY GOT MARRIED. AND WHEN I SAY RECENT I MEAN SHE JUST HAD HER TWO MONTH ANNIVERSARY WITH HER FANTASTIC HUSBAND.  HOWEVER, HER MARRIED LIFE IS NOT GOING TO PLAN.  HER HUSBAND HAS CANCER WHILE STILL IN HIS TWENTIES...BUT WHAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL ABOUT HER BLOG IS HER FAITH AND HAPPINESS SHE PORTRAYS IN IT. LAST NIGHT TRAVIS AND I WATCH "MOULIN ROUGE" AND THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MOVIE ALL I DID WAS CRY.  I'VE SEEN IN SO MANY TIMES BEFORE BUT ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS MY FRIEND AND HER HUSBAND AND WHAT SHE MUST BE FEELING.  I COULDN'T IMAGINE FINDING OUT THAT TRAVIS HAD CANCER AND BEING OK WITH IT. I THINK I WOULD FREAK OUT AND BLAME THE WORLD FOR MY TROUBLES.  BUT SHE IS SO STRONG AND SHE HELPS ME REALIZE THAT I NEED TO COUNT MY BLESSINGS AND BE SO SO GRATEFUL FOR THE LIFE I HAVE.  NO, IT MAY NOT BE WHAT SARAH (MY SISTER) AND I EXPECTED BUT ITS STILL REALLY AMAZING. 

TODAY TRAVIS AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IT WAS STAKE CONFERENCE SO WE KINDA MISSED CHURCH.  HOWEVER, THE THING WITH MY HUSBAND IS THAT HE REALLY TRIES TO BE STRONG FOR THE BOTH OF US.  HE SUGGESTED THAT WE GO TO THE PROVO TEMPLE INSTEAD.  SO WE DID.  WE JUST SAT THERE AND SHARED OUR FAVORITE SCRIPTURES WITH EACH OTHER, WATCHING THE LITTLE MISSIONARIES TAKE PICTURES.  IT WAS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND SO WE TOOK SOME PICTURES BEFORE THE SNOW COULD DESTROY THE BEAUTY OF FALL.  UTAH WEATHER COMPLIMENTS THE HOLIDAYS.  THE SNOW COMES AND TAKES OVER THE FALL LEAVES KIND OF LIKE CHRISTMAS TAKES OVER THANKSGIVING.  SORRY THIS POST ISN'T THE MOST EXCITING BUT NO WORRIES ILL KEEP YOU UPDATED!