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!!!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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!
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!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
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!
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!
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