Been a while!!

It's been a while since I have updated my blog. I thought I would let you all know where I was :)


#28- COMPLETE: Send flowers to my mom at work
I decided to send my mom some flowers for her birthday this year and they turned out to be very beautiful!! My mom loved them also :)

#31- COMPLETE: Write down 52 things I love about Justin and put them on a deck of cards
I started this project for Justin before Valentine's day this year but decided to give it to him for Christmas... However, the problem with me is that I can't keep anything a secret haha. I gave it to him the day I finished it!

#85- COMPLETE: Bake an Apple pie - crust and all
I did this for Thanksgiving this year! The pie didn't look very good but it tasted AMAZING!! It was pretty hard to bake a pie from scratch but I would definitely do it again!

 

 

 

For some reason it seemed like I had finished a lot more than I have lol. Oh well, some is better than none :)
Have a good day friends!!












                                                                                                        -Whit

More Checked Off

I have crossed a couple more off of the list over the last couple weeks!! Last nights will definitely become a tradition with my boys and I!!

# 14 COMPLETE: Attend some kind of festival
The boys and I went to the lantern festival last night! It was so much fun and the boys behaved amazingly!! They had some princesses there and mermaids that the kids got to meet! We roasted s'mores and then finally the lanterns were lit and sent up! It was so much fun and the boys fell asleep in seconds when we got into the car!

# 29 COMPLETE: Go to a U of U football game
I got to go to the Utes game on Friday thanks to my co-worker Marlee!! We were with one of the coach's family so we got passes to go down onto the field before and after the game!! Their helmets to support 9/11 were amazing! We were also 6 rows from the field which was amazing!! It was the best thing ever!

#44 COMPLETE: Wear a dress comfortable for family pictures
I bought a dress at the beginning of the year to wear for family pictures. I fit into it comfortably right before my cousin took our family pictures!

Three more down and a lot to go but I'm getting there!!

Lots of things completed!!

# 1 COMPLETED: Visit Alaska
I got home from my trip to Alaska a week ago today! It was so nice there and the weather was perfect!! I was not happy to come home to 100 degree weather! haha
We did a lot while I was there and Emily FINALLY got some crafts to do :)
We did a trolley tour of Anchorage and I got to see where the big earthquake hit years ago. There are a lot of planes there!! I tried a reindeer sausage and it wasn't my favorite hahaha. We drove down to the SeaLife center and that was a ton of fun! We got to see a sea lion that was 2000 lbs and he was only 20 years old!! I drank a drink that is banned in Utah called a 4 Loco and it was pretty good. Dexter wouldn't go to bed without me the first night I got up there and I even got to brush his teeth! I missed those guys like crazy but they will hopefully be coming down to Utah next year!! My next planned trip is going to be for my birthday in 2017 so that I can see the Northern lights before they move!

# 18 COMPLETED: Go Camping
We went to a KOA in Vernal for camping at the end of June. It was a lot of fun and we saw a lot of dinosaur bones! I got to camp next to my Sophmore year health teacher which was pretty weird. The boys had a lot of fun but getting them to go to sleep was a nightmare!! We ended up putting Tristan in his car seat to fall asleep an leaving Liam in the tent. When both were asleep we would move Tristan into the other pack n play. They were troopers with hiking and hanging out at the site. They loved the campfire!!

# 79 COMPLETED: See Poppy and GranB
So we didn't have to drive clear to California to visit Poppy and GranB, they actually came down to Utah. The boys were all over them from the beginning. I had to take Tristan to the doctor while they were here and GranB told me that her and Liam played a lot of games together while I was gone. The boys wanted to go over there so that they could see the grandparents and their puppy Callie. I was excited to see them even though we saw them last year :)

# 3 PROGRESS: Send 10 surprise packages
I sent a box of sunshine to Emily shortly after she left Utah! It was the brightest box that I have ever seen haha!!

I think that is it for now! Next year Justin's sister will graduate from boot camp in Texas so that will be another one off my list :)

Big changes in life!

Life of course has been crazy the past couple months! I feel like the I don't have much free time anymore haha. Between work, home life, and my gym classes I don't have much time for fun. Here is an update on the list so far :)

#1 COMING SOON: I will be leaving for Alaska in 3 weeks!!!! I am so excited to see Emily and add another State to my list of places that I have been! My flight leaves on July 8th at 5:55 pm and I will land at midnight there!! I can not freaking wait!!!!

#2 MAJOR PROGRESS: So, for those of you that REALLY know me, you know that I have always had a really bad spending problem.. It has put us in  a place that I never wanted to be in. About a month ago I told Justin that I wanted to consolidate the credit cards and close the accounts. That was a HUGE step for me. It also put me into a depression because I realized that all the money I was spending, we didn't really have. We are now on a budget to pay off debt and I can't wait until I can say that I did it! I paid off all my mistakes.. I never really listen to anyone when they tell me I need to quit doing things, like spending. I wish I could go back and smack myself and tell myself to listen to everyone who told me that I should not be spending because of what it would do to us. I am so lucky that I have an amazing sister-in-law who will create a budget for me to follow and a husband who will hold my hand and help me through the entire progress of paying it all off.

#3 PROGRESS: I have sent one package to Emily in Alaska just because. She still hasn't gotten it so I can't put any pictures up of it or anything haha

#18 COMING SOON: We are going to be camping at Dinosaur National Monument at the end of this month. Pictures to come soon!

#79 COMING SOON: Poppy and GranB are actually coming down here next month!!

I think that is it for now! I think that is quite a bit for a month in between all of my blogs haha. Life with boys is crazy! On another note, my little sis is getting married today! I am so proud of her and the woman she has become. She is such a strong individual and I look up to her so much! I am so glad that she has found her happiness with Keegan! I love how much Tawny and Keegan love my kids and my kids absolutely love both of them! Congrats you two!

                                                                                                                -Whit

Braiding and starting to feel better!

So, life is starting to calm down a little bit. Tristan has turned 2 now and he is wanting to potty train.. So, that is starting this week haha. He wore underwear for about an hour and a half today without any accidents! I'm not going to complain, I would be happy to not have to buy anymore diapers!!

# 27 COMPLETE: When I started this list in January I was wearing a size 18 and SOME size 16 pants... I definitely didn't feel pretty at all and hated myself. Since starting to work out and doing Orange Theory Fitness weekly I have dropped down to a size 14 pant!!! The pants in the below picture are ones that I had bought for our Anniversary trip last October but they didn't fit my legs or stomach, so I didn't get to wear them! Last month I tried on the pants and they fit my legs better but were still pretty tight on my stomach. Today I put them on and they were a little loose on my legs and fit my stomach!! I am so happy with my changing body that I am feeling much better lately!!!

# 30 COMPLETE: The other day when I was at work I noticed that one of our residents had her hair french braided. I asked her if she did it herself and she said that she did and she would teach me the easiest one to start out with. She finished with a patient and came out into the hall and taught me and some other co-workers how to braid our hair!! I am still practicing on myself but I am slowly getting better!

Well, I think that is it for now! Thanks for reading friends :)

                                                                                                                  -Whit

Updates after a month

Well.. After a very long lapse in my list haha. I am going to try to work on this again! It has been a rough month and a half. I switched jobs, got sick, and Emily moved to Alaska. Now my little sis is getting married and so I have stuff to work on for the wedding!! I could not be more excited for Keegan to join our family!! So, after the last month or so I have completed two more things on my list so at least that is something :)

#18 PROGRESS: We are planning a trip to Dinosaur National Monument for some camping in June!! I am so excited because this will be the first trip that Tristan will be old enough to walk around for!! He was only two months old when we went camping last!!

#37 COMPLETE: My mom and I took a concealed weapons class in March! It was a lot to learn in one day and honestly, it kind of scares me to have a concealed weapon because of all the laws around them and remembering them all. But I have completed my class :)

#86 COMPLETE: My mother and I made homemade strawberry jam Easter Weekend! I love doing things with this woman and spending time with her! She is one of my best friends and I'm so glad that I got her as a mom! My strawberry jam is AMAZING! Every year I tell my mom that I am so spoiled because I can't stand to eat Smuckers jam!

Crazy Life!!

Well, I am finally updating haha. My life has been a little crazy the last couple weeks. I start a new job on Monday at Clinic 6 at the University of Utah! It is the pediatric clinic and I am so excited!! Justin has changed jobs and he had a work party last week, after being with a company for a week. Life has just been INSANELY busy!!

#7 COMPLETE: I had a DIY/Craft party on Friday and it was a lot of fun! We just hung out and had girl talk during the night!

# 32 COMPLETE: Okay, So it wasn't exactly a midnight showing but the whole reason I wrote this goal was for this movie!! People are probably not going to like that I saw it, but I liked it.

# 52 UMMMM: So, This goal was my parenting class.. I'm going to have to start all over because life got crazy. I will text my aunt today and see what I can do :)


# 62 COMPLETE: I have gotten a new tattoo! I have to go back next month to get the detailing done but it's there! I love it! It is Jasmine and Raja. Jasmine was my favorite princess when I was a child and my favorite animal is the Tiger. So they fit perfectly together :)

# 81 UMMMM: So, I am going to be starting over on Rockin body haha. I had to quit working out for a week due to the above. I am also doing an Orange theory fitness class tomorrow. I will start this program again next week and just do different things this week!

I think that is all that I can report on right now. Life is crazy and I am starting a new job next week. WISH ME LUCK!! HAHA

                                                                                                       -Whit