Crazy Socks & Writer's Block

I am so blessed, I can't even begin to comprehend it all and I spend a lot of time expressing this to my Heavenly Father. I've been so blessed this semester especially. I was worried about paying for school all summer. But then, everything worked out. Everything. All the numbers lined up, schedules, everything. I'm so grateful that I get to go to school and it's working out so perfectly. This inspires me to learn the best I can and that I'm not wasting my time learning what I want to learn. Also, he's such a cutie and I love him so much :) 

These were the last three books that I fit in this summer! This series was a great way to go out before I get to reading school books, blah! The Grisha trilogy! I am not a huge fantasy fan. A big part of fantasy is description, something that I just cannot stand in excess. So I was pleasantly surprised when I started Shadow and Bone and was drawn in. Yes, there is lots of description. But the idea was so cool I just kept reading through it. The basis is, there's this girl Alina who finds out that she has the power to summon sunlight and goes from being a no one to a someone in a matter of minutes. Woo, rags to riches story right? Well, sort of. The characters and the concept really drew me in. This isn't just magic, it's science based. There are so many cool characters as well. The Darkling is worth reading the first book. The second book adds characters that are even more compelling. And the third book?! I read so many bad reviews about it, but I really enjoyed it. ...

I love lizards. Especially bearded dragons. So when one came into work, I was a giddy mess and so excited! I went over and practically ripped it off my coworkers shirt so I could hold him. I've always been this way! Most of my fourth grade class hated me because I was always hogging the class pet. When I sent Sammy the picture of me holding the bearded dragon, his response was Ewwww. He just doesn't understand my love! I'm trying really hard to convince him to get one though! Pretty pretty please! Just look at me! When I come home from work and school, me and the bearded dragon will chill while Sammy does his homework. As the customer said, it's practically a dog with scales!

My parents have a new puppy. The woman who sold them Misty asked them if they wanted another puppy since she passed so young. In my dad's words "A free puppy is better than paying for one." So, they picked up Remy a few weeks ago. She's adorable and a bit fiesty and loves her sleep. She follows Brinley around everywhere she goes. Between Sammy and I, she loves Sammy more. Of course :) I had a big dilemma where I was wondering if there's something wrong with my soul and that's why dogs never like me that much. They'll tolerate me, but they never love on my like Sammy and my mom and Brinley. She's a cutie, but she's not Misty. It's been weird. I miss Misty. She was a character and always got her way. She was a good dog even though she had her moments. She wasn't a puppy anymore, she was a dog. I loved Misty so much especially after I got married. I missed her all the time. And she's gone now. Remy is there, but she's not ...

One year ago, Sammy proposed! I never thought this day would come! I get so giddy thinking about it. Hopefully, I can convince him to take a trip to the place where it all happened today :) Man, I really miss my long hair! Grow hair grow. I love you Sammy Gomez!  Read here to see how it all went down.  Spoiler alert- the police got involved.

I literally have twenty books this semester! Perhaps I shall learn other ways to use the word literally in the literal sense of how many literary works I will read. A girl was walking around campus doing a survey. She wanted to know how long people study every night. To which I replied, "I'm an English major. I don't study." During the rush at the bookstore, I need this shirt. Whenever people complain about how much their textbooks cost, I just shrug and say English major. Yes, I do have twenty books this semester, but they cost less than one physics book. I read No Fear Shakespeare. And I'm an English major.  We discuss sex in class more than teenage boys. That's not me being funny it's just a fact. Don't ask me what we talked about in class today. Ha!  Prose before hoes my friends, prose before hoes! Unless someone is speaking, then peace ho! 

There is a creature under our bathroom sink. It has a hunger for chemicals. It ate through the toilet bowl cleaner, a bottle of toothpaste, through my lotion bottles, a hanger, mouth wash, soap, rose water, my prescriptions. It gnawed on all the boxes under the sink as well. It left the scraps just sitting there. This is definitely not a mouse. The teeth marks are pretty big and there's no poop. I'm scared it's just going to jump out at me! When I went and showed the ladies in the office the picture, they got to work and got people on the phone and were shocked. I am too! I can't wait to figure out what the heck this creature is, but at the same time, I sort of don't want to. I feel so violated! Whatever this is, it went through all my stuff. We had a lot of stuff under the bathroom sink, and the things it chewed on were all over. I can't help but think of it climbing on all of my things, ahh! 

I can't believe that a few months ago, I was searching desperately for a new job. I felt unappreciated, looked over, and unhappy. Now, I can't imagine working anywhere else. All it took was an attitude adjustment. The bookstore is really the best place for me to be. It works around my school schedule. I've taken charge of my work. I make sure that it's noticed, I make sure to communicate with my boss and my coworkers. And I love them so much! We have a lot of fun. I'm dreading pre school rush but I know it's going to be ok. I shared my concerns with my boss and he reassured me. Annnndddd… Sammy's brother works with me now! I got him a job there! He applied at the last minute and all the departments were done hiring. But, I took his application to one of the managers, explained that he was upstairs if she wanted to interview him, and yeah! He had an interview and was hired hours later! We've been carpooling to work and it's so fun! I'm getting t...

As I write this, it's my last day of summer. And I am nervous. I have no idea what to do! I don't know how I'm going to handle being a full time student and a wife and working! I need to get my school work done an study hard. I only get one chance to go to school and this is my shot! This is my time to learn as much as I can about my craft.  Yet, I'm a newlywed. This is my only shot at this time as well. I want to start our marriage on a good foundation. Also, I need to earn money for our family. I've already been breaking out like crazy, panic attacks, and anxiety. I've been praying, reading my scriptures, all those nice things. I already struggle with making dinner and that was without school! I've looked into freezer meals and such and am going to try those. But still. I don't know how to juggle all these roles. I know in the long run, we will get through. But, I also know that a lot of you have been in similar situations and have gotten through! ...

One thing I was excited about this summer was watching the Bachelorette with Sammy. I'd watched it the past two summers, and every year during the finale he'd be in California and I would miss him like crazy. So this summer, I wanted to watch it together. Which was funny because he was the one who would remember when it was coming on, not me.  The night of the finale, his brother Michael came over to hang out for a bit. They played some video games but I made it very clear that we were watching the finale whether they were done or not. Seven rolled around and we started watching. Michael didn't want to go home and we gave him a cookie. At the beginning, this is what the boys looked like.  Michael was watching Vines, and Sammy was watching.  As the night went on though, they got so into the show and it was so much fun. I took notes the whole time of what they were saying because it was priceless.  Their thoughts while Josh met the family, and they went ...

I went to Albertsons with my mom a few weeks ago. I saw a sale. I left the whole store later practically stealing. I got almost $200 worth of food, and I only paid $80. It's been so nice having everything so stocked up and getting things that I wouldn't normally get. I was so excited to go grocery shopping when I got married, but I hated it the first few times. I'd always leave with a headache and the desire to never eat again. But this trip to Albertsons, I can't stop talking about it! I didn't use any coupons, have any forethought, and I scored big! Happy Birthday Albertsons! Thank you thank you thank you! :)

No, we don't have actual bed bugs. Remember  this time though?  I feel the need to finish that story. When I got back to my dorm, our room was 90 degrees, literally. (Any Parks and Rec fans out there?) They turned the heat up so high so the bugs would die, then left. When I returned back to my dorm, all of my roommates were out in the hall because it was so hot and the AC was on full blast. We then spent the rest of the night sorting out our underwear in the heat because the exterminator jumbled Joice and my underwear into one bag. I felt sort of violated but it was a great bonding experience for the two of us! Becca my other roommate was still so embarrassed about the bedbugs that she swore us to secrecy and anyone who ever asked from then on out we had to tell them it was mold. This quickly backfired a few weeks later when the boys came over and announced that our room always smelt funny and it must be the mold we had. I'll never figure out what in our room smelt funny. ...

There's been one thing Sammy's had a hard time getting used to- Sunday dress. See, he works at a bank. He has to be dressed up all day everyday and can't wait to get out of his nice clothes. So, when outside of work he has to get dressed nice, he gets a little,  grumpy.  But then he's always glad that he put on his Sunday clothes for whatever event it is and we have a great time. :)

Sometimes I talk to myself in my head and write little advice books that I'd want to share with the world. And then I remember that I have a blog and can put them up as well! This is a little odd, but here are some tips on how to hide panty lines. Because let's face it, we can't all go commando like Kate Middleton and thongs are uncomfortable! Not to mention bad for your lady parts. So, here's a few tips I've come up with! Patterns are your friend If you have a ton of pattern going on in the bottom, it's harder to pick out individual lines. It's the zebra concept. With all those lines it's hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. I always feel comfortable in these leggings because the patterns are so wild! I can't pick out a panty line and I know where it is! Bikini style is better than no show panties I worked at Victorias Secret for a bit, and continue to stay up to date on their products. I get the free coupons in the mail and al...

Toady's our two month anniversary of being married! Yay! I love celebrating anniversaries, especially this one :) I miss our wedding. I want to go back to that day and it's perfection and do it again. I want to wear my dress around and be with all my loved ones and dance with Sammy. I broke his pretty flower pin when he tried to pick me up.  But, at the same time, even though it's so cliche, I'm not that person I was on June 7th. I've had to relearn patience and forgiveness. I've had to come to terms with how crazy my expectations are. I'm so much prouder of this version of me than the one from June 7th. I'm starting to sort of get the hang of grocery shopping. Budgeting didn't make me cry the third time around. I'm learning to cook and plan. We've fed so many missionaries and family. We've had so many laughs and funny times and growing pains. There've been some pretty weird, silly fights that we had to h...

Last Friday, Sammy spontaneously said at ten thirty, we should go get some Sonic. And, since we're grown ups and we can do what we want whenever we want to, we did! On Fridays at the Sonic by our house, all the big car people go to Sonic to show off their cars and then race afterwards. I remembered a friend talking about this vaguely, but sure enough as soon as we got there, the place was packed with cars. I'd been wanting to park and order from the board but encouraged Sammy to go to the drive through. People were standing everywhere and I was scared of them! I kept calling them gangstas but that isn't the correct term for them as Sammy told me. I'm not entirely sure what is. As we were being handed our ice cream, everyone got in their cars and started street racing. I accidentally put Sammy's straw in my ice cream so I had to make sure it was completely clean of ice cream and chocolate bits before he would drink his slushy. After we got home, I had three bi...

Misty passed away last Sunday. She wasn't even two years old. We all loved her so much. When I first met Misty, I was in a depressed funk. Then I met her and her cuteness made me smile and get out of my funk. She was always so funny and loving. Even in her last moments, she loved Sammy more. She'd been sick all day, and then she saw Sammy and got excited again. Their love was so adorable, and I'm so grateful to have a husband who loves dogs so much :) I'll miss Misty so much! The Night before our wedding

Now that I'm married, tons of awesome things have happened! I can't even begin to list them all! And my natural reaction is to share them all with the world, because hey, why not! One of the biggest causes of my happiness is the gospel and my faith in Jesus Christ. Ever since being married, it's increased so much I can't even contain it and I want to share it with the world! But, I'm also married. Which means that as part of a team, my actions affect more than just me. They affect Sammy too. And the last thing I'd ever want to do is cause him pain. But, there's been something I've struggled with. When he has asked me to keep certain aspects and events of his life off the blog, I freeze. I think, hey these are part of my life too! These are happy things, and awesome things. My blogger friends have been following us on our life journey for almost three years now, and I owe it to them to share and keep them informed. It sounds kind of silly, but I'v...