I'd like to post some things (big and small) that have been happening with us lately. I feel like sometimes when big things or big changes happen (like...getting married!) I get too consumed in everything and I forget to really let people in or let people know what's going on in my life. When people ask "So what's new in your life?" I always seem to search my mind for some big new thing that's happened when really new things are happening all the time but they're just mostly little things. Sometimes I feel that others may think my life is boring because I never really have much of that "big news" to share but it really isn't. My life is awesome!! I'm having so much fun and learning so much. I guess I just need to share those small, fun moments that make up life more often. Cuz that's really what makes life worth while, those fun little moments we too often glance over or forget to share with someone else. So, I decided to share some things that make me smile, laugh, etc.

So, here it goes...


We had absolutely no furniture when we got married and thus our first few nights were spent sleeping on this. Yes, that would be a pile of every piece of clothing we own...plus some bath towels we had. Let me tell you....not very comfortable. at all. But it's way funny to look back at. We still don't have a very comfortable bed but anything is better than that. Here's what it looked like when I tried to make it pretty by putting a bedspread on it.

One of my most favorite candies are Andes mints. They are the perfect combination of chocolate and mint. They're delish! I got a whole bunch of them for my bridal shower and one day we decided to experiment and put them on top of chocolate chip cookies. We figured the cookies are awesome...mints are awesome...what could be better?! They were pretty good, I must say. I was happy. :)

We like to play racquetball. Sometimes a little too much. haha. Jason has a racquetball sweatband and we like to pretend we're hard core. He would probably die if he knew I put these up. Haha

















One night I picked up my phone and had like 4 missed calls. When I called back my mom was with my brother in the hospital. He'd been working on his tree house and decided he need to use a saw. He's allowed to use a few of the tools but knows an electric saw is definitely off limits. None the less, he snuck into the garage and got it. It was a little more powerful than he was expecting. It jolted and cut his thigh. He didn't even know it until he saw his pants were cut and he was bleeding PRETTY good. He ran inside and they called the paramedics and they came and got him. I'm so glad I wasn't there. I don't think I could have handled all that. He lost a lot of blood, most of it being on the kitchen floor. Gross. He was pretty darn lucky. He had 18 stitches and will have a pretty awesome scar. I think (i hope) he knows better than to use the tools again.

My sister Connie got married a few weeks ago and sadly I don't have any pictures of that but it was gorgeous. When we were down in AZ my family all went down to St. David (were my Dad is from) for a couple days. I was hoping it would be really fun because I felt kind of bad taking a day away from seeing Jasons family. It was definitely a crazy trip. Dale decided he wanted to drive with us, but of course, who wouldn't want to drive with us?! We were totally the "cool" car. haha! At least Dale thinks so so we have fun humoring him. We were about 10 miles away from St. David when we get stuck in a huge monsoon storm and we couldn't see anything out of our windows so we had to pull over and wait it out. Dale got really scare and told us he'd say a pray. haha! So cute. Once we got there we went inside and I was showing Jason around the house when all of the sudden there was a huge...and i mean HUGE clap of thunder. Like the loudest by far I've heard in my life. I seriously jumped like 3 feet in the air. With it came a huge lightning which took out the power for the rest of the night. Fun, huh? haha! It was though. We played Madgab with flashlights. Apparently the lighting hit the transformer right outside our house so only OUR house was out of power the whole time. haha! The next day we went down to the river for a bit. It's basically a river of mud. We got a little dirty.

Last Saturday was our 3 month anniversary! Haha! Big steps. So Jason planned this trip to go kayaking down Provo River. It was way fun. I love water!.

"You've got a friend in me!"

There have been a few things lately that have truly made me realize the value of a good friend. They really are so important. We were in Mesa this past week for my sisters wedding and we got to go to Jasons ward for church. It was fast Sunday and there was a man who got up to bear his testimony and Jason leaned over and told me that he was one of his most influential scout leaders. He taught him that being a good example to others can be a more powerful tool than giving a speech or lecture (or testimony). Simply doing the right things and being good is the best thing you can do. For yourself and for those around you. It is so true. I have been so blessed to have great friends and examples in my life. There is something that I have learned from each and every one of them. So I just wanted to say thank you! Thank you for being so good!

I love Jason

It is true

New name

I know I haven't done anything to this blog in ages but I've decided to try and post things to it. I'm thinking about a new name. Jason and I think it's funny because both our initials are JW now and so one day we realized we could be called the J-dubs. I'm not sure if this is funny to anyone else or if it's just bad/lame religious banter...What do you think?

Some random goodness about today

1. Waking up way late with no time to shower and having my (dirty) hair not look half bad
2. Doing the Cha cha!
3. Fun conversations with people in class
4. Music that just gets your jivin' groove goin!
5. Peanut butter sandwiches with grape jelly
6. Saying hi to someone who has the same name as you!
7. Learning Sign Language
8. Singing Benny and The Jets and Billy Joel songs loudly in the car with good friends!
9. A really good bacon cheeseburger with delicious fries
10. Nacho Libre
11. My little brother calling just to thank me for helping him with his math homework! What a cutie!
12. Someone helping you write a paper that you really just don't want to write!
13. The sunlight coming through the window and making your bed all nice and warm
14. Funny inside jokes
15. Going through old pictures with old friends
16. Getting a funny email from a funny sister!
17. The feeling of being done with a paper that's been haunting you for days
18. Finding a shortcut to one of your classes and realizing that walking this way allows you to eat more Captain Crunch Berries every morning!

Today was a good day :)

Morning Prayers!

I had the coolest experience this morning while i was saying my morning prayers! I'm not gonna go into detail at all but it was cool! Let me just say that i am so grateful for the Atonement! I know that the Savior suffered in Gethsemane so that i wouldn't have to suffer! I know that He loves me! I know that He loves YOU too! All He wants is for us to do our best and come unto Him! I need to rely on Him more in all i do! This gospel is wonderful! :)