Never too late...right?

It's never too late to start on a New Year's resolution, right?! Even if there is only 3 weeks left in this year...

At the beginning of the year, Tadd and I sat down and made some goals. Having only been married a few months, we were QUITE ambitious for the year...and I am sad as I start thinking about new goals for the new year coming too quickly, and I realize just how much we didN'T accomplish.

Yep, the "N'T" is bigger...cause the stuff we were hoping to improve did NOT happen so much. However, I'm sticking with the adage "Better late than never" at the moment...

So, here is to doing better at a LOT of things!  First and foremost, BLOGGING!!! Yep, you heard that right (well, technically read that right I suppose...) and now since it is online for thousands (okay, okay, who am I kidding, 6, I have 6 followers!) to read, it has to happen, right?

Here's my theory...before, I would get SO overwhelemed with ideas, and all of the things I wanted to blog about! Then I just could never find the time to sit down and think about it...or let's be honest, I'd forget!

But, I let a little of my OCD self escape, and I typed up a bunch of the ideas I have to share, and will just have to take it one post at a time! And I have TONS to share! Summer happenings, projects galore, family trips, family parties, cooking adventures, birthdays, holidays...like I said, there is TONS!

I guess that is the benefit of slacking on the blog front, it gives you plenty of material to work with!

OH, and the best part, there are even pictures!! Yep, every one of those listed has pictures to go with it!! (That's the genius of going through the camera and planning the blog posts around it!)

 And...just now I tried to upload some picks for fun...but this computer connection is SLOOOOOW!! I waited 15 minutes, and not 1 of my 3 pictures loaded. (note to self...blogger uploads pictures MUCH faster from campus!) :)


So, until next time...(which will NOT be six months from now!)

Anniversary present...

Okay, yes, I know...not only do we really REALLY stink at taking pictures - apparently we (okay, I) really stink at keeping up with blogging. BUT - in my defense, I was out of town for 31/2 weeks (and miraculously took a ZILLION pictures while I was gone - but it was faster to shutterfly the pictures than blog about them...so as I get some more time I will have plenty to talk about and share), and now school is in full swing - with a killer course load that has consumed my life. HOWEVER....I did make time to create this special treat!

 

I made this for Tadd for a one year anniversary present. It is crazy that it has already been a year since we went on our first date. I'm not sure what's crazier, the fact it has already been a year - or that it has only been a year and we have done so much, and have been married almost 9 months! Anyway, couldn't wait to share!!

 

Click here to view this photo book larger

Busy little beavers!

Yep, the old saying is true...time DOES fly when you're having fun - or when you are SUPER stressed out! How has it already been almost 3 months since we posted anything? I had big plans for catching everybody up on what we have been doing for the past 7 months (yep, we hit month 7 of being married already!). Yet, it really has been months since we have posted. 

Well....

#1. We suck at taking pictures! I carry the camera with us whenever we go anywhere, and 9 times out of 10...no pictures! 

AND...

#2. We have been busy! Life is wonderful, yet CRAZY! It seems like every week we say, "This is the week things will calm down"...and by Tuesday or Wednesday, we have something planned every night for the rest of the week! (This week is no exception!) 

Since the last post...we have: (*yes, you are about to witness just how bad we suck at pictures. And just how much we have had the opportunity to blog about...and didn't!)

• Made a trip to Colorado (nope, ZERO pictures I told ya, we suck. Luckily, my wonderful sister took LOTS of pictures, and said she will send me copies. So I will post more pictures after I get them!)

• Trip to Burley for Mom and Dad O's 40th wedding anniversary and Dad O's b-day (ZERO pictures! Seriously, what is wrong with us??) 

• Got new couches! (No pictures yet...but luckily they are ours, and are sitting in our living room for the next while...so I might actually get to take pictures of those)

• Decorated our house (Again, you guessed it...No pictures yet. BUT to my credit, we aren't done, so I have put it off until things are picture perfect!)

• Spent the weekend with our besties - (which convinced us to buy a Kinect for the Xbox 360), and ate at Tepanyaki in Lehi - SO fun, and AMAZING food!

• Bought a Kinect for the Xbox 360 :) So embarrassingly fun! And ridiculous how much of a work out a video game can give you. I don't know whether to appreciate it, or feel awful for being SO out of shape that a video game makes me sore!  

• Decided I am quitting my full time job

• I picked a new major! And then registered for summer and fall classes at Utah State (Start summer classes June 18th)

• And of course...projects PROJECTS PROJECTS!! (That is one thing I actually DO take pictures of! But I will post the pictures later. Don't have them with me at the moment)
• Baby blankets for my cousin's new baby (which STILL haven't been mailed!)
• Wedding present for one of my bestest friends!
• UGLY t-shirt for $1 from Wal-Mart turned into an ADORABLE dress
• Leather hair accessories...

I am sure there are plenty more things to chat about with all that's going on. But that catches things up!  Maybe NOW I will finally get back into the swing of things...I won't guarantee more pictures. We just suck at it. But I am going to TRY to do better. :)