To All My Valentines

Happy Valentine's Day all!! As one of my favorite holidays (( I'm prone to holidays with presents )) I am feeling the love today! To start off with my husband gave me a loving kiss before he left for work today and then I got the most embarrassing display of roses here at work!



Two dozen long stem red roses!! Even after all these years he still knows my favorite flowers :)

Along with these B-E-A-UTIFUL flowers I got a sweet card!

As many of you know Brandon is a man of few words so this card really is a to the point type of situation.

So today has kind of been made for me so far and I can't wait until my hubby cooks dinner for me tonight! Flowers, a card and a night off of kitchen duty?! Whoo hoo! Told you I love Valentine's Day!

XOXO

Dissecting Martial Confessions: Part One

While I was on a pinning mission today I happen to stumble across this site that is on pinterest called 16 Way I Blew My Marriage and I felt like this might be something I should read and see what I have to look forward to in my upcoming years of marriage and maybe I can do some damage control if things go south. The best part of this web posting is that it is from a man's point of view. Here are a few of the key points I think all woman can sort of relate to in a sense.

1. Don't Stop Holding Her Hand- I'll be the first to admit that Brandon and I used to hold hands ALL the time! In the truck, at the movies, at dinner-- but sometime after we got married things changed and we don't anymore. If we do its maybe for a minute or two but never like it used to be. Not that things changing are bad per say but I remember that we used to be a little more touchy feely but now nothing.

2. Don't Stop Trying to Be Attractive- I don't think this necessarily pertains to the men as it does to the women. I feel like Brandon has always looked the same and he doesn't have to try hard to be cute (like most men) but I can honestly say that I found myself a year after our wedding genuinely not caring about how I looked. I mean I would put in some effort to not look horrible if and when we went out but nothing like I did when we first started dating when I tried to look cute all the time- so this is clearly something that both parties need to work on.

3. Don't Always Point Out Her Weaknesses- The man who wrote this blog talked about how he would point out his wife's flaws on the things that she did and didn't do and always make it a point to tell her how to do them better- now to me any wife would say that you would go crazy and not stand for things like this and AMEN to that because that is the fastest way to push someone away is to make it seem like nothing they ever do is good enough. Men take note on this topic right now.

4.Don't Stop Cooking for Her- When I first met Brandon I was still living at home and he had an apartment so naturally I would always go over there and he would cook for me and do the dishes. Now a day it seems like I can barely get him off the couch to bring me his plate. Not that I mind taking care of him but sometimes it is nice to not have to cook for once or go out and start the grill myself. Guys always remember the phrase Happy Wife Happy Life- even if you don't want to cook the whole meal offer to at least cook the meat- at best you are up and off the couch for 10-15 minutes.

5. Don't Yell at Your Spouse- Now in our relationship there has never been much angry yelling there has though been lazy yelling. I tend to watch tv or a movie in our bedroom while Brandon prefers the living room and when we want something from the other or want to tell the other something we have a bad habit of not getting up to do so, rather we scream it or even worse text it and hope the other responds. I again am certainly guilty of this when I can get up and go in the next room and start a conversation I can see how this creates obstacles in a relationship and not only that but it puts a hindrance on communication which as we all know in any type of relationship is very important.

I hope that the insight to our relationship isn't too personal but I feel that these are really some valid points to any relationship. What do you think? Can you relate?

Until part two,

J

And they call the thing rodeo....

First off happy Frirday everyone! I have to start off by saying I'm so glad the weekend is finally here!!

Ok so last night we had our general Livestock committee meeting and we finally got out badges!!

And yes I did hand pick everything out on my badge holder and yes if you know me it is sparkly and zebra.. a must for any girl :)

Whoo Hoo!

And with the badges came along my new rodeo attire

And I must say I feel so official! I cannot wait for rodeo season to begin!!

What shows are you going to or want to go to??

XOXO

J

Twenty Something Weekend

So as many of you know Brandon and I don't really go out and just go hog wild very often. So when this weekend came up on my planner I thought it was just going to be low key weekend with maybe a few highlights.. oh boy was I wayyyy wrong.

This weekend started for Brandon (as most do) on Thursday with margaritas at gringos. I was unable to make it this week due to a prior conflict however the boys didn't seem to mind my absence. When I got home I found my husband out cold in our room so I just quietly slipped into bed and hoped that he was goign to make it to work the next day since he was meeting with a client. Well I was wrong about that- I woke up around 5:45 to get ready for work and I knew Brandon needed to get up so on came the lights and tv in our room (like I do every morning) and he slowly woke up and went into the bathroom- well after about 10 minutes of not hearing much movement I went in there to check on him and finish blow drying my hair and the poor thing is passed out on the floor laying directly on the tile and he looks at me and said "Do not turn on that blow dryer" and so I had to get ready in the other bathroom and needless to say that he didn't go to work on Friday at all.

So after I got off work on Friday I went home to find a super dark house and a sleepy husband. Luckily I convinced him to get a second wind and we went over to our friends Kyle and Rae's house for some delish Crab and Shrimp with their friend Ward, and things quickly escalated to going to R & R for some post dinner drinks and let me tell you the pitchers of beer and apple shots were not in short supply! After we shut the bar down we headed back to Kyle and Raes where I found a comfy spot on the couch and went quickly to sleep. Brandon didn't feel up to staying and since he didn't drink he went home and I was left there with the boys and Rae and the young college men came out in there that night. There was pranks and even a little bit of nudity.

Fast foward to Saturday morning and I found myself stranded with a bunch of boys drinking beer in the drive way at around 9 am-- not my first time to be in such a situation :/ Once I made my way home and got some hydrationg (thanks Rae!) I made my way to my bed for a nice 2 hour nap in preparation for Kristin's Birthday at Top Golf that night.

We made our way over to the Willingham household around 6:30 to pick up the birthday girl and Cacey and we then made our way (old school rap blaring in the truck mind you) over to Top Golf where the fun really began! We had a great time starting the party off in the bar as we waited for a bay (Thanks David, Gloria and Oliver!) and had a few drinks and yummy appetizers and we then got to make our way to our bay for some golf and let me tell you it was so much fun!!

After top golf we decided to head down town to The Brewery Tap where we had a sing off, darts, dancing, and our own personal bar tender (Way to go KT!!) after we all piled up in the truck and my lovely husband was the DD for the night which is good because Rae and I passed out in my back seat on the way home :)

All in all it was a great weekend but this week is definitely time for some detox. I haven't drank so much since I first turned 21. I now remember why.

Until next time,

XOXO

J

Under Challenged

Recently I have found myself with more and more free time during my work day and I am starting to think that I have been under challenging myself. When I started in my current job almost two years ago ((wow crazy to think its almost been two years)) I was fresh from my office manager position at the dentist office and I went into the medical field which was a completely different experience and I had to learn every thing pretty much from the ground up.

Luckily, I got hired under a wonderful boss that taught me every thing I needed to know and even let me learn different positions that would help challenge me even more while helping to provide coverage to other deparments that need help, however, over the course of the last year I have moved into a new position here and I really do enjoy it, however, I have more and more free time on my hands and I find myself continuing to ask, "Is there anything else I can do?" I am not sure if this is a normal thing to anyone else but I prefer to have my days busy so that they go by faster- anyone else?

So with all that being said, I am wondering if its time for me to find a new challenge?

Ideas Anyone??

Weight Watchers Part One

So for as long as I can remember I've always been super active. Whether it be as a little kid running around with my siblings and the kids in our neighborhood, to school being a cheerleader or playing softball, to college playing some volleyball both in school and after just for fun. However, over the past year or so after Brandon and I got married I have completely fallen off the wagon. We started going out all the time which then turned into us eating out all the time and I just got complacent with being in this whole "newlywed" persona and just didn't care. Well when I got out of that phase and started caring again I noticed things had gotten completely out of hand.

Right around this time I met my fabulous new friend Kristin and she told me how her and our mutual friend Gloria are doing weight watchers and how successful they have been at this program. So after some long and hard time thinking about my options and how disappointed my friends would be if I didn't look good in there weddings this year so I took the plunge and decided to join both the program and get back to the YMCA to work out as well and I can't even begin to tell you how awesome I feel and look!

I have lost a total of 10 pounds so far and it is largely in part to this awesome program.

So I just wanted to share this small personal victory and I titled this part one because I hope to continue with my goals and do a grand reveal in April :)

Unti the next time,

XOXO

J

Long time gone

Hello old friends. I beyond scattered brained in these past few months that I've completely forgotten to blog! I'm sorry to everyone who is interested in my life :) (insert laugh here)

So, not a lot of things going on with us very new but with the start of the new year I have begun to have more and more wonderful people and oppertunites come into my life. First off being my new bestie Kristin! Not only is she beautiful and smart she is a wonderful person inside and out and is always there for me when I need to vent about my spouse ;)

Second is Rachael- again smart, beautiful and always willing to meet up up for some drinks and girl talk but she is hilarious and always knows to how get me in trouble! Whether it be with old ladies in bars or at her house I alwasy have a great time with her.

Without these ladies I think I would be lost.

I'm going to keep things short and sweet today but I promise to get off my butt and get back to my regular blog routine :)

XOXO