Frampton Family

Life as I know it

2012-01-24T18:36:00.000-08:00

I need to sleep.

I'm stressed outta my mind, even when I am "sleeping" I'm in bed worrying about what I need to do next.

Working more than 40 hours a week, with 12+ hr shifts and training at a new position is exhausting.

Going to school full-time for my BSN in exhausting. Too much busywork and worrying about dumb group projects, papers, and more clinical hours.

Oh... don't forget I'm taking my NCLEX on Monday and I'm stressed out of my mind that I won't pass because I've been too burned out lately to study.

Oh yeah, our humongous "pile" of dirty clothes spread throughout our bedroom, laundry room, and bathroom doesn't help. Plus that huge sink full of dirty dishes? That's the last thing on my mind.

Trying to be a good wife is unfortunately falling lower and lower on my list each day, I'm just trying to cope with everything else= Maslow's Heiarchy. Oh good, maybe I'll at least know that one on my NCLEX.

That's my life in a nutshell lately.

Moral of the story is... I need to sleep.

Now the question is, when?

My Little Sister

2012-01-19T21:38:00.000-08:00

Today I have been thinking about someone really important to me, my little sister Ali. Ali is 4 years younger than me and she was born with Cerebral Palsy and Microcephaly. Alison is mentally and physically disabled. Although she has these disabilities, I don't think that this is what defines her. I feel that she understands way more than what what her body allows her to express. I've never met someone so loving and pure.

When I was younger I used to pray that she would get better. My sweet parents never corrected me on this. What faith I had to believe that one day Ali would walk and become just like her peers. I've always been especially close with her. We shared a room growing up. She would wake up in the night and cry or scratch at the wall, but I didn't mind, I guess this is where I learned to be a heavy sleeper. I would dress her up and have tea parties with her when we were younger, she would come sit on my inflatable chair in the mornings and watch me get ready for school. There has always been something about our relationship that I cannot explain, but I have always felt incredible close to her. I would tell her my secrets and of course she listened. I would cry to her when I had no one else to cry to. She would always be concerned and reach out her hand to my face to show me that she cared. I know that she understands me; I know that she loves me.

I know that Heavenly Father sent Ali to our family for a reason. She has created somewhat of an invisable bond for our family. I don't think I could have asked for a better little sister. My parents have always been so loving and caring. I know that Heavenly Father sent Ali to them because they are strong and He trusted them to love her and care for her. They have never complained, only shown love and gratefulness. I look up to them so much, in hopes that one day I will be able to follow their example in my life.

I look forward to one day being able to talk with my little sister. To laugh with her, to dance with her, to sing with her, to hear her beautiful voice. I feel so priveledged to have Ali as my little sister. It's a strange feeling, but I feel that I know her. I feel that we once were best friends in heaven and I feel that we always will be. I can't wait for the day that we will join each other in heaven again, just as we left off.

Habitat for Humanity Restore Finds

2012-01-11T20:53:00.000-08:00

Here are a few small projects that we have been working on lately. We took a trip to Habitat for Humanity Restore in Orem and found a few treasures. I haven't posted about our big projects yet because they haven't been completed yet. The kitchen cabinets are complete but we haven't put on the hardware yet. Cody completed the backsplash. We haven't painted yet or gotten new window treatments. In the meantime, we've been working on a few small projects (Not quite ready to start anything big yet).

We found a couple of cool cabinet doors for $1 a piece! We thought that they would look cool as frames so Cody took his 'jigsaw' and cut out the middle. I am going to paint them and glaze them. This is just a sneak peak.

We have been wanting to redo the entry way because we aren't a big fan of the 90's generic tile. We've looked for laminet wood flooring at Home Depot numerous time but we didn't want to buy a whole box for such a little space. We also didn't like any of the cheap colors and weren't willing to spend too much money. At Habitat for Humanity we lucked out and found this laminet wood flooring for $1 a slat and we really liked the color! It ended up costing less than $10 (luckily I get the labor for free). It turned out pretty nice if you ask me.

A while back I found this old cabinet door there and knew that I wanted to make a sign for our front door. I finally got around to it. It cost a total of $2!

We found this piece of wood there for $1 and I thought that I would like to make a sign for our front room. We made this one tonight. It cost a total of $3. Once we paint we are going to hang it and put some pictures hanging underneath the shelf so stay tuned for the finished project!

Babies Part II

2012-01-10T17:21:00.000-08:00

It hurts. Sometimes Ifeel like The Lord doesn’t trust me enough to have a child, to raise one of Hisown. I feel inadequate. Somewhere in me I know that this isirrational, but I do know that I need to be better. To become the person that I know I need tobe. To be able to one day raise one ofmy Heavenly Father’s children like I know He would want me to.

I hate when people ask me when we’re going to have kids andwhy we haven’t yet. I want to scream atthem, “We’re trying! Obviously we want kids!”,but I know that it isn’t their fault for asking, they don’t know. I don’t want to make the situation worse bybringing the mood down and making them feel bad for an innocent question. So here we are, Cody and I, left to laughingthe situation off. We still make lightof the mood because many people do not know that we are trying.

The few people that do know that we are trying constantly ask us if we’re pregnant yet, this only makesthe situation worse.

Trust me, when we’re pregnant and ready to tell people,we’ll tell you.

I hate feeling this way. I don’t want to be sad because it makes Cody feel bad. Maybe it’s my fault, maybe it’s his. We don’t know. And honestly, it hasn’t been THAT long… butthat only leaves us to wonder how long this will go on.

I guess I should feel grateful, because only He knows whatthe future will hold. Maybe He iswaiting for me to get established in my career or for us to be more financiallystable. I don’t know, but I wish I did.

All I know is that I want a baby… And it’s hard to wait.

Babies

2012-01-10T14:33:00.000-08:00

I want a baby.

I feel like there is a phenomenon where everyone that's not trying to have a baby gets one.

And everyone who is trying to have a baby doesn't get one.

God works in mysterious ways.

{One day I will figure out why}

Until then, trust in the Lord.

Pinning Ceremony

2011-12-23T16:44:00.000-08:00

Dec. 2011 I finished my last semester for my nursing degree. I was "pinned" as a nurse which is very traditional for nursing graduations. It was a small graduation, only about 40 people walked for my semester. I am not "officially" a nurse until I pass my state exam, the NCLEX. I am hoping to take it in January. I am grateful for everyone who has supported me over the past few years as I have gone through this journey of becoming a nurse. I appreciate everything that Cody, my family, and friends have done for me. Thank you!

Family Photos 2011

2011-12-23T16:33:00.001-08:00

Park City Fall 2011

2011-11-08T17:44:00.000-08:00

We got the chance to go to Park City with Cody's family for a weekend in October. We had to board Bella for the weekend. This is right before Cody took her. She had no idea what that we were about to be mean parents and leave her. Luckily she did really good there and enjoyed playing with the other dogs!

On Saturday afternoon we went to a park (it was perfect weather) and played ultimate frisbee and football with the family. It was actually pretty fun! I have definately learned to enjoy these things since we have been married.

The family minus Kyler and Tasi (they had to go to a funeral).

Me and Code

We got together for some pizza one night on main street.

BJ, Brooke, Britt, and Me all in our warm clothes waiting for the Ghost Tour!

The whole family. We went on a Ghost Tour where they took us around to different places on Main Street that are haunted and told us the stories and history of the places. It was pretty fun actually! Unfortunately, we didn't see any... maybe next time :)

Halloween

2011-11-05T18:19:00.000-07:00

For Halloween this year, Cody and I decided to be each other....

Heather (aka cavewoman), Me (aka Cody), and Bre (aka her husband Brian! We didn't plan this!)

The "Boys" (Notice Bre and I are in this picture)

The "Girls" (Notice Brian and Cody)

And... the group! Bre and Brian (each other), Cody and I (each other), Brett, Hope and Gage (Ninja Turtles), Heather and Mike (cavemen), Natalie and Craig (Lepracaun and Pot of Gold), Ryan and Jess (Plug and Outlet), and Eric and Diane (Cereal Killers). What a fun group!!

Bedroom Project

2011-10-05T21:40:00.000-07:00

Finally- I have pictures of our redone bedroom! We did everything (paint, furniture, accessories). Boy, is Cody glad that we're done with this one! Now it's time to move on to the kitchen. Haha. I'll post the before and after pictures.

Before:

I was sick of the colors. We got rid of the bedframe, curtains, and dresser. I sold the furniture on ksl.

During:

We found an oak front door that had never been used (no hinges) at the Restore Habitat for Humanities store in Orem for $21 and a few pieces of Molding for a couple of dollars. Cody used it to make a headboard by cutting it to the right size and puttign 4x4s on either side and putting the molding on with a 1x6 on top to framing it all together. He then screwed it into a metal bed frame that we put on risers.

After:

I made the pillows. The one with the yellows was my "inspiration" for the room. I got that one at Joanns and waited for it to go 60% off. I got the burlap and the other upholstering fabric at walmart for cheap. In this picture you can't tell, but Cody even caulked and repainted the crown molding.

I had an old window that we got when a thrift store went out of business for $2. We sanded it down and painted a rough coat of mustard yellow over it. I bought a decal at Kohls (of all places!) for $5 (because I used a $10 gift I recieved from them)

We decided to use this ikea bookcase as our dresser. We found it used on KSL for $75 and we bought 8 sturdy 13x13" boxes from target for $8 each. We are hopefully going to buy a TV to go on top of the dresser so it doesn't look so bad. If you can tell, the paint colors are slightly different here. We used two shades darker on this wall.

The clock I found at target. I have always loved this one and when I went to buy it I lucked out, it was 50% off! I got it for $20.

We love how it turned out!! Thanks Cody for all your hard work and patience!! We took the money we got from selling the bedframe and dresser and came out only spending about $200. Not bad my friends, not bad.

Summa Time!

2011-07-27T18:59:00.000-07:00

Well our summer has been kind of eventful so I thought I would catch everybody up on what we've been doing! (These pictures are in no particular order)

I caught a fish for my first time. We were so dirty from our 4 wheeler ride to the pond. We went camping to our friend Brett's ranch. We stayed a couple of nights with Mike & Heather, Brett & Hope, Eric & Diane, and us. It was a blast!

The boys after our fourwheeler ride.

The girls after our fourwheeler ride. We're dirty!!

Way dirty!!

The group minus Brett.

We went camping the weekend before up at Nunn's Park with Cody's Mom's side of the family. I wish we had gotten more pictures! We rode our bikes up to Vivian Park with cousins, played Ultimate Frisbee, had campfires, hiked up to Bridal Veil Falls, and I even learned how to longboard surprisingly enough! (Not that I'm good at it!)

We got a puppy! Her name is Bella (not after Twilight, after my nickname KristaBella). We got her on the 4th of July when someone was selling them outside of Wal-Mart! Her dad is full-bred Yorkie and the mom is half yorkie half another terrier (we think Norfolk). She is now 12 weeks old! It's been so fun having someone to be so excited when we get home and to play with. It worked out perfectly because I am home a lot right now so we've been able to train her easier.

Cody & Bella

We went to the Stadium of Fire with Kyler and Tasi. We saw Brad Paisley!! 'Nuff said.

Earlier this summer getting Strawberries and Cream at the Carnival.

Manti Pageant with Kyler and Tasi.

7 Peaks with Braxton & Cozy

We put the hammock we got in Mexico up in our living room. Cody is finally reading the Hunger Games books and loves them! I'm so proud of that 'lil guy!

PG Strawberry Days Rodeo

We watched our niece Lilia one day. She had a blast on our slide and swings!

Dutch Oven dinners and s'mores with our friends up AF canyon

Golfing the "Executive Course" at Eastbay. That one is perfect for me because it is only 7 holes!

That's all for now. We've done so much more but I have forgotten to take pictures of everything! I will try to be better for the rest of the summer!

Day 10: Picture Challenge

2011-06-23T17:19:00.000-07:00

{A picture of the person you do the most messed up things with}I guess this was before, but definately Laurie and Cozy!

Day 9: Picture Challenge

2011-06-21T17:30:00.000-07:00

{A picture of the person who has gotten your through the most}
My mom. She has always been there for me through my hard times and good. She's always there when I need someone to talk to or cheer me up. I feel bad that I have put her and my dad through so much but I'm so grateful for them for always loving me.

Day 8: Picture Challenge

2011-06-20T11:09:00.001-07:00

{A picture that makes you laugh}

This is a picture of Cody's mission companion and his wife that our photographer caught at our wedding. Love it!

Day 7: Picture Challenge

2011-06-19T21:46:00.000-07:00

{A picture of your most treasure item}

My wedding ring. We picked out a few different types together and then Cody surprised me with this one! I absolutely love it. It's so different than other people's rings. I think it's beautiful but I also love what it represents- our promise to be together forever and always remain true to each other. I love you Code :)

My New Vanity!

2011-06-18T12:52:00.000-07:00

Um...Remember this old sewing desk that I got at The D.I. for $20? Well it's finally refinished and is now being used as a vanity along with the $15 chair I found at The D.I.! Take a look how we did it step by step.

First we took off all the hardware and seat on the chair. Then we sanded all the old lacquer off of the table and the chair using 150 grit sandpaper.

Next I sprayed all of the old hardware with Krylon spray paint.

After cleaning off the sawdust we primed all of the surfaces using Kilz primer. We used the spray to do the detailed surfaces and the chair and we used a smooth roller to do the big smooth surfaces (like that top and sides).

Kilz primer for the desk/chair and Krylon spray paint used for the hardware.

I found a scratched up mirror on clearance at Ross for $15. I sanded out the scratches (even though it is a plastic frame it worked) then taped, primed, and painted the mirror while I was waiting for the desk primer to dry.

After the primer dried we were able to put the paint on. We put 2-3 coats on and waited inbetween coats for it to dry. Again, we used a smooth roller for the big surfaces and we sprayed the paint on the detailed surfaces. We waiting until the next day to put the lacquer on. We used the Rustoleum brand clear coat.

After the paint was done I used Modge Podge and regular scrapbook paper to do the inide of the drawers. The paper was 12x12 but not quite long enough so I cut an extra strip to do along the back. I cute the paper to the right size, brushed a coat of Modge Podge on the bottom, smoothed the paper out on top then put a layer of Modge Podge on top of the paper.

The finished products! The fabric on the seat I bought at Hancock Fabrics. I used a staple gun and just wrapped the fabric around the existing seat/old fabric and stapled it in place. Once that was complete and the chair was painted we were able to screw the seat back into place.
I hope you like it as much as I do!

Day 6: Picture Challenge

2011-06-18T07:54:00.000-07:00

{A person you would want to trade places with for a day}

Penelope Cruz! I mean... hello, who wouldn't want to look like that?! :)

Day 5: Picture Challenge

2011-06-17T09:21:00.000-07:00

{A picture of your favorite memory}

The first year Cody and I were married we lived in "The Little White House". It is owned by my Grandma and it was first built in the 40's. She used to live in it and many many other people have rented it from my grandparents ever since. She was nice enough to let us live there for a great deal after we got married. It is about 450 square feet, but has everything you need. Livingroom, Kitchen, Bathroom, Pantry/Laundry Room. They has redone the whole interior right before we moved in. I have so many fun memeories from this place! BBQ's, fires with s'mores in the back yard, badmitton, decorating, our first Christmas, handwashing dishes, borrowing my grandma's vaccum, parties in the tiny livingroom, learning how to cook and be a wife, being creative with ways to make all of our stuff fit. There are so many fun memories I have from the place! I'm so grateful that my Grandma let us live there but it's also so nice to have our own place right now that is twice as big.

Day 4: Picture Challenge

2011-06-16T20:15:00.001-07:00

{A picture of your night}

We had to drive down to PG to get us some strawberries 'n cream at the carnival!

Day 3: Picture Challenge

2011-06-14T09:44:00.000-07:00

{A picture of the cast from your favorite show}Dexter! This show is about a man who works to solve cases of serial killers for the government. The catch is that he is a serial killer but only kills bad people. It's definately not for those who get offended by language though- so beware.

Day 2: Picture Challenge

2011-06-13T11:19:00.000-07:00

{A picture of someone that you've been closest to the longest}Cozette and I have been best friends forever and known each other since I was 1. She grew up across the street and down a couple of houses from me. We've definately had our ups and downs but we always get through them. I can't imagine what my life would have been without her!

Day 1: Picture Challenge

2011-06-12T19:12:00.000-07:00

This is the most recent picture that I could find of myself... I am definately not in any state to take a picture today :)

My name is Krista Michelle Frampton. My parents just liked the name Krista and they named me Michelle because they had a friend with that name and they really liked her.

I have an extra bone in my thumbs and probably my feet (this happens in about 1% of people the doctors said)

I'm in the nursing program at UVU. After I finish my semester this December I will be able to test to have my RN.

I LOVE old people... I want open an assisted living center with Cody one day.

I HATE skittles. Don't you dare breathe on me after eating them or eat them in the same car as me.

I had braces twice, the second time was when I was in 11th grade and it was horrible!

My parents wouldn't let me color my hair growing up, until I was 17... I have been coloring it ever since and have done everything from black to blonde.

I love decorating and being crafty.

I want boy-girl twins one day (I think).

I am a bit of a hypochondriac.

I started dating my husband when I was a senior in highschool. He knew I was 18 but didn't know I was still in highschool.

I would rather it be blazing hot than have snow on the ground.

My favorite stores are Ross, Target, Downeast, and Hobby Lobby.

I would love to live in Tennessee someday (I fell in love with it when I went there last summer) but I'm afraid that we would miss our families too much.

I'm a "Your" and "You're" nazi.

30 day picture challenge

2011-06-10T09:04:00.000-07:00

I was reading my friend Joshalyn's blog and she started doing this 30 day picture challenge. It looked fun, and I need new things to post about, so why not?!

Day 1: A picture of yourself with 15 facts

Day 2: A picture of you and the person that you have been close to the longest

Day 3: A picture of the cast from your favorite show

Day 4: A picture of your night

Day 5: A picture of your favorite memory

Day 6: A picture of a person that you'd love to trade places with for a day

Day 7: A picture of your most treasured item

Day 8: A picture that makes you laught

Day 9: A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

Day 10: A picture of the person that you do the most messed up things with

Day 11: A picture of something you hate

Day 12: A picture of something you love

Day 13: A picture of your favorite band or artist

Day 14: A picture of someone you couldn't imagine your life without

Day 15: A picture of something you want to do before you die

Day 16: A picture of someone who inspires you

Day 17: A picture of something that has made a huge impact in your life recently

Day 18: A picture of your biggest insecurity

Day 19: A picture of when you were little

Day 20: A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel

Day 21: A picture of something that you wish you could forget

Day 22: A picture of something that you wish you were better at

Day 23: A picture of your favorite book

Day 24: A picture of something you wish you could change

Day 25: A picture of your day

Day 26: A picture of yourself and a family member

Day 27: A picture of something that means a lot to you

Day 28: A picture of something that you're afraid of

Day 29: A picture that can always make you smile

Day 30: A picture of someone you miss

A Sneak Peek...

2011-05-31T17:54:00.000-07:00

My $20 sewing table I found at D.I. that I am going to refinish and turn into a vanity.

This chair is also from D.I. and was $15. A coat of paint and new fabric will do it some good!

I'm excited!! Now, let's get started.

2011-05-31T08:28:00.000-07:00

{Summer}
-noun. the "hot" months between when school ends in the spring and starts in the fall full of crazy fun events. aka: the best season of the year.

-Strawberry days in Pleasant Grove! It is June 15th-18th this year. The rodeo is so fun and I'm not really sure why. I think it's just the atmosphere. I don't really watch most of it and I usually get bad allergies so I can't talk by the end... but I still LOVE it! If you go you HAVE to get the strawberries 'n cream. Also, take a stop by the Purple Turtle for some strawberry softserve ice cream or Taco Amigo for a strawberry shake!
-Family and friend BBQ's (corn on the cob) and being outside
-Camping and (hopefully) fourwheeling. Dutch oven dinners and s'mores. Camp fires.
-Home improvement projects
-The fresh produce! Strawberries, peaches, apricots..
-Sleeping in and reading books
-Playing tennis and golf (or the driving range) with my Cody
-Swimming and laying out
-Small vacations to St. George
-Taking long walks in the evening or bike rides
-Hiking up in the mountains
-Lagoooooooooon!
-Outside concerts -Provo canyon. I love the trail and bridal veil falls. -Softball games
-Gardening
(These are just a few things I'm looking forward to this summer... hopefully we'll be able to do them all!) What do YOU have on your summer agenda?

Mexican Riveria Cruise!

2011-05-19T18:25:00.000-07:00

Well, I guess I should probably update my blog! Since this is the most exciting thing that has happened to us lately, I guess I'll start here. Cody and I went on a cruise at the beginning of May. We went with our friends Bre and Brian. It was a 7 night cruise and we drove to leave out of Long Beach. The trip ended up being about 9 days total! We stayed a night in Vegas on the way down. We stayed in the "Lucky Casino". It was 50 bucks a night... and we got what we paid for! It was kinda scary too, we stood out a lot. (Cody said it's because we were the only white people there haha). One of the workers came up to us and told us to be careful. That kind of freaked us out so we went right to bed and left early the next morning. We made it to Long Beach the next afternoon where the Carnival Splendor awaited! (These pics are in no particular order).

First night on the cruise- Cody won some mulah!

We had bunkbeds! Long story short, when we first booked it the picture showed twin beds that converted into a king. It ended up the it was actually bunkbeds (we knew this a few months before we left) but Cody didn't want to pay extra to upgrade! Haha- it's ok, we both agreed that it was the best sleep we've ever gotten (we didn't have to deal with stealing covers, my crazy dellusions where I was thinking he was my patient... etc.)

We ran into Cody's mission trainer and his wife on the boat!

Me & Code

The main area on the boat- they had to close the top because it was too chilly the last couple of days.

Formal night.
The best & worst part about the cruise was the food! It was good and all you could eat! But 6 after 6 meals a day you don't feel good haha. The dinners were delicious! One night our awesome waiter brought Cody 2 lobster and 3 prime rib! Haha I think he just thought it was funny to make Cody eat so much. He gained 10 lbs that week! Good job babe- I'm proud of you! :) My favorite part was ice cream all day long!

Me & Bre in Puerto Vallarta {don't mind the guy trying to sell us sunglasses so naturally he jumped in the picture?}

Puerto Vallarta on the beach

Puerto Vallarta from the ship

Hot tubbin'!

Cody loved these 'cute little guys'

Oh. I should have warned you. Cody went bungee jumping in Cabo! What the- I know! In that last picture he looks like a dead man for sure. But... he survived. Bre and Brian went too. I was wayyyy too smart to go bungee jumping in Mexico :)

This is in Cabo San Lucas. If you look closely the little white box suspended in midair is where the crazies jumped from! (Oh and it has a glass floor-genius). This is also the canyon that we did the ziplines.

This is a good pic of Code on the ziplines.

All our gear on, ready to go. It was really fun/scary actually! There were 8 ziplines and you had to hike quite a bit to get from zipline to zipline. The longest zipline was 2600 feet and you got up to 50 miles per hour. It was way fun! There were a couple we got to ride tandem and one we even got to go the 4 of us! If anyone goes to Mexico- you HAVE to do this!

The "group"

Cody, Bre, and Brian riding the cart out to the gondola to jump.

"It's PANCHO time!"

"Cute little guys" again

Only 20 pecos for tacos?! YUM! Authentic mexican food- Cody converted me!

Cabo- random lady put this creature on me. Then she wanted 10 bucks! Shyeah right! We'll give ya 3.

Cabo San Lucas

Formal Night

Oh, I forgot to mention... we rented waverunners in Cabo and that was a blast! Some 13 year old Mexican kid was running the business.. that was a little sketch, he even had us sign a contract! Oh and we went to lots of flea markets! That was fun! We came home with a couple of hammocks, some bags, a blanket, knock-off sunglasses, and our panchos {naturally}.

What I'm Loving

2010-12-16T11:24:00.000-08:00

I came across these as I was browsing the web the other day.

How. Freaking. Cute.

Customizable, but they cost a pretty penny.

http://www.thevintagepearl.com/

What's goin' through my head

2010-12-16T10:48:00.000-08:00

I honestly don't know where to start. This is the problem with me having a blog, it seems that I only write on it twice a year (at the end of each semester or when something HUGE happens). And no... nothing huge happened... but the semester FINALLY ended. Phew.

This semester has been somewhat of a blur. I took 18 credits this semester which wouldn't be too bad, except a few of those classes took up my entire life (welcome to nursing school). I felt like I hadn't learned anything this whole semester, then finals started. I started reviewing everything I had learned and much to my surprise I have learned a LOT. Now I feel a little bit more confident about this whole school thing (maybe it really does help?). I am happy to report that I have four out of my 6 grades and I have 3 A's and 1 A-. I'm proud of myself, I can't help but boast a little.

One thing I must vent about really fast, why is it that you do not get lab hours for classes? You have a lab or a clinical and you go 7 times for 12 hours (84 hours) plus spend close to 70 hours outside of class doing written assignments for that lab but you don't get credit? Oh wait, the class is 4 credit hours but you're spending that in class plus 8+ hours a week outside class studying... that makes sense, but where do all the lab hours go? Hmm... something is wrong there.

Anyway, enough of that. Let's celebrate! I feel like I haven't seen Cody in a really, REALLY long time. He has been working a ton lately (60+) hours a week. He has been staying busy at his full-time job working for Restore-Pro, but he's also been doing a ton of side-jobs. He does vinyl fences with his brother and dad and they've been staying busy doing that even up until this week! He's also been installing Christmas lights with his buddy Mike. It's kind of a love-hate relationship. He loves staying busy but he mostly loves the extra cash. (I appreciate it too- I just miss my Code). I have been a bit neglectful lately (you should see the house, laundry baskets, oh.. and the empty fridge) but now that finals are over I want to do something extra special!

I can't believe that Christmas is almost here! I haven't done much of anything to get ready for it. We decorated the house a little, I'll put pictures up soon! We've also been trying to finish up some gifts for the holidays (family, neighbors, friends). This year we're not doing too much for each other because we're going on a CRUISE! 7 night mexican rivera leaving out of Long Beach. We're going with our friends Bre and Brian! It's not until May, that's plenty of time to start working out, riiiiight?

I'll try and catch up with a few things we've been up to over the past few months.

Summer 2010

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Tennessee is so beautiful! I want to live there someday!

Cody playin' softball. He played good!

Cody painting my scrapbook room green!

Strawberry Days Rodeo

Me pretending like I'm helping Cody paint the scrapbook room :)

Aubrie, Mica, Me, and Lilia. Go Utes! We didn't even plan it.

Tennessee June 2010

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We went out to Nashville for Eric and Diane's wedding. Cody was a groomsman-and a handsome one at that! :) It was a fun weekend!

Puckett's in downtown Franklin for breakfast one morning

For their wedding dinner we went to the "Loveless Cafe". It was out in the country. It was soooo good! I loved their biscuits, brisket, fried chicken, creamed corn, grean beans, and cobbler!

Summer 2010

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St. Patrick's Day

M&M Factory

Coke Factory

Michael Jackson Impersonators

Vegas July 2010

Summer 2010

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We went to Vegas over the 24th of July. It was so much fun! We went shopping at the outlets, definately my favorite part! Then we went along the strip that night. Hung out by the pool and went to dinner. It was fun!

Heather and Mike's wedding. They got married in the Draper, UT temple.

Hiking up battlecreek canyon to the waterfalls

Lilia's baby blessing. The family minus Ryan.

What do you mean Krista finally updated her blog??!!

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So much has happened since last December I hardly know where to start. I will try to catch everyone up on what's been happening. Well... Cody and I had our boy-girl twins!

Just Kidding. Maybe one day.

Cozette had a healthy baby boy, named Braxton Lee. He is 6 months old now! Cody and I have loved having them around, they feel just like family.

Aubrie had a little girl in May, baby Lilia. We're so excited to have her here! I love having a neice and so does Cody! This little girl is going to be spoiled rotten, just wait.

Back in April I got a new job. I figured it was time for a change from the old Alpine Valley Care Center which I had been at for 3 years. I am now working for Intermountain Healthcare. I work at Utah Valley Hospital and American Fork Hospital. I am in what they call the "float pool" for PCT's-PCA's-CNA's-techs (they're all the same thing, just different names). I am able to make my own schedule, minus the mandatory every 3rd weekend. I work from 6:00 am- 6:30 pm. I have to call the night before to see which floor I will be working on (it's kind of like a substitute) These are the floors I work on:

Med-Surg at AF
ICU at AF
Medical/Oncology
Ortho/Neuro
Renal
Cardiovascular
ICU
IMC
Peds (once)

It has been really fun. It took a lot of training because of all the floors I had to train on. It is nice to have somewhere new to go everyday. I see a lot of different types of things. This is the main reason I switched to the hospital, to get more experience to help me out in my nursing. Hopefully it gets me an in once I graduate. I like working with different people every day, that way I don't get involved in the politics. I do "sitter" jobs about half of the time. This means that a patient is a 1:1 or they need one staff member in their room watching them at all times. These days are long, but sometimes nice. I can bring books or my computer to use when my patient is asleep. (That is what I am doing right now). It will be really nice once school starts up in August to be able to do my homework.

The end of April Cody and I closed on our first place! We got a steal of a deal and it was the perfect time for us to buy so we did it. It was crazy, we looked at it and the next day put in an offer and the offer got accepted. We had a hard time moving from the little white house we rented from grandma, we loved it and loved our neighbors and family. It was a good move though. Our new neighbors are great. It was so nice to double our living space from 450 sq feet to 900!! We've been busy fixing the place up. It was built in 1994, so it has needed a little updating. Pictures are soon to come!

Cody has been busy with work and side jobs. He helped Mica and Ryan do their backsplash in their new house. He has also been doing a lot of fences and just work for people in their houses. It's nice how handy he is. He definately has been wearing himself out. I tell him to relax, but of course he never can. If he's not working, he's golfing or playing some other type of sport or doing a project. Unfortunately for him, I've been keeping him up on "honey-do's".

Cody's health hasn't been the greatest. He had bronchitis earlier this month and his kidney stones have been acting up again. He's been trying to drink more water and less soda, this just seems to be clearing out his existing stones. Not fun. Hopefully it will help in the long run.

I will post some pictures of some of the fun things we've been doing this summer!

It's that wonderful time of year

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I thought it was time to put up the pictures I promised of our "little white house". There's only a few pictures because, well, this is about our whole house. The only thing I didn't photograph is our bathroom, laundry room, and pantry (which is all is one pretty much) but here is the rest of the house!

Kitchen/Dining Area

Kitchen

Living Room

Bedroom

Our Christmas stockings and Nutcrackers. (Cody may be a little bitter about how much the stockings cost, but they are CUTE!)

Take little notice of the makeshift ribbon and tree skirt. Haha

Me "fluffing" our tree. Finally we got the right tree, 6 stores later and purchasing and returning 2 other trees.

Cody hanging our lights

The finished result. They look great! (I wish the picture turned out better)

Take Your Grandma to Wal-Mart Day

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Excuse me.

I don't know if you know this, but today was take your grandma to Wal-Mart day.

I wish someone would have informed me of this before I did my monthly grocery shopping today so I could have taken my grandma.

Everywhere I turned there were little old ladies. In electric wheelchairs, in non-motorized wheelchairs, pushing shopping carts... EVERYWHERE.

Most of them were with their daughters or their grandaughters or grandsons. It seemed like most of the family members were in a hurry, rushing here and there to get grandma's molasses and miralax.

The grandmas were so cute, trying to remember what exactly they had come to the store to get. Glad to get out of their houses, to have something to occupy their minds. Glad to spend time with their family most of all.

You know how most people get all giddy inside when they see new born babies? Well that's the feeling I get when I see grandmas.

Please someone tell me next time it's take your grandma to Wal-Mart day.

Our "Little White House"

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This is where Cody and I have been living the past four months since we have been married. It has been known as the "Little White House" for as long as I can remember. We are so lucky to be renting it from my Grandma Monson, she has been so good to us. The house was built in the 1940's and my Grandma lived in it with her three kids while my Grandad was in the war. It use to be one room but then they added a bathroom and another room on it. Now it's a whole 450 square feet! It's perfect for us. Grandma had the whole inside of the house remodeled prior to us moving in. New paint, carpet, windows, doors, fixtures, vinyl, cabinets, hardware, sink, tub, toilet, wardrobe, the whole deal. We live next door to my Grandma and the whole street is full of Monson's so it's been fun to live close to family. Cody and I love our "Little Cottage" (Don't tell Grandma that's what Cody and I call it!)

This was our attempt at a garden this year. We planted 16 onions, 3 tomatoes, jalapenos, cucumber, and a few random things that we didn't know what they were. This was the result of our garden: AKA nothing. It was sad, but I guess you have to water your garden for it to grow on a regular basis. We liked to choose weeks to water it, we weren't so consistent. Then when we missed a week we'd try and make up for it and water it extra (guess that didn't work either), but we like to blame the deer who are constantly in our back yard eating plants. Yup, it wasn't because of our lack of gardening skills... we would have had an excellent garden if it weren't for those dang deer. Next year we'll try again, maybe this time we'll take some tips from Uncle Dave or my Dad. Better luck next time.

Finally time for a post

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Here it is, our first blog!! (I have had it for over a month and haven't even written on it) Things are going great Cody and I have been married for almost five months now! It's crazy how time flies. We love our little white house that we rent from my grandma, it's only about 450 square feet but it's perfect for us. Cody's been staying busy working for Puroclean a restoration company that deals with floods, fires, mold, and trauma. He has also been doing vinyl fences on the side. He always has a project going on around the house fixing up something.. it's so cute :)

I have been busy working at Alpine Valley Care Center in pleasant grove as a CNA. I've been there almost two and half years! I love taking care of the old people there.. they're so cute and funny! I have also been going to school doing my pre-nursing, I am applying to the program this week. Cody and I both start up a new semester tomorrow and are so excited (hmm...) but we'll make it through and it'll be worth it once December rolls around.

We'd love to stay in touch and hear from you all! Write us some comments and leave us a link to your blog so that we can keep up!