What a day!

holy cow. so today was my "day off". it's funny how most the time i am more exhausted from my "day's off" than  i am when i work! any who... so today started off pretty wonderful. i woke up wayyyy later than normal, (8:30ish) to the sound of the garbage man... realizing that I totally forgot to put our garbage out I just stayed in bed (as i only had the g's on) and laughed as i thought of the now rotting potatoes in the bottom of the now really smelly garbage can thing. as i heard them drive passed i realized it was way passed the time to wake up and start my day. so i put on some work clothes and headed outside. since it's been so nice and cool in the mornings i decided it was the perfect time to mow the lawn. after the lawn was mowed i decided it was high time for me to finish part of our landscaping that has really needed some attention. thus, drove to hometown hardware picked up the  decorative bark and finished that task. kris came out to grab some stuff and we talked for a bit and then he took off. soon after i realized how messy our garage was. i hate messy garages.... pet peeve. so i then started cleaning the garage. i have many projects that i have been working on, furniture, gifts, organizing, decorating, etc... you name it i'm working on it. anyway. so one of my projects was this awesome dresser that brady and jen found at a yard sale and then no longer wanted. so i took it off their hands and refinished the sucker. it. is. beautiful. to say the very least! i decided it was time to take it inside, alone. i'm an idiot. but that doesn't matter. any who so i took the drawers out and then lifted the baby up our garage stairs, into our laundry room, passed our kitchen, journeyed around our living room, passed the hall and finally made it into our master bedroom. after that i decided that i needed to drill the holes for the drawers to put the knob thing on. even though its not really a knob any way you'll see the picture..... well just as i was about to try and drill some holes that i'm sure were not lined up and i had no idea what i was doing my wonderful hubby came home and rescued me. so that project is DONE! hallelujah. after that made the hubby and i some good eats and he went on his way. i then resumed the task of cleaning the garage. i was then attacked by a black widow that had decided to make its resting place in the push broom that i was using. did i freak out? yes. for a minute, then i realized how much bigger i am that it was. thus, ending its venomous life. moving on. i then found our really awesome rocking chair that has been in my family ever since i can remember sitting in the corner. (one of my many projects) I decided that it was high time for that sucker to be checked off of my massive list and i finished that. i then decided that it was getting far too hot outside and i completed all that i could in the garage and headed indoors. where i then began to clean the eff out of our home. its never really dirty to begin with but there is always organizing or deep cleaning that needs to be done.  i scoured the bathrooms, organized "my" room (guest bedroom with a bunch of my clothes in it) prepared a D.I bag and got rid of tons of stuff, worked on laundry, dusted, vacuumed, organized, organized, organized. wrote out bills, and re-arranged our room a bit. by this time it was 4:00 and i was sweaty, smelly and so done for the day. hopped in the shower and have been sitting on the couch since. just to have my wonderful husband that i love oh so much tell me that we need to go haul hay... now he said that he would do it solely by himself... ya right, like i'm going to let him do that. if you have every hauled hay you know that it is hell on earth. so anyway. any one else's day of consist of this? hahahaha. now, i'm not complaining, i love life and i love that i am capable to do all these things and have the means to do so. however, i would love to enjoy a day to myself. that'll be all... here are some awesome pictures of my projects.

before.... well i had started painting it a little but still. 

after, you can't really tell, but i painted it antique white and antiqued it with brown shoe polish. it looks awesome. 

and this was the rocking chair. picture doesn't do it justice... 

mom, this picture is for you, you better believe i am already decorating for fall :).

i'm sure you can't really see this picture that well, stupid light, but this is my wonderful man making dinner after my long day. i love him. 

my sanctuary before i have to do haul hay... hahaha it's been a very productive, awesome day. YAY me!

all good.

this life is so wonderful. really though. i have accepted the blessings that heavenly father gives me and allowed him to give me the gifts to create my own wonderful life as well. as long as it is in alliance with his will for me. i am so grateful that oak and i have such a wonderful relationship with one another. we share joy and have so much fun. we are both honest and loyal. i know that he loves me and i feel of his love every second of every day. i love myself and all those around me. i love being able to share my own light and love with every being that encounters me. i enjoy life and i get excited for everything that comes my way. it is all positive and good as i learn from everything. i love that we are comfortable in our finances and that we are open to new adventures that await us. i love that we make new, loyal, fun friends that share the same positive manifestations as we do. i am grateful for my savior Jesus Christ and for everything that he has taught and given to me. i love the gospel. i love that i can create my life in alliance with my heavenly fathers will. i love that i am healthy and fit. i love that oakly and i are so close. i love my family and i am so grateful for each one of them. i am grateful for my amazing relationships. i am grateful for this amazing wonderful life that i live.

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changed my life. it will yours too. get it. read it. love it. live it.

Yet again.

i've been told that it has been far to long since i have provided an update. weird.... i'm way good at blogging. not.

any who. wow... so much has been going on. 

first of all, mi casa su casa has a whole new meaning...

my family basically lives out at our home. and i love it. 

this is landers and i at the pool... HE LOVES the slide. 

again? T, again? again? haha

Oakly of course is just amazing as always.

 he has been picking up quite a bit lately. 

it's nice.

while we were watching Oaks rodeo they had a money cow.

this is for different age groups of kiddos.

nathen took landon out...

cutest.

thing.

ever.

he lost his boot and nathen basically had to carry the kid every where.

that was...

until the rodeo clown got to them.... classic.

every  little boy wants to be a cowboy. 

fast forward a couple weeks. family reunion in lava. 

bow chica wow wow.

first of all... oak has just finished up a rodeo in panguich the night we were supposed to leave.

yeah.

he got home at 3:30 am... 

we left at 4 am.

we drove to lava...

we have a golf tournament every year.

we had to make it to our tee time.

and.

we kicked butt.

brennen couldn't drive it passed the ladies pins....

Thus.....

aw..... love.

best. time. ever. "floating" the river.

i first thought aw... that will be relaxing.

didn't know i would be holding on for dear life the whole time.

"floating" down the river my ass.

battle wounds... it was bomb.

after our lovely fam-damly reunion for my family. 

guess what?

yeah we headed to another one. in paradise.

it was oaks fam-damly reunion that weekend as well. 

the drive was amazing....

minus the part where Oakly forgot where to go.... 

Jet skiing? 

yes.

all day?

yes.

Rope swing?

better believe it.

i had some stupid kid say i was going to break it.

i broke him. 

jk.

king pin.

dominated. 

favorites of the grand parents?

well, they remember my name now!! 

haha, i love them. 

then fast forward a bit...  we got home, Oakly started the county fair.

and died.

then he lived again once it was over. 

miracle.

then he decided to leave me again for another rodeo.

then i decided to take up something i've never really done before....

well.. kris decided to have me take up something i've never really done before...

he wanted "professional pictures" taken... by who?

ya... me...

have i ever really taken pictures before.

no.

so here is a sample of some of my "wanna-be" creative side...

did i have any idea what i was doing?

no.

did i have any cool programs on my computer to edit these?

no.

did we go at the right time of day?

no.

did landon cooperate?

hell. no.

BUT

i did have a ton of fun and really enjoyed spending time with my fam.

my dad tagged along and we got a picture together.. finally! we don't really have any.

i'm changing that.

any who. here is your update. oakly and i are in love. we love life.

all of the above.

I have a lot to update on, however I am getting better at posting.

To start this all off we were able to celebrate my Granparents 65th wedding anniversary. They truly do inspire me.

Year one only an eternity to go and I look forward to every second of it. 

Landon's Birthday Party, the cute little bugger is two. Kris asked if he could have it out at our place and of course we said yes... Pony rides? of course. 

While heading out to celebrate our anniversary Oak and I stopped off at Walmart to grab a few treats. While Oak was grabbing the IBC root beer it decided to fall out of the bottom of the box and go nuclear on us. The glass shattered and cut my face... I was bleeding every where... Three hand fulls of blood later they got us napkins.... walmart.....

Oak and I had a duel.

We found that we weren't talented fishermen. 

Ate some of the topper cake and it was actually still pretty good. 

Went golfing.

Oakly is really good.... of course. 

Love carts. 

Now... on to the Fourth of July!! We didn't do much. Just a tiny bbq and went to the rodeo... of course.

My husband still makes me twitterpated. 

Getting prepped for fire works!

YES!

I wanted to light some....

Of course Oak had to give me some "pointers" as if I had never lit fire works in my life..... Oh well, gotta let the old man have his moment... haha LOVE YOU. 

I love my life. 

One year.... ALREADY?

To my wonderful husband:

I can't even being to fathom how lucky I am to have you

You are my everything, my life

I'm so happy to be with you

I'm so grateful to be your wife

I know this passed year was hard

Yet, you've mended all my scars

You've been my one support

AND You got me two new cars! ;)

You're so patient and loving

I really am so blessed

You are my world

You really are the worlds best

I cannot believe its already been a year. It feels like just yesterday I met you and your whole 'cowboy-ness'.

 I really am so happy. Everyone says marriage is hard and that its a challenge and the first year is the toughest... honestly. I love being married. I love everything about it. I love being able to wake up to my best friend every morning and to be able to tell you about my day.
                                           

 I love when you hold me and when we discover more and more about each other. I really do love that we have disagreements. I love that we talk. I love everything about you, Oakly. I love that your good at EVERYTHING (i secretly also hate this), I love that we laugh every day of our lives at each other.

 I love that you think its hilarious to scare me to death. I love when you write me notes on the mirror. I love your random messages. I love that you bought me Gerber daisies and they look awesome on our porch. I love that we are building our lives together and our house along with it. I love that you swear occasionally. I love that you know I am not perfect but pretend I am anyway. I love that you remained cool, calm, and collective when Walmart decided to bomb us with IBC rootbeer and the glass cut my face, resulting in mass amounts of blood. 

 I love that you are so honest even when its hard to be. I love that you are so warm and friendly to people. I love that we finished our yard and that we did it together.

I love that we both hate sprinklers and that we still finished doing them. 

I love that you love me. I love that you will eat anything that I cook... even if I wont. I love that we play. I love that we are sealed together for time and all eternity. Oak, I LOVE YOU. I look forward to the next eternity with you and am so excited for every moment of it. I am so lucky to have you. Happy one year Anniversary my sweet heart!