Does it ever slow down???

Not that Skyler and I ever take moments to breathe and be normal, because we aren't remember??? I will take a moment and reflect on this past crazy semester... We have had some serious ups and downs, new accomplishments and crazy moments we thought we may explode!! but we didn't, we are still here and kicking' it in Utah. So right now Amy is really sick with what looks like a mono relapse, achy, super tired, and that manly voice no one ever thought was sexy. She has been trying to take it easy for a minute and has had to call into work several times, and although the didn't recognize who she was at all... They figured it was best she shouldn't come in. The two Bloodlettes have been working hard. Skyer is working for Amy's brother Matt as a loan processor and is getting all qualified to be a Loan Officer! So proud of him and his hard work! It is taking all his time studying but we know it will all work out! Amy is constantly looking for houses online and realizes every day that maybe they can't afford a million dollar house with a masarrati! But hey, she can dream right?

Skyler did lose his Grandfather recently, and his Uncle Trent. It has been a sad time, but we know that they are in a much better place than we are right now. We send our love and wishes to everyone we left behind in California.

Just in case:)

(A)
(Most recent family vacation to CA to see our Ethan man be baptized!)

We are having a blast- in case anyone was curious! We have been enjoying married life, and taking it one step at a time. We have learned so much this first year, but most importantly, I think we have learned that we can face anything together!

(B)

We had a wonderful Christmas! Skyler got Nutella and I got my new Iphone! Talk about a deal! (Okay he got a super sweet soundsystem, no complaints here!)



We even "get giggy?" How did he get so cute? I ask myself that every day...



Toes with mom! Guys were on a man-date we thought it was fair! And yes we walked all over walmart in those lame shoes.. Surprised we didn't show up on peopleofwalmart.com




Best/most expensive dinner we've ever eaten together- Anniversary #1 done and done. And it's getting better each and every day!




On our anniversary celebratory day we went and toured Temecula! Skylers home, which will probably end up being our home some day. You will never get the California out of my man, that's for sure! This flag pole was for his Eagle project! One more reason to be a proud wifey:)



Anyone who knows me knows I am not one for going green. Trees- eh whatever. But when it comes to keeping churches clean, where we worship and come together to be together in faith- I stand firm. That's why when I found someone's sock on the grounds... IT had to be cleaned up, Sky thought my face was priceless- hence this photo...







All in all- we're still in love. So- Merry, Happy- Late and wonderful 2011. It's over and 2012- bring it ON! Sky and Aim could take you any day... :)

Skyler and I together...

We will change the world. Don't wait up, you'll get lost. But if you want, watch us, we've got what it takes, and we will make a difference. We will bring some goodness back into this world, you wait- it'll happen.

Have I ever told you?

Have I ever told you that my husband is SUCH a good man? He pays attention to me, he listens to me, he even holds my hand in public... But wait folks the good deeds don't stop there. He tries, just as I do to make myself better everyday... So I am not sure why Sunday surprised me so much. Everyone who knows me knows I have a problem. I bite my nails, almost ferociously so. (Kinda gross, I am well aware...) Well the company pays for pens, so I have an endless supply... and in order to keep my figity self from going crazy I chew on a different pen, just about everyday... Knowingly my husband saw me chewing on a pen in church. He is a creative man, and being so he reached over, grabbed my pen and smiled- and stuck the pen up his left nostril. I sat there stunned. One, my husband just stuck a pen up his nose in public, two that was my pen that I planned on chowing down on for the next hour and three, can I get an EW anyone?! So, long story short, I am now cured of this ailment and no longer chew on pens, nor do I cost my company anymore money. My husband is my lifesaver, and probably saved Johnson Mark from bankruptcy. Wow. My own personal superman! I do love him so!

Love- through the eyes of a teenagers blog...

one of the hardest parts about growing up is realizing that relationships are not as magical or as effortless that we, as children, so naively believed they were.

love is not all about red roses on valentine's day, or waltzing in an empty room to no music. it is not always comprised of sexy, passionate kisses in the rain, or romantic candlelit dinners.

love does not always equal that perfect, pristine wedding on the beach, no matter how much we wish it did.

no, sometimes love is broken dishes on the floor, and tempers so high they threaten to burst through the ceiling. it is not that prince charming or a snow white. it is loneliness echoing and aching deep inside your bones and it is the feeling of tears drying on your face like wax.

love is not disney. love is complicated. love is messy.

when i was younger, i believed that you could title a loved one. oh, she's his fiance. oh, they're boyfriend and girlfriend. oh, he's her husband. it is only now, as a teenager, that i realize this is not how love works. there is not a name to fit every relationship...

we keep convincing ourselves that our happiness lies on one set of lips, that our lives would be beachy if we just managed to receive one kiss, or one wedding, or one boyfriend. (Which in some cases, happiness does lie with one man. In my case that's Sky... Through and through...)

but love isn't about kisses or weddings or titles. (it gets harder- you better believe it!)

it's about how much you care, how long you will listen, how far you will go and to what lengths you will forgive.

the bottom line is, if you truly, deeply and honestly love someone, you will want them in your life, and you will do everything to keep them there.

~thegingergirl

This made me think about the idea that the youth of this nation are getting about relationships. How bleak is this opinion, and how depressing. I have found that my love, my happiness lies with one man. Although this youth things that it lies with many. Although friends are important, how great, to me... does a life sound with just MY Skyler. No one else's. I don't want to share, and I don't feel any woman should want to. I wish there was a way to talk to this young girl to know exactly what she thought. I have found my prince charming I hope she looks, and finds hers.

This made me think of my hunny...

Isn't it interesting the articles you find that tug on your heart strings? This article is about people that come in and out of your life, and in this case in and stay. This makes me think about Skyler, and all the other family and friends I hold dear. (I am cheesy I know, but it was sweet so I thought I would share!)
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be (possibly your roommate, neighbour, co-worker, longest friend, lover, or even a complete stranger) but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

Some people come into our lives and quickly go.
Some people move our souls to dance.
They awaken us to new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom.
Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon.
They stay in our lives for awhile, leave footprints in our hearts,
and We are never, ever the same.

And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realised your potential, strength, willpower, or heart. Everything happens for a reason, nothing happens by chance or by means of luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless. The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience help to create who you become.

Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.

Make every day count!! Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself; it will be hard for others to believe in you.

You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.

“grace and grit all way way, baby!”

I have been reading another blog this morning after finding it on KSL. It is a blog written by a woman who has been forced to begin a new life after what could be classified as a terrible ordeal. Although I daresay that it was much worse then that. When reading about her, I found her inspiring, she talked about how her husband had been running a scam with his business and had cheated so many out of their money and everything that they owned, they called it a Ponzi scheme. He had a huge investment firm, and he had been living a lie. She had this life that most would consider more then desireable. It was a posh Denver life as they called it, living in a beautiful home with all the fixings. He was a bishop of their LDS ward, living, what I would see as the "ideal" life. But all this fell through... Here is her story... (AS told by KSL of course...)

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=15904053

When I read about her story it really got me thinking. What is the "ideal" life. Is it something that you hunt for all your life? Or, like she says, is it something like joy.. Is it something you LET yourself feel along the way? I think so. It is something we must allow ourselves to think, when so often, I think we do not. We punish ourselves. Maybe it's human to think that the glass is half empty? Some inherit trait we really don't think about?

But that's where I think I am wrong. I won't admit that often either, so take a picture... :P My thought here is that we have DECIDED that this is the way we are. We, collectively, have decided that the glass is half empty instead of half full. When I look at people that I aspire to be, they aren't the complainers, the energy suckers, the "debbie downers" (everyone knows I love that phrase so well..." They are people who stand for something. That live for tomorrow, not for the mistakes they made yesterday. Now I am not saying that we should live lives with blinders, thinking all is hunky dory.. Because that would lead us down a SWIFT path to... Destruction, let's say.. I do think that we should face reality, but we also need to just let things go sometimes... Smile, and learn to be people of integrity and full of joy. Don't deny yourselves the beautiful things of this earth, be real, and learn to be happy. It isn't something that comes easy, like drive-thrus... But it tastes a lot sweeter then a chocolate twist cone, and hey, it'll never melt. Unless you let it, I suppose.