Is this weekend being serious?

Okay, so, on Thursday Daniel didn't have work so he decided to pull up the carpet in our dining room and the linoleum in the kitchen in our apartment. Keep in mind we don't own this place but Daniel is so nice that he has offered to do the labor in updating the place.

I was pretty excited to go pick out the carpet and he was excited to lay the tile when out of nowhere on Friday our water heater went out. Aah crud.

So we are currently in my parents basement in their brand new house for the time being. I will post pictures later because it is a gorgeous house. But there is just something about your own house and bed that you miss.

Just had to vent. Thank you for reading.

Daniel is 24!

So my camera still isn't working but I took a few pictures on my phone trying to capture some memories of Daniel's birthday. Since the whole kidney stone incident Daniel's birthday wasn't very well planned out. This was the best I could do!



There was actually fireworks going on at the baseball game by our apartment that night. My favorite was when Daniel said "Fireworks on my birthday? This is the best birthday ever!"

The birthday boy brushing his teeth. I am really desperate for pics at this point.

Daniel's Birthday Pie. Sour cream lemon from Croshaws. Yum!!!

Taylor's wedding, Memorial Weekend and a kidney stone to top it off!

My family's newest family picture. Below is the explaination on why Daniel looks miserable. (P.S. My bro. Jordan on the far left proposed to his fiance Brook on the 2nd. They are getting married July 17, and she is holding her little boy, my future nephew, Rylan.) The fam is certainly growing.

Usually my family goes to our ranch on the Arizona Strip for Memorial Day weekend but this year my brother Taylor and now wife Bethany were getting married on the 23rd whic is a significant day in our family so we stayed in town.
Little did I know that tragedy would strike the Thursday night before when Daniel called me on his way home from working in Cedar saying that his back was hurting and that I needed to pick him up. When I showed up he was in so much pain that he decided we needed to go to the emergency room. Having no insurance I was a little paniced about that but we went anyway. Once we walked in the door he threw up three times and I knew it was more serious than back spasms. Sure enough, after some tests we found out it was kidney stones due to drinking too much soda. Hate to say I told you so. :) I have never seen Daniel in such bad shape and it was awful to see him in a hospital bed dying.

They sent us home a few hours later, the kidney stone passed the next morning, but the pain and throwing up didn't stop.

My brother's wedding was the next day and Daniel still didn't have the strength to make it to the temple.
While I was at the reception he drove himself to the emergency room again (unbeknowst to me) and had to get an IV because he was so dehydrated.

It was a bittersweet weekend but he's okay now and that's all that matters! My advice, he has given up drinking pop for the most part, and dropped 13 pounds!

P.S. The wedding was flawless and Bethany looked beautiful!

Graduation!!! Woo Hoo!!!

Well, I finally made it. Two years ago I graduated with my Associates and knew that I had to finish, there was no other option for me. So thanks to my wonderful husband who has worked full time and slipped some school in as well I graduated on May 2 with my Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. It was a great day. My grandparents came down to support me and my brother Jordan drove up from Vegas so we were able to go to dinner as a whole family (minus Judd and Ashlie). Daniel's parents and sister Katherine were able to come too which was so sweet of them.

I got to sit in the very front row next to my two best friends in the program Danielle and Eliza (in the pic. with me) Thanks to all the people who supported me, for your gifts and love, and just being there. It really meant a lot to me!

Well, it's about time!

I GOT MY TEACHING JOB!!! RED MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY - THIRD GRADE! For those of you who don't know, Red Mountain is in Ivins where my niece Hanna goes to school. I am so happy! I got the call on Monday and have tried to tell everyone but I thought I would formally announce it.
Come to find out, the job was between an experienced teacher and I (who just graduated a week ago) and the principal, who I love now, had to go through a lot with the school district to get me hired. That's why it took about three weeks to make it official.
Daniel and I are so relieved and excited. I have started collecting things for my classroom and I get to meet my students next week. It's crazy that it's all real and I really have it but I'm so happy at the same time!!!

Reflections Tag

My camera is still broken... aaaah.

Dallas posted this tag and it really got me thinking about how I need to stop worrying and enjoy the little things so... here they are!

1. 3 living things you treasure: Family, the Gospel, Friends

2. 3 non-living things that you treasure: The little money we have, time, laughter

3. favorite time of the year and why: Summer, I love to feel the sun on my skin...and do fun things with family like go to the lake or camping. I also love summer clothes!

4. favorite things to wear: heels (I'm so happy Daniel's tall), perfect fit jeans, anything new!, shorts.

5. are you a perfume wearer? Every once in a while when I remember.

6. favorite animal: dogs, but not little dogs so much.

7. top three events in your life(so far): Getting married to my honey, graduating college, spending each day learning more about myself and what Heavenly Father has in store for me.

8. top three favorite small pleasures: Splurging on ice cream dates, watching Daniel dance, getting dressed up on Sunday.

9. top 3 favorite places in the world( you have visited or would like to visit): Have visited: Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, San Fransisco. Want to visit: Hawaii, Greece, England.

10. top 3 favorite sounds: Favorite cd's blaring in the car, Daniel saying anything that starts with the letter "p", my nieces and nephews laughing.

11. top 3 favorite things to eat: Ice cream, steak, and it's a tie between my dad's mashed potatoes and his popcorn.

12. 3 small ways someone has made your day lately: Daniel cleaning the whole house, the kids in my class missing me when I'm gone or the little girls telling me I look cute, Daniel selling back his book that he didn't want to.

13. 3 small habits/quirks you have that make you specifically you! The fear of deer definately sets me apart, watering down pop cause I can't handle it, making sure Daniel has nothing on his face or in his teeth at all times (it drives him crazy!)

14.-Describe your life using 6 words maximum (for each time frame): Past - loud, fun, forgotten Present: Stressful, busy, decisions, love, young, happy. Future: happy, laughter, growing up, babies.

15. .Name 3 words that you can't stand, and 3 that you love: Can't stand "Long time no see",
Love: Honey.

16. Was missing.

17. What are a few of the goals you have for your future and how do you plan on making them a reality? Get a teaching job: keep patiently waiting and be willing to go somewhere else. Have a baby: Get insurance and trust in God. Travel: save when we can so I can take Daniel to the Cowboys game. Buy a house: once again, save when we can. Serve a mission with Daniel: get old.

18. What is the best piece of advice you've ever heard? Give your life to God and things will work out.

19. what is your favorite quote and why? "Come what may and love it!" It teaches me to be patient with myself and what is going on in my life. It helps me face that things are going to go wrong and I need to make the best out of it.

Teaching job update!

I interviewed with Red Mountain Elementary today thanks to my sister for the hook-ups! I'll keep you posted! Nothing from Alpine yet. Sorry Salt Lake family!

Busy Week!

In the past week we have celebrated both my birthday and our 2 year anniversary! Both were great thanks to my wonderful husband. Since we are starving students Daniel decided to forgo the present and take me to Red Lobster, where I have been dying to go for months. When we got there and looked at the menu prices I remembered why Daniel kept saying "No!" . Haha. It was really good and fun for it to be just us. He even shaved and got dressed up. It was so cute!
After dinner we headed over to my parents where my family was waiting with my two favorite pies from Croshaws and a cake! Yum! Thanks to all of you for the gifts and funny voicemails! I loved them all! My brother Jordan even made a "special trip" from Vegas to make it in time for my party. I felt so loved to have everyone there. Afterwards we went to Daniel's parents to see the visiting relatives there. It was fun to see you Klint and Kylene!

On Conference Sunday we made breakfast for my parents then headed over to Daniel's parents for dinner/lunch. His mom is such a great cook and it was fun to see almost the whole family around the dinner table. It doesn't happen very much and it was very special. After dinner all the grand kids came into the kitchen singing "Happy Birthday" and Daniel's dad was holding a cake. I was confused to who's birthday it was! Haha! His parents gave me some money for a massage which I am so excited about! Thank you! What a great day with conference and all. My favorite talk had to be President Eyring's talk on Sat. morning. If you missed it, make sure you check it out!

The next day was our anniversary. I had a long Monday at the school and Daniel called a few times telling me to hurry home. Of course I'm irritated but I hurried home anyway. When I walked in our entire downstairs was spotless, all of the leaky ceiling tools I've put up with for two months were put away, and on the set table there were roses and a sweet husband standing next to it. I almost wanted to cry when he pulled out a pizza from the oven. It just melted my heart to think of all the trouble he went to to make my day special and all I got him was a new razor! Thank you Daniel for how much easier you make my life. I promise to love you forever plus two years!

What we have been up to for 2 months!

So....not having Internet at our new apartment has been a killer to the blog. Even as I am writing this post I am sitting outside the computer center at the college using their Internet. I gotta check my e-mail somehow!

I will try to update more now that some big events are starting to take place. I have had a stressful couple of months. I never thought the economy crisis would effect my teaching job but it has. The whole state has been on a hiring freeze and after about 10 or so screening interviews with school districts all over the state I finally spoke with the assistant superintendant of Alpine and he seemed pretty willing to find me a job there. I would love to stay in St. George but my wonderful husband is very willing to go wherever I I find a job and there's a college close by for him. He has decided to go into Criminal Justice and will have his associates in December. He is planning on looking for a police department that will put him through the academy next spring.

One of the main reasons I need to get a teaching job is so we can get insurance so we can start a family. I have had a little niece and a nephew both need heart surgery in infacy and it scares me to death to think of getting pregnant and having a baby without that peace of mind. If I'm not able to get a job then it puts more pressure on Daniel to find an officer job quickly so we can get insurance through his job.

We have been praying for something to work out. We feel like it's a righteous endeavor to want to start a family and Heavenly Father will bless us in those kinds of things. Not to mention I am so tired of being poor! I am just ready for things to turn around and hopefully a teaching job will help us.

So... our last couple of months have been tough but student teaching has been great, my mentor and class are the best, Daniel has been able to play a lot of basketball and softball which he loves, and we have been getting through day to day and paycheck to paycheck. I guess it makes you stronger!

A dedication to my sanity

Some might ask how college students handle the stresses of finals, part time jobs, financial problems, and all the while hours of homework a night. Here's an idea. It's a little show that I have been watching religiously for about 4 or 5 years. It's on it's sixth and possibly final season. One Tree Hill. I started watching this teen into adulthood drama in my freshman year and it has gotten me through! When I went to SUU we would meet and watch it every Tuesday. Here at Dixie we meet to watch it every Monday. It's like stepping into a life that is way more complicated than mine could ever be and it makes me feel less stressed about my life. Here are some pictures to show our little get together last night. P.S. Lucas officially proposed to Peyton!

Not just Christmas!

Just to remind you all of how much of busy bodies Daniel and I have been I have not posted since Decemeber 1st, mind you I had a full two weeks to do whatever I wanted and it still didn't happen. I will post a few pictures of Christmas but let's face it, the holidays are over and Daniel and I are back to the lives we have lived since we got married....SCHOOL and WORK at a school all day everyday! YAY!

There is a little fun news along the way. Thanks to Book-Buy-Back we had a pretty good little Christmas full of my favorite-clothes! It was really fun for us to actually spend money on each other and not worry too much. We also spent Christmas week at a cabin in Zions with my family, I actually faced my fear and took a peek at the elk there, Daniel is now pretty good at everyone else's Guitar Hero games, I won Pinochle the other night, and we were able to get a few more things in our apartment painted and organized.

All in all it was nice to have a break and just enjoy being a young married couple. Sometimes Daniel and I feel like we are much older than 21 and 23 because of all of the responsiblities we have and we don't even have kids yet! When I really think about it, yeah there are a lot of responsiblities that go along with being an almost-teacher and wife, but I would miss out on so many fun things if I weren't at this point in my life. I would miss out on watching Daniel's studly karate moves he just loves to show me, or my students smashing their faces against the classroom window every morning.
Instead of being such a Debbie Downer about how young and single I don't feel anymore, I've decided to be grateful for how much I have accomplished in the last two years and what I'll have to show for it come

April 6th (Our two year anniversary) and May 1st (Graduation Day).

Me, Danielle, Eliza and Chelsea at our class Christmas party.

Our little, fiberoptic tree. (Thanks Mom!)

So much snow at Zions! Fun to play in but not so fun to get stuck in!

One of our Christmas card pictures. Thanks to my sister in law Ashlie we actually have professional pictures that aren't from our wedding!

Dumpster Diving Pays Off!

On Saturday Daniel and I were pulling out of our parking lot when we spotted a bunch of furniture next to the dumpster. Some of it looked pretty nice so we pulled over to take a look. There we found 2 small, black bookshelves and one 6 foot black bookshelf. They were practically new, just a little dusty, so we hauled them over to our place. They match our stuff perfectly, the only problem is that I don't have enough decorations to fill all that space! That's okay, Christmas is coming. Hint hint! Pretty good Saturday!

Our New Place...Finally!

The last week of October Daniel went home teaching with Quinn. That night he came home so excited and said he had a surprise for me but we had to leave right then. He rushed me to the Jeep and then sped down the street to the Sageview Townhomes. Outside, Quinn was waiting. I said "What is this?" Daniel said "This is our new place!" I was shocked. I have wanted a bigger place forever. It is about twice as big as Mesa Villas, 2 bedrooms 1 1/2 bathrooms. The best features: the dishwasher and the laundry room, two amentities we didn't have before. And... our rent isn't very much more. Our landlord has let us paint any colors we wanted (yes that is a rust colored wall my friends!) we have wonderful next door neighbors Quinn and Ashley (who I grew up with), and my parents our lending us their oh-so-cumfy sectional and dining table. We spent a lot of Halloween weekend moving but it hasn't looked finished until now. So here are some pics of the downstairs. The upstairs is usually messy so those pictures will come later. I love our new place! I will post more pictures when we get everything done..and clean!

Sweet Haircut!

Daniel has been trying to grow his hair out for the past month or so. It usually grows so fast but now that he wants it to, it seems like it's taking forever to get past the awkward, ugly stage so I convinced him to at least trim it. Whenever he gets his hair cut by someone other than Kylene he usually calls me to prepare me to see it when he gets home. This time he wanted me to unlock the door so he could run inside as fast as he could so no one would see it. So I opened the door and the blinds. When he got out of the car I saw it. I literally fell to the ground because I was laughing so hard. Wholy mullet! See for yourself. The cut wasn't bad but it was so funny how she styled it!

Ashley & Jeff's Wedding

I am so happy we were able to go to Ashley and Jeff's wedding in Salt Lake. It was like a weekend event with the whole family and it was great. We decided that the Bundy family isn't much for fancy events (as you can see from the pictures) but we still had a lot of fun. The most memorable part of the wedding for me was the dinner at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. We got bored waiting for dinner so my sister Jana, brother Jordan, Daniel, and I decided to explore a bit. When we came a piano by the elevator Jana sat down and started to play the Hokey Pokey. Jordan started dancing around the piano. I started laughing and Daniel was so embarrassed of my family. Haha. It was a great time, and we got some good pictures out of it!

Quirks Tag

I think the main reason Kylene tagged me was so I would actually post something. Haha. No, it's cool. I'll play along.
Speaking of Quirks - I smile like this in tons of my pictures I noticed.

6 Quirks of Mine

1. I can eat ice cream at any time of the day. I don't like cereal very much so if I get tired of it, I have ice cream instead.

2. I am deathly afraid of deer. Deer heads and real live deer. Elk are the worst. I can't go into a gas station without having to look at the floor. I'm getting better though.
3. I like to refill my bottled water with tap water. It just tastes more natural that way.

4. I love running up stairs. I have never had stairs in a home until now and I love it. Sometimes I get running so fast that I trip but that's okay. I still love it.

5. I have an addiction to eye drops. I can't stand it if my eyes are dry and red.

6. I am the person that buys or wants to buy so badly the shoes that everyone else thinks "Why would anyone buy those?"

So the 6 people I tag are: Danielle, Eliza, Mandy, Jana, Ashlie, and Brooke.

Halloweeny!

Well, this year was a crazy Halloween but I had a blast at the school with the kids and then Daniel and I used most of the day to move into a new apartment (more to come on that). Later on we went to our friends Morgan and Matt's for a party. I ended up leaving my camera at the school so this picture from my phone was the only picture I have of our amazing costumes. I went as a 1920's flapper and Daniel was some type of 1970's softball player. All in all it was a busy but fun Halloween!

If you ever get bored...build a fort!

Yesterday I went to get something from my dad and they were starting to dig the basement for my parents new house! Yay! Anyway, there were some kids building a fort on the lot next to theirs and I talked to them for a little bit before my dad came over and told them to stop because he didn't want them playing around the hole and backho anymore.

So last night Daniel and I got so bored and he didn't want to go out so what did I suggest? "Let's build a fort!" He went along with it and so here it is. We watched one episode of King of Queens in it then went to sleep in our own bed. Oh well!

Hit and Run!

I came out to my car on Thursday and this is what I found. I thought "Oh someone's tire just rubbed against my bumper." so I went to rub it off and found gashes in the paint. No note and no cameras at the school to find out who it was. I had the police come do a report and such for insurance but pretty much we have to pay to get it fixed! Son of a gun I was ticked. If you ever hit someone, PLEASE be courteous and leave a note!

Yearbook Yourself

We didn't get home until midnight last night but we saw this on a friend's blog (shout out to Brooke and Bryce) and had to try it out. You know how when you're tired everything seems more funny. We were laughing so hard. I hope you enjoy it and try it out for your self. http://www.yearbookyourself.com/

I had to post this one because I

look just like my mom did!

Check out this hot 1970's stud. I would
have dated him for sure!
1994! I knew I was born a decade too late!