Hi Everyone!

Sorry it's been so long. I changed jobs and I don't have access to the internet there and we don't have internet at our house right now, so I don't get to update very often. Just wanted to say Happy Holidays to you all. For those of you who don't know, Shayne and I found out on Oct 14 that we were pregnant. Unfortunately we lost the baby around 6 weeks. It was hard, but we are doing ok now. At least we know that we can get pregnant, we weren't sure before. So we will try try again :) We appreciate all your love and support and we will be sure to share the good news when we find out we are expecting again! Thanks everyone, have a happy Thanksgiving and Christmas and hopefully we will have the internet soon and I can post more often.

Happy October!!!

Happy October everyone! I love Fall, it's my favorite time of year! Just had some stuff to update on. Shayne and I had a blast the week that took off for my birthday and our anniversary. We went to Park City and just hung out together. It was really fun. I had a fertility procedure done on Wednesday called an IUI. So hopefully this is our month! I should know in about 2 weeks if I'm pregnant, so I will update on that when I find out. Also, I found out yesterday that I got a new job! It's at the Mt. Ogden Surgical Center as a receptionist. I'm really excited because it's a great opportunity, but it's kind of bittersweet to leave my job because I have really liked it here. We just have to do what's best for our family. I will start in about 2weeks. Wouldn't it be cool if I got a new job and found out I was pregnant all at the same time? That's what we're hoping for! Pray for us! :)

4 YeArS aLrEaDy???

Our 4 year anniversary is coming up next Thursday the 24th. I can't believe it's been 4 years already! I also can't believe I will be 24 on Monday. I know I'm younger than most people I know, but I still feel old! We are taking the entire week off just to be together. I am so excited, we haven't done that since our honeymoon. We are also going to head up to Park City on Thursday night for our anniversary and just have fun up there. I will try to remember to bring my camera and take some pics so I can post them. I am horrible at remembering to take the camera, then if I do, I take like 3 pics. I need to be better at that. Anyway, I just want to say how thankful I am for my sweet husband. He really is the love of my life and I wouldn't be me without him! He is my whole world, and the best husband ever! I love you babe! Here's to a million more years together! And several babies hopefully... :)

Labor Day Fun!

We had a Polson family cookout/campout with the Polson's and the Miller's on Sunday night. We had yummy food and watched Wild Hogs outside on the projector. Then we all camped out and had a big yummy breakfast in the morning. There was a bouncy house for the kids (& adults!) and it was just a lot of fun! Here are a few pics of the day...

Me and my cute sleeping nephew Wyatt!

Wyatt's Awake! We had to bribe him to look at the camera by holding his toy above it.

My sis-in-law Crystal, Me and Wyatt.

Us all trying to stand still for a pic in the bouncy house. It was pretty much impossible.

Coupon Shopping!

I just love coupon shopping. I hit the Smith's sale last week and got some great stuff. I can't remember it all but it was something like this:

10-12 boxes of cereal

11 boxes of toaster strudel's- Shayne wanted these :)

32 Sobe life waters

2 24 packs of bottled water

9 boxes of Hamburger Helper

and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember right now.

I spent about $64 out of pocket and saved $93. I also hit Lee's and got some great stuff. I am so glad I have learned how to do this. It saves us a ton of money! And our food storage is over flowing!

LoOk HoW BeAuTiFuL!!!!

This is my father in law's new beautiful baby! Isn't it awesome? I absolutely love the color of it!! Shayne got to take me for a ride in it yesterday. It sounds so good, it has a Corvette engine in it. Pretty freakin sweet hu? It's a '59, and the main reason it's so cool is because it is the same year/style truck my Father in law had when he was dating my Mother in law before they got married. So it's pretty nostalgic for them. These aren't the best pics because they were taken with a cell phone, but it really is a beautiful truck! Now Shayne wants one... Thanks Max! :)

Not much going on...

I don't have too much to blog about, but it's been forever so I thought I'd say hello. We have been having a fun summer. Camping with family & friends, having campouts in the backyard with family. It's been busy, but fun. We are still trying to finish painting the trim on our house, we tried to do it last weekend, but it was rainy. Shayne's brother Kevin got married on July 31st, so that was fun. Last night we went to Keving & Cambria's house to celebrate Cambria's birthday, which is today, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEW SISTER IN LAW! WE LOVE YOU! This Sunday is my little brother Matthew's birthday! Only he's not so little anymore. He will be 9! And he is starting 4th grade the next day! That makes me feel so old! He was only 5 when I met Shayne. It seems like just a few years ago that we brought him home from the hospital, I was only 15! Time flies. Anyway, so we are going to Cherry Hill on Saturday for his party. On Friday we have a campout with Shayne's family, but we are not staying the night because I have a primary activity in the morning and then my brother's party, and then on Sunday we are having a family dinner for his birthday. So this weekend will be way busy, but it should be fun. Also Shayne and I are planning a trip to Las Vegas for my birthday/our 4th anniversary (they are only 3 days apart) at the end of September. The main reason we decided to go is because they have a CC's Pizza there and Shayne hasn't eaten there since his mission (over 5 years ago, holy cow!) since they are mostly in the Eastern half of the Country. So we are excited for that. And he has always wanted to go to the Hoover Dam so we will do that too. So we are just busy and having fun. Still trying for babies. I'm seeing a specialist in Sandy now so hopefully we will have some luck soon. I will keep everyone posted on that. Well... that's about all I can think of for now, see ya!

It'S aLmOsT RoDeO TiMe!!!

I love the Ogden Pioneer Days celebration and rodeo! I was born in the city, but I am a bit of a country girl at heart. I am particularly grateful to be able to celebrate this holiday to remember the sacrifice made by the pioneers for us to live in this beautiful place. Their coming here not only opened up the West, but was a monumental time for the developement of the Gospel. Our beautiful state would not be the Capitol of the entire Church had they not come here, built Temples, and settled this land. I think sometimes with all the excitement summer brings, we sometimes forget the true reasons for the holidays. Celebrating our countries Independence and Freedom is something we should not take for granted. Honoring the pioneers for the sacrifices they made and those who sacrifice for our freedom today is very important. We are blessed to live in such a great nation, and we need to remember those who made it possible, those who defend it and substain our freedom.

Sorry to get all sappy, but it means alot to me, so I wanted to remind everyone. That being said, I can't wait to go to the rodeo this year! Please remember, if you are going to the rodeo, you might as well go on the Tough Enough to Wear Pink night and support the fight against breast cancer. This year they will be honoring a very special someone in our family as a breast cancer survivor at the rodeo, so come for the cause and have a great time! Congratulations Francine, we love you and are so grateful to be able to call you a survivor now. Our family wouldn't be the same without you!

My FaVoRiTe HoLiDaY!!!

The 4th of July is my favorite Holiday besides Christmas. I know it's a few weeks away, but hey I put up my Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving, so I thought I could decorate my blog for the 4th a little early :D I love this time of year, there is so much fun stuff to do. Now if the weather would actually act like it's summer then maybe it would feel more like the 4th of July is only 2 weeks away! PS- the picture of us at the top of my blog is before we got married... I don't run around in tank tops anymore :D

Here are some pics of my cute new bed my hubby made for me all put together. And our dumb little dogs stairing at the camera. :) Cute hu? Also a few weeks ago my sister in laws and I threw a bridal shower for our soon to be sister in law Cambria. Here are a couple pics of us making the chocolate covered pretzels and the girls at the shower.

HeRe aRe tHe HoUsE PiCs...

Here is the before. This is before we moved in so there have been alot of changes, but I'm just posting this for the paint :D

Drum roll please... here is the after! We love it! What do you think?

WhAt a wEeK!

We painted our house this week! No more blue! I thought I had an after pic on my camera but I don't. I just have the painting process, so I will take one tonight and post the before and after photos on Monday. Also, we scored some awesome new mattresses at RC Willey's Memorial Day sale. My mom had an old queen head board and foot board that she gave us for free. I forgot to take a before pic of it, but I found something similar to it on the internet. Well, Shayne changed it all up and made it so cute and we painted it black. I love it! He is so talented! I never knew he could do stuff like that. I don't think he did either! But he did such a good job. Thank you baby! I love you! Now we just need to paint the foot board and rails and it will be done. Here are the pics...
Here is the before, well something similar to it

And here is the after

Isn't it cute?! I think so.
We also painted our bathroom a while back and I finally have photos. Don't mind the mess :) The new color looks black but I promise it's brown. I wish we had done a lighter brown though. I still like it though. What do you think?
Before...

After...

Hey Everyone...

Sorry it's been so long. We have been so busy. First of all, we painted our bathroom. I will post pics of it soon, it's dark brown. It turned out cute but I think it's way too dark. That's my fault though, I picked a really dark color. Also we are planning on painting our house this weekend if it doesn't rain. We are painting it a tan color, we are SICK of the Jazz blue... sorry kev :) I am having a test done for my infertility and I will be on 2 more months of higher clomid. If I don't get pregnant by then, I have to go to a fertility specialist clinic in Salt Lake. Hopefully we don't have to do that, but if anyone has any reccomendations, I would appreciate it. It was my dad's birthday yesterday and we are having his birthday dinner tonight, so happy birthday to him! I would post pics but I took them off this computer so I have none here. Also my mom's birthday is next Wednesday, so happy birthday to her to, I love you mom! Also, happy mother's day to everyone forever ago. We had a good day. Shayne got me pretty flowers and some milanos and almonds, I love those. And we are hopefully going to the drive in this Saturday for the first time this year! I'm so excited. We love that place. And we are going with the 2 coolest people in the world so it should be lots of fun! Lots to do. We are so so so busy. Just wanted to say hello, have a good day!

CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS KeViN & CaMbRiA!!!

My awesome brother-in-law got engaged last night! We knew this was coming and I'm so glad it has finally happened! He couldn't have picked a better new sister-in-law for us! :D Congrats guys! We love you!

Another Awesome Coupon Trip!

I totally scored on my coupon shopping trip again last week! Here's what I got...



I went to both Albertson's and Smith's.

Total Spent at Albertson's: $49.51
Total Saved at Albertson's: $162.03

Total Spent at Smith's: $16.24
Total Spent at Smith's: $29.80

TOTAL SPENT: $65.75
TOTAL SAVED: $191.83

Now that's what I call saving! :) Plus with my fuel rewards that you get when you shop at these stores, we filled up our gas tank in the truck the other day and got
$.15 cents off per gallon! Awesome!

Kanionology...

Sorry about all the survey's, I get bored at work. I wasn't smart enough to figure out how to put this on facebook where I got it from, so I just put it on here :D

Rules: Okay....get tagged, you have to do this too...Let others know a little more about yourself, re-post this as your name followed by "ology"
YOU! Yes, you reading this. You're tagged.


FOODOLOGY*
What is your salad dressing of choice? Ranch, but I'm not picky

What is your favorite sit down restaurant? Chili's

What is your favorite fast food restaurant? Any but BK and Carl's Jr... sick!

What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? Baked Lays Potato Chips

What are your pizza toppings of choice? BBQ Chicken


TECHNOLOGY*
How many televisions are in your house? 2

What color cell phone do you have? white & teal


BIOLOGY*
Are you right-handed or left-handed? Right

Have you ever had anything removed from your body? Cyst & Wisdom Teeth

What is the last heavy item you lifted? Tytan!! Can't believe how solid he is! :)

Have you ever been knocked unconscious? Yes, I got hit in the face with a basketball in 6th grade and woke up while I was being carried into the school nurse. Another time, I tried to do a "cherry" drop off the bars in elementary school and fell on my head and knocked myself out and messed up my back. Lovely.

BULLCRAPOLOGY*

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? Not really, I would just panick until then.

If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I don't know. Something I don't have to repeat everytime someone asks me what my name is :) But I like my name.

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? NO!! What good would $1,000 do me if I were dead???

DUMBOLOGY*
How many pairs of flip-flops do you own? about 4

Last time you had a run-in with the cops? Jr High... I would rather not think about that. Stupid friends.

Last person you talked to? Shayne and I'm talking to my dad on the phone right now.

Last person you hugged? Shayne

FAVORITOLOGY*

Season? I love them all! Right now, I love Spring!

Holiday? Christmas, 4th of July, Thanksgiving

Day of the week? Saturday!

Month? September, but it's very busy

CURRENTOLOGY*

Missing someone? Yep I miss Shayne, but I get to see him in 10 min! Yay!

Mood? Antsy (?) How do you spell that? I want to go home!

What are you listening to? clock ticking, me typing, someone talking on the phone in my office

Watching? the computer screen

Worrying about? Jobs, and money

First place you went this morning? the shower

What's the last movie you saw in theaters? geez, I haven't been to the movies in forever. Probably Bride Wars or something.

Do you smile often? I sure do!

MEOLOGY*

Do you always answer your phone? Nope, but most of the time if I hear it fast enough.

It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? Someone who wants to die!!!!

If you could change your eye color what would it be? Maybe just a lighter blue

What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? I always get diet strawberry limeade or strawberry slushies.

Do you own a digital camera? Yep

Have you ever had a pet fish? Yes, they die.

What's on your wish list for your birthday? a night away, maybe Park City

Can you do pushups? Yes, but not alot of them

Can you do a chin up? Nope! I failed the P.E. test in school because I couldn't even do one. Lame!

Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Very excited!

Do you have any saved texts? I don't think so

Ever been in a car wreck? yep

Do you have an accent? no, unless you ask someone who has a different one than me

What is the last song to make you cry? I don't remember

When was the last time you cried? Friday when I watched Marley & Me

Plans tonight? House cleaning, laundry, dinner

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? yes, but not for a very long time.

Name 3 things you bought yesterday? Nothing, it was Sunday

Have you ever been given roses? Of Course!

Current hate right now? Cut back hours at work

Met someone who changed your life? Yep

How did you bring in the new year? Just hung out with in-laws I think. I can never remember what I did for New Years and I don't even party or drink. Sad.

Name three people who might complete this? I didn't send it to anyone

Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? No, well maybe I would change things, but I wouldn't want to re-live things.

Have you ever dated someone longer than a year? Yep

Does anyone love you? Shayne does

Would you be a pirate? No thanks

What songs do you sing in the shower? I don't really

Ever had someone sing to you? Maybe once or twice

Do you like to cuddle? Love it!

Have you held hands with anyone today? Nope

Who was the last person you took a picture of? Shayne I think

What kind of music did you listen to in elementary school? Ace of Base and the Spice Girls. I rocked!

Are most of the friends in your life new or old? New-ish

Do you like pulpy orange juice? sure

What is something your friends make fun of you for? what don't they?

Have you ever ridden on an camel? negative

When is the last time you ate peanut butter and jelly? yesterday

What were you doing 12 AM last night? trying to sleep, it was too hot

What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning? This sucks. Gidget and Tink kept me up all night whining. I let them out twice thinking they needed to go potty. Come to find out, they had no water and were way thirsty. Poor babies. I'm a bad mommy.

Me & My Hunny!

I found this on my sister's blog and I'm bored out of my mind so I decided to do it.


What are your middle names? His: Shayne(no his name is not Shayne Shayne, it's Patrick Shayne, and he hates Patrick, so he goes by Shayne :) Mine: Rayan

How long have you been together? Dating: Since Dec 04, Married: Since Sept 05

How long did you know each other before you started dating? About 3 months before we started really dating. Our first date was after one month though.

Who asked who out? I asked him because I was forced to. I wanted to go out with him, but I would have never been the one to ask if I wasn't forced by my friend. Literally... dragged and forced. It turned out good though I think :)

How old are each of you? He is 26 and I will be 24 this year.

Whose siblings do you see the most? His, I love them!

Do you have any children together? Not yet, trying....

What about pets? 2 tiny baby girls (puppies), they are our babies

Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? We try to work things out together and not let them come between us so I can't pick anything. Even if I did, it would be personal :)

Did you go to the same school? Nope, almost, but nope.

Are you from the same home town? Nope

Who is smarter? hmmm... just kidding, he totally is

Who is more sensitive? Me as far as being a cry baby, but he is a nice sensitive hubby too.

Where do you eat out most as a couple? Man... McDonald's, Fazoli's, Cheap places

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? Maui Hawaii

Who has the craziest exes? Me, but they weren't really very crazy I don't think.

Who has the worst temper? Me, we are both laid back, but for me, it's a learned from my husband skill, I have to work at it.

Who does the cooking? ME! He is a great cook, but I love to cook and he is tired after work, so I be a good little wifey and make dinner for my baby face.

Who is more social? Uh, me I think. He isn't shy, I'm just a little more outspoken, but I'm working on it :)

Who is the neat-freak? He is more, he is passionate about his stuff being in perfect condition, but we are not so good at keeping our house perfectly clean...

Who is more stubborn? Me! He is only stubborn when he is right, and I hate that... he is usually right!

Who hogs the bed? He does, but not too bad, we have a tiny mattress so he has no choice, if you ask him, I'm sure he's say me. We've just gotten used to sleeping in a pile :)

Who wakes up earlier? He does, too early, poor baby. He has to be at work at 7am which I think is just ridiculous. On the weekends, I wake up earlier.

Where was your first date? My house for a birthday party I was throwing for my friend

Who has the bigger family? He definately does, mine is tiny.

Do you get flowers often? Birthdays and anniversaries and Valentine's but he is working on doing it more :) I help...

How do you spend the holidays? We go to one family's house and then the other's

Who is more jealous? Of what? I'm sure it would be me regardless.

How long did it take to get serious? Once we started actually dating instead of just hanging out as friends, we were serious right away.

Who eats more? That depends! :) Just kidding, he does.

Who does the laundry? Ugh. Laundry. I need a maid! We both do it, he does it more than me :)

Who’s better with the computer? I would have to say me, but that's only because I use them all day every day. He is pretty smart about them too. I'm no genius though.

Who drives when you are together? He almost always does.

Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk....Laugh!!

Ok, so on Monday I went to Albertson's to pick up some cereal that I had a rain check and coupons for that they were out of last week. Well, they were still offering the free milk catalinas for them. For those of you who don't know a catalina is like a print out after your receipt at Albertson's for discounts on stuff. Anyway, so I had 2 of them for 2 free gallons of milk. So we ran out of milk yesterday and decided to go get some. We got one chocolate and one regular. We normally buy the cheapest milk we can find but the coupons were for free milk up to $4.59. So we decided to try the really expensive Winder Farms brand of the 1% milk. So we get home and carry the groceries into the kitchen. Shayne grabs the Winder milk out of the bag and goes to put it in the fridge. Well, there was like some condensation or something on it so as he turned, it like rocket propelled out of his hand and smashed all over the floor. It didn't just spill though, it exploded like a fire work. He was so dang mad, and I was trying so hard not to laugh but I couldn't help it. So I started laughing so hard and then I looked over at him and I could tell he was starting to laugh too, so we just ended up laughing the whole time we were wiping the milk up and the dogs were totally in the way trying to lick it all up before we could wipe it. It ended up just being a really funny situation. I should have taken a picture of the spill, it was ALL OVER our kitchen!! Maybe you had to be there, but it was one of the funniest things ever. I felt bad for laughing too, because he felt so bad for dropping it, but we couldn't help it.

hApPy SpRiNg & eAsTeR!!!

Hope everyone has a happy easter weekend! I get to have a 3 day weekend with my hubby so I'm excited. Maybe after Easter, we will start getting some consistent Spring weather! I'm ready for it! I love seeing everything bloom and grow, and enjoying the sunshine. Be safe everyone, and have a good weekend! :)

Here it is...

Ok, so I finally remembered my camera. Here is a picture and breakdown of all the stuff I got. It's alot, so this might be a long post.



ALBERTSON'S

5 packs gum -free after coupons
2 bags granulated sugar
1 bottle teryaki sauce
2 cans olives
4 cans swanson broth
5 cans refried beans
4 boxes muffin mix
1 package tostada shells
2 bottles of Lysol wipes
2 dozen eggs (free after store promo)
2 cartons Tropicana orange juice
2 glade air fresheners
2 bottles ketchup
1 bottle bbq sauce
1 bottle yellow mustard
8 1lb cartons of butter (only $.51 each!)
2 lbs extra lean ground beef
2 packages bacon
2 packages 4ct cinnamon rolls from bakery

TOTAL SPENT AT ALBERTSON'S: $46.80
TOTAL SAVED AT ALBERTSON'S: $53.81

SAVING'S BREAKDOWN: $29.16 PREFFERED CARD SAVINGS (this card is free, so is the one at Smith's. I highly recommend getting them if you don't have them already, they will save you tons!)
$12.35 saved in Manufacturer Coupon's
$12.30 saved in Store Coupon's

SMITH'S

4 64oz bottles apple juice
1 bottle vegetable oil
2 cans spam (yes, we eat spam- shut up! It's good!)
8 cans cream soups (chicken, broccoli, celery)
6 cans Hormel chili w/beans
4 cans tuna in water
4 cans sliced pears
1 case 5lb bags all purpose flour (12 bags)
1 case mandarin oranges (24 cans)
1 case of tomato sauce (48 cans)
2 cases of ramen noodles (24 packs each)
12 boxes macaroni and cheese
1 package flour tortillas
4 boxes Betty Crocker cake mix
5 lb bag of shredded cheese (only $7.99 for 5lbs!!)
1 gallon milk
6 2-liters soda
1 package hot dog buns
1 package hamburger buns
1 super value pack boneless skinless chicken breasts (5lbs I think)

TOTAL SPENT AT SMITH'S: $97.18
TOTAL SAVED AT SMITH'S: $46.64 (I didn't save as much here because I didn't use alot of coupons, I went mainly for the caselot sale)

SAVING'S BREAKDOWN: $2.45 Manufacturer Coupons
$44.19 Fresh Values Card Savings (see these card's are awesome!)

WALGREEN'S:

2 bottles Comet cleanser
2 super stack pringles
5 Reynold's Wrap 20ft foils rolls
4 boxes Jello
2 boxes Colgate toothpaste

TOTAL SPENT AT WALGREEN'S: $9.92
TOTAL SAVED AT WALGREEN'S: $13.72

SAVING'S BREAKDOWN: $7.48 Store Coupon Savings
$1.99 Store Ad Savings
$4.25 Manufacturer Coupon Savings


Sorry for the super long post. But as you can see, this really saves us money! Again, if you would like to learn how to do this, please see my previous post about the coupon class. It's free and fun! :) Have a good day!

Coupon Shopping Trip!

Ok, I am totally bugged because on Wednesday night I went on a coupon shopping spree and totally scored, but I keep forgetting to bring my camera to work with me so I can post pics of what I got!! So I guess it will have to wait until next week. I did awesome though. Although it did take about 4 hours! It only took that long because I had to run several errands before I shopped that took forever and I went by myself since Shayne was at the YM Broadcast in Salt Lake. So I went to Walgreens, Albertson's and Smith's. I spent a total of about $153.00 and saved about $111.00. I got so much food, it's ridiculous! I will post pics and you will see just how much I got. Smith's is having their caselot sale, so I got a bunch of stuff there. FYI if any of you use grocerysmarts.com, the sale price listed on the caselot items is the individual price per item, but ONLY IF YOU BUY A WHOLE CASE. The way it's worded is a little confusing and I went there thinking that was the price per item if you bought them individually, so everything was more expensive than I planned. So it took some time to adjust my list and decide what to get, but still, I got some great stuff for cheap. Betweent the 3 stores, I only overspent my original estimate by about $35 or so, so for me, that is excellent! I always see more things that I want and rack the bill up, but I pretty much stuck to the list like a good girl :) I think most of the overage was due to the price mix up, so I ended up spending a little more to get the things we needed. Overall, it was a great trip and I will post pics on Monday if I can remember my camera. But remind me never to go do that by myself again, especially the caselot sale. It took forever and my car was filled with groceries that I ended up having to carry in and put away all by myself! I was exhausted. Anyway, sorry for the long post. But this is a great way to save TONS of money, so if any of you would like to learn how to do this, see my post below for the class info. It's all free, so come learn with us! :)

Coupon Party!

My cute sister-in-law is going to be hosting a coupon class at her house. It is the same lady that taught us the class that will be there doing it. This is what I have been doing (see post below). It is an excellent way to save money and super easy! Here is the info:


Date: April 21st
Time: 6:00 PM
Where: Brandie Jackson's house
1809 W. Farr West Dr.
RSVP: to Brandie 801-814-1095, or if you are coming with Kanion, call her at 801-645-0348


The class is free, and the website is free as well. This is such a great opportunity! If you want to come, please RSVP as soon as you can, since there isn't a ton of room at her house. Anyone who doesn't know Brandie and wants to come with me, that's fine, we can car pool to her house.

My First Coupong Shopping Experience!!!

For those of you who don't know, I recently attended a class about how to shop with coupons and use the free website grocerysmarts.com. I have ordered my newspapers and have been waiting for them to come so I could start using the coupons, but I could not pass up the mix & match sale going on at Smith's. So below is a picture of what I got.

5 Boxes of Kellogg's Cereal
6 Packages of Pasta
3 Colgate Toothpastes
4 Toothbrushes
3 Boxes Betty Crocker Potatoes
2 Land O' Lakes Butter Spread
4 Kroger Ice Cream Pints
1 Box of Girl Stuff
1 Bottle Laundry Detergent
1 24 Pack of Snack Pack Pudding

I used 2 $.40 coupons for 2 of the potatoes
and 2 $.55 coupons for the Butter Spread, I printed all 4 of these coupons off the internet that was a link from grocery smarts.

I got the Garnier hair products at Walgreen's for $.99 each.

Total spent at Smith's: $31.90
Total Saved at Smith's: $35.60

Total Spent at Walgreen's: $4.78
Total Saved at Walgreen's: $11.02

The totals at Smith's would have been even less if I had my coupons from the newspapers already, but I still got all of this for a steal, so I was on cloud 9. It was my first try at this and it was so easy! All it takes is a little preparation before hand. This is going to save us so much money a month and help us build our food storage very quickly.

The sale at Smith's is they have a ton of items where you can buy any 10 items and get $5 off instantly at check out. It is a maximum of 3 $5 off coupons or 30 items per transaction. I only got the 30 items, so I only had to do one transaction, and I got $15 off plus a couple coupons I had and Fresh Value Savings. This is and excellent sale, but it ends this week, so hurry if you are going to go.

If you are interested in finding out how to do this, check out this website: www.asweetsale.blogspot.com, and this one: www.grocerysmarts.com
Use the passport- g84ckv to login grocery smarts.

The blog address is the blog of the lady who taught the class I went to. The website might be a little confusing if you have never gone to a class, but she teaches the classes for free, and all her contact info is on her blog. Her name is Ku'uipo and she is so nice. We had her come do the class for us for an enrichment night at my in-laws ward. Trust me it's worth it!!!

She has a special deal with Standard Examiner where you can get 5 Sunday papers, plus your daily paper each week for $18.99 a month. I was a little reluctant to make another monthly payment at first, but I paid for the 1st 2 months of papers with my first shopping trip. Anyway, all of her info is on her blog and she would be happy to help you. I'm so grateful I have learned how to do this, and I can't wait to see how much we will save when I start building up my coupons. I just wanted to share.

I'm Not Pregnant

Just so everyone knows :) I thought I might me yesterday because I was sick in the morning and I just felt weird, but then something happened that let me know that I for sure wasn't if you know what I mean... :) So, the good news is that my body responded to the clomid without the use of my other medecine, so that cuts out at least 2 weeks of waiting in between trying though, so hopefully soon! Don't worry, I will let everyone know as soon as I find out I'm pregnant.

Ok this is gettting ridiculous! I left my purse at Subway last night! They had it at least, but what the heck is wrong with me lately???

What is My Lesson???

Ok, so I just read Kelse's blog about wondering what the lesson to be learned from losing her packet was. Well, I'm wondering what the heck mine is too because I lost my car keys AGAIN!!!! Yes, it's true. I know it's my own dumb fault, but still. So I haven't felt very good the past couple days, so I slept in a little today. So of course by the time I was ready to leave I was running late. Well that's when I realized that I had no clue where my keys were. Shayne drives everywhere when we are together so I don't usually need mine. So I tore my house apart, and started crying because this is twice in a week! I felt like an idiot and I knew I would have to find a way to work, but I didn't want to call my mother in law again because I felt stupid. So I kept trying to call Shayne to see if he knew where they were or if they were in his truck. He was super busy at work, so after I had called him like 5 times he was finally able to call me back. Long story a little shorter, they were in my car in the console, and the car was locked. So Shayne had leave work to come unlock the car for me and get my keys out, and then I was finally able to go to work and hour and a half late!!! Where is my lesson in this? Probably to be more prepared. I feel like a scatter brained crazy person most of the time. Anyway, I'm so grateful for a sweet husband who deals with me doing things like this constantly and never loses patience with me. He is so sweet and always tries to make me feel like less of an idiot. Thanks baby! I love you so much!

Are You Kidding Me???!!!

Ok, today I did the dumbest thing I have ever done. I have always wanted to throw Shayne a suprise birthday party, but have never been able to because we didn't have our own house until this year. Well his birthday is next weekend, so his sister and I have been planning this party for weeks now. I was trying to be really careful with everything because he always finds everything out. Always!! So, we had it all worked out and I meant to send a long, detailed email to his sister about it. Well, where do you think I really sent it??? That's right. Strait to his inbox!!! AAAAHHHHH!!!!! Seriously?? So about 20 minutes later, I couldn't figure out why Brandie wasn't emailing me back. So I sent her a text. She said she never got it so I checked my sent box and saw that it went to him. So I hurried and called his boss because he was supposed to get off at 3 and I figured if he did get off at 3 then he couldn't have read it yet. So I was hoping there was some possible way his boss could delete it since it's his work email. Well, he couldn't and Shayne was still at work. So I hurried and called him in hopes that he hadn't read it yet. I was going to tell him that I sent Brandie what I was getting him for his birthday and I was going to have him hurry and delete it without reading it. Well, he already read it!! He was just going to pretend that he didn't know anything and go along with the party. What a sweet husband :) I would have freaked out if I found out later that he knew though. Well I cried my eyes out when I found out, because once again, I failed to be able to surprise him. Now I'm fine, I'm just super mad at myself for being such a dummy!!! My biggest blond moment ever!! Kind of funny though... maybe I'll laugh later!!!

The Keys Have Been Found!!

The day that I lost my keys, after I got home from work. Shayne started helping me look for them. He found them in about 3 seconds!! They were on the couch!! Under a plastic bin that I had sitting there. The wierd thing is, I lifted up that couch cushion front and back and looked under it, and I swear I even moved that bin. How in the world did my keys not slide off when I lifted the cushion, I tipped it almost vertical. Anyway, thank goodness I have a husband to make up for my stupidity! I felt like such an idiot, but all I cared about was that my keys were back! Thanks Baby! I love you. Also, I know this is lame, but I have to say, I am proud of myself! I helped a girl jump start her car all by myself. I knew how, I just didn't know what order to put on the cables. I tried to call my hubby but he didn't answer. So luckily there were intructions on the cables, so I did it and her car started right up! I know... you are probably thinking that that is probably the easiest thing in the world to figure out, but I am not a car person, and I was proud of myself. Usually my husband does that stuff. Anyway, that's about it. Have a good day!

One of Those Days...

Ok, so I woke up this morning and started getting ready. Then I remembered that when I left for Church yesterday morning (Shayne was at his meeting), I couldn't find my car keys, so I walked to church. Well, I started looking all over for them this morning, which I should've done yesterday. I still haven't found them!! I tore my entire house apart looking and no luck. I retraced my steps, prayed, called everywhere I went over the weekend to see if they were there, prayed again. No luck! Finally, my sweet mother-in-law came to give me a ride to work, an hour after I was supposed to be there. So I thought that would be it. Shayne would come get me when he gets off and if I don't find my keyes, we will go make a spare tonight. Well, turns out that my key to my work drawer is on my key ring so I can't get into my drawer, which has my book in it. For those of you who know about my job, you know I need something to keep me entertained during the day so I don't die of boredom. Well, I remembered that it would be locked so I grabbed some movies from home to watch. Well, then I remembered that my head phones for watching movies are locked in my drawer! So no movies either. So then I also remembered that the ramen noodles that I brought last week and planned on having for lunch today were also locked in there. So I figure I'll just go grab some lunch. But... NO CAR!!! Seriously! So I walked across the street and got a cheeseburger. Which was fine, but seriously, how can so many things be linked to losing your car keys?! So annoying! So long story short, I still have no keys, and walmart says they can't make a copy because the key supposedly has a "chip" in it and I have to get it from the dealership, which is ridiculously expensive and I'm too cheap! But I guess I have no other choice unless I find my keys tonight! And I'm not even going to be home. I'm supposed to be at craft night with the girls in my family, and I might end up at the dealership getting keys made instead and giving my right arm for the price of it! Anyway, sorry to complain. Other than that, we had a good weekend. We went tubing with siblings on Friday night, then watched a movie. Then went to the cannery on Saturday morning and got our food storage started (which I just found out, we are missing stuff. They didn't give it to us), then we went to the Jazz game Saturday. That was awesome because the Jazz won and they honored Larry H. Miller since it was the first game since his death. Then D Will gave Miller's wife the game ball. That was cool. Also, Shayne bought a nice Stockton ball and since our brother is a pro on getting signatures from the players, he was able to get some cool ones. He even got Boozer, which never happens. He also got D Will, Korver, Jerry Sloan, Koofis and a few others. Our brother had a Millsap jersey and wanted him to sign it, but he didn't do autographs, so that was lame. Sorry Kev! Anyway, all in all it was a fun weekend, but I need to find my keys before I lose my sanity as well!

Valentine's Day

Hope everyone had a good Valentine's Weekend. We sure did! We went to Salt Lake to eat on Friday instead of Saturday since I didn't call soon enough to make reservations at a reasonable time on Saturday. Then on Saturday, we just hung out together and then went to Tony's for dinner. It was so good, and not very crowded. Over all, it was a great weekend, but remind me never to eat that much again. We were both so sick from so much food. Here are a few pics...
Me & My Sweetheart!

What a beautiful temple! I feel so lucky to have been married here!

I love my Husband!!!

I just wanted to say how proud I am of my husband. He is such a wonderful man! He has recently been called to serve as the Young Men's President in our ward, and also be a scout leader. I'm so happy for him and I know that he will do so well with teaching and bonding with the Young Men at this important stage in their lives. He will have a blast with them, and I want him to know how much I love him! He is really the best husband in the world, and my soul mate. I love you babe! Congrats!

25 Random Things About Me...

1. I have never broken a bone (knock on wood)
2. I have a hard time making myself sit down and get into a book, but once I do, I can't put it down and I love reading it.
3. I actually like to go grocery shopping.
4. I am deathly afraid of spiders and scorpions.
5. I don't watch rated R movies because I despise the F word, and I see no point in watching them.
6. I can get easily irritated with certain people, but I usually keep it to myself.
7. However, it takes alot for those close to me to make me really mad, so I'm usually pretty easy going.
8. I'm a girly girl, but I hate getting ready in the morning. I wish my hair and makeup would do itself!!!
9. I LOVE camping!!! I would go every weekend if I could.
10. I don't like pizza that much. I mean it's ok, but I hardly ever want it. Shayne HATES this. He could live on pizza.
11. I was a TERRIBLE student in high school. I cared more about my friends than grades. I would do it differently if I could do it over, but I wouldn't want to. I was so done with school when it was over, and I never want to go back.
12. I have a hard time finishing things that take up my time. I went to beauty school twice and dropped out both times. I just like to be free of those kind of obligations.
13. I could spend every second of my entire life with my husband and NEVER get sick of him. We have never spent 24 hours apart, even when we were dating, we saw eachother at least once every 24 hours, and it was usually alot more than that.
14. I have a problem once in a while with cussing under my breath when I get mad, yet I have NEVER heard Shayne swear. Ever.
15. I wish I could stop worrying about everything so much and just relax. Shayne is so easy going, I wish I could be more like that. I'm getting better though.
16. There is nothing more I want in this world right now than a baby. I desperately want children NOW!
17. I love spending time with family.
18. I could get rid of my tv and play board games 24/7. I love them!
19. I have a fear of falling. I hate rides like the rocket that drop you straight down.
20. I am really scared of roller coasters, but I go on them anyway. I didn't til I was like 17 though.
21. I am very into politics and am extremely right wing. I can't believe we actually elected Obama!!!
22. I am so grateful for the gospel in my life. I don't know where I would be with out it.
23. I was an only child until I was 15 and I only have one 8 year old little brother.
24. I want to have a big family someday.
25. I get cold sores ALL the freaking time and I hate them!!!

Hilarious!!

I just thought I would share this darling funny picture of my cute nephew Wyatt! Lil' Homie!

Not much to update on but just thought I would say hi. I had my Dr. appt to follow up on the last 3 months of my clomid and see what we should do now. She doubled my clomid dosage per day and depending on results of blood tests that I will be getting done tomorrow, she may put me on Metformin as well. The last 3 months was my first time on clomid and I was on the minimum dose. My body didn't even respond to it, other than making feel like a crazy person a few days a month. So hopefully the higher dose will make things work like they are supposed to. I can't wait to be a mommy! Hopefully soon! I'm excited for Valentine's day this year. We have only been to the Roof restaurant once together, but we loved it, so we decided to go for Valentine's this year. Well I called to make our reservations almost 2 weeks ago, and they were totally booked! The only times they had left on Saturday were 3pm or 9pm for dinner! So we decided that we would go on Friday night instead and then on Saturday, we will probably go to our other tradition, which is Crystal Hot Springs. It's fun because they are open until like ten on Valentine's. It's always cold, sometimes snowing, but you don't even notice sitting in the hot tubs. It's fun. So that is our tentative plan this year. I'm so lucky to have the best Husband and Valentine in the whole world! I love you babe!

Favorites

Brandie tagged me...

3 favorite purchases:
Our House
Our Puppies
Our Central Air this summer! I thought I was going to die before we got it!

3 favorite movies: (these are just 3 I like, there are too many to pick)
Dumb & Dumber
Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood
Firewall

3 things I haven't done yet:
Had a baby
Lost weight (again!)
Broken a Bone (knock on wood!)

3 favorite dishes:
Chicken Enchiladas
Taco Chips
Green Bean Casserole

3 favorite shows:
The Hills
The City
Documentaries

3 activities you enjoy:
Being with Shayne, anywhere
Reading
Playing with Gidget and Tink

3 places I have traveled:
Maui Hawaii
Tennessee
California, lots

3 favorite treats:
Cookies
Brownies
Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

3 things I would buy if money were no issue:
I would buy a Nissan Murano, or some cute SUV
I would buy a nicer house, I love ours though.
I would get Shayne a brand new, HD Chevy Truck, or the one off of Walking Tall, he likes the black one alot!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I took the 'private' setting off of our blog so that it's easier for people to read. I have heard that some of you are having trouble logging in and reading it. So I increased the security settings and so it should be ok. Hope this makes it easier for you all to see what's going on with us!