Daily Dose

Boredom. Boredom can be funny, and embarrassing. Zach got his nails did last night, isn't he precious? haha. Oh all the things I can convince him to do! ...and of course I would blog about it. 

These hairy things belong to my husband, Zachalena. He loves me.

Also a side note, growing up every time my Uncle Eric would come visit us from Sweden he would always let Lauren and I paint his toe nails! It was tradition, and we thought it was the funniest thing in the world. This brought me back to that. Zach will be the kind of uncle and dad that lets our kids do the same thing. 

No shame whatsoever. 

Have you missed us?

Looky here...
This passed week it rained. This guy wasn't quite ready for it...

I logged my work phone into "break" for fifteen minutes ready to walk laps around the building, when I got through the front doors it was pouring rain at my feet. I didn't mind it though. The rain has cooled this state down and the change in the season is coming. It's actually here. And I am happy about that. I have worn three scarves and my beanie already. I've been looking for pumpkin recipes and fall decorations for the house. And I have used my corn bag to keep my feet warm. I'm definitely loving fall. Summer was fun while it was here, but how many more days did I have to sweat?

Zach and I have been lounging at home whenever we have had down time together. We make dinner together, play Settlers of Catan, watch Extreme Weight Loss and New Girl together, and we rub each others feet. Maybe you think that's gross, but it feels phenomenal. We have planned a few things that are making our lives even more eventful as well.

For instance, I got a cavity filled and got my hair did. That was pretty exciting for me, hence I always work.

Last week we went to the Utah State Fair. It was pretty fun! The four of us ate funnel cake and other over priced foods and watched a "magicians" kid show. He even called my husband up to participate, calling him "the guy that looks like a lumber Jack". It was funny, Zach was laughing the whole time. The magician was having four adults make a human table/chair by them leaning onto each other. You have probably seen it before, it was just funny to see Zach do it. The guys and Lauren also tried out some military pull-ups and got themselves a poster. I'm so proud of their strength. Again, the fair was fun and we did the traditional fair activities. It wasn't the same as LA fair and especially not being with my parents. But it was good to be in the little sun that we had left. Enjoy some pictures.

Friday night we invited our Sunday school class over for a little pizza party. The boys were too cool to come, or just busy. I got home from work early and made homemade ice cream, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, and pizza dough. The girls were so cute and so excited. They even brought treats that they made. We love our class and their spunky and unique personalities. We played games and sang songs. They are the coolest kids on the block!

Shayla, Abi, Sara!

personalized pizzas

The creative lego game! 

And their yummy little pizzas

Soon we will be building ginger bread houses with these ladies, and we can not wait! They are the best.


Lauren and Hector played another soccer game and this time we were their cheerleaders. It was fun to watch them. We live across the street from an indoor soccer field and they signed up for a coed team. They seem to like it, it's fun to watch at least. Plus, they won!

Recently Zach has been rock climbing at our gym. He went out with his buddy who is a very decent climber. They went to a site in the mountains and enjoyed a Saturday there. Since then Zach has been practicing, challenging, and enjoying climbing all the walls at the gym. I'm excited that he is developing a strong like for this sport. It's not something I would have ever thought about doing, but I have joined him just a few times and it's really loads of fun! We will be going again this next week. Try it out sometime, get your muscles burning.

Story Time...
We often say, "I'd do anything for (so and so)"....for him or her, your husband or sister. Whoever. I'm one that definitely would do anything for Zach, I love him and want him to trust that I would always be there for him. Sometimes it's a favor that we do, or we show our support by being there for them and not judging them. It could be something completely meaningful or not so much. WELL last Christmas, the same night that Zachary Walton tricked me in front of my whole family thinking that the ring box I was opening was an engagement ring but actually was a ring for my dad (jerk)...yes that night I had picked out and wrapped Zach's first Nike running shoes. We had started running together at that time and he had never owned a pair a running shoes. Shocking! Anyways I surprised him with his first pair of bright blue Nike Frees. He loved them and has ran many many miles on them. Nowadays he has been playing racquetball at school and has been taking them to school with him for his class. He also takes the train to and from school. On the way home from his long day he gets tired and forgetful...See where I'm going with this? I got a text at work two weeks ago asking, "Have you seen my Nike's anywhere?" I listed places for him to look for them, like maybe they were in the closet where they belong? He replied to me saying that they weren't anywhere and that he believed he left them on the train two days before. Of course I instantly felt bad for him. It's no fun to lose your items, and ones that you really use and enjoy. He was sad and I was eager to find them. I called three lost and founds at the different stations. On the third one I described the shoes, obnoxious bright blue with bright orange highlights size thirteen. And believe it or not the city of Ogden had the shoes! What a relief I tell you. My next thought was, Where is Ogden? Oh that's right...I sat TWO hours in my car after an eight hour shift on a Friday driving to north Ogden to get a pair of shoes. Two hours. Once I arrived at the station it took less then forty seconds for me to be on my way home. All for a pair of shoe.

I'd do anything for him? I really know that I would. How easy would it have been to just buy a new pair of shoes, less sentimental pair, but a brand new pair. Save on gas, enjoy my time off work, and most importantly my sanity. I sure do love my husband, and I would have probably driven four hours for his shoes if that was the case. We do silly things sometimes.

I love you Zachary. And your shoes.

Happy First of September!

It was the kind of week that called for a massage...wait a second, that's every week. 

Our past few days have been filled with being productive and enjoying our time together. As you saw, Zach started school this week. He is now a full time student and is already loaded with homework. As much of homework and time he will be putting into all of this, he really loves it. His favorite class is probably racquetball. That would be anyone's really. I'm just glad he has something to have fun with while studying so hard for the other courses. We both are working very hard now, and all for what's to come in our future. We are happy, we are busy, we are always tired.

This is a picture of Zach during his first racquetball class. Yes he did draw it for me. 

I asked what happened to his hand, so he then sent me this one...hahaha. Sorry we are so lame. 

It's the simple/stupid things that make me laugh and love my husband even more. 

One of the best things about getting home from work, besides seeing my husband, is having a homemade dinner prepared by my bro-in-law. Hector is a fantastic cook. He BBQ's for us, prepares hours ahead, has the crock pot going, even considers the gluten free and veggie in the house. What a hard task. But he offers to do it and does it out of the pure love of cooking, so we go with it. It has been nothing but enjoyment to the taste buds. We are all trying to make healthy choices together, and having a personal chef is a plus. 

On Wednesday my surprise was delivered and left at the door for when Zach got home. I was SO excited when I got the picture of it and could not wait to get home and open it! You could guess what my thoughtful husband got me but I'll just tell you. He got me my first professional camera! It's a beauty! I love it and have been studying up on it for the last few days. I can't wait to put it to use some more and further my learning and experience. It makes me motivated and ready to get out there and finally do something I enjoy. Thank you Zach! Also on Wednesday after work, our niece Savvy came over to hangout for a few hours. She is adorable. But you already know that. We went for a walk, she chased butterflies and picked our neighbors leaves off their trees. She always makes us enjoy the simple things. We played with her all night and settled down with some books and Tinkerbell on Netflix. It's easy to have your day turned around for the better when you have such a sweet and kind person around you. Until next time, we will be missing her. 

I spy little Savannah! This is the best toy ever! She went to her uncle Zach asking for the "Game! game! game!" When he got it out of the closet for her she was so happy saying, "YAY! GAME!" while jumping up and down.

On Friday, my two and a half day weekend started. I say that because I worked for nine hours yesterday at the burger joint. After work though Zach and I treated ourselves to something else we have been saving up for. We are trying to finish up our house decorating and also buy some toys that we will use. So we binged and bought our first TV. He was more excited then I was, he knew what he wanted and we had a budget. So now we are actually sitting in our living room, because we have a reason to, and watching even more Netflix and Hulu then before. It's really quite fun! So what, we are American.

happy boy I tell ya.

Getting our new toy setup. We haven't left the sofa since.
Just messin. 

Last night after my long shift of pure enjoyment, I really did get a massage. Lauren let me use one of  hers from her Massage Envy and signed me up. I really needed to relax and distress, and still do, but it was the best. I grew up getting massages and being spoiled. I'd walk into my TV room and ask my mom to help me out. My mom is a massage therapist, and definitely was meant to do that. She is amazing at what she does. Now that I don't have that option I have to trust that a stranger can take care of my needs. It is always awkward when you go to get a massage. Think about it, it just is. Although when I push that aside it really doesn't matter in the end. When you need the luxury, you do it. Sarah Ann was quite interesting. When the massage started she didn't bother putting any music on, so I just listened to her breathing and clearing her throat for a good ten minutes. It took that time before I heard the tribal music start playing. I don't know what was up with that, but I was more comfortable at that point. I miss being around my mom for many reasons, but that one is high up on the list during these straining days. I'm just glad Sarah Ann didn't suck at her job and that I was able to sleep well last night. 

Go get a massage, call my mom she is the bomb. 

After the massage I drove to Buffalo Wild Wings to meet Lauren, Hector, and Zach to watch the fight. UFC was on last night and the guys were there for two hours saving our table. It was a fun night! Loved the atmosphere and loved watching Pettis get the belt. Some of those men were just plain nasty and looked like they were about to eat their opponent, but it was an eventful night watching people beat each other up. It makes me want to get back into boxing/kick boxing. I miss it, so I plan to make time for it again. That will definitely help with my stress from work. Anyways, it was a long night, but fun. We ended it by going to Winco at 11pm for our monthly shopping, but what better time to do it? 

Today was the usual, but still my favorite day of the week. Spending quality time with my husband and making our traditional homemade pizza for dinner. This week we are making better choices and made portobello mushroom pizzas instead. They were delicious. Probably not everyone's forte, but we don't mind the fungus choice. And for dessert we are trying something new and healthy with that as well. YUM. 

I do hope that everyone is doing well and enjoying their holiday weekend. Not sure what we have planned for tomorrow, but I'm just happy to have the day off. Thank goodness for that.