Stressed

Just when I think that school is calming down from mid-terms and I can relax... I look down at one of my syllabus' to find that I have a test in the morning.

It's 10:45pm... and I have a test tomorrow? Great.

Not to mention that the only words going through my head for the last week have been "eccentric" "concentric" "hypertrophy" "torque" "muscle" "contraction" etc. You get the picture. This group project may be the death of me.

But Jordan did just turn to me and say, "I just look at your face and it makes me so happy."

Good timing, love.

Tradition

"Taco Tuesday". You can buy 3 hard shell tacos for $1.00 at Del Taco on Tuesday's.

So, Jordan decided it needed to become a family tradition.

I easily obliged.

A Weekend of Bliss

This weekend was one of the funnest weekends I can remember! Jordan's parents drove up from California to visit. I can't even explain how much fun we had.

We ate at all sorts of yummy places, went to Comedy Sportz and laughed our guts out, visited City Creek and smelled all of Anthropologies amazing candles, went to an Asian Market, ate Greek for the first time, went up to the cabin, went snowmobiling, made homemade chinese dumplings and thai sticky rice with mangos, played bohnanza every free second we had, talked, and just ENJOYED our time with each other.

We don't get to see those two very often and so it was special. When they left Jordan and I just cried.

I'm sure we'll make up a good excuse to see them soon. :)

We should have been better about snapping pictures, but we were having way to much fun to worry about cameras.

Be My Valentine?

This year I wanted to make Valentine's day last a little longer. So I dipped into my creative side a little bit.

But I can't take all the credit.

14 little gifts for all the days leading up to lovers day! 

This bouncy ball is the most bouncy ball I have ever played with.

Anyone that has been in my house since I bought this for Jord knows how obsessed I am with this game after the Gilberts introduced it to us. This present was probably more for me than for him. :)

This present was Jord's favorite, for sure.

This lovely-dovey letter was saved for the day of. :)

Jordy completely surprised me and made homemade dinner on Valentine's Day. It was so so yummy. It's kind of sad that he can cook better than me... but it's kind of the best thing ever too.

After dinner Jord gave me the loveliest watch in the entire world! I have been wanting a rose gold watch for so long now and I guess he must have caught on.

Man, that boy knows how to shop. I'm obsessed with it. And him.

Happy first Valentine's Day as my FOREVER! :)

Giggles

Thank you, Mr. McKee, for always knowing how to bring a smile to my face.

Spoiled

Jordan keeps outdoing himself every holiday. I always brace myself for Christmas, my birthday, Valentines Day, etc. to not be quite as good as last year. But somehow it is always BETTER than the previous year. Of course, we've only been doing this just over a year. But still, it's impressive.

My birthday was the best. :)

Instead of getting spoiled one day, Jord had gifts for me everyday of the week! Starting on Sunday.

Boots I have been wanting for a long time, towels that match our bathroom perfectly, an exercise mat, pancake mix (I have really been wanting some but keep forgetting to buy it), money to spend at J. Crew, a wok and steamer (for pot stickers of course), a rug for the family room, and Oregon Trail-- I was born in the 90's.

Best birthday I've had yet. I felt like an absolute princess all week. Plus-- I love opening gifts every. single. day.

So, I'm 21. :)

Lucky

Today I feel pretty darn lucky. Sometimes we just have those days. Days that we REALIZE how lucky we are. Or even more, how blessed we are. It isn't just luck is it?

Things that are floating around in my head:

I go to an amazing university. I'm surrounded by such GOOD people. Even though most of them are super competitive and all, they are good people and they are very kind. My teacher today muted the first few minutes of a clip because it had a swear word in it. We all kind of giggled. But I love that!

I love what I study. Now that I am only in major classes I'm realizing how much I love school. Today in my athletic training class we learned about the force/length curve and the force/velocity curve relating to skeletal muscle. Sounds like non-sense. But I loved it. I love the human body.

All of my family lives nearby. Last night Jordan and I went over to my parents house to get a few things done. We ended up talking with my parents for a few hours. My dad told us some stories and we laughed and laughed. I'm so lucky to be able to see them whenever I want.

We have two cars. Jordan and I did months and months with only one car. Having two cars saves us so much time and money. I do really miss driving with him everywhere though.

We live in a cute house. Although it was so so gross when we first moved in, it really is turning into home. It's clean, warm, and has Jordan in it. I really love being home.

My new family is wonderful. And wonderful is an understatement. Heather and Ashleigh are so cute, friendly, and kind to everyone. They are such inspiring mothers to me and I look up to them so much. Chase is such a hoot and he and I clicked from the moment we met. Jordan's mom and dad have loved me like I am their own child. I feel so comfortable around them. I think I was always supposed to be a part of his family.

Jordan and I both have awesome jobs. He's able to pull of working full time while going to school. I only work part time but look forward to it everyday. It is such a good break from school. And the people I work with are so funny and fun-loving.

And not to mention I'm married to Jordan McKee. No one quite understands me like that boy does. He just gets me. And that's why he continues to tickle me even though I tell him how much I hate it.

Life is good. So today I am going to forget all that is wrong, and just enjoy. :)