February 28th

Today was rainy, cold, and miserable, but Justin and I headed out to the mall to pick up a few things. Afterwards we went out to eat at Sonic Drive-In. I love this place! I wish we had once closer to our house. I got my usual meal of extra long chili cheese coney, tots and a vanilla root beer. It's the best thing ever there!

February 27th

Today was the consignment sale! I love going to these things. This is the second one I've gone to, but I love the good deals! Today I got Koryn a playmat, tons of books, toys, a booster seat for our table (hoping to start rice cereal this week), some bowls, and a couple of swimsuits. I only spent $55 for all that stuff which is amazing!

February 26th

As most people know by now Circuit City is closing. We have one at our local mall and I decided to to and check it out today. There's pretty much nothing left! (No surprise there!) I was able to find an add on pack for our Spore game and a computer game based on the show "The Office" which all together only cost $15. Not bad!

February 25th

Today I spent time playing around on a computer scrapbooking program I got for Christmas. It's a fun program and I can't wait to learn more about it! I've started making Koryn an Gospel ABC book on it and I'm pretty pleased with how it's turning out! It's taking a lot longer than I expected, but that's ok.

February 24th

Today was such nice weather! I took Koryn out for a walk around the neighborhood. I love going on walks! I had some flyers to distribute for a local consignment sale so I passed those out while on my walk. It was so nice to be outside and get some fresh air!

February 23rd

I love having DVR, but sometimes I think it's a little dangerous. I spent all my time today catching up on things I recorded while we were on vacation. I probably could have gotten a lot of stuff done today, but it was nice to just sit and watch TV. What did I ever do without DVR?

February 22nd

Today was spent relaxing. Why is it that you always need a vacation after a vacation? Today I rested (ie: napped) and got a lot of the unpacking done. It's not finished, but good enough. Off to rest some more!

February 21st

Today we are going home! I'm looking forward to being at my own house again, but I'm really going to miss everybody out here in Oregon. I wish we lived closer to family so that we could see them more often. Now were off to spending 6 hours on the plane. What fun!

February 19th

Today was a busy day! We first took some family photos with Justin's dad. He's an amazing photographer and I can't wait to get copies. They turned out so good! After family pictures we headed off to the mall and we got Koryn's ears pierced! They are soooo cute! Justin wasn't too sure about the idea, but I think he'll get used to them and love them! After the adventure at the mall we went to Wallery's (an amazing pizza place) and had dinner with our friend (from BYU) Kera and her husband William. It was so good to see her again and I can't wait to see their baby boy!

February 19th

Today we watched the movie "Fireproof" with Justin's dad. This is an amazing movie! I highly recommend it to everyone!

February 18th

Today I went with Eva (Justin's Stepmom) to visit our cousins. She watches them after school and today I went with her. It was fun to spend time with them! They had seen Koryn briefly, but today was the first time they got to really spend time with her. I also love putting together furniture and so I was able to help Justin's dad put together a piece of furniture. It's like one big puzzle and I love it!

February 17th

Today was so much fun! In Salem, Oregon there's a Waterfront Park that has a carousel. I love going here and we visited it last time we were in Oregon. We thought it would be fun to take Koryn here for her first carousel ride. We chose a horse that didn't move and took turns holding her. We rode twice so that we could each have a turn. It was so much fun and she loved it! I think she had the most fun watching the horses in front of her move. She couldn't take her eyes off of them. Justin's dad took lots of cute pictures and I can't wait to get copies!

February 16th

Today we saw even more family! Today we saw Justin's aunt on his dad's side. Sorry for all the confusion with the family! His aunt and two counsins came over to his dad's house today. Those two boys are full of energy! It was so nice to see them again! We spent more time hanging out, eating, and showing off Koryn. I love vacation!

February 15th

We are now in Oregon for the next week. In a way I think it's going to be hard to do specific things for myself, but we'll see how it goes. Isn't being on vacation enough? We'll see how this next week goes. Today was the first full day and we spent the day visiting Justin's Mom and her side of the family. It was fun to get together for dinner and hang out all day. We just sat around, ate, talked, and played Guitar Hero. Everybody loved seeing Koryn, and I loved showing her off!

February 14th

With today being Valentine's Day and leaving on vacation later this afternoon, Justin was so sweet and took me out for breakfast! I originally chose IHOP, but once we got there it was almost a 30 minute wait and I didn't have time for that because I still had some last minute packing to do. We ended up going to Hardee's, which is fast food and not quite as nice as IHOP, but it was sooo good!

February 13th

I've been wanting to make a blanket for Koryn and I finally got around to it! I'll have to post pictures once I take one. It's made of 4 different fabrics. All the fabrics are different textures and it's all pink and white. I sewed loops of different pink and white ribbons around the outside for Koryn to play with and hold. I've seen these different places and decided to try making my own. It's not perfect and seeing some of the mistakes bugs me, but it's not too bad for somebody that doesn't sew!

February 12th

Today I was able to play computer games! We got the game Spore and I love playing it! I think I ended up wasting too much time playing it because I got nothing done today. Oh well, it was fun!

February 11th

Today I took Koryn to visit all my co-workers where I used to teach. It was so nice to see them all again! I also love being able to show off my little girl! No matter what anybody says, I have THE cutest baby! haha! (I think every mom says that!) I miss some of the people I worked with, but I do NOT miss working. It's so much fun to stay home and play with my munchkin and not have to deal with all the stress and politics of the school system. Well, at least not until Koryn is in school. Until then I'll enjoy life without the school system.

February 10th

I love the show "Big Bang Theory!" It's about the friendship of 4 nerdy scientists and their interactions with thier attractive female neighbor. It's so funny! I record in on my DVR and watch it on Tuesdays so that I can skip all the commercials. Gotta love DVR! Anyways, today I postponed cleaning my kitchen (although I wish I could have not done it at all!) to watch the show. I still got my work done that I needed to, but it was nice to put it off for a little bit and watch a show that I love!

February 9th

Today was crazy! I took my car to the dealership to get an oil change. I hate going there because their service department is horrible! The front desk lady is rude and really mean. I only went because I had a coupon. The craziness started with my coupon. I had a coupon for a $24.99 oil and filter change and she kept insisting that the coupon was for 24.99 off of a $70 oil change and she couldn’t understand why I would be willing to pay $45 for an oil change when I could get the basic one for $37. I told her that I’m not paying $37 when I have a coupon for a $25 oil change. After going back and forth a few times she read the coupon again and realized that I was right and the coupon was for $25 oil change and not a $25 discount. Oh boy. Then, long story short, I ordered a part for my car a year ago (it was still under warranty) and it still hasn't come in. What could take a year!? I've called and always been told that the part is not in. When I asked them about it the lady said she would look into it. They had a record of me ordering the part, but not of me calling so according to them I’ve done nothing for the last year. She came to me a little later and said that I'm going to have to pay for it because my car isn't under warranty anymore (warranty expired last month!). Well duh! However, I ordered the part while my car was under warranty and gave them plenty of time to complete the work before the warranty expired. I can be a very argumentative person when I know that I'm right. However, I also try to be nice and considerate towards people. I love to argue when I know I’m right, and today I decided that I was going to fight my point. I argued with her for a while and then I asked to speak to the manager. He also tried to put the blame on me since they have no record of me calling. I told them it’s their fault they don’t keep records and that I shouldn’t have to pay for my car. He asked me to give him a week to look into in it and then gave me my oil change for free. I hope he doesn’t think that this oil change is going to make me stop fighting my point, because it’s not! I plan on fighting this until I get it taken care of. I know it’s not a big deal because if I pay for the part and repair it’d be under $150, but that’s a lot of money and if they had done what they were supposed to it would have been free! What happened to the customer always being right?

February 8th

Today I picked up my house. It was a disaster, well kinda. We are going to Oregon next weekend, so I have a lot of things to get done. Today it all started with picking up everything. I sure do love a clean house!

February 7th

I got a new laptop today!!! I've been saving for a little while (tax refunds help a lot!) and we finally got it! We only had a desktop that is going to die any day now and it is annoying to use on a daily basis. I love my new laptop though! It's amazing!

February 6th

Today was a very frustrating day. Koryn would not sleep at all! I think I got maybe an hour nap from her. Since she wasn't sleeping, she was very grumpy and fussy. I was going crazy trying to get her to fall asleep and stay asleep! Justin called on his way home and asked how my afternoon went. I told him how stressful and frustrating it was and he offered to go out to eat instead of me having to cook. I decided that the thing I was going to do for myself was to let him take me out to eat. I usually try to not eat out in order to save money, but today I needed it. I love that Justin can see what I need, even when I can't.

February 5th

Today is my mom's birthday. She's 29...again! haha! I love you mom! Today I took time to just chat on the phone and talk about all sorts of stuff. It's so nice being able to talk to her and get advice. She always knows what to say. She had to cut the conversation short and told me she would call back, but I haven't heard from her yet. I'm gonna call her right now!

February 4th

Growing up my Grandma would send us homemade suckers every Christmas. They were the best things ever! She no longer makes them and the recipe has been passed down to me. I used to make them frequently, but I haven't made them in a long time. Today I pulled out all my candy making stuff and I made suckers! They are cotton candy flavored and sooooo good! Maybe not as good as my Grandma's, but they'll have to do.

February 3rd

I just made THE best chocolate chip cookies ever! I love chocolate chip cookies, but I rarely have homemade ones. Today I made some for us and some for Justin to take with him to Young Men's tonight. They turned out soooo good! However, eating the cookie dough will always be better than the cookies!

February 2nd

Today I went to the dentist and spent some time in Uptown Charlotte. Usually I don't like going to the dentist, but I have no cavities and really clean teeth! After we went to the dentist we walked around Uptown and went to visit Justin's office. It was such a nice day outside and I loved going for a walk with Justin and Koryn.

February 1st

Super Bowl!!! Today we had a Super Bowl party! I'm disappointed the Cardinals didn't win. Not because I'm a Cardinal fan, but because I'm against the Steelers. I was also disappointed in the commercials this year. Every year I look forward to watching the commercials, but they were lame this year. There were 1 or 2 good ones, but overall not so much. I still had a blast having friends over and eating lots of food!