eat another peanut.

Library issues.

2011-05-26T02:55:00.005-06:00

I don't know if I ever told you about my library incident. About a month ago I ran up to the library desk in orem and practically shouted to the librarian, "I'm here to get my LIBRARY CARD." (I have volume control issues when I'm excited) she looked at me sternly and said, "Now sweetie... you need to be 16 to get one." I kindly gave her a not very nice smile and said, thank you, I realize that. I'm twenty two.. i'd like to get one today if you don't mind." she quickly back pedaled and went on about how great it is to look so young but she was so mean!

Speaking of libraries one last story. I have been reading a lot and I have been reading nicholas sparks. You know the adorable romantic books with terrible endings. I have been devouring them. I went in the other day and i asked a librarian where i could find his books. this was the response i got. "Oh... (disgusted voice) you like those books too? how about we find you something a little more challenging and educated." She then pointed me in the direction of some world war fiction. Tank you for your opinion.

Yesterday i had the whole day off... so what did I do? I did the only thing anyone would ever want to do with their day off! I went to danes work! he has a cool job though. we went up on the trail and he did some manly stuff like lift rocks while i chased angus (woody's adorable black lab) up and down the mountain so that he wouldn't get by the tractor. angus' behind

woody in the tractor.

i love their matching outfits. this one was my favorite of the day

Today was errand day.

2011-05-11T17:33:00.000-06:00

Today I returned the extra set of 96 plastic forks, spoons, and knifes from our camping trip. you see we meant to get plates... instead we accidentally got two things of plastic utensils.

i returned the honey roasted sunflower seeds i bought.. i really wanted just normal.

i took danes shirts to the dry cleaner, because i am just not a very good ironer... i thought once you got married , you were as good a mom as yours... i should have known it takes a lot of

practice. for now i will dry clean.

i sent out some bills.

i balanced our checkbook.

i downloaded the newest music to run to.

i went to the library. i got 9 books.... they have to be returned in 4 weeks... and i have SO much (sarcastic) time to read.

edit photos from the latest shoots.

Things that have happened since i posted last? I got scuba certified!!

We went to disneyland with my family! It was so much fun because dane and Santiago, (our foreign exchange student from spain) both have never been there! They were like little kids.

We visited the beach!

Then we went to Zions for a few days and hiked to Angels landing.

It was so much fun camping with Dane. He's fun to camp with!

I realize i don't post very often but i'm pretty sure no one reads this anymore! but we are having fun!

this song makes me happy. her voice gives me chills

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On another note. I could not be more grateful for this day to spend with my husband, who not only adores me, but is my very best friend and shows me how much he loves me everyday. He makes me happier then i have ever been, today i have done a little reflecting on our courtship, and on our engagement, what a exciting time it was. I get giddy remembering how he took me all the way to the top of Sundance, danced with me, and when he felt the time was perfect he asked me to be his. I couldn't be happier about our situation. We are both trying to figure out what we what want to be when we grow up, but we are just trying to enjoy the periods where, we honestly don't know what's next.

He's my pal. I quite like splitting my time with him and the library.

Rob Bolin

2011-03-12T11:45:00.002-07:00

I dedicate this to my mother. who tried so hard to keep me out of prison.

just kidding, but rob is my new obsession.

Dear Jesse J... i have a whole new appreciation for you.

2011-03-02T19:47:00.001-07:00

Boombox Series // Jessie J from Arcade44.tv on Vimeo.

Her voice is amazing. That's all today.

baxauhsted.

2010-12-23T11:02:00.003-07:00

I don't know if the snow has effected your household as much as it has effect ours....

This is my pal dane, asleep at 9 o clock. He's been working long hard hours.

He works at Sundance on their ski patrol, and he's on the bomb crew (don't ask

how i feel about that) But that means he's up every morning we have a storm at 4 am

and on his way to blow up the mountain so that sundance doesn't have avalanches.

While he's gone 4-5 everyday, i go to work and i work 1:30-10 at night, i work the night

shift so i can go ski in the morning.

Our schedules are totally opposite but we are having fun. we're both exhausted... but happy.

after the fact.

2010-12-08T10:06:00.002-07:00

After all the preparation after all the hugs, The beautiful gown and the tux, the congratulations, the delicious food, the grand entry and the big exit. after the honeymoon, the warmth of the florida sun and carefree lifestyle the honeymoon week offers.

you are left to your little apartment, your daily job, dishes, dinner making, laundromat visits. But the best part? i'm with my pal, my very bestest pal through all of it. When i go to work in the morning with a frown on my face and refuse to let it go all day, my wall quickly falls when i see his face. Marriage is the greatest thing to ever happen to me. People ask me all the time how i'm liking marriage, and i can't help but tell them it's amazing. But i got to be honest. Look who i'm married to. He's the most kind, funniest, most humble, calm and patient and forgiving man i have ever met. He makes my day constantly by leaving flowers in my car. or just giving me my daily back popping. or even hen it's just the simplest of gazes that sets me over the edge with an overwhelming love for him. I am sincerely married to the greatest man i could have ever found for me. Neither of of us are anything close to perfect (heavens no) but my word we couldn't be more perfect for each other.

This is my blog today. just thought you should know i'm loving marriage. and living with my pal.

this is for real.

2010-11-01T00:23:00.003-06:00

Excerpt from my journal today...

"Today I realized that until I met him and fell in love with him and committed to marrying him, I never truly understood what, "my better half", really meant."

just found this one.

2010-09-18T17:52:00.000-06:00

isn't it dreamy

I feel like a proud mama.

2010-09-18T16:54:00.003-06:00

Dane took the new minolta camera up to Sundance to learn how to use it. He didn't do too bad eh? kind of inspiring. (well new to us, it's a 71 from vietnam from his parents they gave it to us.)

i love you but....

2010-08-25T01:51:00.003-06:00

i love you so much that if you woke me in the middle of the night to yell at me for stealing the covers, i would forgive you by morning

i love you so much that i would even eat creamy peanut butter for you. not often, but sometimes.

i love you so much that if i was in excruciating pain.. i would take ibuprofen. enough said.

i love you so much that i will even try to get used to your beard. (it's pretty scratchy, though...)

i love you so much that i wont even get mad if you leave the seat up. (because i prolly would forget too.)

i love you so much that i would stay up all night, just to watch a meteor shower with you. because i know you like that stuff.

i love you so much that i promise to get excited for every new trick you learn on your skis.. even if i am raging with jealousy.

i love you so very much that when i see you upset or mad or sad, i might cry, but only because i want to beat the crap out of whoever made you feel that way. (especially if it's me.)

i love you so much that i'm going to learn to cook. and i'll keep cooking, you just have to promise to always tell me it's good. especially when it's not.

i love you so much that even when you have smelly feet, i will still massage them for you. but only for a couple minutes because sometimes they are really bad...

i love you so much that i will kill all spiders for you. cuz i know you hate them... except for the scary ones.. you're on your own for those.. but you can use my shoe...

i love you so much i will let you have the last gushers pack, but only because i love you, not because i'm being nice.

i love you so much that i'm going to always take candid pictures of you. and even when you tell me to stop. i wont. you're just that dang good looking.

i love you so much that when i'm acting emotional, i will let you call me out. but only for a minute then i demand hugs and kisses and lots of "i-love-you-anyways."

i love you so much that i would carry a tissue around with me always so i don't give you snot kisses. even though that would be annoying to always have to carry a tissue around.. i'd do it for you.

i love you so much that i promise to not kick you under the table when you use the spy in settlers on me and ruin my game. (that's only a half promise, sometimes i just cant guarantee what my leg will do.)

i love you so much that i will let you choose the music in the car, even though i still argue that girl music is still good music. besides yours is usually better.

i love you so much that i would give you any possession of mine.. ANYTHING. except my record player.. and the ring you gave me.. and my minolta camera...

i love you so much that i would give up chocolate for you. WHAT i know crazy right? (only not really cuz i don't really like it that much so it's not saying much.. (but still, i would do it for you.)

i love you so much that i would even let you break one of my skis... and i would say i don't care because i love you... (but seriously... don't do that. i'd secretly be mad at you.)

i love you so much that i'd let you take the first sip of our Dr. Pepper. Straight up.

i love you so much that i would buy you brie cheese. even though i think it's the most disgusting thing ever.

i love you so much that i can promise you i will say it at least once a day. but prolly twenty. because i just love you so much.

i love you so much that if you said, lets elope to vegas, i would consider it for one second, then say thats a nice idea sweetie... and not even be appalled that you thought of it. (you know i hate vegas)

I love you so much that i will tell you it at least one a day. but prolly twenty because i love you that much.

pretty neat.

2010-08-21T08:47:00.001-06:00

Pretty Cool for a Mo

2010-08-12T09:23:00.002-06:00

I found this entry on my very good friend ashleys blog. I watched it and got all blubbery. you should watch it. and I quote her words because I couldn't have said it better.

Ashley says, "This week I got an email and in that email there was a line that read, "For a mo you are pretty cool". Mo= Mormon. In case you didn't know, I am one, you know, a Mormon. That line made me laugh. Why am I bringing this up? Well, because I want you to know that I am super cool (of course I'm cool) and I am super Mormon so trust me when I tell you that you must, MUST! watch this.

The message is 8 minutes long and I know you are probably thinking "EIGHT?! I don't have eight minutes for Mormons!" But really you do have eight minutes for Mormons/Agnostics/Verducians/Jdubs/and everyone in between because most of us just want to grow and expand the good and shrink and understand the bad in life anyway sooooo when you take my advise (which you should because, as you remember, I am super cool) to watch this clip you are going to be happy you did"

decorating this old barn

2010-08-02T00:44:00.002-06:00

Well it only makes sense that since i wanted twinkle lights at my outside wedding to bring them on inside to the barn right? luckily my dear friend also used twinkle lights at her reception, so i am getting to borrow those.. so free decoration #1!

On the tables i want brown tablecloths we found a guy who will do all your linens for 109. Not too shabby, we're still looking into other options though..

On top of those tablecloths will be tea dyed doilies (done by mother and I) and on top of those will be 3-5 vintage glass bottles with a flower and a green in it, this will add enough flowers and decorations to make the table pretty but still simple and cheap.

Costco (my dear place of work) is going to be my main supplier for our utensils $7.99 for 500 forks, and the same for spoons and knifes!

Zurchers will be my supplier for the dishes, for the champaign glasses, cups and plates!

I will do this for a very low cost i promise!

wedding wedding.

2010-08-02T00:14:00.002-06:00

Well he's proposed so i suppose i can start talking openly about my wedding plans.

I plan on having a spectacular bash for well over 300 people all for under $9300.

I am going to post all about my plans not too many details but enough to keep you entertained. If you know me even 1.24 for gum absolutely astounds me, so 1.47 for a piece of paper announcing my marriage is absolutely is blowing my mind. But alas, this should be fairly entertaining for you the reader and me the blogger to see if i can do it, and if i can keep up on my blogging while trying to plan this wedding!

Well first things first.

The wedding will be in the fall, November-ish we are thinking. So unfortunately backyard wedding will just not do here.

I've always dreamed of a rustic - wedding so a barn was the first thing i was looking for, but finding barns out here in my town ain't so easy, there was one 40 minutes away but we would rather have guest be able to show up to our event then have it at a neat barn in some town we have no association with. So i kept looking at wedding venues nearby my hometown, ( seeing as dane is from alabama)

they kept coming up as $1800 with no outside caterers, pay for the chairs, 9 dollars a head for a simple dessert, cake cutting fee, pay for photos on location,

That just wont do!!

After searching for a good couple days i came across a barn, nearby my home, you can rent it for 7 hours, bring in your own caterers (or in our case we are the caterers) 10 round tables 10 rectangle, they set up the music for you all we have to do is set up the tables and chairs! we get free range to decorate it anyway we want!

How much? all this for only $675! too good to be true? nope it's a fact.

So our venue is booked! decorating the venue is my next project!

i may or may not be engaged...

2010-07-28T09:24:00.004-06:00

OK.. i am.

yep. it's happened. to me!! like.. this is the real deal!!

And i was completely surprised. well kind of.

All day i was nervous, i don't know why, and i kept saying to myself it can't happen now i know he doesn't have the ring!

Anyway, it was sundance moonlight lift rides that night and we've gone up there a few times, so it didn't seem like it would be a big deal, we took the ranger, (the most amazing off road vehicle ever) up to the VERY top of the mountain, and it was a blast just getting up there, he was acting totally himself, so i was just like, man i was really hoping that he would do it but he's not acing weird at all!!

We got to the very top of the mountain around 11:30

It was only us two at the very top of the mountain looking down on the city lights of Provo and heber. We danced under the moonlight to, "You're still a young man" one of our favorite songs, and Dane still wasn't acting weird!

He casually said, "well Ali, I brought you a present up here. He lead me over to the door way and there was something in the corner, i was nervous!! i thought maybe the ring might be there, but then he kicked it, because i was scared that it might be a rat... or my ring... ha ha so he nudged it a little and it was flowers... i reached down and there was an adorable note from him hidden in roses, it was so adorable, at the end of the note it said PS: I'm curious about something...

He grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the dark and we were under the moon again, he gave me a big hug and got down on his knee, and grabbed my hand, and said "Babygirl, will you marry me?" i was pretty shocked, i really was. We hugged and i said "YES, of course", we then went into the ski patrol shack and talked about marriage.. and great things like that... there were rats in the ceiling, coyotes howling outside. it was pretty amazing, AND it's never been done before. no one has ever been able to do that before!! so it was pretty unreal!! I'm happier than I've ever been! and now I'm engaged!!! I love him, i sure do.

This weekend i will

2010-06-10T13:26:00.003-06:00

hike to a waterfall with the boy i love.

work at the costcos

learn to fly

rollerskate along side dane while he runs

hold a potato bug

play catch with my (not my) dog

wear big sunglasses

go to a park and lay on a blanket (dane will you come with?)

nevermind...

2010-05-14T12:55:00.001-06:00

i think these little girls already got the message we're trying to send them...

ok watch here...

i rest my case

Seriously??

2010-05-14T11:10:00.002-06:00

Is this seriously what we are teaching our children to grow up to be like. I am seriously appalled by what they are allowing these days. I am especially offended by the line "this is 2010" why should 2010 standards be any different then 1950. Why should they be allowed to be half nude.

Sitting waiting wishing.

2010-05-11T11:34:00.002-06:00

That Danes car would be done and I could leave this car repair shop.

BUT I would sit at a car shop with crying babies, baby talking mommies, coffee and popcorn smell mixed in one sniff, and nothing to read but espn magazines for the rest of my life if it meant I could keep you forever as mine.

That is just how much I love you.

{thank you for letting me borrow your car today... I promise to find my keys soon.}

gratitude:

2010-05-05T14:24:00.002-06:00

I'm grateful for many people in my life today.

sometime you need people to spell it out for you.

I'm grateful to have friends who aren't afraid to tell me when i am not exactly my best self. and they not only tell me. but they give me the resources to fix it.

I'm grateful to two of my greatest and closest friends for offered help to me this week by suggesting i read {this} talk.

What an amazing talk. and how appropriate. and now. I'm making the changes necessary to get my life on track. what a good feeling.

Today i started the day with a prayer and scripture study.

regardless i felt:

discouraged.

unnoticed.

beaten down.

hopeless.

unmotivated.

lost.

impatient.

directionless.

After talking with a few good friends. a mother. a sister. and consulting the works of a prophet of god.

I felt:

relieved.

motivated.

driven.

worth while.

heard.

hopeful.

loved.

most of all. faithful.

What an amazing feeling to have your day take a complete turn for the better. lets hope i can stick with these feelings for along while. and if i don't. i pray the lord give me the power to change my attitude really fast.

Stand by...

2010-05-05T13:43:00.002-06:00

for new announcements on my new family and senior portrait pricing!! Open and available spots will be listed by Saturday!!

oh day.

2010-05-03T11:24:00.002-06:00

"For what we love determines what we seek.
"What we seek determines what we think and do.
"What we think and do determine who we are — and who we will become."

-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Um excuuuuuuuse me?

2010-04-28T00:50:00.002-06:00

I couldn't love this song more.

The lyrics- "When you cry

a piece of my heart dies
knowing that I may have been the cause.
If you were to leave,
and fulfill someone else's dreams
I think I might totally be lost."

how friggin adorable.

{update} i can't get enough of this band

as of late

2010-04-25T16:26:00.002-06:00

With moving my mom thought she ought to teach me a few techniques.

Looook at all my coupons!

We recently went to a concert of one of my favorite bands, citizen cope.

Aaaaaand he took me to lunch one day at work. Yes... I DO look like a man, yes he looks adorable. Ay Ay Ay

ask if i feel like blogging today. absolutely not. so you got photos. and that's three thousand words. so there.