Lex & Ben Weatherly

2012-06-07T06:01:00.001-07:00

Ok so... I admit it. Kill me now! I'm a horrible spiratic blogger!

Life is good right now! What's not to love when you get to eat sleep and breathe the same air and in the same continent as your hubby!

Updates updates... We are moving house this weekend! Yippeeeee! The house we live in now is too cold and just ...blaaaa. And it's his hideous purple! Who in their rift mind would paint a house bluish purple? Not to mention how in the heckkkk do yo decorate and color scheme?

Sasha is getting bigger. I call her sassy Sasha ! Or sash..... You know when you make a dog voice to match their personality? Well since she is born down under I have to have an Australian slash kid voice... Ben seems to crack up. Glad some one does lol! She is almost to the point where we can't lift her!

We spoil her too... You know what she is doing at this very moment? Sleeping in our bed... Snoring... And at times
Makes growling/ crying noise in her sleep!

Hmmmm 11 pm. Well time for my nap...! I mean.... Time
For bed!

2012-05-01T00:12:00.000-07:00

Welp, Gotta love life!

I know a lot of times I complain... or sound sad or homesick...but reality is... I am in a freaking different country! How lucky and blessed am I? How lucky and blessed is Ben and I?

We have the funniest and cutest puppy....

I have the best and most amazingly GORGEOUS and TALENTED hubby that I LOVE...

AND.... I Love how we live by the beach...and I can walk a block away and smell the ocean breeze!

This marks my 2nd week of Prop ME...and I feel so good. I am going blonder tomorrow and I am super happpy and excited!

I really am just working on being the best person I can be...being a better wife, taking care of myself better and becoming healthier. After my mission, I felt uncomfortable in my own skin; meaning I didn't like my clothes, I didn't like my weight by all means, I felt uncomfortable talking to people in a normal day to day conversation other than "Church", and felt insecure due to not finishing school.

NOW... I feel almost....comfortable. My husband is the best and he brings out the best in me. I love how he loves me unconditionally even when at times I don't every day love myself unconditionally.

IM GETTING THERE... in due time my sassy, loud self will return again someday!

Any who this was a very random blog post...but... I feel like blogging is so theraputical!

2012-04-25T15:58:00.003-07:00

Well so far so good on my two week plan! Though... Today is the day that I actually worked out, and I feel great!
Last night I made the most amazing and easiest crockpot... I am going to admit it wasnt the HEALTHIEST....but I LOVED IT! It is a Cafe Rio shredded pork crockpot...

Got it off of Pinterest.. and let me tell you I LOVE this site! I mainly use it for recipes!

Alls you need is a Pork Roast, Can of Salsa, Can of Dr. Pepper, and Brown sugar.... that is IT!

First fill the crockpot half way with water, then put the roast in there on HIGH, 4 hours later, drain the water out of that bad boy and cut it up in 3 parts and then put it back in the crock pot and turn it on medium.
Mix the Salsa/Dr.pepper/ brown sugar in a bowel and pour it over the Pork, cook for another 4 hours and BAM...great burritos, Nachos.... GREAT Leftovers, the day after is always the best!

http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/04/cafe-rio-sweet-pork.html

Happy Thursday Everyone!!!!

2 Week Challenge

2012-04-21T06:42:00.002-07:00

I DARE Challenge myself to a few goals for the upcoming week... I figure if I end April with a BOOM...then perhaps my good luck will play out May, June and End of July to become a healthy, happy, hott WIFE.
Now. do not get me wrong. I LOVE myself in a non-cocky way. I know my potential and it KILLLLLS me that I am not doing anything about it. For instance... it truelly bugs me that I am not in school right now. I am so close to atleast my assiates degree...and what kind of a job am I working at? Well not gonna go there...but lets just say... I deserve what I want in life. I deserve a good income, happy life, healthy body...no specific order.

Not going into everything but... living in AUSTRALIA has been super hard! I miss my friends and family, and feeling loved by 100% of the people around me. Now.. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my husband....to friggin death.... he is the most amazing man I could have ever met and married. BUT... I miss my sisters and brother. I miss cuddling into my mom and calling her 10 times a day ( normally once a day now :) ) or at that matter cuddling into my dad. I miss evening runs and starbucks with my best friend Katie, or watching Teen Mom with my best friend Kara. I miss deciding what I want to do at 10pm and do it because things are open. I miss my health. Where has my motivation gone...and where is this belly fat and double chin coming from? Why do I feel so tired and down? Why does my health problem not go away...and where is a reliable doc when ya need one? See why I need a 2 week pick me up, before I get all fitness carzy for our Thailand trip in July!!!??!

Ok now that I have bored you with my shpeal on things, how about I get to my amazing 2 week plan?

2 Week PLAN
1. Weigh myself 4/22/12 and do not weigh back in until 4/29/12
2. NO SODA!!!! or juice drinks. DRINK LOTS OF WATER!
3. Work out as much as possible!
4. Listen to The Secret and The Power... to get into my positive self again.
5. Be consistant with my medication ( an antibiotic is to help me right?)
6. Get my Hair Colored... a little bit blonder....???
7. Find... Tanning salon and start tanning once a week
8. Eat CLEAN! lean meats, veggies, fruit...the basics?
9. NO FACEBOOK!!!!!!! I need a detox...and time to realize that I can enjoy Australia as much as I Love and enjoy the good ol USA Desert :)
That is my plan for 2 weeks... I might add some more if I think of any in my dreams !

LiL Miss Spunky SASHA

2012-04-17T17:51:00.001-07:00

SASHA WEATHERLY

BORN ON THE 26th of February 2012
(Don't mind the scratch on her face, she got in a fight with a fellow bro/sis pup from her litter prior to us picking her up)

Well folks... We got ourself an amazing beautiful hyper lil pup! She is a 8 week old golden Retriever Girly girl... with so much energy!!!!!

We picked Sasha up on her 8 Week mark . When we arrived, she was dead asleep all snuggled up in her red blanket that Auntie Carolyn baught for her...(She is so spoiled with love).

She was baught in Terelgon... I dont know how to spell it nor do I care... is that bad? its my blog, and I can do what I want! Anywho, it was 2 hours away from good ol Phillip Island, so when we traveled back this beautiful little thing was super good... I think she likes car rides. We got home, and had the fenced off area all ready thanks to Grandpa Weatherly, and she slept like a baby, nice and quiet. We woke up, and she wee'd as soon as we saw her...she got a lil toooooo excited.

So I had Sasha all day and we played and she'd sleep and then we would play and then she would sleep...

I went to work that night and the lil pup was all Bens, and as soon as I got home he stood up and pointed at the pretty calm pup at this stage and announced "THIS PUP IS CRAZY!!!!!" I was a little suprised until she then started to run around acting like a mad man!!! haha Silly little girl.

We are in for a ride!!!

Here is a Video of her Sitting for me!!!!
http://youtu.be/bLnROHtUmYA

I dont know why the youtube video doesnt pop up but if you want to check her out just click the link. And also for the clicker...you click, then give a treat.... sorta messed this one up but she still sits!

I have Decided....

2012-04-08T07:20:00.000-07:00

I am sick of my weight. I have not gained but have only lost about 2 pounds since the beginning of March. SO I have decided.... and I think my Amazing wonderful supportive husband will agree with how I want to reward myself.

The next 10 POUNDS I lose.... I am going to buy NEWWWWW Running shoes.....

Perhaps a pair of Pink Runners.... or maybe black and pink..... or maybe limegreen..... so many choices!!!!

I Dare Say.....

2012-04-06T04:28:00.000-07:00

I am HORRIBLE at blogging..... but..... right now I am in a blogging mood.....let the blogging begin for the next couple of days!!!!!!

2012-01-25T04:10:00.001-08:00

THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES EVER!!!!!!

2012-01-25T03:35:00.000-08:00

I found this Recipe on Pinterest... The Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie...

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup butter, softened (113grams)
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (Fan-Forced 175 C to 205 C)

(Makes about 2 1/2 Dozen, but if you roll the cookies smaller... about 4 Dozen)

In the bowl of a stand mixer or using a hand-held electric mixer, cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water then add to batter along with salt.

Mix in flour until incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips with a rubber spatula.

Drop even and large spoonfuls of dough onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet.

Cook for 8 to 12 minutes or until edges are nicely browned!

And.... Vualllllla! The Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie!!!

THEY TASTE AMAZING!!!! I am so excited to bring this to our Family Barbecue in Melbourne tomorrow!!!!!

The Dinner "Situation"

2012-01-25T02:35:00.000-08:00

Today, I found a GREAT Recipe from Pinterest !!!! Tomorrow is Australia Day! ... I asked Ben what it was and he said.. I dunno, an excuse for a holiday? HAHA... So I will have to look it up and find out myself. BUT ANYWAY!..... We got the chocolate chips at the CHOCOLATE FACTORY, PANNY's Phillip Island Chocolate!!! Here is the Website if ya wanna take a look!

Phillip Island Chocolate Factory

After the Chocolate Factory, we went to the Grocery Store... and Ben decided to cook us Dinner!!!! As you can see from the Picture he was a little nervous to make the Burgers....

And............. He tasted the Almost done product....then realised.....he was tasting Plastic........

BLESS HIS HEART

Why I LOVE Phillip Island

2012-01-24T03:46:00.001-08:00

I love Phillip Island b/c there is soooo much to do!
For instance... Going to the beach whenever we please!... Great Cafe's n restaurants... Fishing, take walks to the pier, the nice summer weather, the fun beach shops, our big grocery store "Woolworth", life is slow paced and very laid back .... I could go on and on! Oh and the biggest plus... Being with my husband every day! So thankful for his love!
Any who... Life is great!

*NOTE: When I put the video on youtube I didnt know the name of the beach but I said it right off the bat!*

Let 2012 Start!

2012-01-20T19:08:00.000-08:00

I haven't officially blogged properly since the start of the year, so here goes!

I am finally in AUSTRALIA!!!!

I landed New Years Eve! We spent that night in a VERY Nice Hotel in The middle of the City in Melbourne. We got some dinner on South Bank ( A strip of Tons of Nice Restaurants), Then we waited until 12pm to Strike and Got to Watch all of the Fireworks shoot off of all the Tall Buildings! It was very fun, but we were super tired by the time we got back to our hotel (It took Our Cab about 1 1/2 hours to get back to our hotel when it was only 4 blocks away...city traffic!)

The Next Day we arrived to my (Our) Home... Phillip Island. Two blocks away is a wonderful Beach (not sure what it is called) But it is so nice to take walks on and just to have a casual Tanning Session when hot outside.

Our House is Great! Little and Perfect size for us! We did have a Possum problem, but luckily the landlord came one night to take his chances on shutting the hole in our roof and there were no possums trapped... so now we sleep peacefully without a disgusting sound of rodent feet running around in our roof.

Ben and I have just been keeping super busy with LIFE! He works about +45 hours a week. I just got a job at the Local RSL being a host. I am also working at the local Y teaching children how to swim ( that wont start till Feb. though).

Ben started his first Golf tournament last week and did AWESOME! Him and his Boss got in 1st place, and then in his event he got 5th!

Things are great in Australia! I do miss my family from time to time, but know that I have such an awesome opportunity and life experiences ahead, living in Australia. My Husband is the BEST! He takes great care of me! I hope I do the same!

I promise this is a start of a great blogging year! Happy New Years Everyone!!!!!

Fun weekend with trav

2012-01-15T19:56:00.001-08:00

Meet one bens best friends! Travis! We had dinner and played a few games at the rsl! Then I went home and Ben and some of his mates along with trav went bowling and played some table tennis! The next day trav and ben made some amazing pancakes and off to church I went! On the way home from church I stopped to take this picture! I love our new home and life as a married couple! What a fun weekend :)

Ode to the iPhone

2012-01-12T18:49:00.001-08:00

So excited to blog as I go with this new app!

YES!

2011-12-14T21:59:00.001-08:00

Soooooo…. The embassy contacted me two days ago and told me that they are finalizing everything! WaHoOOOOooOooOOo!

Alls I need to do is keep working… and Sell our Car!!!!!!! Once I sell our car… I will have my plane ticket!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am excited for the next e-mail from my case manager! I am not going to lie… ever since I got the news I have been a complete airheaded gal… I am cloud 9 right now…. and it is not necessarily good if you are at work and come off as a dazed and confused individual. LOL.

Let Tomorrow Begin… LETS SELL THIS CAR and Get everything moving!!!!!!!!!

Negative to Positive…

2011-12-11T12:23:00.001-08:00

Ok…So…. I was just going to write a negative Blog posting. I am tired… tired on so many levels other than sleep. I just want to give up sometimes and raise my hands up in the Air and Yell to God if he can actually hear me! I know Heavenly Father is watching out for me and Ben constantly. Sometimes though… I feel so alone without my husbands presence. I know there are going to be hard times in the future…but right now is supposed to be the happiest time of my life… I am a newly wed! Any who…. on to the Positive. My Friend Jessica whom I am most grateful for everyday in my life, posted this.

Happy 2 Months!!!

2011-12-08T22:17:00.001-08:00

Welp It is official. Ben and I have been married for 2 WHOLE MONTHS! Too bad I have only seen him 3 weeks out of the 2 months. Stillll Waiting on my Visa! I found these cute photos on pinterest… It randomly uplifted me/ depressed me to think about just… I guess everything!

So…. I circled where we are in comparison! Arizona, USA to Phillip Island, AU… yep…. now thatttt is long distance!

I love my husband and cannot wait to be with him soon enough!!!!

Happy 2 Months Babe!

HIT ME!

2011-12-05T10:19:00.001-08:00

Someone..PLEASE… Punch me today so I can wake up and get on with Today, this week and from all the stresses I have for the upcoming weeks !!!!
I miss my husband so much right now. I miss Australia. I miss working and enjoying work.
Don’t get me wrong. I love living with my parents… but I feel like a Pause button has been pressed and there is nothing neither Ben nor I can do about it!
RAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Up Late Again….

2011-12-05T07:21:00.001-08:00

I Have sleeping Problems. YEP! I can stay up alllll night….
Yet the next day.. I feel like this little girl…

… we have all been there. OR how about when we are teenagers rebelling against going to bed on time… then the next day… yep… you and your friends are too tired to even walk…

Bottom Line… Something has got to change…

I Miss my Man.

2011-11-30T10:56:00.001-08:00

Today… I miss Ben like crazy. I don’t know why I am feeling extra… Lonely from him. Maybe it means that positive things are about to happen…or maybe it is just another day of missing him and one more day closer to seeing him.

If you Won’t Judge, I won’t Judge

2011-11-29T23:33:00.001-08:00

One important…Motto… That I try and live by and wish others would live by is…

Can’t we all be lovers…and not DAWG on one another?

HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!!!

2011-11-27T14:07:00.001-08:00

Well the day has finally come. It is officially Mine and Ben’s One Year Anniversary!

We met in August, and Ben officially came out to Tucson, AZ This time last year, and we made a compromise that as soon as we have our first date it will put an Official Stamp on our relationship!

My Life has changed so incredibly much ever since I met Ben. He is so positive and uplifting. He knows how to support me when I am feeling any weird moodiness :) .

Because of meeting Ben, We are now Married and I am a WIFE!!!! I hope to be the Best wife to him.. and though we are apart… It only brings us closer… and one day sooner to see each other again.

So… What did we do on our first date? WELL….

When I met Ben at the Airport last year we walked towards the car and he gave me a blue little box…. I opened it and he bought me a beautiful Tiffany & Co Bracelet! I loved it! It was a little big though so we decided sometime that week we would go to our local Tiffany & CO and see about perhaps getting the chain shortened.

So on Saturday November 27th 2010 we made our way to Tiffany’s and while we were there he looked at me and said he wanted to buy me Earrings… I was a little hesitant…but caved in lol. I wear those earrings like everyday now! Any who… We were at La Encantada and it was their Snow Night..so there was Christmas music and bubbles flying everywhere (their version of snow in Tucson)

We then proceeded to Our now Favorite Pizza Place in Tucson…

SAUCE!

After Sauce we then proceeded to Melting Pot.. it was soooo YUMMY!

My Life has truly changed for the BETTER ever since I met this man…. HE IS MY LIFE! HE IS MY MAN! HE IS MY HUSBAND!

Thanksgiving 2011

2011-11-24T21:22:00.001-08:00

What a GREAT DAY!

Last night my Parents drove up to Phoenix and left me behind in Tucson. I got off work a little later than expected, so I told them to go ahead with out me. I called up my Grandma Gray and asked to catch a ride up with them, and that was that!

I woke up this morning in a great mood. My heart was full of gratitude towards well.. Life! I have a great Husband who uplifts me daily, great parents who love and comfort me at times of my stress and meltdowns from the long distance of me and Ben, and amazing siblings and brother-in-laws….and a soon to be sister-in-law, and loving grandparents, and Amazing Australian In-laws. I feel like I am adopted into this amazing Aussie Family due to my amazing and hunk of a husband! I just have a great family all around!

So on to Thanksgiving day…. Becky and John Bowler Hosted their first Thanksgiving at their home in Phoenix. So Here goes the pictures and events…

John And his Hilarious Horn to Beckon everyone to the table for the Feast!

My Lovely Sister Becky posing for a photo ( She is good at that)!

Let me introduce their kids…

Charles is the Dark Brown and Jack-jack is the Light Brown

Their new Salt Water Fish Tank

The Cute Decorated Tables

The TURKEY!!!!! ( their first Turkey they’ve ever cooked…which turned out superrrr yummy!)

Our Dessert… Some kind of a Tort my mother made.. Super delicious… and a new MUST recipe that will make it into a dessert tradition maybe?

Grandma Donna and Jim Gray

My Cousin Amelia!!!! She is so fun and Creative! I had a blast catching up with her!

My Dad Kind of passed out after the big Feast…

Sort of Funny… so I took a Picture!

A Picture with Grandma, Becky and ME!

We Then proceeded to Toast the Newly engaged

Couple… Scotty and Monica! So Happy for my Brother!

(The engaged couple below)

Before the Shindig Ended… I got a cute picture of My mom and Her mom (GG) and Jim! What a Lovely Photo!

Last but not Least…. Me and my Mom and Dad :)

I headed back to Tucson with my GG and Jim, and now I am relaxing tonight before the horrid “Black Friday” I have to work…at…the MALL. Wish me Gooooodluck on that one!

Thank you Becky and John for such a GREAT THANKSGIVING!!!

Weakness

2011-11-23T07:47:00.001-08:00

“And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness‍ that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them” (Ether 12:27).

TODAY IS GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY!

Stress

2011-11-22T20:26:00.001-08:00

Do you feel the Wait of the World on you?

Sometimes….. I feel like this picture below…

I mean, I really do not know how to control it at times.

* My Husband is in Australia and we are newly weds

*I await my Visa everyyyyy single day

*I have a job that stresses me out ( I AM THANKFUL FOR THIS STRESSFUL JOB)

* I am easily affected by others

*I feel Hopeless and Depressed at times

I am just waiting for the day where I can Sit on Phillip Island, Australian one of their Beaches and meditate like the picture down below!

Some day. some day soon. In fact I will probably have my hubby take a pic like this and I will blog about it!