Snow

Its freezing outside! It snowed like crazy yesterday and I'm actually kinda excited about it. I hate hate HATE being cold but I guess since its the middle of December and just now starting to snow I can't complain. We had a long summer and awesome fall so its time for a little change. It really makes things feel like Christmas is close! 

Justin and I are heading out to California on friday where there is mostly just rain but we are excited to see our families. I'm looking forward to the drive out which is weird cause its so long but with Justin being so busy with work lately, it will be nice to have time to talk and listen to music and eat junk food from the gas stations we stop at. 

Hope everyone has a great Christmas! We love you! 

CHECK IT OUT...

I have a blog with Justin as well as this one. I don' t know why I have two but it's fun to update both. I'll probably post more on the other one so if you haven't seen it then check it out! The address is; rubyreed.blogspot.com. :)

I got tagged by Natalie, so here they are;

My quirks:

1) Certain kinds of fabrics give me goosebumps. Cotton balls too. I can't use them. I'm very sensitive to the way things feel or sound. Justin thinks I'm nuts. Sometimes in church or where ever he will put his arm around me and play with the neckline in my shirt and I'll flinch and get the chills.

2) If I'm thinking about it I wont step on cracks. Especially in the grocery store. And if I step on a crack with one foot I have to with the other to even out. Weird I know. I'm a little OCD I guess. Justin likes to try and mess me up by bumping me so I have to step on one and then tries to prevent me from stepping on one with my other foot. I try to be careful without him noticing. 

3) I make my bed every day. My room can be a disaster but as long as the bed is made I feel okay. It's the first thing I do when I wake up. 

4) I love lotion. I always lotion my hands after I do the dishes and a million other times throughout the day. 

5) I'm a huge list person. I make a "to do" list almost every day. I usually carry around a little pocket book to write stuff in. 

6) I love sunflower seeds and probably eat a bag a week. Either David's Ranch or Spits Chili lime.  I know there is a ton of sodium in them so I should probably cut back but I'm addicted.

7) I have a pair of black sweat pants I wear around the house. I've had them forever and love them. Justin thinks they are the ugliest thing ever and pretends like he is going to barf when I put them on. They are the kind that scrunch up at the ankle. Not made for looks but they are warm and comfy. I refuse to get rid of them. 

8) I bite the inside of my lip when I'm thinking or reading. I don't know why but I always have. It helps me concentrate somehow. 

9) I knock on wood a lot. Not even wood sometimes just whatever is close to me. The bed, car window, counter... If someone says something bad could happen or I think about something bad happening, I knock. Three times always or I feel it doesn't count. I should just say a silent prayer but for some reason without thinking, I always knock on something. 

10) I cry when I laugh. I think it's because my eyes squint up when I smile and they get really watery. People always point it out. When I'm really laughing hard tears start falling down my face. Mascara smears and I look like a mess. I hate it!  

It's fun to read other peoples quirks. I never would have known how nuts my friends are!! Just kidding. I tag Candice and Mariah!!

    

Sick and cold...

So all weekend I felt like crap! I must have caught a bug or something. Friday I woke up feeling achy and sick to my stomach.  Justin left for work and I tried to drag myself out of bed to get going for the day but I just wasn't feeling well at all. I whined and complained all day but we had plans to meet some friends that night and I didn't want to bail over a little tummy ache so I toughed up and we went. We made carmel apples and saw the movie "Eagle Eye" with Josh and Brittany and by the end of the night I was feeling a little better. We had a fun time. When we walked in the house it was freezing!!! Our heater hadn't been turned on since we moved in and now it's cold and time to use it but isn't working. Justin tried messing with it but nothing happened. Saturday I still wasn't feeling well but we left to avoid the cold (inside and outside) and went to run some errands. Justin wanted to go look at some guns so I told him I'd go with him if we could look at puppies after. We cant get either so it was a fair trade.  On our way home we stopped and rented "The Unit". We piled blankets on our bed and watched until we fell asleep. Sunday... still freezing cold! I think one of the worse feelings in the world is getting out of the shower in October with no heat. Not to be dramatic but I thought I was going to die. Church is usually cold but it was better than home. Luckily that night we were having a birthday dinner for my Uncle over at their house. We stayed as long as possible. When we got home.. I headed straight for bed to escape getting frost bite! I whined a little more about being sick to Justin that night and he told me it was all in my head and not to think about it. This morning when I barfed after breakfast I was able to say "I told you so". Now I'm feeling much better. As for the heat, someone was supposed to come fix it at 2:00. Its after five and I'm still waiting. I lit all the candles in my house but it didn't help one bit. HELP!!

Engagement pictures

These are some of my favorite engagement pictures. Justin's friend Anson took them while we were out in Seattle visiting he and his wife Amy. He did a great job!

I'm back!

Well It's been a while since I've blogged, but this summer was CRAZY!! I got engaged, quit my job, went home to California for a month, got married, went to Grand Cayman Island on our honeymoon, moved... so yeah. Nuts. But now I am home most mornings and have time to keep this up. Ill post some pictures when I figure out how to dump them into my computer. I'll have Justin show me. 

We moved into a great apartment downtown area and love it. Its close to everything. My favorite thing about our place are the windows! We have big windows and a great view. I love to get up in the morning and open all the blinds and watch people walking to work while I eat my breakfast. Yesterday it rained a little and the mountains looked beautiful. They are starting to turn red and orange. Very pretty. We can see the Y too and its fun to see little specs of people up there everyday. The down side of this place is the lack of storage space. Between the guitars, guns, books and dishes... we have to be creative. My Aunt and Uncle gave us an old dresser and desk when we moved in which are full now. Justin took both pieces of furniture to a friends last week and sanded them down and re-finished them. They turned out great! He did a good job. I took pictures and will post them.. again, when Justin shows me how. :)

The wedding was perfect. A lot of work up until the big day but well worth it. It was fun having all my family and friends there. Thank you to those who traveled! I love you. And thank you to my PARENTS and those who helped for working so hard. It was an exciting day. 

 

Home, Jones, and "The Davids"

It's finally Friday and I’m leaving work early to head home for the long weekend! I’m excited! Earlier this week Janae decided she wanted to go back to Sacramento to see her family and invited me to come along so… ROAD TRIP! I was hoping to be all packed up last night and grab some snacks but didn’t have time. Ill have to throw everything in a bag and rush out the door!

A bunch of us went out for Blake’s birthday last night (reason I haven’t packed...oops!). It was fun. We went to David and Natalie’s for dinner and then went to see the new "Indiana Jones" which was good but kind of odd. I wasn’t into the alien stuff all that much but whatever. It was entertaining I suppose. I thought it was funny to see all the people who dressed up for it. One guy even had a whip… scary! The old movies were way better in my opinion. Justin and I watched one of them not to long ago and yeah... way better.

American Idol Finale was on this past week... battle of “The Davids”. I was a little disappointed little David didn’t win. It’s probably a good thing though because I’m sure he will get a deal with another label and won’t be tied into a contract with America Idol. I hear AI takes a big chunk of the paycheck during contract…?? I do think that David Cook is talented but his attitude drives me up a wall. Way to pleased with himself! It was a great show though. If you missed it you missed out. :)