25

al. mcfalan. pup. aliaboobwah. prince ali. love:

happy birthday to you!

you're 25!

also, you're still asleep and i reallly want to wake you up and open presents!

but i wont.

i'll tell you here instead.

Today will be a party!

a little bike ride

alan and i went to hang out with my family this weekend.

getting the F out of town is always nice.

plus, with the beautiful weather we couldnt help but go on a bike ride.

i am also pretty ecstatic about how adorable alan and Rox are. 

Longboarding with a dog is a treat!

good newsies

in 45 minutes i will have been married for 2 years.

how'd we get here?

I sure don't know, but i do know we're lucky

cause i love him a bunch and he loves me so much back.

love him:)

crazed

Hello.

my life is crazy. and scattered. not to mention fun.

sure, there have been opportunities to blog, but watching tv, sleeping and playing with my family has trumped.

some of what's going on right now:

Dr. Faustus- i made it into this show playing covetousness and helen of troy. we open in 4 weeks. so, crazy.

Alan's new job- he works in the marketing dept. at idaho central. I'm pretty proud of that gent. and pretty impressed with his first out-of-college-job. he is the best.

putting my lab hours in for stagecraft- did i mention i'm pretty great with woodworking? thats a joke. but i do spend some of my free time building sets and doing manual labor for 3 credits.

school- i go to class. nothing new. except that i am really liking how active and interesting my classes are this semester. minus economics.

the nalders came to idaho to play- playing with my neices has been a treat. they are really tender.

so, that's whats up.

i'm not feeling super interesting in a bloggy sort of way....just in the sense that i am busy everyday and i'm really happy with things right now.

☮ & ♥

this is hot

which is good. Cause i married it.

{fin}

Alan and I both finished up classes on Thursday and today was Alans graduation ceremony:)

I'm super excited and proud of his hard work...and a little jealous that he's done.

It's been a crazy semester and school year. It's had its ups and downs but there are a few people I want to shout out for making things bearable and even fun!

The rest of this post is just a bunch of thank you's and shoutouts that mostly just make me feel really good. I would be so ungrateful not to express gratitude for the amazing people that have been placed in my life. Feel free to skip.

First. I could not have made it through this year without Alan. He's been my shoulder to cry on and my driving force to keep on pushing through.

Second. My inlaws. They put us up in their house and never once said anything about the messes we leave around or drinking all their water bottles. We promise that when we get back from Virginia we'll only stay for like, 2 weeks. Seriously.

Third. My family. My parents have been such a big support to Alan and I. They are there to comfort us, help with monetary issues {medical bills. woof} and cook sunday dinner whenever we come up. We miss both of our families a whole bunch when we leave, but its nice to know that they support what we do.

Fourth. The friends I've made this year. And there are 3 girls in particular that have made a huge difference in my academic life. You know who you cray ladies are;) In January, I prayed so often that I could make some friends that I could be myself with, that shared my same values and understood how rough school can be. I'm going to miss you all over the summer!!

Fifth. I have to thank anyone who has helped me become more athletic and healthy this semester. Without even knowing it, my amazing spinning teacher, Carrie, wore down my mental block. I have gained a lot of mental strength working with her. Alan has worked to help me swim better and made it possible for me to do the tri. And I must give myself a little credit. I've pushed my limits. I never thought I would run a 5K race, let alone run it for fun a few times a week.

Sixth. There is a lady in my life that has misunderstood me as I've misunderstood her. It dawned on me a few weeks ago how much she really knows. She thinks that I dont care for her her, but she doesn't know what she's done for me. I see that now.

Happy summer:)

Late night plans

I usually am a little upset about Sunday nights

Around 10:30 they whisper: "weekend's over. get in bed, or suffer tomorrow."

BUT

Finals week starts tomorrow and lucky for me, I have no tests tomorrow.

Or class.

Or obligations. {besides studying}

So I can stay up as late as I feel like.

Maybe to you, that just sounds like every night of your life.

Nothing spesh.

But I always have sugarplums dancing in my head when I imagine what my special late night will entail.

I always make plans in my head about all the cool stuff we'll do.

Tonight, we'll go longboarding when it gets late enough.

Then, we'll hit eFresh for a sammie and fries.

Then, well stay up late and talk and giggle and have a slumber party.

And then, I remember:

I am married which means that I have lost the ability to stay up late and live to tell about it the next morning.

This also means that we will both invariably turn into werewolves when the clock strikes midnight.

Unless we're sleeping.

Its just liberateing to know that if I wanted to, I could stay up all night..

and suffer no repercussions.

Its 11:23 pm and I'm feeling pretty great.

On the other hand, Al is asleep next to me on the couch.

♥

Lovely Fridays.

Fridays are for voice lessons and red lipstick. I like Fridays. Very low key and freaking lovely.

Alan and I are going on a date tonight. I have a good feeling about this weekend.

♥

Last night...

we played with Averie's crayola color explosion. Our artwork turned out fabulous. Dont worry about the creepy poses. I've had a nasty cold sore (my first, dang it) and I've been trying to hide my face as much as possible. Alan was just trying to make me feel better by hiding his face too.

Also, a few more days until the new year! I am really excited. I know the fresh start of a new year is built up a little unrealistically and by Feburary we've long abandoned our resolutions...but I'm feeling oddly optimistic about 2011. Another post on the new year later.

Ok and p.s. I am obsessed with bullseye. I think hes so so tender.

a good day..

...for me it consists of a nommy lunch with my sweetie.

...as well as finding out that there is a Ramona and Beezus movie coming out.(1)

Pretty simple, but enjoyable indeed.

(1)All we need is a Junie B. Jones movie and I am set I'm tellling you.

3 Birthday Pictures:)

Yes, I did smash a cupcake in his face.

!0 Things About Alan

*His present from me:)

It includes one reason on each card, thus 52.

1. He has a love for all things sugar.

2. Cereal is his go to food.

3. He is the most even tempered person I know.

4. He LOVES classic rock.

5. Messes bug the crap out of him. Which is unfortunate, because I am a little slobby.

6. He can quote any episode of Friends. He's seen them all. (I can't help thinking that that fact would have made some other woman terribly happy. Unfortunately, all it means to me is that he's seen every episode several times which is pathetic ;))

7. He loves the burn of eating spicy foods.

8. The Trident layers gum commercials make him very irate. (They are so rediculous)

9. He treats everyone like they're gold. It makes me look awful. I still love it.

10. He has an eye for floral arrangements. Anything he puts together is beautiful.

Happy Birthday, sweetie!

23:)

Little Dates

One of my favorite things about Virginia (aside from the Balllllmy weather) is the food. Our favorite restaurant here is called Bardo, an asian themed..bar. (1)But the food is to die for. Alan took me out last night and we got this beef dish that makes YOU the cook. Gander Below.

Hearken! The asian heated stone on which we cooked the savory beef.

It even surprises me how much I love food.

(1) Which of, we do not partake...

Yesterday

was good.

Johann, Alan and Myself visited the beach.

Here are some pics that Johann took.

He is equipped with a better camera than I expected.

Atlantic and Laskin

Alan will kill me for this pic. He was carrying the bag with our shoes in it because my shoulders were too sunburned to hold it. He just loves the ocean and wanted to play in it so bad..

Our new favorite Ice cream...RITAS!

This was actually a different day but I loove this pic. Good for Johann.

weekend

I went and saw my cousins in spanish fork this weekend. Q: ew? SF. A: haha i know. woof huh
let me tell you how obsessed i am with Khloey! she is absolutely the sweetest thing on this planet.

shes the happiest baby ever && she has the sweetest personality
obsessed.

oh and also! I made this chain for the days left till Al gets back. Today is 17 days left and i absolutely cannot wait to pick him up in Salt LAke.
FREAKING OUT !!!