Chocolate, Yes I am Addicted

I write to you as I am drinking from my Peanut Butter Chocolate Mood from Jamba Juice.  We were just pulling in to home when Katie says (may be a little exaggerated) "Hey my hot manly man that I am so attracted to and always want to kiss you, do you want to go get some chocolate."  She had me at chocolate and I was willing to drive all the way (that is right, all the way) to Jamba Juice.  Chocolate is going to make me go broke some day.  Where did I get this addiction?  I believe that I have always been attracted to only the greatest things in life.  For example my wife is amazing, Pokemon is amazing, my dance moves are amazing, and chocolate is amazing.  So I am not only addicted to chocolate, but my real problem is being addicted to amazing things.  Thank you for listening to my soap box of a speech.  Tonight we went to visit some friends, Kelsi and Brian.  There we took funny/awkward Christmas card photos.  Just to give you a hint of how funny they were we gave Blakely a fake mustache.  Other than that it was a great day.  We ate chick fil a and started watching boy meets world.  Paradise. 

UNDAPANTS!

Ever since I heard that boy meets world is coming back (but as girl meets world) I cannot get my love for that show off my mind.  I really think that soon (Katie this is for you) that I will need to watch all of the episodes again from square one.  Today was a grand ol day.  I went to work and hung out with Craig.  I like optical days because I bring a book and when their are breaks I get to read.  And I LOVE READING!!!!!  In my future home I want to have a me room that will be mainly like a library with a nice chair and all of my favorite books.  I will make sure that my room is far away from Katie's craft room.  Because I will like my room quite and I know that she will be cranking party music while crafting.  And what will our kids be doing while we are in our personal rooms.  They will be pulling weeds muahahaha (that is a evil laugh).  Man the future looks fantastic, sorry future kids + Blakely.  Well so much for writing about my day.  I sort of got side tracked by my future plans for my future house.  So pumped for that.

I See Presents

I came home from classes to see Katie wrapping Christmas presents.  Christmas is a month away and it is killing me that it is so so so far away.  I don't want to wait anymore for it.  I am kind of sad because Katie has not written in her blog because she has decided to go on a strike.  Katie if you are reading this do you not remember what happened with the Hostess strike.  NO MORE TWINKIES.  Be careful what you strike for.  Today was just class.  Awesome part of the day was when Cody bought my a jamba juice.  He is trying to use up his money before the semester ends so it doesn't go to waste.  Pretty sure that Katie puts targets on her shoulder.  Every time Katie puts Blakely up to her should Blakely just aims for the targets and spews away.  She hits it every time.  She is stinking cute and I love how excited we get when she just does a huge poop.  I wish people could be that excited for me when I grab my book and head into the bathroom . . . definitely a TMI.  My baby is crying.  Off to save her.

What It Is All About

I got to bless Blakely today.  I was really nervous right before.  My heart was beating so hard.  I remember saying a little prayer telling heavenly father that I felt like I did all I could to prepare for this moment and that I needed him to help me to know what to say.  I let him know that I was going to completely rely on him.  It was an amazing feeling that once I started giving the blessing I felt at peace and perfectly calm.  The words just came to me and I knew when it was time to stop.  I felt so much love for my heavenly father and for my daughter.  It was a great day and we had a good amount of family down.   We had a gathering at Katie's parents house and it was actually nice and relaxing.  The only downside to this day is seeing Katie trying to be sneaky and eating my half of the sugar cookie.  Really Katie . . . you think you can just eat my half and get away with it.  Just wait until I get a sugar cookie and say it is for you and then eat it all.  I am so mad about this that I may just drink all of her cokes out of spite.

She Is Making Me

We took Blakely to church for the whole day.  She did great as well. I really enjoyed Elder Quorum lesson.  It was about parenting.  It is amazing how different lessons mean so much more to me at different points in my life.  I soaked it up knowing that I am a parent now.  Which I still at times find hard to even say the words that I have a daughter and that I am a parent.  But it is the best job ever.  Yesterday we ran lots of errands, got organized and got the CHRISTMAS stuff out.  I am so so so so so so so so excited for Christmas.  It has been a fun weekend where the three of us have just been hanging out.  I love my family and the fun that we have together like when we start dancing to the AMAs and when Katie and I sang "Some Nights" to Blakely and she actually started smiling and talking.  It is those little moments that mean everything to me.  The only problem with watching the AMAs tonight is that we now are thinking that it may be worth dropping $1,000 on tickets to see Justin Beiber in concert.  We probably should start working on growing up.  But that would take the fun out of everything.  And fun is my middle name.

Sorry I Have Been Neglecting You

Hey Blog,

Well I have been really off in writing in you.  It probably has to do with the fact that my sleeping patterns gets messed up everyday.  It is a good thing that Blakely is so cute.  Well I am super excited for this time of the year.  Christmas is coming ( yes I know there is thanksgiving but I like to look over that lame day).  We went to target and got some ornaments and I made a pile of all the ones I liked.  Each year we get to pick a new ornament for our tree.  We also got Blakely a stocking.  I just hope Katie buys me more presents than for her.  Not to be rude or anything as of now I know for a fact that I enjoy christmas more than she does.  I also have become a fan of Starbucks hot chocolate.  Only took me 6 years to work my way to that point.  Also college basketball is starting.  I love that junk so much.  Katie doesn't like it but I strongly believe that my manly points go up every time I watch a game and I know that she wants nothing more than to be married to the most manly man around.  Just look at what my name is under in her contacts on her phone.  I got lots of my big papers/projects done with school so my school work has been easier.  Last night I was asked to be a guest lecturer for the intro to health professions class.  I remember when I took that class and it hit me really hard that I am one of those students talking about how I got accepted into Optometry school. Katie and I really do have a lot going for us.   I just need to remember to step back and reflect on how truly blessed we are.  Well we have a clean house and clean clothes and the weekend is here with a holiday week next week.  What more can I ask for.

So You Think That You Can Slack Off Now?

I know I know just because my project is done shouldn't mean that I can slack off.  This weekend was just a little hard though because we were not feeling too well and Blakely didn't want to sleep well.  But lame excuses.  

I love this picture so much.  I think Katie regrets that she ever showed it to me because I laugh obnoxiously every time I see it.  Well school is great, work is great, life is great.  Katie and I sat down and had a great talk last night about how we can improve and what we are doing well.  I am trying to hurry up because . . . false alarm.  Blakely wasn't really asleep.  This past weekend we went through the Oquir (sp?) mountain temple because Cody and Meagan went through for their first time.  It was cool to be there as a family and Katie mentioned that this was what heaven would be like.  We will all be in white, not a care in the world, we won't be hungry, we won't be tired, we will be happy and we will be surrounded by those we love.  It was a really beautiful temple.  I am super excited for the holiday season.  I love that christmas songs are already on the radio.  Tis the season so so much.

My Streak Comes to an End

I did not get to write in my blog last night.  The reason was that Blakely went to bed at 8:30 so we decided to try and get some sleep at that time.  I actually did fall asleep but Katie had no luck.  She woke me up at 1 ish and we had a good talk.  Well at least I felt like it was a good talk. I went out and hung with my baby girl.  Today I did a lot of TA work.  I am grateful that I got a TA position here at BYU.  That is hard to come by and I am glad that it worked out that I got to do so.  After that I came home and cleaned while Katie was at the mall.  It was nice to just get some things done and get a little organized.  I went to class early and I almost have my whole mid term project figured out.  The only downside is a realized I was forgetting a key step and I think I forgot it for one of my home work assignments . . . Oops.  Katie made another great dinner.  So glad that not only is she smoking hot but she can cook so well.  She is the best  . . . ow ow.  After that we decided to go out.  We went to Barnes and Noble to look around.  I love books.  I want to have a room dedicated to books and reading some day.  We got some treats and I got hot chocolate and she got hot apple cider ( I would mention where we went to get the those items of joy but I will not be judged for supporting such a company).  Now we are back and I am writing down my christmas list.  Some of you may think that it is a little early but I think that it is never to early to get pumped for christmas.  Tis the Season!

First Time Voter

Well here I am continuing with my blog habit.  You better enjoy these Katie's because I am not a very well written person of a being. See what I mean!  Well I got to do some cool training today at work. The coolest part is when I numbed Danny's eye and used this cool tool to press against his cornea and take measurements.  So excited for Optometry school and all of the awesome things I will learn about the eyes.  After that I came home to watch Blakely so Katie could rest.  Seems like we have had a bunch of rough nights haha. Some nights!  I went to my TA job and after our little family went to vote. I VOTED! I voted for President Romney (president as in former stake president ok) but my vote was not enough.  I am ok with Obama, I mean nothing will be too different with him hanging around.  Best part was that I got a sticker.  After that I went to school and worked on tons of Homework.  But I am getting through it and the semester is almost to an end.  Tonight we just hung out and got organized.  We watched Modern family while cleaning up.  I also got to one of my goals by putting my paintball gear up on KSL.  Hard to go through it all and clean them and realize I would give away such great experiences.  Hopefully I can get some money money money from it. Peace!

Do I Go On?

This is the first day writing after successfully completing my behavior change goal.  I guess if I have gone this far I should keep on going.  Well today was just an Ok day.  Woke up to discover that Katie didn't get much sleep.  I took Blakely for a little bit and played Pokemon with her.  I hope she doesn't think I am a nerd too soon in her life.  After that I headed off to work.  It wasn't the typical crazy Monday.  I decided at work that my goal is to get my paintball gear and music gear up on KSL to sell.  I don't use them anymore so I might as well clear up some space and hopefully get some money from it.  After work I went to class and took a test.  I think I did ok, pretty good for not having any motivation to study about septic tanks and other items that have to do with waste.  Then I had my evening class and it seemed to drag on.  Luckily I use the time to work on papers.  I know I should be paying attention but Katie tells me I am such a great double tasker.  When I got home I took the baby and said Katie lets take care of you.  So we went to in and out so she didn't have to cook anything.  After that we went to look for fabric so Katie can cover a pillow.  Katie described what she had in mind and we looked and looked.  It was like a where is waldo game.  Bad news is I never could find Waldo.  We found one that we liked and went for it.  When we came home we discovered it wasn't the best fit for the couch.  So the search will continue and we will find that perfect fabric.  Look at me getting all excited about fabric.  Something that I enjoy to do is to take Katie's phone and take ugly pictures with it, unless it is of her bottom than that is a hott thing to take a picture of.  Ow ow.  Well I guess I should get some rest because it is early office meaning.  Barf.

My Baby Went To Church

Blakely slept well!  It is amazing how excited we get when Blakely sleeps 7-8 hours.  There is defiantly  a bug going around because we both feel kind of like ugh.  But I am sure it will come to pass. (Corny sunday joke).  Good news: Today is the last day of my behavior change project and I DID IT.  It is amazing how much I know remember to write in my blog.  At the beginning it seemed like a chore but now it is just a part of my day.  Funny how things that you learn in college actually work.  All that tuition money put to some good use.  This morning I hung out with Blakely while mommy slept.  I watched some shows and played Pokemon with her.  I am sure a grown up daddy.   I wasn't feeling too great but Katie said she would go to church with me today with Blakely so I got ready for church in 10 minutes (ya boy!!) so that we could go.  I felt so much joy and love that my little family was at church that I got up to bear my testimony in sacrament meeting.  It has been a very long time that I have done that and we sat at the very back so it was a super long walk to the pulpit.  Church was great and we stayed for almost all of it with Blakely.  So happy to have my little girl going to church with us.  Katie made an amazing dinner.  She seriously is the best cook ever (great plus is having a hott wife that can cook).  We have been hanging out and enjoying sunday (By enjoying the day I mean Katie drinking Coke and me eating anything with chocolate in it).  Great day and sad that the weekend is over.

Pumpkin Pie Adventures

I loved my night with Blakely.  Although it was a lot of work staying up with her last night, I got to read a ton.  I love reading.  Today I read a ton and finished the Mark of Athena.  It was such a good book.  I am grateful that books are still written and that people have such great imaginations.  Today was my Saturday to work at the eye clinic.  There was like nobody that came in so I just read a ton, that is the main reason why I was able to finish my book.  When I got home from work we just relaxed, organized a little bit, and did some laundry.  After that we went to Springville to hang out with the Prestwitch family.  We made Pumpkin pie together and it was an adventure trying to make it come out correctly.  They made it from real pumpkins, non of that can junk.  It took a while to bake but we just hung and talked a lot.  It was nice to get to know them better.  They will be going to SCO with us so it is nice to know that we will already have friends going out there.  We had dinner with them and the pies turned out good.  I really appreciated when my wife came to me tonight and said that she got an overwhelming feeling that she loved me.  Those few words were the best part of my whole day.  And that is saying a lot because I finished a good book and going to eat some ice cream.  Sometimes it is a few words that make somebody's day the best.  Thanks Katie.

Nothing Comes Close to GG

Blakely was up a ton last night.  That made for a long night for Katie.  I feel bad for her.  I want to help out more during the nights but I do understand if she doesn't want to wake me up because of work.  On Fridays I work all day the eye clinic.  Usually Fridays are sort of laid back and I can bring some things to work on.  Not today.  I made like 15 glasses and we constantly had someone to help or something to do.  It made the day go by super fast but by the end of the work shift I am done.  For lunch I hurried on home so I could watch Blakely while Katie got ready and ate.  I hope that helped her out some, if it was up to me and we didn't need the money I would just stay and play with Blakely all day.  After my long work day our little family went out to Jimmy Johns. Katie was too tired to go out to eat so that was the next best thing.  I got a good sandwich too with some avocado on it (I still am not sure how to pronounce that correctly, sorry Katie).  We came back and tried to find a good TV show that could compare to Gilmore Girls. Nothing comes close to that show. I wish something did to fill that void in my heart but we will just have to watch the series over and over to help with the withdrawals.  Now I am watching my two favorite girls laying in bed and resting.  They both sleep in funny positions.  I love it.

Shall We Hang

This morning was nice because I got to work from home.  While I was working I watched Blakely so Katie could get some more rest.  After that  I went to a test review and thank heavens for those.  Scott distracts me so much during class that I may not be paying as much attention as I should be.  The review went over the key points and I now feel good about taking the test.  I came home and helped out with Blakely and headed back to work on my Epidemiology Apps class.  I started working on Homework/Midterm when all of a sudden a box pops up and says the computer will shut down in a minute.  I was like, what the heck, why?  All of the computers went down and I was frustrated and looked for computers with the SAS program.  I found some and got to work. Computer coding takes way too long but I finished.  I came home and Katie made some delicious Mac n Cheese.  She seriously is one of the best cooks around.  She makes the best meals ever.  Sorry Mom but it is true.  After that we decided to finally hang some decorations on the wall.  It took a while but they look good.  Really good.  And I felt like a manly man using my tools.  After that I did my chores and did a lot of cleaning. I love having a clean organized apartment.  Because of my good work Katie went and bought me ICE CREAM!  She knows what I like.  Busy good day.  Ready for the weekend.