LOVE it

Last night I went to the New Moon 12:30 showing with some friends from school. We had all been at school all day in LA, drove back down to Irvine, ate, then stood in line for 3 1/2 hours. It was all so worth it because the movie was so amazing!! I loved Twilight but this movie...it was better. I laughed, I cried and it made me so HAPPY!! :)

Oh how I just love, love, love the story!!

I Love Lucy

This year for Halloween, Mark and I were...

Ricky Ricardo and Lucille Ball

We aren't trying to brag, but our costumes were pretty rad.

Suns

We went to the first Phoenix Suns game of the 2009-2010 season.

They played the LA clippers and won 109-107! Wahoo!

GO SUNS!

Hawaii

Over a month ago we went to Hawaii for our 1 year Anniversary. Melanie and Aaron joined in on all the fun. We spent a total of 12 days in Hawaii, the first 5 days on Oahu and the last 7 days on Maui. While in Oahu we stayed on the North Shore.
On the beautiful Hawaiian island, Oahu, we...

snorkeled at Sharks Cove

hiked to Waimea Falls

sunbathed at Waimea Bay

sadie was a little sand crab

visited BYU-Hawaii

isn't Tyus just the cutest?

visited Pearl Harbor-Arizona Memorial

went to the Swap Meet

went to the PCC

mark was quite the little volunteer there

hung out at Turtle Bay

and witnessed beautiful sunsets

Then we flew over to Maui and spent the rest of our trip there. We stayed in Kihei. While on the wonderful island of Oahu, we...

spent our anniversary on the beach and out to dinner

jet skied and surfed

played on the beaches

this beach was the most beautiful thing i have ever seen

shopped

and or course...

did the road to hana

while on the road to hana we...

hiked to water falls

saw the black sand beach

and the red sand beach

we went swimming in 7 sacred pools

i think this is marks 'i'm freezing' face

We had so much fun, and we were very sad to leave. I told Mark we need to make it our anniversary tradition. We'll see if the "tradition" sticks. :)

Summer is Over

The summer is over and I am happy!

I cannot describe how great it feels to not be in Montgomery, Alabama. Hopefully we will never have to return. Although I did not like Montgomery, I will miss the history and the antiques that the south has to offer.

On our way back home we made plans to stop a couple places. We drove down to Florida to go to the beach. Then we drove through New Orleans and took a walk down Bourbon street, which was disgusting and smelled so fowl. We seriously walked like 10 steps and I couldn't take the smell, so we left. Then onto Austin, Texas where we spent a couple days.

On the beach in FL

At the Beach Boys Concert in Austin.

Random, but so Fun

We HAD to go to the Texas A&M football game.

The Beloved Kyle Field

The two BIGGEST Aggie Fans

After the football game, we left to head back to California. We drove 22 hours straight, something I will never do again. It was like a dream to be back in California again, we love it so much there! It was soo not fun to turn right back around and go to Arizona. Mark decided to do the summer sales extension, so I am now in Glendale and he is out selling in Birmingham, Alabama.

He will be home Sunday night and we will be leaving for Hawaii Monday morning. We are so anxious and excited. Mark hasn't had a break, he really needs this!!

Anxiously Awaiting

We're going to Hawaii,

FOR REAL...We bought the tickets yesterday!!

We are so anxious, this is a much deserved trip for the both of us!

September, Please hurry.

Fitness

This is what we have been doing every evening for a 8 days now. P90X- "The X stands for extreme." We had been hearing about it for months and finally decided to order it and try it out for ourselves. Mark is very dedicated and is even doing the diet with the exercising, however I am not as dedicated. I am only partially doing the diet, just eating the dinners. Already we have seen it working...Only 82 more days to go!

Current Obsession

I have always had a connection and love for the 1920's, but lately I have become a little obsessed. Maybe I should have been born earlier. The hats, the shoes, the handbags, the jewelry, it is all so amazing. BUT...the drop waist dresses are my favorite. One of my favorite movies to watch is "A Little Princess", a movie that I came to love when I was a little girl. The dresses in this movie are so beautiful and so detailed.

Another movie that I love to watch because of the costumes and of course the story, is "The Great Gatsby". The clothes are beautiful, I can't get over them!! I love this style and I want to recreate it in my own clothing designs.

Bike

 

Mark and I have been wanting bikes since we moved to California. I found these bikes as I was browsing and they are having a contest, so I thought I would try. They are adorable and I want one!! :)  Click on the picture and check them out!

One Year to go...

I am now done with year one of two at FIDM. I cannot believe how fast it went by, and I cannot believe how much I have learned and improved. I am so thankful for the opportunity that I have been given to be going to the EXACT school I have always wanted to go.

For me, after I graduated high school, it was extremely hard to adjust to the fact that I had to decide what I really wanted to do for the rest of my life. I thought I wanted to go to nursing school, but once I was actually in college classes, I found myself unhappy and bored with school. I didn't know what to do because college was the next step and I felt like I just had to finish even if I didn't like it. In the back of my mind, I kept thinking about fashion design and FIDM. Mark and I were dating at this time, without my knowledge he went on their website and had someone call me. From there...I knew that this was what I wanted and needed to do. I worked many hours and very hard on my application. I was so nervous when I was done applying, I honestly had no idea what was going to happen. I had an over the phone interview (since I was in Arizona at this time). The phone interview lasted 30 minutes, the slowest and most nerve-racking 30 minutes of my life. At the end of the interview, he told me that I was excepted, I was so happy! And now I am done with one year...already!

I am thankful for the love and support of my parents throughout my application process and even now.

I am so thankful for Mark, he is the one that really pushed me to apply. He has done nothing but love and support me in going to FIDM and achieving my goals. He has put off his schooling for me because he wants me to finish school, so that I will have accomplished what I have always wanted to. I cannot thank him enough for all that he does for me, I am so lucky to have him as a husband.

Happy Birthday to Mark

Today is Mark's Birthday! I am not able to be there with him this year because of school. It makes me sad that I won't be able to make him a cake, throw him a party or watch him open his presents!  I remember last year I flew over to Alabama and surprised him!!  I wish I could have done that this year!!

Happy Birthday Mark, I love you and hope that you have a wonderful day!!

I can't wait to see you in just 9 days!! :)

Together Again

Mark came back home to be with me for the weekend.  We hadn't seen each other for a MONTH!  He came Thursday night and stayed until Tuesday morning.  It was so fun to have him here, him not being here is really hard.  

Friday we went to Disneyland, it was really crowded so we didn't stay long.  Then we went shopping and got frozen yogurt at my favorite place in Costa Mesa called Swirls.  

Saturday we went to Sea World!  I had never been, it was really cool to see the shows and all of the animals, especially the sharks.  

Sunday we went to church and then I made Mark his favorite for dinner...Lasagna.  He loves it, I think if I let him he would eat the whole thing. 

Monday we went to Carlsbad and shopped at the outlets and then we picked fresh strawberries!!  I made a dessert with the strawberries that night.  

Tuesday morning he left and I was very sad about it and I still am.  

I am almost done with school...less than 3 weeks!  Mark is doing really well this summer with APX.  They are currently in Albany, Georgia selling but are waiting on licensing in Alabama.  They will hopefully be in Montgomery when I get there so I won't have to move back and forth.  But if they're not, it's okay I think I'll just be happy to be with Mark.