An Ear Full

Has anyone used these ear candles before? They are insane! I haven't used them in a while and I was quite impressed by this magic stick you light on fire and shove up your ear. I have been sick for about a week and a half and for the past week, my left ear has been clogged. It's so annoying.. I can't even focus on my thoughts as I am talking because all I hear is my echo in my head. Seriously...so annoying. Matt and I used three of these last night in my left ear. As I layed there for about a half an hour, I read a fact that I feel obliged to share with the world. Did you guys know that these candles dont actually pull out ear wax?? Then what in the heck is the gung inside???

This is what I have been doing and what I will be doing until the 4th! Lucky me!

My last day at Nordstrom! This is my friend Caitlin that I work with. Love her! On a side note, I am in love with my new headband!!I got it HERE. My amazing friend just launched this wonderful website and she sells these headbands in so many diff colors! I think I will be ordering another one tonight! $19.50? Heck yeah! Are you kidding me?

I think I love you!

I love Las Vegas. I would love to spend the rest of my life here. Yes, I love the stifling summers and the 50 degree winters. LOVE IT! I was fortunate enough to spend Thursday through Saturday in this city which I so much care for. The drive typically takes me about 4 and a half hours or so. Yes, I speed. I just cant wait to see the city come into view as I pull around the mountain. Once again; love it!

Thanks to the wonderful store manager of the Nordstrom in Las Vegas, I had the opportunity to meet up with a few personal customers and do a little personal shopping with them. I couldn't believe how fulfilling I felt as I helped these wonderful ladies, one by one, put together their Spring wardrobes. I have such a passion for helping women dress and I believe it may be my calling! As I reflect back on the two years that I spent in TBD at the Nordstrom at the Fashion Show Mall, I cant help but miss all of my personal customers and the opportunity I had to constantly be around fashion. The current manager of TBD, who was my manager when I worked there, taught me so much and I will forever be grateful to her for everything she passed on to me!

Nothing like coming home to this stud muffin! Everyday I look forward to him getting home so that we can spend time together! I am honestly so grateful to such a wonderful and hard working husband! He is so smart and determined and I have no doubt that we will be together forever! Lucky me!!!

Yeah..I think he loves me.. as more than a friend!

I know my husband all too well. As I get ready for bed, he typically goes and watches training DVDs. About 10-15 mins later, I will stop whatever I am doing and listen. Then I proceed to go and check on my husband to make sure he is still alive because I dont hear a peep and this is how I find him. Pooped!

Word?!?

Only in Las Vegas will you find this book in the "Self-Improvement" Section along with Think and Grow Rich, The Secret, etc. Right next to "Courage to be YOURSELF" lounges Tila Tequila. Once again...WORD?

Oh Red Mango -

Red Mango. Two words. So simple. So delicious. Brings two people together like no other dessert place! I have to admit, I literally have nightly cravings for this little cup of deliciousness. And my sweet sweet husband...how he goes along with it even though he isn't a huge fan.

I have never had a problem sharing food with my husband. I usually want him to eat off my plate! However.... as soon as Red Mango came into my life, my food-sharing perspective changed quite drastically. Mark my words.. I will have a Red Mango machine in our house one day. I know what you are thinking... dessert = jiggly butt and unflattering figure but oh how wrong you are! This dessert is actually good for you. It's frozen yogurt for crying out loud! And I think I'm in love!

This is the cup of deliciousness I was referring to earlier. You need to do yourself a favor by going here...TONIGHT! Forget the Jamba and the Cold Stone and whatever else. It is Red Mango time baby and this stuff will change your life.

Matt and I drove to Salina on Sunday morning for my cousins Homecoming! He served in the Philippines and developed such a strong love for the people there. After the luncheon, that proceeded Josh's Homecoming, Matt and I took a longer route back home so we could stop at Manti and take some pictures in front of the temple that we were married in two and a half year ago! So fun!

We have a picture just like this of Matt carrying me out of the temple on our wedding day.

Seriously...so blessed! haha

Moms and their Vans

I used to not think anything much of a mom in a minivan. That's the "typical mom" image of a soccer mom right? However, my perception of minivan moms has been skewed. Now, whenever I see a mom in a minivan my first reaction is RUN! "Why?" might you ask.. Well, lately I feel as though I have been bombarded my these prehistoric automobiles. I found a note under my windshield wiper yesterday that said "I think I might have caused some damage to the back of your car. 801-......" (she left her number) After calling her and finding out what happened.. what kind of a car do you think she was driving? Yup! A minivan. Are these cars so ginormous that you are required to have a special license to operate them? Dont get me wrong, I am grateful for the note and the phone number she left! The point is... it was a minivan! Then today, I was waiting for a parking space outside of Nordstrom..patiently waiting for a mom to load up everything into her Suburban. As soon as she pulled out, a minivan literally cut me off and zipped into the much awaited spot. This confirms my theory.. minivans are bad news. When you see them..RUN!

at Last!

Six business days later, these babies finally arrived at my front door step. The day after I order something, I begin to check our front door repeatedly for packages (although I know it takes at least five days to receive it.) I never call the store to track my package or anything like that..I just compulsively check my front door in hopes of seeing my purchase! This past Friday night, at six pm, I happened to look out my front window into our front yard where I saw the FedEx truck. My hands started to sweat and I'm not going to lie...I might have salivated a little bit. A second later, I realized that the only light in the room was the light behind me thus casting an eerie scene to the sweet FedEx man with my face pressed up against the glass, salivating. I quickly jumped behind the curtain concealing my excitement. I peeked out the window from behind the curtain and impatiently awaited for the FedEx guy to place the box on our front door step, crunch away in the snow toward his truck, hop in it, and drive away. A second later, I had the Nordstrom box in my hands ripping away at the package as if I was a five year old searching for a Barbie on Christmas morning. The result..one heck of a tall, amazing pair of Ash boots! Tada!

Christmas

This was my fourth and final attempt at posting a new entry. I told myself if somehow something would come up that wouldnt let me post (an error, currently unavailable, etc.) I would abandon the blog. As much as I hoped for that error message, I got nothing! I'm thinking its fate and I am destined to post about Christmas.

My parents and brother came up here from Las Vegas to spend Christmas Day with Matt and I. We opened gifts, ate, went and saw "Yes Man", built a snow man (that has been terrorized by some elementary school kid and left in a jumble in our front yard), ate a big dinner and then said our goodbyes.

What a ferocious watch dog! Having this guy in the house sure does keep me safe..who needs a security system when you have a 10 pounder! (jk)