Mr & Mrs Smith

I seriously thought Mr Hunter was the Rascal Flatts. Props to this new singer. I know they play it all the time on the radio, but I'm not tired of it yet. In fact, it makes me so happy to think of Mr Smith when I hear this song. I miss him tonight. He is two time zones away from me, and all I want to do is find myself wrapped up in his arms.  I got home from work at 8:30 tonight. Mostly my own fault, I'm learning. I think the most frustrating part is knowing it's easy, but that it takes time to be efficient and understand all the details. I let myself get too worried that I lose focus when there is a time crunch. It'll come. But for now, I'm grateful for the extended weekend. My boss thought I was strange when I said I planned on sleeping. I think it sounds absolutely terrific. That way, I can dream of my lover without distraction.  ps - I haven't cooked for the third evening in a row. turns out you get married to take care of someone else. 

Highlights from the Air Show: Hahahahaha We were stared down at church the following day. Mostly Mr Smith.  But people didn't even get to see this masterpiece: By Monday, no one said anything to me because I just look tan, now Mr Smith still can't say the same. Strangers made jokes. Haha.  Here he is trying to run away from the camera  Now back to a wonderful Saturday afternoon Blue Team! My personal favorite. Very scary looking. Miss Addi aka adorable. I had to snap three pics. There is dad. Here is mom (who made sure they were protected from the sun) Ah yes, the close-up And then there is us, who really didn't come prepared for this WS must-do. I feel like there is only so much that happens in WS that you really can't afford to miss any event, haha.  Just bring your sunscreen. Dang - I just downed a 75% full bag of Ritz crackers while writing this post. Call me, Mrs Awesome.  ...

So obviously you've taken my leave of absence as some sort of sign that I got a life or something, a life too good to write down! never. However, I do in fact have a day job now, which I prayed I would have. It's funny how the wheels keep turning and you keep moving. When all is despair, little  big blessings come your way. That being said, work is still work to me so if you want to find the downside, it's always there. So I'll try and remain positive because I'm excited to learn. I feel like I'm back in 2nd grade again. Ya know, where you start to learn how to punch letters on a keyboard or write in cursive. We all hate it. Being so slow. I hate being slow. It's the second day so I can't be too hard on myself, but oh man do I just want to be 6 months down the road. Do you see how I am? Ridiculous. Never enjoying the blessings of the moment I swear.  So back to being positive, I'm positive I don't have time for much these days. As so...

Dear Mr Smith,  I love your good morning goodbyes. They are my favorite.

This was supposed to be short. But turned long. I'm sorry. I could be getting my nails done, my hair done and purchasing new make up (that I've never really owned or knew how to use) I'm not saying all humble me for not having little luxuries in life (I can be jealous of Instagram from time to time) But for the most part, we just buy groceries and pay the bills. Maybe a few household items from time to time like a can opener that finally works Okay Okay, and even something big like a plane ticket or that bike trainer we've been talking about for months (and are still talking about) How do families live on smaller incomes? Cause most of America does. It baffles me how lucky we have it. But I really don't get how other people afford to live. That is assuming, they can how they are. We're fine, don't get me wrong. Especially without kids and with me getting a job,  but if I see how quickly money leaves wellsfargo.c...

Sunday @ 6 PM sleeping beauty the love of my life. I got the "go away" hand gesture. He's not done. Baseball games The Dash VS Patriot (?) Nationals (DC) Eric's work got tickets for us to see the local baseball team play in the club section. I love baseball hotdogs! I loaded up that chili and slaw. It was a great date night to meet everyone and their spouses + kids. You can count on Mr Smith to socialize for me. We all had a good time and enjoyed the evening with fireworks.  I'm pretty sure we won, ha! the worst stuff that I of course ate lots of Dinner Dates Olive Garden - I love their creamy soup! We love our friends who bought us gift cards for our wedding. We finally used our last to celebrate Eric's 29th birthday! We got so fat that night.  See how we matched? Planned it! Not. Grey team all the way!

I wish . . . I had never eaten all those sweet tarts And I wish I carried a notebook to write down Mr Smith's sayings. We explored a popular state park north of us this weekend.  We both knew not to get our hopes up. With the hike routes split up into mostly a mile or less,  Mr Smith knew this was sleep walking and I found my skill level . right along with all the little kiddos. Okay Okay, maybe I walked a little faster . . . We had to try it out. And I thought the view at Hanging Rock was beautiful! You may just avoid all the weirdos by taking the longer hikes. The humidity sucks, don't ignore that, but it just rained the night before and was cloudy most of the day, so you really couldn't beat that kind of weather in August. "I don't know how to stand, so let me just stand like this" I just can't wait to see how Mr Smith will handle hiking trips with kids he can't just leave behind.  Honey , w...

I've been really weirded out by people who have way too much time on their hands that they actually make their own graham crackers or cheese-its. I mean I am the only person who has that kind of time and I have zero desire, especially when they cost more to make than buy. It's great for people to know how things are made, so that if it all goes to pots one day we can still have those little luxuries in life. I won't be the one nibbling on home grown graham crackers though unless I have some wheat germ just lying around (never). And if those people are mothers, your children are neglected. You should probably go play with them or teach them something. If you can do all that at the same time, I will give you a crown and worship you till the day I die. So I really hope you don't have children. I give parents props for having all the children alive at the end of the day.  Any way, if I let it, pinterest can make me feel inferior. But then I realize these people don...

In DC, honking was silent. Don't get me wrong, it still saved lives and precious time.  In Winston-Salem, I feel like it's a freakin blow horn.  I just feel like these people have never been honked at before. They look at me in their rearview and I'm like "bring it" I just want them to go and not be stupid. I'm not saying "die you whoremonger."  But I guess I can try and be more patient . . . When the light is green, you go. When turning a corner on a green light, you don't need to stop When switching lanes, you should use a blinker When you pull out, don't get in the fast lane. If the light is green, I don't want to see your brakes Nor do I want you to start slowing down for your turn half a mile out Don't ever go 10 under the speed limit, not even 5. And if you're going the exact speed, there is a lane for you. It's not mine. Unless you want me to say hello with my fist. I really...

So the missionaries have tried getting us to commit to completing our mormon.org profile. I finally put it on my to do list and they really do make it easy to get started, but then there is this Introduction line and here is the guidance: This is a short intro about you. Here’s an example: "I grew up in Kenya. I started a school for orphans. I’m a Mormon." Just like that, short and sweet.  I s tarted a school for orphans!?!?! Oh yeah, okay, I got this.

I wish someone could follow us around and take pictures so that we actually had photographs of our life.    We are over the 9 months mark! I'd say the first 3 months seemed to last forever and the last 6 just flew by. So many changes probably helped pass the time. Maybe loving you with my entire heart is an abstract concept, but having you as my other half is the biggest comfort in this life that I will receive. My goal is to make a video of us with our wedding song (the closest we could get to one)

Ya know, those things that keep plaguing us in the back of our brains. Our To Do list... So here are some things we have been working on this weekend (okay, two things) Food Storage!! As you know from a previous post, we have been thinking a lot about getting our emergency preparedness act together. We started with some water that went on sale at Walmart. I also got some canning jars with well wishes (not sure what to can yet, any ideas?) Also, Aldi had a sale on BBQ sauce for .65 cents a container. I wish we bought 50. Yes, I know it's high fructose corn syrup, but oh I indulge myself. We just need to stock up on chicken, I hear it's easy to can meat in a pressure canner! Of course our food supply is still limited. We have a few #10 cans of sugar, black beans, and dried carrots. We'll need some flour, more potato flakes, pinto beans etc... I'll also be waiting for when canned soup goes on sale, but it's a start! Oh, and do you like our new Home...

"My dream house" "My dream house would be just a two story house, but I would have a basement for a playroom. It would be made of brick. I would have a pool with a slide. 5 acres for all my pets. 5 puppies, 2 dogs, 6 kittens, 2 cats. A large river in the back with a bridge over it. I'd have a basket ball court, tennis court, and a golf course, for all my 4 kids. 3 bathrooms and 6 bedrooms. My loving husband would be rich and I'd stay home with my kids. Oh and each pet would have their own house and play with toys. In the house I'd have two hamsters and 1 bird also outside I'd have one bunny." ...and then I married Mr Smith "Three things I hate the most" "The first thing I hate is when my brother annoys me. He hits and makes unesusary noises. The other thing I hate is the Spice Girls. They wear sick clothes and are nasty. The last thing I hate is brocolie. Brocolie tastes bad and looks nasty.  These three things a...

This is what happens when you organize storage closets... you go through things. gems. "I have a wish" by Eric Smith 6th grade ------------------- "I wish that earth had peace, peace for years un-numbered, so people had no war, and no battles about religion and race, so all mankind could trust each other! I wish there didn't have to be laws for the people, because nobody would lie, cheat, and kill. I dream that earth will be perfect and we could go anywhere we wanted to go like to another country, without having to worry if you're going to be robbed, or ripped off. I wish that people didn't have to worry about anything like: jobs, money, food, children, and homes to live in. I wish that everyone could be part of one nation, a free nation. A free nation that everyone were friends in, and where none had any enemies that they just plain hate.  If everyone could love each other that would make our world a perfect world."  -----...