10 months changes everything

Everything is different since I last posted so long ago. I never meant it to be so long between blogs but it just kind of happened... I never did get all the way to a year without a blog though so that is good I suppose.

September we went to Oregon which we always work so hard for, we had a beautiful trip and we came back and it was hard to adjust to being home. The holidays came and we had beautiful times with family and friends. I turned 25 which only seems significant because of the number it is... A quarter of a century it seems crazy how old and yet young it is at the same time. It was a bit of an odd transition for me.

2014 came and we made our plans and goals for the year. As with everyone we had so many dreams and goals which the path of life would end up betraying, and then of course we would receive a blessing we had at least for the time being given up on.

Our cat, Jack got sick and we almost lost him. In the end we had to take him for an emergency surgery in the middle of the night one Sunday and there were several hours when I didn't know if my little cat would be okay... Thankfully he came through it and today is just as silly and loving as he ever has been. I love both my cats so much.

We bought Tyson a new bike. He is such a dedicated rider, last year he even road to work every day all winter to save gas money to earn the new bike. His other bike was getting old and it is amazing having him on a less worn out safer bike.

When we found out we were expecting it was a huge blessing and shock. We had given up on that... At least for the time being. There had been complications making it seem like it may not be possible and so we had decided temporarily to stop focusing on it. Tyson and I had always been very pro adoption and overall we were both okay with the knowledge that it may one day come down to that but I will admit I had my times where I would look at Tyson and feel sad that I'd never have a chance to see a little one with his beautiful eyes or adorable smile.... So now that we are getting the opportunity to have a child with our DNA I pray that it looks a lot like Tyson so that he can have the stunning looks of the most amazing man I've ever met.

We ended up moving, which I hope is only a temporary thing and a step to buying our own home... Though I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much seeing as how life always changes the plans on me.

I've stopped working now, part of me thinks I should have worked a little longer but mostly I know being on my feet all day was getting too exhausting and it wasn't the best thing for me. Had I had a less physical job I'd have stayed longer but that is not how things went.

Over all compared to many I've had a pretty easy pregnancy, which is a huge blessing because I'm honestly not handling it all that well. I don't like being round and waddling.... And I miss my diet mt dew. Yes I know it seems petty and like I'm ungrateful which I don't mean to be I know this is a huge blessing, it will just be easier in a few months once I can move again.

So here I am trying my best to prepare for something I'm not sure I can ever really be prepared for, instead you just deal with what comes and I am extremely terrified and excited at the same time. I have plenty of fun hopes that with any luck will become reality and all I can do is hope that things go well and my little one enters the world safe and healthy. There are plenty of people here prepared to love him.

August

In August, we got this nifty new device called Chromecast. Tyson being really into whats new in that whole world was super excited and he bought one the day they were released. I'm not going to lie, at first I didn't really get why we needed it, why we couldn't just continue to watch youtube and Netflix off our blu ray player... but then we got it and suddenly I understood. The chromecast (which you control from your tablet, phone... or I think laptop) plays all the videos you could want to watch at a WAY higher quality. It is also rad because you can control it from any device like that so it makes it super handy if you have multiple people wanting to show off their videos, each person can find it themselves and display it on the big screen.

I also got a new phone. My old phone was pretty much useless, it wasn't that old it honestly just kind of sucked, so we got me a Samsung Galaxy s3... and I am SO pleased. I couldn't be happier with my phone. YAY for having a working phone!!!

Lastly. Tyson cut off his beautiful long hair in order to donate to locks of love. I am so proud of him! I think that locks of love is an awesome organization and I think it is awesome that he did it. I am still, even more than a week later not quite used to his short hair, but it grows fast and I am sure in time I will be more used to it. All for a good cause!!! I love him!!!

July

July always starts off with a bang, literally, FIREWORKS! Independence Day has always been fun for me because I love fireworks so much! For the last several years I've given up on going and finding big shows and instead I've gone with putting on my own shows... okay so I have never actually lite a firework, because it freaks me out, but I watch the ones that Tyson does. I did however have a HUGE sparkler this year that was pretty rad!

 


Adriann and Dustin came down later in July, for a MAGIC THE GATHERING weekend. Haha, the 2014 Core set came out that weekend, and so we obviously had to get together and try out our cards from the new core set. We had so much fun building decks and playing games. It was such a fun time!

June

June was an awesome and busy month!

Tyson and I started off our month in beautiful Island Park and a beautiful cabin to celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary. It is super crazy to me that we have been married for three years, time is weird that way, so slow and yet incredibly fast at the same time.
We had as many fires in the fireplace as we had firewood for. I've always loved fires, I think they are beautiful! We talked for hours, enjoying the amount of time we had together. We played Magic the Gathering, which for some may seem odd but for Tyson and I it is special and is played during all special occasions. We made all our favorite meals, cooking together and enjoying steaks, and gnocchis I love my husband so much and I am so glad to have spent 3 years married to him, and I know that the next years will be even better.

Then, it was time for another wedding, we drove to Utah this time to celebrate Adriann and Dustin's marriage.

Then, at the end of the month, it was time for Vans Warped Tour. This was the third time I'd been to Warped Tour and it is something that is extremely special to me. The first time I went Tyson and I were dating and it was the most perfect day ever, it was the day that I 100% decided that I was going to marry Tyson, after that day I knew that every epic day I ever again experienced needed to be with him. 

So, this year we went and as always it was an amazing day. We saw some great bands including: Allstar Weekend, Motion City Soundtrack, Forever the Sickest Kids, Ice Nine Kills, Black Veil Brides, Tonight Alive, I See Stars, Bring Me The Horizon, and Never Shout Never. It was SO exhausting but super fun and super worth it! 

May

The first thing I will mention quickly about May is that it is bike to work month. I personally have never participated, my work is pretty much all uphill and I am just not tough enough to do it. However, my wonderful husband bikes almost all year long and he LOVES bike to work month. It is a time he can encourage others to get out and join him in what he loves. He saves so much money for us by biking and I am so appreciative to him that he has something that he loves and is efficient for our family.

Next, is that my girl Charley Brooke (http://mcquote.blogspot.com/ you can see her blog here) got married.

I've known Charley for almost 20 years now, she is practically my little sister and it was crazy for me to watch her get married. I love her so much and it is so hard to trust anyone with her heart, but she is a big girl and crazy in love so it was time for her and her boy Ryan to tie the knot.

Congrats CHARLEY AND RYAN!!!

Those are some pictures of them right after the wedding, Tyson and I had the pleasure of being their ride back to town and they were so cute that I had to take some pictures... so here they are some of the unseen photos taken by me mere hours after they were wed.   Isn't her smile gorgeous???

Summer Time

Summer, time for romance, time outside, lemonade, and for me apparently not blogging. I am super incredibly behind, but I am going to catch up, at least a little on the important stuff. So... coming at you, one blog for each month of this summer. Hope you enjoy! -Brie

Its been a long time.

Well, I honestly don't know if anyone cares if I post or not but I over and over make goals to post more regardless and it always seems to fail.
Over the last few months I haven't really wanted to write things that others could read, although I have kept up my journals as much as ever the year so far was so hard and it wasn't anything I wanted to share.
Tyson and I had both our cars completely die within two weeks of one another, we've fought with insurance companies over my wisdom teeth removal that happens last August, and of course we still we're having problems from two years ago when ISU began all the terror that they would for years bring us because as they said to us we "fell through the cracks."
It seemed like every time I over came one thing instantly something else came up without more than a day or two without more stacks of stress. I know that all life has challenges but this was the first time in my own when it was so long without a break where there was joy and a bit of stress free time.
I know that times like this are to help us grow and prepare us for times to come but I am also extremely glad that we have now had a long enough time without heart breaking news that I may be able to go a little while without so much stress and worry that I can prepare for when it strikes again.
I am finally feeling somewhat hopeful again and I feel more confident that next time I will be able to keep up spirits up at least a little bit better.

This week I got a nexus 7 tablet. Tyson found it on some crazy sale that he couldn't pass up and knowing that I constantly complained about the size of my tablet he gave it to me (and I am using it to write this very post... I like its size and keyboard... I never would have dreamt of writing a post on a tablet before but now it doesn't seem so bad). Owning the smaller tablet has finally gotten me away from my laptop for a large majority of my daily use as Tyson has been hoping for years. He has finally moved Me into the changing times. I love my little nexus.
The next few months are going to be busy, lots of things going on that hopefully aren't quite so depressing and hopefully I will be posting a bit more... so for anyone who actually wants to know what is going on in my life your in luck!

-Brie