Valentines Day

Valentines Day was a treat for me this year. 

My Husband made it special.

made it important.

made it memorable.

My Aunt and Uncle came to visit for valentine weekend 

I worked that day. 

but luckily I got sent home early

on the drive home I got a text from Blake telling me to get ready

dress warm.

He 'd be  picking me up at 5:20.

No questions asked.

I was antsy

nervous

very excited

a surprise date

for  me.

5:20 and I can hear our door open. 

Blake comments on my 'smoking hot' attire

blind folds me

carries me to an unknown vehicle

and we're off.

drive....drive....drive...

....drive....

STOP.

butterflies as I wait 15 minutes for him to get things ready.

My door opens. 

he picks me up.

sets me down.

takes off the blindfold.

shock, tears, kiss.

We were parked on a  hill overlooking my Saint George 

and our  Temple.

He made all my favorites 

(Lynell made the delicious cornbread muffins, THANK YOU!)

Ribs

Mashed Potatoes

Mixed Fruit

Martinelli's 

and a delicious Banana Cream Pie from Croshaws 

I was awe-struck

We ate and enjoyed each others company

told childhood stories

and laughed until I cried

eventually the sun began to set

and we finished our meal by candlelight

I was amazed 

He picked me up in a u-haul

decorated it with candles and rose petals 

and a special memory was forever made 

We exchanged gifts. 

My gift to him was lame.

Candy, a fishing magazine, jerky

 and a gift card to his favorite restaurant.

His  gift to me was awesome!

 Costco had these knives over christmas I wanted them SOO bad

Christmas came and went and I forgot to ask for them

when I remembered I went to Costco to buy them and they were sold out

online too.

Blake found them,

ordered them.

and that was my gift! 

We bought a magnet strip from Ikea awhile back 

and when we get settled into our new place

they'll be the first things up in the kitchen  (heart)

After we had dinner and exchanged gifts the wonderful man took me to go see The Vow. 

Wasn't the best movie in the world.

But it was nice watching with my man! 

That was my Valentines  Day.

and I will never forget it!

I have a new baby

yupp... baby.

It's 27 inches

LED

Plays my favorite shows

and...  multiple webpages

and.. downloads apps

and... streams music

and... uploads 1,200 photos

and... sooo much moorrreee

....

all.at.once

and I can even do my online homework in a good mood.

[[i guess that's a plus]]

BEST BABY I'VE EVER HAD

i adore my Mac

My sweet sweet Husband spoiled me and took me to Best Buy 

yesterday and surprised me with an iMac

it's gorgeous and i'm amazed. I've been wanting one for a 
loooonnnngggg time now, I sold my scooter last year in exchange for 
one, but that fell threw and I ended up not getting one. As soon as 
school started this semester I think Blake started getting
frustrated when I didn't stop complaining about my slow laptop with
a busted battery. I used my online classes as an excuse for my 
need for a new computer.... He 'fell' for it, and now I'm rollin' with a new baby.
**wink, wink** 

I haven't spent to much time with it though, only because I've been spending time with my love, building muscle... Yeah that's right, muscle.  My Mom gave Blake and I a bedroom set and we spent most of yesterday bringing it all upstairs into our room. I have family coming down to visit on the 11th and so we needed to get living conditions in order. While Blake was at work I moved our queen size bedroom set into the guest room and when he got home we moved our new king size set into our room. It's beautiful! Our room looks like a completely different place! While we were up North we bought a new bed set from IKEA and we put all of it together last night, it's gray, white and a touch of color... It's coming along quite nicely. I love coming home after a long day of work and relaxing in my new room with my Hubby. It's slowly becoming my sanctuary, my place of harbor.  

This morning after getting ready I ran over to the bank and helped Blake clean because he was having inspections done today. That was at 4. I then had work at 6 and luckily I got off at 12 because work was pretty slow. I came home, sauntered upstairs and found Blake taking a nap. I curled up beside my best friend and took one of the best naps of my life. I was woken up 3 hours later and Blake took me to the doctors office, got some medicine to get rid of my stomach bug , dinner at Wingers; complete with Concrete Pie, and then to Sportsmans to get some feathers for my jewelry. Now here we are retreated to our sanctuary. [[he let me slip away to write a post and order some things for my store while he watches Jazz game lol]] It's nice being here. In my home, in my room, with Blake... My family, OUR family. and so for now, i'm going to turn off my new baby and go spend time with MY best friend.

Stay tuned for my update of all updates. It's about time I caught up on these past couple of months! I have lots of pictures!


*stay tuned*
i promise to post super soon
xoxo: kathy thompson

Should be, but am not...

You know, I should be type my 6-8 page English paper on early onset Alzheimer's that is due tomorrow at approximately 10:30 but... I am not. I can't. You see, my mind is floating everywhere but here, in the library, where it is supposed to be, typing my research paper. I feel like I already put my time in for school today, I mean 2 Spanish tests and class is way to much work time, especially since it is my day off from work. But alas, it is not my day of from school, or life for that matter. So I am going to stop dilly dallying and I'm going to start on my paper. Hopefully. So, wish me luck... I have one loooonnnnggg, unprepared but totally deserving night ahead of me. Thank goodness my Husband doesn't mind wasting time beside me. *sigh* I'm to lucky!

-Kat

P.s. I'm going to Orem in just a few weeks!!

If you can stick, you can spe...

I finished my spe logs! I was really nervous to do spes at first but they ended up being totally easy! It didn't take long for me to finish them either. Was my face flushed when I did my first spe? Heck ya it was. Did my hands tremble a little? Of course. Did my spe draw come out successful? 100 percent!

Have I mentioned lately how much I love my job?!

Yeah, sometimes my feet ache after an 8 hour shift and sometimes my back does as well.

Yeah, sometimes I get frustrated and badly want to clock out and try again the next day.

Yeah, I uber miss my hubby and would so rather be fishing and goofing off.

and Yeah sometimes I do think about how great it would be to just have to go to school...

but oh how I love my job!

how I find pride in my job!

how  grateful I am for my job!

"where do you work?"

"Biolife **GRIN**"

Successss

My next set of logs will be either advanced or sample prep but I won't be getting those for awhile. Which is OK with me because I have to focus a little more of my time on school and my midterm English test coming up soon *sssiiggghhh*

School is still going well, I got an A on my English paper that I worked pretty hard on, can someone say gratification? It got me excited and pretty hopeful that maybe, just maybe, I can pass this midterm coming up. I took a Spanish test today, fingers crossed I did well. And I successfully threw 2 bowls last night in ceramics. They actually don't look that bad (which isn't something I can say about my cups, blah). I go in tonight to get some help on my Math... WISH ME LUCK!

On Monday I surprisingly had the day off, I switched shifts with a coworker that I forgot about. So what better thing to do then pack up your swimming suit and hit up Vegas where your parents are just so happening to be staying for the week?? That's just what The Hubby and I did! It was such a fun and relaxing day! We swam in a saline pool, completely different then what I expected. We ate a buffet (of course). And then we spent the rest of the day "catching up" and enjoying each others company. Any time I can take with my family I'll jump at. But of course I think we all know that by now!

A couple weekends ago Blake and I went up North for the weekend and we stayed at my sisters and my grandparents house. Mick, Mands, Allan, Blake, and I hit up a few haunted houses, which was greatly enjoyed! My precious little nephew Emery was blessed. And my cousin Mike got married. Congrats Mike and Brittany!! As always time well spent. Can't wait to go back for Christmas!

Also on Saturday my friend from work Jodi and her Hubby Jesse cam over and we had a great night watching the Halloween town series, carving pumpkins and eating pizza. I should have gotten pictures but the thought didn't even cross my mind. Oh well, next time! Thanks guys for coming over! We had a great time!

That's about all I've got so far. Hopefully this upcoming week will bring some fun adventures!

Enjoy your week!

Xo: Mrs. T

Just an update....

I figured since it's been awhile since my last post and I finished my Lib homework early I would post a quick update. Sorry peeps, no pictures this time around.

First off... I'm finally in school! And even though it's amazingly stressful and exhausting, I'm loving every minute of it. The 20 credits I'm enrolled in consist of Math, Spanish, English, Ceramics, Photography, Lib, and Co-op. Monday-Thursday are crazy hectic days, spent with lots of school, work, school again, and then homework. Somehow between the 20 credits at school and my 38+ hours at work I'm making it out alive and well. While also maintaining a B average which is good enough for me! My favorite class so far is Ceramics, not because I am good at it, but because I'm taking it with my best friend Blake, my bro Marc, and his girly (my friend) Brenna! It's kind of my "break" class where I can just relax and not worry to much. My least favorite class is Lib. I find I'm not very good at motivating myself to get online and just do it. But I'm slowly learning to be responsible.

Work is also going really good. I feel like everyday I learn something new. Something that makes me feel good about my job and the things I am doing there. My coworkers and managers/supervisors are all awesome. It is such a fun a job. The best part about it is even when the center is unbelievably busy and slammed and I feel like I'm going to explode from work, my awesome coworkers always pull through and manage to make me laugh. Oh and the donors are all pretty great. I've spent the past month working on sticking donors and reactions, and I'd like to think I'm pretty good at them (though I do have my moments). I feel like I've come a long way from my first stick when I spent 20 minutes crying in the break room. I have confidence in myself that when I stick a donor I'll do a good job. I just passed off my reactions yesterday and I start on my spes tomorrow, wish me luck! (I know, all of this is jibberish to you but I'm writing it anyways). I love getting new logs. I feel like there is so much room to grow and improve in my job which is one of the reasons why I like it so much.

My Mondays and Thursdays normally consist of school from 8-12, work from 12-8, then school again from 8-10:30, and then homework from 10:30-midnight. Lather, rinse, repeat. Then I spend the weekends catching up and normally studying for tests, and then a little fun time doing something with Blake.

I'm so thankful for my wonderful job and I'm so thankful that I'm able to go to school full time and work full time. I feel blessed to have the energy to go about my days and not get overly stressed. I know that my hard work now will pay off in the future.

Other then school and work Blake and I have kind of been hanging out in the down low. We recently bought a Honda Metropolitan Scooter, a.k.a. My Little Miss Metropolli and I love it! Although the timing with the weather is a little upsetting. We've almost 500 miles on it and have only spent $16.00 worth of gas. It's amazing!

Maylee:

Our May Bear is getting big bigger! and her energy levels have seize to lower. I honestly believe she'll forever be a crazy

and playful pup.

Some funny things she's been doing lately:

Blake will tell her to kennel up and she just drops to the floor and goes limp as soon as you drop your guard she'll sprint the opposite direction.

She's learned how to successfully open our patio door.

She doesn't understand the meaning of down.

She only eats her food if Blake is standing right beside her.

Whenever Blake goes fishing she makes it a point to stand between his legs.

She's not very good at staying on a kayak.

She's very skilled at taking dumps in the back of Blakes' truck while we're driving... on the freeway.

She's just an all around playful 9 month old pup.

Foxie:

She's still my little cuddle bug

She's as serious as pups come.

When you get mad at her, she slicks her ears back waits for you to look away and then bolts upstairs and hides for hours.

She.holds.grudges.

She's not afraid to leap into my arms from 10 steps up.

She's turned into May's chew toy.

Every morning she makes it a point to sit on the toilet while I get ready for work.

She can kennel up like a pro.

She turns two on Thanksgiving. So weird.

(I wonder how weird it will be when we actually have kids and they turn two).

Blake and I are going up North tomorrow and I seriously can't wait! Hopefully will hit up lots of haunted houses and get some much needed family time!

That's about all that's going on with us lately. Although life seems pretty hustle and bustle now, I'm so grateful to have Blake to help me slow and take care of me. Lately he's been doing an awesome job at bringing me breakfast before school and making sure I get dinner in my tummy before bedtime. He wipes my tears when my days seem to overwhelming and he knows exactly how to calm my nerves and settle raging seas in my life.

We might be taking it day by day, but we're taking it day by day together. 

Sleep well my friends and I hope to post again soon

Xoxo:: KAT