I Found Mine.

Well the mushy theme seems to be the it thing around these parts. I'm normally not a mushad, but it's a good change :)
A couple weeks ago, my real life bestie Karla posted about the list, the list every girl makes about the 'perfect' guy. A while ago, I made my dream guy list. And here's some of it: Can't do drugs or smoke (anything). Not an alcoholic. Dark hair, light eyes, perfect teeth. Healthy, no crazy diseases or problems. Taller than me. Smart. Financially stable. Lots of goals. Knows where he's going with life.
It went on into more specific details of what I'd like and wouldn't like. Over the course of my dating life, I've let some of these slide. Most girls I feel do this, the most important ones at that. I let my top bunch fade away for 'the man of my dreams' at the time. I'd always let: can't smoke or do drugs, financially stable, smart, and has goals just vanish.
Finally I started growing up more and more and stop really looking for my 'soulmate.' I also realized that those few things were very important and to not let them go for anybody. 
Then I met my actual soulmate. From the day I met Sir Dan, I knew he was put in front of me for a reason. Do you know how many of the things Sir Dan filled and how many I had to change? He filled them all and I didn't change one thing, or let one go for that matter. That's how you know you've met your soulmate. You don't have to change yourself, your partner, or anything else... Their meant for you, and you them. Don't settle for anybody, there's somebody out there for everybody. Each day I'm thankful for whomever led me to my soulmate.

It's the Little Things

I've noticed recently that  I haven't really talked about the whole marriage thing on this here blog. So I've decided to change that right now.
The other day when I was finally starting to feel better, all I wanted to do was clean the apartment head to toe and do my laundry. But I still wasn't feeling well enough, I hadn't let my body rest between school and work... there was no way I could clean the apartment.
I texted Dan who was already at work, asking if he'd mind cleaning the bathroom.  His immediate response "not a problem, baby." After I got done getting ready, I headed downstairs to get my lunch squared away. The kitchen needed a good cleaning. Ssoo I texted Sir Dan asking if he'd mind also cleaning the kitchen. Again his response "sure, babe."
After work I came home to a clean kitchen and bathroom...  not like a woman would scrub, but clean enough to get by.
Our laundry is in the basement, which is two flights of stairs to go up and down with a basket or two full of laundry. I'm short and not super strong, so it's tough for me to carry them. On our way out yesterday, I asked if he'd mind bringing it down for me. He came back upstairs (which I did not know he wasn't upstairs), got my basket and brought it downstairs. But it didn't stop there- he put the load of laundry in for me. Nope it didn't stop there either. This morning after we switched it over to the dryer, I found my basket of clean laundry upstairs waiting for me.
Every day, my husband does something small that still surprises me. Whether it's a compliment (which is daily), the laundry, cleaning, rubbing my feet every night, the little things, I am constantly shocked at his forever giving. Sir Dan expects nothing in return, a kiss and a hug and some cuddling in bed. The little things are the things I look forward to, because I never know what their going to be, or when or why. I love the little things.

Steal-ing

I found this little gem on my dear  bestie Karla's blog the other day, and really like it... So I stole it from her :)

making : well according to Sir Daniel, sweet loooove... but not right now haha. We are currently making our super well known, absolutely delicious favorite dinner.

Chicken Stuffed Shells.

cooking : ^^ those amazing shells
drinking : a water bottle filled with 3 packets of Emergen-C as fast as I can because that stuff is absolutely disgusting.reading: Some awesome blog posts
wanting: to not be getting sick like everybody else I know and am around all day. Hence the Emergen-C overdosage.
looking: for a nice black pair of boots... uh I love fall and boots,

but they don't make cute ones in baby sizes with dancer calves.

playing: TheSims Free Play on my phone while playing American Horror Story on Netflix, season 1... mostly on mute because I hate scary things.wasting: no time on getting through school as fast as I can to start making some real money. 
wishing: for some super awesome fall foliage and clothes to go with the beautiful weather we've been having.enjoying: the gorgeous, crisp weather and completely clear blue skies while watching the leaves turn into beautiful shades of falls colors.

waiting: for science to come up with something where you can lose whatever you weight you want in 1 day. Ok I'll take a week but something 

like that invention would be nice.

liking: my sisters brand new 2013 Honda Civic and wanting one of my own.
wondering: what is going on with our government. I've never been a fan of the government, but I like knowing something is there.loving:  my husband and his unconditional love and support. I've never had someone support me as much as him, even for something as stupid as coming home from work. hoping: that one day I'll get that excitement for having a child or two instead of being petrified... because I want children but 

don't want to go through the process.

marveling: at how smart and determined my husband  is in every aspect of his life. Please send a prayer that he 

gets a teaching job he recently interviewed for.

smelling: our amazing dinner cooking away
wearing: PJs cause they are super comfy.
following: this current path that I'm on
noticing: how much I missed blogging, but don't want it  to take over my life like it did before.knowing: that tomorrow is HUMP DAY and one of my best friends is coming in to get her hair donethinking: back to this weekend of apple picking with Sir Dan on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon. We laughed the whole time and had a little romantic moment to ourselves.

bookmarking: some fun ways to decorate for the fall
opening: my locked phone to see tons of notifications and emails
giggling: at how cute my husband is while he plays an online game with his older brother on the other end of the state.feeling: tired and sickly, but happy and content at the same time.

Food, food, & Some Awesome Juggling.

Welcome fall in all its glory!!! Fall is by far my favorite time of year: big sweaters, boots, the colors, crisp weather, pumpkin everything...  the list can go on forever.
But one of my all time favorite events of fall is: The Big E. It is a fair 20 times bigger than all town fairs, it has a carnival, food up the wazoo, vendors,  animals, shows, concerts, games... you name it, they have it.
Sir Dan and I go at least a couple times while they're open for 17 days. This year we went twice on the most glorious fall days with the sun shining high. And we ate our way through the Big E, both times. Here I'll let the pictures do the talking:

there was piglet racing.

tons and tons of my favorite animal.
if you didn't know, now you do-
I have a cow obsession.

sheep sheering demos

this one speaks for itself

fried pickles

the craz-e burger-
a bacon cheese burger in between a glazed donut=
heaven

cow milking demos- one of my favorite things

an over abundance of candy apples and fair food

personal sauna boxes which are to die for

venison smokies are also freakin amazing

oversized dill pickles

the 'twerking' machine- really a workout machine

best baked potato known to man-
oversized potato with:
bacon, cheese, sour cream, butter, chives, and BBQ pulled pork on top

fresh corn

baby piggies.

I'm surprised that we even made it out without  being thrown in a wheel barrel. I wish this fair was all year long :)

I Don't Know About You, But I'm Feeling...

26!!!! Yup, that's right everybody! I celebrated my 26th birthday on September 18th.  And boy has it been amazing, and yes I am still celebrating.
We tend to have birthday months. And I love it. Because of work and school, it's been hard to see everybody- so we've  broken it up into a couple weeks.
My actual birthday day/night was spent at school and then out to dinner with my amazing husband.
At school, everybody made my birthday so special! My friends got me a card, munchkins, cupcakes, and balloons. My mom stopped in with a cake, flowers, and a balloon. It was amazing :)

One of my best friends boyfriends birthdays is the same exact day so they ended up joining us for dinner. We had a great night with them and an amazing dinner.

Sir Dan gave me this gorgeous Swarovski crystal bracelet, along with these 30 beautiful red roses, and these two Alex&Ani bracelets.

I truly have the best husband, friends, and family a person could ask for.

What I Look Like Now

The last time all you fabulous readers saw me, I had extremely blond hair.
When I cut my hair off, I wanted to keep the top blond and bottom brown. But the more I thought about it, and the more I saw my hair getting damaged from the bleach, the more I wanted to part with my blond hair.
Bleach is the absolute worst thing for hair. It literally strips the hair of everything. Highlights, bleach blond hair, ombre, all of it is ssoo bad for your hair.
So... I dyed it.

Goodbye horrible forever roots, damaged and breaking hair... Hello gorgeous golden red brown hair.  You can't really see how warm it is, but in the light it shimmers and glows this beautiful golden red brown.
I have gotten so many compliments on my hair, how it brings out my eyes, how it makes my skin tone glow, it makes my hair look healthy.
So what do you all think?!? Blond or brown?
Need hair advice?! You know you can ask me- anytime :)

Ta ta for now <3

2 months later....

The last time I wrote a post was July 29th... that's over 2 months ago. Wow, time has flown by. I have been reading posts from time to time, but I haven't shown my face around these parts in quite some time. So I thought, why not?!
Between school full time, work basically full time, and life- I haven't had much time to write much. But that doesn't mean I haven't thought about you all.
First things first: I don't quite understand the need to post every day. I love to write and get my feelings out on here, share new ideas and recipes, but I don't have time to write a post every day  or know what to write actually. Every day is a variation of the last. So I've decided I'll post about 2-3 days a week, no weekends.
Now I know we have a ton of catching up to do, so I figured I'd start with the work part. To get some extra money under our belts, Sir Dan and I talked about me getting a part time  serving job at a local restaurant. Mid August- BAM! I'm a server at our local Ruby Tuesdays 4-5 nights a week, and doubles on Sundays/Mondays.
I really like the job and make good money on any given day. We have been living a little more easy knowing we have a little more money coming in. 
What have you all been up to?! I'd love to hear from you all :)
Ta ta for now <3