8 things...

i've been tagged. i think it's the first tag since i've started blogging, and i've secretly felt out of the loop because i had never been tagged.

so, here it is.

8 things i am passionate about...
1.family
2.the gospel
3.education
4.my job
5.travel
6.going green
7.drinking water
8.journal writing/photographs

8 words or phrases i say often...
1.hey
2.i love you
3.i'm sorry (i don't know why i say this so much)
4.i don't want to go to work today (haha)
5.Marley!
6.babe
7.what's up?
8.i can do this

8 things i want to do before i die...
1.get married in the temple
2.have children
3.have a dream house
4.go on a honeymoon
5.travel more
6.retire
7.own an audi
8.go to grad school

8 things i've learned from the past...
1.there is nothing greater in life than being with those you love
2.you shouldn't sacrifice anything to gain friends/popularity
3.you have to accept yourself before you can really be happy
4.the gospel is the thing i am most grateful for
5.always be kind to others and help when and however you can
6.i really am my mother's daughter, and i'm so grateful for that
7.listen to your elders. they are wise.
8.don't let your dreams be dreams, or you will always wonder, what if?

8 places i want to see...
1.alaska
2.hawaii
3.russia
4.iguazu falls
5.greece
6.african safari
7.lewiston, idaho-where steve went to college
8.mayan riviera

8 things i curently want or need...
1.money for the house remodel
2.money for the wedding/honeymoon
3.money for school
4.a vacation
5.new furniture for the house
6.outdoor goodies-winter boots, new snowboard, bindings, etc. for steve and me, atv for steve
7.money to pay off debt
8.money for savings (can you tell i want and need money?! haha)

8 people i tag...
1.jessica
2.tenille
3.teddy
4.alexandra
5.linsey
6.shana
7.brooke
8.whoever else wants to!

natural blonde?

i'm not naturally a blonde, though i do wonder sometimes why i'm not? i am applying to grad school for fall and somehow thought the application deadline was april 1st. but it's not. it's january 15th! oh man! how could i mix that up? now i have to bust my butt to get everything done in time. wish me luck!

homeowners!!!

holy crap. we are homeowners! we closed on a house in taylorsville, utah just the other day. we have both been so busy working, we haven't had a chance to get over there and be in our new home. it's a great place though, in a great neighborhood, with so much we can do to it. i am so excited at the prospects and to make this house our home.
steve will move in right away and get to work doing some things to fix it up for us. then i will move in after the wedding. for those of you that know me, you know this is my dream! for years i have perused pottery barn, crate and barrel, williams-sonoma catalogs picking out furniture for my "someday" house. and now i have it. and now i get to realize just how much my "someday" house will cost. holy moly house stuff is expensive! but nonetheless, i look forward to all the memories steve and i will make there.
as soon as we can get over there, i will attach some pictures of the new place. and of course, as we fix it up, there will be some before and after shots. let the chaos begin!

bummer!

i just found out the temple steve and i were planning to get married in will be closed for "winter cleaning" on the date we want to get married.

so...now we have to decide if we want to change the date and get married in newport, or keep the same date, and choose another temple to get married in. san diego or LA...