Craigslist >:/

Seriously in 6 years of Marriage we have had more cars than most people have in a lifetime.

1. Gold Malibu
2. Red Oldsmobile
3. Gold Silvarado
4. Green Cavalier
5. Green Camry
6. Green Jeep
7. White Malibu
8. White GMC
9. Red/White Corolla
10.  Gold Century
11.  Red Chevy Prism

Although Kendall has a real shopping problem I can say that we have only had to make car payments on one of the nine and that is the one I had when we got married.

I love that Kendall wants to help people out and has sold 3 of the nine to family members who were in need of a ride.  We are a family of 2 and have 3 vehicles currently, lol.  I am always annoyed when I see him shopping on Craigslist for the next deal.  Oh well they are all paid for and it is nice to have 2 vehicles that are ROADTRIP/travel to work or clinical/non-gas-guzzleing cars and the truck is nice for off-roading/camping/hunting/visiting the Grandma's.

I also kind of enjoy when Kendall buys a new to us car because he always gets a GREAT deal, (my malibu was only $500) and he loves working on them. He always seems to find cars that need a new windshield though.  The latest purchase had a laundry list of things that needed fixed and he has almost fixed them and paid $1000 less than KBB.

I should not get so annoyed when he is shopping on craigslist because many of the things he buys makes us money in the long run and we make great memories in the mean time.

P.S. I wish I had pictures of all of these.  Ha ha

Favorite Picture of Us.

We are such dorks.

I DID IT!!!

Schooooooools Out Forever....
No More Pencils, No More Books, No More Teacher's Dirty Looks!
Bye bye College....
Now What?
Or What Just Happened Here?

Choose any of the above titles....

I think many of my blog post should be titled "What Just Happened Here." I don't know why I never feel in control of my life.  I know it is a good thing that I have faith that my heavenly father knows what he is going with my life. I know he is doing all the good that has come to me and I wouldn't change that.  However I wish I could get a grasp of the things that are happening right now.  I am a weirdo as I am feeling a bit melancholy about this semester ending.  My final exams were a bit easy and I feel like I didn't get any closure.  I am going to miss going to school but I know I must grow up sometime.  

I HATED high school with a fiery passion and I was never going to college because of that reason alone.  However now I am done and I can PROUDLY say I AM A COLLEGE GRADUATE!!!!  To all of the kids who also hate high school and say they are never going to college, I would tell them that college is WAY BETTER than high school.  I think the hardest thing about college is that it is your decision to be there or not and you don't get that choice in high school.  I loved having to only go to 1 class twice a week and choosing where and when they would be.  I loved walking around campus and watching people and the atmosphere that was around.  I loved saving money, buying my books on Amazon and the anxiety of if they would make it on time.  I am going to miss it.  Maybe I will go back for a Masters degree someday but that day is NOT now.:)

I recently got a job as a RECEPTIONIST!!! I don't feel like I am using all of the knowledge I have acquired throughout these last 5 years but I am glad someone let me get my foot in the door and I know I will work my way up and up and up.  I am ecstatic about working and feeling important! I feel like I am finally contributing to our lives and Kendall isn't just pulling me along anymore.  

This position started quite abruptly so I will not get to see my family in between semesters like I normally would.  I am excited for my new opportunities and I hope to have my student loans paid off before Kendall graduates 1 year from now.  Again I am thankful for our faith and the guiding hands that lead us as we have been very blessed to not have lived our entire college lives in debt just a couple semesters is all I have needed help with and hopefully Kendall will not need any.  

Day Nine

I have been really focused on exercising and eating right and last week from wednesday to wednesday I lost 2 pounds.  I am hoping to keep up the new good habits and lose another 2 for the next weigh in.  I am doing a few things to help me attain my goals.  I am inputing all of the food I plan on eating throughout the day, in the morning into fat secret.  I am exercising everyday, except for Sunday, in the morning so I don't have time to talk myself out of it.  I am talking to my dear friend while I exercise, she is my exercise buddy.  Together we are making changes as we continue to do good with the workouts. I want this to be a permanent thing in my life.  I want to do many things with a fit and healthy body.  I will save those ideas for a different blog post.

7 Days

I look back on my life and I am the person who says "where does my time go." I complain about not knowing where my life is going, because it is flying by so fast.

However, I am also the person who cannot stick to any goals.  I have decided to be really good for 7 days (starting today).  I have a few things I would like to stick to, such as counting calories and exercising daily (even if I can't walk, sit, stand from the previous workout).  These 2 thing seem simple enough RIGHT. 7 days is not that long and hopefully after that 7 days, day 8 won't be hard and I will continue to do good.  I have been waiting for a life changing experience and since one has not come along, somethings got to give.  I need to make some changes for myself.

I am needing some MOTIVATION.  You would think the health risks of being overweight would be enough motivation to be healthier, RIGHT!  To list a few that are TERRIFYING, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea and I don't know shortness of breath, ha.  But I would like the other things that healthy fit people have like the ability to do whatever, whenever. For instance if given the opportunity to learn to surf, I want to be fit enough to take it.  Or I would like to go hiking without feeling like I may keel over any second.  I want to go shopping and not HATE it.

This blog post is for me to remember 7 days will fly by just like everything else and I will gain some new habits.  

Brown Birthday Party

Warning.......NO PICTURES AGAIN :( (now is not the time to be without Facebook)

Seriously I LOVE the BROWN'S!!!  I could not have picked a better family to marry into.  Grandma Brown turned 90 and Jen and Stacey threw quite the BASH.  I am sure Stacey did not sleep for at least 2 days before the party.  I love meeting new cousins and I love learning new things about cousins I already love and I love snatching and loving the little ones.  I think I was a baby hog with baby Bear, I am certain I could have brought him home with us (I'm pretty sure they call that KIDNAPPING).

They had a ton of good food and cake and ice cream.  There was a DJ with lights.  I can't decide what was more fun, holding baby Bear or watching April dance.  She really knows how to cut a rug:)  I loved how she would just let loose and danced like no one was watching.  She is definitely a great example of living life to the fullest.

Happy Birthday Grandma Brown.

Day One....

Ha I wish this was the beginning to some diet blog but I still have not found that motivation.  I pin and I pin and I just get hungary.  Soon I will put into action all of the things on pinterest that I have pinned regarding "health and fitness.

This was a big step however...

Day

One

Without

Facebook

has been tough, I don't know how many times I have picked up my laptop to type in FA and then I remember...IT DOESN'T EXIST anymore.  I have also picked up my phone MANY TIMES waiting for some ridiculous comment to an equally ridiculous status update Kendall has posted. I will survive, I do not need to know what everybody in my world is up to.  I will miss stalking people YES, I did that.