a little bit of nothing

i almost forgot i that i had a blog its been so long since my last post. my bad peeps. probably because not a whole lot has gone on. just the usual. school, work, sleep. repeat. seriously, thats it. i have had long days at school lately. like 10 hour days and some of those days without a lunch break. its been pretty exhausting. i sometimes wish that half those hours are sitting times, but nope. on my feet that whole time. so by the time i get home, make dinner, its like almost 8. and if i have homework, then i do that, then go to bed and do it alll over again. cool life huh!! I have had horrible luck these last couple weeks at school. i even tell myself before i go that its going to be a great day and then someone/something just has to ruin it. like the other day, i turned on the sink to wash my hands and some idiot had put a rubber band around the hose thingy and yep...im sure you can picture the rest. it left me soaked with a puddle on the floor which i didnt even bother to clean up. January cannot be here soon enough!! i am SO beyond ready for 2013. its not even funny anymore. im ok skipping the holidays and everything if it could just be january already. other than school, ive still been working part time. and same with Caleb. His website is coming along so hopefully it works out so we can move onto the next part of our lives.

I have been watchin TONS of tv lately. thats all i want to do when i get home. So, in the last 2 weeks, i have seen every episode of pretty little liars. 3 plus seasons worth. Ive been keeping up with bachelor pad. and now im watching Life unexpected. Plus a few other shows inbetween.

Couple of weeks ago i got to go to the fair with my sister and our buddy Talon and his little sister. i met up with my family, went to the rodeo, and then ended the night with some Nielsons frozen custard. which is delicious.

I weighed myself yesterday and i have lost a total of 14 pounds. SO happy. my clothes are starting to fit better and im starting to feel better. i still want to lost another 10-15 pounds. so im just gonna keep on workin. 

other than that, here are some things that make me laugh every single day:

1. My dog. i seriously love our little animal. i cant immagine life without her. She randomly gets in these hyper modes and will run as fast as she can throughout the whole house. she digs in our bed for who knows what. usually nothing. haha. she tries to sneak off our bed at night cause she is never ready to sleep and constantly wants to play. the second i open my eyes in the morning she is laying on my chest with a toy of some sort ready to play. she LOVES to go on walks. she pretends she needs to go potty, so we take her outside and she never goes. shes a little trickster i tell ya. haha she seriously makes me laugh all the time.

2. My husband. He is the funniest man i know. hes so goofy and i just love that about him. i tell people at school how lucky i am and i hear these awful stories about young couples and it just makes me realize how truely blessed i am to have Caleb in my life and how lucky i am. Love him to death!

3. The little boy Talon that i see often. I love kids so much. the things they say and do just crack  me up. they make my heart melt. i cannot WAIT to have my own someday. 

Isnt she just the cutest?

family pictures

yesterday me and caleb went and finally got some nice pictures taken. caleb is such a trooper. he hates taking pictures and i dont give him much of a choice weather he wants to come or not. because i LOVE having up to date pictures throughout my home. here are a few out of like a 100 that we took :) enjoy!

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs kiss :)

Loves my hubby <3

there you go! walla! 

oh the memories...

so as most of you know, my grandma past away from her 4th time of reoccurring breast cancer last monday night. i unfortunately found out at work and i was waitressing that night so im sure people gave me some interesting looks because my eyes were bloodshot and puffy. by the end of the night i called my mom and bawled like a little baby. i am actually somewhat relieved that she is no longer suffering. and i cant help but think that her and my grandpa are now holding hands, giving eachother kisses on the cheek, and dancing. my grandma's funeral date and my grandpas passing date was exactly 5 months apart. yes, two funerals not even within a half a year. hard stuff. i got the privilege to tend my grandma a little bit before she passed. and i feel as though we drew alot closer just by me sitting in her room holding her hand and haveing some very close talks. we laughed together, and cried together.

I now have alot of memories going through my head of me and my grandma. here are some:

she sewed absolutely everything. i remember walking a pair of black jeans over to her because i had a great big hole in the crotch. she of course could work her magic and fix em right up. when i later went back to pick them up, i got so mad because she had sewn them up with bright blue stiching so it was totally noticable. and the worst part, was that she had also patched up a meant to be whole in the pocket with the same stiching. needless to say, they are still hanging in my closet and i never wore them after that. haha and now that i look back on it, i think its hillarious.

I used to sneak into her raspberry patch and she seemed to always have a way to catch me.

riding home from church with her.

eating her delicious home made bread and jam.

having sleepovers

her coming on vacations with us

having sunday dinners with her and grandpa

her and grandpa coming over every christmas to see what santa brought

going over there every christmas eve for stories and rootbeer floats

helping her can basically everything

helping me sew a baby blanket for my dolls

how she came into school and got a pedicure with her sister :)

and just sooooo many more. i could go on forever. i love that i got to grow up next house to theirs. i saw her about every day. what i loved most about my grandma was that she was the sweetest, caring, most humble lady i know. i miss her warm bear hugs, and kisses on the cheek. but now she is reunited with her dear husband and im greatful for that. i love you and miss you sooo much grandma!


as for other news, i started school again this last week. and my first day back, they scheduled me a spiral perm 1/2 hour before my lunch. cool right? no. i never eat breakfast so i didnt get to eat till 5:30 that night. i thought i was going to die. welcome back shalei right? ugggh. i made it through a week. and im proud. i usually have to take it week at a time, day at a time, hour at a time and sometimes minutes at a time. i have to tell myself all the time, "ok, i made it through class, now if i can make it to lunch im ok. ok i had my lunch break, i can finish this, ok its time for duties" ya know, i realllly have to break it down. school is sooo tough i just almost cannot stand it. oh well, im half way through. ill put my big girl panies on and get it done.

Where all the family is up for the funeral, i got to see all of my cousins. I especially loved my little cousin Isaac. He's 2 and so sweet. i read him stories while we snuggled until he fell asleep on my shoulder, went outside to look at the lambs multiple times, swang in the swing, ate yummy food and hung out with the family.

well, thats basically all thats new here. im greatful for a great husband thats helped me through this rough week. and this rough year. boy am i ready for something great to happen. i love him so much.

i unfortunately only have one picture from all this.

what a cute little bug huh :)