The Many Hairstyles of Jake Mitchell

Jake is growing his hair out... (It's already bugging him though so who knows how much longer this will last... Yay!) Here are a few of my favorite styles.

The side view of his lucious locks!

This is his normal style - what a PYT! (pretty young thang!)

Natural or Beachy Curls

The Pull Back

The Hippie Headband

The Bed Head

The High Ponytail

The 24th In Photos

Two Years!

On Saturday Jake and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary of being married. It was so much fun! We didn't have much time to go far because Jake had lots of tests to take on Saturday so we just spent the night up in Salt Lake at the Anniversary Inn. We got to sit and talk about more than just homework and work which was delightful. I love little get aways with my hubby! This week started off so much better already just because this weekend was so relaxing and fun. We saw the new Spiderman, walked around City Creek and ate at yummy Tucci's. I can't wait for another excuse to go on a quick trip with Jake, I sure do love him! Here's to 2 years and eternity more!

And finally for some pictures!!

I Love Him!

Some statues in our room. Ha ha

This balloon was from our first year anniversary. Remember when Jake did this... Well this little guy stuck around the whole year so we decided to ceremoniously pop it on our two year anniversary. He made it!

Randoms

The reason for my lack of blogging is not because we have a crazy busy life and there's just no time to blog. The reason for my lack of blogging is not because I have too many things to say and I just don't know how to put it.
The reason for my lack of blogging is not because I was keeping you waiting for something amazing.
The reason for my lack of blogging is not because I don't want you to read my blog.

The reason for my lack of blogging is because this is basically our life schedule at this point:
Jake
-School
-Work
-School
-Homework
-Lab
-Studying
-Food
-Homework
-TV
-Sleep
-Repeat
(Please notice how frequently school takes over my husbands life at this time. No need to have pity for me though, I do that enough by myself.)

Karlie
-Work
-Cook
-Sew
-Knit
-TV
-Food
-Sleep
(Does this show resemblence of the schedule of an 80 year old women?)

I'm pretty sure that doesn't interest any of you, hence, the lack of blogging. So I apologize. However, I will delight you with some of my random thoughts and hope for a little input on some of the questions below:

Since Jake and I lack cable capabilities (we are too poor) we watch TV series instead. We recently finished watching "How I Met Your Mother" (all seasons) and "Happy Endings" - We need some opinions for new great shows that we should watch. We prefer humorous shows please.

Jake thinks that Dyson beats Oreck, I prefer Oreck. What do you prefer? What are your reasons?

Now that Medical School is in the not so distant future, Jake and I are looking at places to apply. Does anyone have any thoughts in this area? What states are super awesome? Where would you most likely visit me if we attend school there?

I'm really enjoying this book, "Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway" but there are definitely parts I don't agree with. I like self-help type books a lot, not necessarily because I believe everything in them, but I like to see how different people look at life. Some of my favorite books are "How To Win Friends and Influence People" and "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" -If you know any books like these, please share the knowledge.

I'm intently considering going back to school. It won't happen now, (because as mentioned before, we're poor) but I really do want to go back. I am toying with the idea of either getting a math endorsement or getting my masters. I looked into getting my masters in education and that doesn't really thrill me, but I've always been interested in teaching at a college level so I figured maybe I would go back for a masters in a health field so I could teach anatomy or something cool like that. I also absolutely love psychology! Who knows, maybe I will get a random degree.

For those of you that don't know, anxiety has been a huge issue for me in my life. I used to laugh at people who actually thought self talk worked, but through reading some of my self-help books, I actually think it's valuable. I wake up in the mornings and talk to myself about how awesome I am, and I really do think it's starting to help me. Either that, or I'm just making myself really cocky and unrealistic...

My sister is having a baby, she finds out what sex it is just a few weeks! Wow!

Jake and I have been married for 2 years this Saturday, time flies!! However, our engagement was forever long. Looking back to when I did this post seems like it was ages ago, I'm glad we made it past the engagement.

Well, I think that's enough of my random thoughts for now. Next time I post I promise it will be worth while. If you made it this far, thanks for reading! :)

Parking Garages

After a beautiful wedding ceremony this morning I had a much less than beautiful disaster...

Prior to the wedding I called Jake and told him, "I know I am going to forget, so remind me that I parked on Level P3 next to the U3 pole." Jake thought I was crazy but promised to remind me none the less. So I went to the wedding, enjoyed the beautiful sealing, congratulated the beautiful couple, stuck around in the beautiful weather for some beautiful pictures then decided that work was calling my name so I should probably head out.

On my way to the parking garage I remembered all by myself that I was parked on level P3 next to the U3 pole and I didn't even have to call Jake! I walked down to where I thought level P3 was with some other wedding guests and quickly realized that there was no U3 there... They asked if I needed a ride or if they should stick around until I found my car but I simply waved them off and told them it was probably level P2 and I was just crazy so they could leave and I would see them at the reception later.

I began searching in high heels and a clingly dress through Levels P2, P1, and P4 for that stupid U3 pole that I couldn't find on P3 and had no luck! I started sweating and I really had to go to the bathroom and maybe I wanted to cry a little bit. I called Jake after 20 minutes of searching and clarified that I wasn't crazy and he verified that I told him P3 U3... He then suggested I pray about it - been there done that, about 20 times - I had just come from the temple, it was my first thought and I was really feeling lucky with the spirit on my side, but apparently the time wasn't right quite yet. Jake also suggested hitting the panic button. Our car is ghetto, it has no panic button.

Another 10 minutes of looking and I called Taylor (my amazing and wonderful sister-in-law) and enlisted her help in finding my lost car. She arrived after being hastled by the parking guard about coming into a full lot and her and I having quite the difficult time just finding each other in that blasted parking garage. We drove around for another 15 minutes searching for P3 U3 with still no luck. I'm pretty positive we now know the parking lot under the conference center like the back of our hands. At one point we found a car that looked identical to ours and I even got out and tried to unlock it only to be shut down. I called Jake again and his words of advice, "You should totally blog about this!" My thoughts, "Thanks Jake, I'll be sure to do that if I ever get out of this freaking parking garage!!"

Finally after no less than fifty minutes of searching, and me seriously considering quitting my job, or making Jake come pick me up and fail his final, or just moving into that parking garage, Taylor and I found our car on level P3 next to the U3 pole. We almost drove passed the freaking row because we thought we already looked there. My car was hidden in a half row with only like 5 other cars parked there. P3 was a half imaginary parking level that probably only existed when you really needed it, kind of like that room in the Harry Potter books.

After I finally got in my car I decided that my first idea to park on the hill next to the conference might not have been a bad idea after all, lesson learned the hard way. Well, all that set aside, I hope that Scott and Tehani had a wonderful wedding - it is a wedding I will always remember!

The Three Best Friends That Anyone Could Have - Kaylyn

Meet Kaylyn Cherie Shinners:

Kaylyn Shinners (previously Swanson) recently married her high school sweetheart Joe. Kaylyn received her associates degree from USU and is now enrolled in the BYU nursing program, and killing it might I add. Kay and Joe are also in the process of becoming homeowners - they rock! Kaylyn is an athlete through and through and will take you on in any sport and most likely come out on top.

Kaylyn and I were in the same Kindergarten class; one day while playing on the bee infested playground we found each other and we asked each other if we wanted to be friends and have been inseparable ever since. I can honestly say that Kaylyn was my very first best friend ever. Kaylyn is the mediator in our group. Everyone talks to her to get a message out to the rest of the group. She always knows what's going on with everyone else. Kaylyn is a faithful friend, I have never doubted that she will be there for me and my family until the day I die. I'm pretty positive my mom has mistaken Kaylyn for me on several occassions.

Most Memorable Moments with Kaylynnie:

-Going to her house after school without telling my mom and getting in REALLY big trouble

-Playing on every single sports team with Kay - usually the coaches were my parents or hers

-Peeling crayons and pretending to read in Mrs. Gillies class

-Fourwheel Sledding in the backyard and almost killing Nisa by running her into a fence

-Having fights about who Brindley said she liked more

-Begging our parents to let us have sleepovers and staying up for hours

-Always knowing that I have a friend for life who won't leave me for anything

Thanks for reading my blog too Kay, you're super great! I can't believe you have stuck with me through all these years. I have loved growing up with you and seeing how amazing you have become. I have become a better person just from knowing you. I sure do love ya girlie! We will always be BFFs.

XOXO Karlie

(I have) the three best friends that anyone could have and we'll never ever ever leave eachother!

 - The Hangover

The Three Best Friends That Anyone Could Have - Hailey

Meet Hailey Bree Francis

Hailey Bree is dating Todd Oakey, and don't they just make a lovely couple? Hailey recently graduated from UVU with a degree in Paralegal Studies. Now she is currently working as Paralegal in the medical malpractice department. To say Hailey is obsessed with the number 4 and the word domination would be an understatement.

I met Hailey in about 3rd grade. We went to the same gymnastics gym and the first time I met her she asked if she could borrow my chap stick - the rest is history! Hailey and I also unknowingly were in the same dance class when we were really young, but the time wasn't right for our friendship to bloom quite then. Hailey is the friend that everyone wants and needs. She will bend over backwards for you. Not to mention that she is a mean get together planner. The rest of us tend to slack in that area so we can always count on Hay. She is also going to heaven without a doubt in my mind. I don't think Hailey ever swears or thinks bad of other people or ever does anything mean intentionally - she is a saint.

My favorite memories w/ Hailey:

-Living w/ her for the first two years out of college

-Working with her everyday

-Dancing on her roof then getting busted by her mom because I left graham crackers out

-Lake Powell trips with her family

-Our first unsupervised trips to St. George and California where we mostly laid out, shopped and ate

-Sitting in her "den" for hours talking on MSN Instant Messenger

-Commiserating about how awful knee surgery can be (she had it much worse than I did)

-Always knowing that I can rely on her and cry to her and she will love me no matter what

Hailey also reads my blog on a regular basis which is super great (Thanks Hay). Hailey has been my strength for many years, especially those formative years right out of high school. I don't think words can express just how lucky and grateful I am to have you in my life. I love you girl, I can't wait to see what the future holds for us. Here's to forever!

XOXO Karlie