Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Golden Vlog | February 2016
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Blogger Men Tell All February
It's time again for Justin to take over! I love that we are doing two boys' questionnaires each month now! So, here is the first one, and then the Guys Behind the Blog will come up on Friday!
Drinking apple cider in front of a fire while playing video games. I hate the cold.
Did you do anything special for your blogger on February 14th the week of February 14th?
Yes, yes I did. We started off on her birthday by taking her to Tucanos. I then surprised her with some of her favorite snacks that she used to get all the time when she was in Wales. And then, on Valentine's Day itself, I got her an entire bag full of her favorite British chocolates and made her a special dinner that wasn't as nearly as special as I intended it to be. But, it's the thought that counts, right?
What’s your favorite kind of candy?
Well, my favorite candy bar is Snickers. But as far as favorite candy goes, I would probably have to go with gummy's. Gushers, fruit snacks, Starbursts, life savers, Pretty much if it's fun colored, chewy and kinda taste like fruit, then I want it in my belly.
Which Rom-Com would you choose to watch while you snuggle up with your Valentine?
I'm under the assumption Rom Com means Romantic Comedy. In considering I absolutely hate romantic comedies, I'm gonna have to go with Star Wars, the prequels. I call those romantic comedies because the romantic parts of them are very comical. That counts, right?
But seriously, probably Princess Bride. I 'll fight anyone who disagrees saying it's not a romantic comedy.
Who, in your opinion, is the best US president ever?
Oh boy. Here it comes. The best US president ever .... I have a slight issue with this question in that during my cognitive memory, I remember there being 3 presidents: Clinton, Bush, and Obama. And the only one whose decisions have directly affected me has been Obama. I feel it unfair to judge who is the best president when, in retrospect, I really only have living experience with one's term. I think Obama is a nice man, and I legitimately believe that he thinks he's doing what's best. However, I don't think he's the best for the job right now. Based on my research (and obviously, hindsight is always 20/20) the best president in my opinion would probably be Ronald Reagan or Mr. Washington, himself. I say Mr. Washington, because any man willing to try and lead a fledgling country through the hardest times it has ever faced, immediately following a war that could have killed everyone, clearly is either insane or an honest man desperately trying to help anyway he can. I feel all presidents have an idea of how the country should be run. And, I honestly believe that they desire a better tomorrow for this nation. But, due to the political system established in this country currently, there are too many external influences that conflict and result with nothing getting done in a timely manner. So God bless anyone who tries to lead this country. God bless Mr. Obama, and God bless America.
And now to step away from my completely serious post, 'MURICA!!!!
Yes, yes I did. We started off on her birthday by taking her to Tucanos. I then surprised her with some of her favorite snacks that she used to get all the time when she was in Wales. And then, on Valentine's Day itself, I got her an entire bag full of her favorite British chocolates and made her a special dinner that wasn't as nearly as special as I intended it to be. But, it's the thought that counts, right?
What’s your favorite kind of candy?
Well, my favorite candy bar is Snickers. But as far as favorite candy goes, I would probably have to go with gummy's. Gushers, fruit snacks, Starbursts, life savers, Pretty much if it's fun colored, chewy and kinda taste like fruit, then I want it in my belly.
Which Rom-Com would you choose to watch while you snuggle up with your Valentine?
I'm under the assumption Rom Com means Romantic Comedy. In considering I absolutely hate romantic comedies, I'm gonna have to go with Star Wars, the prequels. I call those romantic comedies because the romantic parts of them are very comical. That counts, right?
But seriously, probably Princess Bride. I 'll fight anyone who disagrees saying it's not a romantic comedy.
Who, in your opinion, is the best US president ever?
Oh boy. Here it comes. The best US president ever .... I have a slight issue with this question in that during my cognitive memory, I remember there being 3 presidents: Clinton, Bush, and Obama. And the only one whose decisions have directly affected me has been Obama. I feel it unfair to judge who is the best president when, in retrospect, I really only have living experience with one's term. I think Obama is a nice man, and I legitimately believe that he thinks he's doing what's best. However, I don't think he's the best for the job right now. Based on my research (and obviously, hindsight is always 20/20) the best president in my opinion would probably be Ronald Reagan or Mr. Washington, himself. I say Mr. Washington, because any man willing to try and lead a fledgling country through the hardest times it has ever faced, immediately following a war that could have killed everyone, clearly is either insane or an honest man desperately trying to help anyway he can. I feel all presidents have an idea of how the country should be run. And, I honestly believe that they desire a better tomorrow for this nation. But, due to the political system established in this country currently, there are too many external influences that conflict and result with nothing getting done in a timely manner. So God bless anyone who tries to lead this country. God bless Mr. Obama, and God bless America.
And now to step away from my completely serious post, 'MURICA!!!!
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Happy Valentine's Day
I'm so lucky this year. I have TWO Valentine's! And, they are the best Valentine's in the entire world! I am so grateful for my stud of a husband, Justin. He is the perfect man for me, a hardworker, a charitable soul, and he's head over heels for Rhys and I. I'm also so very thankful to be Rhys's momma. He is the apple of my eyes, an inquisitive, excited, happy boy. I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have these two in my life!
While I'm spending all day with these two, here are some reads to occupy your weekend!
**Why the world needs more Bingley's and less Darcy's
**To the single woman waiting for the perfect man
**How to love your full-time working spouse
**Because she believes, she can
Thursday, February 12, 2015
February Golden Vlog
Hey y'all! It's time for another Golden Vlog!
Here are the links to Justin's side of the story and my side of the story to our love story.
Here are the links to Justin's side of the story and my side of the story to our love story.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
The First Guys Behind The Blog!
(Don't forget about the big Giveaway!)
I am so excited that Betsy decided to create another boys linkup! I love having Justin answer questions! So, without further ado, here he is!
Well, as a brief intro, I'm Justin. I married Tayler. I like all-you-can-eat fries, video games made in Japan that have terrible English translations, sports not named soccer, and making people laugh by telling ridiculously embellished stories about my life.
Since this is the first iteration of this link up series, I'll be kinda serious. This is the 3rd set of this kind of series I have been a part of, and I normally answer with funny GIFs and sarcasm.
1. Have you ever had a blog, or have you ever considered starting one?
Yes I had a blog. It was called Hypotheically Speaking. I'd recommend checking it out, but it has like 4 posts all within a 3 month period about 4 years ago.
2. If you could be a member of any band, which one would it be?
I'd probably be a member of The Black Mages. For the likely 99.5% of people reading this that have no idea who the Black Mages are, its a rock band started by Nobuo Uematsu, the lead composer for Square-Enix, the video game company responsible for Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Star Ocean, Dragon Quest, and countless others. The Black Mages pretty much just takes Nobuo Uematsu's best works from the Final Fantasy series and rock-band-ifies them. I'd be apart of that band simply to meet Nobuo Uematsu. If Koji Kondo had a band, I'd want to be apart of that one too. (He did Mario and Zelda games).
3. Valentine’s Day is on the horizon…are you the date-planner type or do you fly by the seat of your pants? Do you have anything planned for Tayler this year?
Valentine's Day, or as I like to call it, Valentine's Week, is a very hard time for me.
First off, I spoil my wife. If we are in a store and she wants something, more often than not, I get it for her. So when it comes down to a holiday based on gift-giving, its hard to come up with something nice, something she likes/wants, that's also something I haven't already gotten for her already.
The reason I call it Valentine's Week is because her birthday is Feb 10, just a few days before Valentine's. When we were dating, I thought I would be clever and get her something for her birthday, take her out to a romantic dinner on the 12th of February (midway between her b-day and Valentine's, that way there's no traffic at restaurants), and then I would get her something on Valentine's. Little did I know, once you do something big, you have to at least match it every following year. So, now Tayler essentially gets gifts and romantic gestures pretty much the whole week.
So, long story short, Yes, I do have something planned for Tayler. For her birthday. I still have to plan out the rest of the week.
And despite my annoyed tone that I wrote this in, I love every second of it. Tayler means everything to me.
4. Tell us about a date-night-gone-wrong for you and your wife/fiancé/girlfriend. If it’s funny, all the better!
I have a hard time with this question, simply because I rarely think that things go wrong, they just go not as expected. Sure, I've had my plans quashed, but we always ended up doing something else that was just as fun.
5. And let’s cover all the topics…sports…who are you rooting for in the Superbowl and why? (if you post after the big game, then your guy could tell us if he’s happy with the outcome!)
*Begin football rant*
Alright. First off, I am not a fan of either of the contenders this year. I haven't liked the New England Patriots for quite some time, and I never paid attention to the Seahawks until recently (just like everyone else in the entire nation. No one was a Seahawks fan until they started winning). I dislike both coaching staffs. I dislike bandwagon fans, and the Seahawks are full of them.
That being said, I want the Patriots to win. For these reasons:
1.) Tom Brady is a phenominal Quarterback. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a bitter troll who probably is that 1 dislike you see on all of the really inspiring youtube videos.
2.) I know with all of the Deflategate stuff going on, their victory would be in question. Do I think they cheated? I don't really care. Does cheating happen in football? Absolutely. Just ask the Seahawks coach himself. He does it all the time.
And last, but not least:
3.) I want Richard Sherman to shut up. Richard Sherman is the star Cornerback for the Seahawks and he proclaims he's the best one to ever play the game. I don't really care if he is or not (I still think Deion Sanders is better), but it needs to be said that you don't brag about being the best ever. Jerry Rice is the best Wide Receiver ever, and he doesn't bring it up every time he's on TV. Sherman can never seem to shut up about it.
*End football Rant*
Sidenote: If you ask me sports questions, these rants tend to happen.
I am so excited that Betsy decided to create another boys linkup! I love having Justin answer questions! So, without further ado, here he is!
Well, as a brief intro, I'm Justin. I married Tayler. I like all-you-can-eat fries, video games made in Japan that have terrible English translations, sports not named soccer, and making people laugh by telling ridiculously embellished stories about my life.
Since this is the first iteration of this link up series, I'll be kinda serious. This is the 3rd set of this kind of series I have been a part of, and I normally answer with funny GIFs and sarcasm.
1. Have you ever had a blog, or have you ever considered starting one?
Yes I had a blog. It was called Hypotheically Speaking. I'd recommend checking it out, but it has like 4 posts all within a 3 month period about 4 years ago.
2. If you could be a member of any band, which one would it be?
I'd probably be a member of The Black Mages. For the likely 99.5% of people reading this that have no idea who the Black Mages are, its a rock band started by Nobuo Uematsu, the lead composer for Square-Enix, the video game company responsible for Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Star Ocean, Dragon Quest, and countless others. The Black Mages pretty much just takes Nobuo Uematsu's best works from the Final Fantasy series and rock-band-ifies them. I'd be apart of that band simply to meet Nobuo Uematsu. If Koji Kondo had a band, I'd want to be apart of that one too. (He did Mario and Zelda games).
3. Valentine’s Day is on the horizon…are you the date-planner type or do you fly by the seat of your pants? Do you have anything planned for Tayler this year?
Valentine's Day, or as I like to call it, Valentine's Week, is a very hard time for me.
First off, I spoil my wife. If we are in a store and she wants something, more often than not, I get it for her. So when it comes down to a holiday based on gift-giving, its hard to come up with something nice, something she likes/wants, that's also something I haven't already gotten for her already.
The reason I call it Valentine's Week is because her birthday is Feb 10, just a few days before Valentine's. When we were dating, I thought I would be clever and get her something for her birthday, take her out to a romantic dinner on the 12th of February (midway between her b-day and Valentine's, that way there's no traffic at restaurants), and then I would get her something on Valentine's. Little did I know, once you do something big, you have to at least match it every following year. So, now Tayler essentially gets gifts and romantic gestures pretty much the whole week.
So, long story short, Yes, I do have something planned for Tayler. For her birthday. I still have to plan out the rest of the week.
And despite my annoyed tone that I wrote this in, I love every second of it. Tayler means everything to me.
4. Tell us about a date-night-gone-wrong for you and your wife/fiancé/girlfriend. If it’s funny, all the better!
I have a hard time with this question, simply because I rarely think that things go wrong, they just go not as expected. Sure, I've had my plans quashed, but we always ended up doing something else that was just as fun.
5. And let’s cover all the topics…sports…who are you rooting for in the Superbowl and why? (if you post after the big game, then your guy could tell us if he’s happy with the outcome!)
*Begin football rant*
Alright. First off, I am not a fan of either of the contenders this year. I haven't liked the New England Patriots for quite some time, and I never paid attention to the Seahawks until recently (just like everyone else in the entire nation. No one was a Seahawks fan until they started winning). I dislike both coaching staffs. I dislike bandwagon fans, and the Seahawks are full of them.
That being said, I want the Patriots to win. For these reasons:
1.) Tom Brady is a phenominal Quarterback. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a bitter troll who probably is that 1 dislike you see on all of the really inspiring youtube videos.
2.) I know with all of the Deflategate stuff going on, their victory would be in question. Do I think they cheated? I don't really care. Does cheating happen in football? Absolutely. Just ask the Seahawks coach himself. He does it all the time.
And last, but not least:
3.) I want Richard Sherman to shut up. Richard Sherman is the star Cornerback for the Seahawks and he proclaims he's the best one to ever play the game. I don't really care if he is or not (I still think Deion Sanders is better), but it needs to be said that you don't brag about being the best ever. Jerry Rice is the best Wide Receiver ever, and he doesn't bring it up every time he's on TV. Sherman can never seem to shut up about it.
*End football Rant*
Sidenote: If you ask me sports questions, these rants tend to happen.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Boys Behind the Blog--Winter Olympics and Valentine's Day
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| I, like Sanka, do not mix well with cold things |
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| It's funny because it's the internet, and it's a cat... |
Friday, February 14, 2014
Happy Valentine's Day!
Get off the internet! Stop reading blogs! Go spend the day with your significant others!
Have a great DAY!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Awesome Week of Chocolate and Food
Sunday was my birthday. I am now 23. And, since I am married, now I am starting to feel old. Wow. I'm actually 23. I'm a married adult.
Sunday, it snowed. Not the best birthday present, especially after Provo had done so well melting it. So, I decided to wear my favorite winter skirt. And, I straightened my hair! =)
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| Navy blue cardigan (Target), plaid skirt (Target), white tights (Wet Seal), Black Boots (Wal Mart), White bow in hair (Claire's), Celt Knot necklace (bought in Wales) |
Sunday, it snowed. Not the best birthday present, especially after Provo had done so well melting it. So, I decided to wear my favorite winter skirt. And, I straightened my hair! =)
Justin gave me the best present ever! It was the Doctor Who Encyclopedia!
Justin also made me a delicious dinner. It took all day to cook in the crock-pot. Not fair. I was wafting in the awesome, amazing smell and I had absolutely no idea what it was! He'll do a post later (I promise) about the dinner, so I won't spoil it. But, I will tell you--it was absolutely delicious.
Tuesday, in lieu of my birthday and the fast-approaching Valentine's day, my sister came to my school during my lunch break and gave me Costa Vida as a surprise! It was an awesome lunch! I'm kinda obsessed with Costa Vida (my old roommate Danielle and I would go at least once a week). Madison and I had great discussions. That night, Justin and I went to Carrabba's. It was the first time I had ever been there, but my old roommates mentioned it to me. We got an appetizer--a focaccia bread to dip in a cheese-and-marinara mix. It was very yummy and the cheese was very melted--my favorite. They brought out bread with an olive oil dip with garlic, rosemary and other herbs and spices. That was what I was waiting for! Delicious! I wanted more! My main dish was called Tag Pic Pac. Pasta with garlic-olive-oil-marinara, roasted tomatoes, garlic cloves, chicken. Super delicious. Then, we even got dessert--creme brulee! My first time ever eating it and is was amazing. But, I have to admit, I liked the creme part more than the top.
Today, I woke up and got ready for school. Valentine's Day. At a middle school. Hadn't had to deal with one of those since I was in middle school 10 years ago!
When I got into the car, resting on the passenger seat were my two favorite chocolates! Reese's and Lindor Truffles! What an awesome husband I have!
Most of my students came into my class with candy. I hoped and hoped that I would be lucky enough to receive something small for being an awesome teacher, just like Christmas. Maybe even when the candy-grams came for me to pass out during 3rd period...but, alas, to no avail.
It was funny to pass out the rose-grams and the candy-grams. I have a few super popular boys in my 3rd period who received numerous candy-grams...all from girls. *Roll eyes.* But I still thought it was cute...especially the ones that said, "From your secret admirer." I chuckled on the inside.
But, hooray! I received one small bag of candy from a kid in my 6th period and a Valentine from a kid in my 7th period.
When I got home, I immediately got started on Justin's Valentine's Day gift: Bacon Roses. I knew that he would walk in, smell (and then see) the bacon and be super happy.
Well, when he got home, he walked in the door, smelled and then saw the bacon roses and said, "Bacon roses!" He then ate one, kissed me, then ate another.
In return, I got some BYU peanut butter fudge! I love it!
We decided to go to Pizza Pie Cafe for dinner since they had a V-Day coupon. It was yummy. I love their Oreo Cheesecake!
We've been home for about an hour, and it's been about 3 and a half hours since I cooked the bacon roses. And guess what. Our kitchen still smells like bacon. It's kind of the best thing ever!
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