Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!! I know most people think Valentine's Day is a cheesy stupid holiday, but I have always liked it and thought it was special. Yes, it can get a little ridiculous, but its nice to plan a nice night and have something like that to look forward to! Mom and Dad sent us a Valentine's package this year with some trail mix, chocolates, and toys for Bear and Trigger. They really liked those! Our day started off pretty normal. I didn't have to work, but I still got up with Tyler and took Trigger for a walk/run. We have found that if one of us doesn't get up, the other doesn't get up either! haha...so I got up and took Trigger. When I got back, Tyler left for the gym and work like normal. I took a shower and got back into bed to go back to sleep. The next thing I know, there was a knock at the door. I first thought it was Sarah coming over to get Trigger to help her find her dog that gets out some. And at 7:20 in the morning, that wasn't really what I wanted to do, so I just ignored it. The knock came again and then I started thinking what if something was wrong. So I jumped out of bed, threw some random clothes on and looked out the front door. And there was Tyler standing there with flowers and a balloon! Soo sweet and definitely surprised me! The flowers were beautiful!



I turned them into a nice center piece for our table. We also had Valentine's of Trigger and Bear that Catherine made for us! haha

Later, when I left to go to bible study, I found one white rose on my car!! I kept thinking, is this from Tyler?! haha...but I mean who else would it be from?? I was very impressed with him! After bible study, I did some errands around town and then decided that I was going to go to the beach. I guess everyone else had the same idea because the beach was packed! I haven't seen it so crowded. But it has been cold and windy the past few days and yesterday was the first day it was nice again. I only went for about 2 hours, but I got fried!!! The only places that burned were my stomach, upper thighs, chest and shoulders. All the places that don't show while I'm at work. I knew this would happen, but I just decided to suck it up because my tan lines were getting a little out of control. Here is a picture I took at the beach...
By the time I left, all those empty spaces were full too! haha. After coming home, I had to prepare for our dinner Tyler was cooking for us. He bought 2 16 oz. ribeye steaks, 2 lobster tails, 2 huge baked potatoes, and bread! Look at the size of those steaks...


We were really excited to have a nice night together and just spend some quality time with each other. We did think of dad with our bacon bits for the potatoes. Dad always has to have the bacon bits with REAL PIECES OF BACON!! haha...

Look at that table...I mean you would have thought we were serving 10 people! But nope, just us 2! :)

my plate...The potatoes were huge and fell apart, so they took up a lot of room.

One happy husband!

After dinner Tyler surprised me AGAIN with a few more little things...3 surprises in one day is really good for him! He normally can't surprise me with anything because I always ruin them ;)

haha...this box of chocolate was so cute!

And Trigger thought this stuffed animal was his new toy....he used to have a monkey like this. But of course Tyler got the boxing gorilla that says "You're a knockout" on it over the cute fluffy bear or puppy dog...haha I loved it!

And then we had ice cream for dessert!! Well, I did! haha. It really was a great day and I could not be happier. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband that is so sweet and great! Ok, Ok, enough with the cheese ball stuff...Lastly, I had to put up this cute picture of my other Valentine....

Awww...What a sweet boy! Alrighty everyone, I am off to start laundry and then I work at Sweet Savannah's today from 2-close. Hope everyone else had a wonderful Valentine's Day and we missed everyone back home! We love you guys!

Back to reality...

Well this past week has been Tyler and I's "Back to reality week" We had THE BEST time at home. We were able to spend half the time at my parents house and the other half of the time at Tyler's parents. Then the last weekend, I went to Raleigh to visit all of my best friends in the whole wide world! This was a big deal because it was Tyler and I's first time at home being married. Yes, it was weird to stay in the same bedroom and be married in front of our parents. But it was also a lot of fun. We had game night with my parents one night where we played Scrabble and Sorry, we played Scategories at Tyler's parents house, I painted pottery with Elizabeth who was the flower girl in my wedding, we ate at all the good places to eat that we miss down here, and just spent quality time with those who we miss. The sad thing is that I didn't take any pictures while at home....so ridiculous. But we had a really good time and enjoyed being back in NC and seeing everyone. In Raleigh it was sooooo nice to see Meredith, Kara, and Amy. They really are the most wonderful friends and I have truly missed them. I missed laughing, seeing each other, hearing about their days, and how their lives are. We honestly sat around for 2 days straight and just talked...we talked about our lives and being married and how we are always going to make it a priority to make time for each other. I love those girls and can't wait until we see each other again! It won't be too long girls!

Now that we are back, we are trying to get back into the swing of things. We have been waking up early and exercising each day. I take Trigger for a walk/run, and Tyler goes to the gym, were trying to eat healthier and smarter, I am back to work at both jobs, Tyler is back to work also, and I am starting to get more involved in Zonta! Going back to working 2 jobs has been pretty tiring, but I'm hoping to cut some of my hours soon. I have basically been working 20-25 hours a week at Sweet Savannah's on top of DRC...yes I know that is too much!

Today I went back to my bible study that I have missed for the past 3 weeks. It was so nice to see them and just feel back at home there. I am really enjoying the study we are doing. Its called "The Shelter of God's Promises" by Shelia Walsh. There is a really good DVD that goes along with it. Feb. 21 is our annual fashion show. If you don't remember, I was a model last year in it. This year I get to sit back and enjoy the show! That should be really fun too. I also went back to Zumba today. Man, there were a lot of people there! I guess after all the superbowl parties, people were more motivated. I barley had room to dance :) I think I might even try a kick boxing class they have. I've hard its really hard but can burn up to 1,000 calories in 1 class!! CRAZY!

Other exciting news is that I found out I am going to start working with Kilo at DRC!! He is our 10 year old male sea lion! I am so so so excited and this is something I have always been very interested in. It is going to be a very slow process because there is a lot for me to learn, so I am really looking forward to build my relationship with him! Also a potential career change for Tyler might be happening also. Tyler is thinking about joining the Sheriff's department down here!! This is also something he has always wanted to do, and I am completely supportive. I really think its going to be a good thing. We aren't rushing into anything though, so don't be expecting him to be a cop too soon, just sometime within the next few months he is planning on applying.

It is raining here today and I have to work at Sweet Savannah's at 3:30 and then again tomorrow at 2. And then on Sunday Patty and Mitch will be here!!! Patty is one of my moms best friends and I am so excited they are coming to visit!! We are really looking forward to seeing them and being able to show them around. Bear and Trigger are doing great as always. Bear is running around the house right now while Trigger sleeps on the floor next to me. They have really bonded and it is really cute to watch them together sometimes. I apologize for no pictures, I promise I'll start bringing my camera around again. We miss everyone and hope you all have a great day!