Happiest Place on Earth

Shawn and I just went on the funnest vacation with my family! I loved every minute of it. We drove down to St. George for my little sisters softball tournament and then went to Las Vegas (just to stay the night) and then went to California. Disneyland of course! Isn't it funny that I was just there 5 months ago with my honey for our honeymoon? This time was so much better (weather and crowd wise) So not hot, and so not busy! We walked on almost every ride and it was about 68 degrees the whole time! It was amazing. I will never go in the middle of summer EVER again! And to top it all off, Christmas decorations were up and it made it even more magical :) Imagine walking in and seeing a giant Christmas tree, main street decorated with a mile's worth of lights, lights on all the trees, and christmas music playing the whole time. During the firework show, it actually (fake) snows on Main Street!! And the firework show plays Christmas music. Seriously, beautiful. I was in HEAVEN.

PROUD

Be with someone who is proud of you.

Someone who, first and foremost, takes pride in being with you and wouldn't dream of keeping you on the down low. Someone who acknowledges your accomplishments and your strengths, but is also there to help you when your weaknesses get the best of you. Someone who is proud when you  succeed and supports you fully, but is also there to pick you up when you fall down. Someone who feels blessed and lucky to have you and appreciates you and your efforts no matter how little or big they may be. Someone who knows that nobody could compare because they've already found someone who embodies all that they've ever wanted. Do you know how satisfying it is to have somebody who actually realizes just how good they have it when they have you? 

4 YRS AGO

You are all going to laugh because four years ago today was the first day Shawn and I talked! And the ridiculous coolest part about it is that I still have the facebook messages! haha I am literally laughing out loud reading them. Flirting when I was a Junior in High School, oh I should of had lessons or something because I sounded so dumb!

 

 The reason it says Facebook User for his name is because he deleted that profile before he went on a mission and when he got home he got a new one!

So thats how it started and then I gave him my phone number.

After he got off, I yelled at my sister to come to the computer room so I could show her the hott guy that added me on Facebook.

And now I'm married to that hott guy :) 

Grumpy & Eating Brownies.

I write this post while I'm eating a brownie and sitting on Pinterest looking at work out plans and girls with perfect bikini bodies. Shawn's at the gym (where I should be) and I'm watching the CMA's and just at two pieces of pizza. And while this is all going on, I'm also enjoying the wonderful week of being a girl. Ya know, the one week during the month every girl enjoys-not. I also just teared up reading one of my friends blog about her new baby. It was adorable. (before any of you get any ideas, no I'm not baby hungry. If anything, I just want a baby girl so I can dress her like she's my doll) Also, to add to all the craziness, I came home so grumpy from the salon. I have absolutely no reason to be grumpy. But I am.

Shawn was so excited to see me tonight. And I was excited to see him too! I just have a bad way at showing it I guess! I walked in the door and he was sitting there waiting for me in his gym clothes. He said, "HEY CUTIE!!" and I said "Hi."-then gave him a kiss. But I was awnry because he wasn't already at the gym so he could be home sooner. He spends like an hour and a half at the gym so I was hoping he'd be gone by the time I got home so he could be home sooner! But no of course I was grumpy about it and all he wanted was to be home when I got home so he could see me before he left. Best husband award goes to him. Horrible wife award goes to me! Because of course I'm right, he's wrong- Right? Right!

No, WRONG!
He gave me a kiss and left.

So right after he left, I texted him:

Me: I'm sorry for being awnry.
Him: It's ok baby!
Me: Ugh bad wife.
Him: No babe!
Me: Yes
Him: NO!!!!!!!

So right now, I'm really grateful for a husband that puts up with my mood swings! I don't have a reason to be grumpy. Maybe because I got my hair done last night and it didn't turn out how I wanted. But why be grumpy about it? I'm getting it fixed! I just want an ombre and I'm so impatient to wait for my hair lady to make room for me! So hopefully I get it fixed soon before my head falls off!

Wow, I really am so grumpy all because of my hair! Hahaha. Nice Emily.

Oh yeah, so I'm grateful for Shawn. He's really nice. He's too good to me sometimes and I'm glad he laughs at me when I have my ''fits''. I love when he says "Oh babe don't be gwummpyy" and then kisses me. I'm just glad that he doesn't hate me when I'm grumpy because when I am, I'm really quiet and just pout. hahaha. Hi, I'm 5 years old!

So when my husband gets home, he's getting a great big kiss and a huge 'I LOVE YOU' because he's really great and perfect and flawless. I love him more than anything in this world. xox

I am grateful for Holly

I am so grateful for my best friend, Holly Ross.

Holly and I met a few years ago and we were instantly best friends. I'm terrible because I don't quite remember how we met but I am so grateful that we did. After we met, we realized how small of a world it is because we were in the same dance class when we were little. I still laugh when I see those pictures.

She has been through so much with me. We would talk every day when Jordan (her husband) was on his mission and then when Shawn left on his mission, she was my rock. She was there the day he left, the day he came home, and every day in between.

She's the best bestfriend any girl could ever ask for. She kept my head screwed on straight when Shawn was gone and reminded me every day why Shawn was the perfect guy for me. Whether it was 2pm or 2am, she was there if I needed a good cry or a good laugh. Mostly a good laugh. I can't even look at her without laughing my head off.

That's another things I love about her. All we do is laugh. We are ridiculous when we are together. It's one of those things where if people we around us, they would just think we were stupid.

I honestly don't know what I'd do without her. She is not only my best friend, but she's like a sister to me. She's the type of friend that we could go weeks without seeing each other and the minute we were together again, it was like there was no time that separated us.

Is this the cheesiest post or what?? I don't care. She deserves to know how much I love her and how grateful I am for our friendship. I am so blessed to have her in my life!

She is so beautiful inside and out. Anyone that knows Holls, is so lucky!

I'm Grateful for..

I am terrible. I wanted to do this ''30 Days of Thanksgiving'' thing that people are doing; posting every day what they are grateful for. But considering that it's already November 4th I am already behind. I hate being behind. And now I'm looking into the future of this month and realizing how busy it is going to be that I don't think I'll be able to post every day. But when I do, I'm dedicating this month to gratitude. :)

I am just thinking about all the things I am grateful for and one of the first things that comes to my mind is my career. I have worked so hard to be where I am. And my future is so bright. I love love love what I do. I love that I can say I have a career at 20 years old. I have wanted to be a well known hairstylest my whole life, and I'm so excited to be ''well-known''. I'll get there soon :) I have 2 weeks left of school and I've passed my State Boards and I am so grateful for the support I've had from family and friends. Especially my parents who paid for my schooling, my husband that has worked so hard to let me go to school full time, and my wonderful clients that make my job so easy. I never feel like I'm working when I'm with them because they are so sweet and fun to catch up with when I do their hair. Especially my cute Grandma. She has been so much fun to get close with over the past 2 years at school.

Happy Halloween

Im very aware that it is November 2nd and I'm just updating my blog about Halloween. I used to love Halloween, I mean it's fun and all but I think I'll enjoy it much more when I have kids. I will be one of those moms dressing my kids in adorable costumes and Shawn and I will totally match the theme.

Darn you pinterest. I'm a pinterest mom for sure.

But my Halloween was fun especially because last Halloween I didn't spend it with Shawn so it was fun to be with him this year.

At school, everyone was dressed up and so it makes the salon really fun. Clients think it's hilarious and people go all out! It's madness. My little sister came in for Zombie makeup. It was so cool.

The night before we finally got our pumpkins carved with our friends Holly and Jordan. They turned out cute.

And this was Halloween day :)

Oh and I am obsessed with him.

xoxo

HARRY POTTER MURDER MYSTERY

Aka funniest night of my life! Seriously, if you know me well enough you know that I haven't even seen Harry Potter in the longest time but ever since Friday night I want to watch all of them! My best friend and I have been wanting to have a murder mystery party for a while but a lot of them you have to pay for in order to get the script. Then one night she texted me and said "Harry Potter murder mystery party" and I said "No way. I hate Harry Potter" and she called me and laughed so hard because she knows nothing about Harry Potter too. So really, this whole party thing started out as a complete joke!! I went to her house the next day and the more we looked into it, the more fun it became. We couldn't stop laughing so we decided what the heck. LETS DO IT.

Planning it was the best and we got all our ideas from an amazing blog that was so detailed and helpful. Really, it had everything to print and make our lives a lot easier. (since we aren't Harry Potter geeks) ;)

So here is how it turned out!

Wanted Posters and Candles

 

 Luna Lovegood, Voldemort, and Bellatrix :)

The table and Butter Beer :) 

 

Harry and Ron!

 Voldemort and Harry

hahaha this picture kills me.

9 3/4

I want full credit for this brick wall I made! 

Took me a long time. haha

Everyone went through this brick wall to get to Hogwarts! 

A sweet want our friends made!

The Ladies!

Left to Right.

Ginny Weasley, Bellatrix Lastrange, Hermione, Professor Mcgonagall, Rita Skeeter, Cho Chang, Luna Lovegood

The Boys!

Left to Right

Professor Snape, Harry Potter, Malfoy, Voldemort, Ron Weasley, Mundungus Fletcher, Remus Lupin