Tis' the Season for Spooks and Scares

Ah I love the month of October! It's when the leaves start changing and it gets colder. :) I love the cold!! Halloween comes and we get fatter. I really do love it.

It's tradition that me and my family get together and carve pumpkins. But sadly this year Amy, and Kylie's families could not join us. So this year Jake and I went to my sister Jamie's and carved pumpkins with her kids. It was still a total blast.

(After)

(Before)

It seems though that I end up carving pumpkins by myself and Jake either helps the kids or eat the cookies...hmmm. This year we carved two ghosts. I thought I did pretty awesome. Last year we tried to do 1-11-11 Jake+Jen. It was

stupid and failed but my wedding

was the only thing on my mind so I wasn't as creative.

I cannot wait for Halloween! It's up there to being one of my favorite holidays. Since I have been married I haven't really dressed up but we still have fun. My sisters, kids, and brother in laws all gather at my parents. Together we eat pizza, soup bowls, candy, doughnuts, and dip caramel apples. Than we gather the kiddies and take them trick or treating in the neighborhood. This year Jake and I will be attending along with Bubba as a hot dog! Can't wait.

We also had the opportunity to take pictures with Bubba. I wanted to send out a Christmas card to our friends and family. It was so much fun and it felt like we were taking engagements again.

My wonderful cousin Ashlee de Baritault took them for us. She did amazing! Check out her blog at onceuponaphotographbyashlee.blogspot.com She is affordable and super nice! She also took my husbands side of the family pictures yesterday and I cannot wait to see them!

Is there an END in sight??

Here I am, once again complaining.

Lately I feel like the world is on my shoulders. I am going to school Mon, Wed, and Fri from 8-4 than I come home cook dinner, spend any quality time with my husband that I can, than hit the hay. When it's Tuesday or Thursday I'm either working 5-5 coming home cooking dinner, doing homework and than heading to bed. If i'm not scheduled to work that day I'm trying to clean my neglected house, grocery shop, or have scheduled something I couldn't fit in any other time. On weekends (if I don't work) I also have some sort of plans.

I feel so overwhelmed a lot of the time that I cannot take it. I realize many have done this before, now, and will be doing it and probably don't complain, but I am. I just finally cracked today.

Last week I went to meet with the Nursing counselor at Provo College. I was very excited cause it felt like my future was starting right when I was at Provo College. I had decided awhile ago that Provo College was my main choice for Nursing school for many reasons. I have heard great reviews from friends who have gone there I also have seen many Nurses in other hospitals who had come from there. With Provo they have smaller classes so they would be more hands on with my learning. The counselors actually seem to care about you as a person. They can give me a nursing degree by the time I'm 21. They actually DO look at experience in the field. So basically I was stoked to be meeting with the counselor and to get officially signed on for my nursing classes.

Than, reality hit me. She went through the requirements and I realized I may come up short or already have. In order to get into the program you have to have a B- in all the pre-requisites in the field, which is fine, but this semester has been really rough for me and I am afraid that I may only pass some classes with a C. Than she goes on to ask about my math class. I took a faster math course through BYU Independent Study and have yet to finish. But she went on to tell me that BYU Independent Study is only a 3.00 credit class and Provo only accepts a 4.00 credit math class. But, I can take statistics and that would count.

I left there feeling extremely discouraged. I now feel like I'm not sure where my future will go Nursing wise and that I no longer have a plan. It scares me. Even if I did find a different program that met my needs It most likely will be a longer route and have issues of there own. I honestly don't see the end in sight. Sure everyone thinks just keep pushing. But how much more?

Ugh, such an Eeyore moment. Just needed to be shared.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

I had mentioned in a post a long while ago that one of my all time favorite movies is

The Wizard of Oz. I loved it so much that even as a little girl I dressed up as Dorothy

6 times for Halloween. Well a week ago I was checking my email and Groupon had

the play Wizard of Oz for two tickets for only 24$, I got all giddy inside. I asked

my husband if this would be something he was interested in and he said that he

thought it would actually be a lot of fun. I was stoked out of my MIND!!

The play was going to be at the Grand Theater in SLC on Thursdsay at

7:30. That night I since Jake took me to my favorite play/movie I

would treat him to his favorite meal Chicken Enchiladas. It was

delicious.

We got there and I had to go claim our tickets at the box office and

when we got there I gave the lady our two papers. She than said

okay so here are your four tickets (uhm we only need two, awkward?)

Apparently, I'm a handi and Groupon doesn't explain very well, so we were

out $24 dollars and two extra tickets. The people weren't very nice at

the box office and wouldn't help us in the slightest. So Jake, did what

he did best and started Scalping our tickets. Luckily, this nice old man

bought our two tickets for $20. (Don't worry he was with it...enough)

We obviously sat by him and his other buddy and he was

the nicest guy.

He was very cute and kept telling us jokes. Well, the play finally started

and it was INCREDIBLE! We both loved it and I had so much fun!

I am so glad my hubbie was able to take me and that we had a good

time.

Rise and Shout, The Cougars are Out!

On Saturday, Jake and I were lucky enough to score some awesome tickets to the BYU vs. San Jose game. I hadn't been to a game since 2009 and when me and Jake had been dating he kept saying we needed to go to one. Well we never did. Till now. It was so much fun!

I worked that day and luckily the game didn't start till 8 that night. A few weeks earlier a good friend of ours, who is a member of the 'Cougar Club' invited us to a silent auction and dinner with fellow members. It was a lot of fun, but the coolest part was they gave us a athletic bag with a ton of BYU things in it. We received two hats, a bracelet, a football, a water bottle, and the bag. So we were excited to have the opportunity to sport our gear.

We picked up some In N' Out and headed towards Provo. We sat next to some good family friends whose daughter is a BYU cheerleader and we had such a blast. I'm glad we got to go out on a date. Jake was saying how it has been forever since we have had time to go out on one. Plus BYU won that night so it was wonderful!

Another note, my diet. :( As of today I have lost 8 lbs. which is fantastic. I fit into most of my jeans now and I feel better. But I do want to drop a titch more but I have platoed and cannot do anything to save my life. Oh and as of late all I want to do is eat chocolate, and sweets. HELP?!?!?! What do I do any suggestions?

Shut the _____ Up!!

But seriously!

Okay, so that was a little violent but some days that's how I feel towards certain people who won't be named on the blog.

These wonderful human being's think that it's okay to do really, REALLY dumb stuff. Since, I have been dealing with this for about 8 months now I think it is finally time I complain or vent.

January: The Frahm's move into their first cute town home excited as ever. They meet the neighbors on both sides happy to see they are great people. But as one of the neighbors points out that they are in their carport and have been for some time. The Frahm's wonder if this will be a problem?? This neighbor says "Let me know when your Frahm's will actually need your car port and we will let you use it" In my head I'm thinking "NOW! It's my freaking carport." Later that evening we have Mr. Frahm walk over and muster up the courage to politely ask them to move their car. No problems.

February: The Frahm's try pulling out of their carport but cannot. Why you ask?? They are blocked by such neighbors by there ginormous SUV. They also notice the neighbors play music, movies, and yell loud. REALLY LOUD.

March: Same such occasion

April: The Frahm's are almost positive they can hear a War Zone going on next door.

May: Mrs. Frahm is late for school and tries leaving, but yet again some neighbors are unloading groceries and say "Let me just finishing unloading. I will be just a minute" After neighbor is done unloading groceries, the neighbor opens Mrs. Frahm's car door gets inside and decides it is time to catch up on the latest gossip. No. It is not the time.

June: The Frahm's try to leave their garage this time and are once again blocked in by "the SUV" Mr. Frahm goes and politely knocks on the neighbors door to get them to move it. No answer. Knocks a couple more times. No answer. Finally we see there son walking around outside and we tell him to get his parents to move the car. The dad comes outside and says "Sorry about that" and moves the car.

July: I am used to the War Zone noises so I barely notice it anymore- good sign. But than said such neighbor complains that are dog is "quite the barker" Hmm, pretty sure we have had him for a short time but we put up with your "noises" for how many months now??

August: Same old same old

September: Neighbor is over at my house and notices we have the same shoes just in different colors Neighbor also figures we are the same size. Later that week neighbor texts me and asks if they could borrow my shoes?? (hmm no) I don't like people borrowing clothes and/or shoes of mine. Luckily I was wearing them that day. But than neighbor goes on to say that we can switch for that day (still a big fat NO)

Okay I know this is like really mean and what not. I also do realize that I live in a town home and your walls are right by each other so you hear everything, but honestly I barely hear anything from the other neighbors and they are so nice not to make a peep. Me and my husband try really hard to. But some days I have to complain or I might take it out on them and that could be scary. They really are great people. In fact they were for awhile there the only people that made me feel welcome in the ward. And we have fun with their kids sometimes, but I can't pretend that we LOVE all that they bring into our lives!

We all have "those neighbors" I'm just a little more vocal about it!

"I wanna be a Supermodel"

Okay, not really at all... But I do want to drop the lbs. Seriously.

On Monday my sister Jamie and I started a diet. A legit diet. I haven't felt great about my body, at all lately. Sure everyone critics their body but I haven't even felt healthy. That's a big deal. Right before Jake and I got married I felt really good about myself. I didn't have a six pack or anything but I felt confident. I even felt that my soon to be husband could see me naked. (hehe)

(this is me last August)

I don't look amazing but you cant see cottage cheese on my legs you can't see my pooch, and my face looks normal.

(This is me in June/July)

I look about 5 months prego (I'M NOT) my arm is the size of my thigh last summer, and my face looks like a swelled balloon.

What happened?? Seriously? Well, let's pretend since it happens to a lot of people that I gained 5-10 from getting married. Because, honestly since I have been married we eat whatever and whenever. That's not healthy. Than I was on birth control which is rumored to make you gain and than I switched on to another birth control. So that is my excuse. I knew I had gained some serious weight though because the jeans I wore in my engagements, I can't even get them up my thighs. I was/am feeling a little pathetic. I felt I wanted to make a change all summer long. Than my sister expressed she wanted to lose some weight together so we could help and encourage each other.

On Sunday we weighed in. I was so shocked by my weight. I even took the number down by 3 lbs. cause I had weighed in clothes and at night. On Monday we started a 1,200 calorie diet. The first three days were SUPER hard. I was starving, than I worked a night shift and was feeling like I might hunch over and die. But it's always darkest before the dawn right?? So it has been about 5 days. I already feel healthier (imagine that) and I feel like I'm not trying to squeeze into all my clothes. Today I weighed in this morning and I was down!! Hallelujah! I have already lost somewhere between 3-5 lbs. I'm not positive considering the circumstances I weighed in on Sunday. But still I feel like I can do this!

Now I really don't want to be a size zero, cause that's not realistic or healthy for MY body. I just want to feel healthier and like my normal self. So I will tell you more as time goes on about my journey of the weight loss!

Jacob Thomas Frahm

(yes, he's precious)

Lately, I have been EXTREMELY grateful for my husband. A couple months ago me and him had a rough patch we went through. Probably the hardest part of our relationship thus far. I was just sad and unhappy and I felt like a failure but after working things out with Jake things have been so great. I really can say I'm content and happy and so in love with this man. 

School started on Monday and I was SOOO stressed out. I had to get from point A to point Z (literally) in ten minutes. I didn't want to start another year of school. Just everything wasn't in my favor and I came home just sobbing and upset. So Jake tried to cheer me up and he rented me a Redbox. Still I had this pit in my stomach that would NOT go away. So I started to sob all over again. I told Jake I wasn't even sure if school was right for me and I didn't want to do anything. Than it donned on me, ask your husband for a blessing. Cause usually every year since I can remember my dad gave me a blessing right before school had started. Well, my cute little husband pulled up a chair and gave me an amazing blessing instantly I felt better and knew I was going to be okay. I had never had my husband gave me a blessing before so it was a really neat experience for me. After, I felt an incredible love for him. 

The next day he said after work we could go to UVU together and get my books and he would walk me around and show me the easiest way to get to classes and the tricks of UVU. It was so fun and I actually became excited for school the next day. Well sure enough the next day came and it was great and stress-less. Which makes me feel so grateful for my awesome husband, the priesthood, and my Heavenly Father.