Valentine’s Day 2012

I woke up yesterday bright-eyed and bushy tailed at 7:30 a.m.  I have this routine you see.  I get up every morning (and it doesn’t matter what time) and eat breakfast.  Well, since Tyler knows me pretty darn good, he put my beautifully wrapped present in the cabinet next to the cereal.  When I opened it up, I was so surprised.  Since Ty was still sleeping, I took it out of the cabinet and put it on the table.  I was thinking that he would see that I saw it and I would open it when I got home from school.  Then, I continued with the rest of my routine.  When I was getting ready to leave, I went into to the bedroom too kiss Ty good-bye.  He woke and told me to open the gift.  So I did, and it was a beautiful necklace.  I have seen the Open Heart collection from Kay and I really liked it.  Tyler got me an open heart necklace.  It is gorgeous!!!!

I realized that I am the farthest thing there is from being romantic.  I mean Tyler had planned ahead and got me a beautiful necklace and his gift was still sitting on the shelf at the store.  I knew what I wanted to get him.  I just hadn’t gotten it.  I am lucky to have a man that still loves me and is willing to overlook my flaws like procrastination. :) 

I went to school, had a party, and came home.  When I got home Tyler said he wanted to go out for the holiday of love.  We loaded up and went to Hot Springs to eat at Chilli’s.  Before we left Caddo Valley, I already knew what I wanted for dessert.  Nothing new there.  :)   A big ol’ brownie sundae was calling my name and let me tell ya, it was absolutely delicious!!!  Afterwards, we came home and chilled.  It was nice and relaxing.

Overall, I had a pretty good day.  Tyler got sick in the middle of the night with the same 24hr bug that I had last week, so I have been trying to take care of him between classes and laundry.  Luckily, he is doing better this afternoon.

Happy Hump Day!!!

Britney

Snow Day!! :)

Today was the first day of winter.  Well, not really, but it was the first day that it has felt like winter.  I woke up this morning at about 6:30 from a HSU Alert text stating that school was cancelled.  I was thrilled!!! I went straight to my alarm clock and turned it off.  THEN, HSU sent me another text.  I reached over that time and turned my phone to vibrate.  This turned out to be a very wise decision because when I finally got up, I had 2 more texts.

Ty and I spent the first part of our day with the blinds cracked opened to enjoy the sight of snow.  We ate breakfast and caught up on The Mentalist.  Then, I decided to be a tad productive.  I cleaned our bedroom, bathroom, and did a load of dishes (but they are still in the dishwasher).  YAY ME!!  Then it was time for lunch.  I made lunch, then Ty and I watched Star Wars.  I want to see the episode I in 3D, but Ty won’t let me see it unless I have watched episodes IV, V, and VI.  We watched episode V today. 

We finally got dressed at 5:00 and went to Wal*Mart.  We needed just a few items, so we thought we should go.  When we got home, we put up the groceries and I started my homework.  At about 8:00, we hit the lights and watched some good ol’ Monday night comedy.

On another note… 

Big news for the Speer house.  We got a recliner!! Exciting, right?!?!?  When Ty and I moved into this apartment, all we moved in to sit on was the couch.  Well, we decided we needed something else.  Now, we have a wonderful handy-me-down that we are thankful to have.  I think Ty has pretty much been in it all day.  LOL. 

Happy Monday night ya’ll!!!! 

Britney

Cruising to Mexico!!!

As promised, this is all about my trip to Mexico.

We boarded the Carnival Conquest on Sunday, January 8, 2012.  Our port was in New Orleans.  It took us 2 days to make the drive, and we were so excited to be setting sail for a warm vacation.

On our way to board we passed by the Super Dome (not really sure if it is one word or if it should be capitalized).

This was Tyler and I on the boat.  We were just leaving port; which is why you can still see land behind us.

Our first sunset on the boat.  Yes, you can still see land.  We were traveling down the Mississippi River, and it took a long time.

The first two days of the cruise were days at sea.  We didn’t do much except enjoy the distance from land, eat, tan, eat, play mini-golf, and eat.  We got dressed up for a formal dinner as well. 

After our fancy dinner, we went back to our room and changed into some more comfortable clothes for a comedy act.

We finally arrived in Jamaica.  Tyler had been to Jamaica in the past and was not impressed on his trip.  Since I had never been there, we decided to get off the boat walk, through the shops right by the boat, and get back on.  We were off the boat for maybe 30 minutes, and we didn’t even buy anything. 

Instead, we spent the day enjoying the lack of people on the boat.  It was so nice to find a lounge chair easily and not fight people off in the pool. 

The next day, we went to Grand Cayman.  Tyler and I wanted to go snorkeling, so we did.  It was amazing!!! The water was crystal blue and the coral reef was really neat.  I loved seeing all of the fish and sea creatures.

We also ate at a pretty expensive restaurant.  When I say expensive, I mean it cost us $20 to share an appetizer with 2 cans of coke.  We quickly learned that an American dollar wouldn’t get you far.  Then, it was time for another fancy dinner night on the boat. 

Our final destination was Cozumel.  I love this place.  Here, Ty and I went on a zipline adventure.  It was absolutely amazing.  The second part of our adventure was to go to a resort.  We went, but we didn’t stay long because it started raining.  We spent the rest of this trip shopping and stuffing our faces at the Three Amigos.  It was excellent food!!! 

On the last day, I was tired of carrying my camera, so I didn’t.  I do regret it now.  On the last day aboard the boat, I won a trophy playing their version of minute to win it.  I had to blow up and tie 8 balloons.  I guess I am just full of hot air because I had no problem with this challenge.  My father-in-law one a medallion on the last night too.  He played a game with 7 other people.  They were broke up into teams of 4.  He had to take a spoon put it down his shirt and pants and pass it off to the next person.  It was hilarious!!! 

I know Tyler and I had just gone a cruise for our honeymoon, but we don’t regret going on this cruise too. It was an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TRIP!!!!!!!  

Britney

Sunday Stirrings

Well, it’s Sunday night.  I am sitting at the kitchen table sipping on some H2O.  I have been reading some old blogs tonight.  Oh, how they entertain me.  I love that I have the ability to revisit old memories.  After all, that is the purpose of this blog.  I don’t really have any stories to tell tonight, I just wanted to talk.  I could talk about the cruise (which I will very soon.) I could even talk about my new year’s goals (which I will probably never get around to.)  However, I feel like a blog about my random thoughts.

First of all,  Tyler and I stayed in Arkadelphia this weekend.  It was so nice to not have to pack a suitcase.  We did make a trip to Texarkana yesterday though.  We went and visited Tyler’s Uncle Mike and Aunt Sister.  They fried us up some fish and fries.  It was so delicious.  After lunch, we had some good ol’ table talk.  We sat at their kitchen table for about 5 hours just chattin’.  Good times!!  When we left their we went to a few furniture stores (Tyler wants a recliner), Bed Bath & Beyond, and Best Buy.  At BB&B, I had a gift card with a little spending change, so we bought myself a Turvis cup with a lid and Tyler a lid for his Turvis cup.  We also finally found some cappuccino for Ty’s Kuerig.   

Today, Tyler and I have accomplished squat.  We watched a few movies, and I did some homework.  When I say I did some homework, I mean I did the bare minimum.  I could should be working on some more.  I have a 2-3 page philosophy due on Tuesday.  I still have yet to find my motivation for this semester.  I haven’t even found a routine.  Good news is, I am still getting plenty of shut eye.  :)

This week I start working unpaid at the preschool.  It is for my child development class.  (Don’t worry.  I haven’t changed majors; it’s just a class I have to have.)  I am going to be working with the 3 year old group.  I am extremely nervous because it is cold season.  That means snotty noses.  I am ABSOLUTELY not good with boogers.  If the kids stay healthy with nice clean noses, all will be grand. 

Here’s a random thought for you.  Tyler wants a bunny. 

I hope ya’ll have a great Monday!!

Britney

1 YEAR!!!!

Tyler and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary in Mena.  We spent New Year’s Eve at his parent’s house.  We celebrated the holiday by stuffing our faces and playing games. At midnight we watched the ball drop, toasted each other, drank our wine, and kissed our significant other. 

I couldn’t believe it had been a year and what a year it was.

On that day we went to my dad’s house, where the cake had been awaiting our arrival.  We unwrapped it, and were surprised that it still looked the same.  At 4:30 (the time of our wedding) when we took our bites, we were surprised at how sweet it was.  It was like the sugar in it somehow got 10x sweeter.  However, the cake was still very good. 

 

To my loving husband,

Your are my best friend.  I love you more and more each day.  I am so glad that we get to spend the rest of our lives together.  I don’t know how I got so lucky to have you in my life.

I love you!!

Your loving wife

Christmas

I am hating myself just a little bit right now for not making notes or something.  I am having a little trouble remembering everything that happened around Christmas, but let’s see how I do... 

This Christmas, I was in charge of making candy for Christmas Eve at my grandma’s.  I was so excited!!  I LOVE ME SOME SWEETS!!!!!  Not to toot my own horn, but I think my candy was a success.  We had an early celebration on Christmas Eve at grandma’s this year.  It was so nice to visit with family.  We spent a lot of time watching Donald’s little girl Morgan.  She was just a doll.  Shame on me for not getting any photos.

After lunch, Tyler and I went over to his house for Christmas Eve.  We watched Christopher open a mountain of gifts, and we also exchanged gifts with each other.  It was fun watching Christopher actually enjoy opening presents this year.

I didn’t take many photos the rest of the evening, and this is the only photo I got of me and Tyler.

We spent the night at his parent’s house.  Which allowed us to be there in the morning for brunch and stockings.  After we were full and had spent some more time with family, we went to my parent’s house.  We got there at about noon.  We started opening presents immediately.  Years ago, my mom decided that she wanted Christmas to last all day.  Therefore, she made the decision to only let us open presents 1 (sometimes 2) / hour.  It is so much fun but is sometimes torture.  Tyler got to experience this tradition for the first time this year.  I am not sure where he stands on it.  :)  I think we opened our last presents at about 7:00 that evening.  My mom also made a huge traditional Christmas dinner.  I am pretty sure I rolled away from the table.  Another tradition that my dad instated years ago was to watch It’s a Wonderful Life.  A great Christmas movie!!!

Overall, I had a great Christmas.  I had some new experiences because I made candy, and mostly because it was my Christmas as a married woman.  Tyler and I didn’t get each other anything this year to unwrap because we got each other cruise!!  (Stay tuned…)

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Today has been a rainy blur.  I am glad to be home.  As soon as I made it to the apartment, I changed into my pjs and fuzzy socks.  I am currently making some “puppy chow.” 

Happy Mid Week Ya’ll

Britney

Our Trip to Branson

Okay!! I am back again.  I have not been a great blogger for the last 2 1/2 months.  The other night I got distracted updating my blog look.  Before I knew it, it was my bed time.  However, my blog looks puuurrrty!! 
Anyways, let me try and catch up.
Tyler, his family, and myself took a trip to Branson after finals in December.  It was a very enjoyable, much needed, quick vacay. 

This is me and my man on the trip to Branson.

Here I am at Silver Dollar City

Trying to stay warm at Silver Dollar City

While at SDC, Tyler and I always have to make an appearance at Grandfather’s Mansion.

When the sun went down, we took a train ride around the park to see the lights.  It was so much fun.

  It was an overall great time.

       

We spent the rest of the weekend shopping.  I mean how can you go wrong with that.  Like I said earlier, a great trip.
On another note…
I am trying to find a routine for this semester.  I just have not found it yet.  The majority of my classes are on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  Therefore, I tend to think that I don’t have homework on those nights.  Then on Tuesday and Thursday nights I get freaked out because I forgot to do my homework.  Today I got my desk calendar out and filled in the blanks.  Maybe I will find a routine by midterms. 
I joined the FCS/Dietetics Club back in September.  This is a very small club at school.  Anyways, today we picked new officers, and I am the new secretary.  I am pretty excited to have an important role in this club, and I hope I can do some good. 
Happy Tuesday!!!
Britney