Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.
This part of the challenge is a little difficult. I don't really have any one thing that I crave a lot. Sometimes I crave Oreos. Sometimes I crave Cadbury Mini Eggs. Sometimes I just crave water with a little bit of lemon in it. Sometimes I crave Kiwi-Watermelon Koolaid. Sometimes I crave hummus.
I used to crave sunshine, but now living in Texas I get it most of the time and it's not a craving. Sometimes I crave rain though, it makes me feel like I'm back home.
It sounds weird, but I crave a clean apartment. One where I can still smell the citrus scent of the cleaners I use. One that has the scent of our laundry detergent lingering.
Apparently I crave citrus, whether it be the smell of it or the taste of it. I like citrus :)
3.31.2011
3.30.2011
day 17
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.
The parents
The siblings
The nieces & nephews (6 of the 16)
These are the most current pictures I have, I guess I could've posted the picture of the family in Nauvoo because it had all the Krumper-people, but it was missing Chris and he's my family now too.
3.29.2011
day 16
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.
I have two. One is definitely just because of recent events, the other has been my celebrity crush for a few years now.
I have two. One is definitely just because of recent events, the other has been my celebrity crush for a few years now.
Oh how I love Jimmer!
And James Marsden... oh boy!
The year that I was an RA I had five favorite movies that I watched over and over and over again. They were:
Enchanted, Hairspray, 27 Dresses, The Notebook, and Zoolander.
It didn't take me too long to figure out a common ingredient in each of those movies- the adorable face of James Marsden. For Valentines day Chris got me The Notebook on blu-ray, we watched it that night. The week before Valentines day we got a wedding gift in the mail- a check saying that now that we had everything we needed we were supposed to buy things we wanted. We picked out three games and two movies from Amazon and I was super excited when 27 Dresses came!
3.28.2011
day 15
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
This is a difficult question because it depends. Am I leaving the house by myself or with Chris? We'll answer both of those questions.
If I'm with Chris I often just have :
This is a difficult question because it depends. Am I leaving the house by myself or with Chris? We'll answer both of those questions.
If I'm with Chris I often just have :
and of course:
If I go out by myself I almost always take:
my water bottle and my purse. in a few days i have to post
a photo of the stuff in my purse, so i'll spare you those details right now.
Taking my water bottle with me is incredibly important if I don't want headaches. I found that a big contributor to the nasty head aches I was getting when we moved here was being dehydrated, so now I really keep track of how much water I drink each day. Having my own water bottle when I go to friends apartments helps me make sure I do it!
And there you have it. I take my phone, chapstick, water, and my purse. Sounds pretty thrilling, huh?
3.27.2011
day 14
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
This was a difficult one to answer. I almost always have a show that I'm watching, the show that I turn on (courtesy of Netflix or Hulu) while I clean, and especially when I fold laundry. Ya know, a show that I watch while Chris is gone... normally one that he wouldn't be too excited to watch. Currently that show is:
A few weeks ago I picked a friend up after she dropped her car off at the shop to get some work done. As we pulled into her complex she invited me in to watch an episode together. I was instantly hooked. The show is in Season 11 right now and the finale is in like 2 months. Since we watched that episode I went back and watched the season from episode one and last week we got together to watch the most current episode. It was intense! I've also gone back and watched Season 10 since it's on Hulu. I like to turn it on while I clean/do homework/fold laundry and even do yoga with it on sometimes. Since I started watching it I've dropped most of the other shows I had been watching, although today I did watch an episode of The Cosby Show while Chris was helping someone move.
Then there are the shows that Chris and I watch together. We have several that we've started and when we're in the mood to watch an episode these ones are our favorites:
One of my goals (for my 101 in 1001 list) is to watch every episode of House. Chris and I started watching it when we got engaged. We're a little over halfway through Season 5 right now. The current season is 7, so I think we're doing pretty good at getting through it. Oh man I love House!
And the final show I'm hooked on is:
A lot of my friends aren't big fans of 24, but oh man do we love watching Jack Bauer in action! There were 8 seasons of 24 and Chris and I just started Season 7.
And not featured above, but still shows that we love: Man vs. Food, Lie to Me, Chuck, and The Office (although the most recent season is pretty lame and we haven't watched it all). And there you have it. TV shows that Marci loves.
This was a difficult one to answer. I almost always have a show that I'm watching, the show that I turn on (courtesy of Netflix or Hulu) while I clean, and especially when I fold laundry. Ya know, a show that I watch while Chris is gone... normally one that he wouldn't be too excited to watch. Currently that show is:
A few weeks ago I picked a friend up after she dropped her car off at the shop to get some work done. As we pulled into her complex she invited me in to watch an episode together. I was instantly hooked. The show is in Season 11 right now and the finale is in like 2 months. Since we watched that episode I went back and watched the season from episode one and last week we got together to watch the most current episode. It was intense! I've also gone back and watched Season 10 since it's on Hulu. I like to turn it on while I clean/do homework/fold laundry and even do yoga with it on sometimes. Since I started watching it I've dropped most of the other shows I had been watching, although today I did watch an episode of The Cosby Show while Chris was helping someone move.
Then there are the shows that Chris and I watch together. We have several that we've started and when we're in the mood to watch an episode these ones are our favorites:
One of my goals (for my 101 in 1001 list) is to watch every episode of House. Chris and I started watching it when we got engaged. We're a little over halfway through Season 5 right now. The current season is 7, so I think we're doing pretty good at getting through it. Oh man I love House!
And the final show I'm hooked on is:
A lot of my friends aren't big fans of 24, but oh man do we love watching Jack Bauer in action! There were 8 seasons of 24 and Chris and I just started Season 7.
And not featured above, but still shows that we love: Man vs. Food, Lie to Me, Chuck, and The Office (although the most recent season is pretty lame and we haven't watched it all). And there you have it. TV shows that Marci loves.
3.26.2011
day 13
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?
Dashboard Confessional
This is Chris Carabba, the voice behind Dashboard Confessional. Dashboard has only been my favorite for forever, basically. Pretty much since I grew out of my Backstreet Boys phase it's been all about Dashboard. My first concert was Dashboard and I passed out. It was such a great concert. I wrote a paper analyzing some of their songs my Junior year of High School.
I. LOVE. DASHBOARD.
I. LOVE. DASHBOARD.
3.25.2011
day 12
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.
SAN ANTONIO!
This is a picture of The Tower of the America's which is very similar to The Space Needle. it's a little taller than the Space Needle, I found that out when we went there for dinner for my birthday! It's in downtown SA which we don't spend a ton of time in, so you have to deal with a picture from the internet instead of a picture I took myself. I just don't take lots of pictures of anything that would scream "this is san antonio", but maybe I should take a picture of our new H-E-B (grocery store). It's pretty sweet
3.24.2011
day 11
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
Wow. This is pretty exciting, I'm sure you all were dying for this one. Some mineral foundation, tweezers, a brush for my brows/lashes, bronzer, mascara (which I HATE this one, waiting for it to die so I can try something else), chapstick, eye lash curlers, and a trio of eye shadow (along with a blush that i've never used). And that is how I roll friends. Pretty simple, and almost all of it came from Walmart!
Wow. This is pretty exciting, I'm sure you all were dying for this one. Some mineral foundation, tweezers, a brush for my brows/lashes, bronzer, mascara (which I HATE this one, waiting for it to die so I can try something else), chapstick, eye lash curlers, and a trio of eye shadow (along with a blush that i've never used). And that is how I roll friends. Pretty simple, and almost all of it came from Walmart!
3.23.2011
day 10
Day 10 – A photo of our favorite place to eat.
This may seem kinda silly, but I prefer eating at home rather than eating out most of the time. Since being in San Antonio we've definitely tried some places out but we don't eat out a ton. Sometimes we eat on the couch and watch an episode of 24 or House, and sometimes we eat at the table. Last week we ate at the table at least twice because we fed the sister missionaries one day and had a friend come over another day. I think I just about always eat lunch at the table as well, so I guess my kitchen table is my favorite place to eat?
This may seem kinda silly, but I prefer eating at home rather than eating out most of the time. Since being in San Antonio we've definitely tried some places out but we don't eat out a ton. Sometimes we eat on the couch and watch an episode of 24 or House, and sometimes we eat at the table. Last week we ate at the table at least twice because we fed the sister missionaries one day and had a friend come over another day. I think I just about always eat lunch at the table as well, so I guess my kitchen table is my favorite place to eat?
3.22.2011
day 9
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
The last item that I purchased was tricky to remember. In the last few days we went grocery shopping and I was really hoping that our trip to Walmart wasn't my last purchase. Then I remembered this gem:
Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Hummus! Costco size! We went to Costco and walked out only buying $5.99 worth of hummus, I am so proud of us!
The last item that I purchased was tricky to remember. In the last few days we went grocery shopping and I was really hoping that our trip to Walmart wasn't my last purchase. Then I remembered this gem:
Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Hummus! Costco size! We went to Costco and walked out only buying $5.99 worth of hummus, I am so proud of us!
3.21.2011
day 8
Day 8 –Your idea of the perfect first date..
This part of the challenge was originally day 3 of the challenge, but I changed it to today because 3/21/2010 was the day that Chris and I went on our first official date. For three months leading up to that we had spent a lot of time together, but never had we ever called them dates, we were just hanging out. So I look back and think about that date we went on a year ago.
Dinner at a hole in the wall (kind of) Mexican Restaurant in Orem. We were some of the only people there and the waitress came and checked on us every 5 minutes. I think she had a timer set, it was like clockwork! We knew exactly when she would be coming. Our food was really tasty, man was I excited to have some good Mexican food!
After dinner we went to see a Humor U show. They were (they disbanded after Fall 2010) a stand-up comedy troop at BYU. Chris had seen them several times before and wanted to see them one last time before he left BYU and invited me to go with him. It was one of the funniest shows I've seen. The guy who did the Study like a Scholar (BYU's spin on the Old Spice commercials) was in Humor U and he was so stinkin funny. We laughed pretty much the entire show!
After that we went back to my place and watched a few clips of one of my favorite comedians on youtube and then it was late, so Chris left. It was a pretty darn good first date. Our second date then was the next day when I went to his apartment and we watched Space Jam. That was equally exciting, but not technically our first date so I couldn't just write about that.
And there you have it. Good Mexican food and a comedy show. That's what it takes to win me over :)
This part of the challenge was originally day 3 of the challenge, but I changed it to today because 3/21/2010 was the day that Chris and I went on our first official date. For three months leading up to that we had spent a lot of time together, but never had we ever called them dates, we were just hanging out. So I look back and think about that date we went on a year ago.
Dinner at a hole in the wall (kind of) Mexican Restaurant in Orem. We were some of the only people there and the waitress came and checked on us every 5 minutes. I think she had a timer set, it was like clockwork! We knew exactly when she would be coming. Our food was really tasty, man was I excited to have some good Mexican food!
After dinner we went to see a Humor U show. They were (they disbanded after Fall 2010) a stand-up comedy troop at BYU. Chris had seen them several times before and wanted to see them one last time before he left BYU and invited me to go with him. It was one of the funniest shows I've seen. The guy who did the Study like a Scholar (BYU's spin on the Old Spice commercials) was in Humor U and he was so stinkin funny. We laughed pretty much the entire show!
After that we went back to my place and watched a few clips of one of my favorite comedians on youtube and then it was late, so Chris left. It was a pretty darn good first date. Our second date then was the next day when I went to his apartment and we watched Space Jam. That was equally exciting, but not technically our first date so I couldn't just write about that.
And there you have it. Good Mexican food and a comedy show. That's what it takes to win me over :)
3.20.2011
day 7
Day 7 – Your dream wedding
I'd have to say that my dream wedding would take place here:
To this guy:
With these people present:
It probably would happen on July 30, 2010.
In an ideal world this person would have been there, but wasn't, she was too busy being a missionary in Dallas:
We probably would look something like this as we came out of the temple:
And my siblings would probably do something like this:
to recap, my dream wedding took place july 30, 2010 when i married chris for time and all eternity in the seattle temple of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. most of my family was there (just missed two of my brothers-in-law and 10 of my nieces and nephews) and most of chris's family was there (just missed his brother who was on a mission).
I'd have to say that my dream wedding would take place here:
To this guy:
With these people present:
It probably would happen on July 30, 2010.
In an ideal world this person would have been there, but wasn't, she was too busy being a missionary in Dallas:
We probably would look something like this as we came out of the temple:
And my siblings would probably do something like this:
to recap, my dream wedding took place july 30, 2010 when i married chris for time and all eternity in the seattle temple of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. most of my family was there (just missed two of my brothers-in-law and 10 of my nieces and nephews) and most of chris's family was there (just missed his brother who was on a mission).
3.19.2011
day 6
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet
His name is Mr. Giggles, he's good with children, well mannered, and can do lots of tricks! Who wouldn't want Mr. Giggles? Chris and I send each other this picture all of the time, we LOVE Mr. Giggles!
His name is Mr. Giggles, he's good with children, well mannered, and can do lots of tricks! Who wouldn't want Mr. Giggles? Chris and I send each other this picture all of the time, we LOVE Mr. Giggles!
3.18.2011
day 5
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago
This is just about exactly 2 years ago! I was an RA, one of my residents was an Avon Rep and needed to practice some makeup applications, so I volunteered my face. She did my hair and makeup and picked my clothes out and we took some pictures! She ended up being my roommate the next year and we took lots of pictures like this but in different places, not just "that one place where everyone takes pictures".
This is just about exactly 2 years ago! I was an RA, one of my residents was an Avon Rep and needed to practice some makeup applications, so I volunteered my face. She did my hair and makeup and picked my clothes out and we took some pictures! She ended up being my roommate the next year and we took lots of pictures like this but in different places, not just "that one place where everyone takes pictures".
3.17.2011
day 4
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend
Some of my favorite pictures of my best friend are going to be used in future posts, so I picked out my favorite picture that was just of my best friend! I love my best friend oh so much and am so glad to be married to him!
Some of my favorite pictures of my best friend are going to be used in future posts, so I picked out my favorite picture that was just of my best friend! I love my best friend oh so much and am so glad to be married to him!
3.16.2011
Day 3
Day 3 – A song to match your mood.
I pick this song because I just got home from the temple! It might seem kinda cheesy, but I LOVED it!
I pick this song because I just got home from the temple! It might seem kinda cheesy, but I LOVED it!
3.15.2011
Day 2
Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.
This is probably my favorite thing that I ate today. I did have some cottage cheese and peaches for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, and we're having stroganoff for dinner. Cadbury Mini Eggs are definitely the highlight of the day :) I don't know why it turned the way it did... it was definitely facing the right way before I added it to blogger. boooooo
This is probably my favorite thing that I ate today. I did have some cottage cheese and peaches for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, and we're having stroganoff for dinner. Cadbury Mini Eggs are definitely the highlight of the day :) I don't know why it turned the way it did... it was definitely facing the right way before I added it to blogger. boooooo
3.14.2011
english muffins
Marissa and I have gotten together a few times to bake but today was by far the best! Homemade english muffins are SOOOO tasty! Also, they are super simple and not too time consuming. Sure, there is the 45 minutes that you let the dough rise before you cook them, but that was a good time for us to talk/eat lunch. The recipe originally made 20 muffins, but we had three of us there so we wanted to make a few more than that. We changed it to be 36 servings but it made at least 50. I can definitely make a single batch for us and it will be perfect to last a few weeks after I stick some in the freezer.
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/breads/english-muffins-4/
I love having friends that like exploring new recipes, it is way more fun to try something new with someone else, sometimes it can be overwhelming trying something new on your own. We're getting together next month to make something else, we just haven't decided what yet. We also looked through a ton of Marissa's cookbooks and I am in love with the America's Test Kitchen Cookbook and want one really bad.
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/breads/english-muffins-4/
I love having friends that like exploring new recipes, it is way more fun to try something new with someone else, sometimes it can be overwhelming trying something new on your own. We're getting together next month to make something else, we just haven't decided what yet. We also looked through a ton of Marissa's cookbooks and I am in love with the America's Test Kitchen Cookbook and want one really bad.
Day 1
Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Well it is only 9:30 am but I know if I don't do this now it won't happen today. Here is a picture I just took a few minutes ago with my phone. It's kinda a crappy picture but it's what you're gonna get today. My day started 2 hours ago when I woke up to make Chris's lunch and send him off to work. So far I've gotten the trash outside (well I got it ready and Chris took it out with him), I have my second batch of laundry in the washer, the dishes are done (which was quite a task since I didn't touch the dishes after dinner last night and Chris helped me make a mess in the kitchen as we made dinner). The rest of my day should be pretty good... just one more batch of laundry to get through the washer and then folding all the clothes. I've got a trip to the library planned, and a baking adventure with my friend Marissa! We're making our own English Muffins! So far it's been a pretty good day and I can only imagine it will continue to get better!
3.13.2011
Blogging...
I've been a pitiful blogger pretty much forever, but especially since I got married. I feel like not anything too exciting happens to blog about anymore. I'm not in school full time or working at all, and those seemed to be the places that I got some of my blogging inspiration. One of my goals (from my 101 in 1001 list) was to blog every day for a month, and a second goal was to do a 30 day blog challenge. I decided that those two go hand in hand nicely. I also decided that "every day for a month" really just meant daily for 30 days, not necessarily starting the first of the month and going to the end. As such, I am pleased to announce (to the few of you who actually read this still...) that tomorrow starts my 30 days of blogging. I found a 30 day blog challenge that I mostly liked but I may change one or two of the questions. I also am going to try really hard to not just sit down one day and write a bunch of posts and set them to automatically post. :) We'll see how it goes!
Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.
Day 3 – A song to match your mood.
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 – Your dream wedding.
Day 8 –Your idea of the perfect first date..
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of our favorite place to eat.
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 – Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.
Day 23 – 15 facts about you.
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 – What’s in your purse?
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to.
Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then?
Day 28 – Your favorite movie.
Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 – A photograph of youself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days
Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.
Day 3 – A song to match your mood.
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 – Your dream wedding.
Day 8 –Your idea of the perfect first date..
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of our favorite place to eat.
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 – Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.
Day 23 – 15 facts about you.
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 – What’s in your purse?
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to.
Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then?
Day 28 – Your favorite movie.
Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 – A photograph of youself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days
3.04.2011
Tempting...
Yesterday at the grocery store I saw Cadbury Mini Eggs. Oh my goodness was I tempted to buy them. I didn't, but all morning now I've been thinking about them. I'm afraid. If I get one bag will I share with Chris? Will I be able to eat just one bag? I think that last year my roommate and I together ate 3 or 4 bags.
Chris has to work late tonight and I think I'll survive tonight by going to the grocery store and picking up a bag of Mini Eggs...
Chris has to work late tonight and I think I'll survive tonight by going to the grocery store and picking up a bag of Mini Eggs...
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