The San Diego Zoo / Pumpkin carving

A COUPLE WEEKS AGO CHRIS AND I WENT TO THE SAN DIEGO ZOO FOR THE DAY. THIS LITTLE MERCAT WAS MY FAVORITE THEY JUST WALK RIGHT UP TO YOU AND STARE, I WANTED TO TAKE HIM HOME. CHRIS WON'T LET ME HAVE A LITTLE FURY FRIEND =( AND HAD FORBID ME TO WALK INTO ANY PET STORE CAUSE I ALWAYS WALK OUT BEGGING HIM TO LET ME TAKE A LITTLE FRIEND HOME. WHAT A MEAN MAN HE IS!!

ALL THE ANIMALS AT THE ZOO WERE OUT AND ABOUT IT WAS SO COOL TO SEE!!

GROSS THIS MONKEY WAS GOING TO THE BATHROOM

I CAN NEVER GO WITHOUT CARVING PUMPKINS! THESE ARE THE LOVELY PUMPKINS WE CARVED THIS YEAR CHRIS DID A HAPPY FACE AND I DID A MONSTER...

Blog Slacker!!!

These last couple months have been crazy first moving all of our stuff from Newport to Laguna Niguel not a far move but it still takes forever to pack then unpack which we are still doing UGHH! then my huge test out for work.. Im finally done with bringing in my models yes!! and on top of all that being pregnant most everyone knows this by now. Here are some pictures of our little boy that is growing in my belly!!

The OC smorgasborg fair....

All of his winnings!

Chris looks way too excited

The cow that sprayed chris with his snot!
we had to take a picture with him after that.

this guy was huge!

creepy couple..

3d glasses

fried foods!

This weekend Cardon and Whitney came up to visit! We went to the OC county fair and had so much fun eating a smorgasborg of different fried delights as they call it... from fried snickers, twinkies, white castle cheeseburgers that the boys ate and wanted to throw it up after.. so classic. We saw a 3d weird Al Yankovic show and lots of fun farm animals. Chris was getting super curious on one of the cows and was getting up close and personal with it. All of a sudden, the cow started moving his head towards Chris's and then sneezed all over him. It was hilarious. His shirt and hair was covered with this gross white cow snot. We could not believe it!!!! Later Chris played a couple of basketball games and seriously won every game the first time he played it. He pretty much was the Kobe Bryant of the OC fair.=)

Anniversary weekend

My Handsome husband!

Last weekend Chris and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary. We headed up to Mammoth for a quick weekend. We went stream and lake fishing. My family came up on Sunday and met us out on the lake to go fishing. It was a fun weekend but a long way to go for such a short time. Next time we will plan on staying longer.

A fun day in L.A.

Today I went up Valencia to visit Whitney since she's here for the summer now yay! We came down to LA to hang out with Melissa and little Merrick. We all went down to the Grove and decided to go shopping and have lunch at the farmers market YUM! It was a lot of fun even though it was rainy all day and the grove is an outdoor mall! Merrick was such a good boy all day as we walked around, what a little trooper. Bath and body works is having there semi annual sales right now, so I bought a bunch of smell good stuff. I just love that store and can't help not buying something even though i probably have enough bath, shower, and lotions to last me and my family a lifetime. =)

On the way home we passed this house with about 20 little naked man statues in the front lawn. ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW! I made Whitney whip out the camera as fast as she could and took a picture of it. I would love to meet the person that lives there... it was so classic.

Happy 23rd Birthday Courtney - 23 Reasons I Love Her

Having the date be March 9, 2009, which is 23 years after the Heavens were so generous to permit the birth of my lovely wife to this earth so that I could be so lucky to meet her 21 years later and start in the journey that has been the best experience in my life, I thought I would take this time and "sneakily" hack into what has mostly become her blog of us and tell the world 23 of the top reasons I love being married to my Courtney:

1. Loyal Love-I have never met a person that is so loving and offers that love at all times. It may have taken some time for me to inherit that love, but now that it's here, I am amazed of how much I can be loved despite all my weaknesses and 'isms I have. It makes a marriage so much easier to have that love as our foundation.

2. Sexiness- She caught my eye from the first time I met her. It doesn't take a genius to recognize her sexiness and although it's not everything to attraction, I am sure grateful that every time I see my wife, I find her more attractive and sexy. Whether it's here hypnotizing blue eyes or her squinty eyes when she smiles, I always am taken back by how cute my wife is. How did I get so lucky?

3. Spiritual Strength- When I first was introduced to Courtney, her best friend Whitney told me her conversion story and all the obstacles she overcame in joining the LDS church. After some of our early "deep" conversations Courtney and I had when we were dating, I was able to see her strong spiritual strength she possessed and it was a big example to me. Her testimony is still an example to me and I am so grateful to have a wife that builds me up spiritually.

4. Fun Loving- Anyone who knows Courtney knows of her passion of having fun. Whether that's pranking you while you sleep, going to Disneyland, or rocking out to her ghetto rap, she always finds places to have fun.

5. Hard Working- Many of you read Courtney's recent post about her job and the intense program she's involved in. Not only that, she teaches Primary at church, works out, and is always finding time to cut friends hair on the side. Even after exhausting evenings she gets up everyday and does it all over again. Wow.

6. Non-judgemental- It is not in Courtney's character to judge others, which is something I have always loved about her. Having a wide range of friends that live different lifestyles, it is great having a wife that can see the good in all of them and not judge. I have always loved that about her.

7. Caring- Being the last child, I was kind of "babied" growing up, so Courtney has big shoes to fill and she fills them. Whenever, I'm sick or not feeling well, she is always so quick to jump to my aide and help me get better.

8. Smart- Courtney knows so much of so many random things. Maybe it's her google skills, but she usually has an answer for everything. She even knew that the honey mustard dressing at quiznos was not fat free after I was convinced it was (thanks to Nick).

9. Honest- Courtney is brutally honest, even when she knows it may not be what I want to hear. I love knowing that I have a wife that I can trust 100% and that there is never worries or doubt about her compromising that. Her honesty helps me want to be 100% honest with her, which helps keep big problems out of our marriage.

10. Sociable- I can bring Courtney anywhere and she usually leaves with several new friends. It's so nice having a wife that hang with the guys, or go to a place where she's never met anyone and is talking with everyone within minutes. She always has fun things to talk about.

(Due to not making this post an absolute book, the remaining 13 traits will not have the description, but for those who know her probably know it anyway!)

11. Nurturing

12. Forgiving

13. Curious (Curious George)

14. Likes the same foods as me

15. Athletic

16. Amazing Family

17. Ability to make a negative a positive

18. Always wanting to do new adventures

19. Thoughtful

20. Very artistic and crafty

21. Humble and Grateful

22. Respectful and courteous

23. All the traits I could wish in a wife

So these are just a few of traits of Courtney that make me lucky to be her husband. I wish her the happiest 23rd birthday and I am so excited to spend so many more until we are old, shriveled and pooping our pants together in wheelchairs. I love you Courtney, Happy Birthday.

I FEEL LIKE I LIVE THERE.......

Toni & Guy (creators of Bed Head, Cat Walk, S Factor, Rock-aholic products) is a unique salon industry with over 400 salons world wide with most of their locations in regions such as Asia, Australia and all over Europe. They have been in business for over 40 years and the most unique thing about them is that all their stylists have to go through the exact same extensive training program to work there, so every Toni & Guy you visit they will all have the exact same Philosophies and Techniques taught world wide.

Lately I have been feeling like I live breathe and sleep Toni&Guy. I started working here in August they have a year long strenuous assisting program unlike any other salons. There are 3 phases in the program: first B1, which you strictly are a salon assistant until you finish completing their first phase of their continued education program which you have to bring a model every week to perform certain techniques which they grade you on. Either you pass or you fail and if you fail, you have to find another model and perform the technique again... Yes it sucks. I have had this experience once or twice... But they will fail you for the dumbest things, even if everything looks perfect, if they find the smallest hair not colored, you fail. It's so stressful... it has to be absolutely perfect which is good I guess, because in the end hopefully it will mold me into a fantastic colorist which is what I hope to become!


Toni & Guy is departmentalized, which means you either cut or color. You have to choose only one specialization, so you become really skilled and trained in one area. So if you have your hair colored by me, you will go see someone else for the haircut.

The Second phase is B2, which is where I am now, is where you are on the floor taking clients 2 days a week and the rest of the week assisting until you finish their 2nd part of the program, still bringing models every week. I seriously can't wait to be done with assisting, so I have been trying to finish the weekly models faster by doing two models a week instead of one. I'll be done with B2 in 2 more weeks!!!! and NO MORE ASSISTING!!!

The Third phase is Intermediate, in which you are on the floor every day taking clients but you still have to do the weekly models until you finish the techniques required. Then, I'll do one more final test out, which you do 5 models with different assigned techniques and present them in one night with a themed runway show coordinated with clothes, makeup, music and the whole bit. That will be my stress week for sure! poor poor Chris =) Then, if you pass that, its finally done and no more bringing in models every week and stressing about who to find.

I will have finished B2 eight weeks ahead of schedule, I don't even know how on earth I did that. Well actually I do.... MY HUSBAND is amazing and helps me so much, he has helped me find models by walking around the malls with me, put up postings on criagslist, and actually has been a model himself for some sexy man lights! He is so supportive of me and helps me out when I start getting overwhelmed about work. I really would never been able to do it without him, he's the best husband in my book!