1. Stop being so lazy and go for a jog once a week or walk three times a week.
2. Go back to memorizing scripture masteries. 2 each month.
3. Learn how to cook something new each month.
4. By the end of the year, I want to help someone come back to church or join the church.
5. Need to be more positive and patient.
Ok, I better not list any more or I'll forget them or get overwhelmed.
Hope that everyone has a happy new year!!!
Love my family!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
My 2011 in a minute
So I took this idea from my sister, who took it from my aunt . . . . :)
I became a mommy this year when my first child was born, my son, Alyxander in February. He is such a cutie and puts a smile on my face. Jason and I celebrated our 1st year of marriage to each other in May by visiting the Anniversary Inn which I totally recommend for any married couple. :) My little family and I had the opportunity to live in Japan over the summer due to Jason's internship, teaching little kids English. It was quite an adventure, I grew to love the people there but had a hard time with the food and humidity not to mention the language barrier. By the time we got back from Japan, Alyx was saying ma ma. Jason and I visited Las Vegas as a getaway from life and celebration to me quitting my job. We celebrated Alyx's first Christmas with our families.
Ok, I know there wasn't too many exciting details there. But actually there was quite alot that happened. It's just that once you become a parent, your world revolves around your kids. So this year held a bunch of awesome things. :) Just watching Alyx grow up has been an adventure and he's just beginning.
I became a mommy this year when my first child was born, my son, Alyxander in February. He is such a cutie and puts a smile on my face. Jason and I celebrated our 1st year of marriage to each other in May by visiting the Anniversary Inn which I totally recommend for any married couple. :) My little family and I had the opportunity to live in Japan over the summer due to Jason's internship, teaching little kids English. It was quite an adventure, I grew to love the people there but had a hard time with the food and humidity not to mention the language barrier. By the time we got back from Japan, Alyx was saying ma ma. Jason and I visited Las Vegas as a getaway from life and celebration to me quitting my job. We celebrated Alyx's first Christmas with our families.
Ok, I know there wasn't too many exciting details there. But actually there was quite alot that happened. It's just that once you become a parent, your world revolves around your kids. So this year held a bunch of awesome things. :) Just watching Alyx grow up has been an adventure and he's just beginning.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Faith
A few weeks ago, I had thoughts popping up, in my dreams, while I was reading and just doing normal every day things. Lost and confused as of what to do and if I was really getting them from the Spirit or if it was just me going crazy, I prayed and went to the Temple for help and guidance. There I received my answer and knew what the Lord was wanting me to do. I accepted it and told Jason.
Funny thing, you can get answers from the Lord, but that doesn't make things easier. In the end, we still have our agency of what to do.
I was a bit unsure of the future but continued on with my life.
Up until last night I was starting to believe I can do what the Lord has in store for me. I should know by now that Satan is continually working on me. He pulled me down, dragging my thoughts of doubt and my ability to do what my Heavenly Father wants me to do. After a while I started to pray, pleading for another way to do his will. I felt horrible. A failure and utterly ridiculous. Who am I to ask God if I can change what he wants of me? To have things go my way? I didn't see how I was supposed to do what he wanted of me. I thought there was no way I was to accomplish his will. Finally I fell asleep and later woke up feeling drained and weak. Alone and not sure.
Continuing on, the outside world fit my mood. Dreary and depressing. Thoughts kept coming to my mind. How am I supposed to do this? I don't think I could really do what is needed of me. Then I remembered a scripture . . .
Nephi was asked to get the plates, even after King Laban had tried to kill him and his brothers. With faith, he followed the Spirit and did what he needed to do, knowing that the Lord was with him.
I was tried and tested. Now, when it comes to things that I think are impossible or if I feel inadequate, I need to remember to put my faith in my Father in Heaven. If he wants me to do something, if I do my best, he will give me the strength and help that I need to accomplish the task he asks of me.
Funny thing, you can get answers from the Lord, but that doesn't make things easier. In the end, we still have our agency of what to do.
I was a bit unsure of the future but continued on with my life.
Up until last night I was starting to believe I can do what the Lord has in store for me. I should know by now that Satan is continually working on me. He pulled me down, dragging my thoughts of doubt and my ability to do what my Heavenly Father wants me to do. After a while I started to pray, pleading for another way to do his will. I felt horrible. A failure and utterly ridiculous. Who am I to ask God if I can change what he wants of me? To have things go my way? I didn't see how I was supposed to do what he wanted of me. I thought there was no way I was to accomplish his will. Finally I fell asleep and later woke up feeling drained and weak. Alone and not sure.
Continuing on, the outside world fit my mood. Dreary and depressing. Thoughts kept coming to my mind. How am I supposed to do this? I don't think I could really do what is needed of me. Then I remembered a scripture . . .
1 Nephi 3:7
7 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.
Nephi was asked to get the plates, even after King Laban had tried to kill him and his brothers. With faith, he followed the Spirit and did what he needed to do, knowing that the Lord was with him.
I was tried and tested. Now, when it comes to things that I think are impossible or if I feel inadequate, I need to remember to put my faith in my Father in Heaven. If he wants me to do something, if I do my best, he will give me the strength and help that I need to accomplish the task he asks of me.
Monday, November 28, 2011
UPDATE!! Vegas, Black Friday, and Thanksgiving.
So about a week ago I went to Vegas . . . did I have fun? Well yes . . . and no. It was not what I was expecting and for sure not planned but isn't that how life goes? The plan was to go down to Sin city, away from the Bubble of Provo, ha ha, no but really go to Vegas and have fun. Go on rides, eat some great food since they have FANTASTIC buffets, walk on the strip, go to the M&M store, see the Bellagio fountain and go do a session at the Las Vegas temple.
So we flew in to Vegas (not in first class like I was hoping) and met my Uncle Dan and Aunt Barbra. They were kind enough to let us borrow their car. Car? Is that what I said. I meant hybrid. Yep. We drove in a pretty sweet vehicle. :) We had reservations at the Stratosphere, which is freaking awesome. Has multiple rides on top of the tower and we were going to ride them . . . at night. Scary, but totally fun. Anyway, so after we got the car, dropped off the luggage at the hotel and drove to the strip. We parked at New York New York and wandered around. It was fun, except for the smoke in the casinos, yuck. Oh! Which reminds me, we laughed when we flew in to Vegas because in the airport there were slot machines. Yep, we were in Vegas. :) Back to the story, we walked around and I introduced him to my favorite store on the strip. THE M&M STORE!!! It was fun, we went on all 4 levels and bought peanut m&m's and coconut, yes they have coconut and it was DElish. So after that, we were getting hungry. Walking around we looked for something to eat. We decided on this place called Indian Cuisine. This was going to be my downfall in the trip. It turned out to be a buffet and the food smelled and tasted really good. I love curry, thanks to my father-in-law who makes amazing food and spicy curry. I usually just take a few bites because it's so hot. But I love his food. The food here wasn't as spicy but it was my pushing point and I ate all the food I got. Bad Makayla. Later I learned my stomach wasn't happy with this decision.
Jason and I walked around and saw some of the different hotels. One of the attractions we saw at a hotel had some lions and some baby cubs that were so cute!! We went back to our hotel and checked in, and our room had a semi good view of downtown. We went back to the strip and saw the Luxor. Had some cool stuff in it. We visited Caesar's Palace and the underground shops which have prices that are ridiculous but we had fun. We continued on our walk, and I noticed it got dark in Vegas really fast. About 5 in the afternoon or so and lights were already turning on. Real night life wouldn't begin till 7. I had a small headache growing but tried to ignore it, hoping it would go away. It didn't. We saw the Bellagio fountain show, which went with music and it was gorgeous and romantic. I loved it. :) What I didn't love was that I was beginning to become hyper smell sensitive. Cigarette smoke, perfume, cologne, and people with alcohol breath made me nauseous. It wasn't fun and I was not feeling good at all. Jason started looking for a store that would sell us tylenol or any medicine to help me. Most of the time he shielded my face the best he could so the smells wouldn't get to me. When we finally bought water and medicine it was too late. Ran to the bathroom and stayed in there for a while. :( Not fun. So we slowly made our way back to the car and returned to our hotel. We never got to go on the rides on top of the Stratosphere like we wanted but oh well. I did feel better a few hours later and Jason and I figured the Indian food was why I got sick. Take note, if something is pushing your spicy limit, don't keep eating it or your stomach will get back at you. The next day I was normal again but disappointed. But I was happy that the fact I felt better so I could go to the temple. Before the temple we did visit a pawn shop that has a show on TV. :) Heard of 'Pawn Stars'? That was it. Later we did a sealing session with my Aunt and Uncle and it was what we needed. It was so peaceful and glorious. The perfect way to end our trip.
Now on Thanksgiving, my mom, my sister Ashlea, and I planned to go to Kohl's midnight, for Black Friday. Another sister of mine, Tricia, came along too. Which surprised me because she's so young so I wondered if she could handle be out so late . . . or early. She barely made it. We were doing this partially for fun, and partially for Ashlea's sweet 16 birthday. :) We didn't wait in line, but rather waited for all the screaming running people to be in the store and merged with the people who were more calm and not so crazy. What am I talking about? We were shopping at midnight, course we're crazy. lol. I had wanted to come because I've never had the Black Friday experience and it would be fun to be with my family. So I came with the idea of looking for stuff for Alyx, Jason or myself. The first 16 seconds, I admired clothes for me, then moved on. I ended of getting my christmas shopping pretty much done for everyone and had not spent anything on me. Yep, I'm a mom all right. I have to say though, I'm quite proud of myself. This is the earliest I've ever gotten my Christmas shopping done. Yay for me!!
Now on Friday night, it was my mom's side of the family thanksgiving get together. I can't remember having so much fun. Watching my son, Alyx, play with a basketball and being with my sisters. It was great to have us all together again. We were being silly, playing or attempting to play the ha ha game, building a pyramid with our bodies, and taking turns getting on our sisters backs. I still can't believe that Ashlea could carry me. lol. Our mom took pictures and we got some good shots. For sure, one of our best times as sisters together. :)
So we flew in to Vegas (not in first class like I was hoping) and met my Uncle Dan and Aunt Barbra. They were kind enough to let us borrow their car. Car? Is that what I said. I meant hybrid. Yep. We drove in a pretty sweet vehicle. :) We had reservations at the Stratosphere, which is freaking awesome. Has multiple rides on top of the tower and we were going to ride them . . . at night. Scary, but totally fun. Anyway, so after we got the car, dropped off the luggage at the hotel and drove to the strip. We parked at New York New York and wandered around. It was fun, except for the smoke in the casinos, yuck. Oh! Which reminds me, we laughed when we flew in to Vegas because in the airport there were slot machines. Yep, we were in Vegas. :) Back to the story, we walked around and I introduced him to my favorite store on the strip. THE M&M STORE!!! It was fun, we went on all 4 levels and bought peanut m&m's and coconut, yes they have coconut and it was DElish. So after that, we were getting hungry. Walking around we looked for something to eat. We decided on this place called Indian Cuisine. This was going to be my downfall in the trip. It turned out to be a buffet and the food smelled and tasted really good. I love curry, thanks to my father-in-law who makes amazing food and spicy curry. I usually just take a few bites because it's so hot. But I love his food. The food here wasn't as spicy but it was my pushing point and I ate all the food I got. Bad Makayla. Later I learned my stomach wasn't happy with this decision.
Jason and I walked around and saw some of the different hotels. One of the attractions we saw at a hotel had some lions and some baby cubs that were so cute!! We went back to our hotel and checked in, and our room had a semi good view of downtown. We went back to the strip and saw the Luxor. Had some cool stuff in it. We visited Caesar's Palace and the underground shops which have prices that are ridiculous but we had fun. We continued on our walk, and I noticed it got dark in Vegas really fast. About 5 in the afternoon or so and lights were already turning on. Real night life wouldn't begin till 7. I had a small headache growing but tried to ignore it, hoping it would go away. It didn't. We saw the Bellagio fountain show, which went with music and it was gorgeous and romantic. I loved it. :) What I didn't love was that I was beginning to become hyper smell sensitive. Cigarette smoke, perfume, cologne, and people with alcohol breath made me nauseous. It wasn't fun and I was not feeling good at all. Jason started looking for a store that would sell us tylenol or any medicine to help me. Most of the time he shielded my face the best he could so the smells wouldn't get to me. When we finally bought water and medicine it was too late. Ran to the bathroom and stayed in there for a while. :( Not fun. So we slowly made our way back to the car and returned to our hotel. We never got to go on the rides on top of the Stratosphere like we wanted but oh well. I did feel better a few hours later and Jason and I figured the Indian food was why I got sick. Take note, if something is pushing your spicy limit, don't keep eating it or your stomach will get back at you. The next day I was normal again but disappointed. But I was happy that the fact I felt better so I could go to the temple. Before the temple we did visit a pawn shop that has a show on TV. :) Heard of 'Pawn Stars'? That was it. Later we did a sealing session with my Aunt and Uncle and it was what we needed. It was so peaceful and glorious. The perfect way to end our trip.
Now on Thanksgiving, my mom, my sister Ashlea, and I planned to go to Kohl's midnight, for Black Friday. Another sister of mine, Tricia, came along too. Which surprised me because she's so young so I wondered if she could handle be out so late . . . or early. She barely made it. We were doing this partially for fun, and partially for Ashlea's sweet 16 birthday. :) We didn't wait in line, but rather waited for all the screaming running people to be in the store and merged with the people who were more calm and not so crazy. What am I talking about? We were shopping at midnight, course we're crazy. lol. I had wanted to come because I've never had the Black Friday experience and it would be fun to be with my family. So I came with the idea of looking for stuff for Alyx, Jason or myself. The first 16 seconds, I admired clothes for me, then moved on. I ended of getting my christmas shopping pretty much done for everyone and had not spent anything on me. Yep, I'm a mom all right. I have to say though, I'm quite proud of myself. This is the earliest I've ever gotten my Christmas shopping done. Yay for me!!
Now on Friday night, it was my mom's side of the family thanksgiving get together. I can't remember having so much fun. Watching my son, Alyx, play with a basketball and being with my sisters. It was great to have us all together again. We were being silly, playing or attempting to play the ha ha game, building a pyramid with our bodies, and taking turns getting on our sisters backs. I still can't believe that Ashlea could carry me. lol. Our mom took pictures and we got some good shots. For sure, one of our best times as sisters together. :)
Monday, November 14, 2011
Bittersweet feelings
Sooo, I'm really looking forward to the end of this week and at the same time dreading it. This Thursday is supposed to be my last day working at the airport, (hopefully). I've already pushed it back by three months, but this should be the last time . . . that is if I don't push it back again. But that's not the reason for the feelings.
I'm super excited because my dear husband and I are going to VEGAS!!! :) He's never been there and I've been there but only as a kid/teenager. So I'm looking forward to showing him to cool things about Vegas and having some good memories made there. The Bellagio fountain and the Las Vegas Temple are top on my list. It would be nice to see some shows down there but because of the price we decided to skip out on those and do other things . . . like going on the STRATOSPHERE RIDES!!! YAY! haha. Anyway, we might go to the 'Pawn Stars" shop just because my husband and in-laws love watching that show, sometimes I like watching it too.
Now to why I'm not looking forward to this weekend. It'll be the first time I'm away from my baby boy for more than 30 something hours. The longest I've been away from Alyx has been fifteen-ish hours and we were still in the same state! Just less than half an hours drive from him! Now I'm going to be a state away and HOURS away from him. It's going to be tough. I'm so torn, from spending quality time with Jason to leaving Alyx. *sigh* It sucks.
I'm super excited because my dear husband and I are going to VEGAS!!! :) He's never been there and I've been there but only as a kid/teenager. So I'm looking forward to showing him to cool things about Vegas and having some good memories made there. The Bellagio fountain and the Las Vegas Temple are top on my list. It would be nice to see some shows down there but because of the price we decided to skip out on those and do other things . . . like going on the STRATOSPHERE RIDES!!! YAY! haha. Anyway, we might go to the 'Pawn Stars" shop just because my husband and in-laws love watching that show, sometimes I like watching it too.
Now to why I'm not looking forward to this weekend. It'll be the first time I'm away from my baby boy for more than 30 something hours. The longest I've been away from Alyx has been fifteen-ish hours and we were still in the same state! Just less than half an hours drive from him! Now I'm going to be a state away and HOURS away from him. It's going to be tough. I'm so torn, from spending quality time with Jason to leaving Alyx. *sigh* It sucks.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Teething pains and puppy dog eyes
So Alyx is now cutting two teeth, and I dunno who is in more pain . . . . him or me.
Besides all the biting that he does to me which is not fun at all, he also has been keeping me up all night because of his pain. Poor guy. But POOR ME TOO!!! It's quite easy to be patient and understanding the first time and second time, and maybe even third time. But the fourth and so on??? Especially since sometimes it takes half an hour to get him back to sleep or rarely one full hour. By then it's not easy at all to maintain the calmness and patience that I have gained by being a mother. There are times when I just wish I could put in ear plugs. But the guilt and his poor little cries hit my heart and I give in and go to his room to comfort him and try to sing him back to sleep. That's not all, I've been paying attention and my guess is when the bottom two are done cutting and causing him pain, the fun begins once again with the top. There are signs that they will follow soon. *sigh*
Something though that I can tell is (dunno if it's because I'm his mother or just my bond with him, wait isn't that the same thing. . . anyway) when he bites me and I react he immediately backs off and he gets a unique sad cute little look that is so clear to me that he knows he just put me in pain and is telling me that he's sorry and it is one of the most ADORABLE looks i've ever seen on him. The best way I can describe it is his eyes go wide and he already has the most beautiful blue eyes but I swear they just get the puppy dog quality look to them and he looks so sad. Dunno where he got that, because it's certainly not from me or Jason.
But no matter the challenges and small hardships that come with motherhood. I love being a mom to my little boy. :) He is amazing and super intelligent and creates more happy memories for me than I could ever imagine. I love my little Alyxander.
Besides all the biting that he does to me which is not fun at all, he also has been keeping me up all night because of his pain. Poor guy. But POOR ME TOO!!! It's quite easy to be patient and understanding the first time and second time, and maybe even third time. But the fourth and so on??? Especially since sometimes it takes half an hour to get him back to sleep or rarely one full hour. By then it's not easy at all to maintain the calmness and patience that I have gained by being a mother. There are times when I just wish I could put in ear plugs. But the guilt and his poor little cries hit my heart and I give in and go to his room to comfort him and try to sing him back to sleep. That's not all, I've been paying attention and my guess is when the bottom two are done cutting and causing him pain, the fun begins once again with the top. There are signs that they will follow soon. *sigh*
Something though that I can tell is (dunno if it's because I'm his mother or just my bond with him, wait isn't that the same thing. . . anyway) when he bites me and I react he immediately backs off and he gets a unique sad cute little look that is so clear to me that he knows he just put me in pain and is telling me that he's sorry and it is one of the most ADORABLE looks i've ever seen on him. The best way I can describe it is his eyes go wide and he already has the most beautiful blue eyes but I swear they just get the puppy dog quality look to them and he looks so sad. Dunno where he got that, because it's certainly not from me or Jason.
But no matter the challenges and small hardships that come with motherhood. I love being a mom to my little boy. :) He is amazing and super intelligent and creates more happy memories for me than I could ever imagine. I love my little Alyxander.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Another first for Alyx
A while back, Alyx started teething. Ok . . . so that's not new. When my family and I returned, I noticed that I could feel Alyx's bottom gums and there was a different feel to them then there (how'd you like those words together, haha) was before. So I knew some teeth were on the way. Well, I'd like to say Alyx has a tooth that you can actually see . . . that is with his cooperation, which is hard to get sometimes. lol. I'm super excited, to a point that is. Guess he will be drinking from bottles more now and eating more veggies than before. :)
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