. cross the list, and fill you in .

alright, so I thought I would fill everyone in on my progress and let you know about a fun thing I decided to do, thanks to a few friends at work. So first off... the list.

6 { take a self portrait every month around the 28th for a year }

I have done this every month since my birthday. going strong!!

7 { journal once a week }

this is come later.. keep reading.

11 { push my photography business, i for sure want more business }

I have picked up a few jobs, but I am ALWAYS looking for new ones, so if you know anyone that wants or needs photos done let them know, I would love the business.

12 { only say nice things about others, be positive and someone people want to be around }

I am working on this, I realized this one is a tough one. Any tips?

16 { try 5 new dessert recipes }

I have tried 2, one was a huge hit - sopapilla cheesecake bars. yum!

19 { learn that it is okay to say no, and be fine with it }

I am also working on this.. so I will try to keep this up and work on it.

27 { make a snow angel }

 This is proving difficult. It has yet to snowed in Utah, yes I know it is January. Once it snows, all over it.

as for the fun thing that relates to #7. I decided to try out Project Life. it is a fun scrapbooking / journaling thing that you keep track of all your weeks in one fun book. So i decided to give it a try. I ordered some of the fun little cards today, and I am picking up my album at work soon so I can get started. This way I journal and I have photos. it will be great!! 

how are your new years resolutions or lists going? i would love to hear how it is going, and also if you have any fun resolutions that I could possibly steal.. fun!

.. 2011 at a glance or a stare ..

well as tradition here is a recap of this year. oh boy was it a year. 

. january .

we hit up a jazz game. pretty much ruled, we got to eat in the VIP room and get unlimited snacks. it was awesome.

. february .

i found out i had TOS {thoracic outlet syndrome} and went through a battery of tests to determine i had a extra baby rib in there. scheduled surgery for august. yep august was the first opening. shoot me. and cody applied for graduation!

. march .

i convinced cody to get a new puppy. we flew to oklahoma to pick up the little pup who was a champ on the plane. he went through about 10 names until we landed on jet. 

. april . 

cody finally graduated {sort of. he walked and still had a class to finish off}. it was a party. and he applied for a job with the air national guard. he did get an interview which apparently is a pretty hard thing to do your first try but was turned down only because his one test score was 4 points lower than the other candidate. 

. may . 

i started to eat healthier and getting my butt kicked weekly , 3x to be exact by my personal trainer. who has successfully tightened me up and helped me loose quite a few pounds. cody still worked hard at school and i just worked. 

. june . 

while working hard cody gave himself a hernia. oh boy. we scheduled surgery for the last day in june so he could have the 4th of july weekend to recover. 

. july . 

our days were filled with work and then taking jet on walks all over provo to enjoy the summer. we also started working out plans for our cruise. it is going to rock.

. august .

we went on a 7 day cruise to the south caribbean and it wast the BOMB. i loved every minute of it, minus being sea sick the first night. i had that baby rib removed just 4 days before my birthday. had my 27th birthday, drugged while laying in the lazy boy and watching football and movies, might have been one of the best birthdays ever. 

. september . 

we decided to get jet fixed after a slightly embarrassing BBQ at cody's house when he proceeded to hump our 6 year old cousin. yep embarrassing. so he got the chop. he did great and was back to himself that night.

. october .

cody went to memphis for a week and got to see the millions of packages, miles of conveyor belts and hundreds of planes in operation at the FEDEX headquarters. he also got to fly in the $8,000 an hour simulator to paris. he was smitten. we also went to thriller, annual tradition. 

. november .

cody went to SEMA, the largest car show in the world held in las vegas every november. he loved it, every minute of it. we got to watch one of cody's brothers get sealed to his sweetheart in the SLC temple, it was a treat. we celebrated 6 years of being 'stuck' together, and cody's 28th birthday.. geez oldy pants. i had my two wisdom teeth pulled. it was smooth, minus the cracking noises. i was healed up in three days and no swelling. we had thanksgiving, great food. and prepped for christmas

. december . 

we got ready for christmas. i helped my mom recover from a knee replacement that happened the middle of november.  jet got to see snow, it is a love / hate relationship. he loves the fluffy stuff hates the slush. he is kind of a pris. oh well we love him.

happy 2011 to you! hope yours was as good as ours!

.. its your day of birth ..

alright so it is the hubby's birthday and since I haven't ever done this for him.. here are 28 reasons why I love Cody.

1. His hilarious sense of humor

{mini golf summer 2010}

2. the way he claims he will stay awake during movies but always falls asleep

3. the way he takes care of me when i am sick or hurt

4. how he loves jet and tyke

5. his willingness to put up with my retarded requests

6. his dedication to aviation

7. tickle fights in bed late at night, and how i always win

8. his sense of adventure and trying new things

{jazz game january 2011}

9. that he works for delta and i can fly for free {don't judge it is a rockin benefit}

{washington dc may 2011}

10. how his mind is made up of gears and oil {it revolves around cars and planes}

11. his sweet thoughts and gifts

12. his ability to handle my emotional swings and crazy rants

13. loving my family, even if they are crazy

14. being patient with me when i act retardedly

15. how he still loves me even when i make him sleep in 'coffin' sheets. {i have a thing with sheets in my bed. they have to be pulled tight with no wrinkles, i mean none. on our first night in our apartment i made the bed and he got it and asked me if i was trying to kill him by putting him in a coffin cause they were so tight}

16. how he knows when i say maybe i really mean yes, i just don't want to sound mean or demanding

17. how he believes in me and my dreams

18. his back / shoulder rubs, they are divine.

19. he allows me to have an addiction to books and reading

20. his family, they are some of the most wonderful people i know

21. how obsessive he is about his car {it is always the one to get cleaned and vacuumed, when we had tyke he wouldn't let him ride in his car because of his fur.}

22. how he supports my efforts to be healthier by working out and eating better

23. his bear hugs, seriously the best

24. his work ethics. he works 2 jobs and goes to school, and when i was in school he worked full time and did school so i could finish my degree

25. how he loves me for me

{maui august 2010}

26. how on our wedding day despite being sick and in the hospital he powered through the day, thanks to many naps, and made it one of the best days of my life

27. his beautiful blue eyes

28. because he is my knight in shining armor and i wouldn't trade him for the world.

{new years eve 2010}

happy birthday my prince!

.. my auguri for 28 ..

incase you were wondering 'auguri' is wishes in italian. i decided to make my goals wishes so they were exciting when i reached them. so without further ado.. here are the 28 auguri..

1 { get prego, it's time to have a babe my friends }

2 { move into our own place, this will be on my list until it happens }

3 { learn italian, i just need to do it }

4 { have a girls night out }

5 { hike to stewart falls, possibly bring jet with }

6 { take a self portrait every month around the 28th for a year }

7 { journal once a week }

8 { take tennis lessons }

9 { take a couponing class, so i can be pro when i am ready }

10 { try a different form of art - sewing, watercolor, scrap booking, beading.. }

11 { push my photography business, i for sure want more business }

12 { only say nice things about others, be positive and someone people want to be around }

13 { have a kissing session in the rain }

14 { make a gratitude journal and fill it with all the things i am grateful for }

15 { attend a professional sports event, i am leaning towards football but we will see }

16 { try 5 new dessert recipes }

17 { go to disneyland or disney world with cody }

18 { visit italy }

19 { learn that it is okay to say no, and be fine with it }

20 { teach photography at timpview high school, i have wanted to do this for years }

21 { watch Friends from start to end }

22 { make a pizuki }

23 { have our family pictures done }

24 { go to seattle and visit pike place market }

25 { learn how to play chess }

26 { get my concealed weapons permit, this one is odd i know but with Cody teaching and being gone i don't want to be stuck and not be able to defend myself if i need }

27 { make a snow angel }

28 { make a skirt with pockets on my own }

what will you do this year?

.. an update to 'the list' ..

I am sure you all remember my list, you had it taped to your mirror right?! what you don't? alright fine, click here to get a refresher. since my goal was by my 27th birthday which happened a few days ago, i thought i would update you on what i accomplished.

1. Travel - check!

{i went to 4 international islands on a cruise, went to NYC, and oklahoma}

{picking up jet in oklahoma}

{cruise, this is in st. kitts}

{new york at the world trade center}

2. photograph more - check!

{took way more pictures and did 3 rolls of film on the cruise alone}

3. shoot with the holga - half check

{the roll is still in the holga with 3 shots left..}

4. shoot on the instax - check!

{i documented getting jet, some self portraits, and the cruise on it}

5. see wicked with cody - miss :(

6. read at least 10 books, one new one - check and check!

{ i read 17 books since making this list, 3 new authors and some old}

7. go to the gym every week - check!

{i have gone every week that i have been allowed. the dr won't let me with my shoulder surgery}

8. try snowboarding - fail

9. move into our own place - fail

{we are still very much working on it, cody's school is taking longer than we expected}

10. get crafty - check!

{i did a sewing project for a friend- rag doll, and i created a necklace board}

11. find a photo project i am interested in - semi check

{i am working on doing more fine art stuff, not really anything specific and of course self portraits}

12. have a GNO - fail.. sad

{wanted to, and talked about it but never got to it.}

13. get a dog or preggo or both - check!

{not pregnant, trust me you will know when that happens, but i got a pup!}

14. learn italian - semi check

{ i am still working on this one, i try and find time and when i do i practice not as much as i should..}

15. learn to be understanding and patient - checkish

{i feel like this one is an ongoing thing, so an eternal checkish.}

16. make a few mini books - check

{i made quite a few, one for jet, one for the cruise and one for a friend}

17. be more adventurous. - check!

{i started wearing skirts and dresses to work, HUGE. and on the cruise i did a zipline, so fun and scary}

18. have an art show - check!

{i had my BFA show in october}

19. make a snowman - fail

{i made the list and it snowed and i decided the cold was not my cup of tea, lame i know}

20. enter an art contest - check!

{ i entered the national photography contest}

21. make a tyke book - check

{ i got a photo album and put every picture we have of him in it}

22. have a picnic - check!

we did this a few months ago with the jet man

23. be more romantic - semi check again

{i think this one is like #15, an ongoing thing}

24. make a choice daily to be happy - check!

{this year was much better}

25. be a better wife, sister, daughter and in-law - check

{i improved all those relationships and am going to continue to work on them}

26. do a 5k- fail

{we were planning on one, my MIL and I but she got sick a few days before so we didn't}

27. be punctual - checkish

{i still have a bit of an issue with this one, but i have made leaps and bounds towards the right direction}.

so there you have it. i did some, 21 to be exact so i only missed 6. but it was fun trying to do new things. stay tuned for my new list.. i do turn 28 next year.  

.. jazzin' it up ..

this year for christmas cody got me tickets to the jazz game. he is trying to help me cross things off my " list ". one thing on my list was to be more adventurous. {and secretly i have always wanted to attend professional sports} the only information i got was that we were going on january 3rd and i had to be ready to leave by 4:30.

so i left work early and went home to get all ready for the night and we were off. when i was in the car and we were on my way my cute hubby allows me to see the tickets, finally.

the sneak found a great deal and got us tickets as VIP's. yep. our seats were on the first row and we got dinner at the stadium and unlimited snacks and drinks. WOW! i was so excited. we got to the stadium and found our way through all the hallways to the VIP lounge and we ate dinner. they had potatoes, pork roast, veggies, salad, bread, desserts and drinks. all you could eat. it was delicious. after dinner we walked through the arena and found our seats. we were on the first row, like 3 rows from the floor. so close we could hear the players curse and see the sweat. unreal. i was so excited!

the game was off and it was good, before i knew it half time was here. we ran off to the VIP lounge and grabbed refills and some snacks, and were back before the second half started. the second half was more intense than the first, i couldn't believe it!

to make it even better the jazz won over the detroit pistons. and it was intense all up until the last minute! you could feel the tension in the arena.

it was honestly one of the best night i had had in a long time. i loved it! we got home late and i was pooped all day but this was so worth it! thanks babe for the wonderful gift!