Niagara Falls

Is it just me or does everyone have the urge to use the bathroom when they hear the phrase "Niagara Falls"? Maybe it's because my sisters and I used to torment each other by saying that on long car rides when one of us had to go to the bathroom.

Anyways...

Last weekend was ward conference and we were bad and decided to skip to go to Niagara Falls. You see it's only a 2 hour trip from where we live and neither of us had been so we decided to just go for it. Talk about a fun but FREEZING trip. We did both sides (The Canadian and American) of the park. It was so beautiful with all the snow around it but we want to go back in the summer because that is when everything comes to life there and we will probably enjoy it more because we won't be freezing our booties off.  They also had a neat little museum there that told the history of the falls and I'm pretty sure that was Brad's favorite part. It was also St. Patrick's Day and you can't tell because we are all bundled up but we were wearing green. We did see a rainbow though so I'm hoping that means we will be extra lucky this year!

Now for some pictures from our trip

Us at the Falls!

The Falls/The Rainbow

It was the perfect little get away and break from reality. Plus I can now say I've been to Canada! 

Hope everyone has an awesome week! I am so excited for Easter next weekend! What do you have planned?

just breathe

Life has been pretty crazy around here...

Work

School

Callings

They all take up so much time. There are days where I just want to sit down and breathe for a second. Now I'm not saying that being busy is not good. I for one like to be busy and I like to have a routine but sometimes it just seems like it's too much. Sometimes I just feel like if I have a good cry for a minute and then everything will be okay.

Today was one of those days. 

I don't know who told my ward choir director I could sing but if I ever find out I might punch you in the throat {justkidding...maybe}because somehow I got dragged into singing in sacrament on Sunday because it's Relief Society Sunday. JOY. I don't consider myself to be a singer maybe it's because I grew up in a house with a mom and sister who have voices of angels {I seriously could listen to them sing all day} I can't read music at ALL but if I stand next to someone who can sing I can fake it till I make it. Anyways, I had singing practice this morning at 9:30am. Then I came home and did laundry, I used to love doing laundry but now that there is two of us it seems more like a chore every time I do it. Also it's finals week so add in studying for a final and then taking it to my "to do" list. It was also Wednesday which means mutual, we watched a movie. Life gets a little more difficult when you have to share a car and you both have to two different places at the same time. I wish people were punctual, start and end on time {probably one of my biggest pet peeves, if I'm being honest}

I would say I'm ready for the weekend but that just brings on waking up early and going to work or church. So I'm going to say I'm ready for  March 20th to get here because Mo is coming to visit me and I couldn't be more excited!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Victoria's Secret

It's been a whole month since I've started working at good ole VS.

I can't believe how fast it has gone by.

I remember the night of my first day.  I had come home from work and my feet and legs were throbbing. I knew I had to get up for work at 5 the next morning so I went and took a hot bubble bath hoping that it would make my legs feel better and help me sleep better that night but it didn't. I remember waking Brad up and saying we needed to go get medicine right then and there. So we hopped in the car and drove to Wal-mart to get some medicine, what a good husband I have. Thankfully my feet quickly adjusted, getting new shoes and gel inserts probably helped a lot with that problem. 

For waking up at 5am three days a week I have to say most of the time I enjoy my job and don't dread waking up so early and working all day long. Working in a store full of girls was a big concern for me when I took the job, you see girls and I don't always get along and of course there will always be one who hates me (luckily I don't have to work with her very often) but on a more positive note there is a girl from North Carolina and we totally clicked so it's nice to have a girl to talk to and it is a bonus she is from the South.

Also working there comes with awesome free/cheap gifts! I have 2 new bras for free already and I've only worked there for a month. I also got recognized at our bra summit/shrink meeting. I was so happy and I was the only new girl who got recognized so I that made it even better! I usually only work in shipment but the last two weeks I have also worked in pink and beauty so I'm getting to know everything. And as sad as this sounds they told me when I onboarded that soon I would be able to tell you a bra's name just by looking at the straps and to be honest I can do it for the most part. 

As much as I enjoy my job and enjoy making money there are days where I really miss my weekends with Brad. I work Friday and Saturday so it pretty much limits what we can do since I have to be up so early. Plus, life is about to get really crazy because I will be taking a bigger course load this next term. To say I'm a little nervous would be an understatement. Overall though I am so grateful for the job I have mostly because it gives me something to do! 

And since I know somebody will ask me...Maybe one day I will tell you all Victoria's Secret! ;)