happy monday.

Happy Monday people!

Romie didn't want to get out of bed this morning.. 

So I hope you've had a more energized morning than he has!

Today is kinda my "Sunday" in the TV world, since I go back to work tomorrow. 

I somehow got up and went to spin class without thinking myself out of it.

Am I the only person who literally lists excuses of why I "don't need to go"  to the gym before working out?!

Last week I had a bunch of those days, and I'm determined not to have too many this week.

It's going to be a crazy week at work- 

lots of corporate meetings and all that good stuff. 

So I'm kinda gearing myself up for that-

I have a case of diet 7-Ups waiting to be packed in my lunch bag.

They've been my guilty pleasures lately.

They're so tasty!

And no caffein- which I'm trying to avoid!

Anywho.

Our weekend was full of friends, Netflix, cuddle sessions, reading and baking. 

Lots of baking. 

I blame the cold weather for my need to bake-

it's like snow just makes ya wanna stay inside, light some candles, do some baking, watching movies and ignore that it's 7 degrees outside. 

I will kinda maybe miss these cold days when we're in AZ.

Maybe. 

I really wanted to bake one HUGE cookie. It didn't really pan out. Dang you Pinterest. 

But I ate it anyways.  

Worth it. 

And then the next day I felt the need to bake a couple dozen of regular sized cookies. So good.

Oh and pizza was in our plans too. 

So yeah we've just been hibernating. 

We've made it a point to hangout with our group of friends here as much as possible..

since we only have THREE months left!

Holy moly!

So we pretty much have dinner and game night every Saturday.

I'm certainly going to miss it. 

I pray that we transition back to AZ well, and that we have a great group of good people to spend time with like we do here. 

It sounds silly, since we're from AZ and know lots of people.

But everyone's so busy these days it can be hard getting everyone together,

but I hope we can make it work.

Anddd I'm still hunting for a place to live when we get back to AZ.

So if anyone knows of some great rentals in Mesa or Tempe- help a girl out!

I just keep searching Craigslist.. and I'm getting nowhere.

Help!

But back to the ONLY THREE MONTHS LEFT IN OMAHA sentence.

Can you believe it?!

Because I can't. 

A big chapter of our life will be ending.

 I think we'll always look at Omaha as our "newlywed" years.

Even though we want every year to feel like we're newlyweds. 

Its been just the two of us and Romie in our own little world.

For us, being away from family, friends and the familiar was challenging,

but also the biggest blessing. 

We've grown so so much. 

Our relationship keeps getting stronger. 

We somehow get closer and closer. 

I always think that isn't possible after being together for almost 7 years.. 

but we keep just falling deeper and deeper in love. 

Going back to Arizona will be a new chapter in our life. 

Hopefully full of new beginnings.

I can't wait!

We always said we wanted to travel and live in different places- 

and that wish came through! 

We'll have lived in 3 states in 2 years. 

Counting our blessings we get to go back to the Valley this summer!

Anywho- Romie and I are going to go embrace the cold and head out for a walk-

and the hubs just home so I'm gunna sign off!

Hope you had a motivated Monday!

xoxo

to do lists shmodo lists.

So remember in my post, like two days ago where I said wish us luck at the DMV-

and that we were spending the afternoon running errands?

Welp that went out the window on Saturday.

 And we decided to ditch our to do list and go snowboarding instead!

Such a great idea. 

Seriously.

We needed time to ourselves. 

Some people might think, you're married without kiddos, you get plenty time together!

Ha! Not. 

With a hubby in medical school and me working nights- we really don't see each other that much. 

So we said forget our to do list, tasks, errands and studying.

We need us time. 

Away from computers, books and phones. 

So we headed up to a little ski park that's about 20 minutes away,

{why we've never gone snowboarding there before is beyond me- it's so close}! 

It was sunny and 54 degrees out, but there was still tons of snow on the ground so it was the perfect day to go. 

We didn't even wear jackets!

It totally reminded me of AZ. 

Score.

It was Zak's first time using a ski lift, so that was the highlight of my night. 

No one makes me laugh harder than him, and I freaking love it. 

LOVE IT!

And I love people watching with him. 

My stomach hurt from laughing so much.

We had the best time snowboarding, just the two of us. 

That was also a first as well.

We've always gone with other people in the past, and it was really nice just us two out there. 

Oh and it was dusk- so riding on the lifts while the sun was setting was gorgeous!

And very romantic!

I've never been snowboarding at night- it's so much fun!

A different experience for sure.

Afterwards we went to the lodge and hung out for a while.

Talked about our future, how our little family is everything and how being true best friends is a complete blessing. 

I love this man more than anything.

He's my soulmate, better half, high school sweetheart and most importantly best friend.

I wouldn't want to go through life with anyone else by my side. 

Marriage is amazing. 

People who knock it are crazy. 

Living with you best friend, chasing your dreams together, accomplishing life goals with one another and going through the day to day ups and downs in the best thing ever.

I love you Zak.

Forever and ever and ever and ever and ever. 

Thanks for an amazing day.

Oh and PS we ended the night eating Hardees burgers and fries in the and watching an episode of Sons of Anarchy {or current obsession} in the car.

Best day ever. 

xoxo

snowstorms, spin classes and the super bowl.

Happy weekend party people!

I'm waiting for the hubs to get done studying at schoolio so we can start our super romantic day of errands.

:)

We've been putting off going to the DMV, but it has to be done-

wish us luck!

haha.

Just thought I'd recap this crazy crazy week.

First I got called into work while I was literally in spin class-

so yeah I was struggling and seemed like a mad woman rushing to work..

not a good way to start the week.

Then we had a HUGE snowstorm that no one was expecting. 

our parking lot!

view out our window!

Like so bad I went into work and the power was out, type of bad. 

Oh and it was on Super Bowl Sunday, at the start of sweeps 

{that's what they call a ratings period in TV- count how many viewers you have}

sooo it. was. insane.

what the newsroom looked like when I arrived.. like a scary movie. 

I somehow survived though, and managed to still make it to the gym each day-

I'm trying really really hard to stick to my goals!

It snowed yet again half way through the week..

he's such a gent. :)

But this time it was a little better because Zak's classes were rescheduled and I was off of work so we hunkered down in the apartment and had a cozy day inside.

Oh and I made dinner two nights in a row,

woot woot. 

And we had a little smoothie/TV binge/dollar store date night in the snow storm too,

so that was fun.

But then Zak's car wouldn't start because it was so cold..

yikes. 

Romie finally walked through the snow!

He's a real snow dog now!

He's been scared of it ever since we moved here, but now that the temps are in the 30's he ventured through it yesterday and it was the cutest thing ever.

I'm such a dog mom. 

So all in all snow is pretty

 but, makes life a little crazy. 

Hope it's warmer where you are!

And the ground isn't covered in snirt!

{snow/dirt}.

xoxo