Fisher Family

Time for a little catch up!!

2010-07-08T20:45:00.000-07:00

So it's been awhile and a lot has happened, but i'm not going to recap on everything, because my memory is very short term right now.

First off, I graduated!! I graduated but i'm not done with school. You may ask yourself then how did I graduate? Well, i'm finishing off my internship right now. I will completely be done with school on August 3rd. Right now I have to complete my internship and my portfolio, then I will be done. Btw, I hate my internship. Hate is actually a strong wrong....I guess I dislike my internship. If I wasn't interning with one of my bestfriends, Kimi, then I would hate it. As you all know, or don't know, I'm a very organized person. This facility is very chaotic and it's extremely difficult for me to be there. Plus, I didn't sign up to baby sit and have kids talk back to me, but oh well =)

Second, I celebrated my 23rd birthday and Scott celebrated his 29th! I can't believe it's been five years since I met the love of my life.

We have also made two Havasu trips so far this summer and had a blast at both!! I absolutely love Havasu and would go there every weekend if I could. I can't wait to buy my first wave runner and boat. Those are on my dream board and one day I will get them!!

I can't forget that one of my best friends Danielle Jenkins Reesor had her baby!!! It's so weird for me to see my friends have babies because it just hits me that we are all growing up so fast!! However, I love hearing labor stories. Is that weird? I don't love to hear the pain or stuff like that, I just like hearing details so I know what to expect. I was lucky enough for Dani to walk me through each Dr. appointment she had and labor details. Which means I will be holding off to have a child for right now ;-) lol.

I have found a new love for Harry Potter and will be awaiting my vacation to Florida to enter into the new theme park. I love reading and right now it's been so nice to just read for fun and not because I have to read. I want to start reading the Harry Potter books, but for right now I will stick to the movies!

I will try to be better and posting things and pictures, but working full time, interning, and going to school are taking up most of my time. Oh and I can't forget being a wife =)

Feeling baby hungry?

2010-01-12T12:44:00.000-08:00

So it seems like EVERYONE is having a baby right now! I must say I feel a little left out, but on the flip side I will be accomplishing a lot this year, and a baby will not be one of them.

This year I will be receiving my BA in Family Life Education and a minor in Child Development. It seems that I have been in college forever, but I must admit I LOVE IT! I've always been addicting to learning, but now that I'm finishing I can feel a little bit of anxiety. Though I love to learn, I hate working. I am such a wonderful hard working, but that works to my disadvantage because I become a workaholic. Ever since I started working I can't stop. I always have to have my work done before I leave, I make deadlines days before they are due, and go out of my way to get things done. Yes, I call this a flaw because I think about work on a daily basis and sometimes its hard to relax. So the question I ask myself is where do I fit a child into this crazy life? I have not found that answer yet, hence my statement above regarding no children this year.

I do want to say congrats to one of my good friends Danielle Jenkins Ressor! She's pregnant and is having a boy! It seems like just yesterday we were working together, going to church dances, and asking each other for dating advice! Now we are both maried and she's having a BABY!

Other exciting news is that my bestfriend Lauren is getting married in August!! I love her dearly, but hate that she's so far away!! It's always harder, for me, to keep in touch when I don't see people daily like at school or work because my mind gets full w/the craziness of my days.

So in 2010 I will celebrate a wedding, baby, and me graduating!!

Updates

2009-11-05T17:10:00.000-08:00

So its been awhile, I don't have the excuse of a busy life of kids..but I do have the excuse of working over 32 hours plus school full time and taking care of two kitties =)

So here's a little update!

Scott and I went on a cruise to Alaska w/our friends Shawn and Shannon. We had a lot of fun and were able to go to Skagway, Juneau, and Victoria Canada. We also went through this one area where we were able to see glaciers, but do to safety issues we couldn't go all the way through because the water was iced up.

So the fact that it was my first cruise I did pretty good. I didn't sleep the first night because I was just waiting for the sign that the ship was sinking and I didn't want my life to end like Jack and Rose from the Titanic. I also got sea sick only 2 times out of 7 days, so not bad!!

Oh I forgot, we ported out of Seatle, Washington, so before we left to go to the airport we went on a little tour of Seatle.

These are some pictures from our train ride in Juneau

Yes I was the photographer. It didn't take long for everyone to hate my picture taking =)

This is on our way to Juneau. If you look closely you can see a glacier

Tracy Fordg where it was iced up and you could see glaciers!

Below is my favoriate picture! You can see the sky and clouds through the light hitting off the sea!

Temple trip

2009-08-23T11:11:00.000-07:00

On Saturday we attended a session at the LA Temple with Scott's sister Carolyn and her husband Abraham. It was a packed session (and yes we were in the last row). There were many people receiving their endowments in the session also. It was neat to see the smiles on the girls faces as they were preparing to marry their companions. It reminded me of when I went to the temple for the first time and had Scott right there. I would always look at him and have this huge smile on my face. I realized that in every session I still do the same. If I glance eyes at him he sends me a wink back and I give him this huge cheesy smile with watery eyes (I can't wink, its more like a twitch thats not very attractive or suttle lol). How blessed I am to have married him in the Temple and to receieve those blessings. Going to the temple brings me so much closer to him. When I first got married I wanted to keep getting married (of course to Scott!) because I never wanted that feeling to go away. I've realized that the feeling never goes away and how grateful I am for that and each time we attend the Temple just makes me fall more in love with him.

Yes, we are still newly weds However , I do not believe there's such a thing as "the newly wed phase" I believe when you first get married you are on cloud nine and nothing can come between you, but then you realize certain things and learn to communicate more. The feelings I felt the day I got married grow stronger each day and I know that as we keep the Lords commandments and follow his teachings that our happiness and love for each other will grow and that we can work anything out between us. I know that if I do these thigns that I will be in that "newly wed phase" (people call) for the rest of my life. =)

FINALLYYYY

2009-08-17T07:03:00.002-07:00

I am parasite free!! What a LOOONGGG Journey just in time for out great adventure to Alaska!! I have 14 days until school and 18 days until Alaska!!

Parasites still?

2009-07-25T08:25:00.000-07:00

Oh boy, so after so many different Dr.'s (8 to be exact) and so many different diagnosis. I never believed any of them. Even when I went to the Dietitian and she told me I had them, she did this test of my meridians through my hands and I could not believe it. After a year of basically depression, anxiety, severe pain, stomach issues, and weight gain the conclusion is I am invested with parasites. I have had them with me for over a year now (from our honeymoon in Mexico) Not only do I have parasites, but now Fungus in me. Parasites and fungus are linked together by the way. ANYWAY, my 9th Dr. was AMAZING!! A True blessing. Right now I am taking all natural supplments to kill and pass them, gross right? They are tiny, not worm like, or else Iw ould have been dead lol I will find out exactly what I have probably next month, but they are just amebas as far as we know right now. I also found out that I am alergic to grains, oats, soy, rice, wheat, and corn (for right now). The parasites have taking all the minerals out of my body, and have done major damage to my body. I have been so swollen and inflammed for a year that I just had enough so I'm looking forward to feeling "good" whatever that feels like<~~I have totally forgotten!!! Right now I have to be on a "stage 1" diet. Which is just meats, vegtables, and eggs. I can not put anything on the meat or vegtabels eithe rjust salt and pepper. I'm REALLY trying to get creative, but its hard, it IS getting easier though. I just hate it when people around me can eat yogurt, fruit, or bread, it makes me crave it, but I have been strong and only splurged once! =)

So sometimes prayers do take a year to be answered, and sometimes we do have to struggle physically and mentally. I know my faith has been so week and my hope was gone. So given this trial has really helped me grow and be able to trust the Lord.

Other than that, we have been doing good. It's summer so its HOT which means we are BUSY. We went to Havasu for Fourth of July with the family, it was great, hot but great. I can't believe the summer is almost gone!! However, that does mean that we will be leaving for Alaska soon!! Scott told me I need to take more pictures =/ So I am going to try my hardest!!

Whats next?

2009-06-14T11:12:00.000-07:00

Warning: context may be graphic

I have never been to the Dr.'s so many times in my life! The last 4 weeks I have been to the Dr.'s 4 times, and not be choice. Ever since I got back from my honeymoon I have been miserable and in pain whether its just joints (elbows, hands, or knees) or my abdominal. I have had to pee in the cup more than twice and be checked for hemorrhoids (which is like the worst procedure EVER!!). I take Scott in to the Dr.'s room with me in case I forget to say something. At this point in time I am very frustrated and in pain. I have been diagnosed with 5 different things and then the test results came back negative but I get to hear "by your physical symptoms" you definitely have "this." When I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis the specialists sent me a referral to see a stomach specialist. Well I never went b/c I didn't like the Rheumatoid Arthritis Dr. and she made me feel like I was dying (I'm in denial w/everything by the way lol) Well my last two trips to Urgent Care said I had to go see him. Well I did and next week I will be having the honors of getting a colonoscopy. Now I just turned 22 and this procedure is for people 50 and over. So you can imagine when I was waiting in the Dr.'s office the average age was 70 lol. I can tolerate pain that I'm going through, but I CANNOT tolerate pain people due to me like needles, pelvic exams, hemorrhoid exams, shots, etc. SOOOOO this should be fun!! I hear the worst part is cleaning your system out, but honestly what i have experienced in a year I think I'm pro haha. Anyway WISH ME LUCK!

And the semester has ended!!

2009-05-25T09:33:00.001-07:00

I am so glad to be over!! I have exactly one year to graduate!! Majority of people know I can NOT make up my mind at times it can be really frustrating, so I thank those who put up with me, especially Scott =) So technically I should have graduated this semester but I went from a Psychology major to a Math major, then a Liberal Studies Major, then a Double Major in Family Life Education and Child Development. So that explains why it has taken me this long. My final verdict is I am finishing up my major in Family Life Education and I have just completed my minor in Child Development along with my GE credits and Capstones. The longer I stay in college I do feel smarter. So I have a quick break before Summer School starts. With all the budget cuts I have to try and get into all the classes and take summer and winter now. However, they did raise the prices, so for me to take one summer class which is 3 units its $800!!! It will be worth it I think...haha.

So right now Scott has been working hard and we were in the process of trying to buy a house. We love our condo, but we want to try and take this advantage of the houses being low.

As for my health, I have been in so much pain that I went to urgent care the other day and they were just RUDE! They only wanted to hear one symptom and disregarded all the rest. Then all they did was like look up symptoms on the computer, kind of like a webmd thing. So they sent my urine sample in and that's it. So the result is, I am still in pain, not a happy camper!! So at this point I am diagnosing myself. The only thing I have to really work with is I have high C-Protein. It should be under .8 and mine is at 1.47. So those disease of inflammation consists of diet and exercise. So I am in the process of doing a food elimination test and also I can only have fruit, veggies, and proteins.

Disregard my previous post... =)

2009-05-07T14:06:00.000-07:00

So I make pretty good food I must admit. My husband has not once barfed, not eaten, or ordered pizza.

Anyway, Shawn and Shannon came over for game night on Tuesday. No, its not the kind of game night where you gather around with couples, Tuesday night game nights are HALO nights. The guys all play on Xbox live together, for about 3 hours, or sometimes until they get sleepy. So anyway, Shawn and Shannon came over and I made my FAVORITE dish Poppy Seed Chicken. Then after dinner my loving husband told them what I accidentally did. I bought a turkey instead of chicken (the ones that are already cooked) so we had like Turkey/Chicken Poppy Seed. No one could tell which makes you think you are a good cook right? haha. I do have to describe my dessert because its one of my favorite, however it is fattening, but what dessert isn't..I mean c'mon the ones that taste REALLY good.

I took Buttermilk waffle crackers and spread nutella on them. Then I took ice cream and cut the box and too the ice cream out so its like a role of ice cream. Then I cut it to make ice cream sandwiches. Put it in the freezer and BAM! You have a cheap no mess ice cream sandwich that has like fudge (nutella) which makes it so YUMMY! I would dare anyone to try these. They are so simple, yummy, and great for guests!

My cure for chocolate

2009-04-25T09:58:00.001-07:00

I do not like mangoes, and I bought these for Scott because on his Mission he ate Mango's all the time and since they were "Philippine mango's" I really had to buy them. However, I found myself eating them one day on accident lol and I now am able to eat those and not have chocolate! It's the weirdest thing! I really can't even look at chocolate and go "mmm thats good" I don't know if this is a good thing or bad thing lol.

Seeing the light!!

2009-04-25T08:54:00.001-07:00

I had the craziest week of school ever!

Since I only go to school Tuesday and Thursday that means everything is due and tests are always Tuesday and Thursday. Well one week, which was last week, I had 3 papers due on Tuesday and on Thursday I had 2 oral presentations and 1 test. My oral presentations went well. Of course they were stressful to prepare, but I don't get nervous presenting..I know weird right? So my first presentation was on Blended Families which was SO easy since I am part of a blended family in many ways. Then my next one was on a book presentation for preschoolers. The funny thing about this one was that I totally just walked up to give my presentation not realizing that I gave my teaching my rubric as I stood up which meant I didn't have any notes to follow. However I am Christie and I pulled it off so well that no one knew that I didn't have my rubric. This is because I can talk my way into anything =) So following the two presentations was a test that I had to take. I honestly studied all my notes and the book but when it came to the short answer questions I honestly thought they were in another language. If I do not know a word I try my best to dissect it. So my questions were:
What is object permanence?
What is binocular vision?
What is vocable?
I forgot the fourth question.
Anyway, so I dissecting binocular vision…I thought about vision looking through binoculars LOL then vocable I thought vocab and vocal….hmmm haha something to do with words? Anyway these questions were 5 points each which meant a total of 20 points. I got a 84 on the test..which mean my dissecting worked or my teacher took pitty on my answers =)

Right now I am working on a feltboard presentation and 3 10 page papers =) Meanwhile Scott received his 2nd degree black belt and is working and playing video games like a champ lol.

How do you stop working?

2009-03-17T09:20:00.000-07:00

I really try and be the best at everything I do, and its more like an addiction more than anything. I try so hard to do what I am suppose to then in some way I give myself too much to do and then become overwhelmed. As I was laying in bed on Sunday thanking Scott for doing the dishes, Laundry (2 loads), cleaning up, folding clothes, yes I can go on lol, I was telling him how I do way to much and do not have time to focus on the little things.

I have my AA already for school, I'm just working on my double major in Child Development/Family Studies and Family Life Education. I then want to get my credentials. I was thinking about getting a certificate in Gerontology, but right now I am volunteering at an Assisted Living and I am sure that is something I do not want to do =)

So my point to this is, my loving husband sat down to have a talk with me. My controlling needs of doing everything, trying to become the bread winner (I know its not possible) and be a wife is not working. He was very kind about me doing too much and not focusing on the important things. I told him that I have to bring in a pay check, he told me no. The more he told me no it was like telling a little kid they can't have candy. I cried and cried because I need to work no question about that. I can not stand to not get a pay check. I need to control my money by saving saving saving. If I do not have my own pay check I can not save and get things that I want lol. I know that sounds selfish, but working is addicting for me. Of course since we have been married for almost a year this month, the baby question came about. I asked him if would mind that we wait until he is 30 (which is only 2 years lol). He said he's not going to be thirty. So now I have to humble myself and realize that I do not have to try so hard to make money and be a bread winner with him. It might sound crazy, but it's going to be the most humbling experience for me. I think more humbling than when I was homeless.

So I need some advise to cope with being a stay at home Mom in the near future =)

Don't read of you get grossed out =)

2009-02-22T12:59:00.000-08:00

So I bet your reading this anyway though right? Sooooooo I was having so much stomach pain on Thursday that I called my mother-in-law crying saying we need to fix me. When I was diagnosed with R.A (took almost a year to have the dr.'s tell me that) Scott's family all said I didn't. My sister-in-law Carolyn was really helpful, she would look stuff up and text me and tell me I just don't think that that's what you have, it doesn't make sense she would say. Then my father-in-law and mother-in-law were just so convinced that I didn't have it. So when I called her crying she was inspired to take me to one of her friend's who is a clinical dietitian and also tests all your meridians and so very knowledgeable (or as Carolyn would call it "voodoo"). So in desperate pain and desire Kendy and I went to go see her. Kendy said a prayer before we went up to the door and then we got down to business. I told her my story exactly how I told all 4 dr.'s It start with "When I came back from Mexico I had pain in my left finger.........blah blah blah....my husband got so sick the second to last day he was just puking his brains out....." She tested my meridians and at no surprise all my meridians were in the "RED" zone which means my whole body is majorly inflamed and swollen. So after all the diagnosing....yes this is the gross part....I have 3 different types of parasites in me which have procreated and made a nice home for all their families in my body. They are like ameba's, the single cell bacteria ones...not like the insect type. So I have stopped my R.A medicine (which was small dose of chemotherapy in a pill) and now I am on 8 vitamins which gives me a total of 27 pills I take a day, but they will help me get the gross critters out of me!

I am instructed to take 2 1/4 cups of pumpkin seeds a day. They knock them out, so if anyone thinks about traveling to another country, take pumpkin seeds or pumpkin oil. =)

Now I bet you think "Well what does your husband think." Lets just say every time I go to the bathroom he has a smart comment to make. He also tells me every time I have stomach pain he tells me "well stop ticking the parasites off" So there is a lot of love and comedy in our house hold =) lol

Not your average Valentine's Day

2009-02-15T10:25:00.000-08:00

So this was our First Valentine's Day being married =) And yes our one year is next MONTH!
So I woke Scott up with a huge breakfast in bed...then we fell asleep again. We woke up at 1:00 in panic because he had to go do a service call. He left and Shawn and Shannon picked me up and we went over to Cheesecake Factory (b/c we had a gift card and didn't want to spend money, how frugal of us). Scott ended up meeting us there but he had to do another service call (honestly do people just not go out for Valentine's Day it wasn't even cold to me) So after dinner, I went with Scott to a service call and sat in the hour and read my book for two hours. I am finally feeling like I am married =). Anyway, hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day =)

My new addiction....

2009-02-05T19:51:00.000-08:00

So I haven't been able to do much..which is depressing, however we have been streaming Hero's. We have just finished the first session and we are on the second, it's so AMAZING w/out commercials!!

I also have an addiction to be a super hero..I know weird right? haha...well after watching all these hero's I really want to like regenerate, be able to read peoples minds, or maybe just fly? Am I asking for too much? I guess I chose a more realistic ability for right now that ability is to be a witch....due to the dr.'s.....this is why...

You know to change Dr.'s when:
1. You call and ask for your lab results b/c the Dr. told you to and the nurse speaks as a middle man saying "the Dr. already gave them to you." ((which I had Scott go w/me and when I asked him he said the Dr. said my results weren't in and that I needed to call))
2. You call up b/c of side effects that are unusual and they prescribe you ANOTHER medication (when they just put you one THREE!)
3. When you say "I'm on three medications and allergic to blah blah blah medications would that affect the new medication you want me to be on?" and the nurse replies with "No I don't think it should be a problem."
4. Your Dr. asked to see you back just to see your results from the TB test and prescribe the medication and to bring my husband w/me...and then THEY CHARGE ME!!! ((yes I threw a fit...but got my way and didn't have to pay =)

Yes I am now stuck with R.A and side effects that are affecting me and more pain than I started with.

I'm 21 going on 80!

2009-02-01T09:24:00.000-08:00

So I have had many uncomfortable symptoms for about a year, but I would say in the last 6 months I have just had so many flares that some days I couldn't get out of bed. I would miss work and literally feel miserable. So on Friday I finally was able to see a specialist. When the nurse took me in to take my vitals it turns out I had a fever....hmmm I wonder how long i have had that? Then the dr. came to see me. It was funny because she was kind of talking and explaining things to me like a kid...or in other words she dumbed things down for me. She kind of was squatting so she was at my level while she was explaining to me that I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. She is a Rhematoidologist person and I told her I didn't lol...then she explained everything to me. She then said that I have to take immediate action....ummm I'm more of a "when its convenient I will do it" kind of person. So she sent home packets of reading for me..if school reading wasn't enough for me. She said that my husband and I have to read through everything so that we know whats going to happen (I thought in my head....Scott make a decision w/me about my health....what did I get myself into haha jk).

More to the story.....So when the Dr. said we have to take "immediate action" she meant I also had to get some blood and shots today. NOW....I know this might sound weird but I literally have to talk myself into getting needles put in me, especially taking blood. See I'm white as can be so you can see my veins but in reality they are all show no action. I have to drink so much water and keep myself warm b/c they can NEVER find my veins..last blood test I had to go back 3 times and was sent to a special lab and even then it took like 20 minutes before they could draw blood. So I was extremely vulnerable at this time not being repaired that I had to draw blood or get a shot. They first gave me a TB test (I will eventually have to give myself shots once a week so that is why--but you can't take the shots if you have TB and one of the side effects is TB, go figure. That wasn't bad because they just poked me where ever they wanted. Now it was time for the blood test...I was there 15 minutes before they closed and it took 15 minutes to warm me up, but they did a wonderful job!

So in the end I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and I still have to go see a stomach specialist to look at my intestines and what not...NOT HAPPY about that at all...but I guess it will help me in the end?

In case you were wondering what Rheumatoid Arthritis is here's information below:

Arthritis is a general term that means inflammation in a joint. Joint inflammation is characterized by redness, warmth, swelling and pain within the joint.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a type of chronic arthritis that typically occurs in joints on both sides of the body (such as hands, wrists or knees). This symmetry helps distinguish rheumatoid arthritis from other types of arthritis.
In addition to affecting the joints, rheumatoid arthritis may occasionally affect the skin, eyes, lungs, heart, blood, or nerves.

Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis include:
Joint pain and swelling
Stiffness, especially in the morning or after sitting for long periods
Fatigue

Alaska Cruise

2009-01-22T12:17:00.000-08:00

So we are excited to say that we will be going on an Alaskan Cruise in September with our friends Shawn and Shannon. This will be my first cruise and i'm not going to lie i'm really scared!! Yes maybe too much Titanic and Jaws has really corrupted me=) But I know and hope we have an awesome time!

Other news, I am officially Christie Fisher! I have finally changed my name through DMV! I'm still torn about changing my name at school because I don't want anything to happen with my credits!

Also our one year is coming up! Yes very exciting..I feel more in love with Scott and so proud to be his wife.

News about my health,..there is still no outcome. I stil have my symptoms and the Dr. has now directed me to a specialist who deals with swollen joints. Scott has also put an Air Advice system in our house to track the air and see if theres anything abnormal like mold and stuff. So I will be goingn to the specialist next Friday..hopefully I will have some results =)

Time goes by way too fast!

2008-12-28T09:27:00.000-08:00

It feels you spend a lot of money and then its gone within 5 minutes! Scott and I had a wonderful Christmas =) It was our first Christmas together as a married couple (well sort of...) See I did the whole "try to please everyone thing" which turned out pretty good....but soooo exhausting!! We have a lot of family and I said yes to everyone, however on Christmas Eve at work Scott texts me I just want to spend time with just you and have Christmas with just you. I TOTALLY never even thought about that (I know i'm horrible) So I tried to change plans, but didn't work. So on Christmas Eve, we both got off work. I went to pick up Lucille's (YUM!) and we ate dinner together. Then we read our scriptures and we were gonig to call it a night. Then we figured we weren't going to have anytime to celebrate Christmas on Christmas day. So we decided to open our Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve (probably never again, but it was pretty exciting!). Scott scored with some pretty cool gifts, like the softest robe EVER, xbox pj's, guitar hero world tour, juicer recipes (LOL), and then a full massage at Glen Ivy (WITH ME!). I also scored, I got the GT Xpress 101 (yes another infomercial product!!HAHA), then I even got the whole pie crust and filler for the GT Express, THEN I opened another box and to my suprise it was ANOTHER GT Xpress 101 (see with infomercials, usually its buy one get one free or call within the next 10 minute and receive the free gift) Well...I got both! haha. I also made out with an awesome P2 Mp3 player, its touch screen and what not, I'm not all high tech so I'm still getting used to it! We had so much fun just being together and giving each other hugs and kisses after each gift. Then Christmas Day came, I woke up at 6 to bake fresh cookies and then we went to.....
My Aunts house
My Dads House
Scotts parents house
Scotts sisters house

Our day began at 7am and ended around 9pm

It was really great seeing loved ones and watching the nieces and nephews patiently (haha right?) waiting to open gifts. They were all so cute and I'm so glad everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

The day after, Scott and I went to go get our massages (AMAZING!!) However Brea mall=disaster!! It was way crowded. So after we got our massages, Scott and I never communicated to each other what we were going to do, like if we were going to take our time and go into the steam rooms or what not. So I just got dressed and checked out. Well 30 minutes later Scott comes out...I was like what the heck took you sooo long!! Well he went into the jacuzzi, steam room, then decided to shave. I couldn't stop laughing so hard!! Anyway we had a wonderful Christmas and we hope everyone else did too!

Tag I'm it!

2008-12-13T22:33:00.000-08:00

So Shawna and Shannon both tagged me in their blogs so now I feel double the obligation to fulfill their wishes =) I am a very random person as friends know which makes conservations with me a delight. Basically I'm supposed to write 6 random things about myself so here it goes.

1. I am probably the most ticklish person alive! It takes barely any movement or touch to tickle me. When I know someone is going to tickle me I make these awful noises that are just so hard to describe because I know whats going to happen. It's quite funny. It's amazing what kind of a noise a human being can make haha.

2. I LOVE MATH. I love equations and get so much satisfaction of solving a problem. I love to investigate and put everything together. Nerdy..maybe?

3. So lucky for Scott I'm a great story teller when I'm asleep. Yes I sleep talk or as Scott would say I tell great stories when I'm sleeping. Sometimes I'm a dinosaur and sometimes I'm a mermaid, those are basically the start of my stories. However I do talk about food sometimes. I don't know what causes sleep talk, I should probably look it up. At least I don't snore =)

4. It took me the longest time to swallow pills. When I was younger my mother would give me pills and I would either
A. Hide them in drawers
B. Put them in the fake plants
C. Hide them behind the beds
D. Or any place available
I was ALWAYS sick when I was younger and I mean like pnemonia always sick so when my mom finally got the hint and found all my pills she would crush them up and mix them with ice cream and thats how I would take pills. I think this scores for RANDOM

5. Sometimes I can't read certain books because I get too much into the fairy tale life and wish I had it. For example, Twilight. I wanted Edward and everything he made Bella feel. Luckily Scott was willing to play along and be my Edward =) haha I won't go into more detail, but I just told him that he has to kiss me like he can't kiss me because he would to kill me...yes this was a very hard one to explain! hahaha.....So yes I obsess about books and have to read them at the right moment in time.

6. I have trigger finger along with that I am allergic to mostly EVERYTHING. My trigger finger is the most annoying thing I could EVER have and the Dr. still doesn't know how or why I got it. Trigger finger is the non scientific word for it....so not its not like I go shooting..its a real medical problem lol. I am allergic to so much!! I am allergic to strawberries, dairy, apple juice, all medications ( I can only take one), and now I am possible allergic to wheat. Not just food, I also can't use certain soaps, detergents and face wash. Hopefully my kids get Scotts genes, he's only allergic to Red 40 (red dye) lol..so random.

I'm a sucker for infomercials!

2008-12-06T17:39:00.001-08:00

So Scott and I live off of 13 channels of television. So when it's late at night and we just want to snuggle, infomercials are ALWAYS on. So Scott feel in love with the Jack La Lanne's Power Juice, it's AMAZING! Like I've stated in the previous post.

Then I felt the desire to work out and bought the Terbo Jam DVD...haha I know. Scott wasn't so happy since I went out and bought an elliptical and basically have not used it, but I am very determined to work out now! So Tonight I did the Terbo Jam and OH BOY it kicked my butt. Maybe I should start with the fact that I while I was baking cookies, I thought to myself I should not eat these I should work out so I did! Now I'm stuck with a bunch of cookies but I feel great after the workout!

I have No been banned from the television!Haha!

Semester is coming to an end!

2008-12-02T10:19:00.000-08:00

So this semester was such a breeze in the beginning then all of a sudden 4 weeks before it's going to end chaos begins! I have had essay after essay and test after test!! I just got done writing two essays, taking 3 tests, and doing two projects and now I have 3 10 pages essays due this week!!

On a more uplifting less stressful side we bought a new TV! We bought a 52" LCD 10180 something like that...haha I'm just not into electronics=) Another GREAT investment was the JUICER!! OH MY! I will NEVER buy juice again its so amazing and not only do you get pure juice you receive all the nutrients and vitamins that are in the skins of fruits and vegetables.

Heres a pic of our TV..sorry I'm not sure how to change the format..I did it on my phone =)

Oh California....

2008-11-06T21:27:00.000-08:00

This picture was taken by my good friend Jessica. She lives really close to the temple, luckily I was able to send her a text this morning to give her a heads up. This is a picture of all the protesters in front of the temple. One of the signs said "Mormons are gay"...hmmm doesn't make sense. I pray for the best to come out of this, but there is a reason why the prophets have all told us to keep a food storage, have family home evening, read our scriptures, say our prayers, and go to the temple, etc. As you can see in the picture no matter what the temple still shines =)

OUR NEW NIECE!

2008-10-23T18:04:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got a text from my sister-in-law Carolyn saying she was in the hospital. I was hesitant whether we should go up because I didn't know if it was going to be a false alarm! Well I'm so glad we went because Carolyn did perfect timing! We arrived around 7:30 and the nurse said she was in labor and to wait in the waiting room, so we went to wait and I got to see all the babies. Then I got a text from Abi saying the baby was born! The nurse said if she would have sneezed or coughed the baby would have came out! SO LUCKY! We got to meet Hailey Brooke Soto! Mommy and baby are doing well! Carolyn didn't even look or seem like she just had a baby! We are so glad we got to be there and share some laughs with them!

Why is it so difficult?

2008-10-21T11:37:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to manage my time but I feel like I'm failing. It's so hard and especially with my personality that strives on being the best. Right now my schedule is:

Monday-Work
Tuesday-School
Wednesday-School and Work
Friday- Work
Saturday- Work

And at the sametime I'm trying to be a great student, a better wife and fulfil my wifely duties, fullfilling my church calling,trying to control my immune system, hoping that I don't have Rhematoid Arthritis (which I should find out soon!), and taking care of Chloe.

It might not seem like a lot but I feel very overwhelmed. I think mostly its because I talk to people who either 1. Their parents pay for everything like school, car, etc. 2. I want to go out and play, but when I do I feel guilty and think I should be studying.

I guess writing this post isn't helping me with my time since in a few minutes I will be taking a midterm and then an hour after that another one=)

Home Alone!

2008-10-12T09:11:00.000-07:00

So Scott had to go to a class for work this weekend. He was only gone from Friday 6pm- Saturday 8pm so I would call that in total a day? lol. Basically it was my first night alone and sleeping by myself in 6 months. I'm not going to lie I don't do good by myself, I get anxiety sometimes and I hate to admit that I'm afraid of the dark. I must be growing up though because I totally had so much fun doing nothing! I watched wife swap and super nanny, and played on the computer. When it came time for bed I arranged all the pillows around me (maybe I shouldn't be admitting this lol), slept with my glasses on, cell phone in one hand, and the night light on). After about 2 hours I realized I was fine and took off my glasses threw the pillows off, and grabbed Chloe to come lay with me. We had a perfect night to ourselves! I can't say Chloe had the greatest time, I bugged her the whole time...I call it pay back b/c she does that to me =)

Couple weeks ago...

2008-10-09T11:56:00.001-07:00

We had my sister-in-laws baby shower. Everything worked out and was very cute. I'm glad I got to contribute on that special day!

We also had a wonderful opportunity to go to Conference. We went to the Saturday after noon session, there was I able to see my friend Dani (haven't seen her in months!). It was such a spiritual weekend. We then went over to see where some of the Fisher's were buried in Utah and met up with my father-in-laws cousin, Sherry. We had such a great weekend and we feel so blessed!

Interesting....

2008-09-20T21:40:00.000-07:00

So Scott and I have been to like 5 weddings since we have been married. It seems that everyone was so polite in feeding their spouse cake! Now I never expect anything less from Scott, but I thought at least someone else would receive what I got!! Here is a picture of Scott Fishers steps in feeding me cake...

1. First cut the cake

2. Pretend to fed your wife a slice of cake

3. Smash the piece into your wifes face and making sure it goes everywhere and in her nose.

4. Have the laugh of vicotory while you look at your wife

Chloe =)

2008-09-20T21:04:00.000-07:00

Chloe,

You cry when I shut doors for privacy. We put the "No Scratch" spray like everywhere so you don't scratch, but instead you lick it and scratch everything to death. You knock over everything and think its funny as you put your butt in the air and run away. You go crazy and start growling as you run into walls. You jump on the counter when you know your not supposed to. You jump the walls and I think its because you get bored. You always greet Daddy every day and pur for him. You like to snuggle by him and play with him. I hope cat you understand that I'm the one who cleans your poo, feds you, and makes my hand available for you to bite. I do love you Kitty and I'm glad you ended up in our home =)

Busy Weekend

2008-08-03T09:15:00.000-07:00

So my lovely friend Britney introduced me to Twilight back in November. I finished all three books in 1 week and I felt that I needed to share them with others also =) Two in particular that I shared them with was my sister in laws. So we planned on going to the Premiere at the bookstore and receiving the book at 12 midnight! Well I decided to take a nap for only 10 minutes...then Scott came in to bug me....then we both ended up falling asleep. So I woke up at 10 in a panic. I ended up picking one of my sisters up and then we all meet at the Fisher house and drove over. The average age was hmmmm about 15? There were a whole bunch of girls/guys screaming out of control, dressed up, and had face paint. We got our numbers which were 199, 200, and 201. We patiently waited in line for I think 45 minutes? I can't really remember, but we ended up getting the book and it was only $14 I couldn't believe it! By the time I got home, Scott was patiently waiting for me and wanted to say prayers and read. I told him he could read me Breaking Dawn, but he preferred the scriptures =) So by the time we finally got settled it was 2! I think that's the longest I've been up for a long time =)

Saturday came and I was extremely exhausted. I woke up really fast hurrying to get ready for the temple. Our friends Shawn and Shannon were receiving their endowments at 1:30. Well we left at 10 and about half way there...more like 90% way there...I realized I forgot my recommend. Now this is very bad bad bad on my part because I ALWAYS ask Scott " Do you have your recommend?" and he ALWAYS says "Are you really asking me that Christie, this is like the 4th time." So low and behold I forgot mine and my loving husband will never forget that =) We had a wonderful opportunity to escort both Shawn and Shannon. It was a great session and by the end of it I was starving, so we ended that spiritual note with In-N-Out.

Some things don't change

2008-07-19T15:25:00.000-07:00

So Scotts friend DeAnne tagged me! I was lucky enough to hang out with all of Scotts old friends last night also! So I got a chance to see them again, since the first time was at our sealing which was a little awkward..haha jk it wasn't awkward, It just proves that you can meet some amazing people in the sealing room =) lol.

The tag is to simply mention 6 things about yourself so here goes.

1. One way I relieve stress is through BAKING. I LOVE baking. I could bake all day and all night. My baking turns out to good service work since Scott has to watch his figure =)

2. I HATE knee caps. You can not touch my knees at all nor will I ever touch yours. Theres something about knee caps that just gross me out..I know I'm weird....but whatever=)

3. I love to READ! I've been reading a lot this past year. I love to expand my mind with educational books and also the fiction stuff.

4. I talk in my sleep A Lot. It's not the typical conversation either. It's more on the lines of fairy tale, food, or what I need to do usually.

5. I am a social bug. I love to meet people and talk with them. I love making people feel good about themselves and reminding them of who they are. Scott doesn't really like to talk....well he talks around friends...but like when it comes to church, he's in and out. I on the other hand love to stay around talk to people and make sure the missionaries are fed =)

6. I am VERY ticklish! It doesn't take much to make me laugh. Scott literally will tickle me to the point where I become violent. I am esecically ticklish behind my knees and feet! If you even go in slowly to fake tickle me I will start to bust him and make sure that I am in a position where I can kick you hahaha.

The latest and greatest

2008-06-21T23:40:00.000-07:00

So I haven't felt that we've been doing successful family home evenings. So I got this book that is family home evening for newly weds. So our first real family home evening was on Tuesday. What we did was a scavenger hunt. We had ten items on our paper like married life, yourself, spouse, strength in your marriage, etc. Then we had to find one thing that symbolized each different item. For example a key represented married. The key opens a door to a new chapter in life. It was so much fun! We smiled, laughed, cried(well I did), and it was just so wonderful. The one I loved that Scott did for me was on the strength of our marriage. He had a sponge bob and it talked. So he said it's not the sponge bob, but it what he's doing, he's communicated and that's one of our strengths. He's so clever! Then on the weekend we went to Disneyland. It was pretty intense and Scott fell in love with our picture on the Buzz Lightyear ride and just HAD to e-mail it to himself. Just for the record, the reason why my score is so low is because Scott turns the thing every time I finally get a good aim =)

Pretty intense huh?

Lucky #133

2008-06-14T17:18:00.000-07:00

Those of you who know me, know that I've been dancing since I was 2 1/2 years old. I have not kept all of my trophies because when you travel, the suitcase is only allowed so much weight. Our house has a small garage and it was time for me to get rid of my trophies. I took pictures and have a scrapbook I will put them in, but there were just too many. We counted a total of 133, that's how many I kept. My trophies included all kinds of different competitions like showstoppers, showbiz, car, dance rave, starpower, etc. My two beauty pageants are in there also. I won Ms American Scarlett and Ms. Tropicana. I will post pictures b/c they are funny...those were my only pageants and I won both...and I'm glad it stopped after that haha.

P.S. Please excuse the mess in the garage, we are working on it=)

The Temple

2008-06-03T21:26:00.000-07:00

This is how my day went...
I woke up and did not feel good at all, I felt dizzy, hot, cold, my finger hurt, and I was coughing. I toughed it out and left work at 3:30. I then quickly got dressed and was able to go to the 5:30 session with Scott where my friend Dani was receiving her endowment. This would have been my third time doing endowments. I could honestly say that third time was the charm. I was so much more relaxed and could feel the spirit. It was such a wonderful session. I can't wait for the rest of my friends to get married now=) I'm glad I was the first so I can be waiting on the other side for everyone else, so exciting!! Anyway, it was an awesome day and I love the temple so much. I just feel so blessed and so happy, but now I must rest my head and go to sleep. I can't wait to attend my first marriage sealing of Dani and her fiance Brendon on Saturday.

DUDE!

2008-05-29T23:55:00.000-07:00

Ok,
It is now 12:48 A.M. I just spent the last hour typing a really long descriptive post for everyone about how my lovely wife just talked to me in her sleep about pizza and fish. Odd I know but I love her! It was also about memorial day and my big accomplishment. Then while I'm type this stupid page went blank and I lost it all! So for those who really want to know, call me! cuz it's a lot faster to say than to type.
ok party people!
I'm out like a fat kid in dodge ball! Peace!

ok i just noticed you can save drafts of what you type!! Whatever I do what i want! =]

Final Diagnosis

2008-05-29T21:17:00.000-07:00

So since I've gotten back from my honeymoon in Cancun I have been having awful pain in my left pointer finger. Every night my finger would curl and I would not be able to straighten it. It hurt reallly bad. So my sister-in-law Carolyn thought I had a parasite because I wasn't feeling good either. Then that's when everyone started to say that they think I have one. Well I could not get to the Dr.'s with school and work so finally yesterday I couldn't take it I was in so much pain I went to the chiropractor to see if something was out of place. The end result was that I have a "trigger finger." I'm not gonna lie its pretty painful and annoying. Scott made me a homemade sling. He put two Q-tips together and then tied them under my finger so that I can't bend it. He is so creative! hahaha. I would never be afraid to be stuck with him on a stranded island lol.

Getting Old...

2008-05-23T10:22:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday we celebrated my GOLDEN birthday. I turned 21 on May 21st. I got home late from work, Scott surprised me with flowers and my favorite kind of cake (and bakery!) Then we headed off to see my bestfriend at the macaroni grill. We ate then rushed home so I could study for finals. My parents are taking us out on Friday and we are going to celebrate one more time! Woohoo!!...but man was it a stressful week!

Sooo HOT!!!!

2008-05-19T07:11:00.001-07:00

So it's official, we are going to budget for an a/c. We do not have an a/c or a heater right now. We have been living off of one ceiling fan in the kitchen and one little portable which we put on the dresser at night to cool us down. On Sunday Scott got called into work (Even though he's not on call, welcome to family business right? lol). The church talks about how not to work on Sunday and other commandments which we should abide. Well I guess the only work that doesn't count is heating and air conditioning. It looks like the Stake Center's system was not cooling. See I want to try REALLY hard to believe that he does "service work" and is helping latter day saints out, However Scott gets paid overtime and the church gets charged....this is something I'm just going to have to overcome, I still think it's a little hypocritical? Maybe not and I'm just trying to live in a perfect world. SO I thought since Scott is working then I should go swimming right? I mean if he has to break it then I should! haha jk...I held my hurge to go bob in the pool. Instead I just sat there on the couch with fans blowing at me and drinking lots of water. Oh how the heat gets to me!!!

Mothers Day!

2008-05-12T19:11:00.000-07:00

Since last year Mother's Day has been the worst day for me. I get so grumpy and just hate it. My mom disowned me when I was 19. Last year was my first mothers day without my mom and now this was my second. Last year I was a little better since I had my grandma. However my grandma passed away so no mom, no grandma. I hated how everyone was so happy and loving their moms. It's a bitter sweet holiday. I think its great how everyone loves their moms and their moms are so grateful. One day my mom will love me.....until then I will just have to celebrate mother's day as a future mother =)

Sorry for the negativity

Finals, work, stress, blahhhh

New Book!

2008-05-08T15:23:00.000-07:00

So this is what happens when Christie ditches class!! I was talking to my sister Carolyn about how I'm going to go reserve Breaking Dawn and that I would look into it. Well I went to the bookstore and bought Host, sorry Carolyn=) And I got to reserve 3 copies for my sister-in-laws and myself for Breaking Dawn! I'm so excited!

Go figure...

2008-05-02T07:14:00.000-07:00

So Scott has been having so much laughter sleeping with me (the sleeping where you ZZzzzZZZzz) I talk in my sleep sometimes. My first episode, I rolled over and said, "I'm a mermaid" really loud as I snuggled up against him. HE willl NOT let that one down! This morning I guess I was really upset and this is what I said, "Ugh Steve wants me to go perform and a/c maintenance. What happens if something goes wrong?"(Incase you didn't know I work for his family company which is in the HVAC business but I am an AR/CSR)

With all my weird sleeping habbits I still manage to wake up and make my husband breakfast. (i know your probably thinking how long is this going to last)....i'm not sure but things are going good so far lol. This morning I made him a wonderful/healthy egg mcmuffin with cut up oranges and banana's and a glass of milk. It looked like this but MUCH healthier =) Yes it was so healthy that I set the fire alarm off this morning. I guess thats when I knew breakfast was done and that was Scott's call to come in and eat=0 hahaha

Then I made his lunch which was BOMB. I finally got enough ingredients to make a great sandwhich. I was so excited!

Tonight we are feeding the missionaries and I have a wonderful meal prepared.

I think its sad that I have to blog about food. It's because we don't have any fun baby stories to tell because well we don't have any lol and lately we haven't had time to do anything because of the demand with work. Why do you people get so angry when its hott and your air conditioner doesn't work and its 30 years old? haha=)

I need a new hair stylist

2008-04-30T11:57:00.000-07:00

So I'm aloud to get my hair done now=) Oh marriage and bills are so much fun. However I don't want to go back to my hair lady. She charges me way to much and for the look I get ehhh...I can do better. So if anyone knows of a good hair stylist let me know!!

1 Month Anniversary!

2008-04-29T14:00:00.000-07:00

So they say time flies but BOY does time fly. I can't believe that I have been married for a month! That also means that it will be a month tomorrow since my grandma has passed away. It's amazing how life just goes and if you are not paying attention you miss a lot of things. Scott is such a great husband. He has always been a great boyfriend, fiance, and bestfriend, but its been so great to be with him 24-7. I'm sure he would say the same about me=) haha. I do need to start a hobby! I want to scrap book or go walking or do something. Scott plays Xbox a lot, and I love how he is so into it, however, I don't get it and fall asleep on the couch. I don't feel really productive.

I also have some great news!! I can't wait to share some official news with the blogging world, but I can't until things are official, but lets just say 2008 is not just great for me, but its great for family and friends=)

So I've only been to the temple 4 times in the last 2 months, I'm willing to take any takers who would like to go with me and Scott to the Newport Beach temple. I would go by myself, but i'm still warming up and would love to have a girlfriend around=) I have not been in that temple yet, only to get sealed. So please let me know =)

First Haircut

2008-04-27T00:38:00.000-07:00

So on Tuesday it will be a month that we have been married! My bestfriend Lauren came over tonight to give Scott his first hair cut as a married man ;-) We normally just do the buzzers....but Scotty received a very nice hair cut from Lauren! Thanks Lauren your the best!

A nice hott day deserves a....

2008-04-25T18:05:00.000-07:00

So I've only been married for almost a month! Time DOES fly!! I have taken on this whole "wife" thing and I'm finally getting the hang of it! I could say that my favorite thing to do is cook! I've cooked every night so far minus two! One night Scott cooked and the other...well my potato soup didn't work out so Pizza Hut saved the day =)
Anyway, when I first bought the blender about 4 months ago, I discovered how wonderful Orange Julius's are! So when my handsome, dirty(he's a hvac technician), sexy husband comes home I could have the nice cold beautiful orange Julius waiting for him=)

Here is the recipe, it's so simple and its a great refreshing drink!

1cup milk
1cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
6 oz of frozen orange juice
8-10 ice cups
blend it on "frozen drinks" and as Emerald would say "BAM!" it's delicious!

New Ward!

2008-04-24T12:29:00.000-07:00

We attended our new ward two Sunday's ago. The first Sunday we were not able to attend all our classes and basically went for sacrament then ran out. I didn't know how to feel about the ward at first. Scott and I both said we will just attend the La Mirada ward so we would still be in the Whittier Stake and since we already knew people it was just easier.
We decided to give our new ward another try on Sunday. It was sooooo amazing! There are 5 young married couples who all greeted us at the same time with open arms! We attended our first marriage class together then it was off to Relief Society. It was soo beautiful! The spirit was there and I was so happy. After church we talked for a few minutes with the couples who had approached us and already they invited us to an activity!

So on Tuesday night (two daysago) we went bowling at 300 bowling in La Habra. It was sooo much fun!! We had such a good time meeting the couples and hanging out. I'm so excited that we are starting our new family and a new ward! Thanks to all that were so nice to us and welcomed us with open arms! We are loving it!

Wedding Pictures

2008-04-16T23:42:00.000-07:00

So Scott is working really hard right now cleaning up so I thought I would come post some of our wedding pictures=)

We have been super busy with school and work. I have not been motivated to go to my classes, so I decided to change my major. Scott has been busy with work. He has been on call this week. On Saturday he had emergency calls he had to go to and so I was home alone until 10. So I watched the movie Enchanted (which I LOVED!!!) and Harry Potter, it was great! Love being married to Scott it has been full of laughs and smiles =)

Married!!

2008-04-09T11:25:00.000-07:00

So we are officially married now!

The temple sealing was so beautiful. I felt like the sealer knew exactly who I was and yet all I did was shake his hand. I wouldn't have wanted to get married any place else but the temple. It was the best day of my life=)

Our honeymoon was great too! We went to cancun and stayed at the Royal. It was SOOOO romantic. We even got honeymoon massages on the beach and in the jacuzzi, it was amazing! Scott got food poisoning the last day and was miserable. I don't think he got out of the bathroom the whole night. He threw up so much, I said a prayer and read scriptures to him to try and comfort him.

As every knows, I'm a walking trial stick and when it comes to family things get rough. The night of my bachelorette party March 15, my grandma had a major stroke. She was sent to the hospital and was paralyzed on her left side, her speech was affected and she could barely talk and keep her eyes open. Her physical body was so hard to look at. Some background of my grandma: My grandma practically raised me. I lived with my grandma for 19 years. She took me to every fit modeling job, dance audition, commercial auditions, flew with me to do my tv series for 3 years, etc. My grandma played such a big part of my life. When she was in the hospital I went to visit her if not everyday, it was every other day. I would sit and hold her hand and recite the poems she taught me and only me when I was younger. I could not explain the bond I had with my grandma. The day of my wedding I went to go visit my grandma after we got sealed. She saw both scott and I in our wedding attire. I brought her a flower and gave her a kiss goodbye. She told me I looked beautiful and I asked her if Scott looked handsome and she knodded her head yes. On March 30, 2008 my most loving beautiful grandmother passed away. I knew she had so much power to old on for my wedding day. Death is a beautiful thing, for it is a birth into another realm. I love my grandma and miss her, I know that she is looking out for me. She is an amazing woman and offered so much here on earth, her time was up and she is in a better place. I am looking forward to doing her work in the temple.

Happy =)

2008-02-25T13:54:00.000-08:00

I will officially start counting down the days until I'm married on Feb. 29th.

I still have soooo much stuff to do for the wedding. I am making some progress though. I changed my colors for the LAST time..and yes even though some don't believe me when I say it...yes it's my LAST time!! At this point I could do nothing and i'd still be happy=)

I'm Sooo excited to be getting married in the Temple! I'm so blessed to have someone worthy of me and me worthy of them...it makes it so special=) It's excited to know that i'm the first baptized and the first to get married in the Temple. It's going to be so beautiful to be there with family and friends.....thinking about this helps me with my stress of school work haha.

We have such a busy schedule for March.
March 1st Scott Bachlelor
March 8th Bridal Shower
March 15th Bachlorette-I can't wait its going to be so much fun!! Thanks to Carolyn and Karin!
March 22nd Temple endownment
March 29th married=)

So pretty much thats all thats on my mind.

Even though I have tons of school work, still lots of planning, and stacks of paperwork at work I'm still happy and so excited!!

I'm sure most of you can remember this feeling!

Getting Closer!!

2008-02-16T21:09:00.000-08:00

So it seems like marriage is right around the corner!! Congrats to like the other 10 people who are also getting married this year from Mar Vista Ward! I just want to say how blessed I am to be marrying Scott. Things haven't been going so smoothly lately, here are two of our best wedding moments:

1. Getting marriage license: We were both supposed to end work at 3 and well it looked like Scott wasn't going to make it. So by the time he told me this it was already 4:00. So in my head I was thinking oh perfect I'm going to work only 6 hours so I don't have to take a lunch break so I can just get something with Scott on the way. Well it worked out that I worked 9 hours with no lunch break! However I was a good sport=)

2. So we were getting the invitations ready(which we've had for almost a month) and then my bestfriend Lauren came over and asked to see the invitations. I showed them to her and she said "Chris you forgot the month." Yeah....hahaha so I had to make some minor adjustement and add like a "wedding program" that has the date on there.

Thank you to everyone who has been saying I've taken everything really well. I thought I could work, go to school, and plan a wedding, but it's a little harder than I imagined. I haven't even started to stress or get worried, I guess thats a good thing. It would have been easier if my mother was in my life....but things happen for a reason. I'm blessed with finding the gospel, loving friends, a good head on my shoulders, awesome sister-in-laws!, and a great future husband.

Wedding

2008-01-26T20:03:00.000-08:00

So it's getting really close and I'm getting SO EXCITED NOW!! Today Karin and I went to the Bridal show in Brea. It was great! We had cake samples and got a lot of ideas. I LOVED the photo booth idea and also the videography. Then we were off to look for Bridesmaid dresses with Carolyn. It was a fun yet tiring girls day out. Meanwhile I can't wait for Scott to get home! He comes home today. He's going to be so impressed with how much I have accomplished and how much more money I need for the wedding=)

Star Wars

2007-12-24T09:38:00.001-08:00

So it has taken Alan (Scott's dad) two years to get me to watch Start Wars. Last week I went over to deliver something to them and I ended up staying with them the whole night. Kendy and I went and delivered food to a family, made food for our family, and then we sat down and watched star wars. I watched one and then had so many questions that we popped another one in. Then I wanted more so we did another one. Well, through the middle of the 2nd one their home teachers stopped by. It was a big party bust lol. After about I think a half hour Alan got on his knees and said the prayer. Meanwhile its about 11:00 now. So after they left we finished the 2nd one. Well, I guess you know what happens next, we put in another one. Talk about movie night!! It was great! I had so much fun and never knew that I would ACTUALLY LIKE Star Wars. Half way through the third one I started getting tired, it was 1:45 am and I had to go to work the next day. A couple days past and then we were back on to movie night and I finished all of them!! I absolutely loved them!! I can't wait to watch them again!

Basically Scott has been playing vampire (Edward from Twlight) because one day I told him I was in love with Edward and now he plays with me and pretends to be my Edward =) HOWEVER now he's going to be my Jedi Knight hahaha
I'm so grateful to be marrying such an amazing guy who does little cute things to make me laugh!

What a morning!!

2007-12-03T09:27:00.000-08:00

So I called in sick this morning because i'm not feeling good =( I went over to Scotts house to get my backpack so I could work on homework today. He was running late so I asked him do you want me to make you a lunch (which I LOVE doing), he said no.....so I was okay with that but then he changed his mind so I jumped into the kitchen. Well I took out the bread and saw an ant. I told Scott that theres not just one, well lucky us there were MILLIONS!! They were all covered on my perfect cookies I made Saturday night. I guess it was a sign for us not to eat the cookies, since we had so many already(well at least I did!). So here we are stuck with a million ants and its like 8 am. Well, there's no ant spray at Scotts house so this is what he told me,
Scott:"Just take the food away and kill them all and no more will come because theres no food."
Christie: "But I don't like bugs."
Scott: "Oh honey this will be such a growing experience for you, you can do it!"
Christie: "But I just want ant spray!"
Scott: "Good bye my love, have fun cleaning all the ants, you can do it!"

So encouraging huh! hahaha. So I finally remembered that I bought rubber gloves and put them under the sink. So I took them out and man was I killing like crazy. I could go so much faster with gloves on and it didn't bother me! =) Hence I'm still sick though =(
It's amazing how patient Scott is with me, now if the ants were spiders and Scott had to do it, oh boy that would be a totally different story! I hate ants as much as he hates spiders. Anywho, so that was my morning with my wonderful future husband encouraging this sick girl to clean the ants up for him and clean the house lol.

Honeymoon

2007-11-27T19:34:00.000-08:00

So we booked our honeymoon! Yes very exciting. I absolutely hate planes though. I was a disaster when I had to go to the Bahamas and fly on one of the propeller planes. I definitely embarrassed Scott and my parents but he was such a champ=) So we are going to Cancun for our honeymoon and we are staying at the Royal in Cancun. It's all inclusive suites with jacuzzi in the room!

Engaged!!

2007-11-22T05:58:00.000-08:00

So the rumors are true! Scott proposed to me on Halloween, yes how romantic=) For those of you who know Scott you know how unique he is. We've been together for almost two years!! I feel like I've known him forever, and yet it seems like we just met. I couldn't ask for a better future husband! Our relationship has grown so much this past year and I enjoy ever second I have with him. I'm looking forward to a wonderful future with him=) I seriously have never met someone so caring and well mannered. Okay let me just ramble on some of the things I love about him....then you can ask me in 10 years how I feel haha jk.
1. I love how since day one he has ALWAYS opened my door, even when I drive=)
2. When we are walking down the street or anywhere he ALWAYS walks on the side of traffic and protects me =)
3. He always complements me
4. Surprises me like no other
5. Gives me ALL the attention I need-even though it's hard to compete with Halo sometimes
6. Encourages me with my goals
7. Tells me he loves me everyday=)
8. Listens to me when I need to talk
9. He can always tell when something is wrong
10. He loves the gospel so much and has a strong testimony

Okay I'll stop! I honestly do love him so much and I am so happy to be his soon to be wife=)

March 29, 2008 at Newport Beach Temple