Cows, Cows and More cows...

We have been staying down in Blackfoot while my inlaws were out of town babysitting COWS. Yep, cows. You see, it is calving season... and the husband needed to make sure everything went smoothly! For the most part it did. I went out to help him tag and give shots to a calf, and the mama was MEAN! She started charging Reese and ran into the pick up- and into a fence and almost into my CUTE husband! Looking back, it was funny. But then it was traumatizing! I cried. I am not a fan of mean cows! We took my cute niece Lainee to see the cows. She loved being on the "farm" with her uncle Reese. She kept waving to the cows. "HELLO COWS!" She is growing up SO fast!

But now we are home! My home sweet home! It is silly the things I missed. My office, my bed, and my BATHTUB! So happy to be home!

As you may or may not read in my last blog..I tried wearing Reese's cologne. He noticed right off! haha I walked up to him, and he said "you are wearing my Kenneth Cole cologne huh???" BUSTED! But he liked it on me! It is kind of fun to

smell like the husband... it is almost like he is with me!

In good news...I think SPRING has sprung! And Reese is painting our bedroom (after a year of living here!) tonight as we speak! HOLLER at your boys! I am so excited! I will post pics tomorrow!

I hope you are having a FAB Thursday! Cause I sure am! Off to do a puzzle :) (which we are addicted to by the way!) If anyone want some puzzles to do! Let me know ;) I got a brand new Ravensburger puzzle for $1.50 at the DI! normally- 20 bucks!! SCORE!

XOXO

Shayna

A Little Experimenting

It has been snowing for two days... I feel like I live in a snow globe. Ya ya, I am from Idaho... I should like the snow...blah blah blah. Some girl was taking video of it on campus-she was amazed by it. Me? I am just annoyed. Such an inconvenience! Yah-I am a baby about it! I have been enjoying the mild winter we have been having.

And to top it all of, my mom is in FLOR

IDA this week with her sister-I am crawling with jealousy! Her friend Fawn (who is with her on the trip)- sent me this pic in a text!

I replied by saying "Please tell me I am adopted!

In response I got a picture back (Fawn found it in the archives of her phone-I don't even recall it!) I claim that it is fake! ;) Like mother like

daughter???

To get ready for her trip, we went a got pedicures at the Chinese place in Idaho Falls. They were stinkin funny. The guy asked me if I was married to Justin Beiber and the women asked my mom how old she was, and if she EVER put lotion her legs! haha. When we were sitting at the polish setter, there was a bottle of lotion:

Made me laugh SO hard! I about peed.

Reese and I went to a new eye doctor today, my eyes have gotten worse- his have stayed the same! We both are stoked to have contacts again!

I got some new glasses! Check em out:

Haha jokes! I got different ones- but I forgot to take a picture! lame.

I read an article about women wearing their man's cologne as perfume. I tried it awhile ago, and Reese has ZERO idea- and he couldn't stop telling me how good I smelled! For here is the secret- since girls have different pheromones than guys the cologne takes on a sweeter smell. So for the next bit I am going to wear one of Reese's colognes each day (but shhhh... don't tell him!) It is my experiment! Are men attracted to their own smell! I will let you know how it goes!

Happy Thursday friends! I hope you enjoyed your extra day yesterday! Did you do anything special? :)

XOXO

Shayna

Did You Know?

My life, has been INSANE! I cannot keep up with my own self! ;)

Happy Thu

rsday!

Let me catch you up on my life!

Did you know?

I started selling Scentsy! Let me HOOK you up! My website is www.shaynajo.scentsy.us

It was Valentines day last week.... And I got spoiled!

And my cute lover bought me a jewelry box...that he picked out all by himself! And I love it!

Attached to my flowers delived to me on Valentine's Day at work... was the note above. Oh how silly is my husband?? Gotta love it! I just wrote back and said

Roses are red, violets are blue, at least I don't come how smelling like cow poo.

What did we do for Valentines you ask? We went to a movie (The Vow!- LOVED IT!) and Reese didn't mind it either ;) We ended up eating at Olive Garden 2 days later because of the crazy dinner wait times! And we walked right in an

d were seating right

away! :) Holler!

Reese painted the spare bathroom :) And we hung up some vinyl I purchased :) Do you like it? (oh and don't mind my bath pillow ;)

Found this shirt at Wal-mart-LOVE IT!

My car hit 31,00o miles this week.EEK! My warranty is almost up Oh the places I have gone...

That is my week in pictures :)

And get ready for my tip!!

Do you have dried out mascara? Well chances are that it isn't empty. So revive it with a little contact solution, or eye drops. Works like a charm! I revived mine this morning! Think of the money we could save!

XOXO

Shayna

P.S. Check out the Deserving Family Giveaway over at Heather Sellers Photography! (time is almost up!)

MIA

I have been missing, this is true! :) But in good news.. I am back!

The husband and I picked up and went here for the weekend:

(Island Park!)

We slept in, went for a snowmobile ride, and went out to a yummy dinner :) Reese even built me a fire! ( kinda sexy..not gonna lie!) We cuddled up, drank hot coco and watched a movie! (Lord of the Rings- husbands choice- my first time watching it...and I will admit- it wasn't bad at all! I actually enjoyed it! haha)

It was a much needed little getaway!

Now I am buckling down and finishing my weekend homework, and studying for a midterm I have tomorrow. Oh the life of a college student! :)

But I will have good news for you all tomorrow...so look forward to that! (no, I am not pregnant!) haha

XOXO

Shayna

Guest Blogger- Miss Heather

Hey! I’m Heather from The Life Unexpected. I started blogging as a way to keep in touch with my family and friends, but then found out it was a great way to vent and make new friends and connections. My blog is filled with the daily ramblings about the crazy things that happen to me and the hubs in life as I finish school and we take on the world together. I hope you stop by and stay a while!

I’m super excited that Shayna had me stop in today, because I’ve had a few things on my mind lately. The hubs and I just made a fast move to a new town and basically completely shook our lives up. I can’t even begin to tell you how crazy it’s been! I digress, what I’m trying to get at is it’s been a stressful time and has become entirely too easy to forget that hubs and I are on the same team in the fight we all call life. With added stress, I tend to forget to appreciate the things that he does for me, so when Shayna asked me to write something up, and with it being so close to Valentine’s Day, I figured that appreciation would be a great place to start. Here are some tips that I have to remind myself of daily when life gets crazy:

1. Remember to say thanks even for the little things. I try really hard to say thank you almost TOO much. I think this really helps to let your significant other you notice all that they do for you, even if it was something small like putting clothes in the hamper.
2. When you can, make sure you go the extra mile. Stuff like rinsing the dishes AND putting them in the dishwasher make a big difference in the stress level of the day, and takes a bit of the work load off for anyone else in the house.
3. Set aside time for just the two of you. Even if you literally only have time for a 5 minute walk, take it. Life is never more important than a little bonding with the person you married! Remember that there’s tons of stuff to do that is free, so money should never be an excuse not to go.

With our recent move, we’re a little tight on cash so Valentine’s Day was threatening to be a non-event until I thought of a few things we could do together for little to no money!

First on our proposed agenda will be learning something new together. This may or may not happen ON V-day, but it’ll be a part of the week for sure. There are a TON of places that offer free dance lessons around Valentines, and our first date ever was square dancing, so I’m thinking we’ll go to one of the local country bars and learn from some of the pros.

After dancing, I want to make dinner at home…TOGETHER! There’s nothing more fun than creating something delicious together, and it could even lead to an innocent food fight, who doesn’t like acting like a kid? Just remember to split the clean up fairly lol

After dinner, we can digest while snuggled up for a movie, I’m feeling one of the classics like A Walk to Remember or PS I Love You…Let them groan, we all know that they’ll love it on the inside.

A full body massage is just what you need before bed, so find some yummy smelling lotion, and help each other relax! What you choose to do behind closed doors after that, is totally up to you ;)

I hope this helped you guys get in the lovey dovey Valentine’s mood; heaven knows that we all get too busy and forget about the little things sometimes. Let’s all slow down and make the best of the big mushy day! Oh and don’t forget to hit the stores Feb. 15^th, candy is half off! That’s really the best time of this month (just kidding…kinda)! Thanks again Shayna, I LOVED stopping by!

His and Hers

This Thursday's blog is going to be a little different than normal..don't get angry! Embrace the change ;)

My sister told me today that she gets excited when she gets on the world wide of web and sees that I have a new blog post so she has somet

hing to do when she is up with a fussy baby at 2 am! So here is a shout out to my favorite sister and my cute little baby Kate! This blog is dedicated to you ladies!

I tricked Reese into answering some questions- and when I told them they were going on the internet....he was a little surprised! But I think he likes the attention in the spotlight! I composed a list of random questions and answered them myself and then asked them to Reese! It was crazy how many of our answers matched!

My answers:

(Old picture..but the message still holds true!)

What is your favorite date night activity? Anything spontaneous J But I love the old reliable…dinner and a movie at the cheap theater! : )

What is the first thing you do when you know you are in trouble with the husband? Buy him a treat, and make a cute face at him! It works every time!

Favorite kiss of all time: Island park (our second kiss!) He “fell” on the ice and happened to land on my lips!

Favorite Date of all time: Picking up and headin

g to Jackson Hole at one in the morning for the weekend (We were married of course!!) Also, we had a Ash Wednesday date that was pretty crazy!

What would be his ideal Valentines Day gift? A box of yummy chocolates! (that is what he told me he wanted after I already bought his rockin gift!) But he better like his gift! Haha

I love it when he… Runs my bath for me, with bubble bath of course!

What do you do to keep your husband happy? Have a yummy drink in the fridge, and kiss him lots!

He loves it when I… rub his back! (not my fav, but give a little…take a little!)

What is his ideal date night? Going to the cabin! Or a roadtrip!

What is your favorite thing he wears on date night? I love his sexy cowboy boots! And a nice button down! But no wrangler butt for me.. I love his buckle jeans! ;)

I love it when he smells like… he did on our honeymoon! We bought cologne and perfume on our honeymoon and whenever he wears it… I get carried back to the Bahamas! LOVE IT!

I married him because… He knows me better than anyone! He knows what makes me happy, and what makes me sad! Plus… He is the funniest! He is my best friend!

His Answers:

(pulled this pic up from long ago.. I think he looks cute in it! )

What is your favorite date night activity? Dinner at Olive Garden, and a cheap theater movie!

What is the first thing you do when you know you are in trouble with the wife? Hug her till she decides to hug me back!

Favorite kiss of all time: When I slipped on the ice in Island Park…and landed on Shayna’s LIPS!

Favorite Date of all time: Ash Wednesday! We tried to find a midnight mass on Ash Wednesday…and FAILED! So we at a little Mexican Restaurant instead

What would be her ideal Valentines Day gift? A trip to the Bahamas!

I love it when she…Makes me breakfast!

What do you do to keep your wife happy? Make money! Bring home the mullah!

She loves it when I … do the dishes!

What is her ideal date night? Do something spontaneous!

What is your favorite thing she wears on date night? Her brown boots and a sexy top! (with stipes…!)

I love it when she smells like… Britney Spears! (haha..her perfume anyway!)

I married her because… Her mother pressured me! No no.. Don’t put that. I married Shayna because she is my best friend! Spending time together was fun, so forever would be too!

This was super fun! Maybe you could have these questions ready for your Valentine! See if your answers match up :)

Happy Thursday my friends! Look for my guest blogger tomorrow! :)

XOXO

Shayna & Reese

(special thanks to my husband--who puts up with a lot!)

Guest Blogger- Miss Cheltzey

Hey there! My name’s Cheltzey, and I’m blogging from “The Newman Newsie”

I am excited to be a guest blogger on “The Love Shack” and hope you find my post interesting and helpful! Thanks for stopping by!

Shayna asked me to write about a good date idea, but I didn’t know how difficult it would be to choose what I would focus this blog on.

How could I ever pick just one date night out of all the wonderful things that Andrew (my hunk of a man) and I have spent our time doing? I just have to say, my husband is an AWESOME guy who has TONS of sweet ideas. We’ve done every thing from jam sessions at home while Andrew plays his guitar and I sing, to traveling together to see the wonders of this beautiful world. We have gone down to the local “Nature Park” and fed a whole loaf of bread to the funny ducks, and have snuck into empty classrooms on campus to play the pianos because we aren’t lucky enough to have one in our home. I could go on for hours about how much fun I have with him, but what sticks out the most in my head is no matter what we are doing, the most important thing to me is making memories with this wonderful man.

That doesn’t mean, though, that some dates don’t catch my memory better than others! No matter how cool some of our dates have been, my mind keeps going back to something that Andrew and I LOVE to do together.

“What might that be?” Well, I’m glad you asked!

Our favorite date is STARGAZING!

So I know you might be thinking it sounds a little cheesy, but there’s one thing that sets our date apart and that is this wonderful app that we found for Andrew’s phone. It’s called Google Sky Map and it tells you the name of every star you can see in the sky! We love taking a short drive up into the dry farms behind Rexburg or Idaho Falls and cuddling up to just look at the stars. (Hot chocolate is definitely a must for this date!)

The best thing about doing this is the lack of distractions. There is no T.V. or other couples or people getting into your business. It is one of the best things to do when you just want some time away from the world. Some time where you can just be together or sit and talk about the dreams you share and where you are headed together.

What if you don’t have a smart phone? Well, that’s all right. You don’t have to know exactly what you are looking at to see the beauty in it. All you really need to make this date special is some fuel to get away from the town and some blankets and pillows to keep you warm and comfortable. Maybe a late night picnic would be fun too? Mix it up and make it YOUR date! Have some fun and get to know your partner a little better! After all, it’s YOU who best knows what the two of you will most enjoy on a date like this!

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