The Hawkers

Thursday's Thought and Tricks

2012-01-26T21:34:00.001-08:00

My week has been a tad bit insane! I have been running from thing to thing like a mad man. Keeps me out of trouble I guess ;) I almost forgot it was Thursday! One more day to go, and I am free!! (well, for the weekend at least) :) I will keep this post short and sweet because if not, I might fall asleep while writing it :)

First: My trick!

I actually would like to give credit to this trick to my lovely mother! She swears by it! And now, so do I!

Drum roll please... (okay that was a bit dramatic, but from me, what do you expect??)

Cleaning your bathtub with....SHAMPOO!!!

(my suggestion use your husbands shampoo, or a really cheap shampoo!)

Benefits: It cuts the grease in your tub like no other! (it does it in your hair, and in the tub!)

It is safe for children!

No stinky smells!

You always have shampoo around :)

Just pot in a few drops, and scrub away!

My thoughts:

I cannot believe I am just blogging about this now, but 2 and a half weeks ago..I got a new niece! When I get a new niece, it is like Christmas for me! Her name is Kate; she is beautiful and perfect. I love her already!

I will admit, she makes me a bit baby hungry! (but not enough ;) I mean how can your resist this face! I love her very much! She holds a special spot in my heart!

Let me know how the cleaning with shampoo goes :)

Goodnight all! Have a great Friday!

Thursdays Tricks and Thought

2012-01-19T21:52:00.000-08:00

I just got back from the gym, where there were tons of stinky guys who were showing off one was standing behind me watching me on the treadmill. Creepy.

When I got back I realized 2 things. 1-it was Thursday. 2- I haven't blogged yet. So here it is, one hour to midnight and I am cramming a blog in :)

My trick of the week is marvelous. You may laugh at first, but once you try it, you will be hooked! I was in Claires one day, and at the check out stand were these weird hairbands that looked liked jelly lifesavers. I was intrigued. So I bought them. I used them for boating- marvelous. And now I use them for working out. They aren't to fashion savvy, so I wear them when I really need my hair to stay in a ponytail.

My friends, let me introduce you to my favorite hairbands:

The cool thing is- you just slip it around the pony and it stays! no wrapping a hair tie around and around. Let's be honest, these things rock. Claires is the only place I know to buy them!

Plus they are infused with aloe vera so they are good for your hair... blah...blah...blah ;) Now I am just rambling.

My thoughts:

I am taking a phonics class, (not to learn how to read but to learn how to teach kids how to read. just thought I would clear that one up ;)

And I honestly have no idea how I learned how to read. Our phonics are screwed up. We could really do away with some letters in the alphabet. Like q, and x. and c.

Think about it:

Kwit (Quit)

Kwiet (quiet)

Kwickly (quickly)

Boks (box)

ekstreme (extreme)

kall (call)

koinsidense ( coincidence)

What if we spelled words the way the sounded? How amazing would that be? But no... we have to go and make things difficult ;) I know I am way over analyzing this, but I cannot stop looking at the way words sound!

Before I end this blog, check this out. What sound does M make? Say it. Now say it with your nose plugged. Did you do it?? The sound comes out of your nose. Tricky eh? You probably just made a fool of yourself.

Is there a word in the English language that was hard for you to learn? Do you wish we would spell things the way they sound? Would it be easier for kids to learn to read? Would we have a higher literacy rate?

Happy Thursday!

Thursday's Thought and Tricks

2012-01-12T18:34:00.000-08:00

I am going to try a new thing, called Thursday's Thoughts and Tricks. I will give you a thought that's been on my mind, and a trick I know. This is a test run- so stick with me :)

I will start with the trick this week:

Have you ever been sitting in the car or sitting anywhere for that matter and without thinking- picked a zit?? I know I do it all the time, and then it won't stop bleeding, and it is super embarrassing! Is anyone with me?? Well I learned a little trick this week. Put Vaseline on the bleeding zit, and the bleeding will STOP! Amazing right?? And here is another little secret- use it for the nics on your legs after shaving! Problem solved! no more little pieces of toilet paper stuck to our legs and face! So I guess this would be a great tip for gentlemen too!

And check this out: The make a Vaseline mini that will fit in your purse or in your car! (great for lips too!)

How cute are these??

(best part 99 cents baby!!)

I had a profound thought to blog about yesterday, but it has completely left the building! So my thoughts are not too profound tonight but nice to get off the chest.

Reese and I started "a healthier way of life" this week. By healthier I mean somewhat of a diet. Eating healthier and going to the gym. I haven't had pop in almost a week! I am secretly dying inside ;) And I want to eat a whole chocolate cake (and I don't even like cake!) I have found you start to crave odd things on a diet!

I am enjoying the gym! It is hard to get myself away from homework, and go and do it. But once I do, I feel like superwomen! I am so happy Reese is doing this with me! We motivate each other! I am slowly adding dollars to my jar :) (a dollar in my jar each time I exercise !)

Do you have any dieting secrets? Or any exercise tips??

Happy Thursday!

In with a BANG

2012-01-03T11:04:00.000-08:00

The New Me

We spent New Years in Island Park- it was fun and very relaxing!

I enjoyed 2011 very much! In fact- I was sad to see it go.

Highlights of 2011-

1. Got straight A's for the first time in college

2. Started managing a 4 plex

3. Went to Hawaii

4. celebrated our first anniversary

5. Got a new niece

6. Got a super fun birthday surprise weekend

7. Good jobs, happy marriage, and good health

8. Got to spend lots of time with our families :)

9. Purchased a washer and dryer!

Lowlights of 2011-

1. had eye surgery

2. Lost 2 diamonds out of my wedding ring

3. Devin and Michelle moved and took my niece with them!

4. Had to learn how to play the recorder! :-0

5. Moved out of our sweet tiny house

Okay, okay...now I am just getting silly. I could hardly think of any lowlights!! :) But tons of highlights! 2011 did us good!

A new year is always a great excuse for a new start. And I am planning on taking FULL advantage of it.

I learned when making goals, you need to share them, and post them where you can see them often.

Goals:

1. Join the gym- get back to my wedding day weight

2. NO POP! and MUCH less fast food

3. Eat healthy

4. Read the Book of Mormon with Reese

Blah blah blah, yah those are my goals. But how am I going to stick to them???

Gym- start slow- work out 3-4 days a week. Add a dollar to a jar every time I work out. When I reach 100 dollars- I get to go buy something I want :) Like a new outfit!

I am going to wear 8 rubber bands on my wrist and every time I drink a glass of water- I take one off. My goal is to get all rubber bands off by the end of each day!

And the rest -well I will just have to do it! I feel very motivated this year! I am excited to start on the new me!

And now I have confessed to the blogging world my weaknesses and my goals. So hold me to it!

What are your new years goals?

Cliche Christmas Post

2011-12-28T20:09:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas was wonderful this year :) We spent it with my family mostly since we spent it up at the cabin with Reese's fam last year.

I feel like these blog post are so cliche, but I love Christmas! And I am sad it is gone. So maybe just maybe I can relive Christmas through my blog.

Reese spoiled me this year! The little stink! (but I think he likes spoiling me! ) He got me an new ihome that works with my iPad, a digital photo frame, a super cute hat from Hollister that I have been coveting! And Justin Beiber perfume (which I got to open early!) Seriously he is the sweetest!

Reese is stoked about his new socks, no really...he is

But he kind of got spoiled too! I got him a remote control helicopter. It is a fun little thing! I think it was hit. However judging buy the crashing sounds in my living room right now, I am not sure if it is going to be my favorite ;)

(Don't mind the messy office!-What a cute husband I have)

Our parents spoiled us too! I got my hair cut and colored for part of my gift and new sheets! Best presents ever! (proves I am getting old!) And my father in law gave me new Kenny Rogers CDs since he carelessly through my Kenny Rogers CD in the lake this summer! (ok ok, it was an accident- but I still tease him about it!)

My little Lainee was so fun this Christmas! When it was her turn to open a present we would say "Lainee do you want to open another present?" and she would say "oh..okay!" So stinkin cute! I love that girl!

Lainee loved the boxes! She would sit in them all!

And it was my other niece Kinsley's first Christmas! I am pretty sure she slept through the whole thing, but she sure is a sweetheart!

We got to spend some time with Reese's family on Christmas night which was great! We got awesome Christmas jamies from them, they are called hoodie footies! They are a neck to toe sweat suit! So comfy!

I hope you all enjoyed your holidays! I have been playing way to much..back to reality for me! Ick!

Green, Green and more Green

2011-12-23T07:41:00.000-08:00

We have a little tradition in my family growing up, every Christmas we make cornflake wreaths! (Similar to rice crispies, just with cornflakes) And they are YUMMY! We make tons for the neighbors. By the end we are usually covered in green!

Well, I made my own last night (no mom to help me!) and I must say, they turned out great!

And I maybe snacked a little while making, because my teeth and tongue were green by the time I was done!!!

We are ready for Christmas, are you?

Make sure to check out this cute Christmas story, told by a sweet little girl. Watch it here

Real Meaning of Christmas

2011-12-21T23:24:00.000-08:00

Deck the Halls

2011-12-21T22:38:00.000-08:00

This blog post is way past due, but with finals and living this crazy thing I call life, I have neglected it.

The weekend after Thanksgiving (spent in Island Park!) Reese and I decorated our lovely home for Christmas! I have a mantle this year which I was super excited about! We listened to Christmas music and decorated our tree and our apartment. It looks so festive :) I am soooo lucky that my husband loves decorating for Christmas and is such a big help!

Take a peek inside our winter wonderland:

Reese's beloved chicken that does the Christmas dance...he loves this thing!

Putting the lights on

I took the picture of us down, and Reese made me put it back up. He said this picture never comes down. When I said it kind of clashes with nativity. His reply: No way! That is what Christmas is all about- Christ's birth and you and me babe! (he is a smart one! Not to mention a cute one!)

My mantle :) Isn't it cute?

Our finished tree! Family Dollar special! You make due when you are poor college students!

This is our Christmas, simple yet so wonderful!

I am so grateful to spend a second Christmas with Reese. It is so wonderful to be able to share the spirit of Christmas with the one you love.

I hope you all have a great Christmas this year and slow down to remember the true meaning of Christmas, our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Here is an amazing Christmas Story, told from the point of view from a sweet little girl: Watch it here.

Merry Christmas!

Birthday Weekend Surprise

2011-12-19T19:59:00.000-08:00

For months Reese was sneaking around, doing secret things on the internet and making phone calls I wasn't allowed to hear. Most wives would have been concerned! ;) He told me not to plan anything for the weekend after my birthday because he had a birthday SURPRISE for me!! I have never really gotten a surprise this big!!- so I was stoked.

As time got closer I knew we were going somewhere, but where we were going, I had NO idea.

We hit the road early Friday morning and Reese had the destination plugged into his TOM TOM but I still had no idea where we were going! We drove, and we drove. And I couldn't figure out for the life of me where we were going. I thought I had it pinned down to Oregon, but the when we took a turn in Twin Falls, I was baffled.

The drive was fun! We played the license plate game, and we played How well do you know me? and lots of other fun games. We talked, we laughed, and sang along to Christmas music!

We got kids meals :)

We hit Jackpot, Nevada. And it popped in my head.. RENO! We were going to Reno! I had never been before, so I was stoked!!

L O N G E S T tunnel I have ever been through!

We were only their for 2 days, so we packed them full! We went to a casino buffet, played a little 21, got IDed a TON, went shopping, ate at PF Changs, swam, sat in the hot tub, drove around Reno, stayed up late watching TV! We had a blast! My sweet husband did whatever I wanted because it was my birthday weekend. He even shopped for like 5 hrs!! :)

We went to a shopping mall that had a Ferris wheel inside! It was amazing! We rode it for 1 dollar!

I love Reno :) I love birthdays :) And I LOVE REESE!

2011 Christmas Ornament

2011-12-14T09:04:00.000-08:00

I heard of a tradition where every year the family would get a new Christmas tree ornament that reminded them of something fun, or funny that happened that year to them. It got me thinking, Reese and I have plenty of traditions that we have carried over from our childhood, but not one that we can call our own. Now, I haven't talked to Reese about it, but I am sure he will LOVE the idea! So I began to think of all the fun things we have done this year, and there is sure a lot!!

So I started from the beginning...

Hawaii-

Disneyland-

Reno-

(without the name Johnny- haha)

I am sure I could come up with lots more ornament ideas- I am going to ask Reese about it tonight :)

Which one do you think we should get? We have lots of happy memories from this year!!

Goodbye Elvis

2011-11-30T22:04:00.000-08:00

Today is my birthday :) I love birthdays! They are the best!

But I am not feeling like talking much about my birthday tonight, that will be a post for another day.

Reese got a sad phone call this morning, his family dog Elvis died. He was 12 years old! (84 in dog years) He just sat down and died. It was a hard pill to swallow for him, and for me.

Pets are great. But the sad part is, they don't live the life span of a human. We get attached, and then they are gone.

It reminded me when my first cat Cuddles died, my neighbor ran him over on Halloween. It was a sad sad day for me! I was only 6 or 7. (my mom was happy-she hated that cat haha)

It will be weird pulling up to the Hawker home not having Elvis run to greet you as you got out of the car.

I feel bad for my Reese :( Poor guy!

So here's to you Elvis buddy, you will be missed!

<3. Shayna

Winner Winner!!

2011-11-21T16:50:00.000-08:00

Ladies and Gents- We have a winner!

Before I tell you the winner, I will tell you how I picked the winner. I was fair!! I went to Random.org and told it to generate me a number. And it was pretty eerie, because the number it picked was #11- (The number that stalks me)

So Congrats to

Heather Draney

Get me your address so I can send you your prize!

Thanks to all those who entered!

Happy Thanksgiving Week!

Soapbox and Rants

2011-11-16T22:50:00.001-08:00

Today is Wednesday which means I am feeling a bit grumpy. Wednesdays are not my favorite days, stuck in the middle of the week.

I am feeling a rant blog post coming on, I am just going to let all the thoughts in my head move my fingers over the keyboard to create this blog post.

Reese has locked himself in the office, because he has a big paper d

ue tomorrow. (and apparently I talk to much because he couldn't concentrate, and the fact his paper is on Iran does not help ANY! So I am left husbandless in the living room, and in control of the remote!! The sad thing is... I can't handle all that power ;) I have netflix ADD!

This morning was dandy! I only had one class, and then I went to Idaho Falls with my sister in law and my two week old niece to take her newborn photos. And they turned out stinkin good, she is an angel!

But my day flipped when I got to work and I was doing a little cleaning and I looked down at my ring, and a diamond from the middle was gone!!! And the sad thing is I don't know where or when I lost it! It looks like my ring lost a tooth! poor thing, it looks like a homeless ring! ;)

You have heard my rants, now here is my soapbox:

#1-Advice to all people going to start college- Mix your general classes with your major classes! It will make your college career a million times easier- wish I would have done it! I wasn't the smartest freshman!

#2- I am not recommending Samuel Jewlers at this point in time, but they have good customer service (that is a positive part, right?) I love my ring! I just don't love the diamond falling out bit- especially where I got it cleaned on Friday!

I have always learned to end on a positive note- so here is my positive note: My giveaway ends in just 4 days!! Holy smoly! That is soon! The good news is there isn't much competition- so give it a shot! If you already have Miracle on 34th Street- it could make a great Christmas gift!

Happy Wednesday! (Oh wait- it was over 11 minutes ago-epic fail!) So happy Thursday!! One day closer to my favorite day- FRIDAY!

First Ever Blog Giveaway!

2011-11-09T10:25:00.000-08:00

The Hawkers are having a giveaway!

I have heard people call December the month of giving, but for me the giving starts in November! We have a whopping 4 birthdays in my family in November- oh and if I include my family dog it is 5!

That is one reason I am hosting this giveaway- and the second is because I have reached 20 followers. It may seem pathetic to you, but I was stoked about it! So thanks to all of you following my blog!

So you are all dying by now, wondering what I am going to be giving away, right?

Well I am feeling in the Christmas season (yes, before Thanksgiving) and I love this movie! I have to watch it every year! It makes my heart smile :)

I will be giving away one DVD copy of the 1994 version of Miracle on 34th Street. It is a must see Christmas movie!!

So here are the giveaway rules:

1- You must be a follower of my blog, so if you aren't already- just follow me: ) You can simply follow with your email.

2- Comment on this post- make sure to include your email :)

3- You must live in the United States- so sorry to all other countries- I still love you!

4- I will announce the winner after the giveaway has ended- I will give you one week to get back to me, then I will pick another winner.

5- If you are the winner- this prize will be mailed to you

How to get additional entries:

1- Share my blog on your facebook, or twitter. (1 additional entry)

2- Share the link to my blog on your blog (1 additional entry)

It is possible that you can have 3 entries to my giveaway! Make sure you let me know in your comment how many entries you have! :) Honesty is the BEST policy!

The last day to enter will be Nov 20th! That gives you 11 days! (eleven is my favorite, and lucky number) :)

Halloween Miracle

2011-11-01T10:02:00.000-07:00

*Here is a little warning for those of you about to read this blog post- It contains religious views, I am not here to Bible bash, or have a religion discussion; just to say what is on my mind*

You always hear of Christmas miracles, but never a Halloween miracle. Last night, I was blessed to be able to witness a Halloween miracle.

My brother and his wife brought a beautiful baby girl into the world last night at 7:10pm. Her labor went well, and she and the baby are both happy and healthy.

I walked into the hospital room around 8pm to see my niece for the first time. As I walked in there in the hospital bed was my sister in law (Michelle) holding her new baby girl with my brother (Devin) standing beside them. It was a wonderful sight. I couldn't help but be overwhelmed with the spirit. My little niece had just joined us on earth from heaven. I feel a newborn baby is the closest to our Heavenly Father, they are the freshest from heaven.

In her mom's arms lay a perfect human being. One who has come to earth to endure trials, and learn and grow. And to one day return to her Heavenly Father.

This was touching to me, what a blessing a newborn baby is, what a miracle every birth is.

Welcome to the world Kinsley, I love you bunches already!

Love,

Aunt Nayna

I "Mustache" You

2011-10-20T12:16:00.000-07:00

There is a new fad happening.. mustaches. And my question to you is WHY??

I saw a car the other day with a mustache detail on the front bumper, and I saw a girl with a backpack that had a mustache. I have seen mustache tattoos, mustache mugs, and funny little mustache sayings like I "mustache" you a question.

And the worst part- so many guys on campus have creepy stalker mustaches! I don't think I could ever kiss a guy with a mustache! ICK! When I see an older gentleman with a mustache, I don't think twice. But when I see a guy my age with a mustache- it secretly make me want to vomit.

It is a good thing Reese doesn't have a stache! Or I would probably shave it off in his sleep! ;)

Why mustaches are a "hot" item right now... I may never know. To me, it is kinda silly!

**Make sure you check on my blog tomorrow ( Friday) for something very exciting!**

School Slumps

2011-10-19T21:40:00.000-07:00

People ask me, how much longer do you have left in school? And I am at that point where I cannot say I barely started, and I cannot say I am almost done; I am stuck in the middle.

For those of you who don't know, I am majoring in Elementary Education, and I am in my 5th semester. (a Junior)

Lately I feel like I am in a totally slump, a 3rd year slump. I cannot see the beginning or the end, I just picture being in school for the rest of my life.

I wake up, go to school, go to work, come home, do homework, go to sleep and repeat. It is like I am stuck in a movie, a movie that plays over and over.

I am just excited for the say when I can say " I only have a year left" or "One more semester"

I really just need to find something to get me out of this slump!

I have decided that I am going to go to school year round. 3 semesters in a year, wow... did I really just decide to go to school without a break? Yep, I sure did. It will go faster that way!

Don't get me wrong, I don't totally despise school, I am just going to be glad when I (we) are done. :)

Cutting Corners

2011-10-18T19:40:00.000-07:00

Between going to school full time, working, and trying to be a good wife, my days don't have much spare time. I find anyway I can to cut corners and save a little time. (I could stop using facebook, and pinterest and that would save me a great deal of time-- but how much fun is that?)

Here are a few of my time saving secrets

1. Nair- I hate shaving my legs. It takes so much time and end with me having nicks all over my legs! I have this great Nair called shower power, and I put it on 5 mins before showering (it says 1 min-but I like to make sure!) and when I get out of the shower in the morning, my legs are incredibly smooth!

2. After shower snoozes- I think blow drying my hair from dripping wet to dry is a waste of time! (not to mention bad for my hair!) So I get up early to shower, than crawl back into my warm bed for a half hour. By the time I get up, my hair needs about 3 mins of drying! It rocks my world!

3. Mismatched socks- This one is my personal favorite! I think matching socks are overrated! No one sees your socks anyway, and so I never match my socks. I just throw my socks in the drawer when they come out of the dryer I just toss em in the drawer! (no wasted time matching socks, and wondering if the dryer at my socks!) I took pictures of my socks the past two days, and here is a taste of what my socks look like everyday:

Yesterday :)

Today :)

This came to bite me in the bum in California( I had packed all shorts) and of course I needed socks and tennis shoes to walk around Disneyland all day. When I got there.. I realized--- none of my socks matched! And everyone could see! I guess that is what I get for cutting corners ;)

I have never tried this. but tomorrow I am going to try a new time saver-- Spraying vinegar (3 parts vinegar, 1 part water) on my windshield and windows of my car at night because it is supposed to stop the windows from freezing over (which is a must in Idaho!) Hopefully it will stop me from having to scrap windows!!

What things do you do to save time?

Have you tried the vinegar idea before? Does it work?

Germ Heaven

2011-10-17T17:49:00.000-07:00

Those of you who have been reading my blog for awhile or maybe you have only read it a handful of times know that I am a pretty random person. Things get stuck in my head, and I just have to let them out!

There are two items you will NEVER find in my house

1. A mop

2. Sponges

You will never find those two items in my house why? Because they are CRAWLING with germs. Now the mop thing, I got it from my momma! (I got it from my momma!) She never used a mop in our house, ever. Now the kind of mop I am talking about looks somewhat like this:

(or the ones with a sponge attached to the bottom!)

My mom always got down on her hands and knees and hand-washed the floor.

Until now, she uses a steam mop. And today I decided I wanted one! I am sick of my little swiffer mop, I want a Shark! As of today I am going to start saving my money! I am sure that is what Reese wants for his Christmas present right? ;)

Mops and sponges freak me out, I feel like they are infested with germs and when someone uses them, germs are just having a hay day getting spread all around my kitchen floor, or my kitchen counters.

Sponges just sick me out, every time I see one I cringe a little, maybe that is why I never liked Spongebob growing up ;)

For those of you who use sponges in your kitchen, don't feel defensive! Because I am right, ;) sponges are disgusting, and so are mops. If you STILL don't believe me, check out this video (the guy is goofy, but his message is a good one)

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery-health/4938-dr-know-dirty-sponges-video.htm

I hope I have inspired you to throw out your mops and sponges. And if not, I have failed miserably! ;)

Oh and pretty please take my quick poll in the top right hand corner of my blog! Thanks!

Pun'kin Carvin

2011-10-16T11:16:00.000-07:00

Reese and I went on a double date last night, yup that's right us ol' married couples still go on fun dates :) We went with my cousin Jayson, and my friend Lindsey ( I set em up!) I was a bit worried it could be awkward seeing how it was a blind date for the other couple, but nope, it was very fun!

We went to the pumpkin patch in Idaho Falls, and there were tons of pumpkins! There were too many to choose from! I have never been to a pumpkin patch (Reese hadn't either) It was a new adventure! We found two plump pumpkins that were HUGE! The scale there said they weighed 72 lbs! Bad news...the scale was broken! You could have picked the smallest pumpkin there and it would have weighed 72 lbs! Ha!

Everyone kept teasing me because I would call a pumpkin a punkin.There are some things I have a hard time saying I guess, like family home evening and pumpkin. At least I can make someone laugh with my stupidity :)

We came back to our apartment and carved them! (after gutting them first-my favorite part!) They were thick pumpkins!

Jayson and Lindsey couldn't get the top off of their pumpkin! We had to pry it off! And I guess with me being a huge body builder and all, I was the only one who could do it! ;)

I drew the design on our pumpkin and Reese did the carving (he is MUCH stronger and MUCH quicker than I am! ;)

Check out our pun'kin:

Aww, proud parents of a cute pun'kin. :)

Get out there and carve some pumpkins! Fall is in the air!

Capturing Those Precious Moments

2011-10-15T09:53:00.000-07:00

I was bored one day while Reese was busy and I was messing around on his Mac. Now don't hate me all you Mac lovers, but I just don't happen to be one. I love my PC! I like my Ipad, Ipod, etc... but when it comes to my computer, I want a PC. But there is one really feature on a Mac, and that is photobooth! I took some silly pictures that Reese was bound to find when he opened up his computer next

But I have bad news... he caught me red handed. But at this moment I knew I had the best husband ever, because not only did he laugh till tears ran down

his legs( Joking) he joined me!

Yep, way more productive than homework!

Halloween Bug

2011-10-14T20:06:00.000-07:00

The Halloween bug has bitten me and it bit me hard! I love everything about Halloween! The candy, the costumes, the parties, scary movies, carving pumpkins, haunted houses, and especially the DECORATIONS!

I have been trying to be a little more craft lately, and lemme tell you, I kind of enjoy it. I see stuff on pinterest (if you are not on Pinterest, get there! and if you need an invite, let me know!) and I want to make EVERYTHING! but I have to pick my favorites. I looked for a fun Halloween wreath but didn't find one I loved, so here is the big news:

I made my Halloween wreath from my head. That may not seem like a lot to most of you, but for me this is like a huge stepping stone for me. Like when a baby is weened from the mama. I was weened.

Do you like?

Remember this was my first wreath ever, so don't judge to harshly! ;)

Now that I am done bragging, I will let you in on a little secret: spray paint...is amazing! And no, I do not huff it, I just use it to transform :)

Here is a perfect example:

This used to be a red color, and it didn't match anything (but I really liked it!) So here is what I did, I took some bronze spray paint (which I am using to turn all my gold door handles into bronze ones!) and now it looks like this:

So don't worry if you don't like the color of something, spray paint of your choice can fix that!

I hope you all are taking advantage of fall, and doing fun fall things, because I know I am! :)

The Envelope

2011-10-11T12:27:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I found something. Something I shouldn't have seen. And the best part I found it with Reese with me. He has been hiding an envelope from me! Rude right? But what I am about to tell you will make him not rude, but incredibly AWESOME! Written on the envelope in my dear husband's hand writing "Shayna's Birthday and Christmas" That little stink is starting over a month and two months in advance to save for my birthday and Christmas present. (Don't come looking for this envelope because you can't have it ;) Now as soon as I saw this envelope, Reese took it from my hands and gave a little laugh. "A guilty, I got caught-- laugh." "an oh crap you weren't supposed to see this--- laugh."

Isn't he sweet! :)

My head is spinning, I love my birthday. I know that is selfish, but I love it! I love celebrating anyone's birthday (but especially mine!) I love parties, I love birthday dinners, I love people writing Happy Birthday sayings on my FB, I just love having a birthday! I guess I am still 5 when it comes to birthdays! But back to my head spinning- I am trying to figure out what that sneaky little husband of mine is going to buy me. But as much as I am curious... I don't even want to know. Cause just like I love birthdays, I love to be surprised!

So maybe now your brain is turning, wondering what sneaky Reese is saving for, guess I will have to blog a follow up on my birthday!

A little side note: I have been noticing random people reading my blog, people who are from Russia, and Indonesia. Now I feel inclined to make my blog private. So if you would like to still read it, shoot me your email. I would love to have you read it. (No matter if I know you a little, or know you a lot) don't worry, I won't judge.. I am a blog creeper too!) I just don't want random creepers in 3rd world countries checking up on me :)

Thanks !

Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun

2011-10-07T19:16:00.000-07:00

I had my first Big Mac...EVER! We went to McDonalds for obvious reasons (it's Monopoly time!) Pretty sure we are going to win either a million dollars or a car! ;) And I just decided to order a Big Mac, kinda of in the moment thing.

And I have one word for you... DELICIOUS!

If you have never ever had a big mac....GO GET ONE!! :) And who knows, maybe you will win a million dollars, or maybe just a free fry!

1st Anniversary

2011-10-06T16:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, Ok, Ok, I realize this is a month plus some late, but I was looking through the photos on my camera and realized I never shared.

In Yellowstone :)

So for a moment, let us pretend this happened like... last weekend ;)

On August 28th, it was our one year anniversary. Reese go

t me a beautiful picture of the Rexburg temple that says so nicely in the corner, "Hawker Family Est. August 28, 2010" It is so beautiful! I love it! I forgot to mention, we were following the "paper" anniversary theme. So I got him a "why I love you" book. I filled out tons of memories, and reasons why I love him. It took FOREVER... but it was a blast, and good news, Reese loved

it! SCORE!

It was Reese's turn to pick and plan our anniversary (mine

will be next year). He chose Yellowstone, and since Yellowstone is super expensive to stay in a hotel, we decided to tent it at a KOA. It was fun! They even had a pool! And bathrooms! Now that is my kind of camping.

Our cute tent I got Reese for Christmas ;)

We did both loops, did some hikes, and shopped in some shops. We had a blast, but we were SOOOO tired by the end! Driving wears you out!

My cute husband :)

Anniversaries are the best! They give you a reason to do something fun! And buy a gift! I love that ours is in the summer! It is only 8 days after Reese's bday so he might get jipped sometimes in years down the road, poor boy ;)

Obsession

2011-09-22T11:46:00.000-07:00

I am pretty sure there is a perfume called "Obsession" but I am not talking about perfume. Lately

I have an obsession, now I have plenty of obsessions, my husband being one of them! Along with coke, facebook, pintrest, hats... the list goes on. But here is my latest and greatest obsession:

YEP! Snickers!!! But I have to patiently wait for my snickers bar to FREEZE first! because a frozen snickers is heaven!! You just have to use your molars to bit into it, wouldn't want to break a tooth!!

Snickers fun fact: Snickers traditionally have around 16 peanuts in each candy bar, and more than ninety-nine tons of peanuts go into making over 15 million Snickers bars each day

Do you remember these??

Snickers P'opables? Throw a bag of these in the freezer---HEAVEN!

But sadly they don't make them anymore :(

Well, now you know my new obsession, so if I am 700lbs next time you see me, you won't need an explanation :)

Life of a Carnie

2011-09-11T18:31:00.000-07:00

Reese and I were carnies this past week, we worked at the state fair selling cotton candy! Well I did the selling, Reese spun it, and bagged it! He is quite talented! This is our second year working at the cotton candy booth, and we really like it! It is a way to bring in some extra cash and support our nasty fair habit. I mean how many people can say they made money by going to the fair?? Not many ;)

Working at the fair is awesome, really easy to people watch! People are so interesting sometimes! Parents would order cotton candy and I would ask them, "blue or pink" and you would have thought it was the million dollar question on who wants to be a millionare, because it would take some people FOREVERRRRR! And people don't tend to wait in line at the cotton candy booth, they swarm you from all sides, and when you don't take care of their needs right that second, they get so angry! I learned that parents need to take a step back and learn from their kids, because the kids who came and bought cotton candy and snow cones were as polite as could be, and it didn't take them seven years to order!

Don't get me wrong, most people were nice but there was some people that got on my nerves!

There was this one man who kept taking our spoon straws when he walked by, and he would try and be sneaky. What in the world in a man going to do with a spoon straw?

Reese and I ate WAY to much cotton candy! One night we laid in bed and ate a whole bag! I can feel my cavities forming already!

Reese made 10 cents more than me an hour because he could bag for two people spinning! So he made a whole 7 dollars more than me for the week! We found that very funny :)

One more thing, cotton candy was invented by a dentist, how ironic is that?

I hope you got to enjoy cotton candy if you went to the fair : )

Birthday Boy

2011-08-25T21:16:00.000-07:00

There was a birthday this past weekend, and that birthday boy got SPOILED! Yep, you guessed it... it was Reese's day to celebrate his birth! And did we ever celebrate! We celebrated from sun up to sun down! Don't you just love an excuse to have fun??!

Reese loves golfing, he even golfed in high school ( I have always found golfers sexy!!) but has never owned his own set of golf clubs. So thanks to my dad's friend Bert giving me a rocking deal on a set of clubs, Reese got SPOILED for his birthday!! And to top it all of, I happened to get on Z103 unreal deals they do every friday (at 10 am-check it out!) and I got 2 rounds of golf plus a golf cart at Timberline (in Ashton) which happens to be his favorite course. Everything just fell into place.

(Don't ya love his angry bird shirt-I got that for him for his bday too- silly boy!)

So I surprised his on his birthday with his clubs, and then we headed out to go golfing. Reese was like a little kid!! He loves his new clubs! We had a blast golfing just the two of us.

Then we took the scenic route to Island Park and stopped to see Mesa Falls (We have both never seen those falls!) And they were pretty!!

(Wow, I look like a freaktard in this picture)

We headed to Island Park, and his parents took him out to a birthday dinner at a little cute restaurant in Island Park called the Boondocks! it was DELICIOUS!

All in all, the day could't have gone better! I love birthdays! Even when they aren't mine, they are just so fun!

The Things You Say On Drugs

2011-08-08T21:18:00.000-07:00

I was on drugs. Don't be concerned, be happy I was. I had to go under for my eye surgery. ( I know I haven't wrote details about that yet, but there is a good reason. It kind of freaks me out to explain it, and so next blog...will be about it, PROMISE) But who knows, maybe no one wants to hear that stuff anyway.

I always get nervous going under (this was the 3rd time) But this time was a pretty big deal because they were going to be digging around in my eye, MY EYE! They took me away from Reese, and my mom, and Brit and Lainee. And rolled me on a cart in to the hallway. Where I sat, undrugged. I was sort of freaking out. And then to top it off, the Dr gave me some new information. He told me not to be surprised if they sew my eye shut because of the blood. I could not warn anyone in my family that they were going to sew my eye shut!!!

The surgery is pretty much a mystery...because I was SLEEPING!

But this is what I woke up to....

"shauna...Shauna.....Shauna wake up. Shauna time to wake up... Shauna your family is asking about you... SHAUNA WAKE UP (with a big pinch on the shoulder.)

ONE- My name is not Shauna.. it is Shayna. As it says on my flipping wrist. And two...I want to sleep! THREE- Why in the heck did you just pinch me, I am breathing and alive so just let me alone.

They would not get Reese for me, that is the only thing I said to the nurse who thought I was Shauna. Is " I WANT REESE" and it took her forever to get him.

When they FINALLY brought him into recovery, she told him I wasn't saying anything and to try to get me to talk.

Well it took some time, but eventually they got me to talk. But I was so grumpy with that nurse.

My clan I brought came into see me one by one. (But I made Reese sit by my side the entire time)

And here are some things I told my visitors:

"My name is not Shauna" (I let everyone know that)

"I am not pregnant" (because I had to pee in a cup)

"That nurse is mean, she pinched me"

"Is my eye sewn shut?"

"what did they do with my tumor, the doctor can't keep it, I want him to throw it away. I don't want him to take my tumor home."

My inlaws brought me a stuffed monkey from the zoo, and Reese decided to tell me it was real. So I kept saying " I don't have any bananas to feed that monkey, he can have my gross applesauce. (the nurse tried feeding me applesauce) I was disgusted with it! haha

I kept asking for my daddy. And the mean nurse said, "what good will that do?" Rude right? Daddies always make you feel better, at least mine does!

I usually cry after going under, I was lucky I didn't this time. That would have KILLED! So it was good I was just a grump. I was always nice to my Reese though, and let me tell you he is a GEM! I married a good one! He was so sweet and took the BEST care of me while I was down and out. He babied me! And I love being babied! :)

Why I felt so inclined to make this post, I will never know :)

Hope you enjoyed!

See Ya Later Patchinator!

2011-08-05T09:30:00.000-07:00

My blog is a mess, yep I know. Don't judge me, it is in the process of becoming better! Some of you might already judge my blog, because, well, I have a weird sense of humor. hopefully you like that, because if you come back..you either like me, or you like laughing at my expense! :)

Anyway, today is the day. My eye patch comes off. For one week now, I have been a one eyed bandit. Oh and I get to take a SHOWER!!!! (I have been bathing..so cool your jets)

I make it seem cooler than it is. You see I had this nasty tumor in my eye, and I needed it out. Well this summer seemed like the ideal time. So I took my eye and basically all my family and Reese's and headed to Utah.

I don't really want to write about the surgery now, for I am in a hurry. But I was so excited to share that my patch is coming off! But I must admit.. I am sad. It is like my security blanket for my eye. My poor eye is so ugly (it is filled with blood) and my eye is black. And with my patch on, nobody can see my ugly eye. Or nothing can touch my eye. But today I must bring my left eye back into the light.

See ya later patchinator!

(Yucky photo, nice patch though huh??)

Bye, my laptop is seriously burning my leg right now ! OUCH! BYE!

Loves of my Life

2011-07-20T19:58:00.000-07:00

Yea, you read the title right. I have TWO loves in my life!! My husband Reese of course. But there is a second person in my life that has stolen my heart, who makes me smile, and laugh, and who makes me with I could be around them every day!

Before you think I am a nut job, let me introduce you to the two loves of my life

My Reese :)

and the second one...

My niece Lainee!

She was here last week with her mommy (Brit) and of course I love my sister, but I couldn't get enough of my Lainee Bug! She is at the funnest age, she is talking so much! And she is just a goof ball, she reminds me a lot of myself!

And I will confess to those reading this blog, after spending time with her, I get a tad baby hungry. Now don't get that confused with I want to get pregnant NOW! It just makes me look forward to having kids... in lots of years! haha

I told Reese the other day, " I don't want a baby, I want a Lainee!"

I love being the aunt, because I can enjoy her without the responsibility. I can play, play, play.. And then give her back at the end of the day :)

I like to tease Reese and say, "Reese can we have a baby" you should see his face! It is priceless.. He just says "I will get you a puppy"

We are not ready to be parents yet, but when the time is right, or when Britni decides to let me have Lainee for keeps (Just teasin) then I will be way excited to have kids! It is fun to talk about our future kids, their names, and our future home, in fact, Reese and I are starting a dream house book. We are putting in all the ideas we like( pics) and then when we go to build a house someday, we have lots of ideas!

This blog has been very random, so here is one last thought. Reese is so flipping good with Lainee, she has a big crush on him (who wouldn't..he is a HUNK!) and it is cute to see them together! I picked a winner! :)

Oh and guess what? I will have another niece at the end of October, and then another niece/or nephew in January! I am SO lucky! And guaranteed, I will be their favorite aunt! :)

Independence Day

2011-07-10T18:38:00.001-07:00

First of all, I just thought of something, why do we call Independence Day, "the 4th of July?" Just think about it, what if we started calling Christmas the 25th of December instead of Christmas, or Valentine's Day the 14th of February. How silly would that be? So I want to know, when did we start referring to Independence day as the 4th of July? (this is just me being mischievous)

I really had no plans of writing that above paragraph, but it just came. So here is what I really want to talk about, my Independence Day!

This year we went to Reese's family's cabin to celebrate! We got there LATE Saturday night, because we went to help my favorite sister move! She moved to a very cute townhouse! I am excited for her! :)

I crashed when we got the the cabin, I was worn out!!

Sunday we enjoyed church in Island Park, some yummy food, and lots of fun razor rides!

No, I am not taking about shaving my legs, at the cabin there is a wonderful machine called a razor. Reese and I love it sooo much!! It is small enough to fit on all the trails, we have a blast!!

(this picture is from last year, but I hope it will suffice)

Monday was declared a water day I guess, because all of Indepdence Day we were either boating, swimming, or jet skiing. Me being the dumb blonde I am, decided to for go the suncreen because I thought I had a good enough tan. Well I learned my lesson, BIG TIME! I was fried, and I am still feeling the effects ( my skin is now all falling off, and I look as though i have a disease!! Aahh!) So advise to all you reading this, sunscreen is important! Use it :)

My favorite thing of the independence day, was driving the jet ski by myself, which was a first for me :) It was very thrilling!

We watched fireworks on the lake that night, it rained on us! But we were right under the fireworks, so it was incredible, and made me forget how cold I was!

Independence day was very fun, we played hard, which left me so sunburt and tired, but it was well worth it! :) I had a blast!

Now that I read over my blog, I realize how lame it is, so if you made it all the way through, I applaud you! :)

And one more thing I realized, it is a lot easier to say/type the 4th of July than it is to say/type Independence Day (so maybe that's the reason why we use the phrase 4th of July!)

I hope all of your summers are fantastic!

Shayna Jo

10 months down, LOTS more to go ;)

2011-06-28T21:40:00.001-07:00

Today is a good day in the Hawker household, we have been husband and wife for 10 months as of today! And since I have not blogged in awhile, and all you reading this are probably all so sad! (that is a joke) I decided I would make a quick blog about the top ten things I love about being married!

Top Ten

(in no particular order)

1. waking up every morning together!

2. not having to make plans every night just so we can hang out

3. getting to lounge around in my underwear ;)

4. having my best friend always on hand

5. getting to snuggle while watching movies without parents telling us we cuddle to close

6. always having a date for Friday night and getting to order what ever I want without feeling guilty ;)

7. both the responsibility and freedom that comes with getting married!
8. Being able to decorate our own cute apartment

9. having someone their to support and love me despite my many flaws

10.Kissing Reese's cute face every day whenever I want! :) oh la la

People always ask me, "how's married life?" and I always reply "married life is the best life!" I cannot imagine not being married to my best friend right now! So to all you love birds out there, I highly recommend marriage!

Take Me Out to Hawaii, Take Me out to the OCEAN!

2011-06-21T18:35:00.000-07:00

Why it took me so long to post about Hawaii, we may never know. Maybe it is because I don't want to face the fact that I am back in boring old Idaho! ;)

Let me tell you about our little vaca to Hawaii!

We left Tuesday night for Boise, and flew out Wednesday morning VERY early in the A.M.

Our layover in San Francisco was only supposed to be 2 hours, but it turned into 5 when they had to fix our airplane! Bummer! Don't get me wrong, I am glad they fixed the plane and all, but I was dying to get to warm, sunny Maui.

We arrived in Maui around 2 in the afternoon, we hopped in the convertible and went for a drive! We swam and played in the ocean that day and then at night, we went out for the most DELICIOUS dinner at Ruth Chris, I ate half of Reese's steak, and I am not a huge fan of steak, so that's saying something! While we were waiting for our food, we saw a man on the beach with a parrot, so we went out and met the parrot, his name was Rascal. And of course we did a little shopping after dinner!

On Thursday- We ate at Cheeseburger in Paradise (egg on a cheeseburger---the bomb!) and then we went on a snorkeling trip. I saw a sea turtle :P

On Friday-

We played on the beach all day long, and then went to a Luau! It was amazing!

On Saturday- We did the drive to Hanna, and that was a fun fun day! But sadly that night we had to catch a plane back to cold Idaho.

This post is pretty lame huh? I will not spice it up with pictures, heck that is all you care about anyway huh?

Isn't he cute???

Yes, he is peeing. I love this pic!!! haha
At the Luau
At Black Sand Beach
HAha, this was not planned. I look like I am eating hiM!

Oh Hawaii. I miss you so!

Home is Where My Heart is

2011-06-12T20:57:00.000-07:00

When Reese and I were first married, we lived in the cutest little house ever! Then we had the opportunity to move into a four-plex and manage it. I was so sad to leave our little love shack behind, but way excited to start a new adventure. Our new apartment is very lovely, but it is way big for the two of us! I don't know what to do with all the room! ;) But my favorite part...THE DISHWASHER! How did I ever live without it?? I have decided it doesn't matter where you live, whether it is an old little house, or an apartment, as long as you are with who you love, home can be anywhere! :) I am just grateful to have a roof over my head, and a bed to sleep in :)

Here are some pictures of our cute apartment:

The living room :) The rug is my FAV!

More of the living room, see my plant? His name is MOE!

Our fireplace :) And mantel !

TADA!! Our apartment!

The bathroom, enough said.

Our dresser, check out the sweet green vase!

Our bed, isn't the bedspread the cutest! ( My mom made it for us!) She rocks!! And yes that is a penguin, I bought it for Reese at the Zoo when were were dating (romantic huh?) ;)

Table, and Temple :)

Kitchen :)

Watch out for my next blog post: HAWAII!!!

Death by Threading

2011-06-09T19:39:00.000-07:00

Walking in the Gateway mall with my Fam ( Mom, Pops, Devin, and Reese (oh and my cousin Chris)) and I see a sign that says "THREADING--last longer than waxing" And it intrigued me, I asked my mom about it and she said it is so awesome that they remove your hair with thread. She suggested we try it, so while the boys went on we went into the little store where they "thread" your hair off. I had recently done my eyebrows, so I decided to do my upper lip(laugh all you want, but everyone has unwanted hair!)

So I sit down in this chair and a lady with very bushy eyebrows and lots of facial hair started "threading my hair" and oh my gosh, it hurt SO bad! My eyes were crying! It would have felt better if I plucked each hair individually. I had to stop her a few times to take a break because let me tell you, it was 15 minutes of PURE torture! No wonder the lady did it had bushy eyebrows, she knew how much it hurts! (she is the smart one!) After seeing me in pain- my mom opted not to do it.

This girl is all calm...it is all LIES!!

So if you see a little kiosk in a mall advertising "threading" JUST RUN! (if you are interested--just youtube it. It is better to see others in pain thank yourself ;) It is so not worth it, waxing is a MILLION times better!!

One Year Ago

2011-06-08T15:51:00.000-07:00

My blog title is pretty lame, I guess my creative mind isn't working very well. I don't have much time to blog, but I have been wanted to blog about this for 2 days now, and I finally found some time (right between painting, and getting ready to go to my little bros birthday party)

Let me tell you all about one year ago yesterday, on June 7. 2010, I was proposed to by the most AMAZING guy ever! (well in my eyes!- I hope all ladies think their guy is the best!)

Flashback-

Reese was going to school in Rexburg, and I was working in Blackfoot, it was a Monday and I happened to have the day off of work. And of course- I wanted to go see Reese! We had talked about me coming up, and we planned to hang out after he got out of class. So that morning I did lunch with my girlfriend Tifani, and went shopping with my mom. Reese and I had been ring shopping the previous week, but I wasn't expecting my ring to be done for another week.

So I got up to Rexburg to see Reese, and we were chillin on his couch, trying to decide what to do, when he remembered he needed to have pictures of nature made landscapes for his landscaping class, so he asked me if I would go on a drive with him and take them. And of course I agreed, anytime with Reese I could get-I TOOK!

So we went driving around randomly(0r so I thought) and came upon a beautiful waterfall, Cave Falls. And Reese asked me to get out so we could get a better picture of the waterfall. We walked down the little trail to the falls and while admiring the falls, all of a sudden (to my complete surprise) Reese got down on one knee. I don't remember all he said but I do remember him saying, "Shayna Jo, You are my best friend and I couldn't imagine life without you, (some other stuff I wish I remembered!!) and then he asked me to marry him! Of course I said yes, I would have been a fool is I said no!! And we hugged and kissed! We were SOOOO in love!!!

And good news, We are still that much in love now! He rocks my world!

That was a GREAT DAY! I love my Reese :)

Gotta love the mushy blog posts huh? If you hated the mush, sorry, but it's my blog and today I wanted to be mushy ;)

Fashion Smashin

2011-05-26T09:03:00.000-07:00

I want to know who decides fashion trends, and why people actually buy it. People in America call this fashion:

But I would like to disagree I call this fashion:

Yesterday was Wacky Wednesday at work, and needless to say, I dressed WaCkY!
I went to the kindergarten center to pick up the afternoon Kindergartners that go to the Community Center (that is where I work) The parents there gave me some weird looks, and would stare, I cannot imagine why! ;) But they had no reason to stare, one of the ladies only had 2 teeth, and one had her eyebrows put on with a sharpie, and the other one was wearing a itsy bitsy tank top, and her belly was hanging out, along with her butt! At least I can go home and take my costume off! ;) And they are stuck with their costumes!

I felt good dressed like this, it was more fun than wearing a t-shirt and jeans! I say every Wednesday should be wacky! It makes the middle of the week a lot more fun!

GET WACKY!!

The Legend of the Vase

2011-05-14T18:22:00.000-07:00

Reese and I have been looking for an addition to our living room, a cool vase. We have been on the hunt, but no luck. On our hot date last night (we ate at Texas Roadhouse.) we decided to stop by Ross and look for a vase. Well I found the vase I wanted, but unfortunately...it was in some lady's cart already. I thought there might be another like it, because you never know, so I decided to ask her where in the store she found it because I LOVED IT. So I politely asked her, I expected her to be nice but instead she snapped at me. She was quick to say she just found it somewhere in the store and it was the ONLY one. She was such a diva, she was shopping their with her friend and their husbands, and they were DRAMA QUEENS. They were shoving everything they remotely liked into their carts. Well shortly after I asked Mrs. Diva where she found the vase, I overheard her talking to her husband, and he husband was no in favor of buying this vase. Reese and I decided to stick around to see if she actually bought it.

Well we waited and waited, and at one point I heard her tell her husband, "some lady has an eagle on this(referring to the vase)" But they were taking forever so Reese and I went and parked the car where we could see them coming out of the store.

About 5 minutes later, the divas came out and they had a lot of crap in their hands, but NO big vase. I was thrilled. We waited until they drove away and we went back into Ross. I searched and searched for the vase but couldn't find it. And bad news, the store was closing in ten minutes.

As I was searching, I heard Reese an isle over say, "here it is!" I went into the isle he was in and saw one of the store clerks with it. She then told us she found it stuffed under a shelf. That diva had HID it! She wanted to get it, just so I couldn't have it! It was a competition to her, But guess what....

I won !!! :)

Sushi, Ducks, & Mother's Day

2011-05-08T21:44:00.000-07:00

Seriously, this weekend has been fantastic! Reese has been so busy with work and school that we don't have too much time to spend together, but on the weekend, you don't catch us apart for 2 seconds!

On Friday Reese called me up while I was a work and told me he was taking me on a date to Da Pineapple Grill. I was very excited! Sushi is a new like of mine, and Reese loves it, so our date was set!! I got home from work and Reese was no where to be found, and wouldn't answer his phone. I started to get worried seeing how he was late for our date, but then he showed up. When I asked him where he was he said "Cleaning my car, I cannot take you on a date in a dirty car!" How sweet is that, he is such a sweetheart! He even opened the door for me!

Reese at the Pineapple Grill

After Sushi, went to the cheap theater, and watched the movie Limitless. I recommend it! This was such a fun date night, and much needed!!

On Saturday Reese and I went shopping. Yes I took him shopping, but he didn't mind because after the mall, we went and bought a lawnmower, and weed wacker for the apartment complex :) And now we can get the yard looking nice! Reese also bought me a little surprise when we were shopping....meet Stanley...

My little Stanley

I have been wanting a puppy...SO BAD! But Reese says we aren't around enough for a puppy(and he is right, unfortunately!) So he bought me a ducky to keep me quiet for a while ;) He is cute, but poops a lot. He lives on our back porch right now, isn't he/she adorable??

Proud parents :)

This is a long post, I know, but I cannot help but mention our lovely Sunday visiting family! We even got to see Russell!! It has been since New Years!! It was a fun day, here are some pictures:

Caught red-handed! Isn't she adorable??

Love my FAM!

My beautiful Mom, and Russ

Love this GUY!

Oh Dad, you are oh so silly!

Devin and Michelle, and my future niece/or nephew !

She loves her Grammy!

Who Says Lunch Isn't Fun??

2011-04-22T08:59:00.000-07:00

The weather has been dreary, and Reese started school and his on campus job again this week. So you can imagine that this hasn't been his favorite week!I was walking into Broulims and I saw what they called "easter bread" and even though it cost a little more than a regular loaf of bread, I couldn't resist. I told Reese I was making him lunch, and he couldn't come peek. He probably thought I was crazy, but when he opens his lunch today, this is what he will be surprised to see:

How fun is this lunch?? Contents: Turkey Sandwich with "easter" bread, colorful goldfish, a banana with a love note, and Easter brownies (thanks to little Debbie :)

Oh I love Reese!! And I love doing little things to make his day better, I am looking forward to a call from him on his lunch break asking me what is wrong with his sandwich :)

-Shayna Jo

Goodbye Little Love Shack

2011-04-11T13:01:00.000-07:00

We have been living in our new apartment for a week now, and we LOVE it! But yesterday we had to say goodbye to our little house! It was kind of emotional for us, it is where our little family first started. The house was so small and cute! It was like 400 square feet (and that might be pushing it) I will never forget it! We have so many good memories there, but it will be such a good opportunity for us to manage this new fourplex. We gave back our keys to our landlords(who were the cutest old couple, who we LOVED!) and these are our goodbye pictures to our little house!

Goodbye love shack, we will miss you dearly!

Bling Bling

2011-03-28T15:48:00.000-07:00

I have learned a valuable lesson this past week, there are some things in life that you don't miss until they are gone. And I have sure taken my wedding ring for granted. It had a small chip in one of the diamonds, so the jeweler had to send it all the way to the state of Texas to get it replaced. They told me ten days at the most, but those ten days quickly turned into 3 weeks!

I never really understood the power of a wedding ring, until I didn't have one. Check out clerks, boys on campus, and random boys I would run into would actually take precious moments out of my day to try and flirt with me. I would humor them, and let them talk-- because I wasn't going to come out and say, "Don't waste your time, I am married" I mean at first I was flattered, but after awhile it just got tedious.

Plus, girls kept asking, "Where is your wedding ring?" And I wanted nothing more than to show them my bling, because let's face it.. Reese did an amazing job picking it out! (I am very proud of my ring, awful huh?)

Anyway, I finally got my ring back on Saturday, and it looks better than ever! I keep taking peeks at it when no one is looking ;) If I could give advice on wedding rings to anyone, don't buy it at Samuels! :)

Shayna Jo

Secrets of a Market Researcher

2011-03-16T21:52:00.001-07:00

For those of you who don't know, I have a very glamorous job. I work at a calling center, fabulous right? Well my job is too call people all over the country while they are eating dinner, putting the kids to bed, watching March Madness, or just running out the door. It isn't my fault I caught people at a bad time, the random computerized dialers calls them, not me. And my job, is to get them to spare precious moments out of their day, and take a lame drawn out survey, on health insurance, or energy efficiency.

Sometimes people give me the lamest excuses, like I am watching March Madness, call back when it is over. Well little do they know, I type a few things into the computer, and they will be receiving a phone call on March 28th, just after the final game of March Madness has ended.

So here is some little secrets from me, a telephone interviewer, to you the annoyed person on the other end of the phone being asked to take a fifteen minute survey.

1. Be nice, really what good does it do to swear and cuss at me? I will be nice if you are nice to me, and if you are rude.. I will call you back in two minutes just to annoy you.

2. If you joke with me on the phone, I will laugh at even the lamest of all jokes, because let's be honest... it is rare to come across a happy person on the phone.

3. When I ask you your age, don't freak out. It's not like I am going to call all you neighbors and tell them you are really 9 years older than you claim.

4. If I ask you your zip code, give it to me, it's not that big of a deal.. I could type your phone number into google to find out. But since I don't have that time, spare me.

5. If I tell you the survey is only 10 minutes, chances are it is about 5 minutes longer than what I actually say.

6. Yes, I have to read every question.. If you ask me one more time I am going to blow!

7. If you agree to take the survey, be polite. It isn't fun going through a fifteen minute survey with someone who has a stick up their..... (fill in the blanks) ---I was thinking nose ;)

8. If you don't want me to call you back again, don't just hang up, don't yell, don't say I am not interested.. tell me PLEASE put me on your do not call list, then and only then I will never call you again!

Those are my secrets, please if someone calls you for a survey... TAKE IT! You will make the interviewers day! :)

Our Crazy Life

2011-03-07T12:29:00.001-08:00

Right now I doubt anyone has been able to keep up with us, I can't even keep up with myself!

Reese and I recently have accepted a great opportunity to manage a 4-plex in Rigby.And I have mixed feeling on moving. I absolutely love our little house, it i the cutest, smallest, coziest house in all of Rigby. We have been packed tight in there, but have loved every second, and we will miss our landlords, they have been so good to us. A lot of firsts lie within that house for us, our first home- cooked meal as a married couple, our first Christmas tree, our first time painting together, and many more! If I could pack up the house, and take it and put it in the backyard of the 4-plex, I totally would! I just hope the next renters love the house like we do!

Luckily we are staying in Rigby, because we love Rigby! I love the small town! The only thing I miss... SUPER WALMART! You curse Walmart till you don't have one, and hello high prices!

We have been waiting for the 4-plex to close so we can move in, and it was supposed to close today at 4pm, but somehow the bank came up with MORE paperwork to sign, and we were already to move in this week. Someone bought our couch, and are coming to get it tonight, so I guess we are going to have to get creative when it comes to our living room furniture! Anyway, long story short, even though I love our little house, I am ready to move! I am sick of being in what I call "limbo" ! It stinks, and I can tell Reese is getting antsy too!

But on the bright side, my Sister Brit and her husband are on a cruise this week, so my adorable niece is staying at my parents house! And I am taking full advantage, she is my little best friend! She loves playing with her Aunt Nayna and Uncle Reese! I think we are the favorites ;) just kidding, she loves to play with everyone!! She is full of it, and I worry about my parents dying of exhaustion at the end of the week, so that is where I come in, I get to babysit her all day Thursday, and I am STOKED about it, let's just say she will be spoiled!

I hope you all have a great, and hopefully less crazy week than we are having! :)

Shayna Jo

Dirty Rotten Thursday

2011-02-17T20:59:00.000-08:00

If I could say one thing to this day, it would be I hate your stinking guts! Even those this day has been dirty rotten, someone else might get a kick out of it, so here is my Thursday:

Morning:
Alarm didn't go off-- missed math class

Forgot Reese's car keys were in my backpack, and took them to school, which left him stranded in Rigby, and so I had to hurry and run them back after school-- oops!

Afternoon:

Almost late for work (because I had to bring the keys back) and was going a bit faster than I should have been and got pulled over---2 BLOCKS from my work!! When the cop asked for my driver's license, I opened my wallet and pulled out what I thought was my license, and handed it to him--But it was really my DEBIT CARD! I think he thought I was mental- so he let me go. But I was late for work! BAHHH!

Night: I took two math quizzes and FAILED! Yes I am lame and cannot do math without a calculator!

My husband is working late, so I am home alone..ALL NIGHT! I hate being alone.

And on top of it all-- I have an awful cold and my house is a wreck!

Bad days happen sometimes, and for some reason when I am having a bad day I always want my mom! And I think she had a six sense, because she randomly called me up tonight to talk--and she didn't even know I needed her! I love my mom, she makes me
happy.

So what did I do to escape from this bad Day? Just what anyone would do...I went and got a banana split and french fries and ate them while taking a hot bubble bath. And later I will curl up in a blanket and watch whatever looks good on netflix.

I can't wait till Reese get's home- he always makes me so happy! I love that boy!

I hope your Thursday went better than mine!

GOODBYE DIRTY ROTTEN THURSDAY!

Ketchup

2010-12-07T11:21:00.000-08:00

I had a teacher who would put a giant cardboard cut out of a bottle of Ketchup every time we had free time to "catch up" on all of our school work. Well I have a lot of catching up to do on this blog!

I can't give detail on everything that has happened over the past year, so I will just go over a few of the important ones.

1. I was set up on a date against my will at a Jazz Game with Reese Hawker and spent every minute I could with him after that night, we were and still are inseparable.

2. Reese proposed to me on June 6th 2010, and we were married in the the Rexburg Temple on August 28th 2010. I am so lucky to be married to my best friend, we have so much fun together! and I have the best in laws anyone could ask for!

3. I am currently living in Rigby in the smallest house in town,( pictures to be posted later) and Reese and I are both working and going to school at BYU-I. Reese's plans to be a dentist, and I plan on teaching school. I am working right now at a calling center in Rexburg, I call and ask people to take surveys, so if you get oneof those calls, please just take a few minutes to take the survey! It will make the person giving the survey happy! Trust me ;) and who knows, it could even be me on the other line.

My new goal is to keep up on this blog, so check back often for fun stories, and pictures of my crazy, yet amazing life!

I have addiction issues... :-)

2010-02-17T10:50:00.000-08:00

Lately I have realized that I am addicted to a lot of thing; things that would be extremely hard for me to give up. No its not alcohol, or any sort of prescription drug. I have put together a list of the things I happen to be addicted to:

1. Dr Pepper- yepp, I am dating a Dr. We spend time together at least once a day :) He is always there for me when I need him. Should I give up this addiction, probably yah, but will I? Not any time soon.. I enjoy this guilty little pleasure.

2. Gum- I feel like I always have to be chewing it-- But I do hear that chewing gum increases brain activity, so we will just stick with that :) whether it is true or not... ehhhh doesn't matter!

3. Facebook- I feel like I am always on here! It is always up when I am doing my homework, and I update my status at least one time a day! (But I gave up facebook yesterday...for 40 days!!! No one thinks I can make it... but I do! heck..its for a bet for 100 dollars! good motivation!)

4. Guys- This is a horrible one I wish I could break... but what can I say... I love boys!!!

5. My I-touch- I go crazy if I don't play/listen to it every night before bed. I hate the days I forget to charge it :)

6. FML- I love to read about other peoples crappy days, makes me feel better about mine!

7. My hat- A alot of people ask me if I sleep in my hat because I wear it so much. I even got asked the other day if I was going to just attatch a vail to the back and get married in it (now this is an idea I am seriously considering ;)

8. Free Samples- Who doesn't like getting free stuff???

Addiction...good thing or bad??? I sure like it :)

New Blog

2010-01-16T16:26:00.000-08:00

I have taken on the challege of taking on a 300 level English class this semester, and for that class I am required to read 65 young adult books. All genres! And this includes picture books. I have started a blog to give a short report of the books I read. I would appreciate everyones support in following the blog, and putting in your imput! I would also love to hear what books you loved to read as a child!

To follow my reading adventure, go to my new blog- www.jumpinabook.blogspot.com
Thank you!!!

The New Ride

2010-01-16T16:17:00.001-08:00

Sadly, I had to say goodbye to my good old car Flyod. He and I sure had good old times, but it was time for a change!

My mom called me on Dec 23rd and told me she was picking me up to go test drive some cars, and that day, my dream came true! I got to test drive a Pontiac G5!

But that day, another dream also came true. My mom signed some papers, and she had purchaced a pontiac G5. I was stoked! And she is kind enough to let me drive it for her! ;-) And now he is my new baby, I still will miss Floyd though! But I welcome new adventures with the new G5.

Meet Dewey!!!

~!Sweet New Kicks!~

2009-10-17T01:04:00.000-07:00

I was in need of good new tennis shoes because I walk EVERYWHERE! So Topher and I decided to go to IF and get sweet new Nikes. He picked out some sweet black and white high tops! And I got some cool blue and green airs.

After we got our sweet shoes we went to Olive Garden for Dinner and then to the movie Invention of Lying. Way good movie! I thought it was way clever!

Thanks Topher for the great night!

I am an aunt!!!

2009-10-10T18:23:00.000-07:00

Brini and Zac had a little baby girl on Tuesday afternoon. They named her Lainee Dawn Roberts. She weighed 8 lbs and 13 oz. I drove down there Tuesday hoping to meet her, but because of complications she was placed in NICU and I didn't get to see her :( But I get to meet her tomorrow and I cannot wait! I love her already! She is doing great now, she is such a little fighter! Congrats brit and zac!

Isn't she a cutie????

I love you Baby Lainee Lou!

My personal Hairdresser

2009-10-09T08:59:00.000-07:00

I was doing my hair one morning, and realized the brown had faded. And since I am too cheap to pay to get it professionally done, my favorite roommate ever, Dani Arave did it. I purchased the 6 dollar dye at walmart, and it was the best thing I ever did! I think it looks so much better now!
During the dye process we decided to go to the store to get some pop( can't live without it thats for sure) And I went with my hair half up and the dye in, you should should have seen the looks I got. haha I love it!!!

We told some friends that I was dying it all brown.... well mostly Topher, and I don't think he was too happy about it. So when I went to his apt. that night I tucked half of my hair in my hat, so it looked like I was all brown.. it was SICK!

But Dani did a fantastic job! She is the best! Thanks dani :)

The finished product! :)

College Life

2009-10-09T08:35:00.000-07:00

I love college SO much! I am happy I chose to come to BYU-I! I love the atmosphere up here, everyone is so friendly and outgoing. I meet new awesome people everyday! And I have awesome roommates! Especially Dani! I love her.

I have met an awesome new friend..his Name is Christopher Hunt, I met him at I-night. We became fast friends. But now I just call him Topher (cause I don't think he looks like a chris). We have the same class so we do homework together, its so nice to have someone to motivate you!

Life is amazing! I love it :) :)

I love my job!

2009-08-25T12:30:00.000-07:00

This summer I had THE greatest job ever! I was a day camp leader at the Blackfoot Community Center. My group was called the Red Foxes and they were ages 5&6. They were so cute! I am going to miss them so much!

We did so many fun activities, including swimming, bowling, trips to the farm, fire station, dog show, watching RC airplanes, golf, and so many more activities! I love those kids!
We made a scarecrow for the garden, and then went to a farm!

This is Diego, I looked over and he was just sitting like this. He was so dang funny- he was always making us laugh!
We visited the Fire Dept. They were so awesome with my kids, each of them got to spray the fire hose! They loved it!

But I have to say my favorite part of the job, well one of them anyway, was meeting my new friend Tifani! She is so awesome! I love her!

YAY for summer jobs! :) :)

My crazy summer

2009-08-25T12:11:00.000-07:00

As we all know, I am not very good at blogging. But I will try and keep it up!

My summer has been so crazy! I will have to catch up on here. So my next few post will be about my summer! :)

Prom 2009

2009-05-11T16:50:00.001-07:00

PROM 2009

Lige Rose asked me to prom this year, and I was so excited because I didn't get asked last year. We started out the day by going to breakfast at Marthas. It was early, but still WAY fun!

After breakfast Lige and I went shopping for food for lunch later that day. He dropped me off to get ready and then picked me up at 10. We went to the Zoo in Idaho Falls. It was alot of fun! I felt like a little kid again! Then we had a picnic down by the river. And oh it was YUMMY! Cause I was oh so HUNGRY!
Lige dropped me off once again to get ready, but this time for the dance. Vernae did my hair, and in exchange I did her makeup. Vernae is so talented, I loved the way my hair turned out! My mom and I found this necklace that looked really good with my dress, and she wanted to shine it up a bit before I left.. and she broke it. Lucky we have Bealls and she ran there and picked one up.

Lige picked me up at 5 pm. And I was a little nervous for him to see me.. yah weird I know. He rented a tux.. to my surprise! And oh boy did he look handsome! I think we looked so good together.. but i may just be biased! ;)

We went to dinner at Olive Garden, not my favorite, but I like the salad! We had a really fun group. Danielle Arave & Chris Baccille, Sadie Wolfley and Ryan Bradbury, Laura Cameron & A harper boy from snake river, Mark Matsura & ke from China, And then Lige and I!
Then we came back to blackfoot and danced the night away at prom! It was so much fuN! We took our pics at paisley studios before dinner, which was nice cause we weren't all sweaty and grosS!

After PROM we went back to Lige's and watched Yes man.

I had so much fun! I couldn't have asked for a more perfect datE!

Thanks Lige!

2008-09-25T15:57:00.001-07:00

I <3 NEW YORK!!!!

2008-09-18T14:55:00.000-07:00

In August, four of us girls from little ol Blackfoot, set out on quite an adventure to New York. When we didn't get into any EFY in Idaho and Utah, Sadie, Bailee, Danielle and I decided to got to a special edition EFY in NY. We flew out on a red eye flight sunday night ( which personally I was pumped for :)

haha. not as glamorous as I had imagined. Sleeping on a plane is a bit of a challange so needless to say 6 hrs later and only having around 4 mins of sleep. we got to the JFK airport and we had a short delay there and then flew on a ity bity plane to Syracuse, NY. We waited there for quite awile then our shuttle for EFY took us to Geneva to the college campus we were staying on.

I had SO many amazing experiences there. We got to go the Sacred Grove, Joseph Smith Family Farm, Peter Whitmer Farm, Hill Cumorah, and the Book of Mormon publishing site. These were all way awesome, my favorite being Hill Cumorah and Sacred Grove. EFY is such a spirtually uplifting place, and with going to these sacred places, it made it all the more wondeful and spiritually uplifting!

I met SOO many amazing people at EFY! To name a just a few...

My cool friend Riley from cali!!!!!!!!

Me and my friend Nolan(from cali) flashing the blood sign! haha whoa..ghetto

Some other friend Kish and Marin...but the guy is Single Spencer! He is a hoot! haha
This is Trevor from Utah, he is very talented at singing, guitar..you name it..he can do it!

Well this is a picture of my whole group.. until We all come

I <3 EFY!!!!

(I'm in the P some where!!! )

Girls Camp

2008-09-08T19:30:00.000-07:00

In july, I went to a girls camp I will most likely always remember!

I went as a YCL (youth camp leader) and that meant I camped(or lodged) with the stake, I will be the first to admit I was reluctant to do it at first. It was out of my comfort zone, and I love my ward. But i was basically forced into it, and Now i'm sure glad I was. It was a great week! Kimm Hanni and Joni Archibald were the stake leaders, and let me tell you...they were awesome!

Being YCLs we had the privilege of sleeping in the lodge. But to get up to this loge the was like 6 flights of stair uphill...no mercy.! But going down it was a bit easier i must say, there was a big giant metal slide. We used little things of carpet to sit on while we went down. One of the main rules for the slide was not to use it when wet. Well Sydne Mikesell and I thought it would be fun to be rebellious and go in the pouring rain. So I was the first up, why I went first is beyond me!!! It went a little faster than i expected. when the end of the slide came(which you rarely made it too) I continued going. I flew off the end and into a pile of bark. I was covered! everyone was watching from the lodge and lets just say it was nice to be a legend! :) haha

My favorite thing at camp was to pull pranks. Whether it be hiding someones sleeping bags, duck taping people shoes on the second story of the outside lodge wall, pretenfing to be locked in the cleaning closet! (haha kimm) or my personal favorite FREEZING VERNAES PILLOW! I was pro!

lets just say...camp was awesome!

Lake Powell

2008-08-30T21:49:00.000-07:00

Arik and I being crazy on the way home from Powell! :)

I love him SO much!

So i'll start at the beginning.

The week after school got out I took of down to southern Utah to go to Lake Powell! I went with the people I nanny for, ( Aaron and Anna Blonquist) only I wasn't working..they just took me because they're amazing like that!

We left on a sunday night and drove about halfway and stayed the night at Anna's sisters house. Some of us girls that were there tried to go find a tennis court. they was like 3 different courts in different parts of town..but could we find one that had lights...NO! So anna's niece Megan and I decided we would watch 27 dresses instead! GOOD MOVIE! <3

Monday morning we left the cold weather behind(snow even!) and drove the rest of the way to Lake powell. Oh heck..It is so GORGEOUS there! I loved it! the first night we drove the boats in and camped on the beach. Except it wasn't really beach..more like sandstone! lol. So the second night when our tents were blowing away we decided to get a hotel close by!

We stayed there till thursday night late, and boated and tubed and Had a GREAT time! I tried skiing..and FAILED! haha! but the I tried surfing behind the boat....and succeeded! YAH!

I even went cliff jumping..I thought the cliffs were high, until my friend Kevin told me he jumped off 70 foot cliffs there the week before. the cliff I jumped off def wasn't 70 ft! haha!

So I return to the cold land with a very lovely sunburn. I guess you could say I "forgot" the sunscreen! lol. You see...I usually don't burn...but htis time I burned! and burned BAD! lol.

Well that was my adventure at lake powell!

It is the truth..I stink at blogging!

2008-08-30T21:47:00.000-07:00

So my dear friend Kimm politely told me that I stink at blogging. So I'm going to show her...I'm going to post a new post!

New and Improved

2008-06-02T20:39:00.000-07:00

I've made a decision that I'm going to keep up on my blog this summer, as you can tell i haven't done so well in the past. But I'm going on so many fun trips this summer, and I want to keep you all updated on them! And since i haven't posted in awhile I will let you have a quick glance at my year;

In Jan. my brother came home from his mission, after serving 2 years in Columbus, OH.

I've had the experience of having a foreign exchange student live with me for the school year

I played 2 tennis matches on the Varsity team

I got called to serve on the seminary council

I learned that I love to draw and write stories

Thats all I can think of. Pathetic huh?

Seattle Baby!~!

2007-08-14T17:36:00.002-07:00

Oh man I have 4 words to describe Seattle IT WAS A BLAST!!! The middle of July I flew out with 9 members of my family ( including Danielle...she's family lol) to Seattle to visit our Aunt and Uncle who live there. We flew in on a Thursday. After we flew in we went to eat at Claim Jumpers...it was really yummy!! Then of course we went shopping and then had a barbecue and played games. Friday we went shopping again....hey most of us were girls...so what else are we going to do? Friday morning my sister and luckily my cousin Jayson joined us in Seattle( he almost missed his flight!!) What a nerd!! But I love him!! Saturday we headed into Seattle for an underground tour, Pike's fish Market and a Mariners game!! That was fun... even though I am not a huge baseball fan!! Then on Sunday we went into Seattle again for the science museum ...that was tonz of fun!! Sunday was my uncles birthday so we threw him a surprise birthday party at the furniture store he manages. Monday morning we flew out :( !! That was just our main agenda...we did so much more!! We had tonz of fun....I LUV my family....especially my favorite cousin Jayson!!! (he would be disappointed in me if I didn't include that!!)