My new obsession as of late has been decorating/crafts/design. I came across HGTV a couple weeks ago when I wasn't feeling well (laying on the couch all day :). I LOVE IT. I love getting new ideas and thinking of little things I can do to brighten up a room. I started making some new throw pillows for our couches and I have painted/stained a few pieces of old furniture. It's a slow process but I am having a blast.
My new project is our extra bedroom. I want to make cute bulletin board to put on the wall and reorganize a bit to make the space more useful. I think do-it-yourself projects are awesome because they are inexpensiven and I always feel as though I have accomplished something when I'm done.
I am not a very creative person but I can copy someone else's ideas. I find that when my house is organized and decorated nicely, I am more productive. I feel happier and more comfortable when things are neat and tidy. I can't wait until Kelly and I can buy our own home and I can really go crazy with paint colors.
P.S. Thanks for all the kind comments last week. I love feeling supported and understood. This week has been much better! I'm going to California on Monday to get a few second opinions from some doctors there. I'm excited to see my family and hang out for a few days. I'm coming back on Thursday and my mom is coming with me. She's going to stay a few days so she can see Kelly since he can't come to California with me because of school.
Brittany's Banter
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Tough Week
Last week was the first week back to school for Kelly and I. Kelly is taking some really hard classes and I was planning on taking 19 credits in hopes of graduating this April. We had some discouraging test results this week. The growth on my pituitary gland causes my prolactin levels to sky rocket. I have been on a medication that is supposed to shrink the growth. The way we measure how well the medication is working is by testing my prolactin levels. A normal persons levels are between 2.8-28 (if they're not pregnant). Mine were at 401. After 6 weeks on the medication they went down about 50%! That was exciting news and Kelly and I assumed after another 6 weeks I would be back to normal...wrong. At my last blood draw, after another 4 weeks on an increases dose of medication, we found out the levels had actually gone back up a bit.
Needless to say we were extremely discouraged and searching for some answers. Our doctor didn't seem to think it was a big deal but we didn't like that response. We are now in the process of getting a second opinion and making sure we are on the right track with this.
This has all been going on right in the middle of our first week back to classes. I decided to drop a few classes and take on an easier load. I am a little bit disappointed because I was really looking forward to being done but whats one more semester? Right? School has been going pretty well, I can already tell that it's going to be a tough one for Kelly. It's hard to concentrate on school when there is so much going on.
We've had our moments of frustration this week but we are confident that everything will work out. We are doing our best to keep a positive attitude and to have some patience. This has been a test of faith for us but I know that trials will only make us stronger. Not to mention, if you have to wait to het a baby it will make those 3 a.m. feedings seem easier, right? Wishful thinking, I know!!!
First day of school, don't we look excited?!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Kelly 101
1. I am 24 years old.
2. I get mistaken for a lot younger. I hear comments like “are you getting ready to put in your mission papers?” My reply, I’ve been home from my mission for 3 years.
3. I get super hot really easily.
4. I love sports.
5. My favorite teams are the San Diego Padres, and the San Diego Chargers.
6. I loved growing up in Star Valley.
7. I love hanging out with my entire family and laughing until my side hurts.
8. I love golfing, hunting, or doing anything with my brothers and Dad.
9. I’ve been married to Brittany for a little over a year.
10. My wife is hot!!
11. The first time I rode in Brittany’s car when we were dating, she started it and I said, is this a diesel!? She said yea a turbo diesel. I got really excited, I like turbo diesels!
12. My drink of choice is Diet Pepsi.
13. My brothers and sister in-laws are awesome!
14. I love playing with my nieces and nephews
15. I miss my family and wish we lived closer together.
16. I love taking my brother-in-law Chad (he has Down syndrome) to 7 eleven. He is probably the happiest person in the entire world. I feel so lucky to have him as a brother-in-law.
17. When I’m with Chad he always asks me “You’re my brother, right?” It always makes me smile and I say yes we are brothers.
18. I’m a paralegal for my Father-in-laws Law Firm.
19. One summer when Kory was living at home for the summer during college, every night we would drink mountain dew, watch Seinfeld, and play twisted metal on play station.
20. My Dad made me a basketball hoop for Christmas when I was 5. I still have it in Star Valley and still love playing on it 20 years later.
21. I was the only one in Junior Jazz that could do left handed lay ups. (Thanks Dad!)
22. I hate it when I’m with a group of people and they’re talking about something I don’t know anything about, or a story I’m not a part of, so I’m of course not saying anything, then they look at me and say “Well your sure talkative” or in a sarcastic voice “Kelly let someone else talk.” I’ll talk when I have something to say.
23. I don’t like public speaking.
24. I’m very protective of my wife. On the way back from our honeymoon it was late and we stopped at a rest stop to use the bathroom and I saw this creepy guy walking around the rest stop, so I went with Brittany and stood right in front of the bathroom entrance. I’m sure the other people there were thinking, what is this weirdo doing?
25. I’m a junior in college.
26. I have broken my right arm three times.
27. I like spicy food.
28. My Dad’s Dutch oven chicken and potatoes are the bomb!!
29. I love when something happens that is so funny that I can’t stop laughing
30. My cars name is Ivan. I swear something new breaks on him every week!
31. I got on the most well behaved list in my Junior High (I think it was called the warrior clan) during the term I wasn’t even there.
32. I like adding, subtracting, and multiplying in my head.
33. I have always looked up to my brothers Kory and Aaron.
34. I miss my brother Eric.
35. I could talk about cars with my Dad for hours and not even get sick of it.
36. My parents are awesome, I am thankful for the way they raised me, and all they do for us.
37. I love my nieces and nephews nick names, Mikayla (Miks), Garrett (Gabe), Kamron (Nammers), Linnea (Nea) Trevor (I don’t know, we have not met yet), Avery (Monster or The Terrorizer), Summer (Scrumps), Teegun (Teegs), Nicholas ( Nik-a-nus)
38. I’m horrible at reading comprehension
39. During the reading comprehension section of the ACT, I remember them saying you have 2 minutes left to finish, I remember thinking crap, I just finished reading the story.
40. My wife is a good cook.
41. My favorite TV show is sports center.
42. Someday I want to own a Chevy Silverado Duramax diesel.
43. My wife is the most amazing person, she helps me with school, cleans, cooks, is patient, and calms me down when I get stressed out. I am the luckiest man in the world!!
44. The first time I kissed Brittany it was in front of her door at her apartment, when she went inside I heard all 5 of her roommates screaming and cheering really loud as I was walking down the stairs. I felt like the coolest person in the world!
45. My-in-laws (the Cordons) are such fun and awesome people. Mike and Sabrina have made me feel so welcome in the family, and I’m thankful for all they do for us.
46. I am thankful to my father and mother in law for raising such an amazing daughter.
47. I really don’t like school all that much, but know it is important.
48. The new Doritos flavor chipotle ranch and zesty taco is so good! I could eat chips all day long.
49. I hate when people are boastful or who always try to one up you on everything.
50. On my mission I got this package that was pretty heavy, I opened it and it was a 24 pack of mountain dew from my brother in law Dal. I think it cost him about triple the amount of what the soda cost to ship it to me. That was one of my best packages (You are the Man Dal!)
51. Me and my friend Casey Frome ran our cars into each other in our high school parking lot
52. I can’t wait to have a family and be a Dad.
53. I get extremely motion sickness. Even the rocking of a ski-boat overtime can make me motion sick.
54. Like lots of my family I always think before I say something.
55. I think the only time I could really be mean, is if someone was harming my wife or anybody in my family.
56. I hate it when I’m in class and I happen to be day dreaming during a lecture, and then the teacher says Kelly what do you think?........... “ummhh, uhhhh, let’s see well I think that uhhhh, ummh? can you repeat the question?
57. I pretty much like all foods, the only thing I don’t like is mustard and blue cheese.
58. During school, I would rather get stuff done early so I can be lazy later, rather than be lazy and then do school work.
59. I can faint really easy (although I’m getting better). I have fainted in elementary, high school, and one time in church.
60. I really don’t like anything to do with needles or any kind of medical procedures.
61. I would rather eat something salty than sweet.
62. I am a business/finance major.
63. I like ranch flavored sunflower seeds.
64. I like learning about different types of animals.
65. The chargers just lost by 2 points in the last play of the game.
66. I gained 10 pounds on my mission.
67. Iron Man is one of my new favorite movies.
68. I would love to own a chain of car dealerships.
69. I like to eat Jalapeno’s.
70. I have worked at: My Uncle’s dairy farm, my neighbor’s pig farm, family Thriftway, Castle Rock, Star Valley Detail, Robinson Motors, Ensign Toyota Honda, Call Gravel, Taylor Chevrolet, and Nursing Home and Elder abuse law Center.
71. I would say that I’m a laid back person.
72. Sometimes Brittany gets annoyed with me because when she asks me a question that she wants to know my opinion on I just say “oh I don’t care, whatever is fine with me.”
73. Chad is the biggest Oakland A’s fan there is, I love to go to the games with him, sometimes he stands up out of his seat and points and yells at the other team. It is great!!
74. I could probably still play farm like I did when I was little.
75. On our honeymoon Brittany and I went to a Padre’s game at Petco Park. It is such a pretty ballpark.
76. I would love to work for a professional sports organization.
77. I am taking 15 credits of intense business classes this semester.
78. I wish I could take my wife on a shopping spree.
79. When I fill my car up with gas it has to stop pumping right on the dollar. If it doesn’t, I squeeze in a little more so it will.
80. Cars I’ve had so far: 1987 Chevy S10 blazer, 1995 Pontiac Grand Am, 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue.
81. When people tell me to smile on the spot, I can’t do it. You just have to catch me in the moment when I’m smiling.
82. I never owned a pair of flip flops until I met Brittany, and now I wear them everywhere.
83. I like to put tons of hot sauce on my taco’s/burrito’s.
84. I like the smell right after it rains.
85. When I was 12 years old I fed my neighbor’s goats, one day, one of the big rams charged me and flattened me to the ground. I was pretty small at the time so I threw the pitch fork at it.
86. April and I are pretty good on a team during game night when the family is together.
87. Brittany got me a Tivo for my Birthday and I love it. No more commercials!
88. I want to see a Chargers game in person someday.
89. I was on the high school golf team.
90. Like my brother Aaron, I have had my same haircut since I was like 14 or something, and don’t plan to change it anytime soon.
91. I usually only spend about 15 to 20 dollars on a new pair of jeans…..My wife on the other hand…..
92. I’m with Aaron I don’t really care what kind of clothes I have, just if they look and feel good.
93. Like my sister Autumn I have never been outside of the US, not even to Tijuana.
94. I would rather eat more of my dinner than have dessert after.
95. Sometimes I over worry about things.
96. I promised Brittany that we could get a dog as soon as we have our own house.
97. Unfortunately I’m in my first week back to school, it is already killing me!
98. One time my older brothers made Eric and I sleep in their room with only one little blanket in the middle of January and they had their window open.
99. Places I’ve lived: Star Valley, WY, Logan, UT, San Diego, CA, Rexburg, ID, ????????
100. My favorite color is red.
101. My nickname since I can remember has been GOV.
2. I get mistaken for a lot younger. I hear comments like “are you getting ready to put in your mission papers?” My reply, I’ve been home from my mission for 3 years.
3. I get super hot really easily.
4. I love sports.
5. My favorite teams are the San Diego Padres, and the San Diego Chargers.
6. I loved growing up in Star Valley.
7. I love hanging out with my entire family and laughing until my side hurts.
8. I love golfing, hunting, or doing anything with my brothers and Dad.
9. I’ve been married to Brittany for a little over a year.
10. My wife is hot!!
11. The first time I rode in Brittany’s car when we were dating, she started it and I said, is this a diesel!? She said yea a turbo diesel. I got really excited, I like turbo diesels!
12. My drink of choice is Diet Pepsi.
13. My brothers and sister in-laws are awesome!
14. I love playing with my nieces and nephews
15. I miss my family and wish we lived closer together.
16. I love taking my brother-in-law Chad (he has Down syndrome) to 7 eleven. He is probably the happiest person in the entire world. I feel so lucky to have him as a brother-in-law.
17. When I’m with Chad he always asks me “You’re my brother, right?” It always makes me smile and I say yes we are brothers.
18. I’m a paralegal for my Father-in-laws Law Firm.
19. One summer when Kory was living at home for the summer during college, every night we would drink mountain dew, watch Seinfeld, and play twisted metal on play station.
20. My Dad made me a basketball hoop for Christmas when I was 5. I still have it in Star Valley and still love playing on it 20 years later.
21. I was the only one in Junior Jazz that could do left handed lay ups. (Thanks Dad!)
22. I hate it when I’m with a group of people and they’re talking about something I don’t know anything about, or a story I’m not a part of, so I’m of course not saying anything, then they look at me and say “Well your sure talkative” or in a sarcastic voice “Kelly let someone else talk.” I’ll talk when I have something to say.
23. I don’t like public speaking.
24. I’m very protective of my wife. On the way back from our honeymoon it was late and we stopped at a rest stop to use the bathroom and I saw this creepy guy walking around the rest stop, so I went with Brittany and stood right in front of the bathroom entrance. I’m sure the other people there were thinking, what is this weirdo doing?
25. I’m a junior in college.
26. I have broken my right arm three times.
27. I like spicy food.
28. My Dad’s Dutch oven chicken and potatoes are the bomb!!
29. I love when something happens that is so funny that I can’t stop laughing
30. My cars name is Ivan. I swear something new breaks on him every week!
31. I got on the most well behaved list in my Junior High (I think it was called the warrior clan) during the term I wasn’t even there.
32. I like adding, subtracting, and multiplying in my head.
33. I have always looked up to my brothers Kory and Aaron.
34. I miss my brother Eric.
35. I could talk about cars with my Dad for hours and not even get sick of it.
36. My parents are awesome, I am thankful for the way they raised me, and all they do for us.
37. I love my nieces and nephews nick names, Mikayla (Miks), Garrett (Gabe), Kamron (Nammers), Linnea (Nea) Trevor (I don’t know, we have not met yet), Avery (Monster or The Terrorizer), Summer (Scrumps), Teegun (Teegs), Nicholas ( Nik-a-nus)
38. I’m horrible at reading comprehension
39. During the reading comprehension section of the ACT, I remember them saying you have 2 minutes left to finish, I remember thinking crap, I just finished reading the story.
40. My wife is a good cook.
41. My favorite TV show is sports center.
42. Someday I want to own a Chevy Silverado Duramax diesel.
43. My wife is the most amazing person, she helps me with school, cleans, cooks, is patient, and calms me down when I get stressed out. I am the luckiest man in the world!!
44. The first time I kissed Brittany it was in front of her door at her apartment, when she went inside I heard all 5 of her roommates screaming and cheering really loud as I was walking down the stairs. I felt like the coolest person in the world!
45. My-in-laws (the Cordons) are such fun and awesome people. Mike and Sabrina have made me feel so welcome in the family, and I’m thankful for all they do for us.
46. I am thankful to my father and mother in law for raising such an amazing daughter.
47. I really don’t like school all that much, but know it is important.
48. The new Doritos flavor chipotle ranch and zesty taco is so good! I could eat chips all day long.
49. I hate when people are boastful or who always try to one up you on everything.
50. On my mission I got this package that was pretty heavy, I opened it and it was a 24 pack of mountain dew from my brother in law Dal. I think it cost him about triple the amount of what the soda cost to ship it to me. That was one of my best packages (You are the Man Dal!)
51. Me and my friend Casey Frome ran our cars into each other in our high school parking lot
52. I can’t wait to have a family and be a Dad.
53. I get extremely motion sickness. Even the rocking of a ski-boat overtime can make me motion sick.
54. Like lots of my family I always think before I say something.
55. I think the only time I could really be mean, is if someone was harming my wife or anybody in my family.
56. I hate it when I’m in class and I happen to be day dreaming during a lecture, and then the teacher says Kelly what do you think?........... “ummhh, uhhhh, let’s see well I think that uhhhh, ummh? can you repeat the question?
57. I pretty much like all foods, the only thing I don’t like is mustard and blue cheese.
58. During school, I would rather get stuff done early so I can be lazy later, rather than be lazy and then do school work.
59. I can faint really easy (although I’m getting better). I have fainted in elementary, high school, and one time in church.
60. I really don’t like anything to do with needles or any kind of medical procedures.
61. I would rather eat something salty than sweet.
62. I am a business/finance major.
63. I like ranch flavored sunflower seeds.
64. I like learning about different types of animals.
65. The chargers just lost by 2 points in the last play of the game.
66. I gained 10 pounds on my mission.
67. Iron Man is one of my new favorite movies.
68. I would love to own a chain of car dealerships.
69. I like to eat Jalapeno’s.
70. I have worked at: My Uncle’s dairy farm, my neighbor’s pig farm, family Thriftway, Castle Rock, Star Valley Detail, Robinson Motors, Ensign Toyota Honda, Call Gravel, Taylor Chevrolet, and Nursing Home and Elder abuse law Center.
71. I would say that I’m a laid back person.
72. Sometimes Brittany gets annoyed with me because when she asks me a question that she wants to know my opinion on I just say “oh I don’t care, whatever is fine with me.”
73. Chad is the biggest Oakland A’s fan there is, I love to go to the games with him, sometimes he stands up out of his seat and points and yells at the other team. It is great!!
74. I could probably still play farm like I did when I was little.
75. On our honeymoon Brittany and I went to a Padre’s game at Petco Park. It is such a pretty ballpark.
76. I would love to work for a professional sports organization.
77. I am taking 15 credits of intense business classes this semester.
78. I wish I could take my wife on a shopping spree.
79. When I fill my car up with gas it has to stop pumping right on the dollar. If it doesn’t, I squeeze in a little more so it will.
80. Cars I’ve had so far: 1987 Chevy S10 blazer, 1995 Pontiac Grand Am, 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue.
81. When people tell me to smile on the spot, I can’t do it. You just have to catch me in the moment when I’m smiling.
82. I never owned a pair of flip flops until I met Brittany, and now I wear them everywhere.
83. I like to put tons of hot sauce on my taco’s/burrito’s.
84. I like the smell right after it rains.
85. When I was 12 years old I fed my neighbor’s goats, one day, one of the big rams charged me and flattened me to the ground. I was pretty small at the time so I threw the pitch fork at it.
86. April and I are pretty good on a team during game night when the family is together.
87. Brittany got me a Tivo for my Birthday and I love it. No more commercials!
88. I want to see a Chargers game in person someday.
89. I was on the high school golf team.
90. Like my brother Aaron, I have had my same haircut since I was like 14 or something, and don’t plan to change it anytime soon.
91. I usually only spend about 15 to 20 dollars on a new pair of jeans…..My wife on the other hand…..
92. I’m with Aaron I don’t really care what kind of clothes I have, just if they look and feel good.
93. Like my sister Autumn I have never been outside of the US, not even to Tijuana.
94. I would rather eat more of my dinner than have dessert after.
95. Sometimes I over worry about things.
96. I promised Brittany that we could get a dog as soon as we have our own house.
97. Unfortunately I’m in my first week back to school, it is already killing me!
98. One time my older brothers made Eric and I sleep in their room with only one little blanket in the middle of January and they had their window open.
99. Places I’ve lived: Star Valley, WY, Logan, UT, San Diego, CA, Rexburg, ID, ????????
100. My favorite color is red.
101. My nickname since I can remember has been GOV.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
101 RANDOM things about Brittany
All of my family members have been making lists of 101 things about themselves and Glenae tagged Kelly and I. School starts again tomorrow so I figured I better do this today while I still have time.
*Kelly has started his list as well and will be posted in a few days*
1. I am 21 years old...I have been told I'm mature for my age.
2. I am from Danville, CA - about 30 minutes east of Oakland.
3. I absolutely LOVE my hometown and wish it wasn't so expensive to live there. The trees and mountains (Mt. Diablo) are gorgeous, but it is close to all the modern conveniences.
4. Whenever I am cold, Kelly is perfect. Whenever Kelly is hot I am perfect. If I'm hot, Kelly is about to melt.
5. I will never get used to the cold. I've been told its because I have thyroid issues.
6. Although I complain about living in Rexburg (#5) I am so grateful to be here and have the opportunity to get my education.
7. I am taking 19 credits this semester.
8. I am majoring in Marriage and Family and will graduate in April...hopefully.
9. Kelly and I met on a blind date.
10. When I found out Kelly was from Wyoming, I asked him if he rode bulls...haha. That's what I thought people did in Wyoming!
11. I love going to Star Valley, Wyoming and I love it when the entire Allred family gets together.
12. I have two older brothers, I am the baby and the only girl.
13. My mom used to put curlers in my hair every Saturday night so I had cute hair for Church. I have been told that I never wore the same outfit twice from birth to age 5. Needless to say, my mom was very excited to have a daughter.
14. I have the greatest mother in the world. She is truly the reason I am the person I am today. She is very caring and nurturing and definitely knows how to have fun!
15. I have scoliosis and had two metal rods put in my back when I was 17. It was a 9 hour surgery. I spent 3 days in pediatric ICU, and 5 more in the hospital. I missed the first 2 months of my senior year while I recovered at home. When I started to wean off of vicodin, I got horrible headaches and the shakes. I slept in my parents bedroom while I recovered so my mom could keep and eye on me. I learned from that experience that I don't like being helpless but I must accept help when it is needed.
16. I love that I married into a big family because there is always so much going on at family get-togethers.
17. I have an amazing, patient, loving, helpful, caring, and passionate husband. He is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.
18. I love going to California and shopping with my mom and sister-in-law.
19. I adore my sister-in-laws. I always wanted a sister and now I have 5!
20. If you would have told me 3 years ago that I was going to marry I guy from Wyoming I would have told you you were insane!
21. I love my father and mother-in-law for raising such an amazing son.
22. I have a hard time thinking before I speak. My dad used to try to get me to work on that when I was in High School. I never did quite master that skill.
23. I forget/lose things a lot. I have tried to get better and I have made some progress but I still struggle a bit.
24. I have 3 or 4 day planners that I bought in hopes of organizing my life but it never works out.
25. I like to think of myself as organized but I don't think its necessarily true.
26. I love grocery shopping but I don't like cooking. I always make a meal plan at the beginning of each week and I end up making only 2 or 3 of the meals I planned. I say that I will be better when I am done with school...we'll see.
27. I enjoy eating out.
28. I have every intention of working out but I usually start an exercise routine and only end up doing it for a week or two. I wish I was better about it.
29. I am insecure about my body.
30. I despise getting ready in the morning...so monotonous.
31. I can't wait to have children and think I will be a great mother.
32. I am a social person and don't like to be alone.
33. I think I talk too much.
34. I have a problem with interrupting people. It goes back to #22. When an idea pops into my head I say it. I will work on that.
35. I have always looked up to my brother Jared. I loved spending time with him when we both lived at home. I thought he and his friends were the coolest people ever.
36. I am proud to be Chad's sister. He is one of the happiest people I know and feel privileged to have him in my life.
37. I think my parents are saints for raising Chad to be so self-sufficient and well behaved. They are so patient with him.
38. The first thing I do when I get home is take off my pants and put on something comfortable.
39. I am not naturally blond. My hair is more of a dirty blond/nasty brown color.
40. I have a pituitary adenoma. I just found out about it in June and have been taking medication for it ever since.
41. My family is medically cursed. My dad has skin cancer/moles and has stuff cut out of him all the time. Jared has had his appendix out and has asthma/allergies. Chad was born without a hip socket and no one knew till he was 23. My mom had endometriosis and ovarian cysts. You already know about my issues...plus I take medication for my under active thyroid.
42. I went to Greece and Turkey with my High School choir and would love to take Kelly to Santorini.
43. I love being an aunt and have the cutest nieces and nephews.
44. In High School I hung out with a big group of girls and a big group of guys...we had a ton of fun together.
45. I went to early morning seminary at 6:15 AM.
46. I am so grateful for my religion but 3 hours of church can feel really long sometimes!
47. Kelly and I are in a married student ward and there are about 60 infants in our ward...Sacrament meeting can get very noisy.
48. The TV shows I like are: Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Prison Break, John and Kate plus 8 and Flip This House.
49. I have always wanted to be a young mom.
50. I have used to have a feeling that I would have a hard time getting pregnant but I never knew why because no one in my family has struggled with infertility. My pituitary adenoma has made it difficult for us to get pregnant and has been a really big trial for us.
51. I appreciate when people are open and honest about the trials they go through. I like to talk to people who have gone through the same things I have.
52. I love water sports and swimming.
53. My birthday is in March and I used to have pool parties...I love California weather.
54. I hope our children don't get my legs.
55. I would love it if our kids look just like Kelly...I think he's adorable.
56. I like to spend money. Kelly and I are on a strict budget (college students) and if we ever have extra I make him transfer the money to our saving account ASAP or I WILL spend it!!
57. Kelly handles the finances. I think I would do okay with it but he really enjoys it!
58. I was in the Choir in High School. I love to sing but I get horrible stage fright so I can't do solos.
59. I love sweets and would rather eat a small dinner and have dessert at the end.
60. I am addicted to Diet Coke. I have tried to break the habit many times but have been unsuccessful.
61. My favorite sound in the entire world is Kelly's laugh...I can definitely pick it out in a crowd.
61. Kelly tells me I'm a good cook but I beg to differ.
62. I had braces when I was in High School but I didn't wear my retainer so I want to get braces again. My dad says I owe him 5 grand.
63. I had my teeth cleaned a few weeks ago and the hygienist told me that I had bad plaque build up on my bottom teeth. So I started flossing my teeth everyday. We'll see how long it lasts!
64. I love to get new decorating ideas for our apartment. I am a fan of HGTV.
65. I could eat Mexican food for every meal of every day...the spicier the better...but not too spicy!!!
66. I enjoy reading for fun. I love Nicholas Sparks. I also liked the Twilight books.
67. I love chick flicks. Kelly says he watched way too many chick flicks while we were dating.
68. I don't like westerns or fantasy movies. I never understood the Star Wars hype.
69. I like to have my room cool while I sleep. I love to cuddle up with my blankets. I love our down comforter.
70. I sleep with 3 pillows. One for my head, one in between my legs, and one to hug. I have converted Kelly to using a "huggy pillow."
71. I think my Bishops wife has a hard time hearing because she whispers really loud. She was sitting next to me in Relief Society and she kept talking to me during the lesson, she thought she was being quiet but she was quite loud! She is a super nice lady but it was embarrassing today!
72. When I was little I wanted to be a Whale Trainer at Sea World. I was chosen to pet, feed, and pose in a picture with the Killer Whales.
73. I try to keep a clean house but it gets messy sometimes.
74. My favorite household chore is vacuuming. I love the way the house looks when I'm done.
75. My mom rarely cooked dinner while I was growing up. We ate a lot of takeout. She didn't cook dinner, but I did have a hot breakfast every morning at 5:30 AM before seminary.
76. I cannot decide if I am a morning person or a night person. I don't think I'm either. I just like to sleep.
77. Kelly does most the laundry.
78. I drive a red Jetta name Ulga.
79. One of the best feelings in the world is sitting in the Celestial room of the temple with Kelly. Life feels so simple there.
80. I love the Oakland A's. My dad gets A's tickets through work so I have been able to go to a lot of games.
81. My mom and I went to New York right after September 11th because it was so inexpensive. While we were there people were so nice and everyone thanked us for coming. I guess the economy was not doing well because tourism dropped a lot after the terrorist attacks.
82. I love watching the Chargers with my husband...he gets SO into it.
83. Kelly never spends money on himself so whenever he wants something I usually encourage him to get it.
84. I love taking pictures, I took a basic photography class at BYU-I but I wish I had time to take more.
85. I would love to be an event planner. Once I have kids I don't want to work unless I can work my schedule around Kelly's so he can watch the kids.
86. I often try to think of different things I can do with my hair but I feel like it looks the same everyday.
87. For the first time in my life my moms hair is longer than mine.
88. I really enjoy the Christmas season. I love to drink hot cider, make gingerbread houses, and sing Christmas Carols.
89. I find that I am more productive when I have a lot to do. When I am busy I work very efficiently but if I only have one thing to do during the day I usually won't get it done because I lay around and do nothing. I like to be busy. I like to have a reason to get out of the house.
90. I love the sunshine and I find overcast days depressing.
91. I prefer snow over rain but only if there is a clearly shoveled path to walk on. I prefer sunny, warm days over all of it.
92. When was in High school I was a hostess at a restaurant called The Blue Footed Booby Canoe Club.
93. Kelly is watching Seinfeld while I type this. He loves that show. I prefer Friends. We like to watch King of Queens and Yes, Dear together.
94. I like to go for walks on Sundays. We have a really pretty park close to our apartment that is fun to walk around.
95. I love to listen to Brian Regan...if you haven't hear him go on YouTube and search his name. His bits are hilarious and he is very clean.
96. Kelly and I went to our honeymoon in San Diego. We went to a Padre's game, Sea World, the Zoo, Coronado Island, and Old Town. It was awesome.
97. I wear contacts but I want to have laser eye surgery eventually.
98. My favorite breakfast is cold cereal.
99. My maternal grandfather was a marathon runner. He died of colon cancer when I was a year old. I can't wait to meet him.
100. My parents had to put our black lab to sleep but they told my brother Chad that he went to a farm to chase birds. That was about 6 months ago and Chad still has no idea.
101. I love bull dogs and want to get one but they are a lot of maintenance and cost $1000. I will probably never have one.
*Kelly has started his list as well and will be posted in a few days*
1. I am 21 years old...I have been told I'm mature for my age.
2. I am from Danville, CA - about 30 minutes east of Oakland.
3. I absolutely LOVE my hometown and wish it wasn't so expensive to live there. The trees and mountains (Mt. Diablo) are gorgeous, but it is close to all the modern conveniences.
4. Whenever I am cold, Kelly is perfect. Whenever Kelly is hot I am perfect. If I'm hot, Kelly is about to melt.
5. I will never get used to the cold. I've been told its because I have thyroid issues.
6. Although I complain about living in Rexburg (#5) I am so grateful to be here and have the opportunity to get my education.
7. I am taking 19 credits this semester.
8. I am majoring in Marriage and Family and will graduate in April...hopefully.
9. Kelly and I met on a blind date.
10. When I found out Kelly was from Wyoming, I asked him if he rode bulls...haha. That's what I thought people did in Wyoming!
11. I love going to Star Valley, Wyoming and I love it when the entire Allred family gets together.
12. I have two older brothers, I am the baby and the only girl.
13. My mom used to put curlers in my hair every Saturday night so I had cute hair for Church. I have been told that I never wore the same outfit twice from birth to age 5. Needless to say, my mom was very excited to have a daughter.
14. I have the greatest mother in the world. She is truly the reason I am the person I am today. She is very caring and nurturing and definitely knows how to have fun!
15. I have scoliosis and had two metal rods put in my back when I was 17. It was a 9 hour surgery. I spent 3 days in pediatric ICU, and 5 more in the hospital. I missed the first 2 months of my senior year while I recovered at home. When I started to wean off of vicodin, I got horrible headaches and the shakes. I slept in my parents bedroom while I recovered so my mom could keep and eye on me. I learned from that experience that I don't like being helpless but I must accept help when it is needed.
16. I love that I married into a big family because there is always so much going on at family get-togethers.
17. I have an amazing, patient, loving, helpful, caring, and passionate husband. He is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.
18. I love going to California and shopping with my mom and sister-in-law.
19. I adore my sister-in-laws. I always wanted a sister and now I have 5!
20. If you would have told me 3 years ago that I was going to marry I guy from Wyoming I would have told you you were insane!
21. I love my father and mother-in-law for raising such an amazing son.
22. I have a hard time thinking before I speak. My dad used to try to get me to work on that when I was in High School. I never did quite master that skill.
23. I forget/lose things a lot. I have tried to get better and I have made some progress but I still struggle a bit.
24. I have 3 or 4 day planners that I bought in hopes of organizing my life but it never works out.
25. I like to think of myself as organized but I don't think its necessarily true.
26. I love grocery shopping but I don't like cooking. I always make a meal plan at the beginning of each week and I end up making only 2 or 3 of the meals I planned. I say that I will be better when I am done with school...we'll see.
27. I enjoy eating out.
28. I have every intention of working out but I usually start an exercise routine and only end up doing it for a week or two. I wish I was better about it.
29. I am insecure about my body.
30. I despise getting ready in the morning...so monotonous.
31. I can't wait to have children and think I will be a great mother.
32. I am a social person and don't like to be alone.
33. I think I talk too much.
34. I have a problem with interrupting people. It goes back to #22. When an idea pops into my head I say it. I will work on that.
35. I have always looked up to my brother Jared. I loved spending time with him when we both lived at home. I thought he and his friends were the coolest people ever.
36. I am proud to be Chad's sister. He is one of the happiest people I know and feel privileged to have him in my life.
37. I think my parents are saints for raising Chad to be so self-sufficient and well behaved. They are so patient with him.
38. The first thing I do when I get home is take off my pants and put on something comfortable.
39. I am not naturally blond. My hair is more of a dirty blond/nasty brown color.
40. I have a pituitary adenoma. I just found out about it in June and have been taking medication for it ever since.
41. My family is medically cursed. My dad has skin cancer/moles and has stuff cut out of him all the time. Jared has had his appendix out and has asthma/allergies. Chad was born without a hip socket and no one knew till he was 23. My mom had endometriosis and ovarian cysts. You already know about my issues...plus I take medication for my under active thyroid.
42. I went to Greece and Turkey with my High School choir and would love to take Kelly to Santorini.
43. I love being an aunt and have the cutest nieces and nephews.
44. In High School I hung out with a big group of girls and a big group of guys...we had a ton of fun together.
45. I went to early morning seminary at 6:15 AM.
46. I am so grateful for my religion but 3 hours of church can feel really long sometimes!
47. Kelly and I are in a married student ward and there are about 60 infants in our ward...Sacrament meeting can get very noisy.
48. The TV shows I like are: Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Prison Break, John and Kate plus 8 and Flip This House.
49. I have always wanted to be a young mom.
50. I have used to have a feeling that I would have a hard time getting pregnant but I never knew why because no one in my family has struggled with infertility. My pituitary adenoma has made it difficult for us to get pregnant and has been a really big trial for us.
51. I appreciate when people are open and honest about the trials they go through. I like to talk to people who have gone through the same things I have.
52. I love water sports and swimming.
53. My birthday is in March and I used to have pool parties...I love California weather.
54. I hope our children don't get my legs.
55. I would love it if our kids look just like Kelly...I think he's adorable.
56. I like to spend money. Kelly and I are on a strict budget (college students) and if we ever have extra I make him transfer the money to our saving account ASAP or I WILL spend it!!
57. Kelly handles the finances. I think I would do okay with it but he really enjoys it!
58. I was in the Choir in High School. I love to sing but I get horrible stage fright so I can't do solos.
59. I love sweets and would rather eat a small dinner and have dessert at the end.
60. I am addicted to Diet Coke. I have tried to break the habit many times but have been unsuccessful.
61. My favorite sound in the entire world is Kelly's laugh...I can definitely pick it out in a crowd.
61. Kelly tells me I'm a good cook but I beg to differ.
62. I had braces when I was in High School but I didn't wear my retainer so I want to get braces again. My dad says I owe him 5 grand.
63. I had my teeth cleaned a few weeks ago and the hygienist told me that I had bad plaque build up on my bottom teeth. So I started flossing my teeth everyday. We'll see how long it lasts!
64. I love to get new decorating ideas for our apartment. I am a fan of HGTV.
65. I could eat Mexican food for every meal of every day...the spicier the better...but not too spicy!!!
66. I enjoy reading for fun. I love Nicholas Sparks. I also liked the Twilight books.
67. I love chick flicks. Kelly says he watched way too many chick flicks while we were dating.
68. I don't like westerns or fantasy movies. I never understood the Star Wars hype.
69. I like to have my room cool while I sleep. I love to cuddle up with my blankets. I love our down comforter.
70. I sleep with 3 pillows. One for my head, one in between my legs, and one to hug. I have converted Kelly to using a "huggy pillow."
71. I think my Bishops wife has a hard time hearing because she whispers really loud. She was sitting next to me in Relief Society and she kept talking to me during the lesson, she thought she was being quiet but she was quite loud! She is a super nice lady but it was embarrassing today!
72. When I was little I wanted to be a Whale Trainer at Sea World. I was chosen to pet, feed, and pose in a picture with the Killer Whales.
73. I try to keep a clean house but it gets messy sometimes.
74. My favorite household chore is vacuuming. I love the way the house looks when I'm done.
75. My mom rarely cooked dinner while I was growing up. We ate a lot of takeout. She didn't cook dinner, but I did have a hot breakfast every morning at 5:30 AM before seminary.
76. I cannot decide if I am a morning person or a night person. I don't think I'm either. I just like to sleep.
77. Kelly does most the laundry.
78. I drive a red Jetta name Ulga.
79. One of the best feelings in the world is sitting in the Celestial room of the temple with Kelly. Life feels so simple there.
80. I love the Oakland A's. My dad gets A's tickets through work so I have been able to go to a lot of games.
81. My mom and I went to New York right after September 11th because it was so inexpensive. While we were there people were so nice and everyone thanked us for coming. I guess the economy was not doing well because tourism dropped a lot after the terrorist attacks.
82. I love watching the Chargers with my husband...he gets SO into it.
83. Kelly never spends money on himself so whenever he wants something I usually encourage him to get it.
84. I love taking pictures, I took a basic photography class at BYU-I but I wish I had time to take more.
85. I would love to be an event planner. Once I have kids I don't want to work unless I can work my schedule around Kelly's so he can watch the kids.
86. I often try to think of different things I can do with my hair but I feel like it looks the same everyday.
87. For the first time in my life my moms hair is longer than mine.
88. I really enjoy the Christmas season. I love to drink hot cider, make gingerbread houses, and sing Christmas Carols.
89. I find that I am more productive when I have a lot to do. When I am busy I work very efficiently but if I only have one thing to do during the day I usually won't get it done because I lay around and do nothing. I like to be busy. I like to have a reason to get out of the house.
90. I love the sunshine and I find overcast days depressing.
91. I prefer snow over rain but only if there is a clearly shoveled path to walk on. I prefer sunny, warm days over all of it.
92. When was in High school I was a hostess at a restaurant called The Blue Footed Booby Canoe Club.
93. Kelly is watching Seinfeld while I type this. He loves that show. I prefer Friends. We like to watch King of Queens and Yes, Dear together.
94. I like to go for walks on Sundays. We have a really pretty park close to our apartment that is fun to walk around.
95. I love to listen to Brian Regan...if you haven't hear him go on YouTube and search his name. His bits are hilarious and he is very clean.
96. Kelly and I went to our honeymoon in San Diego. We went to a Padre's game, Sea World, the Zoo, Coronado Island, and Old Town. It was awesome.
97. I wear contacts but I want to have laser eye surgery eventually.
98. My favorite breakfast is cold cereal.
99. My maternal grandfather was a marathon runner. He died of colon cancer when I was a year old. I can't wait to meet him.
100. My parents had to put our black lab to sleep but they told my brother Chad that he went to a farm to chase birds. That was about 6 months ago and Chad still has no idea.
101. I love bull dogs and want to get one but they are a lot of maintenance and cost $1000. I will probably never have one.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
About Kelly
Lisa requested that we do a post about Kelly. I told him that he needed to get online and make a post himself. He said "I'll tell you what to write...I know how much you love blogging!" So here I am typing for my adorable husband.
THE GAME - List: 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself.
THE GAME - List: 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself.3 Joys -
1. My Wife.
2. My Family.
3. Knowing that someday I might graduate from college.
3 Fears -
1. Needles.
2. Anything to do with doctors.
3. Something happening to my wife.
3 Goals -
1. Graduate from BYU-Idaho with a business/finance degree.
2. Have a family.
3. Win the Superbowl on Madden 09 (my PlayStation).
3 Current Obsessions/Collections -
1. Chevy Trucks.
2. Sports...Go Chargers!
3. Diet Pepsi.
3 Random Facts -
1. I was voted "nicest kid in school" in my 7th grade yearbook.
2. I could eat spicy food for every meal.
3. I have been to 5 major league ball parks and want to eventually see every one.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
About Me
THE GAME - List: 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself.
3 Joys -
1. Having the greatest marriage in the world!
2. Playing with my adorable nieces and nephews.
3. Learning something new and interesting.
3 Fears -
1. Something happening to my husband.
2. The boogy man that walks around my house when I turn the lights out.
3. Bee's.
3 Goals -
1. Graduate with my Bachelors in April 2009.
2. Start my own business working from home (any ideas would be helpful).
3. Start our family.
3 Current Obsessions/Collections -
3 Current Obsessions/Collections -
1. The Twilight Books.
2. Baking (I made cinnamon rolls from scratch for the first time on Sunday...Delicious!)
3. Online Shopping.
3 Random Facts -
1. My brother Chad has down syndrome and has helped make me the person I am today. He is one of the most important people in my life.
2. I played Wendy in a children's performance of Peter Pan when I was in 8th grade.
3. I learned to water ski when I was 4 years old but I still suck at it.
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