Randomness

*No reason. I just love this little girl*

I'm feeling lots better! Still not 100%, but pretty close. Last night APX took us out to see Transformers II. There was some awesome special effects and I liked the story line and there were some funny parts...but there were LOTS of sexual innuendos. LAME! If only they could slim down the language and the innuendos than I wouldn't have to say that the 1st was better. We went to the 12:25 showing so needless to say we were exhausted when we came home and I slept in until noon.

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I found out we have a library here in town (thanks Michaela!). Its so much bigger than the one in Rigby, ID. Not hard to be though. I walked to the library yesterday, which is about a mile away. It was my first and last time walking there. On my way there; I walked a pretty creepy street and was stopped by this big black man ready to light up, telling me how sexy I was. He must have been drunk to say that haha anyway...I started walking a bit faster at that point. I finally got to the library...spent a little over an hour there than walked back home. On my way home it started to poor down rain so I ran into the Mcdonalds close by. When I got there, this lady asking if I was Susie. She seriously wouldn't believe me when I said no...she insisted that I was this lady she was meeting there. Strange! Okay...this next part I haven't even told my mom because I didn't want her freaking out. When the rain stopped I started walking home when this huge unmarked white van drove up to the sidewalk where I was walking; slammed on their breaks and stared at me while saying something. Creepy!!! My heart stopped so I called Adam to comfort me. He asked the description of the van...and whats funny is that I thought he was just asking because he loves cars so much haha I even got a little upset at him until I realized he was just worried about me. Silly me! Okay...so theres my creepy New Jersey story. I obviously made it home safe...my heart was still racing when I got home though.

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Adam called me earliar today to tell me he won something. Apparently Burger King is doing this big promotional thing where you scratch off a prize on certain foods you buy. He has won many meals this last week by doing this and is so excited! Well today he scratched off something and couldn't make out what it was saying so he got a little excited and called me to tell me. Later Adam called me laughing his head off! I guess he got his hopes up thinking he won one of the big prizes and ended up winning French Toast sticks. I couldn't stop laughing.

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I LOVE talking to my sister McKenna. She's too adorable for words and always puts a smile on my face. Last week we were talking and were going back and forth with knock knock jokes. McKenna then shared with me...now my favorite joke ever.

How do you make a Kleenex Box dance?

You put a little boogie in it!!

I seriously couldn't stop laughing when McKenna said this! Plus she happens to have the cutest laugh.

*McKennas birthday*

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Happy Birthday to ME

*I'm on the right: picture taken with my cousin Becky...who's birthday is tomorrow!*

Adam worked all day so I just stayed in bed sick...like the rest of the week. I wasn't feeling much better so I was a little bummed but after a few phone calls from back home I was MUCH better! :) Adam came home early and surprised me with flowers and a few gifts! I made some shelves out of cardboard (to hold crafting supplies) so Adam got me plastic drawers that each held more presents! Lotion, my favorite candy, and cds. Wahoo!!! I loved it. I also got a package from my mom...I was thrilled and didn't expect anything from home! I'm told theres more letters waiting for me in the mail. Oh I just love birthdays! Thank you sweetheart for making my birthday great. Also, thank you to everyone else for the phone calls, letters and texts that helped make my birthday a happy one!

Just for kicks and giggles heres another picture of me and my sister at another birthday of mine. I love my facial expression! This always makes me laugh because my little sister always pulls this face now.

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Happy Fathers Day

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New York City *part two*

We went to China Town and Little Italy. Little Italy was lame and very small. They wanted 8 bucks for a tiny cup of italian ice. Yah right! China town wasn't what I expected, but was at the same time. The smell of Chinatown brought me back to my China days right away. I loved all the fresh fruit sold on the streets. That was definitely China. I even was able to buy some spikey fruit. They sold some stinky fruit also (i'm not sure what its really called). We ate at China town then I ran into a Chinese grocery store which was my favorite part! They sold so many cool things! Walking into that grocery store made me so happy and brought back so many great memories of when I lived in China! I bought some Rambutan fruit (its spikey on the outside, but once its peeled its like a ginormous grape).

We walked a TON! We were so tired at the end of the day. We saw the Brooklyn bridge then walked central park (holy cow is that place HUGE). It was so nice to relax at the park and just be with eachother.

We walked around some more...and had to buy I ♥ NY t-shirts. We then went to Olive Garden for dinner. The last time either of us had been there was on our wedding day so we thought it was perfect! It was delicious and well worth the year wait. Adam was adorable the whole day. He was thrilled with everything we saw. Even when the sun went down Adam was still mesmerized by all the lights.

We went to get on the ferry to go home when we realized we had about a 45 min. wait. We decided to walk around some more and saw something so cool! We watched a movie being filmed! It wa so much fun! Its a movie coming out next July called "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". We got a small video of it...hopefully I can upload it onto blogger. I've never tried before. The movie stars Nicolas Cage (who we saw!) It was the perfect ending to our day. Also, they were shooting an action scene and had these 2 cars set up for it.

We took the ferry home and I loved being able to see the statue of liberty again and the city lights. It was such a perfect day for both of us. We were both exausted but had a blast!

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New York City *part one*

We had such an amazing 1-year anniversary! I made Adam breakfast and gave him this plaque I had made for him...

We took the Ferry over to New York. It was free because it was Sunday...and parking was free! We were able to see the Statue of Liberty and the NYC buildings...very cool!

Adam and I then took the Metro to the city...Timesquare was so cool and the first thing we saw when we got into the city. Seeing all the tall buildings and flashy lights was so amazing!

We went to a huge M&M store & wax museum. We then jumped on our (hop-on hop-off) tour bus and was set to see the sites.

Empire State Building...we didn't go to the top. We didn't think it was worth 40 bucks and a 3 hour wait. We were more than happy with what we got to see.

I'm SO glad we decided to take the tour bus. We wouldn't have been able to see so much. I loved that we were able to hop off and back on whenever we wanted. We took the downtown tour.

It was so surreal being there! I loved all the cool, and VERY tall buildings! We got to see the empire state building, Macy's, Trump Towers, Wall street, ground zero, Madison square garden, financial district, battery park, central park, china town, little italy, Rockefeller center, broadway theatre district, united nations and other things! Aren't these buildings just amazing?

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Deja Vu

This time last year I was sick as a dog and ended up at the hospital on my birthday and missed our open house in Utah. What are the chances of me having the same sickness this year again?! My birthday is this Saturday (I actually completely forgot until I was talking to my family yesterday) Obviously I won't need to get my appendix out again but I have a cold, horrible cough, fever, and lots of other things. I'm so tired of being sick! A huge reason why it takes me so long to get better is that when I'm sick...I can't sit still! I skip the laying in bed all day part and just suck down medicine.

Earliar this week all of APX's wives got together at a nearby park and had a potluck. I wasn't feeling that great so Lauren (one of the wives out here) and I left early. I've been such a homebody since being out here. I've missed a few get togethers because of being sick...so maybe I will initiate a get-together when I get better. We'll see!

I will be posting about New York tomorrow. Hopefully I will feel better then!

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I Love You...Forever

You strengthen me, guide me, not in front or behind me, but beside me in all that I do.

You protect and inspire, it is you I admire, for time and eternity, I love you.

I only wish you knew why, I never want to say bye, It seems unreal that I'm marrying a man like you

I sometimes get afraid, but I then kneel and pray, so I'm keeping you Adam, men like you are too few!

Now don't get too scared, I hope these feelings are shared, because honey, I've fallin' so fast

Please meet me in the afternoon, on the 14th of June, It is in that holy place, that our love will for eternity last.

Oh please, Adam please, I am begging on my knees, marry me for you won't regret a thing

I will respect you, never neglect you, and try not to correct you, and every day I will wear this ring.

All I want is your love, its your love I'm dreaming of, for without you I'm just not enough

Your apart of me now, we will make it somehow, for the Lord will provide, when the going gets tough.

This isn't all, for this poem is very small, compared to the feelings I have inside

But I want you to know, I will forever help you grow, only if you will take me as your bride

Lets forever walk side by side, for its going to be a bumpy ride, but I'm willing: its our lives we are going to share

To help you and support you, stand by you and love you, Adam John Neilsen, I will always be there.

**I wrote this for Adam before we got married. When we were engaged he was going to school in Idaho and I was living in Oregon so we e-mailed eachother a lot with poems and pictures.

Tomorrow is our one year anniversary. I can't believe it! I've been reflecting lots on why I love my amazing husband so much. This last year has been filled with lots and lots of memories that I will never forget. I love Adam with all my heart and would be nothing without him...here is why...

*Some pictures from when we were dating*

~I can never forget when Adam and I were just friends and developed such a deep love for one another. I had never had that in a friend before. I had never had a friend that I could not get enough of! Adam and I would hang out at my house until 2 in the morning. I would drop him off and we would then call eachother and talk for another 2 hours...sometimes lots more. We were pathetic.

~Adam respects me. I dated quite a bit before him and knew what I wanted in a friend and spouse. Respect was and still is very important to me.

~He's silly and always keeps me laughing. Even now, we stay up super late laughing so hard. Sometimes our neighbors complain hehe

~I can be a very moody girl and can't think of anyone else that has such patience with me. He never loses his patience no matter how mad he is.

~I love His voice! Adam was planning on singing to me at our reception but I ended up singing to him (I sang "Keep Me Forever Falling" by Carmen Rasmusen). Instead of singing at our reception...the night before our wedding Adam sang to me from outside my window after singing goodnight. He sang "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds. He was really nervous, and definitely made me cry.

~Adam stayed with me every minute when I ended up at the Hospital on our honeymoon. Everytime I would cough or even clearn my throat...Adam would jump up and ask if I needed anything. He sang me to sleep almost every night.

~One of the most important reasons why I love Adam is that he love the Lord. He has such a strong spirit that pushed me to make the decision to serve a mission. In making that decision, my life changed. I put the Lord first and because I had such a strong desire to serve the Lord...He blessed me by finding my best friend and eternal companion with Adam.

~Adam is very good with cars! At first I was hesitant because of how much he loved cars, but I am now realizing what a blessing it is.

~Adam is very smart. He loves to read and teaches me something new almost every day. He also doesn't make me feel stupid when I ask 'obvious' questions.

~He likes to rhyme...when we were dating he would write me poems and funny stories all the time. Even now...randomly he shouts out funny raps throughout the day (it remind me of my dad) and always makes me laugh.

~He has such a passion for music. He burned me a few church music CD's when I was preparing for my mission and I love every one of them.

~I have always admired the faith Adam has. When we were living in Rigby we were having a hard time financially and had little wood to keep us warm. Because of Adams' faith and the love of the Lord we saw numerous miracles.

~I love to cook...and even when things turn out horrible Adam always compliments me.

~He always boosts my confidence in telling me how beautiful I am every day. What a sweetheart!

~I have always loved Adams voicemail messages...they have been hysterical lately!

~I love it when Adam hits snooze a few times to snuggle with me before he gets up.

~Adam supports and encourages me. In losing weight, in my crafty obsessions, in being a mother some day, in cooking. I love him for that!

Okay so I could do this all day but I think you get that I love my husband! :) We are planning on spending all day tomorrow in New York. I'm so excited and a little nervous. We are driving there (I will probably be praying my heart out through the heavy traffic!). We have lots of stuff planned so I'm hoping everything goes well. The weather will be crappy but I'm sure we will have a blast!

*When Adam surpised me and proposed*

Adam and I have had such an amazing year together! We have learned a lot about eachother and continue to learn and grow from eachother. I love him and look forward to creating even more memories with him. I love you sweetheart! Thank you for keeping me falling for you.

p.s. Sorry if this post was hard to read...blogger wasn't working right.

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Congratulations!!!

Okay, so this is a week late but my brother Christopher and Adams' sister Anna graduated last Saturday. Adam and I are so bummed we couldn't go home. Christopher is the first boy in my family to graduate...it was hard for me not to be home. My mom put together my brothers announcement and I thought it was awesome so I had to post it...I love the picture of christopher when he was little.

and isn't Anna just gorgeous!!!

Congratulations you two from both of us! We can't wait to see you!

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Our Little Big Project

YES for a good deal!!! Like I said before; Adam and I have been looking for another car. We had our eyes on this red Dodge but wasn't sure about it. Well...we got it! Wahoo!!! Okay...so I want to tell you a little bit about it before I tell you how much we got it for. It needs a new transmission and a transfer case. Adam digged deep to find if we could get a deal on parts before buying this truck. There are 2 places that offer us a really good deal for the transmission AND a transfer case. I'm super excited about it because the truck is in really good condition. The last owner was a painter and used it for his work truck so theres paint on the body but *hopefully* we can fix that. There aren't any dents or body damage either. Its been fun cleaning it up (okay...not so much fun, but I like being included in Adams' projects). We spent all morning this morning cleaning out the inside of the truck. We used fingernail polish on most the paint stains and got a ton out! Okay...enough of the boring part. Here are some pictures...

Okay...now this next picture is nasty. But don't you worry! We are planning on knocking off the steps...we don't need them anyway (okay...maybe I would haha) They are so rusty! 

When I say we got it for cheap...I mean CHEAP! We got this truck for.......$250!!! Crazy huh?!?! This guy was really nice (he even invited us to go to the beach with him and his buddies to drink some beer HA!). He really wanted to sell this car to someone that could fix it. Which is obviously Adam. He wished badly he could fix it himself. This is when I am so grateful that Adam knows so much about cars. He is such a trust worthy guy and I think people really appreciate that about Adam. I'm sure there are lots of people that take advantage of those that are naive when it comes to cars. Adam is different. He uses good judgement and helps others save money with what he knows about cars. Thats why we find such great deals! We help someone...and in turn we will be helped. We helped this guy unload a bunch of things from his truck and helped take off his ladder rack...and in turn he knocked off a couple hundred. Suuuweeet!!! I know I'm going on and on about this but I'm too excited to stop! :) This guy was pretty happy with how cool we were. He sounded like he agreed with me in thinking east coasters can be really rude and grumpy. 

Heres to being happy and finding good deals!!

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Le Beach

I really really like the beach. These last 2 days have been rainy rainy so I'm looking forward to the sun again. I actually have really liked the rain. I love going to sleep with the rain hitting our window. I don't know, maybe its the Oregon in me. It rained really hard today, and I still went for my walk. I loved it. I came home soaking wet, but I loved it! If I was anything like my sister and could dance beautifully I would dance in it. Oh well...maybe in the next life :)

When we got to the beach this last week, there were palm trees everywhere. It looked so cool, but we were really surprised to see them there. I'm not complaining though

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Adam was my girlfriend for one night haha

So, I was really wanting to just have a girls' night one night and begged Adam to do a mud mask with me :) I know...what kind of wife am I!! One that was really needing a girls night thats for sure! Anyway...Adam had to do this to secure his manhood haha!

We actually had a lot of fun and couldn't stop laughing. The mud masks would dry really fast so at the end of the 30 min. or so, we couldn't move our face. Also, we were watching "Fun with Dick and Jane" so that didn't help. 

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New Moon and More

Adam and I have been looking for a car these last few days. We have had some interesting experiences with certain dealerships. We might get this red dodge truck for dirt cheap...the only thing is Adam will have to fix it up. We aren't sure yet, if its worth it. Adam has been doing good with work. He's been able to get jobs done fast. He's the number 1 installer (out of the 1st years). I'm so proud :) Recently, Adam came to be good friends with one of the other installers out here. He is a really nice guy and probably the only one that doesn't have a potty mouth. Well Adam found out last night that this guy is moving to Texas to a different office. Bummer! I felt bad for Adam, but it helps that he's doing good :) Also.....

I can't wait for this movie to come out!!! It looks SO good!! Thats all :) I feel like a 12 year old

 

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