Adventures

We're making so many plans & I am so ready to follow through with them. Alycia & I are making a list of the things we want to do together. More hiking, camping, wine tasting & so on. Wine tasting is at the top of my list. Matt & I have been wanting to do something like that for a while. Saturday Matt, Chris, (Matt's brother) Alycia & I went on a hike to mine & Matt's favorite spot. It was a perfect day for a hike too. Weather was just right & there was a cool breeze. We'll be going back possibly next week. Matt & I like to keep this place a secret, it's beautiful & hard to find. Here are a few photos from the hike. I can't wait to continue to add adventures to our list.

Alycia & I in front of the water fall

Nestors

Upside down

My little mermaid...MerMAN!

Brothers :)

Growing

I am so thankful for my relationship with Matt because it is constantly growing & maturing. It seems like Matt & I have been battling some tough issues lately & it is bringing us closer & making our bond stronger. We have an intrepid relationship that only moves forward & today was just another validation of that. With that said,

I never posted photos from our camping trip last month to Sequoia National Forrest. We camped deep into the forrest, about 3 hours from any town. Peed in the woods (occasionally in a porta potty at a Ranch 5 minutes away) Slept in a tent through nights colder than I have ever experienced! But it was great! So many beautiful things to see & he is the only person I would have wanted to share that with, & of course my father & sister who also went :)

Where did my motivation go?

I have completely fallen off my motivation wagon. I have taken a step backwards & started eating so horrible again & I'm not exercising either. Luckily, Matt & I are going to our favorite hiking spot on Saturday. That will be real nice. We havent been hiking in a while. We were hiking every other day but it's harder now that I have a job. I'm still getting use to my schedule at work & just as that's happening, Matt is working a new schedule for the next 2 weeks. sigh. It will all work out.
I have a lot to do today, I have to pick up my driving record for work at the DMV & get a TB test. I've heard they are pretty painful, not looking forward to that.

Alycia & I had a really good talk today. I am so thankful to have someone like her in my life. She is a great friend & one of the most understanding & selfless people I know. I'm looking forward to the time we'll get to spend together in the future, I really cherish her friendship with me. I can't wait for us to start looking at wedding ideas & details. She is hands down in my top 5 favorite people in the world. It's a good feeling when the people you love, love you back just as much :)

That conversation is my motivation for today & the next few days. I'm back on the motivation wagon- so now, I'm gonna go swim some laps in my pool & get a tan!


ps. I love that the current argument Matt & I are having is what kind of blanket we're gonna have on our bed when we're married. I want big fluffy comforter, he says thin soft blanket! I ask, "What are we going to do!?" his response is, "Switch the covers every week I guess :)" This is why I love him.

Money money moneyyy

I don't have much to write about, except the fact that I have been feeling so anxious these last few days. Days are moving slowly & I feel so far away from our goal. Matt & I have been earnestly trying to pay off my debt but I can't seem to notice a diminution in the amount I owe. I keep beating myself up & hating myself for making the mistake of spending more than I made. I know it doesn't help. I am really understanding the consequences of my past credit card use because now Matt & I have to put "planning a wedding" on hold until we have met this goal. So to help us & motivate us a bit more (wedding is motivation #1) we decided that the first thing we'd do after paying off my debt would be to get a room & spend a weekend away from home, go out somewhere really nice, just the two of us. Relax & relieve ourselves of this. Debt is such a burden. I feel the weight of it daily. I have learned from those mistakes, & I am so thankful to have a man who knows how to save & is wise about his money. What a great husband he'll be.