HAIR CUT TIME!

During all this recent chaos, I forgot to post that I got a hair cut! It is a little depressing. I miss my longer hair but am also enjoying the shorter cut. It depends on the day. I don't regret it at all though. I've been considering it for a long time. Finally I was sick of my plain hair and everyone elses cute short cuts. I'm still experimenting with styling it. Some days I think it makes me look like a 10 year old but what can I do now?? 6 inches are gone!! I don't have any picks of me yet. SORRY! I will try to remember to take some. I'm in my p.j.s now though so not a good time.

Another Day in the Walker Home!!!

Last depressing post before I find something good to write.
I promise!!!

Monday morning I thought I'd do a little picking up before work, like usual,
but things took a little longer than expected. I started in the spare
bathroom that Matthew and Michael use and this is what happened!!

All I did was open the cupboard door to put Matthew's toothbrush away and the whole cupboard came crashing down! The cupboard landed on top of the toilet and caused some serious damage. The cupboard and I survived though. Needless to say, I spent more time cleaning the bathroom than was planned for. We now have a beautiful cracked toilet lid. You all should get one. I think I will start a new trend because we aren't spending money to fix it right now. Cars come first!!!

Tagged!

Sorry, this is going to be long. Finally something nice and enjoyable to talk about!!

How did we meet: We first met about age 10 in primary but were both very shy and didn't talk much. We've lived about 15 minutes away from each other our entire lives! However, we were reintroduced in 2005 by my sister and her husband before they were married. Matthew and Chris lived together.
Where did you go on your first date: We have decided to call going to the Haunted corn maze our first date. We had only "hung out" previously. Matthew held my hand that night then we didn't talk for a couple days. I don't know what I was thinking.
How long have we been together: Starting October 2005, we've been together for 2 1/2 years. Dated 2 months, engaged for 5 months, married almost 2 years.
Who eats more: I probably eat more frequently but Matthew eats more at one sitting. However, I do have my picture on the wall at Big Jud's in Ashton for eating the whole 1 pound hamburger in my college years!
Who said I love you first: Matthew did. About 2 or 3 weeks after we started dating, I went to Rexburg to fill-in at a Dr's office for 2 weeks. He surprised me and drove all that way (4 1/2 hours) to visit me. When I saw him, I knew he loved me! He said it just before he left. I quickly repeated it. (Thanks Jeff and Andrea for letting us stay at your house! I will never forget that trip!)
Who is taller: Definitely Matthew. 6'4" vs. 5'6" I think.
Who sings better: I used to sing in middle school and my mom always encouraged me. I think I buried that talent and lost it though because I'm not that good anymore. Matthew is a pretty good singer. He sings all the time at home. I like it!
Who is Smarter: I'm the college graduate but I think Matthew is probably smarter in general. He seems to know something about everything. He has a memory like no other too!
Who does the Laundry: I do most of it. He has learn ed to sort his laundry into the hamper for whites and the hamper for colors. That helps a lot. I'm a little--okay, a lot--obsessive compulsive and organize our closet by color so he doesn't touch my clothes. He keeps his pretty well organized though. Very impressive. Certain color hangers actually mean something in our closet. Yikes! Too much info!
Who does the dishes: I would like to say both but mostly me. He doesn't load the dishwasher quite right. OCD! Need I say more?
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed: If you are standing at the end bed, I am on the right. However, Matthew says I sleep mostly in the middle and he gets pushed off.
Who pays the bills: I keep them all organized on a calender. Darn OCD gets the best of me. Matthew has a couple that he is responsible for paying online. It requires reminders though.
Who mows the Lawn: That would be my brother Zach's job. We both claim to be allergic!
Who cooks dinner: Usually me. Matthew will cook if we have breakfast foods. Unfortunately we eat out more than I'd like to admit. We both enjoy cooking but I work late 3 nights a week which makes it hard.
Who drives when we are together: Usually Matthew. Occasionally he can convince me to drive. I don't like to when he's in the car.
Who is more stubborn: Depends on the situation. We're both pretty stubborn. I've been working on it though. We have a one hour limit to be mad then we must talk about it. Sometimes we forget (or ignore) this rule.
Who kissed who first: I say I kissed him. He says we both kissed each other at the same time. "The moment was right so it just happened." It was all about the googley eyes!

Who proposed: He did. In the evening on Christmas Day after being with me and getting nervous all day long. It was in this cute little Santa. It took forever for me to figure out how to open it. I actually set it aside and Matthew said, "Umm, That's your best present!" I eventually figured it out. (Thanks Kimi for your help)

Who is more sensitive: Probably me. I breakdown about the most stupid things sometimes. I've only cried in two movies though. I think. Charlie and ??? hmmm I can't remember. Matthew is sensitive about certain topics though.

Who has more siblings:Equal-- we both have 2 sisters and three brothers. I'm second oldest, hes' second youngest.

Who wears the pants: Matthew says we both do. At times we even try to wear the same pair! I don't recommend it. Things get a little cramped and uncomfortable. Then we talk it through and decide who gets what pair when.

Some how I completely messed up this text. Each time I try to fix it, it just gets worse. Somehow it's auto-formatting or something and I can't get rid of the bold words. Who knows? I'm done trying for the night.

I tag:Andrea and Megan. I think everyone else has done it. To copy a better template, look at another persons blog. Cut and paste and try not to mess it up like me!! It was all fine and dandy until I added pictures! Good luck!

More depressing news!

I bet you can all guess it has to do with one of our vehicles. AGAIN!!! If so, you'd be right! On Friday, Matthew was driving the 4-Runner home from work and had a tire blowout on the freeway!! We were blessed in the fact that no one was hurt. He got to the side safely. FYI if you ever breakdown on the side of the freeway you only have 3 hours after the emergency response car thing (whatever is it) comes and puts an orange check-mark on your window. How inconvenient that this puts us in rush-hour traffic. No way we were going to risk our lives trying to change a tire. Actually we realized it doesn't even have a spare. We ended up having it towed($65) and fixed on Sat. Sounds simple right???? Not in our case. They towed it to the wrong place so it didn't get to the correct place until after they closed. We had to take the keys to them on Saturday morning. We gave them the keys at 9:50 and they told us it would take 20 minutes. We decided to have my tire fixed too. It had a slow leak and we didn't want any more problems. Well at 11:32 we got our keys back!!! We didn't have to pay. GOOD THING!!! I would have caused problems had they asked for money!!! Well, we are starting a new week. Maybe I will have good news on my next post. At least we are safe and our most recent problems haven't cost as much money.

Quick SAD update!

Just a little pitty party for me. Apparently the 4-Runner felt left out and when Matthew tried to leave for work today, IT WOULDN'T START!!!! We got it fixed though. No money involved either. Luckily. Our "fix car fund" that has recently been started has no money in it. We just had to jump start it then Matthew took it in to check the battery but it's still good. The connections were just bad. Walmart cleaned it and diagnosed it free. They also did another 31 point free inspection and everything (except the dent in the door!!) looks great!! We are trying to stay positive and look for the good in all our trials. Some days it's pretty hard but then I think--It could be worse and things won't change if I'm in a bad mood and depressed so I better look for something to be happy about!! At least the sun was shinning and there wasn't snow today!!

LOTS of CAR PROBLEMS!!!!

WARNING--THIS IS A LONG ONE!!

Matthew and I have been having quite the time lately with our vehicles. We bought a used 4-runner in December for Matthew's Christmas present. It was awesome! A little hill-billyish with the custom made rack on top and the lift kit but lots of fun and it holds a lot more than either of our cars. We were excited to take it to the mountains to go tubing and camping. THEN. . . In January I decided to drive it in the snow for the first time (while mad) and slid through an intersection in our neighborhood and got hit. NOW, it has a big dent in the door and the running board is no help when trying to get in or out. Due to unfortunate circumstances, insurance will not pay to fix it. BUT, it's still drivable. (I just almost fall out every time because of the lift) It's very tall. Anyways, the back brake light and the front head light are also out. Last week we were driving it in the dark because of reasons you will soon read about and Matthew got pulled over. Luckily the cop was nice and he didn't get a ticket. Finally a little luck! (With that vehicle!)

Next, Matthew's car. A few years ago, he hit a cat. We didn't think it caused any damage so we didn't take it in to get worked on. Bad mistake #1. A few months later, the turbo stopped working. The warranty wouldn't cover it because apparently the cat had caused some visible body damage and they blamed the cat for the turbo. Dang!! We decided not to pay to fix it. Bad mistake #2. Then just recently it started making weird noises when he stopped or went over bumps. We realized it was dragging something but Matthew didn't seemed too concerned about getting it fixed. Bad mistake #3. Last month, he was on his way to work and every time he slowed down his car died. He barely got it back home. Because it has the turbo engine only a few places can fix it. We couldn't find a place that day so again, put it off. He thought he would just drive the 4-Runner. That was bad mistake #4 because NOW. . .
My car decided it was being left out!! I borrowed my moms car to move some furniture last week so she had my car. She tried to drive it to Kimi's house but, you guessed it, it wouldn't start!!!! We left it alone for the night and tired again the next day. NO luck! One good thing is that I have free towing up to 15 miles through my insurance. So. . . it got towed to get fixed. My car is an Oldsmobile Alero that is not made anymore so I was worried they wouldn't be able to find parts for it. They did but for a very high cost!! They had to replace my fuel pump which is located in the gas tank. I haven't picked it up yet but the news is that is cost around $600 to fix it!! Yikes!! Oh, well. I guess that's cheaper than buying a new car and having a car payment. Mine is paid off. Hopefully, things will get better. I get to pick it up tomorrow. Then Mom will get her car back, which means Dad will get his van back. We all traded and made sacrifices for each other. I'm so glad my family lives close by. They are so great to help!! Now we just have to find the money to fix Matthew's car so we don't have to spend so much in gas for the 4-Runner. The dent in the door will have to stay. I guess we will continue to look like red-necks when we drive it around. Oh well, at least we are safe and have a roof above our heads. We are seriously considering buying bikes now!!!! Just in case we ever need them!

FMX

Matthew and I decided to go to the FMX (free style motocross) event at the Idaho Center on Friday night for date night. It was a lot of fun!! I accidently left my camara on my seat in the car so I didn't get any pictures. I downloaded these for examples. It is basically what we saw but we were inside. At some points it was almost scary how close the riders were getting to the rafters in the Idaho Center. That ceiling is high too! Very impressive. My favorite was the flips. They have to be sooo strong to do all these tricks. The bottom left picture reminds me of when I went sky diving. I bet he feels like he's flying. The middle right picture go tcut off but you can still get the point. It was pretty cool!!