fishing <3

Yesterday Tyson and I drove up to Bonito Lake to avoid the hot summer sun. It was 102 degrees down here at the house, and much much MUCH cooler up in the mountains. It was a bummer because we were up there for over two hours and we didn’t get a single bite, but it was still fun. Afterwards, we had a nice dinner in Ruidoso. Here are a few pictures from our fun day.

welcome back, summer!

Well summer has begun and it’s not quite what I thought it would be.

My awesome job that I was so excited for turned out to be a disaster. My supervisor was unorganized, irresponsible, and frankly, just clueless. There was little, if any, accountability for the children, and I was extremely uncomfortable. A couple hours after I got there, I left on my lunch break in tears and met Tyson in town, sobbing. I stuck out the rest of the day, but called home to my parents that evening. They agreed with me that a part-time summer job shouldn’t be such a liability, so I quit the very next day. I’ve been sitting at the house ever since, filling out application after application. I haven’t got a single call yet, and it’s getting pretty depressing. Tyson isn’t my husband, and I hate having to depend on him. I just want to me independent me again. Keep your fingers crossed that my luck changes soon.

In other news, I am so happy to be living here in La Luz. I love being with Tyson; he makes me so happy and takes such good care of me. Living out in the country is the best, too. I can play outside with the dogs all day, go on long walks, tan on the front porch, and watch the beautiful sunsets in the evenings. Since I’m not working, there’s been lots of time to brush up on some hobbies: reading, cooking, baking, and napping :) That being said, I AM very anxious to go back to work.. somewhere, anywhere.

Tyson’s 24th birthday was on the 15th of May. We celebrated with a big party here at the house. I cleaned everything until it was spotless and cooked massive amounts of food. It was so much fun and everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves. My 21st birthday is two and a half weeks, so that’s exciting, too.

tomorrow!

Tomorrow Tyson and I finally move in together. I could not be more excited or ready. It is such a thrilling feeling- like my life is barely beginning. This may be a wild ride, but there's nobody else I'd rather be on it with :)

as the end of the semester approaches...

Hi everyone, 

It's been way too long since my last post. As you can imagine, there is lots going on and lots to write about! In my last post, I wrote about our bedroom renovation at Tyson's house. It's pretty much completed, minus a few details and it looks GREAT! I love it. One of those minor details is a nightstand/lamp on my side of the bed, which I am so looking forward to. It's definitely a room where I can get a lot of late-night reading done at :)

I am still planning on moving in with Tyson (T-minus 10 days!) and a majority of my stuff is already there. It's so exciting and I am so grateful to have him. Only a good man would let his girl have full reign of his home, and you better believe that's what Tyson has done for me. I'm lucky. 

Speaking of my move, I have decided to opt out of summer school. I need a break from classes and lectures and projects. This semester has kicked my butt with classes alone, but driving so much and having a life in disarray hasn't helped. Instead, I put in a couple job applications in throughout Alamogordo, and I am super proud to say, I got hired for the job I wanted the most!! Starting May 10th, I am a new Recreation Aide for the City of Alamogordo. It's not a fancy or professional job by any means, but I am so so so happy to be back working with kids. Friday is my last day at my current job (DACC Administration), and although it was great experience with great people, I am not sad at all! Good riddance Las Cruces!!

My mind is already in summer gear, and I can't wait for what the next couple months bring. Hopefully some good times with my man, a nice golden tan, and a happier Katie :)

redecorating!

About a month ago, Tyson and I started planning to redecorate the bedroom at his house. No offense (okay, take all the offense you want) but his old bedroom was UGLY! Ha! Three of the walls were plain white, and the wall the bed was on was sponge painted light/dark green. Throw in a ratty old green comforter, plain furniture and practically no decorations, and thats about it. I wish I would have taken a before picture!! It was such a simple "boy" room. Blah.

Typical me, I decided to take over this mess and re-do it all. It was about time for a grown-up, classy bedroom, for the both of us to share. I love the turquoise/chocolate color combination, so we decided to play off that. The room isn't done, but here's some pics of the painting process!!!

Talk about an expert! Painting the turquoise. I love it again the brown wall!

Turned out to be a great contrast. Most of our room decor is the same espresso color as the barn star!

This is the tan color we painted the other two walls. After I took this, we decided that mirror is garage sale material :)

Yesterday we put on the new bedding and hung up some of the decorations. It looks like a totally different room! We still need to finish a little bit of painting, hang up curtains, get new nightstands, (start and) finish our big replica of our brand that's going on the chocolate wall, and build a hat rack. My goal is to have it all done by the time I move it-- a little over a month!!