making plans

this week, tyson and i have decided to take our relationship to the next step and move in together. it will be just for the summer, at least for now anyways. i don’t want to live in cruces alone during the break, and i feel that although my family (who i love!) are in deming, i don’t have many opportunities job-wise there. alamogordo is really economically stable, at least compared to deming, so i feel more confident in getting a job. plus, it will be SO nice to not have to drive to alamogordo every single weekend. instead, we can drive to deming every couple weekends and see the family.

i can’t lie- i’m beyond excited for this change. i already keep a good chunk of clothes at tyson’s house, but having all my stuff there is going to different.. in a great way. having any distance in a relationship is so difficult, even if it is only an hour. the next few months of togetherness will really be a good test of our relationship. being in love doesn’t necessarily mean you are compatible to live together, and although i think living together will be so much better for us than being apart, we’ll see as the months go along. although i won’t move until may, we’ve already started planning some minor re-decorating to make me feel a little more at home and like i belong. can’t wait to keep you all posted as things move along and we get closer and closer to the move-in!!

my wonderful grandparents

i found this earlier today. my gramma and grandpa were the most amazing people and i miss them everyday.

changes, changes

This weekend was full of happy news! On Sunday night, my sister-in-law Jenny called Tyson and I over and shared the wonderful news that her and my brother are expecting. How exciting! It’s been so long since we’ve had a little bundle of joy in the family, and I’m so excited to be an auntie! I think even Tyson was happy. Jenny and Chris are going to be such great parents, and they have so much to offer a brand new baby :) Lord willing, come November we will have a new, happy and healthy addition to our family!

In less life-changing, but still exciting news, Tyson and I finally got our brand registered. There were some setbacks, so we couldn’t get the exact brand that we had originally planned on, but the one we have is the same idea and still equally as great.

Ty came up with it. Originally we wanted the T above the K, but the NMLB can’t do that, so we switched it. It is a symbol of our future together, the house of Katie and Tyson. I thought it was very thoughtful, and seeing how much Tyson loves it makes me so happy. This weekend we even started building our branding iron together. I wasn’t aware that I was going to have to actually weld! But I tried, and we made some progress. It’s fun to do unusual stuff like that together. Hey, someday soon maybe we’ll be branding our own cattle! (Or maybe I’ll be at the house making lunch… either way) Whether it’s new babies or new brands, life is moving forward so fast and I’m so glad I have such wonderful family and friends to share it with. Love ya’ll!

happy valentine’s day!

i love valentine’s day. although i try every day to show the people i love how important they are to me, there’s just something magical about february 14th. maybe it’s because my favorite book when i was little was called “charlie’s secret valentine”. (great story, look it up :)) anywho, we had a really wonderful weekend where we just focused on each other and having a relaxing weekend.

tyson got a little spoiled with his presents. i sent the check to get his brand registered, and made him a cute little gift basket with some fun stuff.

 

friday night we enjoyed our valentine’s dinner. i love getting dressed up and going out so we did. it was yummy food and i must say we looked pretty great, too!

after dinner, we played video games (mostly tyson, but i was there!) and just played around with the dogs.

 

on saturday, we both enjoyed sleeping in, and then ate a yummy breakfast together at home. we spent the afternoon in cloudcroft. there was a mardi gras festival thing going on so we walked around, looking at the shops and watching the parade. it was so much fun! in the evening, we went out and watched valentines day and finished the night with ice cream. it was so great!

sunday we went to mass and had lunch with tyson’s family. it’s so cute seeing all the little grandmas decked out in everything red they own on valentine’s day. makes me miss my own gramma. after lunch we baked brownies and watched movies together. we topped off the evening with our tradition: valentine’s pizza making :)

i know valentine’s is just another corny commercial holiday for most people, but i love celebrating love! if you’re reading this, i probably love you too! happy valentine’s day!

our puppy is growing!

last week tyson and i took rebel in for his nine week shots; he’s already 12 pounds!!! three weeks ago he was 6 pounds. what a little chubster. he truly is developing his own personality, which can best be defined as “crazy”. sometimes i feel bad tyson has to take care of rebel and bo by himself. the little guy is a handful. but boy, is he cute!

this was from when he was five weeks, still little and cute :(

look at him now!

rebel and bo are even almost halfway friends :)

i’m so glad that tyson and i got rebel. it gives me a little comfort knowing that a little piece of me is stuck with tyson during the week. i hope he feels the same way; that i’m kind of still around. next week, tyson and i will have been together for 15 months. time flies and i am a million times happier now than i ever have been (or thought i could be)!! even though our little family is only the two of us and our dogs, i think it’s the best family in the world, and i’m so lucky! i love you tyson!