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!!

chasing dreams

tyson is becoming quite the professional horse trainer. he’s breaking horses in record time and his clients are thrilled with him. his ambition never ceases to amaze me. he is so great at what he does and has such a good disposition on life. business is growing more and more and this little side job is on its way to becoming a real career. i’m so proud of him!

 

i love this man!

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!!