Never a Dull Moment

So as I was doing my biweekly facebook stalking the other day, I came across this little gem! It made me laugh SO hard that I couldn't NOT share it (and yes, it TOTALLY made my day).

Seriously, he comes up with the funniest things sometimes!

I love my hubster!

Cougar Town

Hi World! we're finally back in the blogisphere and writing stuff that has the potential to be mildly entertaining (ok, maybe that's stretching it a little far. Our world isn't very entertaining AT ALL sometimes).
Ready to play some catch up?

K, let's go out with a bang...
Guess who's going back to the BYUniverse!?

You're truly~

That's correct folks! Tristin got accepted into the Counseling Psychology program~ Can I get a woot woot? He was 1 of 8 people that got in so we are very proud of him. The boy's got brains, that's for sure!

So the good news is that we are moving back to Utah and we're going to be with family again. The bad news is that we are moving from Colorado and from our Colorado family.

If you heard a really loud cracking noise, don't worry, that was just my heart shattering!

K, I'll try to hold back on the drama with you all but it's been a rough couple of months for me, I'm not going to lie. Colorado has become home and I just LOVE our lives here. Not only do I have my AWESOME business going (I seriously go to work everyday excited and happy!) but I've worked SO hard for it just to say goodbye.

 Good lesson in detachment? Uh, YEAH! BIG TIME!

But hey, if I built that business in a year from literally NOTHING, I can do it again, right?

K, sob story over- back to our lives....Congratulations Honey. You're going to be a Cougar again!

 Secondly, Happy Easter (for two weeks ago) Everyone~

 You know how people normally give each other chocolate eggs and and cute baskets to celebrate....Well Tristin and I celebrate by taking the practical route by going out for drinks and shopping (not on Sunday of course :P  ). Apparently we were both in need of socks and pants...and a few extra shirts and shoes didn't hurt either :) Nothing says "Happy Easter" like a little bit of Retail Therapy.

So yes, we are still alive and kicking here in sunny Boulder, CO. Life is still good...and just keeps getting better.

Happy spring everyone!

Photoshopping Masterpieces

I FINALLY get it!! I now understand why people are SO fanatical about photoshop! Because they can do things like this:



And this...




How much more colorful has life become, do you ask? SOO MUCH MORE!

I'm nerdy and I know it...so sue me.

My Harlem Globetrotters Experience

For about 3 weeks Jay (the doc that I work with at New Leaf Chiropractic) couldn't fathom that I had NO CLUE as to who or what the Harlem Globetrotters were. He was simply stunned when he asked, "Do you guys want to go to the Harlem Globetrotters with us?" that I replied with a, "What the heck is a Harlem Globetrotter?"

So today I experience the famous Globetrotter experience with them. I'm getting more American by the day. Ma would be so proud of me :)

The gang at Globetrotters (Tristin, Christina and Jay)

 

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Globetrotter game. Sorry for the blurry image. I wasn't prepared to take our fancy-smancy camera for this event

So if you know Tristin REALLY well you know that he hardly EVER smiles properly for the camera the first time...or the second time...or the third time...and in this case the 6tth time. I had to take 7 pictures to get it right (I deleted 2 because they were uber blurry!

Try #1

Try #2

Try #3

Try #4 (I was checking to see if he was smiling properly but then I messed up)

Final Product! Phew!!

After our Globetrotter experience we went to the Dushanbe Tea House in Boulder for Chai and food. I've decided that's my favorite restaurant of ALL time... that and the Med on Pearl Street. Mmm mmm MMM!! I love fine dining!

We are so lucky to have so many good friends here in Colorado, Jay and Christina being amongst those that we love out here.

Pets (Part 2)

So apparently I think filming pets is really fun. Animals are hysterical to me. Here are some recent videos I've taken of some of the loves in my life.

You might remember Breckenridge. Since we moved out of the Gourgouris's home he's greeted us in the manner every time we go back to visit.  He seriously goes NUTS and starts yipping and stealing my shoes.



Then there's Desi. She's earned that name from me because she will do anything to get you in bed with her. She LOVES to cuddle! She'll "call" you, make sure you start following her and then lead you to either a bed or a chair so she can snuggle! it's really very cute!




In conclusion I would like to admit that I might be turning into one of those crazy ladies that blogs about animals. when I start taking stray cats in is when we should start worrying. By that point I hope someone will tell me that I may need mental help.

New Beginnings

Last week the Young Women's had their New Beginnings night! A few of these girls were asked to speak about the the values of the Young Women's Theme. To say it was moving was an understatement. I am a lucky dawg to be able to work with and love these girls and feel their love in return. I think being a Laurel Adviser is THE BEST calling I could possibly have!

And they are all just so beautiful...how could I NOT post this picture!!!

Lets Play Catch up!

WOW-where on earth do I begin! I'll try and do this in chronological order...hows that?

First off...Christmas:

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Boy was it a good one. Things I am whole-heartedly grateful to my Savior in 2011 are:

-The Gospel, first and foremost!!!
-My family. I have a wonderful family and equally wonderful in-laws. Hardly anyone can say that! I'm a lucky dawg!
-My Hubster! He is wonderful. He's my best friend. He believes in me more than I do myself.
-My business and the work I do. Heavenly Father has blessed me in abundance this year with a booming practice in CO that keeps me more than at full capacity. Having a full practice in less than a year as a massage therapist is literally unheard of! I'm so thankful that I can support my family with the work I do and I am so lucky that my clients are seriously the most wonderful people!

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For Christmas this year I got to take 5 WHOLE DAYS off to rest and recuperate from all the work I've been doing (being a business owner is no easy task-but being an employee sucks entirely! I will never work for someone ever again!) Not only that, but I got to see all our family as well as my aunty, uncle and 14 year old cousin from South Africa. They were visiting for an entire month!

December 28th, 2011:

Happy 5 Year Anniversary to US!

6 and a half years ago, Tristin and I went on our first date (it was a blind date). He took me to Color Me Mine and afterwards to Comedy Sports. On our 5th year anniversary, Comedy Sports was not open but we did recreate the Color Me Mine aspect of it. While we were painting on that very first date, this conversation took it's course:

T: So what year and you in School?
J: I'm a senior

Confused look from Tristin

T: At BYU?
J: No
T: At UVSC?
J: No
T: So what school do you go to?
J: Timpview High School

Tristin pauses....then asks with hesitation,

T: How old are you?!?
J : 17

Silence

T: Oh my gosh, this is so illegal!!

Apparently that didn't stop us, which I'm SO glad about. Honey, thank you for being man enough by not letting my age scare you too much. Happy 5 years! I am so glad I married you (and I know you're glad you married me!)

January 1st:

Happy New Year Everyone!

Salvesen/Roney Picture Taken Jan 1st, 2012

 My goal for this year? Stay sane! So far I'm not doing such a hot job with that one!

You see, here's why:

This year is a very big year for us. It's a year where everything will either change and upset the flow of what we have going here in Colorado, or it'll stay exactly the way things are. This year  Tristin finishes his Masters program and applies for PhD programs. If he gets accepted to BYU then is bye bye thriving Colorado practice and hello "Look at me start my business ALL OVER AGAIN". Don't get me wrong, I've still got my practice going in Utah which I love and which has been my original love, but my CO business has quite literally exploded over the past 3 months and not only that but I've made a name for myself in my circles. Just the other day a client told me this story:

"so I was talking with a friend who works over at the athletic club. I told him I was going for a massage today to which he replied 'lucky you'. 'No', I said, 'this girl doesnt give froo froo massages! She's the real deal', to which he replied, 'well apparently there's this one girl you need to try who everyone is talking about at the athletic club who is really good. I think the name of her business is something like Soula, Soulist, Soultic',' Oh my gosh! That's her', I replied!"

That story totally made my day. I have worked SO hard this past year to get my practice going! Tons of blood, sweat, tears and sleepless nights went into (and continue to go into) this business of mine. It's my baby. I've seen it grow from 5 clients a week to sometimes 30 a week! That is a massage therapists DREAM and I did it! I did it with a lot of help, love and prayers from SO many people around me! To leave my business would be like saying goodbye forever to family that I love.

So, as you can see, I am completely torn. On one hand, we return to family and build our lives back up from where we left off. On the other hand, we say goodbye to our CO family. Our lives here started of crappy...I mean REALLY CRAPPY! We had a lot of stuff thrown at us. I wanted to throw in the towel, say "Well Tristin, it's been swell but I'll just wait for you to finish here in Utah. See you in 2 years"' and come running back to Utah. But then I quite my  job, started my business and everything changed! Blessings were poured out! It felt as though our lives had found perfect harmony and we had transitioned into a stage of our lives that was just waiting for us to take ownership of it! So when I look into 2012 and try to picture what is in store for us, I get a little scared and sad knowing that we are going to have to say goodbye to either one of our 2 amazing worlds, Utah or Colorado. It's like if I had to ask you, "which is your favorite child?". See our dilemma?

Wow-What a boring rant! I'm so glad that's over with. in a nut shell, our life is pretty good so I have nothing to complain about. So here's to an AMAZING 2012 that is ahead of us!