a tasty yum yum

What do you get when you mix these:

into this:

(don't judge my lack of mixing bowles!)

to get this?

...

a hungry bunch of these!



bahaha...

I absolutely love Punkin' Choco chip cookies, my personal fav.  Cliche I know but it's the most simplest, tastiest holiday treat EVER.  So... if you're ever wondering how you could get on my good side, or would like to surprise B and I with a treat... some mixing bowles would be nice! 

-tee hee jk jk. 

But seriously...

Hey, for me to post two nights IN.A.ROW, you should consider yourself lucky.  This doesn't happen often. Especially with pictures!  Goodnight world.

love//cmar

'Fall'ing into Autumn

Brando promised me a ride in Millcreek Canyon to see the changing leaves before they fall off the branches.  We picked a perfect day to go.  Unfortunately, it was raining cats and dogs, but I think it made things more fun :)  My favorite is right when the trees turn into pinks and reds and the rest are still gold.  It's unbelievable...What a beautiful world we live in.  These pics sure don't do justice for the actual view, but I have to say the iphone takes some pretty nice pics, definitely nothing that my little mytouch could capture!  My camera took a dive to the deep end and I prob won't be able to get a new one till after the holidays...

Here are some of the pretties that we captured. 

    This, and the one at the tippy top are my favs

I would love to do this again and next time hike one of the trails when it's not raining.  I forgot how much I love fall and love dressing up with scarves and jackets.  I'm not super excited for it to snow but i'm ready to get the warm clothes out! 

Hopefully we'll carve pumpkins this week at our new place and will get pics up along with the Halloween festivities such as the annual Witches Night Out with the girls and of course Halloween weekend! 

love...cmar

Soo HAPPY

I just can't wait to let you all know that I just set up our quest internet all.by.myself!!!!!!!!!  FINALLY, I don't have to wait for my slow internet on my phone to load so I can read only the first 3 blog updates as my phone can onlyl scroll up and down on the page as a whole, and not the little scrolly part to view everyones blog updates.  Ahhh... what a great feeling it is to have the internet up and running.  At first we had a small struggle trying to figure out the key phrase for the modem because it was given (kindly) to us by a friend for F.R.E.E- but I just put my brains back together and realized it was (luckily) pasted on the side of the modem (which never happends), it was a success.  Congratulations Crystal, you are a GENIOUS. 

So, on another note, we are all moved in and I can't begin to explain to the internet world of how HAPPY I am to be here!  We both love living here and always want to go home to relax!  Call me lame why dont you, but that's just how cool it is :)  So far we've had a few visitors:  The olds, Mom and Dad Barnes, Robyn, Leeser, and of course, ALL of my friends:)  (Too many to name at this time). The downfall: we've already recieved all of our bills except the gas bill haha which is weird b/c when I lived at the town house I swear those dreaded things took 2 months at LEAST!  But that's ok because i've never seen such a cheap electric bill...not trying to brag but $11.05 is pocket change and is only 5 bucks a piece!  Whoop whoop!  I could go on and on for a min because it's been a while since I've actually caught up with my good friend blogger, but i'll save that for a later day! 

So, to wrap it up, I love my home, I love the things in my home(expecially Brando), and I LOVE LOVE LOVE life.  This is the change that I've been waiting for to drop into my life and make everything ok :)

p.s-I have pictures of my whole house but you'll just have to wait!  Goodnight 

lOve...cmar 

My lasts

So.

as I lay here in bed I started to think... tomorrow is a big day.  The next chapter of my life.  The day I decide to move out with my best friend.  I know many people who read this may have mixed feelings about this because we are doing things a little backwards.  Moving in together...and we're not married yet.  But it's ok, I promise.  I'm ok with this 100% and it's what's right for US and I couldn't be happier.  However, I wouldn't have moved out with Brandon if I wasn't CERTAIN that I was going to marry him.  Trust me, I wouldn't choose to spend my life with any other man(weird)than him.  Anyways... that's all besides the point!  I started to really think about all of my "lasts" over the past few weeks that are never going to happen again and how much i'll miss them.  Today...yesterday...last year. 

Tonight willl be the last time I sleep in my own bed.

Tonight is the last time that I will sleep alone in my bed.

Tonight was the last night that I texted Brandon "Good night love, call you in the morning, I love you."

Tonight was the last night that Brandon walked me out to my car and kissed me good night.

Tonight was the last time i'd sleep under my parents roof.

This was the last week that I would have dinner with my parents every night.

Yesterday was the last day I kissed my mom goodbye and told her to have a good day as I left for work.

Tonight was the last night that I make the 17 minute drive home from B's home.

Tonight was the last time I'd call Brandon while I walked into my house so he knew that I had made it ok.

This morning was the last time i'd wake up at his house and tell him "I'm ready to go." so he could walk me out.

This week was the last week i'd wake up with Leeser and enjoy her company as we both got ready for work and school.  I'm going to miss that SO much.

These are just some of my lasts that I can think of as I lay here and i'm sure there are plenty more.  Of course, I do realize that there are exceptions to all of these, but in general, my life will change almost drastically as of tomorrow at 10 am, when the owner of the house hands over the keys to us and we walk in together and smile.  Brandon and I are both so excited to move to the next level in our relationship and to be starting this new part of our lives together.  We are going to learn so much more about each other and I can't wait.  This will be the first time we won't have to say good night to each other because we have to go home and wish we were right back at each others side.  It's going to be so great that he will be the last thing I see before I go to bed and the first thing I see when I wake up.  I am also sooo stinkin excited that I won't have to fight those random anxiety episodes that sneak up every so often and keep me up past 2 when I have to be up at 6...for some reason it never happends when i'm sleeping next to someone.  So, that is all that I needed to say for tonight and i'm just so excited!  That's all world... Good night ;)

love...cmar 

Summer love

Here are a bunch of pics of all the fun things i've been up to this summer!  Watch out, there are lots...  Before the fun started, Brandon and I made dinner for my mom for her 57th birthday. She was so happy! She is convinced that she is 58... what an odd ball. 

She would kill me if she new I posted this to the public... ShhHHHhhh.

My lovely mother opening up her gifts

This is the cute beach  house we stayed in, in New Port Beach!

Kitchen

Living Room..isn't his aunt a great home decorator?

This was the sweet golf cart (street legal) we drove around town!  We were crusin with the music blastin and everyone honked when they saw us, it was so fun!

My boyfriend is better than yours

Beach  time.

This was the house where

Brandon's aunt Sandy and new uncle Sterling were wed! 

 Baller Status...

This is the view with the previous pic behind me.  The marble tile alone was $1 million!

Sterling played the piano

 and sang the sweetest song that he

wrote for Sandy.

My first time in DL!

I  felt that sword budge I swear...

California adventure with my lover bum

We were so sad we had to leave...

B's face cracks me up!

I am still alive!

I know it feels like forever since i've blogged...and not that many people read what I have to say anyway ;)haha... jk. But it's been hard trying to find time to blog since my new job.  I'm not at a desk anymore when I had loads of free time to hurry and blog about anything (or nothing) that was very interesting ha!  So, I am still alive and kickin', the job is going great (stressful, but great)! and.... I think Brandon and I FINALLY found a place!  We filled out the application and gave a deposit tonight, so once we get through the application part, we will finally be in our cute new apartment in the aves!  Oh it's sooo soo cute I just cant handle it.  I will try to get pictures up... I probably won't get around to it but trust me, it is on my mind!  Just wanted to give you all an update on life! 

love...cmar

All of our reps are currently assisting other callers... please remain on the line and your call will be answered shortly

8 min and 16 seconds later. 
This will be the death of me.
Good thing I only have to hear this for 2 more days.  That is IF I last that long...
haha jk.  I couldn't miss my last meeting!  It's my last one and I LOVE work meetings.
I think this is due to the fact that it takes me away from work, and we get to go over the same things that are talked about in all of the meetings.  It's just a way to pass the time and get paid for it.  Tomorrow will be great.  We're having our last pot luck (well my last) and we're doing a potato bar! It's going to be deee-lish!  I can't believe i'm actually starting a new job.  It's always so exciting the first few weeks and there are so many new faces, smells, and different things that you have to get use to.  I am a little nervous.

So, I have good news...
Brandon and I may have found a place!  We found one place in Sugar House that is really cute and on a great street and we found another one in Salt Lake on 5th south and 4th east and I just love it.  I'm hoping we get the one in salt lake b/c it is less money, and offers more with the price of the other.  ahhhhh.... I just get so excited and anxious thinking about all that will be changing here soon! yikes.  This is a BIG decision for both Brando and I and a very big step to our relationship.  We have talked about this and thinking about moving out for quite a while now and have decided it's a good idea and that we should act on it.  I know that not everyone agrees with this decision because we're not married, but i'm not in the position quite yet to be married and I still have a while to save for the wedding that I want.  This packing my bags and traveling back and forth, staying at his house business is just getting old and my car cant take this unorganized BS.  Don't worry people, it will happen, and my time will come, but i'm in no rush. :)))

So... i've decided that my posts are quite boring lately.  Too wordy, not enough pictures... ya know, that kind of boring.  I hope my writing is keeping you intrigued haha.  I'll try harder to post something more interesting and entertaining as soon as I get some pictures.  Remember, my camera took a dirt nap and i'm in need of a new one.  So you'll have to be patient.

love... cmar