For our Valentine's Date Alex was going to take me to a nice restaurant, but I didn't want to spend the money so we went to somewhere I'd never been before: TACO TIME. It was pretty good. Not my favorite, but good. The company was much better ;)

That next Saturday we went to the Institute Party ( free Ice Skating) I haven't been ice skating since I was a freshman in college and I've only ever done it in an indoor rink and this was NOT THE SAME! Ice Skating is sooooo hard! Especially Ice Skating on a bumpy rink!

Just to let you ladies know: DON'T USE THE HOCKEY SKATES. People might tell you they're comfortable, but those ladies who have tried them know they're not made to fit lady feet so it hurts sooo bad! I want to go back and try to skate with figure skating kind. My friends tell me they feel good.

The week after that we went to the Idaho Falls temple. I'd never been there and we only did intiatories, but it was really cool still!

That evening we went to a party in celebration of Chase's birthday. It was a lot of fun, but do you ever sometimes feel really awkward at parties because you don't really know a ton of the people and then on top of that don't really share a lot of the same interests and such?

I guess that's what's been going on in the life of the Christensens. Love you all!

Dear Alex Marshall.... Happy V-Day

Happy Valentines Day everyone.

So I worked Friday and Saturday this weekend so like most we didn't get to go on our Valentine's Date on Saturday and because Sunday both of us are home all day I surprised Al with my part of my V-day gift on Saturday... SOOOO I wish I didn't lose my photo card reader because I can't put pictures up of what I did, but I will describe it.

So I made a bunch of hearts for my 7th graders to make Valentines and heart attack and the die cut machine made an outline heart to it as well and so I wrote why I love Alex on all the outlined hearts and then hung them from the ceiling. Then I bought him this cute little book with quotes about love. Then.. I made this cute little thingy with hearts and stuff... REALLY I'll just have to put pictures up.

Let me write why I love my husband...

Alex is the sweetest thing I have ever had in my life...

He is so funny and makes me laugh!

Example: I am not a morning person... which is funny because my whole life I was, but anyways....

When I wake up, Alex is awake, wide-eyed, smiling at me and popping out of his blanket and says something like RUUUUUUUU! In a baby voice and it's sooooo funny and so cute! Then for the next twenty minutes in bed we just lay there and he makes me laugh sooooo much!!!!

Alex also treats me like a pretty pretty princess when I'm sick. When I'm sick I am so ornery when I'm sick and I just beg him to do things for me and he'll do it in a heart beat.

Example: Alex really wanted to show me the new sound on his amp because he had just changed the tubes! SO I said, PLEASE let's look at all my new clothes first... I want to show you! AM I a sweetheart or what?!! That was like yesterday I think!

I've been such a brat because I've been sick... Oh dear and my husband is wonderful...

Alex Marshall,

I love you and you are my best friend. I love listening to you play your instruments and I love listening to your ideas about your wild English papers...

Thank you for everything you do for me and make me feel beautiful even when I feel ugly and fat... I love you baby.

Love,

your crazy wife.

Dating!

I'm so cheesy! I love my husband and I love going on dates with him. We went on the best date tonight. I looked into his eyes and tears just filled my eyes. I was looking at the beautiful green and gold eyes of my sweet husband and was so excited about our life together. I hope you all find a love like this. A beautiful life heading toward Celestial Glory.

sorry so short,

melted like butter

More Blessings...

I feel like all my posts are very... very... well a little bipolar. I'm either in despair or extreme happiness. Well I have a lot of blessings in my life.

So I'm just hoping that everyone is counting their blessings.

The Day of Bleh!

So today I woke up and felt really bleh. I don't know how to explain it, but BLEH. I think there are a few reasons.

Reasons:

1) I've been sleeping really late.

2) I slept in

3) I haven't worked out since Tuesday

4) I feel slightly overwhelmed

5) I'm a little anxious

So I love my job as a teacher, but I feel like it's not the job I expected it to be. I don't understand why students don't do their homework, because I always did. I don't understand why they don't respect me sometimes, because I always respected my teacher.... It's kinda confusing, but ya know... I also just feel overwhelmed with the time I feel like I should put into my job, but I don't. I feel really bad because I put just enough time to get things done, but I feel like I should put more into. I guess it's that feeling we're suppose to feel all our lives. I'm told that if you ever feel like you've reached a point where you're "good" with God, you're probably in trouble. I guess I never want to get to that point, but I always feel like I should be doing more and then I get overwhelmed with all that I feel like I should be doing...

REALLY... I never understood Al & his mother's point of view on being the sleep police, but I think little by little I'm understanding more. I need sleep, but not like naps and sleeping all day because I believe that's what causes the bleh, but I need good 8 hours a sleep every night this week sleep, SOO hopefully I'll get it! Anyways, love ya'll!

Orchid

I'm so BLESSED!!!

SO... I just started my new job as a LONG TERM SUBSTITUTE for the 7th grade. I have felt some nerves going jumbly in my tumbly and I've been worried about whether I've been a good or bad teacher, but so far I think I'm doing okay...BUT during this week I've been so blessed with the amazing people in my life! ( In no particular order)

Alex, my husband. I have no idea what I would do if I didn't have him. He's the sweetest man I have ever been around and just treats me as if I was a princess. I swear I'm sooooo undeserving, yet I recieve the best from my baby.

The Shirleys. I don't know what I'd do without them they are so wonderful to me! They made us the best dinner last night!!!

The Brantinghams made us wonderful cookies!!! There were more... we just ate them all!

The Meachams made me Brownies wishing me good luck!

And I don't have a picture of Andrea Bowman, but she's incredible and she's been such a blessing in my life! She calls at the right time, she texts at the right time... she's incredible and I'm so grateful for her. I love everyone

Most of all I am the most grateful for my Savior. He is the one who helped put all these people in my life to make my life the way it is. I love him and I hope that I show him how much I love him in my obedience. I LOVE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST!

It's a new year!

So this will be a really long post because I haven't posted in a while and there is ALOT to tell.

So let's begin with Christmas Break. It was a blast and I had so much fun! I think I did mention in my last post that my sweetheart wrote a song for me for Christmas with his old band from high school. WOW I love Alex so much, he really is my bestest friend in the whole wide world and I honestly don't know where I'd be without him.

Before the break I got a job at Madison Middle School as an AIDE for the 5th grade. I was at first applying to be a 7th grade long term sub, but the job was given to someone that had known the Principal and worked for the principal longer. I was apparently 2nd runner up because this person who was given the job decided a few days into it that he couldn't do it. NOW, I'm going to be vague, but completely honest about this job... I've been given a disaster!! I teach 2 classes of Language Arts and one class of Social Studies. I'm really excited, but this is going to be a GREAT challenge.

Over the break I got a job at WINGERS restaurant. I am a hostess two nights a week. Come by and visit if you want to :) It's a fun place to work and I really like it! Everyone there is nice. The only yucky thing is that hostesses have to clean the potties.... gross. lol.

Now Alex and I were going to take a FRENCH class together, but because of the new teaching job I can't anymore and I'm really really really really sad about it. I love my sweetheart so much and I don't feel like I ever get to see him. I miss him sooo much and I hope he knows how much I love him.

This is a picture of what he wanted to dress up like on the first day of school, but decided against it because he thought it would be a little sacrilegious at a LDS University... lol!

Oh WOW! I love my Al! Isn't he soo cute!!! I love love love him! and I love all of you! Happy 2010!!!!!