hawaii 2010!

Tim and I were never able to take a honeymoon after we got married because of work. Once we realized it was entirely necessary for a break to keep our sanity, we started planning a vacation. ( and by "we" I mean "I") i looked for months for a sweet deal and finally found one to MY favorite vacation spot ever!! We spent 10 days in Heaven!! I never wanted to leave, but ill admit, it was nice to come home and sleep in our own bed and see our families. This is going to be a huge picture post. Ill try to caption the pictures but I think they pretty much speak for themselves..

On the bus to our hotel.. We woke up at 5 that morning to travel and its really easy to tell we were tired...but still so stoked to be in HAWAII!! WOO HOO!


Tim and I really wanted to go to the temple. Its gorgeous and we were able to see some awesome people there!!


This cute couple lives in Hawaii. Kilie and I went to high school together, and I had not seen her since....We both married the boys we sent on missions. She helped me through a lot, and I don't think she ever even knew it.

Tim and I were going to be big tourists this trip.....Apparently so was the couple taking the picture with us! hahaha

I love all things history so it was a huge deal for us to go to Pearl Harbor. Its such a unique spot to tour. It was so quiet, people were so respectful, it was clean, and they even had survivors of the attack at the front so you could talk to them. It was really neat to see it with Tim.

Sometimes, Tim is a big kid. He cracks me up.

Conversation with Tim regarding this propeller....

"Tim look a flower!!"

"Trina that's a prop, they use those on ships to move."

"I was wondering why they would want a big metal flower."
We went on lots of tours.. This one is my favorite cuz it takes you to places like the Dole Pineapple Plantation...And they have ice cream there!!

Tim the Pineapple!!! So cute!

As a pineapple I can hula!!

Reidhead Pineapples!!

Anyone that knows me knows I could literally live on Ice cream...This ice cream could change the world! ...NOT JOKNG!!! Easily one of the most fantastic things ever!!!

hahah guess what kind of nut they grow here in Hawaii!!! we got free samples.. AND ice cream, BEST TOUR EVER!!

just cuz he is so good looking!! owe owe hubs!!

Craziest wind EVER!! It just about knocked me over!

Hunama bay snorkeling!

We got to go to the PCC...AKA, one of the funnest days of our trip!! Our favorite island was Samoa.

This man loved Tim's laugh, but then again, who doesnt? ahah Tim thought he was the funniest guy and would burst our laughing in spots where nobody else got the joke. I love his laugh, and his random bursts of giggles. It brings me so much joy!

They threw Tim this woven square ball thing and he was SO excited about it. hahahahah He is so easy to make happy! I love him!!!!!!!!!!!

They were so much fun to watch!!!Canoe Parade..

This is before the dinner!! SOOO good.. I think we would get fat if we lived in Hawaii because the food there is ...INCREDIBLE!!!!

We spent almost every day in the water! We loved the ocean and all the little fishes that were in it!! The water is so blue that you can see your feet when you stand in it!! We loved every minute.. well minus the mean sunburns! haha

We got to go snorkel with all the fishes.There were LOTS of big fish in the water that day, and some crazy waves that made me sick when I just floated so we had to constantly swim.

Tim Loved the water!!

Conversation with Tim while we were enjoying the sun....

"Trina have you ever built a sand castle?"

"Yes honey, I was like 5"

Couple minutes pass......

"Trina have you ever covered someone in sand?"
"Not that I can remember...why ?"

"Can you cover me in the sand?"

Tim digs a hole and jumps in, I start covering him

" Tim I feel like I am 5 again"

"I feel like there is sand in my pants"
HAHAHAH I LOVE MY HUSBAND!

I had to write him a love note in sand!!!

Kickin back and relaxing, this is at our hotel .

HAHAHAHAHA nice buns hun.

We were ready to go home to our house, sleep in our own beds, see our sweet families, and spend some time with our best friends!!!

Apparently they were excited to see us too, this is what we came home to.. HAHAH needless to say, we felt pretty special!!!

We had SUCH a blast relaxing and just doing whatever we wanted when we wanted. It was a nice break from work and an AMAZING time together! I loved having Tim to myself for 10 days! Im sooo glad that I get him for eternity!! We are so grateful we got the chance to go...we've even started to save for next years trip!!!!!

and this is what happens....

So I am sitting here at work... participating in my most favorite past time of blog stalking when I realize...I'M A BIG FAT SLACKER!!! I have not posted anything in awhile!! Here is a little update...

1. Tim and I went on our late honeymoon( pictures and explanations in a later post I promise)

2. I decided I was going to get going and stop being a lazy bum!!!! I went loco on painting our downstairs... still not finished but its in the process( which is really an improvement since I've been saying I would paint it for our entire marriage!) I'm a terrible decorator not gonna lie!

3. WE GOT A DATE FOR MY SURGERY!!! For those of you who don't know... I have a mass growing in my wrist, its growing around the nerve in my hand and grows out toward 1 of the 2 arteries in my wrist. What happens is the mass smashes the nerve flat so I loose the feeling in my hand, wrist and sometimes even up some of my arm.. not only that but I don't get any blood circulation so my hand is always cold and tingly. The mass has caused carpal tunnel in the smashed nerve as well so needless to say, its been not so fun!!

We have been so blessed! We found an incredible surgeon and then found out we were not covered by the insurance. TEARS!! I was heartbroken for awhile but they called me a few months after my initial visit and the surgeon has decided that the surgery is entirely necessary for me and he has offered to do the operation as a charity case...I CAN FINALLY HAVE SURGERY! I don't remember the last time I could touch my pinky to my thumb, or even feel my hand completely! I cant even remember what its like to move my wrist in a circle. Heavenly Father has certainly blessed us! I'm SOOO beyond grateful for the surgeon and his great compassion! Surgery is set for June 24, 2010!!!

4. WE HAVE A NEW NIECE!! Shanee and Todd had their 3rd little bundle of joy! They named her Zoey. She is so cute and I can not wait to meet her. Shanee sends me pictures of her and I am already in love with her!!

5.This weekend Tim and I are going back to good ol Snowflake for my little sisters graduation.. I CAN NOT BELIEVE SHE IS OLD ENOUGH TO GRADUATE!!! It makes me feel really weird!! We are excited to see the family though!! It will be awesome to have everyone together again, its such a rare occasion!!

6. Last weekend I went to 2 of my friends baby showers... All these baby showers are making me baby hungry. I feel like Tim and I have been married forever! It just seems so long ago that we dated in high school and so its seems like we should be havin kidos..but realistically speaking, we've only been married for 8 1/2 months and there is PLENTY of time for children!! At least that is what I keep reminding myself!! hehe

WHEW.. now things are sorta caught up and now you all know my secret..This is what happens when Im at work alone!!

He is perfect!

I would like to take a moment to brag about my perfect husband. I have been sick for about 2 weeks now. (Don't worry guys this is not a post where I complain the whole time) It has progressively gotten worse as the days go by. I am starting to struggle to breath with all the pressure in my chest and I am coughing almost constantly. ..But I married Superman!! Friday I got home from work and just wanted to crawl under the sheets in our bed and fall asleep... Tim got home a few hours later, could tell I still did not feel good and immediately started cleaning the dishes. ( the smell of dishes, even the littlest smell makes my stomach turn...always has) he then cleaned the living room and the bedroom, vacuumed the stairs, and shook the rugs. He is such a good helper with things but I had not even asked him to clean anything. I am sooo spoiled.

That night I kept us up all night coughing. Tim took care of me all day..Timing my medicine and making me take it as soon as my 4-6 hours was up, Bringing me water ( I have a hard time drinking water when I am sick), checking my temperature that sorta thing.. I was feeling better just still coughing and struggling to breathe all day. About 3 am the next night/morning, I woke up and Tim was awake... Apparently I had stopped breathing in my sleep and he wanted to monitor my breathing...he had stayed awake for almost 3 hours after I had fallen asleep just to make sure I was ok..superman?? I think so

Sunday we woke up early (because we have 8am church). We serve in the primary so we have a responsibility to be at church.. I woke up about every hour coughing and having to sit up to breathe. Tim would wake up with me and just hold me until I fell back to sleep.. poor boy probably only got 2 hours of sleep before he got up for church. He told me to stay and sleep while he went to church, taught our primary class, and came home with all sorts of medicines. He told me he broke the Sabbath but he wanted to try to fix things.. ...He then went downstairs, made me scrambled eggs, disappeared upstairs, came back downstairs and ate with me, gave me medicine and water (told me I had to take it right then)....then started doing the dishes. I was amazed at how quick he was doing everything. I thought to myself, " Man I have the most amazing husband!" Right as I thought that he turned over his shoulder and told me" Tri I started a bath for you babe, I put some Epsom salt in there, and don't you worry, I cleaned the tub." I literally melted! What a sweet sweet man he is and he is all mine. GOSH I AM SO LUCKY!! He brought me EmergenC in cold water and had me drink it, then he snuggled in the bed with me and played with my hair until I fell asleep. When I woke up, he said to me " Man I love you so much babe you are beautiful I want you better... please get better ." He is perfect.

I have the most amazing husband in the whole world! Not just because he takes such good care of me when I am sick, ( although that is amazing to me and quite the bonus!!!) but because he is the man he is!! Everything about Tim makes me happy! He makes me want to be a better person!! There is nobody else I would rather spend eternity with!! I am the luckiest girl alive! HE IS PERFECT!

inspiration..

Well, last week I spent the majority of my week in bed with the plague ( or maybe it was just the flu and I am being a tad on the dramatic side) anywho...I ended up bringing up my laptop and blog stalking in hopes for some amazing inspiration to the decorating block I have had since ..well... forever. I was hoping for something awesome would just pop out at me and I would fall in love with it and do it while I was on my deathbed( again...dramatic) I failed! haha I hate feeling soooo lazy!

However, I did find some pleasure in my usual blogs during my blogstalk hours...One blogger posted her brilliant idea of laundry lotto.. Since she hates folding the laundry, she created cards for a lotto type game.. One of the cards had a shirt said something like "Youre lucky" the other card said something like "folding fool".. I guess the idea of it is you make the cards and pop them in the dryer.. let that bad boy spin and then let the husband reach in and pick out one of the cards.. if he gets the folding fool card, he then has to fold all the laundry if not.. then you have to do it. I laughed so hard.. If I had a husband that did not help me whenever I needed him, I would TOTALLY do that!! oh the inspiration...and the humor!

Also, I found such a cute idea for aprons.. These are made out of old t shirts and the sleeves!! I may or may not be seriously in love with this apron. Mostly because I love anything cheap but also, I constantly wipe my hands on my pants while I cook and this would save my jeans from the grease stains and flour spots that seem to live in them.... OH I must have one!!! Grr stupid broken sewing machine how come you can fix yourself!!!!! If you have any cute ideas for cheap crafts, its safe to say I might just love you forever!!

Take me out to the ball game!!

It is finally spring, which means...BASEBALL SEASON!!! I know its probably a little weird but I really do love me some baseball!! Tim is not quite as happy or excited for baseball season but his mind was changed a little this last week when I was able to take him to his first Major League Baseball game! My boss had 2 tickets for the Diamondback vs. Pirates game. Since she could not go, she offered them to me...and who am I to tell my boss no? So, they gave us 2 tickets to a game I was dying to watch( ok dying might be a little dramatic but I really wanted to watch) I called Tim and , being the good husband that he is, decided it would be fun to go. So as soon as Tim got home, we took off to the game!!
Some nice man and his cute little boy took this picture of Tim and I sitting on the huge baseball outside the stadium.

We took this one about the 4th inning...when we started to dominate the game by 4 runs!! This is us being super happy about the lead over the other team!

But not long after our happy picture, we decided it was time for a weird picture! This was the result! hahaha

We sat 9 Rows from the field! I HAVE NEVER SAT THAT CLOSE TO ALL THE PLAYERS!! We could literally see everything. I was so excited so so so excited!!!! The people that sat next to us made the game really fun, they were ahooting and ahollerin all sorts of funny things. This lovely picture is of Co-jack ( Connor Jackson)!! Diamondbacks outfield heart-throb! haha I have to admit that he is one of my 2 favorite players on the Arizona team.. and not cuz he is good looking, just that he is incredible as a player! He caught some intense pop flys where he dove head first, rolled, and then held up the ball.

Tim had always laughed at my the joy I find in going to baseball games, but after going to one himself, he found a little love for the game too! He commented on how much different baseball was in real life than to the tv. He said he would go again with me, because real life baseball was way more exciting than anything he had watched on television...MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! haha

After 6 innings, we had to leave early because Tim had a basketball game for church.... and not just any game, a preliminary for the championships. Our team started off a little rusty this season, but the boys have played very well and are now in the championships...Stake basketball is intense, its fun to see Tim so happy about a game. He does so well when he plays!!I think I am learning to love all sorts of sports! GO CRISMON WARD!! WOO HOO!

Day Dreaming...

Although we just took a weekend vacation to California, work has finally decided to catch up with us..BIG TIME! I have been day dreaming about an amazing vacation since we got married!! One night I got bored and was playing around online and found a smoking deal on vacations! I talked to the hubby, and he was not completely for the idea of taking 10 days off, but he promised he would take me there....eventually. Two weeks ago my parents took the younger siblings to the trip I had been dreaming about for months! A few pictures of the family in paradise and Tim was convinced it should be out turn for a late honeymoon!! We leave for Hawaii May 1st! Im sooooooo excited!

Vacation Time!!

For Tim's Birthday, I decided to take him to Six Flags because it is his "happy place". We decided it would be a Valentines/birthday present but after going we decided we don't want to have a reason for fun vacations! So when we were there we bought season tickets to the happy place so we can go WHENEVER we want! It was a long drive, and considering neither Tim nor I have any sense of direction, we borrowed my coworkers GPS. It made our trip so much more enjoyable but now that we can go all the time, we might have to invest in one of our own..

The first day we were there, we woke up to the pouring rain!! I was devastated to say the least! haha I was sure the day would be miserable in the rain. Tim being the overly positive person he is promised me the day would be worth the drive.. So we headed to Six Flags!

This picture was at the end of our weekend after roller coasters heat and adventure.

This is what we ran into when we got through the gates of rainy six flags! What an adventure!! haha this was during one of the only breaks in the rain! Since I am a 5 year old in a 21 year old's body I asked Tim if we could take pictures with the characters!

After taking pictures, we ran up the hills to this ride!! Which happens to be one of my favorite rides! ha it was the longest line we waited in the entire time, and we waited about 10 min! It was AWESOME!! Especially cuz I'm not a patient when it comes to standing in line, I would rather sit on the ground, and it was all rainy. It did smell really good though! I love the rain!

This line was the longest one in the park so we never got to ride it, but if you ever get the chance, its one of the best roller coasters in the world!

Because it was raining so hard they started to shut down rides, Tim and I decided to go back to out hotel. We bought a movie in the room and enjoyed watching ICE AGE 3! HAHAAH We then ventured out to find something to eat. We discovered this Japanese place that was probably the most delicious food I have ever had!!!! ha it was so cheap and you got to watch them cook it! They gave it to us so we could eat it in the hotel room.. we got one thing on the menu and could not finish it!! I know I know ...it looks absolutely nasty but it really was scrumptious!!

After the sun decided to come out, we went back to six flags and rode a few more rides!! Goliath is one of Tim's favorite rides. And we walked straight onto it!! I wanted to ride it a few more times but Tim said we should hit some other rides.. it did not take long to convince it was a good choice me when we started walking on every ride! I don't think I was ever so happy to be running around to roller coasters!

Tim and I had been on most of the coasters so we went on a hunt for a churro for Tim!! He kept saying how he wanted one so ... We spent 4 dollars on that overpriced piece of heaven!! Tim was ecstatic!! Hes such a sweetheart! I love him SO MUCH!

Once again I am a 5 year old in 21 year old's body... so we had to take a picture with the dancing six flags man! He was actually rather creepy.

AND....BATMAN!!! This picture is my favorite! Hahaha Batman told us to put up our dukes..and when the camera man counted to 2, Batman jumped as high as he could and screamed ATOMIC WEDGIE!!! Oh it was sooooo funny I could not stop laughing! I guess you do what you gotta do to keep the job interesting!

All in all, we had such a fun trip!! We had nothing to worry about all weekend. It was the first time we had been out of state by ourselves. I cant wait to go again!!