my surgery went surprisingly well. i didn't swell at all, and only took pain meds for the first day as a precaution. my gums are a little discolored, but thats expected. the stitches are itchy because they stitched the front of my gums to the back of my gums in between my teeth. i can eat anything i want though which is nice and it doesn't even hurt to brush my teeth. i feel very blessed. i have my post op appointment on thursday but i don't know if the pathology report will be back yet.
in other news, i spoke too soon about ty quitting WoW. While I was napping after my surgery, he reinstalled it. hopefully it'll be better now that he's had a break and we've discussed the concerns about having it as a daily thing.
ty and i are really excited about spending our first holiday season together with our families. i'm going to be coming down to the valley on thursday to see my brothers open presents before they leave for utah. i'll go back to flag on saturday night, and then me and ty will come back on monday afternoon, but we have to drive back on christmas day for ty's work.
megan- please have your baby soon. we can't wait to see him =)
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Pictures as promised (yes, I realize it was a month ago...)
This was our house. It had three bedrooms, an awesome view of the ocean from the top balcony, and only 3 cockroaches that we found =) I don't know why this picture isn't in focus.
This is my favorite picture of Ty of all time I think.
Sand dollar heaven. I was really trying to find a live sand dollar for ty because he's never seen one before. When we used to swim in the ocean down in Mexico when I was younger they would get stuck to our shoulders, backs, legs. They look like little fuzzy green quarters. Me and Ty didn't find any, but we found a ton of regular sand dollars.
I've been to the beach with Tyson three times now I think, and every time we go he acts like a small child who is seeing the ocean for the first time. He runs around collecting shells and brings them to me when his hands get full and then I have to tell him "okay honey pick your three favorites, we can't take them all home- we have to leave some for other kids to find" and then he negotiates so he can take FOUR home instead. It's real cute and kinda funny.
We rented quads for an hour one day and it was the most awesome thing ever! I've never really ridden quads before but I had SO MUCH FUN! This activity is highly recommended to everyone who goes to Mexico. It was cheap too.
This is Ty getting stuck in the sand on the beach. The guy we rented them from said we could go as close to the water as we wanted, but he was lying. The sand near the water is really loose and Ty just sunk right in. It made for a pretty cool picture though.
This is me NOT getting stuck in the sand. yay.
Best meal ever. It was about $5 for 10 jumbo coconut shrimp with pineapple dipping sauce. Amazing. I also had apple soda for the first time and it was pretty good. Ty ordered the same thing everywhere we ate: beef soft tacos.
These are the 'famous' arches that are the entryway into the little city where we stayed. When I was little and my family used to come here for vacations, you could actually go up inside and look out over the whole city and the ocean and everything. It was so cool, but it is closed now.
We both drank a lot of Fanta because we couldn't find lemonade (both of our favorites) and the water isn't safe to drink. Fanta is good though, and they always gave us straws =)
So i am officially done with classes until i eventually decide to go back for a dual major or my masters (I haven't decided which i want to do first). I think I did pretty well, but there's one class that I'm kind of concerned about. It's the one that I wrote a paper for in between our wedding ceremony and the reception...
I go in for my mouth surgery tomorrow. I've been trying not to think about it while I finished up the semester so last night it hit me and I had a mini panic attack. I'm going to be the worst patient ever. It also means that I can't work full time like we were planning during winter break so we are pretty strapped for cash. I'm nearly always stressed about money, even though I usually don't have a reason to be, but now I do and it is lame.
I have almost all of my christmas shopping done though, because I don't know how well I'll be feeling after surgery for shopping and crowds and whatnot. I still need to get Ty his 'big' gift, but thats going to have to wait til closer to christmas.
Tyson and I used some of our target gift cards to get christmas decorations for our little apartment. I don't know how we did it, but we got everything to fit. yay! Our tree is really cool- it has those fiber optic lights on the ends of all the branches and they constantly change colors. We don't even want to put ornaments on it because it is so pretty already.
Ty is looking for a new job too. He is just so bored at the credit union, and needs to be making more money since I won't be working for the next month, and then I start student teaching... He is thinking about picking up two part-time jobs so he can work more than 40 hours a week. I really appreciate the fact that he is such a hard worker and wants to provide for me. My cousin filed for divorce in October and that was her main complaint about her husband. I just feel really lucky to have Ty.
This is getting much longer than I thought it was, but I haven't posted in almost a month... Last thing: Ty quit WoW! He was just playing it way too much and wasn't getting productive things done, and it was causing a lot of tension so he just uninstalled it! I bought him a different video game that isn't online with other people, its just you against the computer, so he can pause it when he needs to and walk away from it without letting down his friends or getting attacked when he's not looking. Things have been wonderful lately.
This was our house. It had three bedrooms, an awesome view of the ocean from the top balcony, and only 3 cockroaches that we found =) I don't know why this picture isn't in focus.
This is my favorite picture of Ty of all time I think.
Sand dollar heaven. I was really trying to find a live sand dollar for ty because he's never seen one before. When we used to swim in the ocean down in Mexico when I was younger they would get stuck to our shoulders, backs, legs. They look like little fuzzy green quarters. Me and Ty didn't find any, but we found a ton of regular sand dollars.
I've been to the beach with Tyson three times now I think, and every time we go he acts like a small child who is seeing the ocean for the first time. He runs around collecting shells and brings them to me when his hands get full and then I have to tell him "okay honey pick your three favorites, we can't take them all home- we have to leave some for other kids to find" and then he negotiates so he can take FOUR home instead. It's real cute and kinda funny.
We rented quads for an hour one day and it was the most awesome thing ever! I've never really ridden quads before but I had SO MUCH FUN! This activity is highly recommended to everyone who goes to Mexico. It was cheap too.
This is Ty getting stuck in the sand on the beach. The guy we rented them from said we could go as close to the water as we wanted, but he was lying. The sand near the water is really loose and Ty just sunk right in. It made for a pretty cool picture though.
This is me NOT getting stuck in the sand. yay.
Best meal ever. It was about $5 for 10 jumbo coconut shrimp with pineapple dipping sauce. Amazing. I also had apple soda for the first time and it was pretty good. Ty ordered the same thing everywhere we ate: beef soft tacos.
These are the 'famous' arches that are the entryway into the little city where we stayed. When I was little and my family used to come here for vacations, you could actually go up inside and look out over the whole city and the ocean and everything. It was so cool, but it is closed now.
We both drank a lot of Fanta because we couldn't find lemonade (both of our favorites) and the water isn't safe to drink. Fanta is good though, and they always gave us straws =)
So i am officially done with classes until i eventually decide to go back for a dual major or my masters (I haven't decided which i want to do first). I think I did pretty well, but there's one class that I'm kind of concerned about. It's the one that I wrote a paper for in between our wedding ceremony and the reception...
I go in for my mouth surgery tomorrow. I've been trying not to think about it while I finished up the semester so last night it hit me and I had a mini panic attack. I'm going to be the worst patient ever. It also means that I can't work full time like we were planning during winter break so we are pretty strapped for cash. I'm nearly always stressed about money, even though I usually don't have a reason to be, but now I do and it is lame.
I have almost all of my christmas shopping done though, because I don't know how well I'll be feeling after surgery for shopping and crowds and whatnot. I still need to get Ty his 'big' gift, but thats going to have to wait til closer to christmas.
Tyson and I used some of our target gift cards to get christmas decorations for our little apartment. I don't know how we did it, but we got everything to fit. yay! Our tree is really cool- it has those fiber optic lights on the ends of all the branches and they constantly change colors. We don't even want to put ornaments on it because it is so pretty already.
Ty is looking for a new job too. He is just so bored at the credit union, and needs to be making more money since I won't be working for the next month, and then I start student teaching... He is thinking about picking up two part-time jobs so he can work more than 40 hours a week. I really appreciate the fact that he is such a hard worker and wants to provide for me. My cousin filed for divorce in October and that was her main complaint about her husband. I just feel really lucky to have Ty.
This is getting much longer than I thought it was, but I haven't posted in almost a month... Last thing: Ty quit WoW! He was just playing it way too much and wasn't getting productive things done, and it was causing a lot of tension so he just uninstalled it! I bought him a different video game that isn't online with other people, its just you against the computer, so he can pause it when he needs to and walk away from it without letting down his friends or getting attacked when he's not looking. Things have been wonderful lately.
Friday, November 16, 2007
i'm back
things have finally started to settle down up here. ty is back at work and i'm back at school and work. dandy is glad to have us both around =)
here are some pictures of the wedding from my digital camera... enjoy! i'll post our mexico pics sometime this weekend probly...
here are some pictures of the wedding from my digital camera... enjoy! i'll post our mexico pics sometime this weekend probly...
Thursday, October 25, 2007
9 days
some days it seems like this year has flown by and i can't even remember all of the cool things that have happened since january. and other days it seems like i've been waiting all year for this and it hasn't come soon enough. most days though, i can't sleep because i'm thinking of all the things i have to get done before next weekend. and of course i never write anything down at night so i usually forget what needs to be done.
it was really nice to be home last weekend, but also weird. my mom hugged me before i left and said "this is the last time you'll be home as our unmarried daughter." i've been living away from home for almost 3 years now, but it seems to be just hitting her that me and ty are going to have our own life now.
tyson and i carved pumpkins last night and they turned out really cute =) once i get a camera, i'll take some pics. also- halloween candy is so expensive! i'm handing out pencils or something lame from now on.
it was really nice to be home last weekend, but also weird. my mom hugged me before i left and said "this is the last time you'll be home as our unmarried daughter." i've been living away from home for almost 3 years now, but it seems to be just hitting her that me and ty are going to have our own life now.
tyson and i carved pumpkins last night and they turned out really cute =) once i get a camera, i'll take some pics. also- halloween candy is so expensive! i'm handing out pencils or something lame from now on.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
pics
took some more pics this weekend... she took like 150 shots (yeah holy moly), but these are just a few of my faves.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
just in time for Halloween
So, I went to the dentist today for my check-up. Figured it would be perfect timing to have a cleaning before wedding photos... I also had a funny bump on my gums that won't go away and I wanted them to check it out.
WELL, it turns out I have a rare form of a gum infection that is eating the roots of my teeth =(
They are sending me to a specialist in Sedona because my dentist said he doesn't know much about this kind of infection and he doesn't have the tools in his office to check out the damage that its already done.
Hopefully my teeth will last until the wedding...
and double hopefully maybe this will convince Ty to put me on his insurance for after we get married...
WELL, it turns out I have a rare form of a gum infection that is eating the roots of my teeth =(
They are sending me to a specialist in Sedona because my dentist said he doesn't know much about this kind of infection and he doesn't have the tools in his office to check out the damage that its already done.
Hopefully my teeth will last until the wedding...
and double hopefully maybe this will convince Ty to put me on his insurance for after we get married...
Thursday, October 4, 2007
wake me up before you go-go
so i have been feeling completely tired, run-down, and stressed out lately and had no idea why. i haven't been doing too awesome at school and wedding planning has made me cry on more than one occasion.
just today i realized that this is probably due to the fact that i have not gone to sleep before 11pm ever since ty moved here!! starting next week, that is going to change!
best buy opens this weekend so i'm going to be working crazy long hours, but ty promised to make me a nice breakfast on saturday morning before he leaves for the valley. that will be nice. he is so thoughtful =)
also- the wedding is one month from saturday (or wednesday depending on your definition of a month). if i don't have your address, please post it here or email it to shanda.dean@gmail.com
the only thing we still really need is a CAKE! any volunteers to home make it? we're having a whole dessert bar at the reception so i really don't care what kind of cake we have as long as it looks pretty.
OH speaking of wedding cakes- whenever ty comes to my apt he watches this lame SPEED channel which is basically just car renovations for rich people. but last night, he was channel surfing and stopped on the FOOD NETWORK and asked if i'd like to watch the wedding cake show with him! it was awesome. the competitors had 8 hours to create a wedding cake for this couple and some of them turned out soooo cooool. this just popped into my head so i thought i'd share.
Recap:
i need more sleep.
send me your address.
ty is the best.
the end.
just today i realized that this is probably due to the fact that i have not gone to sleep before 11pm ever since ty moved here!! starting next week, that is going to change!
best buy opens this weekend so i'm going to be working crazy long hours, but ty promised to make me a nice breakfast on saturday morning before he leaves for the valley. that will be nice. he is so thoughtful =)
also- the wedding is one month from saturday (or wednesday depending on your definition of a month). if i don't have your address, please post it here or email it to shanda.dean@gmail.com
the only thing we still really need is a CAKE! any volunteers to home make it? we're having a whole dessert bar at the reception so i really don't care what kind of cake we have as long as it looks pretty.
OH speaking of wedding cakes- whenever ty comes to my apt he watches this lame SPEED channel which is basically just car renovations for rich people. but last night, he was channel surfing and stopped on the FOOD NETWORK and asked if i'd like to watch the wedding cake show with him! it was awesome. the competitors had 8 hours to create a wedding cake for this couple and some of them turned out soooo cooool. this just popped into my head so i thought i'd share.
Recap:
i need more sleep.
send me your address.
ty is the best.
the end.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Quick Update
Life is good.
Ty is here and does my dishes more often than I cook him dinner!! It's amazing. Everyday so far he has asked me what he can do to help me out since I've been so busy with school and work. I make him lists sometimes, but most of the time he just does chores around my apartment. He is so totally out of my league, but I don't think he even cares =) I think I'm going to spend the rest of my life trying to prove to myself that I deserve him. But I think thats a good goal to aim for.
My new car is awesome. In the last 200 miles, I've gotten an average of 41 miles per gallon. I still can't figure out how to program my radio stations, but everything else works just fine. I love it.
My job at Best Buy is keeping me super busy, but I can tell all of the managers appreciate the work I do and are happy to have me there. They give me "special projects" and have put me in charge of large groups of other employees quite a bit as we get ready to open the store.
School is the most stressful part of life right now, but I have one of the highest grades in my most difficult class so I guess I'm doing alright.
My mom is coming up tonight with my family and I'm pretty excited. If only I didn't have to work tomorrow....
Ty is here and does my dishes more often than I cook him dinner!! It's amazing. Everyday so far he has asked me what he can do to help me out since I've been so busy with school and work. I make him lists sometimes, but most of the time he just does chores around my apartment. He is so totally out of my league, but I don't think he even cares =) I think I'm going to spend the rest of my life trying to prove to myself that I deserve him. But I think thats a good goal to aim for.
My new car is awesome. In the last 200 miles, I've gotten an average of 41 miles per gallon. I still can't figure out how to program my radio stations, but everything else works just fine. I love it.
My job at Best Buy is keeping me super busy, but I can tell all of the managers appreciate the work I do and are happy to have me there. They give me "special projects" and have put me in charge of large groups of other employees quite a bit as we get ready to open the store.
School is the most stressful part of life right now, but I have one of the highest grades in my most difficult class so I guess I'm doing alright.
My mom is coming up tonight with my family and I'm pretty excited. If only I didn't have to work tomorrow....
Thursday, September 13, 2007
it's about time.
in just a few short hours, i will be the proud new owner of this sweet ride:
2003 toyota prius (hybrid). yay!
2003 toyota prius (hybrid). yay!
Sunday, September 9, 2007
my mom
i mostly just wanted to post what dandy looked like before her haircut...
yeah, she's my little sheep dog =)
but now i've decided to tell you all why my mom is the best mom in the whole world. you might think its up for debate, but really, that would be like arm wrestling hulk hogan for the last french fry. just let him have it.
i've known for quite some time that i have the best mom in the universe, but this weekend just further confirmed it. i thought the highlight of my weekend was going to be a 58 page practice test that i was graciously allowed to print from her computer, but it only went uphill from there! she took me thrift store shopping, and let me tell you - if it were an olympic sport, my mom would be a 39 time gold medalist! she always finds the coolest stuff!
anyway- she's trying to find things for her house in flagstaff (where ty will be living) but ended up buying me NEW FURNITURE! my couch and loveseat are uncomfortable and falling apart so she replaced them with SUUUUPER comfy thrift store finds. and since the upholstery was so heinous, she bought slip covers too =) they look so cute! ty even broke them in by taking a saturday afternoon nap! yay.
she's just so darn cute and thoughtful! this is a picture of us in 2005 taking a gondola ride in venice. yeah, that was her idea too =) life rules.
becoming a mom scares me because i have her to live up to. but if i'm half the mom she's been, i think i'll do alright.
yeah, she's my little sheep dog =)
but now i've decided to tell you all why my mom is the best mom in the whole world. you might think its up for debate, but really, that would be like arm wrestling hulk hogan for the last french fry. just let him have it.
i've known for quite some time that i have the best mom in the universe, but this weekend just further confirmed it. i thought the highlight of my weekend was going to be a 58 page practice test that i was graciously allowed to print from her computer, but it only went uphill from there! she took me thrift store shopping, and let me tell you - if it were an olympic sport, my mom would be a 39 time gold medalist! she always finds the coolest stuff!
anyway- she's trying to find things for her house in flagstaff (where ty will be living) but ended up buying me NEW FURNITURE! my couch and loveseat are uncomfortable and falling apart so she replaced them with SUUUUPER comfy thrift store finds. and since the upholstery was so heinous, she bought slip covers too =) they look so cute! ty even broke them in by taking a saturday afternoon nap! yay.
she's just so darn cute and thoughtful! this is a picture of us in 2005 taking a gondola ride in venice. yeah, that was her idea too =) life rules.
becoming a mom scares me because i have her to live up to. but if i'm half the mom she's been, i think i'll do alright.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Sunday, August 26, 2007
conjunctivitis
i have pink eye. and some sort of allergy attack too. yeahhhhh.
at least i have the disney channel.
school starts tomorrow so hopefully i'll be feeling better...
oh- and can i just say that STARDUST was quite possibly the best movie i've seen this year!
at least i have the disney channel.
school starts tomorrow so hopefully i'll be feeling better...
oh- and can i just say that STARDUST was quite possibly the best movie i've seen this year!
Friday, August 24, 2007
i wish i was cool
no one tagged me, so i'll just pretend i'm cool...
1. 4 jobs I've had
nanny
answering service
server at Ruby's
data entry
2. 4 movies I can watch any time
wicker park
how to lose a guy in ten days
the notebook
high school musical (duh)
3. 4 places I have lived
Flagstaff
Chandler
Mesa
Richfield
4. 4 TV shows I love
america's next top model
one tree hill
america's got talent
thats it
5. 4 foods I love
pizza
rice
potatoes (in any form)
chicken
6. 4 websites I visit daily
myspace
facebook
craigslist (i'm trying to buy a car)
email
7. 4 places I'd rather be
europe
nyc
oregano's
home
i'm back in flag now, totally loving the 83 degree weather =) i got a job today but its only for the next two weeks, so i went to another interview at Best Buy and i'll probably start there in a few weeks when their store actually opens. was that a run-on? oh well.
1. 4 jobs I've had
nanny
answering service
server at Ruby's
data entry
2. 4 movies I can watch any time
wicker park
how to lose a guy in ten days
the notebook
high school musical (duh)
3. 4 places I have lived
Flagstaff
Chandler
Mesa
Richfield
4. 4 TV shows I love
america's next top model
one tree hill
america's got talent
thats it
5. 4 foods I love
pizza
rice
potatoes (in any form)
chicken
6. 4 websites I visit daily
myspace
craigslist (i'm trying to buy a car)
7. 4 places I'd rather be
europe
nyc
oregano's
home
i'm back in flag now, totally loving the 83 degree weather =) i got a job today but its only for the next two weeks, so i went to another interview at Best Buy and i'll probably start there in a few weeks when their store actually opens. was that a run-on? oh well.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
First Post
Since this is my first post, I'm going to take this opportunity to confess my deepest, darkest secret. I'm in love with High School Musical. Troy Bolton is my celebrity dream date.
Yesterday, I almost bought this tacky alarm clock at Target with his picture on the face. And I just found out that they have HSM phone faceplates so I'm looking into getting a phone that is compatible. Next time I get my hair cut, I'm planning on taking Gabriella's picture to the salon. Are there support groups for this?
Yesterday, I almost bought this tacky alarm clock at Target with his picture on the face. And I just found out that they have HSM phone faceplates so I'm looking into getting a phone that is compatible. Next time I get my hair cut, I'm planning on taking Gabriella's picture to the salon. Are there support groups for this?
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