18 Months!!!

HOLY COW!!! I can't believe that we have been married for 18 Months today- it seriously feels like yesterday! Here is a list of 18 things that have changed since March 8, 2008...

1. I turned 21.
2. I changed my name to Alexandria Ann Siegfried Hyde- I know it's a mouthful!
   
3. Andrew turned 23.
4. Andrew turned 24.
5. I cut my hair VERY short... didn't last very long
6. I learned that the sound of Sports Announcers can make me cry depending on the day.
7. Andrew observed his first live ballet class.
8. We got a nice big kitchen table instead of TV trays pushed together.
   
9. We learned that couples really start to look a like- we end up wearing the same color shirts a lot and we usually don't even notice it and then get teased by friends.
10. We are both the RS and EQ Secretaries- apparently we appear to be organized people.
11. Andrew declared his major as Business Administration.
12. Andrew decided that he is going to do the MBA program at USU.
13. I got my first ballet teaching job.
14. We filed joint taxes for the first time as a couple- Thanks to Andrew's awesome dad!
15. Andrew likes to fall asleep to movies like me- I knew I'd get him to like it!
16. I know more about Sports Center than I ever wanted to know in my life!
17. We celebrated our first Christmas as a married couple and put over 1,000 lights on our tree!
18. We sent our little Wesley on a mission!
    

Thanks for the best 18 months of my life Sweetheart- I love you!

Thanks for the NIghtmares...NOT!

I have a great story for everyone, for me, it was terrifying, but Andrew got a good laugh about it after the fact, so I thought I'd share. This story will serve two purposes 1- making my friends laugh at me and 2- to let everyone know what they CAN and CAN NOT put on their blogs... SO this nightmare of mine happened because my cute friend Brekke put a picture of a Bat on her blog that she found outside of her apartment- YIKES!!! After stalking her blog a few times to see her cute little boy the bat really started to bother me. Last August (2008) a week before we went to Jackson Hole I had two nightmares in a row that I woke up screaming about Bats attacking me! Well, you can kind of guess what happens next... Yes, I had a horrible nightmare about another bat attacking me! Here is how the horrible nightmare went....

I was in my bathroom doing my hair and in my dream above the door their was a hole in the wall that an air conditioning vent was supposed to be on, but it was missing in the dream so I could look out and see the ceiling light in the hallway. So, while I was doing my hair I looked at the whole in the wall and saw that the light was full of rats, rabits, bugs and yes... A BAT! This bat was so mean and scary looking and kept trying to get into the bathroom with me! So, in my dream I got Andrew on the phone and was SCREAMING for him to get home and kill these animals! In my dream he was at my fabulous friend Crystals apartment a few down from ours helping them move furniture, but said he'd come right home. So, while I am combating these bugs and bats, the rabits and rats were eating away at the light fixtures in the hall and there were sparks going everywhere!

At this point I was sitting up in bed and freaking out that bugs, bats, rabits and rats were attacking me! Andrew was like, "Babe, you're ok, lay back down, it's ok..." Now, I knew that I was having a dream, but I was like half a sleep and half awake, so I kept asking Andrew, "What would you do to get rid of the bats and rabits? How would you kill them?" Again, he answered, "Babe, you're ok, lay back down, it's ok..." I kept asking him and asking him, but I guess eventually just fell back asleep. Because I knew I was half a sleep and half awake I really did want him to answer me and tell me what he would have done, so I could of finished out my dream and have him do whatever he would have done to get rid of these monsters! He could have saved me a lot of grief if he would have just told me he'd shoot them because then in my dream I would have had my knight in shinning armor return from Crystals house and get his gun and kill those horrible animals!

Man, this was a bad night and all because of a little picture! SO, I hope that everyone that reads this will not post pictures of the following if you care for me at all...

-Bats
-Spiders
-Rabits
-Rats
-Snakes


If you must post those grotesque pictures please do what Crystal did and give me a little preview of what is coming before I scroll down and see the picture- Thanks Crystal for the heads up so I didn't see the big spider!

Enjoy my Nightmare!

Honey Pack You're Bags!

SURPRISE! So ever since I met Andrew he's always talked about going to an NFL game. I thought that it would be fun, or at least an experience, so I decided to make it happen! Back in June I started looking up the 49ers Schedule and trying to figure things out, but I tend to get ideas in my head that never end up working out cause stuff like Life usually come up and you know how it goes. So, I am absolutely horrible at keeping secrets because I have to talk and tell people about everything, so this really was an accomplishment for me. Here is how he found out...

About 2 weeks before we left for San Fran me and Andrew were laying in bed and he was checking his work schedule on line. Being the genius that I am I had my mother-in-law call Andrew's work the beginning on July and get him work off- I felt like they would respect her and be nicer to her so I made her do it- Thanks Gay! SO, he's checking his work schedule and I knew he was going to find out, but seriously my heart was pounding so hard I thought that he could hear it! Then he noticed that it said "REQUESTED OFF" for August 13- August 16. I could tell he was confused and wondering what he would have asked work off for, but had no idea. Finally we was like, "Work is so stupid- they said I requested off all these days and I never did... I'll just talk to them and tell them they made a mistake and I can work." Being as casual as I could I was like, "Oh, that's weird... what days are they?" He told me and I was like, "Oh ya... don't worry about it." Then I couldn't stop smiling and I didn't want to give it away and hid under the covers and pillows. Then he was full of questions, but I told him if he asked one more question then he wouldn't be going. Ha Ha!

That threat worked very well for the next two weeks and off we were...

So once we got to the airport we checked my big bag and he saw the tickets said San Fran and then kinda figured it out. He has the cutest little boy grin that I just love and pray every night that our kids will have that little grin too!

DAY ONE- August 13, 2009

We tried to do a night tour of Alcatraz, but the tickets were sold out til next week so we just got on a ferry boat that took us out to The Golden Gate Bridge and around Alcatraz a few times. It was cool! Then we walked around Pier 39, Fisherman's Warf, ate some great seafood at Bubba Gumps and went up to Ghiradelli Square and got some yummy chocolates!

...Pier 39...

...Fisherman's Warf...

...After eating delicious food at Bubba Gumps...
...Golden Gate Bridge......Alcatraz...
...San Fran...

...Ghiradelli Square...

...Getting back to the hotel on BART...

DAY TWO- August 14, 2009

We went up to Chinatown. This was fun, we had good Chinese food, road the Trolly and then, the big event... The 49ers VS. Broncos Game! This is Andrew's version of the Celestial Kingdom! 49ers won 17-16! It was really fun! We got cute shirts, had great hot dogs and seriously the best Churro I've ever had in my life!

...Chinatown...
...On the Trolly...
...Eating our hot dogs...
...Football Head...
...At the game...

...Here they come...
...Fun, Fun, Fun...
...Niners...

DAY THREE- August 15, 2009

This was my favorite day because we went to Union Square. Union Square had every shopping store you can imagine! This is my version of the Celestial Kingdom! They had a Juicy Couture store that was 4 floors! The top floor had baby and children's clothes that were to die for! And... A STROLLER! I know I don't need one right now, but come on- who couldn't use a Juicy Stroller! I seriously was high on Juicy the rest of the day! Andrew said he's not willing to take a loan out for a stroller... he obviosuly has no idea how awesome it is! After we visited all of the good shops we went back to Fisherman's Warf and had some really good sea food from Joe's Crab shack- not crab... shrimp!

...OUR TOWN...
...I got me some Gangster Glasses that I LOVE...
...Andrew got a new Posh Style...

DAY FOUR- August 16, 2009

Since we had to leave this day we didn't have a whole lot of time, but we did squeeze in time for Ripley's Believe it or Not! It was fun! I've never been in a Ripley's museum and I've always wanted to so I was so happy that we finally got to! There was some crazy stuff in there!

...We met up with MJ at Ripley's...
...Tried to swallow our noses like this freaky man...

...Kaleidoscope...

...Fisherman's Warf...
...San Fran Airport...

I am SO happy that we got this opportunity to go on one last vacation before school started and fulfill Andrew's dream of going to see his beloved 49ers. We haven't been on a vacation alone since our Honeymoon so this was really fun to have it just be us and not worry about anything else!

Thanks for reading!

Jackson Hole!

The last few years my family has gone up to Jackson Hole and it is always so much fun. We run the river, go horse back riding, go shopping and most of all RELAX! It is so nice to just get away and be with my sisters I can't even tell you!

I took A TON of pictures, so I will tell you everything that we did through pictures instead of bore you with my words...

DAY 1- July 21

DAY 2- July 22

...We got a little bored in the car so we took some pictures...

DAY 3- July 23- My mom's birthday!

...The boys went on a fishing trip and the girls went shopping!...

DAY 5- July 24

...It was supposed to be really cold and rainy the day that we ended up going, but it actually wasn't that bad, so that was good..

...On our way up to the Gondola...

...We got a little scared on the Gondola...

...They had a restaurant at the top of the mountain that we ate at that was pretty good!...

..We traveled to The Top of the World...

...Cute Sisters...

...I have titled this picture BFG... Look how FREAKISHLY TALL Andrew looks
and how tiny my dad and Coleman look!!!...

DAY 5- July 25

...Don't let my smile deceive you, I hate riding horses!
OK, not Hate, but I don't think that saddle sores is my idea of fun...

DAY 6- July 26

...On our way out of town...

Thanks Jackson! See ya next year!!!