Bryce & Amanda

My Life...

2010-04-07T17:40:00.000-07:00

Right now consists of house hunting
And it sucks
That's all I gotta say...

2010-03-17T23:12:00.000-07:00

So...This was a weekend full of fun
Bryce some how talked all of us into going on a ride at midnight...
We saw fresh cougar tracks on the way back to the cabin, through the pitch black scary creepy woods, no biggie.
Didn't bring any food so lived on cup-o-noodles. Yum
Boarded all day...Super fun (awesome pic Tanner snapped of Karissa!)
And Best of all Bryce broke his foot in two places. Just our luck
Of course I had to say..."Babe please don't break anything"...
Surgery soon :(
But all and all...Some pretty awesome memories with our super cool friends Tanner and Karissa

Pin Up

2010-01-05T22:12:00.000-08:00

I love "Pin Up" Style. And really love Pin Up girls. I know they are Racy...get over it.
Its just the feeling when you look at the art of it. The story and history that speaks through the model.

I love this sensual style. I found a favorite artist of mine that captures this style perfectly.
Gil Elvgren. All of the photos are his art. He states so perfectly how I feel about pin ups and why I love them so much.(AND...she is holding a Coca-Cola.) Its real, life, fun, beautiful and sensual.
I do not care for the extremely racy photos you find with Pin Ups. But respect it. It still is what it is. The history behind it all.
And I like it.

And I quote.
"The beautiful Elvgren girls are never portrayed as a femme fatale. They are stylized ideals in which the realities and essentials of female form and expression are heightened and exalted artistically. Their charms are revealed in that fleeting instant when she’s been caught unaware in what might be a surprising, sometimes even embarrassing situation."

I could not have said it better myself. Maybe you don't understand it. But I love it. Some how this style is a part of me. Maybe its the naughty and nice. Somewhere deep downs she lives inside of me. I know what I like and I am not saying I will get a tattoo but a pin up girl would be part of my art.

I just might be a pin up girl for Halloween. Or maybe just a photo shoot. {Marie} :)

Oh one more thing. Don't think I left this baby behind in my check out cart from Victorias Secret recently. SO Pin Up! SO LOVE IT!

Ok it might show the bottom half of my Derriere...I still might sport it on the cruise next week.
Can't wait to blog some Cruise pics!

The New Years Res...

2009-12-30T21:48:00.000-08:00

I do NOT like new years resolutions. I don't know why. Yes I do.
I don't like them because I don't need a "Resolution" to be a better me.
O.k maybe with some things...
But I still don't even like the word. I just get irritated when I even type resolution.

I want to be a good me with out the big ringing of the new year. I know I should be all year every year regardless of the res. I make. And I try.

A few things I must try to be better at not starting Jan. 1 {just because its Jan 1} So instead I am starting tomorrow which is Jan 31 and technically not a res. I only have three major things I want to change for me. In order from hardest to least hard for me...

Wake up!!! At a good routine-like-scheduled-time every morn that happens to be maybe the same time Monday-Friday. I strongly feel like this issue I have with the ayem is something that I have inherited and therefor not completely my fault. This is not an excuse to not change it, I know. I must...might keep the pattern going. Remember its not a res. So technically I can bend/ break this promise. I will try not to...Obviously I really hate this one.

Drink more water. This is another one that just really gets to me. I have this addiction called Coke. I have yet to blog about my addiction but I really am a Coca-cola girl. So nine times outta ten Coke trumps water. I could never truly part with my Coca-cola. Just justify it a little with a lot more water...ugh.

Exercise. Plain and simple. {Ha} don't we all want to do this one more. Swimming is my exercise of choice. And Big B and I are starting P90X soon. We plan to do two 90 day rounds of P90X. This will put us in perfect 6 pack shape right before boating season. We will see. The blogging fun to come when P90X starts!!! I am not worried about this one.

You still think your to young?

2009-12-28T00:32:00.000-08:00

Yes...Yes I do. I was asked this question recently. It was not so much the question itself but how it was asked. You STILL think your to young to have children? Twenty three friends. Babies will come soon enough and I do want a big family. I always have and so has he. It will work out for us, I know your concerned about it. Thank you for wondering. Ask me a million times. But I will do it on my own terms. This is how I work...

Viper

2009-12-26T18:59:00.000-08:00

This Christmas was hard with out our "Big Guy"
It made us grateful for the things in life we do have. Loosing Viper was one of the most difficult things for us this year. We couldn't have asked for a better dog for the six years he was with us. He truly was the best friend any one could ask for. I am thankful we got the opportunity to have him with us for as long as we did.

Bryce and I bought him when we were still in high school. I still don't know how our parents put up with us. We just knew. We knew we would be together. So we bought a dog. He has brought so much joy to our lives. Just three Christmas ago {our first Christmas married} he knocked our tree down and opened all our presents! We had left him in the house and came home to the tree tipped over and wrapping paper everywhere. We were mad at the time but this Christmas with out him, I wouldn't change that memory for the life of me.

You will be missed big fella

The look?

2009-12-22T18:35:00.000-08:00

I realized something recently... All of you can relate. We all have one of "these people" in our family. You know. You know.
{The Look}
The {look} you give them as they walk into your Thanksgiving get together, a little late of course {fashionably} And...
Damn
You have been out dressed...again.
Even if your aware of this and you try to out-do-her.
It.just.aint.gonna.happen.
You wait for the moment she arrives like, this year is going to be the year. Where they will have that bad day and show up in their sweats, hair pulled back. Ohhhh NO! Not this year either. She came with her hair did, a much-cuter-than-yours-sweater. Belt to just add to the envy. And the shoes...don't get me started.

SO
Don't judge me...
It is in my blood.

I got {the look}
This was me recently, receiving {the look} And realizing it.

I am a confident person. Ask my mother. She reigns me in a bit. Love you mom. But a few things about me...

I don't care what you think of me.
I like to dress up.
For me {.}
I don't dress up for you. Or him for that matter. Because he tells me I look good when I just woke up with hair that looks like I dipped it into the heart of a tornado! Which I wake up with every.single.morn. Its annoying.
I want to enjoy the shoes I just bought for $5.00 (that hurt just a tiny bit) Still...
I want to enjoy the jeans I just bought that fit so perfectly

SO...When you give {me} the look just know this.

I don't really like to do my hair. But do anyways...for me.
My nails...ALWAYS ten different things. I don't care.
My toes...still sporting Halloween. Whatev

you will see me...

In my grungies at the grocery.
Not doing my hair because... I really don't like to do it
At the thanksgiving get together in my sweats...
At the mall in a hat

I am an all or nothing kinda girl. All out. Or not.
And I.don't.care
And I like me.
Either way. And so does he. This is why I love him so much.
And...
{the look} you give me doesn't bother me. I know it is not completely my fault I like the things I do... :)

Shoes....

2009-12-17T20:15:00.000-08:00

i.LOVE.them...obsessively.

Hello! Can you say STEVE MADDEN!!! Yes friends...$5.00
Would you have believed me without a pic? Say hell0 to the newest addition to my shoe family!

FIVE doll hairs!!! For each pair!
$8.01 for them both because duh I had to sign up for the famous footwear rewards thingy...(It was free Bryce!)

Oh they are so cute and make me so happy! I LOVE that I wear a 6.5 so beautiful clearance shoes fit me! I tell Bryce all the time that I just have.to.have.them. Bless his heart sometimes he just doesn't get it. (Maybe because he hears the have.to.have spill all the time?) He loves me and my shopping obsessions. Seriously how could a girl leave them there?

Some things are not worth the fight

2009-12-13T17:29:00.000-08:00

Bryce: Babe...What do you think if I grow my Go-T out?
Me: Ya sure...whatev....

He flat irons it....Yes...Ya...hmmm.... yep
with my little travel flat iron

Wait its almost ready....

And Ready....It has been-a-growin since June...

Whatev...

I love this pic. Underneath all the facial hair you can see his confidence.
One of the biggest reasons I love him. He is the most confident person I know.
He is so simple.

I love you babe...facial hair and all

I love you Jonny...

2009-12-11T09:43:00.001-08:00

I LOVE...LOVE...Johnny {Even when he wears make-up}
I can't wait for Alice and Wonderland to come out in March. I will be there opening night with Kylee. When she first told me about this movie I was SO excited! And of course she is reading the book first... Alice in wonderland is a favorite Disney Movie of mine. Brings out the dark side in me or something....Ha! {Don't ya think its kinda dark in a weird way?} Anyways...found a blog template that is perfect until the movie comes out!!!

So...

2009-12-04T22:19:00.001-08:00

I am obsessive... There I admitted it. I think this is actually my biggest disadvantage in life. This stupid thing called obsession...
I know how I want it to be... I really do see the vision. (Really, its like a real picture in my mind) But I want it so perfect and I don't want to disappoint myself that I just don't do anything. And this is the case with A LOT of things in my world. Even little things like this blog. I spend hours looking at yours. And get that jealous why-cant-my-blog-be-as-good-as-yours-feeling. And I am not a jealous person. But what do I do...Well I don't blog.

What a dumb attitude.

I am changing it right now.

I am not perfect
I really don't know how to make my blog look like yours. Oh but it will...eventually

It does not have to be perfect right now. Oh but it will be...I will figure it out. I always do.

That nail design will go from my mind to my brush.

How else am I to better myself?

I am also really weird and a tiny bit compulsive about a lot of other things, but that is definitely another post....

Poor big fella....

2009-10-05T15:52:00.000-07:00

This was so sad! We came home and of course the first thing Bryce does is go outside to see his babies. At first Bryce thought Viper had a ball in his mouth. We wish it was a ball. After surgery he is all better. The vet said he got a piece of bone stuck in his cheek and it got infected. The pictures don't look half as bad as it really was! It looked he had a softball in his cheek. Bryce just got back from taking them hunting for almost two weeks so we figure it happened up there. At least Vipers bills are medical while Gingers are criminal... (It's a long story) I don't think we are ready for kids....

Photos make me smile...

2009-10-01T20:55:00.000-07:00

Because everytime I see this photo I remember how happy I was to be going to dinner with you!

I also LOVE marie for sharing this fun photo idea! Thanks :)

I.love.this

2009-09-03T16:17:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to me!

2009-08-23T12:25:00.001-07:00

Me shooting my Taurus .40 for the first time!

I have wanted my own gun for a long time! This year I got it! Bryce was so excited to give it to me that I got it a month early. (My birthday is not until September) This is a kinda a big gun!! Its got some kick! But so fun to shoot! I Love to shoot the .357 so Bryce went for this biggin instead of a little .22! LOVE IT!!!

Buckin' Bronco! YEEE HAWWW!!!!

2009-08-20T16:30:00.000-07:00

So now I know what goes on when I am out of town...

And I love Bryce's shoes...great choice for some bull ridin

Bryce and Shad....boys

Madison

2009-08-20T16:25:00.000-07:00

She doesn't know how beautiful she is!!

Summer Boating

2009-08-17T19:33:00.000-07:00

We love the new boat!!! It is so much fun! What fun memories we have had all ready! We took Brooke and her kids, Kylee, Scott, Kaden and two of Scotts friends this week

Me and Brooke. I am laughing so hard in this pic! She had never been tubing and was so scared!

Kaden and Brandon. Brandon was a little nervous about tubing but toughed it out. Kaden on the other hand is fearless. Always wanting to go faster!

Every time we stopped everyone would jump in to cool off

3 cute boys!

Tyson, Madison, Brandon

Now this...deserves a drum roll.....

She is THE Tubing Queen!!!! She doesn't stop! Bryce LOVES taking her. She is one tough chica!!!

Scott and his friends. I love Scotties smile. He is such a hottie!

Tyson is a little afraid of the water. He watched all day, never wanting to go himself until Bryce went to put the tube up. He finally said maybe he would go, but only with Bryce. So of course Bryce jumped right in. I drove...which I do NOT do very well...(Yet!) I knew how nervous Tyson was so I promised him I would go Super slow, so slow that he wouldn't even get wet... Well Bryce was probably not the best person for a scarred little boy to go with. The weight was to much and with me going slow...It did nothing but weigh down the tube. Tyson's eyes were as big as saucers when he could barley see over the top of the tube. And all of us in the boat are laughing so hard because all we can see is Bryce's legs. I ended up going with Tyson after Bryce rolled off the back of the tube. Tyson said that he only had a little bit of fun. And that it was still more fun with Bryce.

Salem Days

2009-08-09T15:04:00.001-07:00

This is Mark and his son Chris playing guitar behind him.
We love Mark! Mark and Chris have played together in a band for a long time and they asked Bryce along with our friend Tim to play with them at their annual Salem Day's Party. If guitar is involved Bryce is there. So we went to Marks house to hang out listen to guitar and eat before the fireworks.

But...what do you do when your husband wont leave his guitar for 2 seconds???

You look around Marks yard at all the COOL junk and turn it into a photo shoot!! Everywhere you looked in his back yard there was old bottles, trucks, and antiques. It was inspiring for a photo shoot and since I had put on my "Bobby-Jo Gentry" Cowgirl giddy up. (Bryce and Tim would not stop calling me Bobby Jo the whole night.) I decided it was picture time!

Me and Brandi. Love her! She is so herself all the time and is not afraid to say anything...really! She is Tim's wife.

This is my favorite pic! Brandi took all of these. I just love the color of this old truck! Thanks Brandi for being my personal photographer!!

Viper & Ginger

2009-07-17T18:48:00.000-07:00

Our Babies. We love our dogs!!! Viper is such a stud. And Ginger...well she is one of a kind. I just look at that tongue and laugh! Every single picture and every day it is out. Some times a little...sometimes alot

Purple Gel Roses for Violet

2009-07-16T22:47:00.000-07:00

I am sure my mom gets sick of me always doing purple nails on her but it is her favorite color and she did want to be named Violet!! This full set is all gel. It was really simple to do. The background is a fade using a kaleidoscope mixture of purples then cured. I added a little bit of funkadelic glitter to the back ground as well. The roses were really simple, just took my gel detail er with a little bit of hyper white and very lightly using the very tip of my brush I dragged the gel around until it formed roses! The petals were made by dragging one side up then the other side up so they met at a point then dragging a center. I was messier with the petals. This design was really fun. One I will defiantly have to repeat!

Nails, Hair and Friends...It was a good day!

2009-07-16T22:02:00.000-07:00

I was in desperate need of this hair cut!!! I love my trade with Lace! We had so much fun, nails, lunch, then hair. I love her toes this time too. Every appointment I try to convince her of glitter toes, but she wont have it. So... I make her do fun summer colors like orange! I custom blended the color with kaleidoscope gel so they last as long as glitter toes. I Love it!

This is what I do

2009-07-16T10:29:00.001-07:00

For those of you that dont know this...I love my job. This is a sample nail I put on Kylee. I am going to give her a full set of this design or a similar design for my big event with Greg (owner of Young Nails) July 27th. I have been practicing for the boot camp I have to go to in Aug. I love this nail. Can't wait to post her full set picture.

New Boat

2009-07-15T22:35:00.000-07:00

SO... What I Really want, and Need for that matter is This Sexy Vehicle. One day it will be mine. I can't wait to ride in it, top down, wearing my bikini top and bandana to run all errands... One day. But instead we bought a boat. Actually it wasn't we...Bryce bought a boat. I am very excited about the boat. You know how much I LOVE Lake Powell. Can't wait for all the fun boating memories!!!

The boat is pretty sexy too...

2009-07-09T14:58:00.000-07:00

My shoes...Kylees Beautiful feet. Two of my LOVES!!! I have a Serious...Serious shoe obsession and I love my job, that includes toes!! That is why my first post is this picture. Day after day of oohing...ahhhhing....and being obsessed with Maries Blog, I have decided to dedicate myself to my own blog. I love the feel of Maries pictures, what she has to say about her family, her crazy personality :) ect. Since she has started her blog I know her more than ever. And thanks to her she took this pic. (And the one of me and Bryce) I hope my family friends and co-workers will visit my blog and get to know me a little better. Thanks Marie, you are the best second mom anyone could ever ask for!