He's Back!!

After the longest week ever, Allen made it home last night! It's so good to have him home and have things getting back to normal. His trip was somewhat successful in a way... He had two really good rides in Jackson, MS and San Angelo, TX (scored 77 and 78) they aren't high enough to win any money from them but he said they were just the confidence boosters he needed after not riding as good as he has been for a while. In Tuscon, AZ he didn't have as good of luck. He was only 57 championship points and didn't get a reride option. Kind of a bummer that he didn't win anything all week but it was good he feels better about his riding. He hurt his foot in TX and the whole thing is like one big bruise, it looks pretty nasty but being a big macho man he doesn't think it's bad enough to get it looked at. Sometimes that kid makes me crazy :) anyway after my last post I realized I forgot to the last surprise Allen left for me on Valentines Day (cuz I know you are all dying to know) I came home to find these lovely cupcakes at my house. That boy is pretty neat.

My Man Al

I'm a few days late but I just wanted to write a little bit about my Valentine's Day. Like I said before, Allen was gone so it was a lot different than the last few years. We did get to celebrate together though, on Saturday night, he took me out to dinner and on Monday we exchanged gifts. Let me just tell you, he is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Allen isn't really the hopeless romantic type I thought I would end up marrying, but my goodness is he cute! I came home from work on Monday to find roses on the table. The water bottle cracks me up. It just screams 'Allen' to me and I just love it! He doesn't like buying flowers because he doesn't see the point when they just die, so when he does it really means a lot, even if they are in a homemade water bottle vase :) Later that night, he gave me the rest of my present. He absolutely spoiled me! One thing he never gets wrong is jewelry!! He always says he just picks the biggest most sparkly one there is, so apparently he knows me well but he always gets something gorgeous! Last but not least the card. He usually doesn't get a card with anything but this year he did, and oh my goodness! I'm keeping this thing forever!! This has got to be the most tender thing in the world!! Look at those little hearts he drew!! It seriously melts my heart. It was only a few lines but it made my week. It's been really hard having him gone, and even though I'm blessed with a great friend that's been there all week for me, it's still hard not having him here. I was showering yesterday morning and was thinking of all the little things he does that make me laugh every day and how much I miss it. One of them being his naked dance, this sounds a little weird but trust me if you ever saw it, it would be the absolute funniest thing you ever watched in your life! (Maybe I just think so cuz I'm his wife) But before he gets in the shower almost every day he takes off his clothes and runs around the house dancing and it almost kills me (he might kill me if he knew I was telling you all this!) I'm so blessed to have him forever. He is my best friend and my biggest strength. I don't know what I would do without this kid :) I'm so glad he will be home in the next few days because I don't know how much longer I can make it here without him. I'm so grateful I married such a talented man with high goals and that he lets me be apart of them. He is the best!! :)

What a Week

It's been one of those weeks where life seems to throw everything it has at me just to see if I can make it through it. When I finally think I can pick myself up and keep going past one thing, it seems like life just laughs and throws something bigger and tougher on top of it. There's a quote I found on Pinterest that was much needed:

On another note, last Friday I took the GRE to try to get into grad school next fall. It was so extremely hard. I just hope and pray that I passed because that is one test I never want to take again in my life. I know I was just complaining about how life is kicking my butt, but overall it's kind of scary how good things have gone. You always hear about how life never goes as planned, and lately I just keep thinking that it's going too well. If that makes any sense.... I just keep thinking that it can't keep going just like we want it because sooner or later it's gonna decide that it needs to throw a few more kinks in the plan. I hope I didn't just jinx myself! Friday was also two years from when Allen proposed to me. It's crazy how fast time goes, it seems like not that long ago we just started dating. When he asked me, he went up the mountain and found the tree we carved our names into on our first date. Someday I'm planning on going and cutting it down and doing something cool and crafty to save it.

Allen is leaving tonight for a week to go to a few rodeos. He's going to Mississippi, Texas, and Arizona. It'll be the longest we've been apart since we got married. I don't know if I'll be able to make it that long... CHEESY! But really. That's too long.