Hey! It's me again. 

I just wanted to say....

I got a new photography website! 

allisonkayphotography.com

I'm pretty excited about it.

Click on the link above, or the picture to see my amazing website  :)

Maybe you should head over and check it out.

And then tell everyone about it!

And then book a session for yourself  :)

Ok, thanks.

Bye!

P.S.  I need to give a HUGE thank you to my amazingly awesome and wonderful husband who is so incredibly supportive and always willing to help and encourage and do whatever it is I need. He is the best. 

And he will probably wish that I didn't put this on here  :) 

Ok, I'm done for reals now.

Crunch Time!

It is crunch time for us to get ready for this baby!

We finally finished the nursery and I love it so much! 

Thank you to everyone who helped contribute to it.

Especially Clayson for his patience and help with all "my" little projects that he did most of the work for.

How did I get so lucky to have him?

Saturday, we went on our last date before our little boy comes. 

We started with going to the Pupuseria El Salvador for lunch and I actually really enjoyed it!

Then we played a round of miniature golf. 

I was in the lead for most of the game, but Clayson made an impressive comeback and I ended up loosing by 2 points. 

I'm pretty sure this is the closest I've ever come to winning!

We celebrated with popsicles and then drove around looking at houses, just for fun.

I loved it  :)

39 weeks

Now bring on this baby! 

Making the Bed

Growing up, I never made my bed. I just didn't see the point. I was going to get back into bed again in a few hours, so why waste my time making it every morning when it would just get messed up again. Despite my moms attempts to help me understand the vast significance of making my bed, it made no sense to me and could not be justified, so I refused to do it.

my bed in college

Then I went to college and roomed with Krisann. She always made her bed. Even better, she would make my bed! But then I felt bad that she always had to make my bed for me, so I started doing it. And then I understood why anyone would ever want to make their bed every single morning. There is just something about it that starts your morning off right. Things are in order. It looks nice. I don't know, it's a mental thing, but I grew to love making my bed and I very rarely don't make my bed now.

.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

Then I got married.

(The first minute of this is a joke about pillows on the bed. 

You can continue listening if you want, but it has no relation to this post.)

I had never seen Clayson's bed made neatly. His mom told me he has never made his bed and I shouldn't hold out hope. He shares the same feelings I had growing up of making the bed being a waste of time. Although I no longer agree with him, I fully understand where he is coming from, because it was once me as well.

Guess what?

Our bed is almost always made.

Guess what else?

More often, I am not the one making it.

And on those few occasions that it is not made, guess whose fault it is?

Mine.

There was no big argument, or discussion, or agreement.

No big hoop-la about it at all. 

Clayson knows that I like the bed made, so he makes the bed 

(He also knows that if he doesn't do it, I will, and I'm usually already running late getting to work)

I know that every time he makes the bed, it is purely for me because he could care less about it.

This is the kind of person the he is.

Our unspoken agreement: When he makes the bed, he gets to arrange the pillows any way he wants.

Clayson's greatest pillow creation "The Backwards Bed"

We have been making the bed together for a whole year now! 

I am so blessed that he is mine forever  <3

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Because love is in the little things.... like making a bed.

2014 Revisited

This year has definitely been an eventful one!

January

I lived with the best roommates and did a lot of climbing (Roommate Climbing)

February

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More fun with roommates (Pickle Juice) and the best Valentines Day ever thanks to this guy

 (Our Flower Shop)

March

Leaning new skills (Yeah, we're kind of a big deal) and getting a new car (Goodbye Little Buddy)!

April

Work trip to Denver! (Denver)

This is me setting up for a party at work and impersonating Gollum

May

Happy Birthday to me - we got engaged! (It's a Love Story)

June

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Beating the odds (We Made It!) and engagement pictures (Engagement Pictures)

Also in June, we went to see Ryan Hamilton!
One day I will finish the video I'm making of this trip and post it. One day....

July

Spending time with my two favorite people (Jana-Clayson Bonding Time) and reminiscing (Turn, Turn, Turn)

Also in July, we got our house!
I still can't believe we're old enough to have a house!

and Carlie and Tyler got married!

August

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We got married! (The Newlyweds) and had a fun weekend with friends at the Pickleville Playhouse (#picklevilleplayhouse #juanitobandito #welikeitmoymucho #friends #goodtimes #rainstorm #fullhouse)

Also in August, Abbi & Jared got married!

September

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Troy & Aubree were sealed (Full House) and I struggled to cope when Clayson left me for a work trip to Chicago (Missin' Him Like Crazy)

October

Just warming our feet up in the sink  :)

That is my dart!

Loving married life (Divergent) and the beautiful Fall colors (It's Autumn Time!)

Also in October, I had another work trip to Denver and won $100 in a ticket drawing!

November

I started Crafting (Getting Crafty)

Also in November, we made a blanket fort!

and we ate pizza and watched a movie in it  :)

December

More crafting (Conforming) and traveling like crazy! (There and Back Again)

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I think it's safe to say that it has been a pretty amazing year!

I can't wait to see what next year has in store for us!

Come To Me My Sweetest Friend

This song gets sung a lot at our house:

(There may be one slightly pornographic part in this video. I apologize. Please be responsible and shield your own eyes)

Like at least every day.

Sometimes multiple times a day.

With various word changes and substitutions.

And it makes me happy.

:)

That's all.

<3

Missin' Him Like Crazy

Wednesday afternoon, I came home from work early so I could drop Clayson off at the airport.
He is in Chicago until tomorrow night. I knew I would miss him, but I would be fine.... 

I seriously over estimated myself.

I never knew I was so needy!
I've never liked being alone, but even I had no idea how much I really need people in order to function.
I really just fall apart. I'm not handling it very well.

It doesn't help that I have somehow convinced myself that Clayson is going to die and will never return home. 

I told this to Jana and she said it was sweet. 

I think it's pathetic. And kind of embarrassing.  

I have a whole new respect for military wives or who have husbands that travel.

Thankfully, I have been blessed with amazing friends who take such good care of me!

Wednesday night, Jana took me to the store (which was so good, because I was just sitting at home thinking about horrible plane crashes and shootings in the big scary city of Chicago) When I came home for lunch on Thursday, I immediately realized it was not a good idea for me to be home alone. I called Jana and she was at my house in 5 minutes to eat lunch with me. We went to the Parade of Homes! I hung out at my old apartment and pretended to be single again  :)  Tomorrow, I'm meeting up with Krisann for lunch and I am so excited!

I really have the best friends ever!

Thanks for putting up with me, even when I'm a baby and can't handle being alone for 4 days.

The good news is I think I've gotten significantly better since the first night.... although I still have a long way to go 

This song sums up my thoughts perfectly:

The moral of the story: Next time Clayson goes to Chicago I'm going with him
so I can hold his hand when he crosses the street and dive in front of any stray bullets that are flying at his head. 

(Clayson says by the time he leaves next year I'll be pushing him out the door. I don't believe it.)

Sorry if this is overly mushy, but I can't wait to see him tomorrow night!

The Newlyweds

We're Married!

It was perfect  :)

Our photographer was the amazing Kylee Ann. 

Click on the above pictures to see more from our wedding.

We headed to Park City for our Honeymoon!

We had originally planned to do something more exotic or a cruise, but when it came down to it, neither of us really wanted to travel that much.
We're such homebodies  :)

Some of the highlights:

Get ready for a whole lot of selfies....

We went to the Olympic Park!

On the lift up

The Alpine Slide was our favorite. 

There was no line so we did it a million times!

View from the Zip Line

I was so afraid to zip line, but it was so much fun! We did this one a ton too.

Ready for the Ropes Course!

Ropes Course #1

Ropes Course #2

The Drop Tower!

I was so afraid to do this.

We loved the Olympic Park!

We took a walk

and this is what we saw....

It was beautiful!

I took a lot of pictures....

and I mean a lot of pictures.

but, seriously....

how could you not love that sunset!

I may have been just a little picture happy.

Clayson was good to humor me  :)

Love it!

We went bowling!

It was the fanciest bowling alley I have ever seen!

They had couches!

and menus!

people even came around to take your order.

Clayson is a better bowler than I am....

but I beat him in basketball  :)  

believe it.

We ate breakfast at The Eating Establishment

It was good

We went to the Nicklecade. 

We probably spent like $8 on this game.

I hit the Jackpot! 

There were lights and sirens and I was screaming and we drew a crowd of little admirers around us. 

It was amazing  :)

This is what we got with our winnings

And this is what we looked like after eating all our winnings.

We are rich in Olive Garden gift cards, so we treated ourselves to dinner.

We walked around Temple Square

We went to Wicked! 

Neither of us had seen it before and we loved it!

Not pictured: we went to an art festival, ordered pizza and watched a movie, played cards, ran from the police, drove through fancy neighborhoods, swimming (Clayson finally saw me go underwater) almost died driving home in an almost flash flood and enjoyed being with each other immensely.

Now we are home sweet home! 

Clayson's pantry!

Since returning, we have opened a million presents (the floor was covered, you couldn't even get to the couch. thank you everyone!) organized, played softball, Clayson built an amazing pantry for us, organized, Abbi and Jared's wedding, Clayson's brother came to visit, organized some more, went to our new ward, Jana and Karissa came to visit, and did I mention organizing....

Life has been busy and I am ready to get back into the routine of life.

Things are good and I couldn't be happier  :)