Spenser & Stormy

Projects

2011-08-11T15:18:00.000-07:00

So lately I have been inspired to do some crafty things. I have so many projects I want to do and I cannot wait to do them! I have a super crafty sister who has inspired me and I follow a TON of blogs that give great ideas for refinishing furniture and other crafty things. Then, Pinterest came along and I can't stop looking at it! I just love all the ideas! Call me an idea stealer, but hey I need all the help I can get!

Anyway, my first project was obviously my comforter that I made! And now that I have that, I just want to do more and more to make my room/house just the way I want it. Unfortunately it takes time, but eventually I will have the room of my dreams. (and the house) I Can't wait. In the meantime, I have done a couple of other things.

The first is very simple and something that I should have thought of a million years ago. Because I know this isn't a new discovery! I bought a curtain rod, some shower hooks and.... Voilá, I have a very convenient way to hang up my necklaces. I am in the process of working on something for all my earrings :)

Before they were just shoved between two different jewelry boxes and were all tangled and I just didn't want to deal with them. Now, I put my shirt on...turn around and can easily pick one. Like I said, it's simple, but I love it.

The next project I did is in my bathroom. I have these wonderful shelves that go behind/above the toilet. My sister-in-law Taytum gave them to us and I love them. They are so nice, especially since space is limited in our bathroom, but mostly they are just too cute.

Before:

After:

Again, just simple. But it brings it to life, and I love it. The green matches my shower curtain perfectly!

These are my next projects:

I can't wait to refinish this hutch for the kitchen. It's going to be beautiful! I already love this hutch so much (also given to us by Taytum, she rocks!) I can't wait to get it finished.

And I have two of these little beauties. New nightstands! Breezy got them for me for freeeeeeee, I love free. I am soooo excited to redo these little guys! They are going to be perfect for my bedroom!

I'm sure it will be awhile before they are all finished, but I will be sure to post pictures when they are. :)

I CAN'T WAIT! It's so fun!

Summer is almost over...

2011-08-07T13:12:00.000-07:00

I can't believe summer is almost over! I start work this week and I start school next week! I am REALLY excited! This summer has been good. It's been nice to take a break from things. But it's also been a crazy summer and I'm glad it's coming to an end.

My summer consisted of living at my parents house for the first 7 weeks while Spenser went to training. Luckily I got to see him on the weekends, but it was not fun saying goodbye every Sunday for another week! I was so glad when that chapter ended. Burn the pages baby, I never want to see them again! Saying goodbye is for dating people, we're married now, it's our right to sleep next to each other every night! lol. (I so don't miss those dating days!)

However, living at my parents did involve a lot of really fun times! I got to spend time with my BFF Alli for quite a bit of time, more than we ever get to spend with each other! Her husband was out of town for a couple weeks so I got the pleasure of seeing her. It was fun!!! So glad our husbands made that possible for us :)

This is why we’re friends. She’s awesome and her laugh is so contagious.

I also got to see my family more often than is normal. I got to hang out with my sister-in law Tara A LOT. It was a ton of fun. She is a fun, fun girl and I'm glad she is in my family! She has given me 3 nephews and 1 niece (with one more nephew on the way) and I just love those kids! It was fun to see them almost everyday!

I got to hang out with my dad more than usual since he is working out of the house again and it was nice to spend that time with him. My dad is a great example to me and I admire him so much for his strength in the Gospel. He is a great man and I am so lucky to have him as my dad.

Spending time with my mom is always a BLAST, one of the weeks I was there, we went up to visit Breezy in Vegas. Me, my mom, and Tara and the kids. What a fun week. A little hectic with 7 kids running around, but still a blast to hang out with the girls. While I was there is where I started making my wonderful blanket that I love so much! We had a blast up there. I wish I could get up there more often to see my sister. It sucks living so far away from each other!!!

As for working this summer, I edited from home for Serendipity again. I am sooooo lucky and blessed to be able to work with them. Not only do they do amazing work, but they are just really awesome people too! I would recommend them to ANY bride getting married. It’s been nice to be able to work from home, but it’s also had its challenges. I am literally home ALL DAY long, and Spenser is at work all day long. So by the time he gets home he is tired and wants to just chill and I am STIR CRAZY and need to “get out of the freakin house!” I just feel trapped all day, and so I have to mix it up and find things to do to keep myself entertained. I am ready to go out into the world every day again and interact with people. But, I will miss editing! I love it so much! I am just one lucky girl to be able to have this job. And my boss is an a.m.a.z.i.n.g lady. Seriously. She treats me so well, and I’m not sure I always deserve it. I can’t wait for this semester to end and to be able to pick up some more videos. It will be nice because I will be at the school in the morning and edit and night, I will get the balance I need. Being home all day has made me insane. Seriously.

See what I mean?

This is officially my last semester of classes and long nights at the school. I start student teaching in January! So crazy and exciting! This time next year I could be starting in my very own classroom with my very own students. I cannot wait for that day!

It’s been quite a summer, I haven’t posted about it until now because I’m a terrible blogger, but I am trying to be better. Sundays are going to be my day to update. I never have new pictures to post because we are terrible at taking pictures, so that needs to be a new goal of mine, no matter what!! I need to remember these times because they really are great. I absolutely love being married to Spenser, we have so much fun together. I am a lucky girl.

CAN'T WAIT!!!

2011-07-24T15:16:00.000-07:00

See this lovely bride with me?...

In ONE week I am going to get to see her as much as I want! Her and her husband and cute little kiddo are moving about ten minutes away from me! I CANNOT WAIT!!!!

And neither can Spenser. We LOVE them. Bring on the fun times, cuz there will be many!

One more week. But who's counting? :)

Perla's Wedding

2011-07-24T14:59:00.000-07:00

My good friend Perla got married last weekend. I didn't meet the lucky man until the Wedding Day, so I was happy to meet him and get to know a little more about him. He is a totally fun guy! And his family is amazing! I told Perla that she is one lucky girl to get to be marrying into such a fun family. They were all out on the dance floor gettin' their groove on all night! I loved it! I love when people can just get out and have fun and dance the night away! It's always fun to see. Perla was a gorgeous bride of course!! I wouldn't have expected otherwise! She is beautiful and had an amazing dress to top it off! I am in the process of working on her wedding video, so stay tuned for that. My mom was the photographer so I got to spend the whole day with her as well, which is always fun! I was so glad she was there!

Here are a few pictures from the Wedding Day of me and some old friends that I got to re-connect with. It was so fun to see them again!

Leaving her mark...

I forgot this was there for awhile, until someone reminded me. It took awhile to wash out. That is some long lasting lipstick if you ask me!

Isn't she pretty? :)

Fun friends from College! I love these guys!

I can't wait to get her video finished! I will be sure to post it when I do!

My New Love

2011-07-11T20:13:00.000-07:00

So about 7 months ago I came across a blog that had a tutorial on how to make a particular comforter. I fell instantly in love and saved it for future reference when I would "someday" make it. However, I knew in the back of my mind that I probably wouldn't because it requires sewing. A skill that I have not yet developed. Although, I do hope to someday. I would look at the pictures a lot and think that really maybe someday, somehow, some way I would make this blanket, and I would love it.

Well...a few weeks ago I went up to my sisters house for a visit. I ALWAYS love going to her house, because she always has some new project that she has finished and her house always looks amazing. She has one of those houses that you walk in and think to yourself, "Okay, i've got to redecorate my whole entire house now, and I want it to look just like hers." I LOVE the way she decorates. And the thing is, she re-finishes, she makes her own things, she is so crafty and has an eye for it. I always wish I had more of that in me. Although, there is a lot about my sister that I wish I had in me. She sets her mind on something, or sets a goal, and she achieves it. She does what she says she is going to do. And she does it dang good. She says she is going to run a marathon, so she runs a marathon, she says she is going to eat healthy, so she eats healthy. She is good. I, on the other hand, say I am going to start running, and then I hate it, so I stop running. Ugh, if I only I could be more like Breezy. She inspires me in so many ways. She looks cute everyday, she is a great mom, she is super crafty, she makes great dinners, she runs, she eats healthy, she keeps up with her blog (another skill I am obviously terrible at). So, back to where I was...I get to her house and am looking around and taking myself on the tour, and she is right behind me. I walk in to her bedroom, take one look at her bed and say "SHUT UP!" She made the comforter. The one I had been dreaming of making for the past 7 months. I couldn't believe it. She had no idea I had even ever seen it, let alone loved it, and she made the dang thing. Seeing it in person, and not just on a blog, made me love it even more. Luckily, my sister isn't the type to not want to share her ideas, so she helped me make my own. I started while I was up visiting with her and did a lot more work before she came down 2 weeks later to visit. I got as much done as I could before the sewing needed done and then she helped. She helped me pin the dang thing, which is a long process, and then she sewed it together for me. I could never have made it without her. I am so grateful for all of her help in making it. It took A LOT of hours to put this thing together, but it was worth every minute. I literally walk in to my room and tell it how pretty it is and how much I love it just about every day.

My camera isn't the greatest so the pictures probably don't do it justice, but here it is. My new love.

Breezy, I can't thank you enough for your help!!!! I love it!

But now there are rules. No laying on the bed. No putting ANYTHING on the bed...yea that pretty much sums it up. It's white. Call me crazy, but I love it. I am not allowed to put anything heavy on our coffee table so I have rules that Spenser has made that I have to follow too. Lol. So we're even. Aren't tables for putting stuff on? :) Oh well, I don't mind. I love my new blanket!

p.s. I recognize that my brick walls and plastic night stands and ghetto curtains are not exactly cute, but someday my friends, someday, I will have a house and painted walls, and better curtains and matching night stands, and awesome pillows to go along with my new comforter. Just you wait.

Happy Birthday!

2011-03-26T09:28:00.001-07:00

Well friends, we made another music video. Spenser's little brother Kade came down for a visit this weekend and it just so happened to be his Birthday...and well... that inspired us.

Happy Birthday! from StormCloud Productions on Vimeo.

2011-02-18T15:24:00.000-08:00

This is how i've been feeling for the past two weeks...

And this is what i'm going to do as soon as I get better!

Glee

2011-02-18T08:40:00.000-08:00

So it's true that I am a huge Glee fan. I love it! It always makes me laugh so hard, and I love all of the music! I have always wished that I could sing, of all the talents out there, that is the one I envied. But, I guess everybody probably secretly wishes they could sing!

For those of you who don't watch the show, there is one character that I just love. Brittney from the Cheerios (cheer squad) and a member of Glee. She plays the role of the dumb blonde, and she always has the best lines!

In the most recent episode she said...

"I wore a tank top today because I thought it was Summer. No one taught me how to read a calendar."

When Mr. Shoo asked, "Who knows what an anthem is?" She very confidently replied, "The bottom of an ant's pants." And of course they all encouraged her like she was "soo close!"

Then, Rachel tells her she wants her money back and Brittney says, "It's already gone. My uncle lost his job and his goat was going hungry. So i spent it on food for the goat...I mean...sort of...The goat just ate the money."

You have to see it to know how funny she is. But it just kills me every time! I have also been known for having a stupid sense of humor, so it doesn't take much to get me laughing!

But as for the music part of the show...see for yourselves. I personally think Justin Bieber is awesome, so this song made me happy :)

Wedding Pictures

2011-02-15T13:30:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I wonder if I am the only girl that is still obsessed with my own Wedding after being married over a year. The pictures that I look at the most are my Wedding pictures. I just can't get enough. I love to look at them! I have one wedding video to finish and then I finally get to edit my OWN! I cannot wait to get it done! Then after that I plan to print some pictures to put in a scrapbook that I got for my Wedding. I am always looking at my pictures, and because my mom was the photographer I got ALL of my pictures...even the ones that most photographers would make sure the bride never saw. Haha it's actually quite hilarious. I've decided that when it comes to me and candid pictures, I look much better when I pose!

I either look...

Totally Crazy!

Angry...

Or just so not interested...

But that last one makes me laugh because Maylee looks so angry at me, my mom looks disgusted and I just am thinking of something else! (Not what you may be thinking!) :)

I just make the dumbest faces! Spenser always tells me I make the craziest faces, and I know that I do, it's just me I guess. So i just have to laugh when I see pictures of me looking so ridiculous.

I work on Wedding videos all the time, so it's always making me think of my own wedding and then I always am looking at the pictures over and over again. And it's because I loved every thing about my wedding day and both of our receptions. We just had such a blast!

This next picture is so funny to me...just look at every persons face in this picture. It's priceless. Whitney is gettin down!! Melanie is havin a good time, Alli is soo confused, and i'm wondering why in the heck I wasn't born with any dancin' skills! haha, who knows what was really going on, I just love it though. (But I think Alli and Whitney are the BEST, haha I love you girls!)

And since i'm easily entertained...

Also, I just finished another wedding video. If you are interested, click on the link below:

Debra and Dakota's Wedding Film

Peace!

He's so creative!

2011-02-14T17:49:00.001-08:00

So today my husband surprised me with chocolates and a poem. The best gift ever because 1st of all.... Me + Chocolate = Love. And 2nd of all, I love when he gets all cute and creative and comes up with funny things like this:

It's true those are my nicknames. :)

Today was a great day. Being in Kindergarten on Valentines Day is a blast!! The kids just love it. The teacher went all out with the decorations and I got to help them deliver their valentines cards. I got my own valentines cards too! :) And the Principal did a fun thing where everyone got a half of a heart and we pinned it to our shirt and we had to find our match. Luckily I didn't have to go far to find mine. Once we found each other, we got a cookie in the Principal's office. Homemade and delicious!

After work me and Spenser went to eat at the Main Street Cafe and got the the best Club Sandwich ever. (Not exaggerating) YUM! And later we are going to Sonic to get the Red Velvet Cheesecake Blast (or something like that) but we hear it's awesome! So why not try it?!

And just to reminisce about my first Valentines day with Spenser...

He went all out. He totally surprised me and drove down from St. Johns to see me in Thatcher. These flowers were waiting for me on my desk. Notice the red flower in the middle? He said that was like me..because out of all the girls at EA (those would be the pink ones) I stood out the most to him. awwww, so cute :) haha, I love it. I kept those flowers until I was forced to throw them away because they were so dead and gross.

I love my man!

Valentines Day

2011-02-14T17:09:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day! Today is one of those Holidays that has a lot of opinions involved. However, I am a firm believer that certain opinions change depending on the situation of love going on in your life. Am I right? A single person that is wishing and waiting for that perfect someone to love thinks Valentines day is stupid and unnecessary...but once they have that special person...maybe they L.O.V.E. love this day! I personally think this day is fun and totally necessary. I mean why not celebrate love? We celebrate life on our birthdays...we celebrate laughter on April Fools Day...it's only necessary to add the love. Live, Laugh, and Love people!

And now that I am older and so much wiser (haha!) I realize that this day doesn't only have to be about a crush, a boyfriend/girlfriend, a fiancee, or a spouse. It is simply about LOVE. Maybe you don't have a significant other as sexy and handsome as my husband (don't deny it) but I can guarantee that you have plenty of people in your life that you really love and appreciate. And that is what this day is about. It's a day to reach out to those people and tell them how you feel. It's a day to just feel blessed because of all the love you have in your life. We should do these things every day, but let's face it. We don't. We get so caught up in our schedules and our lives that we don't just sit back and recognize all of the great blessings we have.

I thought about this all day today and I am one LUCKY girl! I have an amazing family, an amazing husband, and amazing friends! What more could a girl want?

I wish I would have reached out to more people today and really let them know how much I love them, but to all of you that I love, and I hope you all know that I do, I LOVE YOU!

I heard a quote that I really liked the other day:

"I went out to find a friend, but could not find one there. I went out to be a friend and friends were everywhere!"

My goal is to be a better friend, because my friends mean a lot to me. And I hope they know that. But it is up to me to make sure that they do.

Here is just a glimpse of the people that have shown me the love!

New Do

2011-01-21T20:50:00.001-08:00

I decided it was time to get back to my natural color..this is just the first step. But let's be serious, will I ever really get back to my natural color? I dunno. But this way I won't have to dye my hair for a long time, so hopefully I can get it healthy enough to grow out really long again! Wish me luck :)

Stuck on You

2010-11-14T20:33:00.000-08:00

So funny story... today me and Spenser woke up...lolli-gagged around for awhile (because we have church at 1:00) then finally started to get ready for church, then I couldn't find my camisole and I had a little freak out session...finally found it..got dressed... and we left for church...we were barely going to make it on time! We pull up and there are NO cars in the parking lot. WHAT? They can't cancel church! haha...yeah...so we were out of town a couple weekends and somehow completely missed the memo that today was Stake Conference. We couldn't believe it! What a bummer. So...we went home and decided it was time to finally make another music video...

CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR VIDEO :)

2010-10-23T20:31:00.000-07:00

I am officially a bus hater. Okay, just one bus in particular. A couple weeks ago a bus broke down on the way to Tucson and Spenser had to drive another bus down to get the team....needless to say, our night was over. He didn't get home until after midnight. THEN, today...a Saturday, he had to go and pick that same bus up from Phoenix where it was getting fixed. On the way home, it broke again. BOO. So now he is stuck in Mesa

until tomorrow. Big bummer! Stupid bus!! Okay, i'm done whining now. :)

Besides that, things are going good. Busier than ever before in our marriage but still good! I don't think I have said whether or not I got that job at the school. Well, I did. I am the Title I aid for a kindergarten class. So what I get to do is pull kids back in small groups, the ones that are falling behind in reading and help them with letters and sounds and things like that. And when i'm not doing that I am just helping the teacher out however I can and monitoring behavior. So far, I really like it!! Kindergarten is crazy, i'm not sure I would ever want to teach it by myself as the teacher, but I can handle being the aid. I have so many funny stories when I come home everyday. Sometimes they aren't even funny until I get home and then when I think about it I can't help but laugh! Kids really do say and do the craziest things!

So now this means that i'm going to school 3 nights a week for 4-5 hours each night, working at the school, and editing wedding videos! It is busy, but I will find a way to do it all somehow! And being busy makes school go by a lot faster and before I know it, it will be christmas break! I can't wait!!!! We are going to be really busy over the break, but it will be a fun busy! I love the holidays!

Ummm...this is why I don't blog that often. I am already out of things to say. haha! Life isn't that boring, it's just that is what we do lately...school and work. We still do find lots of time to play though! We definitely take what we can get, and find ways to have fun! We really just have so much freakin fun together! I am married to the coolest man ever. Sometimes I really can't understand how I got so lucky in life. The other night I was thinking about that song that goes something like..."and I thought I loved you then.." well it's true I love this guy more and more every day and I can't even comprehend loving him more! Sorry, look at me being all mushy-gushy. But I am just so grateful for my husband! I L.O.V.E being married to him! No one has ever made me feel so loved and appreciated in all my life, it's such an awesome feeling.

To blog or not to blog?

2010-09-27T15:05:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I really consider writing a blog post and I go to my blog page and look at it and think about it and I never do. So here's a mini update/random thoughts.

Things are great! I L-O-V-E love being married to this guy...

School is a pain in my butt most of the time, but it's good to be back. It will be better to be done.

Editing videos is my favorite.

Working from home is a little harder than I thought it would be...I need people time.

We're addicted to Smallville. Addicted. But sometimes it makes me mental! Lana Lang..peace out! You drive me crazy! Clark Kent..learn to fly. Seriously, it's time. Lex Luthor, could you be any more evil? Lois Lane...just kiss him already!!! Chloe Sullivan, you are my favorite character. See? Addicted.

I love my apartment. I want a puppy!!! My husband is a crazy man, he makes me laugh A LOT! We've started to run...I hate running. I always have. Oh I hate it. But I always feel good once i'm done. I'm just glad I have Spenser there to push me!

I might get a job at an Elementary school as a teachers aid. I'm crossing my fingers. I am going stir crazy locked up in this house all day.

I got to stop and see Alli and her new baby London in the hospital. She's so cute! I was so happy I was able to do that!

My husband is such a good student!! He is one of those students that doesn't procrastinate, I could learn a thing or two from him...

And speaking of him, he's home now and needs the computer. SO I guess that means I have to stop there. Good thing I love him so much :)

Peace.

My Video Blog!

2010-09-12T21:14:00.000-07:00

Hey All,

Just wanted to let you know I started a blog for my video stuff! Check it out.

www.stormcloudproductions.wordpress.com

I just posted a new video! :)

The blonde jokes may be true.

2010-08-27T15:01:00.000-07:00

Meet Sebastian.

Now meet Me.

I really am as stupid as I look.

Let me explain why.

I have night classes now. They go from 5-10:45pm. Very long night classes! Spenser works at the Cafeteria a couple nights a week at 5 so we leave at the same time. On Wednesday night I got to class and parked my car and Spenser pulled up behind my car and rolled his window down for me to come talk to him. Now, I love my husband so I was excited to go and say Hi and kiss him before class. :) So I hurried and grabbed my back pack, locked my car door, and ran over to his window. I said hi, gave him a kiss and rushed off to class. Class was long..very long...a little boring, but at 10:30 it was finally over. I started walking out and realized that my keys weren't in my bag so I went back into the classroom and searched for them. Nowhere to be found. Hmmm. Maybe I left them in my car. So my friend Ashley and I walk out to check it out. As I get a little closer to my car I hear an engine running...so I say to Ashley "is my car running...?" Everything after that was kind of a blur until I realized that in fact my car WAS running. For the past FIVE AND HALF HOURS in the parking lot outside my classroom. Lucky for me Ashley's dad lives close and had the tools to break in. Could I be any more stupid?

Yes. In fact I can.

Because that's the 2nd time i've done that.

But no harm done. Just a little wasted gas and the opportunity for everyone in my class to have a good laugh at my expense. It was pretty funny!!!!

The first time I did that was a few years ago in Tucson when a group of us drove down for our friends farewell. They thought I was an idiot then and i'm sure they think i'm an idiot now. But all I can do is laugh at myself. Leave it to me to do something like that! :)

Clink. Drip. Pssshhh.

2010-08-27T14:15:00.000-07:00

When we did the walk through with our landlord we discovered some roots growing out of the drain in our bath tub. I wasn't very excited about that! My landlord came back with some drano and pull some stuff out and put some drano in it. Did it help? Not at all! It would not drain at all. Well because it was a Saturday she wasn't sure if she could get the plumber out that day...we weren't too excited about that because she knew we were coming and we couldn't understand why she didn't check everything out before we came. Well she got a hold of the plumber and he said he would come that night. He didn't. After a long day of moving all we wanted to do was shower! But we couldn't. We both got a little grumpy but then decided to just chill out and have fun, so we just layed on our bed and laughed at stupid things and just had a good ol' time! Sunday rolled around and we were showerless for church. So the sink was the next best thing...just enough to make us smell good and look good was all I cared about! The plumber came over while we were at church and did what he could but decided he would need to come back later in the week to really get the job done. So until Thursday we were able to shower but it drained extremely slow, so it was one of those showers where your standing in a foot of water. Long story short, he came and stayed for 8 hours and worked his butt off. He had to cut open the wall in our closet and replace a bunch of pipes and pull a ton of roots out and whatever else he did. Now it's perfect and it drains like a champ. It was pretty obnoxious for a little bit! We are glad its fixed! And it was kind of a blessing because Spenser ended up working with that plumber for a week and made some extra cash! The Lord works in mysterious ways! :)

So let me explain the title of my blog. Clink. Drip. Psssshhh. Those are the noises that are lovely apartment made the first night we were here. We were starting to think we got a pretty ghetto place. The fan kept going Clink Clink Clink Clink (but we needed it on because the AC was not working so great yet..thats another story, but it works good now :) ) and the bathtub was going Drip Drip Drip Drip..and then every couple minutes the toilet would really loudly say "pssssshhhhhh". We could have had a dance party with all of the noise! The bathtub stopped dripping after it was fixed...the fan magically stopped clinking (except for occasionally)...and the toilet still says psssshhh if we forgot to barely flush it after we really flush it. We still haven't got that fixed. But whatev.

It may sound ghetto but it's not. I am in love with our new apartment. It's so much bigger and brighter than our last apartment. Our last place was always so dark. And we have a big enough room that we can re-arrange our stuff if we want to! Everything is finally in it's place and I love it!! I have my computer right by the window so when I edit all day I don't feel completely closed off from the world. And we live by the road so I just watch people walk by and drive by...keeps me entertained. :)

I will post pics as soon as I get a chance!

Writer's block

2010-08-21T20:02:00.000-07:00

I feel like I have Writer's block. I have so many new and exciting things going on in my life right now..but when I sit down and stare at the screen...nothing comes out. I just don't know where to start. And not to mention the fact I really am just not a creative writer. I feel like my blog is just so boring to read. I follow blogs that are SO fun to read and it makes me realzie that blogging just isn't my thing. I wish I did it more though because it is so fun to go back and read later on...so I will continue to try. And if there is anyone out there that cares to read my blog here's whats new...

Spenser and I are officially moved back to Thatcher! Hallelujah! We couldn't be more excited! I can't even begin to tell you how everything just fell into place for us. From the minute that we made the decision everything has just worked out...one thing after another. We had a few moments of doubt and worry, but we just tried to stay positive because we knew it was the right decision! The Lord has truly helped us get here to this point.

We were able to get school and financial aid figured out, we found a place to live, Spenser found a job, I am able to keep my job editing videos from home and so many great people helped us move out and in to our new place. I especially want to thank my Dad for taking his Saturday to help us get all moved down here. We couldn't have done it without him! We had no idea how we were going to survive financially...and wow, it just worked out so great! There were a couple times where we really had no idea how we could do it. The list could go on and on of the blessings we received. We know that this is where we are supposed to be!

On the drive down here I just couldn't stop thinking about how everything has worked out and fallen into place and how excited and happy I am to finally be moving back to Thatcher. I was just so overwhelmed. Little did I know Spenser was thinking the same thing the whole way too (cuz we drove separate)...anyway. It sounds so dumb but once we had everything moved into the apartment and everyone left I was walking back inside and I just looked and Spenser and started crying. He was like "why are you crying?" and i told him it was just because I am so happy to be here and I know without a doubt it's the right thing. haha, i'm such a baby. But he feels the same way, we couldn't be happier! Things have been great! It's going to be crazy busy with school and work, but it's going to be great!!

Eric and Melanie's Wedding

2010-07-21T15:50:00.000-07:00

My friend Melanie got married on April 24th! I had the opportunity to do her Wedding Video. It was tons of fun to shoot and tons of fun to edit! I am so happy for Eric and Melanie! They are so cute and happy together! Here is their wedding film, Enjoy!

Eric and Melanie from Stormy Garner on Vimeo.

4th of July!

2010-07-06T14:36:00.000-07:00

I wrote this post right after the 4th of July and forgot to post it. So what the heck, better late than never...

So for the 4th of July weekend Spenser and I took a road trip up to St. Johns! It was such a fun weekend!! We did a lot, ate a lot, and just had a lot of fun!

We got up there Friday night and hung out with the fam...and then Saturday morning we all went to Show Low to see Toy Story 3. I loved it! There aren't very many animated movies that do well when they keep making more movies after the first...but Toy Story is definitely an exception! Spenser's little nephew Brody was there and he watched the entire thing and loved it! It was cute to look over and see him watching so intently. He is so funny, he is always making us laugh and saying the cutest things!

Saturday night we all went to Round Valley to see the Fireworks. I think they were definitely some of the best I have ever seen! They had all these cool shapes...like 3D cubes and smiley faces...just really cool ones! And they went on for quite awhile too..when they were over and everyone started clapping I was a bit disappointed with the Grand Finale...but it wasn't over and the Grand Finale was not disappointing at all! It was pretty fun! I hadn't been to fireworks in a few years, so it was fun to finally see them again!

Sunday we went to church, chilled, ate a great lunch that Spenser made...and watched a movie (well I fell asleep of course, I love my Sunday naps!) Then Sunday night we all hung out outside and made smores over the fire. The weather was SO amazing, it was so fun to just be able to hang out outside. It was perfect. And since it was so perfect me and Spenser decided to sleep on the trampoline! I love doing that! I used to sleep on the tramp all the time as a kid, it was fun to do it again!

On the way home we stopped in Show Low to see Knight and Day...because its way cheaper to go to a movie up there...so we didn't want to pass up a good opportunity! It was hilarious! I loved it!!

And then we stopped in Miami to eat at the Burger House...where we ate the most delicious green chile burros that I have ever had in my life. YUM! I can't wait to drive thru Miami again, because you better believe we will be stopping there again..and again...and probably even again. :)

The moral of the story. It was a great 4th of July weekend! :)

Favorite Song

2010-07-06T14:34:00.000-07:00

Sometimes it surprises people when they found out what kind of music I love. So just for kicks, here is one of my favorite songs right now...(I usually have about 10 favorite songs at one time...this is just one for now) :)

2010-06-26T20:40:00.000-07:00

So I found a video that goes along with my last post. Remember how I told you that Spenser likes to make me mental?? Well, here is a video from when we got our wedding pictures taken...and I reached to get my bouquet from him. Watch this video twice. The first time you watch it watch me...you will think i'm a brat. Then watch it again... and just look at his face.. he is a brat too!!! This is just a small glimpse of the things he does to drive me crazy. :)

Random

2010-06-25T21:35:00.000-07:00

Well hello friends. It's been awhile. It's Friday night, i'm wide awake... and my cute husband is sound asleep on the couch...he wakes up way earlier than me. What a good guy. He's up every morning before 5...to be to work at 5... 5:00 am...for the most part I like to think that time of day doesn't exist. I don't mind it when his alarm goes off...because I just don't struggle to fall back to sleep. Something I hate about myself. I have never been a morning person. Never. Ever. Once i'm up, i'm fine and happy that I'm up...but unless I absolutely have to be up for a particular reason, I find it difficult to get my butt out of bed. I go through phases. And lately i've been going through a bad phase. I guess I should just enjoy sleeping in and stop telling myself that "I need to get up earlier" because some day I will have kids that will make me get out of bed earlier. And then there is Spenser..even on Saturday he is up super early. He is one of those people with an internal alarm clock, I just didn't come with one of those. Something I am trying to be better at. Just because I feel like a slug when I sleep in. (And when I say sleep in I just mean until 7:15...when I have to be to work at 8) My hair rarely looks fabulous at work.

And there it was. The first step. Confession. Now maybe I can move on and change my problem. :) Or maybe I will just enjoy my sleep. We'll see.

Anywho...

So I have never been the girl that posts a bunch of lovey dovey ooey gooey stuff about my husband online. But I look at him sleeping on the couch right now and it just kind of makes me want to tell the whole world how unbelievably lucky I am to be married to him. Wow, I didn't think being this happy was actually possible. Oh don't get me wrong, we're a normal couple...we have our issues from time to time. But we really are just happy as can be and having way too much fun together. He's my best friend. He makes me laugh and smile all the time. He makes me crazy and mental a lot too. And that's his favorite part. He says the most random things that don't make ANY sense at all... just to make me a little insane. And it works, oh it works. Every. Time. The other day we were getting ready to go over to a friends house and he was getting dressed...in his t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops...and then he throws on a jacket and says he's ready to go. And me being as gullible as I can be...and him being as convincing as he always is...I believed that he really wanted to wear that stupid jacket in the 112 degree weather even though he is always hot. But then I come back to my senses and realize that once again he just wants to make me mental. One of my favorite things about him is his laugh. Oh his laugh...it's awesome. And his fake laugh that he does to make me laugh even harder is just too much to handle sometimes. The other night we were in bed and we really needed to go to sleep but we were just having too much fun together just laughing and talking and being so silly. And he was laughing like an insane person. Oh my gosh, I thought I was going to lose my mind. But I'm sure the neighbors actually lost theirs. What could be better. We really do feel like we are just having an extra long sleep over most of the time. It's love.

So there ya go. I was ooey gooey...it probably won't happen often, but I just wanted to make a shout out to my awesome, hilarious, hardworking, fun, super cute and sexy husband! I love you!

Good Things to Come

2010-06-22T12:51:00.001-07:00

Pictures

2010-06-07T15:16:00.001-07:00

Here are some pics from when we went to Thatcher, I forgot to post them!

Serendipity Videography

2010-06-06T17:02:00.000-07:00

Well, as most of you know I have the amazing opportunity to work for Serendipity Videography and it is the best job that I've ever had! I really love it, not only because I get to edit videos and go to amazing weddings but I get to work with great people! I love everyone that I work with! A while back we had a photo shoot with Melissa Jill, she is an amazing photographer! She took great pictures of our big group! We also brought our cameras and got some fun footage, so my boss put together this cool video of the photo shoot! I think it's pretty fun! Enjoy!

Serendipity Videography & Melissa Jill Photography from Serendipity Videography on Vimeo.

Dear Thatcher,

2010-05-13T15:41:00.000-07:00

I have missed you these past 3 years. You really are such a great little town! If it weren't for your existence I wouldn't have met my amazing husband, some of my very best friends, had the time of my life my first two years in College, found my passion for video editing, learned how to live on my own, sent off a missionary (not saying that was the best part but still...), and the list could go on and on...

Love,
Stormy

So me and Spenser went to Thatcher a few weekends ago. I was SO excited to go! We weren't planning on going down there at all, it was a very last minute decision but it was a great one. Being spontaneous is fun..we had a great time! Driving down there was torture because I was just so excited to get there! When we got there the first place we went to was the institute...the minute I walked in I said, "it smells just like the Thatcher institute!" ...which to my nose is a heavenly smell. Nobody has to understand my love for that small town, but as the very wise Eastern Arizona Advisor said "Thatcher is the best kept secret" So true. And i'm glad to be in on that secret. After we went to the institute we just walked around the campus and loved our lives remembering all the good times we had there. We got to go to the open house for the new Gila Valley Temple which is just absolutely gorgeous! We got to reminisce (spell check please!) about old times...we played in the river...slept on the most uncomfortable fold out bed (but were so grateful to have a place to stay)...AND we looked at different options for places to live. That's right friends...me and Spenser are moving back. Not sure when yet, but in the very near future. We are both going to be starting school in August. He is going to get started at EA and I am going to be doing the NAU Education program through EA to get my bachelors. So it works out. At first I was having a hard time getting excited about the move because I absolutely love the job that I have up here, but after talking to my boss who was very nice and supportive about the whole thing, I am much more relieved because she is still going to let me work for her from a distance. So thats great news!!! Everything is ready to go we just have to get our living situation settled and we are going to be leaving. What a change, but we really feel like it's a good thing to do and the best thing for us right now. So...wish us luck!!

Alli and Stormy...

2010-04-29T21:21:00.000-07:00

Here is a video that I have had of me and Alli since our freshmen year in highschool. I just barely got it off the tape onto my computer. Thanks to Alli for letting me borrow her VCR! Our seminary class was broken up into groups and we each had to do a news cast based on what we were learning at the time. Me and Alli just did the commercial though! Helmets and shields were very important in the bible times! Haha we were big dorks!

Melanie and Eric's Wedding

2010-04-29T06:52:00.000-07:00

I had the opportunity to film my friend Melanie's wedding this past weekend! Here is a little video I put together for her. Congrats to Melanie and Eric! :)

Pics

2010-04-11T20:10:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pics of me and Spens and Cheyennes wedding. I made him dance with me! It was pretty fun! :)

Date Night

2010-04-10T09:10:00.000-07:00

Date night....need I say more? :)

Cheyenne and Tyler's Wedding

2010-04-09T16:16:00.000-07:00

This weekend my friend Cheyenne got married! I had the oppurtunity to be her bridesmaid and to do her wedding film! It made for a busy event but I had a blast doing it! My amazing husband Spenser helped out with anything that I needed and my friend Steven came and shot with me! It was nice to have a second shooter! Cheyenne was such a gorgeous bride! I loved loved loved her dress, and her hair! Her and Tyler are such a great couple, seriously just perfect for each other! He's so funny! I put together just a short video for them to watch until I get the actual video done. So here it is..enjoy!

My Engagement Video

2010-02-25T16:26:00.000-08:00

I know, it's a little late.

So when I got my engagement pictures taken, I was kind of bummed because I obviously couldn't film it myself. So I asked Kathy to film for me, I know she really didn't want to do it, but she did it anyway! And now thanks to her, I have a cute video!

We are being complete dorks... but that's just how we are. lol anyway, here it is!

Coin Toss Date

2010-02-16T15:26:00.000-08:00

So a few weekends ago Spenser and I were sitting on the couch watching TV, and he told me he had a surprise for me this weekend. I was excited and couldn't wait to see what it was, and then he said "well...do you want me to tell you so that we can talk about it?" haha...I like surprises more than he does. So i said "sure, tell me." He went on to say that he was going to take me to San Diego and we were going to go to Sea World. I got all excited, and then he said "Crap, I was kidding, I just thought of that and wanted to see what you would say." haha, thanks for getting my hopes up! And then he told me what he really had thought about, and it was either to go down to Thatcher for the weekend or maybe go up to the Grand Canyon. Anyway, long story short we narrowed it down to either actually going to San Diego or going to Thatcher. Then we flipped a coin...drum roll please...Thatcher it was!

So that was the plan.

However, we both ended up working later than planned and decided to just bag that idea and find something else to do. So we made a list of what he would want to do and what I would want to do and we picked heads and tails for each.

Number 1: Goofy Golfing vs. Batting Cages
Number 2: Garcias vs. Joes BBQ
Number 3: Pazooki vs. Coldstone

So right before we left the house, we flipped a coiin....Goofy Golfing! So we headed off to Golfland. We got there...and then another change of plans when we saw the go-carts and laser tag. It was a blast, we ended up being the only one at the go carts so we just got to race each other, he won cuz I was a little chicken around the sharp turns! Laser tag was lots of fun too, it was the first time i've ever been. But there was some hard core guy in there that takes his laser tag very seriously, so we got destroyed! haha

Then we flipped the coin in the parking lot to see where we would eat...to my disappointment it was....Joes BBQ. I hate barbecue sauce. Hate. So i was afraid. But everything I got there was amazing! It didn't have any barbecue sauce, that's why. :)

Once again, in the parking lot we flipped the coin... PAZOOKI! Yay for me. Spenser and I went to Oreganos awhile back and we talked about sharing a Pazooki..then when the waitress asked if we were ready for dessert, Spenser said no thanks. What? You can't go to Oreganos and NOT get pazooki. I don't care if you're full. Make room! lol, so anyway, I was glad that coin was in my favor!

Spenser came up with the idea, and it was tons of fun!

Cheyenne and Tylers Engagement Video

2010-02-11T10:41:00.000-08:00

Where we are now...

2010-02-09T16:24:00.000-08:00

Before Spenser and I got married we were thinking about a lot of different options. Where to live and what not. We thought about Idaho, Provo, Flagstaff, Thatcher... and we were both agreed on the fact that we didn't want to stay in the valley. Well here we are, in Mesa. I'm not even really sure how it happened to be honest, but we both felt really good about it, we knew it was right. And once we knew, we found an apartment so quick. We got so lucky, we love where it's at, and the price is exactly what we wished for! Spenser found a job right away too, and staying here meant that I would get to keep my job!

So now, here we are...Spenser is driving school buses for Mesa, and i'm editing videos for Serendipity Videography. Spenser loves his job. He comes home every day talking about how fun and cool his job is! For a bit, I was working at Sams Club and for Serendipity, but Sams Club was just awful. I hated it there, and I wanted to be able to work more with Serendipity. So, we decided we would be just fine if I just had the one job, and my life has been a heck of a lot nicer since I decided to leave Sams!

I am so happy and so lucky to be working for Serendipity! If you haven't seen their work check it out at www.serendipityvideography.com/blog, they are awesome! And I am lucky enough to be one of their editors. They are teaching me so much, pretty soon I get to start going to the weddings and being a Video Coordinator, and then a shooter. They have amazing equipment that I still have to learn, and I can't wait to learn so I can start filming the weddings too! And not only am I loving it and learning a lot, but I love the people I work for and with! They are so awesome. I swear my boss is super woman, she does so much all the time, and never stops! I don't know how she does it all. She is teaching me the business side of it as well, it's pretty cool. Her husband is the main shooter and editor, and he is just amazing at what he does! I really am so blessed to be working with them! I am so grateful to Corinna for landing me this awesome job! Corinna is an awesome gal that I worked for my senior year, and now she is helping me out in so many ways! I also edit videos for her, she is a professional makeup artist. It's tons of fun, and I learn great tips on how to makeup at the same time!

Life is good, me and Spenser are happy!

Our Honeymoon

2010-02-07T18:48:00.000-08:00

So! After our Reception in St. Johns we headed to San Diego for our Honeymoon Cruise! What a fun week! The drive over there was fun of course, and we actually got to the Cruise Ship a little early, so we had to wait a bit before we could board the ship. Which was fine. We were excited to finally get on though and roam around the ship. I had already been on this same cruise ship before, so I showed Spenser around and we were both so excited! We couldn't wait to leave the dock!

Here we are waiting to leave San Diego...

Our first night on board was a bit crazy. We left San Diego and headed down to dine for dinner. We got seated with two other couples, which was fine, but I was bummed that I forgot to tell them ahead of time that we wanted our own table. We actually got seated with another LDS couple...they had quite the story of how they met...it was very strange, Me and Spenser only dined one more time and the rest of the time we just ate up on the Lido deck to avoid any awkwardness. But anywho, during dinner we started feeling the movement of the ship so bad. That was a week of a pretty big storm, and the waves were HUGE that first night, and it was so unfortunately obvious. We decided to cut out early on dinner and just head back to the room to lay down cuz we were feeling sick from it. Spenser didn't keep his dinner down for very long, and I just layed on the bed wishing I could get rid of mine. It was terrible!! BUT, my mom had given us some sea sick patches to put behind our ears (her and my dad used them on their cruise and they worked like a charm) so we put those on, and went to bed. The next day was our day at sea, and the weather and the water was calm, thank goodness! We had lots of fun.

Our first stop was in Catalina Island! What a beautiful place! I wish we would have had more time there! That is a place I would love to go and stay for a week! There is so much to see and do there! We didn't get to see very much because we weren't old enough to rent a darn golf cart! So we got electric bikes instead!

Those were SOO fun! I was a little scared at first with the whole downhill thing, but I finally caught on! We got to see a lot more with those, and they really were a lot of fun! They were super heavy, so if we dropped them when we stopped, they were pretty hard to pick back up! Man, Catalina Island was a blast, I want to go back!

That night was the "Captains Dinner" It was the Formal, Fancy dinner. So we got to dress up. It was fun! I borrowed my moms dress that she wore on her cruise! It was fun to get all dressed up. But unfortunately, we slacked off that night and really didnt get very many pictures in our fancy outfits! Oh well... that was probably the most interesting night on the cruise...and for one reason only...the sea sick patch! What an evil little sucker. Soo! We decided to take them off the morning of Catalina, but then the weather was supposed to pick back up, so after we got back on the ship we put some new ones on, and we layed down and just crashed...4 hours later Spenser tried to wake me up. And it just wasn't happening. I was in a whole new world. I didn't know what was going on, what time it was, what was happening, or anything. Spenser told me to wake up so we could go eat dinner, it was about 8:00 pm, but I thought it was the next morning and I couldn't understand why they hadn't brought us our breakfast! I was acting really strange, and talking about trains on the track, 123... and breakfast, and calling Spenser weird names, and asking him why he was acting like a 2 year old and saying weird words, and I kept saying that I was so sad that we missed our day in Ensenada, he had no idea what was wrong with me! He video taped me for a bit, its quite entertaining. He just kept telling me to stop acting stupid...he thought I was just messing with him...but I was definitely not. I hardly remember any of it. He finally got me up to the lido deck for dinner, and the whole way up there I was like swaying back and forth and just acting weird. So we get in there and he starts getting all this dinner food and I say. "Where is the breakfast?" He told me for the 100th time that its night time and its dinner time! So I said I wasn't going to eat that crap and I got a bowl of peaches and sat down. Then I suddenly realized everything was FUZZY, I could NOT see clear at all! And it freaked me out! Not only did I feel completely weird and confused, and frustrated, but I couldn't see! So he sits down with his food and I say to him, "I can't see my peaches.." and I just started to cry.. then he finally realized I was not joking, something was wrong! So he took me down to the room and we read the box for the sea sick patch...and every single side effect that you could get from it, I GOT! It was ridiculous. So we took it off, and I layed there feeling confused and like crap for quite some time. He made me drink a bunch of apple juice and eat a sandwich, and then I went back to sleep until the morning. It was not fun, but talking about it now is good for a laugh, especially from Spensers point of view!

Our second stop was in Ensenada, Mexico. We took a taxi out to the blow hole, I had also been here before and the blow hole just wasn't all that impressive, but this time we got there early and it really was pretty cool!

We chilled around the blow hole for awhile, and then just walked around to all the different little shops and did some shopping. I wanted a purse so bad, but I was being really picky, and when I finally found the one I wanted, the guy refused to lower his price. What a shame, it was a cute purse! But we had so much fun in Mexico, we ate some awesome tacos, and shopped, and played, and just really enjoyed it there. The weather was perfect!

We were stopped in Ensenada until 9 or 10 pm I think, so me and Spenser got back on the ship around 4 or 5 and went up to the top deck and sat in the hot tub, it was nice cuz everyone was still in Mexico so we got it all to ourselves.

I could tell a million stories, and share a ton of pictures. But I will just leave it at that. It was a great trip! Very interesting, funny, we got a little sick here and there, but we have nothing but great memories of our trip! And before we went home we stopped at the temple and did a session, it was awesome. The San Diego Temple is gorgeous! If you haven't been there, you should definitely go next time you are in San Diego!

Word of advice: Don't use a sea sick patch. :) Although, it really was pretty funny!

Our Wedding Day

2010-02-07T16:36:00.000-08:00

Spenser and I were married on November 21st, 2009. It's already been over 2 months which is just crazy! It felt like it took us forever to get to this point and now that we are here the time is just flying.

Our Wedding Day was so perfect for us. We loved every minute of it. My friends Becky, Cheyenne, and Perla spent the night with me the night before and we all got ready together that morning. It was tons of fun to have them there with me!

We headed over to the temple for our sealing at 1:30. The sealing was so amazing, I loved every minute of it. It was such a great feeling to know that we made the right decision and that we get to be toghether forever. After the sealing we took the family and bridal pictures and then headed out to Buckeye for the reception. I LOVED our reception! It was such a blast! There was such a good turn out, I was just so grateful to have so many people show their support and come celebrate with us!

Kyle was our DJ and he did an awesome job! He kept the party going, we just danced and danced and had so much fun!

We had a movie theme, and the decorations turned out amazing! A lot of people pitched in to set it up, and it was perfect! From the center pieces to the vinyl, the chandelier, the movie reels, the lighted stars, I loved it ALL! I am so grateful to everyone that helped us out! Getting married really just showed me how many people really do love and care for me. So many people were willing to help to make it such a wonderful day, and it really was such a wonderful day! I think back on it now and it's just crazy, everything happened so fast and was just over in a flash. But it really was one of the best days of my life.

Kati was awesome and took the video for me, unfortunately I have been so busy that not only haven't I been blogging but I have not edited my video either. Once I do, I will share it with you all. Thanks to Kati for doing that for me! I appreciate it so so much! I went through the video and it's perfect, I cannot wait to get the chance to edit it!

Chelsey is a great friend of mine, she made our wedding cake! I loved it so much, we cut the cake so Spenser and I got a bite of it. Not only was it such a cute cake, but it was so good! I wish I would have ate more of it, and I wish I would have had the chance to eat some of her truffles too, I was just too busy with everything going on! They are the best things ever! And I am so grateful for Chelsey to do all of that for me! She rocks!!

We were lucky to get to have two receptions. Two weeks after our wedding we had our reception up in St. Johns which also turned out perfect! Again, the decorations were amazing, Kyle was an awesome DJ, and we danced and just had such a fun time.

I am so happy to be married to Spenser, to be a part of his family now, and to be able to start this new adventure with him. We love being married, it's lots of fun! We feel so blessed to be where we are, and have the jobs that we have!

AND, Cheyenne caught the bouquet at the reception and guess what?! Now she is getting married! It really works ;) I'm so excited for her! I can't wait for her big day!! Congrats to Cheyenne and Tyler, being married is the best!

Surprise!

2010-02-06T08:29:00.000-08:00

I promise this blog won't just be videos but this is one of our favorites...

The Proposal

2010-02-05T20:56:00.000-08:00

Here is how he proposed! I loved it!

Music Video

2010-02-05T20:54:00.001-08:00

Here is the music video that me and Spenser made while we were engaged. It's true, my life really would suck without him!

# 1

2010-02-04T21:31:00.000-08:00

Let the blog begin!

Tomorrow... :)