Day 13 Blog Challenge

Day 13: my favorite musician.

I am so indecisive if you can't tell already! I don't have just one favorite musician. I love most music and will enjoy listening to almost any song. Some of my favorites are...
Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Blue October, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Little Big Town, Mariah Carey, Reba, Sublime, and Weezer. Just to name a few.

Day 12 Blog Challenge

Day 12: a photo of the town you live in.

I live in the beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah! I think the Salt Lake valley is breathtaking. The mountains are amazing. It's a huge city but seems like every where we go there is someone we know. I hope to never have to move from here, I would be happy to live here the rest of my life!

The first picture is one I found online, it's pretty! The second picture is from last night at the AMA Supercross, I felt like everyone from Salt Lake was there! It was so packed. It's Zach's favorite sport and he watches it every week so I'm glad that it makes a stop in SLC every year.

Day 11 Blog Challenge

Day 11: a picture of what's in my makeup bag.
I don't use a bag for my makeup, it all just goes in a plastic drawer. I have always sat on the floor in front of a mirror to get ready for the day. I don't use too much make up. My must have item is Mary Kay Lash Love Mascara, it is awesome! I love their Timewise face wash and moisturizer too. I use a liquid foundation and blush. What I'm using now is Elf brand. It's not great but it's pretty cheap.

Day 10 Blog Challenge

Day 10: my favorite place to eat.

Well, this all depends on if we're going somewhere expensive or somewhere fast.

I love Noodles and Company if we are picking up something fast. I always order penne rosa when we go there. It is so yummy and pretty healthy for you.

We also go to Sweet Tomatoes pretty often. They have the best salad there! Chicken won ton happiness. Mmmmm.

My favorite restaurant is Ruby River steakhouse. That is where Zach proposed :) I usually order a steak. They have yummy bread and deep fried baked potatoes that are great! But they are not good for you at all. You never will leave that place hungry.

Day 9 Blog Challenge

Day 9: a photo if the last item you purchased.
Dang it, I missed a day of blogging.
I went to Rue 21 the other day to look for a new phone case and that was the last thing I purchased. I did buy dinner last night at Olive Garden though. It was quite yummy!

Day 8 Blog Challenge

Day 8: A photo and a song to match my mood.

Well today I have a mixture of moods. Today was just kind of a boring day. Nothing too great has happened. Nothing bad has happened either.

Since I don't know what my mood is, I don't have a song to match it. I will tell you what my favorite song is right now...Done by The Band Perry. I love her voice and every song that they sing. I tend to buy a song and listen to it over and over again until I am sick of it.

Day 7 Blog Challenge

Day 7: my dream wedding.

I am planning a wedding at the moment. We are going to do the wedding in our backyard instead of renting a reception center to save some money.
So the theme of our wedding will be a chic backyard country wedding with rustic touches combined with delicate details. (Yes I found that online haha!)
I would love to get married in a barn but since we do not have one, I can just look at pics.
The colors are going to be neutral browns and creams and flowers will be sunflowers.
I love Pinterest. I have found a lot of ideas on there. I still don't know what exactly I am going to do for decorations but here are some of my favorite pins.

Day 6 Blog Challenge

Day 6: A photo of an animal you would love to have as a pet.

Oh how I would love to have a pet! I love animals.
I am definitely a cat person and would love a cat. Zach does not like cats though so I can live with out one. :(
We would like to get a dog but will have to wait now until after our wedding since we are getting married in our backyard. We will adopt from the Humane Society when we do get a dog. I would love to have a really big dig! My favorite breed is a St Bernard, I want my dog to weigh more then me! But I cannot help but love Huskies and Golden Retrievers, they are adorable. These are some pictures that make my heart melt. Some really cute animals...

Day 5 Blog Challenge

Day 5: a picture of you 2 years ago.

2 years was not that long ago. Not much has changed as far as physical appearance. I guess not much has changed at all besides now I am planning a wedding.

2011- to be honest I don't remember what we did to celebrate New Years. Probably not anything to fun, obviously!
In March we went to the Lady Gaga concert. It was super fun!
Zach and I went to California at the end of March also. It was the first and only time I have ever seen the ocean. I would love to go back!
That summer we did a lot of boating and camping. We went to Starvation Reservoir 3 times that summer.
My grandpa passed away in August of this year. I was so glad that Zach got to go with to North Dakota, it meant a lot. I hope we can go back soon for fun!
We of course went to Lake Powell for Zach's birthday. All of Zach's brothers were able to come down and also my family was there to celebrate too.
We spent Thanksgiving in Las Vegas and Christmas here in Salt Lake.

Day 4 Blog Challenge

Day 4: your favorite picture of your best friend.

I have 3 best friends. They are all very different people and personalities. I love them all!

Of course the first one I will tell you about is Zach. I could write paragraphs or even a whole book about how I feel about him. He is who I run to when I'm sad, just seeing him can put a smile on my face. I fall more in love with him everyday. I am so lucky to have him. These are my 2 favorite pics of Zach, this first one was last year in Las Vegas and the other he was just a cute little baby! :)

Next is my sister Penny. She is incredible and has always been there for me. What I love most about her is that she is very loyal and will listen to me rant about anything and always give me advise and support when I need it. We always have fun together and can talk forever about anything. Whenever something new or exciting happens, she is who I call first. My favorite pictures of her are... when she was on vacation, she looks so happy and care free! The next one she just looks soooo happy and it makes me laugh becauase its definately her drunk face. The last pic is of her and I on Halloween 2012, it was fun!

Lastly is Shaliece, she is beautiful. I don't think she knows how much she has helped me. When I met her I was very in need of a friend. Someone to take my mind off of trying to be perfect. We have had lots of fun and gotten in to some trouble together. We have the same interest in cloths, music, anything (other then she has a love for salt and I really don't like it!) I'm glad we have made it through all the crap and fights haha! These are my favorite pics of her! All are times when I have not been with her... Weird because we have lots of pics together!

Day 3 Blog Challenge

Day 3: my favorite store.

I love shopping! I buy a lot of my cloths from Forever 21, its my go to place if I want to find something I like. They have lots of variety.

I also love to grocery shop lately. Zach and I set a budget for our food after finding out exactly how much we spent on eating out (let me tell you, I almost peed my pants when I added it all up! We spent over $800 a month in eating out and grocery store trips.) We set a budget ($100 a week) and have done really good at it. I love to go to the store and get everything we need and still have money left over. It has been working out really well for us. So my favorite food store is Costco. We also go to Smiths for things we do not buy in bulk.

Other stores that I like to shop at... Rue 21, Target, Ross, Uptown Cheapskate, Bohme, and ocasionally Walmart and Bed Bath and Beyond ( I like to walk around these stores)

Day 2 Blog Challenge

Day 2: something you ate today.

I have been trying to make better food choices lately and found a recipe on Pinterest that I wanted to try. I LOVE chicken salad! It's not that great for you because of all the mayo on it. This is a healthy alternative.

2 boiled chicken breasts
1 whole avacado
Juice of half a lime
Onion
Cilantro
Salt and pepper

Just boil the chicken, let it cool and shred it. Then mix all ingredients together!

I use a lot of onion because I love them also. I could probably just eat a whole onion raw everyday if it didn't give me funky breath!

Put all this on a roll or bread and it is quite tasty! I made this on Sunday and am planning on eating it for lunch most days this week. It makes quite a bit.

By the way the best chicken salad (made with mayo) is from Village Baker. Makes my mouth water just thinking of it. Mmmm

Day 1 Blog Challenge

Day 1: a picture of yourself and a description of how your day was.

My day was great! We woke up and went to the gym. Had a good day at work. I came home and made some yummy dumplings and sausage for dinner. Now I am sitting here with the love of my life just relaxing. I'm happy and we are healthy, which is great in my book!!
Today was a sad day in the United States for people in Boston. My prayers go out to all the people involved and their loved ones. I can't imagine the hurt they are going through.
I sure do miss some family members in other states and would love to give them a hug right about now. My mom,my dad, my brother, and Zach's sister to name a few.

That's it for now! Lesson learned today... Always tell your loved ones you love them whenever possible. Your life can change in the blink of an eye.

Blog Challenge

I am writing this post from my phone to see how it works.
My next post will be the start of this blog challenge. Hope it's fun!

Number one!

Well here it goes, my attempt at blogging!
I don't have a specific reason for starting a blog other then I like to read a lot of other blogs so I wanted to try it for myself.
Though I am sure that most people who read this blog will know who I am, I will write a few things about me.
I am Krista, 24 years old and I am engaged to Zach. He is the most perfect man (everyone says perfect is impossible but in my eyes he is!) We are getting married September 14, 2013.
I am a middle child and have an older sister and younger brother. My parents are awesome!
I spend most of my time working and hanging out with Zach. I like to watch TV and probably spend way too much time doing that. I also like to go to the gym, it makes me feel great. In the summer we try to spend as much time as we can boating. I love my job! That is all I can think of for now.

xoxo