Hello Fall!

So yesterday the call of Fall could hold us back NO LONGER! Summer just felt so so short this year for some reason and I have been having a hard time letting it go. 

Our friends slash practically family, the Wagners, invited us and the Thornocks (also family) to go for a ride in the mountains up to Inspiration Point to see the leaves and experience the brisk air. After the experience.... I am finally enjoying Fall completely. 

 These were our chariots. An amazing Razor and two four wheelers. 

We parked next to this family... They are doing it right. 

Words cannot express how much I love these two: Mr. Puff and Alien. 

This is me... I had curlers in my hair for a Halloween Party later that night (dedication) so I was nicknamed Dr.Brain due to my larger than normal head and a childhood inside joke. 

Me and Alien rode in the razor with Mr.Puff and her husband Bo. For the record... Razors are the way to go... Four wheeling is TERRIFYING. Thank you Tyson for giving me your seat. Here are some pictures from the ride 

After some drifting, snow, and losing Jordan.... Anger.... We made it to the top. It is so breath takig! It isn't called Inspiration Point for nothing!! 

Goodbye to our summer playground :( Willard Bay

So awkward. So us. So awesome. 

Oh yes... Mr.Puff made the mistake of wearing white... 

Alien stayed nice and snug...

We had to stop and film some kids drive through the mud. It was actually pretty cool :) but I'm glad it wasn't us. 

Still got a raccoon dirt tatoo though. 

It was such a good time! I'm so greatful for such amazing friends! Waynernockers for life! 

Most Random Post Ever

You may have noticed my blogs "face lift" haha! I don't know what I would do without the color pink and hearts. My husband, Jordan, tells everyone that if they want to get me a gift, "just get her something pink or something with hearts!" At first I didn't want him telling people that because what if I wanted something else?? Then I realized... everything I want is pink...or has hearts...or both!

Anyways...Ever since I graduated (2 weeks ago) my crafty/artsy side has been UNLEASHED and this is what happened.

I made this cute cute cute mini-mouse pinata for my co-worker's 3 year-old's birthday party. I just cut out the shape of mini's head twice by tracing a clock and two medium paper plates and then taped them together with a strip of cardboard in-between. Which was followed by a few hours of gluing tissue paper to her... the bow is also tissue paper. I don't think my kids will ever have a home-made pinata as cute as this because I probably wont have time to do this again haha! They beat her up yesterday..... *cue sad music*

This really has nothing to do with my craftyness... but Jordan was on TV again for like the 3rd time since I have been married to him. KSL did a little bit on Rocky Mountain Flyboard and how AWESOME it is and Jordan was probably trying to get in every shot :)

I THRIFTED!!! I went on my first true thrifting adventure at the DI. I didn't know exactly what I was looking for... but when I saw the silver tray I just KNEW it was perfect. See, my bathroom lighting situation is "hideous" and something needed to be done. First of all the lights are florescent *chocking* and second of all the fan is wired to the light! so when the light is on...so is the fan! This quickly makes a relaxing bath session very not relaxing. So I bought the silver tray for $2 and the candles were between .25 and .75 cents.

Aslo I found this little frog.... I couldn't part.


And I found this pot for a $1!! So I went and bought some succulents. These plants are die-proof.
I gave this to my friend Ron for his birthday because he enjoys plants but he kills them because he works so much. Also I think it will look amazing in his house.

Aaaaaand I sewed this skirt!! I will hopefully be posting a "How To" soon on making it!

Last Day of Being 21!

If you have been tracking my birthday (which you should be), then you would know that the epic day is tomorrow!!! February 20^th is the best day of the ENTIRE year. Why? Because it was the day that I was brought into this world.

I have spent the past year of my human experience being 21 years old. It was grand. Being 21 in North America comes with a lot of privileges.  Well… now that I think of it, the only one I can think about is that I get to legally drink alcohol… which I would never want to do anyways sooooooo. Awkward. Anywhoo, being 21 was still awesome. It is the first year of officially entering into the adult world and graduating from idiot-hood. Most people respect 21 year olds over 18 year olds (Except car rental places… they still think I am an idiot), and I am starting to not feel too young to be married.

So, as a salute to my amazing year of being 21 years old, I am going to make a list of 21 things I did and experienced last year. (In no particular order).

1.       Bought my first car

2.       Learned to do tiny jumps and board-slides on a wakeboard

3.       Celebrated 2 years of marriage

4.       Got a 98% in my first Statistics class

5.       Had a pregnancy scare

6.       Became Vegetarian with Vegan tendencies

7.       Went to Lake Powell and stayed on a fancy houseboat

8.       Worked at a job that won’t let me post the name on the internet…

9.       Went to Moab and saw the famous arch with Jordan

10.   Got a puppy (and had to give it away) *sniff*

11.   Moved twice

12.   Moved to Aggie Village…

13.   Watched my brother open his mission call! (going to Hungary)

14.   Dressed up as Yzma for Halloween (Character from The Emperor’s New Groove)

15.   Drove a boat unsupervised

16.   Let my little brother drive me around without parents in the car *gasp*

17.   Played Horseshoes for the first time… ya I’m not so good at that

18.   Applied for GRADUATION!

19.   Learned to play Racket Ball (new favorite game)

20.   Bought a mountain bike

21.   Watched 4^th of July Fireworks from the VERY TOP of Benllomond Peak

Well goodbye 21 year old me! It was great, but I can’t wait to see what being 22 will bring!

The Piano Diaries

HEY! I got a piano :) I am at work or I would post a picture of it but I cannot post one at the moment. So I want to document my journey to becoming a master pianist and it starts today. The arrival day of the piano. As mentioned above, I cannot play the piano until later tonight because I am at work, but I am really excited about it. My dream is to be able to play at "The Roof" at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. For those of you who for some reason do not know what The Roof is, it is a fancy pants restaurant. The food is amazing (buffet style), and you are on the top floor of a sky-scraper in Salt Lake City with a front row seat to a perfect view of the SLC Temple. The best part of the whole experience is being serenaded by a piano player on a large glass grand piano the whole time!! Oh it is so beautiful. I get almost teary when I think about how badly I want to do that. 

This goal is a very long ways off… I played the piano for a few years when I was younger and I think I was pretty good at it. I gave up the piano for the trumpet in Jr. High and played it through high school. I don’t regret playing the trumpet, but I do regret quitting the piano. I think it is such a beautiful instrument and I think music that comes from it can touch people in their hearts if it is played correctly. I want to be able to do that and I know I can. I know I am a long ways away from becoming a master pianist, but all it takes is a start and a commitment.   Wish me luck! J

IN:

Piano music

The Roof

Summer school being over (as of last Saturday!!!)

OUT:

Trumpet playing (sorry trumpet)

Homework

People who want it to snow already…come one people

The never ending Rut

I have decided that I am in a rut. Now, just because it's a rut doesn't mean its bad....some ruts are fun when you're in a vehicle with large wheels. BUT I am in one. I think its a rut that almost everyone has to go through when they get married young.
Let me explain this rut. I am stuck at my job because we are poor and I really kinda have to work to survive (comfortably). Jordan is stuck at his job because he doesn't have the infamous college degree that will get him a better paying one. We are stuck in our apartment and cannot buy a house because A. we don't have the money and, B. we are not sure where we will end up when Jordan graduates. Also I am stuck in this college trap and can't seem to find my way out...

I do have a lot of reasons to smile in this rut. I love my husband. He is always making me laugh and helps me to see the positive side of everything, Both sets of my family are so full of love and want to see me and Jordan succeed, and our friends are awesome and we have so much fun together. We are also planning on going to Lake Powell 3 times this summer so... life can't be that bad! :)

I think the hardest part of this rut is not being extremely focused on where I want to be a few years from now. Sometimes I find myself so focused on getting to the future that I forget to enjoy what I have now. Earlier today I caught myself putting my brain in a time machine and sending it ten years forward and when I "got back", I looked outside and saw the sun, the cool clouds, and green grass. and then..poof..I felt guilty for wishing away the beauty that was in front of me right then.

Now, saying that I am not going to focus too much on the future is easier said than done. SO, here are my goals for helping me to love my rut.

• Exercise outside (when I run outside I notice details I don't normally when I drive)
• Take more pictures of things that I do, & take pictures of beauty around me
  
• Watch less TV (except for Ellen... I will put time aside for that that show because she makes me laugh)
• Set a specific night of the week aside for a date with Jordan. (We try to do this, but we need to be better at it because I don't want us to take each other for granted)
• Think pink. :) pink things make me happy! This just means I will just be more positive overall.
• Keep a gratitude journal. (my mom gave me one for Easter, and I think this could be very effective) (thanks mom!)

Well onward ho with life I go,

Merrily on my way,

I hope I can obey my plan,

and enjoy what I have today.

Love, Jess

IN:

1) Ruts

2) anything pink

3) poems

OUT:

1) time machines

2) vegging in front of the TV .... :(

3) navy blue. ew.

Jessica Wayment

Today I shall start a blog, but I feel awkward trying to jump into my life without introducing myself properly. I am 21 years old, LDS, blonde, 5'7.8", I can't spell very well, I am a teller, I am going to be a Sr. in college in about 3 weeks, I absolutely love animals especially dogs and cats, I love water and sun, being tan makes me happy, I have Mesophonia (look it up), I am musically inclined, I really want to be a mother, I get stressed really easily, I laugh really easily, and obviously my favorite color is pink. Oh, and I am married :) to Jordan Scott Wayment. A.K.A. the craziest man on the planet (not mental, just enthusiastic on steroids). I love him with all my heart and I am so excited we are a family!!

I have 5 goals in life:
1) Get married in the temple
2) Have children
3) Adopt a dog
4) Purchase a home
5) Purchase a hot tub

Yep, those are my goals. So far I have only accomplished the first one, which is the most important one, and I am excited for the day when all of them have come to pass. :)

I am getting really anxious for summer because I will get a BREAK from school... holy crap I hate school... even though I feel very blessed that I am getting a college education. I am also super excited for summer because I will get to go boating more! I love boating. I am currently trying to become an adequate wake boarder. I can only cross the wake both ways and do a little, tiny, miniscule, jump, but I am working on it. I also got a pool pass to my local pool with my girl friends and we are all dying to go and lay out!!

Things I say a lot are:
"whaaaaaaaat?"
"That makes my mouth water"
"psh"
"Sweet"
I am trying to stop saying "sweet" but I can't seem to come up with a word that adequately replaces it.

Well I should probably go because I am in a class right now. I think I am going to end all of my blog posts with something I found in a fictional book called, "The Clique". I will list things that I feel are "In" right now, and things that I feel are "out" right now. I did this in my journal a while ago and it was fun to look back on.
Stay smiley :)
Jess.

IN:
1) Summer
2) Having plants indoors
3) Solitaire (oh my goodness I love that game)

OUT:
1) School
2) Being the new girl at work
3) Eating junk food