BABY HUNGRY..

In about 3 days, rob and I will have been married for exactly 7 months... It's crazy to think how fast time just flew by! We've been attending this amazing family ward here in Fayetteville but there's one thing about being in a 'family' ward that can be slightly pressuring..... Babies, EVERYWHERE! Lol. From women who have just found out they were pregnant, women who are already pregnant and/or about to pop, TONS of newborns, lots of toddlers running' around.... its a little hard to NOT think about having a baby of my own. Not to mention almost everyone back home in Utah getting pregnant as well..[insert jealous face here]...

Not only have I thought about it for the past month, I've been checking out the cutest toddler clothes on Pinterest almost every single night and have already picked out some names for our first girl and/or boy.... I even picked names if we had twin boys or twin girls... And I have a name if we somehow have fraternal twins; 1 boy 1 girl..... Yea, can you tell it's been on my mind for awhile now?? Lol.

Rob gets so annoyed when every single time a mother walks by us with her newborn in arms I always (loud) whisper to him, "LOOK AT THE BABY!!!!", with a huge smile on my face.

It does make me sad a little that I see all these mothers at church with their babies but Robs always the one to make me feel better when I'm in my 'babyhungry' moods.. :) Even though we agreed that we're waiting, we've always said that 'whatever happens, happens' and when it's my time to be a mother.. We'll be blessed with a baby of our own.

Just the other day when Rob and I were taking a litte road trip to Fort Smith, I found a picture of my two nieces (my older sister Pumpkins kids) on our iPad photo album..... And just outta the blue, tears started rolling down my cheeks. I don't know if I cried because I missed them and was baby hungry, or if I was baby hungry because I missed them. Does that make sense??? Rob knows that my two nieces were everything to me, and being in two different states were already a little rough as it is. So when they moved to Australia, it was a little harder to deal with. Probably because Australia is just so far to me........ But if I could, I'd visit them everyday :) I miss them sooooo much!

My sister Maile, my sister-in-law Sweets and Robs cousin Leta are all pregnant with their first babys and I'm so excited to see these new family additions when they come out! Lol. My time will come :) Who knows when......... But it will :) Until then I'm just gonna enjoy the babies I'll have around me. :)

<3 Nik

A little break..

This past week was Robs spring break and since we couldn't afford to fly anywhere we spent our Spring Break exploring Arkansas and just having some quality time to ourselves. Unfortunately up until Wednesday it was raining like crazy down here (which I didnt mind, but Rob was very mad lol) so we just stayed in our apartment and watched movies or just had some friends over and played games. I also got really sick last week Saturday and was literally on bed rest for about 3 days :( and NO, not pregnant sick. Lol. I had a huge sinus infection... So sorry guys, no baby post yet ;) Lol.

Thursday the skies finally cleared and we decided to head to Springdale (the next town over) to play some volleyball at a rec center........ But as lame as I am, I got there and decided to just sit out because I didn't know anyone and the court was always packed. Lol. And Friday morning Rob and I headed to Fort Smith (a city about 45minutes away) to spend the night with my friend Jess and her fiancé at his apartment. Jess made dinner, I made dessert, and decided to take a drive to a casino in Oklahoma because my husband was just itching to learn how to gamble.... Annoying, I know. Lol. Fort Smith is like 20 minutes away from the Oklahoma border.... So we didnt really have to drive far. But we honestly got there and had no idea what we were doing so we left and decided to end our night off bowling! :) LOL

It may not have been your idea of an awesome Spring Break, but it was good enough for me :) I got to spend some quality time with my husband and also have some time to myself...... Good company and good food is all I need to have a good time :)

Now, we're saving up to (hopefully) go on our summer trip to our most favorite place!

......Salt Lake City, Utah to visit our loves! <3

Share time.

My husband read this story on Facebook and showed it to me tonight.... I couldn't help but share it because I felt it was such a neat story about a conversation between a guy and God.

Me: God, can I ask You a question?

God: Sure

Me: Promise You won't get mad?

God: I promise

Me: Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today?

God: What do u mean?

Me: Well, I woke up late

God: Yes

Me: My car took forever to start

God: Okay

Me: at lunch they made my sandwich wrong & I had to wait

God: Huummm

Me: On the way home, my phone went DEAD, just as I picked up a call

God: All right

Me: And on top of it all off, when I got home ~I just want to soak my feet in my new foot massager & relax. BUT it wouldn't work!!! Nothing went right today! Why did You do that?

God: Let me see, the death angel was at your bed this morning & I had to send one of My Angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that.

Me (humbled): OH

GOD: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road.

Me: (ashamed)

God: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick & I didn't want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work.

Me (embarrassed):Okay

God: Your phone went dead bcuz the person that was calling was going to give false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let you talk to them so you would be covered.

Me (softly): I see God

God: Oh and that foot massager, it had a shortage that was going to throw out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in the dark.

Me: I'm Sorry God

God: Don't be sorry, just learn to Trust Me.... in All things , the Good & the bad.

Me: I will trust You.

God: And don't doubt that My plan for your day is Always Better than your plan.

Me: I won't God. And let me just tell you God, Thank You for Everything today.

God: You're welcome child. It was just another day being your God and I Love looking after My Children...

Even though our lives may seem extremely crappy at one point, there's always an even better reason for it happening. Sometimes we get so caught up on focusing on the negative things that we forget that everything happens for a reason and it's all just apart of Gods plan to help us.

No matter how low things may seem in your life, always remember to have faith in our Lord :)

-Nik<3

randoms

Random. But i thought it'd be nice to post some facts about myself.. Lol.

Let's see.....

I love Chinese & Italian food, not much of a fan for Mexican food (UNLESS it's Cafe Rio or Costa Vida lol)

I have a HUGE birthmark on my right leg but it's so light no one notices it at first glance.

I hate pickles, but looooove pickle flavored things.

DR. PEPPER LOVER.

I can never go anywhere without some Chapstick and lotion in my bag.

LOVE heels, but can never develop courage to wear 'em.

I don't have a fave color but I really love soft, sort've burnt colors like mustard yellow, olive green, deep dark red, etc.

COFFEE & GREEN TEA OBSESSED.

Fall is my favorite season :)

Hate fish.. I'll only eat Salmon.

Love, love, looooove SHRIMP!

I'm in love with Pooch Hall, but love my husband more (Duh!)

I can't leave my house without putting on mascara.

Make-up junkie.

Fetish for earrings.

Shopping. Shopping. Shopping.

Definitely NOT a morning person.

I cant do the "taco" with my tongue... Apparently everyone else can.

<3 Medea movies <3

Love playing volleyball, hate watching it.

Anything hazelnut will get me weak in the knees.

I'm very indecisive.

I can't stand the scent of Vanilla.

I LOVE the smell of GAIN laundry detergent.

I vote Kevin Hart for president.

I think olives are freaking disgusting.

One time my sister told me grass was apple skins....... So I ate the grass.

I love tattoos, but not on me.

Messy house = insane me.

I've never been to a concert in my life.

Can't sleep alone.. So when my husbands not there I sleepover a friends house.

Johnson's pink baby lotion will always be my favorite lotion.

If I had a nickel for every time I said the word "freak" I'd be a millionaire.

I secretly wish I had an Australian accent..

I can eat grilled cheese with tomatoe soup any hour of any day.

I love ALL of the Disney classics! (Lion King, Mulan, Little Mermaid, etc) Not really into the new ones.

I workout to an 80's playlist.

Ben&Jerry's MudPie is my go-to on a crappy day.

I have the worst sweet tooth EVER!

I believe there is no such thing as too many pairs of shoes.

Up until my junior year of high school I thought pinky swear, was pinky SQUARE. Don't judge me.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand my newest obsession (for now) has been cooking! (well, learning..lol) thank heavens for whoever invented the crockpot! Haha :)

..obviously there's more, but that pretty much sums it up. Lol.

Night!

Nik

Cotton Bowl 2012- review

About three weeks ago Rob and I had the opportunity to go to Dallas, Texas for the 2012 Cotton Bowl Game against Kansas State. I admit, at first I wasnt planning on going because first off, I wasn't even sure if they'd let me stay with or see Rob during the trip and second, because I just didnt have any "football friends" that I could hang with while I was there.. Lol. I know, I know.. I'm a lame-O. But after hearing about what a great experience it is from my sister-in-law I decided to just suck it up and go.. And I am SO GLAD I did :)

This trip was so insane I don't even know where to begin! Apparently before every bowl game, the football players participating in it leave a week early and have what they call a "Bowl Week" full of fun activities along with practice for the players. But the best part of the week was that everything was FREE and paid for.. I felt so relaxed and stress-free the entire trip and i looooved it. They even gave each player an iPad as the bowl gift along with pocket money for both him and I :)

[since I'm updating on the iPad, I haven't quite figured out yet how to post pictures on my blog. Lol so SORRY, but this post will be without pictures.. But I did upload lots of pics to my Facebook so you can check it out there]

Ive been to Dallas about twice before but during those times i was only there for a 3day volleyball tournament in which we would get in, play, then get out. So even though I was there I never really got to actually see Dallas. We arrived early Saturday afternoon and stayed in an amaaaaazing hotel... The Hilton Anatole. We were given bowl necklaces with our names on it that allowed us full access to the hospitality rooms that were located downstairs. Since I was a Players wife, they let me into the players lounge with Rob :) ...in these rooms they had unlimited snacks, games, computers for Internet access, flat screen tv's with couches, a basketball court and my fave... Tons and tons of ICE CREAM! Lol. I couldn't stop stuffing my face the entire trip. Rob was getting annoyed of me because I kept waking him up to walk downstairs with me and get ice cream.. Lol.

That night I went to a youth dance with some of my cousins who lived in Dallas. It was so nice getting to catch up and talk with them while I was down there.

Throughout the week, I did feel a little awkward at first because I was the only "wife" on the team, but I actually got to be with Rob a lot more than I thought I would get. He came with me to most of the activites and would even bring dinner up to our room just so we can eat together so I wouldn't feel awkward around all the guys :) I hope you all see why I love this man so much.. Lol.

I got to attend the welcome dinner at the Dallas Cowboys stadium, the autograph pizza party and the Prime Rib dinner at Lawrys which was freaking AMAZING.. Everything was just too good to be true.

I think my favorite part about the trip was just being able to kickback in our hotel room and watch tv in sweats all day.. Well not all day, but most of the time. Crazy right? I mean dont think I'm completely nuts for going on a paid vacation and only wanting to stay in my hotel room but I just loved being able to relax and do absolutely NOTHING. Lol. Rob would always come up and tell me to go somewhere like the mall or something while he was at practice but I honestly just wanted to chill and wait for him.

Later during the week my in-laws were able to make it out to Dallas the day before the bowl game so we also got to spend some time together. Well, more of just my husbands two aunties and my mother in law because us girls went shopping while the guys did their own thing. Lol.

The day of the game was absolutely crazy.. Traffic was ridiculous but luckily we had one of Robs aunts there to drop us off. When we finally got our seats all I kept thinking to myself was, "I can't believe I was gonna miss out on all of this!"- I was going crazy snapping pictures of almost anything and everything.... Especially every time I saw my Robert Aona out there! Lol. Again, I apologize for having no pictures... But you get the idea. Lol. The Dallas Cowboys stadium was so HUGE & LOUD. Lol.

Afterwards, unfortunately I had a huge headache so I went straight to our hotel room and went to bed while everyone went out to eat with Rob :( BOO for migraines! But aside from that it was so much them having them there to share the experience with me :)

On our bus drive back home, Rob and I just talked about how awesome this trip was and how excited we are for next years bowl game! It definitely was a trip to remember and another memory added into our marriage life. So far, so good! Lol.

Till next time,

Nik

Better late then never..

Reading up on some old posts about gratitude from some of my followers I decided to do a blog expressing my own gratitude :) and I know it's so november, but better late then never right?! So here are some of my mains..

The Man Upstairs: First and foremost I'm extremely grateful for my heavenly father. My relationship with him I admit hasnt really been much of a relationship.... But nonetheless he's never let me down in anything. The gospel is one thing that I know to be true- even though I don't act on it a whole lot, it's definitely undeniable. Even though Rob and I have kinda been slacking, we still try our best to pray together every night before bed :)

Just a thought...

The other day I went to the movies with a friend of mine and afterwards we decided to take a sneak peek into the movie, "The Devil Inside Me"- after watching only about ten minutes of it we walked out because it was just too freaky for us and she asked me, "Do you believe in that stuff?"... I said believed in the Devil and that he could cause bad things to happen to people here on earth, but I also told her that I believed that with enough faith there should be no reason to fear him. And that as powerful as he seems in movies, good ALWAYS prevails over evil.

I know it sounds a bit off cause we were just having a random conversation about a movie, but that's a prime example of why I feel so comforted when it comes to our Lord.

My Family: With everything going on within my family, good and bad, I still seem to wake up every morning grateful that I have each and every one of them in my life. My mom, the hardest worker woman I know. My dad, the best father anyone could ever ask for. My big sister Pumpkin, who was like a second mom to me... And her family. My sister Maile, aside from our past differences has been there for me throughout my life even when we didn't get along. My brother Aj, for being annoying.. Lol. He's definitely the smart mouth in the family but very much the most respected brother. And last but not least my adopted Korean brother Jordan, for just being Jordan. Lol. As well as my extended family. I love my family to pieces... Both near and far. Trust, Its hard living away from everyone and not being able to be apart of every family function... Thank heavens for technology! :)

My OTHER family: I know I said it before, but I honestly mean it when I say that one of the biggest reasons why I fell in love with my husband was because I fell in love with his family too. Since day 1 they've done nothing but welcome me with open arms and I can't even express how much that meant to me.... Their love and acceptance led me to my Robert Aona and for that I am forever grateful. Their definitely different from my family(in a good way, don't worry lol) but even though we aren't technically related, I love them all as if the were my own blood. When we're together we talk as if I've known them my whole life and I love that.

My perfect husband: I'm so grateful to have him in my life as my companion. I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this guy.. He always puts me first in everything he does and never fails to remind every single day why I fell in love with him. With everything we've been through, i couldn't ever imagine my life without him. We will be going into our 6th month of marriage this month and i definitely feel as though with every passing day our love for each other becomes greater. I'm a HOPELESS ROMANTIC who can't get enough of her husband! Lol.

My Job: For helping me stay busy while my husbands away and giving me a paycheck. Lol

Education: This one isnt necessarily for me obviously. Lol. But for my husband who continues to work hard in his schooling. Even though I'm not in school at the moment, I do know how important education is and I'm grateful that my husband was given scholarship to further his education and his passion in football.

Aaaaand this IPad: for letting me update my blog ;p

....well, those were some of the things I just thought I had to share. Lol.

Good night!

Nik

Goodbye 2011, hello 2012 :)

2011 was definitely by far the craziest year of my life...

- I survived my second semester of college in Missouri... I met so many great people and developed close friendships with many whom have definitely changed my life. But because of other reasons, i chose not to return to school.

- worked a summer program for refugee kids for like a month and a half. That was an irritating but fun job. Lol.

- Met my long long lost half sister who resides in California :) ...for that I am truly grateful.

- My older sister Maile got married and I was her Maid of Honor :)

- 3 weeks later, I also got married to my best friend/boyfriend of 5 years and moved to Arkansas so he can play for the U of A razorbacks. [GO HOGS!]

- Landed my very first REAL job :)

- My older sister Pumpkin and her little family moved to Australia :(  sucks, but oh well...
[it definitely was a hard day for me since I was all the way in Arkansas and couldn't say bye to them]

....2011 brought me sadness as well as happiness. Going from living in Utah to Missouri and now Arkansas was something completely out of my comfort zone but I can't say that it didn't make me a better/stronger person. I definitely did things I'm not proud of but I learned from it.. and I can honestly say I don't regret any of it.  

I love my life, and everyone who I've met or gotten closer to this past year. I'm so excited to see what this new year has to offer me and my husband :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR! :)