we'll leave the light on for you...

everyone, this is our house that we are renting in reno.
house, this is... everyone.

so, we made a very quick trip to reno this weekend with the intention of finding where we were going to live. we thought it would be not too hard, as we had been doing our research online and through friends etc.
it was hard.
we arrived at our hotel late saturday night, and were back in the car at 8 oclock sunday morning for a full day of driving all around reno. we wanted to get a feel for the different areas and neighborhoods, and look at some houses. also, as we were leaving monday at like noon, we kind of were under a crunch.
eight hours later we were still driving around, screaming at each other off and on, and feeling yucky about our life in general. you know when you look at a house and you imagine your life there and you want to throw up? yeah, that was us all day.
at about 4:30 i had to pee real bad and wanted to go back to the hotel... but tyler wanted to go drive through one more neighborhood. tyler won (big surprise).
but guess what happened? we started driving into the neighborhood and immediately had a different feeling than the one that had been with us all day. we were in love. it was a neighborhood we could get on board with. we got so panicky/excited. tyler swerved the car to a stop on the side of the road and announced that we needed to say a prayer, and that he would say it.
he prayed that we would be guided to the place that we were supposed to be, etc. we said amen, pulled back onto the road, and literally 10 seconds later were in the driveway of this house looking at the for rent sign in the yard.
our mouths dropped open and we knew it was no coincidence.

i just feel so happy.

it's really hard to feel nervous or scared about a move like this when every step of the way, things have happened like this.
when you know that you are doing the right thing, everything just kind of falls into place.

by the way, we are moving this sunday, nov 15th.

entertainment is my weakness

i love to be entertained. more than anything. "i love it so much i'm gonna take it behind the middle school and get it pregnant." (30 rock). see, much of my talking consists of quotes from said entertainment. in fact, i even married the most high maintenance man on planet earth because above all else, he is very entertaining.
so, if you love to be entertained as much as i do, then here's some stuff for you to check out...

note: i got these from hulu, not youtube, which was convenient for me, but not for you, as you may have to watch an ad before the clip. sorry! also, for some reason they are zoomed in weird. i am computer retarded. sorry.

*community: it's on nbc. it's so funny- i cannot stress this enough. and as if i couldn't love it anymore, they ended the last episode with my favorite violent femmes song playing in the background. sigh. here's a little sampling for you...
(warning, this gets super stuck in your head)

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*let me say, i am snl's number one fan. i have been my entire life. i grew up watching reruns on comedy central, and tyler and i have almost every best of dvd that they have made. it has had it's ups and downs, but they are so funny lately! nothing makes me happier than a hilarious snl sketch. here's a few of my recent favorites...

i don't know why this is so funny to me, but i think it's my favorite digital short ever. i love andy samberg... but really, who doesn't? warning: it says jacka** one time.



two words... girlfriend voice



this one is a little long (6 mins) but i was laughing so hard. i love kristen wiig. go picabo... go picabo ... (it's in the skit). ps- white pete is gerard butler.



there are sooo many others, but i digress. on to the next...


*GLEE.
i had to put it in all caps, even though i normally use no caps, because that is how much i love it. i love it i love it i love it. (molly shannon). it hits all your emotions in every episode. it is the epitome of being entertained to me. the singing sometimes makes me choked up. i'll give you an example or two. fyi- kristen chenoweth is my idol after her guest starring role (she's in the second clip).






okay, i have to stop because i actually have stuff to do today. i hope you took the time to enjoy these clips that i so lovingly prepared for you.

i can't believe i haven't blogged this yet

sooo, for those of you who haven't heard for certain, it is officially official.
we are moving to....




if my 17 year old self knew that my 27 year old self would be super excited about moving to reno, she would die from shock.... (when you grow up in tahoe you are real snobby towards carson and reno... no offense but it's true)

that said, i am sooo excited.
and scared. and having anxiety attacks.
kinda stressed.

i don't do change very well. even when i feel like the change is the right thing to do. example: when we sold our big tv in the living room because we didn't want to take it in the move, i laid face down on the floor, depressed all night. as i laid there i thought that selling that tv too soon was the only regret of my life. that's what i'm talking about when i say i don't do change very well.

it's okay though, cause when i get real panicky i think of how close i will be to tahoe... and an airport... and stores... and costco... and my family...

and i can't wait.

but i think i need my mommy berta to move with me. (please? dottie will miss you too much.)

anyway, we should be leaving sometime in november... i'll post any updates.

wish us luck!!

Julie Came!

so did matt, but he's not as pretty, so he didn't get to be in the picture...




she brought her puupy! and we bought our puppies matching sweaters!





gwen looks like dottie's mini me. i love gwen. gwen loves dottie. dottie loves gwen. julie loves gwen and dottie. i love julie. all of them love me.





they did a LOT of this.





so pretty, right? this is dottie teaching gwen to not come when called. one of dottie's specialties. the secret is to run very far into the farmers field so your respective mothers cannot catch you.




can you tell we don't have kids?

Happy Birthday!!

I wish it was my birthday, so I could party too.
Oh wait, that would mean I would be 27, like you old ladies.
Nevermind.
Just for the record...
Sara's is today.
Julie's is Sunday.
Love you!!!

PS- you guys + me + kirsti + mimi's house, within the next year, okay??

a very extensive photo update

okay... i know i am super lazy when it comes to uploading pictures on my blog, so i decided to get it over with in one big post. here is an update on our summer...



i did a little photo shoot of tyler last night while he was shooting his bow. here is the pose he is known for.



this is him trying to hold the pose while he is shooting- ha.



his little stroke hand trying to put his arrow in his bow.



a self portrait since i'm the only one who ever takes pictures.



sigh... i'm a lucky girl. look at this little sweetheart.



i told you, they're off the hook... sorry about the shirt, i don't know how to edit.



the current sucker of tyler's time. his 63 ragtop bug. notice how low it is to the ground. when we drive it around town he counts all the people that stare at "how sweet it is", while i roll my eyes at "how cool he thinks he is".



a couple pics from julie's wedding. this is when we were helping with the wedding flowers.



best friends. big surprise that kirsti's eyes are closed- ha.



dottie loves shauna.



such a kirsti face.



pretty mommy and daughter.



my current passtime: writing and diet dr pepper. they go hand in hand. isn't my new laptop cute? notice, best friends, that you are my screen saver. much to tyler's dismay. he's so jealous.



this is what dottie does to her food bowl when it is empty. she's such a brat.



this is what tyler does when i won't help him make the bed, and i tell him to do it himself. can you guess which side is his? he's an even bigger brat than dottie.



a beautiful tomato in my garden, that i am about to go pick and use in a fiesta bowl for lunch. delish.



i wasn't lying about the corn. can you believe that?? that is tyler with his hand all the way up standing in the middle. it is starting to husk out everywhere. i have a feeling we're going to have more than we know what to do with.

that's all for now... but posts three days in a row??? i can hardly believe it myself.

in my life

i love looking through memorabilia. it is like my favorite thing ever. looking through old pictures, reading old journals, yearbooks, etc. i even love watching home videos. i'm not sure why. i think it's because i love the life i have lived, i love the people in my life, i love the experiences i've had, and memories i've made. i have such good memories.
i was looking through my high school / college journal today (for writing inspiration) and i came across so many funny and meaningful things. one was a letter to me, that was folded and tucked between pages from kirsti. it contains the nicest things you can possibly say to another person. i love kirsti. i am so grateful that she has been such a big part of my life for so long, and i am so grateful that we are as much best friends as ever.
another letter i found tucked in was from tyler. it was a letter attatched to my christmas present at our first christmas gift exchange, when we had been dating for 3 months. i had to put it on here, cause it is the cutest ever, and so tyler. i love tyler. i'm so glad i married him.

and i quote...

Merry Christmas Nicole
I know when you read this I will probably be sitting by your side, so I won't write a big letter or any gay stuff. I just wanted to thank you for all you do, you are such an example for me. Your dedication to serve the Lord is awesome. You always strive so hard to be better and to help those around you be the best. I'm sorry I get in bad moods almost every second, but I'm glad my girlfriend is patient with me. I'm so glad I have had the chance to meet you and be your boyfriend, because it has changed my life. I have learned so much from you (sometimes too much). I'm excited to see what lays in store for the future. Hope you have a merry christmas with your family.
Love, Tyler (your favorite boyfriend ever)