Poor Judd

Poor Judd is dead...well, not really. I just have that Oklahoma song stuck in my head and it's just fun to sing to my dear husband when he's sick. I'm such a nice wife! Anyways, poor Judd is not feeling well so I finally get to be nice and take care of him. Usually I'm the really sick one all the time.

But in other news, I finally have a potential graduation date! Summer 2010... if I work my butt off. I'm willing, so then I can be the sugar mama so Judd can finish faster. School takes up a lot of our time and it drives us crazy, but it's going to be worth it in the end.

Oh, and we're finally moving Friday! I can't wait, we have a neighbor currently who must have recently acquired a karaoke machine because he sings everyday at the top of his lungs and it's driving me crazy! I'm looking forward to a pretty apartment and sparkling WORKING pool!

Did I mention I'm a bridesmaid? My bridesmaid Dawn is getting married, so now I'm her bridesmaid! I really like my new dress I get to wear. I cheated and wore it to church the other day. =D

So does anyone know how much money married couples will get if they get an economic stimulus check? Just wondering! Free money is nice!

I spill our beans in this one!

25 Things... couple style!

I’ve been seeing this cute little questionnaire around, so I thought I’d fill it out too!
Kristen and Judd

♥ What are your middle names? Mary and... Judd. (Elias is his actual first name, he just goes by Judd).

♥ How long have you been together? Married: 7 months, altogether about a year and a half

♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating? Shoot, two weeks? We met, went on a date, and kind of just kept dating...

♥ Who asked who out? He asked me out, but only after I had to MySpace stalk him because he hadn’t called me yet after a week of having my number.

♥ How old are each of you? He is 29 (uh oh, almost 30!!) and I am 22. We joke that when he was graduating high school, I was entering middle school. He was in second grade when I was born!

♥ Whose siblings do/ did you see the most? It’s about even.

♥ Do you have any children together? Not at the moment, but we love our pets! It’s nice to think about them in a “someday” mode though.

♥ What about pets? Three sugar gliders named Brewster, Chatham, and Boston. Then two turtles named Peeve and Jinx. I really want a border collie, but Judd says we need a house first.

♥ Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? Busy schedules, we’re both working and going to school. We don’t see each other as much as we would like to =(

♥ Did you go to the same school? Not at the same time. I’m at UNLV, he’s at CSN. He’ll probably end up at UNLV too, hopefully. It would be nice to have a hottie to carry my books!

♥ Are you from the same home town? Nope. But we’re similair in that we have moved so much that we don’t really have original “home towns”. Vegas is about as homey as it gets.

♥ Who is the smartest? I think we’re both pretty intelligent people. He very technologically savvy and computer smart, while I’m up on my current events as well as historical ones.

♥ Who is the most sensitive? Me, but he has his moments =D

♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple? Sushi bars! We have this one sushi bar we go to a lot. They love us there. Other then that, it’s Arbys or Sonic!

♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? We went to Sint Maarteen on our honeymoon. That’s in the Caribbean, so from Vegas to there, it’s pretty far.

♥ Who has the craziest exes? Me. Not all are, but the majority are extreme in their craziness and range from former Nazis to self-obsessed poets. His are normal and intelligent women, one even cuts my hair!

♥ Who has the worst temper? That would be me =D

♥ Who does the cooking? He’s really good at it, so he does a lot. I’m learning and starting to like it, so I’ll help.

♥ Who is more social? We’re probably about the same. We’re good people-people, but we’re just too darn busy to regularly hang out with friends.

♥ Who is the neat-freak? We both really need to improve on this. He is about the kitchen, I am about the bedroom.

♥ Who is the more stubborn? This is a tie. We are both incredibly stubborn people! I prefer the term “strong willed” though, it is a kinder euphemism.

♥ Who hogs the bed? It’s a big bed. We fit just fine!

♥ Who wakes up earlier? This is so me, I’m a morning person, he’s a night owl.

♥ Where was your first date? P.F. Changs, followed by swing dancing at the Aruba. I was super sick and almost cancelled. I didn’t though, so at one point we ended up at Walgreens buying cough syrup so I would stop hacking every three seconds!

♥ Who has the bigger family? Him for sure. I have 4 first cousins total, I’m not sure he can count all his!

♥ Do you get flowers often? Yes. He gets me pink stargazer lillies =D

♥ How do you spend the holidays? Shuffling between the families. But we did get a Christmas tree!

♥ Who is more jealous? I don’t think we are. We both have a lot going for us individually and we support each other in that.

♥ How long did it take to get serious? I thought we were “serious” after a few weeks, but apparently he didn’t think we were serious until more then a month in!

♥ Who eats more? Him. Luckily it doesn’t show!

♥ Who does/ did the laundry? I’m so anal on this with color separation and all, so I just do it so it gets done right!

♥ Who’s better with the computer? Judd. But I’m learning!

And so it goes...

Now that school is in full swing, I thought I'd update this thing a bit here!





Our big news at the moment (NO, NOT pregnant!) is that we're moving in a few days! We're leaving our slightly scary/almost ghetto apartment and moving into a way pretty one! It's brand-new with granite counter tops, gated community, big huge tub, full size washer/dryer, pretty pool that actually WORKS, gym, community center, etc.... I'm in love! Not that our old one was completly awful, but why pay for an older, and like I said, slightly scary/almost ghetto apartment when we could pay just slightly more for a safer/pretty one? Since we'll be in a new ward, I'm going to miss the cute kids I teach, which is the bummer to this. I had one call me the other night requesting that I bring the sugar gliders to my last lesson, lol!

Judd would want me to mention his big news: I so kindly let him get a new motercycle after his crashed and burned last weekend! He is super-excited about his new bike, which is always a good thing. I'm super excited about it too, because in exchange for him getting his dream bike, I get to see my dream show, Wicked!!! Compromise is so awesome in marriage!

Other then that, we're working like crazy and studying hard. I turned 22 the other day, which made me feel super old. Really, I have never felt old before until just the other day. It's like all the fun birthdays run out after 21. Judd was so sweet and made me a birthday cake...except that he had to write "old" in the corner of it! But on a certain someone's 30th birthday this year, he'll get payback!

When your school hopes you fail in life...

UGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!! There is nothing I (Kristen) currently hate more right now then the UNLV Advising center! It's like they WANT us to fail at life, or at least at the University. I am seriously so frustrated at the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs. My sob story began back in November when I tried to get an appointment for advice on what classes I should take. They made me wait almost a month to meet with an advisor. Then, as I drove down to UNLV to meet with this advisor (which isn't a short drive at all, mind you), they called and informed me that because they screwed up and scheduled my appointment on the day they closed for holiday break, they wouldn't be able to meet with me. Come on folks, call the day before! THEN, since their office was closed until this week, I talked to some lady on the phone who told me I would have to wait until next week, AFTER the semester started, to meet with an adviser. She suggested that I e-mail my class list to them and they could tell me if I'm on the right track. They have not replied yet. I'm tempted to drive down there and demand that someone meets with me, but that would be kind of rude, right?

I just hate being ignored, you know? Classes are already freakin' expensive and books are ridiculous, but to be blatenly ignored while you're doing your best to succeed isn't fair. I'm not a slacker, I got straight A's the past few semesters. I just need a little guidence, ya know?

*Deep Breath*

*Smile!*

Anyways...

Life is pretty dandy otherwise! I'm about to be 22, crazy, huh? Judd and I are going to go to St. George in a few days for a much needed mini-vacation!

Our first entry!

Hey everyone! So we caved into the whole newlywed blog thing, even though I (Kristen) still intend to keep my controversal political MySpace blog. You might even see some posts from that one here.

We had a really great first Christmas together! The big hit presents were the Blue-Ray player and horse-back riding lessons. Judd's parents got a Wii and Wii-fit, so we all got to see how in-shape (or not!) we are. I found it absolutly hilarious that the game creates a character for you based on your weight and body score (luckily ours were skinny!). We also played some bingo (how do you make a bunch of old ladies swear at once?).

Then we totally broke away from the city and played in the snow at Mt. Charleston! We actually had snow here in Vegas last week but since we had to work, we didn't get to play in it. So we went sledding with some of Judd's friends, and I found out I wasn't as much of a wimp as I thought I was!

Overall, it was an awesome first Christmas (especially the three days we both had off= mini vacation!) Now I gotta find all our friends that have one of these things!