Bryan & Brittney Austin

Bryan and I were able to spend quite a bit of time together this last week. I have really been slacking on taking pictures and I apologize for that. I will eventually get back into it all. Bryan had all of last week off. We originally had asked for the time off for a family vacation that got canceled due to my dad having a knee replacement. He just relaxed each day and night until I was off. Then we were able to hang out and go do things together. I had Thursday through Monday off.

Thursday we really just hung out and got some lose errands that needed to be done finished. We went to downtown Salt Lake originally to go to the Salt Lake Art Center but we did not make it in time. Instead we went into Temple Square and sat by the reflection pool and people watched. Bryan and I love people watching and just talking. It is so much fun to watch people and how they act when they think no one is looking.

We ended up staying there until almost dark. We then went and got some yummy pizza at the Pizza Stop in Magna. Friday we got up early and went and saw the exhibit at the Salt Lake Art Center. It was okay. I am not a huge fan of art exhibits but it was fun to look at everything with Bryan by my side. I actually have to go to a number of events for my Art Symposium Class that I am currently taking only through Utah State University. We then went and took my pop to physical therapy before heading over to my parents house for dinner.

After dinner Bryan and I parted for the evening and my mom and I ended up going shopping and hanging out while Bryan got to go on a ride along with the West Jordan Police Department. Bryan is wanting to become a police officer and the ride along gave him the opportunity to ask questions and really see what it is all about. As Bryan put, he now has the bug, the bug to be a police officer more than anything else in the world. He is very excited and finds out next week for sure if he has financial aid to help with school so he could start in the fall. He got to go to the school yesterday and sign a bunch of paperwork saying that he would finish his classes with a C or better for 30 credit hours before being taken off of academic probation. Bryan did not do too well in the past in his school work. But he is very driven to become a police officer and he is very passionate about helping others. I think he will get financial aid and be going to school in the fall. I will update with a post once we find out. Bryan had a good time on the ride along and even got to see what it takes to take someone to jail and learned a lot of new information and fun tid bits.

Saturday I got up early and loaded the truck with camping gear. Bryan, Blue and I went up to the Uintahs Saturday afternoon and met up with our best friends Brad and Brie and their little boys Xander and Griffin. We went to a lake and played in the just hung out and had fun just relaxing by the water. Blue got to play in the water and I can tell he had fun doing so. He even got to play with Xander and it was so cute to watch. We then went back to camp and Brad and Brie cooked an awesome stew that was delicious.

We then hung out by the campfire after the little ones went to bed and had s'mores and talked until we went to bed. We got the next morning and after packing up we went home for a few hours and got some lazy Sunday rest before going over to my mom and dad's house for yummy dinner and new episode of True Blood. This has become a weekly ritual and we love getting to have yummy dinners and hang out and watch a good show that Bryan and I love watching together. We usually just grab some pillows and snuggle up on the floor in front of the television together.




Monday we got to go see the new Transformer's movie in 3-D. It was really good the action and graphics were great and it was fun to get to see it with Bryan. We went to the matinee to save some money and we were only ones in the theater besides one other guy. It was pretty nice. We then went to Olive Garden for lunch before Bryan had to go to work.

My cousin Rich is in town this week and we have got to hang out with him most nights and it has been good to see and get to talk with the cous. We got to go Tuesday night and see Captain America. It was pretty good. I really enjoyed the movie and how they kept him close to the real character. The only thing I thought could have used improvement was the ending. No closure at all...

I have officially found bedding and sheets for school. My mom and I went shopping last night and we found a great deal on bedding at JCPenney's and we ended up only spend about $20 for the bedding. It was great. My mom is so freaking amazing and I have the best parents in the world. If it were not for them, I would not be able to school like this and I really would not have as great a life as I have if it were not for them. Only 32 more days before my big move to Logan for school. I am getting really nervous but excited at the same time. I actually was even to get some of my school books online from Amazon.com last night. On Amazon the three books I got were only $254 versus $356 at the bookstore. We saved $102 by getting them from Amazon.com. Cha-ching! I know though, in just thinking about it and trying to picturing it, it is going to be hard to be away from Bryan. I love that man so much and just sleeping next to him makes all the difference in the day. All I can say is it will be easier to get up in the morning because when I wake up with him next to me in the morning, I never want to get out of bed. I love listening to music and the lyrics and I have found a couple lately that make me think of Bryan every time I hear them. I am updating the play list that goes with the blog to reflect these songs. The first one is Honey Bee by Blake Shelton. The reason I think of Bryan is because to tell Bryan how much I love him I always give him analogies like he is the peanut butter to my Reese's peanut butter cup, and you are the ocean to my whale, and you are the chocolate chip to my cookie. I love this song because it is what I love about Bryan. Everything I am, he is the strong counter part. The second is Letters From the Sky by Civil Twilight. I love this song because even when we are apart (particularly when I go to school) or all goes wrong, we don't have to worry because we were made for each other. The third one is I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie. I love this song. It is so different and rather morbid but beautiful. That even after death comes, we will be together. So to Bryan I say, you'll be my honeysuckle and I'll be your honey bee and that you and I were made for this, I was made to taste your kiss, we were made to never fall away. If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks, then I'll follow you into the dark.