multiples in one day!

i find little time to do this blog business so i take advantage of the chances i get to keep updated. but i feel bad putting one huge long one cause then noone likes to read it!

One day driving home from work i passed this house that had a huuge snow fort out front and i was hooked. i wanted to build one. so last big storm betty and i spent about an hour in our back yard where it will be shady all season long piling up the snow. it was a saturday night, and the next day after church we were napping and heard screams and running little kids. Betty thought they were on our fort, but i was out of it/ didn't care. we wake up and go look and it's demolished! it was seriously half as high and we were very upset. So Betty's plan is to either put up a sign that it's for scientific experiments, cuss out their parents, or we could use michael's idea and put rocks or barbed wire inside the snow next time so they know not to mess with us anymore! haha

so evil... but oh so good. we are yet to build it back up.. we need some more snow.

twas good...

The birthday went really well.. Betty was very thoughtful and kind to plan it all. Although there was some last minute running for the party we enjoyed being with old friends. and when i say old i mean as of 1.5 months ago when we got married.
We had a bunch of people over and snacked on a bunch of healthy stuff since one of my buddies is vegan. Also played loaded questions which got a bit dirty at a couple points. Lots of fun though. This monday we played again with a couple people we home teach, no fun compared to two nights earlier!
We also watched transformers which has become one of our favorite movies, even though it's so long. Betty and i felt important and somehow cool to have had my buddy Trent spend the night over here on our couch. haha... we're pathetic.
anyways.... we leave in the morning tomorrow (thursday) for houston. we're excited to have a vacation again. we are too spoiled. real life will hit one day. we'll be gone for one week to have an open house and then spend christmas in the warmth.

turning 23...

this week has been really good. Betty and I say our prayers thanking our Heavenly Father for our jobs and the ease they make of our lives. We really believe that that has made my week incredible.
I have walked home everyday with over one hundred dollars in 5 hours or less. Easily the best paying job around and making the beginning of our marriage less financially stressful.
hopefully we get the hook up as well on the gifts in Houston, that should help out a bit as well since i'll be full time at school next semester with much less time to work. But Betty will be doing something she will hopefully like more.
Not bragging, but just expressing gratitude for an incredible job opportunity.

Also, i took my bosses wife to the post office in their brand new car for only about 40 minutes and he's like "don't worry i'll take care of you" so i get back and he tells me that he will offer Betty and I ANYTHING we want from the restaurant to eat and he'll take care of it. To say the least, we have our meal planned for tomorrow. My birthday meal will be about $80, and we don't have to do a thing, just sit down, order, and feast!

I'm excited for the transformers party, it will be fun to be with friends. I love when Betty does little things, they speak loudly to me. I think my language is "words of gratitude" and followed up with "acts of service" or whatever they are called.

looking for pictures...

i was looking at how boring a blog is without pictures. i bet 90% of people's time on blogs is just looking at pictures, and i have one!... so i was thinking of where i could find some. just remembered our old band website from high school. i don't know who last updated it, but it's a bit ridiculous and has some hot pictures of us from 4-5 years ago.
the link is www.freewebs.com/stereosymphony

i don't think there is any better title for this picture than
HELMET....
i wish i could do something terribly disgusting as we used to get away with... but i don't know ... betty? what do you think? she's told me no long hair ever again. looks like you're missing out.

enjoy.

i'm told i'm not a "blogger"

Maybe i'm just not meant to be a whole part of this blog/ internet keep in touch with friends and family business cause it never seems to work for me.
I'm still in 'la-la land' after the wedding. School is a very light load, work is back up and going really well. But I have life easy.... until I get back for next semester and realize I'm poor, have no time, and have a lot of schooling to go. But I'll enjoy it.

The wedding/ honeymoon went really well. I found it funny when Betty was on the phone with a high school friend on the way home from our honeymoon and she said "yeah, married life is great!" are you kidding me? of course it is... it had been 4 days... all of which we were on vacation and didn't have to do anything except sleep and relax... I found it funny

But it really is true, she was right.. just didn't know it for sure yet, married life is awesome. I love coming home to our house and waking up next to my best friend. Just like everyone always says "i definitely recommend it". I think a lot of the drama, stress and fighting while we were engaged had to do with Betty having to go home at night/ conflicts with parents, etc. But now all of that is eliminated and she just comes home and I don't have to make the 20 minute drive each way every night. Very nice...

I love hearing the people on campus that are foreigners and speak English perfectly but still use their native language mixed with english words here and there... "bueno... mettete sul Facebook (with an accent perfect and clear) y scrive esto: i'm looking for work" it's funny to hear it all mixed together.

anyways... for the two people that read this... or are there more mysterious people that see this? if so i need to link up to your blog, so let me know....

i'll try my best to keep up with blogger status, as defined by marisa, atleast one post every 2-3 days.

The baby is born!

The purpose of my trip was a bit up in the air, but a lot of it was to see Adrian and Julianna (bro/ sister in law)'s baby. Her due date was Saturday the 27th, but as we found out yesterday at 9:15 p.m. he was either scared to come out or really happy in there.

At 9 lbs. 8 oz. he didn't want to squeeze, or he wanted to stay inside and keep eating.

He is adorable and kept his eyes open for about 15 minutes so we could see him before they took him away for testing. It was awesome to see Adrian and Julianna, they seemed a bit different and really content. Adrian looked really proud.

Next time I see him wil be in December and I'm sure he (the baby (Collin? maybe?)) will look completely different.

houston life

After a comment not long ago made by my mother 'next time i see you you will be married and it will never be the same', i was shocked, struck and scared. i immediately felt like i was missing something and planned a trip back home one last time to see my family before life takes a big change.
I feel bad because Betty feels that I am ditching her, but I think it's good for the both of us to be with family alone and get that out of our systems. Also cause Betty's mom I think wants her attention away from me for a bit. A proven fact given that she told me not to call very often. I worry how much she supports the whole thing emotionally. I know she supports it financially and energetically, the poor lady is sick she's going all day long.
It has been fun home though, we got to bond together Saturday morning doing yard work, then a trip on the new boat to wakeboard in the chilly water. It was a cool feeling to all be doing something together. Late October and still in the river! Plus it's still a beautiful green jungle here.
Just two more days and hopefully baby Collin will exit Julianna's (my sister in law) womb. Her due date was Saturday(yesterday) and birthday Sunday(today). They may share, they may be one day apart, we will see.
Loving life and learning how much I miss my girl.

Let's get it started in here...

Well, I promised myself I would never be a 'facebooker' or a 'myspacer' and I can proudly say that I never gave in. I think that's why I am so out of the 'scene'. (You would think that I always talk with my hands in the air ready to do the 'bunny ears' around everything I say.) I believe now that I'm getting married in 11 days I won't be going there still. When I check my history on my computer though it will probably show many results of facebook because my lovely fiance'e still keeps it real with it. She keeps me young and fresh.
Anyways... this is posting #1, hopefully this thing turns out to be a place full of great memories as I start it 11 days before the best day of my life!
I am getting married to Betty Lopez, soon to be Betty Anne Tolman (cause she wants to add a middle name and what a better time to do so). I am so excited and have never felt the way I do.
Goodbye, so long and farewell, until soon.