Day 2: 20 facts about me

Here are 20 facts about me..

1. I'm half Mexican. So is my husband, believe it or not. 
2. I have a shoe fetish. Especially running shoes. You can never have too many!
3. I have to have ice with my drink, unless its milk or something. gross.
4. I'm not a HUGE chocolate fan. I emphasize huge, because I do like chocolate, but can only handle so much.
5. As I kind of mentioned before. I was Miss California National Teenager 2007. Those were the days..
6. This is the first time I haven't worked since I graduated High School. It was SO weird at first. But in a way I'm still working because being a mom is definitely a constant job!
7. I love Dr. Pepper but am trying to rid of this obsession. 
8. I love Mexican food. ironic? I think not. 
9. I have 2 sisters and 3 brothers. You can call us the Brady bunch.
10. I could drink smoothies for every meal of the day. Jamba Juice is my jam!
11. I am very competitive with almost everything; sports, board games, you name it.
12. I'm not the biggest fan of getting my picture taken right now...
13. I love to decorate. Maybe I should have gone to school for interior design!
14. I also have a lip gloss obsession. You truly cant have enough!
15. I want a cat SO bad. but I have an allergic husband who prevents this dream. :(
16. I love to go to yard sales, but honestly I sometimes would rather sleep in on Saturdays than go dig for some treasures..Its been awhile, lets just say that.
17. I like to write. I don't feel that I am some fantastic writer, but I have been thinking about going back to school only because I love to write and miss writing papers..I know I'm crazy and once I go back to school I know I'll hate it. 
18. I like to have plans or know whats going to happen. ex. What is going to happen after my husband graduates. I have no clue what's going to happen and where we will end up buying our first house because of his job, depends on where he gets a great one. That kind of drives me crazy. We know where we want to live, but sometimes we don't always get what we want. 
19. I plan to run a half marathon, and then a full one sometimes in the near future. But for this year, I think I will start with a 5k. :) 
20. My favorite holiday is every single one. It always brings family and friends together and I love nothing more! Although Christmas and Thanksgiving are some of my top favs, only because of the delicious baking that goes on during this time!

31 Day Blog Challenge.

If you follow my family blog, then you know that I just recently finished my 30 day blog challenge there. Well I figured it might be a good start to do it on here to get things rolling with more posts on this blog! So here it goes! Along with my daily posts this month, I hope to post more posts in between about crafts/thrifting/shopping I've done! 

Day 1: Introduction

My names Ali/Alex/Alexandria/Bubba.. you name it. Bubba has been my family nickname since I was a baby. Don't believe me? Well I'll show you..Here is a picture from when I was little..this isn't my "bubba" picture but I'm still pretty chubs. 

Anywho, I've been called Alex most of my life. Ali was my "stage name" when I was Miss California National Teenager..my director felt it was more feminine and less common than Alex. When my husband and I started dating, he thought Steven and Alex sounded...gay. So Ali came about again and now that is what seems normal to me! weird. Well I've been married to my dream man for almost 4 years now. That seems pretty insane. We have the cutest little white boy with beautiful blue eyes and the cheesiest grin who is 6 months old. We can't get enough of him, and I'm sure I will post a lot about him, so bear with me!

I mean seriously...how could you not resist this picture?!

 We are both from California. Completely opposite areas, but now our parents live close to each other. Convenient for us! We have grown to love Utah for a lot of things, but still miss a great deal of Cali life! I've graduated from Paul Mitchell the School doing what I love most, hair and makeup! I worked in a wonderful salon before I had the little man. You should check out Taylor D' Shaw Salon, It is highly recommended if you're looking for a new place to try out. You won't be disappointed! I do miss doing hair and makeup and will be going back real soon just a few days a week, But my most favorite job would definitely be doing what I'm doing right now, a mom! As hard, and trying as it can be, I wouldn't give it up for the world! My husband is still in school, working, and also in the Army Reserves. Yup, I'm an army wife! No, I NEVER in a million years, thought those words would ever come out of my mouth, nor did I want them to. But I have accepted it and think it has been a great route for our family!

See that tall white guy in the middle?.Yup thats my sexy husband in his uniform when he was at basic training! ..Its ok, you can be jealous ;) 

Yes. we live in Utah, and yes we are LDS/Mormon. I know it. I live it. I love it. Read that talk its pretty awesome and very true. At Church my calling is over the Mommy and Me group. Its designed for new and experienced moms who have little ones at home to get together once a week for a support group and play date with our kids. We do various activities from going to parks, doing arts and crafts, play games, snacks, you name it. We have a good time! And it's really nice to get to know the moms in my ward better. So I will be posting a lot of cheap and kid friendly crafts that we do on here, as well as some activities. get excited!

This past month of April has come to be quite the busy month! I thought being at home with my little man would be such a breeze and super nice with lots of free time on my hands. Some days yes, I get to lounge around and play with him, but I feel like I am more busy! Aside from baby duties, I feel like I'm always running around somewhere trying to get something done. I guess its good to be busy, but I didn't expect it. The past few weeks have been filled with lots of meetings, crafts, baby/bridal shower, wedding, friends, and family. And it just continues every week! Its nice to have something to look forward to, and I guess it will give me something to blog about! :)

 

Have a fabulous night!