Everyone has certain things that they just need and cannot live without when they travel!!! I made sure to pay close attention to what those things were to me while I took my trip to Boise last weekend. Pretty sure after you read this, you are always gonna want to have these things with you too!!!!
1. Good Music!!!! Good music is so stinking important! when you are going to be sitting on a bus for 5+ hours, music is not a want... It's a NEED! And don't even be jealous that I was listening to One Direction... Hanging around high school kids and elementary aged kids will do this to ya. Also I am obsessed with Imagine Dragons right now. Les Miserables... Perfection, and Bruno Mars is so soothing... and I was soooooo sick on the bus.
2. iPod. If you're gonna listen to music you might as well have something to listen to it on. I love love love my iPod touch! I've had it forever and I seriously do not go anywhere without it! It's basically full of my life! Photos, music, videos, awesomeness...
3. Skull Candy Headphones! These are my newest toy. My sweet husband bought them for me because he knows how much I hate that ear buds never stay in and that I need my music to sound AMAZING! Don't you just love my "artistic" picture??? I was actually so overwhelmed with car sickness it was AWFUL!
4. Travel pillow and blanket. Whenever I sleep I have to have the weight of a blanket on me. And why on earth would you take a nap without a pillow? This one I inherited through marriage. Love it! And since it was a cheer trip, I had to bring my cheer blanket with me!!!
5. Snacks!!! These snacks were specfically chosen due to the fact that I was sick. I hadn't been drinking soda, but Sprite always calms my stomach down... and so does Lemon Heads. Weird right? Don't care. They're delicious!!!! And the wheat thins are just plain and so salty and tasty!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE snacks!
Wow!!! What an AMAZING weekend! I kind of don't even know where to start. Maybe I'll start with how AWESOME these girls performed over the weekend!!! They have never ever performed their routines this perfect! It gave me goosebumps every time they performed!!! I just can't get over their performances! Basically I'm OBSESSED! All of their performances are on my facebook thanks to awesome cheer moms!
We all had so much fun! We did goofy things and took so so so many pictures! I had a blast! And since my sweet little Ani Kate went to Utah with Spencer for the weekend, I got to sleep solid at night! Something I hadn't done since before I was pregnant really! But man oh man did I miss the 2 of them!
The nerd in me begged the girls to take a picture with the Easter Bunny at the mall! These are our Bobcat paws.
We are only a little obsessed with our new hoodies! They say "Cheer Hard Or Not At All!" And the color is AMAZING!!!!
Ready to get this competition started! Seriously, cheerleaders bring more luggage for a 7 hour competition than most people bring for a 2 week vacation! Love it!
I don't even need to tell you who just had to have a picture with the build a bear....
We are only a tad bit obsessed with our red lipstick!!! Captain and Co-Captain! Love them both!
Coaches with our co-captain
Why on earth am I bending in half for this picture???? Weirdo
S-A-S-S-Y
So let's get to the good stuff... After all 4 of our AMAZING performances we took 1st in state for our Show routine (which if we were to go to nationals, this is the one we would take... and definitely win with) and our Pom routine. Our Stunt group took 2nd, and our super cute and AWESOME Sideline took 4th. Basically the judges hated it and we are still a little confused as to why. Anyway for Madison's first year being 5A, no one was really expecting much out of us. No one knew what to think really. But we definitely got people talking! When it came down to naming the Grand Champion we lost by .5 of a point! No other teams were close. But we stinking lost by stinking .5 of a point to last year's champion's. That's a tough loss. It helped that every other single team there told us that we were robbed and let us know how awesome we did. My girls performed so awesome! I have no regrets for them! It just means that next year we need to be doubly awesome because now we have to win!!!! Challenge accepted!
Also can we talk about how 4 hours after I left for Boise, my baby started crawling???? What the heck Ani Kate???? How is that fair? Spencer did video it and send it to me ASAP, but still. She is growing up so fast! I cannot get over it!!!
Aniston and Spencer did have a super fun time in Utah. He took her to the zoo for the first time ever (I missed everything this weekend obviously and I'm really really upset about it), but per request he took a ton of pictures and he even did her hair!!! So cute!
Apparently she was super tired! She never cuddles with me!!!! She has favorites that naughty child!
So happy to be with her Daddy!
She is bigger than a baby monkey!!!! What the heck!!! Stop. Growing. Up!
Oh and also on the way to Boise, while waiting in line at a Jack in the Box, I totally got hit on by a much younger and a much more ethnic man than myself. He turned to me in line and asked "What are you?" I was kind of confused and I answered "Umm.... a human." He then said "Well I saw a bunch of you get off a bus." So I said, "Oh we are going to Boise for cheer state." To this he responded with, "Well if you ever need someone to throw you up in the air I could give you my number." I immediately stuck my left hand up in the air, pointed to my insanely gorgeous wedding ring and said, "27. Married. Have a baby." Done and done.
I love these girls so much! Going to a new year with a new team is always hard, but I am serious when I say that as a whole this team is unbelievable! We have had so much fun and they all work so hard and are so talented! I'm still in shock that I have had the amazing experience of coaching such a talented group of girls!
Is there anything better than finding new things that you just realize that you can't live without????? I just love it!!!! Here are some new things that I have recently become obsessed with.
RESOLVE MAX SPRAY. Aniston can be quite the messy baby; therefore, her clothes can become quite messy. We tried everything to get those nasty stains out but nothing was working. Her clothes still came out of the dryer all stained and gross. I sent Spencer to the store for one last attempt to get her clothes clean and he came home with this. This stuff took out all of her stains on her clothes. Even the crusty old stains that I thought would be stuck on those cute clothes forever!!! This stuff is so strong, yet gentle enough for a baby's clothes and her sensitive skin. I have even used it on a new shirt of mine that I spilled taco meat (from Taco Bell of course) on. And it worked! It takes any and all stains out of clothing no matter what it is or how long the stain has been there. LOVE IT!!!
SERTA KING SIZE BED. So back in December we had to buy a new bed. When I say had, I mean had. Our old bed was mine that I had had for 14 years, one of my brothers had used it as a slide and dented in one side, and the kicker was that the springs were starting to poke through the bed and scratch and hurt us. Who lives like that? Well thankfully Rexburg, even though they don't have a super Walmart or a Target, has a mattress outlet, so we were able to get a killer, and I am not even joking, deal on a new bed. We decided to go with king size because Spencer is kind of tall and I like my space when I sleep. Seriously this bed is AMAZING! So comfortable and AWESOME. I am sleeping so much better! It's basically to the point that when even I stay at hotels, I just want to be home because my bed at home is so much more comfortable! That's when you know it's good!!!
BABY FOOD POUCHES. Why on earth did we wait until Aniston was 8 months old to even get these? They are AMAZING! Obviously amazing is the word of the day.... Aniston is at the perfect age for these. She is always wanting to feed herself, but let's be honest, she can't. With these pouches she is able to feed herself and leave a minimal mess. I think that she also loves that they are mixed fruits with veggies and not just one plain flavor. They are also organic, which I guess is a good thing right? These are perfect for on the go feeding, which in our house is becoming a necessity. I really hope Ani is going through a growth spurt because she is eating like a 14 year old boy! I love all the flavors available and pretty much everything about the easiness and awesomeness of them all.
I'm headed to Boise tomorrow for Cheer State... Go Bobcats... and I have every intention on discovering things I love when it comes to travelling!!!
It seemed as though Spring had arrived Saturday morning and Spencer and I have been dying to spend time outside, so we decided to go for a morning run. Okay, so I decided it would be a good idea to run, and as it turns out, I was the one who died about 3.4 seconds into the running. Spencer is a good man for putting up with me.
Ani loved being in her stroller! She loved it so much in fact that she eventually fell asleep! And let's be honest a good run isn't complete without a little pole dancing. Haha. I am a little bit of a weirdo.
And did you notice my shirt????? Just thought I would stir up some emotions bright and early on Saturday.... Such the rebel. Really I thought of it as a social experiment.... Would people really express their feelings about this whole senior prank nonsense obviously? And the answer... definitely yes.
We really just had such an amazing time that morning! And the best part about it was getting the mail on the way home and getting a letter from my high school cheerleader bestie Nichole with a Taco Bell gift card in it!!!!! BEST BIRTHDAY CARD EVER!!! Two years ago she flew out to Utah to spend my birthday week with me and it was AMAZING!!!!
Don't worry that I still own and wear every single item of clothing in these pictures.... I'm cheap and I can't throw anything away! Hoarder in training!!!!
And then she drove all the way to Utah from Oregon for my wedding. I only got to see her like 30 minutes that day, but she still came!!! She is AMAZING and I can't wait for her to meet Aniston!
Please ignore the awkward hand.... I never know what to do with the outside hand. I need to watch more celebrity TV and learn the art of the outside hand.
Aniston is learning to smile at the camera on demand!!! I LOVE it! Being a Mom basically rocks!!! Everyone should try it at least once!
