Our first week...

Well, we made it!

After a very long 22 hour car ride (split up into two days, of course) we made it to San Antonio!  It was actually really fun to drive with each other down here.  Every few hours I'd ask Austin if he wanted me to drive and every time he declined.  I found out when we were in Albuquerque staying overnight that he wanted to say he drove the whole way there.  I had no problem with that.
The first night here was kind of hard.  It took a while for them to figure out our contract and everything, so we hung out in the office for about an hour until we could finally go up to our apartment.  Our apartment is supposed to be furnished, and it was, but when we walked in the TV was missing as well as a kitchen table.  Our bed was covered in plastic and we didn't know we could take it off.  So we laid down on it and both started crying because of how uncomfortable it was.  (It was memory foam...which we are both not fans of.) We were exhausted, and a lot of things had already gone wrong...so having an uncomfortable bed was the last straw of the night and we had a little crying session.  Since then, we found out we could take the plastic off and it's been a lot better :)  Besides that, we absolutely love our apartment!  All the furniture is new and really nice.  We have a cute little balcony and a big walk in closet (for the few clothes we brought with us) and plenty of room for my shoes!  ;) It also has a pool, which I have spent much time at and gives me something to do when Austin is gone.
It has been quite an adventure so far!  Austin has made a lot of friends who are on his team and he starts work at 8:30 in the morning and doesn't get home until about 10 at night.  He's been working really hard and I'm so grateful for a husband who's willing to work so hard in crazy conditions.  It's still spring here and it feels like the middle of summer in Utah...it's so hot.  There's only one other guy here who has a wife, and we've become friends along with her 2 darling kids.  I've been spending my time working at the office with some crazy people, but it's a good way to pass the time.
We've already had some amazing mexican food here, and are excited for more!  It's been so fun to live in a new city and step out of our comfort zones (big time).  We ventured out to the River Walk, unknowingly, but we weren't able to see the river.  We went to see Iron Man, which was amazing by the way, at the River Walk mall but the movie theater was pretty equivalent to Kaysville Theater.

Anyway, this was not supposed to be a long post.  Sorry to whoever reads this.  But here's some pictures! Sorry for the weird order/orientation.

Stopped here in ABQ...delicious!

This is our "We're halfway there!" celebration picture :)

There's TONS of room for these babies!

This is our very uncomfortable bed, which we are getting used to.

Bedroom again

Living Room

Kitchen

Taco Cabana!

Our hallway

My desk in the corner at the office

Aaaand...the bathroom.

We're having a lot of fun so far on this summer adventure and are excited for what's to come:)

All my exes live in Texas....

Actually, non of our exes live in Texas.  That's besides the point.  I thought I should inform everyone that Austin and I are going on an adventure this summer….we’re moving to San Antonio, TEXAS!  We’re leaving in 3 weeks, and I’m freaking out!  We will be working our tails off though, Austin selling pest control and me working in the company’s office there.  We heard about this summer sales deal from Austin’s friend in January, who went to Kansas City and made over $50,000.  I’m sure we won’t make that much, but we’re hoping to make some money!  It will be really hard for Austin, since he'll be working pretty much from 9 in the morning until dark…so basically all day.  But we are hoping it will be worth it.  We're really excited to try something very new and take a chance.  Texas should be really fun!  There's a Six Flags just about 5 mins from where we're going to live, so we might be going there a few times :) and there's also a Schlitterbahn about an hour away, which is supposedly one of the best water parks in the world!  There's the Alamo, the River Walk, tons of Mexican food, and I'm sure I'll find a place to find me some cowboy boots.  I’ll have a lot of free time on my hands, so if anyone wants to visit San Antonio this summer, you've got a place to stay!  Wish us luck!!!

P.S. If you knows the song quoted in this post title, you're awesome.

On the 11th day of Christmas...

So this year is our first married Christmas, and I decided to do the 12 days of Christmas for my amazing hubby Austin.  He's received a head lamp, 3 car trees, a $5 dollar movie from Target, 7 oz. of Milano cookies, 8 boxes of cereal, etc.  It's been really fun!  Today is the 11th day so I'd like to share 11 things I love about him on my oh-so-popular blog ;)

1. He wakes me up every morning.  He is usually awake before I am, even if I have to go to work/school before him and he is my alarm clock for sure.  He doesn't bounce the bed or shove ice cubes down my shirt, but he just comes and gives me a hug and tells me I need to come eat breakfast.  I love it.

2. He talks about our future all the time.  Who knows if our plans will happen or if they will be completely different, I just love that he thinks about more than what's happening right now.

3. Along with the future, he talks about our future kids a lot too.  He will say things like, "Promise me our kids will do this..." or "Can we do this with our kids?"  It's so cute.

4. He doesn't care what anybody thinks, and he's helping me do the same thing.  He always keeps me in check in that department.  

5. He cooks.  And cleans.  Need I say more?

6. He plans surprises for me all the time.  Even if they're tiny things like going out to dinner, he is always thinking of some way to surprise me and I love it.

7. When he talks about his mission, he gets so excited.  He was on Google Maps today going through the streets of his mission and telling me about all the things he's going to show me someday when he takes me to Brazil.  He doesn't get excited about things he doesn't care about, but when he's excited about something, he's excited and it's so cute.

8. He sings.  All the time.  He has an amazing voice and even though most of the time he makes up the words to whatever song he's singing, I just love that he sings and doesn't make fun of me when I sing and sound terrible.

9. He works so hard to provide for our little family of 2 :) he's a genius with everything Apple, and has a great side business he loves and makes him happy.  He's kind of a nerd and I kind of love it.

10. He holds my hand everywhere.  He's always spot on with PDA.

11. His smile makes me melt like a popsicle on the 4th of July!  



I'm so grateful for him and all he does for me.  He's the best boy I know and I can't believe I'm married to him.  Love you Austin!

Necessities

So I wanted to be a cool blogger and make a post about my favorite beauty products.  There's too many to cover in the entire beauty umbrella, so I decided to just go with my favorite makeup products that I absolutely can't do without.

 

1. Image Day Spa night-time moisturizer.  I had really bad skin for a long time, then my sister told me about this awesome face wash from Image.  When I bought the face wash, the lady told me about this moisturizer you wear at night and it makes your skin SO soft and you wake up with glowing skin.

2. MAC Paint Pot.  LOVE this stuff.  You just put it on your eyelid before eyeshadow and it works as a primer.  Also, if you feel lazy it comes it different colors so if you get a shimmer one (Rubenesque is my favorite) you can just put that on and call it good.  They're $18 from MAC...kinda pricey but super worth it.

3. Mary Kay concealer.  I am 21 and already have bad circles under my eyes.  Slap some of this on after you put on your foundation and they disappear.  They're $9 and last for like a year.

4. Image Daily Defense Matte moisturizer.  This stuff is awesome.  It's for oily skin so it doesn't feel nasty and oily when you put it on.  Also it has SPF 30 so you don't smell like sunscreen all day :)

5. Kabooki brush.  I got mine from the Beauty Bar in Bountiful and it's Mirabella brand...I've had it for about a year and it's in great condition.  Love it.  I use mineral foundation and it puts it on super fast cause it's huge.

6. Naked Minerals foundation.  My sister and I took a makeup class at Bountiful High a couple years ago and this foundation was included in the kit.  It covers up ANYTHING on your face you don't want to see.  It comes in a darker shade and lighter.  I buy 1 of each and use both of them or either depending on the day and how tan I am :)  You can buy it online...they're about $25 each and last a long time.

Tuesday night at the Facer home

Hi, my name is Kelsey and I have an awesome husband.  

I saw this "deep pore cleanser" thing on Pinterest and wanted to put it to the test. 

(1 T. unflavored gelatin + 1 T. milk microwaved for 10 sec. and smeared all over your face...dried for about 20 minutes then painfully peeled off) 

I had been talking about it for a while and the other night I mentioned to Austin I was going to do it later that night...I was doing my homework and the next thing I know he walks out of the bathroom like this:

I was dying.

He said that he had this Avon lady in one of the wards on his mission and he would always buy stuff from her to help her out.  So then I decided to make mine and put it on....

We sat there not able to talk to each other or laugh at Friends because of our stiff faces for about 20 minutes.

We obviously live a really exciting life :)

P.S. My mask didn't work as well as Pinterest said it would....bummer.

The Vow

Remember when this movie came out and everyone and their dog had something to say about it?  Well it took me a while to get to the theater to see it, but when I finally did I loved it.  Best part of the show:

"I vow to help you love life, to always hold you with tenderness, and to have the patience that love demands. To speak when words are needed, and to share the silence when they’re not. To agree to disagree on red velvet cake, and to live within the warmth of your heart and always call it home.

I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever. I promise to never forget that this is a once in a lifetime love. I vow to love you, and no matter what challenges might carry us apart, we will always find a way back to each other."

So cute.  

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