The 6 month inch

So being a newlywed everyones favorite question is, "So how do you like married life". Well honestly for me it wasn't that much different then dating life. I have known Bryce my whole life. So really marriage has only made our relationship stronger....and fatter.

As previously stated I have married for 6 months now and I since then I have grown a little, meaning I had to dust off my fat pants, the ones that I promised myself that I would never have to wear again. So here we go again.I hoped on the scale this morning and I noticed that I have lost 2 lbs. I was feeling really motivated and decided to plop open my scripts when Bryce came home from work with a handful of groceries. He greeted me with a kiss and said, "I'm making breakfast today!" How cute is he!?! I couldn't help, but smile, until I saw what he had brought home. He started pulling eggs, hash browns, English muffins, sausages, cheese, orange juice...Aka a dieters worst nightmare! I finally had to say something when he got out the butter and cut off 2 Tbs to put on his English muffin. Although my husband might not be the most helpful when dieting. He is kind of the sweetest thing ever!!! I love him, I just hope that he loves me fat, because I am blaming it all on him!

Rosita Chiquita Juanita Chihuahua

On the 28th of this month, Bryce and I will have been married for 6 months. I can't believe that it has been this long already it seems like just yesterday I was freakin about some minor wedding details. Maybe it seems so short because we haven't really accomplished that much since we have gotten married. We still aren't ready to take on the responsibilities having our own place, I haven't finished writing my thank you cards yet, which according to my mom it is considered tacky to be later than 6 months...consider me tacky!!! and I haven't even changed my name yet. Partly because I am lazy and partly because I wasn't really sure what to do about that yet.

I was having a really hard time getting rid of my maiden name. I am not sure why, I never really liked the last name, ever since 7th grade when a boy in my computer class laughed when the teacher read my name. I didn't really understand it at the time, but if he thought that was funny then I should have told him that my brother was ranked as a private in the army. Maybe it has to do with my dad dying, and I feel that if I give up his name then I will be giving up a part of him in me as well. Kinda a silly I know, but I mean if Mexicans can have 4 names, then why can't I? I like the seen from the Lady and the Tramp ( a childhood favorite)

Bulldog in Pound: He has an eye for a well-turned paw, he has. Let's see, there's been Lulu... Toughy: Yeah, and Trixie...
Dachsie: and Fifi...
Pedro: And my sister, Rosita Chiquita Juanita Chihuahua. I think.

Although Bryce is somewhat against me doing this my mom is the complete oposite. She came to me in tears the other day, and said that she really wanted me to keep my last name. I guess she feels like I have betrayed her in some way, but I haven't done anything yet so I guess we will have to wait and see!!!

-Candice Evon Cox Erickson (what a mouth full)

Valentines Day

Bryce had to work all weekend. I didn't really care at first because there are always to many high expectations for this Holiday, and this way I couldn't be let down, but later I found out that the Erickson girls where planning a cute little scavenger hunt for thier husbands. I thought that it was such a cute idea to keep Valentines day light and fun, and then I found out that Bryce's sister was planning on a couples dinner at her house with games to follow, so I ended up being bummed after all, but don't worry Bryce always comes through he took me out later for dinner at a chinese resturant that we got gift cards for at Christmas time, and later we went bowling. I love spending time with Bryce. He always makes me laugh, and he will let me ramble on and on about who knows what.