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That One Time Hulu Sucked...and the Bachelor Came on a Week Later

Hulu has been good to us...

We've been able to skate by with just Hulu and Netflix.

HOWEVER...
just as El Bachelor aired, ABC switched up their contract dealio, and people with HuluPlus gotta wait ONE WHOLE week to watch it!

I know, first world problems...

However, one friend told me about Aereo...

It's $8/month and you can record live tv. You read that right!

Take a look, you'll be glad you did!

Check it here: www.aereo.com/




#firstworldproblems
#loveit

2014 Resolutions...or Life Changes If You Will

Happy New Year!

What a whirlwind year it's been.

Good bye 2013, and hello 2014.

As the new year is ushered in, I've been contemplating the resolutions goals lifestyle changes? that I've been wanting to make. Of course I want to lose weight, I want to be smarter, I want to be more accomplished--I'm sure everyone does!

Here are my concrete goals that I've made (and stuck with for the past 7 6 days (New Year's day counts as a holiday--and not a time to start resolutions)


Physical: 

• Drink 8 glasses of water a day. 
• Do two weeks of the Atkin's Diet
• Gym 3x a week with the hubbs
• 1 hour long daily walks with Hobbes

Spiritual: 

• Start and complete PMG by the end of the year (by myself) 
• Read the whole BOM by the end of the year (by myself) 
• Read manuals before class
• Comment at least once in Relief Society/Sunday School

Hobby: 

• Crochet a scarf before the end of February 
• Start taking classes to get my black belt in Ju Jitsu
• Post on this here blog at least once a week

Mental: 

•  Graduate 

Marriagical: 

• Be a better wife by uplifting Carlos 

Ready, set, GO! 

*I"ll be following up each month to see how I'm doing! 

Waterlogged--The APP You Need to Keep Track of Water

So nobody reads this.
#factoflife

However, I will still shout my love of this new app that I just found. It's not your Candy Crush that will consume you and make you spend money, it's an app that will help you make good choices!

Behold...Waterlogged.

This is an easy to use app that does what it says--it helps you track how much water you drink! 

It's free, and it's also very pretty. 

All you've gotta do it go download it from the app store. Your health with thank you. 

I've been using this app for about a week, and I'm in love. I've even gotten my Mom to download it--novel! 

Now I'm off to finish my last 2 oz of water! 

Slowing Down & Smelling the Roses

I just kind of love this song. And once you watch the music video, it gives it a whole new meaning. Right now, I feel like I'm kind of in a funk. I talked about it with my darling hubby the other night. He was getting frustrated with the fact that I kept asking him about if he was doing something.

I know that I am a typical nagger. I guess it's part of being a wife? :) But he told me,

"You keep looking forward to the next step. When you are done with your MBA, when you are done with your job now. Are you so busy looking forward that you are missing now?" 

I didn't really register that was happening to me until someone actually told me. Of course, I don't really think that there is anything wrong with having goals and wanting to accomplish something, but there is something to be said about enjoying the moment. 

I definitely was better at enjoying the moments last year. I mean, we had to document all of our firsts! Our first Halloween together, our first Thanksgiving, our first Christmas...you get the idea. But now, I am all about looking forward to starting again.

However, I do need to slow down and enjoy life. But How?!

• Well, my little Hobbes chewed up my computer chord, and that has been helping.
• I should probably stop making so many lists. I am a woman of lists, but that can get in the way of enjoying life. (dang it. I made a list...)
• Focus on the big picture. So many times, I get caught up in the fact that something isn't going the way I need it to, I need to take a step back. 
• Smile, even if it's not going my way. I'm a brat--I'll acknowledge it. And I absolutely hate when things don't go my way. I need to JGOI (just get over myself) 

I think that November is the perfect month to start doing this.
#thanksgiving
#thankful

This is a little reminder that I put up in my lil' cubicle:

Life...

Life has been crazy lately.

I didn't even post about our amazing 1 year anniversary trip! Well, we went to FL and then a cruise. It was just what we needed. It was the perfect end of summer getaway, and a great way to celebrate being married for a year. I can't believe we've been married so long--it hardly seems like we've been married long!

Carlos gradumatated. 

So proud of him! #byualum

We got Hobbes. 


He's a red heeler/mini Australian shepherd mix. He is a cutie! We love him so much! It's been weird to have a lil' dog, mostly because we didn't really have one growing up. Luckily Carlos is a resident pup-expert, so we have it all covered!

We interviewed at Cornbelly's. 
Carlos was a poor lil' graduate with  no job for just a couple of weeks, so we decided to go to Cornbelly's to see if we could get a job there (extra money!), we got the job, but right as we started training, Carlos....

Got a Real Kid JOB!
After a couple of hits and misses (as it always goes when job searching) Carlos got an awesome opportunity to work in a lab! He pretty much does what he studied for his major! #microbiology I'm so proud of him, and we will be able to save up so he can take the OAT (for optometry school) and interviews for schools that accept him.

I Turned 24. 
I feel real old. It was a fun day full of family and friends. Here's to 24 being a wonderful year!

We Joined A Kickboxing Club
I finally made Carlos join a kickboxing club. It is awesome. Seriously, the workouts are intense, and I am pooped after I go. I'm trying to do a 60 day challenge, but my knee got tweaked and I was out for a week. #notfun

We Will Be Skiing This Year
Yes. Carlos got me passes to Sundance this year. He is going to learn to ski, and we are gonna have a blast! Yahoo!


Seriously, life is good here in the Grandela Household. I couldn't ask for more. #blessings

A Review of Every Single Candy Corn Flavor 2013

Guys. Guys.

GUYS. 

Seriously. I am freaking obsessed with CANDY CORN. I can't say it enough. #candycorn #cornmadeofcandy #oktoberfest

There are lit'raly a million flavors of candy corn on the market. Trust me, I've been a lookin'!

And since I'm such a peach, I've tried em all, and I'll give you the low-down on each.

Starburst candy corn. When I first saw this, I thought, this could not be. I'm a big fan of the Starburst jelly beans--so I thought--this is insanity! However, it didn't disappoint. At first bite, it was really weird--and tart! I could only eat like 3 in one sitting, but it was a fun change.

Brach's Pumpkin Spice candy corn. With the craze of the pumpkin spice, you can't go wrote with these candy corns! :) When you first bit the candy corn, it's a whole lot of spice and when you are done with it, it's a whole lotta pumpkin. It's a great way to curb your crave for pumpkin spice. However, the taste might remind you of a candle. . .

Brach's Indian Corn. Eh. I'll eat this one, but my heart doesn't jump for joy when I see it. It's an okay flavor, but maybe because I am into the crazy flavors. 

Brach's Carmel candy corn. This was a very flavorful candy corn--I think they should have named it Dulce De Leche candy corn--to give it that exotic flair! I liked it, but I'll definitely pick other flavors over it. 

Brach's S'mores candy corn. If you want to go the chocolate route, this is the candy corn for you. I thought it was going to be sick, but it was surprisingly different. The tip of the candy corn actually tasted like graham crackers! Weird!

Zachary Apple Cider candy corn. This was one of the pricier candy corns I picked up. But one of my favorites. It has this "melt in your mouth" quality that I can't put down. I had to put these in another room, because I could easily eat a whole container in one sitting.

Brach's Carmel Apple candy corn. This. is. my. favorite candy corn flavor of ALL time! Seriously. You can't get better than this flavor. This year, I've had a hard time finding it, I've hit up Wal-mart, Harmon's, and Walgreeens. I still haven't indulged in this amazing flavor this year--but it is the best of the candy corn flavors--I know it!

Brach's Original Candy Corn 

$1.49 

Starburst Flavored Candy Corn 

$2.50 

Apple Cider Candy Corn 

$3.63

Total Spent on Candy Corn

$16.92 (and counting) 

Trying every flavor of candy corn? 

Priceless. 

Did I miss any candy corn?