Monday, November 24, 2008

Busy, busy, busy!

A lot has happened lately but I've been really busy so I haven't been able to post about all of it. I finally have a little time though so this post will incorporate a few events that span out over a month or so.

First...Dan had his first baptism!! Yay! Here is a picture of him and his companion with Karel (the kid he baptized) just before his baptism.


Second...Dan only has about nine months left!!! I never thought I'd say this but it is passing by kind of quickly, but not quick enough of course ;) He loves everything about his mission and I'm afraid that it might take a lot of convincing to get him to come home when his two years is up. We'll see :)

Third...I finally turned 21 and I am now legal. I took advantage of it too! No, I didn't go out and get drunk, but I did go buy myself a gun!! Yeah, I am packing a little heat now :) I bought a glock model 26 9mm, if that means anything to you. I can't wait to shoot it on Thanksgiving!!


Sorry this post is so long...hope all is well with everyone!!
Colbs

UVU Police Academy 2008-02


These are some of my best friends, and a few of the officers that, in a few months, will be keeping your cities safe!

Thursday, November 20, 2008

I'm official...kind of.

This Monday was my last day of the first block at the Police Academy. We had a Physical test and a written certification test that day and I'm happy to say that I passed both with flying colors, Yay!!! So on Wednesday we were presented with a certificate saying we are now certified as Special Functions Officers. What does that mean? Well in the exact words of Captain DeMille, "this certificate doesn't mean s***." Ha ha, yeah that kind of humbled us all a little bit. It still feels good to be at the half way point of becoming a real certified Law Enforcement Officer though.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

"Husband" Tag (except I don't really have a 'husband'...yet)

Alright Whit I'll do it, but only because I'm bored and I wish he was my husband :)

Full name: Daniel Preston Wilding.
How long we've been married: 0 years 0 months.
How long did we date: We've been dating for 5 years and 5 months.
Who eats the sweets: I do, definately. He's never even had a cavity if that tells you anthing.
Who said I love you first:Honestly, I don't remember but I think he did.
Who is taller:Danny
Who sings better:Dan does for sure, I think I'm tone deaf ;)
Who is smarter:Depends. Street smarts, me. Book smarts, Dan is a freaking genius.
Who does the laundry:Right now we both do our own (it would be tough to do his laundry all the way from the Czech Republic) but I'm sure when we're married I will.
Who pays the bills:Right now I'm the only one with bills to pay, so I do.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed:Well, you see we don't sleep in the same bed yet..so no one I guess.
Who mows the lawn:We both do.
Who cooks dinner:We both do, Danny is actually a pretty dang good cook and he tells me he's getting better. I'm excited to see if that's true.
Who drives:Mostly him, but I drove once in a while.
Who admits they are wrong:Yeah, Whit got it right. Us Bylunds are stubborn so that would have to be him.
Who asked who out first:Ha ha, he did. We were in junior high so it was one of those phone calls and you ask "will you go out with me?" Ha ha. There is acutally a funny story behind that, but it's too long to put on here.
Who wears the pants:I think I do...comes with that Bylund stubborness.
What does he do that surprises you:Lot's of things, but there is one that I miss the most. I love people to play with my hair and everytime we would watch a movie he would willingly let me lay on his lap and he would braid my hair for hours, he is so cute!
My favorite feature on him:His eyes and his curly hair (when it gets long).
My favorite quality he has:Lots. Hard worker, high standards that he never strays from, and he never holds grudges...he loves everyone no matter who they are or how they treat him.
Does he have a nickname for you:He calls me babe and Colbs.
His favorite food:He loves pasta and chicken. Actually, Dan just likes to eat. Ha ha, he will eat all of his meal and then half of mine when I don't finish it. He should weigh like 250 pounds based on how much he eats, but he's skinnier than a bean pole :)
His favorite sport:Probably soccer. But he likes to watch all sports.
Our favorite thing to do as a couple:Before he left we watched a lot of movies, but I think when he gets back our favorite thing to do will be hiking and spending time outdoors.
Does he have any hidden talents:He's dang good at ping pong. I already mentioned he can braid pretty well. Probably the most impressive is that he can sew. Before he left he made me a giant quilt that he designed and pieced together and everything all by himself!
What do you admire most about him:A couple things. One, what he is doing right now...I could never do it. Two, no matter how bad I piss him off...I never doubt that he loves me and I know that there is nothing I could do to ever make him not love me.
His favorite color:Red, unless it's on a guitar then it's white.
How did he propose:He hasn't proposed yet, but I'm excited to see how he does!!!

Monday, November 3, 2008

See-food

My future father in law and I had a bet on a race that we ran back on Labor Day. If he won, I had to eat three pieces of shrimp. Of course, even with his senior citizen status, he wasted me. So after much delay...I ate three pieces of shrimp this last Saturday. He was nice enough to give me the breaded kind, although I think he only did that because he didn't want to get ralphed on ;)