Picnic

Today we went on our first picnic as a married couple. It was relaxing and beautiful! I love the mountains so much and all the beauty it creates :) we also took Diesel with us and he Didn't know what to do with all the open space. There was a crap load of turkeys that would make a good thanksgiving dinner haha so cute to see Diesel so curious when we came upon them! Can't wait for the next time.... 

Hobbies

My First Time at the Dunes

Tyson has been riding Dirt Bikes since he was little and takes interest in racing locally, along with a few of his friends and family, Connor Chadwick, Zayne Malmberg, Colter Graves, and Trever Graves. Tyson hasn't been able to race the last couple years because every time he hits the "whoops" section he breaks a bone. This year he broke his collarbone, again, in three places requiring surgery. It took him a few months to heal but he is getting back out there! We try to catch every Pro race every weekend on the T.V. I always go for Ryan Villopoto, he is the BEST! Before I met Tyson I never have ridden on a four wheeler, been to the dunes, or even touched a dirt bike before in my life. My family is more of the camping, snowmobile type. It has been a new experience and I am in love with this sport. It takes so much skill and endurance! It is the most fit sport on the planet. We go to the Dunes with all of our friends as much as we can. I bought a four wheeler for me this year so I can start learning, so far I have only been on one Dune trip this year to learn with paddles. We bought a baby bike for me to practice balance and just all around being a dirt bike, this one I can touch the ground on ha ha

2008 Suzuki LTR 450.. MY BABY :)
 

The Baby Bike



Tyson's 2013 HONDA crf 450
 





OUR FURRY BABY

As a Newly Wed gift to ourselves we got a puppy! :) His name is Diesel and is a German Shepherd. Tyson wanted a small dog at first but I told him that I don't allow rats in my house so after meeting our friend's German Shepherd, Sampson. We fell in love with that breed. Big dogs are mans best friend. Small dogs are my foots best friend.. ha ha. I always grew up with animals and most of them have been quite large, horses, collies, cows, pigs, deer, moose, cougars, etc. I lived in the Mountains, still do. Small dogs get eaten if you let them out at night and wander too far. Sad, but true! We got Diesel when he was 6 weeks old. Now he is pretty much 10 weeks now. He has grown so big in that short amount of time! We wouldn't know what we would do without him. He has brought much joy into our starting out family. We don't want kids for awhile so he substitutes for it greatly :) He is starting to become talkative and for such a big puppy he has a little girl bark, which is adorable! He reminds me of a T-Rex, which is what I want to dress him up for Halloween if Tyson will let me, because he is at that stage where he loves to bite and chew on EVERYTHING! He isn't so bad now but when he first started teething it was a nightmare. His ear wouldn't stand up for the longest time but now its up and leans to the left ha ha. He was the first born out of the Litter, also the biggest. He still has room to grow into his paws and ears. LOVE HIM TO DEATH!


6 Weeks

10 Weeks



December 22nd: Proposal!

We got engaged on December 22nd of 2012. I kind of knew it was coming, since I picked out the ring myself, but was still surprised. He was working in North Dakota for a couple of months and when he came home he took me shopping since he said he didn't know what I wanted for Christmas. When we were about to check out in Victoria Secret he asked me if I wanted to go to Fred Meyer and get my fingered sized (we already have done it once before but he claimed he forgot). When we got there they sized my finger and then Tyson told me to look around and give him an idea of what style of ring I would love. I tried on about 4 different rings until I came to the conclusion I was in love with the one that I have now. When I told him I liked it he turned to the Sales Manager and said, "We will take it." It took me a minute to process what exactly he was talking about. A light bulb went off in my head and I started tearing up in the store because it was finally happening. They had to get my ring sized so it would take about a week. A couple days after the ring was finished and ready for pick up he convinced me that he was going to wait a few more weeks to a couple months until he was going to get down on that one knee. I was of course anxious and I wanted the ring right then! On the 22nd he told me my now sister-in-law and her mom wanted to go do something with me. At first I was too tired and just wanted to stay home but he insisted, so I went shopping with them. Come to find out when I was out with the girls, him and his brother were setting up the proposal. When the guys were done he came and picked me up and told me that he wanted to take me to dinner since he wanted to do something nice because I hadn't seen him very much while he was in North Dakota. He took me to the Priarie Schooner, I have never been there before and the wagons give privacy. We had a reservation so he told me to run in and grab the table while he parks the truck, which gives him an excuse to grab the ring and hide it on his person. We sat down and ordered appetizers. He went ahead and ordered mushrooms.. I HATE mushrooms! So we split the plate with mushrooms and onion rings, my favorite! yuumm.. When the plate came we started digging into our appetizers and I had no clue on what was coming next. We got to the bottom and there was one onion ring left. I was so full I couldn't eat it but he kept insisting. The onion ring was the size of a freaking Large Lid at Mcdonald's and I was sooo full. I went to pick up the onion ring but it fell apart back onto the plate and I could tell that Tyson was getting frustrated. I started eating the onion ring and saw letters on the bottom of the plate. I started reading it out loud, "WILL YOU MARR..." I looked up when I realized what the rest of it said, "will you marry me?" He was on one knee next to me asking if I will be his wife! Of course I said YES.

THE GRAVES'

 

Tyson and I met in High School in our Senior Year. I never really talked to him until his brother Trevor introduced us. Since then we were insperable, became close friends in a short amount of time. He has such a good sense of humor that I can't get enough of and he pushes me to be the person that he knows I can be, which to find out, is a pretty independant strong woman. He has been my rock, my Best Friend. He was always there for me more then my other friends were and that's when I started falling in love with him Four years ago. We were going out for 3 years, Since December 28, 2009, before he "popped" the question on December 22, 2012. We were married on July 13, 2013. We have learned new things since we have been together. He is a Motocross Fanatic and so which I came to love the sport and started learning to ride as well. I was from the Country and loved to camp, fish, hike, etc. He likes to go fishing with me now, other then going to the Dunes haha. I love him to the end of the earth and back. I can't wait to start our own family and start more adventures down the road...