Viva Las Vegas

I kn ow it looks like there is mold on the ceiling, but actually, it's all blown glass flowers! It was really cool!

Us with all the "drinks around the world" at the coca cola factory

The Bellagio gardens!! There were so many beautiful tulips there!

The Trips and at the Coca cola factory

This weekend, we made a trip to Las Vegas! We were hoping to see the Rebels play in the Mountain West Conference tournament, but they dissapointed us by losing in the first round, so we got to see BYU, Utah, Wyoming, and Sandiego State play instead. It was ok though, because after the games, we went and got the best frozen custard in the world...Luv Its. They were fun games, I really do enjoy watching a good game of basketball here and there.

-One of Dixon's mission companions and his wife (Trevor and Lauren Tripp) came down to visit us. They are so much fun! We went with them down to the strip on Saturday night and we went to the Bellagio's gardens and watched the fountains there. We also went to the Coca Cola factory and tasted coke products from around the world, hahaha the drink, Beverly from Italy, is the very best one, I think you should all try it!

-We got to hear Chase give an amazing talk at church on Sunday, and Sadly, missed him playing Volleyball today because of a sprained ankle... no fun!

-For Hannah's birthday, Wade took us all to Geisha, a Japenese steakhouse, and the fillet mignon is AMAZING!!

-Our cute friends from Cedar City came down on Sunday and we went to Nordstrom Rack with them, went to ESPN zone for lunch, and layed by the pool at the Planet Hollywood! They are so much fun, and we have had a blast getting to know them.

-Lyla got groomed for the second time in her life, she wouldn't even look at me when I went to pick her up because she was so mad at me.

-Alyssa and Lauren showed me how to shop Nordstrom. I had so much fun with them, and they have such good taste in clothes. I struggle in the shopping department, I like to have people who know how to shop with me so they can tell me what's cute!

It was so good to see everyone and we are so grateful we have family in a good driving distance! So many fun memories!! Thanks guys

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Fun Weekend

This past weekend, Dixon and I went up to Kaysville to babysit the fam while my parents were in California. We had a blast. Dixon and Sydnee beat me and Landon at Basketball. Syd and I went to my Aunt Aimee's baby shower and got to see grandma Kathy and a lot of our extended family, it was so good to see everyone. Landon won his basketball game scoring around 10 points...the boy was on fire, and he earned a slurpee for his excellent performance. On Saturday, Alec and Tiff came over and we got Red Robin (BBQ chicken salad is my FAVORITE) and watched the rebels lose to San Diego State. It was kind of disappointing, but it was so good to see Alec and Tiff, we haven't seen them in a long time. We got to see Kenadee's cute dance costumes, it makes me so excited to go to her dance competition in April! Overall, we had so much fun, we haven't seen everyone since Christmas, so it was a much needed trip (at least for me it was:)) We love Family!!

Today

I Am...

a child of God
married to the most amazing man in the world
a twin to Kylee (she has been an angel in my life)
hard on myself
thinking all the time, even if the thoughts are not always important
extremely blessed
quirky, and weird at the same time
content a lot of the time
simplistic, I don't need a lot of clothes or the cutest hair
afraid of spiders and getting my identity stolen
trying to be more optimistic
a sister to five of the best examples in my life
constantly trying to improve myself
not always smart
a dreamer (mostly a day dreamer haha)
little girl at heart
excited for the future
sensitive to others' feelings, needs, wants, and desires
nineteen years old
good at making breakfast burritos
a procrastinator (but not the extreme)
always looking for opportunities to serve others
going blind in my left eye
easy to get to know, I don't hide things about myself (except when I cry)
in love with my husband and always will be
proud of Kylee for making the ambassador team at USU
not always on top of things
going to get my bachelors in a year
in awe of my Grandma Kathy and her example of strength, kindness, and selflessness
a daughter of Rob and Becky Anderson
blond (and have so many blond moments too)
looking for employment
so blessed

I am Shaylee Anderson Leavitt

Mexico

On the way home in the big long line of cars waiting to crass the border, there were people like these ones that were walking all over selling things.

Us on the beach. We had to take individual pictures because we were the only ones on the beach, so we couldn't find someone to take a picture of the two of us together.

We went to this restaurant called La Fonda's and there was this little boy that was 9 years old walkin around and singin these gorgeous songs. They sang us a "romantic" one. The food wasn't great, but hearing that little boy sing made it worth it.

Beautiful sunset...Ah, I love sunsets!!

I love Dixon!

Dixon reading... that's basically what we did the whole time: sit on the beach and read. It was heaven. I finished two books.

This is the view from our bedroom window. It was awesome, we would wake up and roll over and just watch the waves!

This is the front of the beach house, I think it looks like a castle, and to me it was one!

This is the border... Notice there isn't a line to cross into Mexico... But there was a huge line to cross into the US. This is because Mexicans don't care who comes into their country, they didn't even check our passports.

This is the designated driver. I'm glad Dixon is a good driver... driving in Mexico didn't even phase him, I don't even know how to follow half the signs on Mexican freeways.

We had a blast... It felt so good to get away from school and work and to relax. One night we ate at this local pizzeria, that pizza was fantastic, they made it right in front of us. One of our favorite things to do wherever we go is to find good places to eat:) We couldn't have asked for better weather, it was 75 degrees with a slight breeze and partly cloudy. I got fried to a crisp, I need to use more sunscreen next time, but the burn was worth it. And to top things off, the Rebs beat BYU on Saturday. What a fun trip, we can't wait to go back!

Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day!

I must admit, I'm not the biggest fan of Valentines Day, I think it's overrated. But it is a lot better day now that I am married and have a Valentine of my own! We had a fun day. Dixon and I went down to Saint George to check out their Gold's Gym (Some of you might laugh at this, but our Gold's is tiny, the equipment is getting old and worn out, and we don't have a cool pool and sauna like the one in Saint George). Seriously, when I stepped foot in that Gym, it was like a palace compared to ours, that place is HUGE and their equipment is so nice, and I just can't say enough about it. If we had a gym like that in Cedar City, I think all my spare time would be spent there... not kidding! We left a little early due to a theft problem, I won't go into details there, but next time, we are leaving stuff in our car not in a locked locker in the locker room... because things get stolen.


We then indulged ourselves after a good hour workout at Larsen's Frostop. It's not often that you hear the words "I like deep fried things" come out of my mouth, because the truth of the matter is, I really don't like deep fried things. However, their fries and piccadilly chips are amazing! Mmmm it was so good. We had a good time people watching there also (some people are such interesting parents to their children). Nothin is better after a good meal than a good nap, so we came home and crashed!


I told Dixon at the beginning of the week that I didn't want to go out to dinner because everyone and their dog goes to dinner on Valentines and I wasn't going to compete with them. So we made a romantic dinner of steak and potatoes complete with candles! It was a lot of fun. We then watched a Fireproof (a movie with my childhood crush, kirk cameron, that I have been wanting to see for a while). Despite the cheesy acting, the movie had a good message... and you walked away feeling pretty good about life, which is always a good thing.


So that was our first Valentines Day as a married couple! Oh, and yes Dixon got me some great Valentine's gifts:) I love him more everyday, and feel so blessed and grateful to have him in my life. He is such a hard worker, and always has such a positive attitude. He always helps around the house without being asked, and he always compliments me in all that I do. He is slow to criticize me and quick to love me, He helps me to become better everyday. He pushes me to improve myself, he helps and supports me in achieving my goals, He is so patient with me...especially when I get in "a mood", he truly is my better half. I love you Dixon!

Me

Alyssa tagged me, and since I don't want bad Karma, I'm doin this tag.

Six random things about me:

I have really weird dreams. ALL the time. Sometimes I dream that I'm being chased by some killer and I can't seem to find a good hiding spot (this could be due to the fact that we watch 24 a lot). Sometimes I dream that I suddenly have twin babies named Lilly and Lyla(don't ask me how my brain came up with those names). Sometimes I dream that Dixon is dying and I am sobbing and sobbing and I wake up in a cold sweat (I tend to have a bad day when I wake up from a dream like that). Sometimes I dream that I forgot my locker com in Jr. High and i'm going to be late to class (I was always OCD about getting to class ontime). Sometimes I dream that I am fat and ugly and I don't know how I got that way. Sometimes I dream that i'm about to go on stage and perform and I'm the lead and I can't remember my lines. Sometimes I dream that I have super powers and can fly.

I love to exercise. You could never tell by just looking at me...I wish that I had some tone in my arms and legs, but I don't think that will happen. For me, exercising is a release, it gives me something to look forward to, and something that helps me deal with the stress of everyday life. In someways I guess you could say it helps me to be me. Without it I am a mess. My very favorite thing is step class, I secretly want to be an aerobics instructor.

I love to write letters. This probably has to do with the fact that I love to get letters.. I just think that we have so much email and text messaging these days that it sure is nice to just get a hand written letter in the mail. And I never run out of letters to write, because there are so many people in my life who mean the world to me and I want them to know that. I often feel like I come up short in this area, because there are so many letters in my head that I need to write, but it takes me a while for me to get it down on paper. I also LOVE cards. sometimes I'll just look at the card section for fun when I'm grocery shopping.. I'm kind of obsessed.

I am really good at keeping the house clean, but I have a hard time putting my clothes away. When I do my laundry I always put them away, but at the end of the day when I'm getting ready for bed, I always throw my clothes on the floor. Sometimes it takes me a few days to put those clothes away. I just have to have my little area that can be messy... it's kind of weird.

I secretly love country music. It's kind of funny cuz I don't know the words to many songs, usually I have a hard time memorizing lyrics, but when it comes to country, I seem to know a lot of words! I sing my heart out to it in the car a lot on my way to and from school, but I don't have hardly any country music on my ipod, I just enjoy listening to it in the car or online sometimes.

I'm kind of shy when i'm around a lot of people. I like small groups best, because I like to talk to people and get to know them, but when i'm in huge groups I feel a little out of place. I'm trying to work on that though, and I can pretend to not be shy a lot of the time, when on the inside I'm feelin a tad bit shy.