Engaged

We got home super late at night and just went to bed, then when we woke up he just wanted to talk to me... which was fine but then he started saying really sweet stuff so I kinda caught on. He talked out when we first met, how he felt about me. hard times and good times. then went on to say he can't wait to have kids with me and grow up together. I stopped him and said "YOUR MISSING ONE THING!" and he blushed and muffled under his breath "uhh mmm wanna marry me?" and my reply was " I need a ring don't I?" He kinda looked at me like of course your gonna make me do this. He gets out of bed grabs it (by this time were both crying) slides it on my finger and says "Sydnee, will you marry me?" "YES!"
Here's my beautiful ring! Can you believe he came up with that all by himself? It's a black pearl with tiny white pearls on the side. It fits me so perfectly and I love it so much!

WERE ENGAGED! and can't wait to spend forever together :)

My Birthday/Jamaica 2010

This was my first time traveling outside the US. And we wanted to go on an awesome trip together so we came to Jamaica! It's beyond words to express the beauty of this place. The people are so awesome too. There was a tropical storm while we were there and we still loved every moment of it! But we can back up for a second and I can tell you right before this trip rob and I moved in together and were planning on getting married sometime soon. But he told me because of this trip he didn't have any extra money to get my engagement ring. (that he designed himself) Little did I know that was a trick! and he was going to purpose in jamaica! Oh how romantic your thinking...

Turns out purposing is a really scary thing for someone who isn't good with words, and he chickened out! He didn't do it when we were on the beach alone at night and the weather was perfect! ....Then he had set it up on our last day there, that I would find it when my phone alarm went off. and I still didn't see it, because I didn't want to have to shut it off, then wake him up. I wanted the alarm to wake him up. Any time I've ever tried to wake him up he's cranky at me all morning. So to prevent that I just let the alarm continue to go off. Then he was bummed because his little plan didn't work out. So he put the ring away. At the airport he was acting weird and I'm clueless to the whole thing. I get on this communication kick. that he needs to let me know whats going on in his head because its not fair for me to know something is wrong but unless he tells me we cant get passed it together.. I guess I felt like he was being distant and I was mad about it. So he finally says " I have the ring.." so i jump up and say "Okay I'm ready!!!"

then he goes on to tell me the whole story of how it was supposed to happen and he backed himself into a corner and how everyone knows he was going to purpose in Jamaica so he effed it all up. So I'm still sitting there thinking wellllll, you can just do it right now. then he thought in an airport was lame. So I start crying because its so close but he's to stubborn to roll with the punches. Then I couldn't stop crying.. were boarding the plane and I'm crying. were taking off and I'm still crying. All I could think is.... if he can't do it in Jamaica, when the hell is he ever going to do it!?? So he leans over and says " I'm So Sorry" and all I said back was " I Just want this so bad!!! " he reply's " I do too Sydnee." ( when he calls me Sydnee that's when you know he's serious and heartfelt. regular days its just Syd) We talked it all out and he told me it would be soon when he did it.. so it made the whole day awkward and antsy because I can't control myself when I know surprises are coming.

Healing up

Nora Cup is like the oscars of BMX.

Its held every year in Vegas.

Rob was nominated for

Best Street Rider of the Year.

( he didn't win :( but he was nominated so, thats still really awesome!)

We had lots of fun there together he still couldn't do much because he was healing up but just going away together was really great and meeting all of his biker dude friends was cool too. Vegas is always a good time right?

The Big scare

Rob went to Spain for this Nike video competition and finished the video.. Then wanted some extra clips (he was there for 3 weeks) The day before he was supposed to come home I received a text message saying " Im in the hospital, I might miss my flight. Don't freak out." so what did I do? FREAKED OUT ! He ran into a rail with his chest going fast enough to lacerate his liver, bruise his lung, and break all the cartilage in his ribs connecting to his sternum.

So Spain told him nothing was wrong and sent him on his way home. He flew into NY where he decided it would be a good idea to get a second opinion because he didn't feel like nothing was wrong. He made it up to Danbury hospital in Connecticut. Where he found out all the details and they said to watch it because he's internally bleeding and to be careful....they also gave him pain killers. That made him sick and threw up, which making his laceration bigger. So making it a VERY near death experience. So I was in Utah in a panic and decided I needed to get there, I kinda just up and left work. Told them to cancel all my appointments and i'll let them know when i'm coming back. So I booked my flight at 7:25 and it was leaving at 8:10. luckily I already had my bags packed up. The drive to the airport takes about 25 minutes so I was sure I was missing my flight. But I had to try everything I could get there ASAP. Im running through the airport cutting lines and yelling "I'm going to miss my flight!" I get to the gate and there was like a 15 minute delay so I made it! And ill tell you what that was the longest plane ride of my life. All I kept thinking "how does my life go on if I can't have rob?" I was making myself sick. I finally got to the hospital It was so good to just see him. He was in and out of consciousness when I first got there and they were monitoring him to see if they needed to do surgery. When He woke up late at night he asked if i would sleep next to him in the bed. So we made it work. It was a tight squeeze but so nice to just be next to each other. They ended up not having to do surgery and he would be down for months before he could do anything. He couldn't even lie down all the way . He had to learn to sleep sitting up. I had to control myself and not make jokes to lighten the mood because it hurt him so much to laugh. We came home and he healed up fine. But after that I knew.. I cannot live without this boy.

http://video.mpora.com/watch/Gt8Uo69A8/ Heres the video that they made, you can get an idea of what Rob actually does.

Summer 2010

By this time in our relationship, it was time to start talking finances and future. So That meant selling a car to get a motorcycle instead! This is Robs baby. He might love it more than me. okay not really, but it is a prized possession. He even made a bike rack on the back for his Bmx bike. We've love going on bike rides up the canyons. You don't appreciate nature as much when your in a car. On the bike you soak up all the beauty all around you. I even tried to learn how to drive it and of course tipped it over going from neutral to 1st gear. I did learn how to eventually cruise around in 1st. I was so scared to go any faster, this thing is too big for me! So I let him drive and it's better for us that way :)

LA

This was our first road trip ever! and Rob wouldn't even share drive time. It's like he's trying to say something about my driving but just can't. Ha! The photo is at venice beach, where i happened to get so sun burnt I lived in a cold tub all night. I could barely walk and thought I was going to die. not even being dramatic. I thought my biggest organ was shutting down and that was the end of me. I put wet towels on my body to finally fall asleep. It was so crazy. But my skin had been in hibernation all winter long and it was the first time out to see the sun. That explains it pretty well. I've learned my lesson! no more beach without sunscreening myself every hour on the hour.

This was our big break! Rob was offered to switch bike companies and fortunately make more money that way so he could quit his vegas job on the base and move home and be with me! we were so excited! we went to LA to do a photoshoot with GT and It happened to be over Rob's birthday also. We made a really fun trip out of it. Went to Six Flags because rob and I share a love for roller coasters. We rode bikes on Venice beach. And we spent a day doing a photo shoot that was fun for me because I hardly get to ever watch rob ride his bike. I took this picture below just from my phone but i think it turned out pretty neat. :)

We ate Sills for breakfast it's one of his favorite places to eat. I think he looks so cute in this picture I want to eat him up! On our drive back we grabbed Rob's car jammed it full of all his belongings and moved him home. One of the happiest days ever.

long distance

We continued on with the long distance relationship. we would see each other from feb-may 2010 twice a month for weekends. We always had fun things to do or would plan what movies we needed to see next. It made dating fun because it wasn't as often as usual. but then we really missed each other and I was ready for him to move home and be with me.

Get on with it!

I went down for valentines day and was so spoiled! Rob had planned all these great things like aquariums, blue man group , shopping ( for me) and making me breakfast. grocery shopping before I got there and got my favorite treats . (for those of you who don't know rob...this is huge!)

So we were on his top bunk, of these bunk beds him and his roommate fashioned up. Sweet talking and the whole bit. I don't remember everything said except this, "Syd, I want to be with you forever." My heart melted right there and then we were together. We were each others again. And this time it was different because there was a future and a plan and something to get to and goals to set with each other. And it only took us 3 and a half years to figure that out! haha

the back and forth

So we traveled back and forth from Vegas to Layton. We couldn't help it. We had to be together.

we grew up a little bit and realized the grass was never greener. And that true love gives you second chances...

aftermath

I dont know what it is.. but I love this picture.

It's even on my debit card :)

okay along with the story...

We kept hanging out and trying to mesh our lives back together letting go of the past and trying on this new version of ourselves together.

We never really talked about holidays but knew we weren't going to spend them alone. Thanksgiving and Christmas we spent with both of our families.

Then right around christmas 2009 is when questions came up.... should we get back together? or should we just keep going as we are? because we were doing good dating each other and still dating whoever too. But of course you cant keep feelings down and out of the picture. While all this was going on Rob moved down to Vegas because I influenced that he needed to start to cut all the crazy girl strings if he wanted to make things work with me. And I too, let go of what I like to call the "Time fillers" until we were ready to make this commitment to each other again.

Old habits die hard

Then one day about a year later after our breakup our anniversary came up and we found each other again. We went on a drive to Park City. Where he gave me a shirt he bought me when he was on a date with another girl like the day before. I cannot help but laugh at that one. Of course he told the girl it was for his sister, and that she would love it. (So no ones feelings were hurt, what she doesn't know won't hurt her right?) Anyways we spent the whole day together and let our hearts take over instead of holding grudges. I like to be a romantic about it and think thats always been our day we've celebrated being together and there isn't any negative feelings allowed. All in all nothing was forced and we had a great day having our friendship back.

This is when things got a little messy...

Every relationship has a reality check. Ours was... we were completely in love but didn't know where to go. Rob was 22 and I was turning 20 in a couple weeks. We weren't ready for anything more than what we had. But how can you just stand still and not grow? then how do you become un serious? We broke it off. It's something that was really hard for both of us and we were so hurt by everything we took it out on each other rudely and frequently. I put this picture up because I make myself laugh sometimes. Before Rob and I called it quits I wanted to cut all my hair off and he kept saying NO just please grow it out. (of course, like 99% of dudes like long hair) so as soon as we broke up in a matter of days I took clippers put on 1/2 inch and buzzed all my hair off!! I left the top like 2 inches. and I bleached it all white blonde ( because also rob doesn't like white blonde just natural blonde or dark. ) The only thing said when he saw we next was. "Of course you did!!"

from then on it was a game of get back at each other. After awhile we were complete opposites who didn't know how we could go from so happy and in love into hating each other. It was awful!

:)

Rob bought me this Tiffany's ring when I started Hair school, to let me know how proud he was of me choosing my path in life and achieving my goals. It was Perfect! I cried when he gave it to me. I wore it everyday and wouldn't even take it off to shower. I still love it too! One day Rob was being a fun hater and I was being over the top irritating. He kept telling me to leave him alone while he was making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and when he took the first bite I shoved it in his face. Then the battle began. The result was this picture. We couldn't stop laughing and it made a regular day into a good memory
This was Rob's 22nd birthday I got us a room for the weekend at the Peery hotel in Salt Lake and decided we would do all his favorite things. So we went to eat at PF Changs. His favorite place to eat I gathered up all his favorite movies and favorite snacks and let him cuddle up to his favorite girl and we watched them all night. We love little get aways where we turn off our phones and just be together.

We decided to have a child! a puppy child that we call DeeDee she loves peanut butter and popcorn the most but will really eat anything you give her. And we spoil her to death. when she was a puppy when Rob would get home from trips she would get so excited she would pee. she still gets excited but is a little more controlled with the peeing .

2008

This trip to Tahoe was my first time flying and Rob was so cute about it all. Because I was kinda nervous, and yet so happy to come with him on a trip! Tahoe was SO beautiful. We were so in love on this trip and so happy to be together :)

I told Rob probably like a hundred times that I wanted to go on a hike up Adams Canyon. And for whatever reason we never made it up until this day... First he was just doing it because I wanted to. Second when we finally got up there we probably had only an hour of sunlight left. So if you can't tell by this picture he wasn't stoked at all to be doing this. and kept telling me

"Okay it's getting dark Syd, lets go back..okay for reals we need to turn back."

with my only response being

"But, were not to the waterfall yet!"

needless to say we didn't make it to the top. And had to literally RUN back down the mountain before it was dark. And we came across a rattle snake we had to hop over (Rob hates snakes more than anything) We were so freaked out by it, but nothing happened the snake didn't strike or anything. Now It's just a funny story of how he wanted nothing to do with the idea of hiking this day and went along with it for me. ...we haven't hiked together since. haha

Our one year anniversary Rob was working down in Vegas and so we weren't going to be able to spend it together. He kept asking if I could try to get off work to come down. All I said was, yeah right! I cant take work off!...(when really it wasn't a big deal at all) So then he told me him and work buddies were going up to St. George for the weekend then. He was really bummed I couldn't come see him and that he couldn't come up because he didn't drive his car. I woke up at like 5 in the morning hurried and drove down and made it by like 9:30 and called him several times to wake him up to ask where they were and he was confused..then SURPRISE! I drove down for our one year! of course we had to spend it together! We drove back down to vegas and went to the BODIES thing that was amazing! It was such a great memory for us and that we made it a whole year!

Soon after our anniversary is Halloween I was Holly Golightly-Breakfast at Tiffany's

I got him to dress up as a hippy. It was so funny seeing him get all dressed up with that gross blonde wig. Some friends wanted to go to dinner and we met them there all dressed up. And they were in normal clothes so we felt pretty silly eating dinner just me and him dressed up. Im happy we did it though!

2007

We went to Lava Hot Springs for Robs 21st birthday It was our first little trip together and we thought we were so grown up leaving together for a weekend. We still love that place and just hot tubs in general.

This picture is just one of my favorites of us it was in the summer of 2007 after I graduated high school. I was a receptionist for a hair salon and let them do crazy things to my hair! Because of that job though is how I knew that I wanted to be a hairstylist. Have fun all day with different people and expand creatively.

This picture I painted for him. For his same birthday above, and he was gone on a a filming trip, so I hung it up in his room for a surprise. He loved it, It was his first signature bike frame. :)

And so it begins.

Rob and I met through a mutual friend That I was secretly dating at the time. So, we became friends and my job as his "friend" was to simply set him up with all my girlfriends. In doing so we spent some time together. (eventually all the dating with everyone else died out) And one night somehow, we kissed, and it was game over from then!

Here we are at age 18 and 20.

I was a senior in high school and Rob was that creepy older dude. HAHA we like to laugh about it now and he always claims " Well, you didn't act like you were in high school. "

Regardless, we fell madly in love really quick. October 25th 2006 Is the day we became "BF&GF" shortly after that he kept looking at me funny and I couldn't quite figure it out until one of our usual, sit in the driveway of my parents house and talk all night in the car, moments. So kissing goodbye he stopped. Nervously whispered "I love you" and apparently my whispers are soooo quiet he cant hear them. When I said it back he didn't hear me and of course was bummed and we said our goodbyes and it wasn't until the next day when I was at work (Hollister Co.) Being the dressing room girl. Where I could sneak my phone, he text me with something along the lines as... he was bummed cause he was sure I felt the same way, but why didn't I say anything back? Of course being shocked he didn't hear me say it back. I tried to explain myself and STILL he doesn't believe me. So I just tell him extra now, that I love him. :)