Well, once again, I've slacked off in the blog department! Which means there's plenty to write about, but I'll try to keep it as short and sweet as possible!
First of all, the HOUSE:
It's seriously almost DONE! (Well, not done, but livable--I've been told many times it will never be "DONE" and I'm believing that more and more every day!)
The laminate wood floor is done..the interior and exterior doors are installed, we have all the tile done except for the the master bathroom shower which should only be a one-day project. Carpet will be installed tomorrow as well as the septic system. Josh has pretty well got the baseboards finished, just a small portion of the hallway and main bath left...and of course the touch up work. That is more time consuming than anything! We're expecting one more visit from both the plumber and the electricians to tie everything in once the septic and well are hooked up. So what does all this mean? It means...by mid to late September we are expecting to be MOVING IN!! (Well, one of us will be haha). Anyways, here are some pics (most of which were snapped today...)
this is my favorite part of our house so far :)
the floors are finally done
Next big thing is our ENGAGEMENT PICTURES!! all 100+ of which i LOOOOOVVEEE! Mandi did an AMAZING job! I still haven't figured out how I'm going to pick which ones to use for our announcements! I tried scrolling through them reeaaalllyy quickly and taking note of which ones really caught my eye at that speed, and i still ended up with like 20 of them. It's going to be difficult! I hate the pic uploader on here and Josh has suggested we keep them a surprise til after our announcements are sent out haha so... i'll just give ya a sneak peak of a couple.
Also, I get to go back to school tomorrow..but not as a student! haha. I got a job at Malad Elementary as an aide. I will be working with a special needs child on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I can't deny that I'm nervous to meet this boy, but I'm also VERY excited to get to know him and learn from him. I'm certain he has more to teach me than i do him. I hear that's usually how it goes.
And...My best friend Mary was sealed for time and all eternity to her Best Friend on Saturday! We drove up to Rexburg for the wedding and luncheon. She was the most beautiful bride! It made me think of how lucky and grateful i am to have this gospel in my life. Nothing can compare to a temple marriage and I cannot wait for the day when Josh and I will kneel across the alter from one another and be sealed for eternity. What a blessing!
Speaking of which....We've had some complications with our temple clearance papers. :( Unfortunately, this means our countdown to October 1st is no longer. We don't want to spit out any more dates until we here FOR SURE that everything has gone through but they're telling us it should all be taken care of by the END of October and that we can start looking at dates in November. (We're thinking 11.11 but don't PLAN on it yet!!) It's been a HUGE bummer!! but...I guess all things happen for a reason and our patience is in need of some testing haha. We'll keep y'all posted, but for now...that's all we know!
PS. Our baby boy is STILL growing like crazy! He now weighs 45 LBS!!! but he is as lovable as ever! :)
