Amy-Jo tagged me! I've been slow at getting around to actually doing it but here it goes..!
1. What is your dream job and what makes it your dream job?
Full-Time Mommy! :) because there is no greater reward!
2. What is your biggest pet peeve and why?
Man! i dunno if i can pick just one! haha I'll go with.. people sucking stuff off their fingers! just makes me cringe!!!!
3. If you could have any super power, what would it be?
To act as "karma" ;) even just for a day would be fabulous!
4. Describe your dream vacation?
Italy..the nice parts of it ;)
5. What is your favorite season of the year and tell my why?
FALL..!!! i love everything about fall! the crisp chill, the smells...perfect time for camping, pumpkins the beginning of the holidays...seriously everything!
6. Who is your celebrity crush?
Ashton Kutcher...duh!
7. If you could be friends with one of the Jersey Shore people, who would it be and how come? (haha)
couldn't tell ya...never watched it.
8. What is your guilty pleasure?
tanning...its theraputical
1. What is the weirdest trend you have ever followed?
"punk" style clothing-freshman year...i'm not punk. haha
2. What makes you giddy?
when josh LOVES something i cook! he's not an easy one to please!!
3. Why do you blog?
to keep in touch! its much easier to type a post ONCE rather than share an update a 100 times! and i like to think my life's somewhat interesting/exciting enough for some to follow ;)
4. Do you believe in Sasquatch (AkA Sassy)? Why or why not?
mmm kinda! only because nothing is impossible and i've heard stories from reliable sources.
5. When do you feel the prettiest?
on the arm of my man whenever we go out!:)
6. What is your favorite kind of cold cereal?
colossal crunch!
7. Why do men have nipples?
so woman can pinch them when they're being turds!
8. What was the best day you've ever had?
our first date! i can still remember being so nervous and going to bed that night KNOWING this was something very special!
Ok so now it is my turn to make 8 new questions and tag 8 new people...
Questions...
1. What is the worst gift you've ever received, and what did you do with it?
2. What's your dream vehicle?
3. Do you have conversations with your pet?
4. What are you most afraid of?
5. What one thing does your spouse do that drives you nuts?
6. What's your favorite childhood memory?
7. What's the dumbest thing you ever did as a teenager?
8. What's the best joke you've ever heard?
and i tag...
1. angela jensen
2. mandi ward
3. mandi wight
4. jessi mayfield...(this means you HAVE to update dear!)
5. erica vanbebber
6. stefanie hess
7. candice percival
8. hot mamma (since you have a blog you've never posted anything on!)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Sad day :(
Just called Zachy to tell him goodbye :(
trying not to think about it cause I just my cry!
As much as I wish he didn't have to go over there, I'm so proud of him for doing what so many aren't brave enough to do!
Love you Zachy!!
trying not to think about it cause I just my cry!
As much as I wish he didn't have to go over there, I'm so proud of him for doing what so many aren't brave enough to do!
Love you Zachy!!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
An End In Sight.!
There's finally a small light at the end of the tunnel! We're closing on our loan next Friday and we were told that the appraiser will be back out to the house before then. Unfortunately...he expects the rock done and and a lot of these loose ends to be tied up by then as well! UGH!! I won't even sugar coat it...this past week has definitely SUCKED!! I'm the one complaining but Josh has ton ten times the work I have! I'm so grateful for him :) He's such a hard worker..it's all i can do to get him to stop for some dinner most days. His hands are cracked and dry as sand paper from all this rock but he's still goin! What a wonderful man I have! We've also had a lot of help...MUCH needed help to get this far. So thanks again to all those who have given us a hand! Hopefully we'll get things taken care of before the appraiser shows up...keep us in your payers! Anyways... here's what it's lookin like so far! I am SO pleased with how everything looks together! I must say we did good ;)
I know these pics are almost exactly alike but i couldn't decide which one to put up!
I know these pics are almost exactly alike but i couldn't decide which one to put up!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sneak Peak :)
Hooray! The pic uploader behaved today! :)
I hope you're not surprised that I've slacked off in the bloggin department again! But we do have some big news...We passed our final inspection!!! Soo..we got right on it this weekend and moved most all of my stuff in! It pretty much looks like a bomb went off haha. Therefore...I don't have extremely recent pics of the inside for ya! But! i have a handful of all our bargain shopping that i've been meaning to share! So here it goes..
This is our new couch...that came in a tiny lil box for us to put together. I wish i had a pic of the "instructions" for ya. this thing was a beast! we spent FOREVER trying to figure it out. So cross your fingers we did it right lol.
And here we have the new bed. it's not at all what we had set out to buy but it was a good deal and I'm liking it more and more all the time. I want to paint the brown wood pieces black to match a bit better.
I'm extremely proud of this baby! BRAND NEW with TAGS...Ashley Furniture... and we got it for $80. Yeah...EIGHTY BUCKS!! This desk..along with the table you'll see next were used in a model home in St. George...they ended up being stored in a lil craft store that closed down in South Jordan. Well...the building was being sold so they had to get rid of this stuff and we just so happened to be the lucky ones browsing ksl when it popped up!
And here's that table...$75 brand new but no chairs. So we're workin on that.
These barstools were another find on ksl...they're used but we got all three for $45 and they match the table perfectly!
We also got some amazing deals on our appliances. We went to Sears and picked from all the clearance items. We got over $5,000 worth of appliance for $2500. Everything we picked were just discontinued models and they were half off..!! This fridge was originally $2499...we paid $951!!
And here's our stove! Another half-priced beauty!
Here's both the barstools and table together!
Malad had a "Scarecrow Festival/Contest" They picked a winner in the 'city' and a winner in the country based on the block with the most scarecrows. There were all sorts of scarecrows...ours was an actual scareCROW. :) we helped Josh's parents put it up at the last minute and it just so happens that our block won! We we got a big ol block party with the city winners! haha it was pretty fun!
And of course...our baby boy. We weighed him not long ago and he was 55 lbs. but the other day he was only 50...either way...he's a fatty! haha.
Now for the exciting part! We also started the rock this weekend! and i literally mean WE did it. Josh's bro-in-law came over to help us out (thank goodness) and with a crash course we just went for it. so far this is what we've got done..its WAY time consuming but we're moving pretty quickly. If Josh has his way we should have it done this week. but we'll see ;)
I hope you're not surprised that I've slacked off in the bloggin department again! But we do have some big news...We passed our final inspection!!! Soo..we got right on it this weekend and moved most all of my stuff in! It pretty much looks like a bomb went off haha. Therefore...I don't have extremely recent pics of the inside for ya! But! i have a handful of all our bargain shopping that i've been meaning to share! So here it goes..
This is our new couch...that came in a tiny lil box for us to put together. I wish i had a pic of the "instructions" for ya. this thing was a beast! we spent FOREVER trying to figure it out. So cross your fingers we did it right lol.
And here we have the new bed. it's not at all what we had set out to buy but it was a good deal and I'm liking it more and more all the time. I want to paint the brown wood pieces black to match a bit better.
I'm extremely proud of this baby! BRAND NEW with TAGS...Ashley Furniture... and we got it for $80. Yeah...EIGHTY BUCKS!! This desk..along with the table you'll see next were used in a model home in St. George...they ended up being stored in a lil craft store that closed down in South Jordan. Well...the building was being sold so they had to get rid of this stuff and we just so happened to be the lucky ones browsing ksl when it popped up!
And here's that table...$75 brand new but no chairs. So we're workin on that.
These barstools were another find on ksl...they're used but we got all three for $45 and they match the table perfectly!
We also got some amazing deals on our appliances. We went to Sears and picked from all the clearance items. We got over $5,000 worth of appliance for $2500. Everything we picked were just discontinued models and they were half off..!! This fridge was originally $2499...we paid $951!!
And here's our stove! Another half-priced beauty!
Here's both the barstools and table together!
Malad had a "Scarecrow Festival/Contest" They picked a winner in the 'city' and a winner in the country based on the block with the most scarecrows. There were all sorts of scarecrows...ours was an actual scareCROW. :) we helped Josh's parents put it up at the last minute and it just so happens that our block won! We we got a big ol block party with the city winners! haha it was pretty fun!
And of course...our baby boy. We weighed him not long ago and he was 55 lbs. but the other day he was only 50...either way...he's a fatty! haha.
Now for the exciting part! We also started the rock this weekend! and i literally mean WE did it. Josh's bro-in-law came over to help us out (thank goodness) and with a crash course we just went for it. so far this is what we've got done..its WAY time consuming but we're moving pretty quickly. If Josh has his way we should have it done this week. but we'll see ;)
Monday, August 30, 2010
Snip-Snip!
Kingston got his peanuts removed today. Poor baby!
It was horrible dropping him off..he just KNEW something was up.
Broke my lil heart!
Anyways...all is well, he's just a lil droopy-eyed from the anesthesia.
As for the house... Josh did some grouting today in our bathroom and they started on our well hook up. It got pretty cold and rainy though so they'll be finishing that hopefully tomorrow. That's all for now! :)
It was horrible dropping him off..he just KNEW something was up.
Broke my lil heart!
Anyways...all is well, he's just a lil droopy-eyed from the anesthesia.
As for the house... Josh did some grouting today in our bathroom and they started on our well hook up. It got pretty cold and rainy though so they'll be finishing that hopefully tomorrow. That's all for now! :)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Carpet? Yes Please!
Look at me go! 2 days in a row with the updates! lol..
Anyways, our carpet was installed today...I've VERY happy with it!
My first at school was great! The boy I'm aiding is very well-behaved (thank goodness!). I told Josh last night that this would be an experience similar to "are you smarter than a 5th grader?" haha, but it hasn't been bad at all so far! I even had to help the music teacher remember the counties in Idaho for a song that they learn. (I did learn SOMETHING in 5th grade!) I mostly work with the boy in class and only have one period where we work separately from the class in another room. It just so happens that he has the same 5th grade teacher that I did! (she was feeling a little bit old as she introduced me to the class!) Overall, I'm excited for this new job and see it being very rewarding!
Now on to the whole point of blogging today...the PICTURES!
Anyways, our carpet was installed today...I've VERY happy with it!
My first at school was great! The boy I'm aiding is very well-behaved (thank goodness!). I told Josh last night that this would be an experience similar to "are you smarter than a 5th grader?" haha, but it hasn't been bad at all so far! I even had to help the music teacher remember the counties in Idaho for a song that they learn. (I did learn SOMETHING in 5th grade!) I mostly work with the boy in class and only have one period where we work separately from the class in another room. It just so happens that he has the same 5th grade teacher that I did! (she was feeling a little bit old as she introduced me to the class!) Overall, I'm excited for this new job and see it being very rewarding!
Now on to the whole point of blogging today...the PICTURES!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Getting Closer!
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! :)
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! :)
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