Greatest Idea Ever

Not by me, of course. I have discovered a new site called Pinterest, and I've mainly been focusing on the food section. While browsing, I happened to discover this ingenious idea! In order to make meals easy and fast, you can freeze slow-cooker recipes, and then use them later on! Check out the article at this blog. It's something I'm definitely going to have to try.

Counting Down

What am I counting down for? Well, let me tell ya!

In approximately 3 weeks, we'll be moving into our new apartment!
In approximately 4 weeks, the semester will be over and we'll finally have a short summer break!
In less than two months, we'll be going to Cabo San Lucas Mexico!

Awesome... :)

We are Blessed

Remember how I posted about a month ago how things just seemed so difficult and overwhelming at the time? Thinking about what Justin and I have both managed to accomplish within the last 4 months continues to amaze me. When you write it all out, it seems like there's just so much that needs to be done, and it made me wonder how I was going to get past it all. So far, this semester has gone smoother than I anticipated, and I am so grateful that we are getting by, and not by a little.

I can't remember who, but someone told me sometime this last week that when you follow what the Lord asks you to do, and are obedient and faithful to His commands, he will help you and bless you for your obedience. It has made me realize how well things have worked out this semester. We have a dear friend, Hannah, who loves watching JD when I'm in class and when Justin has to work. I cannot thank her enough for her help. Our schedules have worked out so well this semester, however, there are times where schedules may overlap/collide, but somehow we manage to work it out. I'm grateful for the blessings the Lord has blessed us with, and more importantly to have JD in our lives.

Too Many Interests

Lately, I have found myself wanting to do so many things... this includes:

Photography (I've been working a lot with photoshop lately and JD has been a cute model)
Floral Design (My class starts Tuesday!!!)
Graphic Design (Mainly trying to create invitations/cards)
Wedding stuff (After all, I do want to be an event planner)
Crafts (I want to start back with crafts again, I just have yet to find the time)
Interior Design (I at least want to try and decorate the house with new pieces of small furniture or ways to spruce up the apartment... but money kind of puts a damper on that option)

See?? Too many things I want to get involved with, but there really is no time with school and JD. I usually focus on one area at a time, but there are some days where I want to try and do them all. I have done a couple things so far:

Photography:

Invitations:

Clearly, they're beginner status, and there's definitely some room for improvement, but I love doing it!

Only in Idaho

Ok, maybe not only in Idaho, but have you ever seen a deal like this before?: 88 Cents for a 10lb bag of potatoes!!! I don't think I have ever seen such a steal before in my life. The only thing is... now that we have a bunch of potatoes, I have to come up with different ways to incorporate potatoes into our meals. Good thing there's plenty of ways to make potatoes. :)

Grateful

After a wild and enjoyable weekend, I finally have time to blog, and since Thanksgiving was a few days ago, it only seems appropriate to give "thanks."

I am so grateful for:
1. My husband. He has always been a supportive and loving husband, friend, and companion and I have no idea where I'd be without him around. He puts up with me, this includes my complaints, my snoring :), and my low moments where they may be most embarrassing to him. Thanks Just! :)

2. My family. They have done so much for me growing up, and I would not be who I am today if it weren't for them. I am grateful for all of their help, advice, and guidance. Thanks Dad for taking us wherever we needed to go, and thanks mom for all the yummy food you've made! You guys really are the best!

3. All of my in-laws. I have been so lucky to marry into such a wonderful family who helps us out so much, and seriously, we can't say thank you enough. It has been fun getting to spend time with them, and the crazy moments and adventures that occur. It makes my life entertaining!

4. Having the opportunity to be a mom (in less than 10 weeks!) It's weird to think that little J.D. will be here very soon, and I'm so looking forward to meeting him!

5. Getting to go home, especially after all that happened. It was great to be home, and to spend time with our family. It always makes it that much harder to leave after seeing them.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Our Favorite Show

Being that we are poor college students, and finding things to do in a small town is hard to do, our options of entertaining ourselves is pretty limited. However, life has become a little bit more entertaining with a show Justin's friends and co-workers have been bugging him to watch. We have been addicted to "Prison Break" these last couple weeks.  Luckily, Justin's friend has the seasons on DVDs, meaning free entertainment, and NO COMMERICALS!!! :)

 

We highly recommend this show to everyone!!! (P.S... this show doesn't air on TV anymore, so rent the seasons)

Been a While...

Alright, so I haven't really been keeping up with this blog, but when you have 40 hours of work each week, homework to do during the times you have off, and being tired, and of course lazy :P, you kind of don't really feel the need, or the want to blog. Plus, nothing new has really occurred. Life is just busy, but it's good, it makes time go by fast and I'm getting even more excited to go back to BYU-I!

Random moment of our lives: A few weekends ago, after leaving Justin's parents' house, this jerk-wad of a guy almost hit us because he was trying to get passed this old guy driving in front of him on a two lane road. Justin was not going to let this kid pass. Justin made sure there was no way this kid was going to get around either of them. Finally the jerk-wad decided enough was enough and passed illegally on the shoulder. Not seconds later red and blue lights were flashing and off went the cop to bring him down. FOR ONCE, justice was served! Thanks cop! :)