SOLD

We recently experienced the true meaning of Proverbs 3:5, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths." We (mostly me) have been a little stressed about getting things ready to move, especially selling our 4-Runner when gas prices are over 4 bucks. We were humbled when literally an hour after posting our 4-Runner on craigslist and the BYU-Idaho bulletin board we got a call from Cameron and sold it to him about two weeks later. I loved this car (it was my dream car) and I miss it already! We will probably buy something very similar next. We have been very blessed to be able to sell both of our cars, find renters for our town home to sign a year contract, and sell most of our stuff in preparation for the big move! Heavenly Father is definitely aware of the small needs we have in our lives.

Our Anniversary

Our one-year anniversary was on monday. I can't believe it's been a year! I love being married to my cute husband and we are more in love today than we were a year ago (didn't know that was possible)!

Well, we decided to go all out for our anniversary. We spent the week in Las Vegas and California visiting family and friends. It was a crazy, very spontaneous week but it was a blast. Now it's back to reality as I try to catch up and finish my last two weeks of school!

I thought I'd post some pictures of our first year of marriage. Um, it turned out to be a little more than some pictures. Most of these are really from our first couple of months of marriage (seems like the longer we're married, the less pictures we take.. we have to change that). The last four are from this past week. Enjoy!

Book Recommendation

I'm reading this book for a class and I've got to say it's a pretty good one. It has changed my attitude towards motherhood overall and is just a really inspiring, uplifting book! The author is very religious so there are many (and I mean many) references to the Bible which makes it a little different from your average self-improvement books. She also wrote The Power of a Positive Woman. You can purchase the 2-in-1 book on Walmart.com for about $11. I recommend it.

This is Idaho.

This just in: the temperature in Rexburg has officially made it over 70. It was a beautiful weekend and we had a lot of fun doing some very Idaho things. Friday night we went out to Bald Butte with some friends and target shot guns (really), rode four-wheelers, dirt bikes, made a fire, and made s'mores. Saturday morning we were woken up by a big plane. The local flight museum was having their annual air show so we went and watched some crazy pilots do some crazy tricks. All I can say is that I'm glad I'm not one of their wives! It was pretty impressive, though, and it was right up Joe's alley! Later on that day we went out to the St.Anthony sand dunes which are just about 15 minutes away from us. Joe says they are one of the largest recreational sand dunes in the nation. There is a "lake" right in the middle of the millions of tons of sand so we brought Owen and he was in heaven. He just about fetched until he couldn't walk anymore. I couldn't believe how many four-wheelers, dirt bikers, and dune buggie-ers were out there. We caught some rays for the first time since we lived in Florida and it was very relaxing. That night we prepared for our HUGE yard sale which we will be holding this coming Saturday. The rest of these pictures are as a tribute to Idaho and it's awkward-prettiness from trips we have made in the past year.

22 weeks

Yet another pregnancy update! I promise, we do have other things going on in our lives, but baby-baking is just so much more interesting.

Recently, Joe and I have been trying to prepare to move. We are selling almost everything we own and bringing the shirts on our backs. It may sound extreme but in reality, it's turned out to be a good thing because we've been able to get rid of all the junk we've collected through the years. I am really ready to be done with school (5 more weeks) and I think Joe is really ready to find a "real" job that he enjoys. It's June and according to weather.com it feels like 27 degrees here in Rexburg right about now. It's just not right!