The Hunt Family

baby blanket

2012-02-16T11:43:00.001-08:00

I finally finished working in the ends on the baby blanket I made. Here it is!

2012-02-16T10:44:00.000-08:00

31 weeks ~ 61 days to go!

baby countdown

2012-02-04T21:30:00.004-08:00

The other day I decided to make a baby countdown chain. It was kind of fun! The heart on the door says "you todalally cool" I came out of a relief society meeting on Thursday and a little girl in our ward had heart attacked her mom's car and mine got this one on it! I thought it was sweet!

Knitting like crazy

2012-02-04T21:15:00.003-08:00

I've had a bad cold lately and consequently I ended up staying home from work for a day and a half and then I had a 3 day weekend. All week this week I've been pretty lazy after getting home from work since I still don't feel that great. So Joe and I have been having a Star Gate fest and I have been knitting a bunch of bibs for lil' girl. Here they are!

New Home

2012-01-21T10:52:00.001-08:00

Here are some pics of the house we're renting. I like it a lot other than we have a lot less space than we had before. We have automatic sprinklers, and garage door opener, and the best part....a dishwasher!! That is a big step up for us! It is so nice to be close to work and come home for lunch. We still have a lot to do to be officially "moved in" like hang pictures. I have not had the motivation to do it yet though.

Baby's first ornament

2012-01-21T10:47:00.001-08:00

I got this ornament for baby this year for Christmas. I thought it was pretty awesome.

7 months

2012-01-21T10:16:00.000-08:00

Here is a picture of me at 27 weeks. Baby is doing good and moving around a lot! I am starting to feel a little panicky about all of the things I need to do/get before she comes. Sometimes it feels like forever before she will be here and other times it feels like it is coming way too soon! We've been thinking about names, but are keeping that under wraps until she is born. I'm still trying to make a decision on cloth or disposable diapers. Most people say I'm crazy for even thinking about cloth, but I've been doing research and I really don't think it will be as bad as everyone says. Things have gotten a lot better in the cloth diapering world! Anyway it would save us a lot of money and that makes me feel good because money is stressful. Not much else is going on with us lately. We have kind of been bums not doing too much, but that's ok with me!

Life

2011-12-11T20:28:00.000-08:00

The last little while has been quite the whirlwind for us. We moved into town last weekend and are still somewhat is boxes. The house we moved to is a lot smaller so we are trying to figure out how to cram in here. I am very thankful for this place to live however. We now have a dishwasher and the whole house is newly remodeled. I am a couple of blocks from work now and won't be spending as much on gas. Mostly, its a place that I think we can be comfortable having a new baby in.

Speaking of babies....I have another ultrasound tomorrow, but on the first one the doctor is 85% sure that we're having a girl! I'm so excited. She has been moving around a lot lately and it is fun to feel. I also think Joe is starting to get more excited, even though he was wrong and its not a boy. He thinks he might have to go out and buy a shotgun now though....

We were in a stake play this weekend. It was a liken play about the first Christmas. Joe and I were Mary and Joseph and we had some singing parts. I was pretty proud of myself for doing this play because I have been so nervous about singing in front of people for the longest time, I'm no Broadway star by any means, but I am trying to use the talents that I have been given. My parents , Aunt Deanna, and Katie were able to come to the show last night. I'm glad that they were able to come.

This next week we are on to continuing to put our house together, ward party with Joe playing guitar on Wednesday, cleaning the church on Thursday, and I have to speak in sacrament next Sunday.

Things have really been going well for us and we are so blessed, I just wanted to say how really thankful I am. I have been thinking about things a lot today because my cousin Lindsay's husband was killed in a work related accident today in Oklahoma. He was a really good guy and helped Lindsay through some really tough times. My heart and prayers go out to her, her family, and his tonight at this very difficult time. Sometimes the unthinkable happens and you can't understand it, but I do know that Heavenly Father is a merciful God and that somehow this will all work out. It still isn't easy. I love you Lindsay and Tyson. I hope you know how much we all love you.

Here's your pic Abby and Katie

2011-11-16T18:11:00.000-08:00

The picture is bad - blurry face and terrible lighting, but this is all you're going to get. Here I am at 18 weeks. I have to say I really don't like taking pregnant pictures, but I suppose I should anyway.

I have certainly been feeling better and in 2 weeks we'll have an ultrasound. Hopefully baby cooperates and we can see if it's a boy or girl. Joe is still sure its a boy. I think he might be surprised. We'll see....

Tribute to Rufus

2011-10-28T08:51:00.000-07:00

We had to take Rufus back to Grandpa's house for the winter. We will miss that goat. We didn't know that a goat could have so much personality! Here he is standing on top of his igloo.

Oregon trip

2011-10-28T08:41:00.001-07:00

At the beginning of this month we were able to take a little trip to Hood River. We were able to stay in the castle in Husum, Washington for the last time. It's being sold and I'm glad we got to visit one more time. We didn't get to see much family - it was a pretty quick trip. I was able to go shopping with Aunt Sue in Portland which was a lot of fun.

Here's a picture of the rescued bald Eagle named Ferguson at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles

Aunt Sue, me and Maxi right before we left - in Mosier

Maxi again - she is a great dog and it was fun to play with her - we were sure missing Ginger

Happiness

2011-09-25T12:35:00.000-07:00

Last night and this morning were great, even though I felt really nauseous all day yesterday and woke up with a kink in my neck this morning. I wasn't able to go to the dinner for the relief society broadcast yesterday because I wasn't feeling well, but I watched it online. It made me feel better about a lot of things and helped me to not feel so down. Also Joe made dinner for me, which he has been doing a lot of lately. He really has been taking care of me and I appreciate it. Life certainly isn't perfect for us, but we are so blessed. I really do have an awesome husband who helps me out in so many ways. I am a much better person today because I married him. He helps me to see the good in people and give them the benefit of the doubt -and also helps me to not easily take offense.

I know I'm rambling, but I'm going to continue to do so. I was excited to go to church today because I felt too sick to go last week. I woke up with a really bad kink in my neck and didn't think I would be able to go this week either. Joe helped me to get to sacrament meeting though and I'm so glad that we did. It was the primary program today and they did a great job. I really felt the spirit throughout the program and am so glad that they do it every year.

We also have some great news - I'm pregnant- almost 11 weeks now which explains the not feeling very well right? Things are going well so far and we are really excited, but also scared out of our minds! We know it won't be easy, but it will be worth it and we are excited to start this new part of our lives.

Also Joe and I will be in our stake Christmas play in December. Joe isn't that excited about it, but he'll do a great job. He kind of got roped into doing it since he was one of two men to show up at the audition. He had just come to offer to help with sound. I guess he learned his lesson! He is playing the part of Joseph and I will be Mary. We both have singing parts and I'm excited and nervous about that. I'm glad Joe has been encouraging me to use my singing talent and I am trying to work on being ok with it.

I loved the talk in the broadcast last night that Elder Uchtdorf gave. I especially like the analogy about the golden ticket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I want to enjoy what I have now instead of waiting for my magical golden ticket to arrive, and I think I can.

I'm starting to get excited for fall. The leaves are turning colors up here and everything is beautiful. The weather is awesome today. Thanks for reading my ramble!

1st catch

2011-09-17T09:52:00.000-07:00

Last Monday I didn't have to go to work until 1:00, so we went fishing for a bit behind our house on the Lemhi river. I got my first real catch - one that stayed on the line long enough for a pic! Of course it was too small to keep, but that's ok with me.

latest finished project

2011-09-17T09:49:00.001-07:00

I finally finished this project that was meant to be done last Christmas time. I think it turned out pretty well. Also my parents made this awesome bench for me. I love it!

baby birds

2011-09-11T18:52:00.000-07:00

We had a nest of baby birds in our apple tree. A few days later they were gone... hopefully they had just flown away. They were cool to see!

camping with.......

2011-09-11T18:30:00.000-07:00

My parents! Yes that's what I said with my parents- which was most definitely a first. I don't know how she did it, but Katie convinced them to come. I think it helped that it was only for one night! Unfortunately Nate and Abby weren't able to make it and we missed them!

We met up at Birch Creek and camped the night there. When we got there Katie and Adam had dinner just about ready and it was very yummy - scones and cheesy chicken dutch oven stuff. Joe made breakfast in the morning- breakfast hash - potatoes, cheese, egg, sausage, and onion. I was thankful that it turned out well because I was nervous mom would hate it - but it didn't end up being as cold or as smokey as I thought it would be. (Here in Salmon we have a few big fires and there is a perma- haze going on).

Saturday we packed up and went on a drive to the Gilmore town site. Then we went up to meadow lake and fished a bit. I caught two tiny fish that promptly made it off my line. I think Joe caught about six or seven little guys, none of which we kept, which is really okay by me. Mom kept feeding this chipmunk hamburger buns.

We had a good time and I think mom might actually agree to go again next year! Go HERE for more pics.

The Johnson's

2011-09-11T18:08:00.000-07:00

Katie and Adam were able to come visit us a couple of weekends ago. It was fun to have them stay! We did some fishing on the Lemhi behind our house and Adam caught quite a few! He was pretty excited to say the least and was even able to keep one of them which we grilled.

Katie went to a few yard sales with me on Saturday- there was nothing good, which is what always happens when I take someone with me. We also went to the Lemhi County fair. I thought that was fun because I actually knew quite a few of the people who had things on display there. We got scones and waffle cones there.

We tried to go to Hayden ponds but they are still doing construction there, so we went up the road a way. Joe and Adam fished and Katie and I read our books. Then we had a hot dog roast.

It was great visiting with the Johnson's and I learned that I kind of like fishing - but still don't like eating the fish.

If you want to see some pics from this visit go HERE.

Visit to Kimberly

2011-09-11T17:54:00.000-07:00

In the middle of August we went to Pocatello for Matt and Brielle's wedding reception and then to Twin for Kyle and Tysha's wedding. Both of these events happened on special days for us. On Friday August 12, Joe turned 32! Then Saturday the 13th was our 6th wedding anniversary. Needless to say we didn't really celebrate either on the day they really happened because of all the goings on.

Rachel and Seth are living at Jon and Connie's for a couple of months while Seth is in transition to the Air Force. Then they will move to Texas. We got to see our newest nephew Simon for the first time which was exciting. He is a sweet little boy. They also blessed him while we were there.

This picture is really bad - especially the sticking up part of my hair, but I had to put a pic of Simon in!

Jonas had been nipped at by two little yippee dogs a couple weeks previously and was therefore terrified of Ginger most of the time. He did a complete switch around on Sunday though and couldn't get enough of her. Ginger has a knack for making friends!

On Monday before we left we went with Rachel, Seth and the boys to Shoshone falls. The water was higher than I've ever seen it this year.

Crazy picture

2011-08-11T20:44:00.000-07:00

Joe took a bunch of pictures of Rufus and Ginger battling it out. They really are friends most of the time, kind of like siblings actually. This picture he got is so awesome!

Billy Goat

2011-07-06T15:42:00.000-07:00

My grandpa is pretty funny. We went down to Idaho Falls for the 4th and ended up coming back with my grandpa's goat to help us mow our lawn. He didn't have a name before but Joe dubbed him Rufus. Ginger is liking to chase him around (only because he's on the chain and can't get to her - She's pretty chicken). I think she better be careful or else she is going to get one of his hoofs. Uncle Gary said that grandpa was getting sick of moving Rufus around, but I think it is because Rufus butted grandpa in the backside one too many times. Rufus no longer has horns because of this bad habit :-) Hopefully Rufus proves to be a good lawn trimmer!

latest project

2011-06-06T19:36:00.001-07:00

I finally finished these socks this past weekend! It was fun to learn how to make them and I think they turned out pretty good for my first attempt!

Dad's visit

2011-05-22T20:39:00.000-07:00

My dad came up to help us prune the trees in our yard a few weeks back. He is pretty much amazing! My dad is an expert on pruning since he grew up helping and working in an orchard in his hometown in Oregon. Joe thinks its crazy because dad doesn't use chain saws or anything, just his loppers and a hand saw. I was glad to get to learn a little bit about pruning from him.

Two views of our branch pile...

There are a lot of historical sites around this area. I'm trying to learn a little bit more about all of it because its pretty awesome. My dad and I went on a drive before he went home and we saw the remains of the walls of Fort Lemhi. Here is a plaque that is in front of it. Fort Lemhi was a Mormon mission, and would have been the first settlement in Idaho had they not had to abandon it. This area also is where Sacajawea was born and part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

I think it is awesome that I can stand in my yard and look at the Bitterroot Mountains - which are part of the Rocky Mountains and the continental divide. And if I look behind me I see another beautiful mountain range - the Lemhi. I love to stand outside my house and just listen to the sound of the Lemhi river running right behind me. This place is so beautiful!

Here's a mountain bluebird we saw on our drive. I don't think I had ever seen so many wild animals in my life before I moved here. I see pheasants frequently on the side of the road on my way to work, sand hill crane, antelope, deer, moose, elk, eagles, hawks, and countless others all the time.

I think its safe to say that I've fallen in love with this place. I don't know what the future holds or how long we will stay here, but for now I am going to try to take in as much as I can.

Hours of cheap entertainment

2011-05-22T19:28:00.000-07:00

This is what we did a lot of on Saturday... watch Ginger play in the sprinkler. It was quite hilarious. She didn't get tired of it very fast, and neither did we!

Easter Weekend

2011-04-24T20:58:00.001-07:00

No one really has to read this post, its going to be long and kind of rambling. Its mostly just so I get it down. I am finding that my blog is turning in to my journal. I am much more likely to do this than write it down on paper. And I really want to get some scrapbooking done, but I haven't for a while, so its my scrapbooking too.

This Easter was a little different for us. We were going to go to Kimberly, but I had things going on in this neck of the woods, so we're holding off on Kimberly for a while.

Friday night I drove to Idaho Falls. I hung out with Abby and mom a bit and then picked dad up from the Salt Lake Express stop at 12:30 A.M. My poor mom was trying to figure out how she was going to be able to stay up and get him so I offered to do it. The next day I went to my cousin, Christie Call's baby shower. It was at Uncle Gary's house. Christie is the cutest pregnant lady! She is going to be a great mom. They are naming the baby Lynnli Dene. She got so much stuff at the shower! I made a knitted bib for her. Anyway, it was fun to see family there and chat a bit.

After the shower I drove back to Salmon with grandma and grandpa Stucki following me. They came up because Lindsey's husband Tyson got ordained to be an elder at Stake Conference today. They got to see our house, which they liked, but Grandma wasn't too impressed with Ginger. Every time people come over Ginger turns in to a slight nuisance. She doesn't jump on people as much as she used to, but she gets so excited and can't contain herself - kind of how I was when I was little and visitors came to the house....

It was neat to have stake conference on Easter Sunday. I really enjoyed the talks - which were mostly about how we can find happiness and how we are meant to be happy. It was special to be there for Tyson's ordination and to sit with my grandparents. I love them so much and am grateful for everything they do for me. They really are wonderful people and I'm so glad I have been able to be a part of their lives.

Later, we opened the Easter bags that mom sent up with me. That was fun! I love it when she does cute things for us! Then we just hung out, not doing too much. It was nice to have a relaxing day. I am glad that we get to celebrate the huge sacrifices that our Savior made for us every year. I am so thankful for all that He did for us and have a testimony that He loves us. I hope everyone had a great day!

Fun in Stanley!

2011-04-24T20:28:00.000-07:00

We were invited to go to Stanley with some friends last weekend. It was a good time and cool because we were going to the cabin that we stayed at on our honeymoon. We got to be pretty lazy which was nice. I got to shoot a b-b gun for the first time and wasn't too bad at it. I played a new game - 99 or bust. We made ice cream in a bag, watched some movies, had a camp fire in the snow, and spent time with some awesome people. After I got back I felt thankful to live in Salmon instead of Stanley since there was still 4 feet of snow on the ground!

On the drive back we saw a guy by his truck on the other side of the river trying to put a spreading fire out with a shovel. We tried to see if we could get over to him and couldn't so we stopped by some people walking in Clayton and asked if they could call someone about it. Anyway, as we were driving we saw about 5 forest service firetrucks go out and an ambulance. We will probably never know what happened, but we sure hope that guy was ok. It was strange to see a fire so out of hand at this time of year.

And pictures!

Here's the cabin

This is where we stayed - the Bully Barn on a couple of cots because Joe couldn't bear to let Ginger sleep by herself. He's such a softie! Anyway it was still nice and warm in there. Ginger had a great time playing with the boys and in the snow!

Ice cream in a bag

The camp fire area that Ken and Kristina dug out. A lot of work!

I'm so glad that they had us up there. It was good to get away for a bit even if it was still winter where we went. I had been feeling a little jealous because my parents and Katie and Adam went on a cruise to Mexico, and Abby and Nate went to Arizona that same week. We still had a great time!

A fun drive

2011-04-09T10:37:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went on a drive to Haynes Creek. It was about 5 miles from our house and very pretty. Ginger had a blast playing in the mud. We really live in a beautiful place!

A great day!

2011-04-09T10:13:00.000-07:00

Wednesday was my 26th birthday. I feel kind of old, and yet not - because I know Joe will always be older! :-) Love you honey! Anyway, they spoiled me at work. I got there and they had balloons all over the walls and happy birthday signs. I celebrated with the boss' wife because her birthday was the week before. They also got us flowers which are beautiful. We had pizza for lunch and Bonnie made us a cake (angel food with an amazing chocolate pudding frosting). They gave me some presents which I will post a picture of.

My Room...

The front desk

The cake

My presents

After work Joe and I went out to dinner at what we thought was an Italian place called Ungaretti's . In fact it used to be all Italian, but they are getting away from that for some reason... Anyway, we got hamburgers which were really good, just not what we had expected. I also got an Italian soda. We then went on a drive. It really was a good day!

This is a gift that my Aunt Sue sent me. It contained a card, some P.E.Z. candy and dispenser, and this toy for Ginger. I think it is funny that Ginger got a toy for my birthday! She loves it!

What I've been up to this week...

2011-03-19T21:40:00.000-07:00

I got a lot done in the craft arena this week. First, I finished a silly project that I decided to make for my mom. The washcloth says, My Mom My Friend. Pretty cheesy!

Then I made this owl bib for a lady in my ward who just had her third baby named Bridger. I know it's kind of hard to tell it is an owl from the picture.

Tonight I went to a jewelry making party at my boss' house (It was his wife's party). It was a girl's night out and I had a lot of fun! I'm so glad Stacie invited me! So here are the pics of the two necklaces I made. It was so nice to get out of the house!!

I already had the earrings and I saw the pendant thing that matched perfectly so I had to make a necklace!

Joe bought me some earrings for Valentine's day at World Market in Bozeman. He knew these earrings were huge, actually the smallest he could find at that store, but they looked really cool. Anyway, the earrings hung down to my shoulders and were kind of heavy so we both decided I needed to do something different with them. I think its perfect now! The original earrings were like the pendant in the middle but without the green pearly beads. Joe is glad that I can now wear them!

So things are going pretty well for me. I've been trying to get more involved in things. I have the day off on Monday and am going to check out a quilting club to see what its like. Next Saturday I am signed up to learn how to knit socks at a class at the local quilt shop. I'm really excited for the class.

I also just wanted to write this down for my own memory's sake. My dad's father, my Grandpa Bob, passed away about a year ago. Today my dad was able to do his baptism, confirmation, and inititory at the Idaho Falls temple. I think that it is pretty awesome he got to do that. I also read some of my grandpa's papers, that my dad complied and they just really touched me. My grandpa was an awesome man. He had a really great idea called positive potential which involves changing your negative emotions in to positive emotions. I don't think he had everything right with his theory, but I am glad that I can learn from what he learned. Depression was something that ran in his family and I think that he was able to overcome that with his positive potential. I want to be more like that - to see the positive and be happy instead of dwelling on the negative. I am thankful to him for passing his experiences on so that I can benefit from them in my life. I love you Grandpa! There is power in positive thinking!

No more hamsters

2011-03-12T22:21:00.000-08:00

I feel kind of bad that I forgot this on my last post, but unfortunately it got kind of forgotten with everything else that happened this weekend. We found our other hamster Pearl dead yesterday. It looked like she died in her sleep which is good. We sent her off down the Lemhi river like her sister. She was over two years old which is old for a hamster and I'm sure she missed her sister after she died.

We will miss having hamsters, but I think we are done with them. They just don't live very long and you can't play with them very well. Also it is easy to forget to feed them. We are glad that we had them, especially when we lived in apartments. Anyway, I just wanted to put this tribute to her on here because she was a good hamster - I know this all sounds very corny and all, but we loved her.

visitors

2011-03-12T15:24:00.000-08:00

This weekend my parents, sister Katie, and her husband Adam came to Salmon to visit. I was so glad to see them! We had a good time, or at least I did. We mostly just hung out. We went on a couple of drives. Mom and dad took us out to dinner at the 28 Club which I really like. Dad and I made breakfast scones this morning and "the girls" and I made Fettuccine Verde and cheesecake for lunch. The visit ended too fast, but it was good. We didn't have too many problems with Ginger while they were here. Unfortunately mom and dad were woken up by a mouse in the wall and dad came downstairs to sleep. At least it wasn't crawling on them I guess... Anyway I'm just glad that they came. I love you guys! I wish Abby and Nate could have come too!

I got my first bountiful basket today. It had pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, blackberries, apples, bananas, broccaflower, asparagus, green beans, roma tomatoes, and romaine lettuce. I feel like I'm forgetting something... but I really do think this will help with the grocery budget. I had know idea how many people do this either. My basket was #86 and I think there were at least that many more after me. I think I'll keep doing it!

Ginger keeps growing. She is fully recovered from her spay surgery last month. She is teething right now and has no more primary front teeth, which is nice because those things are so sharp and pointy! We have fun figuring out new ways to play with her. He new favorite toy is a piece of Joe's old jeans. We are also trying to step up the training. We have to get the jumping up on people to stop. She is really pretty obedient though. She can catch the toy we throw to her and she likes to play fetch even though she likes to play keep away when she gets over to us with it.

Playing with her new favorite toy

She has fun trying to get it off her neck - its quite hilarious to watch!

I know some of you, well actually probably most of you will think this is weird, but I just have to say that I have a fascination with teeth, which is why I clean people's teeth all week. I just had to take a picture of one of the teeth Ginger lost. They are so cool - way different than people teeth. Anyway, its just a picture - I threw the actual tooth away, so you can think what you want. If you didn't already know I was strange then you don't really know me.

Well, this must be all for now because I need to work on my sunday school lesson for tomorrow and maybe take a nap!

Mom's scarf

2011-02-13T16:07:00.001-08:00

I made this scarf for my mom for her birthday. She is getting it late so I figured I would post it on here so she can see it! I hope you like it mom! I just want you to know that I love you and am so thankful for everything you do for me. I couldn't ask for a better mother. Sorry for all the grief I've caused you over the years. You deserve a wonderful year in 2011! I'll get this to you as soon as I can. Love you!

Our new couch

2011-01-28T11:19:00.000-08:00

We bought a "new" couch at DI in Pocatello for $35. After we shampooed the heck out of it and got the cat dander out, we can now have it in our living room. It still smells wonderfully of musty old books, but its ok for now... It goes great with all the other things in our living room- such as the gold and red curtains, and the red carpet. Here's a picture of the lovely thing.

And here is a closeup of the amazing floral detail ....

And here's some pictures we took while we were on a walk one day. It really is very beautiful here, even in the winter when I'm sick of cold and snow.

sweet picture

2011-01-08T14:14:00.000-08:00

Joe took this picture of Ginger. Its pretty cool! She looks like she has a beard because of the snow on her chin. :-)

haircut

2011-01-08T14:07:00.000-08:00

So I got my hair cut today. The shortest I've ever had it. I'm not sure that I like it. I really like the back but not so much the sides and the front. I wanted something different and figure its just hair and will grow back. I think I like it best in the pic I have as a header on this page. I may be growing it out now....

Visitors

2011-01-07T19:40:00.000-08:00

Nikole and Bert came to visit us while they were on their break from school. It was really awesome to have them here! We went to Sharkey Hot Springs with them and played some games. They went cross-country skiing. I tried a pair on and think it would be fun to do sometime. They were awesome guests and made us dinner the first night they were here. Thanks guys for a great time and we hope you come visit again!

Nikole and Bert with Ginger

Sad news...

2011-01-07T19:36:00.000-08:00

One of our hamsters, Penny had to be put down two days ago. She had an abscess in her cheek pouch and was suffering. She was a good hamster and we loved her. We hope her sister Pearl will be okay without her. Anyway, she was a good pet for us and we know she is better off now. We couldn't bury her since the ground is frozen, but we sent her off down the Lemhi River. Goodbye Penny!

Christmas Time

2011-01-07T19:10:00.000-08:00

We went to Kimberly the week before Christmas to visit with Joe's family. They got to go to New York City to visit Rachel and Seth for Christmas, I was so jealous! We spent Christmas Eve and day with my family in Idaho Falls. We had a good time at both places! Joe was so sweet and got me a plain wedding band for Christmas/graduation and a Regina Spektor CD. He is awesome. I got him a Fry Daddy.

Here's Finn with the cool wood car I got him at the Cheerleader Bazaar here in Salmon.

Jackie with the scarf I made her

Joe on Christmas morning

Me opening a present (paper organizer) with Dad in the background

Abby with the headband I knitted her.

Cute tray

2010-12-15T19:03:00.000-08:00

Here's a pic of the cool owl tray I got at a holiday bazaar here is Salmon. Its vintage. I thought it was pretty cool.

Not such a sucessful trip to Idaho Falls

2010-12-10T19:34:00.000-08:00

I was on my way to Idaho Falls tonight and was almost to Leadore and I hit a humongous moose. It just appeared in front of me, I was going pretty slow thankfully, about 45. Anyway, it hit the windshield and I think that's about the only think that happened to the car. I am so lucky and think that Heavenly Father was watching out for me. Two guys saw the whole thing happen behind me and they stopped and helped me. They let me hang out at their place until Joe came to rescue me. He drove the car back to our house with the window hanging down on the passenger side. I'm actually really glad that Joe wasn't in the car with me because it all happened on the passenger side of the car. I thought about getting the car towed, but we didn't have towing insurance and it would have cost $210.00. No thank you. Anyway, I guess we were supposed to get a new windshield because it already had a crack in it, now we certainly have to. Here's some pics.

The passenger seat

Moose hair in my back seat! Sick!

O Christmas Tree

2010-12-10T10:10:00.001-08:00

We got our Christmas tree all decorated. Here's some not amazing pics, but they'll have to do. Also some pics of our house on the inside!

The Star is kind of crooked as is the top of the tree

Outside our bedroom and the music room

Dining Area

Living room

Fireplace in living room. Our living room is huge.

Ginger

2010-11-26T11:10:00.001-08:00

I'm pretty sure now that Ginger is a plott hound, heeler, labrador mix. I found this picture on the web of a lab/ plott hound mix, and she looks almost exactly like Ginger. The only difference is that she has some white on her chest and back feet from her heeler mother.

The Bed Battle

2010-11-25T12:49:00.000-08:00

We've been trying to get Ginger to sleep on the bed we got her. So far its been a challenge. She stays on for a while and then tends to migrate...

She must have been having a crazy dream!

The bottom half's on...

now just her hind legs!

Ahh! What a good girl! back on her bed!

Ginger

2010-11-25T08:54:00.000-08:00

Ginger came home to live with us yesterday! She is so cute and sweet, but a lot of work. We're thinking that this will be good training for us for becoming parents. I'm not sure I'm ready though...I woke up several times in the night wondering if she was ok and then this morning we heard her whining and thought she was in the living room, but she was actually right by the bed whining at us. She has had a couple of accidents but is not doing too bad. She is trying to go outside, but it has just been so cold that it is hard to get her out there. She got her first bath last night and her little claws trimmed. She takes a lot of naps which we love! We are trying to get her not to chew on us or other things in the house except her toys. It will take a while. She really is a good puppy though.

She looks like she's in trouble or something in this picture!

Don't you love our red carpet?

Puppy Love

2010-11-20T19:48:00.001-08:00

We have great news! That's right.....we're getting a puppy! We are adopting her from the animal shelter here in Salmon. We get to bring her home after Thanksgiving. Her mom is a heeler and they have no idea what the dad is, but all the pups look different. I had no idea that one puppy could have more than one father. Anyway, they don't look much like their mom. We are going to name her Ginger. Here are some pics of us with Ginger at the animal shelter.

She is so sweet! We are excited to bring her home!!

Oh DEER!

2010-11-20T18:24:00.000-08:00

There are so many deer around this area. We have them in our yard almost every day. They also hang around in town. Anyway, I'm sure we'll get sick of them but the novelty hasn't quite worn off yet. I just hope I never hit one on my way to and from work! Here are some pics!

Our first home in Salmon

2010-11-20T17:52:00.001-08:00

I wanted to post a few pictures of the place we are renting here in Salmon. We are really liking it even thought there are a few downsides, the biggest being flies! The flies have been so bad that we really feel we are at war with them, I thought if we don't get rid of them soon they are going to drive me crazy. Luckily we are going to have them sprayed. Also Joe found a couple of dead mice under a drawer in his music room. Disgusting! I'm so glad it wasn't me that found them. We are using wood as our main source of heat. Now that Joe got the chimney swept and we don't have a lot of smoke coming in the house I like it a lot. The place is a four bedroom (the upstairs bedrooms are pretty small). It's so nice to be in a house and have enough space! We live about 13 miles outside of town - not too far. I'll post more pictures of the inside of the house when we have all our pictures up. I've been a bit lazy in getting those up.

Detached garage! Wahoo! No more scraping windows before work!

The Continental Divide to our east

Flies in the sink a couple of hours after I got rid of all of them

Flies in the bathroom - This is the second full fly paper since last week when we got fly paper!

YAY!

2010-11-04T19:32:00.000-07:00

OK, I'm so excited! I just have to post! I just did a working interview at Dr. Oliverson's office in Salmon, ID and I got the job!! It is four days a week- full time! My first dental hygiene job! Now we have to figure out housing and stuff which we will try to do tomorrow! I'm stoked!!! YAY!

Fall Drive

2010-10-28T22:05:00.000-07:00

A while ago we took a drive in the south hills to see some of the amazing fall colors. Joe had fun going off-roading, and I love the pictures we got! On the way back on the paved road to Kimberly (after all the gnarly rocks and ruts and all that) the back window to the shell on the truck just decided to fall off! Amazingly when we went back the window wasn't even broken! I'm not sure how we will attach it again, but oh well! Here's some of the pictures.

Another bib

2010-10-16T17:04:00.000-07:00

So here's the latest knitting project I did. This one is for my nephew Jonas for Christmas. I get these patterns from Ravelry.com. The lady whose patterns they are is Elaine Fitzpatrick, who goes by cloverlaine on that site. Anyway, just thought I'd give credit where it was due. These are really fun to make. I like doing them when I'm watching a movie. Its kind of hard to tell what it is from the picture. I'm not sure why I can't get a great one with my camera, anyway, it is a reindeer.

Knitted bib

2010-10-15T11:37:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to show off the bib I made for my nephew Finn for Halloween. It was a lot of fun to make! I am really liking knitting. It is relaxing and helps me feel like I'm accomplishing something!

dishcloths

2010-10-03T21:58:00.000-07:00

I made four dishcloths for my cousin Lindsay. She just got married on Friday and I'm very excited for her! Anyway, I thought it would be fun to try to knit her some dishcloths. The "O" ones stand for the first letter in her new last name...I try to be clever sometimes.... So I hope she likes them and I want to tell her congratulations!!!

I have found that knitting can be very relaxing. It also helped me stay awake during conference this weekend, which by the way, was very amazing!

Homecoming princess

2010-10-03T21:26:00.000-07:00

Jackie got voted in as Kimberly High School sophomore homecoming princess! She looks so beautiful in her dress. We watched her in the parade and then at half time at the game.

At the parade

At the game after being crowned, with the prince - Drew

With their parents

Cross-Country Meet

2010-10-03T21:12:00.000-07:00

Jackie is in cross-country this year. She is pretty much amazing because I would never have done anything like that in high school. Anyway, the day of this meet, it was very hot outside! Jackie did a great job. She was one of the better runners! Here are some pics!

Before the race

During the race

After the race. Jackie will probably hate me for this one, but I wish I had a pic like this that I could show off! Love ya Jackie!

blanket toy

2010-09-30T13:14:00.000-07:00

I made this little blanket toy for Ellie. She is such a sweet baby! Anyway, I put a candy bag in it so that it would have a crinkle sound. It was a fun project.

Watch out world!

2010-09-30T13:09:00.000-07:00

Jackie finally got her driver's license! She was pretty excited. This is the lovely car she gets to drive, the famous Swift. It is great that she got brave enough to drive it to school (it's a standard) we don't have to take her! Congratulations Jackie! Now we can't wait until November when she can drive by herself at night! :-)

Visitors

2010-09-30T12:51:00.000-07:00

My parents came to visit us one weekend this month. It was so good to see them and get to spend some time together. Mom and I mostly went shopping. As most probably know, Joe despises shopping, so he and my dad went on a hike and to see some of the outdoor sites around the area. I only have pictures from their hike so I thought I would post some.

A lizard they saw, I thought this picture was pretty awesome!

The box canyon

My Dad at Niagra Springs

My Nephews

2010-09-30T12:00:00.000-07:00

Thought I should post some stuff since Katie is upset that I haven't posted for a while. So Katie, this is for you! Rachel and Jonas came for Nikole and Bert's wedding in August. Here are some pics of all my nephews from then. It was fun to see them all together!

Jonas - He's so cute, and getting so big!

Jonas, Liam, and Ethan

Sweet Finn

Jonas has the cutest facial expressions!

Ethan recently learned how to ride his bike. He is really good at it!

Nikole and Bert's Wedding

2010-08-23T09:55:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my sister-in-law Nikole's wedding! She married her high school sweetheart, Bert. I helped a lot with the whole thing and I'm glad it is over, but it turned out great! Nikole looked so beautiful and they both seem so happy! I was honored to be Nikole's matron of honor which was fun. I got to dress up and sign the marriage license! Anyway, here are some pictures!

Too bad I was looking down. Joe looks wonderful in this pic! He's wearing Allen's hot shirt and sporting his new hairdo! He looks so handsome!

Nikole's wedding ring. They designed it!

Bert's sister made the cake. It was a carrot cake and very delicious! They were pretty tame with their cake feeding!

I helped make these corsages. it was fun to learn how and not really that hard!

Here I am with Nikole and Bert in the middle. Their friend Dane performed the ceremony and did a great job. Harrison is the best man and Bert's older brother. We love you Nikole and Bert! Good luck with everything!

Driving with Jackie

2010-07-06T15:55:00.000-07:00

So, Joe is trying to teach his youngest sister how to drive a standard. She just finished drivers ed and the car she gets to drive is a standard. This picture pretty much sums up the whole experience!

Weekend of the 4th

2010-07-04T22:28:00.000-07:00

We went camping at Willowcreek by Featherville on the weekend of the 4th of July. We only stayed for one night, but had a lot of fun! Here's some pictures!

Here's a picture at Malad Gorge.

The doe that kept coming into our camp.

Joe and I in our patriotic matching shirts. He didn't want to wear it but I made him! I think we were cute!

Silly Joe!

Zoo and Park fun

2010-07-04T22:22:00.000-07:00

I went to the park and zoo with my friend Kimmy and her two cute kids before I moved from Pocatello. I'm going to miss you so much Kimmy!

Graduation Pictures

2010-07-04T22:14:00.000-07:00

Thought I'd post some graduation pictures! Oh by the way, I passed all of my Dental Hygiene board exams! I am now waiting for the board of dentistry to give me my license and then I will be able to work! Yay! I have truly been blessed to be able to make it through all of this. I am scared to start a new job, but I know that there is a plan for what I am to do. Here's the pics!

The Burning....

2010-07-04T21:53:00.000-07:00

So I finally have internet again and decided I better post some pictures and things. These are some pictures from a couple weeks ago. It shows my new haircut. I decided to burn all of my dental hygiene papers. Two big black garbage bags full of papers from three years in the program. It was pretty satisfying! Joe helped me do some of the burning.

A New Start

2010-06-19T15:19:00.000-07:00

Life is going by so fast I can hardly believe it! I haven't had internet so I haven't been keeping up on here too well.

I finally graduated from ISU with a bachelor degree in Dental Hygiene in May. I also did three weeks of summer clinic because I wanted to be fresh on my skills for boards which are next week already!!! I hope my patient shows up and qualifies and that I pass everything. These tests are really expensive and if I don't pass I have to go somewhere else to take it and pay more money and everything, so wish me luck!

We are getting ready to move to Kimberly to Joe's parents house for a while. They are really awesome to let us intrude on their space for a while. Hopefully I will find a job soon so we won't have to be there too long. I have an interview in Sun Valley for a job in a couple of weeks. It would be crazy for that to be my first job. We'll see what happens!

Joe is starting a recording business. He wants to record demos of people's bands and try to make some money that way. He has been going a little crazy getting equipment and everything figured out. I think that it will be a good thing for him once it gets up and going. He is pretty excited about it and the fact that we are leaving Pocatello. He thinks that the music scene has to be better pretty much anywhere else.

I got a new camera for my graduation present from my parents which I LOVE! It's a Cannon PowerShot and I very nice. I will post pictures on here sometime when I have more access to the internet.

I also got my hair cut and my braces off!! I feel like a new woman! :-) My hair is really short, but I'm liking it as a summer haircut. Again, I will post pictures soon.

I have been trying to learn how to knit. If anyone can give me any hints it would be great. I'm sure I have a huge following on here and will get 20 comments to help me! :-) j/k I think only my sisters read my blog!

Anyway, like the title of my post says, I feel like we are getting a new start. It's kind of scary but exciting at the same time. We really don't know where we will be or what we will be doing in the next little while. Sometimes a new start is needed though and we're ready for it!

Craziness

2010-01-30T16:31:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted in forever and decided I better do it. Things are going really well for us right now. I am in the last semester of the dental hygiene program- yipee!! I'm pretty excited to be done. School is very busy this semester. I have a lot of presentations to give, patients to find, and tests to study for. My written national board exam will be on the Thursday of Spring Break in Ogden. I have seven more weeks to study. I really need to get on it!!

I am looking into applying for a job with the United States Public Health Service. There are a lot of good benefits and I'm hoping more job opportunities than are around here. We will probably be moving somewhere pretty far away. Right now there is an opening in South Dakota and one in South Carolina. We'll see what happens. It's really exciting to finally be able to move on from school and get into the 'real' world.

This weekend is my mother-in-law's birthday and we are visiting and helping her paint one of her walls.

Anyway, forgive me if my next post is a long time from now because I won't be having a lot of time to do things, at least for the next seven weeks!

Summer is almost over...lame

2009-08-16T21:56:00.000-07:00

Well, I haven't blogged in a while and thought I should update, especially since I won't have time in about a week when school starts.

I went to girl's camp with my ward at the end of July. We went to West Piney and had a lot of fun. We got a ward day on Wednesday and we went to Jackson to do some shopping and then to Granite Hot Springs for some swimming. I think that the girls had a good time and we didn't have many squabbles or health problems. I have to say it was a success! I am glad that I got to know all of the young women in the ward!

We went to Cave Falls with my family on the 7th of this month. It was fun but also a little disappointing because the cave had caved in. We found some huckleberries though which were yummy!

My parents took us to Lava Hot Springs on the 10th. We went on the awesome new water slides they have there. I would highly recommend it to anyone! The prices are very reasonable!

August 12 Joe turned the big 30! We celebrated his birthday on Saturday at his parent's house. We had a lunch with some family (biscuits and gravy) and then went to hike around Vinyard Lake with his sisters Nikole and Jackie. We went back to the house for a dinner of won tons and cheesecake! Joe got a little spoiled with the food.

The 13th was our 4th wedding anniversary. It was a good day. We went camping at Big Springs near Lava. I am so grateful for my awesome husband. He tries really hard to make me happy and I think things are getting better for us all the time.

I got a new calling today. I will be the primary chorister. I hope I do a good job. I think it will be fun!

I've been keeping very busy even though I haven't been working much this last little bit. I'm kind of grateful for the break I've had before I have to start school again. Wish me luck with this semester!

Life

2009-07-07T13:48:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I start to think, I'm not sure if life can get any harder than it already is. Just when I start to think like that, guess what? Life gets harder. A week ago I found out that I am getting laid off from my job which is our only source of income at the moment and has been for three years. I've been frustrated because I don't think I'll really be able to get much of a job for a month and a half until school starts again, and then there's finding a job I can doing during the school year. I keep wondering why and how much I can take, never thinking that I can take anymore, but amazingly I do.

I know that this life is the time that we get tested and tried, but its really hard sometimes. I am glad that I have resources that I can lean on in these hard times, like the church, my family - I just like to do it by myself. Maybe that's what I'm being tested on, humility and letting others help me.

So I'm looking for work and I at least found a job helping an old lady weed her flower beds, nothing big, but I can tell that Heavenly Father is watching out for me and not letting me be stretched beyond my limits. I'm just hoping that soon I can see this as a blessing in disguise.

4th of July weekend

2009-07-05T16:11:00.001-07:00

We went camping and to Craters of the Moon for this 4th of July weekend. We went to Willow Creek with Joe's brother and sister-in-law, our two nephews, his grandparents, his parents, and his aunt and uncle. It was a lot of fun and I'm glad we got to go.

We went on a four wheeler ride to Marsh Creek. It was a blast. We saw a deer, a fox, and plenty of chipmunks on our ride!

On our way back home we stopped at Craters of the Moon. We didn't get to spend a whole lot of time there, but we're planning on going back sometime. It was pretty cool.

Here's a picture of the cave we went in - Boy Scout Cave. There was quite a bit of ice in it.

The weekend was really nice. I hope all of yours were too!

Another WEDDING!

2009-07-05T16:04:00.000-07:00

I can finally announce it... my youngest sister Abby is getting married! She just got officially engaged last night. Her and her fiance Nathan are getting married on August 28th! Here's some picture of the dresses she tried on about a week ago. Can anyone guess which one she got? Oh and don't tell Nate because he's not supposed to see the dress yet.

This will be the second wedding this year for our family and both of my sisters will be married. Christmas this year will definately be different!

retro apron

2009-07-01T21:14:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture of the new haircut I got today and the apron that I made. It looks kind of goofy because in order to get a picture that wasn't really blurry, Joe had to set the camera on the floor, hence my leaning over. Anyway, I guess you get the idea.

I told Joe I had to take another picture because he didn't get the cutest part of the apron in it, the ric-rac at the bottom!

2009-06-23T18:55:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture of the purse I made yesterday. It's definitely not perfect but you can't tell that from the picture! Actually it turned out pretty good for a first attempt. Sorry the picture isn't great. My camera isn't the best.

projects

2009-06-16T21:28:00.000-07:00

Here's a couple of projects I've been working on this summer.

Squares from the quilt I'm making

And my lovely pajama pants

The New Grad

2009-06-16T21:10:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture of my amazingly cute sister Abby and I after her graduation.Congratulations sis!

Pictures

2009-06-10T23:28:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures!

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Johnson

Wolverine Canyon, Memorial Day

My Brother-in-law Adam in a cave

Joe by a dirty snow pile in sandals

Our new nephew Jonas Eugene

Isn't he sweet!

One more thing

2009-06-10T12:53:00.000-07:00

One more thing before I get to write about it. My youngest sister Abby graduated from Skyline High School on June 1st. I can't believe that she is that old! She is planning on going to school at BYU-I in the fall. I'm not sure what my parents are going to do with everyone out of the house...probably rejoice! I just wanted to tell Abby Congratulations!

Also Joe's brother Allen graduated on May 27th from Kimberly High School. Congratulations Al! I Think that he is going to be going to CSI for a year and then serve an LDS mission.

Both of the graduations turned out good. Neither one of them tripped or anything! :-)

Katie Marie Johnson

2009-06-10T12:46:00.000-07:00

If any of you would like to see pictures of my little sister Katie's wedding, I am going to post some links. Alisha Siddoway did her wedding pictures and did an amazing job. This is the link to the first post. And this one is for the rest of the pictures. Enjoy!

Blythe

2009-06-10T12:18:00.000-07:00

I was cruzing the internet the other day and I found these really cool dolls called Blythe. The have changeable eyes and hair and lots of cool clothes. Too bad they're so expensive. If I had the money though I would be collecting these.

Finally Something New

2009-06-10T11:46:00.000-07:00

I keep putting off posting anything because I wanted to put pictures in with it. All my pictures are on my home computer and really the only time I have to blog is at work. I know, it seems kind of backwards. So here I am at work again and I just decided I better post something anyway. Hopefully I can get pics up later.

School is out! Yay! This last semester went really well for me, thankfully. I finished the semester with really good grades and an A in clinic! I only have a year left now and can see the light at the end of the tunnel. This next year is going to be crazy. I think it will go by fast. I just keep thinking about how strange it will be to not be going to school anymore in a year. I will have to enter the real world. My life will be completely different. I don't think that we will be in Pocatello, I'm not sure where we'll be. It's exciting that we will be able to move on with our lives.

Joe and I went camping over memorial day weekend. We were going to go to Yellowstone with my sister and brother-in-law, but the weather report said it would be really cold there. Instead we went to Wolverine Canyon, near Firth. It was really pretty there and we got a pretty good spot. My Aunt Deanna came, Katie, Adam, and my cousin Morgan. It was a nice way to kick off the summer. There was a little rain, but nothing too bad. All in all it turned out to be a good time!

When we got home from the camping trip we found out that Joe's sister Rachel had her baby. My new nephew's name is Jonas. He is so sweet and cute. We got to go visit him a couple of days after he was born. I think I get to see him again tonight. I'm a little sad though because they are moving to New York City this weekend. Too bad we can't go visit them there. That would be a blast.

We decided to move from a University ward to a family ward. I am liking it pretty well. I just got a calling. I'm going to be helping out with girl's camp in July. I really hated girl's camp when I was that age, but I think that I'm really going to enjoy it now. I'm excited! It's nice to be in a ward that you have the opportunity to do things like this. There are people of all ages here- its great! Also sacrament meeting is a lot quiter, not as many screaming babies.

I have a bunch of projects that I'm working on right now. I started a quilt a couple of summers ago and I finally have time to work on it again. I am hoping that I can finish it this summer. I also got a bunch of cute patterns that I am going to be trying out. I already made a pair of pajama shorts that turned out pretty good, after I unpicked the whole thing and decided not to follow the instructions that were included in the pattern. They were really confusing. I am also going to be working on a purse, some scrubs, an apron and maybe some pincushinons with the leftover fabric I have. Who knows how much of this I'll actually get done. Its pretty ambitious.

I have a lot of free time at work. I have been trying to make good use of my time. One thing I do is Family Search Indexing. Its actually pretty cool. There are images of all different kinds of records like census, marriages, births, and deaths and you basically transcribe them. My dad has done extensive geneological work on both sides of my family so I have never known what I could do to contribute to this work. This is something that I can do that will help other people looking for their ancestors. If you are interested in doing this you can go to this site: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/indexing/frameset_indexing.asp

One of my friends started a club called the lil' baker's club. What we do is make goodies and other things and then donate them to different places around town. It is a lot of fun. Anyone who is interested should go to this blog : http://lilbakerclub.blogspot.com/

Anyway, I'm just trying to stay busy this summer, since it's the last "real" summer that I get. No more of that after school is over. Don't worry though because I'm also doing quite a bit of sleeping in! :-)

Wedding!

2009-02-20T17:41:00.000-08:00

My younger sister Katie is getting married...finally. I say finally because we've had to listen to her complain for two years while her now fiance was on a mission. He got back last Tuesday and he proposed on Friday...he wanted to the day he got home, but he waited. Now everyone is going crazy trying to get the wedding planned and ready for April 3rd. Less than a month and a half. Even though it's crazy fast I'm excited and happy for them, and now I don't get to listen to her complain about him being gone anymore. Too bad my other sister just sent out a missionary in December that I'm pretty sure is going to wait for him too! Such is life I guess!

Perfect Pads

2009-02-06T16:51:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to tell you all about this product that I think is great and that saves me a lot of money every month! It is cloth menstrual pads. They work really well and are so much more comfortable than disposable pads. Plus they are great for emergency preparation and the environment! If anyone wants to know more about them, go to perfectpads.net!

New Year, New Semester

2009-01-17T11:52:00.001-08:00

I'm really excited for this new year. I hope things go well for us. Joe just finished making his demo CD. I'm really excited for him and hope he can sell them and also use them to get some paying gigs! He put a lot of work into this project and I'm proud of the way the CD turned out.

I started a new semester. I'm excited and also really nervous for what it brings. We get to do a lot of fun new things, like taking impressions on each other and doing radiographs. We also get to start working on patients. This is the part I'm really nervous about, but also excited to finally start doing what I will be doing for my career.

On January 2nd we got two baby dwarf hamsters. We hope they are both girls because we don't want a hamster farm! They were still too little to tell for sure. We names them Penny and Pearl. They are so cute and fun!

That's really what's new for us. I am glad to be back on a schedule again and busy. When I have lots of free time I don't get anything done! I hope all of you are doing great!

Yes, it's time for a new post

2008-12-17T16:31:00.000-08:00

I never update of here because I feel like I never have anything new to say. Anyway...

The last couple months have been pretty crazy. I think I passed all of my finals! Also, I passed all of my skills tests in clinic this semester on the first try! I was pretty excited and happy about that since I didn't even pass one off at all last year. No more Junior fall semester of dental hygiene for me. I think I have it down now!!!

I start to work on patients next semester. If anyone needs their teeth cleaned talk to me!! I have to find all of my own patients. It is a lot cheaper than going to your dentist too!

On a sad note, our dwarf hamster Isabelle died last Thursday. We had her for 2 1/2 years. She was a good pet to us and we'll miss her. I think we will be getting a couple more after we are done traveling for Christmas.

I found out that I have to get jaw surgery this summer. Fun for me. I also have to get braces...again. wahoo!! My mouth is costing us a fortune. Literally like $20,000 after its all said and done. Too bad it couldn't have happened after I start working for a dentist and making some money. Instead it had to come at the poorest time of our lives. Oh well that's life right.

Anyway, I'm trying not to think too much about all of that and Joe's health problems. I'm trying to focus on the excitement of Christmas! We are going to be at Joe's parent's for Christmas this year. I just hope we can get down there with all the snow we've been getting. I have all of my Christmas shopping done. I just have to finish making my sister-in-law's present. We even got Christmas cards this year. Even though I hate Walmart I love their prices. We were able to get 40 photo cards for under $14! The picture on them is the one that is in my header now.

I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Update...Update...

2008-10-18T13:49:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted anything for quite a while so I thought I would take some time to do an update. I never feel like my life is very exciting and especially not anything that anyone else really wants to hear about so I have a hard time feeling excited about posting. I'm here at work though with nothing to do so I'll have a go at it.

School is going really well so far. Midterms just got over and they all went smoothly! We are starting instrumentation now in clinic. It's the part of the semester that I've been most worried about. Hopefully I will be able to pass!

Last Friday I got my upper wisdom teeth out and a soft tissue graft on the lower front teeth. It has not been the most fun times, but I'm so grateful for pain killers. There is no way that I would be able to keep doing what I need to without them! Things are healing up well though and in one more week I can eat with my front teeth and brush there too.

Joe and I are excited because we are going to have a new niece or nephew in a few months. My sister-in-law Rachel is 2 months pregnant! I'm so excited for them. Congratulations!

My sister Katie is going to be having a birthday on October 30th. She will be 22. She is getting excited and a bit nervous because her missionary will be coming home from his mission in New Zealand in February. I think really that she will be relieved because long distance relationships stink.

My other sister Abby has a really great boyfriend named Nate. He just got his mission call to Seoul South Korea. He will be leaving in December. Abby thinks she is going to wait for him (which none of us would mind), but we'll see what happens. She is in her senior year of high school still and a lot can happen in two years!!

Joe has been staying fairly busy with his band Greyhouse Effect. They played Thursday night at guitars unplugged at ISU and won second place! I'm so proud of them, especially since it is such a popularity contest and not really based as much on how good you are. I think that they are really talented and I am glad that Joe gets to do something that he really enjoys doing.

I'm getting excited for the holidays. I keep wanting to decorate for Halloween, but so far have been too lazy to drag the decorations out. Hopefully I get to it soon or its not going to happen. This year we will be having Thanksgiving at my parents and Christmas at Joe's. It will be my second Christmas away from home. I really love Joe's family and I have a great time, but it is always starnge to not be with the family I grew up with at Christmas. At least we will get to visit during Christmas break though.

Other than that, nothing new is really going on. When I'm in school I feel like the rest of my life just kind of goes on by. I will be excited when I finally finish (2010) and can actually have a life and maybe start a family!

Happy Times

2008-09-06T14:11:00.000-07:00

So school is going really well for me so far. I was dreading going back to school because I am basically starting over again. I wasn't too excited to have to meet all new people and explain my situation and feel dumb. It's going much better than I thought it would though. I don't mind helping people, it actually helps me cement the concepts in my mind. I am also much better than the first time around and it feels good to know what I'm doing.

I have also been proud of myself because I have been riding my bike to school everyday. Its good exercise. I am also taking a hatha yoga class which I think I'm going to love. I'm taking an institute class too. I think if I finish this class that I might have enough credits to graduate institute. This hasn't been a huge priority for me but I think it would be cool to say that I graduated from institute. I think I've signed up for an exercise class and institute almost every semester and since I've been married I've dropped them both almost every time. I'm committed to finishing them this time!

Last weekend we went to Twin Falls for Joe's cousin Christy's wedding. She got married in the Twin Falls temple, one of the first weddings. It was so crowded at the sealing! Their reception was beautiful. Conrgats guys!

Its really good to be back in a routine. I don't have as many classes as the other people in my program because I didn't have to retake all of them. It's nice because I have a little down time. I'm getting much more accomplished than I did this summer even though I have a lot more to do. It's funny how that works sometimes. Having too much time on my hands makes me sooo lazy.

Anyhoo, that's all the news for now!

Hunt Happenings

2008-08-16T11:17:00.000-07:00

A lot has been going on this month for us. August 1st we went to Idaho Falls to be at my cousin's wedding. Christie and Joey were married in the Idaho Falls temple. It was pretty awesome. Their reception was beautiful! The next day we went to Twin Falls for another wedding. Joe's friends Mike and Christy were married in the Twin Falls park. Congratulations guys!

I then went on an unexpected trip to Oregon with my dad. My great grandma passed away and we went to her funeral. She was 98 years old! I'll miss her, but look forward to the day that I can see her again. Even though the reason for the trip wasn't the happiest, it was a good trip. I got to see a lot of family that I hadn't seen for a few years.

August 12th was Joe's birthday! Twenty nine years old! He had to play a show that night so we didn't do much but I did make him a banana cream pie - his favorite!

August 13th was our third wedding anniversary. Sometimes it seems like its been a lot longer than that, but not in a bad way. We went to dinner at the Texas Roadhouse. Joe doesn't like country music so its not his favorite place, but he was so nice to take me anyway!

Now, I'm just trying to gear myself up for school again. I start next Friday, the 22nd which is also my little sister Abby's birthday. She will be 18! I really can't believe that she is that old. Anyway, I'm ready to start again I think. I haven't had enough to do this summer and have been super lazy. I just need to get my house cleaned and stuff so I don't have to worry about it on the first days of school!

Oh! My family stopped by on their way to Twin Falls yesterday and brought me the copy of Breaking Dawn that they have. I've been reading it almost constantly since. Its very good so far, but I do have to say a little disturbing!

Twin Falls Temple

2008-07-22T14:57:00.000-07:00

I also wanted to say that Joe and I, his friend, and his parents went to the Twin Falls Temple Open House on Monday! It was amazing! I went to the Rexburg open house too and even though the two look a lot alike on the outside, they are totally different on the inside. If you get the chance to go and see it you should!

I am very excited because Joe's cousin is getting married in the Twin Falls temple two days after it is dedicated and is getting her endowment the day after it is dedicated. I'm so excited to be there and happy for them that their day will be even more exciting and special!

Rain and Marshmallows

2008-07-22T12:57:00.000-07:00

Joe and I went to Kimberly for a couple of days to visit a friend of his and his family. Yesterday we decided that we wanted to go to the hills to have a picnic. I was all for it the whole day until there was a big thunderstorm and lots of rain. I ended up going with them anyway and was miserable for the first part of the trip. It was pouring and I had capris on and my sweatshirt got soaked. I do like the rain but if I'm going to be out in it for any period of time I like to have some kind of shelter. We did manage to have a fire, but what good does the fire do if you're still getting wet standing by it?

Anyway, the rain finally stopped and our friend came up with the idea that we should fling flaming marshmallows. Since it had been raining so hard it was okay because we weren't going to catch anything on fire. We all flung the whole bag of marshmallows. Our friend flung one that stuck on the side of a tree, which was pretty funny. Joe was trying to fling one and it landed on his shirt instead which was hilarious. Luckily he didn't start on fire or anything.

I guess it turned out ok, even though I would have had a lot more fun if we had had a tent or something up there with us.

I've been reading Emma by Jane Austen and they are always so worried that the women are going to catch a cold from a draft or something. I think its funny how different times are. No one really worries that they will have health problems from being out in the rain. Probably because modern medicine is so much better! I guess we're lucky!

Camel Spiders

2008-07-18T13:38:00.000-07:00

So, I'm new to this blog thing and I'm not sure if I like it or not. I have seen others blogs and don't think that mine can measure up to how great everyone else's is!

I called my mom today and she told me that my sister Abby's boyfriend (Nate) was at his mother's apartment when something scary started to chase him. He caught it in a jar and took it to my parents house. Well, it was a camel spider. They come from Iraq in people's equipment. I looked it up online and was horrified! I hope I never ever see one. They are not poisonous but they are flesh eaters!