Our update..warning- ** NOT MUCH **

It's definitely been awhile since I've last updated, I guess I better fill everyone in.

1- We had to get rid of ruger, our landlord didn't appreciate us having her and the pet deposit was too high for our budget. I REALLY wish it would of worked out but, it wasn't in the cards for us.

2- Devin ( my big sister ) got married to Dallas in the Salt Lake Temple on November 20th. It was a beautiful wedding! I'm so happy for them! Of course, she was absolutely gorgeous!

....and that's about all. I know, I know-- we're  a boring couple but it's been busy lately to really do anything spectacular, or that's blog-worthy for that matter.

But I have decided to use my time wisely and learn new things! So, I've found a couple of websites and stores with decent sales to help me carry out the plans.

Mom has always tried to teach me how to sew and I just never had any interest in it whatsoever! Well, now I wish I payed attention. I'm wanting to make curtains, a dust ruffle for our bed and throw pillows for our couch. I have a ton of ideas that I REALLY want to execute but like I said before, it's not the creative flow that's stopping me, it's time and moola $$! So I started thinking WWMD? ( what would momma do? ) I'm going to re-do some of the stuff that I already have! i would like to re-do my dresser.. REALLY BAD! none of the wood furniture in our room match and it drives me crazy when the wood finish doesn't match the rest of the wood furniture.  So I'm going to re-paint our dresser.
So if you have any other tips for decorating a rented place that can't be painted, PLEASE let me know! I would love more ideas! I'm trying out this whole "homemaker" role. We'll see how it goes!

Our new addition to the family

That's right, WE GOT A PUPPY! She is beautiful! Her name is ruger ( like the gun company...) She is only 8 weeks old! She is 3\4 border collie and 1\4 heeler. She is the most quiet, shy, hilarious, timid puppy I have ever met! I LOVE HER! This is my first dog ever! Blaine surprised me with her on monday night. He and his friend Brad told me that they were going to go help his friend move in Parawon (about 30 minutes away for Cedar City). So while Brad and Blaine were "moving" I was hanging out with Brad's wife, Dawn. It was starting to get late... like 11:30 late, so naturally I'm starting to get pretty cranky. I was so tired and I wanted to go to bed because I get up at 7 every morning. For some that doesn't seem way early (..mom) but seeing as how I'm not a morning person.. that's 4 hours too early! Anywho... impatiently, I was blowing up Blaine's phone with texts like " how close are you to Cedar" and " can you please hurry... i have to get up early and it's getting really late". I was trying to be nice. By the time he got home... I was pretty upset. But when I saw what he was holding in his arms... there was no way that I could  be mad at him. She was the most precious puppy I have ever seen. Needless to say, We love our daughter Ruger! I'm beyond ecstatic!

It's deer season....

The only reason why I know that it is deer season is because Blaine wants to go to the mountian a lot and he's always wanting to buy more bullets. So, like a good wife, I decided maybe it will be fun. The rest of his family will be at the cabin and I can hang out them while the others go out. Little did I know how much fun I would have. To give a little weather history, it has been stormy and snowy for the 2-3 weeks on and off. I knew it would be muddy, but you would not believe how muddy! It was thick and very wet. But it was so much fun going four-wheeling and hiking in it. I think it made up for the times when Mom didn't want us to play in the mud as a kid. I was suctioned to the four-wheeler because of all the mud. I HAD A BLAST! I looked like a swamp monster. I enjoyed my weekend at the cabin... Blaine on the other hand, he didn't find any deer other than does and fawns. Better luck next season I guess.  :)

I love my sisters

I realize it's been forever since I've updated, and let me tell you-- It's been hectic... or atleast it feels like it. I've had my fair shares of showers this month.. not water showers but baby and bridal showers. I have never noticed at how much effort goes into them. I thought you can just throw it together like a high school party... ya know, just wingin' it! I stood corrected! For the baby shower for my friend Dawn, I felt like I had a million things going on at once in my head. I was busy with cutting the fruit, putting the vegetables on a platter, blowing up ballons, cleaning up the backyard, setting the plates, cups, forks, and spoons out, mixing the drink together. By the time the shower started, I was exhausted! All in all- it was a fun shower. Granted, only 3 out of 30 something showed up.. but it was still fun.

My next project was Devin's bridal shower in Provo. I had a great time with my sisters and her friends! But before the shower, I drove to Allayna and Josh's house to stay the night and drive up in the morning with her. (In case you don't know, Cedar City is where Blaine and I live and Provo is where Devin lives, which is like 4 hours away, so I made Allayna a happy medium in the tiny town of Ephraim which is 3 hours from me. I know its not a perfect medium but hey--whatever works.) We stayed up probably later than we should have and got out of bed pretty late too. But in our defense, the only reason why we stayed up late was because we were busy making cupcakes for the shower and getting everything ready to load up in the car in the morning. And good thing we did that because the morning was a rush. We rememebered to get everything.. but Allayna's wallet out of her school bag that was next to the door. We were so worried about forgetting something for the shower that we didn't even think about if we grabbed everything that we needed personally. We get more than half way to Provo when she realized that her wallet was back at home. So, Allayna did what she does best... PANIC! I'm trying to calm her down and telling her that if she just goes to the Zion's bank in Provo, and pulls out money that way, she'll be fine. So we went and picked up Devin, went to the bank and then to Sam's for some final shopping. That's when I realized that I left my debit card in my car which is an hour away at the time. IT WAS RIDICULOUS!  But after once we did everything.. the day got a lot better!

Allayna, Lauren DeVard and I were the hostess and it was so much fun! We had Martinelli, chocolate covered strawberries, apples and dip, very cute cupcakes and grapes and rasberries. It was light food but we had plenty! Lauren was in charge of games and some of the games was some that I played at every my bridal shower. She got some really good gifts! I loved them, I wish I got some of the stuff she got ;) I had a great time with my sisters and her friends! I'm so excited for Devin and Dallas! After the shower, we cleaned everything up and we were taking out the trash on our way out to the mall and between taking the trash out and getting in the car, Allayna lost her keys. We looked for maybe 45 minutes. Me and Allayna both looked at each other with the look of " YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!". Turns out they were at the bottom of the trash bag. It was an exhausting day! But the best I've had in a while.
I love my sisters and I'm so grateful that they're mine!

                           THESE ARE MY BEST FRIENDS

Blessed!

After being sealed in the temple, it has really opened my eyes to the importance of family. I always knew that it was important but only to a point. I've learned that I didn't gain the family that I by luck.. it's by blessing that I've been placed with the family that I have. With that knowledge, I know that my future children are choosing Blaine and I to parent them and teach them. To me, that's not a 'have to', it's a priviledge. 

( No, I'm not pregnant..)  

With that side note, I want to express my testimony of my Savior lives and I know without a doubt that I can return to him with my family forever. My covenants that I made with Blaine and my Heavenly Father in the temple will only make me a stronger and more righteous person. I'm grateful to have the gospel in my life to teach me and tell me how to return to Him. I love my life and the people who are in it. I cant be anymore grateful!

I threw in the towel!

I finally signed up for a blog! I figured why not, right? So what's going on now? Well, we just moved into a nice duplex, what feels like out in the middle of now where! They are so much better than the apartments that we were in before! We are extremely happy!
Right now the archery deer hunt is going on so Blaine is busy busy! He has shot at 2 deer but they both ran off and Blaine never found them. So he's pretty upset about that but next month is another hunt so he will make up for it for sure! He can't wait. As for me, I'm still trying to figure out a hobby. Right now, I'm just walking around the neighborhood and I'm really enjoying it! Especially since it's cooled off quite a bit. I'm trying the HCg diet and I'm loving it!I'm not quite sure how much I've lost, but I can feel a difference in my clothes and in my rings! I thought it was going to be really hard because I love food so much, but it's a lot easier than i thought. I eat anywhere from 500-750 calories a day and drink a lot of water. The drops keep me from being hungry all the time. I feel GREAT! This is, by far, the easiest diet I've ever been on! ( and I've had my fair share!)
It's been a lot harder to adjust living away from momma and daddy  than I thought, not just because daddy would sneak me a little cash when I needed it but because I've lived with the both of them all my life then all of a sudden it's goodbye home, hello Utah! It's a big eye opener for me to see how much they did for me. I feel like I never really showed them how appreciative I am for them when I was there. I'm so thankful for my parents and my sisters for all of their love, and support, and understanding when I wasn't. There isn't a day that goes by that I miss coming home to hug my daddy or to me and my mom sitting on the couch after work watching Opera or Ellen DeGeneres and Candace and I going after to school getting a drink at Sonic. I have a great family, and I am very blessed to be able to say that. I have an eternal family that I get to enjoy for the rest of forever!

I know this post is a little sparatic but that's what happens when I don't have a whole lot of people to talk to. HAHA! All in all-- life is great! I'm thankful!