Random Donuts

I haven't had a whole lot to post about, but I was looking through my camera yesterday and found these pictures that I never posted on here and I thought they were too cute to not put on. Back when Jedd was playing softball this summer, my sister and her family and my mom and dad came to watch a game. (Luckily this is the week they came because they lost and were out of the tournament that night!) Before we went to the game, we decided to take everyone to our VERY FAVORITE sandwich place....Tasty's.....for dinner. If you haven't been there for a sandwich (turkey is the best!) you are totally missing out. Not only with your combo meal do you get fries and a drink, you get a donut too! (I have no control when it comes to donuts...they will haunt me forever. Mmmm....apple fritters......and recently chocolate cake donuts with chocolate frosting thanks to Jedd) ANYWAY, this specific day, Zach and Hailey both got a glazed donut and they both were in a donut eating frenzy so I had to grab a few pictures of them. Hailey was as messy as they come after she was done, but it was so darn cute and hilarious watching her eat her donut.

Too cute!

First day of School

Everybody keeps posting about their kids' first day of school....So why shouldn't I post about my first day of school, right? (Even my picture on the first day is included!) Happy to say that my first day of school went well. We had all 8 classes; 45 minutes each, which was just enough time to go through the "fun" disclosures, talk a little bit about myself and even assign a first day worksheet! (I know, mean huh??) All in all, it was a good first day. (I've had much worse) I'm excited to start the new year, that just means that moving into our house is around the corner, and the holidays are coming up. And yes if you are wondering, I couldn't sleep at all the night before. I tossed and turned and worried all night...just like a kid.

Dry-Wall...Check

Yes, this means our house is all dry-walled! Instead of taking pictures, I decided to post a little video that I took. (Sorry for the shaky hands. This is the first video I have actually used on my camera! I sure hope it works!!) We are so excited....One more step closer!! This video is taken from our back door. It is showing our kitchen on the far right, living room on the left and our entry way from the front. This is one great big room, I absolutely love having everything so open.

Also, just another picture of the outside. It is just about ready to have stucco put up. (No my house is not black...that is the stuff they put up before they stucco.) I'm a little anxious because I really can't remember the colors I picked...I sure hope they look ok! You can't really tell in this picture, but our brick is up too. I absolutely love it. It wasn't what I remembered it to look like, but I love it more than when I picked it out. YIPPEE!

Good Times, Good Friends

This last week I was able to get together with my girl friends to eat dinner and catch up on life. Sarah, Karen, Ashlee and I all went to the same singles ward a few years back and were all instant friends. It didn't take long for all of us to start hanging out and doing things together pretty much every single night, especially one summer in particular. Good times! Even though we are all heading in different directions and are on different paths, it is still so fun to get together and talk about the hilarious times we had. Thanks girls for such a fun night!!

One AMAZING Year!

Saturday was Jedd's and my very first Anniversary. What a great day...August 1st. It brought back so many memories from that ABSOLUTELY AMAZING day and throughout the day, I seemed to remind Jedd what we were doing exactly a year ago at that moment. What a great day, a day that I will never forget marrying the greatest guy and my absolute best friend. For our anniversary, Jedd surprised me with an amazing flower bouquet...of course lilies were in it, my favorite. It was a total surprise, he is so good!And to celebrate, Jedd took me to a little bed and breakfast in Providence (close to Logan) for the night. It was so relaxing and a gorgeous place. We went to dinner at the Iron Gate Grill right in Providence and the dinner was amazing. And I was spoiled with a piece of cheesecake that was delicious. Jedd got all dressed up in one of my favorite shirts, he looked SO GOOD!

Babe, thanks for one awesome, amazing, great year! You are the best guy I have ever met and I love you more than anything! You have made the me happiest girl ever. Happy Anniversary!

Just a Memory....

Yes.... we finally did it! Moving Day has come and gone. Thanks to the many family members helping us, we are finally moved out of our apartment. We did our final checkout today and so we are "OFFICIALLY" done with this place. It is sad to think that the first place Jedd and I moved into as a married couple is done with, but we are so excited to start this next chapter of our lives....being homeowners that is. Besides the wind and the crappiest neighbors on earth, we really loved this apartment. It was a great place to live. This is where we used to live ....... This is what it looks like without our belongings..... so empty.And this is where our stuff is currently being stored.....

Ignore the mess, but this just means that we are that much closer to moving into our house! :)

Many thanks to the family members that came up to help us move, or clean. It was so great to know that things were in good hands.

Wanda Cherry

This morning Jedd's grandma passed away. I didn't know Wanda really well, I only wish that I could have. I met her for the first time at Jedd's sister's wedding back in May 2008 and then only saw her only once or twice after that before she passed on. Even though I didn't know her very well personally, hearing all the stories about her from family members has made me think that I know her at least a little bit. Wanda has been in a rest home for the past couple years so it was a blessing that she passed on. We are definitely sad, but so glad that she was able to go finally meet her husband and other family members on the other side.

We love you Grandma!

In Loving Memory

Wanda Cherry

July 23, 2009

And here are just a few updated pictures of our house. I know, I know, but I have been asked to post these. It actually looks like a house now! :) They finished framing the upstairs and downstairs this week. Here is a picture of the outside front and back. And these two are just pictures of the inside with the framed walls. Sorry for it being so dark, we drove out there at about 9:00 at night and with no lights it was hard to see. BUT I just had to snag a few pictures to show that it is actually framed inside!

YEAH! We are so SO excited about our house. Every time we go out there, Jedd and I keep telling each other how we couldn't be happier with our house and how excited we are about it. Next comes wiring and all the vent work. That will probably be next week sometime. I won't post pictures of that since it isn't that exciting, but I will a little later down the road. This has been the most exciting.......so far!

A Hike and Our House

Jedd and I have been talking about going on a hike all summer and we finally went. Amidst all the packing, I decided to take a day off and go on a hike with my hubby. It was a lot of fun. We woke up at 6:30 (yes! on a Saturday morning!) and started out at 7:00. Thank goodness we started so early because on our way down, it was way too hot. We went on a hike on Highway 89 in Layton. It has a ton of waterfalls and thank goodness I brought my camera. This was the first waterfall that you see. It was amazing, but then again, I am amazed with waterfalls. This is the second one. It was very tall.

This is the same waterfall with us in front of it! :) This guy who we asked to take our picture asked if we were newlyweds. Uh....don't you think that is a weird question to ask?

And this was the third and final waterfall. It was absolutely AMAZING! It took Jedd and I about an hour and a half to get all the way up, and only one close call of me falling. :) This waterfall was SO WORTH the hike up there.

And this is just a picture of the gorgeous falls.

We had so much fun hiking together.

The Perfect Framing

As another update, our house is getting framed. Yesterday we decided to take a ride out there to see the progress. We are assuming that in the next few days it will be all framed inside and out. It usually doesn't take long after things start for it to be done. YEAH! Here are a few pictures I snapped while we were there.