The past few weeks..

A couple weeks ago we took Bella with us to Hardware Ranch up Blacksmith Fork Canyon. It was so fun! I kinda didn't know what to expect because we had never been but it was really cool. As they pulled us around to look at all the elk they talked about fun facts about the elk. They had around 500 there the day we went. Yes 500! 

It was so cool to see them up close! Unlike deer they will actually let you get somewhat close to them. They feed them  Dec-March in hopes to keep them away from city limits. 

There were tons of females and their babies and a few bigger elk but if you ask my husband none of them were really big. I could sense some disappointment but we still had fun! 

They had a lodge on the hill that you can go in and tour a room they have full of fun things pertaining to wildlife in general. So cool! If you haven't been you should take a day and go up to see it! 

USU hockey game we went to the night before. We ❤️ Hockey! 

The past couple weekends we went iceskating at the outdoor ice rink in Logan. It's so much fun! It reminds me of the days I used to take figure Skating lessons. I love that my parents were always so supportive in anything I wanted to do. I asked Kaden what he thought of ice skating. He did so good which I think is why I was caught off guard by his response. "I go because I know how much you like it.." He is too good to me! It makes me sad that he doesn't love it as much as i do but it makes me happy to realize how much he loves me! I secretly am waiting for him to admit that he does like it. We'll see:) 

I feel like January went by so fast but I'm looking forward to February and March! February, because I got my husband the best thing that I'm pretty sure he will love for V-Day and March because it's the month of my Birthday! Really, who doesn't love the month of their birthday? 

So far 2014 is treating us well! We are so excited for what this year is going to bring us and couldn't be more happy in life! Though I'm sure struggles will come I'm glad to have a husband who tries to help me see past the hard times and makes every effort to remind me that this is life and there is no reason to be unhappy. I truly do Love him! Often times I wonder how on earth I got so lucky to be his wife. 

We Have a HOLE!

They started digging our hole on Monday for our house. Things are finally starting to feel REAL for us now! I was up there on Tuesday to look at and well... It's a Hole! Not much else :) 

They poured our foundation later this week and I'm excited to stop by and see it this weekend. I wish we lived closer to see the progress every day but that's not the case and life gets busy. 

I still can't believe somedays that this is really happening! I would have never thought at the age of 21 I would be building a home! So crazy.  I'm so thankful for such a hard working husband. I would be so lost with out him. 

My very first TUTORIAL!

Although I dream of the day when I have a kick-a blog with tons of craft tutorials, let's face it, it will probably never happen. I seriously love getting my craft on! Just ask anyone who knows me. I also love to keep it budget friendly! Today I decided to re-do (..uh more like replace;) ) my kitchen canisters that hold my baking goods, I.e flour, sugar, brown sugar, and powdered sugar. I have been on a serious hunt to find something cuter to do other than the fabulous Walmart ones I have. Although I didn't find an example anywhere (yes I even spent hours on end on Pinterest.. And I just couldn't find anything that stuck out to me) I came with these cute things! 

Seriously:) I hope you find them as cute and fun, not to mention EASY peasy, as I did! 

Everything I already had or found at Hobby Lobby. The canisters were under $4 (they were on sale 50% off) I got four but it's totally personal preference. 

This was for my biggest one. So really budget friendly! 

I am going to be doing my kitchen in our new home red and mustard. Probably two if the hottest colors right now, they are not hard to find. So I chose to use burlap and twine but which is actually called Juke? I found that out today;)  anyways you will also need some embellishments (I chose to use the flowers) a hot glue gun, and scissors. If you don't have a hot glue gun any strong glue will work. But really who doesn't have a hot glue gun?? 

All four canisters were really simple. 

My tallest one... 

First I wrapped burlap around it and hot glued it in place. ( I bought the burlap by the roll, it's much easier than cutting strips!) next I coiled the JUKE (aka twine) around the middle. There's no set amount you should use, just eyeball it and make it look good. 

My next one... 

On this one I used the mustard burlap, twine and an embellishment. That's it! :) 

Note: I did fold the roll of burlap in half so it wasn't as thick. I didn't want to cut it and have it be a complete mess so just fold it if you also don't want a thick band. 

The third one... 

This one I did with red burlap, more twine and an embellishment. I chose to only do two canisters with the flowers but really you could do them all with flowers. 

I glued the flower over the seam so that it hid it from being seen. Either way is fine. 

Last one... 

Easy enough I just wrapped the twine/juke stuff around it and that's it. :) 

I am loving my new baking canisters and they're going to look so cute in my new kitchen! 

If you make these I would love to see them too! You can email them to me @ rebroberts@outlook.com 

 

Short but Sweet..

I realize it's 11:30pm but I had to share! 

Kaden and I got called Sunday to be the new CTR 4 teachers in Primary. We are so stinkin excited! This Sunday is our first week and I have been on a hunt for a cute church bag for about the last 3 months. So at the last min tonight I decided, why not make one! And thats exactly what I did:) 

So here it is, only took me 4 hours to figure out ( I had no pattern to go off of just a picture I found on Pinterest!) 

Twenty-fourteen

As 2013 has come to an end I look back on this past year. I can't seem to recall having any "FIRSTS" but lots of memories!

 I have definitely experienced trials both good and bad. I have learned to look at things differently and try hard each day to be a better person. I have grown closer to my Heavenly Father, something I still have plenty of room to work on. This year I learned the importance of FAMILY. I have come to the conclusion that I have a slight addiction to coca-cola. There's a reason I don't keep it in our fridge!  Although we didn't have anything big happen this year we did manage to have fun! We did make it to Jackson Hole recently which was a blast! And Kaden sold his first truck for a sweet jeep (were a little bit obsessed!) we absolutely love it! And we had a fun weekend getaway in Bear Lake with Kadens grandparents, Mel and Louise!  

I can't help but to be excited about 2014. Kaden and I have so many thing coming for us that I often find myself wishing the next 4 months away. I hope to enjoy this year, every little thing good or bad.

I couldn't help but to make of list of just a few things (big and small) I would like to accomplish in 2014.

1. Kaden and I learned a lot about finances and money in the fall and I couldn't be more thankful towards my in-laws, they truly do rock! I hope to be right on our budget every month (stop laughing, I really have to tell myself this!) 

2. GET ORGANIZED. I am really good at making my house presentable but what I would really like to accomplish is to be organized! My mother is probably reading this right now thinking "this is the daughter who couldn't see her bedroom floor most of high school". It's true. But to my surprise having my own home makes me a little OCD. Infact I get anxiety when I know I have a messy house awaiting me when I get home from work. 

3. Pray more. 

4. Sit on a beach! I don't know if it's cause my thermostat reads 64 degrees as I'm sitting here typing this or what but I am dying to be on a beach lately. I feel like during the winter I am anxious for it to be summer and hot but when summer finally decides to show up I'm like really does it have to be 80 degrees today? There's is really no win with me I guess. I think I am going to learn to enjoy the snow and go snowboarding sometime. SIDE NOTE: this is Not a goal.. ;) 

5. Attend the Temple. I think I take the fact that it's a privelage for granted. I love going but tend to let life get in the way sometimes. I have told myself to make it a goal and go twice a month. I hope that out of all my goals I really stick to this one! The church is TRUE. And so many blessings come of it! I'm thankful to have it in my life. 

Last but not least... 

6. Make my bed Every Day. I know how lame this one sounds, I really do! BUT, I came across a thing on Pinterest (big surprise) as I was finding ways to be more organized in life and it was something along the lines about making your bed every morning will make you feel organized/accomplished every night when you crawl in bed. I have secretly been doing this one for about a week and a half right now and I love it. It makes me a little sad to think to myself that I know I won't do this every day in 2014 but I am definitely going to try and make this a habit! 

I am so excited to get this new year started!



**Sorry about the first part of this post being so jumpy. I wrote this late last night and had too many thoughts going on trying to think about everything this past year!