{LIVING} The Idaho Way

We have finally settled down in the cute little town of WESTON IDAHO. We are loving every minute being here! It is so nice to be a little closer to family. For those of you who don't know, Weston is where Kaden grew up. I am missing Smithfield a little bit but at the end of the day I am happy to be back in Idaho. The commute to work is longer but I am lucky to get to share it with Kaden! Most days we get to carpool to work and I love it. I love getting to listen to him and the long talks both to and from work. If you know my husband you know that he hates the quiet. I get to hear about everything about his day. It is truly a blessing in disguise.

In addition to a new house we have added a member to our little family. No, no babies, yet! She's the next best thing though :) she is a wire hair dog. Her name is Mika. She is quite the handful at times but we are loving the adjustment in our lives. {I will be blogging all about her soon!}

I get the question "Why Idaho?" a lot. And when I say a lot I mean pretty much every person I tell where we moved to. That and "Weston, Idaho? Where's that?" haha. I usually reply in a semi jokingly way, "Its a small town west of Preston. If you blink you might just miss it!" ;) But really. For those of you who don't know much of anything about weston, well, it consists of:

-Woodward's Convenient Store. Which technically triples as a mini grocery store, gas station and deli.

-Local Post Office.

-One massive church house. Surprisingly, Weston has two wards. Yes, TWO wards. I said to Kaden, is Weston really that big they need two wards? Evidently it is.

-City Office building which I try not to laugh while typing this but literally its the size of our Master Bedroom.

     Six Things We Do for Fun:

1. Walks/Bike Rides. Since Mika has so much energy we have been going on walks at nights. I think its beneficiary to the three of us ;)
When were not taking walks were going for bike rides. We have done this ever since we were newly-weds. Its nice to get out and enjoy this beautiful valley we live in. I have to admit though, Weston beats Logan and Smithfield by a lot when it comes to comparing the view you get while on your ride. I think thats what I love most about living here! It is So BEAUTIFUL here.

2. Yard work. I can't really say this is all fun but it is something we have been working on. I'm just going to say those of you who have nice yards with clean cut grass and beautiful trees, flowerbeds, gardens, I am so extremely jealous. I dream of that day for us. I find somedays I am so impatient and want this luscious Green landscaped yard. Instead all we have to look at is dirt and weeds for now.

3. Game Night/Movie Night. Kaden's Grandma and Grandpa Roberts have us hooked on this game they taught us called TRIPOLEE. I'm not sure if its a legit game or if its made up but it's seriously the funnest game and not to mention I pretty much kick butt at it.
Kaden and I are TV junkies. We LOVE movies and TV shows. We even enjoy watching silly youtube videos together.

4. Campfires. I think this is my most favorite thing. There's just something about summer and campfires with smores. What's not to love?

5. Rzr Rides. I truly married an outdoor guy. He is a little kid at heart and some days I don't think I could love him anymore than I already do. We love to go for rzr rides. Often we stop to shoot guns. Sometimes we take a target with us or just use a mountain dew can and have a little competition shooting. I like to think I make it real competitive for him. That or he makes me feel like I'm a really good shot. Either way I love getting to spend time with him.

6. Date Night. We still have date nights. Some with friends, some just enjoying each other and going to dinner or a movie or even just grocery shopping, lame I know but sometimes you learn to take what you can get and enjoy it! Kaden loves to visit Sportsman's Warehouse and check out things he wants to save and spend his money on. I can't help but tell myself it's a guy thing:) has to be, right?



Although it seems we have moved further from friends and some family we are so happy to be living where we are. I truly feel at home. At times I feel like I don't deserve the life I have, the husband I have and all the blessings I have been given. Our life is not perfect and though it may seem I assure you its the farthest thing from perfect. I once came across a quote that said, "Choose to be in love with your life" When life seems rough I try to remember this quote. I am blessed in many ways, some different from others but at the end of the day, I am blessed.

The long awaited update + {Memorial Day} fun!

I have been really bad at blogging lately but I have a good reason! 

We have been living with my in-laws for the past month, which was not planned but we are glad they don't mind having us! I couldn't have chosen a better mother-in-law, she cooks, she cleans and she even helps me with our laundry! What more could we ask for;) Love you Jen! 

First of all, I can't even begin to tell you how exhausted I am over people asking if we have moved into our house yet. Yes, it's exciting to build a house but I assure you we won't leave anyone out of the loop;) we will be sure to let everyone know when the day comes! (Hopefully sooner than later) 

We have started a little on the yard and couldn't be more excited to sign our lives away! 

As most of you know I am obsessed with watching the Bachelor/Bachelorette. Really, I've come to realize I'm a tv junkie but I  am so excited for Andi's season! Needless to say my Monday nights will be full for a while:) 

We had such a fun memorial weekend. Kaden had school in Salt Lake this last week so our weekend started off with a day in salt lake on Friday. School sucks but it's always fun to spend the last day of the week shopping and hanging out with the hubby. Later that night we went on a date with one of Kaden's old  friends and his cute girlfriend!

Saturday I went with kadens family on a rzr ride while Kaden worked. Yes, his life is rough. 

Today we went for a rzr ride with my family up Dayton canyon. It was so much fun and makes me so excited for summer ahead of us! 

P.S- long story short: I was doing invisilgn and wasn't working fast enough so I switched to braces and will be enjoying them for the next 3 months. So that solves that:) 

Lately {for us}

Kaden and I have been so busy with house stuff and working that we rarely find time lately to do much else. On top of all that we are moving out of our apartment earlier than planned so we are trying to decide what we need to take with us and what we need to leave in our current garage we have. We are moving in with his parents {again} while our house is being finished. If everything goes as planned, which it probably wont because nothing ever does when your building a house ;) , we hope to only be there 2-3 weeks! We are so lucky they love us enough to let us crowd them for a few weeks!

I just want to take a minute and brag about how awesome of a Husband I have! I have spent a ridiculous amount of time on Pinterest the past couple weeks. Everyday I find only about 5 things I want done to our house or made for our house. The list goes on and on.. Kaden so far has been a good sport but I can tell hes starting to get a little overwhelmed. From building our master closet organizers to our laundry room layout and then all his electrical stuff {which by the way never ends!} and then our entertainment center he's building for us. It's been almost 3 years of marriage and I am seeing his crafty side come out! I can ask him to make me just about anything and he does it. I think he was just as surprised as I was that he could build furniture. He loves it :) and it also gives him a reason to buy all these tools he finds at Lowes.

I will try to do my best to blog throughout the next two months of all this craziness happening!

#houseupdate: walls, windows, electrical part1 and a roof!

Things are definitely moving along! It's so exciting to see it all start to come together but the impatient side of me tells me it's not fast enough;) 

Kaden managed to get all his electrical done. A HUGE thank you to those who helped him! I can't even begin to tell you how helpful you were and how grateful we are!! 

We went up there yesterday to check things out and we now have a shingled roof and all the insulation is done! Yay! 

The next step is drywall. We are hoping when we get up there this weekend it will be hung and ready to be taped and textured:) 

After drywall we can start on our tile and I am so undecicive about it all. When building a house I never thought the one thing that I would be undecided about would be tile. Yes, of all things! Luckily I have an amazing aunt coming to my rescue and is meeting up with me Thursday to help this process move a little quicker:) 

And a picture of our cute little helper a few weeks ago :) 

Love at First Sight

I came across this china set about 2 1/2 weeks and seriously could not stop thinking about them. Literally, I would dream about them. I kept telling myself "I HAVE to have them!" 

I used to think it was so silly when I would go to someone's house and there they would have dishes on a display shelf in a hutch. I never got it. I have now turned into that silly old married lady. I told my husband when I opened the box and pulled them out, "I feel like an old married lady now" I told myself I don't know how many times that I wouldn't buy fancy plates and china. We'll it so happens when I see something I have to have, I HAVE to HAVE it!! 

Kaden told me I had to save my own money to buy them but little did he know I would actually do it;)  I could tell he thought it was silly and I totally understand why but I am so excited to have them in our new home! 

Those who know my husband know that he is good at just about anything when it comes to wood crafting. He is planning on building a hutch for my china. I really don't know how I got so lucky! He is too sweet:) 

I'm feeling 22...

I feel like this post is appropriate since I just had a birthday. I know I'm still young to most but honestly I always thought 21 was a big deal when it came to age. I feel like time and I are not on the same page. It's funny because when people ask me how old I am I have to urge to say right away "19!" Haha I think because the year I turned 19 it was everything for me!

 As poor as my husband and I were when we first got married I look back and think to myself I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.  I feel as if marriage has helped me grow up in ways I never would have thought possible. We didn't have much money but we still managed to make things work and have fun. 

Earlier this week I went to lunch with my grandma, my dad's mom. She is seriously my favorite person besides my husband:) we went to Chillis and we talked and talked. After I left I got emotional thinking about all the time we spent together while I was in beauty school. She lived about 10 mins away from school and would make me lunch EVERY single day. Sure I was grateful but looking back I don't think I can express with words what it meant to me. Even though most days it was Mac and cheese and a frosted brownie I will never forget how good I had it. She has never missed a single one of my birthdays and never believed in gifts so I always got a card with a $20 bill. When she made the comment before I got in my car that day "I don't see you enough anymore" I was really torn. Since Kaden and I have been married I have maybe been to her house 4 or 5 times. As much as I would just like to use the excuse "life gets busy" I should be making time out of my schedule for her. I know I owe her that much! 

Since my birthday was on a Sunday we decided to celebrate on Saturday. We went to dinner at Olive Garden with my two uncles and their sweet families. My uncles for the most part were more like brothers to me than they were my uncles. I can't complain, they are pretty cool:) 

Sunday we spent the day with Kaden's family and his mom made dinner for us! She really is too sweet. We love her! 

Monday night we spent with my family laughing and giggle about the dumbest things but I will take what I can get:) 

As always some pics for you:) because what would post be with out pictures to look at. Haha 

My hot date Saturday night;) 

Heading to Idaho on Sunday! 

I had a great birthday and was spoiled as always! 

February 2014

I seriously can't believe February is already coming to an end. I feel like we just had Christmas!

Kaden and I have been so busy with work and house stuff that time is just flying. Which, really, lets be honest I shouldn't complain;)

Valentine's Day was fun. Kaden and I went to Lunch at our favorite place, Paradise Bakery. We could eat there everyday. No joke. If you haven't every been there (it's in the Cache Valley Mall) you are surely missing out!  With life being so busy we made time the next week to go see a movie. We went to see ENDLESS LOVE. Ok let me just tell you I loooved this movie! I will admit this was my second time seeing it. I went with my husbands mom and grandma. All I can say is I couldn't get enough;)

I really want to say its better than the Notebook (I know, don't freak out. Just keep reading) but I know way too many people/girls and going to freak out so lets just put it this way,  It's up there in that ballpark.

Lately I have been working on planning a Bridal Shower. OK, I really wish this was my job! It is too Fun and I have Loved it! So here is a sneak peak of the Invites I just finished up.

 

Cute, huh?