Dear Ikea

Dear Ikea, 

I think we're coming best friends. I feel like the husband and I are always there. I just wanted to say a quick thanks for the cheap dinner that was oh so good, and the yummy ice cream that saved me from being done with shopping. You're truly the best. 

Love your happy customers

Jennie and the Husband. 

My Two Homes

   These are flowers from my parent's house. Seriously, so many and so pretty. I'm very jealous. I hope one day my yard will at least be somewhat like my mothers. Yesterday was a really good day, 

I got to go spend a few hours at the parent's house. Ever since moving away I've realized how 

special that house is to me, and how lucky I was to live there. Growing up I sometimes would wish 

for a bigger house, sometimes one with a pool. But growing up I've realized my parent's house

literally has everything. The BEST backyard in the world, it has so much room to run and play, the forest on the side of our house that we would play numerous hours in, and best part I think the neighbors aren't close by. 

Being married has been the best thing in the world, I love it. I love becoming my own person, making my own time schedule, my own meals, doing what we want when we want it. It truly is the best. 

But I've been realizing that whenever I go back to the parent's house it almost hurts. When i'm leaving there its like i'm leaving home, and coming home. I know its only been 2 and half months, but the sting is still there. Sadly, its not even missing my family, its more missing my home. Hooper will always be my first love. Everything is different there, the smell, the people, everything. I hope and pray that when I have little ones that they will have the lifestyle I did growing up. 

Hooper I love you, and you'll always be my home.

 and for my new home, I sure do love you too. 

Mirror Lake 2013

 Lets just take a moment to appreciate all the hard work god did/does for us. Seriously, its moments like these that really make me realize how blessed we are. God could have just stuck us on a planet with nothing, but instead created beautiful lakes and mountains for us to enjoy + much more. 

    Every year we go to Mirror Lake in mid-August and every time I look forward to it. For so many       reasons. No cell phone service, best camping food ever, the water, the fish, and simply just the wild mountain life it has to offer. I'm so thankful my family does little camping trips like these. 

^^and that's why its called Mirror Lake^^

  Brandon is so cute. He's trying/becoming a cute little fisherman like my brothers and dad. I use to         hate going fishing, and now I don't hate it, buuuut if you keep me fishing for over a hour I might start     getting impatient. Sometimes its like fishy's where are you, come get the yummy bait, and then bam.      nothing. I guess i'm just not patience. But sometimes your lucky and you get a bight, and then that's when the real fun happens.  

                                       ^^I always feel so bad for the little guys after we kill them.^^

^^my two favorite men^^

^^don't you just love how you look when you go camping??!!^^

   I know this photo might look fake, but its not. My cousin Jordan captured it. The stars there at night are simply breathtaking, that really is the only word to describe them. It blows your mind away. Husband and I just kept staring...it was a very nice moment. 

On the way home we got stuck in traffic and was told it would be 20 mins before we could get out.

It was the Tour of Utah Bike Ride. So instead of sitting in the car forever, we decided to grab some treats, lawn chairs and go watch, and boy was that exciting. Those bikers are so in shape its nuts! 

Very Very talented, it was a neat experience to watch. 

Well Mirror Lake you never let me down, thanks for all the fun and adventure you give to us! 

Carlee's Big Day!

^^bad quality photo... I guess that's what you get for taking it off your car^^

We had a little girls night for the bride, which included yummy dinner at Olive Garden, sexy gifts for the bride, and many laughs. Sometimes being a girl is really fun.

        ^^ The beautiful bride, and I really like this photo of husband and I^^ 

Carlee had a open house the night before her wedding, and it was at my parents house.

 (same like mine). It was so lovely. 

The next day was her wedding and I was lucky to be invited. It was at the Salt Lake Temple. I just LOVE that temple, probably because I got married there also! 

^^picture of the Salt Lake Temple the day I was married^^

^^waiting for the bride and groom^^

^^my cute little name that i'm not use to yet, and these adorable sugar cookies they gave to everyone^^

Carlee was such a pretty bride. I'm so thankful I got to go to her ceremony and be able to have my own memories come back from my wedding day. 

Downata Hot Springs

See that green twirly slide in the left of the photo? I almost killed my own grandmother on that slide! Before any judgement here... this is what happened. I asked everyone if they wanted to go down the slide and everyone said no, so finally I asked my grandma and thinking she would say no she actually said yes. When we got to the top she said you're going to catch me right?? UH WHAT. Apparently my grandma can't swim without noodles or something to hold her up. I went down and then I thought you really might need a noodle so I grabbed one from my grandpa and literally my grandma came flying out of the tube and started drowning practically. Lets just say I wasn't the only one who tried to save her. 

I guess that slide with my grandma will never be happening again.

^^one of the best feelings ever^^

                                                              ^^isn't she the cutest?^^

Every year is soo fun at Downata Hot Springs. I love that the whole family goes and we swim all day, play in the sand, volleyball at nights, and one of my favorites their shakes they have there. YUM. 

Bet you can't guess which one is the husbands and which one was mine?? I love Downata and even loved in more to have a little swimming buddy with me.

Bits of the Weekend

This weekend was filled with hauling straw (tons of it). I'll be honest.... I really didn't work, but I had a great excuse. I didn't wear jeans and my legs were getting all cut up. Which they still are. Poor boys were doing that for almost 3 hours. We FINALLY had dinner that night at midnight. 

                                 ^^this picture doesn't do it justice how many straw bails they did^^

     ^^All the guys thought they would do a little contest to see who could throw the bail up to the top of the haystack, boys and their competitions^^

^^breakfast of champions, we say this has been our official breakfast since being married^^

^^Our cute backyard, it makes me happy^^

          ^^raspberry lemonade, sooooo good^^

I know this weekend was mostly food pictures, but its pretty awesome we actually cooked that much. We never do. I love cooking with that husband of mine.

One Year Date!

^^^BEST ice cream ever^^^

A year ago last mid-July I went on my first date with Brandon, so we decided on the one year mark to go and do something simple and we went to one of our favorite little ice cream shops called Sub Zero.

                                 ^^Husband got oreo+caramel, and I got berry+pomegranate^^

Thanks Sub Zero for the fun little date anniversary!