Girls Night Out

Last night I went out with my friends Leah and Jessica. We decided to go see Baby Mama (on tuesday nights tickets are only $2). It was nice to get out and have some girl time. It is awesome to have such good friends.

Gobble Gobble

No, we didn't forget that Thanksgiving is in November! Kelly's previous employer gave him a turkey last November for a Thanksgiving bonus...it has been in our freezer ever since then. In fact, we even brought it with us when we moved.

There are a plethora of food items in our cabinets that have been there for quite some time. We decided to try and avoid grocery shopping until we use up the things we already have. Hence the reason we cooked a 15 pound turkey in the middle of June! (I don't recommend this...having the oven on for four hours can make the house nice and toasty :)

We had a delicious dinner of mashed potatoes, homemade gravy, turkey, and green beans. I was so proud of our turkey because I have never made one before and I was worried about how it would turn out. It came out beautifully and now we can live on turkey for the next 3 weeks!


We had no idea what we were doing but I think Kelly managed to get most the meat off our monstrous turkey.

Birthday Boy

Today was Kelly's Birthday and we had a wonderful day. We were able to celebrate a bit on Sunday when my family was in town. My mom and I decorated the apartment and had a big birthday dinner. We made steaks and potato salad with homemade roles and an Oreo pie for dessert. The food was delicious! Tonight Kelly chose Chili's for dinner so he could chow down on their chips and salsa. We met up with our friends Andrew and Jessica and then we went back to our apartment to have cake and play games. We enjoyed celebrating Kelly's birthday and had an awesome time.

We had a delicious dinner and they even gave us a free dessert for Kelly's birthday.
I am definitely not a professional cake decorator but I thought it turned out cute.
Hopefully his wish comes true...he won't tell me what it was!
Kelly was really excited about the gift I gave him. I wrapped it up and put it in the living room so he could look at it and wonder what it was all week long!
Look at the grin on his face...I don't know how I will top this present next year.
Chad wanted to pose with Kelly and his new TIVO!

Happy Birthday Kelly! I love you.

Family Fun

My parents and brother came to Rexburg to visit Kelly and I. We had an awesome time and were so happy to have them. We were able to spend a lot of time talking and catching up. We went to Idaho Falls and the boys did some Go-carting while the girls got their toes done.

Chad was able to legitimately beat the entire family in a bowling tournament. He bowls every Tuesday and he explained to us that his coach Amy taught him everything he knows. The kid throws the ball incredibly hard. The last time I bowled with him he would throw super hard but the ball went to the left or right and he would gutter about 80% of his shots. Chad has figured out how to get the ball down the center of the lane and he schooled everyone...it was awesome!

We don't have church till 1 so we decided to go on a hike Sunday morning. We thought the trail was about 30 minutes away but it ended up taking us 90 minutes to get there. The plan was to do the entire loop to the lake, which was about 8 miles, but we were only able to hike about 45 minutes before we had to go back. It was a beautiful area and Kelly and I will definitely go back to see the lake.

The hike up to the lake follows a stream. It was so peaceful to listen to the water as we walked.

It was finally sunny and nice in Eastern Idaho, in the high 60's and low 70's. My parents are not used to such mild temperatures...they were cold!

I love my mom!

This is my brother Chad, we had so much fun showing him where we live. He is such a blessing to us and we are grateful for his perfect example.

It's Late!

It is funny to think about how much life changes when you get married. I used to used to stay up every night till 1 or 2 in the morning and I would get up at 8 AM for class. Kelly and I always joke that we don't know how we even functioned when we were dating because we were seriously sleep deprived. Once we got married I felt like a whole new person...it's amazing what 8 hours of sleep a night will do for you! I am up late tonight because I am waiting to register for classes for the fall. Registration begins at midnight and a lot of my classes only have 3 or 4 spots left, so I am waiting to click the "add" button right at the stroke of 12!

This is the first picture taken of Kelly and I together when we were dating. Aren't we just beaming?!?