Its been a while....

Kenny and I are both working full time at APX and going to school, so life has been crazy. But we have managed to squeeze in some time for fun as well....

GOLFING WITH THE RIGBYS


erin and me







Fourth of July with the Rigbys-we grilled some burgers then went and watched the boys set off fire works. Tons of fun!




Kenny and Brian doing their thing...




Kenny stoked by the lights... :)

GRILLING- Kenny got a small grill for his birthday and since we grill at least once a week... he is getting to be quite the grill master. So yummy!

To the Mothers.....

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!

i know this is late, but that is what you get for taking a swig of rancid milk (you get sick and do not get to blog about you Mother and Mother-in-law until the day after).

We have not really gotten to spend a lot of time with Kenny's Mom since being married (thanks to the dang green card) but every time we do I am amazed by her. She is such a hard worker and awesome mother! She is always so kind, sweet, and willing to help. She cares so much about her kids and is always taking care of everything and everyone. She is an amazing mom. Plus, she raised Kenny and he is so absolutely fabulous and amazing...so clearly, an indicator

First of all, sorry about this picture mom. But i absolutely LOVE it!

But anyways, sometimes after i do something Kenny will tell my that it reminded him of my mom or that my mom would do it the same way. i love getting these comments. i truly aspire to be like my mother. she is such a good example to me with her constant service and care for others, her strong foundation in the gospel, and her steadfastness in standing for what is right. she is the most amazing women ever. she was my best friend all growing up. she is always there to just listen when i need to talk and give comforting advice. she knows just what to say and is usually right. she has always been there supporting and helping me feel like i can accomplish anything. i would not be the person i am today had it not been for her influence.

WE LOVE YOU BOTH SO MUCH!

best sunday school comment ever...

Last Sunday, Kenny and I taught the Marriage and Family Development class at church. The lesson was on Family finance/budgetting. During the tithing portion of the lesson, one of the girls said the best sunday school comment ever! She was talking about how paying a full tithe does not necessary mean we will not have any monetary challenges. We are promised blessings if we pay a full tithe, but that does not necessarily mean those blessings will be monetary... the Lord will bless us through different means as He sees fit. Anyways, this was her comment....

Even when we pay a full tithe, the Lord is not going bail us out of sticky situations. He is not Obama... we are responsible for managing our own finances.

Well said!

Hello & Goodbye

So 2 Saturdays ago we bought a fish and all of the supplies from Petsmart.

Pretty blue.

Named him Cougar.

1 Saturday ago, he died after a two day struggle to get to and stay at the bottom of the tank (he would try to go down, get half way there then just float back up... it was sad to witness).

Saturday night after ice cream following the priesthood session of conference, we saw him...

Floating.

Belly up.

Non responsive to tapping and moving his bowl.

It was sad to see. It is always sad (for some)* when pets die (even though it was just a fish and had our landlord found out, we would have played the "but fish are not pets cards" real quick).

Here are pictures of the deceased....

*the see note section: others response to the death of the dear fish Cougar...Kenny- found it humorous and admitted to the desire of wanting to flush it on Friday....My mom, Aunt Jennifer, Chris, and Jessica- laughed hysterically without end....The Rigby's- offered to make me sushi

We (mostly, I) will miss you Cougar, you were fun to watch for the week.

My Wonderful Husband!

this is really late, but things have been rather busy. So Kenny bought me these flowers the day that i was sick... so sweet! Such an amazing guy... I am so lucky!

Thanks Kenny!

A NEW ADDITION...

The busy, married, college, working life does not allow for a lot of time for extra things. Many things like house cleaning, going to the gym, and making meals are not even being attempted anymore.

Therefore, Kenny and I have been talking and decided to fix one those things....well kind of, and we are still contemplating on the attempt to fix the others. And with our Hot Pocket and Ramen Noodles diet, it was imperative that something be done. Anyways, so we bought a stationary bike!

The finished product. And no worries, the bikes real home is not blocking the doorway, that just happened to be where we set it up.

Note to my mother: I hope these serve as decent pictures for my hair. It is not all the way down but here is a picture of the back on a different day. Love you!

If only I was a WITCH...

I have so much that I should be doing right now. Cleaning up the dinner and breakfast dishes, making the bed, picking up the living room, attempting to stay caught up on my readings for classes ( Guns, Germs, and Steel, I do not suggest it...reading it is like pulling teeth!), practicing ASL, writing my paper that is due in two weeks, study for my exam next Tuesday, getting ready for work, and the list goes on and on and on. However, I am not in the mood to do any of the above. Working 35 hours a week and going to school full time is taking its toll... I am exhausted and just want to chill out and relax.

Ever since watching Bewitched a few weeks ago (one of my all time favorite shows) I have been left thinking what life would be like if I was a witch. I am here to tell you that life would be a lot easier if I was Samantha. All she has to do is wiggle her nose and she can do whatever wants or have whatever she wants done for her. I have been entertaining the thought of having her "power" ever since I watched it last, and let me tell you it would be fabulous! With a simple wiggle of my nose, I could have dinner made, dishes done, apartment organized and cleaned, be done with my homework and reading for the week, have folded the laundry, and much much more without wearing myself thin!
*Confession- more than once these past few weeks, I have wiggled my nose at several items (red lights, dishes, laundry-dirty and clean-, broken computers) in hopes that they would magically be fixed and do what I want them to do. However, it is always a let down when my wiggling attempts fails. I have even tried wiggling it in different ways but to my dismay have never succeeded. So now I am in the acceptance stage of coming to terms with the fact that I do not have magical powers nor will I ever be a witch! I guess I am just going to have to get things done the old school way! *

Wish me luck! :)