Lake Winneabago

Ryan went and helped the Boy Scouts in our ward yesterday. Today Ryan took me and Nicci to the lake, they swam in. It was really fun. We got in and the water was rather shallow and then we ventured in to deeper waters. Ryan went fishing with his hands and caught a fish that was about --------------------------------------------------- this long. It was way cool.

Apartment

Ryan and I have been checking the bulletin board for apartments all summer. We still checked but our hope was shrinking. But with less than 26 days to go we found it! Cheap, small (wouldn't mind large but...), close to School, furnished and only until Dec! We now have a home in Rexburg. Now when I said small I mean really small. It's a studio apartment with only 350 sq ft. I am horrible with sq ft Melissa said it's half the size as her smallest apartment with Eric-not a very helpful description. Anyone have a better example? I am sure we will post pictures in a month or so.. I can't wait to go back to Idaho!

Reading

Since I have done a poor job of posting during our busy yet boring summer, I've decided to post about the books I've read this summer. I've read quite a few really good books. I think my favorite was Beauty by Robin McKinley-I bugged mom for weeks until she went and read it- it's another Beauty and the Beast story, but so much better! I read Orson Scott Card's Enchantment it was SO good- I even had Nicci read it. His book is a twist of the Sleeping Beauty story.. So I like Fairy Tales.. :) I also have read Sabriel by Garth Nix and the sequel Lirael waiting for the last one Abhorsen to fall into my lap so I can read that one. I would highly recommend the first two books the last three are weird really good but I don't know if everyone would enjoy them. They're about Death but not depressing it's very interesting.

playing in the rain

Last night Ryan, Nicci, and I went on a walk and looked at the sky and the beautiful lighting storm. We came home and Nicci and I watched a little longer. Then bang around midnight the rain hit and we couldn't let Nicci play in the rain alone. So we went for another walk-this time in the rain.

trash to treasure

So about two weeks ago (around the end of the month) Ryan and I went for a little stroll and found this trunk. It was ugly, lime green with a faded green interior, and smelled of cat urine (sadly we didn't take a proper before picture before.) Ryan cleaned it and painted it and refinished the inside and did a beautiful job. So now we have a great looking HEAVY trunk. Ryan did such a great job!

Ticker

I added a ticker to our blog. I am sure everyone else is just as excited as we are about the day that we get to leave Milwaukee! So today we are a little bit less than two months away from returning home! Oh and note the ticker says when we plan on leaving and that doesn't include our trip to Nauvoo on our way home. :) I really can't wait (as if you could not tell). I can't wait to be back in IDAHO!

Summerfest

So Milwaukee city does a two week concert series called summerfest. They bring in all kinds of bands for what they call the "biggest music festival in the world" and it really is. We went friday night to see Dashboard Confessionals.

Happy Early Birthday Jeffrey!

My brother is turning 12 tomorrow. 12 is such a big step! I loved turning 12. Primary is cool until about 11 1/2 and then your ready to get out! Congrats I wish I could be at Church with you when you get set apart and sustained! I love you, little brother.

June 27

Happy six months to us! I think that means we are no longer newly weds... right? Today we went on a date. Ryan and I went to IHOP and had a fab breakfast/lunch and then we headed to beautiful downtown Milwaukee and walked around Milwaukee's public museum, we had a delightful time. We drove over to the lake and walked around the park nearby for a bit and then we came back home so that Ryan could get some work done. :)


There is something amazing about words. How you can read a book and just fall into another world and get so involved and happy when it isn't even real, it's amazing.

How many hours..

have you sat on a metal chair today? or ever? I have sat too many hours and my bum hurts. Just so you know. :)

Best Day of the Year

Well actually it was yesterday but 24 years ago yesterday my fabulous husband was born! It was such a cool thing for me to be able to think a year ago today I wished that I could be here for Ryan's birthday and today I was (or rather yesterday). Anyways I love him and am so glad that he was born. :)
yeah for birthdays!

relaxation time.

So on Sunday Ryan and I found some things that we enjoyed doing for a little relaxation time. Ryan replanted some little trees we had into one pot, and put the sunflower we are growing (curtsy of our neighbors' messy bird feeders.) and my new tomato plant (from RS the lesson was on provident living) in a pot together. (I am so excited for tomatoes I hope they grow fast!)

I made homemade tortillas and had amazing fajitas. yum yum. I got the recipe from Homesick Texan (for the tortillas). Ryan fixed the chicken. It was so good. I think he used a taco seasoning and a little bit of stir fry seasoning from different little packets. Anyways Ryan is good at flavoring meats. :) I also now have a different blog from another cook I read. This one I got off a friends blog it's really good-step by step on how to cook items.

week after week

It seems like every week a different thing pops up. Happy drama, sad drama, annoying drama, etc. This week we thought that we might move to Austin for the rest of the summer and work out there. Austin is like my dream city. But turns out we will make just the same amount of money here (maybe who really knows with these things?) without the added stress that would come with going there, so we are not going. But for a moment Ryan and I both felt closer to home with the thought of going to Austin-oh well.

Scary Dreams

So last night I dreamed that Ryan and I were climbing through these backyards through old gates and stuff. It must have been fall because there were lots of leaves and brownness. Anyway in my dream Ryan was helping me up this wall and through a gate and on the tree nearby there was a huge ugly spider kind of like a brown recluse (which will kill you) and a tarantula (which are big and scary) mixed together- (which is really scary). Ryan told me I would be fine but to just be careful. So I trust my husband and come towards him- only for another spider to be on the gate! I fall and so does the spider (my fall was cool I did like a back flip twist thing but then landed on my back instead of smashing the spider as planned). So in real life I start breathing funny and shacking-hello these spiders can kill you of course I was freaking out, I was about to die, anyways my husband saved the day- he woke me up- my hero!

Ryan was talking in his sleep last night- he told me to call him if I had any problems- problems with what? With the install or system I don't remember perfectly but point is too much work that's for sure.

We are on week 10 of 21 almost halfway done with work, almost my last semseter of college, almost have to grow up!

Applebee's

I looked on the Applebee's website to get you a picture of the best chicken ever and I could not find it. Sad. Anyways Saturday night Ryan was working late but a few of the SR (sales reps) invited me to go to Applebee's with them so I did. It was so fun, we all told jokes and laughed and really enjoyed each other's company. Ryan showed up not too long after we arrived and joined in on the fun. Nicci and I split this great dish. It had amazing mashed potatoes, great chicken-with fresh diced tomatoes and I think some cheese (anyways it was so good!) and a side of asparagus I loved it- it must have been fresh cause they cooked it and it was to die for-not really but it was good. So there is my plug for Applebee's.

I'd never been before but I would not mind going again.