WE HAVE A HOME!

we love our new home! i am very sorry it took so very long to put up pictures but they're here! yay! we were very lucky to have the missionaries help us move and even luckier to have pat rent us a uhaul so we could do it all in one trip!

the back yard is small, but the dogs are enjoying the fact that they can go in and out whenever they want. unfortunately though, they did learn some bad habits from dobby and gimli...:)

i couldn't capture how amazing out bedroom is. it has valted ceilings, its very own bathroom, a large ledge above the closet, a ceiling fan...ah its amazing.

our cabinets are huge! and there are so many! our fridge is extra wide also. in other words, we love our litchen!

the half-bathroom is downstairs. it's so cute. a HALF-BATH!

our living room looks kind of plain...only because it kind of is. we have been bargain hunting for coffee tables and rugs. but for right now, it's pretty stinking cumfy. it is home!

[not pictured: the stairs, 2nd bedroom, upstairs bathrooms, upstairs landing, and front exterior...but trust me...super cute as well!]

we are very happy with what we have and we wish everyone could see it in person. pictures will just have to do for now. au revoir <3

WE MADE IT ONE YEAR!

woo hoo! we made it one year! and what did we wake up to? 6 inches of snow. yesterday there was snow on the ground but today was absolutely terrible. so for an aniversary gift trish and gary got us winter coats! we are now ready for winter! also, i learned today that flats do not work in the snow. so i had to find some boots that fit my fat feet! other than the horrific weather we had today, our aniversary was fabulous. we had dinner at boston's last night and then went to see the invention of lying [it was hilarious!]. we then exchanged presents in front of the fire and i was especially impressed that mike was able to find a gift for me. volume one of the james bond movies! he couldnt go wrong. i am, after all, dennis olson's daughter! mike recieved a very fashionable shirt. very fashionable. :)

we were reading conference from yesterday (we were not able to watch it here) and read about the 5 new temples president monson announced. mike and i got talking about how great it would be to attend a temple dedication and we decided that brigham city sounds do-able! and then were started wondering why brigham city didnt already have a temple...
the dogs are loving the snow thankfully! pippin will watch the flakes fall from the sky and then try to attack them once they hit the ground. winston on the other hand rolls, digs, burrows, and flings the snow everywhere. but after a long day of playing outisde the boys still love to sit in front of the fire.

SNOW?!

it's october 3rd...there is snow on the ground...we do not have coats...i do not like this one bit. although bend is really pretty right now it is freezing, wet, and apparently it will only get colder. on a lighter note, our one year aniversary is TOMORROW! its so strange to think of how much we both have grown up this past year. we are still growing and learning from our mistakes and it is still so suprising that we both now have the will power to say no to the things we want. and i'm super proud of myself that none of my first paycheck was spent at the gap!

we are patiently waiting for when we will have a place of our own. and i am very excited to see what our new ward will be like and what life-long friends we will make there. we have a lot of money we need to save up before we can do that and unfortunatelyit will take a long time, but i am trying to take this time to hang out with mike's family and learn more about them. we love everyone very much and yes, i am still home sick. but we have eachother and our animals, and we know everyone is only a phone call away!