New News

Well, again, it has been a while since my last post, but here are some updates!

We moved into a new apartment at the beginning of June. We are all settled in, except for a few things that we have NO idea where to put. Ellie (our puppy) was quite confused and didn't know where we were. Actually one time when we drove by our old apartment, she whined for a bit. I think she wanted to go "home". Poor dog. She is doing well now though. The apartment is a two bedroom and has a lot more room in it. We have our own washer and dryer as well, which I LOVE! The apartment complex also has a dog field which is nice, we just take her over there and lock the gate and she just runs and plays.

Jake has been working a ton (which is good cause we need the money). He was working here in town (Idaho Falls), but just today was transferred back to Rexburg to work on the BYU-Idaho buildings. He starts at ISU at the end of this month. I think he is excited. He just bought tickets to go to 2 BYU games this fall as well, and he can't wait! His birthday is coming up (so is yours mom!) It is September 4th, Nana's birthday. He says he "feels so old" because he is going to be 23! Haha I just told him to wait til he turns 30, then he will be complaining that he is not 23! (which his oldest brother Jason just turned 30!) He started growing his hair out since the wedding and it got really long! A little past his eyes. Well yesterday, he decided he was going to cut it for me. HE IS SO HOTT! I love his short hair! He told me he was in the bathroom thinking to himself how he forgot how good he looks with short hair. Haha, it is so true though! :)

I am in the middle of transferring to Idaho State University, I have pretty much finished getting everything sent. Just waiting for one final thing to get there. Hopefully it'll be soon. Jake and I were thinking about what in the world we were going to do with our dog, and we decided I would try to get classes here in Idaho Falls (because ISU has a campus here) so that I can be in town and come home and make sure she doesn't chew everything and go potty in my house! I am excited. I also have been looking for a job since...May/June. It is so hard to find one! I have been to over 30 places, and still...Nothing. I got an offer at a daycare, but then the lady never called, so when I called her she just said that she didn't need me because the girl she was going to fire "got her act together" and she said she'd call me back that following week to let me know if anything would open, but no phone call. Oh well. She doesn't seem to reliable. Hopefully I will get one soon!!!

Ellie is just being a puppy. She gets super rowdy before bed. It gets kind of annoying and funny at the same time. She just runs all over the apartment like a pyscho dog jumping on everything! She is so fast too! Then a few minutes later she crashes. She is so fun though. She hates baths, but she loves to roll around in puddles and mud. I don't get it. It makes it so difficult because I have to bath her practically every day because she ends up dirty all the time! But she is a doll. I don't think I could ever give her up! We have been thinking of getting another one, but realized we probably shouldn't. Although we think she would love to have a puppy to mother. If we did we'd have to pay extra, and we don't want to do that.

We tried a kitten. She was ADORABLE!! She was black with a tiny bit of white just like Ellie. She was so sweet and cuddly. She would climb up my leg to my shoulders and sit under my chin (when I was standing). And when I was lying down she would sleep under my chin. It was so fetchin cute! Except Ellie was jealous and didn't like the idea of not getting all the attention. She tried eating her a few times (well, she just snapped at her and what not), so we decided for the safety of the kitten, and both of their personalities, we gave her back to the humane society where we got her. I go visit her sometimes. She just sleeps in the cage with her brother. I haven't been in a while though.

We signed Ellie up for an obedience class. We had one class already. It is fun. She is so funny with the other dogs. She is the biggest on there, except 2 of them are gonna get bigger (German Shephard and Huskie). She just goes crazy with all the dogs around. She was really hyper at first, but after a bit she was being the best behaved. I am excited for this class. It'll be fun! :) She does really well with commands. We started her WAY earlier on sit. She has that one down, except when she gets excited about being around other people/dogs. Haha, then she has ADD and doesn't listen.

Jake and I went to Vegas at the end of July for Jolynn Wolford's Wedding! It was so fun! We drove down Thursday and got there late that night (with quite a few stops on the way). It was so fun seeing Sherrie and Dwayne, and Danny! He is so big! We then spent Friday on the strip just site seeing! It was beautiful, and REALLY HOT! 112 degrees every day we were there! (and in the 90's at night!) We did some shopping and lots of walking, then ate at Planet Hollywood. Then we went back to the Wolford's for a nap and to rest a bit. When it started getting dark out we went back to the strip to see the Bellagio at night. That was fun. We walked around for a bit longer and even went to Circus Circus and road the rollercoaster.

The next day was Jolynn's wedding, which was BEAUTIFUL! We were there til about 3 or 4 and then it was over, so Jake and I headed back to the strip. We ate at ESPN zone and walked around some more. I got a Hooters shirt for my collection, and an apron! It's funny. Saturday night I was looking for the larger garbage can to put our stack of garbage from the truck, and when I was leaving the garage, I opened the door and (NO JOKE) 5-7 inches away from my face was a spider about as big as the palm of my hand sitting on the wall. It started to crawl, I screamed and ran in to the house. I locked the door and freaked out that maybe it was on me. Jake just laughed. No one could find it the next day, but I swear on EVERYTHING it was there!

After struggling to get to sleep because of that MONSTER, Sunday morning came and we woke up about 9. got dressed, said our goodbyes and headed back home. It was nice being home again. It always is nice to come back to my home and my own bed. :) I definitely cannot wait to go back though!