Home is wherever I'm with you

At first I was a little leery about living in Rexburg. I knew it was going to be a big change from living in Provo where there is always something to do to living in Rexburg where, let's face it, nothing to do. However, Scott and I have been pretty creative in order to make it fun thus far. Last night we took a drive to explore what little there is to explore of Rexburg. As the sun was going down there were some beautiful views of the temple, the sunset, and the open farm land. Right then it occurred to me that living in Rexburg wasn't going to be so bad, as long as I have my husband at my side. I'm not saying I will miss it when we leave in a year, but for now it is home :). 

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Being married for almost 5 months now I have seen all of Scott's quirky habits, learned all of his pet peeves, and smelled his "Morning breath" and I still fall for him more everyday. I'm so grateful that I married my best friend. We become more and more alike everyday. We finish each others sentences, we have the same humor, we have the same thoughts, we are the same amount of weird and crazy...the good kind, and unfortunately we are both pretty stubborn. We love fiercely like husband and wife, laugh like best friends, and quarrel like siblings. Even though sometimes I want to hit him with a pillow, I wouldn't trade him for the world. He makes me laugh like no one else, knows me better than anyone, loves me and all my flaws, knows how to make me smile when I am upset, cares for me as his #1, and treasures me like a queen. He challenges me to be the best I can be and makes me want to be a better person. He wants me to achieve my goals and succeed. He takes time to do things that I love to do and takes an interest in things that I am interested in. For all of this, I am so blessed. I'm so lucky I get to spend forever hand in hand with my best friend. 

Fall bucket list

Last week Scott and I created a Fall bucket list. We are so excited to start crossing some activities off. I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought it was perfect. I love writing lists, and this way we wont forget what we are wanting to do. So once Friday rolls around we have a fun plan for the weekend.

While crossing off the list 'scary movie marathon' we were also able to enjoy/cross off caramel dipped apple slices...YUMMM. It was so fun watching movies all day with my sweet. Usually scary movies can be kind of cheesy and lame but all the movies we picked were surprisingly great. Thank you Netflix!

Recently we have had some fun trying out Pinterest dessert recipes. Our new favorite is crock pot monkey bread. It is so easy, simple, and delicious. here is the recipe: Crock Pot Monkey Bread Ingredients 1 tube Biscuits, I used Pillsbury Biscuits 1 Tsp Cinnamon 1/4 cup Margarine/butter, Melted 1 cup brown sugar Directions 1. Cut biscuits into quarters with kitchen shears 2. Dip biscuit pieces into melted butter 3. Cover pieces 4. Toss pieces into your Crock-Pot 5. Cook on low for 2 hours 6. Dish up and enjoy

Life as of now

I want to take a couple minutes to brag about my husband. Scott had his first day of his last year of undergrad on Monday. I am so proud of him and everything he has accomplished thus far and everything he will accomplish during this school year. Not only is he taking complicated classes this year (I can't even follow what he is learning in them) but he is also studying to take the OAT in November and applying to Optometry schools for next Fall. I am always telling Scott how smart I think he is and his response to this is always, "you only think that because you are my wife." Maybe I am a little bias, but I really do think I have one of the smartest husbands around. He studies more than anyone I know and works so hard. I know he is going to have a successful last year. 

(My big kid :). Scott's first day of school, he is such a good sport when it comes to taking pictures, I love him for that)

(I even dropped him off at school...he doesn't know I was taking pictures while he was walking away haha. It was a little weird dropping him off since we hadn't been apart for more than an hour in several weeks)

As for me I am still job hunting. We are hoping I find a job really soon, otherwise this semester might be more than a little boring for me. The night before school started for Scott I realized that this will be the first year in 16 years that I won't be attending school. I won't have that "first day." I can't say that I am really sad about that. Until I find a job I will just be a homemaker :). Planning weekly meals, grocery shopping, cleaning, doing laundry, and just serving Scotty has been so fun. Married life is kinda great. 

& the next chapter begins...

We are finally moved into our new apartment! Living in Rexburg Idaho on our own couldn't be more surreal. We've been with family all summer so it's nice having our own place and only being able to rely on each other. It's almost like we are NOW married. This past weekend has been a long one. Scott and I are so grateful my parents ended up helping us move to Rexburg, it would have been a nightmare and 2x as much work without them. Prosser to Rexburg is about a 10.5 hour drive, so we decided to break it up into two days. We made it to Boise on Thursday and arrived in Rexburg on Friday. 

(Although Scott might still disagree with our decision to rent a uhaul, I am so glad we did. On our drive, there was a HUGE rainstorm that would have soaked all our belongings had they been in the back of my dad's truck) 

We were extremely excited and anxious to see our apartment. We weren't really sure how big it was going to be or the condition it was in, pictures can be deceiving. I was just hoping we could fit all of our belongings into the apartment! 

As we parked and started walking towards the apartment building we were ecstatic to see that the building was brand new. 

(It was only fitting for Scott to carry me across our first threshold) 

As we walked into the apartment we quickly realized that the apartment wasn't as big as we were expecting. But the smell of "newness" and knowledge we had that we were the first to live here outweighed the lack of storage space. The apartment quickly filled up with all of our belongings. Once they were all carried in we opened up all of our new kitchen supplies we got as wedding presents from their packaging...*finally*. Using all of our presents for the first time has been the best! 

Here are some pictures of our sweet little apartment:

(I love the light & bright colors. We weren't thrilled with the couch we got, but it will do :))

(I'm in love with this kitchen. We registered/bought all of our appliances white, because I love white! Having white cupboards, oven, fridge, and dishwasher was the cherry on top) 

(I had to laugh when Scott called this my "shrine")

(I love our bedding! I know it may look a tad bit girly but Scott actually was with me when we picked it out...and he likes it. So it all worked out, the girl is the decorator right? I'm lucky my husband isn't very particular)

(A small storage closet was perfect for our desk. I'm sure to find Scott here most of the year)

(I'm in love with our bathroom)

(Our little wedding picture frame collage)

(I'm proud of our little night stands we redid together. We are very excited to use our chalkboard sign, "I love you because...you cut my hair")

It took a while to put everything in its place but once it was all set up with every box unpacked, I couldn't have imagined it any better. Everything actually fit perfectly. Cozy and perfect. We love it. We are so excited to start this chapter of our lives. Forever newlyweds. 

Crafts and projects 101

As preparation for moving into our first apartment this fall I have been busy with several projects to make our first home cozy and cute. Luckily there were a lot of cute decorations from our wedding I was able to repaint and figure out where/how to make it work in our apartment. I also went to several antique shops in Prosser with my mom to find some great additions and deals! Growing up, I remember always dragging my feet when my mom would take me along with her to antique stores or yard sales. I seriously dreaded it, and always would beg to leave as soon as we would get there; but now I've grown to love it. I absolutely love finding something old, vintage, rustic, or unique and turning into my very own version. It's safe to say I'm so so so excited to set up our apartment with all of our new goodies. Unfortunately, I didn't take before and afters for all of my DIY projects but here are a few:

(This started as a old board that my mom had sitting in the garage. I did a white wash over the whole thing, used black paint, and stencils for the words and voila...a perfect rustic sign to hang on the wall)

(Here are some small frames that were cream and displayed at our wedding. I decided they would be adorable to put on our bathroom vanity with both Scott and my initials stenciled onto some fabric) 

(This one is one of my favs. This trunk used to be my grandmas and was originally just wood. I painted it white and had my husband help me tape this chevron pattern on the top. This will be used as our coffee table :)) 

(I find myself always setting my ring down on my nightstand so I wanted to make a cute holder for it. I found this adorable frame at Tj maxx. I got it for a steal because it was cracked...so I glued it back together, made a beautiful backdrop out of some lace that was used at our wedding, and stuck a pin through to hold my ring) 

(I fell in love with this lamp and barrel as soon as I saw them) 

(I love a good DIY project and couldn't resist not making this ring holder I saw on Pinterest) 

(This is a large cork board covered in padding and fabric. I plan to use t-pins to hang/display my jewelry on) 

(This is probably the easiest project I've done. I found this fabric at Joann's and simply stapled it onto a canvas! Easy art)

 (I'm all about the love notes. This baby will be in our room ready to write on everyday with cute notes to each other) 

(I absolutely love writing to do lists and the feeling that comes with checking things off. Another left over frame from the wedding that I just had to paint)

(I'm so excited about this soap dispenser. The fist time I saw a mason jar soap dispenser I knew I wanted to make one for our apartment. A fairly easy project) 

(I love little touches of black and white. I thought this little canvas would be perfect for just that) 

(I'm crazy about these dipped chairs. A perfect touch of color) 

(This was a very rustic old table but with a lot of sanding from my hubby it's turned out really nice, clean, and a perfect tv stand) 

There are plenty more where these came from. I've loved doing all of these projects, it's really something I have a passion for. I can't wait for our move to Rexburg and to see the final product of everything put together!