Memorial Day Extravaganza!

Over the weekend we had the chance to go camping with the camping bunch. It was our first time going camping since we got married, and we had a great time. It was so fun to see everyone and it was a nice little getaway. Even if it rained all weekend and we froze just a little. It was really fun for me to see Matt and Chad & Cindi's son Cooper, play together. Matt had a great time shooting bb guns and teaching Cooper to pick up the biggest rocks to throw in the creek. It was fun.

We both took Tuesday off so we could stay the night in Salt Lake Monday night. We went to Terminator Salvation -which was actually pretty cool, I have to admit. Then Tuesday we went to the new Joseph Smith movie, ate at the Garden and went to... IKEA! My fave! I dragged poor Matt all over that place, poor guy. He was exhausted. It was a nice little trip, and we were both grateful for the break.

Tonight we attended my little-big brothers Seminary graduation. I can't believe he graduates next week! It's so crazy to me.

Anywho... hope all is going well for all of you, and enjoy the pics!

The view outside our tent

Cheese!

The Fam

Spring Clean Up

Hello World!
It must be the weather, I don't know what it is, but Matt and I have been cleaning and organizing and doing projects like you would not believe. Matt is working on a model car, and I'm working on starting up a scrapbook for us. We've been working on a bunch of things, and when we get some finished I'll be sure to post some pictures.

Well, it's been a month and we still haven't heard back on the jobs on the bases Matt's applied for. We've been reassured that just because he hasn't heard anything yet, doesn't mean he didn't get the job. I guess they're going to hire the supervisors first, then the actual officers. So we'll see what happens with that.

Hope is well with all of you!

This is one of the biggest projects we have undertaken so far. I guess it's not as cool in photo form as it is in person. Basically it's just a bunch of Matt's awards from the Marines, his plaque the guys gave him and some pictures. Also there is a wooden case for all his military medals I asked Mike to make as a suprise to Matt. It turned out so great, Mike did a fabulous job and Matt was thrilled. Thanks again, Mike!

And this would be one of Matt's many obnoxious poses for photos :) Why can't he just smile?? Anyway, this is at the Monsters vs Aliens 3d movie (which explains the Erkle-esque shades) ....which he wore as sunglasses the next day to see if anyone would say anything. hahaha. Now you know why I love him :)

Not encouraging....

I saw this on Brandy's page and had to try it. Let's just say we will not be procreating anytime soon.... And according to this site, our babies will be manish!
PS - One of these was SUPPOSED to be a girl!

Heat Wave...

We had a heat wave over the weekend, highs of 60 degrees! We were thrilled (It has been raining since, and will be for the next week or so). The warm weather must have put us in the summer mood because for some reason or another we ended up in the sunglasses section at Wal Mart. Here are some pictures of Matt posing his favorites. Which probably isn't as entertaining to all of you as it is to me, but Enjoy!

Funny how things work... or not.

I went to my parents house this afternoon... and before I ever got in the house Ryann met me at my car. She had obviously been crying and she said Bandit had been hit by a car. They were rushing him off to the vet, but he didn't make it. We held a funeral for him in the back yard. It was really sad. My poor sis... She was really upset.
She made me promise that if we need to find Rufus a new home he could come live with her, so of course I agreed. I just didn't think it would happen that way...

Rufus...

Anyone looking to adopt a cat?
Since we have discovered the last 2 months or so ago that I am allergic to Rufus, he has been locked out of our bedroom. I'm pretty sure everyone that reads this blog knows that we live in a err...."cozy" (that's what the nice word for tiny is right?) one bedroom apartment. So he's pretty limited on space right now. If you read my last post, you know that Rufus chewed up our laptop's power cord a little over a week ago. Well, he did us one better on Saturday.
We were both gone all day, Matt was at work, and I went to a baby shower during the day and at night we went to a wedding reception. I checked in on him and fed him and played with him before I had to go, but...! When Matt went home to shower and change for the reception, he discovered the little hellion chewed through those A/V chords that connected our DVD player to our TV, and also the Hi Def chords to the XBOX. On top of that... he climbed into one of our lower cupboards and chewed up the chord to my griddle. DANG CAT!
On one hand I am so fed up replacing everything and trying new ways to lock him out of things, but on the other I feel so bad that he's so unhappy! He has no place to play, and didn't do this until we started locking him out. We're trying a few last resorts, like moth balls, (thanks for that suggestion Steve! Rufus HATES the smell so far.) but if he chews up anything else, we've decided we need to find him a new home. He's getting pretty dang expensive!! We're looking to upgrade our apartment or possibly buy a small house when our lease comes due, but that's not for 5 more months. So we're thinking maybe we could find him a temporary home... we'll see what happens.
Matt still hasn't heard anything about the job on Hill, but Captain Snee told him it would take a while anyway. And with our experience with the government, we know that's true... So hopefully we'll be hearing some good news here in the next few weeks.

Updates

Well, I got a job offer yesterday and I took it -yay! My months (that felt like years) Of job hunting are over. It's such a big relief to know I'll have a job tomorrow. Which is something I haven't felt for a while now. The best part of my new job is probably the people I'm going to be working with. In my interview I told them I'd had an interview with an attorney, and if he offered me a job, it would be my dream job but I didn't want to accept the job and leave this company in a bind. So, my future boss turned to me and said -my first time meeting him- "I want you to go home, talk it over with your husband, pray about it, and do what's best for your family." How great is that? I was so impressed and still am. I know I will be taken care of there, I already feel like I fit in. I called the attorney, but didn't get a call back so I guess that means there's no job opening. Which is fine, hopefully he'll remember me for the future. And honestly I'm glad it worked out this way. I will be part time in the fall and winter season, so that would be the perfect time to get my butt back into school. And I'll be working with some great people. I'm so excited for what the next few months will hold for Matt and I. Matt is trying to get a job on base with Captain Snee, who recruited him into the Corps. We are both really hoping for that to work out. It would be a great job and something that would work around his school in the fall. I really think it would make a huge difference for Matt to be close to a familiar environment. And he's finally starting to feel ready to be back in school. I'm very proud of him.

I have been very blessed to have such a patient and understanding husband. He is the source of all my strength and without him I would be an absolute mess. Thank you for your support , Matt! You are the best and I love you like crazy. Colleen and Little Ethan (who is wearing my sister Ryann's shoes. hahaha.)

Sorry guys, I guess this is a little corny now that I see it on here. But I still like it, so it's staying :)