School's Out For Summer

So I changed my song on my iPod because I swear I can't get this chorus out of my head!  I am so excited to be done with finals!  I have a million things I want to do this summer.  Phillip finished yesterday and he's such an awesome hubby because he started tilling the garden and boy howdy are we gonna have a big one.  We got the following done so far...

(So basically all the tilling and this tiny little flower box - 

which is actually the ugly hitch on our trailer, but I had to spruce it up)

And then the following happened...

(turn off the sound on my iPod to hear what I'm saying)

Just as we were about to go outside to plant out gazillion and one seeds, I looked out the window and it was snowing!  What the heck?!  It's April, well May tomorrow.  Crazy enough, this was as it was starting.  It has since gotten worse and we have a thin fresh layer of snow on the ground.  The crazy part is it was really warm yesterday and the sun was out this morning.

wHaT?!

sNoW...at the end of ApRiL?! 

 

It's sticking...and there's lots of it too!

  

So when exactly should we start planting our garden?!

Tagged

My friend Sarah tagged me and I decided to surprise her and actually play along! I admit the last time I played along was in this post...and again in this post. So folks, this is rare! Sarah...you are welcome, haha!!!

{ 7 Random Things About Me }


1. I only like jersey knit sheets { and I have converted my husband }! This has posed problems with getting a good nights rest when we are away from home!

2. I HATE milk! I refuse to drink it. My mother-in-law has finally accepted this after 7 plus years of being married into this family.

3. I LOVE the snow and cold! I could watch it snow for hours! When we lived in Colorado Phillip and I loved to sit in jammies on a Sunday afternoon and read by the fireplace!

4. I LOVE to go camping but we rarely get a chance to go! We have a HUGE camping trip planned for this summer though!

5. We bought a cute place back in June of last year and have only lived there about a month all together because we have been taking online classes and traveling between Arizona and Utah.

6. Because of number five we haven't had callings in almost a year. In fact, we've only been to our ward once since moving here! The second time we tried to go while in town we got there just as everyone was leaving because it was stake conference. I miss the ward family feeling of belonging and giving service.


7. I am beyond stressed right now because it is the end of the semester and I have a few papers and finals due all at the same time { so why am I wasting my time blogging }!

What's In A Name?!

I am enlisting the help of all my blogging friends! I need name ideas for something pretty darn special! As most of you know my mom and I are doing the 3 Day 60 mile Breast Cancer Walk and our team needs a name. Any suggestions would be super! Feel free to email them to me or post as a comment! Thanks!

Eat Your Heart Out

My husband had to go to Arizona last Thursday to do some bids for a few contractors to do their home theaters.  He knew I was jealous that he got to go to Arizona, but also that I was bummed because we wouldn't see each other for a week.  So he got home really late Wednesday night because he had gotten me these beautiful flowers!

He also splurged and got us ice cream...

 

...and we watched The Ultimate Gift!

What an awesome movie!  I recommend it to everyone.

So as I sit here and download my pictures and do this post I am missing him like crazy.  On a happy note, I get to go pick him up tomorrow afternoon at the airport.

In the mean time all I've done here at our house in Logan is...homework...homework...and projects.  I've thoroughly enjoyed all the snow though!  To all my friends in Arizona who have their air conditioning on, EAT YOUR HEART OUT!

One Happy Girl {ME}

I have a new favorite mascara (click here)! Nuff' said!

Oh No I Didn't!!!

I went on a shopping spree! Well, sort of! Phillip and I love to read and someday we hope to have an extensive library in our home. No library is complete without the classics of course! So we found out that Barnes & Noble had a huge selection of classics in hardback for only $6.36 each! While I was out and about today I decided to run in the store and see what they had in stock. Let's just say the guy checking me out thought I was nuts. He kept looking at my pile with a blank face. After he told me the total and I was paying, he said are you planning on doing some light summer reading. The only words I could muster up was...maybe. This doesn't complete the collection, but it adds to the 7 others I have on my shelf at home. Yeah for books!

Happy Easter

I hope everyone had a fun Easter! We started off the morning with the Candland's traditional Easter breakfast which was absolutely delish!

The Easter bunny made it to our house and we were spoiled!

We had a family get together after church


and a yummy dinner.


The twins did a lot of the cooking...


and made this amazing chocolate tree.

I am so grateful that we were able to reflect on the true meaning of Easter and the magnificent sacrifice that was made for each of us. I just want to share with you my favorite quote. It's by our beloved Gordon B. Hinckley.

"The magnificent expression of His love came in His death when He gave His life as a sacrifice for all men. That Atonement, wrought in unspeakable pain, became the greatest event of history, an act of grace for which men gave nothing but which brought the assurance of the Resurrection to all who have or would walk the earth."

Milk...It Does A Body Good {NOT}

Okay I'm not shy about it...I despise milk! I think it is the nastiest tasting thing ever! I have never had a glass of milk, until the other day. I went to a doctor who recommended that I drink 2 cups of whole milk a day. Phillip and I both laughed when he said that because it just so wasn't going to happen. Well my sweet mother in law went and bought me a gallon and everyone waited for me to drink my first glass.

And it is just as terrible as I remembered! In fact the whole night I kept thinking about the taste and making myself ill. Since then I've managed to get down one more glass but it is pure torture I tell you! We'll see if I can drink more before it goes bad!

Good News Minute!

Okay, I have a good news minute to share! I got a scholarship! Yeah! It's the Gregory Carl Trevers Memorial Scholarship. It isn't huge, but it's enough to cover books each semester (which are absurdly over priced) and I am eternally grateful! Go Aggies!

Utah or Bust

The car is loaded, the engine is running, and we're finally going home! We've had a few days of delays. I've been struggling with a sore throat all week, then I had a terrible migraine on Friday that kept me flat on my back. Then Saturday after running errands we were no where near leaving. And Sunday afternoon I came down with a bad case of the stomach flu. So even though I'm not feeling so great and my husband is annoyed that we are leaving so late, we are on our way!

UpDaTeS

Absorbed, buried, consumed, immersed, involved, occupied, overloaded, overwhelmed, plugging away, swamped...in other words...

BUSY

We ran away (again) down to Tuscon and then Safford for almost a week. We enjoyed seeing family and eating at yummy hole in the wall Mexican restuarants and of course being spoiled by my Nanny (her cooking is delish)!

I spent a good portion of our getaway enthralled in reading and Phillip helped Travis fix his bike.

We got back to Mesa in time to help our friends, the Grasteits, pack and load their moving van. Even though it was work, we had so much fun! They are moving to Utah and only about 45 minutes from us! =) After helping them for the day, we did what any couple with no kids would do on a Friday night! We did homework! Haha! Boring I know, but we were a little behind and had two tests to take.

Saturday morning my mom and I had an awesome shopping spree! I tell you what, we are the clearance queens. Our plan was to run over to JoAnns to get some thread to start my curtains because for the time being we have some sheets up in our windows (give me a break - I'm trailer trash aren't I?). Well JoAnns led to Target which is where our first big find was! Roman Shades! Now I had bought the fabric to make my own, but lets face it, I don't think I'm going to get 5 windows done in a few days. They are just plain silk red, but I can't complain, especially when they were only $11.24, regularly $44.99! I'm going to spend that much just in buying the rods.

The problem was, they only had 4 of the 35 inch and I needed 5. So we tried another Target which led to Bed Bath and Beyond where we found my mom her curtains which her 75% off plus 40% off that. Her total was $6.74 per panel! Nuts I tell you! She wasn't planning on doing her curtains until mine were done, but we were on a roll. So we hit another Target to get some sheets to line the curtains and lo and behold I found my next deal. I have been searching for months for a back side for my placemats and a bottom half for my kitchen curtains. Luck would have it that I found a set of king pillows (which I can get 8 placemats out of) for $7.48 and a fitted sheet for the curtain part for $22.08. I know there is more on my part to do, but I couldn't buy fabric for that much - well that I like. So here is a sneak peak of what I've got cooking!

The Kitchen (red/black/tan)

The Bedroom (brown/sage/cream)

The Office (black/white)

And if you haven't figured it out yet, we're going home to Utah the end of this week!!!

Southern AZ Trip

We had so much fun running away last week! We didn't have any plans or time constraints (that's probably what made it so enjoyable)! We headed off to our friends house out in Florence Wednesday night to spend the night and see their new house. From there it was an hour drive the next morning to our first stop - Casa Grande Ruins. We thought it was really cool and quite interesting.

After that we drove over to Kartchner Caverns and splurged a little on the longer and better (so they say) tour. It was really awe inspiring and we were so glad we went. We couldn't take pictures inside, so I pulled one off the internet.

After leaving Kartchner Caverns we finally got to Bisbee where we stayed in the most amazing bed & breakfast! We can't say enough good things about this place! We loved it so much and it's quaint inviting atmosphere that we stayed an extra night! Bisbee was such a cute town. Everyone was so nice and always saying hi. We spent most of our days shopping in the antique stores and hours going through old postcards (we love to collect the old ones, especially with writing on them - weird I know). We even found a handful of different temples, some dating back to 1903! We made a few friends, including a dog named Alice. We got the opportunity to eat the best biscuits and gravy in the world at the Bisbee Breakfast Club. It has been in gourmet magazines and the New York Times. It was so worth it (yes, we ended up going twice)!

We did get a chance to stop over in Tombstone. It was fun to say we went, but man I've never been anywhere that charges you for EVERY LITTLE THING! I don't mean to sound cheap, but it was kind of ridiculous. We saw a re-enactment of the fight at OK Corral, and window shopped.

At the end of our trip we were able to go to Phillip's cousin's Eagle Court of Honor in Tucson. He did an amazing project with an estimated 425 man hours! It was huge! We are so happy for him and his awesome accomplishment! Way to go Bracken!

Days 6-14

We have decided to run away for about a week and go where the wind blows us. So, I am posting the rest of the 14 days of Valentines because when I get back I'll probably be posting pictures from our trip and Valentines will be over. Hope everyone has a happy heart day!