Blessed

I feel so blessed lately. And you know sometimes when you don't really know why you deserved any of it but it still came... and maybe is still coming. That is how I feel.

I am so grateful for all my blessings but lately this one has come to the front of my mind.
I am grateful for this man!

I am so grateful that I get to spend the rest of forever with him. I know that my last few posts (spanning over the last 6 months) have been about how much I love him.. mushy mushy... But he has been such a huge blessing to me.
I got really sick last week and I didn't even want to get out of bed. He ran to the store and bought me power-aid and crackers and soup and took care of me. I couldn't have asked for a kinder man. He is so hard working and willing to do what it takes to provide for our family.  I am just so grateful to call him mine.

Our First Road Trip

We don't go many places that are far away from home. The furthest we go is an hour and a half to my brother and sister-in-law's house in Pocatello. But this summer we were able to go to Twin Falls, a whole three hours away. It was an adventure for us. We were there for some good friends' wedding. We even got a hotel room and everything. Aren't we so grown up?!

 

Driving was fun. We talked a lot and I asked a lot of questions. I get really curious on road trips. I'm glad Landon wasn't annoyed at me.

We stayed in a hotel Friday night. We felt so adult.(I mean being married defiantly isn't as adult as getting your own hotel room... uh come on... really?)\

The next morning we got up and got ready and went to the Twin Falls temple. It was such a wonderful sealing.

 After the temple we had some time to kill so we drove around Twin and found an Arctic Circle to get some ice cream. Then we drove around some more.

 

 I just have to say I love my husband! He is so fine! Mmmmmm Mmmmm Mmmm!

The lunch-in was held at this beautiful event center right on the rim of the canyon, as you can tell. It was a beautiful day.

Next on our adventure was finding Hagerman, Id. Hagerman is about 45 min northwest of Twin Falls. We found it and had a great time hanging out and helping clean up the reception.

On our way out, the next morning, we decided to find where Shoshone Falls was. It took us a while to find it becasue of some road construction. It was worth the search it took to get there.

 Our first road trip was a success! Yeah!

A Whole Two Years!

In July we celebrated out 2 year anniversary. TWO YEARS! I can't believe it. I still sometimes catch myself thinking, "Is this real? I am married." A lot can happen in two years. We have many many jobs. Gone to school and stopped going to school and then went back to school. We moved once. We have been in 3 different wards. 1 sibling got married and one nephew was born. And even after all that has happened surprisingly we are still in love. Well probably even more in love.
We were going go go to Island Park to celebrate for the weekend, but we weren't able to do that so we just camped in our living room.

It really was a blast. We watched movies and ate food. Then we did a little shopping in Idaho Falls on Saturday and just had the best time.

Landon surprised me throughout the day with these little sayings and treats. It was so thoughtful and sweet.

It was a great anniversary and I am excited for the next 50 to come.

Reminiscent

Landon and I have been married for 1yr 9months. We got engaged in March of 2012. (to read the rest of the story go to this post) It was magical and surreal when it happened. I love to look back on all of the experiences that have happened in my life. Here is a little peak into the moment Landon popped the question and I said YES of course. 

I am so glad that I have this moment in pictures. Thanks to my sister-in-law Missy for the pictures.

I woudn't change a thing

This weekend we were able to attend the wedding of some very good friends of ours and it has made me think about the night Landon and I got engaged 2 years ago and the short year and a half that we have been married.

I have never believed that there is one specific person out there for everyone, like sole mates. I believe that in all reality, I could have married a number of people and been very happy. But what I do know is that Landon and I fit so perfectly. We get each other. One thing that I loved about Landon's and my relationship from the beginning was that we just understood each other. We didn't have to try and fit into the other person's world, we just belonged there. 

We have the same dreams for our future and we support the dreams that the other person has. Our life is definitely not easy. We have the same problems and trials as any one rise up as any college couple. We are the epitome of the poor college students. Despite the fact that we don't have much in the way of material things, we have more than enough love and support to go around. That sounded so cheesy when I typed that but I can't think of another way to say it. Our love is enough. I love Landon more now than I could comprehend when we got engaged, or even when we got married. We have learned so many things and grown in multiple ways and all while being there for each other. Marriage has been the most rewarding and most difficult thing that I have have even done. I wouldn't change my life for anything.

Perspective

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Well hello everyone. Not a lot has been going on lately but I have felt so busy.

School is getting crazy. I do so much homework everyday. It is hard to focus most of the time. I get distracted easily. I am craving sugar all the time and doing terrible at eating well. So terrible in fact that I have already had two candy bars today. TWO! Before noon!

I need a vacation. Somewhere where I don't have a care in the world.

On the bright side I only have four more weeks to go. I can do it.

It isn't about all the crazy things that are going on around us but it is about the little moments that really count.

This video helped me today to remember what really matters most.

I hope that you are all having a fantastic Thursday!

What I've been up to

I really love design and I have been tying my hand at a few little things.
Here are two prints that I have made in the past month.

 

This is one I made for our home. It currently is sitting on the mantle for Valentine's Day. 

I made this for my sister.
It is her birthday tomorrow and I think this saying can be a good source of inspiration.

Let me know what you think!