My husband is better than yours...

Today, dear husband and I went to the mall for some shopping. We had so much fun. I found some really cute little summer dresses and Kyle got some t-shirts, a church shirt, and a new belt. We also looked at some new dress shoes for him since the ones he has are from his mish. They are completely trashed, but we didn't get any today. He wants to shop around to find some that he really likes.

Kyle's friend Nathan works in the mall in a health/supplements shop. We stopped to talk to him for a minute and bought him a pretzel on the way out of the mall because he was starving. It was Kyle's idea, but it felt so good to do something nice for someone. I love how much my husband likes to do nice things for other people. It's cute.

Anyway, after shopping we went out to dinner at Red Robin. It was delish, but I always eat way too much when we go there. At home, we had a little fashion show with our purchases. My dress is so cute! I am ready for the weather to get warmer so I can wear it!

Anywho! This post is kinda random, but I love my husband and the fun dates that he plans for us. Sometimes it is really hard having Kyle work nights. I get so lonely and miss celebrating the arrival of the weekend on Friday night with him. However, I am very grateful that he has a job that works with his school schedule. And he always puts a lot of effort in to planning fun activities for us. Today was a great day. Thanks, Kyle! I love you!

My sister is coming to visit!!

I love my family! I love my sisters and all of our crazy jokes and silly memories. Not to mention, I have an absolutely amazing little brother who is the sweetest boy ever! And he is an awesome athlete! Anyway, since being married I have not seen any of my family at all. It has been really hard, but I have learned how to be creative in keeping in touch.
This week, my sister Kelsey bought a plane ticket to come see me. She will be here April 14- 19! Kelsey is finishing up her freshman year of college at BYU-H and is making a little pit stop here on the way home. I am SO excited to see her. Kelsey and I are only 18 mos. apart in age, so we are very close! Aside from being my bestest friend, she has been my partner in crime and someone in whom I can confide for over 19 years. It will be great to see her again. :)
This is a picture of me and dear sister at a Gonzaga basketball game almost two years ago! I can't wait to take more pictures together and to go on some adventures together. I have been busy planning some fun things to do together while she is here-- pedicures, movies, ice cream, visiting family, and shopping!
I can't wait to see you Kelsey! I love you, little sister.

Provo Housing...

I hate Provo Housing. Even more, I hate Provo MARRIED housing. Kyle and I have had the worst luck ever finding newer, close to campus, AFFORDABLE housing. Last April, when we were looking for our first place, we found a perfect little complex, went through the application process, signed a contract, and did all the details before we went home for the summer... The day after we got home from our honeymoon and were finishing packing up to leave, we got a call from the "perfect" complex saying that they had double booked our apartment and they didn't have a place for us. And after looking at our contract, we realized that we had been screwed... Oh, this was three days before school started. In the end, we had to take the first place we could find. That was the start of our basement days...

This spring, we decided to put our charming little basement on Craigslist just to see if anyone would respond. Twelve hours later, we had 15 emails about it and about 4 couples wanting to come look at it. We ended up selling it by the end of the week, and began our search for a new place! Our basement days are almost over!!

So, the next horror begins... Kyle and I found the most amazing apartment that met all of our requirements and had a lot of extras... So we hurried to get our deposit and first month of rent to the owner. Everything was good, until this morning. Kyle got a message on his phone saying that the owners were selling the condo and that we would not be able to live there. Gah! (Why would someone post the place online if they already had a buyer that wanted to buy?!?!) Anywho, we got our money back today and instead signed with our second choice complex. It is a lot smaller than the condo, but is a fairly new complex and is a lot newer than what we are currently living in... Some advantages to this new place...

1. Heat/AC - we currently do not have control of either of those in

our basement.

2. Dishwasher- for the past six months, I have been the dishwasher.

3. Big bathroom- currently, we can't fit in our bathroom at the

same time. Ya, it's that small.

4. Big kitchen with lots of storage. In our basement, most of our

kitchen stuff is in a closet in our living room. Also, our stove

and fridge are tiny. Like the little kind from when our parents

were young.

5. Windows without duct tape over them that don't leak air. Nuff said.

6. New carpet!! The basement has wood and tile, so cold on the

feet! Our room has carpet, but it is really icky.

7. Well maintained... Our house was made in 1938. We GoogleEarthed

it.

8. No longer living with 7 single guys above us. Hallelujah!

9. New ward = new friends

10. Closer to campus. Right across the street from the BYU tennis

courts.

11. His and her closets- we have that here and it is now

a necessity.

12. People can't look through your windows when you walk by. We

will be on the third floor.

Finally, SOMETHING has pulled through for us. And as excited as I am to move, I will miss our little basement. We have put so much thought and effort into making it a home. And it's our first place together. Lots of sentimental value. Oh, the above pictures are of our cute little basement. :)

Catching Up...

So, I finally created a blog... I'll admit, I have wanted to make one for a while, but I was afraid that we wouldn't have anything exciting to blog. So if this is boring, then don't read it. :)

Kyle and I have been married for over six months now, and since this is our first post, I will play catch up on the beginnings of our marriage...

August- We were married on August 22nd in the Spokane Washington Temple by my grandpa. Amazing honeymoon to Hawaii. Moved into our first place.

September- Started a new semester at BYU. Began the search for jobs.

October- Visit from Kyle's parents. While they were here we bought our couch! The one we were planning on having wouldn't fit through our door.

November- Thanksgiving in Bluffdale, UT with my extended family.

December- Spent two weeks at Pismo Beach/Solvang CA with Kyle's family. Our first Christmas was so much fun! Kyle got a job while we were in Cali. Yay!

January- Back to Utah and back to school. Last semester of prereqs for Kyle before applying to the accounting program. :) Also, Kyle designed a budget for us so we can save lots of $$.

February- My birthday and Valentine's Day! Between these two, February was a month of lots of dates, presents, and lots of yummy food! Also, we put our apartment contract up for sale and finalized with a buyer in under a week! So the search for a new apartment has begun! Oh, and we were $3.66 under our budget this month. Woohoo!

That is a very brief overview of the first six months of our marriage. We love married life and are having so much fun in this adventure together!