Blueberries

Over the long weekend, Anthony and I were invited to pick blueberries with some other couples who are attending BYU and BYU-Idaho.
It was so fun and super cheap! (a little over a dollar per pound!) Here are a few things we learned about blueberries...
1. You can tell if a blueberry is ripe if it just falls off when you try to pull at it
2. The smaller blueberries are the sweeter they are
3. I don't like super sweet blueberries... they don't even taste like blueberries
4. Make sure you inspect the blueberries carefully before eating... bugs live in the little hole
4. I don't really have any recipes for blueberries, but it's okay because they are delicious alone! However if anyone has a good recipe, feel free to share!

Eureka Springs

For Memorial day weekend we decided to explore Arkansas. So we got online and after a lot of research we decided to visit Eureka Springs.
Eureka Springs is a Victorian mountain village that was founded in the late 1800's. And it just happened to be only 30 miles away.
We spent mostly the entire day there and there was never a dull moment!Here are a few pictures of our trip.

Shopping in the historic loop Exploring one of the many springs in the area Christ of the Ozarks (biggest statue of Christ in North America... I think) A funny sign that we saw on our way home... what does that even mean?

No Such Thing as "Fall"

I had to change my background picture today cause I realized that Rexburg doesn't have a "Fall" season. It just goes from summer to winter to miserable cold back to summer again.

Weird.

Anthony and I had a great Thanksgiving break! We got the whole week off of school so it was nice not having to think about school for a little while. The week didn't start off to great cause Anthony got sick then got me sick. But we got a little Christmas shopping done and some decorations for our apartment!

On Wednesday we drove down to Utah, and spent some time in Salt Lake, Anthony just loves seeing his mission areas! Then we stayed with Scott and Katie that night (thanks guys!) and drove to my Grandparents lodge in Altonah on Thanksgiving morning. We had a delicious dinner and afterwards my grandpa gave us a little gun lesson. Then it was time to go outside and shoot them. There were three handguns that he wanted us to shoot. I have never really shot a gun, I mean I've shot a couple of BB guns with some friends when I was in high school, but those don't really count. I think I did a pretty decent job with the targets. Katie and I were the first ones to actually hit the target pretty well, go us! But then the boys kept practicing and got pretty good... they're so competitive.

Only 2 more weeks left of school till the holidays! We are so excited for Lawrence's wedding in southern California on the 19th (hopefully we'll get some good weather!) and to go to Georgia for Christmas!

(P.S. Sorry there's no pictures... I forgot my camera when we left for thanksgiving :(

Birthday

I know it's been awhile sense my birthday, but I just wanted to sayto everyone who wished me a Happy Birthday and was so thoughtful to make my 21st the best!

Just a little update: It was great having Darcy come and visit us! We did a lot of the things on our list, some we skipped and decided to do other stuff, but all in all I think we did pretty well. We had chocolate and biscuits Saturday morning (Thank you Lorelei for that recipe!) then went to the caves. We even got to stop by the sand dunes on the way home, but it was REALLY windy so we didn't stay too long. Later that night we checked out the Overtime Sports Center then went to the straw maze. And good news! We went through the straw maze in record time! 36 minutes! However, it wasn't very hard to break our last time since last time it took us over 2 hours to get through! Anyways, it was a great weekend and I'm glad that Darcy could come up to visit us!

By birthday was great! We had a mini party that night with some friends and yummy cupcakes. Then Anthony took me out for a birthday dinner that weekend, then shopping :) Then for Halloween we just watched scary movies and ate way too much candy and junk food... We actually had on trick-or-treater stop by our apartment earlier that day, but when he looked in the door and saw us he ran away! I was so excited to give him candy too, but it was too late, by the time I walked over to the door he was already gone.

Next week Anthony is going on his big Bentonville Expedition with the school! Wish him luck for his interviews with WalMart!

Happy Halloween!

... I'll update more later

Labor Day

Yesterday Anthony and I decided to go to the eastern Idaho state fair. It was in Blackfoot which is little less than an hour from Rexburg. This fair was different than what Anthony and I are used to in Georgia. First of all it was HUGE! I think everyone from Idaho was there. Haha, and it was like a real fair. People would bring their most prized pigs and cows and they would be judged. It was so funny. Here is a picture of the vegetables that won prizes.The biggest pumpkin was 423 lbs! Crazy! We also rode the ferris wheel and Anthony tried to win an x box by getting 3 balls into a basket. Unfortunately the balls were too bouncy and kept falling out. But it was funny watching him try and listening to the guy trying to convince him to try more. Anyways, we ended the night with a delicious funnel cake! (What's a fair without funnel cake?)

Good News

This past weekend Anthony and I went to Salt Lake to go to a wedding. It was for Logan Christensen, Anthony's good friend growing up. It was a beautiful day and they are so cute together!
We also went to a lunch to celebrate after wards at the Lion House in Salt Lake. Apparently they have famous rolls, they were delicious!
We also got to stay with Scott and Katie and Luke! It was great to see them, even though it was a short visit. Thank you guys!
On another note, one of my best friends from GA, Kelsey, is visiting this weekend! We have been friends ever since we can remember and I am excited to spend some time with her this week!
We also have a short week this week and a 4 day weekend (because of fourth of July). I am really looking forward to it. On Saturday Anthony and I are planning on going to Idaho Falls to celebrate Independence day. There is a HUGE fireworks show every year... seriously, I have never seen so many fireworks. And if anyone knows my family, thats saying a lot! Haha!
Life is good.

Recent Happenings...

Here is an update on what has been going on recently. 

1. We finally finished our registry! We are registered at bed bath and beyond and target. It was fun picking out all our stuff for our little apartment and fighting over who gets to hold the scanner gun thing. Haha! 

2. We got the proof for our invitations and now just waiting for them to ship them! It should be within the week or beginning of next week. 

3. Valentines day was wonderful! I have the most amazing fiance... He made me a steak dinner and a delicious chocolate cake for dessert. He bought be some beautiful flowers and afterwards we went to a movie! It was a great day! Thank you Anthony! 

4. We went to another hockey game... and they lost... again. So then we went to a Hawks game to see them win... but they lost. It was still a lot of fun though. Oh and we got a couple of free Cokes.

5. Wedding, Wedding, Wedding. Most of our free time is spent in planning our wedding and reception. It's kindof a lot of work, but we are enjoying it. 

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! 

Hope everyone had a good new years celebration! Last night Anthony and I decided to go to Underground Atlanta for the Peach Drop. Surprisingly, neither one of us had been there before. There were so many people there, and it was actually pretty entertaining just to listen to the people around us. This one guy even tried to make Anthony give him 2 dollars for letting my feet rest on a table. Haha! Afterwards we went to Waffle House! There was a little wait for our food, but it was worth it! 

Thanksgiving Break

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! It was so nice for us to have a whole week off of school! I cannot tell you how needed it was! 

Last Friday Anthony's parents sent us to go celebrate for our engagement. So we drove down to Idaho Falls and went out to eat at Olive Garden. Thank you! It was great! 

Then on Saturday we went to Cress Creek Nature Trail. We went with Anthony's brother Daniel, my roommate Aubree, and her boyfriend Ben. They are always fun to hang out with. It is about a 20-30 minute drive from Rexburg and it was really cool! The trail was about 2 miles and it had a great view from the top of the mountain. It overlooked the 

Snake River as it winds through the lower snake river valley. We also stopped by Big Judd's on the way and got some ice cream, yummy! 

On Monday we went apartment shopping. We walked around Rexburg for about two hours but we made some great progress. I'm so glad Anthony is on top of all of this stuff or we would probably be living in a cardboard box during the summer. 

Wednesday we drove to my grandparents lodge in Altonah, Utah, and we met up with some of my immediate family; Darcy, Derek, Scott, Katie, and my little nephew Luke. It was great seeing them for the holidays. Thursday was great!  We had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner and got to relax while we were there. Thanks again Grandma and Grandpa! 

Now its back to school...