Valentines!

Valentines was such a wonderful day this year. Kory made it very special. He told me awhile back that if I would stop worrying about making sure he made holidays special that I would be surprised at how special he really could make them without my help. I never really planned on letting him handle a holiday all on his own but I have been busy. Plus, Valentines was never a grand holiday for me anyway, so I just didn't mention anything to him. Well, Valentines morning I woke up and hopped in the shower and when I got out he had breakfast cooking. I came out to hug him and he handed me a card he had made and a very cute skirt he had bought! I was utterly floored! The cute skirt he bought. (p.s. I'm not really that tall! I am wearing 2 1/2 inch heels.)

Who would've known. That is not all though. Later, he took me to a movie I had been wanting to see and then came home and made steaks and mashed potatoes for dinner. (My favorite and a tradition from last year.) What a wonderful hubbie I have! This holiday was more special than any of the ones that I have tried to tell him how to make it special. :-) I may just have to trust him in the future...

Design Adventures

Sarah has reminded me that it has been awhile since we posted so I have thought long and hard and decided to post about our latest design project in our house. Since Kory was finally convinced to get Dish we have been watching a lot of HGTV and all of the room makeovers. Our first step was to paint an accent wall in the kitchen and then make curtains for the window. However, we found this material that we just loved for the curtains and decided we would make the curtains first and then get the paint. I had a feeling when Kory was buying the material that I would end up doing most of the work, but to my wonderful surprise Kory helped a lot. He did a lot of the pinning, a little bit of sewing and designed the pattern. AMAZING!!Here is a close up of the awesome pattern Kory envisioned. To buy a pattern it would have been another 15 dollars so Kory started drawing and came up with an excellent design. I must say I was worried until they were finished. I could not envision but decided to just go with it. I am happy I did. It was a few day project and we got a table runner out of it as well! The color isn't fantastic in the pictures but what more incentive for you all to come to our house and see it for yourself! Now that this expensive project is out of the way it is time to choose some paint!! I couldn't blog without posting a picture of Buster! This is our first experiment with pulling her hair up even though it wasn't quite long enough at the time. Oh well, she is still cute!

Our Newest Addition!

That's right, Kory and I have added a wonderful addition to our family. Our new/old dog! Buster is back! The dog I had in high school has been with Natalie's, my sister-in-law, parents the last few years. We mentioned we were wanting to get a dog when we got into a house, and it just so happened that was when she was starting to think she wouldn't be able to give Buster the attention she needed anymore. So Friday night we went and picked her up from Andy and Natalie. She is the neediest dog in the entire world!! She always has to be in our laps or is begging to be picked up. When we leave to go anywhere she insists that she is coming in the car. We are in the process of potty training her and so far she has done really well. We are very excited to have Buster even if she does wake us up extremely early in the morning!
We are still working on getting all of our Christmas lights and decorations up but as soon as we do we will post pictures of our cute house decorated!! Also, just another thanks to everyone that helped us with the move in process, we couldn't have done it without you!

It's Official!

We bought a house!! Everything has finally gone through, not without a little drama, and now Kory and I are the proud owners of a house!! We are moving in tomorrow and to any of you that can find any time to help that would be great!! We will be in Salt Lake moving out from 8-12 and in Logan from 1:30 on. Any help is appreciated! We are so excited to finally own a house, and to be moving to Logan!!!

One Year of Bliss!

Can you believe it? It has really been a whole year! It has flown past. Over the past year I have realized how much I am totally in love with my husband. I thought I loved him so much when we got married and have come to realize that it was hardly anything compared to how much I love him now. I just wanted to do a small tribute to Kory and share a few of the reasons I love him so much and what a wonderful husband he is.

(Warning: The following is extremely sappy and Kory will probably kill me after he sees I posted this.)

1. Kory has such a big heart. He has a love for people in general that never ceases to amaze me. In just the past couple months he has stopped to help about 5 different strangers with car problems, he is always volunteering in the ward to help people that need a little extra attention and is always looking out for people that might need an extra visit or help with money or food. On top of that he is extremely humble and won't tell a soul he did any of these things for people. He is such an example to me and I love him!

2. Kory will do whatever it takes to make me happy. It doesn't matter if it really isn't something that he wants to do, Kory will always go out of his way to do things he knows will make my life easier and happier.

3. Kory is one of the hardest workers I have ever met. If Kory sets a goal to do something, there is not anything that can stand in his way of achieving it. Presently he is balancing 17 credits in school, working 40+ hours a week, and a calling in the Young Mens presidency among many other things, yet nothing slows him down and he still has time to balance a very needy wife into all of it. I love Kory's motivation.

4. Kory has a strong testimony of gospel and a very strong love for the Lord. Kory is always very adamant about us doing our personal scripture study and prayer as well as our family scripture study and prayer. He blows me away with his insights into the gospel and is always teaching me new things. On top of that he has a very strong faith in the Lord's plan for our family.

5. Kory is very sensitive to my feelings and how to make me feel better about life. I believe you are all aware that Kory and I have had some difficult trials in the past few months and Kory has been a huge support to me throughout them. He is always aware of when I am having a down day and will always take the time to help comfort me and help me feel better about the situation. He is completely selfless and extremely optimistic about everything.

6. Kory can always make me laugh. He has a great sense of humor and even laughs at my jokes, regardless of how stupid they are. He makes life so much fun with his outlook on everything.

7. I know it isn't extremely important but Kory is also so extremely attractive to me! I love his smile and his eyes and I know it is weird but I also adore his ears. It definitely doesn't hurt, on top of everything else, that I would be completely content staring at him for lengthy periods of time.

This is not even close to the numerous reasons I am madly in love with Kory or even comes close to describing what a wonderful person he is but maybe it will give you a little insight as to how lucky and blessed I am. One year was great and I am so happy to know that I still have eternity!!!

Logan! Here we come!

It's official, Kory has been accepted into Utah state and has a job ready to start in Logan in the middle of December. We are moving to Logan!! I am really quite excited, I always wanted to live in Logan and now I get the chance. Kory is excited to do something new and to get away from the craziness of Salt Lake City. Now our only problems is choosing a house. We have been up to Logan a couple times looking at them and have narrowed it down to 3. We decided to put a vote on our blog just for the fun of it. We want to see what everyone thinks but don't be offended if we don't agree with you in the long run. We are showing you the outsides of the house, the living room, and the kitchen.
HOUSE #1-This is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, smaller but cheaper. It has no garage but does have a master bathroom.
HOUSE #2: This is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home, bigger but a little bit more expensive. This one also has a garage but no master bathroom.
The option to vote is on the side bar, so please vote and feel free to offer your opinions based off the pictures you see!

Tagged Again!

Okay, okay!! We also have now been tagged twice and it has also taken me a couple days to get Kory to participate. I hope you all enjoy learning a little bit more about our quirky lives.

KORY'S ANSWERS!!
5 Things I was doing 10 years ago:
1. I was in 7th grade at William Thomas Middle School.
2. I was driving my mothers truck in harvest.
3. I was defending my sister Krystal so that Kami wouldn't kill her.
4. I was skipping school ALL THE TIME to help with harvest (well as much as my mom would let me.)
5. I got a new motorcycle a Yamaha RT180
5 Things on my to do list today:
1. Call the doctor and make sure the insurance finally paid.
2. Make sure Heather got her potatoes.
3. Eat a lot of brownies.
4. Kiss my wife a lot.
5. Go to class.
5 Things I would do if I was a millionaire:
1. Retire and work on the farm.
2. Buy a 42" Panasonic 1080P
3. Buy a house.
4. Buy a vacation house.
5. Pay people to do all of my homework.
5 Places I have lived
1. American Falls, Idaho
2. Minnesota (various locations)
3. South Salt Lake
4. Murray, UT
5. ??
5 Jobs I have had
1. Farmer
2. Parts Salesman
3. Office Max-I made copies for people
4. Wells Fargo as a teller, lead teller, CSSR, and now a Banker
5. The airport-This was a job that lasted 3 days and it was at 2:30 in the morning.

CHARISSE'S ANSWERS!!
5 things I was doing 10 years ago:
1. I had just entered Adele C. Young Intermediate school as a 6th grader.
2. I sluffed school for the first time to cross the street to my friends house and eat lunch with her mom.
3. I was babysitting almost every weekend for people in the ward.
4. I discovered a strapping young boy named Joe Nay.
5. I found a hair in my rice krispie treat I bought at school and have never been able to eat them since. (It was a sad year.)
5 things on my to do list today:
1. Go to work.
2. Finish my homework in time for class.
3. Go to class.
4. Make and eat some sort of pasta. (I've been craving it like crazy!)
5. Update my blog before Sarah flies out and personally kills me!
5 Things I would do if I was a Millionaire
1. Build a house.
2. Buy a smooth sailing car
3. Go on a major shopping spree.
4. Travel to other countries.
5. Save!!
5 Places I have lived
1. Brigham City, Utah
2. Mountain View, Wyoming
3. Lyman, Wyoming
4. Provo, Utah
5. Salt Lake City, Utah
5 Jobs I have Had
1. Piano Teacher
2. Taco Time
3. Uinta School District Office Assistant
4. Maceys
5. Intermountain Allergy and Asthma

There ya go!! I also realized that Andy and Natalie have not yet participated and neither has Brian Droubay!! Consider yourself TRIPLE TAGGED!!! I also tag every member in Kory's family!! I have yet to add any of you to my blog list!