Christmas!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We sure did! Before coming to Emmett, Micah and I were able to go down to Salt Lake to see the lights on temple square. It is so beautiful! I see them almost every year, and they take my breath away every time! On the way back, we stopped by the Kohlers' home. It was great to see Quin (Micah's mission buddy) and Tana (his new wife). They are so fun! And Micah was drooling over their HD TV and the whole set-up. :) Micah and I drove to Emmett and finally got to bed around 5:00am.

We went to the Thayn family party the Saturday before Christmas. It was a lot of fun to get to know more of Micah's family. You would think I would remember some names after 4 1/2 years...not quite! Oh that reminds me--the 27th was our 6-month anniversary!!! I can't believe it's been 6 months already! Fun times!!


We spent Christmas Eve with my family. We invited our close friends, the Satchwell family, over for the evening. We acted out the Nativity Scene and played games together. It's becoming a fun tradition! Christmas morning we woke up and lounged around for a while waiting for my brother to get back to open presents. We got lots of great stuff--I got a new pair of Nike's, some dress shoes, a big framed picture, and a few other things. Micah got me a beautiful pair of pearl earrings. He loves me! :) Later we went back out to Thayns' to have dinner and spend time with them.

I got a cold over the weekend, so it postponed a ski trip, but we made it Monday. It was pretty nice, but the main lifts were closed due to high winds at the top of the mountain. Micah and I love skiing! Micah had to work so he wasn't able to go, but we are both going New Year's Day. I really appreciate Micah's hard work for us.

We hope everyone is enjoying the season!!

Thankgiving

Micah and I got a week off for Thanksgiving break. It was wonderful! We went home to Emmett. We were able to go Christmas Tree hunting and found a lovely tree for our apartment. We went to Third Fork above Sweet with the Weissenbuehler and Thayn families. It was really fun! As soon as we made it back to our apartment, I neglected my studies and decorated our tree! My mom has given us a Christmas ornament every year for Christmas, plus I've accumulated many more, so despite the fact that it is not a tree you would see in Time Square, it is perfect for us!!

For Thanksgiving we went to Garibaldi on the Oregon Coast. My Weissenbuehler Grandparents live there. It was great to spend time with them. We went crabbing on the boat, fishing at the Jetty, went to the Tillamook Cheese factory, played games and watched movies, and made crafts and paintings with my Grandma. I made another Christmas ornament, a Christmas swan, and a Santa Clause to put by our front door.

We are now preparing for our final exams, but don't worry, our apartment is decorated to bring in the Christmas Spirit! We hope everyone is enjoying their holidays! God bless!

November Begins...

Two weekends ago we went home to Emmett and went to the Thayn family doughnut social! It was so fun! The doughnuts were great and being with the family was wonderful! We went on a scavenger hunt, and I'm not going to lie, Dian and I cheated...a lot! Basically anytime we saw a basket with our color in it, we grabbed the clue. So at the end, all the guys in our group had to put them all together to figure out where we had to go to find the last one. But then Dian found it anyway, so we made sure we had the right amount of clues and called it a game! That was fun! That weekend I also went to a Super-Saturday that Megan Garner put on for our ward! It was awesome!! She and her committee did such a good job! I made a Christmas plaque, a family home evening board, magnets, and picture frames! I feel so domestic!

Last weekend we had a scare! Andrea, my sister, and her roommate, Kiley, were in a car accident on Friday. They were passing a semi-truck and were in his blind spot when he pulled out to pass the car in front of him, driving the girls off the road. They rolled across the median, and stopped next to the other side of the interstate near the oncoming traffic. Miraculously, both girls only came out of it with scratches, bruises, and sore bodies. We are so grateful to our Heavenly Father for their safety!

For Halloween, Micah and I dressed up and stayed at home for a while. We watched "The Frighteners." I wanted to stick around for some trick-or-treater's! We had a few and I gave them a ton of candy (I apologize to their mothers!). Then we went to the Institute party for a while. We threw some bean bags, went "fishin", played ping-pong and billiards, decorated some sugar cookies and called it a night! We had fun! Saturday we went to Reeds' Gym and played racketball--Micah beat me mercilessly!! All those years of tennis did not prepare me for what happened in that enclosed room!!! Dangerous sport!

Last night we fed the missionaries. My sister and my friend Bonnie came over. I made chicken fetticcuni alfredo with garlic bread and salad. It turned out pretty good, and I had made a TON!! Unfortunately in the process I spilled sauce all over the stove and burnt 2 pans...I think I'll catch on to this cooking business soon...I hope!

Last night we had the missionaries over for dinner.

Snow already!

Well the first snow of the season was just fun! Ok...not really. We didn't have heat!! Micah and I had to run to the Home Depot and buy a heater. We bought and oil heater because they are safe and efficient... unfortunately they don't really heat up a big drafty place well. There is no real air flow from it, and it does better to sustain heat rather than bring in the heat...so we still froze!! The gas company was closed on the weekend so we had to wait until Monday and then the guy came on Tuesday--as soon as he turned it on, I cranked it up!!! And now the weather is nice again! Nice game!

Earlier, I got some Halloween cookie-cutters. I thought they would be fun to use for visiting teaching and home teaching, and just for us too! :) So I invited Andy (my sister) over and her friend that had come to visit from Montana, Larissa. We made some glorious cookies!!

This weekend we went to a concert: Secondhand Serenade. It was a fun date!! We really enjoy getting out and doing things together. We are learning that we have to make the most of the time we have together because usually it's spent doing homework. We are really loving married life though, despite Micah's work, our different school schedules and all the homework!

October already!

I cannot believe it's October already! Micah and I are having so much fun being married! This last weekend we went on a double date with Jessica Gurney and her new boyfriend Alex Wilson. Jess and I made dinner while the guys were at Priesthood session: lasagna, salad (with fresh garden vegetables thanks to my mom!), fresh green and yellow beans (again, thanks to my mom!), and an apple pie (thanks to Micah's mom for the filling!). The guys came back and we ate dinner (delicious!). Then we went to Deleta for some old-fashioned rollerskating! Dian, I am so glad we didn't work there--I'd probably kill myself! Skating was fun! Micah knocked me down once: I'm not really sure what happened; he came up behind me and I landed on my butt. Alex had the best show. Two kids were racing behind him, and one kid lost control and took him out by the legs and knocked him straight on his butt! It was so great!!! hahahaha!!!! After that, we came back to our place and had the apple pie. Mmmm!!!

The weekend before, we went to Emmett to watch Chelsey (Micah's sister) play soccer for TVCC. They lost, but she played well, and I think they have a good record so far this season. I was trying to watch the game, but I spent most of my time playing with Micah's nieces, Chloe and Amelia. I can't help it--they just sooo cute!!! I love Derrick and Kara's family! We got to see Chelsey's house, it is really nice and everything is newly redone (I'm jealous!)!! My dad went to watch Chelsey's game too. We actually rode over on my dad's motorcycles. It was a nice drive for sure! :) He was able to help with the installation of the dryer and a few other things Chelsey's house.

I've been staying busy with clinicals and care plans for nursing. Micah is busy with school and work and has to fit in time to study hang out with me. Most of our hang out time consists of studying in the same room or when we're eating. Sad...someday it will be better. Actually probably not. Eventually I will be working, Micah will still be going to school, we will have children and before we know it we will be so old and senile we won't know what to do! Ok, so I'm exaggerating, but from what I hear, time doesn't slow down!

My mom has a tradition during conference we color a few pictures for the missionaries in our family and write a little note on them. It's a little strange, but it's always fun. So I printed off some pictures from the Disney website and I colored the princesses and I tried to get Micah to color a Lion King picture. Well it took a lot of coaxing and pleading, and so finally he did. Then to spite me, he made the picture gruesome and depicted Pumba attacking Timon...he's really disturbing! But at least he did it I guess! Anyway, that's about it for us! We are looking forward to the Thayn's Doughnut Social on the 26th I think! And don't forget Dian Savage's birthday and Halloween on the 31st!!

Dang!!

Well I just had a new post written, and when I tried to post it, it deleted itself!! Oh well...here we go again!

So as I was saying, Micah and I are staying really busy with school, and Micah with work as well. He is working for the ISU maintenance department. It's not his favorite job; he's used to working hard and fast, and it's a little different there. Sounds like not a lot gets done in the time they have. Oh well, it's a job!

Last week we went to the 6th Ward for the first time. It seems to be a nice ward. One of my friends from the nursing program is in the ward, and there are a lot of other friendly couples. Clint and Melissa Vickery are also in that ward. It seems strange all be couples--quite different from the singles' wards, but I think I'm liking it! After church we had dinner with Andy and KJ. We had pot roast and vegetables, and Andy brought a fruit salad; KJ brought himself. :) It was fun. I'm glan Andy made the right decision and came back to ISU instead of BSU.

Tuesday we went to steak night at Press Box. Delish! Andy, Bonnie Dance, Todd Wight, Dan Hines, Blake, and Todd Hubbard all were there with us. It was fun! Micah has been able to play soccer with a few groups this past week. He's enjoying it, and I'm glad he's getting some time to play. I joined the "Get-Fit" program at ISU recreation, and the classes are kickin my trash! I am so sore today, and Micah thinks it's soooo funny to whack my butt or squeeze my legs...NOT funny!!!! Dumb boys!

Today we woke up to thunder, lightening, and lots of rain! It is getting colder for sure! I'm scared for the cold season--Poky is merciless, and our apartment is old and drafty and will be expensive to heat! Lots of blankets! Dian--your quilt is already being well-used! And it is so nice!!! Thanks! We had to go to Rupert to meet KJ because my mom and Uncle Korth sent fresh fruit and veggies. YUM!!! I love it!! Mom also sent some fresh homemade bread! Poor Micah, I'm not the best cook, but I'm working on it!

Alright Dian, here's another post. So I'm in nursing school, which is taking over my life, so if there is anyone besides Dian that reads this, I apologize! :)

Micah and I moved into our apartment in Pocatello where we are both attending Idaho State University. It is a very old apartment, and it was kinda ugly. Fortunately our landlord let us paint, and it looks SO MUCH BETTER! We moved all the furniture in, and the first weekend we were here I got the stomach flu. Pretty gross, and kind of embarassing in front of my new husband! So we got a little behind on the unpacking (seeing how most of it was my stuff). We jumped into school and time has flown! Micah had a rough first day of school. First, he couldn't get into the classes he wanted (I didn't do a very good job of putting together a schedule for him--after he saw an advisor, he changed his pre-major). He spent all day at the school trying to figure things out, and nothing was working. Then he got our car towed and it cost us a chunk of money! It was kind of funny, but I felt really bad because it was just adding to the stress! Anyway, it was just a different start than we would have liked! :)

We were able to go home for my cousin's farewell. Chris Elliott is going to South Korea. His mom is Korean, so we like to say he is going to his homeland. :) The next weekend we also went home to see Micah's brother whom we hadn't seen for most of the summer. His family went four-wheeling at the Moses' ranch on Dry Buck. It was a blast! Kara Thayn (Moses) brought out some of the horses and we did a little barrel-racing. My groin was sore for a few days--not gonna lie! But we really had so much fun!!! My parent's house has been fun! We have two foreign exchange girls, Hertina is from Taiwan and Fernanda is from Brazil. They are sweet girls, and we're glad they goined the family! That's about it for us!!

Oregon Coast

This past weekend we went to the Garibaldi on the Oregon Coast. Our Weissenbuehler grandparents live there. Grandma Winnie had knee surgery, and so Ericka's mother has been there with her and we all decided to take a quick trip. It was nice to get away even if it was only for a day and a half. We were able to go boogie-boarding, and the water only was cold for a few minutes until we were numb. We also went to Tillamook Cheese Factory and bought ice cream. We had delicious seafood--tuna wrapped in bacon and shrimp. We were able to meet up with the McIver's (Ericka's dad's cousin and her family) and Uncle Don Seable. Robert McIver is from England and Syndi is Don's daughter. The McIver's live in Oregon, and Uncle Don has a beach house near Garibaldi. The McIver cousins are so fun: Stewart, Lauren, Abby, and Jessica. It was Jessica's birthday on the 3rd and Ericka's on the 4th.
For Ericka's birthday we went to PF Chang's in Boise. KJ, Ericka's brother, bought us dinner. Ericka also got flowers and an exercise bar she wanted from her parents. Micah has something for her to come! She can't wait!! :)

Yesterday was our "one month" anniversary. Time has really flown! We were married June 27, 2008 in the Logan Temple. We had our reception the next day at Ericka's grandparents' Plaza Fruit Ranch. It was absolutely beautiful. This last weekend we had a family reunion (Micah's mother's family) in Soda Springs. We were able to also see our apartment for the first time! It is a cute place with a lot of space. It is pretty old, and we would love to fix it up a bit. We are both preparing for the upcoming semester at Idaho State University. It will be quite an adventure!