Life on the Couch

It has really been so refreshing to see everyone's posts about Conference these last couple of days. What kind of blogger would I be if I didn't follow in their footsteps? 

We loved conference! We love any opportunity to sit on our butts and watch TV (really though...) but this weekend was the mega-wonderful couch potato weekend, and next April will be the same. The messages of encouragement and optimism really left an imprint on the both of us. That, and whatever was said at priesthood to make Casey come home and repeat, "You are beautiful, and I value you...and I can't remember the rest." Ha! That is our kind of love. 

Odd that today we both wore the same clothes that we did last conference? Interesting fact...

Anyhow, I love walking away from these special weekends feeling like I am going to accomplish everything ever. Hopefully this time I will really do my best to do so, along with Casey! Heaven knows that without him I wouldn't even be able to tie my shoes. 

Love,

Us

It's October?

We have hardly had any time to recover from Summer! It is like school and work decided to throw up all over the both of us.  In my attempt to avoid homework, I have decided to post.

So far the beginning of fall has been like a new door for our married life. So far we have football, homework, football and homework. It will all be good in the long run though! We have some great new adventures with school beginning next semester. Changes that will be refreshing!

We are definitely in a wonderful place right now! I can't even begin to explain how exciting it is to be decorating and celebrating the holidays and what not in my own family dwelling. Casey thinks I am nuts but I have already found a smallish Christmas tree and such for us. This is history people! Every holiday must be taken seriously! And of course I know it is only October, but October is just the beginning. The beginning of a giant 3 month period of time called "Family Parties". This encompasses November and December as well. So much has to happen within these months that you may fall behind on your craftiness. In short, you have to get your crap together now before the celebration days are gone.

More recently we have been serving as primary teachers in our ward. We teach the 6/7 year old's every Sunday! It has already proven to be an interesting calling for us. We have even had some controversial experiences believe it or not. And the "problem" child we were given has actually been our favorite..? Figure that one out! I digress...we gave the kids some time to tell us about the highlight of their last week. This particular kid chose to tell us about his day and he did not even hesitate! He said, "My mom went crrraaaaazzzzzyyyyy this morning!" And then he continued with his story about his sweet mom who was just having one of those mornings...anyhow I barely heard him because I was laughing so hard.

Safe to say we have been happily busy and we cherish our weekends more than anything at this point! Hopefully this will help to get us posting again...or inspire us to send out our Thank You cards already....Only time will tell...

Love,
Us

Up to date

It seems so crazy that it is already August! I have no idea where the summer went. This last month better be good!

We've really been enjoying the last couple months of togetherness though. Particularly this month with the Olympics. We consider ourselves some major volleyball fans now...because we totally need another excuse to watch TV. We snuggle up with some slightly healthy snacks and tape our eyes open so we don't miss a thing. Now if we only had a fort...that would be something.

Because it as gone so fast it feels like a major time lapse has happened. Hard to believe we are already at this point.This whole last week has been one of great celebration for Casey and myself! We have officially been inseparable for a year now. SOOOO sappy but hey, when you meet your sweetheart, it's just how it works. I guess you could say we celebrated with a week full of pathetic athletic attempts (on my part at least). After the great tennis net fiasco of 2012, we have been pushing ourselves back into the gym. I also consider our trip to Seven Peaks to be somewhat of a daunting task. I called it our water slide date. We have never before ridden the water slides! But today we did! And it was so much fun! So we are going again next week! And forever! Until we contract a disease from that place which is bound to happen, right?

Anyhow, we are ready to finish out the summer strong! We have a lot coming up this fall with school and such so this final stretch of freedom will be much needed. At least now we can help each other meander through school. That will be a nice change.

Stay tuned for our report back on our NANNY BABY SLEEPOVER! Yes this is really happening. My dreams are coming true!

Love,
Us

This is not me. But it is very similar to me.