Busy Bees!

Bryce and I keep getting busier and busier! But, it's also good news because we both have jobs now! That's right, I got a job and I started on Friday! It's awesome and a pretty perfect fit for me actually: a jewelry store :) So if any of you are ever in Logan, Utah come to Schubach Jewelers in the mall and I can help ya out ;)

Stay with me this week: I haven't been sleeping well for some unbeknownst reason so I'm a little groggy and frazzled which makes me kinda random in my writing... My apologies :)

Random tidbit for you, but did you know that at Utah State, an agricultural school, that sheep herding happens on campus? I didn't either until I saw it on Wednesday. It was actually pretty sweet!

Here's a cute story: So this week we thought we heard an owl outside. But the more we listened we realized it wasn't an owl at all: it was a little kid crying! So I looked out the window and there was a little boy holding his bike chain. Turns out it fell off and he was running late for school. So Bryce (yes I'm going to brag) being a total stud goes down and helps the kid fix his bike! Which actually ended up making Bryce late for class.. but it was just so cute! He's gonna be such a good dad :) and no, we are not expecting :P I just mean in the future!

 In other words: my major is interior design and we were drawing pictures from magazines this week. So here is my drawing in stages:

This is the final for now: until my teacher gives some more recommendations probably. It took me a good few hours to do but hey, it was a blast! And I didn't trace at all. The textures is what took me so long. And for those of you who know me well, I had to be really patient! Which was a hugeeee challenge for me. 

And last but not least:Bryce got a pair of nice clippers and after a month he finally cut his hair!

Before:

And after (watching the Broncos game):

Bryce and I had a pretty busy week full of studying and work but we're still loving life :) And if there's anything you ever want to know about, just shout it out and I'll blog about it most likely the following week :) Hope everyone is having a wonderful September! 

Chalk the Walk-Provo Edition

So this weekend Bryce and I made our first trip down to Provo for the school year :) We were only there late Saturday night and Sunday but we packed the day with lots of fun! We went to church with Jenny and Dallon and then we went and saw our good friends Josh and Jasmine afterwards for a bit. It was fun to catch up with them and see them again :) Then we went back to Grandma Joyce's for a delicious dinner! Following that we (Russell, Erika, Jenny, Dallon, Bryonna, Megan, Kevin, Bryce and I)  all went to the Chalk the Walk-Explore the World. By the way a quick explanation of who is who: Russell and Jenny are my siblings. Erika is married to Russell. Dallon is engaged to Jenny. Bryonna is my cousin and Megan married my cousin Devin so she's my cousin too. Kevin is pretty much my 4th brother (the family has adopted him in practically ever way). And Bryce-well I don't know who he is;) JUST KIDDING!  It was really cool walking around the parking lot and seeing all the different art work. And the crazy part-a large majority of the artists are HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. And as you will see they have some mad talent. Here were some of the favorites:

How cool is this octopus coming out of the ground?

Good ole' Fox and the Hound-one of my very favorite Disney movies growing up!

Mine Craft

Angry Birds

A very inspirational piece

Wreck It Ralph!

An astronaut- Kevin thought this one was really cool

Frozen of course!

I thought this was a really neat use of color

American Gothic-classic.

Had to do the yoga pose since I'm taking yoga

This was a featured artist and it was AMAZING

I just thought this one was really pretty

Childhood memories :)

Again I had to do rock climbing since I'm taking a class

This makes me think of Utah in general-so many good hikes

Another featured artist doing Candy Land- it was so cool!

Other than that we watched the Denver Broncos Football Game and a devotional at Grandma's house and then after Grandma loaded us up with some food (THANK YOU GRANDMA) we headed back home to good old Logan. Here's to another busy week! 

Announcements, Announcements, Announcements!

Yes that is a little tune, and for those of you who recognized it: YOU ROCK!

So this week is a week of announcements, and happy ones at that! The first being:

MY SISTER JENNY IS ENGAGED!

                                              

Dallon proposed at the end of August, right before school started. It was so hard to not say anything to Jenny about it because Dallon actually called me for ring opinions! He decided to get a ring that he thought she would like and then they would go ring shopping together for the real thing later :) Well he chose a total winner because Jenny wants the exact ring just a little smaller (She's a size 3!!! And you thought I had little fingers...LOL) CONGRATS GUYS! The big day is December 27 in the Gilbert, Arizona temple. SO SO HAPPY FOR YOU BOTH!

Now time for the second announcement:

RUSSELL AND ERIKA (My bro and sis in law) ARE PREGNANT! 

This will be there first baby and it's going to be a..... BABY GIRL :) They are due at the end of November. That's right-a Thanksgiving baby :) Congratulations you two! I can't wait to meet her!

As far as my first 2 announcements go this is the reason they are delayed:

1. I have been so freaking busy that finding time to blog has been pretty rough

2. Jenny and Dallon didn't post on facebook right away and obviously I couldn't post about it before them!

3. I thought it would be super fun to post about 2 happy family events at once!

4. It gave me some pretty awesome pictures when I didn't have any for this week!

In other news: Happy birthday to my Father In Law Bret! And Happy Birthday to my Brother In Law Reed! We wish we could be there celebrating with you but hey, we will see you soon hopefully! 

Little side note here: Reed butt dialed me the other day and when I texted him to see if he needed something he told me that he is in a dance class called Guys and Gals. (It's a class at school that Bryce was in back in the day!) He wanted me to tell Bryce that he loves it and is having a blast! We also heard from another source that he likes it so much that he keeps trying to practice with his little sister Summer. How awesome is that?! Stud.

Also, Happy Birthday to my amazing Mom. Her birthday is on Wednesday and I really wish I could be there with her. My mom is one of my very best friends and I would not be where I am if it wasn't for her and her love. No matter the distance I know I can always call her or talk to her about absolutely anything. Happy Birthday Mom, I LOVE YOU!

As far as life goes for Bryce and I-we are still settling back into the routine of things. Bryce is working 2 part time jobs because he's the best man ever. He works about 15 at Aggie Shuttle and about 10 or 15 at Best Buy. On top of that he's also a full time student, so we're taking it one day at a time and seeing how it goes :) But he is doing AWESOME! His fun class: BILLIARDS (How cool is that?!)

I have still been on the hunt for a job, BUT I've had 2 interviews! I should be hearing back from the one this week and the other that I applied at (a jewelry store!) told me they need to process some things but they should have a position for me in about a week and a half once it all goes through! So I'm hoping that means that I'll have a job working 25-30 hours a week in the next week or 2! I am also a full time student-my fun classes being Power Yoga and Rock Climbing!

We've also been converting to our healthier life style! We have been using our UP bands and tracking how much we walk and how active we are. We're also eating lots of fruits and veggies and tracking our goals and calories. We've both set weight goals that we want to get down on and we've been encouraging each other and doing great! Bryce has also set a goal to have a lot less soda: as in only when we go out to eat and seriously rationing the soda his mom gave him (Baja Blast). And he has done really well! My goal specifically is to have a lot more water and almost entirely eliminate soda from my diet. We were talking today and both of us have been losing our appetites for unhealthy, sugary, and not so food for us foods. GO TEAM!

Well I think that's about it for the week, but if I think of something else then I'll let you know next week:) HAPPY SEPTEMBER EVERYONE!