New Oven!

Oh ho!

That's right!

We got ourselves a new oven!

Our old oven was from 1985 and was starting to go out.

Big surprise, since it's six years older than me.

The burners were bent and it took David 1 hour to cook a chicken breast.

I had given up completely on our oven,

which is sad because I love baking and cooking.

I really like our land lords, because they get stuff done quickly whenever we call.

The guy came today and gave us our new oven!

You can really see the difference in ages, since the microwave above it is the same age, color, and brand as our old oven.

Maybe it's not brand new top of the line. . . But it has an oven light,

and a lock on the oven door,

and a self clean button,

and a working clock display,

and a timer that actually works. . .

You can see why I am so excited.

I was so giddy I had to bake something,

but we don't have anything bake worthy since I had given up on baking,

so I made Top Ramen (chicken flavor, my favorite).

I'm so excited to make recipes I couldn't really make before,

and maybe now my cookies won't burn,

and my banana bread will hopefully cook evenly.

St. George Marathon 2014

That's right ladies and gents!

I have officially signed up for the St. George Marathon on October 4, 2014.

Moment of silence for soda, which I will not be drinking until then.

I've been running and training for the last couple of months and decided it's time to run it again.

I ran it in 2011.

I'm so excited! It's a beautiful course through Central, Veyo, Snow Canyon, and the center of St. George.

We run while the sun rises and the purple mountain shine.

I'll meet people from all over the world.

I also can't wait for summer workouts.

I don't know why, but I love the hot air and sun beating down on me.

You don't really sweat when it's cold out, and it's not. . . Natural.

Also, I breathe better so that's good.

Time to train my heart out.

Maybe I'll even do better than last time!

My Husband's Addiction is Now My Addiction

My husband has addiction.

For the past weeks he's been watching. . .

Chuck.

I know it's not a big deal. . .

I used to have a problem with it taking up time, but I started watching it and to tell you the truth

it's a really hilarious show!

But for reals, there should be a rehab for stuff like this.

Chuck is about a guy who gets kicked out of college and the friend who got him kicked out sends him an email with something called "the intersect" in it.

He watches a video with all these CIA secrets about evil organizations and they get downloaded into his brain.

Anyway,

it's a comedy and it's hilarious and you should check it out.

I mean, I did and now I'm hooked.

My husband and I. . .

We're watching it right now. . .

So if you'll excuse me. . .

Canada!

Better late than never. . .
This past July we said goodbye to America and hello to Canada. It was my first time out of the country. David is fulfilling his promise to me when we got married that we would go places I've never been and have many adventures together.
We went to national parks, we went on a boathouse, staying with our friends; the Atwoods; and it was wonderful. More pictures to come. These first few were from my phone.
Unfortunately, I get some pretty bad motion sickness I has to deal with almost the entire experience. Medications that prevent this make you sleepy, so most of the time I didn't take it. . . Because I'm dumb. . . Always take your meds. . .
Coming soon! Christmas is Georgia! Again, a place I've never been.

Whoa!

Okay,

I won't pretend I've been a great blogger.

It's not really my fault.

The V's don't have internet access at home.

Okay,

a lot has happened,

but guessing that a lot of the people reading this have me on Facebook too. . .

I'm going to skip through.

New couch

New TV remote (YES!)

Second new couch

New church calling

Summer heat

Went hiking in Salt Lake

New phone (No T-Mobile!)

New job

Whoooooooooooooo!

Yay!

So lots of things have happened

Now to the post what this post was supposed to be posting about

. . . We have to teach on Sunday. . .

There, now you share my pain.

It's my first lesson ever that I'm going to teach.

I'm not much of a talker at all!

My husband will always disagree,

but I'm just not.

I can even be like,

"Oh well, it'll only be for 40 FREAKING MINUTES!"

No, sir, that does not calm me down.
Because I can barely make a sacrament talk last ten.
That's something husband WILL agree on.

It's a good thing the spirit is there to help.

. . . And it wouldn't be so bad if everyone in the room had something to comment.

Anyway, I should probably get planning my lesson. . .

Maybe I'll bring treats. . .

Everyone loves treats, right. . .?

My last Saturday

This is my

last

Saturday

single.

While it probably won't really hit me until we start the wedding madness,

this coming Wednesday.

It's true though, this is my last weekend as a unmarried woman.

It started out great,

even though David is in California with his family at another wedding.

My morning was all

hot cocoa,

warm blankets,

comfy pillows,

David's sweater (and shirt. . . Sorry babe),

and Pinterest.

Then I cleaned up the basement to make room for the family coming all next week.

It'll be a packed house.

My oldest brother, Mike.

His wife, Tammy.

Their kids, Kylie and Kayla and Jayden.

My second oldest brother, Scott.

His wife, Jaimie.

Their kids, Tanner and Hanna.

My only sister, Rebecca.

Her husband, Devon.

I'm SO excited to see all my family!!

After cleaning, I went to work at my NEW JOB!!

I now work at In-N-Out Burger in Washington, Utah and today was my third day.

Needless to say I smell like fries. . .

But at least I have an awesome job,

with awesome people,

that pays well.

I'm being looked after.

My mom then took me to McDonald's

and we got ShamRock Shakes.

It was a great way to

celebrate

my last Saturday

as an unmarried woman.

I can't wait until next week. . .

Marriage License

Just to clarify. . . I'm posting twice, because I didn't want to post something huge.

Today David and I went and got our marriage license,

so technically we could just run somewhere and elope. . .

I mean Vegas is what? An  hour and a half away!

But we won't. . .

Maybe. . .

It's just so stressful planning every single tiny detail of such a huge event.

What shoes,

what colors,

what food,

what ties,

what dress,

what hairstyle,

where at,

what time,

who to invite,

find an apartment,

make

label

send invites,

blah, blah, blah. . .

One thing I know is that on any given day any or all of these things will come at me all at once

and I feel like I can't make a quick decision

and I end up making a few, but shutting the rest out until I can have some me time.

Which, by the way,

me time

is hard to find now-a-days.

One thing I have been starting to do is having at least an hour or two to be alone with myself at night before bed or in the morning when I wake up.

I work out,

or read a book,

or pinterest,

or take a bubble bath,

or (in this case) blog.
And it's a nice way to start and/or end a day.

After I've started doing this

I notice that I've been able to handle a lot more stress

than I would have.

And I've been a lot more calm when things start clashing.

Still though. . .

We could elope.

;)