Moved!

Well, we made it! We are all moved in here in St. George. Luckily the move went very well. Our kitchen table got scratched, but other than that nothing too drastic happened. Thanks to all of our family and friends who helped us. Especially my parents, we definitely would not have been able to do it without them! I was so worried we wouldn't have help here in St. George, but our prayers were answered and some men from our new ward came and helped out. That is one fabulous thing about the church, it makes it easier to find help in any part of the world :).

Our new apartment is still kind of a mess, but we are getting close to having it all organized. I will probably post some pics once it's all done. I even put up our Christmas decorations tonight. I could not wait any longer!

We attended our new ward today and it has quite the variety of ages, which is nice. Our old ward was very young families and couples. This ward actually has a young womens and young mens. I am excited to be in a ward with a lot of different people. Everyone was super nice too. We had lots of people welcome us to the ward and introduce themselves. We even had some neighbors bring over cookies tonight :). I've never been in such a welcoming ward. So we are excited about that too!

This week on my agenda I plan on organizing the apartment more, buying things for the apartment that we need (hooray for living 5 minutes from Target... I used to live 25 minutes away!), and possibly getting around to Christmas shopping as well.

Friday is Dan's birthday and we have big plans. We are going to dinner and then to the outdoor ice skating rink here. Should be lots of fun!

Another great thing is the weather forecast said it's going to be sunny and in the 50's and 60's all week!

So far St. George is going great! I will for sure keep my blog updated since we won't see friends and family as much anymore. I miss everyone and I miss our condo too, but I am excited about our new adventure here!

St. George

This past weekend we took a little trip to St. George. Luckily I had a few days off from school for fall break (one of the reasons why I like working in a school... random breaks!) We had a lot of fun! The weather was amazing and we played all weekend.

We swam, shopped (which i loved, dan spoiled me cuz it's birthday month!), ate, slept, went to the movies... twice, visited the temple (just the visitors center), went to tuacahn and enjoyed being together. Here are a few photos...

I love this temple. It is really unique and beautiful. I had no idea some of the temples don't have Moroni's on the top... St. George is one of them.

pretty temple!

At Tuacahn we saw the show Crazy for You. I really wanted to see Tarzan, but it was sold out. This show turned out to be good though and the amphitheater is really awesome!

Tuacahn.

So... we did go to St. George for a nice weekend getaway, but we also went for another reason... we are moving there! Dan was offered a great job there and has decided to take the position. We went down to check out the area and to find a place to live. Luckily we found a really nice apartment close to everything (it also had everything on my wish list, which was... a pool and an exercise room). At first I really did not even want think about leaving our family, friends, and home here, but... after visiting the area it has really helped me feel much better about our decision. I am excited/nervous for this new adventure in our lives. I have lived most of my life in Northern Utah and I know St. George is not all that far, but I am excited to see how Southern Utah treats us. I look forward to great weather, new scenery and seeing more shows at Tuacahn :). I also hope many friends and family will come visit us! You know you are always welcome. Any time you need a break from the snow, give us a call! But you don't have to say goodbye quite yet, we are planning on moving the beginning of December (just when it starts to get cold here).

Moving... again!

Remember all those photos I posted of our new condo? Well, we are moving, again! This has been the craziest summer. We were planning on buying the condo we were in, but there are all these legal issues the seller is having, meaning we couldn't buy the place until he got that all sorted out. It's been one big mess and we are sick of it, so we've decided to get out of the situation. I also wasn't loving the ward (not sure if i'm allowed to say that) and the commute was driving me crazy! I guess 20-25 min. wasn't that bad, but I was used to a 5 min. drive to work. We've got 10 days to find a new place. We're thinking Springville. It's closer to BYU (where i'll be teaching) and less crowded than the Provo/Orem area. I'll put up pics of the new place, once we find it!

Our condo

I am finally getting around to putting up pics of our new condo! I was going to wait until it was all clean and organized, but then i realized that would probably never happen, so here they are... please excuse the imperfections :)


This is the living room, it's what you'd see first if you walked in the door.
This is the balcony, it also has a storage closet out there, which has been very helpful!

This the kitchen, obviously, I really love the knotty alder cabinets and the black granite countertops. I also like the matching black appliances... which you can't really see.

Here is the dining area, with the floating shelves that my awesome husband put up for me. And behind those doors are the washer/dryer. There is also a pantry, it just didn't make it in the pic.

Guest bathroom. If you stay with us, you can use it!

Bedroom #1 (Dan's study)

Bedroom #2 (my craft room) and there's that huge stuffed animal!

Master bath, this is my side...

and this is Dan's side. We LOVE having 2 sinks!

This is our walk in closet. It's hard to tell, but you really can walk in! And we love it!

And here is the end of our tour, the master bedroom. It's a lot bigger than our last room, this picture doesn't really show how big it is though. I think Dan wants to get a king size bed, now that we have the room for it! Our last apt. barely fit this queen! I'm also trying to decide if i want to paint a green accent wall behind the bed... suggestions, anyone?

Hope you all enjoyed it! We are really loving it! Now come visit us so you can see the real thing. Did i mention we have a pool? :)

New Condo!

So I'm pretty sure we are now owners of a new condo! I'm so excited about it! It is absolutely gorgeous and exactly what we were looking for. Actually no, it's better than what we were looking for!

It's kind of a crazy story, we really weren't planning on moving anytime soon. But for some reason we started looking more for fun and ended up becoming serious about it. It just felt like the right thing for us to do. Dan's job has been going great, and we have decided to stay here a little longer than we had originally planned. Seriously, from the first time I met Dan, he could hardly wait to get out of Utah. He likes it here, except for the snow! He hates cold and hates snow. But sometimes you meet the girl of your dreams and end up staying in places you never would have :) Once we got married Dan's plan was to get out of Utah as soon as I graduated. Well I'm graduating in December and it looks likes we will be staying in Utah much longer. Thus... we're buying a condo! We're sick of throwing away money month after month to rent and we are excited to actually own something and truly feel at home.

The condo is located in Pleasant Grove, which is about 10 min. north of Provo. It's a good location because I found out I will be student teaching in Alpine School district, which is just north of Provo. So that works out great. It's a little further commute for Dan, but we figured it would be fine.

It's 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and brand new. My favorite things about this condo are the granite countertops, the matching black appliances, the huge master bedroom, the huge walk-in closet in the master bedroom, and the his and her sinks in the master bath. It also has a really fun balcony that I can hardly wait to BBQ on. It is something I never thought we could afford. But I know that we have been blessed to find the perfect place for us that is within our budget! The minute I walked into the living room/kitchen of this condo, I knew I wanted it. I even said "ok, let's buy it! I don't even need to see the rest!" However, I'm glad we did, because it just kept on getting better!
For those in the area, we will definitely have to have you over once we are all settled in. We don't plan on moving in until August, but by that time I will for sure post photos!