Boxen

And so it begins...

Boxes are slowly starting to take over the hallway.

It is taking me a lot longer to pack everything than usual, though I am not sure why.  I just can't seem to get the motivation to keep up the steam of packing.

But since we only have about 2 weeks until we move, I really do need to get these things taken care of.

Yays and Nays: April Edition

This week's edition of "yays and nays" is brought to you by the letter "C".

As in; crazy, cookies, cars and crabgrass.

This list is likely to include things that occurred within the past 2(ish) weeks or so...but I could be wrong...I'm just the one making the list.

Yays:

We got Cooper's name tag engraved with his name and our phone number, just in case the little rascal decides to play hide-n-seek...without our knowledge.

Bruce got his leaky tire repaired for free!  We like free...

We got an awesome apartment that we applied for, and are actually excited about moving now!

I passed my last class with flying colors (just my capstone to go!)

Bruce got a B+ on one of his exams, which is always a fun feat.

We went on our first picnic together this past Saturday (not sure how we've never done that before)

We also walked around the Greenbelt on Sunday before dinner, savoring the awesome weather we've been having.

We had John, Annake and Jack over for dinner tonight, a spur of the moment deal that was fun.

Nays:

Registration for Bruce's Fall Semester turned out to be a pain in the patella...seriously annoying.

I have had a lot of pretty bad work drama...it's not fully resolved yet, but something is in the works.

We turned out to be the catalyst for Jack getting a ferocious cut on his finger this evening...little fingers bleed a lot!

We both bawled our eyes out while watching "Up" this week...not our finest moment.

We haven't figured out how to get Cooper to effectively stop biting...

As always the Yays outweigh the Nays, which is always a good thing.  We're alive, happy, and moving on to good things.

Yet Again...

I have this nasty habit of moving each and every year.  So I was super excited when Bruce and I decided that we would likely be staying right where we are until he is done with school and finds a good job in his field.

Except... that didn't really pan out.

As much as neither one of us want to, we have decided that the best decision for our little family is to move to Pocatello until he is done with school, since his remaining classes need to be taken at certain times and days, requiring excess travel and expense if we were to stay here in Idaho Falls.

Living in Pocatello is something that we both have little desire to do, and we will miss the friends we have made here in our ward, but we know that we will succeed and that we'll do great as long as we're together.

Now if we can just find a pet-friendly apartment!  Which is turning out to be tougher than it seems!

Cooper

Bruce and I have been talking about getting a dog for a long time.  We both agreed that we would get one once we settled into a house somewhere.

Except...

One of us got antsy.  And decided she wanted a puppy now.

So...last week, we got a puppy!

And he is adorable.  A feisty little Australian Shepherd/Labrador mix who has taken our hearts by storm.

He's just so cute!

Alaska!

Bruce and I took a trip to Alaska over his spring break at the end of March.  It was actually a spur of the moment decision that we made one night in February, and ended up buying tickets that very night.

We were able to stay with Bruce's sister and her husband at their home in Anchorage.  It was fun getting to know them better, since they have lived in Alaska for as long as I have known my hubby, which doesn't allow for a ton of "getting to know you" time.

Bruce and I were able to hike a glacier.

We even saw a moose right next to our car on our way home from the glacier! (He declined a photo-op)

We hiked Blueberry Hill, which had a nice view of Anchorage and the inlet.  Bruce got to see the ocean for the first time too!  One of the days, we walked around downtown Anchorage and went down to the inlet and saw all the huge chunks of ice flowing through the water, which was really cool.

Ashley and Wilson took us to Girdwood, which has the rainforest (yep!  A rainforest in Alaska)

It reminded me so much of where I grew up!  It was crazy!  I haven't seen moss like that in forever!  It was rainy, muddy, and beautiful.

Bruce and I both ended up sick while on our trip, but it didn't dampen the fun that we had.  So glad we were able to go!