We are moving to... Seymour, Indiana

Well the time has come when we get to leave Provo, UT. Many may know that I am not very fond of Utah, but it really has nothing to do with the state or the people. It has something to do with growing up in California and not ever wanting to live in Utah. Well now I have lived in Utah for almost 7 years, lived in 8 different apartments/homes during this time...

We have a few more moves before we can actually consider settling down. So Stephen got an internship with Cummins in Seymour, Indiana. For those of you (like me) who are not even sure where Indiana is on a map, it is just below Michigan and the great lakes. Stephen will begin working for Cummins on June 4th. Together we will move out to Seymour, Indiana for about four months. Then Stephen will finish his last (fall) semester of school at BYU while we live in his parents basement one more time. Then with him finally graduated we will then most likely move back to Indiana where Stephen will be employed full-time as an engineer for Cummins.

On the map, we will live in the south east, closest to Kentucky, in Seymour, Indiana.

So one might think, "Won't Indiana be worse because it is farther from California?". Well, I am excited and thinking this will be an awesome opportunity and no, I don't think it will be worse. I think that if anything I am really going to like the flat plains, the mild cold, and possibly the chance to go tour lots of church history sites.

The only question I have is.... What am I going to do out in Indiana? Work at a garden center? Work retail, full-time, part-time? Maybe I can be a mom by then? Or maybe I can find work at a hotel or bank? Or maybe just take it easy and vacation for the summer (doubt that will fly)?

Just cruising down Provo Cyn in the fall

Some crafts, refinishing, and sewing projects

I know I never update my blog but I am going to try to better only because I am getting drained from my day to day life so I need something to release myself and use my time differently. So lately I have been feeling very creative and needing to do crafts. So here it goes....

So when we got married we were given this shadow box frame that had our announcement in it and well I wanted to do something different in it so this is what I did... I want to put a quote with vinyl on the front... My favorite quote is "If I cannot do great things I can do small things in a great way..." What do you think?

Here is a table I bought at Deseret Industries for $1.50. Stephen sanded the table and painted the legs black to match the decor in our dining and living room. Then I found these prints with help of Tanya from work, that I decoupaged on the top. I absolutely love this table!!!

Lastly, I went to visit my mom and dad and while I was there I made this skirt. I got the fabric online from rufflefabric.com. I think she is in Orem, UT so it is too bad that I didn't go buy it myself from her in person. But look how cute it turned out!!!

Well that is all I have for now but I am very excited to keep you posted on all the things going on in my little life in the most loved and hated town in the mountain west, Provo...

I am so talented, seriously talented! haha

Well hear this! I made these cute pillows for our living room. I found this cute fabric that was so overly priced that I could possibly never afford it. So I waited and waited and then it went on SALE! So I went with my giftcard that I got for my birthday in October to go get this fabric.

Well here are the results.... So far...

Top Stitching on the back for a cute look!

Two Year Anniversary and Valentine's Day.... :)

Well as some of you know... Stephen and I don't see much of each other during our days. Stephen is so involved and busy with school, I work full-time, and well at the end of the day we are both tired and don't really spend quality time together.

So this year for our anniversary I really wanted to do something special, like get massages again, or go snowboarding, or like go out to eat, of have Stephen sing me a song he wrote... I mean something out of the ordinary, right? Well I worked all week and our anniversary was on a Sunday (I mean we couldn't possibly miss church (sarcasm;))). So Stephen got sick that weekend, February 12th and 13th, great. So I was like all sad and cried a little that I would not feel special or even loved on my anniversary and also on Valentine's Day.

But then Stephen surprised me with a pretty little calla lily plant that looks so pretty cute in our little living room.

And then on Valentine's Day I was overly surprised! He got me heart shaped pizzas!!! I love pizza and I hate making dinner so this was such a great surprise!!! I was so happy and felt special for that moment in time! Here are some pictures of our cute little pizzas!

Painting for fun....Decorating Too!

So recently I get so bored on my days off work that I have been trying to find inexpensive things for me to do.

So bought these canvas things from Robert's and well I went a little crazy with them... I have officially painted each of these little canvas things three times. First they were brown and green, then they were just blue-ish with a marble look. And now they are this:
I believe I like them like this. So I have them up in my bedroom where I have this cool pottery barn duvet cover that is bright and colorful like this painting is...

The best part.... Stephen thought I bought them!!! I may be able to find a new profession... Not only would we be poor starving married students, but we would be poor starving artist students. But you know it could always be worse :)