Jacob & Angie

Let's Play Catch Up!

2012-01-30T17:13:00.007-07:00

If you haven't noticed, I've gotten real bad at staying up on my posts. So here's a quick and dirty post of all we have been up to the past couple of months... {in no particular order}

This last weekend was my handsome husband's 27th Birthday! We went and stayed a night in Park City. We...well, I, had a nice time shopping at the Outlet Mall! That night we got all dressed up and went to Ruth's Cris steakhouse for a nice dinner. Wow! That was the best dinner EVER! Unfortunately my camera is out of commission so we didn't get many pictures. In fact, this is the only one, but it's super cute :) I just love my Jacob!!!!!

Now that we have good insurance, it was time to get new glasses! How do we look?!

During the holiday's we went to Temple Square and walked around and looked at the Christmas lights! It was so fun, but so cold! {if you can't tell by our frozen cherry red faces}

For Christmas day, I had to work. So instead of traveling to go see family, we went Christmas Eve to the White's, and then for Christmas Day, my family came to us. It was weird hosting Christmas, but it was so fun. Jacob did an AMAZING job on making dinner! He even made the perfect turkey :) After opening presents we watched movies, and of course, played my new battleship game!

A few days before Christmas, I got a package in the mail from Mr. & Mrs. Clause! Comfy jammies and treats!

Jacob and I did some holiday baking for our gifts this year. We made some caramels...this is batch take two :) Just an FYI, using a WORKING candy thermometer is extremely helpful!

We learned I'm no good at making Toffee.

Here are some snowball cookies

The mess we made in the kitchen!

And anytime we bring out our Ninja is a good day!

Our fudge was a success! And sooooo yummy :)

We made some chocolate covered pretzels too! I think we did AWESOME for our first year baking :)

There are days when you just have to have an extra pair of gloves. Sometimes I feel like I have Mary Poppin's pockets, I just keep pulling stuff out!

I had made some yummy Bavarian filled chocolate cupcakes, mmmMMMM good ;)

Why make such yummy cupcakes? Well, to try this new toy out of course! It's a batter dispenser, and is my new best friend :) It worked out so well, and I've used it for pancakes and waffles too :) If you want one, I got mine from Bed Bath & Beyond!

Well, I'm out of pictures. But, things are going great at the White House. Our jobs are good. Jacob's back is getting better. He had a steroid shot on the herniated disc and he's like a new man! Well, at least he's standing upright lol And they decided to not drain the cyst, because they would have to drill through the bone. Angering it is just not worth it, especially where it is asymptomatic. Well, I guess for now that's all. We are just livin' the dream =]

Dough for Dee

2011-12-30T14:51:00.003-07:00

Hey blogger fans! I'm not sure who see's this page anymore, but I've got a friend that needs a favor. Her mom needs a new kidney, and they need help raising money to pay for it. If you can go to this website:

http://www.giveforward.com/doughfordee

and make a donation. EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS!

Thanks, and we hope you have a safe and HAPPY NEW YEAR! Stay tuned for a post full of Christmas magical fun :)

Deck the Halls...

2011-11-27T20:26:00.008-07:00

When we got back to Utah, I was so excited to start getting Christmas decorations out! We put the tree up the night we got back, but we waited until Saturday night to do the rest. On Saturday we went down to see Jacob's family. It was time to put snow tires on the car, and to bring back some more of Jacob's things. We were excited to see his family too! We sure missed the Mitchell's. While there, Shannon surprised us with some Christmas decorations that she had made, and some that she had been saving for Jacob. It was like an early Christmas :) But, we got together with Jacob's parents and the Carter's and went to dinner and Hallmark to pick out ornaments for the year...

Another thing that Jacob and I had in common was that our parents made sure that each year we got an ornament of our own as we grew up. This made sure that we had something to put on our tree when we became big kids! So this year we decided that we were just going to have a combined ornament...

How cute!

It was so fun decorating with Jacob!

What was even more fun, was being able to share stories of each of our ornaments as we put them on the tree. As most people know, I'm a girl that LOVES themes. Especially for Christmas Tree's. This year, we decorated our cute little tree with just us. We thought it was just so perfect and simple. We hope to have visitors so that they can see our cute ornaments and hear the cute stories behind them :)

I had tons of gel clings, and you can bet that Jacob was all over putting those up!

He did such a good job

We have this awkward wall in our entry way that was perfect for the Halloween quilt Shannon had given us. I wasn't sure what to put there after I took it down. Well, she surprised us with this ADORABLE Christmas countdown quilt! Thank you so much Shannon, we love it :) Although, Jacob may love the candy just a bit more ;)

And the next surprise she had for us, was a Willow Tree nativity set. I LOVE the Willow Tree figurines, and when Shannon told Jacob that she had bought three sets (2 for the girls, and 1 for him), I was so excited! We didn't have a nativity set for one, let alone one so beautiful!

I told you it was like Christmas!

Thank you AGAIN! That was just so nice :)

Maybe one day we'll have a mantle or shelf to really lay it all out on :)

More gel clings my sweet husband put up! Told you he did a great job!

Now, for this little area of Christmas, it's just not quite finished. I've got a craft I'm going to do, and then the MOST exciting thing is that my vinyl should be here any day to put on the wall so that we can get it up and get pictures up! The wall is just so bare, I'm hoping by the end of the week it will be finished! *fingers crossed*

And while we were shopping for ornaments, Stuart and Shannon surprised us Again with this tradition. The girls have this cute little elf that comes each year to watch their kids and report to Santa on if they have been naughty or nice. Well, we don't have kids of our own yet, but they thought everyone should have an Elf on the Shelf to carry on a tradition. The most important part is picking out the name...So we have chosen to name Our Elf.......

JIMMOTHY

Isn't he so cute :) I guess we better behave or it'll be coal in our stockings this year!

Isn't our little tree so cute?!

We wanted to get a topper also, so that one day we can share stores of our first Christmas together and have a symbol for our kidlets....

Here are just some close ups of the ornaments....

We are so excited for the holidays, each day is just filled with so much joy! And on an exciting note....we have been working hard, and almost have the garage cleared out and the house moved into!!!!!! Just a little bit more, and then pictures will go up!

Thanksgiving Feast!

2011-11-27T20:03:00.004-07:00

Now that Jacob and I have to coordinate holidays with our families, this year we went to Idaho to have dinner with my family. We were so excited to see everyone, and for a very much needed four day weekend!

Mom made a WONDERFUL feast! I didn't get a picture of the amazing food, but her table sure looked cute and the pumpkin pie was YUUUUUMY!

Gobble 'til ya Wobble!

With full bellies and football on TV, it was time to relax and slip into a food coma...

But for Scootie...

It was bath time :)

It was so good to see and visit with Grandma! I was glad that she came for dinner. And she left with the best part of the holidays....LEFTOVERS!!!! Mom made sure Jacob and I went home with some also, yay!

This past year has been full of crazy adventures, but this Thanksgiving holiday helped remind us of all that we are thankful for. One, that we have each other and our wonderful families; two, that we are almost completely settled in our town home and have a warm place to go 'home' to; three, that we both have great jobs that we enjoy working at. There are so many more things I could list, but you all get the idea. I am a very lucky girl to have this handsome boy in my life, to share the good times and the bad, I'm just so excited to celebrate this holiday season with him! I wonder what the next year will bring?!

Crafting Fever!

2011-11-07T20:44:00.011-07:00

That's right! After finally a month and a half of trying to get settled into the new place, I finally could succumb to the Crafting Fever! {I'll be making a post of the move to Roy and all of the crazy things that took place to get us to today, but for now, enjoy the mess I've made the past week}

I feel so bad for the Thanksgiving holiday. There just doesn't seem to be a lot of decorations. You go from Halloween straight into Christmas. You may have a few pumpkins left out and maybe a cornucopia, but that just seems lame, right? Right. So, I found some cute crafts to

do to fill my void of Turkey season decor at my favorite wood shop in Draper, Wood Connections...

A lil' paint, a lil' wood glue

And we have a cute pilgrim couple :)

And a lil' vinyl and mod podge, and we've got a cute....whatever you call it :) How about a collage block! Yea, that works, a collage block!

And trust me, my Turkey decor crafty-ings won't stop with these two...next year I'll find more, because you've got to 'gobble till you wobble' ;)

Ok, so for my next projects, I decided to give a little TLC to some old pieces of furniture. First, I bought this white cabinet early in my college days. I worked at Bed Bath & Beyond, and was able to get a GREAT deal on this. Just $25!!!!! Well, after a few years, a few moves, and some water damage, it was either time to chuck it, or love it. I chose to love it. I mean after all, it just needed a little face lift ;)

Don't you just love the paint reveal? I think some aqua blue on this sweet little cabinet will do just the trick!

Since it snowed this weekend, the garage was a little too chilly to be painting in, so I drug a cardboard box and laid it on our tiled entry. Time to get busy!

I'm in LOVE with the after affect! I've just got this weakness to 'distress' everything so I lightly sanded my edges just to soften up my lines....

It's like a whole new piece of furniture! YAY!

For the next two pieces, they aren't very old to me. I found them on KSL for 100 bucks a couple of weeks ago. It was hard finding a matching pair that I liked. The color just wasn't right so, another face lift went into effect!

This is a before, keep in mind the hardware had already been removed...

During...my mess just kept growing and growing. And if you take note. The one to the back of me is a light gray. I had picked out a gray color that I thought was going to be TOTALLY perfect. When I started covering them, it TOTALLY looked like primer. ugh. Back to Sherwin Williams. The nice man tinted my can, and back to work! Finally, the perfect gray!

Once they were dry, it was time to beat the heck out of them! lol Boy did that make a mess!!!!

But in the end, I'm crazy about them! Exactly what I was going for :)

Remember that post about the miracle fabric? Well, Stuart and Shannon came up for dinner last night, and Shannon brought up her sewing machine. As most of you who know me, I DON'T sew. Maybe a button, but hardly even that. So...when she told me I was doing these, I told her she was crazy. But afterward, these two pillow cases weren't actually that bad ;) but she took the fabric home to do the rest lol

So, once I finish up a few more things in the house, I'll post about the new abode!

Are We There Yet?!

2011-09-15T21:34:00.002-06:00

We're getting closer...

Thanks to my husband ;)

And what's this? Fabric, waiting to be sewn in my house...shut up! Guess you'll just have to wait for the post that follows this miracle...

Little Life of Ours

2011-09-11T21:41:00.009-06:00

Over Labor Day weekend, Jacob and I went to Idaho to see my family. We also went to the Eastern Idaho State Fair and the ImPRA rodeo finals. It was a rodeo for the history books as my dad and brother had both been voted to go as bull fighters of the year. No one has heard of a father son duo, well at least not one as great as they are :) We are so proud of them!

Not to mention, we couldn't turn down fair food!

Grandma even came! She made sure to go home with her favorite treat, COTTON CANDY!

And welcome to our Sunday Funday! I was craving some applesauce muffins, and decided it was time to get to baking! For those of you who know my husband, he hates anything apple! He immediately turned up his nose. Once I got him convinced to at least try one, get ready for this, he said, "They are pretty much the bomb!" :) Sure glad I've gotten the 'OK' to make these again lol

So then, the Chef Master Jacob wanted to make his wonderful wife dinner. He chose Roast, Potato's and carrots. Mmmm, he sure knows the way to this girls heart, yep straight through her stomach with meat and taters!

It turned out great!

I sure am a lucky girl!

And if you hadn't heard...we are moving again! Almost a month ago I was offered a full time job at Ogden Regional Medical Center as an X-Ray Technologist! I've been working there for a couple weeks now and the people are so so nice! Jacob and I feel so blessed for this opportunity. We are beginning to realize every thing happens for a reason, and our life together is starting to fall into place :)

So, I'm embracing this move with style! Yes, your eyes are seeing right, that's Zebra Duct Tape! ;) LOVE IT!!!!

Well, the big day is Friday! Once we get settled in, I'll be sure to post some pics :)

None-ya Bee's Wax!!!!

2011-08-03T20:09:00.005-06:00

I've converted Jacob into watching my 'chick' shows. One I like is, Keeping up with the Kardashians :) On one of the episodes they used this Harmony Cone to help improve their hearing. Both Jacob and I thought it might be fun to use one, and it could help reduce the amount of Earwax we've built up...gross I know!!!!!

And as you can see, it was also a trust test :) You've really got to love and trust some one to let them put a stick in your ear thats on FYAAAAA!!!! (fire) lol

Once you let the Harmony Cone burn a ways, you clean out the gunk in the ear and put some oil in for 30 min. Jacob did really well, and we got quite a bit out of his nasty lil' ears! haha

I'm not going to lie, I was a bit more nervous than Jacob was. I've got quite a bit more hair for him to catch on fire!!!

We only had one panic moment :) But it was a live and learn second, and he did really well after that. Unfortunately, my ears were quite a bit more nasty than his. Talk about huge chunks of WAX!!! He told me that it was too gross to post a picture, so you'll just have to take my word for it lol

Haven't you heard? Cotton balls are the new summer 'statement' :)

Well, there you have it, this is what the newlywed couple does on an exciting Wednesday night!!!!!

(sorry the pics were super small, they were off of my phone, I'm still trying to fix my camera)

Sad for Everyone

2011-07-27T11:39:00.004-06:00

So, those of you who still check my page out....I'm wanting to blog....really I am. But see, over the weekend I sat down to upload my pictures onto my laptop, and only 4 out of 115 pictures uploaded correctly. The others...LOST! I'm devastated :( Pictures from the wedding festivities, honeymoon, and my new hair cut. I'm still working on trying to get them back. *fingers are crossed*

So the four that uploaded, I guess I can show ya :)

In June, Jacob and I went to the Manti Pageant at the Manti Temple. It was a fun date :)

This temple is really pretty. And it was a fun play because they perform it outdoors on the hillside as the sun goes down.

We packed up some treats, our picnic blanket, and chose a comfy spot in the grass to watch the play.

We both had a really fun time!

So now I guess I just have to leave you with an update.

1. The wedding was perfect. But I'm glad its over. Phew! It was a lot of work!

2. Sadly we were unable to get our house, but we did get into a really cute condo! It's been fun making it home.

3. I'm still looking for an X-Ray job. I've applied to about 15 jobs so far. I'm starting to go crazy, the application process is super frustrating. But I'm still hopeful, I check my email and the websites constantly. *fingers crossed here as well*

4. I cut 8 inches off of my hair last week. I LOVE IT! What a fun change :) I guess since I've got a new name, I might as well have new hair. I was able to donate it to Locks of Love for the third time.

5. Jacob still enjoys his job. We even went to the race track last week. And so far, he has survived my cooking ;)

Overall, we are super happy and enjoying life together! Hopefully we get our pictures back so I can share with you all our fun trip!

I'm Done! I'm Done! Let's Have some Fun!!!!

2011-05-23T09:29:00.009-06:00

The last couple of weeks have been CRAZY!!! First, I forgot to add this picture to the last blog. I made these cute little graduation hat cupcakes for my class party. They were really easy, and VERY yummy :)

Then it was time to graduate! What a cool ceremony they gave us. I had never been to a University graduation before, and I must say, what a dream come true it was! My friends and I said how similar it was to what Harry Potter would be like. I think it would be so fun to go to school at Hogwarts ;)

About 2,000 graduates walked across the stage that day. From start to finish, the entire 'shebang' lasted about 3 hours. I didn't think it was so bad. The feeling of all of the late nights, sweat and tears for the last 5 years paid off in that walk across the stage :) Speaking of sweat, wow was I nervous! I didn't want to trip in front of thousands of people, and just thinking about that was making my feet sweat! I know I know, TMI, but seriously, my feet were slipping like crazy in my heels! But I'm happy to report, it all went smoothly and I'm now officially an ISU Alumni!!!!!

Me and my sweetheart. :) I'm a lucky girl to have him around!

Me and my parents. They made me who I am today.

Stuart and Shannon. The best soon to be in-laws ever! It was sure sweet of them to drive up to support me!

Carol Semons and Catina Tharp (mom-daughter) I worked with these two sweet ladies when I worked on campus. They are great role models for me!

I was able to sit with my friends. YAY! Unfortunately, not all of our gang walked. And then with things being so crazy, we weren't able to catch up and get pictures with everyone. But this is Emily and Kelci. What two awesome girls they are. I'm glad that I got to know them so well. They are going to do great things with themselves!!!!

And this is me and Robert. We have grown up together. We graduated from pre-school, high school, and now college together. We were even voted Mr. and Mrs. Ray of Sunshine in High School :) Best of Luck to Robert!

After the ceremony, we invited guests to Ruby Tuesday's for lunch. So many people showed up. What a lucky girl I am to have so much support.

Mom bought this funny head band for me to wear.

I got to meet my new baby cousin Dailyne. She was only two weeks old and so precious :)

You'll have to excuse my scary face. ;)

The kiddos were very good! Wylie, Chevelle, Gavin, and Tristen

Me and Joelle! She was so kind to stop by, even though she was running a ton of errands that day! This was her first year teaching 3rd grade, so it was fun to listen to some of her stories :)

Once graduation was over, it was time to hit the books! I had 10 days to study for my board exam. I studied down in Utah. They all felt so bad that I hadn't left the house, but I had to keep studying. This test would be the biggest I'd ever take! Not to mention very expensive!!!! I couldn't afford to pay to take it again lol

Well, I think it was last Wednesday or Thursday, but Kira (Jacob's sister) said she had been making some strawberry jam, and had tons of strawberries left over. Since Jacob and I basically have nothing for pantry and food storage, we thought we'd better jump all over those extra strawberries! I had never made jam before, so it was so fun to learn! It turned out to be very easy and 21 jars later, we had our very own jam! Wahooo! It's really fun to look at our jars, and say, "Hey, we made that!" :)

So I took my test May 17. I chose to take mine in Ogden. Me and Jacob just stayed in a hotel so that I was nice and close. I was there bright and early at 7:30 am! I was a nervous wreck! Once I got checked in and through 'security', the test began! Ugh I finished at about 10am, and I'm ECSTATIC to report:

I PASSED I PASSED I PASSED I PASSED I PASSED I PASSED!!!!!!!

I've been so unbelievably happy and relieved. I'm now:

Angela Scherer (soon to be White) B.S. RT (R)

In about a month they'll mail me my license. I've been searching for jobs with not much luck. So for now I'm working some at Oil Spout and focusing on the wedding!!!!!! Stay tuned for more fun to come!!!!!

Highlights!

2011-04-27T19:12:00.007-06:00

This week has been pretty fun! I guess when you're a senior, you tend to get spoiled :) That's A-OK with me!!!!!

Tuesday's are usually my all day class day, but since it was the last week, it turned into my party day! I had a University Honors Program banquet. I've loved being part of the UHP throughout my college career. These two individuals have been a huge part of my success. They were my advisers. I can't thank them enough for all of their hard work and support the past 5 years! Thanks again Cindy & Peter, you rock!

On a side note, when I worked on campus I worked at the Center for Teacher & Learning which was affiliated with the Honors Program. They ordered these beautiful dictionaries, but they didn't just give them to anybody. Not even to an active student and hardworking employee ;) The catch--they give them to graduating seniors! So, after many years of packing these dictionaries and coveting them like crazy, I FINALLY GOT ONE!!!!! plus a cute little Thermos with a graduation cap :)

For class, we went to Pizza Pie Cafe. Wow was that yummy! It was a pizza lovers HEAVEN! Here are some of my girly friends Cami, Emily, and Lexie

Then me, Kelci, and Hilary :)

After we ate, we were going to head back to campus and have a professional class picture taken. But the camera freak I am, I wanted one with the teachers too! *duh* Unfortunately a few of the girls had taken off....

Our outstanding teachers! Chuck, Wendy, and Dan the Man

This was Chuck's last year. It's sad that there won't be anymore students to experience his "Chuckisms" Such a funny guy he is, we are all going to miss him. As far as this picture goes, I guess you'd just have to be there (We basically were workin' it) lol

Then, at the hospital on Wednesday they threw us lunch party! Breezy our supervisor made us this yummy chocolate radiation safety cake :)

And we got Super Tech Diplomas!!!!

Time to cut the cake! Isn't Lexie's prego belly the cutest?!

The stellar seniors! Garett, Lex, Me, Kara, Breezy, Emily, Stephanie, and Mike. It's been fun working with them for the past two years. What great people they are, I'm going to miss them lots!

Well, this week was super fun, but next week can't some soon enough! Graduation May 7th 10:00. The ceremony is about 2.5 hours, and then we are meeting at Ruby Tuesday's at 1:30 for lunch! Everyone is welcome to come :)

Totally Radical Realization

2011-03-01T21:25:00.006-07:00

So today...'IT' hit me. Graduation is in two months. And in two months, all of my hard work will pay off. It hit me sitting in my advisor's office this afternoon. He was helping me prepare a job application....

As I sat there, it took me back to the very fist time I sat in that exact spot. I was asking about the Radiology program, the classes I needed to take, my future. I was only a freshman, and graduation seemed a lifetime away.

Each year I met with Dan. I would take in my newest transcript and we would plug in my grades and see how I was seating points wise for the program. With the program being incredibly competitive, I had to make sure I knew where I was at each step of the way. Without his help, I may have never made it.

I quickly remembered sitting in 'THAT SPOT' two years ago. Plugging in the last numbers, finalizing my application.

Remember this post: My typing the application?

Keeping my fingers (and toes) crossed that I would be one of the 18 accepted.

Now remember this post? Sharing the amazing news that I received the letter saying I had been accepted into the program?! I thought then that 3 years of hard work had paid off. Little did I know...

Tonight I applied for GRADUATION!!!! And, I filled out my first application for an X-RAY JOB!!! In these past two years, I have learned so much about life, myself, and my career. I had no idea I was capable of learning as much as I have in school, and to feel comfortable taking care of others. It's been a very long, hard, crazy road. But every mile has been worth it.

I never believed that there really was a light at the end of the tunnel...but I guess there is, because I see it :) And come May 7th....watch out world, because Angie's going to be BIG GIRL!!!!!!

Oh Hippy Day!

2011-02-27T19:15:00.006-07:00

Danielle (the girl that lives where I do ;]), wanted to try making some homemade tie-dye shirts. I've not ever done it either, so we bought a kit, and got to work!

Who's ready to make a mess? WE ARE!!!

Thankfully the kit came with instructions. We chose the circle pattern. Twist the shirt....

Wrap some rubber bands around it. Divide into sections...and bring on the dye!!!

Now it's time to wait 8 hours to see our finished product...

Ooops! We forgot to wear our plastic gloves! Thankfully Robin had some ink remover in the cupboard. I would've looked like a clown in Vegas! (I left the next morning)

Yay! I was excited to come home and see the finished product! Mine is on the left :)

We had so much fun, I foresee us tie-dying many more things in the next few weeks :)

Check Out My Find!

2011-02-10T16:39:00.004-07:00

Who doesn't love TJMaXX?!

I stopped in there yesterday, and check out what I found:

This adorable Aqua Blue flower pot! It's the perfect blue :) I had these fun red- spikey flowers on my nightstand, so I thought I'd add them for the pictures ;) Hmmm, how funny, they just happened to be the wedding colors!!!!

Then....I've been on the hunt for the PERFECT lanterns for some of the centerpieces at the wedding. Well guess what...I FINALLY FOUND THEM!!!! They will be fun to put an electric candle, some greenery, and some flowers in too don't ya think?

Some have one side that has a design...I've got 3 of each style so far. I'll decide if I want more a little later :) I'm thinking of doing some other centerpieces as well.

I'm thinking of painting these white, but again, we'll just have to see! *So exciting!*

Hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day weekend with your sweethearts. I know I sure will.

PS--I'm going wedding dress shopping Saturday! Wish me luck :) :) :)

Happy February

2011-02-01T15:50:00.004-07:00

Can you believe January is already over?! I'm not going to complain about the year flying by this year...only 3 months and 6 days until graduation, but who's counting? haha

Lately, my life has consisted of these few books and the boy below ;) It's been really tough to find the motivation to keep studying through all of the senioritis ;) But do you see that brown book? That book scares me. I've only cracked it open once (because our professor made us in class). It contains the application for my registry exam to get my license, and helpful subjects to cover while studying. I get an ulcer just thing about the test. Aye aye aye....

The other classes are interesting, and this semester at the hospital we get to shadow three different modalities. Currently I'm doing a rotation in Ultrasound. It's fun and a good experience. I'll also be shadowing Radiation Therapy and then the Cath Lab (heart stuff).

That other little binder you see would be my wedding planner :) It's crazy deciding on things, but its a lot of fun and I have lots of help (thank goodness)! We have a location, photographer, colors, and a little more stuff, but next weekend I go wedding dress shopping! Yay!!!!!!

So it's 5 months and 8 days until I get to marry my best friend and sweetheart! I love him so much, and I can't wait to start our lives together. It's been hard living 4 hours apart for 2 years now, but through all of the ups and downs, it's totally been worth it!

Today marks my Grandma and Grandpa Scherer's 62nd Wedding Anniversary. It's been a tough 2 1/2 months without Grandpa, but sometimes I can feel him watching over me, and I know he'll always be with me. I'm so thankful for the example of unconditional love that they both showed me. So as the month of love begins, don't forget to tell the ones you hold dear to your heart that you love them.

PS--Pray for Spring! Today has been way to0 cold...calculating in the windchill factor, Idaho Falls temp= -23 Brrrrrr!!!!!

Bargain Boots and Bows

2011-01-12T10:25:00.003-07:00

Check out this steal!

Before I left Spanish Fork, I stopped into a western store that was going out of business. I've been wanting new boots for like --EVER! The last time I got new boots, I was in high school. I just had never found THAT pair...until now :) These square-toed beauties called out my name and I fell in love with their brightly colored, turquoise tops!

Regularly $219, marked down to $149.99....I managed to walk out with these leather Stetsons for $89.99 + tax!!! Wowza! It's a little different getting used to leather soles, wow they're slick! But a few wears and some scuffs on the bottoms, and I'll never want to take them off :)

Next...

I used to work with this wonderful lady at ISU, and now her and her sis-in-law have an etsy account where they are selling cute bows they have made! Check it out! They are absolutely DARLING!!!! I don't care how old you are, a bow in your hair is always fun :

http://www.etsy.com/shop/PaigesPrettyBowtique?section_id=7356539

The Proposal!

2010-12-21T18:34:00.007-07:00

So he finally did it! He really did! Jacob popped the BIG question while we were in Vegas! I was completely blown away. After we got checked into our rooms, we went to freshen up for dinner. We told John and Kira that we would meet them back downstairs in 20 min. When Jacob and I got downstairs, we didn't find them right away. Then, Kira opened the door from the VIP lounge, and yelled that she had won! Just the mere thought that we had been in Vegas for 45 min. and she had won a car, cash, who cares, SHE WON! I was super excited and ran towards her. :)

She drug me across the lounge and handed me a box....with my name on it?! I thought she had lost it. She told me to hurry and open it!

Once open, it revealed an....empty box?! Ok, Kira Rae, I think you've lost it!!!!

As I looked up, she was snapping pictures and crying. I asked her if she was ok, and she told me to turn around! So I did, and I found Jacob on one knee behind me!!!!! Holding this gorgeous box of bling :)

I was so stunned and surprised, and speechless!!!

After hugging him to death, I managed to say YES!!!

The ring was absolutely PERFECT!

There was lots of LOVE!

Lots of Looking at the RING!

Lots and LOTS of CRYING!

Did I mention HUGGING?! Oh yea, there was hugging!

Once we regained composure, we had to spread the word! Texting, Calling, you got, mass communication was in the works :)

We couldn't be happier. We still have lots of planning to do, but the big day will be July 9, 2011, and a second reception July 16, 2011!

Vegas Year 2!

2010-12-21T17:12:00.012-07:00

This year we were fortunate enough to visit the sleepless city of Las Vegas again! We went with our must-go pals, Kira and John. Before we checked into Vegas, and partied with the cowboys, we drove down to see the new Big Dam Bridge over the Hoover Dam. We drove over it, and well...looked like any other bridge. See for yourself...

These were me and Kira's 'excited faces'

So after that disappointing jont, we drove down to the damn. WOW! Now that's an impressive bridge :)

We got there just before closing, so we weren't able to take the guided tour, but just looking around and reading the history was awesome. Rub the toes for good luck! *Then wash your hands because think of all the germs!*

Amazing isn't it?

The technology and construction behind the bridge is mind blowing!

I'm standing in Arizona and Nevada at the same time!!!!

I thought this bridge was so cool, I wanted to take it home with us. I guess that's not really allowed so I had to put it back ;)

And little did I know, soon after we checked into Vegas, Jacob would propose!!!!!!! What a great way to start off the trip :) Boy am I lucky girl!

The next day we sought out a Marshalls department store. It's a lot like a TJ Maxx or Ross. I love both, so I was a happy girl. While me and Kira shopped around, Jacob found this hot item:

What a stud huh? haha Yikes. He sure has a knack for finding cheesy jackets. We talked him out of it thank goodness. There's no way Vegas was ready for that ;)

Last year, Kira and I had fits with our giant shoulder bags, so this year, being the genius she is, she made us little wrist bags. They fit our camera, cell phone, credit card, ID, and little extra cash. How perfect :) Thanks Kira!

Have I mentioned we stayed in the castle again this year? We've so enjoyed the Excalibur!

One of our favorite places to eat is in the Excalibur. Its called Dick's Last Resort. It was a good time again this year, and I can't wait to go back!

After our taxi cab dropped us off at the Palms, we walked over to the Gold Coast to watch the 9th round of the rodeo. What a fun casino!

After the rodeo, we had tickets to the Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, and Josh Kelley concert. It was in the Palms, and was AMAZING!!! All three artists did great, and we had a fun time.

Gotta show the bling* ;)

John pulling a silly Stuart face.

*Cute*

Josh Kelley. I hadn't heard him before, and now I'm a big fan!

Eric Church. There isn't a song of his that I don't like.

We saw Miranda last year in Vegas as well. All four of us like her a lot. This year she rocked our socks off again!!!

Oh look! A Wedding Chapel. Hmmm, lets wait, our Mom's might want to hurt us if we don't include them lol

Welcome to the gun show!

At one of the Cowboy Christmas' they had free trial massage chairs. You bet these two parents jumped all over that! Look at those big relaxed smiles :)

I fell in love with so many pairs of boots, and tack, and decorations, and, and, and :) It really is a cowgirls dream!

After our morning of shopping, we stopped and had some Coldstone Ice Cream! Yummm!

Our last night, we went over to the New York New York, and had a fabulous dinner!

A full rack of ribs? Yes Please!

We had such a fun time. It was a nice little get away, but it was definitely time to get back to reality. But now finals are over, and they went really well. I'm living and working down in UT until January 10. Then I'll start up with my last semester of college! Graduation is May 7th, and I'm so excited. Let the countdown begin :)

What a Weekend!

2010-12-06T21:13:00.006-07:00

Well, I didn't start this last weekend off too well. In fact I guess you'd say I started it off with a BANG! Friday night as I was headed home from work, I was stopped at a red light and was hit from behind. Thank goodness it more to the side instead of straight on because the guy was moving really fast. It sure was scaring to see in my rear view mirror! I'm ok, just a little sore. The guy had insurance so that was good news, so hopefully I can get my car fixed soon.

Here's the damage:

Despite the bang up, Jacob came up and we went to AF to celebrate Mom's birthday. Her actually birthday isn't until Thursday, but we'll be out of town so we just did it early :) What a fun day. We had chicken cordon blue, a cheesy rice and broccoli casserole, grape soda, and CAKE! Isn't the birthday girl cute? I sure think so...

And you can't have cake without ICE CREAM! Me and dad sure are suckers for ice cream :) We then watched some movies. The Karate Kid, and the Sorcerer's Apprentice. Both were good.

The next morning Chef Jacob made us MOUNTAIN MAN BREAKFAST! Mmmmm! We had to do something 'not original' because last time mom made bacon, eggs, and toast...Jacob said "oh how original" lol whatta kid ;)

PS>Notice my hair. I chopped like 4 inches off :S I'm getting used to it....

Then I made some sugar cookies! Mom's mixer had died, so I dug out my good ol' friend :) How I have missed this little yella fella!

I thought some XMAS stockings would be cute for the last day of class!

I can't believe so much has happened the past little while; but it sure has made me thankful for the loved ones in my life. I sure hope everyone stays safe this holiday season!!!!

Next Post is gonna be: Vegas Baby!!!!!! Woot Woot

Nat'l Rad Tech Week!

2010-11-09T20:46:00.004-07:00

So it's National Rad Tech Week! How exciting is that?! Well if you didn't know...VERY! :) So if you all find your self getting XRAYS or any other kind of medical imaging done (I don't wish any harm on you however) just say THANK YOU to your TECHNOLOGIST!!!

Also, my class has t-shirts for sale that are SHUT-UP cute! :) It's our fundraiser to help us get to a conference in February....If you're interested just let me know. Shirts are $8.50, and you can just tell me your size.

Here's what they look like:

The front (PS. I'm standing on an office chair lol I'm really not taller than my friend here :P)

The back: Our amazing sponsors!!!! THANK YOU!

RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS ROCK!!!!

Time Flies When You're Having Fun!

2010-10-13T10:08:00.021-06:00

Life has been literally FLYING by! For one, the semester is half over (YaY!) And two, the weather man used the word 'wintry' in his forecast :S

But anyway...I had lost my camera so I haven't been able to blog :( This last weekend I finally found it! :) I had forgotten that I had so many pictures still on it. Phew! I've been busy!

Mr. Hatch Carter was baptized back in September, and I was able to make it down for that. It was such a special day, I was so glad to be apart of it. He is such neat kid to be around. What a sweet soul he has. The day after however, we all went to the park and had a picnic. The Colonel fried us up some chicken.....

And then we hit the playground! Jacob and I sure have fun playing with the 4 crazies, I just wish I could see them more. It was fun being down in Utah for 6 weeks, the move back has been sad.

Looks to me like Thayner is ready for his drivers license! :)

What a big kid!

I think he's got monkey in his blood :)

CHEESE!

What a silly boy ;)

He must take after his grandparents :P

Uh-oh! Are you stuck Jacob?! hee hee ;)

The famous Stuart-picture-face :)

We all loved Shannon's Puffed Rice Cereal balls! Yum :)

The sun was so bright lol This was the best picture we got of the two of us goofballs :)

It was a a great weekend! Sorry it took so long to share....

Hope Fall is treating you well!

Clip from Class

2010-08-31T20:51:00.003-06:00

In one of my classes today, the chapter we were covering was about the Small Bowel, and how we as radiographers study it. To start class, our professor showed us a Youtube clip that was quite funny. I think the rest will explain itself...

(Trust me, I know most of my stories are gross, but this is something funny that someone swallowed...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX6aCRCW7IE

Class sure is fun...and I have a feeling my career will be even more unbelievable!

Good Bye Summer, Hello School!

2010-08-30T19:59:00.006-06:00

From the time I started pre-school, I have loved going to school. Literally, LOVED it! Between the new clothes, the smell of new school supplies, and the anticipation the night before the first day, its like CHRISTMAS :)

But with each year, I'd have to say summer gets shorter and shorter. College has made me not love school quite so much, if you can believe that! But this year, I was excited more than I have ever been in my life! Why you ask? I bet you could guess...ITS MY LAST YEAR!!!!! *sigh* yay =]

Anyway, besides this being my last year, its my Mama's first year! Double yay! She has wanted to be a teacher for years, but finally has the time to start her education. I am so proud of her, the words can only fail. It takes a lot of courage to step outside of your comfort zone, but I know it will be worth it in the end for her.

Last Monday, I went to the freshman orientation with her, and then we went and found all of her classes...

Doesn't that study chair look COMFY?!!!! I think it needs to go home with me...except, I'd turn it into a napping chair ;)

Then we got all of her books...ugh, books are the worst :S Doesn't she look adorable though?!

Then after lunch at Chili's, we went and did my favorite part of the back to school experience....SCHOOL SUPPLY SHOPPING!!! Though I couldn't go crazy, I had tons of fun just looking around :) Dreaming about having an office one day equipped with post-it notes, filing cabinets, paper clips, pens, calculators...ah I could go on for hours :)

Then Mom needed a new pair of shoes. Funny story: I was off looking at shoes, and she hollers for me to come over and look at a pair that caught her eye. She held them up and asked if I thought they were cute. I gave her a dumb stare and then laughed and pointed down at my own shoes...THEY WERE THE EXACT SAME SHOES I WAS WEARING! lol I told her duh! I thought they were cute, and they are so comfy she just had to get them :) So she did, and now we are twiners!

Jeez, my feet look like baby feet next hers :( She promised me that one day I'd have big girl hands and feet...Mom I'm still waiting *hands on hip* ;)

The first day back was so nice! I missed my classmates and teachers :) No one really like pictures, but Kelci and Hilary have had lab with me, so they are used to me and my camera craziness :) Thanks girls!

Well, good luck to all those who are going back to school! Study hard :D

East Bound and Down....

2010-07-22T21:20:00.035-06:00

A couple of weeks ago Jacob and I took a spur of the moment trip to Kingsville, Texas. He was asked to retrieve a pick-up truck for a customer. So, with the ink not even dry on the just signed papers, we loaded up his BRAND NEW Ford truck, and headed south. We drove through the night Friday as far as we could, and made it to Cortez, Colorado.

No, we aren't Doctors, but we did stay at a Holiday Inn Express for most of the trip :) What a great place to stay. The beds AND pillows were amazing. We slept like babies, and the next morning the Continental breakfast was yummy! We hit the road early, and this is what we saw for most of the trip:

And behind us: =]

Once we got to New Mexico, we weren't impressed. It's a very flat, and dry country. We even drove through Cuba lol

The further south we got, the more of these oil rigs we saw. They were completely new to me. Even though I hear they make a person a lot of money, I wouldn't want one near by, they were kind of creepy lol

Oh look, more flat lands ;)
And I would like to announce....JACOB LET ME DRIVE!!!! :) he was getting a bit sleepy, so he handed the wheel to me. After about 10 minutes of worrying about me and the truck and trailer, he finally slept some. When he woke up, I put him to work taking pictures. He did great and captured this one of the water tower in Loving, NM

I was also kind of excited, because I got to drive us into Texas. Sorry about the bugs...that's what you get for living life through a windshield :)

After I impressed Jacob with my 'rounding- a- corner- with- a- truck- and- 30- odd- foot- trailer- and- not- running- anything- over- skills' and pulling up to a diesel pump, he was ready to drive. And I was able to capture his 'I'm excited to be in Texas face' =] heehee

And my excited to be in Texas face!!!

We had to drive through a few little towns and boy were the stop lights a little weird. Well, I thought so at least...

And I'm just going to throw this out there, but Texans LOVE Dairy Queen! lol They were everywhere! There weren't really any McD's however...

Not only did we drive through Cuba, we drove through Iraan. Talk about a wild trip we went on ;)

Along the way, we passed a few ALCO's!!! If ya'll (uh-oh Texas rubbed off on me) didn't know, my mama works at the ALCO in AF.

We traveled passed this interesting rig...It was so hot, and their AC must not have worked because they were driving with the door open lol Their paint job was nice.... ;)

So we pulled into Kingsville. The town looked in ruins, but we found out that they had just had a hurricane rip through a few days earlier. Sure glad we missed that. But when we stepped out of the nice Air conditioned truck, it was like stepping into a steamy bathroom after someone had taken a hot hot shower. YUCK!!! No thank you, I want to head back north! lol Poor Jacob and the other gentleman we met were just dripping wet when they finally got the truck switched to our trailer. We had plans to drive and see the Gulf since we were only about 20 minutes away, but poor Jacob was in no mood to drive farther away from our hotel. So back to San Antonio we go.....

His truck sure is pretty huh? =]

And to show how smart (SMRT) we are, we didn't put two-and two together that Kingsville, TX was home of the King Ranch. DUUUUUH! How cool is that? We passed the actual ranch, but they also had a saddle shop and museum in the town. Too bad it was late Sunday when we arrived and we were too tired to check much out. Maybe some other day....and not in JULY!!!!

We were a VERY VERY long way from home! I had said, "Wow babe, we are like in the middle of nowhere!" Jacob's response, "Actually, I think we are beyond that, we are south of nowhere!" haha

Here are some pics on our way back to San Antonio. We've now transitioned from mission mode to vacation mode!!!!

In San An, this is a training center for the Dallas Cowboys. Pretty cool :)

These are just pictures of the landscape of the city. Enjoy:

Jacob did great driving in downtown traffic. Our GPS guide took him literally in the middle of everything, and he had no where to turn when he was told to. We got used to the GPS going, "re-calculating...re-calculating." lol But we finally found the El Tropicano. We were so glad to get into the room and find it was air conditioned!!!!

Isn't this coffee pot the cutest?

yay! I get to stretch my legs!!!!

Jacob's back was holding up as well as to be expected. Good thing he brought his massouse ;)

The bathroom was sure cute :) Unfortunately, we hadn't prepared for changing in the middle of the day. We went through clothes rather quickly. And Angie's hair and Texas didn't get along. Grrrrr! Talk about a tangled mess :(

After a nice cold shower, and fresh clothes, we traveled down the famous Riverwalk. It was really pretty and so nice that our hotel was smack-dab on the river.

Isn't the landscape beautiful?

He's so handsome :)

I can't remember what the name of the place was where we ate, but it was so much fun! The food was great, I had a pulled pork sandwich with fries and then we shared a brownie sundae!! :P Then, it turned out it was a karaoke bar, and there was a bunch of people who had had enough to drink that had enough guts to get up and sing :) They weren't bad, and we laugh a lot.

We walked around and saw some of the sights. Too bad it was dark. Oh well, everything was really cool. This was the Alamo. If you don't know me by now, I love to go to historical sites and read and learn about them. This was soooooo cool.

And of course, Texas has put stars in their sidewalks :)

Life is like a box of chocolates.... yummm :) The wax museum was closed but we could still peek in the windows...

This GUY was intense! The heaviest person in the world. Ugh. His snacks were like 12 donuts, a couple large pizzas, a few bags of chips, and the list keeps going on and on if you get my drift. And that was just a snack!

This guy, no not Jacob, balanced these kegs on his head. Wow the things you learn in college. I've got a lot of catching up to do in the next year I guess ;)

The tallest man in the world! I'd say he's probably the bluest too ;) haha jk

The sign said this ring would have been too small for his finger :S My ring finger is a size 5.5....CrAzY!!!

Margarita please :D

Whoa! Back up! Aren't these gold shoes to DIE for...literally haha all I'm gonna say is Yikes!

As we walked along the river, which is below the city streets, there was some really cool things to see.

And it would have been helpful to know that the Riverwalk contained a little loop. We decided to head back to the hotel, and walking at like 11:00 was so romantic, weeeeeellll, after like an hour I started complaining that my feet hurt and I was hot and sweaty (because it hadn't cooled down and it was still 100% humidity) and I had to go to the bathroom. Jacob kept saying we were almost there. He then pointed out, "Hey look there's another restraunt like the one we ate at." I looked around and was like, "Um, babe, I feel like we've walked around in a circle..." He said oh-crap I think your're right. Ugh lol we had a good laugh and about another half hour later we found our hotel. We were so tired and couldn't believe the weather at 12:30 am. Shheeeesh, I've never been so grateful for Idaho weather in MY LIFE!!!!

Our souviner t-shirts. Mine is blue and Jacob got a brown one. San Antonio was cool to see, but I was soooo ready to head back home

I thought how they dug through the mountains to pave the highway looked cool. The rock sidewalls were all over and very pretty.

Before Jacob had ever left, he told his boss, "Watch me blow a tire in the middle of Texas." Sure enough, he shredded that bad boy. Luckily it was on the trailer and he caught it in time before we wrecked and it caused a lot of damage. It was still very hot, and we were in the middle of nowhere. ugh The buzzards flying overhead were not very omnious lol

I'm not gonna like, I was a fantastic helper :) I grabbed tools for him, and brought him water, and all that sorts of stuff lol But then I stepped on something and felt it shoot through my shoe and into my big toe! Ouch! These stickers were HUGE! I had a hec of a time getting them out of my shoe. Jeez louise! Would ya take a look at these?! My shoes still have holes from them...

In the town we stopped to get a new tire, we found my dream car! Isnt' she a beaut ;)

And now that we are in tourist mode, we were allowed to stop and take pictures ;) Welcome to Pecos, Texas! Home of the World's first Rodeo! Yeeeee-Haaaaaw! lol

My laptop came in handy when we stopped at the hotels and such, and it kept us occupied while in the truck. Again, Jacob let me drive. I actually drove more on the way back home than I did on the way down. Jacob got out just in time, because I had to drive through all of the construction. He said I did pretty good, and that he was impressed, even when a lady tried to pass us on a two lane highway, underconstruction, with a semi in front of me, and a semi in her lane. YIKES! But I'm sure you heard, we survived :)

Howdy, y'all! Welcome to Texas!

Oh...and New Mexico...the land of enchantment...?

We were going to drive to Alburquerque, but after the whole tire thing, we just wanted to have one night to relax and not drive till way late. So we stopped in Roswell, NM. Home of the UFO's. The aliens must have been in town, because at every hotel all of the rooms were booked. After an hour of hunting we finally found a room at the newly built Comfort Suites. Yay!

This room was incredible! I would've liked to stay a couple more nights....

We had two t.v.'s!!!! Why we needed two I haven't a clue, but what ever floats your boat right?

And even a couch...

I want a replica of this bathroom! Just a tad bit bigger....

The shower was absolute heaven!!!!!

And another fav feature of mine: An outlet next to a big mirror! Finally I could plug in my blow dryer and see while I did my hair. Amen!

The bugs down south are big BIG! This was a dead one in the hallway...lol

Load 'em up and move 'em out! Home is straight ahead...literally.

We saw these church's chicken joints everywhere also. We decided to try it for lunch. It wasn't bad, but didn't give KFC a run for their money. No one can fry it like the Colonel :)

Some of the land formations were pretty interesting. At least it wasn't COMPLETELY flat everywhere we went, just mostly :)

Chimney Rock :) Brought me back to the computer game Oregon Trail, I kind of miss that game lol

Uh-oh Captain, it looks like rain ahead...

Sure enough, we hit Moab and it was rainy rainy. Kind of scary once Jacob told me there's a lot of flash floods because the rain can't soak into the rocks...keep movin' babe I can't swim!!!!

Moab was very pretty. Jacob said we'll have to come back and tour the place more. I can't wait!

Driving into the sunset for the last time on the trip. It was a little bittersweet, we were glad to be almost home, but it was soooo nice to spend time together <3

Over all, we had a great trip. We learned that we never want to live in NM, that parts of Texas were really pretty, but to never visit again in July!!!! And it must be true love because we spent 5 days together in a truck and didnt want to kill eachother :)

Sorry the post was so long, and took so long to get up. Hope you enjoyed the trip!!!!

Summ-a Time!

2010-07-22T19:37:00.008-06:00

Now that I have a little bit of summer left, I've decided I'm 'gonna enjoy it :) I was excited to see the movie Eclipse, but I sure didn't want to wait in line for this Cinematic Adventure. So me, Mom, and Joelle waited a couple weeks for the frenzy to die down before we went. For me, I gave it a thumbs up! The best out of the 3, the fourth should be fun; I guess I better get to reading the book...

And, now for another big change: I moved to Utah until schools starts! I'm living at the White house, working for the President... The President being Stuart of Oil Spout that is ;) Things have been going great, I'm loving the opportunity to work and be close to Jacob and his family.

My first day down, Kira brought the kiddies down and we went to YogurtBliss for a summ-a treat. I had never been to a YogurtBliss, but now I'M A FAN! Its a lot cheaper than ColdStone ice cream, and just as good. I got the cheesecake froyo and then topped it with some raspberry froyo and Graham cracker crust crumbles. MMMMMMMmmmmm :)

I think the kids were fans too! Hatch sure needed a cold treat after working outside with his Dad all day...

...and Karas, how could you not just love this face :) Chocolate and all!

Now Thayner-man, he was the biggest fan of all! He had some candies mixed in with his chocolate froyo, and he thought it was fun to dig them all out and THEN eat the chocolate. The pictures pretty much explain themselves:

Cute huh?!

Happy Birthday!

2010-06-17T20:18:00.005-06:00

I celebrated by 22nd Birthday on Tuesday! As part of being an adult, I had to work :) But it wasn't a hardship, I was in surgery all day! I'm sad that my rotation is about over, but that means that summer vaca- is just around the corner.

After I got off work, Mom and Dad came up, and the 3 of us along with Randy and Joliene went to Red Robin for dinner...YUMMMMM! Mom just couldn't wait to tell our waitress that it was my birthday, oh jeez. lol So after dinner they brought out an ice-cream sundae and two balloons tied together. The catch, I had to wear the balloons with the string underneath my chin...Yikes! They sang a birthday song and totally made me blush :) Mom and the rest of the gang sure got a kick out of it...

After dinner, we went back home and had cake. Mom had made my favorite: Better than Sex Cake! So delicious!!!!!!

I felt so special all day! My phone was hardly quiet between text messages and phone calls (not to mention the facebook wishes sent)! This pic was taken when Hatch called and sang me happy birthday, what a sweet kid!!!! Another lil' cutie that made my day was my little cousin Gavin. Grandma and Grandpa Wagner made it to SLC that afternoon, so when I was talking to them he asked to talk to me. Keep in mind he is 2 1/2 yrs old, so GMA told him to tell me Happy Birthday. This is how the conversation went, Gavin:"Happy Birthday Angie!" Angie "Thank you, Gavin!" Gavin: "Are you having cake?" Angie: "Yes." Gavin: "Can I have some?!" Isn't that so cute!!!! Kind of sad though because how do you break it to a toddler that they can't have cake through a phone :)

Thanks again everyone! I had a very special day. I don't think I ever quit smiling :)

Saddle up your Ponies....

2010-06-07T18:07:00.004-06:00

I love going on horse rides! Just like I told Jacob, its good for the soul....Now that the weather is starting to shape up a lil', Jacob and I went for a ride this last weekend.

So, strap on your spurs...

Saddle up your pony-friend...

Grab your sweetheart...

And hit the trail!

It was such a BEAUTIFUL day! The ride was so refreshing, and its always nice to relax and chat with Jacob =] But around noon--Lerp said it was LUNCH TIME!!!

Subway, Eat Fresh!

I've been so used to the chilly-rainy weather up in Idaho, so I never thought to bring my sunscreen. I didn't think it was THAT hot outside, but oooh was I wrong. After we got back to town, my skin kept getting more lobster like :S Ouch! I'm usually very very careful with my fair skin, so this is the worst sunburn I've had in a long while. Ugh....

Meet my new best friend...Mr. Aloe Vera. Who says you can't buy your friends?! ;) jk

Besides the burnt skin, I had a GREAT time, as always :) Thanks love for making another memory with me! I love you!!!! :)

Home Sweet Home

2010-05-31T22:28:00.002-06:00

My new place is feeling more like home every day. As soon as I can get all of my room stuff situated, I'll post some pics :)

Now that I'm home in the evenings, I help take care of the two bottle babies that are here at the house. Peanut was a calf that was born with some problems, but seems to be fine now (except for the fact he goes NUTS over a bottle =]) and the other one I've 'unofficially' named him Jelly, he was just a twin. This was my job when we still had our family ranch, so its fun to do it again. Hope you enjoy the video. But I'll just throw this out there, they are much cuter in person. One day I went out and they were running in a circle around this water trough thing :) I wished I had my camera then. Oh well....

More to come....

Birthday birthday BIRTHDAY!!!

2010-05-31T21:57:00.004-06:00

This weekend was full of things to do and people to see! Jacob came up and went to a wedding and reception with me. He was such a sweetheart and got all dressed up and even let me gel his hair!!! Thanks babe, you were a good sport! I owe you! (I'm sad I didn't get pics of us all dolled up)

Then we went and spent some time with my family. Justin's Birthday is June 1st so we thought we'd celebrate while it was a longer weekend. Dad deep-fried a turkey...

Jacob made canyon style potatoes (he was surprised to find Stuart's Sensational Seasoning in my mama's cupboard :) Thanks to Shannon giving up his bottle when we helped him move last year)

And I made sugar cookies and cheese cake!

Justin also brought his girlfriend Bre with him this weekend. This was the first time I met her, and she seems really nice :) And come to find out...her Birthday is May 31st1 Oh my goodness how fun! So, while Mom added a candle to the cheese cake, she added one for me even though its a couple weeks away lol

Make A Wish!!!!

The weather even held out and was nice for us on Sunday. I was excited to see Mom had some Gerber daisies, they are my FAVORITE!!!!

And she also had some tulips budding :) they are my second favorite

Crafty Crafty

2010-05-31T21:36:00.003-06:00

As it is completely obvious, I'm a little behind on this whole 'update the blog' thing ;) Here is a small update on some of my projects I managed to make time for in between all of life's happenings....

A couple of months ago I had a craft night with one of my best friends Joelle. I made Summer letters :) My favorite part are the ants along the bottom!

Then, Joelle graduated this year from the Elementary Education Program. She had made letters that spelled Believe for her classroom. I thought it would be cute to make a fun sign board to hang up as well. She'll be teaching somewhere around a 3rd grade classroom, and I thought this quote was soooo cute! 'The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn , the more places you'll go.' by Dr. Seuss I was ecstatic to find a place in the Poky mall that cuts out the vinyl letters as soon as you order them. They even let me sit and pick out my font and colors!
I thought it turned out super super cute :)

And last...for now, I had a friend/co-worker who got married this last weekend. I knew both her and her fiance, and wanted to make them something special. They are more of a 'fancy type' style, so I thought I'd try this:

Once again, I had some vinyl letters cut out, found the perfect tile and isle and BAM! I think I'm going to need to make one for myself if I can decide on a quote ;)

Geysers Galore and So Much More!

2010-05-18T09:14:00.012-06:00

This last weekend, Jacob took me to West Yellowstone for a little vacation before I started my summer internship at the hospital. On our drive up, we grabbed the essential goods: 2 Stewarts Grape Sodas, 1 Heath Bar for Angie, and 1 Bag of Spicy Peanut trail mix for Jacob =]

Once we arrived and checked into the 3 Bears Lodge, we had dinner at Bullwinkles! Yum Yum! Then it was time to hit the hay since we had a big day ahead of us. I was in heaven with all of the pillows, if you can't tell ;)

We woke up and ate breakfast and traveled into the park. Shortly into our drive, we encountered a Bald Eagle and her nest.

And then lots of Buffalo! My favorite were the lil' babies =]

Hello Elk...

Then we started coming up on all of the geyser sites.

A nice gentleman offered to take our picture, how nice =] This was called the Dragons Mouth. This geyser made a lot of rumbling that sounded like a Dragon's roar, well, I can only imagine thats what one would sound like...

Jacob then drove us up to the North Entrance. I've been through the park a couple of times, and have never been on that side. What a cool rock entrance!!! While we were there, I had to find myself a Vanilla Coke. The weather was beautiful and that just seemed like the perfect refreshment!!!

Then we drove around the lake and came across Fishermans' Bridge. Ironically fishing off of this bridge is prohibited. Nonetheless it was pretty and peaceful...except for all of the other tourists ;)

We didn't realize how big the lake really was, so it was quite the drive to get to our main destination: Old Faithful! We made it at a perfect time. We made a quick pit stop at the restrooms, grabbed some ice cream and then waited about 10 minutes for the geyser to erupt.

This picture makes me laugh. Jacob was like here, I'll take your picture while its going off. Then when it was over and I was checking the camera, I was like, Hey babe! Whats this?! Jacob managed to cut off part of the geyser AND part of my face lol I was giving him a hard time since, he is like, a professional photographer ;) I just told him that it was ok, I understood. He only likes the part of my face that DOESN'T make sound ;)

Here he is being a goof ball. He sure is silly, and makes me smile =]

And just for the record, we really did walk a whole lot on our little trip. Jacob wasn't too excited about it either. At every sign/map it told you how far each geyser was and what the length of each path was. There were some geysers that I hadn't seen before, and the day was so nice, I somehow got him talked into walking to them with me (even though they were farther away). At every sign, Jacob would stop, look at it, and then groan about how far we walked and then point out that we still had to walk BACK to the truck lol I'm guessing we walked at least 5 miles if not more when it was all said and done.

Thanks for walking with me babe! I had fun =]

On our way back to town, there was another geyser stop. I promised it would be the last one, that I thought it was pretty cool the other times I had stopped there.

The orange in this picture is actually a living organism: microbes. I kinda wanted to poke it with a stick, but I resisted since its a National Park and all ;)

Unfortunately the steam covered up this cool hot spot. The other times that I've stopped here, it was such a pretty aqua blue. Maybe next time...

We made it back safe and sound (and a little tired and sweaty). We cleaned up and went to dinner. We ate the Gusher.

Then, thankfully our hotel had a spa, so we got our bathing suits on and went to soak in the nice hot water.

On our last day, we went and check out the museum. I really like to walk through exhibits like this. History is so cool.

Home Sweet Home =]

The candy shoppe that I love so much was closed before we could go there :( So Jacob, being the sweetheart he is, said we could drive through Ennis, MT to get to Virgina City, MT to go to another candy shoppe. He hadn't been here before. Its a really old town, but kind of fun to see. Just don't blink, you'll miss it. We were so tired of walking we literally went to the candy shoppe, stopped to take this picture of the court house, and then left =]

I had SO much fun! Thanks babe for taking me on such a fun trip. =]

On the Move!

2010-05-16T23:51:00.002-06:00

Just packing up the last bit of stuff the night before the big move...

My Mom and Dad came over with the horse trailer and helped me move my things to Rigby. I appreciated their hard work so much because I had a lot of things to load and then unload! I definitely have an 'IOU' with their name on it!!!

Once the trailer, truck, and my car were full...

It was time to say goodbye to the Big Red house which has been my home for the past 3 years. There have been a lot of memories it that place, and I will miss it greatly.

I'm not one who accepts change with a lot of excitement, but I know this decision will be a good thing. Life is moving forward; It may seem a little fast, but this is what I've been working so hard for. I tear up just a little bit when reminiscing on what I've been through in the past four years of my college career. Every bit of it has made me a stronger person, and I'm so thankful for the loved ones that have always been there for me and the new additions along the way. There is no way I'd be half the person I am today, if it weren't for those who love and care about me, even when I'm a basket case.

It's kind of exciting to say, I'm entering my last year of college. There really is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'm looking forward to the new adventures ahead, and I'm going to try my best to embrace these changes with the best attitude possible!!!!

Let the count down to graduation begin!!! :)

Last Hoo-Rah

2010-05-16T22:53:00.005-06:00

Many of you know how random Kortney and I can be; well, just because I was packing up to move out, didn't change things. One day she came home from work and came into my room while I was packing. During our conversation, I found a few packs of FunDip! Next thing we knew we found ourselves sitting on the stairs eating our sugary treat :) And we wouldn't have been ourselves if we didn't take pictures of this random activity, so here are just a couple pics of our last random moment together:

A few weeks ago, we had rented the movie, Julie & Julia. For one, it was a really cute movie, and two, it kind of got us in the mood to cook. There was once recipe that Julie had made that sparked our curious taste buds. Kort actually had found the recipe and it is called Bruschetta(ignore my spelling, you get the idea). I was a bit nervous because I am a VERY picky eater. The recipe is on french bread grilled in butter (heaven right there) and then diced peppers and tomatoes with vinegar and other stuff mixed together. Kort made the recipe her own and grilled up some chicken to put with it. I told her I'd give it try if she promised to make it good ;) We called it, my Going Away Dinner :( kinda sad...

Oh my gosh! Soooo good! I would've given it a two thumbs up, but I didn't dare put the bread down! MmmMmmmMmmm :D Good job Miss Kortney

And just for the record, I'm trying extremely hard to become a less picky eater. This past year I've really grown to love broccoli (who knew?!) And when I packed my lunches for the hospital, I'd pack little cups of Mandarin oranges. The first little while I despised the orange slimy things, but I've actually grown to like them and even crave them sometimes!!! And thanks to Kira Rae, she's shown me how to cut an orange so I can eat those too :) So now after Korts dinner I can add peppers to the list of things I'll eat!!! Yay!

So, what should I try making myself like next????????????

Books and Boxes

2010-05-04T11:53:00.004-06:00

Tomorrow is my ONLY day of finals :) Ya so what if I have 3 exams all in one day, *shrug* haha

So today I fear my bottom might adhere to the kitchen chair...I sure hope not, but I've got lots to study!!!!

And, if you haven't heard....I'M MOVING!!!!! I'm excited and nervous...Change makes me a little stressed. Did I mention I'm nervous?!?! haha I know its going to be the best thing, and this summer it will be awesome. I'm just thinking about when school starts in the fall. Jacob keeps telling me to, "Quit Worrying!" haha I'm trying babe. But I started packing up some of my things last week and heres my progress....

I forgot how much crap I've collected while living here lol I still have a bunch to box up, but that'll have to wait until my exams are over.

Saturday is the big day! Mom and Dad are coming over in the afternoon and we'll load up the horse trailer and travel North. I'm moving to Rigby, and will be living with some very good family friends. They are the nicest people in the world, and I've heard they are excited I love to bake! :) I have a feeling I'll be earning my keep in cookies ;)

For now, My books are calling saying I've spent too much time away; but don't worry, I'll keep you all posted on the Big Move....

Eye-Eye-Eye

2010-04-14T18:08:00.006-06:00

Well, today was kind of eventful...

I woke up to get ready for class, just like any other day. As I was washing my face, my eye stung a little like something was lodged inside it. I tried rubbing it, putting drops in it, and then flushing it with saline. Nothing seemed to be working, so I just had to go to class.

The entire morning it just kept getting worse. Getting more red, more swollen, and constantly watering. I was absolutely miserable. I wasn't comfortable with it open OR closed, and the light made it hurt.

Mom came over to Poky today to register for classes, so afterwards she flushed it with saline. That made it worse! :( She asked if I needed to go to the Student Health Clinic. I said no, I was fine. She went to the store to get an eye patch and cream and so I took a picture:

Well, that made it worse as well. We didn't know what else to do, and so Mom finally talked me into going to the doctor. After I got checked in, they were all worried and asked if I was okay. I just kept saying, "Oh ya, just something in my eye." lol Everyone just kept saying, "Oh you poor thing!" When the doctor came in to see me, she was like WHOA! Ya um, its so swollen I don't want to mess with it. I'm going to refer you to an Opthalamist...? I was like um okay...

When another nurse came into to give me the address of this new doctor, she was like, "Holy cow sweetie! Your eye IS really swollen! You've been the talk of the office!" ----Oh great.*

While waiting an hour and half, Mom and I went to lunch and Cal-Ranch. I felt like Quasimodo. EVERYONE was staring at me. And this would be why (minus the weeping effect):

Well, at the doctor's office he numbed my eye, flipped it inside out and then again completely, and then took a swab and covered every square inch of my eyelid (having to push really hard too!). I don't know what all he put in my eye, but there were colors and thick stuff and thin stuff and finally he said he thinks he got whatever it was, but that my cornea is all scratched up. So now, I have drops to keep my eye wet and just have to wait for it to heal AAAAAND the swelling to go down. Eye-Eye-Eye ;) This is a picture at the Docs office:

And finally home:

Talk about Monsters Inc.
Just a little advice, avoid getting stuff trapped up-inside your eyelid. Its not a fun feeling having it scraped out....

Easter Extravaganza!

2010-04-06T21:39:00.013-06:00

Yep, you guessed it. The Easter Bunny made HER way to the big town of American Falls this year :) And if you wanted, you could stop by ALCO and get your picture taken for FREE with her! Isn't she a cute bunny?...Well maybe I'm biased ;) But 4 hours in that suit, I now know I never want to quit school and go to work at Disney Land. Phew, it was toasty, and I had a few claustrophobic moments lol (don't worry, I refrained from freaking out and scaring anyone)

And the Easter Bunny would like to thank Ms Shannon for lending her adorable apron to use! It was perfect! Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!

Then it was time to DIP--DYE--and--DECORATE!!!

I can tell he loved it...can't you?! ;)

So, how do you like our Monster Eggs?

Hey! Wake-up! The Easter Bunny came!!!!! [Can you say CHEESERS!]

And if you are wondering why there is motion in this picture...yep, I totally dumped the Easter basket fillings on the floor...hmph thanks for the warning Ma! ;)

No-Way! Avia Motion Shoes?! FYI--I wore them for 8.5hours at the hospital today, yea they work. My tush is killin' me lol

And I'm just going to throw this out there...I don't think I've ever had an Easter morning picture, where my hair hasn't been crazy! lol Why break tradition now?!

Look Jacob!!!! PEZZZZZZ! (boys just don't get worked up about stuff :] but I tried)

And the cutest scrub top EVER!

Scootie got a new Easter bobo toy. He loved it. And I just have to add, that Scooter really warmed up to Jacob this weekend. He usually just barks at company, but he kept wanting to snuggle up to Jacob and begging him to play. He even started bitting/pulling on his pant leg (you have to be pretty special for him to do that, he doesn't do that to just everyone) It was really cute.

Justin was able to make it down for Easter day. He was busy with rodeos Friday and Saturday. It was sure good to see the kid :)

Its Dinna- time!

Living in Idaho, we never lack in the wind category! So we went out and flew some kites. It was fun to feel like a kid again...

Fighting our dollar kites. Of course I won.

After Justin left for Twin Falls, me-Mom-Dad-and Jacob sat down for a round of cards. We played Rummy. We used to play cards ALL of the time when I was younger, but I guess we just haven't made the time to do it lately. We taught Jacob the concept of the game, and then he promptly whooped our butts. This picture was when I had won a round, but they didn't dare take my picture when the game was over. I lossed BIG time, and I'm just going to throw this out there, I don't loose well. haha But it was fun.

I sure hope everyone had a fun Easter. I know I did! Love you all :)

A little Bit of an Update

2010-04-05T13:54:00.008-06:00

Ya Ya Ya....I know, I'm a slacker :)

I've not blogged since Valentines' Day, and I completely ignored St. Patty's Day. Oooops!

So heres a short update on my life:

1. School. I still find all of my classes interesting, and I think x-rays are pretty cool! I can't believe a year has gone by since I even found out I had been accepted into the program. (and next year I graduate yaaaaaaaaay!) I took my one Physics final (Medical Electronics) last friday, and then I have my last Physics final (Radiologic Physics) this friday. These two classes have been so hard for me. Between finding the motivation to go, and then figuring out the professor, ugh, I think I have an ulcer :S But the semester ends May 7, yipppeeee! Time for the happy dance!

Ok, I'm done and ready to finish this post ;)...

2. So, speaking of graduation, I don't know if many people know this, but I'm in the University Honors Program here at ISU. We had a meeting last week, and I found out that I have enough 'Honors' credits that I will graduate with an Honors Distinction. I'm pretty excited about this news!

3. Hospital stuff. This may sound a little morbid, but pray we get busy! Its been rather slow, and I need comps ;)

4. MISC. I guess between school and work, things are just about average around here (if my life could ever be 'just average' ;]). I'm just lucky to have such wonderful friends and family around. Spring Break was a much needed get away to Utah, to see Jacob and his family. I always love going down there. And this last weekend was so much fun with Jacob up here for Easter :) (for the Easter post, stay tuned...)

To sum it all up, I'm a lucky girl!

Peace-out dawgs ;)

Love-A-Paloooza!!!

2010-02-16T19:19:00.008-07:00

This Valentine's Day Weekend was so much fun and full of LOVE!

Friday the 12th was my Mom and Dad's 27th Wedding Anniversary! Me and Jacob went to Chili's on Saturday to celebrate with them :) They haven't just been married for 27 years, they've been together for 30 years or so; they were high school sweethearts :D so sweet and so still in LOVE! Did I mention I LOVE LOVE LOVE them?!

Then on Sunday, I roped my Valentine into dipping cinnamon bears and cherry hearts in chocolate! He's such a 'sweet'-ie ;)

I LOVE you sweetheart, thanks for being my Valentine!

After dipping some candy, and eating lunch, we headed over to AF. We went to see my grandparents. On February 1st, they celebrated their 61st! Yes, 61st! Wedding Anniversary! LOVIN' it!!! We had such a nice visit with them and my parents, and we also went out to see some of the horsies...

On Monday, I made German Pancakes for Jacob, Kortney, and myself. While I was doing dishes, Jacob kept asking if we could go shopping yet! I couldn't believe it! :0 haha He wanted to see if he could find himself a pair of 'Nikies' (he said thats the way his Grandpa Thomas would say it, so cute) Anywho--we searched all over town for the right pair, at the right price. We found the magical pair at ShopKo. While he fixed me dinner, he had to test them out. I think they look really nice on him, and I sure hope they help his legs and back while he is on his feet all day at work.

While Chef Jacob made us some chicken tenders and rice, I made some chocolate chip cookies for him to take back to work...

But I had lost my mixing bowl...hmmm? Ah-ha! Caught ya red handed lil' Mr.! ;)

Okay, I'm guilty too, I LOVE cookie dough ;)

I hope everyone had a LOVEly Valentine's Day! I LOVE you all so so much :)

Weekend Get Away yay yay yay!

2010-02-10T12:06:00.010-07:00

Well, this blog is about a week late, but what do ya do when you're busy with class, work, hospital rotations, and what ever else might distract me?! ;) Here 'goes anyway...

Last week I got to go on a trip with Jacob, Shannon, and Stuart! We went down to Phoenix to see the one and only King George!!!! I was so unbelievably excited; I've never seen George Strait, Reba McEntire, OR Leanne Womack in concert! What a surprise! Well, Jacob and I flew down on Friday morning and met Shannon and Stuart at the hotel. When we arrived, I was one happy girl (besides my head wanting to explode from the pressure of being sick and riding in the sky...). The sight of grass in FEBRUARY was a first! I couldn't help but roll around---not to mention, we didn't need a jacket! yay!

Then it was time to get all 'spiffied' up and head on over to the U.S. Airways Convention Center. This place was HUUUUUUUGE! You could fit the entire population of American Falls in there-times like 3! Simply amazing. While waiting to go find our seats, we had fun people-watching. All I have to say is that there are some unique individuals out there :)

Then it was time for the concert to get rollin'! Leanne did a good job, she has a pretty voice, but I'm not gonna lie! I was ecstatic when Reba took the stage! I've loved her since I was young girl. I love her TV show, music, and just EVERYTHING! Her voice is absolutely breath taking, and that girl can perform! I think my absolute favorite part of her performance was when Reba started talking about her show, and Melissa Petermann came out. Melissa plays the part of Barbra Jean, and the two of them have such a fun chemistry! I filmed the entire skit. I've tried posting the video, but its not cooperating :(

A duet :)

When Reba left the stage, I turned to Jacob and said, "But she didn't sing Fancy!" :( I was sad. But Jacob reassured me that she'd be back and sing it. And sure enough she did! She brought the house down when she rode in in a yellow taxi cab dressed in a beautiful red sequin dress! I was too in to the song to notice, but Jacob said the cab driver had one heck of a time backin' outta that joint ;)

And now, the moment we've all waited for! The one and only....Geeeoooooorge Strait!

This guy rocks! He's definitely the King of Country. And he's such a handsome man :) woo! haha

Well, just because the concert was over and it was time to head home, didn't mean our fun was to come to an end! Oh-no way Jose! On our drive back to St. George, I got to see some country that was all new to me! Even though it was a little overcast, I was still amazed by the structure of the land. Very different from here in Idaho!

We stopped at the Glen Canyon Dam. Woooow! That was pretty cool! We've got a dam in AF, but nothing compared to this bad boy! I love history and sight seeing, and so it meant a lot that we were able to stop and get out and take a look around!

When we went out and stood on the bridge, it was a little scary! You're standing over this huge huge hole and as a semi-truck or car would pass by, the entire bridge would shake :S Hold on tight!

After walking around the exhibit, we stamped proof that we had been there! What a neat idea!

Oh ya...and we had to have a potty break ;)

And then we were on the road again! Here were our lovely chauffeurs!

Being couped up in the back seat for half a day can cause some craziness to develop! When I wasn't sleeping, reading a magazine, or jammin' to the tunes with Stuart, I was taking pictures! Duh! I don't really think there is much I can say about the following...

Yes he was reading my Glamour magazine ;)

That's not a very nice look Mr. Jacob! You know you like the magazine, this page was perfect for him, it said 'I love to shop!' and we all know thats his favorite thing to do ;)

Well, we all made it back safe and sound, and just in time for the Super Bowl kick-off! What a fun trip! Thanks you three for taking me down there, It meant a lot, and I had a blast!!!!!

I can die a happy girl now!!!!

It's A Boy!

2010-02-10T11:54:00.006-07:00

We had gotten news that my cousin Kelly (on my dad's side) had her baby boy a week or so ago, but we hadn't heard any updates on how they were doing. Weeeeell, this morning I received two wonderful picture text messages! Introducing:

Evan Ryan Lewandowski

Isn't he precious?! He was born 1-22-10 at 7:50am, 7lbs 1oz 19in

And here he is with his very proud BIG Brother, Michael!

Kelly, her husband Tom, and the two little ones live in Oregon :( I wish they weren't so far away because I want to give him them all HUGS! And snuggle that cute lil' baby :)

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Grand Slam!!!!

2010-02-09T23:31:00.005-07:00

If you recall some of the commercials played during the Super bowl, there were those annoying screaming chickens...and then an add saying that Denny's was serving FREE breakfast on Tuesday from 6am-2pm. Remember: I'm a college student and Free food is something I can't and wont turn down! :) Me, Kort, and Kristina got up super early to go eat. Kristina had to work at 8, so we were at Denny's by 6:30---ugh. It was kind of like waiting in line during Black Friday...well okay not that bad, but we still had to wait outside for a little bit. It was good though. I was just excited not to have to be in Idaho Falls by 7am or 8am. Its my week for the evening shift, so at least I had hit the day off right with free food :)

Kristina taking a quick nap before our food came out...

Mmmmmm! I love breakfast food :)

Not to mention good food, there were some hot outfits present at Dennys. It sure was funny to see the entire restaurant packed, and everyone in Jammies--Me being a guilty one as well :) Korts was pretty sexy, minus the slippers, she put those on when we got back home.

But this here outfit was awesome! From her adorable argyle socks, pinstripe (unironed) skirt, and I don't know what you'd call it side bag....lol Gotta love it!

And don't forget, On your Birthday, Denny's will give you free breakfast as well!!!!

Can we build it?!

2010-02-03T18:12:00.003-07:00

Yes We Can!!!! (singing to the tune of Bob the builder--sad to think I know this tune, and I don't have kids!)

In school, we are moving right along and are learning how to position and take xrays for the proximal femur, pelvis, and hips! I don't believe I have introduced our class phantom, Miss Pixie. She is a 'manican' or I guess a 'womanican' that has bone like insides and spaces for joints. She weighs in at about 120lbs. I believe. Not to mention she's a beauty to look at lol

For lab this week, Lex and I had an interesting time getting her to stay in the position we needed her to be in to get a good radiograph. We have been told that we are welcome to use: tape, sponges, sandbags, basically anything to get the job done :) I told Lexie, we needed the stuff to rig up a pulley system, but unfortunately our classroom didn't have any rope or pulley devices, so we made do with what we had...

I held her leg up while Lex positioned our collimation light, and then we began stuffing sponges to hold her in place (sponges are radiolucent and will not show up on an xray), and then we strategically placed sandbags to hold those sponges in place. We had to be careful to not get those in front of our film because those are radiopaque and WILL show up on an xray--lesson learned last semester lol This here, we have Miss Pixie positioned to xray her left hip. And Dan said that Lex and I gave him the best hip radiograph on Miss Pixie he has ever seen! We then told him our secret (aside our building skills) we took her sweat pants off! lol

Suprisingly, this is pretty close to how you position a patient in real life. It just looks weird because her legs to bend...

We also used our mad fort building skills when we had to perform a cross-table lateral on her left femur. Again, pure awesomeness!

I'd like to add, we are in xray room 2, and it is a DINOSAUR room, ugh, but we are learning its tricks :)

Another successful week in school...wish you all could experience all what we are!

Havin' Fun in the ....Snow!

2010-01-31T19:12:00.003-07:00

We've gotten quite a bit of snow between last night and....well, its still snowing! When I got home from AF, I didn't like having to trudge through the snow, so shovel it I did :) I let Willow (Kortney's sweet lab) come out with me. Side note: Willow has been staying at our house because she is in heat, and they don't want her bred again for awhile. She is such a well behaved dog. I like having her here. Anyways, back to today...

While I was shoveling, I noticed the snow was perfect for building snowmen. Kort came home and took pictures of me and willow playing fetch and making our masterpiece :)

Tada! She's done! Here name is Molly.

Welcome Back!

2010-01-13T11:49:00.009-07:00

The semester has started off with a bang! So far my classes have been good. I've got a Pediatric class, a Protection class, Methods, and a couple Physics classes. I think this semester will be just as interesting as the last one...it's amazing how much I'm learning.

Well, here is what we did this week in lab: Feet :S, and the lower limb...

This is Kelci, my lab buddy :)

Uh-oh! Time to position my toes. Toes are hard--well awkward lol

Step one: Get your tape :)

Step 2: Separate Patients toes...

Step 3: Have patient hold unaffected toes out of the way...weird

Tada! And if feet weren't weird to begin with right?!

Time for Jen to practice on Kelci...

And myself positioning Jen...I'm checking my distance

Kelci, position Angie for a Tib/Fib :)

And she's hired!

The lateral isn't that comfortable...

Kelci didn't believe me ;)

Our Instructor Dan-O :) He was being silly, but I couldn't quite capture his awesome ninja moves lol

Here's our other Lab girls. Hilary and Lexie :)

Then, yesterday I was scheduled in the OR! It was so completely awesome! I saw so much and had a blast! I saw everything from an open heart surgery (off by-pass) and the beating heart, orthopedic cases, a breast augmentation, and many many more cases! Here is a pic of me in my git-up ;) I had to change into OR scrubs and wear a cap and mask, and in some cases goggles! I've got 3 more times up there and I'm stoked :)

P-R-E-C-I-O-U-S

2009-12-21T01:04:00.002-07:00

I don't really have too much to say for this post...When I got off work tonight, my Aunt Raquel had texted me this picture message. It read: The Hamburger was just too much! (this is my 2yr. old little cousin Gavin) This picture made my entire night, I love this kid and his sisters so so much! :)

Christmas in the Country!

2009-12-20T13:48:00.007-07:00

As all of you know, Kortney and I love to take pictures together :) Well, last year we had done Christmas cards, and thought it would be fun to do it again! Since I wanted to have a cowboy themed Christmas this year, what better then to dress up like cowgirls!

If you notice or look real close, our rope doesn't have a hondu! lol I grabbed a couple of ropes from home to use for our tree, and this one we had coiled around the base; it sure was hard to build a make believe loop, and then use it has a piggin' string ;) Good thing we are innovative girls ;)

Ahhh! The Christmas tree has come alive! :)

And I am totally in love with my new bling belt I got in Vegas! Here's the front...

And the back...

Cowgirl butts'll make ya nuts!

Kort and I sure had a good time. We were pleased with our cards that we created with the help from Walgreens :)

I'm so glad that it's Christmas! I love this time of year! I hope everyone has a wonderful time with family and friends! I love you all so much, and thank you for being a blessing in my life! Happy Holidays!

P.S. The semester is over! I finished with A's and a couple B+'s :) I'm glad to have a short break. School will reconvene on January 11th....

Viva Las Vegas!

2009-12-20T11:06:00.014-07:00

This was my first trip to Sin City! I had so much fun too! We arrived mid afternoon on Thursday and checked in at the Excalibur! Once we dropped our stuff off, we mosied on over to the Luxor to gander at one of the Cowboy Christmas Expo's and then had a wonderful dinner. Kira and I shared Jumbo Shrimp and Chicken Parmesan. Then it was time to change and head over to the lounge at watch the rodeo. How fun it was to watch the rodeo on t.v. like at home, but have it broadcast over the speakers!

On Thursday, we traveled the strip and checked out some of the fun shops. We went into the M&M store and wow! I know this sweet tooth girl was in heaven!

Oh my gosh! Look at all of those hard-shell covered chocolaty pieces of goodness! That's only about 1/2!

Woooo! This little tunnel was fun to go through at the M&M factory. The dots were spinning and the black lights distorted everything. Awesome lol

We watched a 10 minute 3D M&M movie. Jacob and I laughed because that was the first time we had watched a 'movie' in a theatre together :) Photo-op time then! haha

We then hopped on over to Coke! The gift shop was so much fun! They had a little bit of everything, from glasses, vintage products, clothes, and scented t-shirts! I got a cute Coca-Cola shirt and a glass that was shaped like a coke can.

Ooo-la-la! Those GIRL boxers are so cute Jacob :) jk

This mime that was on the street was really fun to watch. His feet weren't nailed to the box he is on, but he made them look like they were! Very very cool is all I have to say...

After all of our sight seeing, we were famished! We had dinner at Dick's Last Resort. It is a restaurant in the Excalibur. We had so much fun! The waiters are supposed to be rude and blunt, and the whole atmosphere was funny. The food was soooooo good too! :)

Then there was this stool, that at first glance, I totally thought it was this lady's legs...

So....I had to go sit on the stool too! :) Jacob said to strike up a conversation with the gentleman at the bar. I said hello and he looked a little confused at first and asked how he could help me, and I just told him I was sitting on the stool :) As Jacob and Kira were taking pictures, everyone started to play along, and I started to get a little embarrassed lol This picture probably explains it all. The guy in the white shirt was the one I was talking to, and he went to go get his coat to put on my shoulders to make it look more real, but it was too long. The guy on the floor, well he was our waiter TJ....

After dinner, we watched the rodeo in an upstairs lounge. That was fun too. Afterwards, we walked the strip again. We made it down to Tiffany's and Oooooh did we fall in love! Well, me and Kira anyways lol Those rings were unreal!

Then we watched the water show in front of the Bellagio! It was so pretty, they had it choreographed to Christmas music :)

Despite being worn-out, we decided to walk down to Treasure Island to try and see the Pirate Ship show...Do you think we were in good shape to do this...

We ventured on anyway, and when we arrived, the show had been shut down due to construction :( We knew it would take 40 days and 40 nights to get back up the strip, so we hailed a cab :) That was my first time in a cab, and ewwww, I could only think of the germs of the thousands of people who sat in there before us :S And then I was worried that the driver was going to take a long route just to increase the fair. But we made it back safe and sound, and boy were we ready for bed! The next morning my feet were killing me! It was fun though.

While waiting for our cab, I found a door that was my size!

We did good! Jacob and I only lost $2 dollars to the slot machines :) Ironically, these two pictures we were pretending :)

At the last Cowboy Christmas we went to, John was handed this sticker, and he gave it to Jacob. this is his new Indian name ;) At this convention center, Joe Nichols, Baxter Black, and an actor off of Home Improvements 'Tool Time' were there!

We watched the last round here at the Silverton Lodge and Casino :) This was more our style. The Bellagio was waaaaay too fancy; the Silverton was fancy but, 'Cowboy fancy". Kira and I sat and saved our couch in one of the lounges as the boys went and checked out the Bass Pro shop. They said it was pretty cool.

This picture was from sitting on our couch. The Jelly Fish were mesmerizing!

There was a gigantic fish tank with a real live mermaid! ;) It was fun to watch her swim around and make water rings (like smoke rings). Kira and I both agree though, that it would be a little uncomfortable having your feet tied together underwater!

After the rodeo, we walked out back to the big tent that held the Miranda Lambert concert. She was fun to listen to. She definitely has a rocker soul and a country voice. There wasn't too many people, so it was fun to sit and listen, and then get up and dance off to the side.

Vegas was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed not having to go to class! However, I don't think I could live down there; I just wouldn't fit in. It was comforting to have the western music playing and the cowboy hats walkin' around. Any other time, I just might be scared ;)

But I'd do it again! NFR 2010-You betcha! :)

One Whole Year!

2009-11-27T01:17:00.005-07:00

On Wednesday, November 25, it marked the One-year mark that me and Jacob have been dating! It was kind of exciting :) Thanks to some car trouble, I got to actually see him on 'the day' ;)

How it all began (briefly) lol...

He sent me an email on facebook, and before I opened the message, I wasn't sure if I knew him or not (maybe through rodeo or FFA...?) His first line was, "Hi. You don't know me..." And I was like, "Hmmm, well that answers that." haha We seemed to hit it off from the start! It was cool that we had so much in common! After a week of talking through email, he came in to Bed Bath & Beyond to meet me. I'm not gonna lie, I was nervous, but when he introduced himself, I wasn't worried and I thought, boy, he's CUTE! lol We chatted for a little while and then a few days later he came to my house to watch some movies with me and my roommate. I don't think we watched any of the movies! We sat and talked for hours just getting to know each other more :) Our first 'dinner date' was at Wingers. We both like that place a lot! And I guess from there, the rest is history!!! :)

The past year has been a lot of fun getting to know Jacob and his wonderful family! I'm a very lucky girl, because Jacob is a complete sweetheart! Words can't say how happy he makes me :)

Thanks for all you do sweetheart! I love you!!!

Happy Turkey Day!

2009-11-26T21:54:00.016-07:00

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving :) I know I sure did! We always get together with my dad's side of the family and have dinner. This year, we gathered at my Uncle Lynn's house. He fixed us all up with a turkey and ham and all of the fancy trimmings Mmmm! So good :)

And here is the proud chef!

Mom and Emma-such silly girls ;)

Grandma and Grandpa :)

After dinner, Emma and Troy ganged up on me and Justin, and things started to get a little rowdy :) Well, Justin ditched and I was afraid of the little munchkins, so I talked them into playing a board game.

We played Junior Monopoly. Emma didn't last too long, she had whip cream to get in to :D But Troy whooped my butt! The little stink ;)

The weirdest rubber chicken ever! You squeeze him and an egg (yolk and all) oozes out lol *gross*

And who couldn't resist playing with Uncle Marks ears ;)

Uncle Mark can wiggle his ears and eyebrows, can you Miss Emma?! Priceless...

Things started to get a little rowdy again, and the kids thought it was fun to walk on Uncle Mark's back. Jimmy had to get in on it as well, not to mention he likes his birthday suit ;) Nothing cuter than a naked baby lol

The rest of these pictures show a glimpse into how rowdy things got! Between the wrestling and bringing out the handcuffs, oh man! haha

Pay backs Troy!

Boy was I ready for a nap when I got home! I had such a great time with everyone though! I'm so thankful for the family that I have, and those kids just warm your heart!

Look at her go!

2009-11-08T12:07:00.001-07:00

Oh my gosh! My mama made a new blog post!!! Yay! Her link is on my side bar so if you want to see some Halloween fun! Flip on over to her page :)

Love you Mom!

In Desguise

2009-11-03T19:50:00.004-07:00

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween! Here is a picture of me and a girl from work. We decided it would be fun to dress up for the day :) I was a pink fairy and she was Mrs. Potato Head! I thought her costume was darling!!! By the end of our shift however, she was roasting (her costume was made out of felt) and my back was KILLING me! (who knew fairy wings could be so heavy?!) haha no, the real reason they hurt my back was because I had to stand up super duper straight with my shoulders back so they didn't wack me in the head! In any case, we both had fun, and got compliments on our fun costumes!

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-29T00:04:00.002-06:00

So basically I'm a kid at heart :) Especially when it comes to holidays! My pumpkin this year is a MONSTER! It wasn't as hard as last years' so that was a plus, but it sure makes me grateful for all of the hard work my mom and dad put into making me and Justin's pumpkins spectacular as we were growing up :) Me and mom also made sugar cookies and marshmallow popcorn balls this year, but she has those pics on her camera (maybe she'll blog about them ;]) We had fun doing that last week, we even busted out her cake decorating frosting bags and tips and got really creative! Lets just say that was a long night! *phew*

Kort came home just in time to start snapping pictures...

This is what its supposed to turn out as...

Getting there...

Don't worry, I won't cut myself :)

And I'm DONE!!!!

I think Halloween is lots of fun! Me and a girl are dressing up for work Saturday, and I'm going to be a pink fairy! yay!

I hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween!!!

Up Up and Away!

2009-10-14T21:32:00.005-06:00

For the class I teach at ISU we had a fun activity planned for mid-terms week. We went to the climbing wall here on campus. I've been quite a few times, but not as often as I would like. I think it is so much fun, and I think that most of the students enjoyed it as well. I guess there isn't much to say except that it was intense. I guess I never really think of how tall the wall is except for when I make it to the top! lol Some students sure had monkey in their blood! =]

Climber Climb On!

Some of my students. I think my class rocks! It was fun to talk to some of the girls and get to know them on a 'peer' basis rather than a teacher-student basis. =]

O.M.H.

2009-10-09T19:35:00.004-06:00

O.M.H.=Oh My Heavens!
I love to decorate for this time of year! I went and got a few more Halloween decorations and they are 'shut up cute'! So take a look into our cute haunted house:

Kort and I found this cute count-down calendar at TJMAXX. We put little dove chocolates in each pocket; now its a race to see who gets to them first each morning :) Too bad for her I'm up before the sun! muwahahaha ;)

But no worries, everyone can have a piece of chocolate! But you've got to say Trick-or-Treat! And I love to get cutesy themed napkins!

This is Korts new fiber-optic pumpkin! DAR-ling!

Today we discovered a new boutique here in Poky. I'm so totally in love, and thats probably a dangerous thing! But in any case, its called Real Deals, so check out what I found today. The sign above I'm going to hang in our dining room...

BOO!
And look at this cute clock. I'll either leave it here in this awkward little nook or put it on a shelf. Who knows :)

A Weekend with the Whites!

2009-09-28T23:05:00.004-06:00

Nothing is better than a fun get-away! I needed a break from the day to day routine of school and work. So here is a blog on where I went and what I did:

Friday night when I got down to UT, me and Jacob tortured Shannon by not letting her open her gift until Stuart got home. We had decided to play a little joke on her...we gave a her a REAL LIVE SNUGGIE!!! (in the special cheetah print) =] She laughed and said, "Oh you guys are too funny." She thought we were serious, but after a few minutes we gave her her REAL gift (a magic brownie pan). But to be honest, I think she kind-a-sort-a-secretly-likes her snuggie ;) haha Well and who wouldn't?! Plus...it came with a nifty book light! Boo-ya!

She looks 'Wild' doesn't she?! lol Happy Birthday Shannon!!!

Snug as a bug in a rug!

The Real Deal!

Then on Saturday, we went for a horseback ride. It wasn't too long of a ride, mainly because I'm a sleepy head, but I had lots of fun anyway! You put me on a horse and I'm a happy camper :)

Simply Breathtaking

We also went to a Wedding Reception and then dinner at Texas Roadhouse in Ogden. It was fun to have a date night! Sunday was fun too. Celebrating McKinley's 1st Birthday and then taking a drive with Stuart and Shannon! That drive was super gorgeous and jammin out to tunes in the truck was fun ;)

Here are just a few random pictures...

What a goob! ;)

Thanks again to the White House for letting me stay yet again another weekend! I had lots of fun :)

Clinical Time Baby!

2009-09-22T21:22:00.006-06:00

Today we started clinicals! Oh my gosh we were all so nervous! And what an early morning! We were in I.F. by 7:50am.

The car ride up:

Miss Stephanie and Lovely Kara!

And Miss Lexie and myself!

We had fun driving up this morning just chit chatting about what we were nervous about and how classes were going. What a fun bunch of girls!

I know I know, we are kind of nerds I get it! Well actually it was my idea to get a picture, but they didn't object ;) It was kind of cool to park in the EMPLOYEE parking lot!

Well, here is the gang! Plus me, I'm behind the camera ;) We were all like lost little ducklings. We kind of stuck out like a sore thumb. Everyone was like, 'Ooooh, you guys must be the new Juniors'...or 'Hey come meet the newbies we get to torture!' Ha-Ha-Ha, that helps the nerves a lot! ;) jk, most people were nice and it was fun to see where we are going to be for the next 2 years.

On one of the breaks I snuck this picture. This is one of our x-ray rooms :) yay! How exciting!!!!

On our tour of the hospital, when we were going through the ER, they were waiting for a full trauma patient to arrive. We hung around in the halls and watched. I was so excited when I heard the helicopter landing, my heart was racing. I mean, this was the FIRST day! Well, it was kind of a let down. I was expecting there to be a lot of hustle and bustle and people moving real fast. No. The flight nurses just walked in with the gurney and they wheeled the patient into the room, and there really wasn't a fuss. Which I guess is really good (and most likely comforting for the patient), but we were down the hall and didn't get to see much of the action. Oh-well EIRMC is a level 2 trauma center (the only one in Idaho), so we will be getting to see a WHOLE lot of exciting and cool stuff. All kinds of patients and all kinds of traumas.

I still have a lot of things I'm scared of clinical wise, but today helped just a little bit :)

Calorie Schmalorie

2009-09-16T19:33:00.009-06:00

Well, I'm pretty sure I haven't 'blogged' about my FAVORITE snack yet. So tada! I love oreos and peanut butter! Just dont look at the calorie intake...

Double stuffed oreos + Jif creamy Peanut Butter + A glass of Milk = One Happy Angie =]

Its Just What We Do

2009-09-14T22:17:00.004-06:00

For today's lab we did some positioning. There is sooo much to learn! For one, there are a lot of descriptive words that are combined, and then we were all shocked to realize that there were so many terms we hadn't heard of! Thanks a lot Anat and Phys! ;) jk jk

So welcome to Monday Lab =]

Kelci...What are you doing?! You're the patient, you cant be pulling the cassette out of the bucky!!!! ;) And the position she is in, is: Erect Left Anterior Oblique

No, I'm not modeling my scrubs lol ;) This is an actual imaging position. It's called: Erect Left Posterior Oblique

We learned in some cases we will need our patients to hold the cassette (the green thing in the picture, it houses the x-ray film/image receptor).

This position is called: Right Lateral Decubitus PA (posterior-anterior)

Hey now Kelc, this isn't nap time!!! lol actually though, this is called: Right Lateral Recumbent

These are some of the other girls in lab, and Dan the instructor! =] See the cool toys we get to play-excuse me-work with :)

Nice Technique Hillary! =]

See our badges? These are called dosimeters. They will monitor our radiation levels...These are just temps for now. Kind of official though 'ain't it ;)

Our classroom was so hot today (and outside was nice all morning), we were all so sad when we went to leave for class and saw that it was down pouring! Holy smokes! I panicked a little because I had straightened my hair, and didn't want it to go curly! lol Kelc was a sweetheart and gave me a ride home =] Oh--and I was super happy I had waterproofed my shoes and backpack the day before! I must be psychic! lol jk ;)

After lab, I changed and met my bf Joelle at the mini-dome aka Holt Arena. We did a little work out that consisted of running stairs. We went up and down all of the stairs on both sides of the stadium. This pic just shows 1/2 of it. Wowza am I out of shape! My legs were so shaky! But it was a good work out and I'm sure we will conquer it again :)

Terrific Thursday

2009-09-10T21:16:00.006-06:00

So, if you were all worried that college students only eat Top Ramen, Mac N' Cheese, and in our house Chili Mac, rest easy. Sometimes, we pull a trick or two out of our sleeve. Like today, I made chicken enchiladas! I had the day off from work AND school, I seriously didn't know what to do with myself. So I cleaned house, and did some homework, and then decided to make a home cooked meal :)

Yes I'm guilty, I pick while I cook. Who can resist shredded cheese though?!

Mmmmm! Its all bubbly and ready to devour!

Our first dinner together in the Big Red House. And we even had salad!!! I think I had more croutons and ranch dressing than I did salad however ;)

Today, was also a Scentsy EMERGENCY!!! I was changing the scent wax in the front room and when I turned it back on, the bulb burnt out! Luckily my cousin is a consultant, so I shot her a quick text ordering new bulbs. But when I went to turn on my scentsy wall plug-in warmer in the bathroom, the base has gone hay-wire (my fault, I spilled liquid wax on the inside), so I told her today just wasn't my scentsy day, and I needed a new base. Well, she had to come to Poky anyway, so she dropped off her tester scents and Tonya and I got to sniff the new scents! I'm having a hard time deciding which ones to order for fall, and I'm torn for which new warmer I want...

In any case, today has been a pretty okay day :)

Totally Radical!

2009-08-31T17:27:00.002-06:00

Ok! So, today was like the best day of college I have EVER had! I started at 8am and then had an hour break for lunch and was back in class until 4:30. I'm still adjusting to the whole 'school' thing, but I'm loving it =] But my last class today was a lab, and oh my goodness, I fell in love all over again with my major.

First, we got to wear our scrubs. Second, we were shown all of the equipment and then got to mess around with the film. We were shown all the different kinds of things that can go wrong in the dark room, and where everything was at. In our classroom, there are two x-ray rooms. They have dummies and parts of dummies that we can perform x rays on. We were shown what some of the buttons were and just the basics of how to run everything. Then, our instructor had us shoot x rays on the dummies (well the parts of them anyway lol), and then develop the film!

I kind of felt like we should have been wearing safety glasses and saying 'All Clear' before shooting the x ray. The whole deal felt like we were setting off a bomb! lol All I can say is, this kind of job is gonna keep me entertained all day =]

And don't worry, they are going to be teaching us safe practices when using radiation, and they will be monitoring our radiation levels. As long as we follow the rules, we shouldn't have anything to worry about =]

This is what happened when I stuck my hand on the film in an open cassette in the dark room, and then having the door be opened and shut quickly. Basically you are just seeing my skin. If you were to look closely at the real thing, you could see some of my fingerprints around the edges.

This poor dude had a bad day with a table saw! lol
We were told that an ideal x ray has the clear on all four sides. We were close on this one. We got clear on 3 sides, but we had our name marker upside down. Still not bad for our second x ray (there were three of us in a group, and we took turns, and I was second so I got the second set of x rays)

This one I took all by myself =] We wanted to try and do it alone (with just a little guidance on placement). But we all did good, and had started to get the hang of it. We still have LOTS to learn, but we are having so much fun!

I do still have butterflies about all of it, but I guess it'll keep life interesting. We did learn today that in October we will be learning and practicing how to set IVs, and this makes me a little nervous lol Oh-well, I have a month to prepare myself ;)