Visting my sister Lisa in Mt. Airy, NC

Nick and I recieved tickets from my brother and my mom as early Birthday presents and as a thank you for watching Zach. We were so grateful because we were afraid we were never going to be able to come out to North Carolina. Nick came out for the first week and I stayed an extra week.
Mayberry- An old saw mill powered by a water wheel. It was later restored so it is a working wheel but unforunatly not a saw mill. We all loved it. It was gorgous!

Lisa, Jackson and Peyton had a great time as well!

Such a pretty view!

Guinea Pigs

First of all I have to apologize because I promised my father-in-law that I would keep our blog updated! I'm sorry Gary! ;) Well alot has gone on since the last time I updated this. Well first of all we got Guinea pigs in February because I was suffering from a great deal of depression because I wasn't able to find a job. We got a tan and white one and the second one was black and white. We named them Duke(brown) and Dexter(black). We fell in love instantly. I have to admitt they were an answer to my prayers. I have delt with Depression for as long as I can remember. Nick has had a great impact on me and has made me happier than I can express. He has helped me open up and express my emotions with him and my deepest fear..with my family.

Anyways, I was having a praticular hard time at this time so Nick and I agreed to purchase two small companions. After much joy and laughter Dexter got sick and eventually passed away a few weeks later from Bacterial Ammonia. This may sound silly to you, but I was heart broken. I cryed for two days. Animals are such special companions and friends. I know Heavenly Father's plan included having animals to help us through the tough times.

Eventually after much wait we finally were able to find another Guinea pig. He is quite different and definitly has a different personality. We named him "ROCKY" because he looks like rocky road ice cream. He has spots and patches of brown, tan, black and white.

A lesson from my amaryllis

Four beautiful, vibrant flowers (with one on the way)

I have been patiently forcing my amaryllis to bloom. I stopped watering it in November and one day in February the crazy thing started sending up shoots. I was shocked because it hasn't been watered since like I said November. I was like man it has some strong will to live! It wanted to send one last flower up, bloom, release its seeds and die. Survival was number one, so it put everything it had into sending up those shoots in tough times, as the drought I was putting it through. This was a great lesson for me because I was like wow, this plant will do anything to survive, even though it had nothing. I try not to be pessimist, because I know I have it better than a lot of people in this world. I have struggled to find a job, but I am so thankful for what I have. I have two wonderful families, great friends, food and roof over my head. What else could I ask for? These tough times have taught me a great lesson. I obviously will able to do anything if I have the drive that my beautiful Amaryllis has. p.s. I did water my plant after it started sending up shoots, it proved its self. :)

Sarah is Graduating from College!

Sarah's cap, tassel, and announcements

This brings a Big Smile to my face :D

My graduating announcements-those were stinking expensive!
For Nick's graduation we are gonna make the majority of his...lesson learned! :)

As many of you know I will soon be graduating! Yay! Although I could have graduated in December, I decided it would be best for family if I walked in April. Thinking about the past I ponder about the first time coming to college. When I was asked when my anticipated graduation was, I like April 2008 (wow what a long ways away!). Well since it took me one more semester, I am still proud of my self for my accomplishments. Now my next big step is Grad school! Nick and I both want to go onto grad school. I picked up this packet and so I am ready to study for the test and start school in January of 10'.

funny moment

Tonight I was driving home and I was stopped (waiting for the light)at the intersection of US-26 and I saw something move in the corner of my eye. I looked over to my left and I see this little black thing. I thought it was trash so I continued to stare glazed over at the forever non changing light. Then I saw it again and I was like what is that?! I stared at it and it started doing circles and then would stop and move again. Once I realized what it was I very surprised. A little black mouse (or brown) was running across four lanes of traffic (going about 55 mph). I thought to my self wow no can tell me rodents aren't smart! haha sorry for the randomness but I thought it was neat and I wanted to share. :) lots of love, Sarah

Sarah's hair cut

Before: Should I cut it? I'm afraid!!
Ah who cares it's just hair!
After shots: The night I discovered curls. lol
Nick likes it as well!
I LOVE it curly! I don't like doing it too often because I burn my neck with the rod!!
This is the back.


So my whole life everyone has always told me to never cut my beautiful blond hair. Over the years it has gradually gotten shorter. I don't think I realized that I always wanted it short but everyone kept me from doing it. So I cut it off. oooops my bad!

Its the thought that counts, right?

I wanted to make Nick a fuzzy hat for Christmas and once I had finished it, it was huge! It looked like a black wig or a purse! We got a good laugh out of it.

I loved playing with it. Doesn't it look like I have black hair? Or maybe I do? haha

Nick was so nice, he said "ah thanks, honey!" The nice guy he is, he would have worn it if I was determined that it looked good! I didn't make him wear it. Besides to take pictures to laugh at!
See how huge this is? I guess that's what happens when you use big needles for this kind of yarn!

I'm new at this..dur

Ok you will have to forgive my last post...it looks terrible! I am still new at this blogging thing. Since I loose my patience trying to fix it is gonna stay or I'll just delete it in frustration. I will try better from here on out!

Ice Fishing at Palasades!

Nick and I decided to go ice fishing this last Saturday. When I say we I actually mean 'me' lol. I have to explain to those that don't know this but I hate being cold. Nick on the other hand loves winter and the coolness. However, we are a strange couple because we sleep with the window open and the heat turned down to 59 degrees every night. This obviously violates everything I have just said. So I have decided that if I can be bundled up in








either a blanket or tons of layers in this case I am ready to rock and roll. As I asked Nick if we could go ice fishing he seemed hesitant because he knows I hate the cold. As the day came closer and closer I was becoming anxious because I love to fish!! YAY! As we rolled out of bed at 6 am with both of us mumbling under our breath, we were ready. Once we arrived at Palisades Dam, I was crazy excited. We basically rolled down the side to the ice and set up camp. A couple actually fell through the ice on the edge and got their boots and legs wet. I felt really bad. Nick also got his feet wet, poor guy, so he was miserably cold. He didn't get much fishing in because he was trying to dry his socks and shoes with the little space heater in the warming hut. I on the other hand had my toes and fingers crossed because dang it, I needed a fish! haha I wanted fish for dinner so badly! I got two nibbles and I thought I was gonna rip the line out of the water without even rolling up my line! Besides getting wet and being cold we both had a great time enjoying the scenery. Two other guys caught a fish each, both a white rainbow averaging around 17 inches long (yeah crazy huh, you can imagine how jealous I was!). As I have already concluded I am getting stuff to go ice fishing on our own. Nick will be joining me when we hook him up with some sweet warm gear. Watch out fish, I have my eye on you! ;)

Our lovely 500 ft apartment

This is our first apartment so therefore, we have to post pics! It is pretty small but man it is way easy to clean. I can clean the entire apartment spotless in less than two hours! How sweet is that!? We love it because it has everything that we need which includes three of the most important things: A washer/drier, a dishwasher, and internet. We also found out that we have A/C, it takes like 15 minutes to cool it down and about the same to heat it up! ;) This is where we call home and we love it! Oh and we love our new table, it has tall chairs so you can dangle your feet! haha

November carriage ride

So Nick was in IBC last semester. This is basically a bundle of classes that comes up with a business idea and manages it for a semester as a real business. Nick's group did cookie dough. We ended up buying like 4 large tubs just to make sure he would get a good grade because his grade depended on how well his business did.

Nick surprised me with a date on a carriage ride. It was really fun and we had a great night out. I also snapped a shot of the temple where we were married April 18, 2008. Enjoy

October Hay Maze

Since I am doing catch up, this was back in October. Nick and I went to the Hay maze outside of Rexburg. Supposedly this hay maze is haunted. I was scared not because it is haunted but because when I get scared, my reaction is to punch or fight back. So I was like oh great I need to restrain myself! However, we were lucky and I never had to fight off any goblins from attacking Nick or I! The maze was sooo much fun and we enjoyed it so much that we went through twice and almost went through again a third time! We ended our nice date with a steamy, hot chocolate!