squarefoot garden update

So its been a while since I have done the blog thing. I have been super busy and honestly not real motivated to post but I decided I should put some updates on here. As you know from a previous posting we decided to do the squarefoot gardens. Its worked out pretty well with a few minor set backs(dogs can't stay out of them!). My dad and I also started another garden by the house that has about ten tomato plants, watermelon, squash, peppers and an artichoke plant. here are some pics.

(first carrot picked)

(first broccoli picked)

(Artichoke)

(garden my dad helped me with)

(squash)

(tomatoes in the front, peppers to the left)

(see how the cage is bent in?? My puppy did that..)

(These are peas..some were smashed down from the cage)

(This is spicy mix lettuce we didn't like so I pulled it)

(the spicy mix was in the middle)

Squarefoot garden

Well its been quite a while since I have posted on here! We have been doing some remodeling on our home so my computer was down for a bit. Well Jordan and I decided to do a squarefoot garden this year along with my sis-in-law. We also have a good size plot of dirt that's close to the house we have been preparing for the bigger stuff like watermelon, squash, more tomatoes, ect. As soon as that's finished I'll post it. Well here are some pictures that I took about a week ago. Some of this stuff in here has grown a ton in the past week and I also added a bunch more stuff in the third box like peppers, tomatoes ect. Fun stuff! I am actually going right now to go cut some spinach and some lettuce for tonights dinner!

Funky shaped cages to keep the pests out, namely the dogs...
The big bushy stuff in the back is spinach. Next to it is a strawberry plant that is producing fruit already.In the middle is spicy mix greens which have grown a ton since this picture.

Far left corner is a bell pepper plant that already has a pretty good size pepper on it already. If you notice the wilted plants in the corner those are bell peppers. I planted them and that night it got so cold them couldn't tolerate it. So now there are tomato plants there.

Starting from back left: green beans, broccoli, cauliflower and peas.

Logan pics

some pictures of our day at the temple..

Logan Temple

Jordan and I were sealed in the Logan Temple on Saturday the 21st. It was such an amazing and spiritual experience. It was so great to have our friends(don't worry Jared I forgive you ;0) and family there supporting us. I couldn't believe how many people showed up. I was doing pretty good with my emotions until we walked into the sealing room and thats when it hit me. I really don't like to cry in front of people but I just couldn't help it. I ALWAYS cry if I see someone else crying too so I had to make sure that I didn't make eye contact with certain people(Kimm). So we were just about done when all of a sudden my sister-in-law passes out!! It was way scary cause she is pregnant (Don't worry things turned out fine). I guess she was the third pregnant girl to pass out that day. Weird..

Overall this weekend was really great. Friday night we stayed in a motel along with my dad and his wife, my brother and his and their three kids(all of us in seperate rooms of course!). We went out to eat at the CopperMill, which was where we had our luncheon after the temple. I didn't mind eating there twice, the food is soooo good. After that we went and hung out at the motel and played Catch Phrase. Probably my favorite game. My dads wife is so funny to watch try and act out things, she had us rolling.

Well to conclude I just want to say that I am so happy with the changes I have made in my life. This past year has been really packed with great and wonderful things for me. I got in to nursing school(can't wait for it to be over with so I can have my life back),I was baptised February 17th 2008 and met my husband. I have had so much support from my family and friends I just want to say THANK YOU and I love you all!

Another one bites the dust!

So i did it! I passed my LPN boards!!! YAA!! This past year has been really hard on me(AND my family) and pretty much all of us in the program but this is what its all about right? I can now go out and start practicing as a nurse, look out!!! Let me just tell you, well most of you already know, I really thought I had failed that exam. I walked out of the test in tears! It was really difficult. So I called my dad to tell him the bad news. He said,"why don't you come pick me up from work and I'll take you to lunch." So he took me to the Red Iguana in Salt Lake City. If you have been there you know that they have the best mexican food. Well that really cheered me up, but I still felt really uneasy about it. The soonest we can find out is about two days after we have taken the test so Jordan and I look online friday to see if my name was on the registery and it was!!! Well I just want to thank my family for being so patient with me. I still have my RN year to get through but I know that I can do it because I have such a great support system. Love you all!!!!

Me being me

Yes I am a dork, but if you know me then you know this is how I act most of the time. :0)

Our christmas vacation

Well I am finally sitting down to write something about our christmas vacation. The day after christmas Jordan, myself and his family took off in their motorhome (and a van) to Las Vegas to pick up a car at the auction and then head to California. Our drive there was pretty long. I didn't realize how sick I would feel riding in a motorhome. It was like being on a boat. We stayed the night in Las Vegas before heading out to sunny California! It was about a five hour drive to Anaheim but we made it! We spent a day at Knott's Berry Farm(way fun), and then drove up to San Diego where we spent one day at the beach in Newport and another day in Catalina Island and the San Diego Zoo. After six crazy days we headed back to Vegas for some outlet mall therapy and then back home to face reality. SCHOOL!!! Well anyway this is the condensed version of what we did and where we went. There were alot of other various places we went to but this gives you the overall picture of our vacation!

Evolution of dance

My sister-in-law sent this to me in an email. If you have six minutes to spare I would definately watch this, I laughed my butt off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg&feature=related