Jay and I's schedules rarely line up. He works in the early afternoon and I work nights. When our schedules do coincide or we have a day off we often lounge around eating bad food and watching netflix. We blame it on the fact that we can't think of any good ideas of things to do. So...we made this list of things we wanted to do. We still have about 18 days to finish it up but I thought I would write a little re-cap of the fun things we have done this summer!
Climb
R Mountain
Do
Yoga
Host
a Potluck
Have
a Bonfire
Go
Camping
Read
a Book
Rexburg
Rapids
Cook
Pork Perfectly
Make
Homemade Rosemary Bread
Take
a Nap Outside
Take
Pictures!
Make
a Video
Lose
7 Lbs.
Make
Crème Brulee
Stencil
Shirts
A few weeks ago we went into Idaho Falls for the evening. We went to the temple and did Initiatories. It was a tender and sacred experience for me that evening. The spirit in the temple is so strong. Afterwards we used an Olive Garden Gift card to go out to eat [Dress up and go out to eat]. The unlimited pasta bowl was to die for. They have a new sauce, Asiago Garlic Alfredo, that is amazing. Afterwards we went to DI and found some pretty sweet scores. We also went to Walmart. [Service Project] We saw a homeless man as we were entering so we decided to get him a bag of snacks: jerky, gum, water, granola bars, etc. Jay was so excited to do this. He has been wanting to do something like this for a while but just hasn't had the chance. We were grateful for the opportunity.
One morning Jay woke me up super early and made some hot cocoa. He then gathered some blankets and told me to come with him. We drove up on the hill of Rexburg, by the temple. From there we sipped hot cocoa, day dreamed, and watch the sun rise. It was a beautiful morning and we were able to reflect on the beauty of the world our kind Heavenly Father has created for us. We are very lucky.
We found some cheap essential oil at Walmart titled Rosemary Mint. MMM. And then we each took a shower. It was glorious. The oil heats up with the warm water and it smell divine and clears out your sinuses.
INSANITY...well we got through about a week and a half. Then we had to go home to Nampa for a little visit. It is hard to stay on an exercise plan while you are on vacation so we kinda dropped that, but we were progressively getting better and it felt really good. Hopefully we can get back on it once we get started into school and get a more fixed schedule.
Dance in the Moonlight. So romantic. So at the closing of the Madison County Fair they had a large fireworks display. A local told us that the best view would be from the top of the hill. As we began to drive to the top I remembered a hill on campus that we used to go sledding all the time in the winter. We found the hill and climbed to the top with our blankets in hand. We watched the mesmerizing fireworks display and then decided we could kill several birds with one stone. We got to star gaze for a while. Then we ran to the bottom of the hill, turned on some cheesy music on my phone, and danced in the moonlight. It was a blast. So sweet.
Along with helping the homeless man we plan on doing service as we volunteer as team leaders for Get Connected. Get Connected is a program at BYU-Idaho that connects new freshman to other new freshman and introduces them to all aspects of their new college life. I've always wanted to do it and I'm so excited for the opportunity to share all that I love about this campus. It's the best place on earth for me.
Ever since I bought Jay a SWEET recording mic for his birthday we have been trying to record a cover. We are finally making some headway and we recorded a good portion last night. We are not completely done but it's getting pretty legit. We are recording a slow piano version of La Roux's Bulletproof. Look out...it's gonna be good.
Rainbow Cake. What a fun adventure. We've seen millions of pictures of these babies so we thought we would make one of our own. When we completed it had SIX layers, tons of frosting, and loads of sprinkles. We invited some of our dear friends over to help us consume this monstrosity. It was actually pretty amazing and relatively healthy. Quick recipe for you: 1 box cake mix, 1 cup greek yogurt, 1 cup water. That's it. You can make it into cake, cupcakes, whatever. It is incredibly most and cuts out a ton of the calories. MMM. After the cake we played Balderdash. If you don't know what it is you need to buy it immediately. It is one of the best games out there. Trust me.
Even though this is not on our bucket list I thought I would share that we went to the fair a couple weeks ago on dollar night. We rode the ferris wheel and some other ride and then shared a Reed's dairy ice cream. It was a blast. We both had to conquer some fears but it was such a simple, fun, beautiful night.
This summer has been blast.
To be continued...
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2 comments:
You guys are so stinkin cute! I might steal a few of these if that's okay :) I miss you guys and if we were in Rexburg we'd TOTALLY come to your potluck :)
you guys are so in love ..I love this about you guys loving life to the fullest!
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