1 week

we start our journey to dorothy-land in 1 week. wow. the last 5 months have flown by. things i wish i did while in phx:

1. attend theater 168 it's the place grady & i were engaged. memories.
2. eat at my favorite spots, ie: flo's kitchen, fajitas, first watch and many more.
3. spend more time just talking to friends and family
4. spend less time working
5. lay in the sun at least an hour a day (i am going to miss the sun...)
6. shop. it's so hard to find those super secret spots with great deals when you move to a new place.
7. attend a diamondback's game. i gave up sweet tickets a few times this season... sad.
8. go to the dermalogica education center and spend our savings on skin products. i could. don't try me.
9. get to know my primary class better. i loved those 6 rascals. as crazy and busy as six 6 year old boys can be after being expected to sit perfectly still for 2 hours straight, they made me laugh every week. i kinda want to come back in a few years and see what they're up to. they might just still be stripping down to complete nakedness in the bathroom. yes, that did happen.
10. spend more time with my mom. i love my mom. she is like the funniest person, but has no idea she is. she makes me smile. (full house music in the background)

as sad as i am to leave, i'm really ready to get started in st. louis. i want to walk through our apartment, furnish said apartment, attend our ward, listen eagerly while grady describes his first day of chiro school, and get a FREAKING job. (yes if you know someone in st. louis hiring, please hook a sister up...)

things i'm looking forward to in st. louis:

1. it's green there. like REALLY green.
2. i will experience spring and fall for the first time in my life.
3. going to a cardinals game. busch stadium here i come!
4. go to the butterfly house. am i a nerd?
5. open all of my stuff up!!! i miss my things. so. bad.
6. making our new apartment smell like us. you know how people's apartments/homes have specific smells? i hope ours is good. let me know if it isn't.
7. have visitors. my parents are coming in march & i'm really excited!
8. getting free adjustments at the school. grady & i really love Logan and i can't wait to go to the clinic.
9. i want to know what our callings are in our new ward. after my first experience in primary this last year, i wouldn't complain if i was put back in as a teacher- primary is the fun version of sunday school... am i right?
10. cook for myself. as great as it has been to have most every meal made for me, i'm ready to take what i've learned from my brother and put it to good use.

Never say never

no this is not a justin bieber tribute post. sorry 12 yr old girls.

i said i would "never live with my parents or in-laws". well that went down the tubes when we decided to do grady's internship in phx. it was live with them or continue our version of H-E-doublehockeysticks in the arctic tundra that is rexburg. i chose to eat my words and try it out. i was wrong. very Very VERY wrong. not only do we get to spend crazy amounts of time with both families, but i also get a ride to work with my dad. (did i mention in addition to my dad allowing me and my husb to crash his pad for 5 mos-he gave me a job... yeah.)

the good:

• i live with my parents (whom i love...alot).
• i live with my bro and his wife. my bro is in culinary school. it's rough letting him practice on us. jokes.jokes. it's delish. i am now a food snob because of it.
• i get to re-decorate my mom's house on her dime. who would hate that?! we are currently working on the bathroom, living room and tv room. simultaneously. my dad wants to murder me.
• i have lost 7 lbs. mostly because my entire family decided to live a "paleo lifestyle" together. let's just say it's working.

the bad:

• i live in maybe 175 sq feet. it's hard.
• my belongings (which are most likely garbage) are sitting in 175 sq. feet of my in-law's spare bedroom. ***i'm sorry roberta***
• i don't want to move now.

the ugly:

• people have to see me without make-up... get it? ugly, make-up? ok...

i guess i just needed to blog my feelings on the subject matter that i was wrong. and that i'm grateful for a great family. and the time we have to enjoy 85 degree weather. (yeah rexburg- eat your heart out!)

Why I never blog.

Top 5 Reasons I don't blog:

5. I traded in my camera for a TV. true. priorities people.... have you SEEN Real Housewives of New Jersey?! From this one can conclude:

BLOGS + Pictures= worth reading ; BLOGS - pictures= boring.

4. For the last 4 years of my life, I have held jobs that require my seclusion from the outside world. things get scary.... and NO ONE wants to see me in my "I-haven't-had-social-interaction-in-15-hours" state.

3. In the last 5 weeks i have spent an absurd amount of time trying to befriend 2 cats. 1 of which is literally the spawn of Satan and i'm 99% sure she dreams of murdering my entire family. the other is probably the most patient, but un-interested animal on the face of the planet. am i the crazy cat lady?!

2. Besides reading hilarious (by hilarious i mean these people need help) craig's list and BYU-Idaho Bulletin Board postings, i spend the rest of my "relaxing time" reading people.com, usmagazine.com and sitting on the couch watching "Sweet Home Alabama" for the 12th time on TBS. Side note: why does my dad love this movie enough to re-watch it EVERY TIME it's on TV? makes me laugh.

1. I spend too much time getting mad at my friends who don't update their blogs to update mine!

creepy.

If you are ever up at 1am, you will find a commercial for this. Why does this exist? It even looks like a "toilet"....i'm tired.

I'm going to put on pics...someday

One thing I really lucked out on, besides INCREDIBLE personality, good looks and being treated like a million dollars all the time, marrying Grady came with some sweet benefits. His parents purchased him this amazing camera that I am so in love with. In high school I took a photography class and totally loved it. After starting college I found that I really enjoyed a lot of artistic things and that I still enjoyed taking pictures and it intrigued me. BUT of course in order to take a photography class at school it would be this huge mess and I would need an expensive camera... Needless to say, I have always wanted to take a college course on photography. Well, it hasn't happened thus far, but I have decided when Grady makes all of his money ( HAHAHAHA! we're going to be paying off loans FOREVER!) that I will take a class, but in the mean time I have enjoyed learning and playing on Grady's amazing camera. So all that and I don't have pictures that I just took this Sunday! Lame! I will put them up...someday. :D So this last Sunday I convinced Grady to drive me way out in the middle of all the potato fields to take pictures. It was so fun. It reminded me of how people used to always say how "beautiful" Arizona was...I was always like "it's just a lot of dirt"...but I get it now. It was so pretty just being out there in the middle of nowhere and being around farming equipment and seeing all of the rolling fields. Loved it! I'll have to post the pictures later.
Liz

So we broke down and did it...

After a long period of time being "hassled" by Ashleigh... I am creating a Blog. So here goes my first post:
We are in Rexico Idaho (as I like to call it). Grady is busy with school- and might I add that he is doing AMAZING! I'm working as management for a bunch of properties here and doing hair out of my house (tear). I do miss hair, but i don't miss the drama or immaturity of the salon. Hair will always be my passion and I'm not ready to give that up just yet!
We have been beyond blessed this year. I guess that whole "faith" thing really does work! :D We're living proof! hahaha! I'll start with that!?
Griz and Lady