Our Pad

So, as a I mentioned awhile back, we moved.  About a month ago we moved into Dave's parents house (the basement, precisely).  We did a little bit (no, a lot) of painting and I have to say that I am thrilled with the results.  (I've loved all of the apartments that we've lived in, but not being able to paint them just about killed me!  There's not much I hate more than plain white walls!  Eck!)

  Some have asked me to show off our new "pad" if you will.  So here it is! 

   It's a small space, but it's working well for us.  We are hoping to get all of our student loans (darn those things!) paid off and start saving up for a house.  Luckily, we didn't need to take out a lot of loans, so we should be able to pay them off fairly quickly.  If I have my way, they'll be paid off by next summer.  Here's to praying that it will happen!  :)  

Sister Carlie Eddy

We took Carlie to the MTC on July 25th.  I have missed her so much, but have had a lot of fun receiving letters from her.  I've created a blog for her so that anyone who wants to can be updated on how things are going for her.  If you'd like to follow that blog, here's the link:  sistereddy.blogspot.com

We're really excited for her and all that she'll learn during her time at the MTC and Japan.  We all miss her but know that she will be such a fantastic missionary!  

A Dog, and More

I've been MIA for the past week or so due to some MAJOR changes in our day to day lives.  So, Carlie left on her mission on July 25th (a separate post on THAT next).  That same weekend, Dave and I moved out of our apartment and into his parents' basement.  During this move, we realized that we have moved 5 times in four years of marriage!  Ugh... I'm so over it at this point.  But, this was a needed move for us, and I think it's going to work well.  (And, knock on wood, the next time we move, it will be into a house)!  

Those first few days after the move were Dave's FINAL days of college (Yeah, we decided to move during the WORST possible time ever, I know).  While Dave was working on last minute projects and studying for his finals, I somehow managed to get the house put together and get our apartment deep cleaned.  By "somehow" I mean Dave's parents and siblings took A LOT of time helping us move and are amazingly awesome.  Oh, and my parents are pretty much the greatest because they let us store A LOT of our stuff (crap) in their basement since space is a little limited.  It looks like an episode of Hoarders over there at the moment.  (Don't worry Mom, some time soon I'll be going through it to organize it some more).  :)  Thanks to everyone who helped us with the move!  We are so grateful!

So, last week was Dave's LAST week of class.  He's graduated!  I'm so proud of him and all his hard work!  We've both been going to school since we've been married, so having us BOTH graduated is a HUGE step for us!  We're so excited for the future!  Dave's parents asked him what he wanted for graduation and you guessed it, he wanted a dog.  :)

Meet the newest member of the Bland Fam:  Scout Fluffypants.  :)

 He's a Mini Australian Shepherd and he's so fluffy and soft.  

Get ready for a picture overload!  :)  

 Enjoying the AC.  Haha

 We got him a few toys to chew on and all he wanted to play with was this empty plastic water bottle.  Figures.  Oh, and, that amazing quilt he's laying on??  Megan made it.  In ONE day.  Amazing I tell you.  

 Haha. Those eyes.  He was chasing a fly.  Herp Derp.  :)

 He basically lives in a giant diaper.  :)  Potty training has been....interesting...

 He fell asleep like this in my arms the other day.  Such a weirdo.  

He's really sweet and it's been a blast having him.  We got him one week ago today, and it's been quite the week.  He is SUPER smart and can already jump the gates we have to keep him somewhat contained.  (Don't really like that too much).  He LOVES wet grass, and refuses to play anywhere that isn't shaded.  :)

This should definitely be a fun adventure.  New living space, new dog, new jobs...Are we crazy??  Sometimes I wonder.  It should be fun nonetheless though!        

Pop Cam Roll 2

Fourth of July and Some Exciting News...

First off, let's start on a really random note.  Here's a picture of when my car hit 100,000 miles. 

SUPER cool, right?

Last week was the fourth of July.  Dave and I went up to the Bear Lake Cabin on the 4th to celebrate.  It was SOOOO hot up there.  I can't even imagine what it was like in Davis County.  Ewww.  

Speaking of ewww...

We went to turn the swamp cooler on, but we haven't used it yet so we needed to take the cover off of it.  So we did.  On top of the swamp cooler were these clods of dirt and such.  We thought that they may be the workings of some mud wasps so Dave went and got some Raid to kill the blasted things.  While Dave was getting the Raid, Jolynn poked the little dirt clods (to further investigate, of course) and THIS, my friends, is what she found....

Is that not the sickest thing you have EVER seen?!?  Gah!  My skin crawls just looking at it! 

 As soon as Dave came out and saw this unholy sight he soaked (and I mean SOAKED) them in Raid.  Poor things never had a chance.  

Moving on now...

We decided to go to Pairs, Idaho for our 4th of July celebration.  It was quite the party.  The city performs an hour long musical performance in a historical tabernacle.  (Seeing as the population of Paris is less than 500 people, I didn't think there would be that many people there).  WRONG.  This place was packed.    

   After the musical performance, the city puts on a parade.  This is where the awesome comes in.  This parade is (and I kid you not) less than 15 minutes long.  AND, that's with the parade going down one side of the street and coming back down the other.  Now THAT'S my kind of parade.  I got some pictures, but I took them with my Pop Cam so you'll just have to wait to see those.  They are priceless I assure you.  

All sarcasm aside, it really was fun and the musical performances were pretty well done.  Later that night Dave and I went to Cooper's to celebrate.  Happy Birthday America! 

 Random picture of Dave at Cooper's.  I was making fun of how his hair looked.  

No fireworks this year (sadly).  All fires and fireworks were outlawed at the cabin due to wildfire problems.  We figured it would be better to not have fireworks rather than to chance burning down all of the cabins.  Yeah.  Probably a good choice.  

Now, on to the good news....  (Have you made it this far?  Good for you!)

Yesterday I got offered a third grade teaching position in Davis School District!!  YAY!!!

(You thought I was announcing a pregnancy huh??  Just admit it, you thought it.)

I had been awaiting that phone call for almost a week so I was SO happy to hear the good news.  Dave took me out to Texas Roadhouse last night to celebrate, and I signed my contract with the district this morning.  It's a part time position and I'll be teaching with a long time neighbor friend so I really couldn't be happier.  I'll also be able to stay working with HCA part time.  I'm feeling so lucky and blessed with how everything worked out.

Here's a picture of my "celebratory drink" from Texas Roadhouse.  (I know you wanted to see that).  :)  

We hope everyone's summers are going great and are excited for what the next few months have in store for us.