Don't Go Summer!

Well, one more week of August and then it will be my favorite month! September!! :) My birthday is in September, now my anniversary is in September (this is until we get sealed, then we will have a new anniversary), and now our first cruise is in September! I am so ready for it all.
A couple weeks ago was Esther and Jared's birthdays. Esther's birthday is on August 17th, then their anniversary is August 18th, and then Jared's birthday is August 19th! Phew! So, Chris and I decided to take them both to dinner and celebrate them all in one night. We invited some of their family and surprised them at Chuck a Rama! Yummy food and great company. It was a lot of fun, and I hope they enjoyed the surprise!
Here is all everyone at the table (excluding me since I took the picture :)

 Me and cousin Melissa with her adorable baby girl McKenna

This past weekend Chris and I went down to Lava Hot Springs! It was my first time go to their actual pool. I have gone to their hot pools a couple times during the winter, but never the summer pool. It's a really fun place with a huge pool, lots of fun slides, and high dives! Chris and I climbed to the top of the highest high dive to jump off, but when it was finally our turn, I looked over the edge and couldn't jump! I just couldn't do it. haha So Chris went without me and I climbed down to the middle one since it was a little lower. That one was still a little scary but I jumped anyway! I jumped off, my stomach jumped up to my heart, I screamed super loud, and then my feet hit the water. I was glad to make it down okay, but it was super scary and hurt my feet! Some people were NUTS jumping off those things! Doing crazy flips and other tricks. It scared me each time someone went off.

                            This is our view of the slides from our spot.

This is our view of the high dives and other slides

Our spot with our cooler :)

But we enjoyed all the slides and swam in the water. We brought a yummy picnic lunch, and napped in the sun to work on our tans :) Overall it was a fun day and I am so glad we got to go before they close next weekend! We will definitely have to go back next year, but I really want to take him down to Provo to go to Seven Peaks cause I think that place is a lot better.
This is us without our sunglasses on. It was so bright!

We were able to take a better one with our sunglasses on :)

We found an apartment that we want to move into! Yay! After months and months of paying off some debt and figuring out where we are supposed to be, we have found a place to live! It's over by the temple, an apartment complex called Park Place Apartments, and we love it. Lots of space (it's almost 1000 square feet), 2 bedrooms, big living room, washer and dryer hookups (now we need to buy a washer and dryer!), and right by the river.  Our plan is to move in October 1st, so we will see how that goes! :) I am super excited.

Chris is really enjoying his new job, so that makes me really happy. So we have like every afternoon/evening together now and that is awesome. He is enjoying the easy going feel and the positive environment there. I am so glad he was able to find this job, and now we are just waiting for the benefits to kick in! :)

I Can't Believe it's August!

This year seems like it has been FLYING by! It's already August and it seems like it was just Christmas! The sad thing about it is summer is going to be over soon, even though it pretty much just got here, and there will be snow falling down here. :( Pooey! I am trying to enjoy the warm sunshine here as much as I can. That's why Chris and I went and layed by the pool today and got a little bit more tan. Yay! Tomorrow is my sister Bethany's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETH! She has the cutest little boys ever, I just want to squeeze them. I miss you guys so much!

My weight loss is going pretty well. I have lost 9 pounds so far in the past 6 weeks.  Counting calories really helps. Even though it can be a pain some days, it's totally worth it and helps you realize how much you really put in your mouth everyday, and most things you don't necessarily need (like that 1/2 package of Oreos. haha). I have been making these smoothies pretty often that taste yummy. I mix a cup of spinach, a banana, strawberry greek yogurt, can of pineapple, and ice. So good! and you don't even taste the spinach! I love it right after my workout. I am going to be trying this product soon. It's from Nodiet.com, and it's liquid protein, and take a tablespoon right before you go to bed each night. My friend Jenn recommended it to me. It's supposed to help with fat breakdown while you sleep. So I am going to try a month's worth and let you know how it helps!

Another exciting thing going on with us is Chris got a new job! We have been waiting for this for so long! Ever since we got married we have been sending resumes in up the ying yang to so many different companies, and nothing ever came from them. But after all that work, something finally happened! He got called in for an interview at Idaho State University here in town, and he got the job! It's a maintenance/custodian job, full time, with FULL BENEFITS! It's gonna be so awesome, and he is so excited. He starts August 20th!

Well, it's my bedtime, so I better go. But hope you all are doing great! I will see you soon. :)