Crafty

So since moving down here to Arizona I have realized the friends I've made are really crafty and I'm not... Coming to this realization made me want to become more crafty! Since I still don't have a job, being able to do different crafts not only gives me a sense of accomplishment but also makes my day less monotonous haha so I figured I would share a few of the things I have done these past few days.

I had a frame I really liked but unfortunately it did not match my living room so I figured, why not paint it instead of buying a new one! I picked up some craft paint at the store and got to work.

Here is what it looked like before...

and here is how it looks now!

Cute hu? I thought so :D This is another craft I did with some of the girls at our weekly get togethers.

I was so nervous making this necklace since it involved a sewing machine but I was actually surprised at how well it turned out!

So anyways just thought I'd share some things I have done with my time in Arizona.

Hello Texas!

Dang it's been a long time since I've blogged!  Well since I last blogged, Austin spends his days at school and studying the day away while I hang out with some of my new friends and keep my eyes posted for a job. One Saturday while I was talking with my mom and she brought up the idea of coming home for a few days! I didn't take it seriously until I talked to Austin who really encouraged me to get out of the 84 degree apartment and go visit my family. I felt ok leaving Austin seeing as I knew he would spend his time studying while I was gone. Well after working things out with my dad, I had a flight booked home for Thursday.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get away from the heat but I have enjoyed being home and chillin with the fam.  Friday we spent the day watching Lexi play in a volleyball tournament. This being her senior year (crazy I know!) It was fun getting to see her play. In case you were wondering she is #7

That night my dad took us out to a super nice restaurant called Eddy V's. Now I'm not a huge fan of fish, I basically only like salmon and shrimp but this place was beyond amazing. It is my parents absolute favorite restaurant and I can see why! As we were leaving we overheard our waiter telling another table that they are based out of Scottsdale, AZ. I'm thinking I found a place for Austin and I to celebrate our 1st anniversary :D

This was the banana foster cake my dad couldn't stop talking about. I must admit it was pretty amazing... 

Jessica had really been wanting to die her hair so after dinner Lexi and I took on the responsibility of giving Jessica her first hair die! She was pretty excited. We didn't want to pick a color too extreme for fear of giving my mom a heart attack but I think it turned out great :D

Saturday was again spent watching Lexi at her volleyball tournament. Her team actually made it to the finals and ended up taking 2nd place!

So that has been the trip so far. I am here until Tuesday and then it's back to my husband (whom I miss!) and back to searching for a job... but while being home I've found sooo many cute decorations! I told Austin I came out with one half empty suitcase and I'm going to come back with two! haha Yay for trips home to Texas!!

Back To School!

My cute husband started his first day of medical school today! Of course I had to document with a first day of school picture :D

I am so proud of him and all this accomplishments! He has worked to hard and sacrificed so much over the years to get where he is today. I know it's going to be a long, hard road and this is just the beginning... but I am so ready to be the supportive wife and friend he needs while he achieving his goals. So go get 'em Dr. Horrocks!! I love you!

Austin the Builder

So we finally got a dining room table! We found the perfect one at Wal-Mart of all places but had to wait for Jason & Nell to come down so we could use their car. I was certain we could fit it in the baby bug but Austin was not buying it, good call on his part. When Austin opened the box he was surprised by his find...

Just Kidding!! hahah The box was just so big I couldn't resist crawling around in it. After that minor set back Austin was on to building the table. I am so glad he is such a good builder because if I had to build it myself... we would still be eating off the floor. He is my own "Bob the Builder"! haha

Here is the finished project :D Another success! 

Home is where the heart is

Alright, I am finally ready to put up pictures of our new home. After many nights of measuring, hammering, drilling and hanging....

Along with daily trips to Target... (As a side note- I had always wanted to go somewhere and buy so much stuff that I had to use two shopping carts for it all)

We finally have our first place! It's far from finished but that's ok :D It's been fun finally putting together all the things I've collected over the years. Here it is!

Right when you walk in the door there is a wall and this is what you see :)

To the right of the entry way is our living room. It still needs some work but so far so good I think! 

Off of the living room is the master bedroom and master bath (aka Austin's bathroom)

On the other side of the apartment or to the left of the entry way is the dinning room/kitchen. Right now the dining room is full of boxes so I skipped over that room. We are hoping to get a dining room table next week so I will post pictures once we get that all set up :)

Off the kitchen/dining room we have the guest bedroom and bathroom aka my bathroom (figured since we have two bathrooms we might as well use them, and I didn't like the idea of sharing a sink with Austin haha)

The guest bedroom is more like Austin's little study room where he will be living for the next two years of his life.

So that's it for now! It was kind of hard to take good pictures since there are a lot of corners and not a lot of open space but we love it here and can't wait to continue making this little apartment our home :D

Monsoon?!

Austin and I experienced our first monsoon today. Unfortunately we didn't enjoy it from the comfort of our home but stranded at Wal-Mart. As we were checking out we could hear the rain falling down but didn't realize how bad it was until we got to the doors and saw everyone crowed around the shopping carts trying to wait it out. As we were waiting we saw a guy drive by on his motorcycle, talk about bad timing...

We finally decided to just brave it and this was our drive on the way home.

Now Austin and I have experienced bad rain storms before being from Illinois and Texas but never flooding like this. It was insane!! I have no idea how the baby bug made it home. It must have felt like a sailboat instead of a car. As Austin put it, he felt like he was driving the U.S.S VW Bug haha good times in Arizona!

On the road again

Wow it's been a long time! We finally got internet yesterday so now I can get back to blogging. So we finally made the big move! It was a long, stressful week packing, moving, driving, moving and unpacking but we did it. Thanks to my dad coming out and helping we were able to get moved in a lot faster and it was great to just see him. Here are a few pics from the move.

Austin got to use his Dewalt for the first time taking apart the bed! He was pretty excited about it. This move has definitely given him lots of reasons to use the drill gun.

Austin also did an awesome job of packing and driving the Uhaul. When we got to Arizona nothing had moved/broke. Wade would be proud :D

This was the view I got to stare at for 2 days....

And here is our apartment complex!! This is just a sneak peek. Pictures will come soon of the apartment once it is all decorated and put together.

Overall we really like Arizona. It is hotter than heck but it seems like a really nice area and the ward is great. We are so excited to get all settled in here :D