From Martha to Karen

So I did make some crafts this month. I got the ideas from the Martha Stewart website - where most of my ideas come from. I started with these cute shrunken heads made out of apples.



Compare Martha's:

With mine:

Then I made these adorable candy corn pots to give away to Visiting Teachees.

Martha's:
And mine:

It was really fun, but I'm a little burned out now. I think I'll take a little break from crafting and start working on cooking for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I'll keep you posted.

Hiking in the Uintas

In August (I know) Jonathan and I decided to get up bright and early one Saturday morning to go hiking in the Uintas. We brought Tito along to enjoy the great outdoors, we thought it might be too much for the little doggies. We really enjoyed the hike, but we didn't actually make it to any destination because we had to get back to Provo for Suzie's birthday party. It was a really nice hike, and it was nice to spend time together out in nature. I think we'll definitely plan on a real hike next year.

Saluone Family Fishing Day

In August the Saluone family decided to have a fishing day. We drove around Provo Canyon for about an hour trying to find a spot. We had never seen the canyon so busy. Finally we found the perfect fishing spot in a business park near the mouth of the canyon. The kids had so much fun fishing and putting the worms on the hooks. No one caught anything but it was still fun.

After the fishing we went to Cornel & Bekki's and roasted marshmallows and made s'mores. They were yummy!

A Whole Lot of Nothin'

I skipped September. Not just on this blog, but in real life. I swear it never happened. But October is finally here and I'm excited for Halloween. I will resurrect last year's Halloween decorations with a few new twists and I'm looking forward to it. Although that means I actually have to work on some new things... I'm hopeful.

There's really nothing new with me - hence the lack of posts in September. Jonathan started school which caused our schedules to be even more opposite than they already were. We get to spend about three hours of quality time together Monday - Thursday, Friday mornings and all day Saturday & Sunday. It's not that bad, but it does make M-Th REALLY boring and blah. I feel like all I do is get up, go to work, go home, eat, watch TV, go to bed. Then I repeat that cycle 3 times and *voila* I've lost 96 hours of my life! Repeat that four weeks at a time and 384 more hours bite the dust. Fun to think about, huh? Not so much.

Anyway, I'm hoping that Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas will help to cheer me up and give me things to look forward to. Hopefully I'll have more to post this month as I work on fall crafts & stuff. Loves!

What's Up?

It's been a while since I blogged. Sometimes I have writers block and it makes me feel bad. Lately I've been having a hard time fitting everything in, so I haven't been. It's not only the blog posts that have been neglected. It's the laundry, the dishes, the bathroom, the floors... Thankfully I have a wonderful husband who helps me keep up on things like that.

So Jonathan started school this week and found out that he's been working on the wrong degree and now he is almost starting over. I just pray that he can handle the new schedule so he can finish school as soon as possible. I know he'll do well.

I've been dreaming of my new kitchen lately. I hope we can be ready to start the construction in February or March next year. I can't wait to have new flooring and new countertops, new cabinets. new appliances - okay, now I'm getting depressed. It's only 6 months away, that's not too long, right?

4th of July

We went over to Cornel & Bekki's on the 4th of July this year - I know it's been over a month, but I just need to catch up. So here are some pictures of the fireworks and fun we had.

Kage wasn't very happy that Uncle J was riding his bike. But J was having fun!

Afterward the kids came over to our house and had a sleep over. Conquer (the dog) was visiting that night and he and Jaida fell asleep together. Aren't they so cute?

Happy Blog Birthday - 2 Years!

Wow! Has it really been two years? It's been so fun posting on this blog. I love looking back at the things Jonathan and I have done and places we've been. Time goes by SO fast.

Speaking of time flying... I have A LOT of photos to post. So I'll start with these pictures from when Jonathan and I were sealed. We're standing with family outside the Mount Timpanogos Temple.

These are pictures from the party we had after we were sealed. The kids were having fun playing outside while most of the adults were inside eating. I was so happy that Barb and the kids were able to be there.

Happy Blogiversary to Me!

It's been a year since I started this blog! I think it's going well. What do you think?

I've been wondering lately about my two blogs. I have my family one where I didn't feel totally comfortable about posting a lot of "me" things because it was for my family, right? So I started this little blog all about ME. I know Jonathan is never going to post anything on our family site, he just doesn't care enough to spend the time to do it. So should I just transfer my posts from this blog to the family one and just have one blog for me and my family to share? I'm sure the 5 people who read this blog sporadically will have a lot of insight for me so I'll just wait for an answer.

But until then, it's been a year and I think things have gone well. Thanks to the handful of readers, I really appreciate you - whoever you are!

Cheers.

Baseball

A month or so ago I went with Savannah & Linda to watch Kaisa's baseball game. I'm pretty sure they won, but it was just fun to see him play and to spend time with the other kids.

Shopping Spree

Jonathan & I went to Las Vegas last weekend and I went on a little bit of a shopping spree. I bought some shirts, a pair of work pants, capris, a super cute skirt and jacket and shoes. I couldn't find pictures of anything online except for these shoes.

I don't care what anyone says, I love them. And they're super comfortable. Happiness!

* Update*

These shoes are NOT comfortable after being worn for 13 hours straight - including an hour long trip to Wal-Mart. But they're still cute!

I'm Endowed

I went to the Provo temple on June 28, 2008, and got my endowment. What a wonderful gift. The whole day was awesome. It was so peaceful, I knew I was making the right choice and I could really feel the love of my Heavenly Father while I was in the temple. I was so happy that some of my family was able to share this day with me. It was lovely.

Finally!

On July 3, 2008, Jonathan & Karen Saluone were sealed for time and eternity in the Mount Timpanogos Temple. It was such a nice day, well, before and during the ceremony at least. After the ceremony was a little hectic and frustrating. But it all ended wonderfully and now we are bound to each other for eternity. What a wonderful thing to know that my husband and I and our children can be together forever with all of our other family members. Glorious!