sam's nursery

i am really only updating/re-doing this post for my purpose. 

the first time i wrote about sam's little space, i only had iphone pictures to show for it because my camera was out of commission. 

so i am updating with better pictures because i always want to be able to remember sam's room. 

i love this room. ben and i both agree that it is our favorite room in our house.

we love that sam his own little corner in our home filled with books, toys, and everything all his own. 

i also love that his room is baby friendly without being too "baby". i wanted something that he could grow into. 

anyways, the majority of our time together is spent in this sweet little space. 

also, we still need to fill one of the picture frames (working on it) and the two boys in the picture frames on the right are ben's dad when he was a boy and my dad when he was a boy. i love having their pictures incorporated into sammy boys bedroom. 

it's baaaack

our internet that is. 

it took a two month hiatus.

not gonna lie, it was pretty rough not having internet. 

kind of awesome to not have the distraction, but mostly rough. 

anywho, i forgot about this little blog of ours. 

it's been neglected, the poor thing. 

lots has happened since our last post.

we had our first snow (which luckily did NOT stick).

fall ARRIVED!!! 

halloween came and went. we were super heros. ha.

kim kardashian got divorced... 

(which now makes me feel terrible for making ben sit through four hours of her wedding special).

horkleys changed their name. i'm devastated to say the least. read more here.

ben and i found out we could go to fresno for christmas. i almost peed my pants. 

i got my beloved iphone back. i finally succeeded in convincing ben to switch carriers. plus we get a discount because i am in the social work field (jigga jigga whaaat?)

and i got a new job. 

so it's been a good couple of months and i am kind of falling in love with my little life here in idaho.

i now work for a company called rehabilitative health services. i work with adults who have moderate to sever mental illnesses. sounds kind of freaky at first, and for the first two weeks i may have come home crying each night. BUT now that i am getting the hang of things i am truly loving my job. i have about 12 on my case load so they definitely keep me busy busy.

the benjer is loving his job as well. and he does such a great job.

our home is slooooowly making progress. 

slowly. we get around to a new project once every few weeks so it will be a while until the decorating progress comes to an end. mainly, i just love having a place to truly call home with ben. besides my parents house. because, let's be honest, that will always be home.

welp. here are a few pictures from halloween! we had so much fun taking some of our nieces and nephews trick-or-treating. 

ben's parents also had a pumpkin carving contest at their house. our mickey pumpkin didn't work out so well. oh well..next year we'll carve something cool. 

and the last few pics are from our night babysitting cute little gavin. can't get enough of that boy.

p.s. i am SO excited about christmas this year! i am dying. i can't wait to get our christmas tree. 

and is it weird that  i really want the justin beiber christmas cd?

because i do. 

happy wednesday blog friends. 

a quick hello

my goodness the past few weeks have been cra-zay.

the parents visit.

i graduate.

fresno for a while.

san francisco.

we move.

job hunting.

start internship.

house organizing/decorating.

it's been crazy but oh so fun. 

minus the part where i didn't see my husband for 12 days. 

yeah. that will never be happening again. 

no one should ever have to experience that. 

i wish i was uploading pictures. 

but truly i have no idea where to start and i don't even have my camera with me right now. 

so that will have to wait until i can mentally prepare myself for the process. 

anyways, i'm currently down in utah teaching swimming lessons to young little kiddos. 

i love it. 

the kids are hysterical and adorable. which keeps me entertained. 

however i cannot wait to go home to my husband tomorrow night and then leave for island park this weekend for a little webb family reunion. 

we're REAL excited.

welp. 

now that this has been the most random and semi-pointless blog entry, i will leave on this note....

i was watching a really interesting news segment earlier. 

it was about our nations current economic status, our nations credit and the spirit of entitlement that is sweeping our country.

anyways, in no way am i trying to make some political statement. 

i haven't even really decided how i feel about mitt romney. 

but i do feel that pertaining to this issue, he couldn't have said it better. 

so i thought i would share. 

that is all.

watch the clip here.

hopefully i will find time to do a major picture catch up soon. 

but until then...

happy wednesday!

ps. 

just stumbled upon this quote. 

a great reminder. 

the fourth recap

ben and i enjoyed a wonderful fourth of july weekend! 

my second favorite holiday did not fail me. 

we enjoyed three, count them THREE, rounds of fireworks, the best tri-tip dinner this girl has ever tasted, swimming, a little slip n' slide action, quality time with ally girl, shopping, and lots&lots of sun. 

plus i got my ben all to myself on monday. 

so happy he didn't have to work.

all in favor of three-day-weekends every weekend?

thought so.

now for the pictures...

 {ben in all his glory}

{poor gavin was not having the water}

needless to say, it was a perfect weekend. 

but now that the holiday is over, it's time to get my buns graduated. 

two.more.weeks.

holy cow.

i am so excited. 

because ben and i will both be college graduates, we have found ourselves a new place of residence for the next couple of years. 

i cringe at the though of having to move a third time in the span of 6 months. 

but it will definitely be worth it. 

so, while my mind should be filled with all things school related, we have been busy devising up plans for our new little home. 

picking paint colors, cabinets and countertops can be a little overwhelming. 

but we are anxious to start this new chapter of our lives. 

these pictures have all made their way onto different inspiration boards for the new place.

i hope everyone had a wonderful and safe fourth of july holiday!

happy tuesday!