Blessed

I feel so blessed lately. And you know sometimes when you don't really know why you deserved any of it but it still came... and maybe is still coming. That is how I feel.

I am so grateful for all my blessings but lately this one has come to the front of my mind.
I am grateful for this man!

I am so grateful that I get to spend the rest of forever with him. I know that my last few posts (spanning over the last 6 months) have been about how much I love him.. mushy mushy... But he has been such a huge blessing to me.
I got really sick last week and I didn't even want to get out of bed. He ran to the store and bought me power-aid and crackers and soup and took care of me. I couldn't have asked for a kinder man. He is so hard working and willing to do what it takes to provide for our family.  I am just so grateful to call him mine.

Our First Road Trip

We don't go many places that are far away from home. The furthest we go is an hour and a half to my brother and sister-in-law's house in Pocatello. But this summer we were able to go to Twin Falls, a whole three hours away. It was an adventure for us. We were there for some good friends' wedding. We even got a hotel room and everything. Aren't we so grown up?!

 

Driving was fun. We talked a lot and I asked a lot of questions. I get really curious on road trips. I'm glad Landon wasn't annoyed at me.

We stayed in a hotel Friday night. We felt so adult.(I mean being married defiantly isn't as adult as getting your own hotel room... uh come on... really?)\

The next morning we got up and got ready and went to the Twin Falls temple. It was such a wonderful sealing.

 After the temple we had some time to kill so we drove around Twin and found an Arctic Circle to get some ice cream. Then we drove around some more.

 

 I just have to say I love my husband! He is so fine! Mmmmmm Mmmmm Mmmm!

The lunch-in was held at this beautiful event center right on the rim of the canyon, as you can tell. It was a beautiful day.

Next on our adventure was finding Hagerman, Id. Hagerman is about 45 min northwest of Twin Falls. We found it and had a great time hanging out and helping clean up the reception.

On our way out, the next morning, we decided to find where Shoshone Falls was. It took us a while to find it becasue of some road construction. It was worth the search it took to get there.

 Our first road trip was a success! Yeah!

A Whole Two Years!

In July we celebrated out 2 year anniversary. TWO YEARS! I can't believe it. I still sometimes catch myself thinking, "Is this real? I am married." A lot can happen in two years. We have many many jobs. Gone to school and stopped going to school and then went back to school. We moved once. We have been in 3 different wards. 1 sibling got married and one nephew was born. And even after all that has happened surprisingly we are still in love. Well probably even more in love.
We were going go go to Island Park to celebrate for the weekend, but we weren't able to do that so we just camped in our living room.

It really was a blast. We watched movies and ate food. Then we did a little shopping in Idaho Falls on Saturday and just had the best time.

Landon surprised me throughout the day with these little sayings and treats. It was so thoughtful and sweet.

It was a great anniversary and I am excited for the next 50 to come.

I'm Back

Hello little bloggy world. I have missed you. Have you missed me?
Enough of the silliness. It has been way to long. I mean APRIL! Really?!?! This week has been crazy with going back to school and such. It is also the official end to our summer. Sad face. I really love summer and I don't really feel like we took full advantage of the beautiful weather and lack of homework. But I can't go back and change it now, can I?
We did do some fun things and now you get to see them all. Get ready... Picture Overload!

The summer kicked off with my brother graduating from high school. It was a lot of fun. This is the whole Young gang. Finally a pic of us all together.

Then I got crafty. I made this chalkboard with an outdated painting that was left in our house when we moved in. It turned out really good and it is so much fun to write on.

We had a couple BBQ's at our house. We also did a campfire and roasted some mallows. This is Ellie isn't she a doll?!

Red white and blue drink for the 4th

We had an awesome 4th of July. We spent the whole morning with my family having a BBQ and playing volleyball in the backyard then we went to the usual Pettingill spot to watch the fireworks.

We had an awesome opportunity to go zip-lining at Heise Hot Spring. I work there so my boss was really great in getting us a time to go. We had a blast!

Well those are the little fun things that we did. We also went on two different trips and celebrated our 2nd anniversary. I will do separate posts for those. 

Reminiscent

Landon and I have been married for 1yr 9months. We got engaged in March of 2012. (to read the rest of the story go to this post) It was magical and surreal when it happened. I love to look back on all of the experiences that have happened in my life. Here is a little peak into the moment Landon popped the question and I said YES of course. 

I am so glad that I have this moment in pictures. Thanks to my sister-in-law Missy for the pictures.

I woudn't change a thing

This weekend we were able to attend the wedding of some very good friends of ours and it has made me think about the night Landon and I got engaged 2 years ago and the short year and a half that we have been married.

I have never believed that there is one specific person out there for everyone, like sole mates. I believe that in all reality, I could have married a number of people and been very happy. But what I do know is that Landon and I fit so perfectly. We get each other. One thing that I loved about Landon's and my relationship from the beginning was that we just understood each other. We didn't have to try and fit into the other person's world, we just belonged there. 

We have the same dreams for our future and we support the dreams that the other person has. Our life is definitely not easy. We have the same problems and trials as any one rise up as any college couple. We are the epitome of the poor college students. Despite the fact that we don't have much in the way of material things, we have more than enough love and support to go around. That sounded so cheesy when I typed that but I can't think of another way to say it. Our love is enough. I love Landon more now than I could comprehend when we got engaged, or even when we got married. We have learned so many things and grown in multiple ways and all while being there for each other. Marriage has been the most rewarding and most difficult thing that I have have even done. I wouldn't change my life for anything.

Perspective

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Well hello everyone. Not a lot has been going on lately but I have felt so busy.

School is getting crazy. I do so much homework everyday. It is hard to focus most of the time. I get distracted easily. I am craving sugar all the time and doing terrible at eating well. So terrible in fact that I have already had two candy bars today. TWO! Before noon!

I need a vacation. Somewhere where I don't have a care in the world.

On the bright side I only have four more weeks to go. I can do it.

It isn't about all the crazy things that are going on around us but it is about the little moments that really count.

This video helped me today to remember what really matters most.

I hope that you are all having a fantastic Thursday!

This week...

I went...

to my brothers district basketball game. GO RIRIE! (p.s. they won their game!)


I watched...

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Once Upon a Time. I just caught up. Loving this show so much!

I listened...



to Pandora. My solo piano station is my favorite lately and this song is the best!

I ate...

heart shaped pancakes on Valentines day.

How was everyone's week! Mine was good and I am so happy for a long weekend! No school Monday!
Ye Haw!! (sometimes I'm too country)

What I've been up to

I really love design and I have been tying my hand at a few little things.
Here are two prints that I have made in the past month.

 

This is one I made for our home. It currently is sitting on the mantle for Valentine's Day. 

I made this for my sister.
It is her birthday tomorrow and I think this saying can be a good source of inspiration.

Let me know what you think!

Pinterest...

Hi my name is Kendra and I'm addicted to Pinterest!

I love that place (can it be a place if it exists on the Internet?). It is one of my favorite things that has ever been invented. So to show my love for Pinterest and to show you what I've been loving an pinning, here are some of my latest pins and why I love them.

Source: handmaderyangosling.tumblr.com via Kendra on Pinterest

You have probably seen these floating around the Internet but I think they are funny!

Source: design-seeds.com via Kendra on Pinterest

I love these colors. I have decided that when I have money (some day far in the future) I will make these colors happen in my kitchen. Aren't they lovely?

Source: niftyswank.blogspot.com via Kendra on Pinterest

Good sayings or inspirational quotes designed in a fun and beautiful way is a weakness of mine. I have a whole board full (and I mean full. Over 200 pins full.) of these amazing and inspiring quotes. This is just one I recently pined.

Source: pixelatedcrumb.com via Kendra on Pinterest

Uh.... there are no words for how delicious these look. Yum!

Source: Uploaded by user via Kendra on Pinterest

I am making these for my next party or maybe just to hang in my house. Yeah probably to hang in my house. Oooo in red, white and pink for V-day!

Well there you have it. My addiction to pinning continues so if you want to keep up with my progress follow me! It will be a party!

Hello Friends...

 I'm back! Wow it has just been forever since I have blogged! Man... I need to get with the program! Anyway our life has just been lovely as of late and I want to tell you all about it.

1st We moved! Yep! We live in Ririe in an awesome home that we love. Unfortunatly we don't own it and it will one day be sold and we will be given the boot! 

2nd School! So much school going on! I am pretty much ready for a break but hey what can I say going to school for 5 months in a row is a lot! It is! I promise! 

3rd School! I have just recently discovered that I will be graduating in 3 more semesters. That means July 2013!! I am so so happy!! :)

4th I have been doing some designing lately and thinking about putting them up. I have printed one and just love it! I will show you guys soon!

That is pretty much the short of it. I will probably (hopefully) keep up on this so you can know the rest of the stories too!

Just look at us! Aren't we just the prettiest people you have ever seen?!?!

Landon's sister took our pictures the day after Christmas! I was so happy to have some new pictures of us! We have been married for a year and a half people! It was about time.