'Cause sometimes..

This has been the longest day ever.

I didn't have work or school today, but I did attend seminary.

I'm in a seminary methods class, so I went to a high school 

to observe this morning. I will get to teach a class two times

 in the near future. I'm just a tad nervous about that.

So other than that, Grant has been gone alllllll day.

Dang athletic training! But I'm glad he is experiencing 

so much right now. He makes me proud each day.

I sure love him. 

Since it's been a long day for me; cleaning, laundry, homework.

Blah.

I went to lds.org and loved what I found, so I'm sharing it with you.

'Cause sometimes you just need the little reminder.

 Happy weekend :)

Family :)

We got family photo's taken this past summer and I love them!!

Here's a few :)

 I love my parents!

 My newest favorite of us :)

 My siblings are the greatest!

 I just love how Grant completely fits into our family haha!

I am obsessed with photos and I don't know why!

Thanks to Julie we will have so many great memories captured!

Have a fabulous week everyone!

Happy Sunny Sunday!

I know we haven't updated anyone for some time, 

so I apologize and am now posting all the stuff that has happened since the last post!

We are getting into our school and work routines which are some what crazy,

 but finally we have a day off tomorrow! 

 It has almost been 1 year since we first went to the Manti, UT temple together.

We went and stopped by Fred's Drive In for some yummy burgers & shakes!

 The pictures below are from our 6 months of being married!

I thought Grant had to go to Athletic Training and would be gone

when I got back from class, but instead I came home to this post-it. 

We fed the ducks, I think they wanted to eat us... I wish I had a good photo

of them trying to attack us. We played games, Grant made me a origami flower, 

and then we had a candle light picnic dinner!

Yesterday was funnnnnnn. Maybe not. 

I heard about some hot springs around Spanish fork so we

 decided to hike to them. Normally you can drive up to it and then it's about

 a 3 mile hike to the hot springs. Lucky us, the road was closed so we ended up hiking

16 MILES. Ughhhh we are so sore and sun burnt now. What we thought

 would be a couple of hours took 5+ hours. Today we can't move. Never again...

 We did happen to make some oreo cookies today for game night :)

Well folks that's it!

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. day tomorrow! 

If you haven't yet seen Lee Daniel's The Butler movie, it's a good one for the holiday!

Back to school, Back to school...

Monday. 

We go back to school on Monday. I am so not ready!

Sometimes I wish that the Christmas break would last much longer...

We have really enjoyed the time we were able to relax and spend together.

We also kept very busy during this break working a lot! Now we will see what the 

new school semester brings. We are pretty sure that we will be busier than before, but all will be well. 

:) 

H E L L O 2 0 1 4

Well hello 2014! We are so excited for you!

 We have lots to look forward to this year.

I love the renewed feeling that comes with a new year:

goals, memories, experiences. 

Here's to a fantastic year for us all!

Top Ten Things that have happened to us in 2013 in our own words~

Kourtni's Top Ten 2013~

1.  Transferred to BYU majoring in Elementary Education.

2.  Reconnected with Grant and other Moses Lake friends.

3.  Got engaged & married to my best friend.

4. Moved back to Moses Lake for the Summer.

5. Visited my family in Virginia- they were missed!

6. Saw mostly all of my extended family at our wedding :)

7. Developed a love for photography and now blogging.

8.  Became a Lithuanian teacher at the MTC and I'm loving it.

9. Finished all core required Associate classes at BYU (already have Associates degree from BYUI)

10. Accomplished some of my bucket list, like driving stick better and going to color festival! Now onto more... :) 

Grant's Top Ten 2013~

1. Married the love of my life!

2. Was accepted into the Athletic Training program!

3. Drove across the USA for the 1st time 

4. Was a tourist in Washington DC

5. Traveled to Wales....Utah.

6. Was able to witness many friends be married. 

7. Lived at home with family for the Summer- that was nice!

8. Provided (and still providing) a vital service to the future missionaries at the MTC.

9. Honeymoon....need I say more? 

10. Married the love of my life!