Lately I have been on this craft kick, not sure why but every chance I get I search for projects I can do. So far I have spray painted and ruffled my 2 lamps, painted a quote board, and decorated some mason jars. 

Next on my list is making a wreath! ...I should probably set aside some money in our budget for all of my crafts I have planned! 

Bar J Boys

So I have been trying to learn everything at work just for my own pure satisfaction... Ok who am I kidding, there was a small incentive. If we got three members to meet with our financial advisor then we would earn a ticket for ourself and one other to the bar-j guys performance. Last week end we were able to go to the show and have some country fun. .

I was a little nervous about possibly wanting to pull my hair out but it wasn't that bad! Dinner was DELICIOUS. Originally I had ordered the steak and dayne got the beef and chicken combo but after i had a taste of his we switched plates, which he was thrilled with because he preferred the steak. They even invited whoever wanted to go get some seconds, Dayne of course jumped at the bit. My man likes his meat! oh and the guys did a really good job singing, playing, and telling jokes.

Some of the guys in our ward, including the bishop, talked about doing the Rexburg Rush triathlon. Dayne and I went back and forth about whether he should do it, it was 45 bucks and for two poor college students that's a lot! Finally we decided yeah why not, go for it, you will love it! Well Iwas right   about that. Before I explain the race I want to share with you what happened the night before the race.

So the night before they had a big dinner for all of the participants and their families. The food was decent. I mainly enjoyed scouting out is competition and listening to all of the rules and transition recommendations. Afterwards we headed home for him to gather all of his equipment so we would be ready to head to the transition zones to set his stuff up bright and early. Well that's when we faced the first hurdle. Where was his running shoes? They were no where to be found! After tearing our house apart we realized he had left them on campus after one of his classes... And the lost and found was already closed for the weekend. We decided that wouldn't stop him so he got his old yardwork shoes out and prepared those instead. We scrambled off to bed so we could get up early. 

The morning of I got him a good breakfast and we headed out. We got his transition stuff ready and headed to the entry area for the start of the race, that's when we hit the second hurdle, where did his swim cap go? Even now we still have no idea where it went. He found someone with an extra and gave it a whirl. Here he is posing before the race. Notice he is the only one without a wetsuit! Poor guy! 

His first transition was a little slow but soon enough he hit the road for the biking portion on the race.

He did great at this transition... Minus forgetting to take off his helmet! Oops. Well at least he was protected if anything were to happen. And even when he realized he was wearing it a mile in he didn't ditch it like I would have done, he just ran with it like a football, what a trooper! 

Unfortunately after this picture I had to head off to work so I didn't get to be there when he finished. He finished strong! Which is a miracle considering all of the hurdles. Did I mention he was the only one from the ward who actually followed through and actually did the triathlon? With zero training. He had a blast though and looks forward to doing many more in the future!

Dayne's true love ;)

When we first transferred to byu idaho, I was a little worried about Dayne. I had feelings similar to how a mother would feel when their first born heads off to school for the first time, "are they going to make any friends? will they like their classes? Will they be happy at their new school?" Well lets just say I had absolutely nothing to worry about, he LOVES it. Maybe not the actual classes part... Who really loves that... But he loves all of the intramural options and extracurricular activities! He has played for the water polo team every semester so far. 

His first semester playing was a little rough... He was put on a team that mainly consisted of newbies. And let's just say the other teams, which consisted of Californian pros, made their games really hard to watch, Daynes team got smoked every time. Those of you who know me well know that i am quite the competitive snob. You can only imagine how hard it was for me to watch hose games... I think I left each game ticked off, it was a rough season. Thank goodness he has made a few connections and this last semester he was on one of the teams that rocked the house. Here are a few pictures of him doing what he loves!

They switch out swimming for water polo every other semester so this is him with all of his ribbons after the championship! I just love him, look at how blissfully happy he is! Not a care in the world. BYU Idaho has been good for both of us.