Sunday, October 18, 2009


This last week was not too terrible, however a lot of things happened. Melissa and I got called into the bakery on Tuesday to help package and decorate cakes. Melissa taught me how to make Boston Cream Pies and some other really cool stuff. All week long Melissa got to do the cakes. She had a major blast. I got to learn to run the mixer. I mixed all day Thursday and most of Saturday.

In Institute on Wednesday we had a question and answer deal; everyone in class wrote down a question then our teacher went through and read them for all of us to answer together. (We are taking a Dating/Courtship class). Someone wanted to know if a temple trip was a good first date. We also covered the subject of who picks out the engagement ring. That one got heated, I never knew that it could be such a big deal.

This is a shout out to Danny and Mary for the rockin' game time party for the COUGARS yesterday. Even though the MTN doesn't know what HD is, the game was fun and we won. Mary's chicken chili was amazing, the drinks refreshing and the company was outstanding!

Over the last few weeks Melissa and my mom have been canning, jamming, and all that fall fun. Melissa loves feeling all domestic and stuff! Not to mention that she's been working on some amazing baby quilts for her nieces and nephews.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Bunch of Hicks


So one thing that you ought to know about Steve is that he is a farm boy. Grew up breaking in horses, digging holes for fence posts, gathering chicken eggs, and just about everything else. (He was also in the FFA Club when he was in high school.) He is pretty hick and is proud of it! For example, he has a John Deere Blanket and a set of John Deere cookie jars.

Since I met Steve about five months ago, we have built shelves for my roommate Beth, built a garbage can enclosure for some friends of his, done lots of work in the garden and cleaning up the firepit area and around the yard.

Steve is so much fun to work with. (The nail gun is my favorite!) He is an incredibly hard worker! This week alone he has cleaned out the chicken house, helped mow the pasture, weedeated most of Danny's yard, and will hopefully start demoing and redoing a friend's basement next week. He does all of this on top of his full time job.