busy busy busy..

CHLOE AND HER MOMMA :)
DADDYS PRINCESSES

ok so its been a while since i have last updated. We have been really busy with work and zacks going to school so there has not much else that has been going on. Zack is really sick today. So we took him to the doctor today just to make sure everything is ok. So he has been relaxing all day. I went to work for all of 10 mins and then a girl said she wanted to work. So i was able to come home and be able to be with zack. We got a new kitten! she is adorable. We got her about a week ago because we wanted some entertainment in our house. Zack named her chloe. she is so fun and its nice to have someone else around the house!!!! So it just passed our 10 months. I can not believe that in two months we will have been married for a year!!!!!!!!! i just cant imagine that. it seems so unbelievable because it went so fast. Now i know that everything else is life will go fast and im not looking forward to it. But im happy that we are married and have gone through this great journey together. Yesterday we also went with another couple in our complex to one of the haunted houses. It was really fun and nice to get out.


THIS IS HOW CHLOE SLEEPS :)

CHLOE AND HER DADDY

CHLOE KEEPING DADDY COMPANY WHILE HES SICK..

...............BOY WILL HE KILL ME LATER :)

Birthday fun!

Today was zacks birthday! I wish that it could of been the best birthday ever. But sometimes dont you feel that the day that should be the best, never goes the way you plan?? This morning Zack had to get up for school, so i got up with him to make him breakfast. Usually he just makes it himself because its early and i dont eat breakfast. But since it was his birthday, i got up to make him breakfast:). Then I drove him to school and i just ran some errands and went to the doctor. After his class, he had to take a test, on his birthday! dont these teachers know that its a friday, and its zacks birthday?! Well he studied for it, and just didnt do as well as he hoped so he just started off not having a great day. Anyways, after his test we came home and we just hung around and zack did some homework while i took a nap! We were hoping to go to idaho falls to dinner but i didnt wake up early enough. So we went to wingers for his birthday, and of course we needed to get the dessert there. Which was good for me becuase i got to eat most of it! He didnt want them to sing so they didnt lol. And he also got some fun stuff for his birthday like temple clothes from his mom, and madden from mine! so he has fun new stuff! i cant wait until my birthday so i can get cool stuff to. So for the rest of the night we are just going to watch a movie and hang with each other because we love spending all the time we can with each other, especially on birthdays! I also decided to dye my hair dark for the first time ever!! everyone else does it because of the winter, so i wanted to be a part of it. Here is a picture. Tell me what you think. It will go a little lighter in a week, so its a little dark for now. but let me know!

new new new

Here are some recent pictures of us playing around!
So we made this huge plan to move to utah, and even made some arrangements to go. And now, WE ARE NOT GOING. we are kinda sad not to be able to go. But we feel that school is so important that we dont want to maybe miss out, and be in school longer then we would like. So we are going to stay here. So now everyone needs to come visit us here! So Zack has been doing very well in school the past two weeks. He does so well working and going to school . I am so proud of him. He is such a great husband! We have been trying a ton new recipes also. So far they are going pretty well. If there turns to be any worthy ones i will post them so you can try them to! We also are looking to start a hobby together. Something outside maybe? the only problem is that its not warm all year round haha. Also on wed, there is a chance of snow.. ALREADY.... SEPT? Yeah it just reminded me of why i hate rexburg weather. Its alright i guess. a 3rd times a charm right? Also we have been writing derek every week. He is doing so well and wants to keep learning spanish as much as he can. If only we knew now that one day we would actually get along and love each other? right?! We are trying to make plans for thanksgiving and christmas already, but you can never start to early can you. Zacks birthday is also next week. He is really excited. But he is not excited to be 23. I think he still wants to be young!
On Saturday we went to our friends wedding reception . It was absolutley beautiful. They looked so happy, and it just made us remember why we got married in the first place. !

Family, friends, fun!

So we had the opportunity to go to our friends baby blessing that weekend. He is so adorable and really makes us think about how we can not wait to start our own family ! During the weekend we got to see a lot of zacks friends who he was so happy to see. Its nice to see our friends, because sometimes we dont remember how it is to actually hang out with the people we love. We really thought about how we miss seeing our friends all the time, and we have been having a hard time being here in rexburg lately. So we actually are planning on moving to Provo after this semester!!!!! We have been thinking about it a lot lately and feel that this just might be a really great opportunity for us. It would require us to miss a little bit of school, but we have worked it out that it wont take a year for us to get instate tuition at UVU. In the meantime we are still going to try to get into byu, but if not, we want some options..

Anyways, besides our awesome weekend, Zack started school this week. School started on Thursday , but he only has classes monday wed and fridays. So yesterday he went to three classes. He is also takin 2 online classes. He really wants to try really hard this semester so it will be easier for us to transfer schools. He is doing so well in life and i am so proud of him for the effort he has put into everything he does. We are going on a hike tonight with another couple so that will be fun!!

Our nice little weekend away from home

So this past weekend we had the chance to go to boise to see zacks mom. We had a friend drive us down with zacks motorcycle so we could trade it with a car. Which is really nice now to have because sometimes its really hard to have to drive each other around all the time. So we got there late thursday night and stayed until Sunday. We went to see one of zacks friends, who just got married. We went to their open house to see them at it was really fun to see someone else's wedding as a still newly married couple ourselves. It reminded me of our own wedding and it was so nice to see that others can share in the happiness we have.
Then we went to the fair with some of our friends and it was a fun night out on the town!! lol. Well we like to call it that, but it was so nice. Zack got to see one of his best friends who just recently had a baby who is adorable! it is so good to see how our friends are growing up so fast and seeing each others families grow bigger and bigger by the moment. We are finally seeing our friends get married and have children and its so weird, but its such an amazing blessing to have a family of your own.
Then on Sunday we helped in nursery in the ward and it was way hectic but so fun. Everyone kept telling me this was birth control, but i know caring for other peoples children is different from having your own. We cant wait to have a family, but have decided we need to wait a little big longer. We are trying to save up so we can go to Ecuador where Zack served his mission. He wants to show me where he was and what he did for two years. So maybe after that we can see about having children of our own and starting a wonderful family. (zack is going to be an excellent dad).
And then after church Zacks dad flew into boise just to see us, and it was sad that we had to go so soon. But it was fun for us to talk and see what each other has been up to for the past 8 months. So now we are back in Rexburg working again, which is where we dont necessarily want to be, but what can you do?
Next weekend we are going to take a drive to Salt Lake and watch a baby blessing. We are so excited to be able to witness that!

good ol' rexburg

We are so busy working our life away at applebees. This weekend we are going to Boise to see one of zacks friend who recently got married. We are going to go to the open house, and it will be nice to get out of rexburg for the weekend. We also found out that the fair is also this weekend so hopefully we can go! School starts for Zack on Sept. 10th and i hope he gets ready. I know he is not ready to go back to school, but eventually it will be all over with. It doesnt feel like the end is near at all though. Derek has been writing letters to us from the mtc and is glad to be leaving and on his way to long beach california. He and Zack write letters in spanish to each other and i feel they are probably talking about me all the time!! But we are way proud of him. And what is really cool is that Nic has been out on his mission for a year already. So only one year to go!

We love being married and this weekend will be 8 months... its crazy, 8 MONTHS ALREADY!! it doesnt feel like that long, but we love being married and every day there is always something new and exciting we find out about each other.

all moved in

We finally are all moved into our new apartment in Rexburg. We love being married and love finding out new things about each other every day. We have been trying to get situated and getting things ready in our apartment and finally we think we are done!
Rachel is in school and taking 16 credits which is really taking its toll on her. She is trying to get her degree in early childhood/ special education and trying to graduate on time. She goes to school monday through friday and then only works about 3 days a week which is enough for her to handle right now. She is always doing homework or going to school and trying to keep up the apartment.
Zack is working full time at applebees still and cant wait till he gets his degree to do something else! He works mostly mornings now and gets in about 8 hours a day and comes home and is just exhausted. He is so great because he is working so hard to get us on our feet.

We have a futon as our couch and cant wait for someone to come visit us! SO COME ON!