My husband is going to jail

...TO BE A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER!!!!! We are so excited Chris has a new job! (non-seasonal with benefits! woohoo!!) I might just end every sentence in this post with an exclamation mark I'm so happy! We found out on Wednesday after waiting almost a month since his interview to hear if he was chosen, it was nerve-wracking to say the least. (<--- I almost put and exclamation here too, but didn't want to overdo it.) It is a big step in our lives because this is not just a job, but a career, it is stable and with plenty of opportunity for advancement. I am also so crazy happy for him because I think he will really enjoy this job, I just hate the idea of him doing something he hates just for money's sake and coming home all grumpy (plus it makes me grumpy too!). He starts in about a month, and until then he's going to get in as much sleeping, boating, hunting, fishing, etc. as he can....jealous.

Ina and my Mom are like this

Do you watch the food network? I love the food network. I love cooking, and new recipes, and just seeing delicious food be made and making myself hungry. I also, however, enjoy having one show in particular on in the background. Barefoot Contessa. It is not because the food is the best, I don't usually make recipes from this show because they all seem a little too invloved or expensive. No, it is because the host, Ina Garten, reminds me of my mom. Her laugh, kind of her haircut, generally her face and smile. It's just kind of comforting. I took the liberty of making a side-by-side comparison photo. These are kind of ridiculous pictures, but my sister and I were amused by this...maybe we're the only ones.

do you see it too?!

Little Miss O

Looks like Oakley has a new girlfriend....

Meet Olive, my brother-in-law Patrick's new silver lab puppy!

Date Night!

Last weekend Chris had to go out of town without me, so he said that we needed to go on a date when he got back. Sooo...we did! It was a ton of fun, and definitely a welcomed change of pace. We hadn't really had a date for a while since I had been so busy with the end of school.

We decided to go to Westside Drive In because it is so close to our house, quick, not too expensive, and REALLY delicious.

He doesn't look like it (mostly for the camera) but he was really excited, and we were both hungry!

I was admiring my shoes. NUDE SHOES! my absolute favorite! Plus, they go with pretty much everything. I was so happy for an opportunity to get dressed up in my new coral summer dress.

And here it was....FANTASTIC! mmmmm......

After dinner we went and saw Green Lantern, definitely entertaining, but not the best superhero movie out there. Overall it was a great night, and we even got home early enough to actually get some sleep. (I am still not used to this getting up early for work schedule.)

I Guess it's on to Real Life

I graduated!!! After six years I have my Masters Degree in Architecture. Looks like now I need to get a job.

P.S. do you see this ridiculous cap? it's way too big for my head, actually my head is just pretty small. But they really don't want you to look good when you graduate do they? I would inquire about this if I just knew who "they" were.

Let's take a hike!

Chris has been talking for a while about taking Oakley on a hike in the foothills. Now that Bogus is closed and he has some time off work, we decided to take that hike. It was a gorgeous day. Here is Oakley posing at the trail head. He found a stick!

Oakley just loved it. He would run ahead of us, sniffing and investigating, then he would stop and look back to make sure we were still there. Then he would run back towards us, stop when he got to us, then turn around and run right back ahead, as if to say hurry up!

This was the view of Boise from the foot hills. It was very peaceful and we were just turning around to head back when.....

Oakley found the only tiny mud puddle (surprise!) and rolled around in it. Grrr. He is ridiculous. Needless to say, he soon recieved a bath, and now smells delicious, so I guess that's a plus.

It was a fun afternoon activity, that I'm sure will be repeated many times as the weather improves (minus the mud part!).

Newfies!!!!

We are beyond excited for our newest addition to our little family. We are getting a newfoundland puppy!! Unfortunately we probably won't get him until next January, but we are hoping we'll be able to have him by Christmas. We have gone to the breeder several times to visit the Newfies and we just love them. This is Maci, she will be the mother of our future puppy.

She is still a puppy herself, which is why we've had to wait so long for our baby. She is the only Landseer (black and white) they have, and the Landseer is what I want, so we will wait. They are waiting to breed her until she turns two, which will be in September. She is just so beautiful, we are hoping to get one that looks just like her, but a boy who is as big and sweet as his dad. Speaking of the dad, this is Cooper, our future baby daddy! He is a big boy at around 180 lbs.


These are just a couple of landseer newfie puppies, just to give you an idea of how adorable they are. CAN. NOT. WAIT.