Another House Update...

It feels like I'm updating this blog everyday, but the house is moving so fast that it has been hard to keep up. They have got a lot done this week. The further along it gets the harder it is for me to leave. I can't wait to live here (in 4 more weeks)! (Sorry the pics aren't the best - I forgot my camera so I had to take these with my phone). I was really worried that the colors Riley and I picked wouldn't look good - But I love love love them!!

Riley and his big garage - he spends the most time looking in here (he's planning where he's going to put everything.)

Our back patio. I can't wait to get some cute outdoor furniture to put out here. I think I'm going to get a fire pit thing so that I can sit out here in the winter.

They finished the drywall and got it taped, so now all they need to do is texture.

Our front door - Its going to be painted brown though!!

We Have Windows!

Well, our house now has windows and has been wrapped. On Monday they are going to insulate it and on Tuesday they will start drywall. It feels like everything is going really fast. We're excited!!

Our water heater and furnace.

This is the front window.

This is the kitchen window and our back door.

I decided to throw in a pic of Riley cooking us some yummy dinner. We decided to try grilling asparagus. It was really yummy!!

The "Trailerhood"

If you have heard the song "Trailerhood" by Toby Keith then you probably know what I'm talking about when I say we are living in the Trailerhood while our house is being built. Actually though, its not that bad. We are staying in an awesome campground in Mantua. There is plenty of shade, and with the exception of this weekend (Labor Day) there aren't that many people staying here. My parents trailer is pretty nice and roomy (for a camp trailer). Here are some pics of our temporary home. Our "front porch." Notice Riley's camp chef - he has had to become the cook because I'm scared of cooking on the camp chef and I hate cooking in the trailer.

Our "back porch." We are really shaded here so its been nice so far. I'll probably be begging for sun once it starts getting really cold.

This is literally a 50 foot walk from our trailer. Riley is in heaven here.

And so are the dogs. Jaci loves to play in the water.

And Tuff loves to bark at her while she does!!

So that is our home for now. If anyone feels like camping you can come be our neighbor:)

Would you like a house with that garage!!

Here is our house so far. It changes everyday so hopefully I can keep up. This is Riley's garage - yes I know it is huge, but that's what he wanted!! It will be the only room he has all to hisself so I wanted it too.

I love that SOLD sign in the front!!

Here is part of our kitchen and the hallway leading to the bedrooms.

Here is our back patio. I have a feeling this may be my favorite spot to work.

And here is another view from the front. We are so excited for our house and can't wait for it to be finished.

Another Dog... Are we crazy?

We still have our cute little dog Jaci Jo, but Riley decided that she needed a friend - to be more specific she needed a boyfriend. So we got a new puppy named Tuff!! He is the same kind of dog as Jaci and he is just as cute as her. And yes, we are crazy but we kind of like our little dogs.

Jaci naps right by my chair while I'm working!

Tuff naps right between my feet while I'm working!


I think they like each other!
Okay maybe not!!

More Big News

In my previous post I announced that we are moving to LOGAN. When we first decided that we were going to Logan we thought we would just rent a nice house or duplex for the 3 years that we are up there. Well about a month ago we made a trip to Logan to see if we could find a place to rent. The harder we looked the more stressed out I became because the houses/duplexes/town homes were either way too expensive or way to crappy of a place to live.

Long story short we ended up finding a place where we could build a home and our mortgage would be cheaper than renting a place. What a deal huh!! We aren't building our dream home or anything like that, but we are building a pretty nice place. (If you want to see our house plans click here). We are building in a little subdivision called Ashbury Court. We are super duper excited and can't wait for our home to be completed. (We start building Aug. 13 and it should be done no later than 3 months from that date). Anyways that is our other big news!!

Big News!!

We have been waiting till it is official before we announced some big news!! Well, its finally official so we can FINALLY announce it!!

1. I received my DREAM job working as an ONLINE Math teacher. I know it sounds weird, but I think it will be great. I'll be teaching from home everyday (WAHOO). Another great thing about this job is that the company K12 (Utah Virtual Academy) is a charter school, so that means that I will receive the same BENEFITS, PAY, and RETIREMENT as a normal public school all from the comfort of my own home. Riley and I feel very lucky that I received this AWESOME job.
2. The next big news is that Riley decided to go back to school, which means that we'll be moving to LOGAN in the fall. Riley is going to be in the Range Management Program at Utah State University. He has about 3 years until he is finished. And before anyone tells us how cold we are going to be up there, I want you to know that we are well aware of that. We are way EXCITED for our new adventure and welcome the colder climate (It can't be any worse than Cedar City right)!

Well, that's all for our big news. We are way excited for all of our new changes!! Sorry there are no pictures - but we are pretty boring to look at anyways!!