Our Dresser

Riley was looking on KSL one day for a dresser because we needed one desperately (I had already given up on the search because I couldn't find what I wanted). Well, Riley found this beauty. It really probably didn't need to be refinished, but we wanted it to be black. Riley helped sand it and I did the rest. I painted it with Milk Paint (my favorite) then distressed it a bit. After I distressed it, I stained it. Then lastly, I coated it with Polyacylic to protect it. Before

After!!

Catch Up

Here is what we've been up to this summer. As always, Summer tends to be our busiest time. We work hard and play hard. Here are the pics to prove it!! (They are way out of order but oh well!)

Riley has been roping A LOT!! Here is Riley and Jake (my little bro) getting ready to rope in the Marysvale 24th of July Rodeo.
Riley and his horse Kidd in action!!
We went to the midnight premiere of Harry Potter!! A little geeky I know:)
We went to Downada Hot Springs water park on the 4th of July with our friends Dustin and Melissa. We had a blast!!
Harry Potter with Dustin and Melissa
Riley attempted to eat a 36 inch pizza. If him and Cory would have accomplished it they would have free pizza for a year.
Before they started!!
Our Garden is growing like crazy.
Riley is holding a large pizza box next to the 36 inch pizza box.Riley built these corrals for our horses - all 4 of them!
Our baby Steele (we finally named him) is growing up. He is already a good little horse - I can't wait to ride him.

We are keeping our horses at the "farm" (as Riley calls it). The dogs also get to stay at the farm and they absolutely love it. (I do to because I don't have to clean up after them)



Jaci loves to scare up the pheasants living at the farm!!
We are keeping our horses at the farm for free, so in exchange Riley is doing some work for the owner. He got to rent a back hoe and was in heaven while he got to use it. (Did I mention that the farm is only a block from our house - its the perfect set up - we lucked out!!)
The dogs got a new kennel that is nice, roomy, and shaded!
We have enjoyed all the awesome fireworks this year!! So far it has been a great summer and we will be sad when it is over.

It's time to go Private

I've actually been thinking about going Private for a while; especially recently. So I've decided to copy my Sis-in-Law and finally take the plunge. There have been some things that I've wanted to blog about and get off my chest but haven't been able to do so for fear of the wrong eyes reading it. I know its going to be a pain to go Private, (truthfully I may go back to the way it is now if this proves to be too big of a hassle) so this may be a trial run.

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Random Thoughts

Who says that every post has to have pictures. This blog has slowly turned into my journal, so I should start treating it like my journal. We haven't had much going on lately, but it seems like time has been flying by. Where did February go? (Not that I'm complaining - Bring on Spring) Anyways, here are some random things that I've been thinking or that have been going on around the Wanlass household.

• I love having a clean house but I hate cleaning!! As of right now my house is pretty clean but it has taken me more than a week to get that way. Spring cleaning is almost done. Yay!!
• I can't wait to start planting my garden. I've started an indoor tomato garden and it is looking awesome (maybe I'll get pictures one day) Now I just need to wait until I can transport it outside!!
• I love love love my job (except for the massive amounts of grading). I never knew that working from home could be so amazing.
  
• I thought that I would take a nice long break from going to school, but I've already got the itch to go back and get my Masters. I've started looking into my options and think (if all goes as planned) that I will start this summer. Yes I'm crazy but it will be nice to have my masters done by the end of summer 2012.
  
• Riley's school is going really good. It's Spring Break right now and the break has been nice.
  
• I need to lose weight - really bad - as in 40 pounds bad. It's to the point that I look like crap and I feel like crap. Because of this, Riley bought me a treadmill today and is putting it together as I'm typing this post. (Maybe by saying that out loud I'll actually do it)
  
• Our 2 year anniversary is on the 14th. Where did the time go? It seems like we got married yesterday, but that we've been married for forever. (Does that make sense - ha ha). I'm so lucky that Riley picked me - he's amazing and has made the last 2 years the best ever.
• Our dogs are funny little things. We lost Jaci temporarily and it devastated us. Fortunately we found her and all is good. We think that Tuff has Down Syndrome - Seriously (Is that even possible). He's a little crazy but we like him anyways.
  
• Why doesn't anyone come visit us? (Except for Riley's parents and brother Daniel) I know we live forever away from everyone, but we have a spare bedroom. Doesn't that mean that people should come try it out?
  
• I could go on and on, but I'll save some of my other thoughts for another day.

That was really therapeutic, so I think I'll be doing this more often!! Feel free to ignore these posts because they are for journaling purposes only.

New Addition to The Wanlass Family!!

So Riley and I made a deal a long time ago that if he could buy a Fancy Team Roping Saddle (which he bought this summer) then I could buy a Fancy Horse. Well today we bought the fanciest little colt ever made. Because of his breeding he has the potential to become the Lebron James of the performance horse world. I'm so excited that I can barely stand it. So this is "Mister Dixie" the new addition to our family of now 3 horses, 2 dogs, Riley and Me!! Our family keeps growing!!

Catching Up!!

I haven't blogged for a while, so here is my Catch up!! We have been doing lots of projects lately. I needed a desk for the new sewing machine I got for Christmas, so I found this beauty at DI for $15. Of course I couldn't leav her in the ugly state that I found her in, so with some help from Riley, we sanded it, painted it, distressed it, and then glazed it.
I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. We also bought new handles for it (I found them on sale for really cheap:)
Riley wanted to build shelves for storage and a work bench in his garage, so he got right to work. Notice on the very bottom he built a little place for the dogs to sleep.
Riley hard at work.

Tuff always has a look a mischief!! He recently got a new toy - A bark Collar!! We didn't want the neighbors hating us anymore:)

The dogs love having their new backyard to play in.
Jaci is such a sweet Dog!! We should have stopped with her - Ha Ha!!
Even though it was around 2 degrees this day, Riley still has to get his practice time in.
Riley's new Christmas Present. He spends all of his free time with this dummy!!

I don't have a picture of it, but Riley got me a new camera for Christmas. He got me a Canon Rebel XS. I haven't figured out how to use it yet, but I love it!! I'm excited to learn how to take pictures with it!!

We had a great Christmas and New Years!! 2010 was great to us and we can't wait to see what 2011 brings us.

Finally A House Update!!

We layed Sod (Thank Goodness - The neighbor's yard is really muddy)! Here is our front door - Thanks to Rachel for my awesome wreath!!

Here is what our living room looked like painted and decorated before the tree came.

Our Tree and Christmas Decorations.

My awesome desk - aka office!!

Our kitchen table and side view of my office!!

We painted a Wall Green (The laundry room)

We painted a wall Red (We love it too)

It snowed a lot (I loved it - especially since I don't have to leave the house unless I want to).

We painted our Kitchen, Living Room, and Hallway a carmel brown color.

A lot has gone on since my last post. We have been busy working, working on school, and working on the house. We love our little home and can't wait until people start venturing North to come visit us. So here is what we've done!! (Its not in order cuz I don't know how to place the pictures in order. And Blogger is dumb and won't let me type this above the pictures.)