Fall Decorating!

So I love the feel of fall. I don't know if it is the fact that because growing up in Michigan was absolutely gorgeous in the fall (the canopy of trees down the street when they were changing colors), or because the air just smells so good! I also like the fact that we can wear light jackets and cute scarves. I decided this past weekend that our house needed some fall decorations, so I took matters into my own hands. I went to Tai Pan in Sandy and spent about an hour and a half walking around and just thinking about what I could do. Now, I am not good at decorating by any means so it took me forever to pick out just a few items. I went home and cleaned the house and put up my decorations. I love sitting in a clean house (especially with fall decorations!). Here are a few pictures of what I could come up with:

Our fall colored pillows!

Pumpkins on the front porch

I promise these are fall colors (it looks a little christmasy)

I also tried to make the house smell like fall with this wax melter thing we have, but it didn't quite smell like fall. When Jake got home that night he said " it smells like a craft store in here". It reminds me of something my Dad might say...

Two things I don't understand: poor sportsmanship and sagging pants.

Last night Jake had a softball game and I saw a great display of poor sportsmanship. While our team was in the outfield (know that jake's team is full of ward members and the bishop) the other team's 3rd base coach went crazy. I guess our third baseman made a comment to him about whatever and the 3rd base coach went off. He was swearing like crazy and looking like he wanted to push the baseman and then Jake got up off the bench and told the guys to calm down and just play the game, but then the 3rd base coach yelled at Jake to "Tell YOUR team members to calm down and play...What are you doing up anyway? Shut up and sit down". I was sitting on the sideline watching this whole thing and I was getting fired up! I wanted to yell at the stupid guy for yelling at Jake. I had this whole thing set up in my mind how I would yell at him and then things would get so crazy that I would have to punch him in the face (a little extreme, i know). The Ump stood up and told everyone to shut up or he would call the game, so everyone went back and played. I couldn't believe how upset I had gotten. On the way out I saw the jerk walking out and i wanted to "accidentally" hit him really hard with my purse. I can't imagine how I am going to be when we have kids and someone says something mean to them. I told the guys at work about this today and one of them told me "watch out for mamma bear!" That's right!

Saggy Pants: What is the deal with these? Is this even comfortable? I went to get dinner tonight and while there a teenager was walking around with his pants around his thighs. He didn't even have a belt to hold them up. Do teenage girls find it attractive when guys have to walk with their legs spread so far apart, not able to bend their knees because their pants might fall down? I would think it would be harder to walk that way, but what do I know?

I went to a pampered chef party last week and realized I have a problem: I love to buy kitchen gadgets. Do I cook very often? No. I think I have a hope that if I stock my kitchen with fun gadgets I will want to cook more. I think I just find it hard to cook for two people. Then when Jake is working I find no point in cooking for myself and when I do I usually just make macaroni and cheese. Any suggestions? I know it will definitely help the waistline and wallet if we don't eat out so much...

We had the fun opportunity to have dinner with my friend Heather and her husband last night. Heather and I went to high school at the same time (different High schools) back in Michigan. It started out as a normal dinner, but of course it turned out to be a reminiscing party (for me and heather). I am sure our husbands felt like it was one of those times when old mission companions get together and talk about all of their old mission stories, except our involved my "jersey years", when I was obsessed with wearing basketball jersies in elementary school, and girls camp stories. I thought it was tons of fun and we laughed alot! I love hanging out with old friends. It is so much fun to remember fun things we did together and it just feels comfortable. I just hope our husbands will let us do more things together-even though we talked the whole time :)

Some fun memories we talked about last night:

• When we were girls camp YCL's and one of the girls was made over by the other girls in our cabin with tons of blue eyeshadow and makeup and I didn't even recognize her. I was yelling for her and asking where she was when she was standing right in front of me.
• Youth conference when we were given and orange to eat in the morning and then had to go all day hiking and doing different activities without eating anything and then we had a HUGE dinner and everyone got sick.
• Going to Prom with boys who were brothers and then wearing our dresses and disgustingly hair sprayed "prom hair" to church the next day.
• Jet skiing and having heather be pulled into the water by the neck from the rope that was attached to my tube.

There were alot more, but these were some of my favorites.

In other news, Jake started rifle school today, and I am sure he was VERY excited. He came in to say goodbye and was practically skipping :) Okay, not really, but he is excited to go. I am off to work and on my way will listen to the Mamma Mia soundtrack- vic you got me totally addicted! (if you don't own it, Go get it!)

Well things have been going really well. Nothing too exciting has been going on. We have both been working as usual and are excited for the upcoming weeks. Next week Jake is going to rifle training for work, so he gets to work from 8am-5pm Monday through Thursday. We will get to see each other everyday! I have been in a transition at work with moving into a new position, still doing my old tasks but adding on a whole new aspect of the technical side of email marketing. I am starting to learn HTML and CCS coding (totally geeky, I know) but I am really excited about it! I get to start learning how to build templates for emailing and webpage design, so it is a challenge.
Enough of boring work! We have both signed up to play sports in our ward. Tuesday nights are Jake's softball nights, Thursday nights are my volleyball nights, and Jake will start playing volleyball on Saturday mornings. It has been alot of fun going to Jake's games and watching him play! I promise to get pictures up soon!
We are heading out to CT to visit my brother and his family (Jon and Christy) at the beginning of october and are SUPER excited. It will be fun to go out there to visit them and see where they live! We all plan to make a couple day trips....to NYC and Boston and eat real seafood! It will be quite an adventure! We are counting down the weeks until then.
I realize I don't have much to say, but will post something better soon!

Although this does look like photo shop, these were actually stickers he put on his face

Vic brought us a suprise!

Showing off my sunglasses

Tagged!

About your husband...

1. What is his name? Jacob

2. How long have you been together? We've been married 4 months, and known each other for a little over a year

3. How long did you date? Four months before we got engaged

4. How old is he? 23, but turns 24 in october

5. Who eats more? He does, most of the time- but sometimes I do

6. Who said I love you first? Jake did- I waited until he said it- boys are supposed to say it first!

7. Who is taller? Jake

8. Who can sing better? Jake of course- he is really good at opera early in the morning

9. Who is smarter? Street smart- Jake, I am probably more book smart because I am a geek
10. Who's temper is worse? Mine- Jake never gets mad

11. Who does the laundry? Both of us

12. Who pays the bills? Jake

13. Who sleeps on the right side? Jake

14. Who mows the lawn? Jake

15. Who cooks dinner? Jake- I am more of a baker :)

16. Who is better with the computer? Me

17. Who has bigger feet? Jake! I am excited about that because I have big monster feet for a girl

18. Who drives? Jake

19. Who is more stubborn? Not sure, probably me

20. Who kissed who first? Jake kissed me first

21. Who proposed? Jake did, even though I was being stupid the whole night and didn't realize anything was going on- He suggested a nice restaurant and I said "no, i want to go to applebees"
22. Who asked who out? We were set up- then jake asked me out after that!

23. Who has more friends? We both have lots of friends

24. Who is more sensitive? Me of course- I am the girl!

25. Who has more siblings? I do- six, jake has four

26. Whose parents do you see the most? Jake's

27. Who wears the pants? I like to make Jake think that he does... (I think this question is dumb)

We Sold It!!

After a month and a half (about) of having a third car, we finally sold it! Jake put it up on KSL without much luck- we had one person come check it out, and then another person say they were on their way to come look at it but never showed. So we waited a few weeks and then I got extremely anxious looking out the window and seeing it in front of our house, so I decided to put it up on Craigslist. I put it up on Sunday, and the next day I had about ten emails in my inbox. I was super excited! I had one set of parents call me twice so they could have their daughter test drive it. She liked it after driving it, but said that she had another car she wanted to check out that night, before she made her decision. That night I had another girl come look at it and she decided she really liked it and wanted to get it. Jake and I told her that the other girl was taking her time so she should really jump on it. The next day we got her offer! We decided to go ahead and give it to her (they were both offering the same amount). I am super excited! Now we don't have to pay for it anymore and I don't have to see it! Our driveway was crowded with a police car, my new car, and then the cars of our friends that live downstairs. We were looking like a circus house. We decided to get a new car about month and a half ago, so it was time to sell the other one. I am sure my brother will be sad because it means he won't be able to use it anymore. Sorry Mike!

(nissan versa)
this is what our new car looks like :)

We went skydiving! It was so much fun! A bunch of people from my work went a couple of weeks ago, and I was a little nervous so I didn't go with them. My boss convinced me that I should go- he even had another co-worker tell me the only way he would go is if I would go. So, I decided to do it, and made Jake get in on the action! So on Wednesday we showed up (it is out in Tooele) and watched a twenty minute video where they showed you exactly what you needed to do in the air (Belly button, Breathe, Banana). While being attached to a skydiver by four caribeeners you have to stand on the edge of a platform on the plane while flying through the air, then on the count of 3 you have to stick you belly out first (belly button) with your head back as far as it can go. Then proceed to breathe through your teeth (breathe) and then when the instructor says to, curve your body like a banana in the air. We couldn't stop laughing throughout the entire video, but don't you worry..we remembered the three B's! I had the awesome opportunity to be attached to a guy who smelled like cigarette smoke and talked about his "hot 27 year-old" wife (which I don't 100% believe because he was about 5'5'' and was wearing a man tank top and camo cargo pants). I don't know about Jake's experience, because he seemed to have a normal instructor, but mine was crazy. We did a flip out of the airplane and then he pulled the cord for the parachute and then let me direct where it was going. Then he told me to pull it in a certain way that we were parallel to the ground and were spinning super fast. I thought I was going to lose it. I felt so sick. I must have looked worse than I felt, because when I got to the ground I couldn't walk very well and Jake said that I was super pale. I guess it is a good idea to eat before you jump out of plane.... Jake loved his experience and we really want to go again! We would only have to go one more time with an instructor attached to us, and then one our third jump we jump solo, but with two instructors jumping at the same time. If you haven't done it, you should definitely try it! It was awesome!

After the jump by the airplane

I couldn't get a good picture with Jake's whole face, so he looks like Two-Face

In other news, we got a new kitchen table and chairs! We are very excited about that...and I am also posting a picture of the paintings I went to Tai Pan 4 times for- I swear the workers there think I am insane. But i HAD to have them! (the picture is for you mom...)

Can anyone guess who is on the tv in the back? That's right, it is P. Diddy!