Happy January!!

Let's start the new year with grumpy cat. I don't know what it is, but I have a special spot in my heart for grumpy cat...anyway...

Well, how's your January going? Enjoying 2013 so far?
I don't have much for today's post, I'm actually kinda sick right now. But I'm in deep denial, as usual. So it's going to be a little short!
We still haven't finished figuring everything out, but we do know that we won't be going to school this semester. We might try taking some online classes or just deffer for the moment. We haven't found anywhere to live and considering that a roof over our heads is somewhat important, we probably won't be moving up there. We can find plenty of single housing apartments, but no married housing. Apparently at BYU-Idaho, it's get married and get out! (Ok, I don't really think that but the thought HAS crossed my mind!)
So we are trying to figure out what we WILL be doing this semester!

Anyway! So the people we are staying with have a dog. She is a beautiful golden retriever and they've been trying to sell us on getting one! Apparently, we could train one to be a working dog (you've probably seen one at least once or twice in your life! They wear the vests and usually you see them with blind people or people with seizure disorders) but, to be a working dog for me. We've discussed the fact that I have depression before, and I knew that I could potentially get a "therapy animal" like a cat, but I had no idea that I could actually get a dog and train it to be there for comfort or whatever else I might need (heavens knows how long this stomach thing will last). We wouldn't get a dog super soon since having our own place might be a bit of a prerequisite...but we ARE talking about it!
So, while we were driving down here we were talking about what kind of dog we would get. Larry wants something that drools...a lot...like a bull dog. So I've ruled out the bull dog but here are the two I would love:

A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel! Adorable! And apparently a great family dog (depending on who you talk to, but I've always had great experiences with these sweet things!) But it's smaller than Larry would like so it's a no go on the spaniel!

Who wouldn't love a Collie? But...they have a lot of hair and I'm seeing the grey couches of my dreams drenched in dog hair...not so cute...

So, we're a little sold on a golden retriever. Who knows when that will actually happen, but it's a fair certainty, there is a dog somewhere in our future:

A friend of Caitlyn and Brian's...well and now Larry's, had to go out of town and so we have had his dog here with us! She's a pit bull mix...with something else, but she's mostly pit bull. She's sweet, other than assuming that anything comfy or cooshy is hers. We had her in the room with us for a night and, we didn't do it the next! I woke up to see this:

You can't tell from the picture, but she's taking over half the bed. So Larry and I were smashed on the other half. She tends to take up a lot of room!

For our first New Years Eve together, we went to dinner with friends and then just kept it low key. Kissed at midnight, you know the drill. It's so crazy how much can change in just a year! It was so wonderful to spend New Years with someone I love so much! Anyway, I hope you all had a fabulous New Year's Eve and that January is starting your 2013 out right!

Less Than Three,
Sarah

This is me a year ago on New Years Eve...yes I'm aware I look like a Muppet...

And here's Larry and me before we went to dinner.
We have fun.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! I can't believe a year has flown by!
NOTHING has gone as planned, but that's pretty normal. This time last year I was in Seattle, wondering what the next year would bring me, working at Deseret Book, and not entirely ready to leave for school! Then I had one of the hardest semesters of my life, seriously it was one thing after another! But we won't go into that at the moment! Then I met the love of my life. See, my personal plan had always been that I'd meet the guy I was going to marry in January, we'd date for about three months before he would ask me to marry him and then we'd get married in June. So every year when I wouldn't meet someone in January, I'd always figure, hey, maybe next year! So when I met Larry in April and ended up married in August, it would be an understatement to say I didn't see that one coming! But the Lord always has a better plan for us than we have for ourselves and Larry is better than anything I had EVER imagined or hoped for!
Then we figured we'd be living in Washington, I'd start work again at Deseret Book and Larry would find a job there. But, after we got married and went down to Arizona for the reception there, we realized that the Lord wanted us in Arizona. So we stayed down there. Now, not only was I sad that I couldn't work at Deseret Book (probably one of my favorite places, not gonna lie) but we also felt like I needed to stay home. Which, I wasn't very happy about. I wanted to work! Larry was gone all day and I needed something to do! But, it ended up being a great blessing. I figured out I actually kinda like to cook, I haven't had to worry about maintaining a job while I've been dealing with this stomach thing, I've rediscovered interests, and I've grown in so many ways I didn't know were possible! We have been so greatly blessed, even if I was just a little stubborn along the way...

So what's on the horizon for us next year?

I honestly have NO idea.
We weren't able to find a place to live in Rexburg before we left Arizona. But we packed up our belongings in good faith that the Lord would guide us the way we are supposed to go! We had a wonderful time on our mini honey moon in Disneyland! (Pictures at the end!) And we had a wonderful time visiting my oldest friend Caitlyn and her husband Brian. It's actually almost scary how well Brian and Larry get along! That certainly works out well!! Then we spent a few days with my parents for Christmas and it was wonderful to see them! We had planned on being in Washington for a while and getting to see some friends, but, as goes the story of my life, that wasn't what the Lord had in mind for us. So, we got two days in Washington before we felt strongly that we needed to go back to California. So here we are! We still haven't found a place in Rexburg and we don't know if that will be where we end up at all this semester. We have a few options in the works at the moment and we won't know till this week or maybe even next week what will happen, but the changes could potentially be huge, so stay tuned for those!
But, one of those changes starts here! I couldn't decide if the whole "Love" theme I had going here was cute or just annoying. I think that it might be annoying so I'm going to get rid of the "Loving xyz" blog title thing. Small change, I know, but we'll see how that works. Next, I've been trying to decide if I want to have a specific area that I have my blog focus on. Like a crochet blog, a quilting blog, an all things craft blog, a beauty blog, a blog about dealing with depression, ADD, and Trichotillomania (I may have spelled that wrong...sorry!) ect. I love all those things, they make me who I am, and honestly I'm still searching for a niche. But, hopefully I'll get some feedback from you and you'll let me know what YOU would like to read about. I'll be honest with you, I don't know everything in the world. I'm only starting out with crocheting and I honestly haven't ever even tried to quilt, and I'm still learning what works for me and what doesn't. But, I would love it if you would help me find out! I have a feeling that this year is going to be more difficult, but at the same time even better than the last! And I would love it if you took the ride with me!
SO!
Here's to a brand new year and all of the trials and all of the blessings it will bring! It's going to be great and I can't wait to share it with all of the people I love!
Have a wonderful New Years Eve! I'll see you next year!

Less Than Three,
Sarah

I had to post this because I love grumpy cat and this just made me chuckle.

Ya... he's that awesome.

They've reopened Sleeping Beauty's Castle!! I was sooooo excited!!

That is entirely made of legos! How crazy is that??

You know, it's a little sad when the Beast...is more..."endowed"...than Bell...

So, Caitlyn and I tried to make cookies last night, but my favorite recipe is in Arizona in a box that is waiting for us to have a place that it can be shipped to, so we found a recipe close to it, but something went wrong and they ended up SUPER crumbly and we accidentally dropped one and it exploded on the ground. I'm fairly certain a cookie isn't supposed to do that...

San Francisco!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!