plus one

We now have a plus one in the Carter family.
Meet mr. duke.
He is an adorable Boxer pup that is now 9 weeks old, just a babe.  We got him from a breeder in LA and we could not be more happy about our choice!  Sadly he has been sick since 2 days after we got him.  He has had lots of trips to the vet until he was finally diagnosed with puppy strangles.  It is a sickness that puppies can get, there is no known cause.  But he is on the road to a full recovery with his medication, and he will be completely perfect in about two weeks! Isn't he adorable?
ps sorry it is so hard to blog with no computer.  Plus I like to blog with pictures, not really text, and I have no computer to upload our pictures onto.  Come September, there will be a long blog post about our summer in San Diego that we are just lovin!

brighten my day

nothing like a pair of cute new shoes to brighten my day!!

bad luck

so it would seem that since moving to california, our luck has gone down the hill... and then some.
i started feeling bad for myself last night after dropping my week old new blackberry into the toilet and having it officially die.  feeling bad that now cade has a brick of a phone with no camera because he is such a good husband that he gave me his nice phone.  then started feeling some more bad because he has gotten 3 tickets since we have gotten here to california, and i got my car towed (it costs 250 dollars to tow your car here. did you know that?)  and who knew that in order to be in california, if you drove with any license besides a california license, it cost you 350 dollars? yep not us.  so i had a tiny pity party until i realized i am so happy with my husband right now.  he cheers me up, he makes me laugh, he kisses me over and over just because i cant get enough, even though im sure he gets sick of it.  we have amazing scriptures that we read and learn from every night, and im lucky enough to have a really smart husband who can answer all of my questions about them.  and believe me i have a lot.  plus we have really great families who love us, and i get to go home and see mine soon.  and we are healthy and just happy.  so i told myself to stop complaining and to appreciate what i have, and guess what, it worked!

3 posts in 1 day

yep. this is happening.  i guess i have a lot to say since i haven't for awhile!
really i just forgot to post about this project i finished a couple of weeks ago.  i am actually quite proud of my result considering the difference in price.  i was originially inspired by this...


this was hanging in my friends house.  and i loved it.  the cost of this is a whopping $250.00.  Well i took a picture of it, bought my own wood, made my own frame, and started painting.  i spent a total of $10.00.  the biggest difference is i couldn't find the exact stencil and so the writing is a little different.  but for a $240.00 dollar discount, i will take it!  this was my end result...


(sorry, another phone picture.)

project #2 complete!
now im painting mason jars.

one more thing.

the carters got the fever.
i have never been a justin bieber fan. i dont dislike him, i just never cared about him.  neither did cade.  but then never say never came to red box, which we rent one a day, and we got the fever. The bieber fever.  how can you not love him in a "i want to squish you way?"
i will admit, all of the crying fans was a little crazy, but when he brings a girl onstage to serenade, i got a little teary. pathetic i know.  but he was so cute to them and he probably made their lives by acting so happy to do it for them.  each and every one of them was bawling.  justin you are a talented little sweetie.

love the new, miss the old.

i love that this is 10 minutes away.


i miss this sooo much.


i love that we are close to these guys


but i miss these faces so so much


i love being able to wear this


but i miss wearing these

actually... i love the weather here way more.

i miss these people...


but i love that i have my bestie with me at all times...

(phone picture.  the only recent picture i can show without a computer to plug our camera into!)

But i am loving this adventure with cader.  He makes me laugh.  And he is always willing to get silly with me. 

PS............... SHOUT OUT TO RYAN NEELEY!!! Congrats on completing your first year of med school, so proud of you!! We love you dearly.

california bound

i haven't been able to blog for centuries. or watch my tv shows.  we are officially here in san diego, with no cable or internet , and not planning on getting any. which is surprisingly been great! more quality time with the hubs.  i have internet at work now for the last hour of the day when i am alone so i will try to blog.  we have lots pictures from easter and moving and decorating our new place, but cant access them here at work sadly. thats my favorite part about blogging.  well we love it here so far.  cade works hard all day, and it pays off.  he is doing awesome.  i got a part time job in the office at night while cade is working (i mirror his schedule which is amazing.) we have been so blessed to have things work out so perfectly.  so basically everyday until 4 o' clock, i look for another project to do, and then end up at the pool or the beach.  such a hard life.  the weather here is amazing and we have loved spending all of our free time doing fun things outside.  family back home, i miss you dearly.  i can't wait to steal a weekend away and come sleep on the floor since every bedroom is now full again!! that's about as much updating as needed for now. love from the west coast.