HUGE Spruce Tree on the way to the beach that got struck by lightning last year.
Lyle playing on a really cool piece of drift wood:
We are so in love (if you can't tell by my hair, it was REALLY windy):
Lyle pointing to Mo's (Mmmmm):
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Autumn Day at the Beach
To celebrate Lyle completing his research internship last Friday, Lyle's mom and I took Lyle on a day trip to the Oregon coast. We went to Cannon Beach, ate at Mo's, and went shopping in Lincoln City. It was a fun day.
HUGE Spruce Tree on the way to the beach that got struck by lightning last year.
Lyle playing on a really cool piece of drift wood:
We are so in love (if you can't tell by my hair, it was REALLY windy):
Lyle pointing to Mo's (Mmmmm):
HUGE Spruce Tree on the way to the beach that got struck by lightning last year.
Lyle playing on a really cool piece of drift wood:We are so in love (if you can't tell by my hair, it was REALLY windy):Lyle pointing to Mo's (Mmmmm):
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Edward is a Vampire!!!
Lyle just finished reading the whole Twilight series. He decided to write his reaction to the books on his blog. If you have read all the books, check it out. http://greencarcass.blogspot.com/
The things I do for Love
Lyle has been wanting to rearrange the furniture in our apartment, and I finally gave in tonight. We moved our bedroom into the living room so we can be close to the fireplace for the cold winter nights. It feels like we live in a loft apartment, now.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Halloween
We had a great Halloween this year. On Thursday we carved pumpkins with Lyle's parents. We carved ours into a skull I drew in college that Lyle likes.
Here is Lyle carving:
Here is our scary pumpkin:
On Halloween I went to the Bills in the morning and Jess, Emerson and I went to the mall.
Here is Emerson in his super cute costume. EVERYONE at the mall stopped to say how cute he was:
Here is Jess and Emerson together at the mall:
That evening we went home and Lyle and I ate chili (a Bush family tradition), ate caramel apples, and played Ticket to ride:
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has the BEST caramel apples. We had to buy some for the holiday:
Here is Lyle carving:
Here is our scary pumpkin:
On Halloween I went to the Bills in the morning and Jess, Emerson and I went to the mall.Here is Emerson in his super cute costume. EVERYONE at the mall stopped to say how cute he was:
Here is Jess and Emerson together at the mall:
That evening we went home and Lyle and I ate chili (a Bush family tradition), ate caramel apples, and played Ticket to ride:
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has the BEST caramel apples. We had to buy some for the holiday:
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Copyrighted?
Lyle needed to have a picture of himself to send into the medical colleges he is applying to with his applications. My sister, Jessica, offered to take it for us, since she wanted to practice some of the techniques she was learning in her digital photography class. We waiting a little too late in the day and so it was getting dark and it started to rain, but we thought this one turned out great despite the bad lighting. Anyways, most colleges just wanted a digital file, but OHSU needed a print so we just sent it to a local photo center. When we went to go pick it up, they questioned us for printing a professional copyrighted photo, which is not allowed. We explained that my sister took it and they let us go with the photo. I think it is so cool that one of Jess's practice photos got such a reaction. She has natural talent, that's for sure.
Monday, September 08, 2008
My husband Rocks!
Lyle sent me this gorgeous arrangement of white daisies while I was visiting my family in New York this week.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
one year anniversary
Yesterday, August 25th, was Ly and my one year anniversary. I can't believe it has already been a year! We decided to go to a bed and breakfast in a little town in the Columbia Gorge called Hood River to celebrate.
A funny picture we took of ourselves before going to dinner
We left on Saturday and stopped on the way at the Bonneville mineral hot springs to go swimming. That was so much fun. The hot springs have been made a part of a Resort, so it felt more like going swimming at a hotel pool and hot tub, but we enjoyed it anyways. After leaving the hot springs we were on our way to Hood River. The drive there was gorgeous through the gorge. We stopped in a little town called Cascade Locks for ice cream cones on the drive... best soft serve I've ever had.
Us standing in front of our bed and breakfast
The bed and breakfast we stayed at is called Villa Columbia, in the Hood River room. It is owned by a couple from Europe, and you can definitely tell. The room we stayed in felt very European. It was small, but very nice. The bathroom had a huge jetted tub and rain shower (water comes from a shower head out of the ceiling instead of the wall). We had a balcony with a great view of the gorge and the Columbia River. After we checked into our room, we played a game of Rummy and then got showered and ready for dinner. We walked around the streets until all the little shops closed and then we found a restaurant to eat at. We ate at a really nice restaurant in downtown Hood River called 3 Rivers Grill. The best part was the dessert. It was a layered chocolate cake with raspberry mousse in the middle and chocolate ganache on the outside. So yummy! After dinner we went back to our room and played a couple more games (I won them both!). It was a nice night.
Lyle setting up the board for playing Settlers of Catan. It was silly to play it with just two people.
Sunday morning we got up and ate a great breakfast and got ready to go. We spent the day doing the Hood River Fruit Loop. Between Hood River and Mt. Hood there are hundreds of orchards and vineyards. They have made a 35 mile loop through it all with fruit stands and wineries all along the way. We bought so much fruit! My favorite things we got are yellow tomatoes and the best apples I have ever tasted. They are called Ginger-Golden. At the top on the loop it was so amazing to be right there at the base of Mt. Hood. It is an impressive volcano to be so close to. The view was incredible! Mt. Hood on one side, the Columbia River and Mt. Adams on the other, and orchards for as far as you could see. We stopped and ate BBQ at one of the stands at the end of the loop and then headed back to Portland.
Lyle standing in one of the orchards
Me in front of Mt. Hood
Lyle petting goats. It was funny that one of the the fruit stands had a goat petting zoo.
Me looking at squash. We didn't end up buying any, though.
Yesterday, our actual anniversary, Ly took the day off work and we stayed in bed all day watching movies and old episodes of The Pretender. We made homemade pizza and ate cheesecake. We started a family diet last week and we definitely screwed it up this weekend, but it was worth it. We had so much fun! I love Lyle so much and I am excited for what we will do for our 2nd anniversary.
A funny picture we took of ourselves before going to dinner
We left on Saturday and stopped on the way at the Bonneville mineral hot springs to go swimming. That was so much fun. The hot springs have been made a part of a Resort, so it felt more like going swimming at a hotel pool and hot tub, but we enjoyed it anyways. After leaving the hot springs we were on our way to Hood River. The drive there was gorgeous through the gorge. We stopped in a little town called Cascade Locks for ice cream cones on the drive... best soft serve I've ever had.Us standing in front of our bed and breakfast
The bed and breakfast we stayed at is called Villa Columbia, in the Hood River room. It is owned by a couple from Europe, and you can definitely tell. The room we stayed in felt very European. It was small, but very nice. The bathroom had a huge jetted tub and rain shower (water comes from a shower head out of the ceiling instead of the wall). We had a balcony with a great view of the gorge and the Columbia River. After we checked into our room, we played a game of Rummy and then got showered and ready for dinner. We walked around the streets until all the little shops closed and then we found a restaurant to eat at. We ate at a really nice restaurant in downtown Hood River called 3 Rivers Grill. The best part was the dessert. It was a layered chocolate cake with raspberry mousse in the middle and chocolate ganache on the outside. So yummy! After dinner we went back to our room and played a couple more games (I won them both!). It was a nice night.Lyle setting up the board for playing Settlers of Catan. It was silly to play it with just two people.
Sunday morning we got up and ate a great breakfast and got ready to go. We spent the day doing the Hood River Fruit Loop. Between Hood River and Mt. Hood there are hundreds of orchards and vineyards. They have made a 35 mile loop through it all with fruit stands and wineries all along the way. We bought so much fruit! My favorite things we got are yellow tomatoes and the best apples I have ever tasted. They are called Ginger-Golden. At the top on the loop it was so amazing to be right there at the base of Mt. Hood. It is an impressive volcano to be so close to. The view was incredible! Mt. Hood on one side, the Columbia River and Mt. Adams on the other, and orchards for as far as you could see. We stopped and ate BBQ at one of the stands at the end of the loop and then headed back to Portland.Lyle standing in one of the orchards
Me in front of Mt. Hood
Lyle petting goats. It was funny that one of the the fruit stands had a goat petting zoo.
Me looking at squash. We didn't end up buying any, though.
Yesterday, our actual anniversary, Ly took the day off work and we stayed in bed all day watching movies and old episodes of The Pretender. We made homemade pizza and ate cheesecake. We started a family diet last week and we definitely screwed it up this weekend, but it was worth it. We had so much fun! I love Lyle so much and I am excited for what we will do for our 2nd anniversary.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
New Cardigan
I have been looking for cardigans that are light to take to church, etc. I found this one at Urban Outfitter's, which I love. There is another one there I want also, but I will have to wait on it... only one at a time :)
Monday, June 16, 2008
Rose Gardens
Yesterday Ly and I went to the Rose Gardens in Portland with Ly's parents for Father's Day.
We took turns taking pictures of ourselves smelling the flowers. We are dorks!
These were my favorite roses... the ones with tons of thin petals.
We took turns taking pictures of ourselves smelling the flowers. We are dorks!
These were my favorite roses... the ones with tons of thin petals.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Pearls
This past weekend on our 1 year anniversary of our engagement Ly gave me this 20's style long pearl necklace (real pearls). It is gorgeous! I have been wanting one of these necklaces for a longtime and Lyle finally worked it out for me to get one.
Here is Lyle wearing the necklace:
Here is Lyle wearing the necklace:
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Planting a Garden
Lyle's mom put Ly and I in charge of planting all the flower pots in her yard this spring. Ly and I went to the nursery and bought flowers and planted them this afternoon (I picked the flowers out, and Ly planted them). I will post pictures of our pots now and again after all the flowers bloom.
Begonias and Gerbera Daisies:
Fushias and Salvias:
Salvias and Inpatients:
Begonias and Gerbera Daisies:
Fushias and Salvias:
Salvias and Inpatients:
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Kissy Lips
Today while I was playing around with my camera trying to learn it, I caught this funny thing Lyle does to me all the time on film. He will close his eyes and make silly kissy lips until I notice him and kiss him. Sometimes I am not quick to see him and so he taps me on the shoulder so I will look over. It is pretty funny. I married a goofy guy that is so stinkin' cute.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Pie
Today I made a Lemon Meringue Pie all by myself (pretty much). My mother-in-law, Sandy, taught me how to make a pie crust from scratch. It was by no means a beautiful crust, but it didn't tear too badly and it covered most the edges of the pie plate.
This is the finished crust and the mess I made doing it:
I had to call my mom several times to help me with the EXTREMELY simple recipe.
Here is the finished pie (Mmmmm...yummy!)
This is the finished crust and the mess I made doing it:
I had to call my mom several times to help me with the EXTREMELY simple recipe.
Here is the finished pie (Mmmmm...yummy!)
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Simply a Clean Home
I thought I would share a few tips on how I keep up with my home and keep it almost always clean. It can be a challenge sometimes, and I have found some simple things to do that have really helped me both when I was home very little because I was working full time and now when I am working from home and I need really good time management.
ROUTINE: I find having a daily routine helps the very most as far as keeping my house clean and my life productive and in having good time management. My routine is as follows: Wake up, take a shower, do my hair and makeup, get dressed, study scriptures with Lyle, make my bed, eat breakfast, clean up kitchen, empty dishwasher, and quickly pick up house. Evening routing: Before I go to bed I make sure the kitchen counters are clean and washed and the dishwasher has been started. these things get done everyday and I don't even have to think about it. Routines rock! Set one and live it.
DO JUST A LITTLE EACH DAY: I think the idea of having one day each week that you deep clean everything in your house can be overwhelming, and if you miss once you end up not doing a good cleaning for weeks. For myself I find it hard to motivate myself to clean all day when I have other things I need to do or would rather do. Instead I choose one or two deep cleaning projects to do each day. For example: Clean toilets one day, wash out the tub the next day, and mop floors the day after that. It ends up only being 10 or so minutes each day of good cleaning, and the cleaning never falls behind.
AS MY DAD USE TO SAY, "CLEAN AS YOU GO": I find cleaning up immediately after something is the best way. If you let it sit and say you'll take care of it later, it ends up sitting there for days. Do dishes right after you are finished eating; Wash the cooking dishes as you are cooking so they are mostly done before you eat; after doing laundry, immediate fold and put away your clothes; After playing a game, put it all back in the box and back in it's place; etc.
HAVE A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING: I find my home stays cleaner and more organized when I have a specific place to put everything. If you don't have room for everything to have a place in your home, maybe you should consider going through your things and getting rid of what you don't use.
MINIMIZE: You don't need 10 spatulas and 50 pens in your kitchen drawers. Cut down and the amount of stuff in your home. It is easier to stay clean when there isn't as much stuff to be able to make a mess with.
HAVE A LAUNDRY DAY: If you know every Wednesday is laundry day, then you are prepared and committed and it always gets done. Just waiting until you run out of underwear is never a good way of doing it. You end up with mounds of laundry that takes all day to do and it is miserable. Lyle and I have a good method that we really like. Lyle sorts and washes the laundry every Friday and then I fold and put it all away. It is good to share responsibility.
Keeping a clean house shouldn't be stressful or time consuming. My house isn't perfect and it definitely looks lived it, but my home is almost always clean and presentable. It is so easy and takes so little time when you keep on top of it.
ROUTINE: I find having a daily routine helps the very most as far as keeping my house clean and my life productive and in having good time management. My routine is as follows: Wake up, take a shower, do my hair and makeup, get dressed, study scriptures with Lyle, make my bed, eat breakfast, clean up kitchen, empty dishwasher, and quickly pick up house. Evening routing: Before I go to bed I make sure the kitchen counters are clean and washed and the dishwasher has been started. these things get done everyday and I don't even have to think about it. Routines rock! Set one and live it.
DO JUST A LITTLE EACH DAY: I think the idea of having one day each week that you deep clean everything in your house can be overwhelming, and if you miss once you end up not doing a good cleaning for weeks. For myself I find it hard to motivate myself to clean all day when I have other things I need to do or would rather do. Instead I choose one or two deep cleaning projects to do each day. For example: Clean toilets one day, wash out the tub the next day, and mop floors the day after that. It ends up only being 10 or so minutes each day of good cleaning, and the cleaning never falls behind.
AS MY DAD USE TO SAY, "CLEAN AS YOU GO": I find cleaning up immediately after something is the best way. If you let it sit and say you'll take care of it later, it ends up sitting there for days. Do dishes right after you are finished eating; Wash the cooking dishes as you are cooking so they are mostly done before you eat; after doing laundry, immediate fold and put away your clothes; After playing a game, put it all back in the box and back in it's place; etc.
HAVE A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING: I find my home stays cleaner and more organized when I have a specific place to put everything. If you don't have room for everything to have a place in your home, maybe you should consider going through your things and getting rid of what you don't use.
MINIMIZE: You don't need 10 spatulas and 50 pens in your kitchen drawers. Cut down and the amount of stuff in your home. It is easier to stay clean when there isn't as much stuff to be able to make a mess with.
HAVE A LAUNDRY DAY: If you know every Wednesday is laundry day, then you are prepared and committed and it always gets done. Just waiting until you run out of underwear is never a good way of doing it. You end up with mounds of laundry that takes all day to do and it is miserable. Lyle and I have a good method that we really like. Lyle sorts and washes the laundry every Friday and then I fold and put it all away. It is good to share responsibility.
Keeping a clean house shouldn't be stressful or time consuming. My house isn't perfect and it definitely looks lived it, but my home is almost always clean and presentable. It is so easy and takes so little time when you keep on top of it.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Finally having time to Update!
Last week we moved from Rexburg, Idaho to Portland, Oregon.
We did A LOT of packing, gave A LOT away, and threw A LOT away. I am definitely not a pack rat, so we ended up getting rid of a lot of our stuff to make packing simpler and so we'd have fewer boxes.
I am so proud of myself. Just Lyle and I carried all of our stuff down from our 3rd floor apartment and moved it to the storage unit. I didn't think I could carry all the big things, but I did it! We moved everything out a day before we moved, so we spend the night on a make shift bed on the floor.
When we got to Portland my mom and sister, Olivia, were in town for Jessica's baby's blessing. My mom only stayed the weekend, which was really sad to have such a short time with her, but Olivia stayed a whole week. Ly and I decided to take her on a day trip to Seattle. Lyle's mom decided to come along with us, also. It was so much fun! We went to the Space Needle and to Experience Music Project.
We went on the Underground Tour of Seattle. This is so great! I think Olivia really liked it.
I think this is such a cute picture of Olivia. It is in Pioneer Square, Seattle.
We also took her to see Pike Place Market, but I forgot my camera in the car so I don't have any pictures.
Ly and I moved into our new apartment. It is older than our last place. Olivia said it feels like a cabin, and I agree with her. I LOVE that we have a wood burning stove.
We did A LOT of packing, gave A LOT away, and threw A LOT away. I am definitely not a pack rat, so we ended up getting rid of a lot of our stuff to make packing simpler and so we'd have fewer boxes.
I am so proud of myself. Just Lyle and I carried all of our stuff down from our 3rd floor apartment and moved it to the storage unit. I didn't think I could carry all the big things, but I did it! We moved everything out a day before we moved, so we spend the night on a make shift bed on the floor.
When we got to Portland my mom and sister, Olivia, were in town for Jessica's baby's blessing. My mom only stayed the weekend, which was really sad to have such a short time with her, but Olivia stayed a whole week. Ly and I decided to take her on a day trip to Seattle. Lyle's mom decided to come along with us, also. It was so much fun! We went to the Space Needle and to Experience Music Project.
We went on the Underground Tour of Seattle. This is so great! I think Olivia really liked it.
I think this is such a cute picture of Olivia. It is in Pioneer Square, Seattle.
We also took her to see Pike Place Market, but I forgot my camera in the car so I don't have any pictures.
Ly and I moved into our new apartment. It is older than our last place. Olivia said it feels like a cabin, and I agree with her. I LOVE that we have a wood burning stove.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Some Chicks!
My sister, Natalie, wanted me to draw a chick for each of the girls in my family. Can you guess who is who? I think it is so great how each of my sisters and my mom's personality shows through the illustrations. I think the one of Natalie is especially accurate.
Answer:
Olivia Emily Natalie
Jessica Mom Amy
Answer:
Olivia Emily Natalie
Jessica Mom Amy
Saturday, March 29, 2008
The Baby Shower
The baby shower I put on for my friend, Alli, was today. It went really well. I decided I would post a picture of the diaper cake I made, the table set up, and the "baby necessities" gift I got her. It was fun, but I am so glad it is over. Things like this are stressful for me.
Birthday from my Babe
I was so excited when Lyle's birthday presents to me arrived. MY HUSBAND ROCKS! He got me a Vera Bradley duffel bag which is the perfect size for weekend trips and carrying onto airplanes, plus it is super feminine. He also got me a Holga Camera. No camera takes pictures as cool at a Holga. It is unpredictable, leaves lots of dust and scratches, and creates amazing vignettes around photographs. It is self progressing, so it is super easy to do multiple exposures. I am so excited to use it. I am saving it for Portland where there are cooler things to photograph.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
My 27th Birthday
Yesterday (March 26th) was my birthday. Ly and I had plans to go to Jackson Hole for the day, but a crazy snow storm stopped us in our tracks. We made last minute new plans and ended up having a really fun day. (As I am Bush, you'll see a theme of food. Bush's include food in all celebrations!)
For Breakfast Ly made me waffles with strawberries and whip cream, and got me an orange dream machine jamba (my favorite!).
While Lyle was making breakfast, I opened my gifts. My Mother and Father in-law and my siter in law, Ruth, and her husband gave me the coolest gift. They got me a bunch or mismatched glasses from Urban Outfitters all in greens, oranges, and reds, and alsogiftcards to Anthropologie and Jamba Juice. I was giddy opening this gift.
Ly ordered my gift, but it is not going to get here until sometime today. I will post pictures of that later :).
After Breakfast Ly had to go to class, so I chilled and worked on a diaper cake I am making as a center piece at a baby shower I am doing this weekend (I'll post pictures of it later). When Ly got home we went to a local favorite dive, called Big Juds, that I have been wanting to go to before we move and got french fries and fry sauce for lunch. I LOVE fry sauce!!!
I have been wanting a cake stand, but not just any cake stand will do. I want something unique and versitile. Ly took me to Idaho Falls to searching for one. Unfortunately we didn't find one I fell in love with, but we did get this serving platter that I think is so great. We got it for an amazing deal, too, which is all the better.
After shopping, we went home. We rented Enchanted, made cookies, and cuddled as we watched the movie. I love just spending time with my husband. Nothing is better!
That night Ly made me a steak dinner and we had my grandma Stringham's ice cream sandwiches for dessert. We watched Lost and went to bed.
I had a great birthday! I loved spending the day with Lyle and I look forward to many more birthdays with him. He promised we would go to Jackson Hole before we move, so I am looking forward to that. I get to have a second birthday celebration when my mom gets into town and I can hardly wait!
For Breakfast Ly made me waffles with strawberries and whip cream, and got me an orange dream machine jamba (my favorite!).
While Lyle was making breakfast, I opened my gifts. My Mother and Father in-law and my siter in law, Ruth, and her husband gave me the coolest gift. They got me a bunch or mismatched glasses from Urban Outfitters all in greens, oranges, and reds, and alsogiftcards to Anthropologie and Jamba Juice. I was giddy opening this gift.
Ly ordered my gift, but it is not going to get here until sometime today. I will post pictures of that later :).
After Breakfast Ly had to go to class, so I chilled and worked on a diaper cake I am making as a center piece at a baby shower I am doing this weekend (I'll post pictures of it later). When Ly got home we went to a local favorite dive, called Big Juds, that I have been wanting to go to before we move and got french fries and fry sauce for lunch. I LOVE fry sauce!!!
I have been wanting a cake stand, but not just any cake stand will do. I want something unique and versitile. Ly took me to Idaho Falls to searching for one. Unfortunately we didn't find one I fell in love with, but we did get this serving platter that I think is so great. We got it for an amazing deal, too, which is all the better.
After shopping, we went home. We rented Enchanted, made cookies, and cuddled as we watched the movie. I love just spending time with my husband. Nothing is better!
That night Ly made me a steak dinner and we had my grandma Stringham's ice cream sandwiches for dessert. We watched Lost and went to bed.
I had a great birthday! I loved spending the day with Lyle and I look forward to many more birthdays with him. He promised we would go to Jackson Hole before we move, so I am looking forward to that. I get to have a second birthday celebration when my mom gets into town and I can hardly wait!
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