We Are Still Here!

I know it has been a LONG time.... a really long time.... almost a year but we are still around! Life has been busy! I am going to start updating my blog regularly so that people can know what we are doing with our lives! At this point in our lives:

1. We are living in Idaho Falls for the summer - with my parents (to save money). We made a little home in their library downstairs so we are surrounded by books!

2. Derek is doing an internship for a company called CH2M which is working to clean up nuclear waste out at the INL site. He gets up at 4:30 every morning and works 10 hour days but he enjoys himself. It is nice that he is not selling this summer. We actually get to spend weekends together! This is our first summer not selling and it has been an awesome change.

3. I am working at Play It Again Sports here in town! I sell sporting equipment all day and go home smelling like rubber. I am learning a lot about sports. It's a fun job. I have the best bosses. I got really lucky. I work Tuesdays-Thursdays 12-8. It is the perfect job. Derek works Mondays-Thursdays so we have three-day weekends together!

4. So far this summer we have had lots of bbq's (Derek is awesome at grilling), we took a vacation to Las Vegas/Mesa/Farmington, we went camping, we went to the drive-in, we go on lots of dates, we work out every day, we are eating healthy, we watch lots of movies, we are reading lots of books (a current favorite of ours is Dean Koontz - Odd Thomas series) and more! We are having a really good time.

5. We are taking an online class together (Teachings of the Living Prophets) so that takes up some time. Derek is taking another class online, and English class which has kept him pretty busy. It is awesome for us to be able to learn about the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve together.

6. It was pretty chilly for the first part of the summer up here but it finally warmed up! Now it is almost too warm haha! Last week the air conditioning was broken in the store that I work in! It was like sitting in an oven. It was sooooo hot! But no worries, it's fixed how.

7. Derek and I have been watching Boy Meets World through Netflix which has been lots of fun! It brings back lots of memories of my childhood!

8. At this point in school - I am student teaching starting August 29th here in Idaho Falls! This means that I will graduate in December!! I am so excited and ready to teach! I had great preparation the last two semesters. Derek has only two semesters left and so he graduates in April! After that we will see where Heavenly Father needs us to go! Derek takes the GRE at the end of this month which will help him get into grad-school so we will see!

This is just a quick up-date. I will follow up this post with more details and some pictures (once I find them!)