Life Update!

I know I'm kind of the worst and haven't posted in a month, but it has been a really busy month! So here are some pictures that I took and some updates!

First off, Thanksgiving! It was an amazing day filled with family and delicious food. This was our first married people Thanksgiving! I am finding that it is really fun to be able to have so many "firsts" with Steven.

First ever Thanksgiving together selfie

Steven's grandmother passed away a little under a week before Thanksgiving. Even though I only got to know her for a short time, I am so glad to have had her in my life. She was always so kind and she always made me feel like a part of the family before I was even in it! I'm glad to have gotten the chance to meet her and get to know her. The service was beautiful with wonderful talks and thoughts given by members of her family.

Due to the funeral, all of Steven's siblings were in town. We were so excited to get to see them! This also meant that we got to see Gemma and Michelle! It was so nice to be able to see family and spend time with them. 

Bonding over Frozen

Something exciting happened yesterday! We got a new niece! Her name is Remington and she is the sweetest! We can't wait to meet her and get to know her and we are so happy for my sister and her family on their new little girl! 

Now I have a couple random pictures that I felt inclined to share with all of you! Here they are:

Scout in the Park Christmas tree! Sneaky cat!

Steven being a total stud like always!

Thats all for now! Sorry it took me so long to post, I'll be more diligent.

I Love Fall

Last week Steven and I went to a pumpkin patch with our friends Lauren and Kelton! It was so fun and the perfect fall activity! Also, I had never been to a pumpkin patch before. I have been missing out!!

Hooray for some pictures! 

I know. Steven's hand. 

A pumpkin cannon?! Too fun!

Hay ride! So cute and fun! 

We found cute little pumpkins! Also, I love fall clothing. 

The patch from the hay ride

Some of the pumpkins in the patch

They also had some corn there and a little baby forest

The group!

Overall, it was so fun! We had a great time and are looking forward to carving our pumpkins soon. I'm so happy to have my cutie husband to share these fun experiences with. I'm also grateful for awesome friends!

I Ran a Race!

Hello everyone!

Today I ran a 5k! And I got a medal for it! Woohoo! Anyway, I just thought I would share a little bit about the race with you lovely people because it wasn't a race just for fun, it was a race for a cause!

Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) is a non-profit organization that saves children from being sex slaves. The organization is fairly new (about 1 1/2 years old), but they have already saved over 300 children. I think they are doing an amazing job and I was happy to be able to be a part (although small) of their efforts.

Click here if you want to know more about O.U.R.

I only have two pictures to document the race, so here they are!

Steven got this one of me right as I was about to cross the finish line. He was such a good cheerleader!

My medal!!! I was so excited to finally get one of these! I have run in quite a few races, but this is the first one that gave me a medal at the end of it. It made me feel proud for completing such a difficult race (90% uphill in altitude so high I can barely breathe when I'm walking. YIKES). 

Thanks everyone!

- Shelby

Life Update

Hello friends! It's been a while since I've posted, so I thought I would catch you all up!

To start off I will talk to you about SQUARE ICE CREAM:

We drove to a teeny little town for this gem. Believe it or not, that is a "single scoop" WHAT?! It was giant and I couldn't eat the whole thing, but it was so good! It was cookie monster flavor and I'm not 100% sure what was in it, but it was so good! It was vanilla ice cream with peanut butter ripples, peanut butter cookie bits, and I think m&m's (maybe Reese's pieces?). 

Getting square ice cream was one of the things on my Idaho Bucket list, so it was so fun to finally do that! 

Next up, the Eastern Idaho State Fair (another thing on my bucket list)! The fair was so fun! It isn't like the fairs I'm used to (Pumpkin Show mostly), but it was really fun and I'm so glad I got to experience it! 

One of the first things we did (besides getting some delicious fair food of course) was the petting zoo! I love animals so much, so this was a real treat!

This was Alfie the goat from Blackfoot, so we thought that was cool because my sister Meredith's dog is named Alfie and he is from Blackfoot too! How fun!

I guess you can't really tell from this picture, but this horse was MASSIVE. Like the biggest horse I have ever seen. 

This is on top of the ferris wheel with a little bit of the fair behind us! So fun!

One of those beautiful Idaho sunsets we all love! No filter guys! This was the real sky! 

Lastly, a view of the rides at the fair from the ferris wheel! So pretty! 

That concludes our summer adventures! Now school is back in session and we are settling in to a normal married college student life. We are really excited for the fall season though! Our apartment has had fall scents and pumpkin cookies in it for a few weeks now! I can't help it, fall is the best! 

Steven was really excited to be able to wear some fall clothes without dying from heat! 

I got my hair chopped again (shorter than requested, but I'm getting used to it)!

We went to a David Archuleta concert with Steven's parents last week and that was super fun! It was his first concert in FOUR years!! Nuts!! It was fun to have a night out with family! 

Now that our summer is over and I'm in school not a ton has been going on! I've been going to classes, studying, and doing homework mostly! Steven is taking a few classes online so he can work while I'm in school full-time this semester. 

There you have it folks! An update on our life! I hope you enjoyed this post! 

Thanks for reading!! 

- Shelby

My First Trip to Mesa Falls and More!

Hey friends and family! 

First of all, the wedding is in ELEVEN days! Woohoo! I am so excited to be married for eternity to Steven. He's the best! 

We are both very excited!

Second, I got my hair done! I got it all brown again because heaven knows I would look back at my ombré hair and hate myself for having that in our wedding pictures. 

I got my hair done and that meant I needed a picture

Baby ducks! They're growing up so fast! *tear*

Tornado warning in Rexburg? What. 

 Lastly, Steven took me to Mesa Falls for the first time! It was so beautiful! I love my Idahome!

Never a dull moment with this guy!

There was a little Inn there with some cool taxidermy and some furs and things! Pretty cool! 

Overall, it was a great week(ish)! This week is finals and next week is the wedding! Almost there!

Fourth of July!

Hello friends and family! Last week was a fun one because it was Independence Day (*screeching eagle in background*)!

Before I talk about our Independence day festivities I just wanted to share this little picture from a walk around Nature Park with Steven.

Look at these cutie ducks!! I am super scared of birds, but ducks hold a special place in my heart. These guys were just going from one pond to another. There are tons of ducks around here and there are a ton of little babies! SO CUTE. 

I was able to make some time on Friday to attend the Rexburg temple. It is SO beautiful! And it was such a great experience. I just love going to the temple. I always want to be there! (bummer that it's closed on Mondays because I was totally ready to go again!) 

Anyway, the 4th was super fun! Steven and I went down to Blackfoot to spend time with his parents! It started off with a BBQ at the Porter's (not related to me at all, but nonetheless real life Porters!) which was super fun and 100% delicious! 

Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures at the BBQ. BUT I do have these pictures of Steven and I right after the BBQ! 

So patriotic!

Blackfoot sunset

Blackfoot has some pretty amazing sunsets! This was right before Steven set off some fireworks (illegal? maybe! Awesome? definitely!). After we set off most of the fireworks we found at the Park's home we watched the Blackfoot firework show from the comfort of the trampoline in the backyard.

Overall, it was a great weekend! I am so thankful for all of the people who gave their lives to fight for our independence and freedoms. I feel so blessed to live in this beautiful country and to enjoy the freedoms given to us. 'Merica baby! 

Update on Life

Hello all! I found myself with a little free time today, so I thought I would update you on what's been going on!

Wedding plans are going swimmingly, I'm nearly finished putting addresses on envelopes!! Get excited because they will be sent out in a couple of weeks!!

Here are some pictures from my week:

Holy YUM. 

We have this AMAZING caramel apple shop in a nearby town, Rigby. Steven and I decided it was time to try it, so we got a Rocky Road apple... YUM. 10/10 would recommend! Seriously people, this was SO good. 

So Idaho is a desert, but we have been getting insane amounts of rain in the past month, I thought this was kind of a cool picture! It was really nice and sunny behind us and in front of us was super dark and rainy!

Steven and I have been watching a lot of basketball lately! The finals were this week and Golden State won (woohoo!). We are big Steph Curry fans, he is super funny sometimes, and this was one of our favorite moments of his.  

That's all I have for you this time, folks! Enjoy!

Lions, Tigers, and Bears! OH MY!

Hello friends and family! Here is a little snippet of my last week!

On Friday my classes were canceled and Steven got off of work early. Having time together during the day is precious; it doesn't happen often. So we decided to make the best of the day and go to the zoo!! It was such a fun day and it was so amazing to be able to spend time together without being worried about school or work!

Here are some pictures:

Yup. He's all mine.

These goats were hilarious. There was a little baby one that was just screaming the whole time (for an example of funny screaming goats click HERE)

Old man monkeys!

Sleepy tiger! 

Their beauty didn't mask their horrid smell

Beautiful birds of paradise! He was angry and ruffling his feathers. Sorry guy. 

Llama that looks like a big pile of brown

Overall, it was an amazing day. I'm so glad I got to have it! I hope you enjoyed this post! I know I enjoyed writing it and thinking about how much fun I had with Steven and the animals!