Still Laughing

Yesterday we stumbled upon this beauty. I couldn't stop laughing! Every part of this is funny and I am going to tell you why. UVU parking is insane..as I am sure most of you know, but this is actually the institute parking lot. Sharing is caring right? Not for this guy! We were one of the first people to see it and we looked around wondering where the driver/ witnesses were? No one was around. We saw a guy talking on the phone a little ways away. He came up to us and asked if it was our car (really?) and we said no. It just so happens this guy didn't see what happened, but he called the cops anyway. The more we talked about it the funnier it became. This student must have been in such a rush to make it to class that he or she tried to squeeze into a good parking spot and couldn't quite make it or they thought it was a parking spot up for grabs and went in for the kill! Either way better luck next time. 

 Nice and Snug

There goes tuition! All jokes aside this really does stink for whoever it is..

It doesn't stand out at all!?!?!  

HAHAHA still laughing. Really?
 I loved that the driver just left and is going to take care of it later. Classic.

I hope this wasn't any of you peeps.  All you can do is laugh..life is meant to be enjoyed!

Goodbye Carma

We have officially moved to Orem!! It has been absolutely wonderful living two minutes away from UVU and not having to drive the ridiculous I-15 anymore to school. I didn't realize how bad traffic is here in Utah until I moved away this summer. Now, I understand why out-of-state peeps complain. (I will be posting pics soon of our new place)

Blake and I have realized we have moved 4 times and we haven't even been married a year! I take that as a good sign.. it means we are having adventures while were still young and able. Our first apartment in AF is always going to be a good memory. It was the beginning of our new lives together. Here I am getting sappy again, but it was a lot harder to leave our first home than I expected. Don't get me wrong I was excited in every way to live closer to school and to get our own furniture, and to live closer to all of my friends.  When we pulled out of our drive way for the last time.. there was Carma our sweet 84 year old landlord waving goodbye at her porch. That moment I realized it wasn't our apartment at all I was missing it was that amazing lady that made living there such a joy. She has taught me to share the gospel in more abundance. Every time we met with her she gave profound comments about the gospel. She has been a great example of working hard and being engaged in good things. Carma loves to read church books until she is dizzy. I've never met anyone quite like Carma.

This picture below captures some talents Carma has. In the very back of this photo where the bookshelves are are actually journals she has written about her immediate family, her family and her grand-kids. She keeps track of important dates and how she felt when each child was born etc. Just recently she typed all her sons letters they sent her from their missions and made them into a journal. Talk about incredible. Carma is also a painter. She painted these beautiful paintings that are laying up against the couch. 

Carma has really bad arthritis in her hands. She is not able to paint anymore or write as much, but she heard piano was good therapy for arthritis and so she picked up the piano. haha Blake and I  heard her play everyday living there. I loved it and I was able to play a few songs for her as well. It was a treat to have a piano close by.

 Painting closer up!

I just have to brag about Blake for a little bit. He continues to impress me all the time and I am so glad I married such a good man. Living with Carma gave us a lot of opportunities for service. We didn't mind helping her out and I know that many of us that are a latter day saints have heard this a lot .. that the best way to show love to one another is through service. Even though Carma would sometimes call at seven in the morning to come help her with something Blake would do it without hesitation. Some days when we would get home late from school and she called ..it was a little hard, but Blake always served her in any way he could. I feel like I look to find someone to serve but it doesn't really happen all that often. Even when we lived with her she always asked Blake to come help, but I am grateful that she did because it helped him exercise his priesthood. When we were deciding to move.. Blake was so worried about leaving Carma. That showed a lot to me about him and how god strengthens relationships through service. Blake handled who was going to take over our apartment and we found a great couple who will watch out for our sweet Carma.

I don't particularly like this picture of me, but had to post it because of her amazing chandlers in her house. I loved how old school she was. Everything in her house was glamorous. What a classy lady.

I am going to end this post with our famous Carma quote "Weeeeeee." Thanks for the memories Carma!

This is HALLOWEEN!!

For Halloween Blake and I went to his Brother (Chase) and sister-in-law (Jessica) house for a PARTAY! It was a blast! We ate as much Junk food as our tummies would allow us to eat, watched troll 2 and made fun of it, and played games. It is fun to live so close to family. Jessica and Chase only live five minutes away from us. We hang out with them on a regular basis. They are fun to be around and we have all become close. They were kind enough to let me live with them before Blake and I got married. I am sure it got pretty annoying at times with Blake and I always being there when they might have wanted time for themselves, but they were good sports about it. I have grown to love both of them. They have helped Blake and I in a lot of ways! I feel pretty blessed to have great in-laws.

 Blake and I got our inspiration for our costumes at DI! I love that store. I found my forever Halloween dress  that I am wearing in the picture. I bought it for $6.00! Score! When we ventured to the back of the store we noticed all these trophies (who buys trophies from DI anyway? Just wondering) and it was magic Blake was going to be my trophy husband. Its fitting.. He is the perfect guy :). 

A Porter Family Update

I have been slacking on this whole blogging.. keeping people updated.. thing. Just so you know we are still alive and yes we are both going to school. As most of you probably know Blake and I have been under construction. Our sweet 86 year old landlord Carma forgot she left her bathtub on and when we came home... we came home to a  sweet surprise. The water came through her floors onto our ceiling. It created so much pressure that it created a softball size hole in our bedroom. The carpets were drenched and water was coming down the walls.  The walls started to bubble, it was awesome. The first night we put the couches together and had the worst night sleep of our adult life's.  

Two days later the couches got replaced with our bed. They tore our whole ceiling down during fall break. Oh the adventures we have had in this 70 styled apartment has made for some good laughs down the road, but for right now we are wanting out. It was an amazing price and perfect for our first apartment, but so many things have gone wrong. It is time for a change and to live closer to UVU. Hopefully we will be moving in the next week or so.

Last week was our fall break and we tried to use our time wisely. Here is a rundown of our fun break..Wednesday my little sister  ran in state cross-country and took 5th even though she should've gotten fourth. She didn't know the girl behind her was so close and she beat her by less than a second. 

Thursday- One advantage of living in Utah County is being so close to Provo Canyon. I LOVE AUTUMN. The weather is perfect and how could you not fall in love with the beautiful mountains?!? DROP DEAD GORGEOUS! I am so glad we took advantage of the good weather and pretty scenery by doing something I have been wanting to do forever.. run the Provo Canyon. Oh, and we threw in a picnic to be more romantic. 

Friday we went to a haunted house called Nightmare on 13th. As most people know I am as jumpy as my mother and I pretty much jump at anything if it's loud or catches me off guard. Blake and I don't watch scary movies, but a good thriller that isn't gory or satanic is okay. We just might be wimps, but I am okay with that. SO why did we go to a haunted house? I don't know, other than it is fun. I have already been to this haunted house so I thought I would be okay, but once the chainsaw guys came around I booked it through the rooms and into the clown room which is even worse. This isn't the first time I have ran through a haunted house... it was actually my third time. I'm okay thanks for asking, but I do feel bad that I sacrifice everyone in front of me by knocking then over or pushing them for my own safety to get the H out of there! 

 We weren't planning on painting our pumpkins this year, but our friends bought us these and invited us over to paint them. It was so much fun.. I highly recommend painting your pumpkin. Less mess! Blake accomplished the two on the left while I was perfecting my smile. 

Saturday- Rise and shout the Cougars are out! Blake and I have been very fortunate to have been able to go to many of the BYU football games this year. Last Saturday was our fifth game we have gone too. I love going to the BYU football games not only to watch, but to be with my Jackson family. It has been exciting to watch Blake get big into it this year. He loves sports, but he wasn't the biggest fan of football until I introduced him to BYU football. GO ME! 

Friends are the best but my best friend Blake Porter is the best of all. I find it funny how much we are alike. He makes me smile and laugh everyday. This is totally random right? Okay well school is getting crazy and now I have to go study for my Micro test tomorrow. 

PS Still haven't found a Job yet anybody out there that can hook a sister up? 

So.. this is what it is like to go to a million dollar party

 Vivint hosted a black tie event to celebrate the hard work the boys did over the summer. We had a blast walking the red carpet, eating tons of food, drinking expensive drinks, dancing, playing games, watching sports comedy and fire dancers. It is hard to capture the fun just with photos..

We made some good memories this summer with these two. We love them and are grateful to learn from their great examples.  

 This totally beat prom. 

If you can't tell it is an ice sculpture that says united.. 

Wake Skate

 Wake skating at Utah Lake with my sister and brother- in-law, and two of our friends from the summer. 

There were so many cute kids during the summer. I have missed them all... and their moms too ;). This cute boy loves to cuddle.

 Gwen and Ellie were the only ones who could do it without a rope. They're pros and we attempted to be like them. Thanks again Gwen and  Ellie for inviting us. 

 I am married to that captain... SO HEWT!

Lake Powell

Blake and I would have to agree that we would choose Lake Powell over any theme park in the world. The reason being is that it means warm weather and you can play all day and not have to spend it waiting in lines. We love Lake Powell because it keeps the world out. There are no T.V.'s, Computer etc. Yeah, there is service now for phones, but let's be honest you don't you use them much. 

This moment right here earned the best crash award. Blake and I were flying all over the place. There were times I didn't know when we would hit the water. My family told me I was doing cartwheels in the sky. Too bad we didn't catch it on tape. Blake and I are both completely fine. I had the wind knocked out of me, but it was SO MUCH FUN!! I love Lake Powell and it's the best when it's with family.

The rest of the trip was posted on facebook under Lake Powell Video.