Another Blog

I decided to create another blog as a place to post my crafty projects, or just whatever I want. Take a look at it. It's under my "fun stuff" section; SLew Creations

Memory Tag

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Birthday time!

Yesterday was my birthday...the big 21! Hooray. We didn't do a whole lot to brag about yesterday, but it was still a nice day. We went and saw the movie Baby Mama. It was pretty funny. I do recommend it.
Mike and I are doing well here, and both of us are working now. I finally got a job, for those of you who don't know. I started working last week at Scrapbook Garden, a local large-scale scrapbook store (as you can tell by the name). I have only worked two days, but I like it so far. It's nice to have something to do, and I really enjoy scrapbooking and cardmaking, so it's pretty great to be able to see all the new cool stuff that comes out (although owning it is a different question, of course). I haven't bought anything yet.
Well, that is about all there is to tell for now.

Oh, actually, Mike got a new bike so he can ride it to work. We're really trying to save on gas money, so this should help a lot. Also, my job is close enough (around the corner) that I can just walk, so some days we shouldn't need to drive at all...great! Here is a picture of his handsome new bike.

New Nephew

Megan had her baby Monday night, June 30th. He is so handsome! I just had to share pictures of him.
I didn't get to see him in person because I am so far away in Kansas. But these pictures still capture my heart.

Sedgwick County Zoo

So we went to the zoo a little while ago, and it was a lot of fun. We got to see some really cool animals, some of which I had never seen or heard of before. I thought I would put up some pictures.These spider monkeys were pretty sweet. I caught video of them chasing each other a bit, but they went even more crazy after I stopped recording.


The gorilla habitat was probably my favorite. We were able to get right next to them (of course there was extremely thick glass between us), but it was awesome. Here's a short video.

Oklahoma City Temple trip

We were able to go to the Oklahoma City temple on Saturday with our ward. It's about 2 and a half hours away. We're not used to traveling that far to go. The temple is small, but beautiful, as you can see. The flowers were beautiful and the sky was clear... a very nice day.
On the way down, we drove past some bikers and saw this...we just had to take a picture.
Notice the dog's goggles!

The Ever-Changing Background

So yes, I know that my blog background changes possibly every time some of you look at it. The best explanation I have is that I get bored with the look and like to change things up. I played around with a bunch of different backgrounds today, and ultimately decided on this one, whether out of impatience or fondness I'm not quite sure. Time will tell...

For those of you who are wondering how things are going here in Wichita, things are fine. Not a whole lot special to write about (which is why I haven't written lately). We've gone to the pool at our apartment a few times, and I am starting to get a minor tan, thank heavens! The other day, a lady in our ward called me pasty. Yuck. Maybe I'll go out and work some more on my skin coloring today, if I don't get blown away by the crazy high-speed winds we have to endure almost constantly in Kansas. On another note, I have had our apartment all decorated for a while, about as much as I can do to it. That was fun. It's always exciting decorating a new space. Sometimes I wish I could try out several looks before I decide on one (as demonstrated with my blog), but when painting walls are involved and buying all new decorations is out of the question, it really doesn't take very long once you get started. So now I must find a new hobby. I will keep you updated.