Sunday Drive

On Sunday night, Matt and I took a little drive around some of the fabulous neighborhoods here in Atlanta. We discussed our dreams for our future house (Ya know, the usual. Living on a lake, having homemade root beer in our basement, a "secret" room, just like in the movies, that opens from a book shelf in our amazing library. Stuff that will totally happen. Not). Anyways, we saw some amazing homes, and ran into this beautiful lake that we stopped at and relaxed on the dock.

It was really fun to hang out because I feel like I never see Matt. He doesn't get home until 11:30 or 12 at night, so we can never go out and do anything. He's doing really well here though, and we're enjoying the hot weather.
Like last post, I haven't really done anything too exciting this week. My family comes next week (I hope that includes you Erin, of course you're invited), and I'm hoping they will force me to get out and explore a bit. :) Here are a couple pictures of our apartment complex (I would take pictures of the inside, but our apartment is a little messy).

Atlanta So Far

So, I know I haven't posted much. The truth is, not much has gone on since I've been here. I've used this time to rest and recuperate from my awful semester. So far, I've:

• Slept 10-12 hour nights
• Watched an entire season of The O.C. in 4 days
• Started reading Hunger Games
• Taught myself how to knit (if you count doing row after row of nothing knitting)
  
• Slept some more
• Watched more TV and movies

As you can see, nothing to report.

The first day I was here we went into the city with our friends Courtney and Hyrum, their cute daughter Zoey, and Matt's little brother Nate. We went to this famous little fast food restaurant called The Varsity (everyone thought it was gross; I thought my hot dog was delicious). Then we just walked around the fun streets of Atlanta.

I promise I'll take more pictures of how beautiful this place is. It truly is so green, and pretty amazing. Also, pictures of our 600 square foot apartment to come. It's awesome.

The Last Two Weeks

Yesterday I arrived in Atlanta; the place I'm supposed to call home for the next four months. It's hot, humid, and sticky here. It's also green, lush, and beautiful. After being apart from Matt for two and a half weeks, I was so excited to finally see him. However, while apart, I did have a wonderful time in Utah.

Today was my first official day in Atlanta. I spent it being lazy, laying by the pool with the girls. It's going to be a good summer. :)

The End Of An Era

I have lived in Provo for the last four years. I always felt ashamed to say that I've loved my experience here in "happy valley" (I don't know why, probably because people are so ruthless about BYU and Provo in general). But, as Matt and I packed up our apartment and I realized that if all goes according to plan I'd never live in Provo again, I couldn't help but cry. College has taught me so many valuable lessons. I figured out how to pay bills, do my own taxes, clean, cook, hold a church calling, have a job, etc. I also can't imagine my life without my college education, and the passion I've grown for community health.
Obviously meeting Matt was the highlight of my experience here. We dated, got engaged, and spent our first 2 years of marriage being students here. Thinking back on all of the memories I have in this small town, I can't help but feel pride in saying how much I love Provo.
Despite the security of our lives here, we are excited for what lies ahead of us. I can't wait to see what our future holds. :)

Tatertots

My cute sister-in-law Chelsea just opened an etsy shop!

She makes fabulous hair clips that are darling for little girls and make great gifts.
Make sure to stop by and take a look. :)

p.s. Chelsea's sister also has an etsy shop that I would love to purchase from. As you can see, they are one extremely talented family!

Las Vegas

Last weekend we went to Las Vegas with Matt's brother Greg and his wife Rachel. We had a blast!! Matt and Greg got to go golfing, and Rachel and I sat by the pool and got way too much sun. We stayed at the Luxor, which was actually quite cool. The pyramid was kind of freaky, and totally made me want to go to Egypt (this was before you told me it was gross, Steffany).

All in all, it was a fabulous trip and so fun to spend some time with Greg and Rachel before we leave for the summer. Matt leaves for Atlanta in 2 weeks..I don't leave until May 14th. We have so much to do before then. I can't even think about it without crying (literally). We're so glad we got to go on this little gateway before the madness starts. :)