Friday, October 30, 2009
Real Quick
We had a Halloween Potluck at work this week...
They were both a hit (we had the Doctors at work vote for several categories) and I won two of the categories! (brain- most creative and fingers-spookiest) so I got halloween dish towels and play dough! yessss. major score.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
New with us...
*Bryce is coming up with new business ideas every week but has come up with one that he's pretty sure will work amazingly well and give him way more time to to go school. So we're hoping with that he'll be able to quit his towing job...at least the day time part of his job to do his business idea! Yay!
*Bryce had is first Solo Flight last week!!! It was a total surprise. We weren't expecting it but during one school session his instructor got out and let him go. He had an amazing time and is so excited about progressing and being able to fly a HELICOPTER all by himself ;) He's amazing.
*I'm loving Visiting Teaching and I'm getting so excited about getting to know each of them better! And I love my visiting teachers who are so dedicated and amazing!
*We bought a 65 lb pumpkin from the Farmer's Market (after Mom bought a 76 lb one when she was here last week! :) but I have No idea where to put it. It's now just sitting on our little coffee table....I'm a little worried it's gonna break it! haha
*I keep having Really weird dreams. Like last night for example: ... dreamt I was pregnant but I got to see like...a video of the egg and the sperm.... awkward. hahaha!! and then I had to reach into my throat and move my tonsils so they wouldn't hurt the baby.... weird. hahah!
*We're FINALLY figuring out what we have to do to be able to say prayers morning, night and be able to read scriptures every morning. We've been struggling with it all since we got married and have Finally come up with a way that is sticking! I'm so so very grateful. It's making a world of a difference in our relationship. man...the gospel is true!!! :)
*ALSO!!!! I've realized that None of Bryce's family history has been done yet for his dad's side! You have no idea how excited I am! There's so much to do! I talked to Bryce's mom, Lori and she said I could get started whenever and do whatever. So I'm just gonna be talking to her about what I'm doing and it's going to be awesome! I hopped on to Family Search today and tried to figure things out...let's just say I'll be paying several visits to the family history couple in our ward to help me out!
*Along with Bryce's awesome business ideas, he's been buying cheap cars, fixing them and selling them for pretty good profits...for example: he bought a 2002 Ford Taurus that was wrecked in the front for $80!!!! He sold it for... DRUM ROLLLLLLLLLLLLL....... $2,000! Talk about paying off debts! Yay!
*We now have health Insurance so we're back to trying for a baby. :) In case I haven't mentioned it, we tried for a baby from Nov. to Aug. and took a break while we figured out Insurance and so now we're just hoping it'll happen soon.
But in the mean time I'm loving work and Bryce is loving school and making alot of progress and we're learning more and more about how to communicate better and love each other more. Can't go wrong with that right?
So that's what is new with us! Just lots of randomness. :) I need to take more pictures so I have more that are relevant to what I write about! :)
Monday, September 7, 2009
Mountains Movies and Paint
Here's my current project. It's pretty much done. I just have a few minor things to do still.
Here's my FABulous aMAZIng bESt Friend Darcy, who paints with me! I love her to death and I have so much fun when she's around!
I need to get a picture of her with her painting as soon as she'll let me. :)
As usual I've watched Several movies while painting. Luckily Darcy brought over King of Queens one night and we watched probably half a season in one sitting. yikes :)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Logan Landslide/flood/mudslide..they're calling it a lot of things...
So Saturday, Bryce and I were at the Bountiful Temple at a friend's endowment. Little did we know, back home our neighborhood was turning into a swamp of both muddy water and people.
See, we live on what is called "The Island". It's really just a neighborhood in Logan where the land is lower than surrounding areas. Particularly just North of us....That's campus. The USU Campus is up on the hill. Well, that "hill" (much more than just a hill) cuts down very steeply into the island. On that ridge is...WAS a canal of running water that has been there for decades. And right below it, at the bottom are tons of houses. Our house is located 3 blocks south of that ridge.
SO, that canal, around noon on Saturday, burst ... after the water had started to leak out, causing weakness to the land on the ridge. So when it burst, all the water and all that land came crashing down -- right on top of a house directly below.
From what we understand, the house completely sunk into the ground and then collapsed in on itself. Unfortunately, they've come to find out that there was a 39 year old woman and her two kids, 12 & 13 inside when it happened. :( So they've been looking for their bodies for the last 3 days. There's a lot of speculation as to whether they found them already or not. But everything in the news says that they are still looking.
Also, many of the houses on that street have been condemned because they were filled with mud and water. And farther from there(closer to us), many houses have flood damage etc. The roads are all blocked off and there are dozens and dozens of City trucks, police cars, fire trucks, flood clean up trucks, and just....a ton of emergency and city vehicles. It's craziness.
If you can believe it, This pic is from TODAY
(no I did Not take it)
After 3 days, it still looks this bad.

That used to be the house....
We were extremely lucky ... there's a river directly behind our house-North of our house. So the neighbors on the other side of the river channeled the water thru their yard into the river! Thank goodness for that!
"This is no longer a house with some dirt in it. This is a mountain of dirt with pieces of house in it," said Logan Fire Chief Mark Meaker.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The Job Hunt/1st Anniversary Trip
So I've been looking for a job since the first of the month....so about 4 weeks? I've been applying to at least 2 jobs per day (M-F)...I'm lazy on the weekends :I I got one interview the first week thanks to Jennifer! After that I didn't get anything until last week. Khol's called me for a group interview and it went really well. So well in fact, that they called yesterday to offer me a job! Unfortunately, It's only a Part-Time job...only 10-15 hours per week and I'd be working afternoons and evenings...that's exactly what I Didn't want. Not that I want to be picky. But I'd really like to see the Hubs sometimes, you know?














Isn't it an awesome looking train? Mom, you would love it! It's very Old-Time-ish
We met two super nice couples on one of the cars on the way home. They were older and got a kick out of how lovey we were. hahaha! :) Love it. They were awesome people and they were nice enough to try to figure out my camera enough to take a couple pictures of all four of us! YAY!

The CONDUCTOR! He was so cute! He was very Conductor-ish. He would walk back and forth thru the cars on the trip.


We stopped for a few to take some pictures of the lake on the drive home!
Also, yesterday morning, I talked to a woman at a place called Majestic Mountain Sage, an {ingredients} supply warehouse for the cosmetics industry. I had applied there the week before so I went in to see if they had had a chance to look at my resume. They Had AND they had looked at my website too. :) happy day! So I let her know I was still really interested but that I'd be out of town this weekend. So she called me a few hours later (still before Khol's called) to say they'd like to interview me tomorrow at 11.
So when Khol's called, I told her that I had an interview scheduled with a company that could give me the hours I Needed. (M-F: 8:30-4:30 sweet hours, huh?) so she put me on the "no" list but that if anything changed to give her a call.
Perfect.
I had the interview with MMS today! It went super well! I have all the skills to work there and there weren't Any conficts....with anything! The two ladies that interviewed me were so so nice and I'd really like working there!! So I'm hoping and praying that I'll get it.
They said they'll let me know next Tuesday or Wednesday if I got the job and if I do get it, I'd start on Wed. or Thurs.!
PERRRRFECT!
Seriously though, the hours would be amazing. M-F: 8:30-4:30. That's exactly when Bryce is working/at school. And I'd be home in time to make dinner! But I'd still be working 8 hours per day, 5 days a week at about $9 per hour.
Yeeesssss!
(she asked what pay I was looking for and I told her $9 because at my last job they were paying me $8.84....she said that $9 is right in the range they'd be paying so let's hope! )
THEN, to make it even BETTER, I get 5 holidays off per year. 4th of july, new years, christmas (starting on the 18th!!), thanksgiving, and I can't remember the other one. haha. Talk about AWESOME! The Khol's job said I'd have to be available to work EVERY HOLIDAY including BLACK FRIDAY.
yuck yuck YUCK!
In conclusion,
for the next week, please please PLEASE PRAY FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!
I would really appreciate it! :)
kisses!
cherise
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*FIRST ANNIVERSARY TRIP *
So for our anniversary, Bryce planned a weekend for us!
We drove down to Park City (where we spent some of our Honeymoon) and stayed in an awesome hotel for super cheap (Love Hotwire.com.....Darcy, you're the BEST for helping us with that!).
See...Here's our hotel! :)

Our Room...and me playing with my camera while Bryce reads some magazine... :)

The second day, Darcy and Justin drove down to go to Heber with us to ride the Heber Creeper for their Special BBQ Sunset Buffet Trip. You ride the old fashioned train up Heber canyon and around a lake, where they stop and do a big BBQ buffet dinner (that was completely AWESOME food!!!) and they have a three man band playing while you eat! So much fun!
So here's Darcy and Justin being little kids at the train station gift shop

and of course, we had to get in on that action! Course we aren't as cool cuz we didn't get the hats!

Awe...tender! :)

Don't worry, I KNOW you're jealous right now. Beautiful, huh?

Isn't that a SWEET picture!? Bryce took it!

I included this right here because the next couple of pictures may be
*shocking*...

Yes, there was a Proposal....

Some VERY scandalous make out sessions....

some awkward moments...
and a LOT of tenderness. :)
Then we got to the BBQ!!! We were the FIRST in line! ha! Sorry, we just REALLY like food...
While we ate a 3 man band sang and played! They had a guitar, a fiddle, a banjo...and something else but I can't remember. :) They were Very entertaining and we had a lot of FUN!
The FOOD was Amazing!
While we ate a 3 man band sang and played! They had a guitar, a fiddle, a banjo...and something else but I can't remember. :) They were Very entertaining and we had a lot of FUN!
The FOOD was Amazing!See those smiles? It's just cuz of the food. ha! :) jk. it was awesome but we really did have so much fun! We were so glad that Darcy and Justin came down for it!

My man...he's such a cutie! I love it when he smiles.

Here's the barn we passed on the Train that made us decide that we'll have one Just like it one day...

Woohoo!

Darcy, I wish I had gotten one with your WHOLE face! LOL the other one I have, you can't see the train behind you but you Can see your face better.
Isn't it an awesome looking train? Mom, you would love it! It's very Old-Time-ish
We met two super nice couples on one of the cars on the way home. They were older and got a kick out of how lovey we were. hahaha! :) Love it. They were awesome people and they were nice enough to try to figure out my camera enough to take a couple pictures of all four of us! YAY!
So, I look bad in the first one and Darcy, you look ... surprised or something in this one. hehehe.
The CONDUCTOR! He was so cute! He was very Conductor-ish. He would walk back and forth thru the cars on the trip. 
Happy Anniversary!

I'm so lucky to have a husband to plan such a fun and Beautiful trip for us! :)
This picture is actually from the drive home on Sunday-in Morgan. I LOVE Morgan!!! Jana, Jeff was so lucky to live here!
We stopped for a few to take some pictures of the lake on the drive home!Tuesday, June 23, 2009
MARY KAY 40-50% OFF-who could ask for more?
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!!
Come Stock up on Mary Kay products!
EVERYTHING 40-50% OFF
I'm trying to get rid of all my inventory and pay off that Dang credit card. :)
Open House:
10 am- 1 pm
THIS Saturday, the 27th
Refreshments... ;)
If you can't come but would like something,
just shoot me an e-mail
artlarue@gmail.com
or give me a call
435.754.6026
If I don't have it in stock, I WILL be making an order next week!!
ATTENTION!!! ALL OF MY LOVELY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO USE MK!!
If you're running out of anything that you are wanting to be replaced, MAKE SURE to e-mail me or call me and let me know so I can add it into my order. :)
Thursday, June 11, 2009
BIG KID Couches!!! :)
So this was my living room a few months ago.
See my couches? Yes, that futon is broken-it's just leaning up against the wall...haha.
And that other couch is pretty dang cute but it's from the DI
and Bryce is so dang tall, it just wasn't workin
out so great for us.
These are the Two MATCHING couches I bough on KSL for
$150
YUP, $150 for BOTH couches!!! :)
Now, don't look at the stuff of the walls though, I'm in the middle of rearrange it all. :)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
FATHER'S DAY GIFT IDEA
So this Father's Day, I'd LOVE to do a drawing for
your Dad,
your Husband,
your Grandpa,
your Father-in-Law!!!
Whoever
it is that you need a present for, I'd love to do a DRAWING just for them!
This is an example of one I did THIS YEAR for a Client for FATHER'S DAY!
It's from a photo of my Client's Grandfather and they are giving it to their Father...
Talk about an awesome present! :)
If you're interested, please please contact me! I'm wide open for work right now!
I'll be SUPER FAST getting it done
so you'll have it IN TIME for Father's Day.
click here:
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ARTLARUE@GMAIL.COM
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OR just leave me a Comment with e-mail or whatever!
For PRICES: go to WWW.ARTLARUE.COM and click on Pricing
Friday, June 5, 2009
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