Well Brian is gone on his business trip and I have made it home. I have had so many mixed emotions. When I landed in SLC I started to cry. Not because I was sad to be here, but because I was so happy. So happy to feel like I was back in my environment, my comfort zone. I miss Brian so much. It has made me realize how difficult it is going to be when he leaves on business. I am home with my family and everything I love and I still feel sad I don't get to see and talk to him. How am I going to do this when I am all by myself in Indiana? I can't decide if this was a good idea for me to come or not. It has been so wonderful to be here. I realized how much I truly LOVE it in Idaho. It really does make me NOT want to go home. I have not taken one picture while being here. Granted, it is still early, but I don't see a point. Everything here isn't picture worthy. People travel here for their two week summer vacation. They take pictures of the Tetons, the bears, the deer and even cows. Those things are just part of every day life. Rivers, mountains, Yellowstone, Jackson, lakes, boating, exploring, cows, horses, pasture, big trucks. They don't have things like that in IN. You live somewhere for almost 22 years and things become engrained in to you, your heart, your soul. How do you just pick up and leave and just pretend things don't matter and you can just pick up a totally new life that includes NOTHING of what makes you you?
I need new hobbies. I am thinking of taking up sewing. I want to make new couch pillows and curtains. I keep thinking of things I really want to do but then realize how expensive they can get and then I forget the idea. Off the new and cheaper options.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
It Is Friday
I feel like there is nothing exciting or worth mentioning in my life right now. But by the time something picture worthy or post worthy, it may be a week until something happens. A week would be a safe bet because I fly to Idaho next Saturday!! I am so excited. Brian will be out of town, well out of the country... So I won't be talking to him. No Bueno to international calls! So I get to go to Idaho and spend Spud Harvest with them :) I am really looking forward to seeing everyone. Even Duke! I want a dog really really bad but I can't have one for a few years until we actually own our own house.
Like I said, nothing exciting has happened this week. The weather has been up and down. We planned to go golfing a couple times but it then would start to rain. Tonight BSU plays so that will give us something to do. Saturdays are always pretty boring around our house. No yard work to take care of the house is clean so there really isn't that much that we have to do. Once the colors start to change there is a covered bridge festival that I really want to go do.
Like I said, nothing exciting has happened this week. The weather has been up and down. We planned to go golfing a couple times but it then would start to rain. Tonight BSU plays so that will give us something to do. Saturdays are always pretty boring around our house. No yard work to take care of the house is clean so there really isn't that much that we have to do. Once the colors start to change there is a covered bridge festival that I really want to go do.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Idaho, Idaho, I-Da-HO!
I am so very truly outrageously happy to say that I am coming home to IDAHO!!!! I leave next weekend!!! crazy! Brian is going to like the North Pole so I may as well go home :)
Peace out Indiana!
Peace out Indiana!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Squirells
We came across this while searching for a way to "get rid" of my mom's new friend. AKA a BAT
Here is the thread. If you need a good giggle take the five minutes and read through this link. And look at the utube videos that are listed!
Okay. If you belong to PETA you do not want to read this post.
We have had problems with squirrels taking all the bird food from our bird feeder.
I have a bird feeder rigged electrically, controlled by the front porch light switch. I built a two rail hot and neutral all around the the perch area of the feeder. Stripped #12 solid wire. Its an open ended system with no load. The subject becomes the load when touching both conductors.
It works well if you can catch the subject in action (on the feeder). The problem is it just shocks the hell out of them but does not kill. I want complete destruction or serious bodily injury. Any suggestions as to how to make this more deadly. I am thinking of a small load attached to the open end. This would increase the current draw, but not sure if it will make any difference. Thanks in Advance.......John
Here is the thread. If you need a good giggle take the five minutes and read through this link. And look at the utube videos that are listed!
Okay. If you belong to PETA you do not want to read this post.
We have had problems with squirrels taking all the bird food from our bird feeder.
I have a bird feeder rigged electrically, controlled by the front porch light switch. I built a two rail hot and neutral all around the the perch area of the feeder. Stripped #12 solid wire. Its an open ended system with no load. The subject becomes the load when touching both conductors.
It works well if you can catch the subject in action (on the feeder). The problem is it just shocks the hell out of them but does not kill. I want complete destruction or serious bodily injury. Any suggestions as to how to make this more deadly. I am thinking of a small load attached to the open end. This would increase the current draw, but not sure if it will make any difference. Thanks in Advance.......John
Labor Day
Well, It was a very good day in the Allen residence on Saturday September 3rd, 2011. Chris Peterson and Kellon Moore took to the field for yet another season of Bronco football. I was not nearly as nervous as I was for the opening game last year against VT. We found a way to watch it on the internet and we plugged Brian's computer in to the TV so we could watch it a little bit bigger. Definitely not HD but better than not watching it at all.
We got ready for the day and we ran our errands in our Boise stuff. We got a few strange looks for the most part we didn't even phase people. We went in to a furniture store that was having a huge Labor Day sale in the hopes of finding a bookcase. No luck but the gentleman that was helping us said 'oh I love to watch them play on that blue grass.' We thought it was funny!
We came home and had our pre-game food: grilled hotdogs, italian nachos and brownies.
We were a little nervous to hear that a few players had to sit out because paperwork had not settled in time for the players from the Netherlands to be approved by the NCAA. Granted our third string safety cost us a couple of TDs but we looked so good!
The TV showed Kellon's wife and I told Brian that he may not be the most attractive (it's the teeth!), but I have a crush on him. It is ok with him because he has a crush on the supercross announcer girl, Erin Bates:
Ya ya ya... she is very pretty... He says even more so in person... Whatever...
We got the big win. 1-0 for the season. Now UGA needs to win the rest of their games and TCU cannot loose again. We slept pretty good that night. I told Brian, when any other team is playing I can sit back and relax and just watch, but when it is your team, you just can't sit still! Auburn doesn't look so hot this year. They barely won against Utah State!
Yesterday we spoke to Trent, Brian's sisters husband. He lives in Boise and we got talking about how next year may be a train reck for us. He is of the understanding through the grapevine that is not Chris's style. He doesn't believe in rebuilding years and that he has a very competitive schedule for the youngsters to the program so they are ready and that there are several sophomores that have the chance to outplay/out start some seniors this year. That would be nice wouldn't it? Keep it up Chris!
Oh Sunday...
Is it bad to somewhat dread Sunday's? I kind of do. Not so much the spiritual side of things... just the people part. Br. Gardner called us in to give us callings. They keep saying that they need an R.S secretary and since the first week we got here I honestly thought I was going to get that calling. Boy was I WRONG. They called Brian to be an assistant scout master. He needs to be to all the activities on Wednesday nights and two camping trips a month. I am super excited for that... Brian is going to be gone 50 percent of the month, now two weekends a month and evenings. The Lord is truly testing me in this town. Ya, ya I know... tons of people have callings like this but right now I hate this town and this is just icing on my cake. Give it time and I won't mind the calling at all.
When I took a religion class from Br. Sturm on campus he told us to always accept our callings with open hearts. I don't like him right now. Yes I have heard this often. But it goes deeper than that. He told of a story of a girl coming up to campus and getting a calling to play the piano in sacrament meeting. She accepted and then asked if me would get her a list of people that played the piano so that she could take lessons and learn to play.... I thought that was the most ridiculous story and things like that do not happen. Wrong. I am the new primary piano player. I quit taking lessons when I was a sophomore in HS and I never played out of the song book. I always considered them far more difficult than the hymns. And even then, I couldn't play that many hymns either. I am stressing this calling. I don't have a piano. How am I to learn how to play the piano?!?!?! What am I supposed to do, hire a teacher? Is that what the Lord is telling me? Don't have a job? Well fine I am going to make sure you are busy??? Does he not know that I cry just thinking about it and playing in recitals or church or even YW for that matter made me sick? I am not happy right now.....
We went for a drive Sunday evening and I found where I want to live. Granted I would need $400,000 but I can dream right? I have my house picked out for heaven? I don't know why CAT people even buy houses. You have to move every 4 years.
Today I went and got my visiting teaching done. Brian is out of town and this morning when he left I asked him which car he was going to take. He said the car. I didn't say anything more to him because I knew the GPS was in the truck and he wasn't going to need it. Well he took my GPS. So much for going and getting out of the house while he is gone and finding the library and other things. I cussed him for a moment. I realized this about 37 minutes before I was supposed to be there. Lets just say it took me 40 minutes to get there. I was so lost. I had to go to like downtown and it is ghetto. I thought I was going to get shot. I didn't. Lucky for Brian.
A few tears and streaks of mascara later I found where I was going. No, I don't ever want to do that again. Why do I even bother putting on make-up? I swear it comes of by mid day anyways. Oh well.
Is it Friday yet??
We came home and had our pre-game food: grilled hotdogs, italian nachos and brownies.
We were a little nervous to hear that a few players had to sit out because paperwork had not settled in time for the players from the Netherlands to be approved by the NCAA. Granted our third string safety cost us a couple of TDs but we looked so good!
The TV showed Kellon's wife and I told Brian that he may not be the most attractive (it's the teeth!), but I have a crush on him. It is ok with him because he has a crush on the supercross announcer girl, Erin Bates:
We got the big win. 1-0 for the season. Now UGA needs to win the rest of their games and TCU cannot loose again. We slept pretty good that night. I told Brian, when any other team is playing I can sit back and relax and just watch, but when it is your team, you just can't sit still! Auburn doesn't look so hot this year. They barely won against Utah State!
Yesterday we spoke to Trent, Brian's sisters husband. He lives in Boise and we got talking about how next year may be a train reck for us. He is of the understanding through the grapevine that is not Chris's style. He doesn't believe in rebuilding years and that he has a very competitive schedule for the youngsters to the program so they are ready and that there are several sophomores that have the chance to outplay/out start some seniors this year. That would be nice wouldn't it? Keep it up Chris!
Oh Sunday...
Is it bad to somewhat dread Sunday's? I kind of do. Not so much the spiritual side of things... just the people part. Br. Gardner called us in to give us callings. They keep saying that they need an R.S secretary and since the first week we got here I honestly thought I was going to get that calling. Boy was I WRONG. They called Brian to be an assistant scout master. He needs to be to all the activities on Wednesday nights and two camping trips a month. I am super excited for that... Brian is going to be gone 50 percent of the month, now two weekends a month and evenings. The Lord is truly testing me in this town. Ya, ya I know... tons of people have callings like this but right now I hate this town and this is just icing on my cake. Give it time and I won't mind the calling at all.
When I took a religion class from Br. Sturm on campus he told us to always accept our callings with open hearts. I don't like him right now. Yes I have heard this often. But it goes deeper than that. He told of a story of a girl coming up to campus and getting a calling to play the piano in sacrament meeting. She accepted and then asked if me would get her a list of people that played the piano so that she could take lessons and learn to play.... I thought that was the most ridiculous story and things like that do not happen. Wrong. I am the new primary piano player. I quit taking lessons when I was a sophomore in HS and I never played out of the song book. I always considered them far more difficult than the hymns. And even then, I couldn't play that many hymns either. I am stressing this calling. I don't have a piano. How am I to learn how to play the piano?!?!?! What am I supposed to do, hire a teacher? Is that what the Lord is telling me? Don't have a job? Well fine I am going to make sure you are busy??? Does he not know that I cry just thinking about it and playing in recitals or church or even YW for that matter made me sick? I am not happy right now.....
We went for a drive Sunday evening and I found where I want to live. Granted I would need $400,000 but I can dream right? I have my house picked out for heaven? I don't know why CAT people even buy houses. You have to move every 4 years.
Today I went and got my visiting teaching done. Brian is out of town and this morning when he left I asked him which car he was going to take. He said the car. I didn't say anything more to him because I knew the GPS was in the truck and he wasn't going to need it. Well he took my GPS. So much for going and getting out of the house while he is gone and finding the library and other things. I cussed him for a moment. I realized this about 37 minutes before I was supposed to be there. Lets just say it took me 40 minutes to get there. I was so lost. I had to go to like downtown and it is ghetto. I thought I was going to get shot. I didn't. Lucky for Brian.
A few tears and streaks of mascara later I found where I was going. No, I don't ever want to do that again. Why do I even bother putting on make-up? I swear it comes of by mid day anyways. Oh well.
Is it Friday yet??
Friday, September 2, 2011
Football 2011
Well, we officially consider this a great day... the start of the 2011 college football year!!!
Go Boise!! .... and Kellon!! :)
Go Boise!! .... and Kellon!! :)
Thursday, September 1, 2011
To MAC or not to MAC
Sunday started out as a crazy day. We had to be to a meeting that started at 8 only to find out at 8 that the meeting now didn't start until 8:30 and someone missed the memo to let us know. That right there should have been enough to tell me just go home, skip church and go to bed for the day. It was a very interesting day...
Since Sunday I have just had a hard time getting out of bed. Luckily, or sadly, whichever you prefer, our upstairs gets pretty toasty and the sun streams in which will not allow me to lay in bed as long as I would like. I think Brian thinks I go back to bed after he leaves and goes to work and for the most part I do, but for the past few mornings I can't go back to bed but I can't bring myself to get out of bed either.
The longer you sleep in the more the day passes, and the quicker it is over with.
This morning was extra difficult, don't know why but it just was. So for my title, To MAC or not to MAC. MAC make-up is my favorite. I showered for the day and was contemplating 'getting ready' for the day. I knew that if I did take the time to put on my make-up that within the hour it would all end up in a tissue on on my shirt or my white pillow cases. Therefore, I decided to not waste my favorite eye liner.
Wouldn't you know that not 15 minutes after I got dresses Brian and his co-worker show up at my door and want to go to lunch. Great timing huh? Brian's phone shows he tried to call and give me warning but I had my phone by me the whole time waiting for him to call and I never got a ring. My hair looked good and I went out. No Make-up. I don't believe in doing so but I did anyways today. I have met Frank twice now. Both times I have not had make-up on. The first was when I just finished doing ZUMBA and they showed up and we went to lunch. He must think Brian is a fool for marrying a "humble" looking girl.
I came straight home and put on the MAC!
We are talking about what to do this weekend. The first weekend in September is always big for us. We always do the fair or something fun for Labor Day. Not this year. It is hard to imagine how much your life can change from one year to the next. This year the family will be going to the Filer fair and the other half to Myles' Baptism. As for us, Lafayette doesn't offer much. Maybe we will go to Chicago and walk around. At least I have my boys to watch this weekend. It will be strange not having fellow friends wearing blue and orange in the grocery store with me.
Time will tell.
114 Days, 5 Hours, 1 Min., 36 seconds until Christmas.
Since Sunday I have just had a hard time getting out of bed. Luckily, or sadly, whichever you prefer, our upstairs gets pretty toasty and the sun streams in which will not allow me to lay in bed as long as I would like. I think Brian thinks I go back to bed after he leaves and goes to work and for the most part I do, but for the past few mornings I can't go back to bed but I can't bring myself to get out of bed either.
The longer you sleep in the more the day passes, and the quicker it is over with.
This morning was extra difficult, don't know why but it just was. So for my title, To MAC or not to MAC. MAC make-up is my favorite. I showered for the day and was contemplating 'getting ready' for the day. I knew that if I did take the time to put on my make-up that within the hour it would all end up in a tissue on on my shirt or my white pillow cases. Therefore, I decided to not waste my favorite eye liner.
Wouldn't you know that not 15 minutes after I got dresses Brian and his co-worker show up at my door and want to go to lunch. Great timing huh? Brian's phone shows he tried to call and give me warning but I had my phone by me the whole time waiting for him to call and I never got a ring. My hair looked good and I went out. No Make-up. I don't believe in doing so but I did anyways today. I have met Frank twice now. Both times I have not had make-up on. The first was when I just finished doing ZUMBA and they showed up and we went to lunch. He must think Brian is a fool for marrying a "humble" looking girl.
I came straight home and put on the MAC!
We are talking about what to do this weekend. The first weekend in September is always big for us. We always do the fair or something fun for Labor Day. Not this year. It is hard to imagine how much your life can change from one year to the next. This year the family will be going to the Filer fair and the other half to Myles' Baptism. As for us, Lafayette doesn't offer much. Maybe we will go to Chicago and walk around. At least I have my boys to watch this weekend. It will be strange not having fellow friends wearing blue and orange in the grocery store with me.
Time will tell.
114 Days, 5 Hours, 1 Min., 36 seconds until Christmas.
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