Puppy Love

 So really ever since we got married we talked about getting a dog. We both grew up with dogs and we've had one or in my case two, that have been a huge part of our family. We couldn't get one because neither of us were home enough to take care of the dog, and we just weren't willing to spend the money just yet on a dog when we needed things for ourselves first, which of course, was our main priority.
 
 Since I quit my job at opinionology and started watching my sister-in-laws kids while she worked during the week...still didn't give us time for a dog, and by this time we both were puppy hungry....bad. We would  literally have to go and play with someone else's dog just to get it out of our systems. We figured that we weren't going to get a dog for a long time, and I was thinking that it wouldn't be at least until I was done with school or when we started having kids. I finally got a job on campus working in the bookstore as a cashier, and when you are on track you can't work more than 20 hours on campus. So I am only working M-F 11-2 or 8-11 ( they said I was working the 11-2 shift, but I got my schedule and it says I work 8-11...so we will see once I get it straightened out!) Regardless of what time I work, i'll still only be working three hours a day, which is good because I can be home with a dog.

 We knew that getting a dog would be a huge responsibility and since I got this job we started talking about it more, and with me taking online classes it all works out. So saturday we went to the Idaho Falls animal shelter just to look. We didn't actually intend on getting a dog. We both agreed we wouldn't get a dog just because we thought it was cute. We had to absolutely be in love with it. After playing with different dogs we came across Jake. An 8 month old mountain cur (yeah, we haven't heard of it either, it's basically a lab.) They are hunting dogs and really don't get any bigger than a lab. They hunt just raccoons and squirrel, and sometimes they are used to hunt bears and wild boars. He was already house and crate trained and knew some basic commands when we got him. He LOVES to lick and is seriously such a sweetheart. He is still scared that we are going to abandon him so he sticks by our side where ever we go. He is a cuddle bug and not to toot my own horn, but he is a mommas boy :)

We couldn't be more excited to have him as apart of our little family. He has definitely taught us a lot in the few days we've had him. It gets really frustrating at times when he is stubborn, but at the end of the day we still love him and are happy we have him. So there ya have it, the story of our new member of the family, and since having kids isn't something were even thinking about for a while we thought getting a dog would give us something to keep us occupied. :)

 School started today and seriously, I did NOT miss it at all. With that, taking care of Jake, doing things around the house and taking care of Tyson who is home sick from work, i've definitely passed my stress limit. And with work starting next week it's only going to get more hectic. I can do it though. And once Tyson is feeling better he will be able to take care of some things when we gets home while I do school work. Seriously though, I cannot wait to get out of here and vacations at home with my family in Florida for a week. It will be nice just to do nothing and just spend time with everyone that we miss!

 Well, as exciting as our married life is, that is our update on life for the moment! haha Happy Tuesday :)

So grateful for blessings!

  Just like any other newly married couple, we have struggled financially and we have wondered how we were going to buy groceries some weeks. We always have money for rent, since that is our first priority, but money we use for anything else we need, we always barley scrape by, and somehow we always did. We always had enough. But it's life, and that's what happens when your a newly wed couple still in college working minimum wage jobs, and that's how our life is going to be until we graduate and start careers.

 Back in February I quit my job at a call center here in Rexburg. It was a horrible job. I don't think I ever worked all of the hours I was scheduled for each week because if they don't have enough work they send people home. Which was not ok. I needed that money and I needed to be at work. So finally I was fed up with it and I left. Tyson and I thought it was something that we needed to do. So after that I started watching my sister in laws kids while she was at work during the week. It was fun, I got to spend more time with them and it was fun playing with them all day and I loved them making me laugh all day everyday. But obviously this wasn't something that I could do forever. So back to job hunting I went, and everyone knows job hunting is not fun.
 
 After trying places and not being able to find anything, I kept praying and got a blessing so that I could finally find a job. I got a call this morning that made me so happy I was shaking for about an hour. I got a job in the book store on campus as a cashier! I was so nervous that I would get hired somewhere and I would be working late at night, and work on sundays and that I wouldn't be able to spend time with Tyson. But no, I work Monday through Friday, some Saturdays because you switch off with other people and no sundays and no late nights! Talk about blessings! Tyson and I couldn't be happier today!

 On another note, the one thing that does suck today, is that it is snowing in Idaho Falls, which means it's going to eventually start snowing here in Rexburg. Whhhyyyy? Ugh, I can't wait for Tyson to be done so we can just move to Florida already ;) haha

Oh, hey spring!

  Let me just start off by saying today is B E A U T I F U L outside. It is sunny, not a cloud in the sky, AND it's gonna be 74 today.

  Air is off
 
  Windows are wide open

  and we are just loving this spring weather

 Yesterday we went running around the track up on campus and for me running inside on a treadmil is way different than running outside. So while Ty was running around like it was nothing, my mile and a half that I had worked my way back up to since we started working out again turned into me barely making it once around the track. Needless to say I got so frustrated because the progress that I had made working out at the gym three times a week felt like I hadn't done anything. I mean it probably didn't help that Ty was sick last week and we were only able to work out like once, but still. I usually feel like I can pick up right where I left off. Poor Tyson felt so bad because he was the one who came up with the idea of running outside rather than going to the gym. But I was able to just do some ab work outs when we got home and I felt better. :)

 I had a job interview yesterday up on campus for a student secretary job in the book store. I had no idea that I was going to get interviewed then, good thing I didn't just throw on a t-shirt and jeans and go up to campus. I actually dressed up. After the interview she said she would let people know either yesterday or today. So if I don't hear anything back then i'll just keep trying for something else. It's so hard to get a job around here. You honestly have to know people who own places in order to get jobs, it's so crazy.

 Anyhoo, there really isn't a whole lot of excitement going on in our lives right now. Well, besides going to Florida next month, and me starting school next week, but school isn't exciting and i'm not exactly stoked to be going back.

 Tonight i'm going to watch Ty and some friends play soccer. No I don't think i'm going to be playing this time, but we will see how I feel when it comes closer to the time to go and play. Sometimes it's just nice to sit back and watch rather than play.........that... and all of the guys playing are waaaaayyyyy better than me ( even though I have gotten way better), but i'll just save myself from the embarrassment ;)
 

Home Sweet Home

 Well like I said I would post pictures of our place...and here they are! We still have some things that need to be hung up, and some more things I would like to get for the place, but I figured since it now looks more like a home it was now safe to put up some pictures! Enjoy:)

   Living room #1 ( I still want to hang something above the mirrors and a coat rack type thing will go        under the big picture.)

                                 Living room again. I want to put a plant between the lamp and the TV.

 Dining area. The wall of pictures is finally done. Now I just want some fake flowers or something on the table. And some decorative type thing will eventually will go in the corner behind the table.

                         Kitchen. Pretty much done besides figuring out what to put on top of the cabinets.

          Bathroom. Done except for some pictures I want to put up above the towels and above the toilet.

                                               Bathroom again. All done on this side :)

Master Bedroom. Just needing a frame for one thing to go in the spot next to the curtain. And maybe something on both sides of the LOVE.

                                                      Master again. This side is all done:)

 Spare bedroom.  Obviously nothing has been done with this room. We have been debating on what to do with it. Eventually it will turn into something. We are probably going to make it a guest bedroom whenever we have the time and money to do so. Or I told Ty he could turn it into his man cave and put all of his sports stuff in there. But who knows. We plan on staying here until Tyson graduates and gets a job wherever his career takes us, so at some point in time this will be something. For now it stays as is with an air mattress on the floor, and random things we are not sure what to do with yet. haha

  Well, there ya have it. The Clark home. It's a lot nicer than a majority of the apartments around here in Rexburg. So we actually got really lucky with it and i'm glad we don't like in a complete dump of an apartment. We also have washer and dryer that the place came with..but I didn't feel the need to post pictures of that. We can have dogs, which is nice because later down the road we reeeaallllyyyyyy want a puppy. We have been really good about not buying one because we both want one so bad.

   Welp, that's all for today. You now know what our place looks like:) Hopefully it's a little bit better than you pictured! ;)

Tyson's birthday, Utah, and plans to go to home

  Well, I got tired of my old blog and decided to make a new one that will hopefully motivate me to keep it updated on what's going on in our lives! This past weekend was Ty's 23rd birthday. We got tickets to the Jazz vs. Kings basketball game for a wedding present and the game just so happened to be on his birthday. So down to Utah we went for the weekend. My awesome parents got us a hotel for two nights in Salt Lake which was SUPER nice because we didn't drive the car once. We walked everywhere and took the train back and forth. And the weather was super nice and warm so it was worth it! Sadly the Jazz lost by one point. But we ended up having a good time anyway.
   Saturday night we ended up getting tickets for the Utah Blaze arena football game. We sat on the side lines and I was literally scared for my life the whole game. We could have gotten hit with a football or even a player. The game interested me for about the first 15 minutes and then I was ready to leave. But Tyson had a good time and that's all that matter since he was dying to go and I really wasn't.  I can't wait to find a super girly thing to drag him to ;)  haha

                                                                 

    Once again my parents are awesome! They are flying us to Florida May 25th. Needless to say...we are stoked! I cannot wait to see all of my family and just lay on the beach and go swimming. We haven't seen my family since the wedding and the open house here. So we are both way excited to see everyone.  It will be nice to get out of Idaho for a week and just chill. I'll have online classes to keep up with, but that won't be a problem at all:) Florida...ready or not we're coming for you!
 
   That's all the exciting news for now. Since more of our apartment is put together I'll take pictures later and post them so everyone can finally see the Clark home:) Hopefully I will be able to keep up with this blog and keep you all updated! :) Happy Monday!