July 20 through July 26

Seth and I are getting so excited to move! I've never lived in Utah, but him and I will have our own place and get to be by ourselves all the time, and do whatever we want! Yaya

 

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Monday was Seth's birthday!!! He had to work :( but afterwards my parents took us to Ruth's Kris Steakhouse in Park City. It was the fanciest and most delicious steak dinner we've ever had! Then we went home and watched Sherlock. The next day, family came over and we sang to him and had ice cream cake from Coldstone yummmm! He's 24 now and the sexiest he's ever been.

 

 

 

 

 

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I got some errands done this week. Seth and I finished Sherlock, which was amazing. I did more family history search and the Pilch side's tree just stops. I am trying to find some information to get it to continue somehow. Seth worked a ton and even on Saturday, which encouraged a lazy weekend for us. It was good for us to relax. On Wednesday, I went with my dad to Rock Springs and ordered a new social security card. My name is well on its way to becoming Taylor Rebecca Harris on all the important stuff. I also finished and mailed my application for a Utah teaching license, and got an interview for subbing! It's on August 11th. Wish me luck. We had FHE with friends and made homemade mac&cheese, and then got ice cream. Seth finally got to play some games with his brothers.

 

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On Thursday my mom, phil, hanes, allie, lily, max and I went to Bear Lake and saw Beauty and the Beast at the playhouse. It was amazing. They were great singers and pretty entertaining. Lumiere was awesome! From his French accent to his funny acting!

 

 

(hope you like my panoramic picture skills)

 

projects update

 

table- I antiqued a coffee table that will soon be in our living room. I still need to put sealant on it, but here are the steps. Credit goes to this blog.

 

 

sand

 

paint the edges and corners and anywhere you might want the color to show through

 

put Vaseline on anywhere you want the top paint to show through

 

paint over everything

 

 

use sandpaper to lightly scrape away any edges and corners you want showing

 

 

gardening- We now have 6 tomatoes growing! Ahh I love it.

 

 

herbs- all of them have sprouted and are doing great.

 

 

 

 

cooking- Mmm...ginger chicken lettuce wraps. Seth helped me so much with this!!

 

 

 



July 13 through July 19

A lot has happened this week including the Harris family reunion...which you will hear more about later. Before I write about anything else, let me remind all not to leave the gas running too long before you light the grill. I stood too close and singed my hair and eyebrows...so scary! Also, Seth and I got in the hot tub and had to make a run for it. I won't explain that story.

 

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I started doing some family history, which I've never really gotten into before. But I'm so glad I started, because I feel so motivated now and excited to learn about my ancestors. I've already found some names that Seth and I can take to the temple. I keep thinking of the scripture that the hearts of the children will turn to their fathers. I am starting to gain a testimony of that.

 

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Seth and I have been watching Sherlock...which I am so addicted to already! If you have not seen this show, go and watch some! It's on Netflix and it is sooooo good! Some other things that have been happening are: I went swimming with sisters and cousin at an awesome outdoor swimming pool in Ogden. Sethy and I went out to eat at Pizza Hut! Seth is doing great at work and is appreciated at the Kemmerer site. Sethy and I dedicated where we live (the basement:) I tried making hot dog sandwiches for my husband because we were out of lunch meat. They were sick and I don't blame him at all for not taking his lunch with him to work :)

 

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Martin's Cove

 

 Thank you Marsha and Joe for organizing the weekend. You guys did amazing. Here's Seth and I's version.

friday- Seth got off of work early and we packed up and left.  We didn't end up getting into Casper until later that night, but at least we filled up a cooler with medicine pop that the family emptied (aka caffeinated.) We had to run to Wal-Mart for some shoes and socks, then we got a burrito at Q'doba. I miss Q'doba so bad from Laramie! I love those burritos. Anyways, they gave us coupons for free breakfast burritos, so we skipped the continental breakfast and got delicious burritos instead on the way to the cove on Saturday morning. We were SO HAPPY to get a hotel room. It was like a mini-honeymoon all over again. We even used a bath bomb that turned the water purple! It was so fun. Bed time.

saturday-  The Smith missionary couple took us around all day and there was a lot of talking, Lily hanging on the handcart, and desert. We walked around Martin's Cove and took stops along the way. We took a family picture, attacked others with spear weeds, learned about the 4 rescuers before the river crossing, played in the river, and then Seth pioneered it. He walked BAREFOOT the rest of the way along with Mark, Eric, and Laura. I don't know about you guys, but Seth got big blisters on the bottom of his heels. I felt so bad :( After that was the woman's pull. Seth helped me realized that I never had to be alone in things, that I would always have him by my side. I will never deserve my sweet husband and how wonderful he is to me. We had a delicious Subway lunch and pizza dinner, where the highlight of the weekend happened. When Uncle James yelled, HIP HIP! And the crowd of Harris' yelled back, "HOORAY!" Some were confused, yes, but it was hilarious and I will never ever forget that moment. Ha it sounded more like Heeeip Heeeip! Grandma also said it later after square dancing :) Later after dinner, we square danced and it took awhile for me to get into it, but Seth was making me laugh so that made it a lot better. During the last song of dancing which I though was pretty fun, you could tell that people were getting tired. It was "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh.." Near the end, people started colliding together and Uncle James started dancing in a very silly way. It was just falling apart and what make it more hilarious was Seth saying, "No Johnny, No Johnny, NOOOOO!!! " :) It was fun though, and later on there was an epic pool party with Bobbi (Seth's loud speaker) set on Pandora country. Then Seth and I escaped and went to Sonic with Julia, and we went back to the hotel room with Mark and Eric, chowed down, and watched Cutthroat kitchen. I fell asleep pretty fast.

p.s. It feels like a tornado is coming constantly at the cove, and there are a ton of cops near Casper. #sorrymark

sunday- Seth and I were exhausted that morning and Seth could barely walk. We went to the Martin's Cove branch sacrament meeting and Seth helped pass the sacrament. Then we went out into the tornado to eat a nice lunch. Mark sat across from us who can never stop talking in hashtags #winning. I conveniently left my phone at the hotel, so Seth and I left in a rush. Then as we were leaving, I realized that I didn't want to drive an extra 3 hours. So we turned around and drove home :)

 

I'm so grateful for the pioneers and how much they sacrificed to make their trip out West.

 

 

 

-t&s

 

July 6 through July 12

 

This summer is blissful. We are getting to know each other more and more, and LOVE getting to come home to each other every night (long distance for 9 months is hard). Summer also brought with it time. Lots and lots of time! And I am thrilled. I don't even have a job, so I have been getting to do all the stuff that I missed during the 1st year of teaching. I finally have time to do all of the things I love, and it feels exhilarating.

 

 

 

 

At the end of August, Seth and I will be moving to Provo (YAY!!!). Seth will be going back to school, which means I need a job. This week, I started gathering teacher materials and documents for applying to be a sub in Provo and Alpine school districts. I've also been getting stuff together to apply for my Utah teaching license, so I can get a higher pay rate when I am subbing.

 

some of my new hobbies... 

 

cooking/meal planning- I've been able to meal plan and cook for my family quite a bit.  It's been such a blessing and way fun! Some things on the menu have included bbq chicken flatbread pizzas on the grill...chicken alfredo lasagna roll-ups on the grill...Seth and I even made cherry pies! From scratch! (that includes pitting the cherries ourselves from Bountiful Baskets)... Ahh. I love cooking!

 

 

 

gardening- So far, I've weeded a bit around the house, trying to beautify our yard. For my mom's birthday (which isn't until the 31st), I planted a bunch of flowers on the porch. But what I'm really excited about are the herbs. I planted some herbs from seed and I'm so excited for when they sprout. I also did a little research, and have been regrowing kitchen fruits and vegetables. I've started lettuce, celery, green onions, pineapple, avocado, garlic, onion, apples, and carrot tops.

 

 

 

We got a few Potentillas for the yard, and I let them sit for awhile before planting them. Like way too long! They were practically dead! haha... oh man. But I'm glad that my super hot husband dugs holes for them and we planted them anyway. Here's to hoping they come back to life. :)

 

Also my dad got a giant thistle that was about as tall as I am.

 

AND...I've been making dirt.

 

 

 

reading- I LOVE THE DIVERGENT SERIES. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE

 

cleaning- I clean, but not as much as the beginning of the summer! We have maids that come to help with that :)

 

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One night, my family decided to watch an old western called "Painted Wagon." They had gone to the play in Jackson, so they wanted to watch the movie as well. I hate Westerns with a burning passion. I was in the kitchen with Lily regrowing stuff. But Seth watched some of it (probably because it had Clint Eastwood in it) ;) Later that night, we had a fire in the backyard and roasted marshmallows. Yummm s'mores!

 

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I was honestly already thinking about doing some indexing, but I got a call from my bishop and he actually suggested I started with all the time on my hands. So I did :)

 

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I love the music video of "Try," by Colbie Callait. It teaches girls to love themselves the way they are, without their makeup and hair done and all the fancy things. It has helped me to wear less makeup and accept my natural beauty more. Sethy has always told me that I'm beautiful, though :) 

 

watch it here

 

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My cute husband and I went on a date to Draper temple and it was wonderful! We love going to the temple together and to just breathe and take a break. Afterwards, we went to dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory (for the mizithra and browned butter spaghetti of course). It was Seth's first time and he loved it!! We also went to Divergent because I finished the first book and HAD to see the movie. It was awesome! And there was a guy next to us who mentioned during the previews how strange it was that the main character and his brother from Divergent were in another movie as lovers. We also looked over at him during the movie and he had the hugest grin on his face. It was hilarious and I wish I could remember what part of the movie that was! Afterwards, I spotted a lady that needed some help because she twisted her ankle. I'm glad we could help her. Sethy helped her to the car and she was fine.

 

 

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My aunt Sammy and her family, excluding Dylan came to visit-I'm so sad Dylan couldn't come :( She was one of my best friends in high school and moved away. We had a family bbq at Sherie's house and it was good to see everyone again! Allie made snowcones for everyone. #winner

 

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I also tried making Marsha's potato salad. Just a friendly reminder that eggs should be cooked everyone. haha!

 

-love t&s

 

 

 

 

Our First Chapter

This is the story of our life together. 

Seth and I were married and sealed June 10th 2014 in the Bountiful Temple. 

The end of a chapter in our lives and the beginning of the best. 

We are our own little family now and so excited to see where the road takes us. 

We are so happy and grateful to have each other now and know that we will be with each other forever.

We are best friends.

"No measure of time with you will be long enough, but we'll start with forever."

I love you.