God's wonders

Patience is definitely something I have been struggling with lately. 

I have been so immensely blessed though and can't believe some of the amazing things God has put in my life. I have an awesome new roommate who I've become close friends with, and we have a blast together. Currently we are looking for a new place to live because the place we are in just isn't cutting it, and our feelings about it are mutual. I think that God brought us here together though, when I really needed a friend ... He always provides. We have our eyes on a few different places. God gave me the skill to read people very well, even just over the phone. Though I do sometimes find myself being too trusting, I just want to believe that all people are nice and have everyone else best interest in mind. Very naive of me I know. While looking for a new place, we thought we had found the perfect one (super cheap and decently looking) but I was having very uneasy feelings about the whole thing. Good thing for google man! I found out that it was entirely a scam and we would have lost $500. 

No need to worry though, because God has other things in store for us. We are hopefully going to set up a meeting next week and get everything finalized for fall. It is a beautiful place and in our price rage...we just need to find one more room mate. This is a bit daunting but I have no doubt that it will work out. 

Also, after waiting for so long I finally got that job that I really wanted. I am not working in a retail store. FASHION! I love it! I have my first day yesterday and I know I can already say that I have pretty much the best job ever. My manager is such a doll and all the girls that work there are super sweet and didn't hesitate at all in welcoming me on to the team. I have a lot of learning to do still but I can't wait to get started and dive in head first. 

I wanted to share some pictures I took of the solar eclipse that happened a few days ago. Ryan and I were walking into Cafe Rio and these guys just gave us the special glasses and some space  blanket so we could actually look at it. It was so cool! It probably wont happen again for another 1000 or something years ... crazy right?! 

No fear if you missed it though! I think I got some really awesome pictures!

Later this month too is when all the planets are supposed to be in alignment. That will be really cool to see too (thought I am a bit nervous about all the effects the gravity pull is going to cause to natural disaster type things here on earth). 

The pictures are dark because we had to take them through the paper ... it was basically like taking a picture of the sun.

Love Always <3

Lexi

  

camping trip

Hello my darlings!!

So this weekend, for memorial day weekend, I went on a camping trip with Ryan and his family to Pangitch, Utah. Basically the farthest place you would never find a city girl. I got a little sick the first day because of the altitude and such, we were about 10,000 plus feet, but my body adapted pretty quickly. We did all kinds of fun things; four wheeling, fishing, camp firers, s'mores, shooting/hunting (I just shoot at targets not the animals), shopping, eating, and all kinds of games. It was SO much fun!! I have never seen so much free open space before in my life! It was all so beautiful and the air was so fresh. Being up so high though it stayed around 30-40 degrees during the day, colder at night, and it was super windy for 3 out of the 4 days we were there. We didn't let that stop us though! 

Now for you enjoyment 

a picture reel of all the beautifulness second hand

This is Toots, there wasn't room at the camp fire so she made her own spot

Nothing like small town handmade chocolate malt shakes

SO yummy! 

Fields were some of the old Indian tribes used to have their homes

Maria's dog Mazzy with mini  Mazzy on top of him ... super fiesty but very cute

so many layers because it was freezing!

target shooting 

Driving the Rhino and looking like a total G

hahaha just kidding, I was just trying to keep my ears warm and block the wind from my face

But I do look pretty thug if I do say so myself 

I wasn't kidding about the wind! Almost blew me right off the mountain!

After our two and a half hour four wheel ride up to the top of the mountain 

Ryan with his first fish of the day

Our days catches ... four of those are mine!!

and they aren't the smallest ones either!! 

 first time stream fishin ... working it like a pro 

action shot while on the Rhino

one of the views from the top of the mountain

one of the fishies I caught!

I made a fishing pole out of a stick! I tied the hook and bated it all by myself and started fishing!

Ryan said that it would never work ....

Proved him wrong! I caught a fish with my stick pole! :) 

How many of you city girls could say that?! 

collecting fire wood

I hope there will be many more camping trips to come!

Hope you all enjoyed my picture reel and had a great memorial day weekend! Leave your comments below and tell me what you did :)

Love Always <3

Lexi

new chapter

the loft

view from the loft

Alright well I am pretty much done moving! 

It feels good to have my own place, but my room is about the only place I am ever going to be. The rest of the house is kind of disgusting, There are no screens on any of the windows and the air conditioning is only a window unit that smells nasty when you turn it on. So there a lots of bugs. The kitchen is not any better. I scrubbed and bleached the floors the best I could but my roommate and I decided shoes are our best bet, even in the shower. We bought table clothes and cut them up so none of our stuff has to touch the rotting wood. Ryan sprayed bug stuff all over the house so hopefully that helps. The winter will be interesting too, seeing as my room is the only one without a vent. 

When all said and done my room is where I will be spending most of my time. I think it looks pretty fricken sweet! This room was put together with a total budget of ... $0.00!! 

Yup you heard that right folks! Living the true college life. Yeah buddy! 

 

I brought all my own furnishings, minus the bed, the dresser and big truck are from Ryan's old room that his mom gave to me.  

still a bit of laundry to do and one box left

Ryan's old futon mattress in the loft 

why yes that is a hammock hanging in my room

I got it on black friday at anthropology for like $20...STEAL! 

I didn't know what to do so I just swung it across. I think it actually looks kind of sweet

Well that's it! 

 Hope you enjoyed it, I would love to hear your feed back :) 

Love Always <3

Lexi