Bryan & Brittney Austin

So this last weekend was a little crazy for us. We had two weddings to go to in one weekend and they were both for cousins. Friday, I had asked for the day off because it was really too much to try and go back and forth, we got up early and headed downtown for Bryan's cousin Jordan and Kellli's luncheon at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. It is crazy to think they are already married now. They are so cute together and we really like them. Kelli is such a cutie and what a doll. It was a great luncheon and we had some great food. It was cute they even sang to one another. We had to get going unfortunately to start to head to Idaho for Nick and Andrea's wedding reception. As we were getting ready to head to Idaho though Bryan got a phone call.....

Drum roll please...... HE GOT THE JOB!! WOOO HOOO!!! He will be working for IHC as a security officer and it is the best news in a long time. I am so excited that he has finally found something. He starts next Monday. So needless to say, we were a little delayed in getting to Idaho since he had to go in for a drug test right then and get probed and proded with shots and blood draws. After Bryan was done playing the pin cushion we headed to Idaho.

Friday night we went out with Nick and Andrea, my parents, Darcy and Danny, and some of Nick's buddies and went out in downtown Pocatello. Not exactly Bryan and I's scene so we ended up just walking around. We stopped at this place called the Pie Hole and it looked like it would be some good pizza but it really was not. It was actually really bland with no flavor and not good pizza at all. The pizza was thin crusted, greasy, and had no toppings. All the people that were in there would not have been there had they ever had The Pie Pizza. Now that is yummy pizza. So we walked around talking for a bit before Rich came and picked us up and we ended up playing video games instead. We were the designated drivers so we waited until the partiers were ready to go then we drove them all home.

The next day was really quite relaxing. I loved it. We woke up at like 11:00 am and then had an awesome homemade breakfast made by Grandma with her homemade biscuits and sausage gravy that she makes that is so good! Yumm! Then Bryan, my dad, Danny, and Darcy headed out to go golfing for a bit. Mom and Grandma went over to the Rowe's and helped set up for the reception. Nick and Andrea actually got married the Wednesday before (long story as to why we were not invited to that) and they were having the reception the following Saturday for family. I spent about an hour and half just sitting out in the field behind my Grandma's house and pet the horses and just got lost in time. I loved it. There was a storm rolling in so the wind was nice and cool, and I could hear a train blowing it's horn far off in the distance (I love that sound). The horses were friendly and let me pet them (both of them are rescue horses so they are skiddish around many people) and I just enjoyed life. That is what I want in life is all that. Then I took my time getting ready and once everyone got back and ready we all headed out to the Rowe's house for the reception.

The only thing I have to say that is negative is that the hosts (Ron and Donita) could have been a little more friendly towards us. They did not acknowledge Bryan or I once, Donita ignored us trying to talk to her, and Ron did not even say hi. That is all the negative I have. Other than that... WELL one more negative, the mosquitos were terrible. Other than that the reception was nice. Nick and Andrea are so cute together and you can really tell they love one another. We love Andrea and she is so much fun to be around. She is down to earth and so pretty. We are excited to have her become one of the family.

Well eventually I will plug in my camera and update this thing with more pictures. Especially now that I have to. We are participating in a foster program for animals. The animals are rescued from shelters so that they are not euthanized and placed into foster homes for them to get adopted out. It is going to be great. The program is http://www.ruffpatchrescue.com/ and it does not put the dogs down. Our first little one will be a 2 year old beagle male. We don't know a lot about him but we can't wait to meet him and help him in his little journey. We get to name him too since he does not have a name and we will help get him publicity for getting adopted. We are excited and I will post more pictures when I can. I only have the one that was sent to me by the program coordinator. We will continue to update on the animals we are trying to help.