whoa, its been awhile

 Wow!  It for sure has been too long since I have posted on here.  Where to even start.  I finished my semester last Tuesday night, I am so glad it is over.  Classes this semester were a challenge, learning how to open up to subjects that were not my taste.  This coming semester will be just as busy for me.  I finished all my pre-requs for my program so now I am working on 8 credits that I can take for my program, I am lucky that I can take these 8 either in the program or not, but they are set in my schedule as if I was.  I will also be taking 8 other credits that will work towards my minor.  Busy again working my three jobs, but hey its nice (:
Jess will be student teaching a 3rd grade at Washington Elementary, she will be headed back to Pocatello the first part of January to start when the kids start.  It is so nice to be home for the holidays, and take a break from school (:
Awhile ago Mom, Jess, Kristie and I went to Jackpot to watch a Rod Stewart impersonator, that was a blast. here are a few of the pictures.

 

It was fun to spend a weekend with the girls.  It was great to be home for Thanksgiving, we spend it with Aunt Jackie and her family.  Bridger is getting so big it is crazy!  Strep has been running in the family lately, Jess had it over thanksgiving break so that was no fun for her.  I returned back to school after break and ended up getting it again for the third time this year.  I have an appointment with a specialist after the new year begins to see what he says about all my strep ):

Our house will be busy during the holidays, we have a bunch of family that is planning on coming down to spend it with us.  Mom and Dad are very excited to share the home with everyone, this will be a first with us being in the new house. 

I started a new little business on the side during break.  I have started making custom hair clips and headbands, here are just a few so you can get an idea.

here is my blog as well, www.shabby--shack.blogspot.com

I have opened my business up to Courtney to join in, all of the clips I have made are $3 for the holidays.  So if you need last minute gift ideas for girls these are a thought (:

You can contact me through comments or even through my email: bakeaman@isu.edu

Hope you all have a fabulous holiday season.  Hope Santa treats you all well (:

halloween and pictures

Things are super crazy (: but that only means closer to semester and break! whooo.

so this post will be super short, we are having a comedian coming tonight for SAB.

Last weekend Sissy, Court and I headed home so mom could take some pictures of us. here are a few, they turned out great! Thanks again mom.

Ill recap about my weekend later, just wanted to get these pictures posted.


This one is forever old, but mom still hasnt seen it yet! Jess and I were the Double Mint Twins for Halloween. We always get called twins so why not take advantage! Thanks again mom for helping with the work for these dresses. I think they look pretty close to the actual girls (:
Off to the comedian, Ill post later this week :)

oh my my.

Here is what Ive been up to before getting sick...
Jess made some cupcakes for her class that she helps out with. She got some cute supplies to add to the cupcakes, arent they stinking cute! Sorry this is side ways, taken off my phone. These were for the ambassadors for the meeting this week. Mom and I came across the gummy eyeballs at Michaels and just had to get them! Thanks to Kate for the liners, she got them in Washington after a Volleyball Match. My friends know me too well (:

These were for Kate and her team a last weekend when they played Weber. Thanks Mom for all the goodies to add to them and make them look ADORABLE!

I got a few things for fall cupcakes once halloween is over (:

Wednesday I was not feeling too well at all so I finally went to the doctor to get checked out. Did a few tests on me and I left with results of strep. My mom told me that its better to find out that I have strep than nothing at all so I can at least get some meds to help me. I am feeling a whole lot better! Hopefully these next 10 days go by fast because my medication is horrible tasting!

I cant wait for the fun weekend ahead. Its the annual Dad vs Daughters game. Thats right! Montana comes down this weekend to play ISU. Rumble in the Dome.. Guess we will see how it turns out, even though we have an idea ):

I will post pictures of all the halloween festivities as well and update on a few of the events we have put on around campus for SAB.

Get ready for some entertaining posts this week (:

Enjoy halloween.

just keeps going.

So my blog challenge was a flop. I just dont have time to sit down every day and blog, nuts. So just back to the usual with me blogging when I get a chance. I will do a quick recap on what has been going on. Midterms were a few weeks ago, three I believe. It was super stressful with that, 5 tests in one week! woowwza.
the week following my ghost hunter came to campus. it was a good time having him here, i must admit I was freaked out while he was here, but now Im not so much of a scardy cat now (:
Jess and I were able to go home last weekend to spend some time with mom. Jess was home on Friday for Bronsons's wedding. Then we switched spots and she ended up in Poky. Dad was in Montana helping Grandpa with the new hunting trailer. I was able to see him for a few minutes over dinner. A huge thanks to Mom for helping me cut and gather up everything for Jess and my costume. (I will post all my halloween pictures sometime after Saturday) Thanks Kate for a great job on my hair. Its always good to go home for a weekend get-a-way (:
Courts family was in town on Friday, it is always good to see them.
Tonight for SAB is the Boo-tacular. We put on a halloween carnival for the little kids, hand out a million things and have a blast during the whole thing! I seriously love my job!
So things have been busy for me, but just means that much closer to semester (:
I will be ready for a break with it rolls around.
Class schedules are opened, I register in about a week and a half. Weird right.
I am all done with my prerecs for the program, whoooo. I will be taking some classes that are required for the program but I do not have to be in yet and working towards my minor. Its getting closer to my application date, getting more nervous every time I think about it. Things are kind of up in the air if I will apply to another place for a back up just incase I dont get in. Lets just hope I do because I dont need all that other stress added (:
But I got to run, it was so nice to blog again.
Hopefully I can be a little better and blog a little more.
Ill try (:

day two and three

this is a day late, nuts.
DAY 2: Something I ate today (yesterday)..

I eat these on a daily basis.. Do you remember these commercials, I miss them
you guessed it! Gushers. My pantry is full of them, thanks to my mom (:

DAY 3: My Ideal Date.. My Favorite Date.

So I know this is suppose to be about my ideal date, but heyy I can change it a little bit. My favorite date would for sure be when Jay took me to the Lady Antebellum concert in Utah this summer. I had a blast hanging out with Lynds, Taylor, Rach, Chris and Jay.

before I end for the day I need to vent about my Debby Downer moment... So Im trying to get things all finished for my Mexico trip.. I went and got my passport picture yesterday at Walgreens, picked it up last night and headed to the Post Office this afternoon. Well come to find out that Walgreens didnt tell me to take my headband out, couldnt have my cute little flower in my picture.. so now I have to go back get another picture taken and start over again. I just really wanted to get my papers in the mail so my passport will get here soon (: but other than that little bump today has been busy!

Hope everyone has a fabulous BENGAL Wednesday!

30dayblogchallenge

Thanks to my fabulous friend Karly, she came up with a great idea. 30day blog challenge.. I know its a few days into the month, but that just means I will be posting into november.

Recap of my weekend: Went home to work, Uncle Jerome and Sarah were here for the weekend. I had a blast with them! Aunt Jackie had a fabulous garage sale getting rid of all her staging stuff, lets just say my paycheck from Friday is now gone (: worked up at the golf shop. once again enjoyed my time being back.

I cant wait get this blog challenge rolling, some of the ideas seem super fun.

here is my picture for DAY 1!!

Day 1 - A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.

my day was very busy, but fabulous! my meeting got pushed back so I was able to come home and get this idea from Kar. Class following my meeting then accounting quiz tonight. Debating on what I should cook for dinner, any ideas?

Day 2 - A photo of something you ate today.
Day 3 - Your idea of the perfect first date.
Day 4 - Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 - A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 - A photo of an animal you'd love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 - Your dream wedding.
Day 8 - A song to match your mood.
Day 9 - A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 - A photo of your favorite place to eat.
Day 11 - What's in your makeup bag.
Day 12 - A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 - Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 - A TV show you're currently addicted to.
Day 15 - Something you don't leave the house without.
Day 16 - Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 - A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 - Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 - Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 - The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 - A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 - A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.
Day 23 - 15 facts about you.
Day 24 - A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 - What's in your purse?
Day 26 - A photo of somewhere you've been to.
Day 27 - A picture of you last year and now and how you changed since then?
Day 28 - Your favorite movie.
Day 29 - Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 - A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days.

I cannot believe I havent shared where Im going during Christmas break.... MEXICO! Bonnie was super generous and invited me along with the whole Struhs crew. Seriously cannot wait (:

october one.

Hello October. Things have been extremely busy, I am bummed I didnt get more bloggin done in September ):

School is going fabulous! I love every minute of it, well mostly every minute of it (:

I wish I had more pictures to post, but I didnt have time to grab them all. I hopefully can recap what my month was full of.

first week: busy busy with homework and trying to get the hang of my new schedule still.

second week: no school monday, best part ever! that weekend jess, abbs, jaime, bree and I headed to Utah to watch the football team play Utah State. We met up with Gar for the day, that was a blast!

third week: prepping for homecoming week. went home that weekend to work at the country club. makes me sad every time I go back, wish it was still summer so I could be there more often.

fourth week: HOMECOMING!! by far my favorite week at ISU. we had a billion fun things planned and they all had great outcomes in the end. my schedule looked like this for the week.

monday:

spirit log hunt in the morning followed by breakfast on the quad for students.

street painting in the early evening

powderpuff in the evening

tuesday:

build a bengal for lunch

royalty pageant in the evening

wednesday:

spelling bee competition at lunch

bonfire at night

thursday:

chip dip competition at lunch

concert in the evening

friday:

sumo wrestling at lunch

homecoming dance in the evening

true bengal at midnight

saturday:

homecoming parade in the morning

tailgate in the afternoon

football game in the late afternoon

I seriously have the BESSSSST job ever! I love what I do. So a few more details about those events... the concert.

Sara Barielles!! She rocked my socks off! Not only did I get to see her in concert, I had back stage passes, annndd we got a picture with her annnd I got her guitar pic annndd I got to meet Maggie, her opener. I LOVE my job!

Jess enjoys the perks of my job as well (: I got to get up close and snap some fabulous pictures of her.

This is Maggie McClure. she is wonderful! Jess enjoyed her music so much I got her a cd. Lets just say sissy has the six songs down word for word (:

Sissy, Tara and I snapped a picture with Maggie right after she was done on stage.

this is our bonfire we have every year, this picture doesnt even describe how big it was. always a blast (:

since I was busy during homecoming week, I had to make up for not being able to bake.

my new obsession is gumballs as toppers.

red velvet for abbs' birthday.

chocolate for jay's birthday

ambassadors got orange and black to start off homecoming week

monthly bingo nights in the SUB. Tara, Sara and I were ready for the night (:

since things have been busy with school and working three jobs I havent been able to spend much time with court. I wish we still lived together but our time together are fabulous! This girl seriously rocks, best friends.

I was pretty popular in the ambassador office a few weeks back. Some of the First Year Seminar classes were doing a scavenger hunt for class, they needed a picture with an ambassador. Funny thing about this picture is Griff, the guy, was my first tour ever! When I first gave him a tour I wanted to take a picture with him, because Im cool like that and wanted to keep a memory, but I was too scared to ask him. So best part.. we ended up getting our picture taken in the end (: (just a few months later, haa)there are two great males that have stolen my heart.

jason: my absolute best friend! i enjoy spending time with you all the time. thanks for putting up with me all the time (: and tickling my back 24/7. you rock my world. hopefully you enjoyed your birthday. i love you a lot.

last but not least, my daddy. happy birthday pops! always there when I need advice or just want to share about my day. you are seriously the best. thank you for all you have done, not only for me but everyone else! i cant wait to come see you this weekend (: i love you!

so I was hoping this post wouldnt be super duper long, but it has been. sorry if it was nonexciteful.

even though I was burnt our from last week being on the run, this week was eventful as well! I had my very first event yesterday. Junkyard Jams was a success! I will get pictures posted when I get them from the office. I was really pleased how it turned out, a few bumps in the road to get everything started but a lot of positive feed back! I promise I will post pictures. I had a group from LA come and play some jams on trashcans, passed out a bag full of goodies made from recycled gear, handed our water bottles and pop to be recycled after enjoyed, and a trashion fashion show to end it all!

repeat: things have been busy, but I seriously would not trade anything!! I love my jobs, I love school, I love my friends, I love my life... (my house, my hair, my cousins.. just for you mom)

new obsession.. weheartit.com

cute pictures to brighten my day.

i also added links that i love. make sure you take a peak.

enjoy your weekend (:

junior.

I cannot believe summer is over and I am back in school. bittersweet feeling moving back to poky. i was super excited to come back and see my friends, but i sure have been missing home quite a bit. sissy and i headed home for the night on friday to have a bbq with the neighbors and mom and daddy. it was good to be home for the night, im excited to see mom and daddy tomorrow when they come and visit.

so once again these pictures are out of order, sorry.

hopefully i can share my first two weeks of school in these pictures. school is going fabulous! i love all my classes, they are very time consuming, but it will all pay off in the end. i am back helping out dave as a secretary and i love being back! i am still staying busy with SAB, our first bingo night is this thursday (:

ambassadors is keeping me busy as well, i am on campus every day from 8 to 5 minus mondays when i dont get home until after my night class, about 9-ish. i love my living situation. i sure do miss having turner available whenever to eat, but i do love cooking for myself. i am very thankful and appreciate my parents for everything they have done for me!

so i have been obsessing a little lately on cupcakes. it started this summer, but with me working at the club i didnt have much time to get a whole lot of baking in. lets just say that my sweet tooth here is not a good sign (:

i wish these were in order, but they arent.

since my summer obsession with cupcakes started mom was super sweet and bought me a.....

yes!! a cupcake treee!! i love it. i havent been able to use it just yet because the cupcakes have been going too fast. the boys next door always know when im baking them and right when im pulling them out they are begging for some (:

new thing on campus is BENGAL wednesday! we are trying to get everyone involved on campus and start a new trend. ambassadors and recruitment services started it this summer and a few other departments added. now SAB is apart of it as well, we will be handing out candy bars on wednesdays to students showing their spirit and a raffle ticket for the end of the month for a gift card!
tayler and i were twins for the day!

i just love this picture! i was able to go to lunch with jay and his sisters on saturday before i headed back to pocatello. maec and ethan are growing up so much! i saw this outfit in utah when mom, sissy and i went shopping. im so glad it fits maec. what a cutie.
i had to head back to pocatello saturday morning for the football tailgate. the game was awesome! isu beat montana western 32 -3! great job boys! a co-worker, friend of mine met me at the game after she went and got her kids. they are so cute! i will have to find a picture of tali in her isu gear, i made her a orange and black headband and got her a shirt too. this is titus, tara said that jay better watch out because he has a little competition (:
here are my cupcakes, sorry.

i made these ones this summer. super delicious.

chocolate with marshmallow frosting. bomb.
mom got me this stinking adorable cupcake tins so i decided to make some for my weekly SAB meeting.
favorite ever.

oreeeeeeo.

super easy to make.

hopefully i can get these to fit in my schedule this week.
i made some strawberry lemonade cupcakes as well, i just didnt get a picture.

the rest are just random pictures from school.
sissy and i at the football game.
abbs and i waiting for the game to start.

a few of my projects i got finished for school.
my chair that i painted and re-upholstered.
a few more pillows i made. these are for the couch.
clipboards in the hall, just have to get a picture of each of us.
key holder in the kitchen.
a view from the living room. i will post more pictures of my room and apartment after it gets all finished, hopefully by this weekend it will be close to done (:

just have some last minute hanging.

i hope everyone has a fabulous week, its a short week!

oh beans i forgot to post a picture of ronald in his new home. this week we will be celebrating two fabulous years together! my fishy rocks.

i will post one next time i blog (: