Settling In

Well things have calmed down and Kurt and I have settled into our routine and are pretty used to each other at this point. We pretty much feel like we've always been together. Work is back to being work and Kurt is finally done farming and home all the time now. It's nice to have him home to take care of things and keep Tom-Tom company. I feel like all I really do these days is work, but I have managed to throw in a few projects and exciting evenings. I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talkin!

This was my first loaf of homemade bread. It actually turned out quite delicious. I felt very domestic.  

 Grandma Hickman gave us this lamp that was brass and had a different lampshade. I painted it and got it a new shade and now it is a nice new addition in our living room. 

These are some fall pics from the end of September. This was when it was very pretty and all the leaves were changing colors.  

There were so many leaves covering our driveway you could hardly see the pavement! 

This is my fall/Thanksgiving table setting.  

These are some fun napkins I found. I just like pumpkins.  

One of Kurt's purple potatoes that he got from the harvest. He is pretty much in love with them. 

 We bought these white ceramic salt-and-pepper shakers but I thought they looked weird white so I painted them. Now they are festive :)

Kurt was my big helper for setting up our Halloween decorations.  

If you look at the previous pictures, these bushes were not bright red before. I didn't know they would turn red and I thought they were so pretty.  

Yay for front yard cemetaries! Little did I know that it would be covered in snow within two weeks. 

Kurt took me to a Masquerade Ball at the Atrium. So fun! 

I did my hair all by myself! I was so proud.  

Kurt's mask was the best! I especially loved getting hit in the face by it all night... Nah I'm just kidding. He only hit me with it once and it was actually pretty funny. 

There were lots of people there who went all out and were fully dressed for the occasion. It was really fun to see.  

Reef and Tristan! 

Tristan, you look marvelous darling.  

Thanks for ruining my Halloween snow. Couldn't you have waited a few more weeks? 

Halloween table setting 

The flowers in the back are from my sweet husband :) 

 Kurt found these great outdoor lights at the DI that needed a little TLC. So he bought them and brought them home and I painted them and fixed them up. Now they look great and have replaced the ugly single lightbulbs that used to hang out by our doors. 

I am not looking forward to the upcoming winter. If the snow keeps up it's going to be a long winter too. For right here and now I am just trying to stay excited to head to So Cal for Thanksgiving. Disneyland here we come!

Married Life

A lot of people have been asking me lately how married life is. To be honest, it doesn't feel much different than single life. Kurt and I have been playing house for a long time now and the only big difference is that he gets to stay with me at night. We haven't really gone through a period of disillusionment where we shake our heads and ask ourselves "Oh my gosh. This is not the person I married!" I still love him just as much as before. No, actually I love him even more. He is the perfect husband. He is always so sweet and considerate. He takes great care of me. My only regret is that he has to work so much right now so that we can afford to have him focus on school come the winter time. He leaves for work at 6:30 am and comes home around midnight or 1:00 am. There have been a few days where he has been home by 10:00 pm and that feels like a special treat. I miss him terribly and always look forwards to Sundays because I know I'll get to spend the whole day with him. He is driving a tractor tearing up potato vines right now for work. They are getting ready for the harvest that's about to start in a few weeks, and then he will drive a crossover for the harvest. Luckily this schedule will only last until the beginning of November. Hopefully we will be able to enjoy the holidays without too much craziness. I have been keeping busy working my full time job at the plasma center, my part time job at the fire department, and putting our little home together. It seems like when I'm not working at the plasma center or fire department, I'm at home doing yard work, home improvement projects, cleaning, and/or cooking. I don't even have kids yet and I already feel like I have my work cut out for me. I don't know how moms do it. Props to you guys! It's definitely not easy. We are managing though and taking it one step at a time. I am really looking forward to having Kurt home more this winter, but for right here and now I am appreciating the time I have to work on myself and my home to make it the best I can.

Here are a few wedding picture sneak peaks!

Introducing Mrs. Peters!

Hello all. It is I, Carly Peters, back in Rexburg from the honeymoon and now a married woman. This past month has been the greatest of my life. I have never felt so happy before. I really didn't know that life could be this good and I almost feel undeserving. How could someone like me get so lucky? The wedding was a dream. Everything went so smoothly. I was not anxious or nervous, and it turned out perfectly. The sealing was AMAZING. I don't think I can emphasize enough how beautiful and perfect it was. The sealer we had was absolutely perfect for us. He was so funny and memorable. He shared the most inspired words, and the best part was that I didn't cry one bit! Can you believe it?! I'm quite astonished personally. That's how good he was. I have gone to quite a few sealings now and have walked away not being able to recall anything that was said, but I remember everything that our sealer said. I am so grateful for that. The luncheon and reception were awesome as well. Kurt's groomsmen sang him an acapella song at our luncheon. It was so sweet. Many friends and family turned out at the reception to show their support and love, and we so appreciated it. I got to spend the evening laughing and dancing the night away with my new husband. I got to have the fairytale wedding. I definitely felt like a princess and loved every minute of it. After that we went to Destinations Inn in Idaho Falls where we stayed in the Rome room. It was so fun and fancy. We decided we will have to go back on our anniversary and try a different sweet since they have so many fun ones to choose from. Two days later we headed for California to start our almost 3-week honeymoon. We had the most fun I think that any couple has ever had. We went all over. We traveled lots and had lots of fun doing it. We also got extremely spoiled by our families. We spent our three weeks going to San Francisco, Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz, Sacramento, Vallejo, and river rafting in Oregon. We went to amusement parks, swimming, to the beach, aquarium, out to eat, and lots and lots of shopping! Here are a few pictures to document our travels and adventures. Enjoy!

 So the morning of our wedding Kurt decided he wanted to be a scout again... I'm glad he was excited to get married.

 

 These were some awesome sunglasses we found in San Francisco

 

 Yay for the best parents in the world!

 

See Transformers are real!

Mmm... real fresh seafood. I had died and gone to heaven.

Kurt lookin so cute in San Fran!

Sydney celebrated her 17th birthday while we were there and I got to decorate her cake. Woo hoo!

My dad likes Chinatown so much he was thinking about surgically altering his eyes to go with his new ponytail.

 

Kurt and I with Al Catraz in the background

I am on the Santa Cruz wharf with the boardwalk in the background.

During our trip to the boardwalk in Santa Cruz, we just so happened to run into a girl I work with in Rexburg. What are the odds?

After we went on some rides, we rode bikes along the coast up to a lighthouse.

The lighthouse was on a cliff and really pretty.

Turns out the lighthouse was now a surf museum.

This was Kurt's favorite ride at the boardwalk. It was comprised of shooting ghosts with these little guns.

Obviously Kurt kicked my trash.  

We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was pretty amazing. These jellyfish were the coolest!

I always have a big appetite on vacation.

We went to lunch on the Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey and had some pelicans friends join us.

They were quite entertaining.

Of course we did spend a day on the beach!

The water was freezing so I let Kurt enjoy the ocean all by himself.

This was the hotel we stayed in. It was awesome to look out our window and see the beach!

Kurt had a little too much fun in the sun. Ouch!

 

We went to Big Basin on our drive back to Sacramento. The redwood trees were gorgeous!

When we went white water rafting in Oregon, my dad's brothers got to join us. It was a fun mini family reunion.

Feeding time at the aquarium!

Overall it was just the most magical experience. More wedding pictures will be soon to follow!