hey friends

We are alive and well.

We are still recovering from the rude awakening Utah gave us upon our return.

After spending a month in Florida where the weather was never below 70, it feels like we've been dropped in a vat of liquid nitrogen.

Aka VERY unpleasant.

We started school yesterday, as well as a new and an old-ish job

(IM BACK IN THE HINCKLEY BUILDING HOLLER
Also, how pumped am I to be taking an interior design class?!
Answer: SO. PUMPED.)

Still working on moving into our apartment

(why did we save the task of hanging up clothes for last?! So wretched and time consuming!)

And loving life since we have a fireplace and don't have to sleep directly next to our kitchen table anymore!

Mostly I am just pleased to say that we are happy. 

At the end of our 8 month east coast expedition, it feels good to be settled back down, 

living in quiet Orem,
in a great apartment that we love,
with siblings in town,

and going to school together as marrieds.

Although it is truly horrible to be so far away from our sweet families

(more on our time with them over the break coming soon!)

It's nice to feel like we are at OUR home in Utah.

I NEVER thought I would be so content with such a cliche young mormon married couple life...

but look at me eating a thanksgiving-size helping of my own words.