pictures and such

we FINALLY started putting some pictures up on our frame wall.

Matt's new star wars picture he got for his birthday.

our favorite caricature we got in portland.

and the calvin and hobbes style cartoon Matt painted of us on a piece of wood.

i know it's not much but at least it's a start.

and it makes me so happy every time i see it!

oh and we learned an interesting tidbit last week.

when you put live plants into a fish tank you get snails even if you didn't buy snails.

strange right?

and it's not like you get one snail, no no, we have over 10 snails now and they just keep multiplying!

in a couple weeks the snails will probably take over the whole tank.

at least they're keeping it extra clean!

farewell wall, i shall miss thee

in addition to our amazing wall construction we made another huge change in our house this past weekend.

one of the first things we did when we moved in was create our beautiful green wall.

it was the very first thing we painted in our house because we were sick of all the white walls and i love bright green!

then Matt made this tree design and sketched it out and we painted it.

no decals here!

it was the very best part of our house!

so very "us".

and the fact that people talked about our green wall made me happy.

one time at church i heard some people talking about how people paint the strangest colors in their house and they went on to describe how they had visited someone in the ward who even had a bright green wall.

they had no idea that i was in fact the person they were referring to and it made me laugh that my favorite wall made people think there was something wrong with me.

but Matt said it was time for a change so we took some pictures with our pretty green wall before it went bye bye.

this is Matt's "i painted that" face.

Matt said we had to look cool.

and then we started the process.

took down the shelves and plastered up the holes.

and then did the taping.

and said some more goodbyes.

and then it was time.

sad day.

my amazing green wall is gone and in it's place there is this.

boooooooring grey and a puppy bum.

we're going to hang stuff up and make it cool again but right now it's ridiculously dull and i miss my wall.

new life, here we come!

i have been totally loving the weather these past couple weeks!

there is nothing better than cloudy/rainy days!

i even got a chance to wear my puffy vest that matt said i'd never wear!

i love it!
i also love our sweet bathroom that has our handprints all over it!

this weather is bringing back wonderful memories of our trips to seattle and portland!
and making me want to move up there more than ever!
matt is probably going to hate me for the next couple of weeks until i get over my moving sickness.
my moving sickness is basically the time when i bug matt over and over again to move up there and matt has to tell me over and over again that we can't just yet.
i know he wants to move up there too but he has to be at ASU for the next 3 years so we won't be moving any time soon.
sad face!
i made him promise me that we will move up there someday though!
YAY!


in other news...our store is closing. we are closing the doors for good at the end of february.
its such a bitter sweet time for us.
we know this is the right decision and it will be a relief when i don't have to lose sleep at night worrying about if things got done or if things still need to be done but we spent so much time and energy on this place.
plus, this store has been around for about 7 years now and some of our most loyal customers are not taking the news very well.
i really hate making people upset and the phone calls and emails have been pouring in asking why we are closing and if there is another option we could choose.
its making me so sad to disappoint people.
but the bottom line is that we need to do this.
i need to get out of this place and move on with my life.

i'm lucky to have good friends who have been coming to the store to support me during all the "disappointing people" time.
michael miller has come to paint with me a couple times this week!


and i even got dallin to paint which he has never done before!

the best part is they get my mind off of the stress of closing and make me laugh. like michael hiding in really high cupboards and then popping out...
THANKS GUYS!

this next month is going to probably be one of the hardest times in my life but it will all be worth it when its done.
i already got another job and i'm excited to start tomorrow.
it will be so much better to work from home.
i'll finally be able to go back to school and finish up my degree and matt and i might even be able to start a family soon since i'll be able to work and make money but still be at home.
closing our store opens up so many opportunities for us and i'm ready for that!

new life, here we come!