23 Adult truths

Okay I'm a sucker for things like this! I'll admit it I LOVE reading these things! they make me laugh because they are usually so true! Take a min and read this I promise you will smile too :)

1 Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is. 

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. 

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger. 

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font. 

5. How on earth are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet? 

6. Was learning cursive really necessary? 

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood. 

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died. 

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind-of tired. 

10. Bad decisions make good stories. 

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day. 

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again. 

13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to. 

14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call. 

15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well. 

16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Light than Kay. 

17. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option. 

18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger. 

19. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said? 

20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters! 

21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever. 

22. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time. 

23. The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important. 

here is the website I got this from 

Anthro Inspired

One of my favorite stores is Anthropologie 

No surprise there, if you've ever been to one then you probably love it too

its hard not fall in love :) 

However we are young married college students and cant 

really afford my obsession.... 

SOOOO i use Anthropologie as my inspiration

EXAMPLE #1

This little beauty has been a huge inspiration to me

i LOVE mirrors 

(I blame my mother, if you have ever been to our house we have at least one mirror in every room)

for starters this mirror collage is where I got the inspiration for our reception backdrop (pictures coming soon)

I also wanted it in my our apartment

unfortunately to buy it from Anthropologie would cost me about $700

 so... I did what I do best and made it my self

 I think it turned out pretty awesome! I got all the mirrors from antique stores and they were originally used for our wedding back drop.

So mine is a little smaller (4 mirrors as opposed to 7) but I still believe I saved about $300

Have you ever tried to take pictures of mirrors? its hard!

EXAMPLE #2

This awesome book wreath isn't actually sold at Anthropologie but it does have an Anthro look to it 

I love it! I made a bunch of them this summer for a vintage craft fair My mom and I sold things at and they were a huge hit

They are kind of hard to travel with so I decided to make a new one when we got to Rexburg

Moral of the story:

If something is out of your price range don't be discouraged just find a way to make it for cheaper :)

HALLOWEEN!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

HALLOWEEN is one of my favorite holidays and i have been secretly waiting for years to be married so we can have cute couple's costumes :) 

and for our first married HALLOWEEN we went as.......

Dorothy and the Scarecrow :) 

 My mom helped me with my costume (thanks Mom!!!) and I did Brians all by my self... I'm pretty proud of it :) I think they both turned out great! 

 Yes if you were wondering we have straw floating around our house still :(

We had such a fun time at our ward party and I love an excuse to dress up for HALLOWEEN!

We found some other Wizard of Oz friends at our Halloween Party and had to get a picture of the 

whole crew!  

Getting ready to head out to our party!!!!

 When you watched the Wizard of Oz growing up did you realize that Dorothy and 

the Scarecrow were in love :) Well this Dorothy loves this scare crow! 

I hope you all had a wonderful HALLOWEEN and at least ate some yummy candy! 

Homemade apple sauce

During conference sessions at the beginning of the month I was feeling ambitious and domesticated...

I decided to make apple sauce! 

I don't think I have ever made apple sauce before

and if i have it was when I was little and my mom did most of the work :)

This all came around because Brian's brother and sister-in-law brought us back a huge box of apple from their trip home to Washington at the end of September. 

Brian and I were both eating an apple a day and we just couldn't eat them fast enough! 

The apples were starting to get soft so I started being creative.

I made an apple pie and then I thought hmmmmm how about apple sauce! 

It was also convenient that my mom sent us with a bunch of freezer jam when we moved down and so we had a bunch of empty canning jars! 

here is how I made the apple sauce, if you were wondering :) 

 First you have to peel all the apples... Apparently some people leave the peel on and everything but that just wasn't for me :) It was very nice to have my apple peeler that I got from a shower! 

Next, put the apples in a pot with a cup or so of water and let them cook until they are soft (about 20 min.)

After that you put the apple and the water (which is not flavored apple juice :) ) in a blender and mush it up.

Last heat it back up and add cinnamon and sugar to taste. then put it in the jars and boil them in a pot for 30 min to seal the lids!

AND NOW WE HAVE APPLE SAUCE :)

pre-wedding festivities

Also known as a bridal shower!

I was blessed to have more then one thanks to all of the amazing people in my life!

 My first shower was put on by the ladies in my neighborhood! It was such a fun way to spend a night and I feel so blessed to have grown up with such amazing neighbors! it really is its own little family.

 Amanda was in town for the shower and it was so fun to have her there!

Rachel came up from Oregon for the weekend and her and Val and Cindy planned an amazing shower! Thank you so much guys! It was such a great night and it was fun to spend an evening together just like when we were little :) thanks for being such great friends! even though we don't see each other much I know we will be friends forever.

My second shower was put on by my best friend Heather's mom and my neighbor Lynne. It too was a fun evening and I couldn't have asked for more love and support then I was given by this group of amazing friends! Unfortunately we didn't get very many pictures! :( here are some of the ones we did get!

The cute table decor

well We did get a cute pic with me and my girlfriends that were there but not on my camera.... this picture however shows us cleaning up an accident by a little baby I was holding... nothing like getting you ready for marriage and starting a family by getting peed on by a baby :) totally wort it!

Thanks everyone who came to my bridal showers and for all the support we were given while getting ready to be married and since! 

Where to start???

I've been debating on whether or not to play the catch up game since it has been so long since I have blogged

And after many hours of contemplating I decided to! more for my self, but hopefully you will enjoy the posts too! 

Summer 2011:

My summer was spent planning Brian and my wedding on August 6! I definitely couldn't have done it with out my mom :) She is probably the most amazing person I know, most of my inspiration comes from her and I know our wedding wouldn't have been nearly as amazing without her help.... also... if you ask, she will deny it, its just the ay she is :) 

Brian spent his summer at home with his parents working for a farmer in the area bailing hay and doing other odd jobs. 

He also made spent many hours building us a kitchen table! how awesome is that!!!!

I'm not going to lie I was nervous at first but it turned out great! I didn't see it until after we were married so good thing  I love it :)

We were able to see each other a few times which was great! here are some fun things we did! 

We went to a mariners game

with my mom and dad :)

 I turned 23! AND it was my golden birthday! (I turned 23 on the 23rd :) heres my cake! it was a golden theme! Brian wasn't able to come for my birthday because it was on a thursday but I had some other visitors... Amanda and Diane! Thanks for coming guys! it meant a lot! amanda- i know i promised I wouldn't post this picture but I think it turned out really cute :) dont be mad at me haha

 Me and my Mom drove down to Utah at the beginning of July to pick up my wedding dress. We happened to leave on the 4th of July so i stopped at brains family reunion for the day and then we continued our trek down to Utah!

Each time Brian came over we put him to work :) We constantly had projects going on for the wedding and used all the help we could get :)

Brian also came into town the same weekend as my friend Ashley's wedding and we got to spend the evening with one of my best friends Lindsay and her husband Brian :)

Lunch date on Alki

We were able to meet up for a quick date on Lake Washington (Brian was in town for a family friends wedding) it was fun to just spend time together at one of our favorite places!


As you can see we had a fun time this summer and were able to see each other even though we were super busy!
Hope you had fun reliving the beginning of the summer with us

Meet the Gilbert's

    okay okay so if you're looking at our blog then you probably already know us but welcome to our blog anyways!!!! If you were an avid follower of my previous blog, musings of a marvelous me, thanks for checking out my new blog :)
    I decided now that we were married ( going on 3 months now by the way!) it would be a nice to include Brian in my blogging :) So here it goes!!!! check back often for new updates!!!!

here are a few engagements that no one ever saw but us :) I think the middle one shows our personality off great! 

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