Finally a new post about PEACHES!!!

Raulon works at a youth detention center and they get most of their food

from the local food pantry. Well a couple weeks ago they went to the food pantry

and they had all these peaches they wanted to get rid of before they went bad

so Raulon was able to bring home a couple cases of them!

They were delicious

and we gave some to my parents but it was still too much to eat all by ourselves!

We decided we'd have to can some and this is how it went! :)

First we boiled the peaches for a minutes to make it easier to get the peel off.

This is the bowl of them after we were done boiling them.

Ha ha, this is me trying to take a picture of myself peeling the skins from the peaches.

Next we cute them into quarters, pulled out the pit, and put them in jars.

We added 1/3 cup of sugar and filled them to the neck with water.

Once the water starts boiling you have to leave them in 20 minutes!

We did 8 jars and five of the eight actually sealed, which we figure

for our first time was pretty good :) lol.

Now we'll just have to make sure and eat those other three really fast! :)

Keep in mind that this whole time, I was taking these pictures specifically so

I could blog about it because everyone keeps asking when I'm going to post a new one.

So here it is guys!!!

The Missing Appliance...

When Raulon and I got married, we got a waffle maker, a mixer, a toaster,

a quesadilla maker, 3 slow cookers, and a toaster oven. We got PLENTY of appliances.

But the one thing we didn't get, was a microwave.

We decided that since our apartment has a stove and we have a toaster oven,

we could last with out a microwave for a while.... we were wrong. Have you ever gone without

a microwave for three months? It's no fun. When you want to reheat something,

you have to dirty the pot or pan all over again. A toaster oven doesn't

reheat things like we though it would. Also, if you want something quick,

like a hot pocket-you have to cook it in the oven for 35 minutes...not so quick.

Thank goodness for Raulon's sister, Roxa! She heard of our predicament and she

had an extra microwave, so she sent it down our way and we are so happy!

We had a microwave popcorn for the first time since our honeymoon!! It was delicious!

(a good thing to because we got like 50 packages when we got married!)

HoNeYmOoN & mArRiEd LiFe!!!

On our honeymoon- Coronado Beach just across the bridge from San Deigo

Well, we finally have the internet and now that I'm married I have much more time to write, so plan on me keeping you updated on our new life together!

After being married on Dec. 11, 2009 in the Logan Temple, we headed off for our honeymoon in Coronado Bay, California. It's basically a little island just off of San Diego and the only way to get to and from it is on this crazy, awesome bridge!




It was a 14 hour drive... kind of long, but we made it fun and took turns driving and sleeping. We had a GREAT time and enjoyed getting away from the cold Cache Valley winter. Raulon had never been to the ocean before, so it was so much fun to share his first time with him!









We were able to go the San Diego Temple, which was GORGEOUS! After doing a session we had lunch there, and it was actually one of the best meals we had on our whole trip!

We also did a lot of sight-seeing in Coronado which is basically a tourist town, in San Diego (we got lost trying to get back onto the right freeway!) and enjoyed the beach! We had such a blast and didn't want to leave, but after another 14 hour drive we were sure glad to come to our new house!

We've finally gotten all unpacked and our little house feels so much like home now! We love it! It's old and little, but it's ours. Raulon is attending USU this semester with a major in Dietetics. He plans to use this to eventually get his masters in Physical Therapy. He works at a youth detention center in Brigham City and really enjoys working with the boys there. He's become many of their friends and they are always asking when he's going to work next! I'm still working at Lee's Marketplace and took another semester off so we could get all settled in and save a little money, but I plan on going back next semester.

This is a photo of Raulon and me on Christmas Day. Raulon will probably be mad at me for posting this because he looks really tired, but I love this picture! I think he looks adorable :) He had to work the graveyard shift that night at work so he'd just woken up from a nap.





We are loving married life and are SO happy we get to be together forever!! We hope everyone is well! I'll try and keep you updated!