East Idaho State Fair

Either I was really deprived or I have a terrible memory but I can't remember going to the State fair growing up. After hearing everyone talk so much about the Eastern Idaho State Fair, we decided we better go check it out. Apparently, you can't go to the fair without eating the food. I couldn't get over how expensive everything was and I felt like I gained a million pounds, but I will admit I thoroughly enjoyed the greasy fair food.

One of which consisted of a foot long corn dog. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that we ate this but I kid you not it was delicious. Probably the best corn dog I will ever eat. This was definitely due to the inch thick breading surrounding the hot dog.

We did not indulge in the turkey legs that I saw numerous people gnawing on. I think this might be the grossest thing about the fair.

Ali drove up from Salt Lake to go to the fair with her family. It was so fun to catch up and see her darling little boys.

We had a fabulous time and can't wait to go again next year.

Go Cougs

We spent our Labor Day Weekend in Salt Lake. While we were down there, my mom told me that she had tickets to the BYU Game and wondered if we wanted to go. Alan is an avid Ute fan so I for sure thought he would say no. Much to my surprise, he couldn't have been more excited to go. In his defense, he claimed his excitement was due to football in general but I think he is secretly a Coug's fan.

The stands were full and Despite the heat it was a fabulous game!

We were also able to go to dinner with Lisa and Melissa and their husbands while we were in Salt Lake.

It was so great to catch up with these wonderful girls.

Block Party

We had our 2nd annual block party tonight. We started this tradition last year when we moved in and we all wanted to get to know our neighbors. Little did we know that our neighbors would become our best friends!

Brett, Brooks, Alan, and Spencer manned the grills

The girls

This is our group last year...

And here we are a year later...

Alan didn't get the memo that we were smiling! Apparently, we are too poor to buy new clothes because Alan is wearing the exact same outfit as he was last year...or maybe it's just his favorite!

I can't believe we have already been in Pocatello for one year. I would have to say that the best thing about Pocatello is the wonderful friends we have met. And how lucky are we that a lot of them are our neighbors! We feel so blessed that we found the house that we did because of the friendships we have made. This little town is really growing on me and the longer we are here the more I realize how hard it will be to leave when Alan graduates. So thank you to all our fabulous friends who have helped make Pocatello feel like home!

T.V. Stand Make-Over

Remember this T.V. stand I bought at the D.I. a couple months ago...

I finally re-finished it! Well, I actually finished it a couple months ago but haven't gotten around to posting about it.

Here is our old T.V. stand

I think our neighbors think we are nuts because practically every Saturday we are painting something in our backyard. Someone actually told Alan once that they drove by and saw him spray painting in our backyard with his shirt off. Why not get a tan while we work?

Notice the nasty sheet we paint on. It has like 5 other colors on it now from our recent projects.

And here is the finished product...

This is definitely one of my favorite projects we have done. And I'm glad it is because it only took us 6 months to find.

Bunco!

For several years now I have heard about Bunco. It has always been quite a mystery to me because I didn't know anything about it. Well thanks to Charish for getting a group together, I now know what it is and I am totally hooked. We had such a fun night laughing, socializing, and eating tons of junk food! I did quite well for my first time, although it was pure luck since no skill is needed for Bunco! Lindsay, Mickenzie, and Kasi were the other lucky winners of the night.

The whole Bunco group

This is such a fun group of girls and I can't wait to get to know all of them better.

John Mayer

We couldn't think of a better way to end our summer than going to see John Mayer in concert! Alan and I might have a small obsession with him. Lucky for us, the Bringhursts and Beorchias wanted to make the drive to Salt Lake with us. We had a fabulous dinner at P.F. Changs before the concert.

The whole gang at the concert

Kasi, Mickenzie, and I

I had my once a year fix of cotton candy

After the concert we had a long drive ahead of us so we stocked up on some treats, which included introducing our Poky friends to Dunford Donuts. They were sold!

We were exhausted the next day but it was definitely worth it. Good food, good music, and good company. We couldn't have asked for a better night!