Boise Temple Open House

The Boise temple has been closed for almost a year, for extensive remodling. I am so excited that it is about to re-open again! Ben's family and I all had the oportunity to walk throught the NEW Boise temple just a few days ago. They did such a wonderful job on all the upgrades. It was beautiful before but it is even more beautiful today. Inside they updated everything. There is dark wood finshings all around. All of the floors are so shiny and bright. They replaced the gray and white marble on the outside of the temple with white granite from China. It looks very updated and modern. Words can not justfy how amazing it is. Any way it looks spectacular. I encourage all of you to walk through the Temple during the open house. The open house is now until November 10th. Anyone can walk through the temple and see all the rooms, before it is dedicated again.

I learned a thing or two about our temple here in Boise. It was first built in 1984, and dedicated at the time by Gorden B. Hinckley in May. Since I was not even born yet during this time. My two older sisters remember walking through the first open house that was held during that time. They have talked about those things they could remember at such a very young age. They remembered putting on the booties to cover their shoes, so that the carpet would stay clean.

The Boise Temple is currently the 27th operating temple out of 139 temples total. There are also 15 temples under construction right now, and 14 more temples to be built including the Meridian Idaho temple. This brings the grand total of temples all around the world to 168. The Boise temple was the second Temple to open in Idaho after the Idaho Falls temple. I think it is amazing that I belong to a church that is all over the world. It is a true testiment of how true our church is.

The Temple will be redicated November 18th, and will re-open Tuesday November 20th for ordinance work. I am very excited for the temple to be functional again. Can't wait to go back.

Here are a few photos of the evening.

Any untill next time TTFN!!

McCall Idaho

Both Ben and I were able to escape from the real world for a few days and spend some time in McCall, Idaho. It was very much needed! After finishing up with school, starting a new job and to have just passed my Ultrasound physics test. We were all just needing a little break from it all.

Ben's parents were able to score a sweet deal on a cabin in McCall last year in November. So we have been trying to escape to McCall just as often as we can. With my old job at IMI I always had to work the weekends. With my new job I get every weekend off, that is if I am not on call, which isn't very often either just about once a month!

Ben spent alot of the time getting stuff ready for the winter by gathering up fire wood. I've never seen my husband cut down a tree before. It was pretty exciting watching a big tree fall from the sky down to earth. He has had lots of practice cutting down trees by working at the golf course. As tress fall down there everytime there is a big windstorm. He is quite the handy man, he can pretty much do anything!!

While Ben was out cutting up wood, I had a relaxing time inside!

Here are a few photos of the beautiful cabin, and the wonderfull week that we had. As always its always hard to capture a good photo when Ben is actually smiling! as he hates pictures so he usually runs when the camera comes out!

Any way TTFN injoy some pics!

Holy moly what happend to this blog!

WOW ok, I have really been slacking. Its been over a year since I have updated this thing!! How terrible. Well alot of things have happend over the passed year. We bought a new vehicle in May. Which we needed desperatley. We ended up getting a 4 door F150 White ford truck (its a Lariat). Which I get to drive!! I love it! It is a great vehicle! Ben likes it cuz he gets to do the things he wants with it! Like hauling his ATV'S around and such! And I like it cuz it will be a good family car once we start a family! (Should be very soon!) I absolutly love the enterior of the car, it has black leather seats, and lots of leg room in the back seat. My favorite feature of the truck is the heated and AC seats!! Yep it has cheek chillers and cheek warmars!! I love it.

What else happend hmm. I FINALLY finished up with school! I finished with my Bachelors degree in Radiography with an emphasis in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Which means I am an Ultrasound tech. Well almost not quite but I am eligible to sit for my registries to become one!! To be an offical Sonographer I have to take Ultrasound physics and one other exam. I have one down and what a relief that has been to have PASSED Ultrasound physics. It was a difficult one and hopefully the next registries to come will get easier and easier! I would like to thank EVERYONE for their help and support while getting ready for that exam, you all know how hard I can get on myself when it comes to taking tests. So thanks for all your words of encouragement and study materials. I would not have been able to do it with out ya!!

It has been pretty exciting to be all done with school!! After all those long days in clinic, work and never really getting to catch up with my hubby. It's finally all over!! I am really enjoying my new time that I have with my hubby. Its like I have almost started a new relationship with him and as always what a GREAT husband I married. I am figuring out I can have a real life instead of school and work overtaking it.

I started a NEW job!! I am totally loving it!! I now work at the St. Alphonsus in Nampa as a Sonographer. I am learning new things everyday, gaining confidence in myself while scanning, and getting faster and faster everyday. I didn't want to lose my X-Ray skills that I learned so I still hold a PRN position with Intermountain Medical Imaging. So I can pick up an x-ray shift when I want and make a few extra bucks!!

Lets see what else.... Ben had his 31st birthday on Sept 19th. I was able to meet him for lunch on his birthday and take him out to his favorite pizza joint! We celebrated our 7 year weeding anniversary on Sept. 23. Wow it has been 7 years, really it feels like we just got married. How wonderful my husband is!! He is such a hard worker and has done a lot these past years.

We have been doing some updating to our little humble abode. We finally ripped out our groose old carpet that has been in our house for WAY to long. We got some new carpet installed in our upstairs bedrooms, hallway and stairs. Ben worked really hard to get all new basboards put in. It looks awesome! As I said before he is so AWSOME!

Well thats good for now! I am sure there were things I missed but you are probably tired of reading all this stuff any way!! Pictures to fallow soon! you know of our NEW truck, Carpet and baseboards, my Diploma and other things I can find to post. I need to start doing better at taking pictures too so that I have stuff to blog about!!

Any way TTFN!