a couple weeks went by...

It has been about a month or so since I have blogged. {oops}

OOPS is right. I really enjoy blogging I just haven't made it a priority lately which I should. Hopefully now I will keep up with my personal goal and not have a monthly FLOP.

The best part about this FLOP is that a lot of great things have happened! 

I have {6} links below about the past couple of weeks. Take a gander at one or all. You are already reading this so might as well right? {I tend to write a lot. Some are longer than others!}

1.There's No Place Like Home 

{Peace. Praise. Permanent.}

2.A Very Unhappy Birthday 

{Balloons. Bowling. Bawling.}

3.W-O-M-E-N 

{Inspiration. Influential. Idol.}

4.He is Risen 

{Easter. Enlightened. Essential.}

5.Pictures of You 

{Aspiring. Action. Adorable.}

6.Hit the Road Jack 

{Fun. Family. Freedom.}

Welp. There you have it, my life in {6} links or less. 

Thanks for following! 

With much love,

JBP

boxes, boxes, boxes, and boxes...

Moving isn't my favorite thing to do. EVER really.

I feel:

There is one positive thing about it though, you get to get rid of a bunch of crap that you didn't need in the first place.

Best feeling ever haha.

Anyways, we moved from Rexburg to this cute little town home in July.

As time went on we realized we weren't saving as much much dough as we wanted.

It is very hard to say that we are leaving because we have made some good friends along the way. ESPECIALLY...
 Nephi and Mallory Guymon
(this is their blog)
We have known them since our last couple of semesters at BYU-Idaho. We use to do a lot more together but things change so quickly! It is crazy. Anyways hopefully we will get to see them soon. 

They have so much ambition and will do great things.
We can't wait to see what they accomplish together!

AND:
Don't worry. We aren't homeless (besides living in Ryan's Stepdad's house for a week haha)

We found another place across town which is way cheaper but still a good size for us :)
 Only the kitchen is done so far.

 (digging the counter space already)

This is what else we have left. More stacks to go through of already opened boxes AHHH haha! :) 

All in all...

having future goals of where we want to be is important to us. Getting to those goals is like a dream almost. HOWEVER, by making the decisions we are now, we will reach those goals in no time! Thanks to our taxes we are debt free now too!
(besides student loans but who is counting those right?)

I am happy to have a husband who cares about me and is very grateful for what we have. He has so many talents and shares them with me constantly. I've never seen someone work that hard to make others happy. It seems like we both are busy at times and we don't get to see each other as often as we would like. But that is okay! :) We do what we can.

People don't get to see what I do though, I am a lucky girl!

 Appreciate all you do sweetie, can't wait to see what our future holds.
Hopefully more of these:

(maybe not yet haha.)

Love you! 

gotta start sometime.

well its 2013 and I am pretty sure I should have started a blog a long time ago

This will be a somewhat short, haha ya right, post about who we are in a nutshell sort of speak

Let's start with the basics:

1. I am happily married to Ryan Gary Bennion of almost but not quite 3 years. May 20, 2010 is when we decided to seal the deal at the Timpanogas temple. Seriously ups and downs and all arounds but I am a very lucky girl to have Ryan. He is my best friend and knows all my deepest darkest secrets (don't really have any because apparently everyone thinks i share them :) )

2. We both graduated this past July from BYU-Idaho. I don't care what people say that school has given us more than we could have imagined! Our testimonies have grown so much and we have learned more about our priorities and whats important in life. 

3. We had a little suprise surprise (you will learn I can't spell the easiest words) come our way. 

Blaire Quinn Bennion was born October 20, 2012. SYKE (psyhce- seriously don't know how to spell that) October 29, 2012 she decided to be 10 days late. HOWEVER, we love her to pieces and glad she got here when she did. I am so thankful for the love and patience she has taught me. I can't imagine how my life was before she got here, have children, they seriously change your life. 

4. FAMILY ours is huge. that is understatement. Both our parents our divorced. My parents divorced when I was about 6 months old. My dad got remarried and divorced and now is remarried again to his current and forever together for eternity wife. :) They have 3 children whom I love! Hard because there is a major age difference so I like it now that they are a little older. 3 siblings now is better than being an only child haha. trust me. Hardly get to see them because they live in Washington but we talk when we can. By the way I am really bad at calling my relatives and talking with them. Probably never will haha.  My mother never remarried but has had boyfriends. MEN SHE IS SINGLE NOW AND A HOTTIE BO TOTTIE. She lives in POKY (ryan likes to call the armpit of Idaho) where i grew up.

5. FAMILY (cont.-see told you it keeps going). Ryan's parents got divorced right before we got married. It was a different experience than mine but that's for another day. He has 5, yes 5 siblings. I have always envied those who had bigger families so he is a lucky guy. Ryans mother didn't get remarried until a year ago this February. He is defineitly defineatly defineately (curse that word. Seriously the only word I can't spell) definitely a great man. They are polar opposites, quite and loud, mother-in-law is the loud one. BUT NO MATTER loud with love is what i call it :) They live in Idaho Falls, around the corner from us. Just laugh haha like I do. Ryan's step father has 3 children, all girls, way nice!!!! We don't really get to see them often. Ryan's dad got remarried to a sweet lady from Utah. She has 3 children, we don't get to see them often either haha. But when we do its a good time. 

(Little confusing, short and sweet maybe but I will get into more details later ) 

6. friends seriously can't describe the influence they have had on me. I have never met more crazy, loving, caring, generous, people who have shaped me who I am today. They have seen me at my worst and my best and never seem to leave me behind. I can always count on them. (THERE ARE MANY THAT AREN"T PICTURED!!! :) SEND ME SOME IF YOU WANT ME TO ADD YOU SILLIES!) 

6. With current news: We live in a townhome in Idaho Falls. Seriously a cute fun place, has 3 bathrooms which the hubby loves haha. BUT we are moving! Reasons being, we want to save more money which is the most important. Being self-reliant is always a goal for us. Also, Ryan works for a great company and has been there for quite sometime. And other opportunities have come our way so stay tuned for that...

7.  My Religion BEST for last. I am a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and love this gospel. I have a testimony that my Savior lives and changes me everyday. The Book of Mormon is a true word of God and keeps me close to the spirit as I read daily. Joseph Smith did restore this gospel by his action of faith and I admire that. Thomas S. Monson is a prophet today and all he declares is of truth. I am thankful for so many temples around us, they give families a chance to be together forever. Living up to the standards of the gospel is a lifestyle that I love and want to keep the rest of my life. Being a peculiar person keeps me happy. I have so many blessings in my life. My family keeps growing, even though we aren't perfect, we have met more people to love and have in our life. My friends have been my foundation and I am lucky to have not chosen differently. They have put a happiness in my life I won't ever forget. My testimony is constantly growing and I hope that I exemplify that and share that with you always, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Much Love,

JPB