Introducing....

My etsy shop is up and running. It's mostly cards right now but I will eventually get some variety! I will do baby announcements, wedding announcements, party invites... pretty much everything you could do with paper! If you are curious about pricing, just email me at lindsayarritt@hotmail.com
If you know me personally and you want to order something please call or email me-- that way you won't have to pay for shipping, and you can also mix and match that way!
And spread the word!! You can check it out by clicking on the link to the right (just above my blog archive).

Also... I've had a bunch of people ask which classes I am taking, and since I am really lousy at emailing back here they are...
The one I just finshed was Biology 120
And the two I am currently working on are English 315 & Business Management 200.
I am doing them through Independent Study at BYU and loving it!

HOORAY!!

I (Lindsay) have officially finished my first college course!! I just took my final and I PASSED! HOORAY!! I thought that I would feel invigorated, but I really just feel relieved that I didn't fail.... and that I actually get the credit that we paid for! Thanks so much Eric for encouraging me to take some classes, and having faith in me to be able to do it. I probably shouldn't get too excited because I still have to get 2 more courses done and time is wasting away... but I feel a little more empowered to do them. And I have a little bit more confidence in myself. So hooray for me finishing one, horray for having the confidence to do more, and hooray for continuing education! It really is a great thing!

Happy Birthday Eric!

Eric celebrated his 26th birthday!! Holy moly--he is getting old! j/k
He got a few books, some new BYU t-shirts, and some new tennis shoes. Plus some contributions to his SETA (send Eric to Alaska) fund! He is such an amazing husband and father....and we love him tons! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART-- hope you had a fun day!

You know it's bad when...

When you can have your child GLARE on demand!

Look at that!

Since I grew up in Idaho (and you never see this there)- I thought this was the coolest thing ever! When we were picking tomatoes from the garden we found this snail-- I think it is the biggest one I have ever seen!

We're back from the dead!

HELLO!! Sorry it has been so long since our last post.... I guess life just gets in the way!! So what new with us? I really should ask what's not! So here goes....

Eric has started school....again.....but for the last time (at least until grad school)! That's right-- he graduates in December! We've felt like it would never come but here it is creeping up on us.... YIKES.... real life? What's that? :)
He has a new calling.... he is now that second counselor in the Stake Sunday School Presidency. And he is enjoying the last few weeks of working up at the caves since he will be done in mid-October.

As for me... I am now working a little bit. Back at Alpine, but only PRN (on-call). I am so excited to be back- sometimes it's nice to have a conversation with someone that will/can talk back! Sheena is such a sweetheart and is watching Sawyer on the days I have to work! I am still in the Young Women and loving it! And we just found out that next summer for Youth Conference, we are going to get to go to Nauvoo...via train! So we are hoping that everything works out and we can stay until next fall. I am currently trying to come up with a clever name for my "company"-- well....sort of. I have decided I am going to make and sell cards. So if you have any brilliant ideas that you are willing to share... i just might have to give you a credit!

Sawyer is growing like crazy. He is crawling now, and he has discovered that he would much rather stand up in his crib and look around than sleep! He is almost 9 months old....and he says "mamamamama" all the time!! I like to pretend that he actually knows what he is saying! His favorite food is currently cheese, although he will eat pretty much anything-- not a picky eater.

Our garden is flourishing. We have way more than we will ever use. Eric likes to make salsa with all the tomatoes and peppers, and the pumpkins have taken over!

One of my best friends and her husband have moved in right next door... talk about convenient! It's a lot of fun to have them there!

So that's what's been going on with us. Maybe someday I will have the time to just sit down and share my thoughts on completely random things.... since that is kind of what a blog is for.... but for now- it is what it is! :)

Vacation/Family Reunion #3

Viva Las Vegas!! For our third and final family reunion this summer we headed down to sin city! The few times that we've been before I always tell myself to go a little bit crazy (what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas right?), but for me it's not that simple. So while I wish I could tell you that we partied all night at the clubs and gambled our share of hundreds--- you all know better! We really did have a ton of fun though. We went to a memorial service for Eric's grandfather. He was a veteran so they did the military salute and shot the guns. It scared Sawyer pretty bad, but it was a really cool experience for us. I never got the chance to meet him, but since I am a major baby, I cried. We also had a birthday bash for Eric's grandmother!
We took family pictures, ate at In-n-Out, swam in Mandalay Bay's wave pool, Lindsay went and say Mama Mia (the play, not the movie), Eric rode the roller coaster at New York New York, and we tried our hand at Blackjack- but we weren't quite as good as the people in the movie 21.

At the birthday party.

Taking a break from family pictures.

Eating at the "greatest" place in the world!

Now that we're a little older and we have a child, it seems like it's a lot more work to have a vacation! Before every one we always seem to get so stressed out and cranky that we think "Why are we even going, it would be so much easier to just stay home." But we always go, and we are always glad that we did! Because once it's over, we don't remember how hard it was- all that we remember are the fun things that we did and the great time that we had. I'm so glad that we are programmed to do that- that we always remember the good things, and usually we forget the bad! I've noticed this in almost every aspect of my life- have any of you?
Well anyways, now that I've rambled on about that, I just want to say that we are so glad that we have the families that we do, and that we found each other and are able to be together every day, creating good memories for us and for our children. Life is good- sometimes we have to work to make it that way, but it really is good!