tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22682474255944875992024-02-18T20:40:31.884-08:00Bulletproof VestsKailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-26685064883398541542014-02-19T15:12:00.002-08:002014-02-19T15:12:55.696-08:00Just a little something<div class="MsoNormal">
Hello. So I haven’t written on my blog for a while, which is
ok with me. I don’t have this blog for a ton of people to read, obviously. I
really don’t care if anyone reads it. I think eventually when we have kids and
such I will make it more of a family this is what’s going on with us blog. But
for now it’s just a place for me to write down what I’m feeling. I don’t write
because I love it or because I am good at it, because I’m sure I’m not. But I type
my thoughts out as somewhat of a release for me. I like to get what out what I
am thinking and then keep moving forward. Sometimes if I don’t get it out it
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So it’s February, which for me is not an exciting month. It’s
cold, and all the fun winter stuff is over so it’s just cold, and boring. For
the most part you can’t go outside because usually the air quality here in Utah
sucks in the winter and its cold! About this time of year I am SOO ready for
spring. I am so ready for sun and flowers and walks and all that good stuff
that spring brings. I am also ready for something new and I feel like spring
signifies newness. I am sure I am not
the only one that feels this way this time of year. Luckily it’s been pretty
warm the past little bit here which I have really enjoyed. But I was thinking
today I needed something to boost my spirits, not that I’m super down or
anything I just felt like I needed a little oomph! So I turned on a conference
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I am so so so grateful that we have the words of church
leaders at our fingertips. It was so nice to listen to something uplifting. The
talk I listened to was about looking forward with faith which is kind of what I
needed today. Life is hard, simple fact. Hard things come up and Satan is
tempting us every step of the way. Sometimes it feels like we’re being tugged
in fifty different directions and things keep going down down down. But there
is a ray of light however small it may seem at the time. That light is our
Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ. We need to grasp that light with
both hands and keep a hold of it. We
need to have faith in and rely on our Heavenly Father and Christ. There is a
plan for us and we will not be given anything that we can’t handle. Although we
may not see the reason we are given the trials that we are given we always
learn from them when they are over, and at some point they will be over. I am so thankful for my testimony of Christ
and of the commandments that we have been given to guide our lives. The “rules”
that the church has are all for our good and to protect us from the sins of the
world. And keeping the commandments is so worth it and brings us so much happiness.
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Do something to lift your spirits. Spring is just around the
corner!<o:p></o:p></div>
Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-28823392934406039512013-11-10T19:06:00.001-08:002013-11-10T19:06:33.065-08:00Neices and Nephews<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Two babies in two months!! Holy moly! Not my babies, but my brother and brother in law both added a new one to their families. Will Collin Searle was born <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1396390111" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">October 6</span></span> and Nora Joy Vest was born on November 5. Almost exactly a month apart!! These new babies are the sweetest things! I could hold them forever! I was lucky enough to get to go see Nora on my lunch break and I got to hold her the whole time, I didn’t have to share with anyone! It was awesome. These incredible infants are amazing to me. I know I’ve thought about birth and creating children before but it seems like last night when we first saw Nora for just a few minutes it really hit me just how incredible creating life and giving birth really is. Looking into the eyes of these sweet new babies and thinking “oh my goodness, last time I saw Dani that baby was inside her!” Our Heavenly Father has given us such an amazing gift to create a child! And he trusts us with them!! He just hands them over to us knowing that we can do it, we can raise them and take care of them. And granted this isn’t my child but I was so touched by the spirit last night when we were there with Kurt and Dani and their new little Nora. Just to see the pure joy on their faces and how happy and excited they were to bring this new child into the world and to see the love that they had for her immediately. It is so incredible. They bring such an amazing spirit into the world with them. They are so innocent and special! I couldn’t sleep last night that is how much I was thinking about this amazing experience. I can’t even imagine how it will be when Brady and I start popping out little ones!<u></u><u></u></div>
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I love all of our nieces and nephews so much! I am so thankful that I’ve been able to spend time with them and learn from each of them. They all have their own unique personalities and they are all wonderful! I am also grateful for their parents, my siblings, and the example they have set for me. It really is kind of nice being the youngest and taking notes from the things that my siblings experience first. So here they are our nieces and nephews:<u></u><u></u></div>
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Evi Kaye Searle – this is one smart little girl!! She impresses me all the time! And she is a dancing queen!</div>
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Norah Scarlett Searle- one word- CUTE- this girl’s eyes suck me in, and her little giggle oh my I love it! She is also a little dancer!<u></u><u></u></div>
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Will Collin Searle – Finally a little Searle boy! I am SOOO excited for him and to watch him grow up<u></u><u></u></div>
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Bentley Rae Louder- What a little fashionista! She changes clothes about a million times a day and she is hilarious!!<u></u><u></u></div>
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Adelaide Karen Sonderegger – This girl can sing!! And she is has the prettiest hair! I am a little jealous of it!</div>
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Henry Ryan Sonderegger – What a handsome little man!!! I am excited to watch his personality develop as well!!<u></u><u></u></div>
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Isla Mae Vest – What a little stinker, in such a good way! She is so shy but I LOVE that she wants my attention when we are over visiting.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Nora Joy Vest- What a sweet little bundle of joy!<u></u><u></u></div>
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Kids are so awesome and so fun! I am so excited for Brady and I to have a family of our own and to watch our children grow. Families are such an amazing blessing!!</div>
Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-41452452271712908162013-09-11T16:15:00.001-07:002013-09-11T16:15:38.347-07:00AngelsSo today our Relief Society is having a midweek meeting and it's a get to know you dinner. They have also asked all the sisters to think of a time that life has given them lemons and they had angels in their lives.. something like that. So while I was washing the dishes and debating whether to go or not (mostly because I have a cold) I was thinking, "what would I even share?" I know that I have had angels in my life but I couldn't think of one specific moment.... Then the thoughts started flowing.<br />
The first one was when I moved to Florida for a semester, all by myself. I was so excited to go work at Disney World and move to Florida and have this big adventure. Then I got there, with my parents thank heavens. I would've been so overwhelmed if I would've flown out by myself!! So first of all my parents are angels for flying me out there.... well I don't think my mother would've let me fly out there by myself :) She had to make sure I was ok.... and it was a perfect excuse for her and my dad to go to Disney! But anyhow I got to Florida and was going through all of the stuff we had to go through. I got my work assignment....Tomorrowland, Attractions, Buzz rotation! YES!! I was so excited to get to work on the Buzz ride! then I went to the next step, getting an apartment assignment. And initially I thought well I might as well live with 7 other people, more opportunity to meet a friend right? Well not so much while all 7 of my roommates were very friendly and kind. Not one of them spoke English as their first language!! Two were from Thailand and the rest spoke Spanish. My roommate was from Columbia and she was SOO sweet but I never saw her! After about a week I decided that I would put in a move request. But while I was waiting for that to happen and such I called the bishop's wife and found out how to get to church. Luckily the branch that was close had everything figured out. they had a calling specifically for someone to come pick up the college Disney kids that didn't have cars!! Fantastic! So I got that set up. I had a ride to church, awesome. But still this was so intimidating. I was all the way across the country by myself, with no car! So Sunday came and I went to church and that's where I met the first angel of many that I would encounter in Florida that semester. A super cute girl in Relief Society started chatting with me. I learned her name was Karissa and she was also there on the Disney College Program but she was there for culinary school. She was so nice and I am pretty sure it was that same day at church that she invited me over to hang out. And she had a car! woo hoo!! She came and got me and we were instant friends. She was my BEST friend the whole time we were in Florida. I don't think she even realizes how much of a blessing she was to me. We even ended up living together which was awesome! She's such a babe and I am so glad we were able to share that time together in Florida.<br />
The second big angel moment in Florida was a little more spiritual for me and brought me closer to my Heavenly Father. I was struggling quite a bit. I talked to my bishop who was also an angel. That ward was amazing! So many amazing people and such a great bishop! Bishop Hokama, and his wife Linda. Two spectacular people! Anyhow, I talked to my bishop and that got me feeling a little better but after church I decided I needed a priesthood blessing for comfort during this hard time. I decided to call the Elders who were also spectacular people. They came over with a guy from our ward and gave me a blessing. That was the most amazing blessing I have ever had. I don't remember what they said but I remember how I felt. These guys didn't know me personally but it was the most person blessing ever. I knew that it came straight from my Father in Heaven. I felt a million times better after that. I knew my Father in Heaven loved me, and my savior loved me. I knew that I could overcome this hard time. The Lord was on my side, rooting for me.<br />
Another specific times I thought of was when I was living in Provo. I was having a particularly hard/low time one night and happened to be talking to one of my friends on Facebook and he asked if I was ok, I gave a vague "yeah I'm fine" He didn't believe me. He told me that I should come for a walk with him and his roommate. I decided to go. I am so glad that I did. The Spirit had told them to reach out to me in my time of need, and I am so glad they did. While I wasn't 100% better after talking with them it helped so much to know that someone cared and that Heavenly Father sent someone to be there for me.<br />
And of course now I have an angel in my life everyday, my amazing husband. He is there with me through thick and thin and is always here to make me happy when I am down. He is everything that I need and I think we are a perfect match.<br />
There are angels all around us if we just open our eyes and see them. Heavenly Father has not put us here to figure things out on our own he sends people to us to help in our time of need, and to be His hands to lift us up. I know that my Father in Heaven and Savior, Jesus Christ love me.Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-11087482897878734172013-09-07T20:35:00.001-07:002013-09-07T20:35:19.496-07:00TempleSo tonight we went to the temple. When I say we I mean Brady, his brother Tadd, and I. I love the temple. I was telling Brady how comfortable it is there. Meaning being there is so comforting to me. It is always the perfect temperature, and I feel arms of comfort, love and peace surrounding me while I am there. I am so grateful that we can go to the temple whenever we want to. Heck we can walk there from our apartment. Brady's brother Tadd recently returned from his mission in England and was actually the one that invited us to the temple today, and I am so grateful he did. I didn't even realize I needed it until we were done and I was so full of peace.<br />
I am so grateful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the gospel is the most important thing in my life. I can't imagine life without the direction and guidance I receive from it.<br />
I am also so grateful for family. I love my family. And I love Brady's family. Three of Brady's brothers live in Logan and I love spending time with them (and Kurt's wife and daughter). I am so lucky to have such great in laws. Sunday sibling dinners are fantastic. Brady's brother Kurt has a 2 year old, Isla, and I LOVE going to their house and hearing her happy to see me. Children show such amazing love without even knowing it. I can't wait until Brady and I have children and to feel that love from our own kids.<br />
This is so random but I feel like I have had so many thoughts and the easiest way for me to express them is the type them.<br />
Something else I've been thinking about lately is the Priesthood. I am so grateful for it, and so grateful that my amazing husband honors his Priesthood. I love knowing that he can give me a blessing anytime I need it, and that he can give other people blessings when they ask him. I know that blessings are powerful things and with faith they can produce miracles. I heard one of the most amazing blessings the other night and I know that it was words from God coming through one of His servants.<br />
I know there are things that I need to work on and that I struggle with, but I know that through my savior Jesus Christ I can improve and make these weaknesses strengths.<br />
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Well I thought I had more to say, but I seem to be drawing a blank. Maybe it's the 3 boys in the living room yelling at the TV watching the BYU football game distracting me? It's alright though, I really do enjoy watching football with my husband, even if I don't understand it all. I know he enjoys it so I will enjoy it with him :) and really I am learning!!Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-21588598848875076032013-05-29T20:59:00.001-07:002013-05-29T20:59:27.208-07:00A full heartMy heart is full. And I am feeling close to my Savior. I feel like I have had a great couple of days. Have I done anything particularly exciting? Nope. This weekend was Memorial day so Brady and I both had Monday off. It was so nice to have a long weekend together. Really, we didn't do anything too exciting. Had a little photo shoot Friday which I absolutely loved. I am so excited to see the pictures! It was such a fun little date night. Saturday and Sunday we just ran errands and were lazy, it was great! Monday we had a nice little picnic and just enjoyed each other's company. I don't know why but I loved it, every minute of it. I am so grateful for my amazing husband and I love spending time with him. I think it was great because it was uninterrupted. We didn't have anything we had to do we really didn't have any stresses and we had that one extra day that we didn't have to worry about work or anything else, it was great. Tuesday we went to the temple and did a few baptisms which just increased my feelings of gratitude and made me feel even closer to the spirit. It took forever to do it but i finally did the baptism and confirmation for the family name that has been sitting on our shelf. The temple worker said it best, she told me that baptism and confirmation is the ordinance that gets everything else started. And she expressed the importance of it. It made me so happy to know that I was serving one of my ancestors. I am so grateful for the temple and for the service we can do there. I love the feeling I get when I am there and how close I feel to my Savior and to my Father in Heaven.<br />
I also have been reading a very touching blog today and yesterday. It is called stout-heart.blogspot.com. It is about a family that had a micro preemie baby. He was born at 27 weeks and his parents decided to start a blog to keep their family informed and they decided to write it through the eyes of their baby. This blog has touched me. Their faith an optimism shown by this family are so incredible and it was such a good reminder to me that we can do hard things. Our Heavenly Father is there for us and so is our savior Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for the knowledge and testimony I have of the love that I feel from my Father in Heaven and Christ. I know that I am never alone. And again, I am so grateful that I have an amazing husband by my side to go through life with and to lean on in hard times. I have been blessed with so much and I am filled with gratitude for everything that I have. I am so thankful for my family and friends that have touched my life.Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-31137618969171093202013-04-17T17:18:00.000-07:002013-04-17T17:18:20.940-07:00StrongSo I should have written this on Monday, but i didn't.<br />
I have to admit that with the tragedies that have happened in the world they haven't really affected me. None of them have happened to people I know, and none of them have hit anywhere close to my home in pretty quiet Utah. For some reason the bombings in Boston made me really emotional. I really can't pin point why. I don't know anyone that was running in the marathon, and I don't even know anyone in Boston. But for some reason this really pulled at my heart. I just couldn't believe that this happened. How could someone do this? What kind of sick pleasure is someone getting from all this pain?<br />
I was quiet on Monday night and Brady kept asking what was on my mind. I really couldn't voice my feelings. I still can't put it into words what I was feeling. All I know is that I felt a deep love, love for people that I don't even know.I felt a love for my family and for my friends. And I was so grateful to feel the love of my Savior, Jesus Christ, for me. And I felt that love of Jesus Christ for everyone. It doesn't matter your race, your gender, your religion, sexual orientation, whatever classification you want to put on someone. It just doesn't matter. Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father loves YOU! And they love you for you. They may not always be very happy at our choices but they love us, unconditionally. And Monday night I wanted everyone to feel the love that I was feeling.<br />
I feel so blessed to say that I know that I am loved! I know I am loved by my husband, by my family, by my Savior, and by my Heavenly Father.<br />
On Monday I also felt the strength of people. It is so easy to see the hate and sickness when things like this happen, and it is so easy to focus on that and to focus on the other negative things in the world. But I think it's important to look past that and see the strength of the American people. There were so many people willing to help those injured after the bombings. People running to aid one another. I just saw clips on the news of baseball teams showing their love and support. And of course everyone voicing prayers and love on social media sights. It is so important for us to focus on the Strength and unity that tragedy like this brings. The majority of the people in our country are good and want to do good, and are willing to help their neighbor.<br />
I don't know why this event has made me reflect but it has. And I am glad that it has. It confirmed my testimony that Jesus Christ is my Savior an He loves me, I know that I have a Father in Heaven who also loves me. And I know that I can be with Brady, the love of my life, for eternity. There is good in this world, we just have to focus on that, we have to hold on to it tightly. I am so grateful for all the amazing blessings in my life. I am so blessed and I know you are too!Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-28995473661650731532013-03-20T17:24:00.003-07:002013-03-20T17:24:55.356-07:00BlessedSo as ordinary life has been happening we have had some great blessings lately! <br />
First of all our poor old car, also known as Big Momma, started biting the dust! The heater wasn't working well and the check engine light kept coming on, we got an estimate to get some things fixed and decided the poor old girl wasn't worth it. So we started looking for a new car. We were blessed to find a great red Ford Fusion for a good price. As sad as it was to leave Big Momma at the dealership as we drove away (seriously it was a little emotional) I love our new car! It is so nice to have a dependable car now that we don't have to constantly be putting oil in and watching the miles on!<br />
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Second, Brady has been working on getting another internship for the summer to get some more experience and hopefully get some career opportunities after graduation. So he applied for a few out of state and one in Salt Lake. We figured that most opportunities would be out of state so we were thinking that would be the way things would happen. Side note- with having full time hours at work I can't leave with Brady for the summer if that is the case. Ok so Brady got a couple interviews one with a company in Salt Lake and one with a company in Oregon. He got passed over for the Salt Lake one and got a second interview for Oregon. All the while I am stressing a bit about being without my husband all Summer but I was ready to make that sacrifice. In the meantime a rep from a company called AutoLiv came to Utah State to interview for interns and Brady decided hey why not I'll get an interview. Well he got a call from Autoliv on Friday offering him the position!! Best thing about that.. it's in Tremonton!! YAY!!! I get to keep my husband all summer! So not only were we blessed with an internship it's close by!!! I am so excited and I know Heavenly Father's hand is in this. Our prayers were answered.<br />
And now third. So most people that know me know I've got some back issues... OK my whole back is an issue, let's be real! So I found out that I had a disc(s) with a buldge and a tear so we decided to get it fixed. I got that little surgery done on Wednesday (1 week ago). And I feel so blessed that it is starting to get less painful!!! YAY! I've still got a way to go as far as bending and twisting and lifting go, but I know I am improving. I am super grateful for medicine and doctors. It's a HUGE blessing!<br />
Oh and another little side note I got my Associate's degree from Utah State! I know it's not much but I do like having something to show for my time at school! :)<br />
Well I think that is about it!Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-72190534323339870702013-02-04T20:03:00.002-08:002013-02-04T20:03:42.228-08:00GratefulSo I know I don't post much on this blog of mine but today I feel like I need to express myself. I am watching The Biggest Loser this evening and it really is inspirational. I realize it's a reality show but I think it's a reality show that is actually worth while and teaching a good principle of being healthy and fit. Why The Biggest Loser is making me feel grateful is a mystery to me, but it is.<br />
I have so many things in my life to be grateful for, first of all, my husband. My husband is the greatest. I know you think your husband is the greatest but mine is the greatest for me! Brady is such a wonderful person and I love him so much! I even told my mom tonight while I was talking to her on the phone that the only useful thing that came out of my humanities class my freshman year was meeting Brady. :) And really, it's true. That class was dumb, but I met my husband, the love of my life. Brady does so much for me and is such a great support and rock for the hard times in my life. I can't imagine facing life's hardships with anyone else. He is amazing plain and simple.<br />
I am also grateful for my wonderful family. My parents and siblings are the best! I am so glad that we are close and that I talk to them often. I can't imagine not being close. I love them and I love their kids! And my parents! They are amazing. When the ladies at work talk about "kids these days" and them not wanting to spend time with their parents I can proudly say that I enjoyed spending time with my parents while I lived at home. The relationship I have with my parents is like nothing else. It's priceless and I love them so much.<br />
I am thankful for friends. I have come in contact with so many people in my short 23 years of life so far. I know that I am not good and keeping in touch with old friends but I still love them all the same. They have all touched my life in a very special way. To my Disney friends, you are the most unique and diverse group of people that I have ever met and I can't imagine my life without you. Disney was one of the best experiences of my life and I learned so much about myself while being in that magical place. High school friends, and college friends have all played a role in some way in my life. I don't keep in close contact with them all but I am still grateful to have them in my life.<br />
I hate to single anyone out but, Michael and Betsy Lybbert- you two.... I love you so much. These two people were my second family living in Provo and they have done so much for me! Thank you for being awesome! And thank you for filling in when I was missing my family! You two are the best!<br />
And finally I am so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life. This is one thing that I could not live without. The gospel is my life. I am a follower of Christ and I hope that I live my life everyday in a way that reflects that. I am grateful for the gift of the atonement and the role it plays. I can't imagine going through life without the light and love of Christ in my life. Words cannot express how thankful I am everyday for the knowledge and comfort that the gospel brings. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I am proud and grateful to say it.<br />
I am filled with love and joy and I am overflowing with the Spirit of the Lord.<br />
Have a wonderful day/night whatever time it is that you are reading this.<br />
much love!<br />
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So here are the photos as promised. And the adapter that we got works great! So much easier then trying to use the tweezers to get it in and out of the computer!<br />
And I made another loaf of bread that seems to be holding together much better then the last one! It's pretty tasty too and makes great toast! Really, that's all you need in bread right?Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-49853579867679484542012-11-05T19:09:00.000-08:002012-11-05T19:09:15.830-08:00Crumbly Bread<h2>
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So sucky part numbero uno: snack time. In my non gluten free days, no big deal. Grab some cheese and crackers, grab some toast, grab a quick PB&J. No crackers for me though and my bread is frozen so i'm being a bit lazy about toasting it - and it is crumbly...that needs to be fixed. And then the PB&J like i just said, crumbly bread! Don't get me wrong that bread is mighty tasty! But for whatever reason it does not want to stay together! I will try it again though, I WILL find a good gluten free bread to make a sandwich with! So my snack options with what I've got in the cupboard is rice cakes. While I love rice cakes, I think the taste and texture are great! But if any of you have ever had a rice cake you know it is not a high satiety food (doesn't get you full). Seriously I could eat like 6 rice cakes in one sitting! Luckily I just remembered my cheese sticks in the fridge! That will help! Thanks cheese. </div>
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So sucky part numbero dos: lunch time. So today we decided to take the easy way out and get Jimmy Johns for dinner - they have a great unwich (no bread wrapped in lettuce). Then I am sitting here watching The Voice and thinking "well crap, what am I going to eat for lunch tomorrow?" It's not like I can just get something from the cafeteria at work because I'm never sure what they are having and I don't know what goes in it. And I can't just make a sandwich, back to my crumbly bread. So now I am making a piece of chicken for lunch tomorrow. </div>
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I am trying to be a better blogger. As you can see I am not any good at it! Really I'm not doing it to get a ton of readers, obviously. Mostly it's just a nice outlet. Putting my feelings and such in writing.<br />
So I took pictures of my new gluten free flour line up and my lovely bread maker but they are on Brady's camera and his camera card doesn't fit into the slot on the computer so we have to buy an adapter. So there are pictures coming, I promise!<br />
This weekend was great! A little exhausting but great! Friday we had a nice quiet evening complete with pizza! I had a pizza craving, which can be a little tricky with the gluten free life style. But, alas, Domino's has a gluten free crust! So we decided to try it out. Unfortunately, it only comes in a small so we had to buy two pizzas. I will tell you though, the crust is tasty!! Thin, but tasty! Good thing I don't mind thin crust pizza. It was delicious. Hit the spot!<br />
So Saturday morning we went to Ogden to get Brady some new retro Air Jordan's we were first in line and Brady got the only pair in his size! Score! Christmas for Brady-done! (pictures of the beloved shoes to come)<br />
Then it was Aggie football time!! It was such a beautiful day for a football game! I am not a huge football fan but I am always up for a good Aggie game! Maybe if it was freezing I would stay home and watch it from the coziness of my couch but it was such a nice day! And even better the Aggies won!!! 38-7. GO AGGIES! There was an Aggie basketball game that night but we were both exhausted!!! So we stayed in and watched Avengers. (pictures of the game also to come)<br />
So now for the gluten free successes from this weekend! First and I would think most important-a good loaf of Gluten Free bread! Which if you ask me is kind of hard to come by. But thanks to my go to gluten free blog (glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com) I found a great recipe - it's the one for multi-grain sandwich bread if you're wondering. But it was surprisingly light for gluten free bread and it has cornmeal in it which I think helps with the tastiness!<br />
The second success- Pancakes! The other night breakfast for dinner sounded great! I figured "oh I can just use the all purpose gluten free flour for it" I was dead wrong! they were crepe-thin and didn't taste so great. So we just had bacon eggs and toast instead. So I was determined to find a good recipe, an what did I find? A recipe for Buckwheat pancakes! Super simple but pretty tasty! The batter looks like you have dirt in it-because the flour is dark. Tasted like whole wheat pancakes pretty much if you're interested in the recipe let me know.<br />
The third success- Breadcrumbs! I forgot when i made my first loaf of bread that it keeps best in the freezer so it went dry pretty fast. So I dried the rest of it out and planned to make bread crumbs, then I wondered how I was going to do it without a food processor. But low and behold my blender came to the rescue! I plan on using those crumbs tonight!<br />
My next endeavor-pumpkin cookies!<br />
Until next timeKailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-67375222154640123532012-10-31T17:27:00.001-07:002012-10-31T17:27:32.629-07:00Gluten Free....again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So those of you who know me know that a few years ago, with a positive blood test, I was diagnosed with Celiacs Disease. My mom knows that this was not an easy diagnosis. We went to the grocery store to see what I could eat now that was gluten free. My first thought was "I can't eat anything!" What was I going to do!!?? No bread, no pasta, gluten, my dear friends, is in A LOT of stuff. Well needless to say there were tears involved and I felt so overwhelmed. My mom and I went home and started researching. Luckily I found an amazing blog! Gluten Free Goddess glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com. Her blog was a life saver! Tips, tricks, recipes she's got it all! So we made a plan, we bought all the flours, and we even bought me a brand new bread maker. Well for those who don't know the diagnosis of Celiacs isn't "official" until you've had a biopsy done of your intestines. Well I was eating gluten free and feeling better so I decided I didn't need a biopsy because not eating gluten was obviously doing something good for me.<br />
Well after a few months of being Gluten free I can't remember what events exactly led up to me getting an Endoscopy but I was scheduled to have one so we figured what the heck while you're in there let's do a biopsy! So they did it and it came back negative! Great I don't have celiacs! Bring on the bread, donuts, and Kneader's french toast!! WOO HOO!<br />
All was well until a few weeks ago. I was not feeling well.. at all. So while at my in-laws house I was texting my mom and she suggested trying to avoid some gluten to see if it would help. So I thought great I'll give it a go, it wasn't so hard last time. Then I looked in my mother in law's pantry and staring me in the face from every corner - Gluten. And my dear sweet husband reminded me, "last time you prepared for it."<br />
We got back from Payson and I thought "sweet let's do this!"<br />
I was ready... I thought. Then I remembered, now i cook for two, did I really want to start making two meals, and buying two sets of groceries. So again my dear sweet husband said "I don't need gluten" I don't think at that moment he realized what a huge adjustment it is to go gluten free. So we started here and there to try to cut it out. I was frustrated and discouraged. I was thinking ya know what maybe this gluten free thing isn't going to work out, I'll just live with a stomach ache. Then again in talking to my husband he reminded me that my health is important! And he wants me to feel good! So I started planning again. And then I remembered "Gluten free stuff is so expensive!" So I had a discouraged, defeated moment again. I called my mom and shed a few tears "how did we do this before?" And then she reminded me to start planning and take it one day at a time. And it takes some adjusting. My mom was even kind enough to bring me my bread maker and supply me with some flours to start out with.<br />
This has been overwhelming, again. But I am so grateful to have family that supports me. Especially a husband that is willing to go gluten free with me! So this is it, Kailey is Gluten free.... for good.Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-29474260106079092012-06-18T19:04:00.000-07:002012-06-18T19:04:04.509-07:00<h2>
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So Thursday night Brady and I were decided what day we wanted to go to St. George for our anniversary. Brady got the great idea.. why don't we go to vegas instead? It's only 2 hours away and the shopping is like a million times better! So we hopped on kayak.com and found a great deal on a hotel room for the night!! So we woke up the next day got ready and away we went! :) </div>
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Drivin to Vegas .. and it just kept getting hotter... and hotter! </div>
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What is that you ask? Are we next to the pool fully clothed? why yes, yes we are! We had to check out our hotel then we went shopping! Little did we know the pool was closed at 7:30 when we went back to actually swim! dang happy hour and live entertainment! (no one knew who the entertainer was) But we watched for a bit then hit the strip!</div>
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In front of the Venetian ...and guess how much those waters cost? 3.50 ... EACH! ... wait just kidding those ones didn't because we got them at Walgreen's, the smaller 20 oz. bottles at our hotel were 3.50! They were robbing us blind! Because with that heat and the length of the strip you HAVE to drink water .. and the fact we shopped for like 3 hours before .. holy walking! </div>
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I will tell you what this Mickey d's was like manna from heaven! SOO hungry we needed this!</div>
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Don't quite know how we don't look DEAD in this photo because we were!! We walked almost the entire strip and we were BEAT! we didn't make it much farther than the Bellagio! My personal feelings of the strip? Overrated.</div>
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Have any of you lovely people watched Pawn Stars? Well Brady and I enjoy watching it, and this my friends is the pawn shop. Unfortunately we didn't see any of the guys on the show but we did see some of the items that they've bought on the show and Brady got a sweet Chumlee is my homeboy shirt. </div>
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1. Don't go to Vegas in the middle of the summer .. it's freaking hot! </div>
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2. Don't try to squeeze it all into a slightly longer than 24 hr period... way too much stuff and then when you get home and try to relax you see Vegas lights every time you close your eyes as your brain tries to process it all. </div>
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Happy 1 Year Anniversary!</h2>
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Look how pretty!! :) </div>
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So first of all yesterday was the first day I rode my bike to work. The way to work was a piece of cake! It is pretty much all down hill, which means the way home is uphill. And it's not like a huge hill to climb just a gradual incline for 2.65 miles..... oh boy. So needless to say the ride home about killed me! I had to make a couple rest stops to drink some water and rest my legs. Then I finally couldn't take it anymore and stopped and waited for Brady to come get me. When he pulled up he had these lovely flowers with him :) I was ready to pass out but I love them and was so excited to see them! What a great hubby! </div>
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I can't believe it has already been one year and at the same time I can't believe it's only been a year. A little hard to think of my life without Brady, simply because life is so much better with him! I definitely scored big when it came to picking husbands! :) He is so good to me and loves me so much! I am so grateful for him I love him SO MUCH and can't wait to spend many more years together. </div>
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praying that this bike riding doesn't kill me! until next time. </div>
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peace</div>Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-64357099466637496872012-06-10T19:39:00.001-07:002012-06-10T19:39:09.920-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There they are! 2 of the 3 amigos! The top one at the fence had just got done growling at me and turned his head so I couldn't capture the full effect of his viciousness. But there they are as promised. <br />
So we did it, we made it through our first full week in Cedar City! And all is well. We had a pretty good 3 day weekend but nothing too exciting. Just your usual grocery shopping and running errands. I ended up working a bit on Friday since Thursday I was sick and stayed home so Brady did a little golfing. I should have sent him with the camera. I decided that this blog is going to be a good way to get me to take more pictures. I've done that but now I need to take more pictures with Brady and me in them!<br />
So as per our usual Friday was date night! We went to a nice little Mexican restaurant called Lupita's! It was pretty tasty! I would recommend it. The service, however, was not great. I actually think we got better service after Brady talked to the waitress in Spanish. But still tasty food if you're in Cedar City and want some Mexican deliciousness.<br />
Saturday we picked up my bike from the bike shop! I now have a fully functional bike! I am pretty excited about it was going to take a picture but that was a fail. Now I can ride my bike to work and Brady can take the car, hopefully that will save us a bit on gas!<br />
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My baking adventure this weekend: Lemon Crinkle Cookies! YUMMMM They are very tasty! They are great if you want something sweet but aren't really in the mood for something chocolatey or carmely. They are really tasty right off the pan and if anyone wants the recipe I will gladly share! Or it's on my pinterest board.<br />
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So our Sunday, it was a good day. I'm not really sure where to start with my Sunday story. So I woke up and started some ribs in the crock pot which turned out so super tasty if someone wants that recipe as well :) again it's on pinterest. Ours were spicy too so if you like a little kick I would HIGHLY recommend them to you and tell you that we used Siracha Hot Chili Sauce for the chili sauce in the recipe and I added a little more ketchup and brown sugar to tame it a bit. :) But after church I grabbed some potatoes to peel and was SHOCKED at how tiny they were!! We usually don't buy potatoes at the store, we get them from my dad who gets them from Craig Larsen (a farmer in Burley) and I am used to them being this size:<br />
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Now THAT, my dear friends, is an Idaho potato!! But even without a bread loaf sized potato our lunch was delicious. :)<br />
So last night I had a horrible dream that Brady and I were dating again and he decided he didn't want to get married and wanted to break up and it turned into a screaming fight. When I woke up I felt horrible! I was upset and sad and it was just not good. So I started unwrapping the ribs to get them in the crockpot and decided I needed to listen to something to get me out of this mood. So I grabbed Brady's ipod and turned on a conference talk. Nothing specific I was looking for, I just wanted to listen to the prophet's voice. It's amazing to me how doing that has such a calming effect on me. I am so grateful to have a prophet on the earth today and have the technology that I can listen to him speak whenever I want to, or need to.<br />
So this lead to us going to church. Today in church we got sustained and set apart as Primary teachers.... oh boy get ready for an adventure. We're actually very excited for this calling! I will be sure to post any fun candid moments we have in class with them :) It will be the 5/6 year old kiddos. Hopefully it is a great experience!<br />
So right before we were about to go into the bishop's office to get set apart we got cornered by brother Goodman. And guess what he asked? That's right.... he asked if we would speak in church. Of course we said yes, but immediately even before the words came out of his mouth my stomach started to knot up and my heart started pounding. I hate public speaking, hate it. Especially public speaking about something so close to my heart as the gospel. So needless to say I will be worrying about it until July 8th when I sit down from sharing what I have to say with the ward. I know it will give me a chance to grow and learn, but still... I have escaped speaking in church my whole adult life!! This should be interesting. Pray for me.<br />
until next time.Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-47704595401960117522012-06-06T17:41:00.002-07:002012-06-06T17:44:11.526-07:00<b><u>Waffle Sandwiches</u></b><br />
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We'll get to the title in a minute. First of all, I'm getting a little bit hysterical today from getting up so early! No so funny things are suddenly hilarious, that's how I know. I will know I'm SUPER tired when Brady tries to scare me and it makes me start crying ( i know this because it has happened before - that's right i was so tired Brady was teasing and scared me and i started crying and before this happened i could not stop laughing long enough to read scriptures). Anyhow getting up early is going to take some time to get used to. Let's all pray my bike isn't a fortune to fix and that can get done this weekend so Brady can just take the car and I can sleep in a bit longer :) I will miss all the nature driving out there though we always see cows and usually at least one antelope and this morning we saw a fox and I saw deer on the way back home! That's a lot of neature :) "wow, that's pretty neat"<br />
On a bit more serious note, for any of my ER friends at Utah Valley that read this I hope you are all doing well with the loss of Dr. Hooker. Reading all the posts about it makes me sad I'm not there and really makes me miss you guys! I LOVED the ER there and I think you guys are the greatest.<br />
I am hoping that I have something a little more exciting to post after our first weekend in Cedar City! But my exciting note of today is that we made waffle sandwiches for dinner! YUM!! eggs, sausage, and bacon sandwiched between waffles with a little drizzle of syrup! (ok so 2 types of meat was maybe a little much but it was tasty!) I welcome you all to try this deliciousness. And guess what is on Monday? Our 1 year anniversary!! Can you believe Brady and I have been married for almost a year, I can't either :) It has gone by so fast and has been such a great year! I love Brady so much and I am so glad to have spent the last year with him, best year of my life ... so far :)<br />
quote to end on "Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, 'I will try again tomorrow'" - thanks Hailey for posting that on facebook it was uplifting :)<br />
<br />Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-29320124483964745332012-06-05T14:55:00.000-07:002012-06-05T14:55:59.590-07:00 5 AM<br />
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5 AM is so early!! But I think that is going to be our routine from now on. That's when we got up this morning to get Brady to work then I came home and got ready and had to drive to St George for my first day at work. I am so glad that I don't have to make that drive everyday, it seems a lot longer then it really is! But work was great! I am so glad I could work it out to work down here. Thanks to Eric Allen my awesome boss in Logan (there Eric I mentioned you). But really it's a huge blessing! I'd go CRAZY if I wasn't working this summer. I would have to take up something like indoor scuba diving or something (thanks for the suggestion meg) :)<br />
Now I am home from work and I am beat! Brady and I are going to be so dead on workdays!! But we both have 3 day weekends WOO HOO! pretty awesome if you ask me!<br />
Well I don't have much else to talk about today and I haven't been able to snap a picture of the 3 amigos dogs next door yet so I guess that's all today.<br />
here's a quote to end with " <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Another thing I would do is invade a neighboring country, and force my own ideology on them, even if they didn't want it." -King Julien</span>Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-81503618486311824652012-06-04T14:50:00.002-07:002012-06-04T14:50:42.467-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So after a VERY long drive (ok so it was like 6 hours but still) We made it to our summer home! The picture is the view from our back porch and there is a GREAT walking trail along there! I love our new apartment! It's twice the size of our apartment in Logan and we have AC and a dishwasher! We are so spoiled! And we don't have near enough stuff to fill this apartment! But we have 2 empty rooms if anyone wants to visit :) We are all unpacked and settled in! The people that live next door have 3 little boston terriers that like to act real tough and growl at us, I like to call them the three amigos! There are so many dogs up here! I want one!! Too bad we can't take one back to Logan with us! I will be sure to post a picture of the 3 amigos next door though :)<br />
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So after a 2 hour drive, coming home to re-evaluate our route, then trying again we finally found American Pacific where Brady is going to work! Good thing we found it yesterday so he wouldn't be late today! Here he is before heading out for his first day of work! and now I'm home, bored, starting a blog! :) I start tomorrow!Kailey Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330582739650781132noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268247425594487599.post-67981878135993252162012-06-04T14:31:00.001-07:002012-06-04T14:31:12.894-07:00Cedar City Adventure<br />
So I did it, I decided to join the blogging world. Not real sure how it will work out but I'll give it a go anyway. Most of the reason I decided to start a blog is because we're on an adventure this summer and we're a bit farther away from family then we have been since we got married.<br />
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So Brady has to do an internship for his major at Utah State. He applied for a few and none of them were working out, the end of the semester was getting close and we were thinking that we would just stay in Logan for the summer and work and try for an internship next summer. Brady got a job at a call center and had a job offer for a youth center in Logan. As soon as all this was getting set up Brady got a call from American Pacific in Cedar City to do an internship for the summer. We decided let's go for it! A couple days later he called AmPac to accept and they told him they needed to think about it for a couple days! What a let down, we were getting so excited for this opportunity and trying to get everything worked out and then it came to a halt! So we went back to thinking we would just stay in Logan for the summer. Then about four days later Brady got a call for another job interview and got a call from AmPac saying the internship was a go!! And they wanted him to start in a week! So we went for it. I found an apartment online that was willing to let us rent for just the summer, I talked to my bosses at work and they got me set up to work in Cedar City for the summer, and we rented a Uhaul. The week before moving was crazy, but it made me realize that we are so blessed! We have amazing family members who were so willing to help us in any way possible and Brady's brother Zach came to help with the heavy lifting. On the long drive down here by myself (brady was driving the truck) I was able to reflect and see the Lord's hand in our lives. I know that this did't all happen by chance and that this is all part of our Heavenly Father's plan for us. We could not have done it without Him and it would've been so much more stressful without His help. I know that our Heavenly Father loves us and that this is where we need to be for the summer. I am so excited to start on this adventure with my wonderful husband! I know it's going to be great!<br />
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