Moving, furniture, DIY

So, Morgan and I have recently moved to North Carolina. Besides the sweltering heat and humidity, we are absolutely loving it. I parents and sister, Laura, came up last week to help us settle. It was so nice to have them up here. Our place looks so much better due to their help!!

Morgan and I bought new furniture! Although, it hasn't been delivered yet(it's taking FOREVER!). Here are some pictures....
I LOVE the armless chair. Hopefully they will be delivered this week, (I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

I had my first attempt with "see it on HGTV, and make it" as well. We didn't have a headboard and I have seen many times in HGTV (my fav. channel) how to make upholstered headboards, so I decided to make one! With some help from just about everyone, it's made! I'm so impressed with the way it came out... here's a pic

It's made with UltraSuede material. It also has covered buttons on it, giving it that classy look.

Right before the family went back to Georgia we went to Wilmington Beach. It was so nice! I think that Morgan and I are going to enjoy living so close to the Atlantic!


Morgan is getting ready to start school on Wednesday. This is his last free weekend for a while. He's pretty excited though.

Well, I gotta run, I'll post more later!

And We're Baaack!

So, I figured that the reason why I haven't posted in the last 3 months (yikes!) is that I've been having SO much fun! (Plus, I haven't gotten in the habit of posting...)

After graduation Morgan and I packed up our belongings shipped it across the US to North Carolina. We went to Georgia for about 6 weeks. He and I drove to Georgia nonstop (since our hotel money went towards an unexpected first speeding ticket for Morgan in Nebraska). Nonetheless, we enjoyed the roadtrip! While we were there we had a great time spending time with the family. We went up to my Grandparent's house in Ellijay. While there Morgan, Lollie, and I hiked all the way to the top of Amacalola Falls (It's the beginning of the Appalachian Trail) Morgan and I also went to a Braves Game. We also had a lot of fun by going to Grandma and Grandpa's pool and also going to Rachel's pool to play with Mikayla. Mom and I drove upto Greenville so I could scope out the place where we'll be living. We found a townhouse and placed a lease on it! I was relieved to know that I have a home when we move there! When we got back, we got ready to go on VACATION! But out highlight of our time in Utah was, simply having a blast with our time with my family!!

After our time in Georgia had passed, my whole family toke our biannual trip to Seaside Beach in South Carolina. We stay in the same house and everything. It was nice to have Morgan as a husband this time around. Seaside Beach is pretty special to us, since that is where Morgan surprised me by being there without my knowledge to propose to me! We spent our days being beach bums getting sunburned (see photo of Lobster Morgan) and our evenings having boys vs. girls games nights. Mikayla was so much fun at the beach! She loved the water, making sand castles, and looking for sea shells. We had a family portrait made by the pier via Dan's contraptions. There was actually no one behind the camera! He had a remote. We thought that was pretty cool. We really had a great time and can't wait until our next vacation there!

After the Beach, Morgan and I drove the 20 hours (nonstop once more) to Orono, Maine! For the first time, I saw a bit of New York City. I see why it's called the city that never sleeps. When we were drving through Lower Manhattan at midnight, there was a traffic jam!! I was also surprised once we got into the state of Maine at about 3:45 while I was driving the sun started to come up! By 4:15 the sun was up!! (this made it much easier to stay alert!!) I was fabergasted. While here, we have had a great time spending time with Morgan's parents. It's been nice for me to get to know and love them much more. We kayaked one day to our "Private Island" and spent the day relaxing and reading books. We saw a Bald Eagle that day! We have also gone Strawberry picking (for the first time for me). They were the sweetest strawberries! We picked 40 quarts! (we probably ate a quart or two while picking them) It doesn't get any fresher than that! Morgan has enjoyed working with his dad and going to the gym and golfing together. I've been working through a temp agency and have mainly been working in downtown Bangor. I've really enjoyed poking aroung during my lunch hour. There are a lot of neat little shops and bakeries.

Well, know our summer is nearing over. We are moving to North Carolina next week. We are getting pretty excited. We thankfully have a place to live in a nice area and Morgan has school and a job lined up. (I'm still working on the job thing). We'll keep you posted!

Is it over already??

It appears that the time we have left in Provo is dwindling. I cannot believe that we are moving next week. It is sad to leave Provo due to the fact that we have so many memories here. Morgan and I have each been in Utah for around five years now. We have formed wonderful relationships and have composed many great memories that will last for always.

Up by Aspen Grove... one of our favorite places.

I feel that I should still be a freshman at the Y. At that time graduation, marriage, and "real life" were still far away, far away enough that there was no need to worry. It's here! We're moving on, I can't believe it!

Hooray!!

Morgan got an assistantship!!! We are just so excited for this opportunity that this is for him. He will be working twenty hours a week with clinically depressed people and will be involved with a great deal of research that goes along with it.
This has taken a large load off of our shoulders considering that this will be paying for about 80% of his educational expenses for his first year. We feel so fortunate for this chance.

First Attempt

So, I've never been into this whole blogging thing.... but I figure it would be nice to start before Morgan and I move to North Carolina. Morgan will be pursuing a Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at East Carolina, in Greenville. We will be moving there this August but before then we will be in Georgia and Maine for the summer.

We're really excited to spend some time with our families before we move for good. We'll be in Georgia for the month of May, and then in June we'll go to the beach with my family then drive up to Maine for the rest of the summer. We're super excited!

We both are participating in BYU's graduation ceremony in a week, we are so excited to be finished with our Undergrads! BYU has been a great place for us, but we're excited for what lies ahead.

So, I hope you enjoy our blog and hearing about all the happenings of The Stinson Family!