So This Happened

i had been complaining to Huck for weeks about my hair. it was driving me crazy! it had reached the point of being too long. i couldn't really style it because it was so heavy that it wouldn't hold a curl anymore. it was constantly on the hop of my head in a messy bun & i was OVER IT! i finally text Huck and said "it's time! the locks have got to go!"  ...and there they went!  ^^^ i didn't tell anyone but Huck that i was cutting my hair so these are the pictures i kept texting my friends and family without any explanation... i love freaking people out! BOOM! 10 inches GONE! last night i was hanging out with a few girlfriends and a few of them have really long hair....

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The Rose's First Christmas

Merry Christmas!!! our first Christmas was great! i was feeling sick the night of Christmas eve so we went to be early, we woke up Christmas morning around 3am because Gunner needed to go out. when Huck hopped back into bed we tried to fall back to sleep but i think we both realized it was Christmas & we were too excited so we got up & opened all our presents. Huck got me the 50mm lens for my camera that i'd been wanting as well as this fur coat i'd been hinting at for weeks, he gave me a list of hunting gear that he had wanted. i had no idea about any of it but i ordered them. i was expecting these huge boxes & really all his gifts would've fit in his stocking.  after...

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O Christmas Tree!

Well, this year was my first Christmas with a real Christmas tree. it was pretty exciting! we went to the tree lot. took the obligatory photographs for instagram & then i turned and pointed to the nearest tree and said "that one!". i guess i should work on my Christmas tree picking out strategy but i just don't care. a tree is a tree, and this one worked for us. it a beautiful   footer that smelled like oranges? that through me off but apparently some trees give off a citrus smell. i did not know this & every time i walked into the front room where the tree was, my senses where confused. i thought i was supposed to be smelling balsam?!?  anywho, the...

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It's An Etsy Christmas

1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 here are my holiday favorites from Etsy! i love finding unique ways to decorate for Christmas. i'm obsessed with The Fickle Felt Tree's pom pom garland. you can do so much with these garlands, wrap the tree with them or string them up on the mantelpiece. truche's I Heart Arizona State Ornament is my most recent purchase. gotta keep AZ close. get your state ornament here. On The Wings Paperie makes gorgeous gift tags. i love branching out & using colors other than the classic red & green in my decorating and gift wrapping. like the Bottle Brush Trees from Attic Rose. They come in a variety of colors and are very "Anthropologie"! we never had an advent...

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The Rose's First Thanksgiving

our first thanksgiving went really well! we ate four hours later than we had originally planned but whatever. i cooked some family recipes including spinach quiche, green bean casserole, baked beans & pecan pie.  i was a cooking machine! thanksgiving definitely solidified my hatred for cooking but i will happily continue if it means keeping my husband alive and happy. Huck was in charge of the chicken. yes, you read right. i said "chicken". since we both aren't fans of turkey, we decided to be rebels and make a chicken instead.  i also had fun decorating our table. as i look through these pictures i think about all the things i should have added or changed....

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15 Gift Ideas For The Outdoorsman

1  ||  2  ||  3  ||  4  ||  5  ||  6  ||  7  ||  8  ||  9  ||  10  ||  11  ||  12  ||  13  ||  14  ||  15 Christmas is right around the corner and we only have thirty-something shopping days left. are you like me? do you wait until the last minute to shop or do you spread out your shopping over the course of a few weeks/months? i am a firm believer that Jesus is the reason for the season but i do enjoy blessing others with gifts this time of year. i am married to an outdoorsman and i am what they call "in-doorsy" {for the...

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Selecting The Right Christmas Card

FOR years i have always envied people who were able to send out photo Christmas cards with their family photo{s} displayed on the front. i LOVE photo Christmas cards! i love them so much that i actually save all the ones i receive. yes, i'm weird! i punch a hole in the corner and attach it to a metal ring decorated with red and green ribbon. every year, i pull the collection out of Christmas storage & go through it. it's really cool looking back and seeing how my nieces an nephews grow year after year and to see how friends have changed.  well, this year, i get to send out my very first photo Christmas card! Minted products have been my favorite for a while now so once Huck...

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Dear Idaho

^^^ hello front yard! ^^^ ^^^ hello backyard! ^^^ ^^^ ...and right after this shot, i dropped my iphone on the driveway and cracked the entire screen. darn you, fuzzy gloves! ...what's with the snow? life lately has been cold! apparently, this much snow in idaho falls is unheard of this time of year. i guess snow like this isn't suppose to start until the end of december and now i'm hearing this is suppose to be the worst winter in two years. thanks idaho, you couldn't have waited one more year to give me the bad winter. you just had to break me in like this huh? oh well, i am determined to become an idaho girl no matter what!  for the first time this week i drove in...

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Lately

i've been bouncing around the idea of getting a job or volunteering somewhere. its been difficult to decide since i want to be home when Huck is home. i dropped off a donation at our church's thrift shop and grabbed a vanilla latte at the coffee shop inside. i started chatting with a few of the employees and found out that they attend Watersprings Church. God is so good. i've been praying that we'd make some friends and connect with some awesome people. one of the employees asked me if i'd be interested in volunteering. i'd be able to make my own schedule and be home when Huck is. the manager came over and introduced herself and i told her i was interested in helping out some days. she...

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October Seventeenth Two Thousand Fourteen

  ...and they lived happily ever after! xoxo, mrs. rose VENDOR INFOMARTION Venue: The Windmill Winery DJ: Ellagant Entertainment Caterer: Gold Star Catering Baker: Leslie's Creative Cakes Cake Topper: Franny Chicago Photographer: Josh Snyder Photography Videographer: Noble Films Florist:...

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