Pine Wood Derby

 Learning to Whittle

Spencer’s auto motive department is so small that after each semester they have a closing social for the students their families. Everyone looks forward to it because it is famous for good food and fun. This year for the entertainment they held a Pinewood derby race! A LOT of hard work went into our little car, we didn’t have any wood cutting tools, but what my handy husband did have was a pocket knife. Yes, we whittle led our car. I have only whittled once in my life, and that was a bar of soap at girls camp. Wood a bit different. But it was a fun activity that we worked on together. Spencer choose a light sky blue color for the paint and a black sharpie for the details. For weight, we taped two dollars in quarters to the top.

            It was such a fun evening, I got to see the shop Spencer works in everyday and meet a lot of his teachers, classmates and families. It was fun to see the different stages of families. I had gotten used to seeing newly weds because that’s what our apartment complex is made up of. It was refreshing to see all ages of children, I loved  interacting with them!

            Though our car didn’t win, we were proud that it crossed the finish line, AND it was never last place. I liked seeing the other derbies, we saw a variety of cars, from a lady bug car, wagon, and a lot of trucks. Now that we have some pretty cool ideas and experience, we are SO excited for our next race. The Palmers are going for gold!

Being married is such an awarding experience, even though it is just Spencer and I for now, we are a family. We work together and cry together, but most importantly we learn and laugh.. a lot! I am so happy to always be with the love of my life!

Valentines day

One of my favorite holidays! I love the red and pink hearts, chocolates and Flowers. And of course … I love LOVE! 

I left a note for spencer to find asking him to be my Valentine, at the bottom he had the option to check yes, or heck yes! The next morning Spencer came back from class with a red rose and my note attached to it, He choose heck yes :)

On Valentines day I find this sweet message waiting for me!

 He waited until I had fallen asleep the night before to surprise me. What a sweetie!

I wanted to do something special for my sweet husband. While he was in class, I quickly turned our kitchen into a romantic café! Lights dimmed with candles and the table set fancy. I acted as his waitress, cook and date! It was so much fun, I really got into it and made a menu for him to look at and a check at the end. He LOVED it!!

I am  so grateful for my husband, he is such a wonderful example to me!  Our first Valentines day was a romantic and a lot of fun, I am already looking forward to next year. We are almost at our two month mark and couldn’t be happier.

 

 Drinks

Water.....                   1 Peck

Milk......                1 forehead smooch

Chocolate milk.,,,      2 lip locks

Sides

Mashed potatoes......     3 snuggles

mixed veggies.....           2 bear hugs

Main Dish

Glazed ham....                5 passionate kisses

Dessert

Chocolate Cream Puff....        1 foot Rub

Milk shake .....                        1 back massage

Handy Husband

Small Apartment= LOTS of room for creativity

A late night tonight! Juggling working out, making dinner, laundry and FHE is not an easy task. Especially when the drier in our apartment complex didn’t completely dry all of our clothes.

Right now I feel as though I’m marinating in a lovey soup for my husband. He is such a hard worker and has a drive to get things done right. I was doing the dishes and I turn to see Spencer hanging one sock at a time on a wire, strung across our chairs. To help dry the clothes he had made this clothes line for me. It is such a simple thing but it makes my heart glow. Relish the simple things in life!

A night in Italy

Friday date night!

Spencer and I always look forward to Friday night, because that is our date night :) Honestly almost everyday feels like a date, but Fridays are special because we look forward to it all week. Last Friday was my turn and my sister helped me come up with this idea. 

A night in Italy 

We made two different kinds of pizza 

pepperoni and onion

And 

sweet peppers, onion, tomatos, garlic and ham. 

It was fun! I had never made pizza dough before and it turned out pretty good! We made the pizza on a pizza stone, so we had to heat the stone first, then make the pizza on a different surface and then move it to the hot stone. Well we made the pizza, but when we tried to move it to the stone the dough was basically glued to the pan! We pulled as gently as possible and were able to get it on the stone, although it looked a bit mangled.. BUT it tasted wonderful :) We enjoyed our master piece under our homemade fort with candles and classic Italian music. Friday nights are the BEST!!

 

A few of my favorites

Cupcakes!

My Uncle is Talented! Thank you for taking these awesome pictures! These are just a few of my favorites. Enjoy!

The tower

Grandparents

All of the bridesmaids and groomsmen

Good lookin bunch!

We were thinking we should have practiced cutting cakes before this!

But it turned out ok :)

AND.. the dancers!

coming out of the temple

Mostly Everyone

Spencer and his mom

my mom and I

Bridesmaids.. I love the color!

Thanks Mollberry, Miriam and Mir! You girlies are the greatest

Krystal Marie PALMER

I would like to thank everyone who helped in making my wedding so special and memorable. Spencer and I are truly blessed to have such amazing family and friends. Everything was perfect and I am so glad I was able to share it with such amazing people. Thank YOU!
(pictures coming soon)

The first week of our marriage, Spencer and I explored the Oregon coast together. Starting in Brookings, stopping in Gold Beach, Florence, Newport, Sea Side, and ending in Portland. We saw ToNS of beautiful coasts, ate a lot of clam chowder, had a picnic on the beach, went to the sea lion cave, the tillamook cheese factory, multnomah falls, stonehenge and china town. All in all.. The best trip ever!!!

Multnomah Falls

China Town in Portland

Exploring the beach

Picnic, enjoying the sun

The perfect swing set, so lucky we found it!

Now we are back in Rexburg, Spencer is studying hard while I am on the hunt for a job.

Moving into our appartment has been an adventure all in its self. We are living at Cental Park appartments, which we love. Its small, but just the right size for us. It has been fun organizing the kitchen, and figuring out where everything should go.
Here are some pictures of some of the first nights here!

Im learning to be a homemaker :)

Overflowing Heart

To Spencer:
Thank you for fasting 24 hours, being worthy and willing to give me a blessing, a chocolate bar for the drive to Idaho Falls, thank you for helping me fill out the medical forms, for rubbing my back when I was nervous, for the feast at Wendy's and the large chocolate frosty, for matching sunglasses. Thank you for making sure I was safe in the Library, for hugging me when I was stressed. Thank you for wrapping me in your blanket and jacket when it was freezing outside, you were shaking as well. Thank you for making the MOST beautiful ginger bread house I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and fears with me. Thank you for your love!

To Christ:
Thank you for helping me wake up to the alarm, for inspiring Spencer and my parents to ask for a second opinion. Thatnk you for transportantion, to take me places. Thank you for trusing me with my calling and for supportive counselors. Thank you for inspiring my fiance to leave class to find me after my appointment. Thank you for the restored church, and a modern day Prophet, for temples that offer eternity and second chance. Thank your for a loving and selfless mother for an example, Thank your for believing in me for you faith. Thank you for chocolate and apples, for the changing of seasons, for my dear sister. Thank you for the atonement, for trials to learn and grow from. Thank you for the best christmas present this year, Most of all thank you for you love!