Austin Forgot his Lunch

Okay, okay. We'll miss Rexburg. Yup. Over this last week we have pretty much decided where we want to go. And it's made us realise how comfy we are here with all the many blessings we've had. I thought about it and even in Rexburgatory we have managed to find things that make us so happy! And it's given us everything we could ever need. So where ever we go next, it's going to be great too because almost anywhere else has more to do than here. And even if it is like here, well didn't I just say we've felt super blessed? Win. Win.

Some of our favorites here at BYU-Idaho have been

the Ceramics Sale (I love looking in our cupboards, and even in the plant picture you can see some!)

the Horticulture Department Shop: Austin got me this Meteor plant the other day! Plus there's two cockatiels you can play with in the Tropics room!

And of course we love our programs! (My Artist Business Cards came in!!!)

We've made awesome friends, and seen them grow their families <3

(Been working on a Baby Shower)

Austin and I have had jobs that have been amazing, although I'm sure Austin is tired of his. Calling people for surveys makes you get some awesome verbal abuse all day haha! He texted me the other day while I was doing invites saying, "Holy crap I forgot to bring food and I am starving. Oh well."

No! Not oh well!

So I made him a lunch with those classic lunch box notes.

I mean who doesn't want a Mucha Lucha note and Spaghetti O's?

Nostalgic. Haha!

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