Rachael New Job

New Job

For those of you that don't know I got a new job at the end of November. I am now the HR Manager at Silver Fire Media. This is my dream job and I love it. It is busy and stressful. But I really like the company and the people I work with. My main job is to do the hiring for the company. So if anyone who is in Orem or Provo needs a job let me know!!

22nd Birthday

22nd Birthday

On 12/12 I turned 22. I was totally spoiled and feel so blessed. So first off thank you to everyone who send text, cards, and presents. I feel so lucky to have so many wonderful people in my life. Triston decided he would plan a surprise birthday weekend. I got a new job and have been super stressed. (New job in another post.) So safe to say I was excited to have a get away. So I kept asking Triston where we were going. He kinda led me to believe I was going to Salt Lake. Which I was excited about. Here is the video of me finding out where we were actually going.

Even after we were heading toward St. George/ Las Vegas I didn't believe Triston because we were suppose to go to Salt Lake. I called me mom to beg to see where we were going she wouldn't tell. So I then called my sister in law Tiana. She wouldn't tell. And as we passed St. George I finally believed we were going to Vegas. Triston then told me that we were going to the National Rodeo Finals. Which I was kinda suprised but then thought, hey it will be fun. So right before we headed out to the Rodeo. Triston gave me this present.











Safe to say I was so excited. I have wanted to see Shania Twain in concert forever. But I keep looking for tickets and they were always too expensive. But Triston found some great ones for a good deal. It was so much fun! We went to her second to last concert. I am so glad we went or I don't think we would have ever see her. We had such a good time!! Here are some pictures of the weekend. Thank you Triston for spoiling me and making it the best birthday!!

Visitors Weeks

My Family + Gma and Gpa Lords + Monica and her kiddo's + Terrill= Two weeks of visitors 

The other day I was telling Triston how surprised I am at how well I am doing being away from my family. This is my first time living out of the same state as them. When I got done telling him that I think I'll be okay where ever we end up moving for PA school, he laughed. Then continued to remind me that there hasn't been a month of our marriage that we haven't seen family, or friends. Which is true, we just finished our two weeks of visitors. And I wish I wasn't in school and that they would all come back. 

The two weeks started with my cute family. They came for Shayla's shoulder check up. And stayed with us for a few nights. Triston got to spend more time with them than I did. Because of school and work. But it was still fun they got to come. They were in the middle of Spud Harvest Break. (yes, in Rexburg they take a week off of school to harvest the potatoes) They stayed a couple nights in Park City. So we went there Sunday for my dad's birthday. And then we celebrated it Tuesday night at our house with pizza from my favorite place here Fat Jacks. They ended up leaving Wednesday. But not before leaving me some surprises. 

Shayla hasn't been able to cheer due to her shoulder injury. And she has found another talent she has. She is the most crafty person I know. She made this cute fall wreath for us. In like ten minutes and it cost $5. Seriously?? Who does that. 

Brinlee cracks me up. She left these pictures in the kitchen above the sink. They are pictures of her me and Triston. She is still mad that Triston "made" me move away. But I think she forgets all about that when she is around Triston. They tease each other and laugh and laugh. 

Our next visitors came on thursday. And we were so excited to see my Gma and Gpa Honey.               ( Lords)  When they got here Thursday we went with them to a BYU volleyball game. My Gpa wasn't super thrilled to be there. But I think he enjoyed hanging out with us. We also got to see my great Uncles and their wives. Derik and Craig married sisters and so the Anderson's have been close friends to us for forever. And we got to see two of Kathy and Debbie's sisters. We spent the weekend shopping, and eating, and more shopping and more eating. Safe to say Gma and Gpa spoiled us. 

On sunday we also had my second cousin Michelle and her husband and son over for breakfast. We had fun catching up, and they met Triston for the first time. We were sad to see my grandparents leave. But we look forward to thanksgiving. 

Next my friend Monica and her kids stayed with us on their way back to Idaho. I can't believe how big her kids are getting. I mean I changed Lincoln's diapers. And now he is a big boy. Just shows ya kids don't ever stop growing. 

Our last visitor was Triston's dad. He came and stayed with us for a weekend. We loved having him because we don't get to see Triston's AZ family much. That 9 hour drive is a killer. But it was fun to show him our new place and around Provo. He also spoiled us with lots of food. He plants a big garden every year.  So he does all the hard work, then brings us the food. Lucky us!! 

We love having our visitors. Like Triston said it keeps me from being homesick. So.... who is going to visit us next?? :) 

New Car, Missionaries, Idaho, and Shay's B-day

Our New Car

We are so excited that we had the opportunity to purchase our first car. We literally searched for weeks. And we researched as much as we could.

1. First we narrowed down what our long term goal was with the car.
We decided that this would be my car. That the car would be something that we kept for a long time. We want to start a family in the next couple years. And so we decided that we wanted a mid size SUV that got good gas mileage.

2. We then searched all the cars in that category. We narrowed it down to 4 cars. We researched those cars. And we looked at what was in the area that was also in our budget.

3. Then we went and test drove all the cars that we thought might work. This is what really narrowed it down for us.

4. Once we decided on the car we wanted we test drove it. And then we read all the consumer reports. They have them at the library. And we then researched all the car facts. We felt that we knew everything about the car that we could.

We then checked what insurance would be. And then went and got pre approved for loans so we knew we got the lowest interest rate. Finally we signed all the papers and drive away with our new car. The salesman gave us each a ballon. No, we are not expecting. Everyone who see's this pictures things that is what we are trying to announce. Ha

We were super lucky to get to pick Elder Mattice up and take him to lunch and then the MTC. Flying from AZ to UT was his first time on a plane. We was so calm, I would have been so nervous. We took him to Slab Pizza and told him all we know about IA and his mission. He is going to the same mission that Elder Lords is in. We are so excited for them both. Safe to say IA has our heart for sure. As we took Elder Mattice to the MTC it was completely different than when we took Elder Lords. Elder Mattice was so calm and so excited. Elder Lords had his whole family in tears. We are proud of both elders and can't wait to see the men they become. Safe to say IA is in our prayers.

For Labor day we decided to head to Idaho. With us both starting school we knew it wouldn't be easy to go out of town. Plus we were excited to go to Idaho in the new car. Taking the truck costed $120 round trip. The car was about $50. We didn't complain. My mom set up for us all to go to Jackson Hole, WY on saturday. We were excited because Triston has never been.  We went to Jennys lake and then walked around the town. Of course we had to go to Shayla's favorite candy store and get some gummy candies. We ended the night at Bar J Wranglers. If you have never been you have to go. We always have a blast. Thanks family for the fun weekend.

Yesterday was Shay's 17th birthday. Where is the world has time gone? For 8 years she was my baby sister. I can't believe she is 17. She talks about college and it blows my mind she is as old as she is. I look up to her in so many ways. I think back to when she hurt her shoulder and was told that she would never cheer again. I think back to when I was her age. I thought it was the end of the world when I had to get my tonsils out and miss a week of cheer. She lost her passion and love. And she has handled it way better than I would have. She has moved her passion to other things and is happy. She was a huge help in our wedding and even did my hair. She is so talented and I wish I was as talented as her. Happy Birthday baby sis!!

Happy Birthday to T dog!

Trevin Turns 9

I seriously can't believe that Trevin in 9. It seems like just yesterday we brought him home from the hospital. But at the same time life would be so boring without him. He is the most caring 9 year old I know. He takes the time to truly listen. We may be 14 years apart but I consider him one of my best friends. He probably know more about sports than any one I know. We always laugh because he knows random facts about anything sports related. Trevin is a good older brother to Brinlee.

My favorite story about Trevin. This was hard because I can remember his whole life. When Triston and I were dating we did the long distance thing. So we saw each other on the weekends. Triston came to Rexburg for a weekend and I got really sick. :( Triston was so good to take care of me. We call Trevin our cuddle bug. Because he has always been the snuggler. When Triston and I would be laying on the couch Trevin would run and jump on us and yell "snuggle time" it drove me crazy while I was sick. But now anytime I need a hug or a snuggle I tell Trevin its snuggle time and he is happy to.

Trev we love you and can't wait for the many more years of sports and laughter and fun with our snuggler.

Love,
The Rogers

Summer Fun Part 1 and Elder Lords Birthday

Our Summer so far...

This being our first summer married, and our first summer together. We are trying to take full advantage and play, play, play. We both go back to school on Sept. 2nd. So we are trying to enjoy our time school free. We are both working full time. We both work at Advanced Spinal Care in Spanish Fork. It is a chiropractic center. Triston does the Physical Therapy and I am the front desk girl. Our clinic is working on becoming bigger and we have had fun helping that along the way. People ask if we get sick of each other being together all the time. And we actually love it. I am sad that when Sept. comes Triston will go back to BYU and won't be working with me anymore. 

Ignore our squinty eyes. But it was bright. We were able to go to the Odgen Temple open house on Friday with Tristons mom Cindy. It was beautiful and it was fun to see the changes that were done there. We loved it. 

On Friday night our ward had a luau and our bishops wife is polynesian. So this was the real thing. We had a lot of fun and made some friends. So we are excited about that.  

Saturday morning we decided to hike bridal vail falls. We hiked to the top. I got a little nervous because the hike was a little sketchy. But Triston loved the whole thing. If you are ever in the Provo Canyon then you need to go see Bridal Vail Falls. 

Saturday night we decided to take advantage of our pass of all passes. A little plug for them. They are totally worth it. We paid $30 for a year. And we have been into 7 peaks once and been mini golfing, and hitting in the batting cages. And have many more plans. All of this has been free. Anyways I beat Triston in mini golf and batting.... oh wait that didn't happen. It's bad that he is as competitive as I am. But it makes for fun date nights. 

 HOLY COW Elder Lords is 19!!! 
Seems crazy to me that he is that old. He has always been my baby brother but now he is all old and on a mission. And honestly couldn't be more proud of him. The first picture is one of my favorites of him. When I think of Trevin as a baby I think of the fighting it was to hold him. Josh was so excited that he wasn't going to be the only boy. He couldn't wait to teach him how to play ball just like him. And they have done just that since the day Trev was born. The day Trevin was born Josh couldn't get to the hospital fast enough. My grandma Lords was with us. And when we got news that Trevin was here, Josh was in a hurry. Because we couldn't go right up to the hospital my gma decided to stall and go get my mom flowers. At the flower shop Josh lost his patience and told us to just pick the first flowers we saw. And from then on those two have been besties. How lucky is Trevin to have such a good older brother who has loved him from day one. What a good example Trevin has! 

In honor of his birthday I have to tell my favorite story of him. When he was born I was almost 3. I was the only child and quite liked that. So when I was taken to the hospital to see him  I wasn't too happy to have someone in on my territory. So my aunt Nicole asked me what the babies name should be. And I told her potato. And called him that for a while. Josh I didn't want you then. But I am so glad to have you new. I am so blessed to have you as my brother. You have taught me so much. I can't even believe the person you have become. We love you! 

Love, 

The Rogers  

The Rogers Lives as of Lately

Since I have blogged last there is so much to update on. We have had a crazy, exciting, emotional, yet fun couple of weeks.

As we have gotten our house put together I have started to try and become a homemaker like my mother, grandmothers and great grandmothers. And let me tell you, it isn't as easy as it seems. But I feel that I am off to a good start. My great grandma Hinman would make rice balls that are to die for. She passed the recipe on to my grandma Lords. Who then passed it on to me. I must say I need a coupe more years practice to make them taste as good. But Triston and I did like them. It has been fun to share more of our lives with each other.

 We also spent a weekend in Rexburg for Josh's ferwell. I joking tell my mom if we knew how much work that was going to be we wouldn't have gone. Because my dad and Josh and Triston worked on the new deck. Because those crazy boys decided to build it in a week. Thank heavens for the Rasmussens who came and helped. While the boys worked on the deck mom, Shayla , Nicole, Grandma Wenczel and I make food for the dinner on sunday. All the work was worth it. Josh has an amazing ferwell and it was so fun to see friends and family. We also took the time to take family pictures. We knew this would be the only time we had before Josh left. Here are some of my favorites. 

Also SURPRISE I chopped my hair. I have always wanted to have it cut after the wedding. And Triston was getting sick of my long hair all over the place. So I asked Jaci to work her magic. And as you can tell she did. I love it. It is weird because I have had long hair since high school. But I love the change.

The next week my family came to Provo to take Josh to the MTC. I couldn't believe that the day had finally come that Josh was going to be leaving on a mission. Growing up I can remember he would take his BOM and shut all the doors in the house. He would go to each one and knock and pretend to be a missionary. And when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, he always said a missionary. Safe to say this boy was ready to go. It just like my dad said. Dropping him off at the MTC wasn't something that we could ever prepare for. It was hard to say the least. But we are so proud of him. Here are some pictures of the drop off. Poor Trevin has missed his best friend. But what a good example Josh is for him.

Elder Lords is doing well. He is loving IA. And we are so proud of him

The following weekend we were able to head to AZ for a family reunion. It was fun to meet Triston's family. But it was the most fun to be with the girls and spend time with our family. We love being an aunt and uncle to these cuties and count down the days until we get to see them.

We also got to go to the families favorite Mexican restaurant. We were able to celebrate Triston and Jackson's birthdays. It was a fun weekend that we didn't want to end. We wish our 9 hour drive was shorter and that we got to see our AZ family more.

Which leads us to Triston special birthday. This year he turned 24 on July 24th. Unfortunalty we had to work all day on his birthday. But we did take a break for lunch with Matt and Hannah. I love but hate going to eat at their house. Hannah is an amazing cook and I love to eat what she makes, but I always leave wishing I could cook like her! Since we had to work we ended  up celebrating on friday. We hiked the Y which I hadn't done. And that was a lot of fun. It was a beautiful hike. We then had lunch at Tucanoes. That Sunday we invited friends over for cake and Ice cream. Triston got the head phones he wanted. I tried to surprise him, but he caught me red handed.

Anyways sorry for the long post. But I finally finished my semester and I now have time for blogging. Hope everyone is having a good summer.
Love,
The Rogers