cow goes moo, pig goes oink

i am no longer a farm virgin! idk if that's a good way to say it, but today we went to jeffery's family farm!!! it was a lot different than i thought it would be, less stinky haha. i had never actually been on an actual farm. earlier this week we went to Salt Lake to pick up the in-laws from the airport. they flew all the way from north carlonia, because there is going to be a new baby in the holderness family {jeffery's sister} any day!! we are all excited :). jeff's father decided a quick trip to grace, Idaho was in order to go help out at their farm. his dad was able to go on a round up to gather all the cattle {so many cowsssss!} jeff remembers going a lot when he was younger & helping his dad with the cattle, chickens & other farm stuff. it was a really neat experience, i know it's just a farm but it was cool to see those animals up close & where the farm was, was beautiful. the scenery was amazing & everything was so calm there. i can see why people would like to live on a farm now. sometimes living in a bigger city you can tend to get lost in the hustle & bustle of what is going on. you forget to just stop. stop & think about how awesome & beautiful this world is that we get to live in. but there you can pause from your busy life & reflect or just listen to nothing. it was really cute to see our nephew ace interact with the animals. he has been practicing his animal noises, so yeah that was adorable to see hear him woof or moo. he loved it, like me! i hope that we get to go back often.

 this door is awesome! it leads to their uncles old woodshop

 

 jeffs dad in the background, probably counting all the cows haha

 

 typical cow checking out our bums, nbd

 

 piggies!!!!

 

also today is one of my best friends birthday! you all know her :). happy birthday rachel!!! thank you for always being there & helping me out with everything. you really are such a sweetheart, & i hope justin treats you extra special while you're in boise!!! xoxo

DIY Coffee Table

first DIY project on the blog!! so a couple weeks ago jeff & i went garage selling! i was on a hunt. i have been wanting a coffee table for our home ever since we moved here, but i wanted a very specific kind. cheap! well we found just that & i love it. the first place we went to is where we got this amazing find. i saw the coffee table & knew i had to have it, perfect size & height. in our house a lot of the things are the same height. with this table i was able to create some various heights in the room also adding dimension. we were able to get this for seriously an amazing deal!! $5, yeah you could say i am quite the bargain hunter! i will not buy anything if it's not on sale or i know i can get a price. so total this coffe table only cost us $8 which included the spray paint that we used. {i'll tell you what brand we used in another post.} it was super easy & fast. i highly suggest to anyone that is a budget to check our garage sells first, you never know what treasures you can find! "another mans trash is another mans treasure." so true!!

 gosh i love this table! it's so simple & the perfect size. the first thing that we had to do was clean it. we just used hot soapy water, and then i used 409 to make sure it was really clean. took like 3 minutes. it already was in good condition.

 

 my favorite part tho is this subtle detail on the front of the table. so pretty!!

 

 so after we cleaned it we were ready to get to the painting! i am horrible at spray paint so i let jeff do that part :). thanks hun. we did the bottom part first so we wouldn't have to ruin the top of it. once it was all dried we did another coat to make sure it was even.

 

 i wanted to use a high gloss on the table to make it look a little nicer & to have light reflect of it more. our house isn't the biggest so i wanted to make sure that i was adding bright & light furnishings to the space to make it seem bigger.

 

 BUT make sure it is completely, i mean absolutely dry before you place anything on it...or else you may get your favorite magazine copied to it. we had to spray paint it again, & REALLY let it dry!!!! so in all make sure it is dry :). i just got too excited haha.

 

 and there you have it. super easy, pretty coffee table!

 

just throw on some cute accessories that you are obsessed with. whether it's your favorite magazines or books, flowers from husband, pretty vases, or even a tray with some odds & ends. either way make it your own & have fun with it!!

2015 come faster please

so last week marked 6 months that my awesome stud of a brother has been out serving his LDS mission! he left may 15 for his mission in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania speaking Spanish. & I miss him like crazy. we were super lucky that we was able to there for our wedding. i remember praying that he could be there, prayers were answered people!! it was such a neat experience to have one my siblings there for me & jeff. jeffery is the youngest of 6 children so they were able to be there for him which was soo cool! but me being the oldest i was lucky enough to have my brother there before he left our family for two years. i love the quote, "a missionary leaves his family for two years, so that those who he teaches can be families forever." jeff & i are both extremely blessed to be born into the families that we have. both such great examples to us & our biggest support teams. even though he still has 18 months left, i know my brother preston is doing great work for the people of philly. he has such a sweet spirit about him, & truly is the nicest person out there. no bad feelings does that guy have towards anyone!! he was my first brother, adventure seeker & friend. preston has always made me want to be a better person & strive for the best. i love him so much & wish him the best luck on his mission!!

 aww our first MLB game! Go Mariners!

 

 this sums up our relationship perfectly

 

 i wouldn't be surprised if this was his idea

 

 the infamous "point to where you are going pic" in the MTC

{Philadelphia, Pennsylvania}

 

 there was a time i was taller then him, he's like a freaking tower now!

 

 

 s-t-u-d

 

 with my adorable mom

 

i swear he loves me!

 

family pictures taken by nichloe lynn photography

 



 love you preston & i know you are kicking butt on your mission!!!! can't wait to see you, although i wish it was a lot sooner! we all love you Elder Leavitt :).

Love, Mrs. J.H