Remember Remember the 5th of November

Quick update.

Jack's band, Old Money, sadly had to split up since two of the members graduated and one moved away.

Well, after gathering some talented young men. They were able to get a new band going. With a new name. No, not New Money, they are actually called Seminole Roots.

This weekend they are going to be playing their first official show together, and not only that, they will be playing with super talented, cool band Desert Noises and one that I have not listened to yet Lake Island.

Here is a poster I put together for the show.

Come come come. Come give me a hug, have a pie shake at Sammy's and enjoy some good music. AND last but not least, this show is a charity show; for every shake you buy $1 dollar will be donated to New Eyes for the Needy.

❤Jenny

Neti

School has started, just in case you were wondering why I am so INCONSISTENT with my blog. Well, I have a lot of things to share with you guys. And it seems like this semester I will have a little bit more time. :) Did I hear Nails Nails???

Well for now I leave you with this funny/gross video of Jack trying out the Neti Pot, for those of you who don't know, it is meant to clean your nostrils. Jack broke his nose a while ago, and working construction was making it really hard for him to sleep/breathe with all the dirt in his nose and all.

I remember us making fun of the You Tube video sensation, now LOOK AT HIM, a witness to the Neti Pot. 

❤Jenny

3rd Film

What are the four seasons in Idaho? 

Almost winter

winter

still winter

and road construction

I certainly do not miss the snow. But I do find these pictures from our third Holga film quite beautiful. Jack took 80% of these photos. But since this blog has his name on the title I believe it's ok to post them as OUR own. 

Oh snow... if you weren't so cold and deceiving. 

So ready for Summer.

❤Jenny

PS: Thank you Brynne for sharing the Idaho weather joke! So true.

PPS: You can see our 1st film here and our 2nd here.

2 years ago and Much {MUCH} love monday.

04.11.09 at the Salt Lake City Temple where we got married- My wedding ring. That's right. Three heart shaped diamonds. 

That's right. Jack and I have been married for 2 years. TWO YEARS!

After hearing about my anniversary that was coming up someone from work told me that all of my enthusiasm and happiness would wear out after ten years of marriage. Here is what I think:

2 years of marriage = bliss

10 years of marriage = 2 years of marriage X 5

therefore 

10 years of marriage = bliss X 5 

10 years of BLISS COMPLETE!

Oh how I love Jack and our adventurous married life.

❤Jenny

Check out Much Love Mondays! 

Nails Nails

Last week I came home from work to find a lovely package on the table. It was from a friend I met online. Her name is Julia,  needless to say she is a sweetheart. Recently she went to Brasil to visit and she brought me NOT only my favorite brazilian nail polish but THREE other ones! And of course I had to wear one of them for this week. So here it is: Terra by Risqué. 

My thumb looks massive on the first picture. Haha

I love this color. It reminds me of the Grand Canyon or Havasupai in AZ. Oh and I even included a picture of the turquoise ring I told you guys about in a previous post. The orange and turquoise look great together don't they?

On the pictures above I have 2 coats of Terra and one clear top coat. It has been almost a week and it's barely started to chip. This is my favorite Brazilian nail polish. Thank you Anna for introducing it to me. And the picture below might be the reason why I love it so much. 

Havasupai, AZ. When we were dating. It was truly magical.

So again: thank you Julia and Anna! :)

❤Jenny

Wait for it and Save the Date.

Luke, the drummer, the twin-brother-in-law. Recording.

What I have been up to in the past 2 weekends? Hanging out with Ashley. The reasons why? 1st Because she is awesome and I need to spend as much time as I can with her before she leaves me in the  Spring and 2nd because our husbands are in a band, (which I have told you guys about) Old Money and their CD release show is coming up. But first they need the CD. So a lot of recording has been going on. 

Lots of time together to get crafty, do our nails, cooking and going shopping. My favorite activities! And this weekend we have to come up with their backdrop for the show. Stay tuned. I can't wait to share all the little things we've been creating. All while we listen to the same songs over and over again. Haha

Ashley posted about them in her blog. I love her mad picture taking skill. CHECK IT!

We are hoping to go do something exciting this 3 day weekend. Lava Hot Springs??? Yes please. 

❤Jenny

PS: Sorry our blog doesn't have an about me section! I promise I am working on it. :)

Save the date: March 11th at Sammy's. Provo band The Archer's Apple will be opening for them. 

Home

These gloomy days here in Idaho are giving me the blues. Every time I have to pack or unpack our life away, I curse our nomad/gypsy lives.

My whole life was filled with moving. I graduated High School at the 10th school I attended in my academic years. You would think I would be used to it. But every time is the same thing, I don't know what to expect or how long I will be staying there. It's like a first day of school. I try not to get too attached because soon I will be somewhere else, it never works. Jack and I have had six different addresses since we've been married.

As I was driving to Idaho (somewhere in NM, while Jack laid in the passenger seat aching from another migraine) I  wondered where we would be in 10 years. Will we still be involved in this unstableness? Where will we be? 

I always dream of a house with big windows where I can paint the walls, hang pictures and get crazy designing/renovating every room of the house, where we can grow old and raise our family. Even though this dream house and family seem really far away I like to dream, and I know that I am not the only one.

As long as I am with Jack I know I am home.  And that is why I am in Idaho, was in Florida, stayed in Alabama and lived in Ohio.

Ironically this song played in the xm radio when I was having these crazy thoughts. 

♩♫"Home is wherever I'm with you". ♬♪

❤Jenny

PS: I forgot to mention it on my last post. Jack's band Old Money is playing tonight at Sammy's at 8pm. They are headlining so you can get there a little later if you would like ;). Oh yeah, did I mention Sammy's has amazing Pie Shakes? Mint Oreo is my favorite.

I got him! I got him good!

When we first got married Jack found out that I sleep talked. And he would take advantage of me by asking me questions when I started talking at night and then tell the family (and sometimes friends) about it.  How cruel! Well last night after an 8 hour drive (there and back) to pick up our new car he was exhausted. So he went to bed and I stayed up for another hour or two. I snuck into the bedroom ready to go to bed and here is the dialogue:

Jenny: (tiptoes into the bedroom)
Jack: I figured...
Jenny: (surprised) Figured what?
Jack: That you wouldn't like it
Jenny: (realizing that this was her chance to get him back) Like what?
Jack: The family rug... mat.
Jenny: Family rug? You mean the mats for the car?
Jack: Yes (matter-of-factly) 
Jenny: (giggling now) But I haven't seen it where did you get it?
Jack: Tom...
Jenny: Tom?
Jack: Tom Landry (Here is a link so you know who Tom Landry is)
Jenny: (Laughing out loud... I couldn't help it) Who is Tom Landry? (I really didn't know, but I had heard the name before, and I had a feeling he didn't sell rugs.)
Jack: (Getting upset) You know exactly who he is! (I think he started waking up right here)
Jenny: No I don't (Laughing hard) I GOT YOU! You are not even awake.
Jack: I AM COMPLETELY AWAKE. (He wasnt screaming just acting really annoyed.)
Jenny: Oh really? Then what were you talking about? Because I have no idea.
Jack: You know.... the guy we called yesterday about the car! (I think here he was awake but he has know idea what we talked about 1 minute ago) 
Jenny: No idea. But if you want me to tell you what just happened...
Jack: SHHHHHH.... I'm trying to sleep.
Jenny: Ok.... I love you
pause
Jack: (reluctantly) love you.
Jenny: (giggle giggle until I fell asleep)

I got him. I got him good!

This morning when I told him, he laughed and told me who Tom Landry was (Tom is brought up many times in his favorite TV show, "King of the Hill"). And then he blamed it on the lack of sleep and the 3 month long car shopping! I can't even tell you how many people we called and visited so we could find the perfect car. And we finally found it. I am so excited to drive a car 11 years younger than the old Tahoe. :)

❤Jenny

PS: Jack sleep eats, something I will have to tell you about later.

New Header

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Right now we are living in the panhandle of Florida, some people like to call it the Alabama extension because it certainly does not feel like "Florida" it feels like we are in the deep south (which we are) about 15 minutes from Georgia and 20 from Alabama. 

My first sunday at church, the Bishop wanting to introduce Jack and I as a couple to the ward, had us stand up and said something like "Jack and Jennifer (emphasis on JENNIFER), she goes by Jenny but when I say it together I should probably say Jennifer." And then he laughed and so did the congregation and we were completely clueless. That night he invited us over to have dinner at his house. When we were at his house he brought up what happened at church and apparently he noticed our "HU?!" faces. And he explained to us that in the south they call a male donkey  a Jack and a female donkey a Jenny. Haha what are the chances. I had no idea! And so when I got home I decided to do research it. And sure enough in the dictionary it says:

jack 1 |jak| 

noun

12 the male of some animals, esp. a merlin or an ass.

jenny |ˈjenē| 

noun ( pl. -nies) 

1 a female donkey or ass.

A male donkey or ass is called a jack, a female a jenny (via Wikipedia)

So I decided to play with it and come up with a header that had something to do with our new discovery. I have always thought donkeys were adorable. I mean... look at it!!! I love its eyes, ears and nose!

There you go, I hope you guys like the new header. Sorry I change my blog so often. Always trying to improve it.

♥Jenny

Thanksgiving Bliss

This is where we spent our Thankgiving. The Golf coast (We started from Panama City Beach and drove west on the coast towards Destin the favorite). It was such a beautiful day and the weather was impeccable. I really like this picture that Jack took even though I ruined it while I washed off the sand from my feet.

Panama City Beach, FL

There are so many things I am thankful for and that day I was especially thankful for Jack's internship, the ONE day off that Jack got for the holiday, the weather and for seafood! (we decided to go out to eat since all we have is a small pot and a small frying pan which I am so thankful for... I don't think you can cook a Thanksgiving dinner with just those. I can barely manage regular dinner with a series of relays between the two).

Oh, how I am going to miss this place. 

Pssssiu Você viu que no meu sidebar ali do lado a esquerda agora tem uma opcão pra traduzir o meu blog pra português? A tradução não é 100% correta mas eh 95% :) -Obrigada Dri por ter me ajudado.

♥Jenny

My husband is a Rockstar

Texas Jack and the Tennessee Outlaws turned into O No Yoko and now I think they have settled for Old Money.... that's their new band name.

Old Money played a show at Sammy's when Jack went up to Rexburg for a weekend. It was a lot of fun! It was seriously one of the best nights I've had in a long time. I got to see some of my favorite people in the world before I came to Florida for an undetermined amount of time.

They played with the Boise band Spondee and they also played with Nikki Forova from California.

Old Money (via Drew Weaver)

Jack and Marcus

My lovely friends form Interior Design

Rockstar and I

And here is a video of them playing one of my favorite songs if theirs.

For more videos you can go here.

♥Jenny

Potter & Panda

Jack and I met in the Fall of 2007. And Halloween marks when we started liking each other as more than friends. :) If I am not wrong, our official first date was at a haunted Mill. So this year it has been 3 years since we have liked each other

Our first halloween together. Jack and Danny were Emo kids and
I was Super Sleepy (each girl in my apartment was a Super hero
that described themselves.) Developing a crush over smores. :)

Our first date (group date) at the Haunted Mill.  (2007)

This year Jack and I improvised. It seriously took Jack 2 minutes to figure out what he was going to be for Halloween and I had brought my last year costume (the panda beanie) in case we decided to dress up and hadn't had time to look. Well we had fun! Mr. Potter and I went to a Festival here in town, with hundreds of people and I KID YOU NOT Jack and I were the ONLY kids above 12 dressed up. Not even the high schoolers or the college kids from the community college. LAME! But it made the occasion even more fun.

Mr. Harry Potter

Miss Panda

When the dementors showed up, Jack found out about his wizard side and took care of the problem! And I had a lot of fun capturing the magic. Hahahaha

Expecto Patronum!!!

I hope everyone had a fun fun Halloween! :)

♥Jenny

Major decision.

Major meaning:
1. important, serious or significant
AND
2. a student's principal subject or course of study

This week I made a big decision. It took a lot of prayer, pondering and analyzing. I decided to go join Jack in Florida and change my Major.

It is a bittersweet feeling.

Bitter:
Having to leave the Interior Design program, pretty much for good. It is what I have always loved. Having to leave our "official home", car and furniture. Having to live out of a suit case for about 6 months. Leaving my dear friends whom I love so much.

Sweet:
My heart rejoices when I think of me and Jack living in Florida in this cute little town whose nickname is "the city of southern charm". Frolicking through the beautiful antebellum houses and basking in the Florida sun. Being able to cook for two, and waking up next to him. Spending winter in a snow-free place. And sweetest of all, I will be able to change my track to Jack's track so I wont have to wait 3 years to graduate and probably never be apart from Jack. Which means we will be out of Rexburg sooner!

I will probably be leaving Rexburg in about two weeks. We just need to figure everything out. Storage, car and all of that. But we'll be back in April, for summer semester!

Old picture from when we were dating. We look so young!

♥Jenny

I left my heart in Florida.

Putting my head down on the pillow on that empty bed and Sundays are what I dread the most when my other half is away from me. Today was our first Sunday apart. Thankfully, I survived. At church a girl gave a talk and she talked about how people will publicly announce their love for their spouse or family and forget to let them (the ones they love) know about it. I think I am the opposite and I am pretty sure Jack is sick of hearing it from me in every format possible (text, letters, phone calls, .pdf, .docx, etc.) and like I have mentioned before, I am not the type of person that displays affection publicly but today I just want the world to know that I love this man. Yesterday marked our one year and five months of being married. This picture was taken when we were dating. I can always tell the difference between him and his identical twin brother in pictures of when they were little, if Jack is biting his bottom lip, just like this picture. It is one of my favorite of him. I can't wait to see him, whenever that might be. Hopefully in no longer than two months.

♥Jenny

So much can happen in 30 minutes

We received some big news last week a day before we were supposed to leave for Montana for Jack's internship. Jack got transferred to Florida!  We were so bummed at first because we were looking forward to being within driving distance from each other. But now I can see all of the positives of living in Florida. I have lived there before and I absolutely loved it there. And best of all we are going to be so close to BEAUTIFUL BEACHES (Like the one on the picture below). I am only going to be there for 3 weeks but depending on how long Jack's internship is I might move there in December since I am off track in the winter. I am finally going to get my TAN on! YAY!

I will be back later to update you all on our trip to San Diego! :) It was beautiful! And also I am now 21 and we moved into a new apartment in Rexburg!  I don't want this break to end, it has been so nice.

Hope everyone is doing great, I miss posting on my blog. :)

Save the Date

So, do you guys remember when I posted about Jack's band show? Well they are having another show! :) And this time they are playing with this excellent band from Provo called The Archer's Apple!

Jack's band has a new name, "O-No Yoko!". They have new members in the band too! And they sound great! In case you were wondering, I am not singing this time! Ha ha They are playing all original songs. Please come support them and have some fun.

Saturday, May 22, 2009

7pm-11:30pm

@ The Box (on main street)

♥Jenny

Texas Jack and The Tennessee Outlaws

For those of you who know my husband, you have probably noticed how much he loves a guitar. He came up with this band name called Texas Jack and The Tennessee Outlaws. He used to be in a band in high school, so since then it has always been his dream to play in a band again. Well somehow they (him and his brother who plays the drums) were asked if they could play at a venue here in Rexburg called The Box.  So tonight at 7pm they will be performing at this place so if you would like to come and support them that would be awesome. It is on Main Street, I think right next to the Plasma Center and Mikes Music. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I am doing a little part in one of the songs they are going to play. I will be singing... I do not sing. I am not really good at it but Jack is trusting me with this one. Hopefully it will sound good. 


These are the details I found on facebook:

Rexburg's finest bands unite to ROCK YOUR WORLD!
Featured bands include:
- The Climbing
- Jake Ballentine
- Chasing Abigail
- Auburn Hills
- Texas Jack and The Tennessee Outlaws

Tickets are $3.00 and all proceeds will be given to charity. Come support the Rexburg music scene, and DANCE DANCE DANCE!


Speaking of music today the new She & Him album comes out! SO EXCITED! Well if you have never heard of them I recommend you looking them up! This "arena folk" band is great! M. Ward+Zooey Deschanel= ♥♥♥


♥Jenny

I promise I am not dead..... yet

Okay so finals week has not been fun. I have tons of things to tell, but I don't have time for blogging, as much as I would love to. I can't believe that next week I will be able to sleep in and not worry about school for almost 2 months! :) CRAZY! I have tons of projects in mind and even this week I spent some of my precious time working on some cute "wall art". I'll post a picture so you guys can tell me if you like it or not. Well my friends, I am about to start one of my finals. Here is a picture of Jack and I at Carol and Michel's wedding. :)

I'm still learning!

Okay, so this whole time I thought no one commented on my blog because they just didn't really feel like it or because my blog is boring. This morning Anna texted me and told me that I had to enable comments on my blog so people could comment. Ha ha I am so silly, I bet that everyone loves my blog but they just couldn't comment on it. Juuuust Kidding! Well I messed with the comments settings so you should be able to comment now. :D Sorry if you have tried commenting before but you couldn't I am still learning how to use a Blog.

Well since I am already here... Today is our 3 month anniversary!!! Ha ha I don't think we are doing anything special. I have a 15 page paper to write due on tuesday. I have never written a paper that long. I don't even know where to start. Although I am super sick of school, we only have a week and a half left! :D