We still have Buck, of course. He loves his mommy who likes to put him in "cute" situations. 
But sometimes he puts himself in cute positions without my help.
Oh and Andy and I taught him to sit in the window like a cat. He loves the view.
Andy finished his classes and passed all of them! So the middle of Decemeber we started to have some fun. We had Augie and Naomi visit. We had a cold weekend of snow and skating! 
Then Andy and I began to pack up for the holidays and Idaho... To make things brighter I dressed up Buck in one of my swimsuit tops. =) (No he's not gay)
Then so began our holiday travels... We headed to Charleston to spend a few days with Andy's family and had an early Christmas. We then went and spent Christmas with my family and spent a few extra days with them. It was a great time spent with tons of family, games, and I got to see Megan who has been in Mexico since the summer (sad to say I fell asleep while hanging out with her, so Andy got to spend some time with her!). We then left Schaumburg and headed to our first stop, Omaha, Nebraska. We spent the night with a girl and her family from our community group. Then onto Fort Collins, Colorado. We didn't do too much, New Year's Eve day we went to Estes Park and into Rocky Mt State Park. And only saw one buck (not too exciting especially since we have a Buck at home...)
Then New Year's day we started our last driving expedition to Pocatello... However we encountered SUPER strong winds that created a white out from the snow that fell the day before and SUPER icy conditions. We had a spin out while I was driving and incredibly (thanks to my Chicago driving) I managed to keep out car straight as we slid for I don't know how long. REALLY scary especially since there was a semi and two cars behind us. So we drove a while longer after that and it got dark and the ice was hard to see and all over so we ended up at a dinky Hideaway Motel (yes). 
Buckley is modeling our wonderful blue jean bed spread.
Andy is modeling our wall decor.
Buckley peeking out with his lion from under our lovely bed and modeling our 60's carpet!
The next day after getting some rest we were able to conquer the ice in day light, once we got out of Wyoming and into Idaho the roads were 100% better. Buckley and I road along while Andy drove. Buck just goofed off the entire time. In the picture above he was being a gangsta!
Then Andy and I began to pack up for the holidays and Idaho... To make things brighter I dressed up Buck in one of my swimsuit tops. =) (No he's not gay) Then so began our holiday travels... We headed to Charleston to spend a few days with Andy's family and had an early Christmas. We then went and spent Christmas with my family and spent a few extra days with them. It was a great time spent with tons of family, games, and I got to see Megan who has been in Mexico since the summer (sad to say I fell asleep while hanging out with her, so Andy got to spend some time with her!). We then left Schaumburg and headed to our first stop, Omaha, Nebraska. We spent the night with a girl and her family from our community group. Then onto Fort Collins, Colorado. We didn't do too much, New Year's Eve day we went to Estes Park and into Rocky Mt State Park. And only saw one buck (not too exciting especially since we have a Buck at home...)Then New Year's day we started our last driving expedition to Pocatello... However we encountered SUPER strong winds that created a white out from the snow that fell the day before and SUPER icy conditions. We had a spin out while I was driving and incredibly (thanks to my Chicago driving) I managed to keep out car straight as we slid for I don't know how long. REALLY scary especially since there was a semi and two cars behind us. So we drove a while longer after that and it got dark and the ice was hard to see and all over so we ended up at a dinky Hideaway Motel (yes). Buckley is modeling our wonderful blue jean bed spread.Andy is modeling our wall decor.Buckley peeking out with his lion from under our lovely bed and modeling our 60's carpet!The next day after getting some rest we were able to conquer the ice in day light, once we got out of Wyoming and into Idaho the roads were 100% better. Buckley and I road along while Andy drove. Buck just goofed off the entire time. In the picture above he was being a gangsta! We got into Pocatello at about one and got settled into our house. We are "living" with a 44 year old guy who doesn't actually live there at all, just has his hunting gear in one of the bedrooms. So I'll give you a little tour...
The living room.
Buck is modeling the den.
Complete with our "wood stove" to heat our house... Too much for a Schaumburg girl...
Kitchen, behind the door is our washer and dryer.
Bathroom.
And bedroom (find Buckley...)
The living room.Buck is modeling the den.Complete with our "wood stove" to heat our house... Too much for a Schaumburg girl...Kitchen, behind the door is our washer and dryer.Bathroom.And bedroom (find Buckley...)The best part of our house is the wall decor...
Antlers and a picture of a deer/caribou/elk?
Oh the head of a caribou!
And the fish!
Antlers and a picture of a deer/caribou/elk?
Oh the head of a caribou!And the fish!Well Andy had his first day of clinicals today, he is in doing wound care at Portneuf Hospital. I'm trying to get set up to substitute teach, so hopefully that works out. Sorry for all my talk about Buckley (as you can see he's my best friend, next to Andy).
Thanks for reading!
Hey Ally!! So glad to hear you made it to Idaho and are getting settled in! Your house looks nice, especially all the animal decorations! :) I'm also glad you could bring Buckley along! Can't wait to hear more updates are your time goes by! We'll be praying for you guys! It's good to hear how God has been protecting you! (i.e. scary icy road story!) I'm glad you had a good Christmas with your fam too. Love ya!
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