Trip to Rexburg

Michael is done with summer term at BYU. Wahoo! He got a 92% on his Nutrition final. My baby is smart! 

Now that Mike has small break from school, we decided to take a trip to Bonnie's (Michael's sister) in Rexburg Idaho. Friday, I got the day off at Hogi Yogi, and we rode up to Rexburg with Kimberly and Lance. 

We stopped for dinner at a place in Idaho Falls called Smitty's.

When I walked inside I immediately thought of an old lady. Not because it smelled bad -it was the interior decorations that gives a grandma feel to the place. I got Chicken Tenders, and with the price of my meal I got the chicken, a salad, pancakes, garlic bread and orange sherbet. It was a good deal, and the food was yummy also. 

Once we arrived at the Cochran's, we were greeted by our cute nephews. James, the baby is getting sooo big! He just started walking a week ago. It was cute watching him toddle around.

We arrived at Rexburg later than we expected, so instead of going to the temple like we had originally planned, we watched some Olympics and went to bed. 

The next morning, after eating delicious waffles, Jeremiah took us on a tour of BYU Idaho. Matt, a current student, tagged along and gave us a student's perspective of campus. It sounds like the university has a lot of perks to offer: educational, financial and social. I wouldn't mind attending that college at all!

Later that afternoon we went Kayaking. It was so much fun! Jeremiah scored us two canoes, two kayaks, and three sailboard bases. Michael and I started off with the kayaks, and ended relaxing on the boards, floating down the river. I'm so sad we didn't get any pictures of us in the River. :( Why didn't anyone bring a camera? Oh well.

Sunday morning, we attended sacrament meeting with the Cochran's. After church, Jeremiah grilled up some burgers for lunch and we were on our way home. 

It was a fun vacation. It was a nice break from our everyday lives. 

   

Just to let everyone know, the reason we checked out the university, was because it's a possibility we'll move  to Idaho sometime next year. The Cochran's have a basement apartment we could live in. Everything is up in the air right now. We still need to study it out and see if it would be a good decision. One thing is for sure, if we moved to Idaho it would be very different... I've never lived away from family. I've never even lived outside of Utah!

Here's my Pros and Cons list:

Pros If We Moved to Rexburg:

• BYU Idaho! It looks like such a fun school. (Much better than UVU!) It would be easier for Michael, and I'm pretty sure I would be able to get a full ride by keeping my grades up.
• A new experience away from home. I've heard a couple of people talk about how moving away from family for a couple of years was a really good decision. Not because they don't love their family... It just gave them a break to live on their own.
• The landscape is beautiful. I love all the farms.
• Both the temple and the University are in bike riding distance. We would probably save a lot on gas.
• Bonnie is an amazing piano player! Maybe she could teach me...
• The Cochran's have said Michael will have free access to their weight room.
• It would provide a break from the Lawrences, our current employers. We love them, but they put a lot of pressure on their employees. 
• The Kitchen in the basement apartment has a lot more counter space.
• There's more closet space.
• The bathroom's bigger.
• Summer's aren't so hot.

Cons If We Moved to Rexburg:

• We'd miss family
• We would both have to find new jobs.
• The basement apartment is smaller. It has one less room and there isn't really room for Michael to practice karate if he wanted.
• There are a lot of hobo spiders there. YUCK!
• The Cochrans could hear us making love? 
• We'd miss karate.
• We'd lose our jobs.
• Winter is too long there.
• We would miss our cute little apartment. It wouldn't be likely we would get it back when we come back to Utah.
• We would have to pay for a moving truck or trailer.
• We would have to take a four hour drive if we wanted to visit family. 

Personally, I wouldn't mind moving to Rexburg. It would be a new adventure. Although, I think Michael's reluctant to move. We'll see what happens. Whatever we decide, I'll be happy as long as I have my cute hubby by my side.