HALLOWEEN

Halloween is my jam. Especially when i can do couple costumes! This year Shelby and I dressed up as Cookie Monster duo. It was probably one of the easiest costumes ever and turned out SO cute! 

Cookie Monster:

+ Blue Dress (Forever 21) 

+ Headband

+ Blue Feather Boa

+ Ping Pong Balls

+ Black Construction Paper 

The headband was really the only thing I had to assemble. All I had to do was hot glue the feather boa to the headband, and then I cut off whatever remained (FYI you won't need the whole feather boa haha). Then I glued the two ping pong balls to the feather boa. They didn't stay very well so I reinforced them with dental floss and then they stayed in place great! 

Cookie:

+ Giant Piece of Cardboard (Shelby went dumpster diving for this piece)

+ Black Construction Paper

+ Suspenders

+ Duct Tape 

Shelby's cookie is pretty self explanatory. The only thing we struggled to figure out was how he was going to attach it to himself. He ended up duct taping the back of his cookie to a pair of suspenders and it worked out perfect. 

 

FALL SEMESTER

 

this semester has been a semester of change.  
+ i transferred universities. i moved cities, states, and left all my friends behind. i have had to start completely fresh and it has been HARD.
 
+ my dad got a job in ROME, ITALY. so while my sister and i are at school, they are living half way across the world. saying i miss them is an understatement. i am especially finding the time change hard. i am counting down the days till i can be with them at christmas!
 
+ i am conveniently now only thirty minutes away from my shelby boy, which i am loving! 
after a semester of semi-long distance and then a summer of FOR REAL long distance...thirty minutes is a dream come true.

 change can be hard, and i won't lie, this semester has been EXTREMELY hard for me adjusting to some of these big changes. there have been times where i have just wanted to pack my bags, make my way back to good old rexburg and settle back into my familiar life there. however, change pushes us out of our comfort zones and allows us to grow in ways that we would not be able to if things always remained the same.
thank goodness i have had shelby by my side this semester. he doubles as my best friend/lover and i don't know what i would do without him!