No Consitency

Hello to all who follow the adventures that Tyler and I have up here in Idaho. Soon, the adventures will be more frequent and more interesting. I think part of the reason why Tyler and I have not updated our blog in a while is because there really is not anything to report. Lets face it ... we're in Idaho. There is a lot of outdoor things we do before they get old and can't post about what we've done over the weekends. A couple of weekends ago, we went to a rodeo and we took LOTS of pictures but they are on Tyler's camera. We don't know how to import the pictures from his card to our Macs. He's looking for an "adapter?" to view pictures.

I am pleased to announce that since my last post, Tyler and I have decided to move to Utah. We want to be closer to family and our niece and BRAND NEW NEPHEW! We miss the Prangers, Holts, Spencers, Muramotos and other family and friends we have down in the Salt Lake City area. Tyler graduates in less than a month in Exercise Physiology and has completed the DAT. I have decided what I would like to do after finishing school (it's only taken me 2 years to figure out). I plan on getting my Masters in Social Work to be a substance abuse counselor. Part of me thinks my fascination with "drugs" and addicts has compelled me towards this decision.

We are proud of Jack and his decision to serve a mission for the LDS church. He is serving in the Salt Lake City West Mission and will be reporting to the MTC August 29. Alex has recently graduated from Lone Peak High and we are so excited to see him go to college and realize his potential (we have pictures of this too). He's a genius at home and can continue being a genius at BYU. Eric has grown into an amazing, intelligent, hilarious young man. I can't wait to spend the rest of my summer with the Pranger boys.

I am pleased to report that my sisters are doing just fine. They are living comfortably in the townhome, driving around their new cars. Oly is in Texas with my parents, Cody and Kyra. Kyra starts dental school in a couple of months and Tyler hopes to join her next year.

As for me and Tyler, we're just happy to be together. We are happy to have such wonderful families and look forward to moving next month. Tyler is reaching an important and tremendous milestone next month and I am so proud of him. Congratulations, Tyler!

P.S. Pictures of the last few months are coming soon.

Long Time ... No See

Determined to eat his 16" pancakes

He failed ...

So Tyler and I have not been diligent about our blog. We have had quite and amazing adventure since our last post. The beginning of September, we drove to Oregon for a 10 day trip for Tyler's birthday. We drove through Portland to visit my great-grandmother. We ate breakfast at the Stepping Stone Cafe (seen on Man v. Food) and headed down the Oregon coast to Gold Beach.

Gold Beach was cold and under constant cloud. Tyler and I spent most of our time on the beach, playing in the sand and water. We flew kites, sifted through the tide pools for sea critters, and went on an exciting jet boat ride up the river. Tyler and I visited a dinosaur park and drove down to Crescent City, CA where we went to a National park. We went for a hike through the woods and went to an aquarium where we pet a 6-foot shark. We also went to a small branch meeting where 50% of the congregation were tourists.

Happy 25th Birthday!

Tyler and I had to leave Oregon for Idaho eventually. It was a sad, cold morning when we left. We spent a night in Boise and then arrived back in Rexburg. It was an amazing trip! I am now in love with Oregon.

Happy boy with his candy

Since our trip, Tyler has started Fall classes and I have finally found a job. I work at a counseling center. I love my job and enjoy the environment in which I work. Tyler and I threw a small, quite Halloween party last month. Now, I am preparing for Thanksgiving. I have a fantastic menu planned and now I'm not sure if I have the time to cook or even eat my Thanksgiving dinner. I must work that day through the evening.

Don't eat me!

Can we keep him?

I do not mind spending my holiday evening at work. I know that when I get home, I get to spend my holiday with Tyler. We will probably end up having chicken noodle soup. Sounds terrific, right? It sounds perfect to me. After Thanksgiving, Tyler and I must get the apartment ready for a large group of Holts to visit. My parents, Oly, Hayli, LaRee, and Jack are all coming up the last week of December to get Oly and Jack settled in their new apartment and prepare for them to start Winter classes in January. It is going to be an exciting few months coming up in my life with Tyler by my side.

Anniversary

The table is set for a delicious dining experience.

A green salad with the homemade ranch dressing.

Homemade chicken pot pie with a creatively designed crust.

Yummy! Chocolate mousse!

Tyler and I celebrated our 2nd Anniversary 2 weeks ago. I know this post is a bit late. Better late than never, right? We stayed home and had a quiet celebration together.

I made a 3-course meal for dinner that night for Ty. We had a green salad with homemade ranch dressing as the first course. I have to make something Tyler will love so he can drown his vegetables under the dressing. Would you like some salad with your ranch dressing, Tyler? After the first course, we had homemade chicken pot pie. I made some designs for the top of the crust. Tyler burnt his mouth. He was too impatient to wait for the pie to cool down enough to eat. After the main course, Tyler and I had a chocolate mousse I made from scratch with white chocolate shaved on the top of the cold dessert.

We exchanged gifts and watched Psych. Dishes can wait a few hours after our delicious meal, right? That's what I thought.

Tyler gave me a couple of cook books and I got him season 3 of Psych (one of his favorite shows).

I can't believe that it's already been 2 years since Tyler and I were sealed together in the Nauvoo, IL temple! Time flew by and we are shocked that our anniversary has come and gone already. People keep asking us how our marriage feels now after 2 years of marriage. Tyler responds with a simple "fine" or, "The same as last year" response. That is the man I married.  A down-to-earth, simple, goofy man who makes me laugh every day since we met. He's honest and he makes sure to tell me that he loves me every day.

It was a perfect day and we cannot wait until next year for our next Anniversary that we will celebrate together.

Kicks & Giggles

Tyler and I have been talking and are actually really excited to see such a great response from family and friends about this blog. Although there are only 2 followers on the blog, I was surprised to see that there was a positive response. Now everyone Tyler and I love can follow us on our adventures.

Now when I say adventures, I mean life experiences. I like saying adventures because it makes my married life sound more intriguing than it can be sometimes. Tyler and I are indoors by 5 p.m. and in bed by 8. We literally do nothing but talk, make each other laugh and watch movies until one of us falls asleep (that's usually me).  I'm not complaining at all about it either. I think that is why I love being married to Tyler so much. That I have found someone that I can be perfectly happy with even when there is nothing to say. You just hold each other while things happen around you. I am happy just being next to my best friend. That one person who knows me better than anyone else.

Some of you may be wondering about the title. Well, I'm sure some of you think that I, Afton Holt Pranger, may be pregnant. I know that there are 2 people (for sure) wanting me to be so they can be an aunt and uncle. They ask each time we get on the phone to chat. I also have other family members who are pushing me towards it and others telling me that I'm "just not ready." I'm here to inform everyone that ... I am not pregnant, yet. Tyler and I are upset too.

For the Anglo-Saxon and my FedEx Companion, y'all must be patient a bit longer, eh? When it does happen, I will make you both t-shirts that say "Future Aunt and Uncle of the coolest 1/4 Asian kid EVER!" That's too long but I'm working on it. I do know this though, my kids will be calling their grandparents Obachan (Grandma) and Ojiisan (Grandpa). Hehe. We'll have "somewhat" looking asian kids running around calling Tyler's parents and my parents Japanese names. I don't think my dad is too excited about that either. He wants the traditional grandpa.

I asked Tyler if he had anything to add to our blog but he doesn't have much to say. He's too busy watching Royal Pains and doesn't want me editing what he types. For now, this is farewell until we have more to say or had an actual adventure.

The End

The End of Spring & On to Summer

Nothing exciting going on here in Idaho. We do live quite close to a park but it's full of loud, annoying people and way too many children running around without adult supervision. Oly spends his weekends somewhere else and Tyler and I spend our time at home. We did go see Transformers 3 last weekend after Tyler finished donating. We had an adventure before leaving for the theatre.

Tyler's arm was dripping in blood and we had to rush over to the pharmacy to pick up gauze and ace wrap. The cashier looked worried and rushed to check us out as the mom behind us was speechless. We then rushed back out to the truck where Tyler washed off all of the blood from his arm and hands while I bandaged his arm back up. Afterwards, Tyler was giggling and acting weird. He blamed the "loss of blood" for his "actions."

He was a good sport and we had a good rest of the day!

The 4th of July was a very uneventful day for the most part. We spent most of the day watching movies. Afton and I saw Super 8 and then went home to watch Independence Day. We did want to go to the park that day but there was a parade, lots of people, and some sort of fair. Too bad we didn't know of a rodeo. I know Afton would have enjoyed going to that.

Later that evening we had made plans to make a fire in the pit at our apartment complex to roast some hot dogs and marshmallows. Since it was 90 degrees out we decided to hold off on the fire till later that night.

The temperature eventually dropped. We lit a fire and roasted marshmallows. The s'mores were delicious and the fire was perfect. I had some sparklers left over from Kathy and Louie's wedding. Oly, Afton and I lit sparklers right outside our front door. I had fun lighting some of the cottonwood seeds on fire under our front window. Being the paranoid type, Oly has me dump a gallon of water on the bushes to make sure our apartment didn't catch fire while se slept that night.

Started my week off just right.

Our First Post Together

Here's the deal. This is a blog of the Pranger family here in Idaho. Tyler and I both have news and things to share with family and friends so we both will be writing things in the blog for everyone to read. Enjoy!

Tyler and I have decided that maybe Facebook is not the best way to stay in touch with family and friends. My parents don't have Facebook and literally half of my siblings deleted their profiles. Maybe this will keep everyone more in touch with each other. It was actually Tyler's idea. He was goofing around with another blog website, trying to figure out how to get things set up. It's midnight and we are just now finishing things up on our first post. We both know there is no one reading or following this blog, for now, but soon there will be pictures of our family, vacations, and moving out of Rexburg! Yay! Until then, it will just be our adventures here in Idaho.

Afton and I would started this blog to share our happiness, memories, and experiences with everyone. For some reason, I thought this would be more fun and I'm struggling to come up with more to say because it is late at night and Star Trek is playing on my computer. No offense, I would rather watch that than try to come up with more to say. Good night.