50 Shades of Gray - Searle Style

I have been meaning to write this post for months! 

I visited my cousins house and Clayson says I'm not aloud to go over there anymore  :)  

Her house is so cute and it inspired me to do something with our own place. 

we accidentally matched our pajamas  :)

Mostly I'm a whole lot of talk and not much action. 

Partly because I'm lazy and partly because I finally tell myself I'm going to buy
 curtains/rug/chair/baskets/table/decoration/whatever and then I get to the store and see how much it cost, and I instantly talk myself out of it. haha! 

ready to paint!

One day my parents called and said they were planning on coming to visit us for the weekend.

Because I had just been telling Clayson all my latest plans that would one day maybe be a reality, I off handedly told my parents we could paint my house when they came. Surprisingly, they agreed! And were actually excited to do it! (I think).
So, kind of unexpectedly, all my talk suddenly became reality.

taping.... this didn't last long.
Notice how there is no contrast between the walls and moulding around the doors

We picked up some paint samples from Home Depot.
 I think picking out wedding colors there has scarred Clayson for life, thinking that we will be there for an hour picking between 50 shades of gray
(don't worry, not the movie) but this was much easier than wedding colors. 

We were honestly there for like 5 minutes, tops. 

again, no contrast between moulding and wall

My parents arrived Friday night, we picked up the paint Saturday morning, and the fun began! 

See the color begin to go on! We have contrast!

laying down newspaper

Courtney decided to join the fun! 

However, she conveniently forgot we were painting so she wasn't dressed for it and she showed up just as we were finishing. 

She was good at finishing off our leftovers though  :)

getting above the cabinets was a fun job

We made a last minute decision to paint the kitchen blue instead of gray.

I think I'm ok with it now.

mom and me

me and courtney

After painting mom & dad took us all out to lunch, and then we took a break in the freshly painted living room.

That night we played an exciting game of Mexican Train.

I believe I won  :)

and we went on a walk.

girls in the hood

piggy-back

and played Heads Up

The final kitchen (I promise it's blue, it just doesn't show very well in this light)

Mom & Dad were so generous to help us furnish our living room for our wedding present. 

We love how it turned out!

(one day we will have decorations on the wall....)

Now we just need to decide which arrangement we like.... top, or bottom picture?

Thank you again Mom & Dad for all your help, it would not have happened without you!

We can't wait for you to come back to visit again!

I'm sure I could come up with another project....  :)

Reunited, and it feels so good!

Roommates Reunited!

We were in the unique situation of having two of my roommates marry two of Clayson's roommates all within a month of us getting married. 

As you can imagine, after going through dating, engagement, and now married life together, we have all gotten pretty close.

Matching pajamas!
Also, Clayson & I both slept on that couch all night. That was fun.

Now that we all live in different places throughout Utah, we try to get together every few months.  

This time we went to Carlie's cabin!

apparently, Jana and I didn't get the memo that this was a funny picture

We played Murder in the Dark, Signs, the spoon game, made egg & sausage McMuffins, had Ping Pong competitions, and talked to our hearts content.

It was lovely.

Tyler & Carlie match!

When it was time to leave the cabin we , along with Carlie and Tyler, decided that we weren't quite done having fun together.

We got 7-11 hot chocolate/slurpys and got a pizza at Pizza Man.

Carlie putting a giant cue-tip up Clayson's nose

Clsyson & I still weren't ready to go home yet, so we spontaneously decided to go to Carlie & Tyler's for games and dinner.
We finished off the night at the Nickel Arcade. 

It was so good to see all these people again! 

We can't wait for our next little reunion  :)

Just because I like this picture: This is from our front porch - no filter

Our other 2 Adventures: 

That One Day in June....

#picklevilleplayhouse #juanitobandito #welikeitmuymucho #friends #goodtimes #rainstorm #fullhouse

 

That One Time in June....

Remember that one time when we went to see Ryan Hamilton and I said I was going to make a video of it? 

Well, I finally made it!

Staring: Clayson fighting with people and Jana bobbling her head

Supporting Actors: Allison, Abbi & Jared, Carlie & Tyler, Ellen & Brody, Karissa, and Courtney 

(and Ryan Hamilton's ear)

It was really such a fun trip though! Before seeing Ryan Hamilton we went to Cafe Rio and then we all stayed at Carlie & Tyler's that night. 

So, while this may not be that exciting for most people to watch, it was our last big hurrah before we all got married. I love all these people!

Enjoy:

Thanks for watching  :)

2014 Revisited

This year has definitely been an eventful one!

January

I lived with the best roommates and did a lot of climbing (Roommate Climbing)

February

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More fun with roommates (Pickle Juice) and the best Valentines Day ever thanks to this guy

 (Our Flower Shop)

March

Leaning new skills (Yeah, we're kind of a big deal) and getting a new car (Goodbye Little Buddy)!

April

Work trip to Denver! (Denver)

This is me setting up for a party at work and impersonating Gollum

May

Happy Birthday to me - we got engaged! (It's a Love Story)

June

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Beating the odds (We Made It!) and engagement pictures (Engagement Pictures)

Also in June, we went to see Ryan Hamilton!
One day I will finish the video I'm making of this trip and post it. One day....

July

Spending time with my two favorite people (Jana-Clayson Bonding Time) and reminiscing (Turn, Turn, Turn)

Also in July, we got our house!
I still can't believe we're old enough to have a house!

and Carlie and Tyler got married!

August

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We got married! (The Newlyweds) and had a fun weekend with friends at the Pickleville Playhouse (#picklevilleplayhouse #juanitobandito #welikeitmoymucho #friends #goodtimes #rainstorm #fullhouse)

Also in August, Abbi & Jared got married!

September

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Troy & Aubree were sealed (Full House) and I struggled to cope when Clayson left me for a work trip to Chicago (Missin' Him Like Crazy)

October

Just warming our feet up in the sink  :)

That is my dart!

Loving married life (Divergent) and the beautiful Fall colors (It's Autumn Time!)

Also in October, I had another work trip to Denver and won $100 in a ticket drawing!

November

I started Crafting (Getting Crafty)

Also in November, we made a blanket fort!

and we ate pizza and watched a movie in it  :)

December

More crafting (Conforming) and traveling like crazy! (There and Back Again)

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I think it's safe to say that it has been a pretty amazing year!

I can't wait to see what next year has in store for us!

There and Back Again

This is the first weekend we have gotten to stay home in a long time!

Here's a quick review of our travels:

November 7-9

Burley - Turkey killing!

I already blogged a little about it here.

November 21-23

Rexburg - I took my sisters family pictures!

These pictures would not have turned out half as good without my fabulous assistant, Clayson.

He is the best  :)

One day Allison Kay Photography will be alive and thriving!

(There is still a lot of work to do on it)

One day....

We told Bennett if he was good, we would take him to see the Mario wall.

I don't think he was impressed with it as we were.

November 26-30

Rexburg - Thanksgiving!

It was so fun to be with family!

(Again, I already blogged about our craft project here)

Bennett is the master of the block towers!

Too bad Patton is the destroyer of block towers.

We went bowling!

The only down side was that Clayson and I both got sick Sunday, so we quarentined ourselves in the bedroom all day.

December 1-2

Salt Lake - Jazz game!

For Clayson's Christmas present, we went to a Jazz game. 

It was made even better because Carlie & Tyler came with us! We love getting to spend time with them.

The Jazz lost to the Nuggets, but it was a close game.

It got so loud!

After, Clayson and I walked around Temple Square and looked at the lights

This is Clayson's picture with the "sun" (Temple) moon and star.

It's symbolic....

We stayed at a hotel that night. Such a fun get away!

December 5-7

Burley again

December 12-14

Rexburg - Melissa's Endowment

December 19-21

Burley - Nathan & Melissa's wedding!

We had Sydney, Lynzey, and Annalese in our car to and from the temple because we are the fun car!

They wanted to stop at McDonalds. 

I told them that when I was growing up we only got $2 each when we went out to eat. Luckily, Clayson is nicer than I am and got them Happy Meals.
He justified that the dollar was worth more when we were growing up. 

That made me feel old.

Then the girls were blown away when we told them that we didn't have a TV in our car growing up.

 It's a miracle we both turned out ok  :)

I didn't think the "back in my day...." stories would start this soon in life.  

It was a long day of wedding-ness and by the end I may have been losing it a little....

I should have goten a picture with Nathan & Melissa, but alas, I did not. 

So here's a picture of us instead  :)

December 23-25

Burley - Christmas!

They have a recent tradition of having an Nerf war on Christmas day.

Last year was Nerf Guns, this year was Nerf Bow and Arrows.
They whistled as they flew and hurt more than the guns. I'm afraid of what's coming next year.

I was afraid we wouldn't have any snow, but it finally came Christmas day! 

The bad news was that we had to drive home that night and there were some pretty bad drifts. 

It was slow going, but we made it home safe!

This Weekend - Logan!

We are happy to get to enjoy some time at home!
But it won't last long....

Next weekend - Burley again for a baby blessing!

Stay tuned  :)