KAMIKAZI

On the second day of the year, Kurt and I drove to Twin Falls, Idaho to pick up what we have been so patiently waiting for, Kazi, our dog. She is a wired hair fox terrier and was 2 months old at the time. A friend of ours told us about those kinds of dogs and Kurt would stay up half the night researching them and finding everything out about them and just fell in love. They are a little more rare on the western side of the states, but luckily we were able to find one a little bit closer, Idaho. She is the runt of the litter and is so loving. We did have a rough drive home from Idaho. Here she was with new people who just wanted to love and hold her. What we didn't know was that she had eaten some leather thing previously and threw it up in our car. ewe. But we still kept her. The first night we had her, she was fine sleeping in a cage, but after that, she would not have it. So ever since, we have spoiled her and let her sleep in our bed with us.

The ride home

She loved the basket more than her bed we got her. 

Her official bed now

It was really nice getting her at 2 months olds, because she was sort of a little potty trained. We still had a few accidents and still do here and there, but she is doing so good at running to the door when she needs to go outside. Since she is a puppy, she is getting teeth in, which means she is teething! And wanting to bite everything! Other than that, she is an angel and we love when she sleeps! 

Another thing that we think is so fun, is going to PetSmart! While we were waiting for her, we went to PetSmart and got her some food bowls, treats, and a squeaky monkey. She didn't like that as much because it was really big. So later we went and got her a Llama that can fit in her mouth and she can squeak it herself. 

She really seems to like it here, because she has so many friends to play with. At first, she was really scared of Sugar, the lab, but now she loves her and thinks she is bigger than her. I don't know what Sugar thinks, but she is really good with her. 

Her new friend, Sugar

Some funny things about her: she runs like a bullet if ever anything is dropped in the kitchen. At night, she will lick Kurt's face to get his head of his pillow and then she will move right in and plant herself right where his head was. 

Happenings

A few things have happened since I last posted.
1. The week before Christmas, Kurt and I were able to attend his cousins wedding in Arizona. It was gorgeous down there for that time of year. It was a long drive to say the least, but we had fun with mom and dad gardner, Nichole, and Braylee. It was cool to see the Mesa Temple and be apart of the sealing. It was really pretty and it was fun to meet all of Kurt's cousins that I've never really met.

2. CHRISTMAS! Christmas last year was held at the Gardner home, and everyone came! It was really exciting because I got to experience a new kind of Christmas, one without my family. I love Kurt's family and just hearing some of their traditions made me excited! The Pajama Elf comes every Christmas Eve and brings pajamas! And of course pictures are taken. But before that, we all went to Outback Steakhouse and ate some yummy dinner! It was a lot of fun because all of his brothers and sister and families were there and I think there was only one other time before we got married that everyone was in town. It was a wonderful Christmas day.

3. The week after Christmas was a busy one! We had A LOT of packing to do before Friday. Luckily his brothers were there to help load some boxes and a dresser. It was surprising though to see how little stuff we had. I was expecting a lot more boxes. The rough part was just packing. It was so weird to see the apartment empty and with nothing on its walls. We got to Draper on Friday and unpacked everything that night with the help of his dad and brother. For New Years Eve, we were kind of lame and hung out with my sister and her friends, who are still in high school. We played games and did some lantern lighting.

4. School has started. Kurt is taking 12 credits and I am taking 13. The campus is so big! Luckily the buildings we have our classes in are in the same area. It is nothing like Dixie. No matter what time of day it is, there are tons of people all over the place. And the library! Holy Cow! Never seen a nicer library. I feel like I could get lost in there. Combine all of the computers they have at Dixie and that's how many you get at the library. Even though it feels like there is never one open when you go in there. I have yet to explore the basement, and the 5th and 6th floors! Anyway we are enjoying life here, just can't wait till it gets a little better weather.