Wow. I stink at blogging.

Well I was going to try to post about all the things I've missed. But hello that would take forever. So just to highlight- my best friend Betsy Broshar got married in June she is now Betsy Pollastrini..yay! It was a blast! We also went to Indiana to see Jake come home and celebrate Rachel graduating! Overall it was a fabulous summer. Maybe later I'll post some pictures but it's already November so I wouldn't count on it:) Just being honest! Anyway so I'll just post about what's coming up!

We've been having people ask us what we're going to do in the next few months and it seems to be getting confused so I'm posting to clear the air!:) Next week we are going to UTAH! for Thanksgiving!:) YAYY!! We're so excited to go there and have family around for the Holiday and have our last hoorah in Utah. Sad but true and we want to spend as much time with the family as possible!

We're going to have LOTS of family to see- my brother Adam, my sis-in-law Stephanie and my nephew Jack are there for a little while and I'm suuuuper excited to see them. I swear Jack grows an inch every day! He's such a little boy now and not a baby anymore which is sad but also very exciting! We're also going to stay with Seth and Megan and play with Scarlett! Davin and Aubrey and Preston will be there with Sandy and Steve and Sarah and we can't forget Rachel!!! and Dave:) I speak for myself but I'm sure Todd feels the same I am SOOOOOO excited to spend time with the family!!

After Thanksgiving Todd will have finals soon after and I will start PACKING!! and packing and packing and packing. It's going to become my favorite past time..not. And the reason we're packing is because Todd is GRADUATING! yee haw:) well sort of. He's going to be walking December 16th with a Bachelors in Communications. He'll officially be graduated after his internship. Which brings us to the next order of business!

We're going to IOWA! We will head to Iowa after graduation and spend the holidays with family and then my parents have rented a condo in Ft. Walton Beach Florida for 2 weeks in January and obviously we are going with them!:)So Todd will officially start his internship January 18th at Mudd Advertising:) He'll intern for about a month or 5 weeks and then hopefully we'll find a great job somewhere fun!

Lots of things coming up! Right now we're just kind of playing the hurry up and wait game which is annoying but it happens! So hopefully I'll be better at updating my blog when I get home and have a half decent computer to work with:) I'll post pictures as soon as I have anything fun!:)

September 11th- We Remember!

Since today marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 I wanted to share an article I read about today and just take a few moments to remember those who died but also those who are still fighting for our wonderful nation.

This article comes from Leslie Clark and Steven Thomma from McClatchy newspapers:

With simple and solemn ceremony, the United States marked the 10th Anniversary of the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks Sunday in emotional tributes that recalled the sacrifice of thousands lives, not just on that day a decade ago, but in the bloody conflicts that have raged since.

Americans of every stripe from Presidents to firefighters to average citizens, paused to honor the dead in churches, at the site of the attacks, and in living rooms across the country. Church bells rang. Prayers were read aloud. Choirs sang.

In New York, the focus was on those killed in the World Trade Center, their names now engraved on bronze panels that will long bear witness to the tragedy.

In Pennsylvania, it was on the passengers who sacrificed their lives seizing United Flight 93 from terrorists before it could hit the Capitol or the White House.

And at the Pentagon in Virginia, eyes moistened at the memory not only of the 184 killed there, but also for the 6,000-plus members of the armed services who've died in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Throughout there was a sense of quiet resolve, even pride that the United States did not buckle as terror mastermind Osama Bin Laden had hoped.

"Al Qaida and Bin Laden never imagined that the 3,000 would inspire 3 million to put on the uniform and hardened the resolve of 300 million Americans," Vice President Joe Biden said at the Pentagon.

"We have remained at war ever since", said Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff "visiting upon our enemies the vengence they were due."

It was the first September 11th anniversary that bin Laden, killed by Navy Seals in May, could not watch from hiding.

In perhaps the most moving tribute of the day, family members in New York read aloud 2,983 names-2,977 for those killed in 2001 in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, and 6 for those killed during a bomb attack at the World Trade Center in 1993.

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." President Barack Obama said ath the World Trade Center site in New York, reading from Psalms 46.

"Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea, though it's waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with it's swelling."

At the Pentagon Vice President Joe Biden praised the courage of the family members of the 184 who died there saying- "I know these memorials-and you've been through many- are bittersweet moments for you, because as you sit here right now, unlike a month ago, everythings coming back in stark relief. It's not a thought, it's precise. You remember that God-awful empty feeling, you remember being sucked into your own chest and that feeling of hollowness. But I want you to know something else," he added, "Your physical presence here today gives hope to thousands of Americans who under different circumstances are trying to come to grips with the losses you had".

Since September 11th, 2011 more than 6,200 members of the armed services have died. Let's also remember them this day!

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave!- Elmer Davis

One of my favorite hymns/patriotic songs is "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" we sang it in All-State in high school and there was always one verse that stuck out to me and just the men sang it and it was BEAUTIFUL and I think it applies here really well:)

"In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea with a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me, as He died to make men holy let us live to make men free while God is marching on! Glory glory hallelujah! Glory glory hallelujah! Glory glory hallelujah! While God is marching on!"

Overwhelming!

So let me start this post by saying I'm kind of a whimp. I've been feeling like throwing myself a pity party for the past couple of weeks, and I guess Todd would probably tell you I have been:p Some new things going on in our life:
#1 Our owners are tearing down all the houses on our side of the street starting April 15th. Sad because we love our big spacious apartment that's more like a house then an apartment with our garage and huge windows...BUT such is life:) that brings me to..
#2 We're MOVING:) just in town so nobody get any ideas, I wish we were moving away from Idaho but we're just moving to a different apartment. While this apartment is going to be smaller (kind of an understatement) I'm really excited to move! I'm excited to be in a neighborhood instead of surrounded by students (even though the location of our current apartment was very convenient for Todd) and we get to de-junk our stuff and only keep what we really need. PLUS we will have a washer and dryer and dishwasher! Hallelujah!! Todd's really really not excited that it's smaller but I don't mind so much it's just the two of us and it will be cheaper to live there. And it's actually in a complex so I'm excited to meet people and to have managers that actually take care of stuff!!!
#3 Todd is almost done with this semester about three weeks left and then he has a week off until he starts spring semester! yippee:) We're really hoping he's only got this spring semester and then fall semester and then he'll be DONEZO!:) (except his internship) but it gets kind of dicey because he's got 2 or 3 credits he's not sure where to fit in..but we're not staying here for 2 or 3 credits:p
So that basically sums up our lives as of right now..packing our old place, cleaning, moving to our new place all while todd finishes up the semester and starts a new one. I will take LOTS of pictures of our new place once we get settled and post them I PROMISE!!!:)
xoxoxo Catie N Todd

Finally March!

Obviously I'm not very good at this posting thing and I hardly ever take pictures which I also understand is annoying because I really like to see pictures:) but my life isn't very exciting:p I am SUPER glad it's march! Hopefully this means the weather will at least stay warm enough to melt some snow!!!:) Plus March means St. Patty's day which I LOVE because of my Irish heritage!:) I'm thinking about decorating my house in all GREEN!:) which also happens to be one of my favorite colors anyway...maybe we'll start dying all of our drinks and food green too that would be AWESOME!:) So just so everyone knows the month of March is going to be about melting snow and green:) let's hope;)

Oh February

So it's February...such a short month but such a big PAIN! It's been freeeezing here and by freezing I mean your eye ball juice freezes when you walk outside!!:p I've been working full time which is such a HUGE blessing but I'm used to working every single day vs. only 2 or 3 times a week. It's been really fun getting to know new people and not so fun dealing with angry people:) It is nice to be able to learn how best to deal with rude annoying people but come on who ever REALLY wants experience with that?:p
Todd had a birthday this month YIPEE!:) he still tells people he turned 23...not true he's 24!:p If we're starting that this early then I call only being 21 for the rest of my life!:) Todd also has continued to go to school full time and work..sometimes:) he joined a basketball team and plays with some of his buddies which he LOVES!! and I love that he's getting exercise and not bugging me all the time to play with him;)
Some things to look forward to: Seth and Megan and Aubrey and Davin are gonna come up with the kiddies to visit next weekend! YAYY!!! I'm so excited to see them and spend some quality time with the fam!:) Also Todd's pretty close to half way through the semester so there is a light at the end of the tunnel!!!
Other then that we're just hangin out trying to keep warm and waiting for the sun to come back into our lives!! :)

BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TODD!! He's 24 today! practically an old man! He gets to spend his day going to class and taking tests! Such is the life of a responsible college student! (and a wife that wouldn't let him skip;)) So if you have time give him a call or a text:)

UPDATE:)

Hey everyone! Obviously I have a major problem of not posting on my blog. I'm hoping to be better but that's what I always say and it never happens! So since the last time I posted a LOT has happened.
#1. The holidays! We weren't able to go home for the holidays unfortunately because I had a job in retail and that's the busiest time of year! Especially at a TOY store! :p So we had Thanksgiving alone together with a big turkey and all the sides:) That night I had to work a 10 hour shift..no fun but I got a great deal on an IPOD that my parents got me for Christmas...I actually waited to open and play with it till Christmas! I know I'm surprised I made it that long too!:) Then it was constant work and finals all the way up until Christmas! Todd had a few weeks off so he was SUPER happy but SUPER bored:) Christmas came and we had a WONDERFUL day!:) We opened presents in the morning and Todd got lots of clothes that were desperately needed! And lots of socks which of course he's lost by now! boys. I wish they had a rolling of the eyes face..that would be me!:) Overall the holidays were good even though I had a few tears on Christmas...we did get to talk to our families so it was alright!
#2. My best friend Megan got MARRIED!!! yayyy! So I got to see my nephew Jack and Adam and Stephanie because they flew out to Utah for the event. (Megan married Stephanies brother Phil) sooo we're basically related:p It was a super short trip but it was AMAZING! beautiful and we got to see the family for a little bit right before Christmas. While we were there I got to talk to an old friend who was doing the photography for the wedding and she told me about a job in Rexburg that she just quit because she had to move. Bada Bing Bada Boom!
#3. I got a new JOB!:) YAYYY! we've been praying for so long that I would be able to find a job in Rexburg even if it was just part time but the Lord blessed us abundantly and I was able to find a full time job in Rexburg...it's only about 10 minutes away instead of the 35-50 minutes I was driving before! It's really nice! I now work for Salt Lake Express which is a company that shuttles people from BYU-Idaho to Salt Lake and a myriad of other places:) I'm just a reservationist but it's so nice to have a full time job IN town! and Todd's thrilled..he says it's been his DREAM for me to get a full time job:p I don't know if I agree but I am happy!!:)

Well that should at least give a brief update...We're pretty boring so our lives consist of work and school and not a whole lot in between:) I'll post some pictures in the VERY near future!:)

Listen to October 2010

Just for fun!

So even though I said I'd be better and this blog thing I'm still not super. Part of me wants to wait until somebody cool can show me how to make it awesome...but that may be awhile since it's just me and Todd...anyone who knows us knows he's no help :p But I think I prefer it that way! Anyway we have done some fun stuff and as soon as I put the photos on the computer I'll upload them on here!
I just wanted to blog because I made a new playlist and I liked it so I wanted to share it with everyone! I don't think I can put it in the post...if I can I'm an idiot and can't figure it out...so I thought it'd be at the bottom of the page but it posted above this one...weird I know...anway it's some music I've been listening to lately:)
Love you all!

We're still alive I swear!

Ok so by now everyone knows how horrible I am at blogging but I have made a conscious effort to try to be better! so for a quick update: Todd and I are still alive...YAY! We have moved from our basement apartment to a new apartment that's really more like a house..2 bedrooms, a real kitchen, laundry, a garage and car port. We're pretty dang excited! We also got internet so now I have no reason to keep up on the blogging!:) Todd has started school again and he's pretty excited for his classes. It's weird having all the students back and even though we're excited to have the other Katie Oesterle back in our lives...it's a little crowded around town! So we're adjusting!
They are re-doing our countertops and gave us a new sink which sounds nice and eventually I'm sure it will be, but they start and stop and start and stop and I'm not sure when the actual project will be done as usual...so we're "under construction" and our house is a mess!:p Oh! We also just celebrated our 1 year anniversary!! Yayy! It doesn't seem that long and then again it seems like so much longer! We love being married and are excited for the years to come!
Other then that there're not a whole lot going on! So as soon as I take some pictures of our new apartment and other stuff I'll post it I promise!!
Peace and Love<3

AMAZING weekend!:)

This past weekend I was able to go to Utah to see Adam and Stephanie and Jack...and Megan and the Youngs and Seth and Megan and Scarlett...needless to say it was a busy weekend! But SOOOO much fun! Jack is the cutest baby with all his cute little rolls and squeals and so fun to play with!

Well I left on thursday and let me tell you it was a rocky start! Todd and my car kind of died the day before so i had no way to get down there, so my dad who is a SAINT! got me a rental car so I could see my nephew. It was NICE, it had air conditioning and cruise control and a cd player and was super compact so perfect for Utah traffic, and it's a 2009 so brand new and nice!

So not the best picture but you get the point!:) Eventually I got to Utah and got to spend some quality time with some of my favorite people. Of course when I showed up I wasn't Jacks favorite person but I think I grew on him, I would be comfortable in saying he loves me now:) So here are a few pictures of him that are my favorites!

Ok so I'm really horrible at posting the pictures but you get the idea! He's SOOO adorable! and drooly:) we had a lot of fun and it was really good to see Adam and Stephanie! Hopefully it won't be so long until I get to see their cute family again!

Up and Coming...

Ok soooo I just bought a replacement battery charger for my camera..thank you Stephanie for the idea of going online...it's not here yet but it will be here within a week or so. Coming up soon: my birthday is tomorrow woo hoo! Then June 24th I'm going down to Utah to see Stephanie and Adam and JACK!:) Stephanies sister Becky is getting married so exciting! So there will be LOTS of pictures then because I'm staying with Seth and Megan bless their hearts, so pics of them and Scarlett, Adam and Stephanie and Jack, pretty Becky and Megan will be there YAY! :) so June is gonna be fun, stay tuned for cool posts and pictures!:)

Wish I didn't lose things!

Heyyy everybody!! So I wanted to keep everyone updated even though this time I don't have any pictures. Apparently I have lost my camera's battery charger.....whoops so I can't take any pictures until I find it. It wouldn't be such a bummer except that Todd and I have had some big events happening and it would have been nice to document them.
First: we finished our Winter Semester!! yayy!! which meant my friend Megan graduated....hoooorayy!:) she is amazing and looked great getting her empty diploma cover:) luckily her family took a lot of pictures so hopefully somebody will send me some..hint hint*:)
Second: we decided kind of last minute to visit the cousins in Utah! It was SOOOOO much fun! I'm so glad we got to go and that Megan and Seth are so nice to let us stay on such short notice. Not only did we get to see the cousins but also Scarlett and Preston. We had never met Scarlett and let me tell you...she is a CUTIE! I got to hold her more then I thought I'd be able to and am SOO grateful I loved every minute! And we hadn't seen Preston since our wedding which was almost eight months ago. He is so big! He was so much fun to play with! He's got the biggest cutest blue eyes and drools all over which sounds gross and is kinda..but ADORABLE on him:) I just wanted to squish his belly and chubby legs the whole time!
So overall it would have been nice to take pictures but I need my battery charged...so if anybody has any idea where I put my charger LET ME KNOW:)

Still Catching Up!

Okay so these are really old pictures:) I don't have the blonde highlights and my hair is longer but heres me and todd before thanksgiving:)If you can't tell who this is...it's David Archuleta!!!:) He came to BYU-Idaho in December and at the time I was working for the school and got to work this event...PLUS I ushered so they gave me a front row ticket!!!:) I was ridiculously close and he totally waved at me..I have witnesses!:) He was amazing! He was dancing like crazy and his singing stayed the same. He also had a weird entourage of middle aged women jumping up and down in the front for him...but I figured maybe it was his mom or something...otherwise they're just weird members:)Here's Rachel...she's the one with the weird thumbs up:) we went to sherlock holmes over Christmas break and apparently she was more interested in the chipmunks:)

whew! about time!

So here are some updates from wayyyy back when! Todd and I got married and went on our honeymoon to South Haven Michigan! It was BEAUTIFUL! we loved being there and hopefully someday we'll be able to go back or somewhere just like it!

This is where we stayed it was called the Victoria Resort, it was a bed and breakfast:)
We played on the beach and Todd attacked some seagulls because they looked at us funny:)I loved the water but it was FREEZING! hence the sweatshirt!:)We walked out on the pier every night to see the sun set. It was beautiful every time!! So for now that's it but I'll post again later with all of the more recent stuff...such as Thanksgiving and Christmas and life since...funny how that's recent to me but I'm tired of loading this pictures on here:)

Update

Hey everyone! So I haven't posted in what 4 months? I know I'm really lame what else is new! I still haven't been able to transfer my pictures from my camera to my computer which is very annoying because that means I can't take any pictures!!! So if anyone has any ideas of how I can fix that let me know!!
So just a quick update: Todd and I are both still in school. We'll be done with winter semester in about 3 weeks yay! Then we have a week break and start spring semester! I'll be taking about 7 credits and Todd will be taking 15. Good news!! This will be my last semester and I will graduate at the end of July!!
Todd is working on campus as an event manager and I just got a job at Toys R Us in Idaho Falls! I'm very excited to start and we feel so blessed I was finally able to find a job, even though it's half an hour away.
The weather is starting to warm up here and it's making both us of anxious for summer! I can't remember what it's like to not have to wear long sleeves outside! We really want to be able to enjoy summer even though we're going to class, so hopefully we'll be able to visit some family during that time. Stephanie and Jack are coming out to Utah in June (Becky, Stephanies sister is getting married..YAY!) and we're SUPER excited to see them!!! We haven't met Jack yet and he'll be 6 months old by then!
Well that's about it for now. As soon as I figure out how to transfer pictures I'll post a BUNCH!

I'm a lame blogger!

So I know I'm a lame blogger, I haven't posted anything new in a WAY long time and even when I did I didn't update anything! But I will do it very soon! I can't get my pics to load onto my computer and when I do I'll post! I love everyone! thanks for following us even though we're slow!

Yay for late postings!

I haven't blogged in a LONG time, but actually I tried to blog and did it on the wrong one, so I've been trying to get back on to do it all over again :) Wellll since our last post we finished our summer semester and went home!! yayy!! we spent a lot of time at each others parents houses and having fun in the summer sun:)

We also GOT MARRIED!!!!! YAYYYY!:) it was a BLAST! we loved having everyone there! we were so excited to see all our families and close friends. Of course it was raining that day, but luckily it stopped for about an hour so we could take a few pictures. We then headed home for our reception. It was LOVELY! Our friend Amy Youngblut did the whole thing and she's an amazing woman!!! It was beautiful!! Everything I hoped for. We had so much fun and the time went by toooo fast!

I want to thank our wedding party for all their hard work. My sister-in-law Stephanie did our engagement pictures, invitations, DVD, and sign in book! She's amazingly artistic but also and amazing friend! Thank you SOOOO much!

Megan my maid of honor, I love her SO much! She is my best friend! She not only flew out to calm me down on my big day, but she also drove me to Utah to buy my wedding dress costing her two new tires and an almost heart attack! i will be forever grateful for her!

Adam and Dave- well I was just glad they wore the ties I picked out:) they have been two of my best friends since I went to college and I know Todd is also close to them and is so grateful for all the work they did for us.

Well we did survive the wedding day and we LOVED IT! it was soooo good to see our nephews and sisters who don't live close. We'll right more about our honeymoon and the move later:) Here are a couple pictures of the wedding day!!:) <3>

The 4th and more...

^Gettin ready to play a little scum:)

^The group relaxin before the fireworks
This is basically how it was all weekend:)

This is a little belated BUT I thought I'd blog about the 4th and stuff. Todd, Amy, Jake and I headed down to Utah for the holiday because we had a four day weekend, and it was a BLAST! We all stayed at Seth and Megans because they have a really nice big apartment so we could all fit!:) Thanks again!!! We went down Wednesday night and hung out with Aubrey and Davin and Seth and Megan for awhile and then hit the sack. Thursday Todd and I went and registered at Target which wasn't exactly what I thought it would be, but it's done:) And we got to go to Panda Express for lunch so it was totally worth it. Sandi and Steve showed up that night after a LONG drive and everyone was super excited to see them. We sat up all night listening to Steves stories from "way back". It was hilarious and lots of fun. So friday we just hung out and Sandi and Steve made us awesome food which of course we gladly accepted. I think it's the first time in a long time Todd and I have had real food that was AWESOME! For the fourth we went just outside the Stadium of Fire and sat around for about 5 hours and just talked and played games it was great. We were sad to leave on Sunday both because the weekend was so fun and also because we had to go back to school. But it was an AWESOME weekend! So thanks Seth and Megan and Steve and Sandi and Aubrey and Davin...you guys are GREAT!:)

Engagements!

Todd and I took our engagement pictures a couple weeks ago and my wonderful talented sister-in-law took them, she did a fabulous job! She also made our invitations so we owe her a LOT! Anyway I just got some of them today and I'm going to post them as soon as I figure out how:) but our main picture is one of them, we took that in front of the Rexburg Temple.