Our Splurge

We finally posted pictures so enjoy!

One morning Joe brought in a Deseret Book catalog and showed me a beautiful painting that he said we had to have. I was a little hesitant at first because it was $250, but then we both decided it was time for a splurge. We haven't splurged for a while and decided to treat ourselves. We bought the painting and hung it up in our kitchen. It looks great!!! We just love looking at it. It was our first painting purchase and we are very proud!

Crazy life of the Faits

Hey Everyone! Sorry I haven't posted anything new for a really long time! Things have been so crazy. Joe is working two jobs now. He works at the Juvenile Justice Center and now he also works as an Administrative Assistant to one of his professors in a program called UGRASP. It will be a great experience for him. It will look great on a resume and applications to grad schools! However, it keeps him busy very every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Did I mention that he has to dress up on those days and he left most of his dress clothes in Chicago? Good one Joe!
I still work at Roberts, but I also got a second job. I now work at South Elementary. I am a reading tutor and I also take the Extended Day Kindergarten kids to lunch and recess. It is a blast. They are so cute but they also know how to get what they want! I work there everyday and then work at Roberts every Tuesday and Thursday and sometimes Saturday. I just have to remember to do my homework for my 7 classes and I'll be alright.
Nothing real exciting is coming up in our lives. Except, just a few more weeks and I get to start decorating for Halloween. I will definitely post pictures of that!

Our New Weed Eater

So Joe has been bugging me to let him buy a trimmer. But our lawn is so small I just didn't see the point. But, we went to Wal-Mart and found this little guy for $20. It was so funny to watch Joe trim our lawn. It took him about 4 times as long as it would've with a normal trimmer. It was hilarious!

Our 1 Year Anniversary

We can finally have our cake and eat it too!

We celebrated our year anniversary while in Michigan at the lake house. When we got back, we finally got to eat the top tier of our wedding cake that had been freezing in Karli's parents' freezer. It was actually way better than we thought it would be! Chocolate with cream cheese filling.... YUMMY!

Wrigley Field

Hanging out at Wrigley Field

Iowa

In Iowa, driving to Nauvoo

Nauvoo & Carthage

We stopped in Nauvoo and Carthage on our way to Chicago. We got to see the gorgeous Nauvoo temple. We also went to the grave site of Joseph Smith. The water from the flooding was coming pretty close to the grave. The picture is just a little down the hill from the grave. You can see just the top part of the fence.