our house, thus far.

sorry kole, this has been hard because i am computerally challenged. so, here is our humble abode thus far! we are waiting for our new furniture and i have no pictures of the guest room/office because i want to do befores and afters. so maybe the next post. anyhow, welcome. here above is the front door and the wall of the front door. here below since blogger won't let me type there is the bookcase and the view from the front door to the dining room. the arched door leads to the hall and the bedrooms and the door next to the wreath leads to the kitchen. the tiny kitchen. and the last shot is from the dining room into the living room (imagine it with furniture and a rug!!!!!)


the dining area
<----------- here we have the kitchen. it is little but it works marvelously. here is the fridge and clementine then a little shelf we have, then the view from the door from the dining room, then our rad floor (which mark loves and also told me it was mauve before we moved in. i am so glad it is not mauve!!!!) so, that is the kitchen and if you come, i will make you whatever you want to eat. it might not be good but i will try my darndest.







next we have our bedroom. now please, please keep in mind that we need a lot of stuff on the walls and i know a lot of what we have is uber dorky but bear with me people. we are poor. bed. dresser, walls, blah. you know the drill.











the hall from the bathroom













and the bathroom. narrow and cool tile. sweet eh?

fit the part

so, this shouldn't surprise you but the other day, mark and i were sitting in church and one of the guys from the bishopric came up to us and asked if we would talk to him after sacrament meeting. so we sat there and wondered what he could want. mark thought he wanted to ask us to speak and i thought that he wanted us to teach primary. so we sat there and listened to announcements and such and then all of the sudden the man who had spoken to us earlier as asking from the pulpit if we would stand. so we did. and then he called us to be primary teachers. then he got really flustered and said, "um, you need to sit down now" and then he explained to everyone that we hadn't been asked to be primary teachers yet. he was so flustered and the whole congregation was laughing. it was quite humorous. anyhow, so that is it, we are going to teach the 4 and 5 year olds. i am excited but a little leery. do you think the kids are going to listen to this man?:
hello, he has a neck beard. more evidence. it might frighten small children. so, do you think they will listen??he assures me they will. wish us luck, but at least this will keep my mind from wandering in relief society as it is wont to do.

eye

dear friends,

thanks for the concern about the eye but what should have excited you about that last post was the kitchen aid!!!!! oh well. not all of us can get excited about kitchen appliances. anyhow, they eye is not a good story. i fell asleep with contacts in and i think there was something in my eye and it got scratched around all night. so i am still dealing with the effects (or is it affects?). let that be a lesson to you all. do not sleep in contacts....but i probably still will once this confounded eye heals.

loves, meg

oh man oh man oh man

she's here, she's here, she's here!!! my little clementine kitchen aid. oh wowie. now i must get to baking. except i scratched my eye last night and i look like the devil and can not keep it open or from watering in yummy treats so baking may have to wait. i am going to start a tally at the end of all my blogs now of all the things i need.
like this:
job: 0
friends in spokane:1 (mark)
good attitude:0
kitchen aid mixer:1!!!! yahoo
new living room furniture: in 2-3 weeks!!!! yeee
better attitude: it's coming
scratched eye: priceless (what the?)
lameness: in abundance!!!!

this little light of mine, i'm gonna let it shine

this shouldn't surprise you but i am not going to lie. law school is not my favorite. all mark has to do when he is home is study. and since i am home alone all day and so excited when he comes home, i am less than pleased. i am trying to be not bratty but you all know that i am bratty by nature ( much like naughty by nature). so i have a lot of free time whilst i look for a job and ps. i hate looking for a job. why cant someone come up to me and say, you're hired at this fabulous rate. oh well. boo. so anyway, i am trying to be self entertaining but i am not good at it so today i ordered this little lovely:

and i am going to become a baker. if you need me to mail you various treats or breads, let me know. also i am homesick for virginia but i am putting on a brave face for mark. don't tell. the end. if you want to email me or g-chat, let me know at selmanmegan at gmail.com. loves.

ps. does anyone know how to pint 9x9 pictures? please?

here you go! hope you're not disappointed!

this shouldn't surprise you but here are the wedding pictures. i am working on a mac and i can't get the pictures in the order i want so i am sorry about that. it was a great day and we missed you all who couldn't be there!! now....in with the commentary....

we took some bridals and groomals in a town called eureka. it is practically a ghost town but there were some pretty cool spots like this old house.

and this romantic old door.

and here all of the sudden is the group at the temple (see what i mean about proper order?!)
and here are mark and me coming out of the temple. i opted not to wear my lace jacket at the temple. but i did wear my sweet yellow shoes.

oh what's this? some bridals....our rings and my pretend bouquet, the real one weighed approximately 30 lbs and i called it my baby all day and kept asking people to hold the baby.the old house again. i have on the lace jacket here. don't we look old fashioned?

mark's sweet tie and our rings.
us at the beautiful manti temple. i love the overcast sky.
us on temple grounds.
the smith family
me and the sibs: matt and marnae. no mike.
the food at the reception. sorry about the decoration pictures but i want you to feel as though you were there and if you were there, then you can remember these fondly. also i had a sweet team of help all week to pull off this gig. a big thanks to all the cousins and especially AUNT TREV!!!! and dani and kenz and riley!!
the book and our candy stick favors that no one took with them so we have a ton!!! seriously if you visit us in spokane you will receive these.
our centerpieces
our awesome musician jordan riley. if you ever need a wedding musician, call him!! he rocks and is totally easy on the eyes.
our cookies. they turned out so cute!!! thanks cookie makers brenda, nakole and marn!!!
the cousins and the bride. and the sister. dani on the ground and then marn, kole, me, kenz and mauri.
mark and i finished this old dresser that i got from our neighbor and then set up this little display.
our gifts. those doors are yellow and they looked really cute and see those yellow balls above them? i made 60 of them and they were a pain in the rear!! but they looked good all around the yard.
our RICE KRISPIE cake!!! it turned out better than i thought. mark and i made this all by ourselves. we can be hired if you need us and don't want a real wedding cake like me.
this is my mision president but i also wanted ou to see our back drop. those garlnds were everywhere and so pretty and made by AUNT TREV!!!! anyway, it was a delightful day and i hope you enjoy the pictures!! sorry they took so long!

alive

this shouldn't surprise you but i know i am sucky at my blog but listen, there have been a lot of events. any way, we rolled into spokane last night and once we get a little more unpacked, i promise i will blog. the wedding!!!! i finally have the pictures, so there will be some to come! please be patient. after all, i did move twice cross country and get married. give a girl a break.

silly ben

here is the questionnaire about mark's and my going away party tomorrow night. please come! (isn't ben clever?!)

SHOULD I COME QUESTIONNAIRE: If you are having a hard time deciding if you want to come to this party take the questionnaire below.Add up your points next to the answer you selected and consult the table given at the bottom:
Do you know Mark Smith:
__ (1) Is this the guy that has a mullet?
__ (3) He did have a mullet, but now he has a rat tail.
__ (6) Yeah, he's a solid guy, the kind you wouldn't mind being in a fox hole with.
__ (9) I know about his secret obsession with RPG's
Do you know Megan Selman
__ (1) Does she always sit on the back bench at church.
__ (3) I secretly blog stalk her and post a comment occasionally.
__ (6) I know she is afraid of horses lying down and vellux blankets. Does this count as knowing her well?
__ (9) I have her blog set as the home page on my web browser and I comment on EVERY post she makes. (Creepy)
Do you like Mark:
__ (1) LIKE, is a strong word for how I feel.
__ (3) Eh, He's alright.
__ (6) He's a cool dude.
__ (9) I watch what he wears so I can match his fashion sense. To the shoe laces.
Do you like Meg: __ (1) Well, I don't know if like adequately sums up my feelings.
__ (3) I do enjoy a well placed"Your Mom" joke.
__ (6) She is as good of a friend as one can hope for.
__ (9) She made me laugh so hard once, I split my britches.
Will you miss Mark:
__ (1) Uh ... I doubt it.
__ (3) I have no idea how to set up an appointment with the Bishop now.
__ (6) I plan on setting up a support group of those who will miss him.
__ (9) I will need professional counseling for months to be able to let him go.
Will you miss Meg:
__ (1) All indications point to NO.
__ (3) Only on Tuesday.
__ (6) Meg leaving will be like forgetting a fond childhood memory.
__ (9) Losing Meg will be like loosing one of my own appendages! How will I go on!
Should I stay home and watch re-runs of The Office, or should I rock out with Meg and Mark one last time:
(6 - 15) What are their names again, .... do I even know these people?
(16 - 25) I don't think them leaving will adversely affect my life.
(26 - 35) I should go by to wish them good luck with their future endeavors.
(36 - 45) I will miss these two, like the desert misses the rain.
(45 - 54) If I miss this chance to party with them I will consider this one of the top 5 missed opportunities in my life. ?'s, You can contact me: Ben Smith

some things

on july1, 2006, i arrived in washington dc.
on july 1, 2007, mark and i had our first kiss. so sweet.
on july 1, 2008, we stuffed our wedding invitation envelopes
can't wait to see what happens july 1, 2009!!!

we had a shower shout hooray

well we had a boy girl shower this last weekend. this lovely lady above was the planner and decorator and executor along with her side kick katherine ( who apparently worked a little TOO hard wink, wink)
not so conventional but i have a lot of guy friends that i wanted to be there. so heck with tradition, boys were there. darci and katherine and patti did a beautiful job. all was lovely and beautiful and delicious. THANK YOU!!! here are some picts.
ooh la la

favors
i wanted you to see that this girl can decorate! so pretty
our friends. sniff, sniff. i don't like to think about leaving
and of course motorboat. i laughed too hard at the spitting noises!

hubba hubba

um this shouldn't surprise you but i got some engagement pictures taken the other day and i was showing them to my "friend" at work and apparently, i am " not that pretty in real life. "







ahem....i BEG to differ.....

amish delights

what? did you say i suck at blogging? whatever. my blog and i were in a fight because it is so lame but this shouldn't surprise you but we kissed and made up. mostly because i get so mad when people don't blog and so i am a hypocrite. get over it. a few weeks ago, we took a sojourn to amish country. for some reason, we left super early. i think out thoughts were that the if amish get up early, so should we. so we did. we hit the road at 7. am people. on a saturday. fun. we made mei li drive. it was a beautiful day and the fields and all were so green and loverly. it was a nice day to visit lancaster, intercourse, bird in hand, blue balls, paradise and other little towns. hey amish, nice names.


look at how that are baling that hay! holy hannah. that would not be easy. it was cool to see though.

this girl in the field was cute.
i am not very good at car pictures but i wish this one had worked out of these two little boys on the fence.
i love these scooters.
mei li and i loved the clothes hanging on the lines
horse, buggy, neck beard. check.

after lancaster county we went to hershey and to hershey park. dave has the pictures of that but i will blog them when i get them. there were some fun roller coasters and i was a wee bit scared at first which apparently makes me " no fun at amusement parks." oh well. anyway, here are the light poles in hershey. again a car shot so not my finest work but do you get the idea of the wrapped and unwrapped kiss? we went to chocolate world and learned that milton hershey was a cool guy. he did a lot of good for that town. i hope i can be like that one day except not that rich.

the hershey factory smoke stacks. it was true that the town smelled of chocolate. mmm.

and that was our saturday adventure. the end.