waaaayyyy over due!

Hello all! I am finally sitting down to update our blog- it has been way too long since my last post!

A little update: if you do not know by now we have moved to Sioux City. We moved September 11th and still have lots of boxes full and in "packed" away in closets, at some point I will get to them :) We're so happy to be in Sioux City where there is more to do & we can see Jesse's family and our friends more. It is also an hour closer to my home- which is amazing! After living in our fourth house...yes FOURTH house!!! I can finally say that we feel like we are finally home! Our house has everything that we want and need- it's located on the North side of Sioux City on a dead end street- which means NO traffic! We are hidden away from all the noise and action and surrounded by trees- it's almost like country living until you go down the street!

Jesse continues to work in Sioux Center at the bank- he drives 45 minutes there and back every day. I don't know how he does it- but I am so thankful that he drives and that I don't have to! Work is still going good for him and he claims to enjoy the commute.

I finally am employed....yes you read that right! After seven long months of filling out applications-revising my resume and going on interviews I finally found a job that is perfect for me! I work for Iowa State Extension-Woodbury County. I have a duel job where during the School year I teach a program called "Pick a better Snack" to the Urban schools in Sioux City. This program teaches the importance’s of eating fruits and vegetables along with living a healthy active lifestyle. I teach at seven schools and have 50 classrooms that I visit twice a month for 30 minutes each time. My other duties include working with the Woodbury County 4-H Youth. I recruit area kids to become a part of 4-h, help existing members and leaders, and keep all the paper work up to date. I love that I can be a part of 4-h, since I was a member for 10 years and loved every minute of it!

That is all that I can think of for now- I promise to keep this up to date better!

On the move again...

Jesse and I have decided that we're going to make yet another move. This time hopefully will be the last in a LONG time! We have made the decision to move to Sioux City. We've given Sioux Center a shot, and after living here a year, we have yet to feel at home. So we're going to put our current house on the market, for sale by owner, and start looking for a new home in Sioux City. I am full of mixed emotions, although I enjoy living in a small town, we miss having family around. Ultimately I am ready to be settled some where, in case you don't know, Jesse and I have been moving around a lot in the last couple of years :) Jesse will continue to commute to work, and I will be looking for employment in Sioux City. Hopefully the job market will be better and I will land a job in no time! I am excited for our next adventure to see just where it takes us!

Josh & Ashley's Wedding

Jesse's brother Josh, just got married on the 4th of July. We had so much fun on the nice cool summer day.

Johnson fishing trip

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The Johnson clan went fishing at Okoboji, we had lots of fun and even caught a couple of fish!

Happy Birthday!

Today is our dog Zoey's birthday! Happy 3rd birthday Zoey!

Girls day!

On Monday I stayed in Sioux City and hung out with Sophia so that Doug & Holly could go out to lunch and have the day free to do whatever! We had so much fun going to the mall, feeding the ducks, playing at the park, and even playing with some bubbles by the pool!

Carter & Sophia at Doug's birthday partyZoey hanging out with Papa Ron

A weekend with our families

Over mothers day weekend Jesse and I traveled to Tilden to see my parents. While we were there we got to see my brother Todd & his wife Amber, and my brother Brian and his family, Mary, Ben & Brooke. The kids were so excited to see our dog Zoey & got to spend the night at the farm! On Saturday morning we went and watched Ben play soccer. Our next stop was Sioux City, we stayed at Jesse's brothers house so that our dog Zoey could play with their dog KC. Carter had a lot of fun playing with the dogs, and the dogs LOVED running around their back yard!