Merry Christmas and a Happy Halloween

Where to begin?
I do not know.
Where have we been?
School, school, school, school, school, work, school, school, library, school, library.
What have we been up to?
Homework and the following...
Did we survive?
Barely.
Are we excited to be done with school?
YES!!!!

Well here is a quick update on the last couple months of our life. Halloween weekend Kevin's old roommate Jim and his wife Lauren came down for a visit and stayed at our place. It was lots of fun. Friday night we went to our ward party and then to the haunted mill (insert girly screams here from Kevin) and then saturday we hung out and relaxed, went to big Juds, and watched some football. I was lazy and did not get any pictures of me and Kevin in our Halloween costumes but I keep telling him I am going to make him dress up again (Kevin doesn't like dressing up) so we can get pictures. But until that happens you will have to settle for pictures of the Boys at Big Juds and a few of our halloween decorations. Overall it was a quick fun weekend and we really enjoyed having Jim and Lauren up for a visit.




The next weekend Kevin and I celebrated our 9 month anniversary at a Colin Raye concert. He was very good and we both really enjoyed it.



Next was Kevins Birthday. I think i was more excited for Kevins Birthday then he was. According to him birthdays were never big deals but to me they are. I try to make it a good day, but considering I came down with a nasty cold that day it was not as good as i had hoped. My mother was nice enough to step in and make him dinner and I baked a couple cakes. One for our family to eat and one for his face. A couple days later we had a friend birthday party for him where he was lucky enough to get another cake in the face.










One weekend my sister Becca and her husband went to Utah and left there 3 children with my parents. We decided we would rescue them for a day and took the kids out to lunch and bowling. They were very cute and like I have said before great birth control.







Thanksgiving was mixed in this time somewhere. We had the whole week off of school however it did not feel like it because we did homework the whole time. The 20 credits were really starting to catch up to me and I had a lot to do if I was going to survive finals. Thanksgiving day was good though. We had dinner at my Uncle Bens and then played games with my family. We also got ourselves a Christmas tree and a few decorations that week and prepared our house for Christmas. I thought it turned out really cute.






Well that is what we have been up to, hope you enjoyed and thanks for your patience :)

P.S I got my student teaching placement. I will be teaching Junior and Senior English at Madison High School. I am very excited and a little nervous. I hope the students don't find out I am from Rigby. We are rivals in case you did not know.

Crawling to the finish line

Yes, we are still alive. However life has taken over and I have had no time to update the blog. We officially have 2 weeks of school left and 3 days of finals. FINALLY! This has been a busy semester and it seems like we are just trying to crawl to the finish line. So once this school race ends I will update on our life. Thanks for the patience :)

Halloween Fun

Just some Halloween fun!

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You are the one I never knew I always wanted

I had one of those moments today. A moment where I could clearly see God's hand in my life.

I woke up grumpy as always, threw on my sweatshirt to keep me warm and headed to the bathroom to get ready. Kevin was already bouncing around the house. Happily he exclaimed to me that he felt like he had woke up every hour last night, and was not quite sure why he was so awake. As he danced around the kitchen singing the "return of the quack" I remembered once again why i married Kevin Thomas Berg. It's true what they say about "opposites attracting". I never would have pictured myself marrying someone who was so opposite of me. I mean Kevin is a morning person, I am a night. Kevin is clean i am messy. Kevin likes to have a plan, and i don't know what i will be doing in 10 minutes. But i am thankful for it everyday. Because where i slack Kevin makes up, and where Kevin slacks i make up. What makes me grumpy usually doesn't make Kevin grumpy so he is always able to crack a joke or do something stupid to cheer me up again. When i do not want to fold the laundry or do the dishes Kevin is always there to jump in and do it. Or when Kevin is stressed about his plan I can jump in there and make him do something spontaneous. It was his goofy, childish, friendly, caring side that i fell in love with and it is his humble, sensible, tidy side that not only keeps this family strong but that i have also grown to admire and love.

Kevin truly is the one "i never knew i always wanted" and i must add "and needed". Luckily someone else knew i needed him and his stability in my life and intervened. I am so grateful for these moments of reassurance and peace in my life.

RIP Ol' Blue

Ol' Blue died September 15, 2010 at family dollar due to natural causes. Ol' Blue lived a good life. He was born in 1994 in a honda manufacturing company where soon after he was sent to the US. Little is known about his childhood. In 2006 Katelyn Berg became the proud driver of Ol' Blue and enjoyed every minute she had with her. Her black hood will always be a horrible reminder of her first crash, the dent in the door will always bring back happy memories of Crystal trying to do a backflip off of Ol' Blue. And of course you cannot forget the dent in the drivers bumper where Daddy hit a deer. Ol' blue put up a good fight. Ol' Blue is survived by Katelyn & Kevin Berg (the drivers) and Verl & Jan Dial (the owners). Funeral services will be held whenever the demolition derby is (we don't know that yet) because the guy who was supposed to bury her bought her for $50 to use in a demolition derby. Ol' blue will always be remembered as a stubborn car who only started when she wanted too and died if you left the lights on for more then 5 minutes. Ol' Blue will truly be missed!

Yes, the rumors are true Ol' blue officially died. However Verl & Jan her owners were glad to replace her with this beauty.












It is a 2005 Chevy Malibu and so far has been great (besides the panic going off a few times on us). It is really nice to finally have a reliable car in which i do not have to drive at night with my brights on. Yay!

A few more adventures

Before school started Kevin and I were able to squeeze in a few more adventures. These adventures consisted of Mesa Falls, Jackson hole, and Utah. My father won some tickets to Bar T 5 in Jackson and due to his recent surgery was not able to go... so me and Kevin gladly volunteered to take them. It was a BLAST! They took us on covered wagon rides up to a little stage where we were fed a yummy dutch oven dinner which was followed by a show. When Kevin went back for seconds the main guy asked him if i would be willing to volunteer for the show. Kevin gladly volunteered me. The guy told him to keep it a secret. A little background information to the video is the mountain man was trying to get me to run away with him. He is trying to sweep me off my feet with an amazing song ha Enjoy!



































































We also went to Utah and spent a day at Seven Peaks with Jim and Lauren. It was also a lot of fun! I have never been to a water park so it was a whole new adventure to me. I survived the wedgies and only ended up with a bumped up knee so overall it was a complete success. And luckily when our sleeping arrangements fell through Jim and Lauren let us crash on their floor. I forgot to take pictures while we there :(

The next weekend consisted of another trip to Utah so that i could meet my brother in-law Scott. Yes, i said meet my brother in-law. He is in med school and was not able to make it to the wedding and until now we have not had a chance to meet up. Before we went to Utah again we stopped by the Eastern Idaho State Fair. I took Kevin on our first date their last year. We indulged in all the yummy fair food and enjoyed the people watching for a couple hours. Utah was very entertaining thanks to Scott. I can see now why they saved him for last... just kidding. It was lots of fun and consisted of lots of football. Luckily the ducks won or i would have had to deal with 3 grumpy men. Once again i forgot to take pictures.

I do have a few pictures of our drive up to mesa though so feel free to enjoy them.

What i learned in Oregon

1. I married into a wonderful family
















































2. We have some adorable nieces and nephews.















3. Kevin was actually a pretty good football and basketball player

We watched his high school highlight videos while at home. It was fun to cheer on my man... atleast until i fell asleep.









































4. Grants pass is actually kind of fun
We got to do a Hellgate excursion which was lots of fun. We rode the boat down to a lodge where we had a yummy dinner. We also floated the rogue river while we were there.




























5. Hiking is more fun in the winter
I made Kevin take me back to Rainie Falls where we got engaged. It was beautiful as always but super hott this time. I think i complained a little more this time.








































6. Kevin is not the only Crazy Duck fan.


















7. The Ducks are not that bad

We went to Eugene for my cousins reception and got to go to the duck store and watch the ducks practice. Kevin was so giddy it was cute.

















8. Kevin is a lot like his mother

As i watched Pat the past couple weeks i learned why Kevin is the way he is. She said and did things Kevin does all the time. The apple doesnt fall far from the tree.
















9. Do not stop at random park carnivals

While in Eugene we drove by a park that had a bunch of booths. It looked like fun so we stopped. Come to find out it was a gay carnival and there were cross dressers every where. I was a little scared... I think Kevin was too.

















10. Hippies don’t wear deodorant

We also got to go to the hippy market in Eugene. I was also a little bit scared here. It stunk so bad but was very entertaining.




















11. You can sell your husbands in Oregon






















12. The Oregon coast is beautiful

We got to spend a day at the Oregon Coast. I had never been there but really enjoyed it.




































































13. The Redwoods are HUGE

We stopped by the Redwoods on our way home from the coast

















14. I love Kevin more and more each day

Thank you Kevin for a wonderful trip!