Cait and Scott Raney

New views on life

2011-11-03T08:55:00.000-07:00

Well, I am really bad at doing these things, not sure who really reads them, but oh well. Well it is about 5 weeks and counting till we are officially out of Rexburg. We are super excited and super scared, since we have no idea where we are going. I am envious of people who have had jobs lined up for months but at the same time, it is helping Scott and I grow closer, lets just say we spend a lot of time on our knees lately.

School is crazy, I also envy those people who take nothing but like bowling their last semester, mine are full of advanced French Literature, Sociology classes, analysis and sewing. Speaking of sewing, I am taking a home decor sewing class, and I love it! It is my outlet for my crazy life. I am also working on trying to not let myself get stressed.

Scott is the engine that could. He is a trooper and I have a lot of respect for him. He is working 2 jobs, going to school full time, working on his BFA and trying to find a job. I sure love him for his hard work.

Life has been crazy and hectect,But we count our blessing daily. I know that the Lord has pushed me through darkness and guided me when I thought that I could not take anymore, but I finally came to my purpose in life at a moment, and suddenly he blesses me in all aspects.

Have a new nephew and niece, and we love them both to pieces. I am honestly going to be the best aunt and spoil them all rotten.

Well this is about it for now. I hope life is good for everyone. I want to hear from everyone about their lives.

Love you all.

Hopes and Trials

2011-02-25T13:10:00.001-08:00

So this is a sentimental post. I am not sure really how many people will read it. But i wanted to write about my thoughts at this time, my thoughts are all very jumbled so bare with me.

Today I found out that I will be an aunt again. My brother Chance and his wife megan are pregnant with their first baby. I know they are most likely not going to read this, but oh well. Anyways. I am very happy for them. Really and truely am. But at the same time...sad...

For those who do not know Scott and I have been trying for a baby for a while and we are still not pregnant. But things were good before this. Scott gave me a blessing and I felt very comforted that things would happen in the Lord's time. However, today hearing that wonderful news, broke me down quiet a lot. I do not remember the last time I ran to my room threw myself on my bed and cried. And cried and kept crying. I went for comfort to my best friend Carrie. Scott was at work at the time and I did not want to worry him. Carrie loved me and helped me realize that it would all be okay. She went through the same thing. And I know that many people do. Still the feelings lingered and I still needed to cry. So I cried for a couple more hours.

I felt robbed and that it was all unfair. I have been married longer than my brother and Scott and I have been trying longer. My brother and his wife got pregnant within the first week or so of trying. So that made it even worse. I kept feeling like something is wrong with me and why me? Pity party on my end. Scott came home and held me for hours. Loving me and soothing me. I finally cried myself to sleep with a massive migraine. Woke up, feel numb and here we are.

I know that the Lord has a plan for me, and tells me to be patient, that my time will come. And the truth is. When people are trying to get pregnant, everyone around them starts to get pregnant before they do. I can do nothing now except wait and hope. I know that many people have gone through this, and for those women, they understand how I feel. Sometimes women do not want advice or to hear "I have been there too" sometimes women just want to know that its okay to cry and say....life's not fair sometimes.

But through all of this, I know that in time i will come to feel very happy for them completely. For megan is healthy and so is their baby. And that is what is really important.

Valentines Day

2011-02-15T11:12:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a great Valentines Day. I know i did, things were great and I love getting my love notes from Scott. I feel very blessed to have him in my life...the amount of love we share is unnatural...lol

We went out to dinner to Famous Daves with some of our great friends...food was amazing as was the company.

It was a great day for celebrating love in every way!

Baby your a firework!

2011-02-09T15:12:00.000-08:00

Okay, this is my new favorite song....very inspiring. Its great, and its on GLEE, so double plus!

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting throught the wind
Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road

Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on slet your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on slet your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em goin "Oh, oh, oh!"

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

GLEE!!!!

2011-02-07T14:37:00.000-08:00

Okay, just let me tell you all about my love for GLEE!!!

It is the greatest show ever created and I cannot go a day without enjoying their wonderful music! Every Tuesday I jump up in down in front of the TV waiting for it to come on. It's quite sad...but what can I say. I love their music and stories. If you are not a fan of GLEE, you need help and therapy!!!

The music playing on my BLOG is all GLEE!!!

p.s. I LOVE FINN! He is my secret lover...hhheheehe

Okay, starting over

2011-02-03T13:32:00.000-08:00

Well, what can I say...I don't blog. But I need to. There are a lot of people that are wanting to see a little bit into our lives. Well here it is.

We are both almost done with School. We have 1 more semester left. We graduate in July hopefully. (cross your fingers) We are still here in Rexburg and are hoping to leave soon. Things are pretty normal. It winter and cold, and we are both off track, but I am taking one class...statistics...and i regret having to take thing class.

Scott is looking for jobs now after school for Graphic design and i am looking into grad schools for me. It is a little unnerving, but we are growing up. Lots has happened and i really don't feel like going into everything. But let's hope that I can remember to update this thing.

Oh, and our camera was stolen so there might now be as many pictures.

Holidays are here and already going so fast

2009-12-02T11:00:00.001-08:00

Here is our first christmas tree. We got it at Walmart for $20. So we were way happy!!!

So the holidays are here! We have already been through Thanksgiving and we are running fast into Christmas. Our Thanksgiving was fun. A little lonely, but we loved being able to be together. We stayed here and had our first thanksgiving my ourselves. I made a turkey and everything. Just enough for the two of us.

Scott's 24th birthday is tomorrow. He has been bugging me all week to give him hints to his presents. But alas no win. I am going to be sending out a holiday letter to everyone, let me know if you want one, give me your address.

Update on our lives

2009-11-09T10:24:00.000-08:00

Well Folks we have been bad about Updating. Letting homework over take us. But a lot of wonderful things have happened since we last updated.

1. I have been blessed with an internship this winter. I will be working with a School Psychologist here in Rexburg. I am very proud and honored to be given this internship. So there will be a lot of updates about that soon.

2. Scott has been honored to have some of his artwork put on display in our schools gallery. I am very proud of him. This is a big honor. Over 300 entries, and they only take 40 pieces altogether. Scott has 3 pieces in it.

We are in the 2nd part of the semester, this semester for Scott has been harder then most before, so he is constantly stressed. I feel bad not being able to help him. He is working on homework around the clock and still ends up with a lot to do. My classes have been okay, some are much harder then others. I am really bad this semester about trying to remember when things are due. I never have this problem, I am a very organized person, but for some reason this semester I am doing bad.

We are enjoying Babies, lots are here. Chelsea had her baby and we are enjoying seeing Emma grow into an even more of a beauty. We love our NEPHEWS! They are just adorable, we are enjoying the pictures and can't wait to meet them.

Here are some fun pictures over the last bit of out lives.

Masquerade Ball

Halloween

Too Long

2009-09-14T08:47:00.000-07:00

I am really sorry, I know it has been a while since I have updated, there really is no excuse. But things have been really exciting and busy for us Raneys'.

The musical went great, thanks to everyone who came. I really enjoyed getting to do theater again, I had forgotten how much I missed performing. School for spring semester went great, Scott and I both got great grades and we were really proud of our accomplishment. The 7 week break was a nice break from everything. We went camping with Chance and Megan to Yellowstone and took loads of pictures. I will post those soon.

BABIES AND MORE BABIES!!!!!!
Natalie Raney had Luke Raney this past break, he is completely adorable, and we are super excited to have another Nephew to spoil. This started the chain reaction. Chelsea gave birth on September 6 to my first blood niece and I love her to DEATH! She is super cute and tiny, Katrina Raney gave birth on my BIRTHDAY!!! To Joseph and we are really excited to have yet another Nephew. My best friend Carrie went into Labor last night, so Scott and I are busy helping them, since her husband is on crutches, they need all the help they can get! So as you can see, Scott and I have our hands full of getting gifts and giving love to our newest family members!!!!! We love them all so very much!

School started on my Birthday September 10, and happy birthday to me. 22 years old. Starting School. School is going great so far, we both have our work cut out for us, I am taking 18 credits and Scott is taking 12.5 which is a lot actually, since his are art classes and they are each 3 hours long. For those of you who know about art classes, 3 studio art classes is an overload. But he is really excited.

Fall is my favorite time of year, I love the smells and the colors, I am updating my wordrobe from 7th grade! YAY! I am really excited, so things are great. I have cut my hair and dyed it. I still have a lot of length, but I now have bangs, and I tried dying it dark brown, but with my mom's side of the family hair, it came out red. Because that is my natural color. So yes my hair is a very pretty shade of dark red, and it is all NATURAL! lol, People see me now and have to take a double take of me to even recognize me.

This is our little update, and I promise to keep updating it often.

business continuation

2009-06-24T09:36:00.001-07:00

Well we are still just as busy. Things are now on the down hill slope and winding down. 3 more weeks of rehearsals, and only about a month left of school. Summer is beginning to peak through the skies, we have had rain everyday for the past month, so we have a beautiful green Rexburg, but not starts the hot summer days, with no AC.

We went to the airshow in rexburg last weekend and had a blast, we loved the show and it was great to see 60+ aged men flying planes like they did many years ago.

4th of July is just around the corner, I am in the cities parade for the play, and scott and I are going down to Idaho Falls for the fair and fireworks. If anyone is wanting to go, let us know, because we are up for friends, most of our friends and family won't be here :( so they are not coming to the parade or Idaho Falls, they have some where better to be. lol (love ya guys!)

anyways, coninuation of craziness is how our lives are.

p.s. our dryer broke, so we are now on the hunt for a new one, and hanging clothes everywhere in our apartment, we look pretty white trash!!!!

way too long!

2009-06-05T09:48:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, I know it has been forever since i have updated ya'll on our lives, but trust me, i have not been lazy, just super busy.

This semester is great, very tiring and busy, but probably my favorite out of all of them. So far. Scott and I have our full load of classes and we are both working. I am TA'ing a Modern Dance class also, so I am loosing weight!!!! Size 6 baby! haha, But everything is great. I love my job, working as a teaching assistant for the humanities department is way fun. I love the teachers since i have already had them all for classes, so working for them and helping them teach is just a bonus.

The musical is going great. My friend Kaitie who is also in the play have been busy with costumes a lot lately. Dancing 10-12 hours a week and walking miles is starting to take it's tole on my body. But the musical is going to be great fun. Our cast is great, we are hard at work with dance numbers and major tap numbers, so lots of hard work. I am sure that we have all lost weight since this play. haha.

I have discovered that i have only 9 classes left after next semester till i graduate, so way excited and nervous.

scott and I both think that we need to be nominated for Aunt and Uncle of the year. We have 3 on the way and have a lot already, and many friends are having babies too.

Chelsea (my older sister) is having a girl.
Natalie (sister-in-law) is having a boy
Katrina (sister-in-law) is having a boy
Carrie (Best Friend) is having a girl
And some have already had theirs. So we have our hands full of loving!!!!!

anyways, sorry for the late update, hope ya'll's life is great. Can't wait to hear from everyone.

Long Week

2009-04-26T18:35:00.000-07:00

Well we have survived the first week of school. It has been a long, tiring, and busy week. Don't get me wrong, we enjoy every minute of it. We both start our day at 6 am, and followed by classes super early. We both have classes all day long, and then we both head off to work till about 6 p.m. Scott on 3 of the nights has classes until 8pm. I stay on campus with him and do homework till he is done. We are both completely exhausted by the time everything is all done, then we walk the long walk home, and continue to do more homework.

This week, to add to it all, I officially start play practice for Nunsense. So there go more nights and my complete weekends. I found out this past week that I am going to be an aunt again. Scott's and I's sister-in-law Katrina is pregnant. This is his eldest brother's wife. So now we are going to have three coming with in a two months radius. Go family! :)

My classes are great. I love all my teachers. One of them is halarious, I found out that he grew up with my dad, and that my dad was engaged to his younger sister. Well that obvisouly didn't work out. But it is still funny all the same. My work is great. I love working there, very low key, just a lot to do. I am a TA/Office Assistant for the humanities department. so lots of grading and errands and all that great stuff.

Yesterday (Saturday) Scott and I went to Idaho Falls to shop. We both were in desperate need of jeans. I had no pairs, and he had one. We also went to WINCO. Which is a lot like Costco. So that was great to get a lot of groceries, for a small amount of money. But we returned and spent the rest of the evening doing homework and relaxing. For this next week, it was going to be a long one, yet again.

Schools in for summer!

2009-04-18T17:51:00.000-07:00

Well school is finally starting. Monday begins the hard work for 4 months. I can wait. I have been really tired of just sitting around and working. I love school believe it or not. Chance and Megan have made it here, and are still in the process of moving in, but i am thrilled that they are here. Scott and i are both way excited for school. We went and got school supplies today. I got my new computer that i am typing on! Rehearsals for the play start wednesday. Things are moving along. Scott and I are both working on campus this semester. I am going to be an office assistant for the humanities department, which is my minor. Scott is remaining at his current jobs as graphic designer for the music department and graphic services. He has been promoted to senior designer for graphic services, so we are way excited.

Last night I held a 1960's night. Dressed up and all. Girls night outs are way fun. Everyone dressed up, it was a blast. Go hippies and funky colors.

Well life is great. The weather has been beautiful here in rexburg, lets just hope it stays that way.

Nunsense

2009-03-29T19:34:00.000-07:00

Well, I thought I would inform everyone officially that I got the part in the Rexburg, Idaho production of Nunsense. There are only 5 parts in the entire play. I play sister Mary Leo. I am determined to be the worlds first Nun Ballerina. So those of you who know me, it fits me very well. It is a comedy musical. It is about 5 nuns who are the last surviving of the 19 who poisoned by their cook. They were able to get enough money to burry all the sister except 4. They ran out of money, so the remaining four dead bodies are on ice, while they put on a variety show to raise money to burry the last 4.

It is a halarious musical. Audience participation, with lots of laughs. Anyways. I super excited. The perfromance dates are July 16-18. Mark your calendars. I hope those of you who can come, do. You will thorougly enjoy it.
More updates to come on this.

Dedication

2009-03-24T17:22:00.000-07:00

I would like to dedicate this post to my close and dear friend Kevin Goodale. Kevin Goodale died from a heart attack. It was very sudden and no one saw it coming.

He impacted my life more than I ever realized. He always supported me in everything I did. He came to my plays and musicals, my orchestra concerts and color guard performances. He taught me how to Hula dance. When I worked at a grocery store in the mornings, we would have dates in the mornings at the same time, where I would save the freshest sushi for him, then he would meet me to pick them up. He massaged me when my body would be "broken" from many activities. There are too many memories to name them all. But the fact is, is I am who I am today becaused he helped get me here. He loved me unconditionally. I loved him unconditionally also. I am really going to miss him. There will always be the empty space in my heart for my special Hawaiian friend.

I love you papa,

Till we meet again soon.

Update!!

2009-03-18T15:24:00.000-07:00

Well for those of you who hadn't heard. My sister Chelsea is Pregnant! I am really excited. She and her husband Bryant have been trying for a child for a while, and finally the Lord hass blessed them. When I got married I inherited 8 Nieces and Nephews, but I didn't have any that were my blood. So I am SUPER EXCITED TO BECOME AN AUNT!!! I love my nieces and nephews I have now. I also have another one on the way. My sister-in-law Natalie. Scott's brother Brad's wife. She is also pregnant, and is due about a month before Chelsea. So this is way excited. I get to be doing a lot of Spoiling. PLUS!!! My best friend Carrie Hatch is also Pregnant, and she is due in October. So there is going to be a lot of baby love this year. I am so excited. If you all couldn't already tell.

I am also taking my turn at writing a book. It is a surprise what it is on. But I have been working on it for a while, I post it online for people to read, and so far people are begging me to keep writing and give them more. So it is giving me encouragement to keep going. I am hoping to have it all done and completed by August. That is completely completed. So I am super excited. Life is looking great.

And oh!!!!! Scott and I have our 1 year anniversary on Saturday!!!!

Going on with Life

2009-03-09T14:50:00.000-07:00

Well our lives are slowing down a little. We stayed up last night to register for classes this next semester. And it hit me last night that we both are going to be seniors next year. Then moving on with our lives and hopefully out of Rexburg. But with the world how it is today, we are really grateful that we have this time to be in school and just concentrate on the small things. But the bigger ones are coming soon. Rexburg is the same as it has always been, and we are both excited and anxious for school to start and for summer to start. With Chance and Megan coming back up here, we are so excited to have them back, and glad that they are married now, so that we can all be equals. lol.

Any way there is not much going on in our lives.

Hope all of yours is great.

Valentine's Day!

2009-02-15T18:39:00.000-08:00

Well Valentine's day has come and gone, and we had a romantic Valentine's day. It was very simple, cause we are simple people. And it didn't really cost anything. It just took some imagination. And lots of LOVE.

Being Saturday, we did not do things all day. But we slept in, and made breakfast together, and gave eachother our gifts, I got scott a rose and a poem that I spent all week writing, a card and a box of chocolate. Scott got me NEW MOON, 2nd book in the Twilight series, And a bad of Ghiradelli chocolates! And he made a card, and it was super romantic and cute.

I then placed a invite that I had made on his pillow to find inviting him to a romantic dinner in our kitchen at 5:30 and to dress up. I then put a sheet up around the door frame to the kitchen so he could not see what I was doing, he got dressed and I kicked him out, having no idea what he was wearing. I then got dressed in his favorite dress, which just happened to be the same one I wore on our first date to a dance. I had made chocolate covered strawberries, and porkchops, with a butter sauce, corn, and baked potatoe. Martinelli's to toast it off with.

Here are some picture,

February and March are the months of Romance

2009-02-05T10:08:00.000-08:00

Well this is the season of romance! At least for Scott and I!
Feb 14 is Valentines day. We are really excited to be together this V-Day! Last year we spent it apart, We were both working, I worked mornings and afternoons, and he worked early evenings till about midnight! So we were not even going to see eachother, so we celebrated 3 days before by getting up really early and going out to breakfast somewhere that was open before I had to be at work early in the morning, it was not that romantic. But it worked. So this year, even though we are completely POOR, we are looking to a day together. So I am trying to plan something romantic and cheap, if you have any ideas let me know.

But not too soon after that we will be celebrating our one year anniversary!!! YAY!!! I cannot believe that it has almost been a year. We have experienced a lot since then, and we have grown together so much. I know that it is kinda customary that you give eachother a gift, so I am trying to figure out what to get him, have any ideas let me know. I am trying to give him hints at what I am wanting, I think he needs more help though. But I am also making a scrapbook album featuring our first year of marriage together. I can't wait. but need supplies first, and creative touches.

I hope that during this romantic season, that you make sure and tell everyone you love that you love them, and let them know how much they mean to you.

my love for dance

2009-01-27T09:45:00.000-08:00

I wanted to share about my love for dance. I have loved dance my whole life...and it has been a huge part of my life. I came to school never thinking that I would take it up again, and when I did. I reminded me about how much I love it, and it is apart of my soul. My mother was a dancer and I know that my passion and talent come from her.

I have had the great opportunity to be on many dance teams here at school, and help teach some of them and choreograph many dances. But it all came to a hold when I got married. Not because Scott didn't like it or anything like that. I had just found my new partner. And I wanted to spend all my time with him. But as a year has almost come and gone, scott keeps telling me to take up dance. And after many long talks, I finally broke down and told him about how much i missed it, and wanted to get back into the dance teams and dancing. He agreed and made me promise to try out for the ballroom team and collegiate dancers team.

There was no real purpose to this entry but for everyone to know of the other love in my life besides my husband. I am planning a big present for someone special and scott is helping me out, i put on one of my many dance practice clothes and here are some of the pictures that I am using. Some of these are taken from different places and times.

Taken from a friend at one of my performances from a recital

Chance and Megan's wedding

2009-01-19T13:17:00.000-08:00

Well Chance and megan are now married and they look great together. The ceremony was great. And the weekend was a stressful one, but a good one. It was good to see family and friends again.
Here are some pictures from this weekend.
Meeting some of chances friends from his mission, and we are all eating mexican food.

My dad and his girls

Chance and megan coming out of the temple

The family and poor michaela doesn't have a man yet!

Welcome to 2009!!!

2009-01-02T22:06:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year's everyone! I can't believe that it is already 2009. Scott and I will be married a year in a couple months, and it just seems like we just got married. So many things have happened this past year, and some of them I just want to reflect with ya'll on
2008
March 7- Chance(brother) comes home from his mission
March 15- I go through the temple
March 21- Scott and I are married We begin our lives together We moved into our apartment in Rexburg Idaho to continue school. We make lots of friends and have lots of fun.
September 10-I turn 21!
October 7- Chance turns 23 and gets engaged to megan and they will be married on Jan 17
October-Scott and I get our bed
November- Went to Missouri to spend Thanksgiving with my family
December- finish a semester and leave for Scott's house in Washington. I know that our life is not all that eventful. But we have made lots of memories. I am wishing all of you a happy new year and hope that you have a great year ahead of you. Here are some pictures from washington from vacation.

We got about 2ft of snow!!!

My adorable nephew Janson

Scott getting ready to sled

Scott his brothers and his dad

Washington for Christmas

2008-12-22T12:01:00.001-08:00

Well we are here on Camano Island in Washington, and it has not been all that exciting to say the least. We have basically been snowed in for a week now, and have only ventured out once.There is about 12 inches of snow on the ground. We were going to take the buses that go around the Island all the time, but those have been canceled. So yes, I am going crazy. We were suppose to go to all these fun Christmas things, but they were all canceled. It is just a bummer ya know, you can only play the 5 games a certain amount of times and watch TV or movies a certain amount of times and for so long. But we try to venture out to play in the snow, but neither Scott or I brought clothes or anything for a major snow storm. We are trying our hardest to think of things to do in the house, but you name it, and we have most likely done it,

funny...scott and I were talking last night, and all we could think of when in Rexburg was getting away to go and relax and do nothing, well we take it back. But as the big day is only 3 days away, we are slowly finding the Christmas spirit with all this bordom. But we do want to wish all of you a very happy and merry Christmas!!!

School is out for Winter!!!

2008-12-12T13:47:00.000-08:00

Well we are officially done with school for the semester and will not be in school until april!!!! I need a break. Scott and I both are working for the school for the winter semester, so we still will be there everyday. But there will be no homework. My friend lindsey had her baby, he is super cute, his name is Justin and he was just shy 2 oz from being 10 lbs!!! I threw megan (chance's fiance) a bridal shower, and it went really well, and she got a lot of great gifts. Her face turned red on a lot of them, it was great!!!!

The northwest is getting a huge winter storm this weekend, and we are suppose to be leaving and flying out monday morning, we are hoping that it will all be done and over by monday, but if you could keep us in your prayers. And all thoughs who are traveling.

Have a safe and happy holidays!

The End of School and other things

2008-12-04T14:43:00.000-08:00

Well currently I am in the Library at school and have been here for hours doing homework, and I needed a break.
Yesterday we celebrated scott's birthday!!! He turned 23! Friends came over and it was a lot of fun.

The End of School is kicking our tails! I have got so much to do, I have no idea where to begin. My brain is currently and will be for weeks, completely FRIED! I look forward to getting it done with for a while.
I watched a great "documentary" called the "The New York Doll" It is about the band The New York Dolls from the 70's and how one of them Author "Killer" Kane became Mormon, it was halarious and really touching, I highly Recommend it to all of you.

TWILIGHT!!!! AHHHHHH!!!! I LOVE IT!!! THAT IS ALL I CAN SAY!!! EVERYONE GO SEE IT!

I have lately with "all my time to think about other things" have thought about what my life would be like right now if I did not have the things I do. I tried to imagine my life if I didnt have Scott, and I of course got choaked up and held back the tears, because I really did not want to go there, I thought how my life would be different if I did not attend this college or any college for that matter, and what it would be like if I did not have the Gospel. I want everyone to know that I am very grateful for all of my blessings. And all of you being such a huge blessing in my life. You all have touched me so greatly and I love all of you.

Merry Christmas!
Let everyone know this year how much you care for them!

Happy Holidays!!!

2008-11-19T13:15:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!!! Well school is almost over for this semester, only 2 1/2 weeks left!!! THANK GOODNESS!!!! Well this semester sure has been a trying one. But it will be nice to go home for the Holidays!!! "Oh theres no place like home for the Holidays" Oh how true. Scott and I are getting super excited to see family for the first time since we have been married!

Life is good. We are leaving this Saturday morning at 3 am, to drive to missouri and then we come home and 2 weeks later fly to Washington.

Hope all of your lives are great, and hope that everyone has a Happy Holidays!!!

We are sending out Christmas Cards, and we are needing everyone's address so we can tell everyone how much we love everyone!

Update

2008-11-02T14:34:00.000-08:00

Wow, sorry that it has been a really long time, school and life has been really crazy. Scott and I are more then halfway through the semester, and life is getting more and more hectect. It is nice to have Halloween over with. And with the Holidays just around the corner, its getting exciting to get to go see family soon. We are heading to my house for thanksgiving, and scott's house for Christmas. We are oobber excited!!!! Especcailly just to get out Idaho for a while.
Nothing exciting is going on in our lives. We are excited for my brother Chance getting married in January, ironically to my best friend, and I set them up. Haha, maybe I should get into the matchmaking industry.

My trip to Yellowstone and Cody Wyoming

2008-09-26T14:20:00.001-07:00

So yesterday, I went on a field trip for my American Humanities class. We left at 6am, and spent the whole day touring certain places at yellowtone, and going to Cody Wymoning, to go to the Buffalo Bill Museum. It was an amazing day, really long and tiring. But well worth it. I took over 100 pictures and am narrowing it down to about 20. Hopefully. But we have been studying intensely Native American Art, The artists who painted them, and Jackson and Moran. Moran is the man who painted the most famous picture that convinced the government that Yellowstone should be a national park. The picture is from the place called Artist Point. I have never even heard of it before this trip. It was the most beautiful and breath taking view I have ever seen. It is the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Here is the painting

If you look closely and see the two men, that is Jackson and Moran, that is where we stood. It looks exactly like the painting. It was so beautiful. My pictures dont do anything for it.

This is me enjoying the view

After we left the canyon, we went to the falls that you see in the picture, but the road was closed for construction, so we went to the lower falls. I had never seen a real water fall in my entire life. So this was amazing.

Now to Wyoming, I took a million pictures here, so I am only going to show you about 3 really good ones. But I saw and learned so much about the Native Americans. And I have a MUCH greater respect for them, and the amazing life they use to live.

This was a hide that was painted and drawn on to tell the story of a massacre. It was over 200 years old.

This a picture of a geiser at sunset, I think that it is a beautiful picture.

Well that is a bit for you about my trip. It was scott's and I's first time apart for the whole day. I know that seems really silly, but it was really hard.lol...

YAY for school!

2008-09-05T09:18:00.001-07:00

Well school is starting monday! And I am really excited to start school and to be busy again. Scott has started his new job on the design team, and loves it, he is really exciting, and is already hard at work. He is still working at the music department as their graphic designer. So yes, he is always gone, and I hardly see him, but I know that he is doing something that he loves to do. And he is really good at it. My bummer came when I bought books for this semester, and it cost me $352.00 Yes this is normal for me, because I have a major and a minor that requires a lot of reading, and books. We have a new bookstore, and its HUGE!!! It is now as big as the BYU bookstore in Provo. We are really excited, but for a moment in there, I thought I was in Provo.

My brother chance is now here, it is nice. He of course is spending all his time with his soon to be Fiance megan.

Scott and I are really excited to be getting our bed in a couple of weeks, it will be nice to sleep on a real bed, and not the floor basically.

Scott and I are going to celebrate our 6 month anniversary on September 21, and we cannot believe that we have only been married 6 months, it feels a lot longer then that, but we are still so much in love as always.

I am turning 21 in about 5 days! And i am trying to get some people to come and hang out, but school is starting so its going to be reslly hard. But we will see how it goes.

I hope that all of you are happy. And loving life.

Nothing really exciting

2008-08-20T21:06:00.000-07:00

Well everyone, the summer is quickly going by, but I am going to be glad when school starts again. Not much longer to go. Going to be nice to be busy with school once more. Nothing much has been happening around the Raney household. I got a really bad case of Food Poisoning this past weekend, and I am still recovering from it. My job is over with this week, not many more apartments to clean, and everyone is starting to move in. Scott is busy as always, with work, and trying to get things in order for him for school, he is really excited about this design team he is on, and is also nervous because he does not want to be let down about this whole thing.

We are almost about to get our bed. We have been saving for it for almost 5 months, and have been sleeping on an air mattress that deflates every night, so we wake up on the floor. But there is this guy in Scott's ward back in Washington, and he works for simmons matresses, and he is getting us a great deal on a nice bed. We picked out a $1300 king bed with a plush pillow top, and we are getting it for about $800, so we are very blessed to have this. So we are really excited.

We have been glued to the TV since the Olympics have started, and have been keeping up with all the events. Mine that I have watched is Swimming, Gymnastics, Track, Volleyball, and Archery. Scott loves swimming, Gymnastics, Table Tennis, Hand Ball, and some of the other weird ones. We also love Soccer. So, its been really disappointing to see China cheating, and getting away with it, and seeing Nastia loosing the Gold that she should have gotten, but its awesome that Michael Phelps got all 8 Gold medals. And we are ahead of China in the Medal Count. But it is going to be interesting to see how these end.

Summer

2008-07-26T09:55:00.001-07:00

I know that it has been forever since I have updated this thing, but it has seriously been busy.
But I thought I would fill you in on what has been happening. School finished out really good, we both got good grades, and we are both glad to have a break. I was teaching swim lessons for a job and I loved it.

Diving 101

Just Hanging out between classes

So yeah, Scott got a job at school which is amazing, this next fall he will be apart of a design team for school, and they design just about everything there is for school. There is only 4 people, and he was chosen, it was a hard job to get, but we are thrilled.

Break has been nice, we have been working, scott is working grounds and I am cleaning apartments, they are hard jobs, when you are doing them in heat, and no AC. But it is paying the bills. We are making friends with some couples, and starting to play games with them.

Just basically hanging out with jobs and not much else until school starts up again.

THE BEATLES

2008-05-31T21:15:00.000-07:00

Rexburg Idaho, became the center of the eastern part of Idaho tonight when the acclaimed musical group called "1964 The Tribute" came to town. They are basically The Beatles reincarnated. Literally. They look, sound, dress, play, talk, etc. like the Beatles. It was awesome. So scott and I waited forever and stood inline to get a spot on the grass. We put a blanket down and had snacks, and danced like crazy to the music. It was an amazing concert. It felt like we were at a real live Beatles concert. They are awesome. They played all their hits, and I knew pretty much all of them, thanks to my parents who made sure that growing up I knew the classics. I called my dad, he could barely hear me, but still wished and related how much he loved those when he was growing up, and wished he could be there again to feel just like a teenager. Scott's mom Patti, shared that she was one of the 12 million girls that would scream, and run down as fast as they could down to the stage.

Well like idiots we forgot the camera, but I got some pictures offline.

Their webite if ya'll wanna check it out, is
1964thetribute.com

rain rain go away

2008-05-27T10:45:00.000-07:00

Well rexburg has not hit summer yet. We have been having cold weather and rain for the past 2 weeks really. Memorial day was a rain storm and they have all been heavy rain. Rexburg is no longer a desert. haha. But we continue to hope for good weather.

We have started the Netflix program, and love it, highly reccomend it. We get unlimited movies in a month, and get them just about every other day. So I get to see lots of new movies and some of my old favorites. The past weekend we got one of my favorites, its Frankenstein, the hallmark version, and its based on my favorite book by Mary Shelley. Scott just read the book, so we rented the movie.

We got a great surprise visit from an old friend. Our friend Ryan Tibbets, who was scott's roommate, and you can say "bussum friend" these boys did everything together, and they were rommmates for the 4 semesters until scott and I got married. Ryan was not to happy with me when he found out I was going to steal Scott away forever. But he graciously stepped down and let me take scott. HAHA. But Ryan graduated in December, went to Vegas to student teach, now is living in Utah and came up for the 3 day weekend, and we got to hang out with him and his friends. It was awesome. We went and saw The Forbidden Kingdom, with Jackie Chan, and Jet Li. It was a halarious movie and really really good. We got a coupon to the dollar theater and went out and used it.

Midterms are almost here, and its crazy to think that we are half way done with the semester already. We are also registering for classes soon, and its crazy. But I am excited to be moving along with school and getting done sooner. I am about 4 1/2 semesters from graduating. So its really exciting!

Sunny day in Rexburg

2008-05-17T15:32:00.000-07:00

Well it is one of the first nice days out in rexburg, and everyone is taking advantage of it. We started out the day by sleeping IN !!!!!! then we worked at the temple from 1030-200. What a great way to start the saturday. The Broulims' the local groceries store was having a party, and was giving out free ice cream and cotton candy. And hot dogs were 4/1.00. So scott and I went have enjoyed our selves you could say.

Then took some old bread we had and went and fed the ducks at Nature Park, was so much fun, they took a liking to scott a lot, maybe because he had all the food.
here are some pictures for everyone.

Snow Snow Snow

2008-05-12T12:02:00.000-07:00

Rexburg got some snow this moring. It was about 60 yesterday, and woke up this morning it was snowing outside. The snow has come and gone today. It will snow for about 20 min, get to about 50, then snow some more.

So scott and I went on a date Friday night and saw Iron Man. By FAR...the coolest movie ever. Loved IT! EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE THIS MOVIE. Its really great.

So I am officially tired of reading text books now. But its all good. People have stopped making plans for memorial day, because of how messed up the weather has been. So no idea yet what we are going to do yet.

School...School...School

2008-05-06T20:09:00.000-07:00

Well we are officially in the school mode. We come home do homework all night, go to bed, repeat the next day. It is fun seeing the difference between my homework and his. The difference in the majors. Mine is A LOT of reading, for I am a Sociology major and a Humanities minor. Scott is a graphic designer. So what does our homework consists of, me...sitting down reading and taking notes all night. Scott getting to draw all night!!!! But he gets really tired of it fast, because its detail drawing. But oh well.

Rexburg has finally shown signs of summer and end of winter. Oh yeah, by the way, there are only 2 seasons in Rexburg. Winter, and the 4 months of summer, before it becomes winter again. We finally got out of the 30 degree weather into the 60's today! hurray!

Have already been loosing the weight that was put on from the break from school. Forgotten how much you loose just by walking to campus and around all day. Now that we live even farther away from campus. We walk a lot further. But it is great excercise.

Here are the pictures that i promised from the apartment, there are not many, and they are not great.
but here they are

This is me smiling at the door, about to open it!

This is our living room. I will add more when its completely furnished.

And this is our pantry. Its huge and I love. I dont know if we will ever completely stock this thing. But we will see.

New Apartment

2008-04-25T09:27:00.000-07:00

Well everyone, we are settled at school now, loving it. And loving married life. It's weird being on the other side of the campus now, with all the other married people. But its nice, because its quiet. So we can really study. But I do miss my friends and just walking down to their apartments and hanging out, but I love being with scott.

Our ward is awesome. There is about 4 couples (including us) that are not pregnant, or have 2 kids. haha, so Sundays are always a little fun. But we have great neighbors, and look forward to doing things with them, once the weather warms up. YEP! yesterday it was pretty much a blizzard, and today its really cold. So welcome to Rexburg everyone, where winter starts in October, and does not end until June. Thats not exagerating either.

I am going to post some pictures of our new apartment. Its really nice. HUGE! We have a closet that Chelsea, you would die over. My half, is about the size of a normal large closet, and then his half is about the same. They are divided by doors. We have a HUGE pantry. Bigger and wider then my parents year supply room. Nice kitchen, not a lot of drawers, but i guess thats the trade off with a huge pantry. We have a nice big bathroon, big enough for two of us. A second bedroom, that has a big closet, that has become our study area/ Scott's art room mainly. But its ok, he needs his room! And a room for the washer and dryer. We furnished our apartment with buying furniture from students, and got great things for great prices.

Thats basically it, scott and I are going to start working Saturdays at the temple here in Rexburg. And I cannot wait to see it!

Well love you all

Vote for my mom!

2008-04-11T19:23:00.000-07:00

This is mom of the year award. Everyone needs to vote for her then post this button on their website. She derserves this!

2008-04-03T17:35:00.000-07:00

The New Mrs. Raney!!!
HI YA'LL!!! married life is great! Scott and I are enjoying our time in Washington with his family, and we are enjoying the beautiful scenery. Scott and I head back to school soon, so we are loving the days of nothing to do. Did I mention that my in-laws are GREAT!

The open house is tomorrow night, and its really exciting to get to meeet all of scotts friends from his area. Friends that have known him for ever. But its really exciting!

almost there

2008-03-12T20:54:00.001-07:00

I cannot believe that we are almost there! Scott and I are only 8 days away from being together for time and all eternity. Its so amazing!!!!

Happy Valentines day everyone!!!

2008-02-14T08:52:00.000-08:00

Wow, what a week. Today is Valentines day, and I dont even get to see scott, because i worked this morning and he is at work right now and works really late. But thats ok. I have a terrible cold, and so things are feeling a bit hazy today. But no worries.

Wedding day is only 36 days away, and chance will be home soon too!

Happy Valentines Day!

things are moving along

2008-02-05T14:14:00.000-08:00

Well things for the wedding are moving along. Slowly starting to get things done. But its great. Chance is coming home soon, and cant wait to see him again.

I have been working at CVS pharmacy and working as a pharmacist technician. Its been great, but we can get slammed a lot. It's amazing how much people get sick just over the weekend.

Scott is working at Musicians Friend, working as a phone assiciate, which means he takes calls. But he is loving it, great atmosphere, and loves the poeple that he is working with. He just works till midnight every night and the is about the only down side of it. Which is really nice to know. He is making great money, and getting really excited to finally be married.

2008-01-10T20:18:00.000-08:00

I wanted everyone to see that this is my love and future. This is Scott Raney, my life and love. I am finally updating this thing after a year of absence. But its great because family and friends are now on this.

Suspended in Time With You

2006-12-03T23:54:00.000-08:00

Verse 1
Child and a fool in one
So sure I could need no one
My heart on the run to no where
Now as your holdin me
My hearts remindin me
Now I can never be without you

Chorus
But how can our love succeed?
A miracle is what we need
And so I appeared to you
To keep me suspended in time with you
Don’t let these moments die
I get a feelin when I with you
None of the rules apply
But I am for certain goodbye is a crime
So love if you need me
Suspend me time
ahhh

Verse 2
Waisted the time away
Holding our love away
Now, I can’t last a day with out you
Your smile is a thrill to see
Your eyes hold me tenderly
You’ll shine in my memory forever

Chorus
But how can our love succeed?
A miracle is what we need
And so I appear to you
To keep me suspended in time with you
Don’t let these moments die
I get a feelin when I with you
None of the rules apply
But I’m for certain goodbye is crime
So love if you need me
Suspend me in time
In time

I'm so movin on

2006-11-10T16:10:00.000-08:00

SINCE U BEEN GONE

Here's the thing
We started out friends
It was cool
But it was all pretend
Yeah, yeah
Since you been gone

You dedicated, you took the time
Wasn't long till I called you mine
Yeah, yeah
Since you been gone

And all you'd ever hear me say
Is how I picture me with you
That's all you'd ever hear me say

How can I put it
You put me on
I even fell for that stupid love song
Yeah, yeah
Since you been gone

How come I'd never hear you say
I just wanna be with you
I guess you never felt that way

You had your chance,
you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your mouth
I just can't take it
Again and again and again and again

Since you been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on
yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get, I get what I want

Since you been gone

2006-11-02T16:17:00.000-08:00

This is my favorite love poem. I want everyone to read it, and then to think of the one person that they love, and go and be with them. Because there is nothing greater then love.

Love
Love is always patient and kind,
it is never jealous,
love is never boastful or conceited,
it is never rude or selfish,
it does not take offence,
nor is it resentful.
Love takes no pleasure in others’ sins
but delights in the truth;
it is always ready to excuse,
to trust,
to hope
and to endure whatever comes.
Love does not come to an end.
There are three things that last, faith, hope and love
and the greatest of these is love.

Angel

2006-10-19T08:02:00.000-07:00

I did not write this one, but I really love this song, because it has special meaning to me, My best friend is really sick, and when I was sick, she played this for me, and now that she is sick, I play this song for her, Its called.....Angel

spend all your time waiting
for that second chance
for a break that would make it okay
there's always one reason
to feel not good enough
and it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
oh beautiful release
memory seeps from my veins
let me be empty
and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight

in the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there

so tired of the straight line
and everywhere you turn
there's vultures and thieves at your back
and the storm keeps on twisting
you keep on building the lie
that you make up for all that you lack
it don't make no difference
escaping one last time
it's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh
this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees

in the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there

you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here

2006-10-09T22:31:00.000-07:00

Reflection

Look at me
You may think you see who I am really am
But you’ll never know me
Can it be, I’m not meant to play this part
Now I see that if I were truly to be myself
I would never feel true love

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me
Why is my reflection someone I run from?
How can I tell you
How I feel deep inside
When will you see the real me I always hide

How can we all reveal who we are, how we feel
Must there be a secret me I yearn to show?
I wish that you could know
How I feel with you now
Will you ever give me a chance to describe?
What I am feeling when I am around you
Can you see I yearn to be loved by you?
I won’t pretend that I’m someone else for all time
When will you give me a chance to make you fly?
When will my reflection show who I am inside

My Weekend

2006-10-08T16:42:00.000-07:00

Well this was a great weekend. I got to see my dad since 5 months. And that is a long time for me since I am a daddy's girl. We spent all friday in Yellowstone national park. We saw this buffalo just walking on the middle of the road. Then had some good Bar-B-Q. And then we went back to the cabin and relaxed all night, talked with Matt on the phone for a while. oh yeah, I GOT A CELL PHONE!!! So yeah then the next day we went horse back riding all day, and was raining and cold. It snowed in the mountains this weekend. But I am really sore.

New One

2006-10-04T10:42:00.000-07:00

So, I thought that I would use this Blog idea, and see where it gets me. I have no idea what I am to do with it, or what its really for, maybe it's just another MySpace, or Facebook, but just a different layout idea. Who knows. Maybe I can get Matt to help me with this. Who knows.