OREGON

last week was my fall break at school so we decided to take a road trip to oregon.

the drive was long but SO worth it. it is seriously one of the most beautiful places i've ever been!

there was so much color and it felt like a big city in the middle of the woods.

we spent friday driving along the coast and exploring a couple of cities. 

we tried some delicious seafood at Mo's and had yummy dessert along the way too.

saturday we spent the day in Eugene shopping and getting pumped for the game with the college kids.

the oregon ducks (college football) is will's new favorite team and mostly the reason why we went.

those fans are so crazy about their team! it was the loudest, most full stadium i've ever been to.

it was so much fun to cheer them on through a good game and see them win.

 

 

we're going to live in oregon someday, just wait and see.  ;)

photographer

for those of you that don't know me too well, i'm a photographer in salt lake city.

i love what i do because it allows me to be a part of special moments in people's lives.

here are a few photographs from recent sessions i've done:

if you enjoy my work and would like to see more, please stop by my Facebook photography page:

Kari Betenson Photography

why so serious?

we all could use a reminder from time to time to not take life too seriously.

these little fur balls were that reminder for me today.

"win the day"

will and i have adopted a new motto.
"win the day"
(we borrowed it from his favorite college football team, the oregon ducks.)

we have so many long-term/bigger goals: get our degrees, raise a family, travel the world, etc.
sometimes focusing on accomplishing these makes me feel like i'm hardly making any progress at all.
the key is making smaller, daily goals that build up to the big ones.
that's where we can feel the biggest improvement happening. and not go crazy.
some of my daily goals lately have been to stay ahead on my homework and cook a meal that day.
these may seem minor and silly, but hey i get them done each day.
we're building stepping stones to great things and i can't wait to see where we're at in 5 years!

a lesson in marriage

last night will and i took turns telling each other things that we appreciate about the other.

there was lots of cuddling, laughs, and kisses involved. hee hee
i think it was a much needed talk for both of us and helped strengthen our marriage even more.

sometimes it's easiest to point fingers and say "you need to fix this" and "it bugs me when you..."

but the best way to bring out the good in eachother is by building one another up.

when i know will appreciates something i do, i take pride in it and make extra effort to keep doing it.
mawwiage. it's a beautiful thing.

roughin' it

last night we went camping with friends. it was lots of fun and junk food ha.

boy did it get COOOOLD! we are so glad we brought max along to snuggle up with.

he did great for his first time in the wild. we're excited to take him again next summer.

our friends zach and roxy brought their two huskies so it was fun to see them interact together.

there was a big, bright full moon and nobody around us for miles it seemed.

it was a great end to another fun summer with the gang.

 our new friends cassie and kyle who were totally awesome carpool buddies.

it's nice to have more friends living out west by us!

 mike and erika's hammock of love.

 needed more fire wood. paul bunyon came to the rescue!

 max loves everyone and everyone loves max!

we're so blessed to have such a good group of friends.

i think it's so cool that will's best friends from high school are still always wanting to get together.

everyone has married an awesome wife and the group just keeps expanding.

pretty soon we'll all have little munchkins running around on these campouts!

crazy to think about... life doesn't seem to slow down!