sunny spring weather

Posted on March 14, 2013 by thatgirlwhit

This has been the first week here in Provo, Utah where I could walk up to campus in short sleeves! The heaps of piled up snow are gone and the sun is shining. This spring weather couldn’t make me happier!

It was so nice today, James and I went on a walk to get lunch. We decided to try the much-raved-about local joint, Communal. It was just as I’ve heard – Amazing! We wish we’d tried it sooner. Cool, clean, fresh, delish! We both really liked their Gala Apple Salad…

Time is flying and this Spring is bringing so much our way…

NOTABLE: Today marks ONE YEAR exactly from when James came home from his mission in Argentina.

Paige and I were there to greet him after he was released because she was really good friends with him. I only knew who he was, but happened to snag the first hug because Paige had run to the bathroom. James and I started carpooling to work a few days later…and a year later we find ourselves happily married for amost 6 months! CRAZY!

Best year ever, though.

So back to what Spring is bringing…

1. IMAGINE DRANGONS concert on March 22nd in SLC!

2. Weekend Trip to SEATTLE Easter weekend …we have a couple free Marriott stays we need to use AND want to take advantage of being on this end of the country before moving back to GA. I’ve always heard so much about Seattle! Can’t WAIT!!!

3. Moving back to GEORGIA end of April and making pits stops along the way: Littleton, CO – Tulsa, OK – Houston, TX …taking advantage of the cross country trip to visit fam and friends!

4. Beginning of May – Most likely I will be driving with my parents as they move to ARIZONA so that my mom won’t have to drive alone. She’ll be trailing my dad in the U-Haul. So I’ll get to see family in AZ again and meet my new NEPHEW!!! …Just need to book a one-way back to Atlanta and it will be final!

5. My photography business is becoming more and more official! Website in the works!

6. Later in May for my birthday – A trip to CHARLESTON, SC! We’ve never been! Hoorah!

7. AAAAND Even later in the year – TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT in Nashville, TN for our one year anniversary! (Sept 28) Her last concert of the Red Tour. fun fun fun

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I know what you may be thinking. Yes, we work. But in the words of Cher Lloyd – “WORK HARD – PARTY HARDER!” …hahaha…

Also, seeing as we are currently child free, we’d like to really make the most of that married freedom. Makes sense, right? We think so.

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Lastly: Just look at kitty…she loves being a Gossling and is getting a tad more plump : )

it may be because she enjoyed my Valentine’s See’s just as much as me…

May the sunny days continue!…

love, whit

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Because we all have mountains to climb…

Posted on February 25, 2013 by thatgirlwhit

I’m love love loving this new video. I don’t think you can make it through without tearing up like I did. Regardless, we all need this kind of uplifting in our struggles…which we all have.

Mountains to Climb – Mormon Messages

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weekend whatevers

Posted on February 23, 2013 by thatgirlwhit

1. My sister, Tamaron, had her first baby! A little boy. Ok, not too little…8.8 lbs! Named Conrad. The 8th grandkid for my parents. He is just too too cute…

and it kills me that they are in Arizona, so I probably won’t see him until maybe this summer…

2. Lesson learned: Sometimes expensive is often cheaper. AKA: Buy once and buy GOOD! …quality that won’t break the pocketbook too much or need to be replaced soon or ever.

3. Other lesson learned: If you give your children everything they want, they will grow up always wanting.

4. My LESS-STRESS thinking lately:

i hate school, but i’ve decided to learn to learn, not to pass a test. it’s helping me enjoy classes more and not worry so much about the perfect A.

let things go. forgive. i know of no one who is perfect, especially myself, so why point fingers or criticize? no matter our age, we are all still making mistakes just like the next. talk about a stress reliever//burden lifter …let your grudges GO!

again…NO ONE is perfect or has it all together. stop comparing. stop judging.

my stress and frustration only mean i need to quit thinking about it. i need a breather from myself! so… think of someone else, do something thoughtful or nice for them. pay a visit. make a phone call. listen. be a friend.

don’t be blind. open my eyes to the world around me. family. friends. other people have feelings and needs too. not just me.

money doesn’t grow on trees, i know…BUT, as one of my “Guatemalteca” mission companions once told me, “if you’re always worried about money, you’ll never have enough!” …think about it.

…and make your dreams happen!

i’m hating utah snow right now. can i please have a mini greenhouse?!

7. i love my husband. everyday i realize just how lucky i am for someone SO patient with me and SO forgiving of my quirks and crankiness and SO affectionate.

……look! …it’s us and kitty. …atop our future house in the country?

love, whit

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interior gawking

Posted on February 23, 2013 by thatgirlwhit

Just got out of my Interiors class with an hour and a half to spare because my religion class was cancelled this afternoon. What better way to spend part of my time than gawking at dreamy interiors!

And, as my teacher always says, “Just because you like something doesn’t mean you’d want it in your home. So tell me, don’t you find this handsome?!”

I do though, really dig the Chesterfield style of this chair…

And feel I would love one or two Chippendale style wing chairs like this one…

I’m realizing that my styles tend to lean towards the classy rustic and natural wood looks…

a spacious entryway …

to have my OWN creative space … yes please! … or even an inspiration corner …

loving this bathroom…

and then, a couple that I like looking at for fun color, pattern, or style combinations …

also, how cool is this rustic cooking space?!…

love, whit

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Grand Targhee

Posted on February 17, 2013 by thatgirlwhit

So a couple days ago James took me to Canyons in Utah with our friends, Bethany and Matt Petersen, for my very first snow sport experience! He taught me to snowboard. All went well until at the end of the day we hit some narrow/steeper slops and I ended up catching a ride on the toboggan with the Ski Patrol to the bottom of the hill…

Now TODAY…is the First morning hittin the fresh powder at Grand Targhee for the Gosslings… (I am giving my bruised/perhaps fractured tailbone a rest – hopefully feeling better enough to ride tomorrow)…

Now it’s noon and off to lunch with the snow shredders…

love, whit

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photo shoot fun!

Posted on February 11, 2013 by thatgirlwhit

whitney gossling photography in the works! …chels let me practice with her today. ha!

so folks, meet Chelsea Vose Hoer – graphic designer / artist / model / wife – in her domain…

Thanks to Vose Design… she designed our wedding invites just how we wanted them back in the day…

here’s to a Monday full of snow, fashion, red lips, antlers, and photo fun with mah gurl!

love, whit

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weekend whatevers

Posted on February 9, 2013 by thatgirlwhit

my weekend whatevers: a few photos that I have had saved on my computer because I like them for one reason or another…

love, whit

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Gossling News! – January 2013

Posted on February 5, 2013 by thatgirlwhit

1. We are a happy little family!!! No babies, no…not even one “brewing”…WE ADOPTED A KITTY! Little Pepper is so sweet. We’ve had her a little over a month now. We got her for $20, a little sick, 3-4 months old. Now she has warmed up to us quite a bit – a little too much of a people person sometimes. She loves her belly to be rubbed and curling up on my chest/neck in the middle of the night. I am also convinced that she has kitty conversations with me and likes me more than James.

…taking her into the shower is always fun! (our shower has a door…she wanders around my feet and meows. sure beats getting scratched if we try to clean her any other way. and yes, i know cats hate water. we don’t “shower” her often at all)

2. James is the funniest, sweetest, and full of surprises! I came home from school one day to….a celebration of my “25 2/3 birthday”?! Homemade dinner, decor, presents, and my favorite desserts that he brought home for PF Chang’s. Seriously….they have THE BEST assortment of mini desserts!

Just look at how good he is to me!….

such a shocker…James has made me the proud owner of a brand dew MacBook Air!…& PS Elements 11…

i love it so. it makes school and photo editing much more fun! Happy 25.63 to me!

3. I have a full load this semester. Between James and I, the amount of textbooks coming in the mail from Amazon are ridic…

However, I am thoroughly enjoying my Sewing class and Interior Design! I’ve always wanted to learn, more technically, “the art or sewing”. Growing up, my mom showed me and helped me with projects here and there, but I never learned or paid attention very well. Now I can!

4. Although school seems a burden every day, this is James’ and my LAST SEMESTER IN PROVO!!! …….wait for it……. We are moving home to Georgia in the end of April! We are both so excited. Georgia is home to us. James….will never live anywhere other than Georgia. We came to the conclusion that since we will end up there anyway, why wait? It’s either move now, or be stuck here in Provo 3-4 more years for James to graduate. So, James is in the process of transferring to UGA, and I will be able to finish up my BYU schooling online.

We will be living in my parents’ house until we figure out where we want to be more permanently. Only, my parents will not be there, they are moving to Arizona (more new on that later). So, living just the two of us….in a house….with a big yard/garden to keep track of….will be a fun and new experience as newly weds! And although it is sad that my parents are leaving, we are happy to be heading back east and be with all of James’ family….and close to my sister’s family in VA.

We do have a handful of really amazing friends here in Provo though that we are SO SO SO sad to leave. We are already trying to convince them that vacations to Georgia should be planned into their near future : )

5. Two weeks ago, Jan 19th, my Grandpa Bluth passed away (on my Mom’s side). It was terribly emotional news for me. Though, I counted my blessings that him and my Grandma felt inspired to make the drive all the way from Mexico for James’ and my wedding in GA in September. I will be forever grateful for that last memory of my “abuelo”.

James and I made the road trip last weekend down to Mesa, Arizona for a family service….and then a second drive down into Colonia Dublan, Mexico for a second funeral service and burial. It was SO WONDERFUL that we went and saw all of my family, that they got to meet James, and that we made it to Mexico. I hadn’t gone in 5-6 years. Showing James where I used to spend my summers growing up was really neat, if even for a brief trip.

with my grandma

james thought the truck looked dustier than ever after driving through Mexico…

then we went through a blizzard on our way back to Utah…

I will post more on Mexico, the funeral, and my amazing Grandpa later.

love, whit

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i love sleep!

Posted on February 5, 2013 by thatgirlwhit

Of all places, in my interior design class we got on the topic of sleep. It’s not a new idea that “early to bed and early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy, and wise” (I’m not so sure about the wealthy part). BUT…this discussion on studies done and the facts behind our body’s schedule and the IDEAL sleep pattern made me come home with a goal for James and myself. Especially since it was pointed out that our sleep patterns were contributing to bad eating habits, moodiness, and poor performance of both body and mind. lethargy = bad times!

I proposed the idea of us going to be at 11pm and waking up at 7am every day! (ok, to those of you with kids who get you up at 5-6am everyday, I am sorry…this is the “ideal” sleep schedule we are attempting).

James is a night owl. Me…not so much. James likes going to bed past 1 or 2 am. He is also not the most fun person to get out of bed in the morning. I have my days as well.

ANYWAY…we put our schedule to test last week. We both love love loved it! 11-7! I felt energized, productive, well rested, and all around better. (D&C 88 anyone?!)

Too bad the weekend came and totally threw us off. It is hard to socialize at our age in a college town and make it to bed by 11pm on the weekend. We’re making an attempt to get back on schedule though.

Case in point….11-7…give it a go!