Getting better every day

I gave Aaron a new haircut, using our new hair cutter. It worked really well. Yesterday we went to Porter Park and to Smith Park. It was a very hot and sunny day, so it was very good that we were wearing sunblocker once again. With Aaron working very flexible hours right now, we enjoy our time together. We even went to see "Kung Fu Panda 2" and we thought it was very good. It is probably too scary for little children, though.
I cooked for the first time in our new kitchen; it was pasta with a self-made tomatosauce. I like cooking! Unfortunately, the cook books that we own are in the boxes that need to be sent to us. When they get here, I´ll really take off! Aaron is such a wonderful man. He will eat everything I cook and be satisfied and happy. Even when there is too much pepper on a dish, he´ll say it´s great. :)
Yesterday I got in touch with Mary Cahoon. She and her husband served as a missionary couple in Wiesbaden in 2008 and they were in charge to help the young single adults of our ward. Denise and Elisa, you might remember them. We are going to visit them in Bountiful, Utah, next week and from there we are going to the Ikea store in Draper, Utah. We are looking forward to owning some furniture... To sit on a chair is so much better for one´s back! ;)
Also, I got in touch with Melinda, the former missionary Sister Fitzgerald. She lives in Rexburg with her husband, they got married two months ago. Tonight we are invited for dinner at their place. She is actually my first friend here in Rexburg. And even better: she speaks German. ;)
Speaking of our travels next week, Aaron got his Idaho driver´s license! He passed the written test after studying for five minutes. But then again, he is exceptionally smart. :) For the first three months, I am able to drive using my international driver´s license. Then I´ll have to take the test, too.
We´ve been here in Idaho for 11 days now and I have seen quite a few animals now that I´d never seen before: a bison passed our car in Yellowstone National Park, we saw elks (große Hirsche) there, too. We also saw a marmot (Murmeltier). Yesterday we saw a badger (Dachs) or what appeared to be a badger in someone else´s yard. He was so big! He came towards us and we backed off, then he crossed the street to our church building. I wonder where he lives. Where do badgers live when they are in a town?
This is the view from our bedroom window. We look at the temple and also at our chapel. This seems most unusual to me but it´s good. The Rexburg temple is closed right now for the big annual cleaning but will open again next week. Meanwhile, we are going to visit the Idaho Falls temple this Saturday. It´s approximately 40 minutes away, so it is still closer to us than the Frankfurt temple used to be.
Well, that´s all for now. Have a wonderful day!
Kristina