Progress

I know I haven't posted in a while, but does the fact that I meant to give me any extra points? Anyways, I'm happy to announce that Jeremy and I are making progress! It seems like it has taken a long time, but I finally have a job. I just finished my orientation at Thatcherbrook Rehabilitation in Clearfield. It is a short term rehab facility that focuses on patients that need physical therapy to gain back strength. There are a lot of hip and knee repairs, but also people with simple weakness or falls. Today is my first day on my own and I'm nervous, pray that everything goes well for me. I knew while I was in nursing school that they couldn't teach me everything, but I'm now I'm in a situation that I need to know everything...and I don't. I'm learning a lot everyday though, and I know in time I will be an excellent nurse.
I must admit though, it is very surreal though to have a career. It is a weird thought that this is what I have chosen to do for the rest of my life. It hasn't quite hit yet that I never have to go back to school, but it is nice that my free time is just free time.
Well, I think that is about all I have to say for now, I feel like this post was very disorganized and for that I'm sorry, but at least I posted.

Reunion Pictures

I had a family reunion over the 24th of July. It was amazing, but I just can't put my thoughts into good words, so here are just pictures that I'm going to give brief summaries on. I hope you enjoy. Sorry there are a lot, but they all make me happy and I want this post to display my happiness.

Jeremy at our family talent show/meeting. We gave our camera to my cousin to take pictures and he got this one. Jeremy honestly can't remember doing this, but I love this picture.

Logan after he had pulled out his feeding tube. He looks like a normal baby, but not 5 months old.

My sister, Camille, who has been staying with my brother all summer caring for his kids. So Emma, who is also in the picture would always go with her and do what she said.

Me holding one of the twins. I honestly can't tell you who it is I'm holding.

Emmelie and Colton my cousins with one of the twins. I thought it was so cute how no one could get enough of the twins. Even Colton couldn't keep himself from just holding the babies hand.

My cousin Dallin. He entered the MTC the next Wednesday. He made sure to get his fill of baby before he left.

Colton holding a baby (maybe Hunter cause his eyes are wider).

Jeremy and my cousin Kennedy. They like to tease each other a lot so I told them they had to look like they loved each other.

My niece and nephew, Emma and Ethan. They could not get enough of my aunts hammock. Ethan especially would kick and scream when you made him go inside.

My cousins Colton and Kennedy with my niece Laura. They just loved playing with her and trying to get her to smile.

My cousin Dallin was so enthralled with how small the babies hands were.

Emma is cute even when she is sleeping. Her adorable dress was made by Julia's mom. She is an amazing seamstress and where Julia learned all her skills.

Since all of our family was here we kept trying to get a family picture. This was one of our attempts. I can't believe we are a family of 16 now.

My parents with my mom's mom and her 5 great grandchildren.

Ethan and Emma loved the hammock so much they were willing to be squished in with me.

I just think this picture is so cute. Emma is such a good helper to take the dirty diapers and put them away. She just didn't know where to take it.

Emma was so tired she just laid down on the bottom stair.

We went to nickelcade while everyone was here and I won big on the Deal or No Deal game. I narrowed the cases down to 2 and only had the 500pt or 1000pt cases left. So I sold them for 750pts, which was a bummer because I had the 1000pt case. But I was still excited.

My parents getting ready to play Dance Dance Revolution.

Hunter and Logan (Hunter in the blue car seat) were mesmerized watching the screen of the Dance Dance Revolution game.

Emma is constantly making funny faces. I loved looking at her and she'd make a funny face, then I'd copy it, then we would repeat. She loved this Merry-Go-Round.

Ethan on the Merry-Go-Round.

Mindy, Jay's wife, on the left and my sister Sheila on the right. They were very intent on their Guitar Hero game.

Emma wanted a ride on the motorcycle.

That night we were able to go to get ice cream and Emma really enjoyed hers, but I think more ended up on her clothes, the table, and the floor than in her mouth.

I love Ethan and Emma so much, that getting mauled on the floor is enjoyable.

Jeremy is so good with Ethan and Emma and they just love him.

He even keeps smiling while getting poked in the eye.

I was so excited by the end of the week Emma new my name and could pick me out of a crowd. She would also come to me willingly, which is big because she is pretty shy.

I was so sad to see my family leave. We hope that we will be able to see you all again soon. But it was wonderful to spend time with you while you were here.

4 Years and Still Loving Every Minute

It excites me to inform you all that yesterday was mine and Jeremy's 4^th Wedding Anniversary. It is a strange feeling to know that I have been married for 4 years now. On one side, it feels like we have been together forever. However, on the other side, it feels like yesterday that I got married. Anyways, regardless of how it feels, the important thing is that I'm still very much in love with Jeremy. To those of you who had doubts about me getting married at age 19…never fear, I'm happier now than I was when I got married.

Our Anniversary celebration this year was not very big. Due to decreased funds and the fact that Jeremy had work to do, we were forced to keep things simple. The important thing though is that Jeremy and I were able to spend time together. That morning Jeremy made me breakfast, which was delicious. After 4 years of marriage Jeremy knows exactly how I like my breakfast; extra crispy hash browns, scrambled eggs, extra crispy bacon, and orange juice. Thank you so much Jeremy, it was wonderful.

Thanks to my parents, we were also able to go see Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince. We'd been wanting to see it since it came out, but we have reached a point where spending money really isn't an option. So thank you mom and dad for allowing us to go to the movie. It was a good movie, but now I don't want to wait for the next movie to come out.

For dinner, we were able to go to Olive Garden thanks to a gift card we received for graduation. I've been wanting to go ever since I saw the ad for their new Crostada meals. So this was the first time I've ever gone to a restaurant where I knew what I was getting before sitting there for 5 minutes looking at the menu. Anyways, it was delicious and we were seated exactly in the corner, which was ideal.
Well, after completely gorging ourselves on more food and more calories than we have had in a while we decided a walk was in order to end out the night. It was a wonderful day.

In closing, I love you Jeremy. I'm so happy that we get to share our lives together. The last 4 years have been the best of my life and I'm looking forward to forever.

Free Time

Well, I never thought I would be posting something with this title. However, I find myself in a situation where I have nothing pressing to do. That is not to say I have nothing to do. I simply have no job, no homework, no calling that requires my time outside of church, no money to go shopping with, or no real need or desire to go shopping, no children to watch, nothing pressing. All I have to do are the things I should do or want to do. For example, I should be searching for more jobs online, but today I just don't feel up to it. I should be cleaning something, but I'm so scared of finding a bug while I clean that I'm not going to. I should be eating breakfast, but nothing sounds good, so I'll make do with my glass of orange juice. (Honestly, everyone is lucky I showered today.) So instead of doing the things I should do, I'm going to do the things I want to do. I'm going to sit on my bed, watch some episodes of Monk online and movies on our tv. I'm going to work on my cross stitch because it keeps my hands busy, and I'm going to hide from the fact that at this point, my life has little or no meaning.