Weekend in St. George

Neal and I went down to St. George for the weekend; it was a much-needed getaway! I don't know what my deal was last week but I was so grumpy and going down to St. George gave me time to just think and spend time with my hubby. I still wish I was there, I didn't want to come back home, especially now that it is freezing up here! It was a short and sweet, but we did some fun things!
On Friday night we went to the Tuacahn Amphitheater and saw Thriller. Neal wasn't very excited about going, but he is such a good husband he took me anyways. I think that he ended up liking it though! I really liked it! It was so fun and the amphitheater there has such a cool atmosphere. "


On Saturday we got to sleep in for the first time in a long time and it felt nice! Then we went shopping and found lots of cute stuff. Later that after noon we went to the St. George temple and did sealings. So a funny story about what happened to me while I was at the temple, I was wearing a pink bra and you could see right through my dress, so I had to leave it off as I did the sealings! I didn't know what else to do! Haha.

Anyways, I always love doing sealings, one because it doesn't take as long as a session and two because I love hearing the same blessings and covenants that I made with Neal on our wedding day. One of my goals is to go to every temple in Utah. I now have been to the Jordan River, Salt Lake, Logan, Ogden, Bountiful, and now the St. George; so I have been to six out of the fifteen. It is such blessing to have so many temples around us. It will be weird when we move out of state and the closest temple is 3 hours away. After the temple we went my cousins wedding, this was pretty much the reason why we went down. Every time I go to a wedding that is not in the temple, I just feel so grateful for the choices that I have made in my life so that I could be sealed to my best friend for all time and eternity. I wouldn’t have done it any other way!

PA update

Just a little update on what is going on with Neal and PA school. He has three more interviews coming up in November. One is in Nashville, Tennessee; the next day he has one in Winchester, Virginia; and the last one is in Pocatello, Idaho. He has heard back from all the schools now, expect the University of Utah. He should be hearing from them any day now. Hopefully, it will be good news! It would be so wonderful to move to Salt Lake. I will finally get to be closer to my family! But it would also be such a fun adventure to move away for two years!
Just a little update on school with me. I will be through sitting in a classroom at Weber State on October 20th for the rest of my college career! I will finish out this semester teaching in a 4th grade classroom then, STUDENT TEACHING in January!
Well besides that, nothing too exciting is happening. Gabby is keeping us on our toes, but we sure love having her around!

Here is our cute little family!

Loves to take naps!

And we love when she takes naps! Ha

Fort Wayne, Indiana...Here we come...Maybe

I am so lucky to call this sexy, smart, amazing, guy mine! I mean come on, just look at him! Yep, I know you are jealous. I get to spend the rest of my life with this hunk!

Ok, ok, enough of the mushy stuff. But really I am so proud of Neal. Neal never gives himself enough credit. A couple months ago he was worried he wouldn't get in to PA school and he started looking into Physical Therapy (I think he was going through a quarter life crisis). But in the end he decided that a PA was a better route to go for him. So, over the weekend he had a PA interview out in Indiana. After his interview he called me and told me it went really well. Of course I was so happy for him! Then, about an hour later he called me again and told me he got accepted! This time I was extremely happy for him! He did all this worrying about not being able to get accepted to any school for nothing because he got accepted the same day as his interview, my husband really is that awesome!

Neal is still waiting to hear back from a few more schools. But we could end up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We should know where Neal is going to go by the end of November. I'll keep you posted!

Meet Gabby

After one year of wishing for a puppy, my wish finally came true! I told Neal that I was just going to come home one day with a puppy and he told me that he wouldn't have any problem with that! I was kind of joking, but after that reply it made me really want to get one. We have both wanted a puppy for a very long time, but because we were renting we weren't allowed (technically we still aren't supposed to have one, OOPS!). So I started looking at KSL everyday for a cute, affordable, puppy. I also got Neal really into it, he was the one who actually found the ad for Gabby. He actually wanted Gabby's brother and told me to contact the lady to see if the male was still available. He was, but someone was interested in him already. I told her we really wanted the male and if it didn't go through to let us know. I was pretty bummed because they both were so cute, but Neal didn't even want to look at the girl. So the next day, we had to go to Salt Lake for a dentist appointment and these pups were in Orem. While I was getting my teeth worked on Neal had talked to the girl and had planned to meet with her to look at these puppies! I was so shocked because it was a long drive and I didn't think Neal was that serious. So we drove down to Orem and saw the cute pups. I first held the girl, Gabby. She was ADORABLE! She was so small and she looked so much cuter than she did in the picture. She just cuddled right up into me. The boy did have a little bit cuter coloring, but he was a little bigger (Gabby was the runt) and he was a little more rambunctious. I fell in love with Gabby right away. Then Neal said ok, we will take her and he pulls out the checkbook! We never carry a checkbook! So that is my story of how I got a dog. I love Neal so much for letting this dream of my come true! He is so sweet to do this for me even though his grandparent told him no about a year earlier (we rent the other side of their duplex). He said he just hated seeing me sad and would know that this puppy would make me happy!

She really has been a lot of fun! She is starting the nip and we try to give her toys, but she loves our hands and toes. She loves to cuddle and be held. She is a scaredy-cat and jumps and hides over every little noise. She has been pretty good about going potty outside, with just a few accidents inside. She hates being left alone and cries when we aren't around. She sleeps in our bed, for now, hopefully we can get her in her kennel soon. It is amazing to me how you can love these little creatures so much! I can't imagine the love you have a baby and I am excited one day to be a mom! It is good practice for us! Neal is so cute with her and it is fun to watch him. He always says to Gabby, "Where is your mom at?", or "Go find your mom." It just sounds so cute! I know that Neal will be a great dad someday!!! They say getting a puppy for your wife make her hold off on wanting to have kids, but I think it make me want to have one more. HAHA Just kidding Neal! And don't get too excited Dad if you read this.

Goodbye Summer

School starts on Monday! I really have mixed feelings about going back. This is my last year. Starting in January I will be student teaching, which totally freaks me out! I think that is why I am dreading going back to school so much because I know I am that much closer to student teaching. Plus, going back to school means no more staying up late watching Lost with the hubs. Speaking of Lost, if you have any free time you should totally watch it on Hulu. It is way good and addicting! Plus, the doctor is a total hunk!
Besides watching Lost, we have done lots of fun things this summer. I would say the highlight of our summer was going on a cruise to the Mexican Rivera! My awesome dad took the whole family and we had a blast! It was the perfect vacation!


We went parasailing

We went horseback riding on the beach

I got stung by a Jelly Fish, which hurt SO bad!

We kayaked

We went on 12 different zip lines through the jungle

We dressed up and ate way too much!


I really loved every minute of it! It was a total blast!
Well besides the cruise we saw many firework shows

We went to a Rodeo

Neal took me back to Logan, it was the first time I have been back since my freshman year. I missed it so much, it is such a cute little town!


It was a good summer and ready or not school starts on Monday!

Our story!

Well, I joined the crowd and got a blog!
Just a little about us....
We got married December 17, 2008. I can't believe it has been over a year and a half and we are approaching 2 years. It is crazy to me...time flies when you are having fun!
Neal graduated from Weber with a Spanish degree in April and is currently working for Burch Creek Home Care and Hospice. Basically he works with old people. He is such a amazing guy, there is no way I could do what he does. Neal has applied for PA school and now he is just waiting to hear back from schools to see if he will get accepted. He actually just got a call from a school out in Indiana for an interview in September. So that is pretty exciting. I am kinda sad because I won't be able to go with him and it will be our first night apart since we have been married. Sad story, right?
Anyways, I have one year left up at Weber. I will graduate next spring in elementary ed. I can't believe it! A year from now I will be teaching my own class (hopefully). I work at an after school program and love it...well most days.
We love life and are waiting to see where it takes us!