Thanksgiving

Brian and I went to Colorado for thanksgiving. It was so much fun!!!!!!!
We want to visit my grandparents and Shanade and Andrew were there with their kids. It was a full house for my grandma:)
I had a video of Brian taking the kids down a slide but blogger won't let me upload it. But needless to say it was adorable :)

Last gratitude post

SO I failed at my gratitude posts. School, homework, and tests got in the way. But I'll summarize the rest of them for ya.  I love Brian to death and I am forever grateful that he picked me. I am grateful that he is so dedicated to his schoolwork. I know that he will be great provider. I am so grateful for the little things he does for me. He is always willing to empty the dishwasher or clean the bathroom. He is amazing and I am so lucky that he is all mine!

Live Gratitude Day 18

I am grateful for Brian fulfilling his church callings to the best of his ability. I am grateful that he does his home teaching and always attends his meetings. He is such an example to me.

Love Gratitude Day 17

I am so grateful for Brian's patience with me. I know that I test it when it takes me 45 minutes to get ready. I am always amazed that he is willing to wait around for me and be patient with me.

Love Gratitude Day 16

Today I am grateful for the great relationship Brian has with my family. I am grateful that he is able to joke around with my sisters. It is always entertaining watching him interact with Brittany and Shanade.

Love Gratitude Day 15

I am grateful for the way Brian makes me feel. I love how beautiful and sexy he makes me feel and I am so grateful.

Love Gratitude Day 14

Today I am grateful for Brian pushing me towards me dreams. He is so determined to have me finish school and go on to get my BA in Dental Hygiene. I am so grateful for the extra push he gives.

Love Gratitude Day 13

Today I am grateful for Brian making sure I have a glass of cold water at night.

Love Gratitude day 12

Today I am grateful for Brian clearing the snow and ice off the car so I don't have to :)

Love and Gratitude Day 11

Today I am so grateful that he scraps the ice off the windows and warms the car up before I go outside. Especially on days like today.

Love and Gratitude Day 10

I am so grateful that Brian got me Grace. I'm grateful that we have her in our home now because she is so sweet.

Love and Gratitude Day 9

I am so grateful for Brian giving plasma twice a week. This extra money really helps us out and I am grateful that he is willing to do that. :)

Love and Gratitude Day 8

I am so grateful for how easy the conversation comes to us. I am grateful that we can talk about anything and everything.

Love and Gratitude Day 7

I am so grateful that Brian keeps us strong in the gospel. I joke that he will drag me to the end. I am grateful that he remember that we need to say prayers or read scriptures. He truly is the best!

Love and Gratitude Day 6

I am so thankful my hubby is willing to do laundry. I for some reason hate switching loads, probably my laziness, but Brian will switch the loads for me:)

Fall♥

A few of our fall activities:)

Just a heads up: I am blogging off of my phone and it won't let me arrange the pictures. So they aren't in order.

The first picture is Brian picking out his pumpkin:)
Second picture is going through the straw maze! It was so crazy because the straw was stacked so high it was so easy to get lost. At night they make it haunted but I was too much of a chicken to go when it is haunted.
Third picture is us in the maze.
Forth is our Carmel apple that weave:) so delicious except that Brian only ate half of his and I ate three in like three days. So bad I shouldn't keep sugary treats in the house.
Fifth, Brian's pumpkin. He decided to just carve a normal jack-o-lantern. He later regretted that when he saw designs for how to carve a "psych" pumpkin.
Sixth, the mess we made carving the pumpkins.
Seventh, just a random picture of us precarving.
Eighth, my cute pumpkin. It says love.

Love Gratitude Day 5

Today I am grateful for Brian always being there to hug me when I am having a bad day! He always puts me in a good mood!

Love Gratitude day 4

I am so grateful that Brian is willing to warm my feet up at night. My feet are always cold especially at night. He is so sweet for letting me intertwine my ice cold feet with his legs:)

Love Gratitude Day 3

I am so grateful for Brian making me breakfast in bed! I love him so much, he truly is the greatest!

Love Gratitude Day 2

Today I am so grateful that Brian is a worthy priesthood holder. I love that we are able to go to the temple together. I always makes our relationship so much stronger! Plus, I am so grateful that we can be to the temple in 3 minutes.

Love Gratitude Day 1

I was invited to do the Love Gratitude Challenge and I though instead of doing it on Facebook I would do it on my blog:)

I love my husband and he is the best! 

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and that means gratitude is in the air!!! CHALLENGE yourself to send a little note each day of November of love, adoration, and thanks to your spouse. 

Get your LOVE GRATITUDE ON!!!

The month of November is the perfect time to tell your sweetie how much you appreciate, love, adore, respect, enjoy, and appreciate them. This is the perfect excuse to create a habit of gratitude. 

This CHALLENGE starts Nov. 1 through the 30th.

https://www.facebook.com/events/434784939902224/

Day 1: I am so grateful for him making dinner! 

He made enchiladas tonight and they were amazing!!!

Just a Rant

Can I just say that I find it completely dumb that we have a dress code for the gym. Yes, I understand that they don't want short shorts or tank tops. I don't have a problem with that but I do have a problem with the fact that I can't wear grey yoga pants. What difference does it make if I wear grey instead of black. I hate that you can't wear the cute yoga pants that are tight on the ankle. Why does that matter? Ugh!!! It is days like this where I wished I would've gone to CSU or somewhere else!!!!

October Goals Reviewed

OCTOBER

Spiritual

Family Prayer

(We are getting better at this)

Attend the temple

(I failed I just became too busy! Plus, I wanted to go with Brian and his recommend was lost in the move. So we were waiting to get his temple recommend. We were just put into a new stake and they were still organizing things.  So it took about a month to get his Stake presidency appointment for a recommend.  Thankfully he got it on Sunday. We are going on Friday though)

Become better a personal prayer

(This is still a work in progress)

Be grateful for the opportunity I have to speak in Sacrament  

(I really did try to and I succeed a little)

School

Study more effectively for Anatomy and Physiology 

(I am still trying to get better but what I am doing now is working)

Appreciate this opportunity I have to attend BYU-I

(Still working on this. Some days I hate Rexburg but I am trying to find joy in the journey and appreciate that I am here for a reason)

B or higher on my tests

(I failed, I got a low C on one of my Biology tests.)

Marriage

Try to notice the Good

I think that I have done good on this

Be more supportive of Brian's needs

I think I've done a good job.

Listen to Brian more

I've gotten better!

Personal

Control my temper

I've done pretty well

Write in my journal-FAILED

Choose Happiness

Yes:)

Homemaking

Make laundry soap

I still have other laundry soap and I just didn't want to take the time to make it.

Make bed daily 

SO-SO but it is made right now;)

Start Menu Planning

SO-SO

Snow

Woke up to this and it is still snowing.

I'm just so glad that my only class today was canceled. 

I'm not a fan of the snow but I suppose that I should get used to it. 

Brian and I will still be here for a year. 

October Goals

 *Thank you Nadie for giving me this idea of writing down monthly goals* 

President Monson said, "There is nothing more important than the goal you strive to attain"

After listening to conference I decided that I needed to become a little better and a little kinder. I know that I have several areas that need improving and this is me trying to become a better disciple of Jesus Christ.

As long as I am progressing I will not be digressing. 

Spiritual

Attend the temple this month(It has been a few months since I have gone:/)

Family prayer

Become better a personal prayer

Be grateful for the opportunity I have to speak in Sacrament

School

Study more effectively for Anatomy and Physiology 

Appreciate this opportunity I have to attend BYU-I

B or higher on my tests

Marriage

Try to notice the Good

Be more supportive of Brian's needs

Listen to Brian more

Personal

Control my temper

Write in my journal

Choose Happiness

Homemaking

Make laundry soap

Make bed daily

Start Menu Planning

"Those who are unafraid to roll up their sleeves and lose themselves in the pursuit of worthwhile goals are a blessing to their families, communities, nations, and to the Church." -President Uchtdorf

Making Caramel Apples

 Brian and I decided to make caramel apples as a fun fall activity together<3 p="p">

(Alright, I more so wanted to do it and didn't give Brian much of a choice)

(Just a quick picture of us before we got started)

The apples before they were caramelized. 

Brian stretching the caramel over the apple

 The finished products<3 p="p">

The finished product was way delicious!!!

 Brian on the other hand didn't finish his because there was too much caramel for him.

It was a quick little activity to get us away from doing homework but it was so much fun!
It took like 10 minutes to do it but it was the perfect break!
I love being able to do little things like this with Brian:)

Dental Assisting

So like I was saying earlier I was in a Dental Assisting class over the summer break.

It was an 11 week program that was amazing! I had school on Monday and Wednesday nights. 

There were 5 girls, including me and it was a ton of fun! Class was 4 hours long. The first half was lecture and the last half was lab. I learned how to make temporary crowns , polish teeth, take x-rays, actually assist with a dentist.  I had to complete 50 hours of interning in another dental office to be able to get my certificate of completion. I worked in an office in Sandy.  I loved the dentist I worked with. He was super nice and willing to answer any questions I had. The assistant I worked with was pretty nice. She was good at her job so it was good to learn from her. I actually got to assist on fillings and such. It was amazing! I thought that I loved teeth before I took the class, but after taking the class I can say that I love teeth even more.  I love the girls that I had class with.  We went out for a celebratory dinner together the day after.  That dinner turned into a 3 hour chat.  it would have gone on a lot longer if I hadn't said I needed to go.  

For my final I had to bring a person in to be my patient. My mom was sweet enough to offer to be my patient. Basically she came in and I had to take algenate impressions on her. (That is the horrible tasting goop that we have you bite down on until it turns hard. Then, we take it out and it is an impression of your teeth.) After, I poured the impression up with plaster. This plaster sets for about 45 minutes. After I can pull it out and I have a perfect impression of the teeth. 

(My mom was a trooper!)

Then, I took a Pano radiograph.  This is the x-ray that takes a picture of your entire mouth and sinus cavity.  I then took 4 bitewings and 3 PAs. 

I polished her teeth, flossed her teeth, and applied a flouride paste onto her teeth.

Charted all of her existing dental work and completed my notes.

I may have freaked out a ton when I realized how behind schedule I was. 

But of course my mom made it all better:) I love you mom!

Then, I had to complete a written final. 

Luckily, I had pretty cool people to take my test with. 

We ended the night with cake:)

From left to right:Debbie, me, Krista, Ashlee, Alyssa, Christi, and Stephanie.

My certificate of completion:)

I am so glad that I had the opportunity to be in this class and do something to further my education in the field that I want to go into. I am grateful for my amazing hubby and all of the support that he offered me. 

Also, a special thanks to Nadie who watched my rotten dog while I was at school:)

Quick Update

So just a quick update. I am still alive and happily married now:)  The past 6 months have gone by way too quickly! I hardly had time to breathe this summer because I was so busy! Brian and I were living in Utah for the summer. Brian had a door-to-door job with a pest control company for the  summer. I worked full time in the office for Bioguard, attended an eleven week Dental Assisting program, and I had an internship in a dental office. Plus, I tried to take full advantage of living by my adorable nieces and nephew(now nephews)! Whew! it was an incredibly busy summer.

I am going to post pictures of my wedding someday soon.. I promise

Brian and I are now moved up to Rexburg for school.  Our apartment is pretty awesome and perfect for us.(I'll post pictures when it is put together) A BIG thanks to my in-laws and mother for being amazing and moving us up to the burg. Thanks to my mom, Nadie, and Aubs for helping us pack and clean. Basically my family is the best!

School starts on Monday and I am not ready for that.  I honestly have no desire to be back in school at all. If Brian wouldn't kick my butt I would have deferred this semester. That is most likely the lazy part of me coming out. Luckily, my hubby is there to keep me going and doing what I should be doing.

Brian is now urging me on to bed. I guess that is my cue to finish this later :)

Alone

This semester has been more difficult than last semester for sure.  I feel alone all the time!!! None of my roommates understand where I am in my life.  All except for one have never been in a relationship.  One went on a date for the first time this semester.  So suffice to say they don't understand where I'm at.  They don't get that Brian comes first.  I'd rather spend time with him than them.  The maturity difference is massive!  I hate being home because they are all slobs!  I tend to spend most of my time at Brian's apartment because my roommates don't understand homework time or study time.  They don't understand that if you make a mess in the kitchen you must clean it up.  Or the fact that the living room is not their extra room.  They don't get that being obnoxious isn't funny anymore.  It just gets rude.  Or the fact that you have to tell them to shut up if your on the phone because they will purposefully get louder.  I'm done!   I love my roommates they are great people and so much fun but I wish they would grow up and be more responsible.  I hate that I have to constantly ride my roommate and tell her to take her trash and throw it away.  I know walking the 5 ft to the trashcan is hard but it must be done.  I'm not their mom and I don't want to clean up after them.  I would like to walk into my apartment and feel comfortable and not feel completely grossed out.  I would like to hop in the shower and not find their hair on the wall.  I feel like I'm completely alone in my apartment.  I'm counting down the days until I don't have to live with them anymore.  I didn't want my last semester living with roommates to be bad.  I wanted it to be fun!

I've always been really good in school!  Most of the time it was without trying.  This semester however I feel like I'm doing a shiz job at school! I don't want to be here.  I want school to be over already! I have absolutely no motivation to be here!  I feel like my grades just suck! I know it's just because I'm stressed about planning a wedding and all that good stuff but there is absolutely no motivation for me.

I sometimes feel honestly no desire to go through the temple.  I know I know!  I know who is making me feel this way!  I know why he is but it sucks because I've been excited for this and dreaming about this since I was little!  I don't want any speeches about I need to do this more or that more.  Because honestly that just makes me want to tell them to shove it and walk away!  I don't want people's advice.  All I want is for someone to say I've been there. I want someone to listen to me.  I don't want them to talk just listen.  I want to not feel alone in this.  Because I do I feel alone constantly and it is not a good feeling.  I want a friend my age who understands.  I am just tired of being the only girl my age who is getting married.  I want people to understand and not judge.

I just want to feel not so alone this semester.