Moving Frustrations

It's been a couple weeks since I've been on here so I figured I'd better give an update. First of all, I found a job!!! And I'm so happy because it's the job I wanted. I'm going to be back at the Learning Center in Idaho Falls. I'll work with children with disabilities and I'm so excited because I've missed this job like crazy! It can be frustrating at times but so rewarding! Anyway so a couple days after I get the job we find out that a little house opened up in Osgood, so we decided to look into moving. To make a long story short, we're second on a list to sell our apartment contract so we're trying to find someone to buy it but no luck so far. I wouldn't be so anxious except I felt so good about the house. We've missed living in Osgood and it would be closer to work for both of us. Plus it's cheaper...love that! Anyway I'm just venting. I know I need to be more patient and remind myself that it will all work out the way it's suppost to.

Finals...check! Now let's have some fun!

Well finals are over and it's about time! Now we've got seven weeks before Morgan goes back to school and in the meantime I'm trying to find a job. I've applied several places in Rexburg and in Rigby and so hopefully at least one will work out now that people will be quitting and moving home for the break. My first choice would be a developemental center or Maurices :) but at this point I'll take anything!
This semester definatly hasn't been the easiest. Morgan and I took a New Testament class together and it was the hardest class I've had in college so far. Lots of reading, papers, and a huge 3-hour test :( but I loved taking the class with Morgan and I felt like it brought us closer as we really studied the scriptures together. I'm so grateful for him and all he does for me. I know he's been overwhelmed with all the school work plus working at home every other day; he definatly deserves a break! We're going to the cabin for the weekend and we are both so ready! Boating, sleeping in, eating, it's gonna be great!
Well I better get back to packing...hopefully you'll be hearing from me soon, newly employed! Keep your fingers crossed :)

Wedding Pictures!

Ok we finally got our pictures from our photographer and we love them! Then turned out beautifully! Our photographer made us a photo album that I look at at least once a day :) Anyway, here are some of our favorites! Enjoy :)

I'm very traditional so I didn't want Morgan to see me in my dress until the wedding. When we realized how busy that day would be already, I let Kim (our photographer) talk me into doing most of our couple pictures a couple weeks before. She set it up so I was in the temple. Then when Morgan got there she had me walk out. It was really special and she took some pictures of his reaction :)

This one isn't Morgan's favorite but I love it :)

This one we had framed in a gorgeous frame and it's in our living room :) It was such a beautiful (but still freezing) day and yes those are the real clouds

Love this one :)

Morgan picked out my ring :) Didn't he do a great job!

:)

Just married and so happy!

After finally getting my make-up reapplied after our sealing, I was able to hold my emotions in until I saw Courtney. I love my sister so much!

We are so grateful for all the people that came to support us on our amazing day! We are blessed to have such amazing family and friends!

I absolutely love veil pictures!


So happy :)

Thinking...

Well we're almost to midterms and I'm so ready for the semester to be over! It's amazing how time flies but drags at the same time. We're all moved in to our Rexburg apartment and while it's a lot smaller than the house we started out it, we love it! The ward is really great (other than super loud sacrament meetings lol) and our neighbors are awesome! Classes are going well...keeping us busy. Between work and school Morgan doesn't have much time left over, but we do find time to watch an occastional MASH episode or go for snowcones :)
One thing I'm realizing this semester is my lack of motivation in my classes. I have no drive to do my homework and I find myself wishing I were just working instead. I don't know if I'm just getting lazy or maybe I'm not heading on the right path as far as school work. Ultimately I want to work with children with special needs. I really miss that job; it was rough but so rewarding and I have so many special memories with the amazing kids I got to spend time with. It's so hard trying to do everything I think I should be doing, and still not feeling quite right about something. Some days I'm so frustrated, feeling like I'm not getting very far into my school work. I look at the future and see several more years of school and it feels like there's no end in sight. I know it seems like I'm complaining and I don't mean to; I really am grateful for the opportunity I've had to further my education and I've made some really great friendships up here but I feel like I just want to move on...
On a happier note, Morgan and I are doing really well! I know he's had to adjust quite a bit because of my quirks but he's such a great man and an incredible support to me! I feel so blessed to be with him and to know that we have so much more to look forward to. He can make me laugh when that's the last thing I feel like doing. He's taught me to lighten up a little bit and helps me learn to just enjoy all the blessings we have. I tend to like to rush things and I'm not very patient so he's been a great help with that as well! I just can't believe how lucky I am :)

It's Spring!

Well it's April! I just finished my finals and now we're getting ready to pack and move to Rexburg. I'm still getting the hang of blogging and I've got a lot to catch up on.
I was looking through our pictures the other day so here's some of my favorite pictures from when Morgan and I were dating...

This was on one of our four-wheeling rides in Island Park :)

Getting ready to watch the fireworks for the 4th of July in Island Park

Morgan took me to Lagoon for my birthday! We brought Courtney and Tanner along...it was so fun!

I begged him to come on a spinny ride with me. I had fun but he didn't feel too good after...

Trip to Mesa Falls with his parents. It's so beautiful there!

Making scones at his apartment (gluten-free of course!)

Carving pumpkins for Halloween

I took Morgan to Jaker's for his birthday :) We even dressed up nice!

The Beginning

Ok so here's a little background...Morgan and I went to high school together but he's a couple years older so the only interaction we had was one dance when he was in my group. We even grew up about 5 miles away from each other! Then after his mission he added me on facebook and I accepted because I thought he was cute :) So we talked a little bit on facebook and he told me he added me because his uncle, (my bishop), Wayne Jensen told him about a nice girl that came from a good family. I'm glad he took the advice! Our first date was March 21st and from the beginning I could tell he was a reallly great guy. We "casually dated" for a while but spent almost every day together. He took me to Lagoon for my birthday, I spent time with his family in their cabin at Island Park, and he'd come over to my parent's house for FHE. Then on September 7th, after a weekend in Utah with my family, he asked if I wanted to go to on a walk around the river with him. I said hes and he asked me to come over to his parents house. I was a little confused because I was on the way but I went over. When I got there, he and his dad were gone fixing a pivot so I visited with his mom til he came back. When Morgan came inside, I noticed he had changed his shirt and smelled really good :) but I didn't think much about it. So we drove over to the river, but not to our usual spot. He took me to Snake River Landing and we walked to a pier overlooking the river. It was freezing and the wind was blowing so he let me wear his coat. We talked for a little bit; he seemed kind of nervous but I didn't think anything of it. Then he said, "Do you know how much I love you?" I didn't know what to say so I held out my arms and said, "This much?" He turned me around, got down on his knee, and I started to cry as he asked me if I would marry him. I was so excited he didn't even hear me say yes! Then, after he put the ring on my finger and I composed myself a little bit, we walked back to the car where there were a dozen roses in the front seat :) Yeah...he's that good. (Thanks Brittany!) When we went back home and told everyone the good news, I found out that while he was "fixing the pivot" he was really at my parent's house asking their permission to marry me. Needless to say I couldn't stop smiling all night and I had a hard time getting to sleep :)