moments that matter most

"Moments are the molecules that make up eternity"

What are you going to do with your moments?

THE CHURCH IS TRUE

lately

Last week before we went on vacation was J's last day at UPS. He now works at BYU. But there is something different.

We have nights together! We have had so much fun this week doing various things. We are taking advantage of this week and next before school starts and basically packing a whole summer into them.

J said something last night that made me really happy. He said, "We haven't laughed this much in a while, I love laughing with you". 

It's so true! We have only been able to spend an hour before bed time together and then sleep for the past year. It is WONDERFUL to be able to have more time in the day for each other.

So far this is what we have done this week.

MONDAY

We planned on going to Olive Garden and a movie, but Olive Garden was temporarily closed. We went to Terra Mia instead and then went to "Jobs" at the movie theater. We liked it.

TUESDAY

Nothing too glamorous. We went to Kneaders and then grocery shopping... TOGETHER! Then came home and finished the current TV series we've been watching the last four months... Friends.

WEDNESDAY

We went to Olive Garden to make up for Monday and to have the never ending pasta bowl. It was chaos. After spending 2.5 hours there, our waiter felt so bad that he gave us 4 extra bowls of pasta to take home! Talk about taking advantage of the system! It was great to sit and talk with each other though, so we didn't mind. Even if we did get a little rambunctious playing salt packet football. Whoops. 

THURSDAY

Needless to say we ate Olive Garden left overs for dinner and then headed up the canyon to play card games at "our park" Canyon Glen. It was SO much fun! Unfortunately the storm rolled in so we couldn't star gaze, so we headed home and got Slurpee's at the new 7 Eleven by our house. That place will kill us.

I can't wait for the next 11 days! It's almost like a "stay-cation"! We have saved up some good money to be able to do this. {haven't really gone on a date all summer long, weekends were just too busy}

Love making up for lost time! :)

Also, I promise I'll get better at taking pictures. Ha ha. 

Bear Lake

Bear Lake was so much fun! We did so many things, we were exhausted by the end. Perfect vacation!

Friday, we checked out an ice cave that was pretty cool. The drive up was terrifying, poor Loretta {that's the name of my car, if you don't have a name for you car I highly suggest you get one. It makes driving so much more fun}. Then later we attempted to go to Minnetonka Ice Cave and well, long story short, that failed.

Our cute little nephew Alex probably ate 1 lb of dirt. We ate delicious meals! Seriously, we were spoiled. We also ate one too many s'mores... sorry bout it!

We went boating and spent all of Saturday out on the lake. It was a blast! We went out on the boat and did tubing, along with water skiing. You must know that I am afraid of lakes and oceans now. I didn't used to be. Here is why...

A few years back when my family and I went to the Caribbean. The water was so clear that I realized just how many fish can be swimming around you at once and that freaked me out. It took all that I had to even go snorkeling. Since then I have been afraid that I will step on one or one will come up and bite me. The whole idea that I was swimming in a fish tank was just no bueno.

At bear lake the water was so clear and the water was the PERFECT temperature. After observing for about 20 minutes, I couldn't see one single fish! Woo hoo! So needless to say, I got it and I am soooo glad that I did. Not even the tale of the bear lake monster was going to keep me from having fun!

Then later on we switched the boat out for sea-doos! I got to learn how to drive one but the water was so choppy that I didn't stay out for too long. I mainly just sat on the back while J drove. I told J to take it easy when I was on, so after a couple runs I got off and went back to shore so he could go have some fun. J is an animal on those things! By five o'clock we were so exhausted and decided to head on back to camp.

Now we are home, with minimal sunburns {thank heavens for sunscreen} and wonderful showers! Can't wait for next year!

vacations all we ever wanted...

J and I have been married for almost 11 months!

{coming up on our anniversary! Woohoo!}

We have slept EVERY night together, 

and have NEVER left the state of Utah.

Wah, wah, wah.

Well my friends that is all about to change!

Tomorrow we are heading to Bear Lake for a family vacation with J's family 

and while it may just be to Idaho, we are SO EXCITED to leave the state!!

Yeah, yeah, you can laugh. 

Today is Jacob's last day of work at UPS, 

{FINALLY!!! IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE!!}

and paid vacation never hurt anyone!

Can't wait to camp under the stars,

have s'mores with Reese's,

sleep in our new tent,

go boating,

and spend some time OUTSIDE!

{working full time doesn't really allow you to do that}

OH! Jacob got the job! 

He now works at the circulation desk in the BYU Library.

Keep an eye out for him when you study in HBLL, cougars! 

and by cougars I mean, students..

Peace out Utard see you in a few!

{two weeks}

Two words I have been so looking forward to this past year. Two Weeks.

As of tonight, Jacob has put in his two week notice at UPS!!! 

Whats that you say? 

Why are we excited for this?

 For the past year Jacob has worked EVERY SINGLE weeknight M-F 

from 5:00 PM until whenever they would be done. 

Sometimes this meant 9:00 PM, and sometimes this meant 1:30 AM. 

Especially around Christmas time the hours were CRAZY! 

He has not had ANY days off minus 

Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas/Eve, New Years Eve, Memorial Day, and the Fourth of July. 

That is only a total of SEVEN week nights that I have been able to spend with him since last August 

- and he was only home for 25 days before he started this job!

Because of this, our weekends have been CRAZY!!

If we ever wanted to do something with friends/family,

or go on a date,

be social at all,

or even just be together, 

it would have to be a Saturday. 

Which meant we would wake up at 8 am and be out playing until late that night. 

Makes for an exhausting day. 

Sometimes we would dread all the things we would have to fit into one day.

Aren't weekends supposed to be relaxing and fun? 

Now I don't want to make us sound ungrateful that he had this job. 

It really was a great job to have and it worked really well with school. 

But I am just so darn excited to have my husband back!! 

And he can't wait to have regular set hours and be able to spend more time together.

Now, once his homework is done which should be by the time I get home from work, we can go on a date on a weeknight, or have some friends over, or have family home evening on a MONDAY NIGHT!! 

Ahh! The possibilities are endless!!!

Now we just hope he gets hired on campus here pretty quickly. 

He has an interview this Wednesday for a job we think would be perfect for him! 

Prayers would be appreciated!

With more time during the week, I'm thinking there may be some more blogging here in the near future. 

We will have more time to take pictures and just relax and be ourselves again! 

Until next time!

ps Look below for a cute 15 second clip of what I do when he's at work.

Monterey Drive

As promised, welcome to our home!

THE KITCHEN

THE LAUNDRY BATHROOM

UPSTAIRS BATHROOM

MASTER BEDROOM

THE FAMILY ROOM

*Not pictured is the second bedroom that is sort of a storage room of sorts for now. 

But we are loving our new home and are so happy to be here!

{Reminiscing...}

One of my favorite things to do.

Last night as J and I were getting into bed without planning it, that is exactly what we did. 

Until two in the morning.

The best part is, I didn't even care. 
I am a sleeper and have to get up early in the morning for work, 
so sleep is very important to me. 

But last night could have gone on forever and I wouldn't have cared. 
I wanted it too. 

We reminisced about EVERYTHING.

• We remembered the first time I stupidly hugged him.
• We laughed at the funny "clever tricks" I would do in high school to spend time with him.
• We remembered seeing each other at the lowest of lows when he came home the first time.
• We remembered saying goodbye the night I went to Idaho, both of us completely in love but to afraid to tell each other.
• We got butterflies thinking about Canyon Glen. {Star gazing, holding hands for the first time, the proposal}
• I wept at remembering saying goodbye with only 8 hours notice.
• We talked about the letters that stood out the most to us.
• We talked about everything that happened during the mission.
• We laughed at how wonderfully fun the Sadie Hawkins dance was.
• We smiled at remembering the fourth of July.
• We remembered the night we decided we wanted to get married.
• We told each other how we felt when we first knew we were in love with each other. For me, 2008/2010. For him, 2010.

And we loved, 
and we grew, 
and we fell in love all over again.

I never wanted it to end!

Last night will always be one of those nights I will hold close. 
I can't believe how blessed I am to have this wonderful man in my life.

It's crazy to think about what we've been through and that it's all over! I swear some days I miss him so much with our conflicting work schedules. But then I remember those 17 months and realize that we've got it pretty easy. We have grown so much and been there for better or for worse ALL along! 

I am so grateful to have shared all of those experiences with him, and better yet to be able to remember all of them. 

Best Friends for {almost} 5 years, 
Lovers for {almost} 3, 
and Sealed for {almost} 1.

 Eternity just keeps getting better...

xoxo
-O