We have no internet but we still have fun

So, our neighbor upstairs moved this week. (yeeeeesssss) That means we can: A. Do laundry whenever we want. B. Turn up the TV as loud as we want. C. Park in the driveway.

However, we don't have internet. Apparently, he was the one we were mooching off of for the past 6 months (I don't feel guilty at all). We are currently in the process of trying to figure out how to survive at home without the internet before we have to pay extra for it. We are on campus more and I utilize the internet as much as I can when I am in classes, multitasking and not paying attention as much. But, we are surviving.

The other day, I had this huge event I was in charge of on campus from 7:30 till 5 (read about it here) and I was in charge of a special training that night at 6 and so by the time I got home, I was completely exhausted. We woke up especially early everyday this week for one reason or another and it was killing us! Tangent: We had to wake up early one morning and that night I told Nephi that we should just wake up and pretend like we have a lot of energy then we will just naturally have a lot of energy. We wanted to be out of the house by 7, which means we had to be up by 5:45 to get ready and out the door. We were up by 6:00, showered by 6:15 and sleeping again by 6:16 till 6:45. Yep. Tangent done. Needless to say, this week was exhausting! To take the edge off of it, that night we planned a mini-date movie night. Thanks to my brother, (who has been living with us for 2 months, btw), we had an epic night.

Phone picture. My brother let us borrow his TV! It's looks really out of place, ha! We watched Gattaca. I highly recommended it. I fell in love with Uma Therman's hair and skin.

Our popcorn and Fresca! We watched it in bed.

It was really fun even though I fell asleep 20 min into it. It's really hard when Nephi and I are in school to focus on building our relationship. I am learning this. Anytime we do something intentionally to build our relationship, we always get into this mode where we act like we are dating and flirt like crazy.

It's the best. I know, I know, I have a ton of advice considering that we have been married for 6 months now, right?

He is leaving tomorrow and won't be back till Thursday! He is going to help his brother and sister-in-law move some of their things home while they finish their rotations for optometry school. I am going to miss him but it couldn't be greater timing with this Econ exam coming up. It's all I am going to do for the next few days.

Oh, and Halloween? That came fast. We are going to 2 parties tonight! It will be significantly better than last year when Nephi and I got in a huge fight on Halloween, haha. I am going to be pumpkin (wear an orange shirt) and he is going to be pi (dress like a nerd)! I think it is perfect for us. Thank you Facebook for helping us find a costume. I knew it was good for something...

Faith in the Human Race

Do you ever have those days where you suddenly have faith in the human race? Today was one of those days for me...

• People have good intentions
• There are job openings for those with open eyes
• Desire can really get you where you want to go
• We are in good hands--the Lord is aware of us
• I have such a thoughtful husband
• I am not a crazy person and people agree with me
• Women are excellent advocates in the business world
• The Church is so smart
• There are many great men out there
• People can inspire you
• BYU-Idaho is an incredible institutional 

That's it. I am satisfied.

A Change for the Better

The day after I got home from my mission, I had to sign up for classes. I got on the BYU-Idaho website and inhaled, "It's different." I can distinctly remember in that moment thinking that this was a change but I was used to change. I'm a RM.

My reaction to change has completely altered because of many experiences, particularly on my mission. After leaving my first area, I bawled like someone stole my family. It was bad. That is what it felt like to me. My next area and new companion had a lot of things to prove to me, I decided. Unfortunately, that attitude led me to a few sleepless night, lots of tears and feelings of contention. I look back on that experience and wished I would have embraced it better. But I learned my lesson. I ended up getting sent back to that area for my last 2 transfers after being away from it for 6 months and I ended up meeting the most incredible people that I will never forget. Ralston/La Vista taught me. In my last transfer, I ended up bawling on the shoulder of that sweet companion a year later, begging for her forgiveness for how I treated her. She is one of the kindest people I have ever met.

This last week I went through a similar transition, but, it had to do with my job. On Friday I decided to switch departments. There has been a lot of changes in the department and I emotionally, physically and spiritually could no longer handle it and it was affecting the work. Friday afternoon I bawled (like I did when I transferred areas) but this time, I had a different perspective. I will be honest and admit that I needed some humbling and the Lord knew exactly how to do it.

Nephi and I talked through every bit of the situation and I ended up having a wonderful weekend. We celebrated our 6 month anniversary Friday night (dinner at a hick restaurant and a movie. it was the best.) and then I went to the temple on Saturday morning. I felt that the Lord was molding me and teaching me a powerful lesson that I needed to embrace. So, that is what I am going to do. Sunday was void of the usual anxiety and now I am having one of the best Monday's I have had in a long time.

Already I can see what a great blessing this is going to be in my life. I have been feeling very inadequate but now feel optimistic about my future. I am been feeling physically un-fit and uncomfortable but now I am going to have time to go to the gym AND do my homework. I have been feeling sorry for myself but now I feel like serving others. It's always amazes me that the Lord truly knows me better than I know myself.

So, where do I work now? I work in the Human Resources department on campus. I work directly with the employment coordinator. (She is one of those people that just makes you feel good instantly. I knew her before I was offered this position and I am really excited to work with her.) I will be working on a few projects that she never gets to. Sometimes I will function as her assistant and other times I will function as an actual employment coordinator and assist in the hiring process.

I met with her today and she said that she was just saying last week that she needed more help and it worked out. I affirmed that I think the Lord answered both of our prayers in the perfect way. He is good like that. Anyway-needless to say, this will be a new adventure and a huge blessing.


Here is another recent blessing...

Yup. Just got this in my email a few moments ago. Now, all I have to do is pass....(good thing I just got a B on my first econ exam! that was a literal miracle.)


Anyway, moral of the story, change is good. Whether you understand it at first or not, when we turn to the Lord and literally walk with him side-by-side, change can become a blessing. I am grateful for that, and a sweet, sweet husband to be my greatest strength.