Before the world ends...

I have:
-Worked at a fast food joint, in a cave, as a waitress, as a preschool co-teacher, for a retail store, in a gym, at a school, with cancer patients, and finally in the newborn ICU.
-Studied for a total of 17 years. 13 for K-12, and 4 in college so far.
-Owned an Isuzu Rodeo, Chevy Cobalt, Jeep Wrangler, and now a Honda Accord.
-Been engaged.
-Traveled to San Diego, Las Vegas, St. George, Spokane, and various parts of UT, ID, and WY.
-Moved a total of 11 times.
-Learned to be grateful for what I have, always.
-Had hundreds of pets during childhood (literally), but only 2 on my own.

I still need to:
-Become a nurse.
-Graduate college.
-Get married.
-Travel to Mexico, Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand... many, many more.
-Buy a home.
-Have children, eventually.


Hmmmm... according to my list, the world cannot end on the 21st, because I cannot complete my goals in less than 48 hours.  ;) Hahahaa. 

End of Fall Semester!

Woooo Hoooo!
We are so relieved to be done with this semester!
Look, even Ike was over it.

Christmas decorations are up and we are ready to celebrate the holidays!  It will be sooo so nice to spend some quality time together and just (hopefully) relax. We plan on rock climbing more on our break as well, yay!

Happy Birthday Jeff!

Jeff's birthday was on the 7th.  I made him these Cake Batter Truffles and they were delicious!

On Friday, we had a family party and had great food and even better company!

On Saturday, we had a few friends over and have Buca di Beppo to go and played the game "5 Second Rule".  It was so much fun!

Coming in to finals week, it was nice to celebrate and have some fun together!

My Better Half

I am so thankful for this guy.

He reads me like a book. 
Even when I am hiding my emotions and stress, he gets it.
But instead of drawing attention to it, he just does things to make it better.
Like, waking up before me to make my breakfast, lunch, and cook me a wonderful pasta dinner for my night shift.
Doing all of the dishes and laundry while I'm gone, when he could be studying.
Making sure I have a relaxing day off and making me homemade icecream shakes.
I notice every time I start thinking I'm going to lose it, he somehow makes everything manageable and cheers me right up (when I didn't think he knew I wasn't okay).

I am so lucky to have such a wonderful support by my side and am so grateful for everything he does for me.