The Last 6 Months!

Ok so Garrett and I have been married for about 6 months now and things have been pretty exciting. We've gone on many adventures such as Christmas in Reno as well as Bryan and Melanie's wedding in Reno. We have had some fun dates and we've hosted a lot of game nights. Yesterday we went to the festival of colors (as you can see from facebook) and had an absolute blast! I went crowd surfing and we danced, sang, and got covered in colored powder! EPIC!

We have also had adventures in work and school. I got my AS in Early Childhood Education in the end of December and so since then I've been working full time while Garrett goes to school full time. He is working towards getting into the animation program at BYU and can't wait to be in more art classes. I now work at Myler Disability (a law firm that deals with social security disability claims) I've worked there for just about 7 weeks in their DLC department (basically a call center) and this last Tuesday I was promoted to be a Hearing Manager. This means a raise and an all around better job. Once I am trained I will get my own clients to work on their specific cases getting everything ready for the attorney. This includes getting medical records, speaking with the social security administration, and about a million other responsibilities. It's a big leap from my last position but I'm pretty excited about it all!

So Garrett has a blog, not too much posted on it right now but he has a lot of things he's working on so they should be up soon. If you want to check out some of his work you can go to http://ghamon.blogspot.com/ and then post a comment about what you think!

Also Garrett is looking for a few side jobs so if you know anyone who needs a wedding invitation or business cards or anything like that then let us know because he is good at what he does.

Wedding Pictures

You have probably all already seen these on facebook, but I could not resist posting a few of my favorites here on my blog as well! Thank you so much Rachel and Heidi they turned out amazing!

Married Life

I've been meaning to post for a long time now about how incredible it is to be married to the man of my dreams, but each time I start to post something comes up and I say to myself, oh I'll finish it later. Not this time though! I'm sticking to it till I actually post something! So first of all being married to Garrett is so much fun, always an adventure. It seems there is never enough time to just slow down for a while but somehow we still make time to laugh and enjoy each others company. I love him so much. I'm pretty sure we are perfect for each other, even if things don't always go perfectly. He helps me study for tests, I help him with his art assignments. He'll hold me when my stomach hurts, which is more often than not. And he always does things to make me smile, things that let me know he really loves me. One day I came home and there was chocolate and flowers for me and a note calling me his "forever girl" and even this week I was feeling really overwhelmed with everything and he told me to not worry about the housework and when I came home pretty late from work he had cleaned up the apartment so I did not have to. Life is crazy and it seems like we are tired all the time and things aren't always perfect but each day I get a confirmation that the decision to be sealed to Garrett was right! We learn new ways to make each other happy each day and every day is a new adventure. I can't wait for tomorrow!.... which just happens to be the halloweenie roast! I'm excited... I have never actually been to one before!

Photos for my Technology class.

LOVE

As the Wedding draws closer I look at my blog and realize I have posted nothing about how wonderful life is! Of course planning a wedding is crazy and slightly stressful at times, causing not just one cold sore but two.... and it felt like another was on the way but you know I won't let that happen so close to the big day! But along with all the stress I really am walking on sunshine, I'm up on cloud nine, and I'm experiencing this crazy thing called love. I thought that I had been in love before but I've never felt anything like this. It's a weird feeling to love someone so much that you long to serve them. That an easy way to make myself happy is to make Garrett happy. I really can honestly say that I would do anything for him and as amazing as feeling like that is. . . it really is an odd feeling as well.... maybe not so much odd, maybe it's just so incredible that it's hard to believe it is real! The great thing about all this is that Garrett feels the same way. I've had days of crazy nerves where I felt like "what the crap are we doing!" and wondering if we really should get married, but in the end I know its right, and I know I don't need to be scared because I know that as we work together with The Lord Garrett and I and the crazy thing called love will last forever!

Ok so get this!

So I was talking to Garrett last night..... and I had to know..... so I asked "do you think it would ever be right between us?" and he told me this whole long story about what he had been thinking and feeling the last few days and about how he just wanted me and my love. So I told him that there were things that I would need for it to be right and I think he's going to make it right. The most important thing is that he reaches out to get to know the family, mom and dad specifically, and his plan is to go over and visit. We'll see what happens, I'm not sure how this will all play out but I feel so good right now. I feel smart, strong, close to the spirit, and I still feel great love for him and my family! I feel for the first time in a while that the things that I want and what is right can be the same thing!

Just Not Right

Just in case you haven't already heard Garrett and I broke up today. The last couple days have been a roller coaster of I don't knows and I love you's and in the end I finally figured out it just wasn't right. So today has been a day of ups and downs, my heart is hurting pretty bed but the pain comes in waves. Ultimately I feel good though, I know that this was the right thing to do and I know that the pain will go away! Thank goodness for the Spirit in my life to help show me what to do and give me such hope! Sorry I have not been the best daughter, sister, aunt, or friend the last eight months. I know I've been neglecting my family but you'll be glad to know I'm back.... or I will be when I have fully recovered!