Happy Birthday Shawn!

Today is Shawn's 29Th birthday! I keep giving him a hard time for being an old man.
So I thought I would post a few things in honor of him.

~He is always so willing to help people out, even if he doesn't have time.

~He is a good family, and will make a GREAT Father someday.

~He can make me laugh when I'm having a bad day.

~I love that he is still involved with the Scouts (Order of the Arrow) after so long.

~I love that he has a fascination/determination to learn everything that he can.

~I love that he is so willing to listen to me vent when I've had a bad day at work.

~I love that he isn't afraid to try new things. He has become very handy around the house this way.

~I love that he loves me the way I am, no matter how imperfect I may be.

~I love that he puts up with my scary cooking.

~I love that he is my best friend, and can talk to him about anything.

~I love that he chose me to spend the rest of his life with.

~I love his love for the Church, and can't wait til we make it to the Temple.

~The list could go on and on, but I will spare you. I just want to let Shawn know that he is an amazing person, and my best friend. And I look forward to spending many more birthdays with the man I love :)

Annual Trip To Salt Lake City

Wow, I can't believe that it's that time again. Every December we take a weekend trip to Salt Lake for Shawn's Birthday/our Christmas to each other. We have been doing this since we were married, and it has become a fun little tradition for us. It's nice to get away and see the friends that live there.

This year weather wise was a little scary. We were dumb and didn't think to check the weather for Utah before we left. From about the Malad pass to just past Layton was horrible. We were only able to go about 45-55mph. Utah got pounded with snow. At last, we made it safe, and were ready to meet up with some old friends.

After awhile, we all decided that since the weather was nice, we would head down to Wendover, NV. It's about 90 minutes outside of Salt Lake. It was a beautiful drive there. So we decided to play some black jack for awhile, and we were having a great time. Our friend borrowed a $5 chip from us and turned it into $450! I have never seen anything like that. But in the end, he lost it all.

By the time we were ready to go, it was snowing. There had to be a good 2 inches on the ground. So we decided to take out chances to see if the storm lasted the whole way home....It did. It was a total white out storm. I swear in some parts there had to have been at lease 6 inches of snow on the ground. The only way we knew that we were on the road was by the road markers. For about the first hour or so, every 15 minutes we had to pull over to get the ice off the wipers so we could see. It turned the 90 minute drive into a 3 hour drive. I have never been in a storm that bad in my life. We finally made it back and were so releaved. Its amazing what saying a little prayer can do!

we finally made it to our Hotel around 3am, and we were so tired. When we got all settled in about about to fall asleep, but we could hear the guy in the next room snoring! it was so bad.

When we woke up on Sunday morning we checked the weather, and they was a warning for a bad storm, so we decided not the press our luck again and would leave Monday morning. The only problem with that....we didn't extra clothes. I alwaya knew there was a reason that my parents taught us to pack extra clothes. From now on that what I'm going to do.

We did make it back safely, and have decided that we are going to move this trip into September or October so we don't have to deal that this crazy weather.

Alittle Update

WOW, I can't believe that Ocotber is already gone. That means that the holiday season is just around the corner. Nothing to exciting is happening in our little family. Shawn is still pluggin' away at school and can't wait Christmas break to be here. I seriously don't know how he manages full time work/school/me. He is amazing. As for me, I'm getting one step closer to being able to go to school, which is pretty exciting! The house is coming along SLOW!!! we installed a new front door over the past weekend and I love it.
Shawn left last night for a week long training in Sandpoint, Idaho. From what I know, its pretty much almost to the Idaho/Canada border. He left last night(sunday 11/1 and should be home some time between friday-saturday 11/6-11/7). I hate it. It reminds me so much of when he was at P.O.S.T. Hopefully this week goes by really fast!

Well, thats it for now, or until something really exciting happens!

Glad I found out now, than later!

I have been seriously looking into going to school starting in January. I decided that its finally time to do something with my life, I can't work for my dad for forever. Well, my older sister has decided to do the same, so its been kinda nice to have someone to do all this work with. Yesturday we found out that being home schooled and going to a private school, nothing has been registered with the state. So, basicly, we have to get our GED's before we move on to the next step of growing up. So we are going to take some GED prep classes, so we can hopefully pass on our first try. Kinda in a way, its better to find out now than when we go to start classes. I'm just kinda bummed, I worked hard all through school for what, NOTHING! I guess its just a lesson learned.

Happy 3 Years To Us!

I can't believe that we have been married for 3 years! it has gone by way to fast. For our Anniversay, we both had the day off, so we decided to spend the day in Idaho Falls. It was nice to get away for the day and spend time together. I don't remeber the last time that we got to spend a WHOLE together. We went shopping, and then to dinner. It was a pretty relaxing day! and it ended with Iron Man, we are such nerds! :) I'm looking forward to many more and fun anniversaries!

What's Been Going On In The Land Of The Hunter's

Well nothing really to exciting has been going, hence the lack of blogging. We made it through Fair week, and let me tell you, I'm so happy that its over. Shawn had to work 12 hour days instead on 10 hour days. The whole we saw each other very little. Shawn also had the year anniversary to his motorcycle wreck. I can't believe it has already been a year. I still think about it everyday, and I'm so greatful that he made it out alive.

Here is alittle update on us both:

Shawn- Has started school again, but he never really had a break since he did summer school. He is taking 2 classes and one of them has the awesome Professor that is going to enter his paper for an award. So far, everything seems to be going smoothly, just ALOT of reading. I think he said for one class he has to read 8 books and for the other its like 3. I admire him so much, Working full time, going to school full time, remodeling the house, and spending time with me. He NEVER complains about what he has on his plate. I don't think that I could handle all that!

Jess- I have still been fighting with the Insurance companies over my accident. I can't believe that it's been 3 months and we still don't have anything resolved. I have been going to a Chiropractic twice a week, and the end of August we decided to get an MRI. We found out that I have 4 buldged discs in my neck, so now I'm going to a massage therapist too. I just hope that I get better soon. Soccer also started last week. Sometimes I wonder what I get myself into playing that sport, but I have alot of fun and love the people on my team. And I think I have decided to go back to school. Indiana State University (the school Shawn attends) has some online classes on the some different fields that I'm thinking about. So I could possibly start in the spring.

Thats about everything that going on here.

The Newest Member Of The Family

Well to make a long story short, the insurance company didn't total out my car. They fixed it. I was very happy about it, but what do you about it. A week after I got my car back my little sister's car was totalled by someone that ran a stop sign. My mom didn't want to take out another loan on a car, so I offered her to pay off my Mazda loan. She did, so it all worked out in the end!

This is our new baby! Hes a 2008 Toyota RAV4. It has everything that we would ever want or need. I love him so much!!! :)