I married a Genius

Back in December Shawn was nominated for a research paper contest. The top prise for the graduate level paper was $1,500.00! Come to find out, HE WON!!!! To both our surprise, the committee called him to congratulate him on his paper, and tell him that it was ONE OF THE BEST PAPERS they have EVER read!

I'm so PROUD of him. and of course, he won't brag about it, so I will on here. It's nice to see that all his HARD WORK is really paying off. I'm so happy that his Professor sees something in him, and it's just not me. The Professor told Him that the paper would be a GREAT start to a Thesis if he decides to do one.

I tried talking him into taking me on a cruise with his winnings, but he had an other idea....So thank you to Indiana State University, for making him a very happy guy!

26 years ago today.......

I graced this Earth with my presence and it was NEVER been the same. I have been in denial that I'm turning 26. I still feel that I'm 22, but I guess you are as young as you feel.

Here are a few goals that I'm setting for this year:

TO BECOME A BABY FACTORY: For my birthday, I decided that I'm going to stop taking birth control. If Shawn doesn't want kids yet, its up to him to prevent it. I figured that I have been on it for almost 4 years, its his turn to deal with it.

GO TO THE GYM MORE: Now that I have been released from Doctors, I need to start going to the Gym 3-4 times a week. I haven't been to the Gym in a LONG TIME, so this is going to be a hard habit to get into.

START EATING BETTER: I have slowly, but surely started eating better. I have cut back on the snacks big time. I'm having a hard time on this one, but I know it will get easier over time.

STOP BEING LAZY AROUND THE HOUSE: I feel so sorry for whoever enters my home on any given day. By the time that I get home, I just want to sit and relax for a little bit, but that usually ends up being all night. Hopefully I will get better, sooner than later :)

I could go on and on, but I will sparrow you. So far I've had an AWESOME BIRTHDAY, and I can't wait to see what this year has in store for me :)

I never thought this day would come!

Today I was finally released from ALL my doctors! After 8 LONG months, its nice to see that all of our (mine & the doctors) hard work has paid off. For the first time, I feel really good. I don't have anymore painful days or headaches.

Now comes the fun part. Fighting with Lawyers. This should be an interesting time. I will let all of you know how it turns out! :)

Seven Years Ago......

I made a decision that changed my life FOREVER! This day, seven years ago, I became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I can't believe how much joy this has brought to my life. I'm so happy that I didn't let all the doubts that I had about joining out weigh all the positives.

My goal this year is to go through the Temple. I think that I'm finally ready to take that step in my life. I'm so happy to have the Gospel in my life, and to have the oppertunity to have an enternal family.

I'm still learning new things about the Church everyday, and Shawn is so awesome to have the paitence and understanding for my questions. I'm so thankful that I have him in my life.

I will keep you all updated with our Temple status, and hopefully by the end of the summer, early fall we will make it through :)

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!