My first Church Calling

Last night the 2nd counslor in our bishopric (spl) came over and asked if Shawn & I would like to be co-adult sunday school teachers. I was excited! for my first calling I couldn't have asked for a better calling. I love that I will be working with Shawn.

It was pretty funny, earlier in the day, they released our sunday school teacher, but didn't call anyone else. I thought it was a little wierd. So I leaned over and told Shawn that he was going to be the new teacher. He didn't think that was funny. I guess I'm more intune with the sporit than I thought I was.

I will let you know how we do, Sunday is our first class! Wish us luck!!

Spring sports are for the birds!

I have decided that spring sports are for the birds. This year is one of the worst springs ever that I have played soccer. We have either played in the rain, wind, or even some days BOTH! I won't lie, I lOVE playing, just not freezing! Soccer is going good so far. We have played 4 out of our 8 games, and have only won 1. I don't care much on winning or losing, I just want to have fun. My team is pretty awesome and we all get along pretty good, so that's always a plus!

Softball starts next week. I'm so excited to play! by far, softball is my favorite sport to play. I don't know what it is, but I can't get enough of it. I love the team that I play on, and can't wait to get started!

As for Shawn, he is just pluggin' away at finals! I think that we are both going to be excited and relieved when he is done. I keep telling myself, one more year, one more year. I can't believe how fast his schooling has gone by.

That's abour all that's going on in our lives right now! We just wish that summer would decide to show up SOON!

March Update

Nothing really exciting happened with us over the past month. Hence the reason there are no posts.

Shawn~ is still plugging along in school. Then end is not that far in sight now, so we are both very happy about that. He was also promoted to Corporal, so that's pretty exciting. I LOVE it because he will have better work schedule, so we will see each other a lot more.

Jess~ sad to say that I haven't done anything on my birthday list. These days I just don't have any motivation to do anything. By the time I leave work and are done dealing with the stresses of everyday life, I'm ready for bed. I start soccer today. I don't know why I get myself into this every year....OH YEAH I LOVE the shape I get into after the season. Every year I play sports for 6 months, I get into the best shape doing it, and my goal this year is to hit the gym when I'm with sports in the fall.

Like I said, Nothing really new here......I will post about how the first game goes. Let's just pray there is a lot of subs!

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 :)