I'm really bad at this whole blog thing...

Man, for someone who loves to write and take pictures, I'm really bad at this whole blogging thing...The saddest part is that I take pictures with the intent of putting them on the blog, but it just never seems to happen. Playing "catch up" is not nearly as fun as giving each story it's own well thought out post. Oh well, here we go!

My last post was about our move to Texas. So much has happened in the year since I last posted. The biggest change being that Michael and I are back in Utah! (Not an exclamation of excitement.) We loved living in Fort Worth more than anything we have done since being married. We lived in the most perfect location and still dream about it sometimes. I miss it so much that my heart aches when I think about it. We planned on buying a house and making Fort Worth home...What is the saying about telling God your plans if you want to hear him laugh? Two months into our Texas adventure, loving my job as a photographer and our season passes to Six Flags Over Texas, I received a phone call that changed everything. My grandma had fallen and really hurt herself. She was strong enough to be on her own when we left, but things changed and she could no longer live on her own. Michael and I decided to finish out the summer in Fort Worth then go back to Provo. We were both heartbroken, but we knew it was the only option if we wanted to keep Grandma out of a nursing home. 

So here we are; back in Provo. It hasn't been all bad. We've been blessed for our sacrifice. And we know that one day Fort Worth will be home. 

We Moved To Texas!!

Eeeeeeee!!! Little did we know when were in Texas for the BYU vs TCU game, deciding that we wanted to live there, that within 7 months we would be! Michael was hired as a Technician for Vivint and was sent to Wichita Falls, TX in April. (The apartment was less than a mile from Sheppard Air Force Base...Only a few of you will know the significance of this.) I finished school in Vegas and went home to Provo for a little while to spend some time with Grandma and pack up all the things my oh-so-male husband didn't think to bring with him. (Sometimes I wonder how he survived for 27 years without me.) I packed my poor little Hyundai Elantra its absolute limit (there was barely even any room in the front seat) and kidnapped my Aunt Susan so she could drive me, I mean drive with me, halfway across the country. (I'll be honest, she drove about 23 of the 25 hours it took us to get from Provo to Wichita Falls.)

Utah

My Grandpa worked for Union Pacific when he was a young man.

This is what we saw for the however many hours it took us to get through Utah.

The GPS on my phone was trying to kill us...

A previous "accident" broke the latch connecting the bumper to the rest of the car. A massive tumbleweed knocked the bumper loose so we duct taped it to ensure it didn't rattle off during our cross country drive.

Chimney Rock, CO.

I had an Oregon Trail Geek moment, :)

They lied.

We stopped at a hospital in New Mexico after finding out that we had been exposed to Whooping Cough.

One of the Indian Reservations in New Mexico.

Everything was abandoned and worn down.

The last 1/4 of a car graveyard.

The duct tape started to lift so we applied more!

Albequerque!

We drove through the night and made it to Texas in time for sunrise!

A Texas sunrise! 

Wichita Falls, TX.

The exit to the apartment.

The apartment complex. I was only here for a few days before we were transferred to Fort Worth.

The view from our back door.

Our back porch.

The back wall of our apartment. Far left window is the spare bedroom, middle window is the living room, and the right window is our bedroom.

Michael coming home from work.

I've Done It Again...Dang it.

Every time I sit down to start blogging again, I look back at all the months I've missed and wonder WHY?! Playing "catch up" is such an unsatisfactory way of keeping our friends and family up to date on our many adventures. I think I've found a way to stay current on my blog posts, but I'll tell you about that in another post.


Okay, so I left off in March...I turned 27 and Michael and I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary!

Anniversary Weekend - The Anniversary Inn-Logan, Utah

We stayed in the amazing Taj Mahal room. The only thing I didn't quite like is that there were no windows to provide natural light.

Rose petals were sprinkled throughout the suite. We loved the tub!

Our suite was two stories.

The bed was huge!

The Logan Temple

We had Indian food for dinner. It was yummy, but Michael refused to smile for the picture.

The bathtub filled from the ceiling!

There were colored lights that changed the color of the water.

Real Steel, snacks, and the jets in the tub. :)

Breakfast!

The shower sprayed water from the ceiling and the wall!

-April was full of lots of studying, test taking, and paper writing and in May, I completed my Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication. I moved back to Provo for a short time, but you'll read the rest of the story in another post.