I'm so sorry I am so horrible at updating, but you know how it goes. Life, work, family, school, etc. it gets busy, and somethings get put on the back burner. But I am here now! Here is what has been going on!
Bryce and I are still in Missouri, with his family, and hit our year mark living here, back in April this year. Crazy to think we have been here that long already! Well, now a year and 7 months. Also, on November 2nd, we hit our 2 year mark as a married couple! Unfortunately we were not able to do much for it, but we were able to spend the majority of the day together, both that Saturday, and on Sunday, the day of. That's all that really mattered to us, and I am very grateful we had the time. I know it's only two years but man has time flown by! We have had some ups and downs, like most married couples, but I am grateful for every one of them. Even if it takes me awhile, they have helped me see him in a better light, and our relationship, including with our Heavenly Father. I find myself more in love with Bryce every day, even the days that are hard, or we have an argument, or everything seems to be going wrong. I sometimes find myself staring at him with a goofy grin on my face because of some cute, funny comment he made, or a facial expression he is making while involved in an intense video game with his buddies back in Utah. My husband is a bit of a gamer and has a passion for it. Some may say that's not good, and may even suggest that I get him to quit his gaming, and I wouldn't blame them for saying so. In fact, it has even been something that made me raise an eyebrow in the past. However, I have been learning to see it in a different light. I'm not saying it's ok for anyone to spend multiple hours with their eyes glued to a screen, playing video games (especially those of the bloody, graphic and bad language kind), but that is not what he does. Granted, at times he will play for longer periods of time than I would like, but that is only occasionally, when he needs to wind down from a long or stressful day, It was part of his childhood, and how he did, and still does, connect with a lot of his close friends. It's one of those things that makes him nostalgic, and he and his friends bond way more than I could ever understand in a virtual reality. He is still in school, soon about to finish up his 4th semester I believe. It's been getting stressful for him and he is trying so hard. I watch him as he does homework/assignments and I can feel a grateful and proud burning in my heart. He has trouble sometimes, but I see him pushing himself to get through it, every time. He is so great! He is currently on the student council at his school, and even as I write this post, he is participating in it right now. They are having a training type of conference out in Branson, MO, which is about 3 hours away from here, for the council members this weekend. Thankfully he will only be gone one night. I missed him from the moment he drove off.
Another incredible mark that I am very grateful to announce that I myself reached this year was my 1st year mark at my current job at Saver's, back in July! When I started this job, I had told Bryce I wanted to stay at least a year, just to see if I could do it, and I did! In fact I was (not sure if I still am, I haven't heard any other word since it was first brought up to me several weeks ago) considered as a potential supervisor for the store, which scared the crap out of me! My husband told me awhile back that it may just come up, that he thinks I had enough good credit with the managers at the store to prompt the idea in their heads. Well, we have yet to see if I'll have that opportunity, but for now, I am good where I'm at. Which is now in the production department, very different from where I started, as a cashier. During the Halloween season, they made me a lead costume consultant (again. I was the lead costume consultant last year too. They gave me the position again because they think I did such a great job last year), and just before the end of the season, my store manager asked me how I would feel about moving to the back, where they work in production. I agreed to make the move, more in shock rather than actual desire to do so. However, I feel that maybe it may have been a good choice, for now. I started the new position last Monday, and have been trained both in pricing women's, men's and children's clothing, and now am being trained in sorting, pricing and rolling out bed and bath items (includes not just bed linens and bath towels, but also, ties, scarves, gloves, purses, etc). I actually don't mind it much and hope that I can become better at it as I progress.
Well that is it for now. I hope to have more to update soon, and that you'll enjoy the little peek at our life! Til next time!
Loving each other & our new life together
Friday, November 7, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
Miss me, cyber society?
Alright it has been way too long since I've updated you all on the going-ons of mine and Bryce's grand, luxurious new life together.
So since I last updated, we have moved to the beautiful land called Missouri, in the back country of St. Louis. We are living with his dad and his family, while I work at a "high end" thrift store, and he goes to school to get his medical degree. It has been quite the adventure so far! Just to warn you, I blab a lot when I haven't updated in long while, so sit tight if you want to read the whole thing! You have my permission to read as much as you feel necessary! I will not be hurt if you don't read the whole thing :p
Things we have done and have happened since we left Utah:
-Celebrated 4th of July on the lake with our family. Saw fireworks shot over the water.
-Went to a dozen different restaurants with the family, some the same, some new ones.
-Went out to Wisconsin to see my youngest sister graduate from high school.
-Received callings as ward missionaries and a Relief Society teacher (which they just released me from last week).
-Drove out to Wyoming for Bryce's best friend/cousin Shelby's funeral, who died in her sleep from a brain aneurysm while at his mother's house. She was only 22 years old. Also got to see my sister Jeanie and her two kids, who were willing to make the drive out from Utah just to visit for a few hours.
-Spent Thanksgiving in Wisconsin at my mom's home and got to see two old high school friends and finally introduce them to Bryce. Played American Idol on the PS3 with Bryce, my friend Jasmine, and my mom and her husband. Best time ever.
-December 2nd I found out that an old friend of mine and his fiance (along with her father, brother and his wife) went missing after taking flight in a single engine plane, somewhere in the snowy mountains of Idaho. They were returning home in his fiance's father's plane after spending Thanksgiving with family when the engine began to fail and lost contact with air control towers. They were planning to be married this last Saturday, on Jan. 4th. They still have yet to be found.
-Spent Christmas here at home with the family, and had a great time. Stayed here for New Years Eve as well and barely even realized it was new year and just went to bed after 12am.
After we moved in and got settled, it took about 3 months for me to actually find a job that would hire me and one that I was comfortable with. I have now been working at the thrift store for a little over 5 months. I've been doing pretty well in my position and get along with the majority of my co-workers. The only real problems I have is the management of the store (although my supervisors are great) and the cranky, bratty, self-entitled customers that often shop at our store. Other than that its a pretty great job. I don't make a lot of money but it is an income that provides just enough for the two of us and pays the (fortunately only) few bills we have. Supposedly I will be receiving some insurance benefits soon but HR has yet to send me my enrollment package. This means that I will be calling HR and letting them know that it has not yet come and see whats going on. Given the fact that the "Health Care" no-longer-called-ObamaCare will be in effect soon, I'll be screwed until I can finally get it rolling. Greeeeaaat....but moving on..
Right now Bryce (bless his heart) will be starting his 3rd semester at the local college studying his generals and some major classes. He has been working very hard and has been getting pretty good grades. I am very proud of him and am trying to be as encouraging and grateful as I can. I personally cannot wait til he can graduate but I'm with him every step of the way (as I should be) and giving him all the support I can as he pushes through. He still has a few years to go but he has been doing so well. I am anxious to see where his future career will take us. We have talked about some options when he starts looking for a secure job, but keeping most of them under wraps until they become actual options. They are scary to think about, but also exciting. To imagine myself in all these different places and thinking about my life in the future is something I never really thought about in the past and it is crazy to imagine that I am getting to that point in my life where things will be changing.
Speaking of scary, I will be turning the big 2-5 in March this year, and keep having to tell myself it is real. Not that 25 is really old, but how the HECK did I get so close to my mid-twenties?! When did that happen?! Someone please tell me! Has anyone else ever experienced this weird feeling of life flying by, and thinking you are still only a 20 year old with plenty of life ahead of you? Ok so I exaggerate, I (should) still have plenty of life ahead of me, and hey I don't have any children yet so that's a few more years more than some of my friends that have 2 or more already! I'm just kidding, but on a serious note, does life ever slow down at any point? It is crazy to think how far I have gotten. I remember the days when I anxiously awaited my 16th and 18th birthdays, then anxiously looked forward getting through college and the day that I would join hands with my eternal companion in the temple and start a new life. The college part still has yet to be seen but I've been married to my best friend now for a year and 2 months and I couldn't be happier. Life isn't amazing and we aren't rolling in the dough and enjoying our own home yet, but I'm still with the man I never imagined I would end up with and every day he makes me smile. He works so hard to secure a future for us and to make me smile.
Well I hope you made it to the end! If you did, you earned yourself a big smile, a thank you and bringing much joy to my heart! Hopefully it won't be so long til I update again so you don't have to sit and read so much in one sitting! Til next time!
~Elise :)
So since I last updated, we have moved to the beautiful land called Missouri, in the back country of St. Louis. We are living with his dad and his family, while I work at a "high end" thrift store, and he goes to school to get his medical degree. It has been quite the adventure so far! Just to warn you, I blab a lot when I haven't updated in long while, so sit tight if you want to read the whole thing! You have my permission to read as much as you feel necessary! I will not be hurt if you don't read the whole thing :p
Things we have done and have happened since we left Utah:
-Celebrated 4th of July on the lake with our family. Saw fireworks shot over the water.
-Went to a dozen different restaurants with the family, some the same, some new ones.
-Went out to Wisconsin to see my youngest sister graduate from high school.
-Received callings as ward missionaries and a Relief Society teacher (which they just released me from last week).
-Drove out to Wyoming for Bryce's best friend/cousin Shelby's funeral, who died in her sleep from a brain aneurysm while at his mother's house. She was only 22 years old. Also got to see my sister Jeanie and her two kids, who were willing to make the drive out from Utah just to visit for a few hours.
-Spent Thanksgiving in Wisconsin at my mom's home and got to see two old high school friends and finally introduce them to Bryce. Played American Idol on the PS3 with Bryce, my friend Jasmine, and my mom and her husband. Best time ever.
-December 2nd I found out that an old friend of mine and his fiance (along with her father, brother and his wife) went missing after taking flight in a single engine plane, somewhere in the snowy mountains of Idaho. They were returning home in his fiance's father's plane after spending Thanksgiving with family when the engine began to fail and lost contact with air control towers. They were planning to be married this last Saturday, on Jan. 4th. They still have yet to be found.
-Spent Christmas here at home with the family, and had a great time. Stayed here for New Years Eve as well and barely even realized it was new year and just went to bed after 12am.
After we moved in and got settled, it took about 3 months for me to actually find a job that would hire me and one that I was comfortable with. I have now been working at the thrift store for a little over 5 months. I've been doing pretty well in my position and get along with the majority of my co-workers. The only real problems I have is the management of the store (although my supervisors are great) and the cranky, bratty, self-entitled customers that often shop at our store. Other than that its a pretty great job. I don't make a lot of money but it is an income that provides just enough for the two of us and pays the (fortunately only) few bills we have. Supposedly I will be receiving some insurance benefits soon but HR has yet to send me my enrollment package. This means that I will be calling HR and letting them know that it has not yet come and see whats going on. Given the fact that the "Health Care" no-longer-called-ObamaCare will be in effect soon, I'll be screwed until I can finally get it rolling. Greeeeaaat....but moving on..
Right now Bryce (bless his heart) will be starting his 3rd semester at the local college studying his generals and some major classes. He has been working very hard and has been getting pretty good grades. I am very proud of him and am trying to be as encouraging and grateful as I can. I personally cannot wait til he can graduate but I'm with him every step of the way (as I should be) and giving him all the support I can as he pushes through. He still has a few years to go but he has been doing so well. I am anxious to see where his future career will take us. We have talked about some options when he starts looking for a secure job, but keeping most of them under wraps until they become actual options. They are scary to think about, but also exciting. To imagine myself in all these different places and thinking about my life in the future is something I never really thought about in the past and it is crazy to imagine that I am getting to that point in my life where things will be changing.
Speaking of scary, I will be turning the big 2-5 in March this year, and keep having to tell myself it is real. Not that 25 is really old, but how the HECK did I get so close to my mid-twenties?! When did that happen?! Someone please tell me! Has anyone else ever experienced this weird feeling of life flying by, and thinking you are still only a 20 year old with plenty of life ahead of you? Ok so I exaggerate, I (should) still have plenty of life ahead of me, and hey I don't have any children yet so that's a few more years more than some of my friends that have 2 or more already! I'm just kidding, but on a serious note, does life ever slow down at any point? It is crazy to think how far I have gotten. I remember the days when I anxiously awaited my 16th and 18th birthdays, then anxiously looked forward getting through college and the day that I would join hands with my eternal companion in the temple and start a new life. The college part still has yet to be seen but I've been married to my best friend now for a year and 2 months and I couldn't be happier. Life isn't amazing and we aren't rolling in the dough and enjoying our own home yet, but I'm still with the man I never imagined I would end up with and every day he makes me smile. He works so hard to secure a future for us and to make me smile.
Well I hope you made it to the end! If you did, you earned yourself a big smile, a thank you and bringing much joy to my heart! Hopefully it won't be so long til I update again so you don't have to sit and read so much in one sitting! Til next time!
~Elise :)
Friday, April 5, 2013
New day, new post..
Currently, I am lying in bed, while Bryce is at work, and I'm trying to convince myself to get up and eat some breakfast. Lately I haven't been much of a breakfast eater so this is usually a struggle every day. You would think that I was a 17 year old and I my own mother! It's time to get up and eat something so I can have the energy and nutrition to start the day out right, but no, I won't have anything to do with it. Unless its bacon, scrambled eggs and hash browns. That'll get me up and moving! Anyway, I'm just babbling so I'll get on with the reason why I'm posting right now.
Because Bryce and I will be leaving in just a few weeks, we are trying to spend time with those that we love before we go, and I am so grateful for the chances to do so. Last night, we were able to go on a double date (with a 5th wheel, our poor friend John who just wanted to see us, and eat some good food) with our couple Cindy and Scott. It was so great to spend time with (all 3 of) them and we had some pretty good laughs, and made promises to come back for things I certainly hope we can be here for. This isn't our last good bye, but it was a great chance to spend more personal time with them. I am definitely going to miss them when we leave. Cindy was my Maid of Honor and Scott was one of Bryce's groomsmen, and we have all been there for each other through a lot of heartache and exciting times. Unlike Lily and Marshall from HIMYM, we actually found our significant couple and soon we have to break up! It won't be forever, but soon there will be no more dates, no more laughing and crying, no more watching sappy love stories together, or making each other breakfast. It'll all be over soon.
Another goodbye we are making will be this weekend, to Bryce's grandma and aunt, in Wyoming. Once he gets home from work and rests for awhile, we will be leaving this afternoon to make the drive out there. This weekend is General Conference, so we will be going out there to watch it and spend quality time with them. I'm excited to go see them, and it makes me smile because the last time Bryce and I stayed out here, at his grandma's, was just a few days before we got married. Those were the most difficult few days for us, although the most fun. We had such a hard time keeping our hands off each other, and I even managed to sneak under the blankets with him for a few minutes, really early in the morning, before anyone woke up. Don't worry, we were good! We just did a lot of kissing and snuggling, nothing too scandalous! It'll be fun and heartwarming, at least for me, to go back there, with the fond memories we have there, and the fact that we are now married and are allowed to sleep in the same bed! Hopefully it will be a great weekend, and we can make some more great memories before we leave.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Here it goes!
Alright, so here is my first blog post as a married woman! I had a blog while going to college and dating my future husband, but wanted to have a blog dedicated to my new life as a wife, so here it goes!
Bryce and I have been married for 5 months now, since yesterday, and we are currently living with his mother, in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a great place, we have many amazing, close friends, a great family ward that Bryce grew up in. Bryce has been working at the Verizon Wireless call center for over a year, and I have been trying to figure out what I want to, and where to work. Lately, things have been hard on us and Bryce has been wanting to quit his job, but go back to school. He really wants to study full time but we didn't really have that option, unless I got a full time job and he found a part time one. Then, it happened. The break we've been waiting for. It started out like this: A couple weeks ago, Bryce and I were driving somewhere, when he felt inspired to ask me how I would feel about moving to St. Louis, to live with his dad. He said it was just hypothetical but he wanted to know my feelings on it. I, personally, love his dad and thought the idea was wonderful! I told him I would gladly move there, if the chance arrived. Amazingly, not long after that, Bryce received a call from his father, asking if we would like to move in with him and his family, offered to pay for a semester of school for Bryce, and we wouldn't have to pay rent, so long as Bryce went to school! It was as if the Heavens were giving us a sign! After talking it over as a couple, and with his father, it was decided that since school starts in May, we would move on the 25th of April (this month). So now, we shall soon be leaving Utah (which I thought I would not be able to say for years to come) and moving to Missouri! I could not be more excited or grateful! I welcome new adventures and a new home with open arms, though I will sorely miss the family I have here, and the wonderful friends I have grown so close to! Thankfully, I will not be very far from my mom and my younger siblings once we settle in, and may be able to make it to my youngest sister's high school graduation! Anyway, there it is! Check back for more, as I will be trying to post much more as time goes on!!
Bryce and I have been married for 5 months now, since yesterday, and we are currently living with his mother, in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a great place, we have many amazing, close friends, a great family ward that Bryce grew up in. Bryce has been working at the Verizon Wireless call center for over a year, and I have been trying to figure out what I want to, and where to work. Lately, things have been hard on us and Bryce has been wanting to quit his job, but go back to school. He really wants to study full time but we didn't really have that option, unless I got a full time job and he found a part time one. Then, it happened. The break we've been waiting for. It started out like this: A couple weeks ago, Bryce and I were driving somewhere, when he felt inspired to ask me how I would feel about moving to St. Louis, to live with his dad. He said it was just hypothetical but he wanted to know my feelings on it. I, personally, love his dad and thought the idea was wonderful! I told him I would gladly move there, if the chance arrived. Amazingly, not long after that, Bryce received a call from his father, asking if we would like to move in with him and his family, offered to pay for a semester of school for Bryce, and we wouldn't have to pay rent, so long as Bryce went to school! It was as if the Heavens were giving us a sign! After talking it over as a couple, and with his father, it was decided that since school starts in May, we would move on the 25th of April (this month). So now, we shall soon be leaving Utah (which I thought I would not be able to say for years to come) and moving to Missouri! I could not be more excited or grateful! I welcome new adventures and a new home with open arms, though I will sorely miss the family I have here, and the wonderful friends I have grown so close to! Thankfully, I will not be very far from my mom and my younger siblings once we settle in, and may be able to make it to my youngest sister's high school graduation! Anyway, there it is! Check back for more, as I will be trying to post much more as time goes on!!
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