Our "interesting" day

Saturday was a rather interesting day for us.  It started off going to be at about 1230 am (yes, from Friday night...).  My sister was driving in from Utah and I wanted to see her before we went to bed.  It probably wasn't the SMARTEST idea since Neal and I had to get up at 4:30 am, but I didn't care.  We stayed at my parents house so we didn't have to get up any earlier than that.  We slept on the floor, and well, lets just say neither one of us got very much sleep.

We got up at 4:30 am to go dove hunting about an hour and a half away from my parents house.  We were so tired that neither Neal nor I woke up when my alarm went off at 4:15.  My dad actually had to come wake us up.  We dragged our butts out of bed though and were on our way by about 4:40.  We got all settled in at our spot and waited for the birds to fly in.  We shot like poo the entire day.  Neal was able to shoot his first bird (and therefore his first animal...yay!!!!) and we were very excited about it.

We left hunting at about 10 am because Neal and I were supposed to be at a wedding in Winter Park by 3 pm.  After we had showered and gotten ready at my parents house we started on our way up.  After about 20 minutes in the car I PASSED out.  I was so grateful that Neal was able to sleep a little bit on the way home from hunting...between my allergies and my lack of sleep there was NO way I was going to be able to drive.  Neal woke me up at about Colorado Mills to tell me he just saw a sign saying it would take an HOUR to get to Idaho Springs, and then at least another hour to get to Winter Park.  We looked at the time and realized there was no way we would make it for the ceremony, and that if we did make it for the reception, we would be cutting time uncomfortably close.  Neal had to be to work at 7, and we realized that with how bad traffic was, there was a probability we would not make it back in time.  After discussing it, we decided to invite our friends over for dinner sometime soon and celebrate with them then.

The 2nd best part of the day (next to Neal shooting his first bird) was going home, sitting down on the couch, and passing out until Neal had to leave for work.

I am quickly realizing the importance of sleep...the entire day that day my reaction time was SO slow, and I couldn't have made a decision to save my life.  I think it was Heavenly Father's way of reminding me how important it is to get the sleep I need while working such a high risk/stressful job.  Its something that I hopefully will be able to remember at all times!!!

New Life...sort of

We are doing well!  I started my new job, and I LOVE it.  Getting use to the hours is hard/strange, but Neal's been super helpful and supportive.  We've been super lucky that he's found stuff to do every night so he didn't have to sit at home by himself.

We also love our new home.  We've finally got everything unpacked, set up, and put away.  We are also loving our little bird Sierra (even when she wakes up at 7 am and I went to bed 4 hours before that...).
With our new home came our new ward, which we are also loving.  Everyone is super nice and caring.  We've been called to work in the Primary teaching the Sunbeams.  SUPER fun!

Neal has been working on getting the Candlelight's production of Fiddler On The Roof up and running.  It's a wonderful production that everyone is LOVING!

That's just a quick update on us!

Hallelujah

I am so not good at this whole keeping up with the blog thing.  Especially since starting my new job, life has been cah-ray-zee.  Forty hours a week with what feels like a fire hose of information being shoved down my throat.  I'm exhausted every day when I come home, and I feel like our house has had a bomb of clothes, shoes, dishes, and dust go off.  But, I love each and every minute of training.  I love training and knowing that in a month and a half I will be fully trained to help people in some of the scariest and hardest moments of their lives.  I will again be a part of something that I love.  It's taking an adjustment in family life, but it is so worth it.

Things you wish you knew before you were a mom

Neal and I are not quite to the stage of having children yet, but it is definitely in the near-ish future.  Because I know this, and to keep myself busy, I am trying to find talents to develop that will help me when we do become parents.  So, my question to you, is what do you wish you knew before you were a mom?  What do you wish you would have done differently before you had kids?  What do you wish you had learned how to do before your little one(s) were born?

Thanks :)

Beauty and peace

I'm not one to normally post stuff like this, but I just watched this video and think it is beautiful.  It brought such peace to my heart.

Baby's first bath:
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/04/skip-your-morning-meditation-watch-this-instead/

Today

Today.  Sunday, July 29th.  I am whirling between happy and sad, from one moment to the next. Today was my last Sunday as the CTR 6 teacher.  I looked at all those little faces that I've gotten to know for the last 6 months.  I saw how happy they are, and I can see the changes that have happened since I became their teacher.  I feel and remember the things they have taught me about love and having an eagerness to learn.  Today was our last official day in our current ward, and we got to speak.  Today I found out that my best friend from high school had her little boy, and that everything went well and everyone is healthy.  Today I look around my house and see my house in disarray...half packed, but not really packed.  In a week we will be in our new home, and I will be preparing to start my new job in less than 24 hours.  We are doing and have so much to do this week that I really would rather sit and do nothing.  But unfortunately, we have to do all of these things.  We have to pack, and we are going to leave.  We will all press on...I think.

Want to see a mood swing put into writing?

I promised Neal I wouldn't post anything negative on here tonight, since honestly, I'm in a rather negative mood.

I'm learning that I have a very hard time not becoming offended when someone attacks someone or something I care very much about...and I'm learning there are a lot of those someones or somethings.  I easily become offended and then get defensive and then say hurtful or careless things.  Okay.  I'll work on that.

But seriously, why is everyone so quick to assume they know the whole story?  That their ideas are right, no matter what?  That they know everything there is to know about something, and so there can't be a different side?  Or they're even unwilling to listen to a different side?  Or they're told something about that something that they take to be truth, even though its a completely biased opinion from someone who's had a bad experience, or quite frankly, their "truth" has no validity at all?

I feel like tonight a lot of things that I care about have come up in this manner.  So what did I do?  I got defensive and it put me in a negative mood.

Changing subject.

Neal and I have been very blessed lately.  We've made new friends.  I got the job I wanted.  We were able to be approved for and sign a lease on the condo we wanted, in the ward we wanted, in the stake we wanted.  We've been very blessed financially in this month that I'm not working that we were rather worried about.  We have each other, and that's something I'm very grateful for.  I'm grateful that he listens to me rant, cry, freak out, worry, and be calm.  I'm also grateful for my testimony, and for the faith I have in the Atonement for EVERYBODY...not just people of my religion.  People can change if they are willing to change.  That I have learned so far in my relatively short life here on Earth, and I have seen it.  I am also grateful that I believe in a truly just, understanding, merciful God.  One who in omniscient and therefore sees things I do not see and knows things I do not know.  I am grateful that I truly believe that He judges in a just way, and that everyone, at some point, will answer for things they truly did wrong.  Whether I believe they did wrong or not.  I'm grateful that is NOT my job, and it frustrates me when people think it is their job (if that seems hypocritical and opposite, I was just wondering the same thing as I typed that...)

Look at that.  I'm in a better mood now.  That's right.  You just witnessed a mood swing happen, live, as I was typing.

Good night.

PS.  I didn't write the title until I read the post and thought to myself, "Wow...I hope no one thinks I'm bipolar or something." (Which, was not meant jokingly....bipolarism is a serious thing...seriously.)