I have been really bad about posting lately so I'm going to be playing catch-up for this post! Life has been a whirlwind for Kevin and I the last 2 months or so. There have been so many changes and big decisions to make and I'm feeling more and more like a grown up ha!
Back in March, Kevin's brother Todd asked us to house sit for the summer at his in laws house. We decided that this would be a fun adventure and free rent is something you should never turn down! As we made plans to move out of our apartment, we decided to move out the end of April and save some money, so we moved in with my parents for about 6 weeks until the house was ready for us. I never thought I would be moving back in with my parents and most definitely not bringing my husband haha but it was fun to be there! There were lots of things that happened while living there:
- We had two deaths in the family, my cousin's husband and my grandpa. Although death is a difficult thing to deal with, we're so grateful for the blessing and gift of having eternal families. My testimony of this has grown so much the last several weeks. It's helped me to realize that things happen on the Lord's timetable and that we have to have faith in His plan for each of us. I also learned that I love Kevin so much and that I can't imagine life without him. I'm very grateful for all that he does for me and that we get to be together forever.
- My mom and I spent lots of time together and I just love her so much! She's such a great example to me of service, love, compassion, charity, patience, and every other quality you can think of! She definitely lives Gordon B. Hinckley's motto of "forget yourself and go to work".
- I found out that I was not accepted to complete an internship this coming school year. (I'll talk about this later)
- I got a second job at the Pediatric Center which is great because I love kids and hope to work with them one day as a Dietitian.
- My parents got to see a different side of Kevin and Wayne said one day that he is starting to warm up haha. I love the sarcastic side of Kevin so it was fun to see that come out in him around my parents.
- My mom watches my niece Summer on Wednesday's and she would come down each morning and find me if I wasn't upstairs. She couldn't quire comprehend why I was living with "grandma" but she loved it. One weekend she stayed there while her parents were out of town and she was my buddy. I couldn't hardly sneak downstairs without her right on my tail. I was working on a big project for school that day and she would always come down and ask if I was done and then eventually my mom would come down to bring her upstairs. This is how their conversation would go:
- Grandma: "Summer, what did I tell you about Gretchen today?
- Summer: "Umm.. I don't know"
- Grandma: "She has a lot of homework so you need to come upstairs and quit bothering her."
- Summer: "Uhh FINE" and put her hands on her hips.
- It was so funny to watch this. Really she wasn't bothering me, she just wanted to play in my room and wait for Kevin to get home.
- She would also say something or ask a question, and wanting a certain response she would say, "now say this..." and then proceed to tell me the answer she had in mind. She has quite the personality and I just love her!
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| She LOVES jumping on the trampoline and her Toy Story characters! |
- We also got enjoy my mom's home cooking and it was great not having to cook dinner!
- My mom got me hooked on the game candy crush and now Kevin plays it too!
- We celebrated Kevin's 28th birthday at Plum Loco for lunch where they sang to him and he got to where this cute sombrero that was a little small..
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| His birthday present from me and we also went to see Oblivion. |
- I also got asked to prom! One morning Kevin went to leave for work and he came back inside to tell me someone had written on my car, asking me to prom haha! It was so funny and hilarious!
As I mentioned earlier, I recently found out that I was not accepted to complete an internship this coming school year. That is part of the process of becoming a Registered Dietitian and the next step after graduation. The internships are very competitive so I applied to 5 different schools, hoping one of them would work out. The day I was supposed to find out I was really nervous and tried not to think about it, but it was basically impossible! 5pm was the time the results were available to us but it was more like 630 before I could log onto the website even. Kevin and I were both anxious to find out the decision. When I read the words "we regret to inform you..." I was numb as I sat there and read the letter. I just kept thinking, okay I didn't get one, oh well. After about 20 minutes of it sinking it, the water works started. I was embarrassed to cry about something that seemed so small but to me it was a huge deal! I was so mad, disappointed, sad, confused, and just about every other emotion you could imagine at this point. I didn't want to talk about it because it would just make me cry more, so Kevin held me in his arms for a long time while we watched a movie on TV as I stewed over what had happened. People were announcing on Facebook all the places they had been accepted to do an internship while I sat there on the couch not knowing what to do next. Getting on Facebook that night was probably not the best way to make me feel better! Anyway, after a few hours of feeling sorry for myself I decided I needed to buck up and have a better attitude. The next week or so I put on a happy face and did my best to appear like I was handling it well, but inside I wasn't. I kept telling myself that I should've tried harder and put in more effort but deep down I knew that I had done my part and for whatever reason this was my path and there was something else I needed to do this next year. Finally I started feeling better about things and Kevin and I have many experiences where we know we are right where we need to be.
So, our plan for the next year is something like this...although it is subject to change!! Kevin has one more semester of classes, which he will finish up this fall, and then an internship, so we are trying to figure out where to apply for that. He is studying business finance, so we're thinking we could be moving away for that, but we shall see! I am going to continue working at Well's Fargo part time and also at my second job which I started last week. My older sister is a nurse at the Pediatric Center in IF and they were hiring a part time receptionist and I ended up getting the position. Between the two jobs I'll be working full time. I'm also going to be studying for the DTR exam and the GRE. I can take the DTR exam after I graduate and then I can work in Dietetics. I plan on applying for an internship that is coordinated with a master's degree next year so that I can accomplish my goal of completing a master's degree!
We are currently living with Todd, Erin and their 4 kids, well Todd is gone working in Utah. We've been here for 3 days now and we are loving it! Demry is almost 2 and she has never liked Kevin and I but I'm determined to be her friend! Tonight after we read scriptures and said family prayer, the kids were giving me a hug good night, and Demry came over and gave me a hug!! I was so excited she did that and shocked. Then she was showing me pictures on Erin's phone and talking to me and that was even more progress! Kambree and Bailey share a room next to ours and it's so fun to hear them talking and playing at night, it reminds me of my sister Courtney and I staying up late doing that when we shared a room.
So, the moral of the story is that life is so unpredictable and we have to take things as they come. Life is not going to turn out how any of us imagine and we are going to experience challenges, disappointments, and exciting things too, but we must move on know that all things will work out!
