I know, I'm horrible ...

I don't have time to blog anymore. My new scheduele at work is Tues-Thurs 8am -7pm and Fridays 8-5pm. I have Sat-Mon off, but I spend that either cleaning, doing laundry, looking for a beater car for Aaron, having a date night, church and spending family time together. I like have three days because I feel like I have more time to do stuff, but at the same time, I never do. It sucks. lol.

So what updates are there? Well, Aaron started school on Jan 5th and so far has loved it. Now a while ago I got a update saying Aaron only qualified for 1166.00 for a student loan for this semester. I was bummed because that means he was only allowed to take 3 classes because here in WA credit hours are 5, and in Utah it's 3 so I was always able to take more classes. Hmm, anyways so then the other day Aaron tells me that he actually had 2500 for this semester, spring and summer. So total of like 7500. I am like WHAT. I was really upset because he could've taken more classes but at the same time I feel like it was a blessing because we'll get that left over money back from this semester and we can use that to pay some debt we have. I found all this out after I had paid my tithing. I have come to realize the blessing you do truely get from paying.

Aaron and I were pretty inactive from church for a long time before we moved to WA. Not because we didn't believe the church was true, but a lot of different reasons. One, we didn't like the ward we were in. I didn't feel at all welcomed or even liked. Two, I had really REALLY bad post pardom depression and it took a lot for me to even want to get out of bed, so for me to make it to church, especially a ward I didn't feel comfertable in, was hard and Three Noah was a pain. He still is a pain but now I can drop him in nursery and be FREE for two hours. LOL. Now, I am not trying to give excuses for not going, we should have and I regret the many many months of our inactivity. However, now I am in a great ward (my home ward) and I feel so happy now. Anyways the point of this story was that I didn't pay tithing because we never attended and we had a lot of financial issues and I always wondered how we'd even make it through the month. Now that I am going back to church, I have paid my tithing and we getting blessing immediatly. Now I know to never ever take tithing for granted.

I went to this class last Monday called "Zumba" and it's my new favorite thing and if I could go everyday that it goes on I would do it, but I have to work. It's like a dance aerobic class. If you know me, I LOVE LOVE LOVE to dance. I haven't danced, really danced since I was 19ish. I am now almost 26 so this makes me relive my teenage years I guess. LOL.

Last Sunday was Ward Conference. I loved it, it was such a different experience then in Utah. Not that I am putting down Utah (ok I kinda am, I don't like Utah much, sorry to all those who do) but it's a different feeling for me. In my ward I am sitting with my husband during the last hour and they combined Priesthood and Relief Society for Pres. Fields and Pres. Washer to talk to us and before class starts Bro. Vail comes up to me and takes my picture for the ward directory. I don't remember talking to him much when I younger but I don't remember a lot. He told me that he was so happy that I was back in the ward. Then he said, "I loved your testimony, you know you really changed my life. " I was shocked and really humbled. That was so wonderful to say to me and I actually have gotten that a lot since I have been back. I lost a part of me when I left Washington, it's like I left my spirit behind when I moved. I feel like it's coming back, and I hope to finally feel like I belong again.

Now, I do miss parts of Utah. I miss some of the people, One of my best friends, Melissa. She was so important to me. I loved her. We hardly saw each other, due to my work, the drive, my depression and our schedueles but when we did I felt like I could be me. I truely miss my sister in law, Brooke. Again, we didn't see each other much unless a family get together and it was again, due to the same reasons as above but I felt like I could talk to her about anything and feel truley comforted. I miss my house and my wonderful neighbors, The Wells. They were truely some of the best people I have ever met and I miss them terribly. I miss our privacy because, as fun as it is living for free, it's NOT fun living with your parents again. I miss Cafe Rio and 1 dollar movies ... even the 5 dollar movies. I miss being able to run outside at night because it was lit ... here it's just pitch black. There's a lot more I miss but I'm not going to list it all.

Anyways, here are some pictures you may like ... enjoy.

my bestest friend, Sariah came to visit and made my whole year, I love seeing her and I wish she didn't live so far away.

me and my seester.

me and my love!

cute boy.