Time flies so fast sometimes. It seems like your whole life, you are always waiting for the next chapter in your life, waiting to turn 12 to go into Young Womens, waiting to turn 14 to go to the dances, 16 to drive and date, 18 to graduate and become an adult, waiting to find your dream come true, waiting for life to settle down. We've been married 9 1/2 months now. Not so long in the eternal perspective. I think back to a year ago how I couldn't wait to marry this man, then I think to our wedding day and how I couldn't believe this was really happening. So far our marriage has been perfect, by perfect I don't mean we have all the money in the world, or everything figured out, but we couldn't be happier. Growing up I always dreamed of being a mom, I wanted to get married so I could have children. I never imagined being so happy with just my husband, but I could live forever like this, just Aaron and I in this one bedroom apartment, luckily for us we do get to live forever with one another. Our life will move on eventually, we will have children and build up a family, we will get our degrees and our life will change from one constant to another. Something I've realized is that time never stops, it is always moving, as much as we may wish we could stop time, we can't so we must cherish and enjoy every second of every day with the ones you love, because these days are only here once. I had such a wonderful childhood. I have so many memories spending time with my siblings and parents. I also remember always waiting, looking forward to meeting my Prince Charming. What I didn't realize was that there was a man so much better than my wildest dreams. So amazing that my imagination couldn't even form something like him. He amazes me from day to day, not because he has any wicked talents, not because he is anything too unordinary. He amazes me because I know God made him just for me. We are like two puzzle pieces that fit perfectly together. I am so grateful that he is exactly the way he is. I see how caring he is with Snuggles, with my Great Grandma Eggleston, and with random children and I know that he will continue to amaze me as we make our journey into parenthood.  I am going to Evans Hairstyling College right now and trying hard to
improve my skills so when I graduate I will be ready for the Salon. I love my school and am grateful for the challenge it presents. Aaron is going to BYU-I right now, he will graduate with his Associates in July. He will then work until January when I graduate and he will then transfer schools and get his Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) degree before moving on and getting his Masters or Doctorate in Physical Therapy. I am so proud of him for all his hard work. Everyday he spends ALL day on school work trying hard to understand things that don't make sense, trying to get good grades and be successful. He will get where he's going, but it will take a lot of hard work, luckily he is a hard worker. Snuggles was sick for about a month but is now doing much better. We are so grateful for medicine and technology so we could help her out. We were not ready to let her go yet, thankfully we didn't have to. She is having a nice retirement here with us. She sleeps pretty much all day and all night but gets up in the evenings when I am home from school to spend time with me. She still gets super excited every time she sees me and I can't help but love her. Now that the weather is nicer, we have been riding our bikes to school and back which has been super nice. Life is great and we are really happy. We do miss our family a lot though. We really wish we were closer. We are very hopeful that we will get to move closer next year. We are both proud of our family's and this big year for both of them. Much love from the Vernons in Idaho :)