Hello World!
Our blog has been a little too quiet lately hasn't it? Well here is what's been going on. I graduated Cosmetology school on January 30. I was so ready to be done at that school! That weekend we drove to Boise so I could take my practical. It was such a stressful weekend! Even though I had gotten a blessing and prayed really hard, it seems that something was against me taking my boards for some reason. So many things went wrong it was incredibly unbelievable. Thankfully it all worked out and I did just fine on my boards, I got a 93 on my written and a 94 on my practical. I was just thankful I had passed. We came back home and Aaron went back to his busy schedule of classes and work. I anxiously waited to hear back from a job that never called. I donated plasma, de-cluttered our house and worked on my two online classes. Valentines weekend came and went. We basically locked ourselves inside and played games, watched movies, and read our books. It was relaxing and a nice break from the world. 2 days after Valentines day I got a call from my dear mother saying that she was having a really hard time. I knew that I needed to go home and help her out. So with help from her friend who worked for an airline I flew out the next morning to Arkansas. I was there for almost 2 weeks. While there I helped her out with her in-home daycare. Anyone who saw me could tell that I obviously wasn't used to being around kids. I have been up at college living the adult life I suppose and I did not have the patience to deal with the kids like I used to. They drove me crazy! I could have pulled my hair out I was so frustrated. They didn't listen to me and the threw toys everywhere but when my mom walked in they would act like angels. I did not understand. As I took care of them I told myself it was going to be a LONG time before I had children. It was like this the entire first week. Then my perspective changed. I decided instead of caring for them the way my mother had told me, I would try caring for them as if they were actually my children. I'm not sure what exactly I did differently but suddenly these children were listening to me, they were laughing, giggling, cuddling, you name it they were doing it. I can honestly say I fell head over heels in love with them. I looked forward to them coming in the morning and was bummed when they left. By the time I left Arkansas I was a whirlwind of emotions. I was beyond exhausted and couldn't wait to see my husband again, but I was also heartbroken to leave those children behind. When I first got there I was adamant that I was not ready to have children. By the time I left I could hardly wait to have children. Unfortunately it isn't the right time for us to bring children into the world but now I am not so frightened. No matter what my children are like I now know that I will just have to learn the right method to work with them. I will have to come to their level. But I should be alright. I look forward to being a mother when the time is right. I came back just one week ago. Since then I have been looking for a job, donating plasma, doing homework, working out, and researching lots of stuff. I had an interview on Friday and they want me to come back this Tuesday and demonstrate a haircut for them on my husband. I hope this job works out because I am eager to work.
This is some homemade bread I made on Thursday it turned out perfect!
This is Carol George, she was my faithful customer while I was in school. She came in once a week to get her hair styled. She made me a baby blanket for when I have children. I was so sad to say goodbye.
This is from when Chad came to visit us. We had a fun time with him, though we felt bad cause we were both in school while he was here.
This is a game night we had when Chad was visiting. We invited Chris and Allison over along with an old roommate Anthony.
So that is what our life is like right now. I know one day we will look back and be glad we documented this.
