Life as we know it...crazy!

It has been three months since Spencer and I were married! Can you believe that? I wanted to take a minute and reflect on the fun times of learning, growing, and laughing (Spencer if you read this, don’t be embarrassed!). I am not doing this to admit our faults or embarrassing things we do. Being married is wonderful and so eye opening.  Now, I am no expert in marriage, nor do I ever plan to be. However; my marriage is important to me and I am going to work to be an expert in my own marriage. Being married has proven to me that the love you have for one person can grow everyday whether you notice it or not. Coming from a family of all girls, I had no idea what living with a male was like. In fact I was quite clueless to some things. With the high expectations of what the movies can set up for us on what marriages should be like, please know that they will lead you to some false hopes (which you will learn to laugh at later). Let me give you some examples. In the “perfect ma...

As I have reflected on the past year, so many wonderful things have happened that have changed my life for the better. 2014 forced me at times to go out of my comfort zone and find new ways to handle situations. I have never been so grateful for a the trials and struggles that were put in front of me then for the ones that I faced this year. In the blink of an eye, this year was over, but I wanted to share the most exciting and most memorable moments of 2014. -In January I decided to have some fun and go to the Bridal show with my twin to open my eyes to planning a wedding that would shortly arrive 10 months later. The joys of getting my dress a week later helped me get excited for what was coming later in the year. I learned to value my family and how much they did for me to help me prepare to become married to the love of my life. -As I continued to go to school full time up at the University of Utah I was able to finish a year long project with teenage mothers with the best group...