Life as we know it...crazy!

Everyone! My most favorite human ever is turning 25! May 29th is seriously one of my most favorite days! If you know him, you should wish him a Happy Birthday. Babe, I sure do love you have hope you have the best birthday ever, you certainly deserve it. I thought you would all enjoy some fun facts about Spencer. Some will already know these, but he's a pretty awesome so a repeat of facts never hurts. Ready? I am! 1- He has the most tender heart ever 2- He is a Dota fanatic (and Battle Grounds and some others I think?) 3- He is an Electrical Engineer enthusiast (Psh who wants to obtain a PhD in EE, my hubby does, because he's awesome, that's who!) 4- He is a Star Wars lover 5- He really wants a dog (specifically a German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, or a Nova Scotia Retriever) 6- He falls asleep instantly when I play with his hair. It's quite funny, then when I stop, boom he's awake. 7- He loves hand massages and neck massages. I actually can't fall asleep...

Hello family and friends! I wanted to blog about our trip while everything is still fresh. This trip was perfect and was just what we needed to revamp our lives. We will always remember the memories we created together and cherish our last few months of just us together. This trip we have called our "babymoon" but actually it was a celebration of Spencer graduation with his Master's. He worked so hard, especially this last year. The whole time we've been married, he has worked in jobs that allowed him to utilize his engineering skills and went to school full time. I have been very impressed by how he handled everything. He graduated with honors and in the top 10% of his class in a very hard program. I let Spencer pick where he wanted to go and was surprised when he said Italy and France. When we booked it, we had eight weeks to get everything ready. Those eight weeks went by rather quickly and we were both excited and nervous to leave the country. We left Utah early...

Hello family and friends! I am finally going to be writing about our little expected miracle. Just a little background, back in November we suffered a terrible and painful (physically, emotionally, and mentally) miscarriage. We were definitely not prepared to endure such a challenge. However we are grateful to have gone through it together. After a lot of thought and prayer, Spencer and I talked about trying right away to continue our family. At first I was a little weary about the thought of maybe having to go through another miscarriage, but was reassured that all would be well. I had to put a lot of faith in my Heavenly Father and allow him to help me get through my insecurities. Shortly after my miscarriage I felt that what had happened really was my fault. I let myself believe that I wasn’t fit to be a mom, that my diabetes was not going to allow babies to come to our family, and that I had let a lot of people down. Unfortunately with all of the hormone changes so quickly I lost ...

What I am about to write has taken a lot of courage for me to write. I am not trying to get pity for I know that this is a very sensitive topic, but for me writing things down is therapeutic and helps me overcome my deepest pains. So please bear with me as what I am about to share is extremely personal. These last two weeks of my life have been the hardest two weeks of my entire life. As I sit back and reflect on what has happened, it makes me incredibly grateful for the tender mercies given to me during this time. I know that it is through these tender mercies I was being prepared for what was going to happen. It also brings tears to my eyes, both happy and sad, both of frustration and of joy. I have had to fall to my knees several times not even knowing what to pray for, but simply just seeking for answers. These past two weeks have been so emotional and heartbreaking for us, but surprisingly just what we needed. Let’s back up to when it all started shall we? Back in October, Sp...

Hello! Our summer flew by and it's sad that it's over. As I sat down and reflected on what we did and accomplished it put a huge smile on my face. So are you ready? Our summer started off with a bang. We finished spring semester at school and packed up our entire apartment on Lance Street in Midvale and moved to Salt Lake. We packed my cute little Versa to the max with our clothes, and shoved everything else we owned into a 14ft moving truck (mistake on my part). With the help of our lovely family and friends we had everything moved out of our old place and into our new place within three hours. It was amazing! We love our new apartment! All thanks to our cousins Steven and Emilee for hooking us up! I have had so much fun decorating it and enjoy living so close to everything we love to do. With this move we gained the best neighbors and friends. We have had to learn how to fight the heat, combat spiders and other creepy crawly bugs, and squeeze things into our smaller freezer....

Yesterday on my way home from church I received the most unexpected and devastating news that my sweet Grandma K had suffered from a stroke. Not your typical news you want to hear after such a rewarding Sunday. Initially, I didn't know what to think, but when I told Spencer, it hit me that she might not make it. As we waited to hear from my parents to see how things were going, my sisters and I were talking to each other and came to the conclusion that we needed to pray. Since we all live in different cities, these were done individually. A little background, Grandma and Grandpa had gone camping with my parents, Aunt Ann and Uncle Gregory, and our good and lifelong family friends the Sandmires. On Sunday morning she had complained of her head hurting and slumped over, being caught by a table (that in all honesty provided her to live for the next little bit). My parents described they instantly knew she had suffered a stroke as her left side of her face was droopy and her very slur...