Anniversary

So this weekend it will have been two years since Doug and I got married. Holy cow! I guess time has really flown by. Most days I still can't believe I'm 21 and married at all. Doug and I were talking about it the other day and we both agree that it feels like we've always been together. I guess it's more like the time before each other doesn't matter as much as it used to.

For our anniversary we are going camping this weekend up at Navajo lake with my parents and Gypsy. I'm super excited and then on monday (after we get paid) I think we are going out to dinner but Doug wont tell me where.

At work I got put in the baby room and it's so much fun! I love holding the little 2 month old and playing with the 18 month olds. It's nice to get away from kids talking back to you, but I miss talking to people even 3 year olds. I'm finally getting used to waking up early and I'm happy to say I've been working for 3 months lol.

Our house is coming along nicely, Doug found a rocking chair for free. A guy came into his work and asked if they wanted it because he had gotten it all ready to glue back together (sanding it down and stuff) but his wife just went out and bought a new one. So I guess technically it cost us the 2 dollars for the glue but it was worth it. Now we have a nice comfy glider rocking chair and a beautiful old fashioned one too. It was fun sitting in the living room putting it together with Doug.

Oh and did i mention we are taking our puppy with us camping again? I'm so excited so Happy Anniversary on Sunday to me!

Ya I know

It has been a very long time since I posted on my blog and you guys can all kick me for it =) Anyway we got into out house obviously and are loving having a washer a dryer so we don't have to go into st. george once a week. My job is fun I have awesome sweet little kids who make me smile everyday. Our puppy Caboose is the silliest thing on Earth, eating toes, taking shoes and socks, and barking at our feet. Basically life has been great, but not really all exciting. With working so much I've been tired after work so I haven't been thinking much about anything. Well that and painting/cleaning the house/maintaining my sanity jk.

Doug is the best husband on Earth he just bought me a Nook which is a portable book reader thing. I bought two books on it already and read them in about 2 days, but I promise I'll pace myself. So if anyone wants to they can send me Barns and Nobles gift cards so I can buy books on my Nook. Oh and if you get a nook I can share books with you! It can only be lent once and the lending only lasts two weeks but it is free. I can't wait until we get to go see Lucas in a week for his baby blessing. Though until life gets more interesting I'm sure you wont be hearing from me on my blog as often as before.

The good and the not so great

So I went up to Portola this weekend and got my Hannah fix along with having lots of fun with Jessica, Mike, and Tavie. We had lots of fun and I spent a lot of time hanging out with the girls (which means Tavie pulled my hair while Hannah brushed it). The drive up and back is tedious to say the least, but I'm very glad I went. Hannah was pretending to use a microphone and she'd ask us "Whats your name?" and then we'd say our names. I told her my name was Auntie Misty shipley and she looked at me for a second and then said "Thats not a good name! Your Auntie Misty!" I've missed all the silly little things that the girls pick up and say or do.
Awesomely when i finally got home I walked in the door (ready to fall on the floor and sleep there for 3 days) and my living room was clean. Then I walked into the kitchen and lo and behold, it's clean too! Then I went to the bathroom and it was clean and heres the real kicker: THE BEDROOM WAS SPOTLESS! I don't think I've seen the floor in there since we moved in here. Doug cleaned the entire house and played it down saying "I just lazed around" so he could suprise me. Then i found out that on Saturday after he worked a full day in St. George he unloaded all of the bricks in my parents truck without telling anyone anything. He spent the weekend doing selfless acts for others and suprising them. I'm so glad I married such a sweet guy.
So on the not so great side of things only today did our finished final paperwork on our house go to rural housing. That means it's going to be about two to three weeks before we can close on the house. I knew it was all too good to be true to close on a house in only a month =) I'll just have to hold out a little longer, but at least we have time to pack up our things for real. Pray that the papers go through faster than two weeks time so we can finally own our own house!

So close but I don't want to wait!

So ya'll know that I 'm getting a house and it's only 16 days until closing and then after that it should only be 24 hours till we get keys to move in. Then a day of cleaning before we move in permanently. Then we get to do all the fun unpacking thing along with painting out own house! holy Hannah I can't believe I'm going to be a home owner at the age of 21 and if all goes well and we get to stay here forever then I'm sure the house will be paid off before I'm 45. Can you imagine being 45 and not having a house payment, chya! I get it most people don't stay in their first house no biggie but I can still dream. Kylie and Jason are almost married it's going to happen way soon and then I don't have to think about it before I remember they aren't married. Oh and Thanksgiving, totally at my place! If you want an invite over for dinner to see it I'm very happy to have guests so just ask.
So on an even better note our house payment will only be around 570 a month which is only 70 more than what we are paying here. So there is no way we can say that our house payment is too much and want a smaller place. I think we struck out on this and I didn't ever expect things to go this smoothly. Also I got a Job! YAY it's at a daycare that is just starting out so it should start off slow and I'll be an employee there that has seniority. I'll be starting working the first full week of April. First I'll work for a week in St. George so that I'll know the ropes then they monday after that the new daycare should be opening up. The best part is that the only other girl they have there hired would be working until closing so I can have the morning shift with the little ones. I love working early (6:30) and I love working with the littlest ones. I'm betting that since I'll be there from the start I'll get my pick of rooms. Anyway it'll be like 7.50 an hour to start and this daycare is the highest paying in St. George so once business picks up I'll get more. Anyway I'm super happy so YAY!

Two is better than one

So first off I have to say Wow.....after the past few days of doom and gloom full of clouds and rain I forgot what sun was. I mean I love rain, but my mood has been so great that it was kinda letting me down to see no sun. Well look at it today, bright sunny sky, perfect pale blue background to life! I feel like not only are the tough times getting a little less tough, but that life is changing. I know that change is mostly feared, but last time I knew my life was changing I found Doug so at the moment I can't fear it at all. Of course though life is changing we are going to be home owners hopefully by the end of this month. It's March first, exactly 2 years since Doug asked me to marry him. So I'm sure you all heard the story of our meeting and courtship but I think I'm going to recap it for ya.
So on January 23th 2008 I invited Doug over for a spider man marathon, I didn't know at the time but I guess this was the only thing that would have made him come =) He didn't want to date me since I was "Mike's little sister" but he couldn't resist watching all of the Spider Man movies. He had fun and since he had just got home from his mission I started inviting him over for movies that he had missed while he was gone for the next 8 days. Finally on February 5th he put his arm around me. Later I grabbed his hand, since usually you hold hands before putting your arm around and he was a little shocked I'd just do that, but I guess he didn't know the rules. I know it's sounds funny but even though we hadn't hung out much by February 10th I knew there was something about him. I knew that he was the kind of guy I would love to marry, the kind of guy I'd want to share my life with. I just had this peaceful feeling, no jitters, no fears I just knew that I had to try to stay with him. Why the 10th you say? That was the day he kissed me for the first time. Sadly I remember it in clear detail, it wasn't this goodnight kiss at the door, it was the silliest and sweetest kiss I'd ever had. We were watching a movie and for some reason he asked me if I wanted him to kiss me. I told him yes and he started to come towards me but about two inches away he said "Is this close enough?" Now for the next half hour he came millimeters closer and kept saying is this close enough? Then he finally touched his lips to mine, it was super light, almost not even there. He then started saying "Well does 10% count?" and going up until finally he really kissed me. From that moment on I knew that nothing would be the same. I'd never had a guy want to kiss me like that, so gentle, so sweetly. I was used to sparks flying, blood boiling, passionate physical wanting, not someone who wanted to care for me. He wanted to date me, not attack me lol. Anyway after that was my birthday and he set up a cute thing where he took me to a park with a picnic basket with cheesecake (my favorite yum) and sparkling cider. Sadly it was pouring down rain and we couldn't even get out of the car without getting soaked. I think he thought it was a failure, but when he rolled down the windows, letting the rain pour in on us and kissed me in the rain that life couldn't get any better. On February 24th Doug told me he loved me and we started talking about getting married after that. Then he proposed on March 1st, it wasn't in front of the temple, or out hiking, or by a water fountain. He proposed on the little outside swing we had, under the stars, but I couldn't think about the stars when he was shining in my life so much. He simply asked me what I'd do if I proposed right then and then he did. I of course told him yes (oh by the way this was at midnight) and my little brother Randy stuck his head out his window and yelled at us to go to bed. I told him Doug proposed and he said "Well next time no declarations of love past midnight" it was not what I had expected, but it was Doug. I wouldn't trade it for anything, it was just the right thing for us. After that it's history!

Ya I know you already know all about it, but hey two years since he proposed is a big thing so in celebration I think it's ok. I'm happy to say that to this day Doug and I haven't had a real fight, no one has ever yelled and we still say I love you every time we stop talking on the phone or he goes to work. I've never yet gone to bed mad at him (thanks Sister Ostler for the advice) nor him at me. Yes we have a long way to go, with many tough times, but I know now that we will get through it together. There is always sunshine on it's way=) Well enough mushyness for one day I'm sure.

Love Story

So I'm betting that anyone who reads this knows that our offer on the house got accepted. I'm so excited and have been feeling like flying for two days. I can't believe that Doug and I are going to own our own home. A little background so you can understand why this is such a huge deal for me.

The last time that I lived in a place that we owned it was for a few years in Winthrop Washington. That was now over eight years ago, since then we've lived in apartment after apartment, rental home after rental home. I know that since I've lived hear life has calmed down and we only lived in three different houses in the past six years, but it's hard to feel at home when you don't know what home is. My life has blossomed more than I ever though possible. Moving here was the best thing that could have happened to me, even if you don't include the fact that I ended up marrying the best man imaginable. Now in just a little over a month I should have a place for the first time in my life that I can call MY home. A place that I can mess up, clean up, fix up, and love. It's in this little town that makes my heart swell every time I even look out of the window. The beautiful hills and huge sky take my breath away. I don't feel crowded or rushed, I can breathe, move around, feel myself relax. To know that someday hopefully I can share this with my children makes my heart smile. No more cages, or walls to hold me back, it's just me and my love and I can't wait!

Well you guys might not be as excited as me, but I'm telling you this is groundbreaking, breath taking, and revolutionary. Sometime I hope to be able to convey just what it means to me, but
even though I'm better with writing words than speaking them, I just can't explain. Last night
Doug spent ten minutes just hugging me and whispering to me that we are going to buy a house. It's as if all those times when I sat there wishing on a star for someone to love came true, but came true even better than I thought they would. I mean love is love, but is it possible that it grows even after you thought it could grow no bigger. If I have this capacity to care, love and share it, it kind of shows just how monumentally god loves me. It's a little mind boggling isn't it? Well I'm sure this is enough rambling for one day =)

Patience is a virtue........that I don't have

So you all know that we put in an offer on a house out here in the windy city! It was only yesterday and I've been biting my nails all day (it's only 1:30) to know what is going on. The offer we sent in was technically 90k with them paying closing so really 87k. Today we saw that they lowered the house price from 90k to 88k so awesome! That means we have an even better chance at our offer being accepted. As far as we know there are no other offers in on the house and there haven't been in the two months it's been on the market. Send us prayers and good luck because we need it. Now as for the title of the post I don't have any patience. Scratch that I have lots of patients but it's limited to children. It's an ongoing joke in our house that Doug tells me how impatient i am and when I mention that we need to hurry even though we have no time limit he just gives me a look and laughs.
I'm finally getting over my cold and HURRAY for that. Now I only have a million house hold chores to work on because I was sick for a week. Oh on the job front news I put in an application at a daycare being built here in hurricane. The director sounded excited that I had a background in daycare and that I lived out here, so thats always good news. They are holding interviews the first week of March and then sometime in March I'd go work in St. George for two weeks before they opened the daycare out here. I'm hoping that all goes well, but if I don't get a job with them then I will compete and open an at home daycare of my own.
We went and visited my parents in St. George yesterday and I realized how much I miss seeing them. I laughed when I walked in and they were both sitting at their computers, next to each other, not talking, in the same room. I miss the free food the most I think =) Mike is coming this weekend to visit (not really he has drill but I'll see him anyway) so that is exciting. Well wish us luck and love!