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!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The good and the not so great
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Monday, March 15, 2010
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!
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Monday, March 1, 2010
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.
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