1 Year!

Yup, that's right. Colton and I have already been married for an entire year! A lot of stuff has happened during the past year. Mostly we have learned a lot about each other. Here is what I have learned about my husband:

• He is the most patient man I know. (You'd have to be to put up with me 24/7)
• He has a strong testimony.
• He is loving.
• He is kind.
• He is a hard worker.
• He wants nothing more than for me to be happy--always.
• He can cook. (Way better than I can.)
• He speaks an amazingly sexy language. (Who doesn't love Italian?)
• He is forgiving.
• He is understanding.
• He makes my shopping habit worse. (Because he always wants me to buy the stuff I try on--I love it. haha)
• He yells at the TV while watching sports.
• He is unselfish.
• He likes to crochet.
• He loves my family.
• He has an amazing family.
  
• He is amazing.
  
• He is perfect for me.

Plus, I'm sure so much more. It's amazing what you can learn in a year. I can't wait to see what else there is to learn during the rest of forever. I love you, Colton! Happy 1 year!

WE DID IT! ;)

Do you....

Ever feel like this?
That's how I'm feeling right now.

Remember that new job? They offered me a promotion.

Why the stress? I'm completely under qualified. I've only been there a month. I still ask question after question. But, apparently they see something in there that made them offer me the promotion.

So, thank you New Haven for believing in me. Next step? Making myself believe that I can do it.

Oh, but I promise my life isn't completely full of stress.
See? Nothing stressful about this :) This was taken at my friends reception.

Tay Bev (One of my besties from high school) got married. She was a beautiful bride!
Friends from HS. So fun being together again!


Congrats Tay Bev! So excited for the 2 of you! I can't wait to come and visit you and get to know Robb!

My Husband

My husband is a good sport.

He puts up with watching shows like:

{Project Runway}

{So You Think You Can Dance}

{16 & Pregnant}

{Teen Mom}

{Sister Wives--Yes, I admit it. I watch this. And I like it.}

However, just because he puts up with my shows doesn't mean I don't put up with a lot of his shows.
Just to name a few:
{Anything and EVERYTHING on ESPN. Even Golf. No, really. Ask me a sports question, I just might know the answer.}

{The Walking Dead. It's a zombie show. It's disgusting.}
{Teen Wolf. What is it with guys and demony type things? I don't understand.}

So you see, I put up with a lot of shows as well. However, most recently I have made Colton put up with the worst of the worst shows. I truly believe I have. Now, it's not a show that I have ever watched before, nor do I watch entire episodes. I just find the best parts of the episode and make Colton watch it. What is this show?

{The Bachelorette. I know. Gross.}

But really, do you not find Bentley terribly lame, annoying, and rude? While others might be hating this season because of him, he happens to be the ultimate draw for me. What a little gem.

Isn't my husband such a good sport to put up with all of my lame TV shows? :)

New Job/ Internship!

I spent what felt like {FOREVER} searching for an internship that would be {PERFECT} for me. After numerous interviews, turning offers down, and being selfish by wanting a paid internship, I FOUND ONE!

I have now been working for a couple of weeks at an
{adolescent girls treatment center!}

What do I do there? Hang out with the girls. Whatever they are doing (watching a movie, swimming, sitting and chatting, etc...) I do. So really, I get paid to hangout.

This job/internship is nothing short of an adventure from day to day. Here are a few things that I have gotten to experience in my short time at the center...

• Girl ripping chunks of hair out.
• Girl going missing.
• Being told I'm "not making friends" because I told girls to go to bed... 15 minutes after they were supposed to.
  
• Being told I should become a regular staff so I can be there more often. (Wahoo! I think they like me!)
  
• Learning I am grateful for enjoying my teenage years.
• Getting to learn how to put girls in holds/restrain them.
• Strip searches
  
• And the list could go on........................
  

While most of the stuff should terrify me/make me freak out/make me want to quit.... It actually makes me enjoy the job more, because I know that
{I can make a difference.}

Finals

Finals are usually terrible, and completely exhausting. However this semester seems to be, dare I say it, enjoyable?

Ok, not all my finals. Just one.

I took a "Moral Foundations of the Family" class this semester. Everything I learned was stuff I felt like I already knew, but hearing it put into words brought it all to life for me.

Everything about the class was so simple, yet life changing.

For the final we were instructed to pick a topic, any topic (finances, parenting, communication, etc.) and develop a lesson plan for that topic that implements ideas from a moral theorist point of view. This assignment (and class) has captivated me.

Summary of my final? Parents talking to their adolescents about substance abuse.
Moral of the story? Parents, be good people and an example to your children.
They DO look up to you.

In thinking up my lesson plan, I came up with a few examples of this:

Jeffrey And I

Ava and I

Mace-Moo and I
Hailey and I

Kaylee and I -- Look Beth! I found one with one of your kids! :)

While I am not a parent to any of them, I can still be an example to them. Kids need examples in their lives.

Be the person you want your children to be.
Can you even begin to imagine what a better place the world would be if everyone took this idea to heart?

The Crafty Person In Me

I was forced to be crafty. My grade depended on it. The requirement? Make a religious item to display in your home. Religious item? An FHE chart.

The finished product.

We figure we'll need it someday in the future, so why not make it for class? Besides, it counted as a project for Colton's accounting class as well (He kept track of the cost, time spent, etc...). Win-win-win situation? (My grade-Colton's grade-Cute FHE chart) I'd say so.

Success.

P.S. Kim, are you so proud of how quickly I blogged about it? I did it just for you. Thank goodness you'll soon be able to just get the mass picture text about these sorts of things :)

Observation of Pregnant People

No, I'm still not pregnant. But, this picture seemed appropriate for what I am about to tell you.

But FIRST, for those of you who don't know the story behind this picture, it was on mine and Colton's honeymoon. Yes, Kim came and visited. She was only here from Chile for a week, so she came and took us to lunch and we went shopping. Since Kim was prego last summer, she wanted to go into Motherhood Maternity. Yeah, no idea how they talked me into taking this picture. Talk about embarrassing.

Now, the point of this blog post is this: As I am sitting here, bored in class, I began to observe those around me. Here is what I observed of us Zoobies:

• 2/4 girls right by me are pregnant, and I'm speculating about others nearby and their pregnancy status as well.

And that is all I have observed. It is way too distracting of a statistic to me.

And now... back to paying attention to class and learning about our fellow Muslim friends.