Sunday, February 19, 2012

Random pictures and stories in no particular order!

1. This weekend we have been house/dog sitting for the Speight family. Its been great! Free food, laundry, a HUGE TV, and hot tub for a whole weekend! Count us in!
2. I had the best Valentines day ever! Cory surprised me with flowers, breakfast, and a beautiful heart necklace, and that was just the beginning. After work and school we went out to dinner at Cafe Sabor, and then to the movie "The Vow!" I have never been so spoiled in my life. I sure got lucky snatching that boy up! 
3. A beautiful little Laramie girl paid us a visit! The Despain Family came up for Mina Alyson's blessing! We had a really fun time bowling, and going out to eat ice cream. Josie and Cory got along really well. It was super cute. :) He is going to make an amazing father... in 10 years... at least.

4. I have been a baking fool lately. Tamales, pizza, bread, rolls, cookies, mashed potatoes, pot roast, and lots of other things! And you know what... I'm loving it. 

5. I am so thankful for all the great people I know! I have been truly blessed. LIFE IS GREAT!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Spring Semester

If we survive this semester I think it will be a miracle. Between school, work, and trying to plan a June wedding, life is going to be pure chaos. 

Today was the first day of classes for the Spring Semester. I woke up early and was attempting to make it to Richmond for work on time. Last night it was really cold so I knew that my windows would be frosted. When I walked out of my room, to my surprise, Cory was there to greet me with a big hug and kiss. He knows that I am not the biggest fan of my new job yet, so he wanted to boost me up for the long day I had ahead of me. When we walked out to my car he had also scraped all my windows and started up my car so that it was all warm when I got in. Wow I sure got lucky finding him. I made it to work with time to spare.

While I was at work Cory was at class. He has a crazy schedule this semester:
Family Finance
Biology (with me)
Math 1050
Math 1060
Work and Marriage
and of course Racquetball

Then he works after classes at night.

My schedule on the other hand is just about the opposite. I work all morning and then attend afternoon classes which include:

Spanish
Biology
Exploring Lifespan Development
and another Social Work class

Well that is all the time I have wasting on blogging today. Back to being productive.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Christmas and New Years

Christmas break was definitely a difficult one for us this year... okay maybe just me. While Cory was basking in the Hawaiian sun, kayaking in the ocean, and zip lining over old military camps, I was stuck in good old Cowley Wyoming. This was our first Christmas together, and we had to spend it apart. While it probably taught us both some patience, I hope to never be away from Cory for another Christmas.
Cory and I weren't supposed to see each other for 3 weeks during the break, since he wouldn't be back from Hawaii by the time that I had to come back to Logan for a wedding and work, but things miraculously worked out, and the most we went without seeing the other was only 9 days. We both went up to Cowley and Powell on Friday the 16th, right after my last final, and then Cory and his family flew to Hawaii on the 21st. My roommate from freshman year got married on the 28th, so I had to drive down to Salt Lake to be a bridesmaid for her wedding, and then as a surprise, I drove all the way back to Powell the next day to surprise Cory. I was waiting in his basement and attacked him as he was running into the bathroom. He didn't think that he was going to see me for almost a week after that. It was great to reunite with my best friend. I had no idea that it would be so hard not seeing him for that long. I guess I really do love that boy! I then turned around 2 days later and drove back to Logan one last time to start work, Cory followed a few days later, and finally we are both together in Logan just in time for classes to start up tomorrow. BOO!

Its a new year, and  Cory and I can not wait to live it up! We were both very blessed in 2011! Not only did we find each other and get engaged, but we both have jobs and are raking in the cash... okay well maybe not raking it in, but we are getting by. Cory said one of his biggest highlights in 2011 was returning home from serving an LDS mission in Phoenix Arizona. He met some amazing people, who he still talks to now (thanks to Facebook!), and he said that he learned so much, and was so grateful for the opportunity that he had to serve those wonderful people. My biggest highlight was surviving working three months at a dirt plant in Lovell Wyoming. Working 13 hours a day starting at 4:30am and finishing at 5:30pm is not what I like to call "fun." On the bright side I did make some good money, but boy am I thankful to be done!

We are excited to see what 2012 has in store for us.