Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

{Isaiah 41 : 10 & 13}

What's New

So I thought it was probably time for a little updating...So here goes!

**First of all I thought I should tell you all that Gary's date to start Airforce Officer Training has been pushed back until September 13...and I have mixed feelings about this. It will be great to spend the summer together but we are just prolonging the inevitable! Three months is a long time to be apart so the sooner we can get it done and over with the better! But nothing we can do about that...

**I am still working at the hospital and Gary is working at my dad's accounting firm being the highly coveted "copy girl". (ha ha he hates that name!) He prepares the 1099's and then also copies and puts together the client's tax return copy. Not the most ideal job but hey...it's a job!

Gary is wanting to take more pilot lessons this summer and also will be taking his GRE (or GMAT, I always forget which one...) and applying to some Master's programs. He's thinking either a masters in Economics or Business

Administration but we'll see.

**And finally (and the most exciting!) we have planned a trip with Gary's sister and brother-in-law! First Gary and I will be flying to NYC and spending a day going around the city and sightseeing.

Then we will take the train to DC and meet up with his sister and spend four days going around and seeing all the sights.

We are so excited so if you have any ideas on "must-do or see" in NYC let me know! Neither one of us has been there so we could use all the advice we can get!

**Not the most exciting update there is but that's about it for now!

Calorie Counting??

Ok so I thought I would share this little post about the greatest website I've found (thanks to my friend Tecia!)! It's called myfitnesspal.com and it is the most amazing thing ever. For those that are wanting to shed a few pounds (or many pounds in my case) this is the greatest help EVER! after setting up a profile it gives you a calorie limit for each day. Then you can add in the foods you eat in a day and it will count your calories/carbs/protein/sodium and more! This has been a huge eye opener for me as I have been deciding what to eat each day (and yes...I have made better choices because of it!). And you can also add in your own recipe and it will add up the calories for you. It's super easy and takes only seconds! So check it out!

Mentally challenged....

Ok so I was just changing my blog a bit and decided I am really retarded when it comes to doing cutesy things...how do you make cute headers with cursive writing and all? I only know how to do the basics (and they aren't that cute...) Any suggestions?

Viva Las Vegas

Well it's time for a little get away, seeing how this will probably be the last chance we really have to do so in the little time we have left till Gary leaves for training. We decided to fly to Vegas with another couple for the weekend. And the best part is we are going to Phantom of the Opera! I can wait!

Mixed Feelings

Well we finally found out the date Gary will be leaving to start his Air Force Officer Training in Montgomery, Alabama....April 19, 2011. We are both really excited because we've been waiting for so long but I must admit that I have mixed feelings. While I am so excited that we have something to look forward to and we can get on with our lives, I am definitely dreading the 3 months we will be apart (hopefully I'll be able to fly down there a couple times). And I thought 2 weeks in Tonga was a long time! Thank goodness for family...they'll probably get sick of me by the end! I am so proud of Gary and all his accomplishments thus far, and I know that we haven't even started this great adventure!

The Move

So we finally moved to a new apartment! It was a lot of work (mostly for Gary lifting boxes!) but it was well worth it! Just a few things I HATE about moving:
1. Your stuff seems to double, even triple when you have to place it all in boxes.
2. No matter how many boxes you've packed the apartment still seems messy.
3. Dust. Enough said.
4. Feeling like I now have lung cancer due to inhaling so much oven cleaner/mr. clean.
And a few things I LOVE about moving:
1. Deseret Industries.
2. The dumpster.
3. A dust free new apartment.
4. Redecorating.
Here's a couple of pictures of our old apartment and one of our new place.

Old Kitchen

Old Family Room

New Family Room/Kitchen

A Great Day

So the longest week of my life is finally over! Just to recap....
Sunday - Nephew's farewell
Monday - Work
Tuesday-Wednesday - Girl's Camp
Thursday - Quick trip to Utah for Air Force stuff
Friday - Wedding dinner
Saturday - Wedding
Man what a week! The wedding turned out great though! Jamie and Levi looked so great! We are so proud of them! Here's a few of the many pics of the day.

Mom, Peggy, Grandma, Linda, Von

Gary and Me

Levi and Jamie

4 Very Fast Years!

Yesterday was our 4 year anniversary! Can't believe it's been 4 years already! Looking back there's many things that I just can't believe...Here are a few of the big ones...
1. We are still living in the SAME 1 bedroom apt we started in....only until Aug (yay!)
2. Gary has graduated with his bachelor's in Business Mgt/Finance
3. I have my registered nursing license and graduate in July with my bachelor's in nursing (finally!)
4. Gary has been excepted into the Air Force as a Combat Systems Officer
5. My LITTLE sister is getting married in just over one week!
Looking back there are many more adventures and experience we've had together and I just can't wait to see what the future brings!!

So Excited!

So I just have to say that I am so excited for Curtis, Jennie, and Addie to come up for Jamie's wedding! I can't wait to play with Addison...I can't believe how big she looks in the pictures! Here's one that I thought was way cute!