The semester begins.

This last weekend Garth and I ran all around town getting all the little things done around our house that needed to be done before our busy busy school schedules!!
We had some pictures to hang up, temple stuff to get, and some things to clean, etc.
Garth needed a new back pack (I've been telling him that for days, and he denied it until today... we finally got one!)

 These are the pictures we hung in our front room. I love them!! The sign says 

"Eternally Bound" in twi. Garth made it for my birthday! Then the picture below is of Christ.

Its called "Facing eternity" and I love it because he looks so hopeful and determined.

Then the two smaller pictures are (left) Garth's mom and Dad's wedding day

and (right) my parents wedding day. 

Gotta love it [:

 Nevermind the mess of pillows and papers,, I'm doing hw.

 Then we finally put up our wedding collage above our bed. You can't see in the picture

but the sign says "And they lived happily ever after.."

We love it [: 

Took a while to hang it all up..

I made a big casserole yesterday so we have left overs to eat when we get hungry this week and aren't both home.
I started my new job at the hart and so life goes!
So Last night I worked until midnight-ish, came home and woke Garth up to pray (upon his request)
and tried to sleep. It didn't work out so well for either of us. Its those night before first day jitters.
I have class at 7:45 am Monday Wednesday Friday, and at 9:45 Tuesday Thursday. That way the nights I close I can sleep a little more. However, today being Garth's first day I wanted to get up with him. He has 7:45 am class everyday. So we had breakfast, I made our lunches, and we read our scriptures.Then he headed to campus on his bike. I followed soon after, and I learned today that our campus is not very bike friendly. Not only is it basically one big hill but there are a lot of stairs everywhere. Bike paths are in short supply. Also my back pack was much heavier than anticipated. (English major= books.)
Needless to say I hate my bike already haha!
I didn't have all my classes today, the rest are tomorrow. But so far I'm actually really excited about my grammar class. I know its going to be a lot of work... especially when my teacher says things like "Thats an adverbial (fill in the blank with two more big words I didn't know) phrase" haha. LOTS TO LEARN! But it will be fun. [:
Garth and I met to have lunch at 1:00 and then went to devo at 2. Then he went to another class as I studied a bit of my grammar book. Then we rode home together and he headed to work. I took him some dinner, and now here I am again reading about grammar. Well -- obviously procrastinating a little bit..
I'm quite excited about being in school again--I love learning, and I love being an English major. However, its kind of nerve wracking. Being a wife, an employee, and a student is an adjustment for me. School naturally always had this "it comes first" mentality and now I have to mesh that with being a wife too. Its hard to know what comes first sometimes. I know its going to be a bit of a struggle for a while, but Garth and I will figure it out as a team. I'm still just trying to figure out when we are going to get to see each other.. some days it will be hardly at all!!
BUT it will make me appreciate those moments more.
I still love being married [:

Tomorrow is a 7:45 am class to 12:00 am work day-- wish me luck!

An update on us.

Hey!! I know its been a while since I've written. I've been busy busy just loving life!
Our apartment is all set up and oh so cute!! I love our big red and cream rug and our big red curtains. Our TV is super duper nice and was FREE (Garth won it at work) and same with our lovely blueray player.(he won that one also.) Garth and I are loving married life and spend as much time together as possible.
I've been sick pretty much this whole three months.. but I've finally finished the last of my 4 antibiotics that have been prescribed since we got married haha. I think I'm getting better! But I go to the doc next week for my last (fingers-crossed) visit to make sure! It hasn't been anything that's held me back a lot though. We have been going to the gym together every night except this last week with traveling we kinda fell off the wagon! We are training to do a half triathlon together [:
I know, I know, we are awesome.
Its in August. Its a 1/2 mile swim, a 14 mile bike-ride, and a 5k run.
We're going to get our bikes tonight. Nothing fancy-- just something we can use to get to and from school each day and use in the triathlon. We're actually really excited to take bike-rides just for fun.
Nerdy? Maybe.
I love my husband with all my heart and I'm the happiest I've ever been!
School starts in a couple weeks-- we are excited and nervous. Its a change in schedule so we'll see.
I quit my job at Chick-fil-a and will be working at my old place of employment-- the schools gym.
Its a little higher paying and on campus so I won't spend money everyday driving 40 minutes to work!
We're currently on the look-out for a sewing machine!
Garth is majoring in Biotechnology and I'm majoring in Professional Writing.
We are still AWESOME.
Garth's little sister Natasha gets married in July in Iowa.
My little sister is almost 16!!
We are going to start teaching a Family Relations sunday school class-- sooooo excited!
We love life, the gospel, each other, and the joy found in eternal marriage.

In other news...
I've been surprised by the number of couples who tell me they never want children. They all have various reasons. MOST are that they just hate kids. Some don't want to lose time together, some don't want to pay for them, and some don't want to lose their "bodies". As if getting older won't do that to you anyways...
I was surprised to learn how many LDS couples say this. This isn't to say that I think I KNOW when people should have children. I am aware that its different for everyone, and a personal choice. I guess for me personally I have always found it to be a great responsibility. I have tried to take the perspective that I know I am in reality called to be a Mother. That doesn't mean I feel ready for children right now, or that I feel obligated to have them right now, it just means that I want to be willing and ready to fulfill my calling when the Lord is ready for me to. Maybe I'm naive in that view, but I have just been so saddened by the way a lot of married couples talk about family.
I have also been surprised at how many people find companion scripture study "old fashioned" or something "eldery" couples do. Garth and I are in no way perfect, and Garth is much closer to perfection than me! But I just hope more people gain a testimony of how much the gospel can bless a marriage. I know I'm still new at this, but I love Garth so much I wouldn't want to risk anything taking us away from the gospel, because I know that's the only way our marriage can really work.
Anyhow, that was just my rant.
I've been learning lots lately!