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!