Monday, March 19, 2012

87 Days!!

87 days left till the wedding!!! Wow, it's crazy how fast and how slow the time is going. Things are working out great for Joan's new job venture. He is signing a contract this week to work with them for the next few months on a project basis, and it also has a commitment to bring him on full-time by December1. As a start-up business it's a little bit scary, but we both feel good about the prospects and it's the best time for us to be taking this kind of leap of faith. 


Things with my job have taken a turn as well.... and based on how awful last week was that means it's a positive turn! It was quite the work for my supervisor and me to change around the whole schedule, but we put math in the morning instead of right after lunch. Between the overall change of pace and having math when they're still fresh, our scores improved WILDLY this week! As in, we just had a few days to make the change last week, but our test this morning showed extremely improved scores. I was happy, my supervisor was happy, and my kids were proud of their success when I let them know how well we all did on the test. It felt great to leave school happy. 


In other news, I spent several hours yesterday reading (and finishing) Book 1 of the Hunger Games. It was good! I need to exchange it with my friend for the next book, because I'm really curious to see what happens next. I'm working on my wedding fitness plan... okay so I'm just working to create a plan right now. But you gotta start somewhere. And engagement pictures are this weekend, along with wedding dress shopping, finalizing planning, and tons of other wedding stuff. And the day off on Friday!! Woohoo! Soon I'll have more fun pics to share of my honey and me. 


:)

Monday, March 12, 2012

13 weeks left...


This simple accident of falling in love is as beneficial as it is astonishing.Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)


I love Joan. I appreciate his strength when I am struggling, and I love that I can be strong for him when things are crazy in his life. Admittedly, it's always nicer to not be the crazy one, but when someone loves you enough to deal with those moments? You can't buy that with money. I learn almost daily from Joan - random tidbits of knowledge, insights into how I can improve my life... loving him teaches me so many things. My biggest wish is that we can both survive until June: me and my job and him with his stresses (which affect his blood pressure, which isn't good for a diabetic.) Thankfully we have eternity!

Sunday, March 11, 2012

From my secret project


I have a secret project I'm doing for Joan. He doesn't read my blog (he doesn't have time!!) so I feel safe sharing bits and pieces here. This is from a set of pictures his dad took of us two weeks ago. I can't wait to share secrets with Joan all the rest of our lives!

There is so much in the world for us all if we only have the eyes to see it, and the heart to love it, and the hand to gather it to ourselves.
                                                                        Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)


Monday, March 5, 2012

Goofsters


One boy, one girl, one bike: riding down the trail of love into an exciting future!

Don't limit yourself and don't let others convince you that you are limited in what you can do. Believe in yourself and then so as to reach your possibilities. You can achieve what you believe you can. Trust and believe and have faith. ~ President Thomas S. Monson