It has been such a wonderful, busy, at times hectic, and most amazing month. Between Joel and I both being full-time students and both working around 20 hours a week, life is definitely full of things to do. But, we always work to find time to spend together. I've come to really appreciate the little things and the little moments we share. Now, by no means are we perfect, but we're learning how to become more perfect together.
So, here's some things we've been up to this past month:
1) Travel. It all started with getting married (in CA), going to Point Reyes, then to Maryland, then back to Utah for school! Now, our new favorite destination to travel to is Target. I swear, we probably go there every week (thanks for the gift cards everyone!). Well. . . if I'm going to more serious, it's probably Pleasant Grove where my sister and her family and Joel's uncle and his family live.
2) Making it a home. We had moved all of our stuff into our apartment before we left, but that kind of "moving in" meant placing boxes on the ground. We also had enough non-perishable food and all the other bare minimums we'd need for when we first got back (so we thought. . . let's just say, don't forget to have at least one roll of toilet paper or you'll have to make a late-night run to the grocery store the night you get back). Since then, we've slowly but surely gotten unpacked and now we're starting the more fun stuff. . .decorating! We're especially excited about having a couch now (you don't appreciate how wonderful couches are until you don't have one).
3) Family time. Since we've been married, we've had a lot of time to spend with our families. It's been awesome! Both families were able to be at the wedding and we had time with Joel's family in Maryland. Since we've been back in Utah, we had a joint birthday dinner with my sister and her family and dinner with Joel's uncle and his family. We've also been keeping in touch through phone calls and other such goodness.
4) New food fun. We've been enjoying lots of different types of food. One of the more exciting things that comes to mind is Candy Corn Oreos. They are super good! One of the things I'm more proud of is my new skills in wrap-making. I learned how to make wraps at my job and I've been having so much fun making them ever since. Joel and I were also really excited about getting a waffle iron.
My summer chicken wrap
Our new waffle iron!
Cheez-it chicken!
5) Go BYU! Joel and I have been having fun watching the BYU football games (since we live in married student housing, we have free online cable). Our team might not always be #1, but we love watching them anyway.
Our dinner for the game against the U
6) Visiting friends. We've even been able to see some of our friends. It's always great to see them!
My old roommates came and visited!
There was even a London Reunion!
7) Going to the temple. Joel and I go to the temple 2 times a month. I love going with him. It brings such a sweet spirit into our lives and helps us refocus on more important things.
8) Other random things. As well as those things, we've been enjoying the little things together. We play Ken-Ken every Sunday after church, read The Hobbit together, and just do some goofy little things together. It's pretty great!
So, although life seems to be going at breakneck speed, I love being married to Joel. It has been such an amazing month, married to such an amazing man.
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