Two Year Anniversary

On July 21, 2010 I married my best friend.  I cannot believe we have been married for two years now.  Our anniversary landed on the first day of a family reunion on Jason's side.  So, we celebrated the day before.  We were driving to Mrytle Beach, South Carolina and spent the night in Greenville, SC.  It was a little town that was nice.  

We ate at Great Steak sandwich place in the mall and enjoyed spending time together.  Jason got me the new Zumba 2 game for the Wii, a sweet card and a Caramello bar. I helped pay for some new dress shoes for his work.  I am so happy that I married my best friend and that we can have fun doing whatever.  It has been a great two years and I look forward to many years ahead.  

Faith, prayers and love

I have to say I am grateful for trials even though they test your faith and stretch you. Luckily, I have my best friend and husband Jason by my side.   We have both been graduated for a few months now and luckily the place that Jason did his assistant ship kept him beyond graduation. Jason has been applying to many jobs and has had many interviews but no job offers yet. He has so much to offer and I know the right job is out there and we just have not found it yet. 
 
 We are trying to be patient and keeping our faith and trusting in the Lord to place a job in our path.  It has been very comforting to know that someone like the Lord is in charge of my life and if I just trust in him that he will provide a path for us and our future.  Thank goodness we have both had jobs to support ourselves. 


 We are both ready to move on and excited to see what the future has in store for us. Thank you to all our family and friends for your support and prayers.  I know we feel them and it is what gets us through trials. Many times I have felt like this lamb in the arms of our Savior. I can feel his arms around me.

CMA Fest 2012

River Front Stage

 This year we went to to Country Music Association Festival that happens for four days in downtown Nashville. We spent all day Saturday June 9th at the festival.  This year it was hot but not as hot as years past.  We went and enjoyed ourselves.  There was free ice cream, Jack in the box burgers, free t-shirts, and free give aways.  

We also had fun in the Play Station truck. After a few hours we spent many hours playing NHL 2012. It was very cool.  We spent time in this crowd listening to free music on the river front.  It was a full house and very fun. Unfortunately, we did not get to go to the concerts at night but its okay. They were sold out pretty fast this year. Jason and I had fun and it was all for free.  It was bitter sweet time because we may not be in Nashville next year for this if a job offer takes us elsewhere.  We love Nashville and all of the country music it has to offer. 

My Preschool Job for Two Months

A few weeks after graduation I was offered a job at a preschool with three year olds.  It was a great experience and I loved the kids I worked with.  I learned that three year olds have a lot of energy and how to change pull ups.  I had never done that before. I learned to teach with a curriculum that was made for me and come up with crafts that dealt with the subject we were learning.  I loved the children and the sweet things they would say like, " I want to go to your house and play." It was so sweet. 

Unfortunately after two months I had to leave because it was not quite the right fit for me.  But, I am so grateful for the people I meet and the sweet children I was able to meet.

The Logo of my past job

MTSU Graduation 2012 Weekend

My sister, my mom, Me

Me and Jason by the sign

Me, Jason, Gabby

My mom, Me, Jason, Ann (Jason's mom)

Laura, Jason, David (Jason's dad)

We did it!! Both Jason and I graduated on May 5th.  Jason graduated with a Master's degree in human resources. I finally graduated with a bachelors in science.  It was nice to have our family here for a few days.  We had a lot of laughs, ate a lot and did a lot of sight seeing.  Friday we went to the OpryLand  hotel to see the atriums within the hotel.  They are so pretty.  Both our moms enjoyed that and we introduced them to Nashville Predators hockey.  My sister Gabby had never seen a hockey game so we watched it on a big screen at the bar and grill by the hotel they stayed at. The food sucked but we had a good time.  We tried on our cap and gown and Jason's had some special sleeves.  He missed his sleeve hole and was like, "This is not going to work, how am I supposed to shake Syndey's hand like this."  It was pretty funny.


We woke up bright and early for graduation.  Graduation was at 9am and so we left at 7:30 to get good seats. It started to rain and it was a little cold. The doors weren't open yet but someone let us in.  I was so nervous all I ate was a yogurt parafait.  We took pictures and went to go stand in line. Sadly, Jason and I were in two different gyms, I felt very alone.  I became very hot and started to get shaky.  Apparently, my blood sugar level was very low and I almost fainted.  I was originally supposed to graduate in the afternoon ceremony but I got special permission to graduate in the morning so we could graduate together.  It was nice of them and very special to me.  After three hours we were officially graduates of MTSU.  


We took pictures and grabbed food at O'Charley's.  It was a good time and lunch.  Jason's dad David and Laura(step mom) and Ann(Jason's Mom) and the two of us went to explore Nashville.  It was a fun time.  It is always nice to have family in town.  It's always nice to have family get along.  


Sunday morning Jason's parents went home which was sad.  My mom and sister went to church with me which was nice.  Monday my mom and sister and the two of us went to Nashville to show them the great city. We also went back to the Opry Mills mall to explore.  We ate at White Castles and they packed to leave early Tuesday morning. It was sad to let them go but it was nice of them to visit and share this great moment with us. 


Now that we are done we are both working. I am at the preschool still till May 25th and Jason's internship kept him on till he finds a permanent job. Dollar General has interviewed him a few times and now we are waiting to hear back.  Saying lots of prayers.  I currently have a job as a full time preschool teacher starting May 25th.  Right now we are just playing the waiting game to see if we are moving and where life s taking us.

27 days left till I have to Grow up

Life just seems to be flying by. We both graduate in 27 days.  I graduate with my bachelors degree and Jason with his master's degree.  He had to take a test that if he passes allows him to graduate. I am sure he passed but we are just waiting to see. He also has had some interviews,we are hoping to see what they all decided. He has had a few interviews with potential job opportunities, we are just playing the waiting game. We may be moving to either another city in Tennessee or if God sends us elsewhere then we will go there.

I really like to have my life planned out and right now it's up in the air.  I am learning to put all my trust in the Lord. He always takes care of us and does not give us more that we can handle. I have been extremely humbled and I know that Heavenly Father will answer prayers, just in his due time.  Also, today in church I relearned that if we read the scriptures and do what we need to God will bless us.

I work in the Primary, I love my calling. The little children teach me so much. It is simple but in all reality the gospel is simple and great.  I am extremely grateful to my Savior Jesus Christ for taking upon him my sins so I can use the Atonement in my life each day.

March Madness

Well, it was March Madness time and if you know us we are huge basketball fans.  Sadly this year we felt that March Madness was fun to watch but not as crazy as last year.  We had the opportunity to go the Bridgestone Arena here in Nashville and watch the NCAA first round tournament. I was excited because the Texas Longhorns were in town. I served my mission in San Antonio, Texas but my first area was in Austin, home of the Longhorns.  It was very fun to watch in person the games.  We basically spent all day that Friday there. 

Also, our school MTSU or Middle Tennessee State University got invited to the NIT tournament and got to play at home.  MTSU played Marshall, then went to play the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and beat them.  They had another game at home to play Minnesota, sadly we lost to them but it was such a fun exciting year to watch.  Granted there not BYU but they were fun and pretty amazing this year. I must say I am sad that basketball season is over but there is always next season.

Our view from our seats

Texas Longhorns mascot and cheerleaders

The court and jumbotron

Me excited about Texas

Jason all excited

the score board at MTSU for the NIT tournament

The teams getting ready