Graduation

Cap and gown ordered.

A month and a half until this semester is over.

Finish my online class as well.

Take exit assessment.

Walk at the end of April.

Finish my last semester at BYU in June. 

Is it finally here?!

I'll try and be better

Once I am finally done with school (which is in June by the way!!!) I promise I will be better at updating the blog. I have so many stories and pictures to put up. I have been slacking hard core. I want to be able to document everything so that I can remember everything that happens since my memory fails me multiple times.

For now, the christmas holiday break was great! It was hardly a break though. I still worked my usual hours and had both my brothers, sister in laws, and nephew over at our house during the break which was so fun! I miss having my family so close and being able to hang out with them whenever... It's been quite the transition since Paul and Claire left. At least Jeff, Crystal, Hudson and baby #2 are moving back in a few short months! I am beyond happy!

It does feel nice to get back in the routine of everyday life though. Like I said earlier, I'll graduate from BYU in June this year! It's been a  long time coming but I am grateful for the time I've spent there, it really was a great education. After I graduate I will look to transfer to a branch closer to Salt Lake and hopefully a full time spot. As far as what I want to do after I graduate? I'm not quite sure... for now I'll just go with the flow.

Aust started his second semester at SLCC. He isn't loving his english class so much but we all have to take it right? He is busy working for his dad at Piano Liquidators as well as tuning pianos. Poor guy is always so booked. I really appreciate what a hard worker he is. I dont know how I got so lucky:) He is going to a music festival for work this week in California. He will be gone 5 days and I think I am going to die. That is the longest we have been apart since being married and I know its pathetic but I am going to die! He leaves today and I miss him already!!!

Also, he has been helping me workout at the gym! He has been showing me different exercises for lifting so that I can get more toned as well as work on my abs. I actually really enjoy it! Especially more than cardio..... It's so funny because I used to LOVE cardio and now not so much! I'm hoping to keep going at least 2-3 times a week!

Well I know its a novel. I need to update it more. I'll get better.

Not enough time...

School and work have been keeping me super busy! I feel like I havent even had time to breath let alone see my husband because we both have been so busy! Thank goodness it is thanksgiving break almost... and I have to work the entire time except for the actually holiday... oh well!:) I still havent even had time to blog about my wonderful trip to nebraska to see my family! I have the cutest pictures... coming soon i swear! I hope everyone has a great thanksgiving!

a whole lot of random

just an update of randomness:)

So october is gonna kick my trash with school, tests, presentations, papers... needless to say i will be grateful when november comes and it isnt as crazy.
At the end of this month i get to go visit my family in nebraska! and get to see my favorite nephew:) he is the biggest cutie!
I am missing my family a whole lot... jeff and crystal have been gone almost 2 and a half years and paul and claire have been gone since july and so that just leaves aust and i in utah.... as we are doing all this fun fall stuff and general conference and stuff i am just missing them so much and wishing that they were here enjoying all this stuff with us...
I had my one year review at work and it went really well. I got a nice raise, they want to send me to loan training within this next year, i start integrity service at the end of october so i can progress to an MSR2 which you also get another raise and just means that you are stepping up and i am so excited! and i am also the official work party planner.... haha how i got that i have no idea!  but im in charge of all that jazz. work has just been going so well and i feel like im really growing and i dont want to leave my branch! so who knows what is in store in the future... maybe i'll stay there and work full time after i graduate? idk.
Aust and i get to go to the carrie underwood concert and i am stoked! i cant believe he got me those tickets:)
Aust is liking school and im so proud of him for all he does! He sure is busy.
Our volleyball calling keeps us busy on thursdays but its fun! now if only we can get more of the girls from our ward to come..
Today is my nephew's second birthday! oh how i wish i could be there with him celebrating and watching him open gifts and things he is too dang cute! soon i will be there! and tomorrow is my sister in laws birthday! she is so cute i just love her!

our special day:)

so yesterday as you know was our first anniversary! my husband is so amazing and so so sneaky! the stuff he gets away with..... haha he truly made the day so special! he stayed up til 6 am the night before trying to prepare it all! so he snuck these beautfiul flowers into my work:) with some notes... it turns out those notes contained hints and they became steps I had to do in order to get to the next step. After work, he took me to dinner, then it said to go to where we were married for time and eternity:) we went to the temple and sat by the reflection pool and just talked and told each other how much we love each other <3 (sappy i know! but just deal with it!)
then it was onto bowling where i had to win the game in order to get the next step.... i did of course!
then it was off to the airport where he convinced me that we were flying somewhere.... we didnt tho as it was a thursday and we both had things on friday haha so it was back home!
then he gave me a special letter and then a decoder to figure out a secret message...
the message was "will you go to the carrie underwood concert with me? (i guess he got my hints that i REALLY wanted to go)
of course i said yes!!!! and he gave me the tickets... needless to say he totally spoiled me.....FLOOR SEATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so excited if you couldnt tell!
i have the best husband in the world... i love him more than words can even describe! I am so lucky to have him and that he found me and we were able to get sealed together for eternity... :) i have no idea what i would do without him! he is my bestest friend! I love you Austin Rawlings!

has it really been a year??

wow.... tomorrow is the day that i was able to marry my best friend! it was the most amazing day of my life! i wanna just take a min to say how much i love my husband. i appreciate everything he does. he makes me the happiest person in the whole world and i am so grateful that he found me <3. he is so perfect. i can completely be myself with him. he continues to make me a better person. i cant even believe how fast this year has flown by and how much closer we have become, both with each other as well as our heavenly father. he is my bestest friend and i cant live without him. i cant wait for millions of more anniversaries with him! and i cant wait to have our own little family (in a bit...). even through the trials that we go through and will go through in the future, i know that my life with him is just perfect and we can make it through anything as long as we have each other! he is my sweetheart and i love him so so much! im so grateful for everything he does for me and for us and what a hard worker he is. i will love him forever and ever.
sorry for the sappy post
happy anniversary sweetie!

life for now..

So school started for both aust and I which is keeping us plenty busy! I really like my classes they are just a lot of work... but what class isnt haha. We also got a calling back in our home ward..... Aust and I are the new young womens sports directors! kinda funny but i think it will be really fun!!!!! the only downside?? our first game is on our first anniversary..... ya:( that day at least we get to celebrate in the morning.... haha and i guess we will do something fun that weekend since our anniversary is on a thursday! not exactly what i had it mind for our special day but oh well thats life what can you do...
On a second note.... we get to go to nebraska at the ed of october! i cant wait to see my brother and sister in law! and who wouldnt be excited to see my oh so adorable nephew:) he will be two by then! oh my gosh time needs to slow down!