HE'S DONE!!!

Josh is officially done with his Masters Degree in Business Administration! I am so proud of him and I am so excited for what the future holds for us now. It would be much easier if the economy hadn't fallen apart right as we were starting out in the world, but what can you do? Now instead of him going to class at night, he gets to come home and be with me! Life is definately good.

I am almost done with nursing school, so things are about to get even better. I can't believe how fast these two years have flown by. I have never been more excited to hear that annoying graduation song in my life!

Tonight, we are going to the Linkin Park concert....there will be plenty of pictures to come! Finally something fun that doesn't involve a stethoscope. :)

Happy Love Day!

It has been so crazy trying to see my husband lately, let alone be romantic with him. Heck, even finding time to shave my legs seems almost impossible! This last semester of nursing school has taken all of my spare time. So I was very excited on Friday night to get a call from my preceptor telling me she wasn't going to work the next day. That meant freedom! I was even more excited when I woke up the next morning and my sweet husband handed me a giant frog holding an I love you sign and later that day gave me a dozen red/white roses!! He then went on to tell me that he was just too excited to wait until the actual Valentines Day, but I shouldn't worry because there is still another surprise waiting on Monday when he gets off work. After an accidental slip from my father-in-law, I learned that Josh had made a reservation at a nice restaurant on Monday. I was thinking "man, I have really hit the jackpot with this guy."

However, the problem with having an amazing husband who is always so on top of his game is, I have to try and one up him all the time! So I did the best that my little sleep deprived brain could come up with and made him pink sugar cookies and then wrote love notes on them with white frosting. Then I went to the store and bought him a box of fine assorted chocolates and a movie. Am I lame? Probably...... So I decided to spice things up a little bit...... don't worry, I won't go into detail. All I will say is I am one super happy wife and I have a feeling I'm going to have a very happy husband :). Happy Valentines Day!!!!!!!!!

Christmas in Nevada 2010

We went home to Nevada for Christmas and it was so much fun! The days flew by way too fast and we were both sad when we had to come back to the cold and snowy weather of Utah. While we were there we played games, ate wayyyyy too much food, saw lots of family, went on walks in the wonderful warm weather and looked at the stars, had lots of parties, and spent a lot of time playing this new dancing game we got on the Wii. We ended up with some really great gifts, although opening them at 4:45 in the morning wasn't such an exciting event hahaha (thanks Briana). I ended up staying longer than Josh since I am out of school til January 10th, which was really nice. I loved getting some extra time to play with my sisters and family. We went to Valley of Fire and did some hiking and climbing. We also spent a day in Vegas eating buffet food and walking around the Bellagio while looking at their amazing flower display and water show. I couldn't get enough of how beautiful the weather was. It's something you just don't take for granted when you live in northern Utah where it is basically winter most of the year. Thanks everyone for such a great Christmas! We miss you guys already!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I just wanted to write and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The house is decorated, cards have been sent out, presents have been wrapped, and tomorrow is baking day! That is my favorite day of the year and sadly this is the first year I will be doing it without my Mom :(. Oh well, I guess it is time for me to step up and be the "mom" of the house ;). We will see how it goes lol. Josh and I had our Christmas a little early this year because we wanted it to be special and personal before we went to Nevada and were surrounded by family. It was a great moment that I will never forget. We both ended up with a lot of awesome gifts! I gave Josh: some clothes that look really Hot on him, TICKETS TO LINKIN PARK, Madden 11, and a U of U license plate cover thing. Josh gave me: a real pearl necklace with a matching pearl ring, a gift card to Sephora (so awesome), really cute black leather boots, a NEW CAMERA, and a pretty pair of hoop earrings. I stressed the Linkin Park tickets and the camera because those were both things that we really really wanted! Needless to say, we were both happy campers after that and the party wasn't over....we still had some Egg Nog to drink and some Christmas parties to attend :). 2010 has been a very good year for us and I'm excited to see what this new year will bring!







 

6 Months and Loving It!

I am two days late in announcing that Josh and I have made it to the 6 month mark!!! Marriage is so great and I don't know what I would do without my best friend and cuddle buddy. Josh is AMAZING in so many ways. He is always there to help no matter how tired or busy he is. He excels at taking care of me when I'm sick or just worn out from life. He is crazy and is always making life interesting with his "secret surprises" that he randomly springs on me when I'm not expecting it lol. But best of all, he is sweet, gentle, and the most decent man I have ever known. There have been very few (if any) men in my life who measure up to what Josh means to me. I can only hope that the next 6 months are just as great as they have been the first time around. Happy 6 month anniversary Joshua, I love you more than anything.

Ash

Capstone Placement!!

I am super excited to announce that I have been placed on the Infant Medical Surgical Unit for my final Capstone semester!!! I am so happy because that was my first choice and not very many people actually got their first choice, if any of their choices. I LOVE babies and I LOVE Primary Children's Hospital so I have a feeling next semester is going to be great! I just hope I got a good preceptor....that always kills it if they're bad.

I am so excited for Christmas break! Thanksgiving was so great and now I don't want to be back in school :(. I just want to buy presents, bake lots of goodies, and decorate a tree with my hubby while we drink egg-nog and cuddle on the Love Sac :). Sadly, I still have three weeks to go until that can happen. So until then, I will put up with all the homework and papers and daydream about all the fun stuff we're going to do once I'm free!!!

Some fun over Thanksgiving!

Lately

It's been quite a while since I've last posted (sorry Kendra lol) so there's a lot to catch up on. Last month was quite the adventure with fall break, my sister coming to visit, and Josh's birthday. We had so much fun while Sadie was up here and I'm not even going to begin to describe all the stuff we did because it would take FOREVER. But long story short, October was AMAZING and although I was sad to see it go, I was also excited because I really want school to be out. I can't wait for Thanksgiving in two weeks! I've been dying to go home and see my family and Josh is pretty stoked too. We always have so much fun when we go back to Nevada :). Speaking of Josh, he's almost done with school!!!! Just two more classes and he's got his Masters degree. We have been talking about him getting his Doctorate while he's at it. Why not, right? I think he's crazy because I can't imagine being in school another three years but it would totally be worth it as far as the jobs and money goes. I always dreamed of marrying a doctor..... ;). So we shall see about all of that. I guess we have to graduate first before we begin our next big adventure. I have been doing clinicals in Maternity at the University Hospital and it has been so great! I love holding babies and I've been learning a ton. This is an area that no one ever really learns about until they're the ones pregnant so it has been really fun getting to see what is in store for me when we decide to take that step....... and what I am NOT looking forward too as well. However, babies are the last thing on my mind right now. We want to travel and see the world while we're still young and that doesn't really work when you have a little one climbing all over you and demanding every second of your day. So after graduation, that's our next big adventure. TRAVEL!!! I can't wait! We have both worked so hard to get where we are today and I can't wait to just take time to enjoy life and reap the benefits of our hard labors. Until then, I have a presentation to give tomorrow, constant exams each week, and endless homework that seems stupid and useless. And Josh gets to work, and go to school, and work some more. Yay for hard work! Christmas please come soon......