Childhood....Complete

By living in CA for the last year, I have had the opportunity to do so many fun things! The San Diego Zoo, Disney Land, and to top it off....Sea World. Zac and I had to go to Sea World at least once while we are here. So yesterday we finally went. I have been waiting for 13 years to go to Sea World. When I was in 4th grade I was a member of the prestigious Science Club. Once a week we would meet behind the middle school at the Science Pond where we ate our lunches and learned about plants, animals and nature. At the end of the year, Ms. W was going to take the whole club to Sea World! However, I never got to go. After seeing all the different sea animals, watching the dolphin show and the Shamu show, I think my childhood has been completed.

Besides having an awesome time at Sea World, Zac and I have some big news! Zac is graduating in a few weeks with his Masters degree and I couldn't be more proud of him and all the hard work he has put in. After multiple job applications and job interviews Zac has accepted an offer in Seattle! He will be working for the same company that he interned with summer of 2012. We are very excited and grateful for this opportunity. We weren't planning on moving from California until after Christmas but now it looks like we will be moving before! After Thanksgiving, we are going to come home and pack everything up and move. This move is exciting and is the start to so much more. This will be the first time in our married lives where there is no end date in site when we move. We can finally start to settle down for awhile. And another plus is that it isn't nearly as scary of a move. We lived there before, I know the area so this should be great. :) I am going to miss all the wonderful friends we have made here and I never thought I would say this, but I really do like California. It will forever hold a special place in my heart.

Two Years

Life is definitely not what I ever expected it to be. In my vision of what was supposed to happen I was supposed to be a lovely wife and mother caring for her young family. Instead I find myself struggling with something that I never thought I would struggle with.
I think about it all the time. Every time I see an expectant mother or a sweet baby I experience a pain and a yearning that I have never even really thought about until a few years ago.
Once, in the first year of marriage, I was late one month and I was terrified at the thought that I was possibly pregnant. Now I would give almost anything to be pregnant. This month is my two year mark of infertility. This post also marks my 100th post on my blog. I have learned a lot in the last two years, a lot of hard lessons. I have also learned the importance of pray, friends, family and an attitude of gratitude. I try really hard not to feel sorry for myself because I know that there are others that are going through difficult trials as well. I can only be grateful for the many blessings I have in life. So to honor my 100th post, I have composed a list of 100 things that I am thankful for...

1. Zac 
2. Mom
3. Dad
4. Sisters
5. Brother
6. Nephews
7. Sibling-in-laws
8. Parents-in-laws
9. Grandparents
10. Cousins
11. Aunts and Uncles 
12. Warm socks
13. Hot showers
14. Warm summer days
15. The leaves changing color in the Fall
16. All of my friends!
17. The Gospel
18. Jesus Christ
19. God
20. Church
21. Pray
22. The Book of Mormon
23. Visiting teachers 
24. Home teachers
25. Hot Chocolate
26. Music
27. Couches 
28. My bed
29. Clothes
30. Hands
31. Eyes
32. Ears
33. My hair
34. Nose
35. My car
36. My job
37. My boss/co-workers
38. BYU
39. Soccer
40. My cell phone
41. The United States
42. My ancestors 
43. General conference
44. School teachers
45. Sunday school/YW teachers/leaders 
46. My piano teachers
47. My Orchestra teachers
48. My soccer coaches
49. My basketball coaches
50. A good book on a cold winter day
51. The smell of the earth after rain
52. Monsoon season
53. Hiking trails
54. Swimming pools
55. The ocean
56. My bike
57. Warm chocolate chip cookies
58. Ice cream
59. Doctors
60. Dentists
61. Contacts
62. Glasses
63. Soap
64. Lotion
65. Chap stick
66. Family traditions 
67. Thank yous 
68. My iPod
69. My heart
70. My legs 
71. Races 
72. My sewing machine
73. Animals
74. Disneyland
75. Kisses
76. Hugs
77. Love
78. Snow
79. Holidays
80. A clean apartment
81. Movies
82. Cameras
83. Microwaves
84. Clean water
85. Modern refrigeration
86. Computers
87. The internet 
88. Sweaters
89. Yoga pants 
90. airplanes
91. Police officers
92. Firefighters
93. Eyebrows
94. Teeth
95. California Surf n' Turf Burritos 
96. Air conditioning
97. Heaters 
98. Electricity 
99. Pillows
100. Moon and Stars

Homemade Family Pictures

Last Saturday was a beautiful foggy morning so Zac I headed to the beach to walk around and snap a few pictures of us. 

Halloween 2013

Happy Halloween!

                                 

Photo Booth at the ward Halloween party

Jack and Jill after they fell down the hill...

Pumpkin Carving! Did you know that when you live in a humid place your craved pumpkins go moldy in two days?

Work Halloween Party! My work goes all out for Halloween and it is pretty fun. The Wellness dept. went as Ghosts of Diets Past. :) I was the Atkins Diet, my boss was the Paleo Diet and my co-worker was the South Beach Diet. We even won the Most Unique Costume Award!