So, I really do want to blog and be better at sharing what's up with us. Sometimes it just gets tricky trying to make the time. But today I decided to do just that. We've been busy busy busy. I'm working full time still and on the side try to make time to take care of my home and have some fun too. Ben has been working very hard in school. The first half of the semester Ben was doing the play The Pirates of Penzance. He enjoyed the chance to do it but was very glad for it to be over so he could start focusing on school again. He had to grow a very fantastic beard as well for the play. It drove him crazy for a little while but overall it wasn't bad. Maybe he'll even do it again someday. We'll see. It was really fun to see Ben perform again. I went to the show 3 times between my family coming up and his. It was a lot of fun to spend time with both of our families and I'm grateful I got the time off from work to do it. Here are some pictures of the show.
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| Ben in his fake wig and real beard. |
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| Ben's character was Samuel, basically the first mate. |
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| Morgan did the show as well. In the first act, he was a pirate |
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| In the second act, he was the police sergeant. |
We also celebrated our first anniversary back in March. It is amazing to think that now Ben and I have been married for over a year! I am so grateful Heavenly Father placed him in my life and how we both took a chance with each other and how it has paid off. I love Ben so much and I know he loves me too. We grow closer together each and every day and we strive to grow closer to Heavenly Father as well. We love being married. We love all the adventures that come with it and boy are they coming.
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| One year ago I married a wonderful young man in the temple and it is the best choice I ever made. |
That brings me to some other things we've been doing. We are moving up and forward in life... by moving down the stairs. Yes, next week, Ben and I will be moving from our cute little attic apartment into the main level of our house. We are going to be the house managers for our landlord and we are so excited. We are going to have more space and Ben will be able to raise his arms above his head because the ceilings will be tall enough. I was so excited to see downstairs. I have been making plans of all the things we can do there to decorate and organize it. We'll miss our good little first apartment, but really, it will be a great change. We even celebrated and bought some new furniture since we'll have room for it. Yay! After we'll get all settled, I'll try to get some pictures and post about that too.
One last thing that is a little update about us. I finally decided to stop being stubborn and get tested for Celiac's disease about a month ago. Well, my blood work came back positive and I was told I had 2 months to enjoy gluten because I would most likely need to change my diet. So at the end of May I am going to get a scope done to get definitive results as to if I have it or not. Chances are I do. I can still hope though right? Ha ha. A lot of people on my dad's side are also testing positive for it and I'm glad I found out now because when my grandpa and dad got diagnosed, there was nothing good out there. Now, I can benefit from my earlier family members' experience as well as knowing that a lot more places have become gluten free savvy.
So yeah, lots of stuff going on. Ben's finals are next week and then it's Summertime!!! I'm really excited for summer even if I still will be working. It's just a great time of year.
