Our Second Home Together

I originally started this post shortly after November 2014 when we were looking for a new place to live. We went for a drive one afternoon and noticed there really are so many living options, most we had never heard of. We drove by a street of apartments we didn't know existed and thought they looked nice. A week later someone was selling their rent contract to those exact apartments. We moved into our new place November 1st! Here are some pictures I snapped of our first home before we moved out.

I thought it was important to finally document this now, since we moved again! That's right, on April 1st we moved to St. George, UT. (more on that later). We lived in this apartment for 1.5 years and totally loved it. It was perfect to us and it was so sad/fun/weird/exciting packing it up.  

 After 80% of everything was packed up I realized I never took a full picture of our 'front room' that consisted of our living room + dining room. Then I found some on my computer! But we had rearranged pictures/furniture twice since I took them haha. But you'll get the idea. The main thing not pictured is we did get out Texas sign hung above the TV ;) Oh, and I purposefully left out pictures of the 2nd bedroom and laundry room... you're not missing much!

Living Room 

Kitchen 

Master Bedroom 

Bathroom

Very Little Is Needed To Be Happy

The past 7 weeks have been a new adventure.  You know how when things change, it's exciting! But it takes a while to get used to the change and find a new routine?  I've just been waiting for 7 weeks to feel like I've found that "routine".

Here is a look at my days..

Day #1: 

5:00 AM- my alarm has already been going off 15 minutes and I've hit snooze twice.  Eric's a pro at sleeping through it now.  I get out of bed to start my wake up routine because it takes me an hour to fully wake up and eat breakfast.  

5:50 AM- I kiss Eric goodbye and leave the house.  And I don't want to face the fact this time will change when it's time to scrape of the ice and snow. 

6:00 AM- start work! 

many things happen... #imanurse

6:30-7:00 PM- I get to leave work!  I come home to my amazing husband who makes the day that much better. He smooches me,  we usually unwind with parks and rec, dinner, I get to take a mental break then it's usually to bed if I have work the next day.

I'm working full time, so only 3 days a week. Sometimes I repeat day #1 two or three days in a row.  I don't mind it, but I have to stick to a work then sleep schedule strictly because who can function on anything less than 6 hours of sleep?!


Day #2:

My off day. Where I dream of having no alarm and relaxing all day.  But I am still finishing school!  "Hey, I thought you graduated?"  After I graduated the Associates nursing program I went straight into the online Bachelors program and did one semester.  Then I took some much needed time off after that from the Bachelors program and I'm back at it again.  I spend about 6-8 hours on my day off doing the projects and papers.  So it's been quit the adjustment working full time and school full time and I struggled A LOT with it in the beginning.  I asked Eric multiple times a week to remind me I should finish my bachelors in nursing.  It's been about 7 weeks now and I feel like I've slightly mastered it (some days more than others)...  But now its half way through the semester! I'll be done in April!  So I guess I have a little case of super-senioritis. (over 4 years of college will do that to you)

Eric's in school full time as well! He's gone to campus for classes, doing homework and a cub scout leader.  I kept waiting until things felt "easier" and we fell into a perfect routine.  But the excitement of getting to see one another and getting to spend time together is HUGE.  I wouldn't have it any other way right now.  I love how excited Eric gets when he realizes and says "Wait... you don't work tomorrow!"  And we get to stay in bed asleep together just a little longer that morning.  Or when I walk into the door after a way too long day and he still hasn't eaten dinner because he's been waiting for me.  I'm very grateful for the education I've already received.  It's a huge plus I love my job and it's rewarding.  

I've realized "very little is needed to be happy".  I'm reflecting on the past few weeks right now and I'm thinking that it has actually been alright and even fun.  I'm so grateful I get to go through adventures and new changes with my best friend.