What? It's only been five months!?

Okay, so I realize I haven't posted anything since April when Richard left for Virginia. What can I say, it was a depressing time for me.... and then it got really busy then. :)
So let us go back about four months. Richard left for Virginia in April to sell security systems for Pinnacle. (Virginia was just where they were selling at the time) It was a fun time for him. I can't tell you how excited he was to do it. Not to mention getting a little money in the bank. At this time, the Newman's or my in-laws, had finally sold their house. We were living in their basement at the time. Therefore, we get kicked out as well.  Since Richard was leaving, (as well as his sister and her husband, that is how we found the job in the first place, Andrew was already doing Pinnacle) I was to move upstairs with the in-laws and help with the move and I wouldn't be alone downstairs. It was not my best day. The love of my life was leaving for three to four months and I was uprooted from a place of many very happy memories. We had lived there for exactly a year. (well April to April...so sort of exact) So many tears shed and I said goodbye to Richard. I moved upstairs and went on with school which was the reason in the first place for not being able to just go with Richard. I talked to him nearly everyday over the phone or on Skype. He was excited for the new adventure. As time went on however, I could tell he was becoming more and more depressed. He was not making any sales. There were so many that wanted the system, but because all of them had bad credit, he couldn't sell it to them. I kept encouraging him that tomorrow was another day and to keep his head up. I believed in him.
One month into the job he called me one night and basically said he was taking the next flight and coming home. I was shocked and frankly, relieved. I was sad for the reason he was coming home, but I was glad all the same. His moral was just going down the drain and I hated feeling helpless from the other side of the country. I just knew that if he was here or at least with me, everything would be okay. So the plans were made and he got not only his old job back at the theater, but another job that was offered by a co-worker to work in satellite and GPS instillation. So things were looking up for us here. The only downside is that we had a month of nearly no income. He had made only one sale. It was that difficult. Nonetheless, I was happy he was home.
So I drove to Salt Lake and picked him up from the airport and drove all the way back to Rexburg that night. It definitely gave us enough time to catch up. Happy reunion. :)
After that, I kept going to school and he was working really hard. We needed to catch up on a months worth of income plus some. We still rarely saw each other, but it was still more than we had had before and we were okay with that.
During this time, the whole family had been working frantically to get the new house ready to move into by the beginning of June. And it needed the work let me tell you. Just imagine the worst 70's decoration you can think of and that was the house. Yeah, scary doesn't really cover it. We're talking red and green plaid for carpet in one of the rooms and amber colored windows. So in order to have the house ready, every wall and base board needed to be stripped of the wall paper, sanded, primed, and painted. The kitchen was completely torn out and rebuilt. Had to make sure the electricity and the wiring worked as well as the water. There were just so many things going into this house. So May was an incredibly busy month. Not to mention all the packing and cleaning that needed to be done at the old house. Did I mention I was near finals at this time in school? Now you know why it's been five months!!! :)
So it's come beginning of June, we finished at least the minimum that needed to be done in order to move in and got everything moved. It was a happy and sad time. The old house is where not only Richard grew up in his entire life, but also his fathers entire life. So that house was lived in by this family for a very long time. Not only that, but our sweet little cat Gus disappeared a week before the move. I can't even express how unique and adorable this cat was. He really was like a kid to us. We had him for about nine months which was just too short for us. We don't know what happened to him, but we are about 90% sure that he was sent to the pound and put down. It was a really hard couple of weeks for us.
Since then, we have nearly finished all the details of the house (it will take a few years before it is exactly how they want it but you have earn some money first don't you know) but the place is beautiful! They really did a fantastic job. I love living here. It has been a very nice place and neighborhood. I finished another semester pretty well and passed all my exams that were required for me to take another step toward student teaching. Which means I only have Fall and Winter semester left and then I will be graduating! Winter semester being my Student teaching! So basically April means freedom! Woohoo! This September I will take the Praxis exam and graduate in April, get certified as an elementary teacher, and either start teaching or possibly start my masters degree. Haven't looked into it yet, but it's been on my mind. Kind of a scary thought but exciting. :)
Rich has been doing well too. He still does all three jobs. Right now he is on a business trip doing instillations all over the west side of the country. About a week and a half ago he left for training in Seattle, Washington and made is way through California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Right now he is in the southern part of Texas. He still has another week and a half to go before he finishes. He will travel through Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, and back to Idaho. So after being to Virginia and a couple of the states there and his three week trip, he will have been to nearly every state within a five month period. And yes he drove on both occasions Virginia and this trip. One crazy man! Once he arrives back, we will do something relaxing and a little closer to home....start school again. :) Rich will have one class this semester and he will be finished and I have about 16 credits. Go us! One exciting couple!
We've been through a lot this summer, but I think we have become stronger together because of it. Whether we are together or thousands of miles apart, we love and support each other in our goals and our dreams so that one day we can have a family that we can support financially and emotionally. Thank you to all of those who have been there for us to help and support us! We really appreciate it and we love you. If we have been distant lately, well, now you know why! Hopefully I can keep my blog updated more often from now on!
Love you all!

April fools? ...Please?

So some may not no this already, but Richard got a new job working at Pinnacle Security selling security systems in Virginia. I will be in school this summer which means...you guessed it, we won't get to see each other for four months starting April 9. So. Not. Excited. It is a good thing though and a great opportunity to get a little more moneys. In the meantime, his parents sold the house which means I will be moving as well. They have found a nice little home within Rexburg and I will be living with them while Rich is gone. I love my in-laws. They have been so wonderful to me and I feel like they are my family. I feel incredibly blessed to have married the greatest man on Earth as well as marrying into the greatest family. As much as I love summer, I hope that it will go quickly and not so lonely without my man. I have yet to be away from him for longer than two weeks. We'll see just how insane I become.

I am so grateful for good friends who will keep me company and a wonderful family to be with at this time in my life.

Those with men in your lives...

I've made it my personal goal to do something for my husband every week. This week, my goal is to be selfless. Granted you shouldn't stop after a week, just emphasize it.

Do something special for your man, he is doing the best he can. Make him feel special. I think society emphasized too much on how the guy always has to be the one doing the work to be romantic.

Instead of waiting around, improve yourself by being a better wife or girlfriend. Do something special for your man this valentine's. Let him know how much he means to you. :)

"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it's what you are expected to give."

Richard, you are my world.

*You take good care of me.

* You understand me better than anyone else especially when I don't say anything. (mind-reader I'm telling you)

*You attempt to cook especially when you know how much I don't enjoy doing it.

* You put up with my incredibly silly self and laugh anyway.

*You teach me everyday how to relax instead of being my normal OCD-self.

*You make me feel loved with the little things that you do like kissing me on the forehead just because I'm around.

*You let me warm my freezing hands and feet on you even though you hate that.

*I love the way you smile and laugh. It is so contagious.

*I love how you humor me in all the ridiculous things I want to do.

*I love that you are my best friend.

*But most of all, I love how you chose me to spend eternity with.

I love you babe!

Dudes

I've decided that guys have a secret language that women only sometimes get to hear....okay maybe it's just me and I'm oblivious but it is still funny to me! Around campus you tend to hear the most ridiculous things. This may or may not be because you only hear about a sentence of the conversation but hey.

I have often made fun of my darling husband who is incredibly intelligent around me, school, family, etc. He is still silly of course, but he 'talks' smart. What you may have already guessed, is when they talk to their friends. This could range from high school, mission, college, long term or short term friendship, most guys talk like this, "Ah man that is so sick!" and this, "Dude man that was awesome!" and the infamous, "WHAZZZUUUPP??!!" I don't know if they can help it but I hear it all the time! It's like they can go from intelligent to jr. high in less than 3 seconds flat. There must be a switch in the brain that causes it to do so when you come in contact with friends.

I will never understand boys. Can't live with them, can't live without them.

Can you not see him saying, "Yo, yo what up man?" in this picture? So typical.

Beautiful Nail...Just One

Wow it has been almost 2 months since last I posted. So sorry old chaps....sistas....whatever, you get the idea.

So tonight I went with my sissy to Idaho Falls to have a girls night. What do girls do on girls night? Get your nails done and eat ice cream of course! By the way they did a fantastic job and honestly my nails have never looked better. It was great fun! We mostly talked, poor ladies, they were just doing our nails probably bored to death with us or maybe grateful that they didn't have to talk to us....however you look at it, it worked out alright. :)

During this fabulous time we are having, I am restraining myself the entire time not to do something incredibly foolish which would be to quote Anjelah Johnson a comedian on the matter. It is absolutely hilarious, but probably not so hilarious to those who work there. You could say that they would consider you racist and rude, but I can't help myself when I find something funny...I just can't go and repeat it wherever I want is the problem.

One of the brochures talked about the nail polish and how it turns into more of a gel instead of paint when dried under a UV light. I could not help myself from saying, "Would you like crital gel?" It still makes me laugh every time. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, please enjoy this clip. Be warned, you will laugh, you may even laugh hard, but I wouldn't repeat it in certain places. (Nail salons to be exact) Enjoy! Click Here.