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...To the Rest Of Our Lives

Scott and I aren't perfect. If you want to think that we are perfect, then jump down to where the pictures in this post start, or click here or here for something similar. If you wanna know the truth, keep reading.

Let's think of the most recent imperfection in our relationship... Hmm..Oh, yes. It was yesterday (Memorial Day), at the pool. We took Syd swimming for the first time since it's been open. Most of my side of the family was there, and for some reason, when we first arrived I kept getting snippy at Scott. I think I even hit him (hardly..) with the pink pool noodle I begged him for from Walmart earlier that day. I honestly don't remember what the little trivial matters were that made me be a brat. I usually don't remember them, but they do happen (naturally), more often than I will remember. 

That being said, and having only been married a short 3.5 years, we have many more years to experience several more trivial as well as more significant issues, problems and trials that will teach us how to truly become that "perfect" that we aren't right now. Hitting people with noodles and being a brat is not a way to get there. BUT, Scott's way is. That's why I look up to him so much and why I'm learning so much from him,   literally every day, from one trivial matter to the next.

Scott's Way

Even before we were married, he told me he had the goal to be the best husband. A perfect husband. That's a little extreme and seemingly impossible, and I'm sure there are a lot of guys who say that, but even a midst our very obvious weaknesses, we still view each other as "perfect" because we see each other for who we are and what our potential is. We strive to help each other increase our potential and become a better husband, wife, and person.

Scott doesn't let my sometimes bratty behavior be a barrier in our progression together as a couple. And I stand in awe at his humility, forgiveness and his own daily repentance...even with the smallest matters. And more than just getting past the problems and issues of life, he creates the good things that happen. They don't just happen, people. 

Whenever we hear a sad story about a friend or a loved one's marriage gone sour or broken, he has this one  thing he always says to me, as if it's advice for our own relationship:

"You gotta keep the love alive!"

And so he does....even when I'm a brat...

  Need I say more?!

Speaking of weddings, Sydney loves to go into our closet and pick out my red wedding shoes and wear them. She's actually way good at walking in them. 

 She got to this point on the stairs before one finally fell off :)

She also tries to put her own pants on nowadays. She can't get past putting both legs through one hole, though. After this picture she wanted to try on more, which Scott ended up taking off before we left the house. He said he removed 7 pairs of pants, shorts, skirts and leggings. :) 

I have a few pictures on my phone from this past, very eventful Memorial Day weekend, but the majority of them I'll have to get from my sisters after work today, WHICH I am about to leave for the last time at this particular location. Until next time, when I have more pictures and stories from the holiday weekend!

In the meantime, here's a sneak preview. And please don't be shy! Please leave a comment! I'd love to to hear from anyone and everyone! :)

 

Happy Memorial Day!

Some Thoughts On The Future

Thursday May 24, 2012
I thought when Scott and I did summer sales together for APX (now Vivint) 3 summers ago that that was the last time we’d get to be employees together. It was kinda sad because we really enjoyed working together. Many husbands and wives don’t ever get to be co-workers (at least in the professional world). But Nope! We also served food together at the MTC cafeteria until he became a Spanish teacher there (promoted! haha) and I had a baby. I thought for sure that was it, but nope! It’s been a luxury for us both to be done with school (at least our undergrad), because it’s given us the opportunity to work together again as well as both be there for Syd. I know that spending time with Sydney is so important to Scott, he absolutely loves and enjoys it, and I know that once he’s in medical school, he will have a lot less time to spend at home with us. So that’s why with this job we share, he only works 3 days a week and I work the other 2 so that he can spend time with Sydney before the next 4, 12, 25+ years hit. 
Next Thursday and Friday are our last days at this job. Potentially, it could be my last day ever in the workforce. I thought I’d had my last day of work before Sydney was born, so I guess you never know. It kind of feels like I’m waiting to get out of school for summer break- although, once "the break" is here, I have a feeling it’ll be busier than it has been while working because days at home are always busier than days at work. I’d still rather be at home. Over the next couple of months we will have no obligations that will pull us apart as there typically and always are in real life, like school or work, and we are willing to forego a month and a half of work to have that break with each other. Money isn't everything; and even now when we could use it most, we could use each other more.

Scott found out on Monday that he got selected for the HPSP army scholarship to put him through medical school, should we choose to accept it. I think we already know that we are going to take it, but we aren’t admitting that 100% yet because once we actually commit, that means a big change in future for us. That decision has been a long time coming, too. Depending on how you look at it, though, the 4 years of active duty paying back the military after residency is small in the grand scheme of things, and we are excited for the adventure.

ME ON THE NEWS

Here are the 2 clips-

1st one (before lunch with KCTV 5-aired at 5pm on Tuesday):

Wanna know what I was "busy" typing in that footage of me at my computer? I was in a Google document so what I was typing randomly in the middle of my scripture study got saved. Here it is haha. Please ignore all the errors- I was trying to appear professional ;).


"Right now there is a news footage guy filmine me about the breakin that happened last night and it is very intersting because usually I am the one that is doing the interviewing. When the lady bput the nmicrophone in my face I wanted to grab it from her because I am used to hoding the microp

• There is another guy filming me this time---this time it’s channel 9. I just got lunch at chick fil a and when I came back channel 9 wanted to interview me ha! funny funny"

2nd one (after lunch with KMBC 9 News-aired at 6pm on Tuesday):
Band Of Thieves Hits OP Office Park - Kansas City News Story - KMBC Kansas City

Oh, and a friend asked me who made me smile at the end of the ch. 9 interview (if you noticed the random cheesy smile..)
It was the short, cute old lawyer who I work with that wouldn't interview with the news but wanted in on all the action so he was thoroughly enjoying himself watching in the background and when I caught a glimpse of him behind the reporter he had the funniest smile of enjoyment on his face and it made me smile. hah :)

RANSACKED at work

I woke up to a phone call from the office manager where Scott and I work at 7am before my alarm even went off telling me what to expect when I got to work this morning. Scott and I were like- "It's probably not even that  bad...psh." But I got to work and it was as bad as she described it. 

This is my desk at this work location

I work in a 4-story building and every floor and office was broken into and ransacked for all electronics. Each office door was pried open with a double crowbar or something and they rummaged through every drawer and took every laptop, flat screen TV and valuable electronic (mostly apple) devices. There must have been quite the crew here because just on our floor there are about 20 locked offices. They hit every floor as well as the office building across the parking lot.

I made a comment to Scott last night when he told me he left our precious crumbled up, paper lunch bag of $100 worth of Chick-Fil A calendar coupons on the desk at work. I said: "What if someone steals them?!!!!" He just laughed at my sincere worry.
Besides feeling bad for everyone at work's loss and feeling bad for my boss, my only personal belongings left at work were those coupons- but never fear! I found them when I got out of bed and checked Scott's work bag. He had brought them home after all. :) Whew! That would have been quite the loss. Just kidding.

one of the offices-ransacked

A couple police cars in view from the 2nd floor

TV in the Conference Room

I'M ON THE NEWS! haha

I was about to go use some of those coupons for lunch when the KCTV 5 news reporter lady came back up front telling me that the tenants told her to go interview me instead. Thanks guys. After graduating from one of the top programs in the country with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, I finally got to experience what it's like to be the one interviewed instead of being the interviewer. It's much more fun to be the interviewer. I even gave them advice on some B-Roll (background footage) they should get and they were impressed with my broadcast knowledge. I left for lunch and got a pic of their van parked right infront of my car. 

When I got back from lunch, the KCTV 5 van was gone and this one replaced it a few spots over. I just KNEW what was coming for me, again. 

I was a lot more natural for the 2nd interview, with KMBC 9 News- so if you are going to watch in 20 minutes at 5 and/or 6pm (Kansas City time), then watch channel 9. I'll be leaving work around then so I won't get to make fun of myself on TV. Dang it!! 

I'll try and find the footage on the news websites later and post it in my next blog. haha so funny that I'm on the news tonight. It just cracks me up for some reason. Pretty much everyone is upset that it happened but have good attitudes about the whole situation. So unfortunate! Anyways, I'm about to leave work. Later!!

A Few Updates Since Leaving Utah

I always strongly disliked when I had a ton of "catching up" to do in my journal. I try and avoid "catch up days" and I feel the same way about it here on a blog-- except, this will be easier because I will just drop a picture from each event and describe it. Good idea.

FIRST THINGs FIRST: TODAY. It's best to live in the present, so I'll use that as an excuse to procrastinate my catch-up.
I decided just a moment ago that I'd take a picture of where I am at right now, which is at work, because I secretly wish that I had a picture of myself in every job I've had since I was 14 from that McDonalds hat to the lifeguard suit to the reporting microphone I held in hand...(well, that was for my major but it was like a job!).

Anyway, THIS is the desk at which I now work...You can see the beginnings of THIS blog post in the background!! And you see those flowers there??? Yep, everyone who passes by compliments me on how beautiful they are. This is the 3rd time in 2 weeks that flowers have been delivered to my desk--FOR OTHER GIRLS! ha! At least when they don't come get em right away, I get to enjoy them and feel kinda cool for a second before revealing to each person who asks that they aren't for me. Scott, GET ON IT!!!

Also, I'd like to point out my name tag, which I turned around just for you to see how cool I am with my own name tag. So this is where I am every Thursday, and where Scott is every Wednesday until medical school starts this fall and we will be officially unemployed for at least 4 years..!! I don't know whether to be excited about that or not..We have a different building we also work at just down the road, but it's pretty similar so you can imagine its beauty as well.

Oh my gosh, I can't believe I just typed all that about a non-event. But THIS, THIS is actually CUTE: So Scott sent me this picture text today when I asked him for a picture of Syd. It was just an average cute pic that he might send, UNTIL I SAW IT!!! Just loook and see if you can find the secret message in this picture!!!

She's totally throwin' up the "I LOVE YOU" sign language sign!!! Scott and I use it ALLLL the time and every time I come home from work (just twice a week), Scott has taught Syd a new trick that day. When I questioned if Scott had taught her that or if that was just a fluke hand gesture scott texted back: "Totally taught her. That was her debut." :) I love it! I LOVE YOU TOO SYD!!!!!

Sorry to throw you off with that blog title, but it looks like I'm forced to procrastinate "catch up" another day or at least until I get home from work because the pictures I had uploaded for it....I accidentally deleted. Oops!