Pizza and Nursing

Woke up, threw on some makeup...well sunscreen with color. Love that stuff. Some days the real stuff just isn't going to happen. I'm pretty sure I could be trilingual by now if I didn't spend time putting makeup on everyday. But hey at least I have my priorities in line!

Hubby threw last night's pizza in the microwave (breakfast of champions) and then we were both on our way to stumbling through the last day of spring term before we head out on a pioneer trek. Sometimes I just have to tell myself that I like going to school during the summer and that I'm just so glad I'm not at the pool...yeah it doesn't convince me either but that's okay.

It's not the pool, but today is another day of being a nurse which is almost as good as being at the pool. Almost.  I love that I am blessed to make a living by helping others and improving myself. I get to go home from work knowing I did some good or at least tried.

Nursing school has made me a more confident person. Sure, my thighs still jiggle and it still bugs me...a lot...but I have valuable skills that  can help others. That kind of confidence is priceless and so much more real to me than any physical confidence I have ever had.

So here's my soap box: nursing comes highly recommended. You do a lot of good for others, but you also do a lot of good for yourself.

xo,

Emma

Paper Plates

Woke up today and went on a walk because I just wasn't feeling pilates in the living room...again. Wow it is beautiful here! I didn't expect to love Provo as much as I do. Don't get me wrong, it's no Colorado, but there are still farms close enough to walk to and that's really all I can ask for.  Mountains are just so much prettier when there is farm land below it, especially if there are baby sheep on that land.

I've told Colton before that I will gladly live in the "country" if Target/Costco are within 15 miles (and I believe the challenge has been accepted). I think Target's corporate office may get a few calls from us once we find a spot we love.

In other news, my kitchen is a mess. Who invented dishes, honestly? It's like they wanted to do more housework and ruin everyone's nails forever. Naturally, tonight was pancake and paper plate night because, yup, all the silverware is dirty. All. Of. It. 

There are more important things in life. 

xo,

Emma

Why I am Married

I realize that to most people it must seem crazy to get married at 20 without being pregnant or hypnotized. Don't I want a life? Travel? Have a career? Figure out who I am? Yes. Yes to all of the above!

Deciding to get married came down to 3 decisions for me: 

Is it the right person?

Am I getting married in the right place?

And is it the right time?

Well, the right person part came easy. Lucky for me, I met him when I was 12. Plus, anyone who knows Colton knows that I married up. The best way I can describe knowing he was it is that I'd never had more fun in my whole life than when I was with him.

The right place part is also essential, but I had been working toward this my whole life. I am a Mormon, which means that I believe that families exist beyond death and that marriage is not just for time, but for the eternities as well. I know that being married in an LDS temple means that my marriage does not end with death, but that I will see my husband again and still be his wife. I knew this before I was married too, which is why I knew a temple was the right place to get married. 

And now for the right time. Let me tell you, sometimes I thought I was crazy when I thought about getting married at 20, too. I am still much more of a kid than I am an adult. But once I found the right person and I knew the right place, how could it not be the right time? This one just fell into place after I had figured out the other two questions. 

And so, here we are. We both have lives, but they include a lot of Netflix. Travel? You bet, roadtrips galore. Careers? We're working on them with all we've got and we couldn't be happier about it. Figuring out who we are? We're best friends.

I'm not saying it's for everyone, but it has definitely been the best choice I have ever made (and I think my adorable hubby would agree).

Emma

Questions? Feel free to comment.