Back to Reality

I feel like my summer is over and I am starting my real life again! I was on vacation for almost of month. First we went to California and hung out with Bryan's family. We went to Mammoth for the weekend. It was beautiful and relaxing. We mainly fished which I truly enjoyed. It reminded me of my being young and going fishing with my dad. Those were times I loved and always remember. I caught so many fish. Bryan and I had a contest. Who ever caught the most fish would win a prize. I WON. He got me an XBOX kinect but I felt like it was too much for us and we would not use it a lot so we returned it. I was just happy I finally beat Bryan at something!!

Bryan Fly Fishing.
The biggest fish I caught. Bryan wanted to keep it. So we had it in the boat but then the fish started gasping for breath and I could not watch and started to cry so Bryan put it back in the water.
Bryan fishing.
I caught the first fish of the trip. It was tiny.

Right after spending time with my Bryan's family I flew to Utah to help my sister with her new baby. She had a baby boy Noah and he is the cutest thing ever. He loves to be held and cuddle so I would hold him all day long. I felt like I was not much help because I could not get Ava away from Marissa. So I took care of the baby, which in the end was the best!

Ava and Noah. She loved him. She would say, "My baby."

Ava happy because she was getting ice cream.

I returned home from Utah and immediately starting packing up our house to move. It was a stressful and hard move but worth it in the end. We are finally settled in and I can actually relax now. I also signed up for my NCLEX-RN test. It is the state boards for nursing and once I take this test and pass I can get a real job!! Bryan got me the Kaplan review course and I am so grateful. They have a 93% pass rate and I think I really needed it but was too scared to get it. I am glad Bryan surprised me and got it for me!

I feel like my life is back to normal. I don't know if that is a good thing or not. I liked being on vacation for a month and spending time with family. I got home Sunday night and Monday night I was ready to leave Florida to hang out with my family again. I have a count down to my NCLEX test because afterwards I am flying to New Jersey to see family again! I CAN'T WAIT!!!

A Move I never want to do Again

We made it! We moved 3 miles down the street into our new place. It was the worse move ever. First we did it the cheap way aka do it yourself.. Never doing that again. Second it was bloody hot. Third we moved into the 3rd floor and going up those stairs 100 times is just plain brutal. Forth it just sucks to move. BUT we had awesome help from our friends in our ward and the missionaries. We could not of done it without them.

Pros of our new place

1. Cheaper

2. Third floor

3. QUIET

4. Better location

5. Nicer management

6. Hot tub

7. Online bill pay

8. NO more trash bags that I have to buy

9. Washer and Dryer in our hallway and not in our garage

10. Bigger deck

11. More cabinets in the kitchen

12. Pantry

13. Roman Tub

CONS of the apartment

1. Smaller

2. Smaller closets

3. Less counter top space in the kitchen

4. Small fridge

5. Low ceilings. The bathrooms feel a little claustrophobic

Well the Pros out weight the Cons so I guess it was a good decision to move. I NEVER want to move again. I am dreading the day that we have to.