RUSHMORE

On our way to Montana we just HAD to stop and see

Mount Rushmore. It added another hour

or so to our 17 hr. drive but it was worth it. However, I think

that it's one of those places where you go visit

once in your entire life.

 

We decided to take pictures in front of all the states

where we have lived. Tyler thought it was dumb but I had fun

with it. Tyler now has lived in Utah, Iowa and Montana.

I've lived in New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Hawaii, Iowa

and now Montana.

 



 

Being able to see a piece of our countries history was amazing.

I'm so grateful for those who came before us that

sacrificed so much so we can enjoy these beautiful things in life.



Goodbye Iowa

 

"Chelsea, I guess we won't be talking in church this month."

"What? How come?"

"Well... We are moving to Montana next week."

"WHAT?!"

 

This was Tyler and I's conversation on a friday after he got off

work. We had been in Iowa for almost a month and

this was the last thing that I was expecting. Tyler got a promotion

at work and that was very exciting. I think the thing that

shocked me most was that he had to be to work, at the next site,

 on Thursday the very next week. We had the house packed up,

the Uhaul filled, our black focus sold and all the cleaning

done by that Monday.

 

We will definitely miss Iowa. It was BEAUTIFUL filled with tons

of amazing people with big hearts.

 

This was where we lived. It was an apartment right above the owners

 big garage/barn. I'm sure you noticed the HUGE cage

right in front of our place. The owner's mother used to have a
cougar as a pet. Yes, I said cougar. Can you imagine? I guess she let
it walk around in the house. SO WEIRD but sort of awesome.


This is what our surroundings looked like:

 

Do you now understand why we will miss this place?

Isn't it majestic?! I miss waking up in the morning to this.

We were so lucky to find this place.

 

Through all this moving and anxiety, it's cool to be able to see

God's hand in everything. We have found great places

to live, been blessed with people that care for us, great wards

and have learned so much about each other. With all the craziness

with moving so quickly, every little thing fell into

place. I'm so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father that has

always looked out for us and guided us in the direction that we needed

to go.



Tyler was Awesome and Graduated

I AM SO PROUD OF MY HUBBY!! He is finally done with his degree

and this will be our first time in our marriage that neither

of us are doing school. Can I just say.. IT'S SO AWESOME! The day was

a perfect day filled with people we love. 

After the graduation we went back to our club house where we had a 

nice luncheon and said our goodbyes before we left to

Iowa the next day. (Unfortunately I didn't bring my camera in to

take pictures) Like I said, I'm so proud of Tyler and

all his hard work. It's interesting to look back on the journey we had

during school; being dirt poor, Tyler changing his mind on

doing med school, being dirt poor and being dirt poor.

(I think I got that point across) Having him accomplish his goal was worth

all the times that we had $50 in our account and,

what I feel like, a million dollars in student loans. Not only did our knowledge 

increase but our faith in the Lord did also. We were always looked 

after and never in "need" of anything. Loved ones constantly surrounded

us with words of encouragement and we always enjoyed 

being able to see our sweet family every other Sunday at Aunt Terri's! 

IOWA

After graduating, Tyler said goodbye to the insurance world and took

a job with a company called Brand Energy Solutions. 

Because of the change in his career, we had the opportunity to move to Clinton,

Iowa. At first I was VERY skeptical, but I'm learning to love our new

surroundings and enjoy all of the amazing people that we are surrounded by.

Tyler loves working for Brand and is coming home every night in a good

mood. Definitely a plus:) I get to stay home... all...day... It's

amazingly boring at times and I find myself vacuuming at least

three times a day. It's sad to say, but I don't think I have any

hobbies:/ YIKES!!! Any suggestions would be appreciated.We are grateful

for the many many blessings that we have received and are 

excited to see what  our life will bring us. So far, so good. Now we just

need a baby to keep me company all day!!:)  

Life as We Know It :)

I can't believe that I haven't made a post since April of this year.

Boy, have things changed:) 

Just a few weeks ago I graduated Cosmetology School. It was such a

weight off of my shoulders. As much as I loved the girls and the school, I 

was just ready to get out of there!

These two girls were such great examples, friends and were always there

for me. It was so nice having such great friends that shared

my same morals and beliefs. Hair school can be a rough crowd. Buggy 

and Shelby (and many other girls) were my little piece of heaven 

from the craziness of school. Thank you girls!!

Taking the state tests FREAKED ME OUT!! I didn't know what kind of 

experience to expect and if you know me, the unknown is

like stabbing me in my eyeballs!;) I know, a little dramatic, but seriously!!

With a lot of studying and even more praying the outcome turned

out great!

That's right, I PASSED!!!

I'm so grateful for the opportunity I had to go to cosmetology school

and find something that I love to do. I thank my Heavenly Father

for leading me in this direction and helping me find a

passion that I never knew I had!

Oh and something cool....

 Some of my girl friends and I from school were in a hair

magazine because we were in BEACON. 

Supercross

After a long day at school Tyler and I got to enjoy the night at

Rice Eccles watching Supercross. Neither of us have ever been so we had

no idea what to expect.

Looking at the track you'd think it had been there the whole time. The

crowd was full of energy and we almost witnessed at least two fights!



My favorite part of the races were when they first came out of the gates.

I thought for sure some of the guys were going to get ran over!

The last race, by far, was the best. It usually is anyways, however; Dungey, who

was in third, got pushed down and ended up coming back and winning

first place. Even though half the time I didn't know what was going on,

I had an amazing time and would love to go again! Now Tyler is trying to talk

me into buying him a motorcycle. YEAH RIGHT!!!

Supercross was fun, but being able to be with my husband was even better!

I got him all to myself tonight and milked every second I could!



A "Sort of" Update

This blog has been seriously neglected. I could back track, however;

I can't really remember all that has been going on. Tyler is

getting ready to finish the semester and is so excited that he can't hardly

stand it. I'm so proud of him. He has worked so hard this semester.

His hard work has definitely paid off! He is now going to be graduating in the

fall with his bachelors degree in Spanish. After that we are planning

on moving to Arizona where one of his good friends has offered him a job.

As for me, I'm still in cosmetology school and loving (almost)

every second. I have recently been given an honorable mention award for

a student competition called Beacon. It includes cosmetology

students in all North America. There were about one

thousand participants and I was fortunate to be in the top two hundred.

This is a great accomplishment for me and I'm quite proud of myself. Sorry

I had to give myself a pat on the back! ;) Not only will

this be a great thing to put onto my resume, but I get a free trip to Vegas

and get to receive classes from the best of the best! My goal is

to no longer neglect this blog so that those that don't live around us

know what's going on in our lives! We love you all and hope life

is bringing you the best! Next post will be coming soon:)