Long Over Due Update

Someone once told me that I should start a blog because I have a "blog-able life." Well, I may have a blog-able life, but I sure as heck do not have the dedication like some people to post all the time. So one of my resolutions this year was to begin posting again, and to actually be more consistent with it. We'll see how it goes... but drum roll please... the long awaited update and kick off for 2009 is here! Sorry that it has almost been an entire year since I last posted!!

Oh where to begin? How 'bout June 2008... I graduated from nursing school and actually got the job that I wanted at Emanuel Children's hospital in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This is where I did my senior practicum and learned how to take care of really sick infants. Once I found this out, all I had to do was pass my nursing boards and I would be all set.

Well, yes... I passed my boards on July 1st and 19 days later Gavin and I got married! Yep, I was pretty insane, planning everything all at once like that, but we made it to the happiest day of our lives with careers guaranteed. I moved into our really cool and rather large apartment in July, which for me was the first time I had moved out... really fun! We got all of our stuff moved in just in time for the wedding. Our special day, July 20th, 2008, went perfectly! Thanks to all of you who were a big part!!

We spent a week on our honeymoon in Montego Bay Jamaica, and it was A-mazing! Our resort was beautiful and we got to relax after all the stress of graduation and wedding planning. It was a fun time together before coming home to the reality of our new jobs...

Gavin went off to the academy in August after we had just started to get used to living together. We spent the next four months apart during the week, but together on the weekends. It was a rough start to our marriage but we made it through, and before you knew it......

It was time for our first Christmas! This year's Christmas in Oregon was covered in white, and really made our first holiday together quite different. Travel time took extra long due to us both having to use our chains on our little honda civics, and I even had to stay overnight at the hospital in order to work the next day due to the snow and ice! But our white blanketed town was so pretty and it gave us a little time together just being stuck at home.

Since Gavin has been home and working for Gresham, we have both been adjusting to the daily grind and the setbacks of being "new hires" at our jobs. We both love what we do, but we rarely get to spend time together due to our crazy and ever changing schedules. Luckily we did manage to get away for a bit for a trip to the Sasser beach house in Long Beach, WA. This was our first trip for just the two of our at the beach and we had a fun time.

..so after 7 months of marriage, we are still adjusting and trying to enjoy the little things in life, but have much to look forward too. We are currently on the hunt for our first home and it has been stressful and exciting all at the same time. With house prices at their lowest, we know that it is a great time to buy, but it has been hard to come to an agreement on a house that will suit us for the next 3, or 5 or maybe even 10 years depending on our economy. So wish us luck in this new process!!

I think that's all for now, but I will try to keep the posts coming...