Good News!

Just for a fast update.

I PASSED the CMA exam!!

We got here on Monday, and I took the test on Tuesday. I don’t think I have ever been so nervous in my LIFE. When I started taking the test, I had a lot of anxiety, because I thought it was hard! These tests are so serious, I couldn’t take anything in with me, there was a camera watching me the whole time, and they made me turn my pockets out every time I went in and out.

I was ready to see the word FAIL at the end, because I was sure I had missed enough questions. But instead I saw the word PASS. I honestly almost cried in joy when I saw it. yeah, that may be a little weird but…

After three years of schooling, an unpaid externship, and 2 months of studying almost every day for at least 3 hours… it might make more sense for me to want to cry in JOY!

I’M REALLY DONE.

They are increasing my hours at work , and I still love my job, so that is great! I will probably look for another job that is part time…. but hey, the fact that I have a job as a CMA, and have good pay before and after graduating is pretty darn lucky!

In other good news…. We should be getting my brother’s mission call ANY day now. We thought it was going to come at the beginning of the week, but we are still waiting. Hopefully tomorrow !

We have started on all of our family traditions…. I took pictures but I haven’t uploaded them yet, so they are coming soon!

Tomorrow is Christmas eve! Can’t believe Christmas came up so fast!

Merry Christmas everyone!

What?!

I found out a few days ago that they are coming out with a new PIRATES movie! Yes. It is true.

It is called Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

A 4th Pirates movie?? No. It couldn’t be. But, Yes it is.

If you know me, you should know that I LOVE all the Pirates movies.

The movie comes out in May.

At first I didn’t believe it. When I went to the movies on Friday, I saw an add for it, but it didn’t give much information. After searching on the internet I found out that a 4th movie really was coming out!

Here is how I feel about it.

Since Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, are not in the movie, I’m not happy. I don’t like it when main characters are taken out of a movie, and new ones are added (now Penelope Cruz).

I didn’t really like the 3rd movie as much, because I thought it was WAY too long. SO….. Of course I’m going to go see it… I mean, I can’t miss out on “Captain Jack Sparrow!”

But will I approve of it? I guess we’ll have to wait and see!

Let’s go back to this picture:

I could totally be  Pirate.

Our Marriage

Last night, after dinner, I saw Hans looking into the distance and then looking at me. I said:

“What?”

He said: “This has been good.”

I, confused, said: “ok… what do you mean this has been good?”

He responded back with: “Our, marriage, our life together.”

I said: “um… what do you mean?”

He said “ You’re good for me, you probably would have made someone else go CRAZY, but you’re good for me.”

hahaha!! I of course, punched him in the arm, objected, and then MADE  him explain all the good things he likes about me :)

But, in reality, that really doesn’t make me mad. Because well, it’s true. I tend to be needy, at times… in need of a lot of attention on his part, and stubborn (yes, I want it my way!). Haha. I’m not at all ashamed about any of these characteristics. It’s me, and we all have things we need to work on.

To me his statement meant that he loves me no matter what quirks I have, and I feel the same about him.

I think we fit well together :)

Winter Nights

Alright all you avid readers of our blog (if there are any)! Here is yet another weekly update.

I still can’t believe another week has passed. Hans has still been working on his homework diligently, and I still have been diligently going to work. Not much has changed there.

On Friday I was able to go to an “Christmas office party” for work. The Mid Wives took us all out to lunch and a movie! It was good for me because I rarely go out to eat or to the movies. We went out to Chili’s and to see The Tourist that just came out that day! I wasn’t expecting it to be a very good movie… but it was really good! That’s just my opinion though!

On Friday night Sarah and Jaren came to our place and spent the night! It was so fun to see them and to spend time with them. We are such good friends! Most of the night we played just dance on the Wii which was so fun!

The next morning we got up and Hans and Jaren cooked a big breakfast for us while Sarah and I got ready for the day. After we ate we made gingerbread houses and had a good time :)

Here are some pictures of all of our fun

Hans is cut out of this picture.. oops.

Messy table

Our gingerbread house :)

Not a very professional looking one… We got a little impatient and had to use a hot glue gun to hold it all together! after that, we didn’t care much about what it looked like…. This was the result :)

A little unstable…

We had a good time!

On Friday night we also went to a graduation party for someone in Hans’ program, and I finally got to meet the people who are in the program with him. There are only 15  people in the program. Each year they only except 8-12 people into the program and it is very hard to get into. I guess I have been taking that for granted, I should be more grateful that he got in!

Well, now we are on to another week. I can’t wait to see my family soon! Happy Sunday everyone!

It’s Christmas time!

Time goes by so fast! I can’t believe it is already Christmas time!

It seems like just the other day Hans and I were telling people about our plans, and we were thinking about his Masters Program, and me being done with school and actually working as a medical assistant…. it seemed so far in the future.

But now, time has crept up on us and we are in it! We’ve already been here for 5 months, and the months just keep passing by.

This week for us wasn’t all too exciting. when we got back from our break, there was snow everywhere. That is probably how it will be for the next six months…. actually snow doesn’t bother me that much, accept driving  in it. we did get stuck one time this week, but somebody was kind enough to help push us out :)

This Saturday I went to the Super Saturday for our ward, and we made some really cute crafts! That night Hans and I went to a game night put on by some of the people we know in our ward, and it was a lot of fun! I know that I am feeling a lot more comfortable in our ward, and I think Hans is too.

Tonight we went to our ward Christmas party. They had some good food, but we were only able to get the few leftovers there were left before they started cleaning up. We came late because I was tied up at work with so many things to do that I couldn’t leave, and I was not happy that we were late…. but what can you do?

Well we decorated for Christmas! We will at some point get a big tree, but right now for us, there really is no reason to! And I’m still working on a centerpiece… and would someone like to donate a black shag rug? That would be great.

The ornaments on the tree were hand painted by my mom for the twelve days of Christmas a few years ago, they were given to my grandma, and last year she gave them to us!

and with a few new additions to our kitchen, it feels complete.

This guy is my favorite, I think I should name him…

I also like this display..

These plates were from my mom

These are all the result of a lot of trips to DI and other places, included in a lot of patience on my part.

Not the best picture we’ve ever taken…. but it will do for now.

Well, I can tell you that I can’t wait until the Semester is over because then I can have my Husband back! Call me selfish, but I want to spend all day every day with him, instead, homework is his companion at the moment… not a happy thing for either of us! plus, I’m tired of cooking and dishes. bleh.

In the meantime, I will be spending as much time as I can studying for my test I will be taking in 2 short weeks. Scary! I have also already started the process of applying for another job. If I end up getting a full time job on top of the one I already have, watch out, I may go crazy. But that is a risk I’m willing to take.

We’ll see what this week brings!

California Thanksgiving!

Last Friday we left for Thanksgiving in California! We went to visit and have a good time with Hans’ family.

We left on a Friday morning, very early. Becca (Hans’ cousin) and her husband Brad, came along with us! We drove all the way to Las Vegas and stayed there overnight with some of Becca and Brad’s friends. We ate dinner and shopped, and I even got to try out a Snuggie for the first time! Pretty smart idea, if you ask me. But would I buy one?  No, probably not.

Becca and Brad.

It felt nice to finally get to California after driving so far! We had a big welcome, and it was so good to see family! We had a lot of fun hanging out before Thanksgiving. We showed them Just Dance on our Wii…

We also celebrated 2 Birthdays! Russell’s (Hans’ brother) and Brads!

Here is Russell.

I wasn’t able to get a picture of Brad!

My sisters in law Stephanie, Anna, and I planned a baby shower last minute for Becca ( she is going to be having a little Boy!). It turned out really well and we had a lot of fun!

Smelling chocolate diapers… yum!

Me Steph and Anna

 

We had made all the boys go in a separate room during the party, because it was girls only… Curtis and brad walked through about halfway through looking like this..

They said “oh, just a couple of girls walking through!” in a high girly voice, haha. Creepers!

Oh and I got a cute picture of Curtis and Stephanie’s little girl Avery :)

love her!

Well, I didn’t get very many pictures of Thanksgiving on my own camera, but luckily I was able to get some of the pictures and videos that Jarom and Rachel took on their camera!

Here I am with cute baby Owen our newest nephew!

Sandy Owen and I

Alright, since putting names takes too long, i’m just going to put pictures :)

So Jarom and Rachel’s kids ( our nieces and nephews!). Have Just Dance for the Wii. They have gotten so good at it that they have it memorized without even having to look at the dancer! It’s so fun to watch them dance :)

Hans and most of his brothers can play the guitar. Hans didn’t  bring his guitar this time, but some of his other brothers played together :)

The day after Thanksgiving we took family pictures. Now I get to be a part of the family picture! It was a little chilly, but the pictures turned out really cute!

Jarom took come cute candid videos and pictures. Thanks Jarom! :) Here are some…

Ok, last video I promise!

And, here are some of the final pictures of our cute family! Only minus one. Conrad, Hans’ youngest brother is on a mission and will be back in June! This is going to be a huge family, three still to be married and many more children to come!

We also took individual family pictures, here is our family picture!

oooh mushiness :)

It was a great trip! We love spending time with family. We wish the fun would never end, and that we could be with our family all the time… but I guess we have to go back to reality……and the cold snow in Idaho.