Anyone who knows me knows I am not a writer, nor do I really like to write. That's my excuse for a year and a half of not using my little blog. However I love reading all the other bloggers updates on their lives and thought it was time to share mine again! Most of my family and friends live another state away so it's probably something I should update regularly. So with that said, a lot has happened in over a year!! Our life has been different but it's really the same. (If that makes sense) I'll share our unforgettable adventures instead of a boring year long update. So here it is:
-Lots of fun trips!!
Chase and I decided while it was easy (childless) we would travel and go on adventures together! Lots of mini trips, a few bigger vacations and so many memories! Let's see if I can even remember in order where we've been this last year and a half.
Disney Land- We thought it would be so fun to try and go back to DL every April to celebrate the time of our engagement. Chase and I both LOVE Disney! If you don't, you have no soul...anyways, back in April of 2013 we did our one year engagement trip! We met up with some of my family including my sister, and it was so fun! My cousins introduced us to "pin collecting" and we've been hooked since. We pretty much only want to go back for that reason.
Hawaii- Back in September of 2013-Chase planned the trip for our one year anniversary and it was amazing! My first time ever. We went to Oahu and played in the sun for a week along with two of our friends Dani and James, who actually planned the trip separately but ended up there at the same time!
Disneyland of course-I believe the following April we flew down to Cali with our brother Travis and his "then" GF Rachel to see our good friends Adam and Liz for Adams big 30! We all stayed in a beach house right on the sand and enjoyed the beach, the San Diego Zoo, and my favorite,
Disneyland(for our two year engagement anniversary)!!! It was such a fun trip! Also, that's when Travis and Rachel finally got engaged! Such a special memory.
Caribbean Cruise- Later towards the end of the summer I believe late July, we went on a cruise with our new and fun neighbors Tryg and Shelby. I believe it was a Western cruise that included Aruba, La Romana, Curaçao, and Grand Turk. It was SO much fun! We really got to know our now close friends, and had quite the adventure on those islands. Ocean jet skiing and fly boarding being some of them. And we ate a lot of food…I pretty much look forward to dinner every day.
Hawaii, again- Going to Hawaii this last November was a spur of the moment trip! Chase had a couple guys to meet with from BYU there, and thought why not make a vacation out of it!? So I tagged along and it was a very special trip for just the two of us. We swam with sharks, tried to swim with wild dolphins (Chase was able to last time he was there, but I guess they didn't want to see me) and went zip lining!!! We also found out some sweet sweet news we've been longing to find out for a LONG time. Baby news ;)
With those trips of a lifetime (and other mini ones in between) we've grown so much together as companions. Those experiences and memories will always be ours to cherish and will be fun stories to share with our children. We both believe, although it may be different for others, that it was important for us to have that time together without the extra package of children. Although it has been a roller coaster of emotions with trying to start a family, we believe our Father in Heaven knew we needed that time together as well. Which is why his answer to our baby prayers was wait. We needed to struggle through some trials, and then learn and grow from them, before our Heavenly Father felt we were ready. And for that I feel truly blessed, and am thankful he was patient and understanding with my sad yearning heart. Chase and I love each other so much more than the day we got married, and that love keeps growing through all the ups and downs. This life of ours is not perfect, and never will be. But we know it is our duty to grow and nurture our marriage and build a righteous foundation for our future children to grow on. We are so excited to finally embark on this new journey of yes, ups and downs, but with a sweet baby to call our own. We've prayed for her, and we've waited for her. And I now get to experience her sweet spirit and life growing inside me. With these trips of a life time Chase and I got to experience, this girlfriend of ours will be the best yet! I believe now she will bring us even closer together.
With all that said, we still live in our same beautiful home, same wonderful jobs, just living this amazing life together! A few milestones before I finish my post would be Chase's youngest brother coming home off his mission from Florida in November of 2013, and my brother Jacob coming home off his mission from Guatemala last May. Chase's other brother Travis, who married my now sister Rachel last September! And now Jenaca (Chase's sister) and I are pregnant together and it's so fun! I'll share in my next post my pregnancy thus far...
It was fun to read this Jessie. It helps me to get to know you better. It sounds like you have had a lot of fun trips together and created lots of lasting memories.
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