5 Years of Updates

5 years...wow. So my blog has been a bit neglected...if you couldn't tell. ;) So in the past five years I moved home from BYU, worked at Helzberg Diamonds, lived in an apartment with Glenda, Jessica, and Jenessa, whined a lot about not being married yet, met Gabe, started liking Gabe, thought about going on a mission, started dating Gabe, forgot about a mission, fell in love with Gabe, quit my job, and married Gabe. Ok, that was year one, haha.
Since getting married I taught piano lessons, started online classes, had a meltdown that we had reached the "infertile" phase (one year of trying to conceive without success), went on a belated honeymoon to Hawaii, Gabe graduated college, and we moved to St. Louis so he could start his Doctorate of Chiropractic - that was another year and a half.
Since moving here to St. Louis, I loved our new ward, was called as the Laurel's advisor, spent my first day and night away from Gabe to welcome Joseph home from his mission, started serving in the temple as an ordinance worker once a week, had my first car accident and ruined our car, went home to welcome Jessica back from her mission, bought a trailer, began to love cooking, decided to see specialists about our "infertility" and then subsequently felt impressed not to, finished my online classes with an Associates of General Studies degree, survived Gabe's first year of Chiropractic school, went with my family out to Joseph's wedding, went on Trek as a leader, started babysitting weekly for a family in the ward, gave up on knowing when we would have kids and then eventually became truly satisfied with the Lord's timing, began working with Judith on an as needed basis as her personal assistant, had Marshall and Jenessa visit for spring break, was asked to serve in the temple as a trainer, Gabe started clinic, went to Girl's Camp as the Assistant Ward Director, and here we are!

We have no lived in St. Louis longer than anywhere else since getting married - a very strange thought. Gabe goes to school everyday as well as helps patients in clinic most days and regularly attends seminars on the weekend. I take care of the house and cook dinner everyday, usually help Judith once a week, go to mutual on Tuesday evenings, serve in the temple on Thursday mornings, babysit on Fridays, teach the Laurel's class once or twice a month, and enjoy as much time with my husband as I possibly can! We have just under one year left here in St. Louis, and then we will move back to Springfield next May where Gabe will intern with Bishop Sanders for the summer and then graduate as a DC and open up his own practice.

Last week Mom, Dad, Lilly, and Lydia stayed with us for two days on their way back from Pennsylvania. We went to the Muny together Friday night and watched The Music Man - so much fun! The actors all did a great job and I enjoyed listening to the music I know so well and watching all of the choreography (man do I miss dancing). Other than that we just had a wonderful time visiting with each other. It was so fun to have my parents come visit us in our home for a change instead of us visiting them. So that's pretty much our life in a nutshell right now! As with everyone there are ups and downs, but for the most part things are really wonderful. We are incredibly blessed in so many ways, and besides, what would life be without its adventures? :)