Monday, August 26, 2013

Toby Joe and Idaho!

Hello world!

It has been a crazy couple weeks! Here is the recap!

As for Shaun...
Shaun took his GMAT and did frickin amazing!
Because of this amazing score he will now be starting his masters come September 16th!
Shaun was offered a different position at work which will give him responsibility and training!
       His work has been super slow which has caused him to get a bit bored some days, this new job is a          HUGE blessing! He will now have some set responsibilities and will be able to learn a lot of                   really cool things!
He is also headed out to go to a farm show in Illinois this week and is super excited! He was asked to make some videos showcasing the new features of AGCO's tractor and also compare them to the competitors.  He decided to practice on one of his toy tractors and its hillarious. He sure knows his stuff!

As for me...
I am starting my last year of college!  Great news.  Little nervous about managing my time but it will be ok!
I started a really great internship at the Marcus Center For Autism and LOVE it.  I have learned so much and really enjoy the clients I have been assigned to.  I was volunteering previously but now its a legit internship... moving up in the world I  suppose. meh.
This internship made me realize that i MUST go on to more school.... dang.
My very good friend Ashley is coming to spend the week with me!  Perfect timing since Shaun is gone!

As for US...
We decided to cancel our contract on the house. Crazy right?! We were SO CLOSE to closing... doi!
Everything is up in the air to much, and because of that we dont want to be tied down to a house.
It looks like (fingers crossed) I will get a job at this center and if that happens I don't want to live so far away. Traffic is a beast!
Also, i could start my masters as soon as next year. If that happens then we will have to move again to somewhere between here and there!
Its all crazy and a bit hard to make these decisions. So we feel that its best to  rent until we figure it all out!


Crazy thing also happened just last week. We sent Caden out on a mission!  Me and Shaun Flew home to Idaho to be apart of his farewell. He gave such a great talk, it was hilarious and spiritual just like talks should be! I held it together, but i'll admit...it was a close one. The night me got set apart was very spiritual. Seeing him with dad and all his really good friends standing around him setting him apart was awesome!  It will be hard to have him gone but I'm really excited for him! I'll be honest though, driving away from the MTC I wasn't so much a fan of  missions...i was a bit bitter! Dont you worry, I'm over that. Church is true folks! I love this church... it brings me such comfort and blessings  I never knew were possible. The Lord really does look out for his children and I have been on the receiving end of that needed aide many times. He has never left me alone (even though it may have felt like he did a few times) and he has never gone back on his word. The lord promised that our family would be blessed when we send a loved one out on a mission...and having 3 out now, i can promise you that is one awesome promise! LOVE OUR MISSIONARIES!  Ariell, Jetson, and Caden... you are literally heros.

Last but not least, I must introduce our new little buddy!

Toby...Toby Joe... is his name. And we LOVE HIM!





He is an awesome pup! He sleeps all night and does ok  with the potty training. He has started to let us know when he needs to go out so im impressed! 9 weeks old and were already pretty close to being trained!  We went to church... no accidents. He was home alone for 6 hours today and... NO ACCIDENTS! Told ya... best  doggy ever!