Livin' on Love: September 2009

So the past few months have been a bit busier than expected. We had our 7 week break from school which was much needed (especially for Luis, he has been in school the past 3 semesters). The first week my momma came for a visit and we showed her the amazing town of Rexburg. Having her stay with us made Luis and I realize how much we like to play the part of host and hostess. We got to do a session in the Rexburg temple which was the first time my mom was able to do a session here. We spent time with my brother Chad and his family and really just enjoyed being together.

The second week we went home to visit our families. While we were there we went camping in Belfair with Luis' family and then drove north and camped at Deception Pass with some of my family. The sites were beautiful and nothing quite beats spending time with family. We then came home for a couple of days and then went camping at Bear Lake with other members of my family, a past roommate, and other friends. My sister came from Denver to spend the weekend with us and are so glad she did! Her baby Jane is getting so big and cute (even in the dark...). We were lucky enough to go on 2 different boats and spend time on the lake wakeboarding and tubing. Now that's a vacation! I don't have any pictures now, but hopefully they will come soon.

After the fun times, we had to get to work. I finished my applications for PA school and am currently waiting to hear back from the schools. We both studied for the GRE and took it during the first week of the fall semester. Now that school has started back up, life has gotten pretty busy. Luis has been doing GREAT on all of his exams so far. I am so proud of him and am so fortunate to be married to such a hard worker. We both really enjoy the classes we are in (surprising that I'm enjoying Biochemistry as much as I am) and luckily we both like to stay busy. Luis is starting on his applications to graduate schools for Psychology and has recently looked into the idea of getting into a Political Science program (more power to him). Luis is now the assistant Executive Secretary and I am the nursery leader of our ward. We are excited to learn new things in these posititions. Any ideas for nursery will be gladly accepted...

I am so grateful for the many blessings that Luis and I share together. I have recently been realizing how blessed we truly are. We have wonderful family who supports us and is always there for us. We have a car that works (at least this month), a cozy apartment, wonderful neighbors, a great ward, and the chance to gain an education (to name a few). Our lives are so simple and although money is always tight, we love to see how frugil we can be. Life has been running so smooth lately that we are trying to anticipate a disaster. We hope life stays this good for as long as possible.

The only picture we got of the beautiful views at Bear Lake (doesn't do it justice)