5 Days

We move in 5 days people.

We're excited yet nervous but I'm sure that's normal. I can't wait to be there but I'm not ready to leave here. I'm ready to be on our own but not ready to leave my family. I'm ready to have a house full of space but will surprisingly miss our little bedroom. I'm ready to have lots of people come visit us but it's going to break my heart not to see my mom every day or have my besties just a few blocks away.

I know all these feelings are normal but moving is hard. This is the town where we met, where we fell in love. This is the town where I met my besties. This is where I really grew up and got to know myself. This town is our home.

Now St. George will be our home. We'll make new memories there. New adventures will happen and we'll enjoy every minute of it. Nothing however, will compare to the family and friends we have here. Our lives are changing and we just have to hold onto each other for the ride.

So where does that leave us? With 5 days. 5 days to finish packing. 5 days to keep working. 5 days to make all the final arrangements and have everything ready down there for us. 5 days to spend every possible minute with our friends and family that we can. 5 days to say our goodbyes. 5 days until I cry the whole drive down to our new home.

To everyone we don't get to see before we go, we love you and will miss you.

I know it's not goodbye forever, just goodbye for now.

We're Gonna Make This Place Our Home

Whelp, we did it. We are now homeowners. At the tender ages of 24 and 22, we have officially bought our first home.

I can't even begin to tell you how excited we are for this. This little place is all ours. Our own space to do with what we please. For this being our first house though, it was relatively an easy process for us. We hit one snag through the whole thing and even fixing that was a breeze.

We are so lucky to have worked with the people that we did and we are beyond thankful for their help through everything. Shout out to Josh at Wells Fargo in Lindon, and Walter from Fidelity Real estate in St. George. We couldn't have done it without them. Also a huge major shout out to my parents for their support through this whole thing. We couldn't have done it without them either.

We have lots of plans for this little place. So many things to take it from a house to a home. We move down there May 16th and can't wait for this adventure to begin.

WE OWN A HOUSE!!!!!

 

 

Growing Up

We're slowly, officially becoming adults. It's a slightly terrifying fact but a true one non the less. Some BIG changes our coming our way soon. Hopefully all of them are great ones. Once everything falls into place, you will all be updated.

We also bought a couch. Our second "adult" purchase. The first one was our T.V. Owning our own stuff is AWESOME! Now we just need some place to call our own and put it all.

As Of Late

As of late, we have been doing a whole lot of NOTHING. Winter is not my favorite season. It's cold, gray, and everyone either has a cold, is getting over a cold, and is coming down with a cold. COLD. COLD. COLD.

A few highlights from the month of January:
Celebrated our 2 year anniversary. Marriage is AWESOME.
Went to Washington again. Love Seattle. The Space Needle may be my new BFF. Trina cooked me lots of BACON. And GELATO is to die for.
We had our first Harry Potter marathon of the year. That happens about every 3 months in our house. TRADITION!
I'm back to working one job. WORD.

A few low lights from the month of January:
SINUS. INFECTION. It won't go away.
Only working one job. LESS MONEY. Boo
Having to leave Washington. I cried.
Almost running out of fruit snacks. TRAGIC

We're pretty boring here in the Griffin household. We enjoy curling up in bed with our puppy and Netflix. Monk is on all the time and occasionally Toddlers and Tiaras when I can convince Derek to watch it. We've been enjoying more time together being stupid, laughing our heads off, having heart-to-heart talks and finishing it all up with our new addiction, Dr. Pepper. Okay, MY new addiction but still.

Wonder what February will bring?

2 years ago

2 years ago today, the hubs came home from his mission! I was a complete bundle of nerves that day and couldn't believe that after waiting 2 long years, he was finally home for good! It's been an amazing 2 years since he's been home. Let's look at some of the things we've done since then, shall we?

-We got engaged(obviously)
-I got my endowments
-We got married(again obvious)
-We've been to Disney World twice
-We almost burned down our first apartment
-We've welcomed 1 niece and 2 nephews into the family
-We took our first trip to Logan and had Aggie ice cream
-We took our first road trip
-We visited Derek's mission
-I had my first trip to Washington and fell in love with Seattle
-We moved into my parents basement
-We paid off all our debt aside from student loans
-We bought our first adult purchase in the form of a TV on Black Friday
-We inherited a car that is solely in our names, no one else
-We've been to 3 midnight premieres
-We got our first puppy, a purebred dachshund named Charlie, for free

There's lots more I'm sure but those are the big things that I can think of right now. I just can't believe he's already been home for 2 years. The whole waiting 2 years seemed to take forever but these past 2 years have flown by, seriously. Waiting for him, marrying him, and getting to love him for the rest of eternity is the best thing I've ever done for myself. He's amazing and was totally worth the wait :)

Let's have adventures!!!

Derek and I are about to embark on a glorious adventure! For 2 years, Derek served the Lord in the beautiful state of Washington. Tonight, we take our first road trip as a married couple and head out to that wonderful place.

We couldn't be more excited!!!!!!!!!

We have many things planned, people to see, and time to spent together. Those are the best vacations, when we just get to completely focus on each other and spend time together. I'm excited for my first trip to Washington!

See you when we get back!

Welcome to Adulthood

Some people think that turning 18 makes them an adult. If that's the case, I've been an adult for 4 years. Yikes! Even though I've been married for a year and a half of those last 4 years, I've never felt more like an adult then I have lately.

There's nothing like car troubles to make you realize that you are, in fact, an adult and have to take care of the problem on your own. When you are younger, your parents take care of it all while as an adult, they help out but it's pretty much up to you. Just saying I'll be really grateful once we get this all figured out and the car is fixed. Just hoping we get it done in time to be able to take our Washington trip since it's hanging in the balance right now.

Also another thing that makes you realize you are an adult is when you get called to teach in Primary. That's right, Derek and I are now Primary teachers for the CTR 6 class. Our first Sunday teaching is this week, wish us luck!