A fresh Start!

I know I'm a month late for my New Years resolution, but I've really just been procrastinating :)
I've been wanted to catch up on my Blog(s) for well over a month, so I guess it's better late than never!

I know I can't catch up on everything that's happened in almost 2 years (Wow) but I'll just give the Cliff Notes version:

After a huge headache I finally got my Green card. Unfortunately it's temporary so in a couple of month I have more paper work and probably in July an interview to make sure Jayson and I are still married.

I've been working for the same company since I've been able to work; APX Alarm which just changed it's name to Vivint yesterday. I started in the customer Support department and it was a grind :( Finally last May I changed departments, I am now an administrator in the Sales department. The best part: Jayson works in the department as a sales rep!

My family is still in Canada and Jayson's is in India. We've been able to go back home to Canada for the last 2 Christmas' and they have been able to visit in the summer and some other holidays. Jayson's family has come out in the summer for a few weeks, so we've been able to at least see them (but it's never enough)

Jayson spent the late spring studying for the DAT and then applying for Dental School. In the fall he was interviewed at 6 of the 15 schools he applied to. We held our breath Nov. 30 waiting for the acceptance emails on Dec.1. We were fortunate, Jayson was accepted to 5 of the 6 schools he interviewed at. However it was a double edged sword, we had a decision to make. With a lot of praying, pro's and con's lists and advice from family and friends we decided to accept the university of Louisville's offer.

In addition to Jayson going to Dental school we are attempting to sign with the Military for a four year scholarship. If all goes well the Army will cover Jayson's schooling and also pay him monthly while he is in school, in return Jayson will commit to 4 years in the Army as a dentist. The pay will be slightly least, but we've decided it's worth it to finish school debt free. So our fingers are crossed and we're hoping and praying everything goes well.

There you have it in a nutshell, well maybe a little more than a nutshell. I apologize I'm rusty with blogging and I'm still learning the functions, so hopefully my post will start to look more flashy :)

Hiking the "Y"

For those of you who aren't familiar with Provo or it's landscape, I'll give you a quick description:

Provo is located in Utah Valley, about 45 minutes south of Salt Lake City. Yes that is correct, it is in a valley. To the east of the city lies a mountain range that follows north and south, all the way to Salt Lake and beyond. 

It seems to be a bit of a tradition in the U.S. (Whenever there are mountains anyway.) To sketch the letter of the school, or town or city. Whatever it may be, onto the side of the mountain.

In Provo there is a giant "Y" painted in white on the side of a mountain, standing for BYU.

One beautiful Sunday in March, Jayson and I decided we would hike the "Y" (thats what everyone calls it.) It was a very boring hike, there are no trees, it's a zig zag path, and it's kinda steep. I don't think we'll be doing it again anytime soon. But here are some pictures:

                                                 

Jayson and I ready to start the climb

                                                 

He's the "King the the World" We haven't even made it to the top yet!

                                                 

I don't even know what to say about this one

                                                 

A view from the top, It's a really BIG "Y"

We folks, there you have it... another post, to help your craving.

The Wedding

                                                                 
                                                                   
I know Jay and I have been married for three months now, but I really need to update so here I go.

I left Canada, December 12 with my mom, grandma, and brother Tyler. We drove down in my Kia Rio hatch back, so we had more room then a regular car for luggage. The problem was that I wasn't coming back so I packed a lot of stuff, that also included my cat, Epitaph. Of course mom had to bring her dog, Benny. So the car was loaded, literally. 

We left the house at 5 am and with a 12 hour drive ahead of us, it was needed. Everything went smoothly, the boarder, the weather, the price of gas. All was well until I got a phone call from Jayson's mom, Karrie. We were about 10 minutes from Pocatello Idaho. I was driving and needed to make one last stop to get gas before we got to Provo.

I took the exit, then turned left into the gas station, I had to yield to the oncoming traffic and as I did my car stalked. With vehicles behind me, I quickly got off the phone and turned the key. NOTHING! Finally mom and tyler got out and pushed the car to the gas station. Scary, as I honked to worn on coming traffic. Luckily we made it safely. 

I called CAA and got a tow truck to pick us up, and take us over to a garage. The guys at the garage looked at the car and within 30 minutes we found out that the timing belt snapped, and broke a piston. Needless to say, we wouldn't be driving the car to Provo. One of the men at the shop drove mom and I over to a car rental place, so we could get to our destination.

Our trip ended up being 4 hours longer then planned, but we finally made it! Too bad the stress didn't end there.

I had an appointment the next day at the dress rental shop and 10 am. Mom and I showed up and no one was there. We waited about 15 minutes and when no one showed, we went to plan B. which was find a place where I can get a dress and have it altered before the wedding in one week. 

As I was trying on dresses at a store in the mall, we got a call from the rental shop. We ended up having to drop everything and run back. Sadly enough I had already found a dress I really liked, so the hour and a half we spent there was really a waste of time. Mom and I went to another store and found a dress (two actually) that I really really liked, and they were less expensive then the first one I liked. Which helped in choosing. However I had to choose between the two dresses at this store. 

Between the stress of dress shopping, we needed to pick up Jayson from work and meeting Jayson's grandpa back at our place (he was bringing my stuff  Jayson brought down  after Thanksgiving.) My day was crazy!

Just as the stress was ending more came. I forgot to mention, before leaving Canada I went to the jeweler to pick up Jayson's wedding ring, but it hadn't come in get. It was already a day late. So while dealing with everything else I was also one the phone trying to figure out Jayson's ring situation.

I was able  to get in for alterations for the dress I picked out, on Monday. The dress would be ready to pick up on Thursday. 

On tuesday, mom got a phone call from my uncle Bob, who had come on Saturday and picked up Grandma so she could visit. He got called back into work, so he wouldn't be able to drive her back before the wedding, like she wanted. He needed mom to drive out to Roosevelt, a two and a half hour drive to come get her. So off we went to Roosevelt. We hardly had time to pack an overnight bag.

Back to the ring, long story short I had the company I bought the ring from, ship it over night from where ever it was in Canada. However while in Roosevelt, we slipped over to Vernal, where my cousin Travis and his wife Erica live. She hooked me up with a spare ring, and a friend who could replace it if need be.

As the week came to a close and the Big Day got closer, things slowly worked out, the dress was done, we got a bed (it's a full, but it's a bed.) the ring came in on Friday so we didn't need the spare. Family started piling in, but the weather wasn't looking very nice.

Saturday hits and I have everything, Jayson has everything, all is well. Except a we walk into the Temple the sky is gray and the snow is falling. After being there for almost two hours, Jayson and I were pleasantly surprised to see clear blue skies as we left the temple.

Jayson and I honestly wondered the whole week if we were even supposed to get married!

But everything worked out and our day was perfect. I can even say now three months down the road, that nothing we face is easy, but those stories will come!

 

The Engagement!!

It's been a couple weeks since I've updated this blog, and Jayson has been waiting, and waiting for a new post. So here you go honey.

To start off I just wanted to explain the photos in our first post. When Jayson and I first started dating, out in Phoenix we would go on a date every Thursday after work. We would alternate who would choose what we did. Jayson ended up picking all the typical dates, Mini golf, a movie, get the point? So when it came to my turn to pick the date I had to be creative.

Because I only brought two bags and a carry one, I didn't really have much to look at in my place. I got the Idea to paint my closet mirrors from a group date my cousin put on, we did some finger painting.

So there you have it! I didn't want loss the memories when we left for San Jose' so I took some pictures. 

The next picture is just of Jay and I in San Jose' taking a break from knocking. The company we worked for only had shirts in men's size Medium and Large. Needless to say, I got all the Medium shirts. I couldn't wait to change everyday.

Moving on to the meat of this post, our engagement.

Jayson told me he loved me first. I returned the feelings, of course not without pausing for his discomfort. This happened at the beginning of July, I remember because it

was Canada Day. 

Things moved quickly after that, but not in a bad way. By the 11th, which was a Friday Jayson had technically proposed. This is how it went down:

We had started knocking doors around 11:00 am, the first thing he said to me was "I was thinking on the drive over, and I decided that I could marry you." Kind of funny I know. We spent the next couple hours making a plan. We though that getting married during his semester break would be the the best. I would move down to Provo, so Jayson could go to BYU. It was actually a lot of fun talking about it. 

When we got home I talk to my parents who were driving east across the States to visit my Aunt and Uncle, they were really excited. Jayson didn't talk to his family until the Sunday, he used his conversation to ask them if there was anything about getting married he hadn't thought about. Everything was good, but I think he wasn't very clear with his family as to where he was at with our relationship. They were kind of surprised when they found out we were actually getting married.

The next day we went to the mall and went ring shopping. We went together because Jayson wanted me to pick the ring so he could get the style I wanted. This was also the day we told Preston that we were getting married. 

By the end of the week Jayson had the ring. The same day Jayson and I decided, it would be best if we left San Jose' so we could get stared on our life together. For the next week we prepared ourselves for the drive back to Utah.

The Sunday before we left Jayson proposed. On the way to church Preston mentioned that he needed to pick up some chips and salsa for a game night we were having with our friends. He stopped at Longs Drugstore, and we all went in. Jayson took me over to the drink cooler to kiss me, because a couple days before we had gone in to a drugstore to grab a drink and he had a hard time kissing me in front of strangers. He told me that he wanted to try it again when we got back there I got him to close his eyes, but he was still having trouble. He told me that it might be easier if I closed my eyes too, so I did. I stood there with my eyes closed for about 20 seconds, but he wasn't kissing me so I opened my eyes and he was on his knee with the ring out. He asked me if I would marry him and I said of course.

So everything was a go! We were officially engaged and in a couple days we would be heading back to Provo, and on our way to starting our life together.

I stayed in Provo for a week waiting for my parents to come pick me up, they were still getting back from their trip out east. Meanwhile my parents and Dylan had met Jayson's family, because they were in the area. While I was waiting for my parents to get to Provo, Jayson's parents flew the two of us out to Illinois to meet them. We spent three days with them, and we had a really good time. I was so excited to meet my new family and I was happy Jayson was able to see his family, they don't get to see each other very often.

When we got back to Provo, Jayson was able to meet my family a spend a few days with them, before I left back to Canada. Which started a whole new chapter in our life together.

Breaking in our Blog

Welcome to our blog! Let me start by showing you around a little. To the left we have a picture of Jayson and I. This is the one we used for our wedding invitation, expect the invitation is in color. Oh and a side note, our photographer was mama 'C' aka my mom. She has done such a good job with all of the photo shoots we've had. 

Moving on with the tour, as we direct our attention just below our photo we have our avid blog follower(s) We appreciate your loyalty! For those of you who haven't joined, don't be shy come join our wonderfully wicked world. 

Beneath everything on the left side of the blog we have my profile. Thats really all I have to say on that matter. There isn't anything on it so don't feel like it's something you need to check out.

Lastly, at the top of our blog we have our Title and Description. Isn't it beautiful? I chose the colors myself! Well that brings us to the end of our tour. Now that we have that part complete we can finally sit down and have a real visit!

Lets see where to start? 

Oh perfect, I would love to share the story of how Jayson and I came to be.

It all began in Phoenix, Az. We had both gone down in May for work. We had decided to try our hand at summer sales, working for a pest control company called Frontline.

We both had our own personal reasons for going down there, and I for one had a very difficult time getting there. I think that alone is proof of our destiny.

The company gave us the hook-up; Luxury apartment, fully furnished, a pool, hot tub, barbecues and a beach volleyball court. 

We worked with about 15 other people only one other girl, who I shared an apartment with. All of us lived in the same complex, so we became quite close. Jayson and his roommates are the people who I became quite familiar with. We all hung out together and as the days went by Jayson and I became closer and closer. We had only been in Phoenix for a couple weeks when we started dating. 

We had set out some ground rules because of our situation, working with the people we lived with. We tried to keep our relationship off the radar, if for nothing we did it for ourselves. We didn't want it out in the open incase things didn't work out. We promised each other that if it didn't last we wouldn't be awkward or weird about it. Just basic things like that.

I personally felt it made things better, it was fun having a secret ever though I know everyone knew we were dating.

After about a month and a half of being in Phoenix, Jayson was approached by a friend he knew on his mission. Long story short this friend offered us a job in San Jose' doing the same thing, but for a different company, Vanish Pest Control. They were offering us a signing bonus, more commission, and bi- weekly pay cheques. How could we not go? So we did. Jayson, myself and his roommate Preston from school all ended up moving to San Jose'. What an adventure! We became so much closer, spending an excessive amount of time together. We never got sick of each other. Things just kept getting better and better. We were right! Going to San Jose' ending up being the adventure of a life time!

This is where I'll leave you for now, next on the agenda, The Engagement!

Good chatting with you! Thanks for visiting.

Kim & Jayson.