Reviewing the blog the other night, I was surprised to find I haven't written about the newest addition to our family - our dog Bear! He is the love of our life, our baby! Yes, we call him "Baby Bear," "Baby- Boo" and we even refer to each other as "Mommy" and "Daddy." Yep, we're THOSE kind of people. We even took two recent family photos along with Bear. :)
As much as we love him, he definitely challenges us - particularly in our patience. We have found that we're not as patient of people as we once thought we were. But he is so much fun to have in our home. He started out as an EXTREMELY anxious dog and has made so much progress in the three short months we've had him. We love to watch him chase his toys, play tug-of-war and even sleep. We've become some of those people that can only talk about one thing - since we don't have kids yet, that would be Bear!
In an effort to keep the rest of this short but informative, here are a few pics and blurbs of what we've been up to the last few months:
My work in Denver somehow got us connected with inexpensive hockey tickets! So naturally we had to hit up a Blackhawk's game (Chicago team.) It was interesting sitting in the Avalanche section, but we had a good laugh getting all the strange looks from cheering on the "opposing" team.
This little cutie is one of my nieces. I had the opportunity to go visit my brother and his little family near San Diego, California a few weeks ago. "E" is the sweetest, happiest little girl there ever was! I kept telling her parents she was trouble 'cause hanging with her made me want one of my own! ;)
During my visit to California, we did a little bit of sight seeing in San Diego. This is a Japanese Friendship garden in the middle of the city. I couldn't help but snap a bunch of pics of this gorgeous place!
Visiting the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco! It was a bit cold and we had been in the car traveling up the coast for a couple hours, so E's face is pretty appropriate. But isn't she still adorable?!
A street performer on a pier in San Francisco. Yes, he is balancing on a metal ladder, on a stage, juggling, and cracking jokes. One of the most hilarious things I've ever witnessed in my life. Totally made the walk down the pier worth it!
The day after I flew back to Salt Lake from California, Jake and I flew to Denver to officially move all of our belongings back to Utah. After a grueling process, a lot of confusion and stress, we finally made it onto the road. I couldn't believe how blue the sky was on our drive!
Our new townhome (rental) hasn't been without its complications. One day I went into the basement and found a bunch of water. We had just connected our washing machine and evidently it wasn't connected correctly and leaked into the basement... Yikes! Luckily it took like nothing to get it fixed and good to go.
With A LOT of spare time on my hands while I wait for my resume to find the right job, I've tried my hand at adult coloring books. This is my first completed creation. I'm really proud of how it turned out. It's good to have a creative outlet from time to time!
For the past 6 weeks I've been participating in a health challenge with one of my brothers, his wife and her family. It's been amazing to be making simple changes and finding the continued drive within to make healthier choices. My body definitely feels the difference. This pic is one I snapped on an evening walk with Jake and Bear. Feels great to be getting out in the nice weather!
Jake's birthday was just a couple weeks ago. In an effort to keep things simple, I had a friend take this pic of Bear and I to frame for a gift. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. :)
Lastly, Jake had requested a Mint Chocolate Chip Ice-cream cake for his birthday dessert. I was amazed at how well it turned out! So delicious!
And that's the last couple of months! As mentioned earlier, we've had a difficult time overall, which stems from the plant Jake ran in Denver closing down. We made the very difficult decision to move back to Logan. I had to leave a job I loved and we've had to make some financial sacrifices because of it. We weren't convinced moving back was the best choice - and we're still not - but it has been fairly good to us. Every few days I go back through all of the emotions of this move - the hurt, the anger, the frustration - and try to make sense of it. It has been really hard to adjust and to maintain a positive outlook, even though I know it will make sense in time.
Then I ran across a pin on Pinterest the other night that really struck home.
I have a lot to learn and a long way to go on this, but I think I'm finally making some progress on these stages. Thank you to everyone that has endured my endless complaining, whining and random ventings about this situation. I really appreciate your patience as I become more accepting and gain more insight in my life.
