Distance makes the heart grow fonder...

Oh what a hard week its been for me.

Since May 6, 2012 Eric and i have been with each other every day of our relationship. Weather it was for 5 minutes or the majority of the day, we saw each other every day. This week changed that. Wednesday evening we drove up to Franklin Idaho, Thursday morning Eric would be leaving for Oregon and he was meeting his ride chair in Pocatello. We woke up and drove out. I enjoyed the drive with him remembering our drives to Oregon. The first one when i went to meet his family, and the other for our Honeymoon. However when we pulled up to the gas station, i lost it. I begged him not to go. I wasn't prepared for the feeling of watching him go the opposite way from me. I cried and just held on to him for as long as i could. I could tell we were getting looked at but i didn't care. i didn't want him to leave. However, i know in the long run it will be better for the relationship to have a few days apart. 

Eric has been very good at talking to me, texting and answering my phone calls. So Eric went out to Oregon to pick up a motorcycle that he got for the wedding. After getting it started he went to take it on a drive. It went about 5 miles before it died. It didn't take long for him to realize that the bike wouldn't make it all the way back here. So he will be headed back Sunday with no bike. But the more i thought about it, i don't think the bike was meant to come back. I think there were people in Oregon that needed to see Eric, as well as Eric needing to see people out there. It is hard leaving home, and now being married i know its hard for him knowing that he can't just up and leave. Hopefully the next time he goes out i can go with him. I love my family out there and i can't wait to see them again. 

Work is going well for both of us. We are starting to make some really good friends, and i enjoy the positiveness of my co-workers. They are so uplifting! We have such a fun environment to work in! 

I got my turbo Jam in the mail. I was so excited to start working out! I have done it a whole 2 days!!! Okay lets be honest i am horrible at sticking to something. The first day was great. The second day i had no energy. And i just haven't done it since. I need to have a better attitude to it. I figure that next week will be a better week. And i am going to do more that just work out in-front of my TV. I've decided with this warm weather i am going to try to get outside more. As soon as our Land Lords open up their pool i am going to swim laps. And i am going to hike Ensign peak with Eric (since he has never been and i love the view) I figure one day we can pack a picnic and go late at night so we can see the city lights. 

Mothers day was so much fun with my family. I got a game that the family could play that it would be nearly impossible to cheat. We spent so much time laughing as we played. I can't believe how fast my nephews are growing up! They are getting so big! I just love being Aunt Natalie. 

Wednesday i got to spend the day with my Grandma Whitehead. It was good to spend time just the two of us. You could tell she needed some girl time, i came back from dropping Eric off and she asked me to paint her nails. We just had so much fun laughing and talking about memories. and making new memories.

Well i am so excited for Eric to get home and i can't wait for next weeks adventures. I think i might have a few things up my sleeve that will make for a great week! 

What a great week!

Goodness why does it seem like some weeks just speed by while others take forever to get to the weekend?

Well this was a good week for me and Eric. Monday night we decided to have a date night. Eric's suggestion. We had already had dinner, (although now that im blogging i can't remember what we had!) but it was yummy i'm sure.. OH! i think it was burrito's :) anyway so after that Eric suggested date night and he decided to feed my weakness and take me to nickel mania. Now me at nickel mania is a bad idea because i usually spend more then i want...but we did it anyway and boy was it fun! we emptied our change jar so we could have extra nickels and off we went. If i ever do penny slots i think that we will go broke because i just love it! Eric was the big ticket maker! I got to do the dancing game, then Eric and i played a gun game (i didn't really like it so i only played a few rounds with him) when all our nickels were gone we got to spend our tickets. ooo side track!

I ran into a guy there who said that he had just got a washer and dryer from his tickets. He said he probably turns in half a million tickets every 3 months. He goes to the nickel places everyday and plays the high ticket games. it was so crazy! i couldn't even imagine how much he really spent to get that washer and dryer.

ANYWAY so when eric and i were spending our tickets Eric got an awesome green recorder. He had been wanting one for a long time so now he has one, now he wants to get recorder books. I think we have some at my parents from when we were growing up but i just love how cute my husband is! we also got a ball for my adorable nephew who LOVES it! its spiky so its not like a normal ball and he just carried it around ooing and laughing! I got a key chain. So now i have a memory of our night :) Eric says that i am ridiculous for wanting one. But to be honest i love it! It was such a great night had by all and i don't want to forget it :) Then we spent the rest of our tickets on fruities :) YUM!

I had a goal to stay current on dishes this week, and i have done a pretty good job! Its nice knowing they aren't piling up in the sink, doing them everyday makes less work actually. Now i just need to do laundry. Its been some time since i've done that. My goal when i get home from work today is to sweep and mop the kitchen, do the dishes, and finish the laundry today. As well as i need to plan our lesson plan for primary tomorrow. I also want to make cookies for those who participate in class. 

This week i also wanted to make sure i cooked dinner, the first week after i started my job i don't think i cooked at all. i think we ate out that whole week. So i was going to be better. I made a beef and broccoli that was surprisingly tasty. I also made a sweet and spicy bacon wrapped chicken. YUM! it was so tasty as well. We had breakfast for dinner, and burrito's. :) I am learning to love the kitchen and am loving life in general. 

So Eric and i have gone about 2 weeks of working together, and to be quite honest i love it! we get to take our lunches together, we started listening to book on CD's on the way to and from work, since we have about a 20 minute drive. I get to pick the book on CD and to be quite honest i really love the LDS authors. Sure enough Eric is enjoying them too. We heat up our lunch and take it out to the car so we can continue to listen to it! I love the time i have with him. Although the wait from when i get off work to when he gets off work can be painful! I get off at either 1 or 2 (if i don't take a lunch) if i do take a lunch then its 2-3 depending on the week. Then i have to wait until 5 for Eric to get off work. The bountiful temple isn't too far away but i haven't taken the opportunity to go yet. It is something on my to-do list. I usually bring my laptop and sit in the waiting room watching netflix. But the time we have together makes the wait worth it!

I do have to say i love having family. Wednesday my sister called and told me she went though her clothes and had a pile for me! I love morgan's taste in clothes and was so excited. Eric and i ended up staying there until about 8:30 catching up with them. We have both agreed we need to get together more often. I love having my sister so close that we can still get together and hang out! Plus her son is SO cute! he has started pillow fighting he will pick up a pillow and run towards you! I can't believe that he is turning one at the end of this month! being an aunt is such a great feeling! Everytime i play with him i can't help but wait for the time when i get to have my own! Plus my sister is such a great mom! she lets him climb all over her! they sweep the kitchen together. He tackles her, they just have so much fun! seeing my sister interact with her little one just makes me hope i can be half the the mom she is because she is so amazing!! 

Well i think that is all the updates on us we hope that all of you plan on having a great weekend! Also to all those mothers out there Happy Mothers day! i hope it is a great day! and we really appreciate all you do! 

Importance of Today

Oh goodness :) Today is such a landmark :)

Back Story time :) 

A year ago Eric was prepared to take a trip to California. We hadn't been dating long, but we knew something might come of it. Before Eric and I kinda had a DTR and i told him that i didn't want to be in a serious relationship for at least a year. 

And then he left. He called me, don't get me wrong i loved the fact that he called me! But it wasn't the same. He left on a wednesday and was coming back on a sunday! i was so excited for him to come home. We would talk on the phone till i fell asleep. it was so sweet! i couldn't believe how much i loved him in so little of time. 

So how did i know i loved him? Well Eric left and we would text and call, and i realized that he didn't have any ties to utah. If he wanted to leave and go back to Oregon he could and i would just be left here with these feelings that honestly he didn't know about! But i didn't want to scare him off at the same time. i didn't exactly know what Eric wanted. He texted me when he was close to home so i could come over :) 

The hug he gave me when he returned was amazing! i loved where i was and i couldn't be any happier. We decided to go on a walk, i didn't know how to bring up another DTR when Eric and i had just had one less than a week ago. Our walk was so much fun, we played at a school and just had fun but would have quite a few serious moments. We were walking around a church when Eric pulled me into his arms.  I remember looking up at him and thinking "this would be the perfect moment to kiss him" but i also knew that Eric's rule was he didn't want to kiss a girl unless he was in a relationship with her. It was so hard but i knew at that moment when i could read in his face that he wanted to kiss me that he wanted a relationship. In fact he wanted to kiss me and was trying hard not to kiss me. 

We got back to his house and settled in for a movie (if i remember right it was the big bang theory) and i told him that things had changed and when he figured it out to let me know. That is when he turned to me and asked "Do we need to have a DTR?" After that he asked me to be his girlfriend. and i said yes. i was so excited and couldn't believe how wonderful my life had just become. 

Ready to finally seal the deal with a kiss Eric went in for the kiss. He got close and pulled away and told me it wasn't romantic enough. About 20 minutes later i guess he couldn't take it anymore before he pulled me into his arms and kissed me for the first time. It was amazing, and continues to be amazing! I love kissing him and wouldn't change anything that has happened. 

As i look back on last year i think about where my life was when i had met Eric. We both had gotten out of serious relationships, before we really started to get to know each other.

First camping trip :)

I sure do love my wonderful husband :)

Update...

Wow life has been so crazy lately but i love it!!

Eric and i have officially started working together! We have driven up together 3 days now. I really enjoy our time together! Not driving is so nice, plus our lunches together. When things happen, (not that much has happened)  He is right there for me to talk to. I do a lot of things that just keep me busy, one of my favorite tasks is doing paper work to get the title, i make phone calls and make sure that people are satisfied with their service. Eric is adjusting well, they really like having him work there!

We both got to speak in church on sunday, we spoke about love and service. Eric did such a great job. I have never felt any prouder then when i sat there listening to him talk and knowing that was the man i married and he is amazing! We took a drive up to Idaho Sunday to celebrate my Grandpa's 88th birthday. It was pretty nice! i loved being with him, although we were both tired, so on the way there i drove and he napped and on the way home i got to take a nap. We celebrated Marie's birthday after, and had lots of fun! I love how we continue to grow together!

So lately i have come to the realization that as much i want to have kids i am not ready, and it might be different when its not my kids. But my patients with kids has been wearing thin. It is hard! and part of me thinks its because i'm working and just want to focus on that. But i know that kids are important. It also might be different when they are my own kids and i have been the one to raise and disciplined them. Plus if i can still discipline them. 

But on that note Eric and i were called as Primary teachers!! We are going to be teaching the 8-11 year olds. Our ward has a high turn over rate due to apartment complexes, we also don't have a large primary, so we get the older classes. I am excited to have a class that can respond to what im asking with actual answers and not stories about what happened last night. It will be fun to practice team teaching!

Well honestly i think that is it for us! i hope you all are having a fantastic month! May has started and hopefully it will be a GREAT month!! the warm weather is starting to come and summer is happening! so enjoy the wonderful sun! I know i will be working on my tan :)