Thursday, August 16, 2012

1st Anniversary

This past Monday (August 13th) was mine and Nate's very first anniversary being married!  And it is our second year of being together, if you count the dating.

Here's a re-cap of all the major events that happened while we've been married:

  • My grandpa died (that was actually 2 days before we got married).
  • I started the Radiology Program in August 2011.
  • Nate got Medical School interviews to like 6 different schools but only interviewed in Florida and Iowa.
  • My jaw locked shut and we found out I lost 15% of the bone in my jaw, then 30%, then 40%.
  • I went through 7 months of physical therapy.
  • My sister Kara got married! 
  • My brother Dallin got married!
  • My sister Elise got in a car accident and we are so happy she is still here with us.
  • In November 2011 we found out Nate was accepted to Florida and Iowa (we chose Florida).
  • Our nieces Ashley and Kelsey graduated high school!
  • Our niece Kelsey Heilson got a boyfriend!!
  • I got my LPT (limited license in radiology) so now I can work as a radiology tech (June 2012).
  • I found out I have arthritis in my jaw.
  • We moved to Florida and had a killer time with my mom on a road trip out.
  • Nate started medical school.
  • Now I'm moving back to Utah.


Nate had his first medical school quiz (which he did AWESOME on) on Monday so we celebrated on Saturday instead.  After he studied for 7 hours with his school buddies, we went to 2 movies.

First we went to total recall.  Let me warn you, there is a topless scene!  And it is so unexpected and gross.  It also swears a lot, so I wouldn't say it's a must see, but it does have a really cool story line.  I think this movie would have been way way awesome if it didn't have the topless and all the swearing!


Then, we went to the Bourne Legacy.  This movie was AWESOME!  I love this actor, he is so good and it also didn't have any swearing that I can remember!  I recommend this movie!  If you like action/intense movies, you would love this!

Then we just went home and watched Malcom in the Middle ha ha, that is our favorite TV show right now.

Then on Monday Nate had school all day and I had clinicals all day so we ordered a BBQ chicken pizza from Papa John's (our favorite!).

I have been doing my clinicals in Florida and the people there didn't understand my program so they would get mad at certain things and everyday that I had clinicals I would come home and cry the rest of the night.   On Sunday I decided I would pray about clinicals and what I should do and on Monday I had this really peaceful feeling and thought that I need to go back to Utah to finish clinicals.
Our Anniversary was wonderful!  But also sad, because Monday is when we decided that I can't stay in Florida for my clinicals because....well...it's just not working. 

So I am moving back to Utah on Saturday.   I am so sad because I will miss Nate and the new friends that we have made here.  I want to stay here and hang out with the wives and do fun things together.  Yesterday I hung out with one of the wives (Malori) and then later that night we got together with our husbands and played games.  I wish we could do that everyday because it was so much fun, but I know I will be back.  Hopefully I will only live in Utah for the next 4 months.

I am so thankful for all the people in the program that have been so good to me and have helped me out!  Let me just say that Weber State is AWESOME!  I have had nothing but good experiences, the people are amazing and nice and helpful!!

It is amazing how the Lord blesses our lives.  He has helped me get here to Florida with my clinicals and then move back to Utah.  I feel so grateful for Him and for all the answers to my many prayers!



Lastly, I am so thankful for this man!  He is AMAZING!  Nate comes off as patient, loving, and caring.  And don't let him fool you, he is like this all the time.  He is a wonderful comforter and just a wonderful man!  Before I met him, I didn't think there a man out there that could be right for me, but I am so glad that I was proved wrong!  Nate is the perfect man for me, we get along so well!  I love how he has the priesthood and he can give me a blessing when needs be.  It has helped me often.  People say the first year of marriage is the hardest, but even though we went through a lot, I feel like we just keep getting closer and closer.  I am proud to call Nathan David my husband!

Friday, August 10, 2012

Mary's Movie and Book Review

I LOVE movies, but when I go to see a movie. I want to know it's good so I thought I'd help other people know what is and isn't good.  (Because I do have such a great opinion)

We saw this movie when we got to Florida and it was so cute!  A must see at least once.  I had no idea what it was about, but a short re-cap is that she is mad at her mom because she is arranging a marriage for her and she get so mad that something happens to her mom, she learns to love her mom and all the things she has done for her.  It was special because my mom was with me when we saw it :)

 
To me Batman was..inspiring!  I'm a huge fan of Batman and I thought
this movie was sooo great!  Not only did it come out
on a great day (my birthday), but personally, this one is my favorite.  
Nate says the 2nd one is his favorite but that one is just a little dark.
My mom even saw this and liked it!  



Now for my book review.  This book is AMAZING!
It is about a women from Provo whose husband became a pilot.
It explains how they met, when they got married and had their children.
Then they went for a ride in a plane and it crashed and she was burnt 
over 80% of her body and her husband 30%.  
She talks about her trials and how she coped.  
I cried, laughed, and felt the spirit while I read this book.
Stephanie Nielson is so inspiring and this book has seriously
helped me become a better person!

This is a MUST READ!



Road Trip to Florida!

What a way to start a road trip.  Nate got a ticket, we weren't
 even a whole mile away from his dad's house!
Ha ha!  Luckily he was only going 10 over the speed limit!  

 First stop!!  Yellowstone!!  This was my first time ever being there and it was way fun!  
My mom came on the road trip because she hasn't been too the places that we 
were headed and we are so happy she came!  It was a lot funner with her there! 
 Yes I know I said funner--I like it that way.

This is us getting ready to watch Old Faithful.  
Talk about awesome!!!!!!  Nature is totally cool.

Nate likes us Red Heads!!
Second stop was Mt. Rushmore, but on 
our way, there was a Flintstones Theme Park!  Who woulda thunk? 
 It was kind of funny actually.  We didn't actually go in because it looked like a 
playground for kids but we stopped and scoped it out.  Sweetness!!


Then we got to Mt. Rushmore and we were exhausted!
  But it was worth it.  It was cool to see giant president heads in the side
 of a mountain!  When you're actually there, you can see how big the faces 
really are.



My mom and I :)
Then it was on to Nauvoo!  This was a fun place, they had a bunch of little houses where they talked about the early members of the church and how they lived.  It was so cool, I wish I could stay at home and bake all day!  Oh and we got to sample bread and it was the best ever!
This is the ACTUAL door with the ACTUAL bullet hole. This bullet was the one that killed Hyrum.
This is us at Carthage...the whole time I kept saying Cartilage. 
Yeah, I got laughed at.  Nate's brother Jeff was driving to another state for 
rotations and we crossed paths!  Pretty sweet.  It was so amazing to see where
 Joseph Smith had actually been so many years ago.  He sacrificed so much, 
what a great man!  I'm so happy for our church and all the goodness it brings into our lives!  
I'd be lost without it.

I have no idea what I'm doing in this picture

The next day it was Kirtland.  After Jeff had pointed out how much it bugs
 him when people say Kirkland, I couldn't stop saying Kirkland for some reason!  
This was a super interesting experience.
This was our first temple, but then was taken over by a different
form of religion.  It was weird when they told us
about it because there was no feeling in it.  I guess it's
hard to explain because I'm botching it, but you'll have to go see for yourself!
But it was really cool to see the place where Joseph Smith conversed with 
Jesus Christ!


Fortuanatley, Nate downloaded some pictures on his computer half way 
through the trip because we took even more pictures but we
can't find our camera ANYWHERE!  It is driving me crazy, but we
also went to Niagra Falls, Palmyra, Gettysburg, Washington, and lastly
Florida!

Niagra falls was awesome!  So was Palmyra and Gettysburg.  Washington
was...a little crazy.  We took the metro (subway) into DC and 
then walked everywhere.  It was so blasted hot and humid that we were
soaked with sweat and just so tired!  The declaration of independence was really amazing
to see!  We got cool pictures there but we lost the camera! 

Then we were going to go to the DC temple, but it was closed for 
maintenance!  Lame.  So we drove the rest of the way to Florida and got
here on my birthday!!!

We had soo much fun and we are so happy we did the road trip thing!
We are so thankful that my mom came with us, I hope she had fun!
Cuz we sure had fun with her there!

Pictures of our apartment are on their way!  We just need a camera first.