Wow! I can't believe its already the first day of Fall. I love this time of year. I love the changing colors and that it still isn't super cold. This year has flown by. It's already the end of September and this is my first post for the month. Weird huh? So much has been going on with us that I don't even know where to start. The summer was way crazy busy for us with weddings, baby blessings, personal family stuff, our vacations, and our little getaways. As most of you know summer is our time to play and be together. We are so busy with work and school during the year that summer is our fun time. We are rarely home in the summer and when we are we are working then on weekends off to a new adventure. Well, Kinda :)
Paul~ started back to school. He is almost done at SLCC. He will soon have his math done that will finally allow him to move on. As of right now he plans on going to the U next fall. Other than school nothing really new going on. Life is the same. Work and school. Nothing too exciting happens til summer. I'm proud of Paul though cuz as much as he hates math (almost as much as I do) he's sticking with it and has already aced his first couple of tests. He is also in a sociology class and gender in America. I think he's been enjoying them. I'll have to find out.
Kelci~ I have decided to go back to school. I started at the end of August and am now working on a program to help me to become a medical transcriptionist. Its been interesting so far. Its a 9 course program set up to only do one course at a time. Depending on how big/long the course is the more time I have for it. I usually have a test every week on a unit for a longer course or I have a final if not a test. I'm currently on my 3rd class and have a final this week. I'm anxious to keep going with this. The plan is for me to be done by April. I'm looking forward to it because this is a great job that will allow me to be a stay at home mom when I raise my family and still work to help Paul through school and stuff. I'm also kind of bummed, I was just released from Primary. Hopefully something else is in store for me. I loved that calling and getting to know the kids. This is kinda random but I just wanted to put that i'm kind of proud of myself for something I consider an accomplishment this month. For those of you who know me real well you know I absolutely hate driving, especially the freeway. I also don't like driving alone, especially to places i'm not too familiar with. Well this month I went to my friends wedding alone. Paul couldn't go with me because of school. I was terrified because I've never been to bountiful and I hate the freeway. I'm proud to say I actually found the temple on my own and went by myself. It was a beautiful sealing. I loved the sealer they had.
Our most recent news is that we are trying to move. I don't think we can get into a house right now but we want to try. That all depends on what Paul's school plans are too. But I do know that I want some type of change in life and if we do this it will be one less thing we have to do once we have a baby. We found a place we are interested in, but we are trying to decide if its right and we still need to find out if it will work or not. If it doesn't work out we are still looking. So either way thats new on our plans. Nothing else to report. I hope you all have a great Fall.
HAPPY FALL!!!
So i'm not completely sure why i'm blogging this but thats ok. I can do random stuff. Its my blog.
I'm amazed at how much music can effect your life. I love music. I especially love when I hear a song that I havn't heard forever. The best part is when you listen to it that song brings back all the memories you have from that time of your life. Not only does it bring back the memories of whatever was going on at the time but it brings back everything you associated with that song. I know i'm not using the right terms and phrases but oh well. My hubby isn't around to correct me right now. There are certain songs that were a big part of my life and I love when I hear them. Especially if its been years. I've had that kind of experience tonight. I was watching the CMA Festival and trying to get things done. I was in the other room when the Judds performed Love Can Build A Bridge. That was one of my favorite songs when I was 5 or 6. My aunt bought that tape when it was popular and we would play that song over and over whenever I spent time with her. It amazed me that after not listening to it for awhile and never seeing it performed what kind of impact it had. I love that music can do that to you. Some of the other songs that are big in my life or ones I fell in love with as a child are Colin Raye's Little Rock. It may not be the best to associate it with my parents divorce, but thats when it became popular and that when I fell in love with that song. I loved that it was about Arkansas. Thats the home I was leaving. The Beach Boys, KOKOMO. My sister and I would play that over and over and dance with it. Same to Time of my life off of Dirty Dancing. My parents never let me watch the movie but I was allowed to play the very last scene where they danced to that song. I thought I was so cool just to watch that. When I moved to Utah Ace of Base the sign became my song. The busdriver would turn it up for us when that song came on and all of us kids on the bus would sing at the top or our lungs. Then my best friend and I would kareokee to that song and dance to it. Spice Girls Wannabe was awesome. My sister and I totally danced to that song. K well its been kind of fun thinking of songs that have impacted my life in one way or another and brought back fun memories. I can probably go on, but its time to end. Hope everyone had a good August. I can't believe its almost Fall.
Hey! Just wanted to give you a quick update on the Gardiners. Nothing to exciting happening. The most interesting news is that I started back to school today. I'm going to do medical transcribing. I can officially say i'm a student again. So far its interesting, I think i'll come to actually enjoy my classes. Paul starts back tomorrow. We figured by the time he can leave SLCC he will have two associate degrees. Math is killing him and is keeping him there like an extra semester since he can only do one class a semester. But hey, two associates isn't that bad although we are quite anxious for him to be able to move on. Anyways hope everyone had a good summer. I'm bummed its coming to an end. Stay in touch. Oh yeah... Happy Birthday CJ!
This may bug me til I fix it and I don't think I can on my pictures. I just wanted to say that I think what I put as the melting pots at our trip to Yellowstone may be called paint pots. I'm not for sure but if so, now its corrected. Have a good night everyone! :)
Hey everyone! I just wanted to share some news that i'm excited about. I have decided to go back to school! I've been thinking about it for a while now and have been looking into programs. I've decided to do medical transcribing. The biggest reason is so when I have my family i'll be able to work from home. I found a school that offers most if not all of what I was looking for. This program will also allow me to keep my job, which is something i'm interested in until the kids come. I hope everything works out. Just wanted to share the news with everyone. Hope you all are taking care. Love you all!
Have you ever had one of those weekends where it seems like everything you have had planned gets cancelled or messed up one way or another? This weekend was my turn. I figure though either you can get all bummed and upset or go with the flow and make something of it. I decided to do something about it and I can tell you I had one great weekend. Paul had a guy weekend planned with his friends. It also included a bachelor party for one of his best friends. I hope you guys had a blast! I had some plans which kind of ruined, then I had a trip for next week that totally ruined. But thats ok. I was looking forward to going out of town but since its not happening I actually took some time and treated myself to a spa day. It was a blast. I tried a body wrap and some oceana tub thing. It was way nice. They rub some seaweed like stuff or mud depending on what you choose then you get into something close to a tanning bed thing but its a machine that heats and has tropical sprays stuff. Kinda weird but cool at the same time. Then the tub was a jetted tub with minerals and stuff. Can't remember its purpose except for relaxation. Anyways it was nice, but honestly, I prefer a massage. I was also able to spend the night with my mom on Friday night. My brothers are out of town, except for Hunter and with Paul being gone I didn't want to be alone Friday night. We went to the movies and out shopping and stuff. It was fun spending time with her. Even though plans were cancelled it was great being able to be home. We had the Texas Gardiners here for a few days and ended up doing a family dinner tonight. It was nice to see them. I kind of feel bad I didn't get to talk to them much. Sorry about that. I hope you guys had a decent trip. Happy August everyone! Can you believe summer is almost over? Where has the time gone? I also want to wish grandpa Badder a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope you had a good one. Take care everyone!
