I can't believe it's already almost June. In just two months we will have been married for TWO YEARS. I swear our first anniversary was just a few months ago. It is so bizarre. Life now has mostly been early mornings, going off to our separate jobs, coming home and spending every minute of it together, repeat, repeat, repeat. We live for the weekends! Oh man. I truly thought I could not love weekends any more, but now that I'm working full time I LIVE FOR THEM. Two days of uninterrupted time with Ryan. Bliss!
I've had so many memories stock piled up in my head since, like, January, and I haven't even written in my journal more than two or three times since then. I need to or else I'll go insane with worrying that I won't get these things down on (virtual) paper. I love to write about memories.
One evening during Christmas break, I got a call from my dad giving me the heartbreaking news that my grandfather had fallen and broken his hip. My in-laws are so wonderful and as soon as I told them, they offered me two standby passes so I could fly to Seattle and be with my grandparents and my family. I don't ever, ever want to forget the absolutely adorable look of shock on Grandpa's face when he slowly woke up from the surgery and then saw me standing at the foot of his hospital bed. His eyes got enormous and his mouth just dropped open. It makes me cry to think about it! Oh it was just so cute. [:
Doing Seattle things like eating mini donuts and looking real attractive.
And making some more pies duh.
I got to spend New Years Eve with my family as well, which was so great. We had the classic party at the grandparents' house, though it was hard to have has much fun as normal without grandpa there [and Ryan! ):]. We upheld all the traditions: games, toilet paper passing, and the taste test. This year's test was apples, and it was hands-down the best one yet, all thanks to the mastermind Dad. We've got some dang good apples in Washington, and some dang good Beecher's cheese, and so overall it was a dang good way tasty night.
Leaving for Provo was sad all around. Teehee.
I was so thankful to be able to see my grandpa and be with my family for a week. It was so wonderful!
Then began the amazing, the glorious, the incredible time called I am done with school and get to do whatever I want which can totally include doing absolutely. nothing. all. day.
After almost 17 years of school.
No more.
Nada.
DOOOONE!!!!
Looking back now I wish I had enjoyed it even more, because MAN that was sweet.
Sleep in a little bit, work out, read my scriptures or listen to talks while I got ready, and then do whatever the heck I felt like doing until Ryan got home. Plus do some job searching, which was not as cool... but still...
Ryan had to leave me pretty soon for a business trip, but we were happily surprised the following week to get this in the mail! Free date night? Don't mind if we do.
^^^ These just make me laugh so hard! One of the things I wanted to get done once I had the time was sort through all sorts of papers and boxes I had accumulated over my BYU years. These were from my sisters during my first few weeks of Freshman year. Sarah's spelling gets me every time. [: I love my sisters.
One of Ryan's partners gave him tickets to Salt Lake ComiCon, and oh boy... was Ryan in heaven, though he tried to downplay it. It was adorable to see him struggle to keep his cool and not totally geek out. We spent the whole day gawking at people's costumes, trying to avert our eyes from the old people who were still trying to dress like sexy superheroes, and indulging our inner nerd selves at panels on Firefly, Marvel, and Back to the Future. It was so fun to be with Ryan and to just people watch at that enormous collection of weird people. And trust me, the people watching was just unbeatable.
One of my FAVORITE favorite parts of having all day every day open was that I got to help this babe plan her wedding - one of my best friends from the last apartment I lived in before marrying Ryan. She was there the night Ry and I got engaged and she is just the greatest! We got to play Say Yes to the Dress for daysss and it was so rad.
More good stuff like a spontaneous karaoke night with these crazies.
I don't ever want to forget this night. And I don't think I could if I tried. [:
I got both of these in the mail on the same day! Passport for the graduation trip of a lifetime that we had been planning since Ryan's graduation last year, and the good ol' symbol of adulthood - my diploma from my beloved BYU. It made me happysad. ):
Got a new FAUCET! This was an exciting day. That faucet just displays a small part of how lovely our little newlywed apartment was... We had our own little misting system. So lucky...
Behold! New faucet! So shiny! So lacking in holes and grossness!
Ryan took me birdwatching one evening out at the lake. It was so great to sit there with my binoculars and relax. I liked this night.
Spring was so beautiful in Provo. We went on lots of walks, I got to meet up with friends for lunch on campus, and we just spent as much time outside as possible.
Overall, being unemployed was awesome for a little bit and then it got incredibly boring. [: I had some good interviews, some not as great ones, some serious disappointments, and then I was so happy to get an offer at the end of March! Ryan was so supportive and was always there to cheer me up when I was getting discouraged. And there were some serious discouraged-Hannah-moments. I'm so lucky to have him!
Life is so good. I love my job. And we are moving on to a new chapter!
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