Goodbye Kirksville!!!

It is our last Saturday in Kirksville, and it is so bittersweet!! I am so sad to leave, but excited to move on the next phase of our lives. Tomorrow is Bryce's 29th birthday so we just had to have a bbq to celebrate, and of course watch the USA play in the World Cup. It was so much fun!! We have made great friends while we have been here, they have done so much for us! I dont know how we would have made it through living in Kirksville without them. The Triplett's are wonderful people and we will miss them so much.
I made a brownie/cookie dough treat for desert and put some candles in it so we could sing to him. Lets just say I had to MAKE him smile in this picture...Anyway other than that we are just busy packing/cleaning. Bryce has been studying his brains out getting ready for to take the Comlex and USMLE. He took one on Friday and just has one left on Wednesday. I could not be more proud of him. I think that he is amazing!!
My family will be here on Wednesday for a little Kansas City/ St. Louis trip before we move, and than that's it we are out of here!!
We have truly loved living in Kirksville, I truly believe that we were supposed to come here. BUT we could not be more excited to be around family for a few years!
Utah ready or not here we come!!!

I Never Thought

So today was the day that I had to tell my boss and friend Tammy that my last day of working at The Bank of Kirksville would be April 29th. I never thought that this would make me seriously think of so many things. With all of the excitement coming up in our life I have just been reflecting on the portion of our lives here in Kirksville.
I never thought that I would marry someone like Bryce, he is truly the best thing that ever happened to me. I never thought that getting sealed in the temple for time and all eternity would bring so much comfort to me at times when I need it the most. I never thought that I would move across the country for my husband to go to medical school. I never thought it was possible to miss family and home, but be so content to stay here. I never thought that I would love living in Kirksville. I never thought that I would have as good of friends that I do here. I never thought that my boss could be one of my best friends, but she truly is!!! I don't know what I would have done without her. I never thought that Tammy and her husband John would be such a blessing in our lives.
I never thought that my testimony would grow so much by teaching 12 and 13 year olds in sunday school. I never thought that I would learn so much about myself while living in Kirksville. I never thought that I would be so excited to move home, but so sad to leave at the same time. I never thought someone could excell at medical school the way Bryce does. I never thought that I would ever be in this situation at all. But I would not trade it for anything in the world!!
Bryce and I have truly become best friends and are so close, I honestly think that moving here was the best decision that we have ever made. I am so glad that he picked me as the lucky one to take this journey with him. I never thought that we would be able to experience some of the wonderful things that the midwest has to offer.
April 29th is serioulsy coming so close, it will be here before I know it, and than we will be moving on to the next phase of our lives. I also know that it is what is best for us, but I truly know that we were ment to come to Kirksville. I have learned so much while I have been here.
I never thought that turning in my quitting day would bring so much thought, but it has. Sorry this is such a random post, but I just had to write all this thought down or else I would never remember it. So for those few people who read our blog I am sorry for the mess of thoughts.

Alive

Yes we are alive and well, I just have not posted anything for quite sometime. Since my sister has been on my case about updating I guess I will just write what we have been up to lately.
Halloween was so much fun, we went to our ward trunk-or-treat with some friends and than carved pumpkins later that evening. Once again Bryces was the bomb!! He just has so much patience so carve out very small details to make them look awesome.
Thanksgiving was AWESOME!!! My family was so nice and spent a long long car ride to come all the way to Missouri to spend the weekend with us. We had an awesome meal cooked by my mom (Tiff and I helped a little), than the boys cleaned up. We went to A Christmas Carol, spent Saturday in Hannibal, played ALOT of Wii, and just had some serious bonding time in our small little house. I am truly so grateful for family. Being away from both of our families we look forward to every time that we can see them. I wish I had some pics of our weekend-we did take some, but Bryce and I currently don't have a camera so we don't have any-we played at the park after we ate dinner on Thanksgiving and Bryce and I both said that goofing around there was the best thing that we did!!
Bryce and I also became an uncle and aunt!! Bryces brother and sister-in-law had a baby girl about three weeks ago. She is seriously so so cute, Bryce has already been able to see her because of his dentist appointments, but I cant wait to see her at Christmas. We are so happy for them and hope that everything is going well.
Speaking of Christmas, in just two weeks we get to go home for Christmas and are so excited!! This is my first year to spend Christmas with the Swenson's and I cant wait. But most of all we are just excited to see all the family.
Oh and also, we found out a few weeks ago that we get to move to Provo in June for two years. We are so excited for that as well.
Other than that life is pretty much just the same old stuff, work and school. Bryce is doing so well and is loving every minute of school. He just soaks all the information in and cant wait to actually apply it in a work setting.
I wish I had some pics for everyone, but that will just have to wait until we can decide on what kind of a camera to purchase.
Sorry for the long post, but there you go Tiffany I updated my blog!!

Jewelry Box

Along with the wonderful surprise of my sister coming for my birthday, Bryce got me a jewelry box. I have been in such dire need for one and have never been able to find one. Just about every morning I have to ask Bryce to untangle the jewelry that I wanted to wear because it was just a huge mess. It was an extra surprise and I absolutely love it. It looks so cute with the bed set. I finally got all my jewelry put into it, and the best part is that my necklaces can hang in the back so that I can easily get one out without it being in a big tangled mess.
Sorry about the blurry photo, our camera was dropped in water a few times so its not in the best condition, but its better than nothing.
Thanks Bryce for my wonderful birthday surprises, I love them!!!