Thursday, September 24, 2009
The Best Day of Our Lives
Since it was our anniversary I thought it would be appropriate to post some of our favorite wedding pics. So here you go...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Year One
Ryan and I celebrated our first year anniversary over the weekend! We were married on September 20th last year in Utah. It's crazy how fast time flys, we just can't believe it's already been a whole year. We have had so much fun together despite how crazy and busy this last year has been.
Shortly after we were married I had to study like crazy and take my nursing boards for my RN license. Both Ryan and I took on new jobs just before we were married. This last year has been quite challenging for me working in the ICU, especially from being a brand new nurse and taking on such an intense situation every day, not to mention working night shifts as well. I actually have just switched to working days over the last few weeks and it really has been awesome. I didn't realize how grumpy working nights made me. You just feel so rundown all the time, even if you do get all your sleep in. I'm really starting to love my job though and I'm so glad that I chose nursing as my career. I never stop learning and the intensity never dies. I love being able to go to work each day not knowing what I'm going to face.
Ryan has been working so hard at his job putting in 50+ hour weeks on top of night classes at UVU. He is so amazing, I don't know how he does it and he still comes home every night with a smile on his face. He is doing really well in school and is almost done with his first year. Right now he is taking his first construction management class which he's enjoying. When he gets laid off for the winter season he goes to school full time. We are excited to watch his advancement with Geneva Rock.
When I was working night shifts we had completely opposite schedules and we'd never see each other, sometimes for days on end. We would literally pass one another on the road coming and going. I would get home in the mornings and hop in bed and it would still be warm. It was awful and I am so grateful that I am on day shifts now, it's so nice to come home to my hubby:)
Other than working like crazy, Ryan and I have been in the search of our first house. We have been looking for a while now but are still waiting for the right one to come along. We figure we are going to be in Utah for some time while Ryan goes to school and would rather put our money in our own pockets than our landlords.
For our anniversary Ryan and I went up to Salt Lake for the day on Saturday. We went to the zoo in the morning and even though it's kinda childish, we really had a lot of fun. We are both animal lovers so it was perfect. After that we went downtown and walked around the city and walked through some neat antique stores. We went and got some amazing massages together and after we were all relaxed we went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory! All I can say is Yummy!!! We ended the night stargazing on the mountainside in the back of Ryan's truck. It was such a great day! Sunday was our actual anniversary and we decided to have a day of relaxation. We went on a drive up the canyon where we were married. It was so beautiful with all the fall colors and we had a nice time reminiscing. We made a romantic dinner together that night. We had some delicious steak thanks to Ryan and we made some really yummy coconut shrimp together. We topped that off with some chocolate covered strawberries that made it a perfect night.
We are having such a wonderful life together and we love each other so much. We can't wait to see everything that's in store for us.
Here are some pictures from our weekend!
Shortly after we were married I had to study like crazy and take my nursing boards for my RN license. Both Ryan and I took on new jobs just before we were married. This last year has been quite challenging for me working in the ICU, especially from being a brand new nurse and taking on such an intense situation every day, not to mention working night shifts as well. I actually have just switched to working days over the last few weeks and it really has been awesome. I didn't realize how grumpy working nights made me. You just feel so rundown all the time, even if you do get all your sleep in. I'm really starting to love my job though and I'm so glad that I chose nursing as my career. I never stop learning and the intensity never dies. I love being able to go to work each day not knowing what I'm going to face.
Ryan has been working so hard at his job putting in 50+ hour weeks on top of night classes at UVU. He is so amazing, I don't know how he does it and he still comes home every night with a smile on his face. He is doing really well in school and is almost done with his first year. Right now he is taking his first construction management class which he's enjoying. When he gets laid off for the winter season he goes to school full time. We are excited to watch his advancement with Geneva Rock.
When I was working night shifts we had completely opposite schedules and we'd never see each other, sometimes for days on end. We would literally pass one another on the road coming and going. I would get home in the mornings and hop in bed and it would still be warm. It was awful and I am so grateful that I am on day shifts now, it's so nice to come home to my hubby:)
Other than working like crazy, Ryan and I have been in the search of our first house. We have been looking for a while now but are still waiting for the right one to come along. We figure we are going to be in Utah for some time while Ryan goes to school and would rather put our money in our own pockets than our landlords.
For our anniversary Ryan and I went up to Salt Lake for the day on Saturday. We went to the zoo in the morning and even though it's kinda childish, we really had a lot of fun. We are both animal lovers so it was perfect. After that we went downtown and walked around the city and walked through some neat antique stores. We went and got some amazing massages together and after we were all relaxed we went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory! All I can say is Yummy!!! We ended the night stargazing on the mountainside in the back of Ryan's truck. It was such a great day! Sunday was our actual anniversary and we decided to have a day of relaxation. We went on a drive up the canyon where we were married. It was so beautiful with all the fall colors and we had a nice time reminiscing. We made a romantic dinner together that night. We had some delicious steak thanks to Ryan and we made some really yummy coconut shrimp together. We topped that off with some chocolate covered strawberries that made it a perfect night.
We are having such a wonderful life together and we love each other so much. We can't wait to see everything that's in store for us.
Here are some pictures from our weekend!
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