This last week I was blessed with the opportunity to go to a friend's wedding. I haven't seen Taylor since we were in high school but I was so happy to see her and Mandy, one of her bridesmaids. I love being able to share the happiness that comes with weddings and marriage, especially since I have been so happy in mine.
Besides that, it has been another long week here in Casper with Seth. We are going home tonight and then the vacation really starts. Thursday we are leaving to go camping all weekend in Utah for our family reunion. We weren't able to go last year partly because Seth was 'tired of driving.' = ) He spoke to soon and this year I am making him go no matter how much he has been driving this year. I love camping and this is the first chance we have been able to go out all year.
Not only do we get to go camping but Elder Wyatt Ivie is also coming home Wednesday! We get to spend the whole week with him while he is home. After the reunion then we are going to Lagoon in Salt Lake City to enjoy some more fun time together before he reports to the MTC next Wednesday. He has been called to the Seattle, Washington mission. We are so happy for him!! For those of you who don't know, Wyatt is our cousin on Seth's side.
Because it will be a busy weekend and I will still be in Utah next Monday, I will write another blog at the end of next week. I will be having way too much fun to sit around on my computer to tell you what is going on. I hope everyone has a wonderful week!
Monday, July 21, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
Gratitude
Seth and I are still in Casper working. There are a few good things about this. The first is that we got to go to the fair and rodeo finally. We have been working so hard this summer that we haven't been able to spend any 'us' time doing anything we don't usually get to do. It was so much fun! The rodeo was amazing and, like always, reminds me of my goal to one day run some barrels. My heart gets racing so fast in that part of the rodeo and I get so excited. It is amazing that I get to be so close to a dream I will one day achieve. The fair was just as great. Usually I hate any sort of ride that has any adventure to it. I have never been on a ferris wheel for fear of it tipping over. When I think of one, I think of the movie "Mighty Joe Young." Seth took me on it this year and he helped me to relax and I actually enjoyed it! I was actually disappointed when it ended. We went on the next ride that spun us around and I didn't even get sick! Seth let me pick out those rides so I wouldn't be so freaked out so I let him pick out the last one. When he picked the scariest, worst possible ride ever I almost backed out. Just because I had fun on the two other ones does not mean that I was ready for this step. It was a giant circle, like a hamster wheel, and the car you sit in goes all around it and upside down. I couldn't watch the ride before I went on otherwise I probably wouldn't have gotten on with him. We started on the ride and I already hated it. I felt like we were going to fall out and I could see how high we were in the air. It was not going to be good. We started going faster and faster and I started yelling at Seth about how horrible he was for making me do something so terrible, all the while he was laughing at me of course. Finally I started laughing. I never laugh on scary rides. In fact, I usually close my eyes tight and try to picture myself any other place than where I am at. This time I laughed and I kept my eyes open the whole time. I felt my body relax and I loved it! I wanted to go faster and never get off. I never knew I could feel that way about a roller coaster like that. I found a whole new part of me that I actually enjoy. This will be bad for Seth now that I am an adrenaline junkie! = )
The next good part about us being here is that we were able to go to church on Sunday. All the talks were about gratitude and that inspired me to start a gratitude journal. I only started yesterday but I can already tell how it impacts my life to be a positive person instead of thinking about all the bad things. Every day I will write something new to help me remember the blessings in my life. I encourage all of you to do the same because I can tell you for sure that it will make a huge impact in your life. I cannot tell you enough until you experience it for yourself. Let me know how it goes for all of you!
The next good part about us being here is that we were able to go to church on Sunday. All the talks were about gratitude and that inspired me to start a gratitude journal. I only started yesterday but I can already tell how it impacts my life to be a positive person instead of thinking about all the bad things. Every day I will write something new to help me remember the blessings in my life. I encourage all of you to do the same because I can tell you for sure that it will make a huge impact in your life. I cannot tell you enough until you experience it for yourself. Let me know how it goes for all of you!
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Driving... Never ends.
All my life I have had someone to drive me where I need to go. That sounds pathetic since I have had my license for six years now. My parents drove me when I was little and then my brothers always argued about who was driving when they got their license so I just let them. When I was in college, I didn't have a car so I always rode home with my friends. Then I married Seth and he used to enjoy driving before he became a truck driver. When we moved to Casper I had to drive here by myself. That was a three hour drive, the longest I had ever driven. Now I can make that drive a lot easier because we have done it so much.
Yesterday I had the opportunity to serve the youth and take them to the Trek this week. We left Newcastle at seven in the morning and we made it to the campsite around 2. We took a few breaks which helped but it was about a five hour drive to where we needed to be. After I dropped them off, I drove another two hours back to Casper. I was so relieved to be home and relieved that Seth was only an hour and a half away as well. I got to the apartment and unpacked when Seth called. He had a heavy load on the trailer and the tire had popped off the back axle driving down the highway. I left the apartment around 5 and drove to where he was to make sure he was ok. When we had everything loaded up and ready to go I drove back to Casper and was home around 11.
I can definitely say that yesterday was a challenge for me. Not only because of the driving but getting a call from Seth like I did made me nervous. I am sure not the right person to be a trucker's wife! This is hard for me.
Anyways, I get to work tonight and tomorrow night. Hopefully that will keep my mind off the fact that Seth will be away from me, if he can get the trailer fixed today. We got to spend all of last week in Newcastle. Though Seth was not driving, we still drove so much while we were home. We had to go to Rapid twice with a stop to Lead both times. That was about a four hour drive each day. The other days we just went to the ranch which is still a two hour drive total. We are both so sick of being in vehicles!!
Hopefully this week will be better. If he gets the trailer fixed today and he gets a run, we should be home by Friday. *Fingers Crossed* I can't wait to get home and I just got here! I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens.
Yesterday I had the opportunity to serve the youth and take them to the Trek this week. We left Newcastle at seven in the morning and we made it to the campsite around 2. We took a few breaks which helped but it was about a five hour drive to where we needed to be. After I dropped them off, I drove another two hours back to Casper. I was so relieved to be home and relieved that Seth was only an hour and a half away as well. I got to the apartment and unpacked when Seth called. He had a heavy load on the trailer and the tire had popped off the back axle driving down the highway. I left the apartment around 5 and drove to where he was to make sure he was ok. When we had everything loaded up and ready to go I drove back to Casper and was home around 11.
I can definitely say that yesterday was a challenge for me. Not only because of the driving but getting a call from Seth like I did made me nervous. I am sure not the right person to be a trucker's wife! This is hard for me.
Anyways, I get to work tonight and tomorrow night. Hopefully that will keep my mind off the fact that Seth will be away from me, if he can get the trailer fixed today. We got to spend all of last week in Newcastle. Though Seth was not driving, we still drove so much while we were home. We had to go to Rapid twice with a stop to Lead both times. That was about a four hour drive each day. The other days we just went to the ranch which is still a two hour drive total. We are both so sick of being in vehicles!!
Hopefully this week will be better. If he gets the trailer fixed today and he gets a run, we should be home by Friday. *Fingers Crossed* I can't wait to get home and I just got here! I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens.
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