When the tough gets going, it keeps going....and going...and going!

   So it would appear that we will be posting on here about once a month or so. Things have gone nuts!! Glen and I are all over the place trying to get various different things done! We are both in school, as I have said and I have homework up to my neck regularly. We have set a rule for ourselves that we are not allowed to do homework at all on Friday nights because those are our date nights; we focus only on spending time together. This is difficult because it makes my inner super geek cry a little. But Glen gives me sweet little reminders whenever I ask to make my to do list for the following day or do "...just a little bit of homework..." I get a "honey...this is our night." And darn it, I just can't say no to that face!
   Well, when it comes to everything else we are having a tough time. Rexburg is so so small and there are an ever increasing number of people coming in that it makes finding a job nigh unto impossible. Glen and I have applied to pretty much anywhere and everywhere and are having no luck. We're squeaking by alright by being creative with date nights (i.e. making so they cost no money) and definitely using our leftovers! As a result of this and finding out that approximately 1100 more students will be coming in come January we have decided to reevaluate our original plan. The original plan was that Glen would graduate and then he'd work while I finished up school then we were planning on moving to Texas. However, a key part of that plan was the whole working thing. So after a lot of thought, prayer, and fasting we have decided to change that plan a little. We are verifying that Glen can finish his degree online (which we are pretty sure he can) and then we will be packing the car and moving to Texas this December. I am planning on transferring to University of Texas-Arlington and finishing my degree there and coming back when Glen graduates so he can walk the stage. While this isn't what we wanted to do initially we have experienced some little confirmations that this is what we need to do. This is where jobs are and where Glen will be able to most actively pursue careers that are most closely related to his major. It's a scary but exciting new experience for us. We will miss Rexburg and especially our best friend Kassy who will be here but we will see each other lots. We are however grateful that we will be so close to family. We know this won't be easy, but we know it's right.
   We enjoyed watching General Conference and celebrating our 1 year mark of knowing each other. Isn't it crazy how much things can change in a year? I think it is :) This is super brief I know, but that's because we've always got something that needs to get done, so I'm going to go do it! Just for fun let's add some comparison pictures! The first is from October 2010 and the second is from the same event October 2011!

"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome" ~Samuel Johnson