3 Years

I can't believe it's been 3 years already. Some days it feels like it was just yesterday. Then again it seems like we've always been married. We've been through a lot these past 3 years. School, being poor, thoughts of divorce, Graduation, living with my parents, living in our first home, getting our first dog together, struggling to have a child, and many more. BUT I would do it all over again. Because though things were ridiculously hard, Jared and I have become closer. Becoming Mrs Marisa Wonnacott was the best decision I ever made. Looking forward to the many years ahead and seeing where this life will lead us. I love you Jared.

Baby Path

Well as you may or may not know we are trying to have a baby. We've been trying for... wow almost 9 months now. I finally went to the doctor this last Tuesday (2/18) for the standard check up and stuff with my OB and was able to talk about the issues we've been having. Dr Steele (he's the best, but in SLC so it makes things difficult sometimes) said everything looked ok and wanted to do a blood test to see if/why I'm not ovulating. I got the results back yesterday... progesterone levels are on the very low end of "normal" (explaining being late but not pregnant) and also that my thyroid is high(possible reason why weight loss for me is difficult right now). I now have another appointment with him on Tuesday. Jared and I aren't sure how far we are willing to go to actually get pregnant, but know for sure we want me to be "regular" again. We know we want children and want me to be healthy. We are both hoping that whatever my doctor has a do next will be helpful. I am VERY nervous about this whole process, probably because of my biology background (it's a blessing and a curse). But I trust my doctor, and don't have to face this alone. Jared isn't able to come to these appointments really because of work (he'd have to take the day off even if we had a doctor closer by the way), but thankfully my mom is able to go to these with me. I am honestly hoping that things will work out for the best.

Photo Contest

Jared and I are in a photo contest through Jordan Credit Union (I use to work there and have an account with them still because they are aweseom). If we win the grand prize we will win a 1 night stay at the Anniversary Inn and a gift card. How awesome is that! BUT, we need everyone out there to vote for our picture in order to win. SO go vote so we can win!



Photo Contest



THANKS!

What a Strange Day

Today (November 8th) was a very strange day. For starters, I woke up before Jared which doesn't happen. I actually got up and did stuff instead of being lazy. I worked for 4 hours and got myself ready for the day.
Meanwhile... Jared went to school where in his first class today (Friday's are different than other days) he spent the hour picking up trash around the high school. 2nd class he was running around holding music trying to help his 1 student learn how to better feel rhythm. 3rd hour was prep - nothing special. 4th hour he found an oboe and learned how to play it... sort of. 5th hour half of his students weren't even there (really only 2 students were absent but in a class of 4 that is half). When he left one of his legs fell asleep while he was walking to his truck, I'd call it strange.
After Jared got home we went to Royals (our local grocery store) and picked up groceries where our cashier caught me off guard by asking about the musical. Maybe it isn't that strange that someone in our little community would remember that we were the musical people, but still I have only seen her like once. Once home we ate lunch and headed off to Manti because it was Stake Temple Day.
I drove there, and Jared made corny jokes and kept talking about what I can only describe as a man crush. (Apparently earlier this week there was a speaker at the school's bullying assembly named... Josh?). Anyway Jared sounded similar to how his students talk, which in all honesty was strange.
We attended our session at the Manti Temple (by the way it is a beautiful temple but I got lost a few times and that is strange). Also there was a girl from our days at College Way Apartments (where we both lived when we met) that we saw at the temple who we couldn't remember her name (she and her husband live in Ephraim I guess), and she remembered my name but not Jared's (she thought his name was Curtis - who if you know my history you will find that strange as well).
We then went into Ephraim to Little Caesar's to get a pizza, but had to wait 10 minutes to for it to be ready. So since there was a Walmart down the street (the closest Walmart to wear we live is an hour away), we decided that we'd run into Walmart to get a few things we needed. But... strange thing is that when we looked at wax warmer stuff Jared picked out the newest smell (see it's strange because Jared can't smell ANYTHING). After picking up our pizza (which was absolutely fantastic) we went to Maverik to get gas and drinks, but Jared forgot to get napkins so we could eat pizza. We were driving along when we got to Gunnison.... and... well we didn't realize the speed limit had changed by quite a bit. We were cruising down Main Street Gunnison at 47 mph when we realized we didn't know what the speed limit was. Just as we were talking about how we didn't know what the speed limit was... lights started flashing behind us... yep that's right... a patrol man. But it gets worse... our registration on our car expired on 10/31/13 (but didn't have the expired registration even in the car), the newest insurance card was still sitting on the kitchen table, the address on Jared's license was not current. So... he had to ticket us because we had 4 things wrong.
We continued on our way home and then all of the sudden... on the side of the road there was this huge Elk. There it was just standing on the side of the road just looking at us as we drove by. It was a beautiful animal but it took us very much by surprise, and definitely not something you see everyday. I mean you see deer off the side of the road, but you don't see an elk.
It was a very strange day full of strange conversations and strange things. And I am sure there were more strange things about today, but it is like 1:30 am.

Home Part 1

Well it may be a while before I actually get pictures of our entire house to put on here, but I figured I could start with what I do have. Life has just been super busy and I haven't been able to get the house totally put together how I want. Here are pictures of our front room and dinning room.

I am glad I got the front room done first because it was shortly thereafter changed with our Halloween decorations (pictures to come soon). So far I have loved being able to decorate our home and make it feel like it is our place. Look for Home Part 2 to come soon (hopefully).

Very Quick Update

I don't have much time to write today so I am going to have to make this short and sweet. Jared and I are all moved in and mostly settled into our new home in Bicknell, Utah. Everything is unpacked, and I am still working on getting everything where it needs to be and getting this 3 bedroom house to feel like home. Once I get all the rooms put together how I want I will do a post about our new home seeing as most of our family and friends most likely will never come to Bicknell. Though we are on the way to Capital Reef and have room for visitors. :)
We've casted and have started rehearsals for "The Music Man" this years musical. Neither Jared or I really know how to put on a big show like this, but together we are doing our best. Opening night is November 1st, so needless to say this next month will be a busy one trying to get this show put together.
After being here for 2 weeks a great job opportunity landed right in my lap. My dad is VP Client Services at ATA Services (they service ATM machines) and suggested that they hire another Quality Review person and that I would do a great job. After a few days of training I was able to come back to Bicknell and work from home. Basically I log into ATA's website and approve jobs to be posted onto the website so that our customers/clients can view them. I am really liking the flexibility of this job and that I can do it from home.
I am hoping once I get the house in order and get a routine going with when I work that I can eventually finish my quilts and start on some other fun projects.
I don't know if I mentioned in my last post that we have another member to our family. Our cute 5 year old dog named Bo. He is a border collie/blue heeler and all he wants to do is be with us, especially me. He has become my shadow. We're still working on getting him completely house broken, he spent the first 5 years of his life living outside. But he is adjusting well, and hopefully in the next week or 2 I wont have to watch him like a hawk every second of the day.
We are really liking our new life here in Bicknell. It's different being home all day, and trying to be a homemaker but I am really enjoying it. And I think Jared is really loving being a teacher.
Hope to post more soon.

Update

So I haven't updated on here since March, so this isn't going to be as in depth. But figured I should give an update so that everything is up to date.

Jared landed a teaching job! He will be teaching band at Wayne High School and Wayne Middle School, which is in Wayne County which is in South Central Utah. The schools are located in a town called Bicknell. Bicknell is located an hour south-east of Richfield, and about a half hour from Capital Reef National Park. I honestly don't really know what classes he will be teaching this next school year, just that he teaches at the high school in the morning and the middle school in the afternoon. As I learn more about the happenings of this next school I will try to include them on here. Oh and Jared's first contract date is August 14th, and then school starts the 21st.
With the new job, we will be moving (a 2 1/2 hour commute doesn't make any sense). We found us a 3 bedroom 2 bath home to rent for the next school year. Rent is fairly cheap in the middle of nowhere, we will end up paying $562/month. We will be taking one of my family's dogs with us when we move, his name is Bo and he is a 4 year old border collie/blue heeler. I am so glad to be able to have a dog with us, because I think I would go crazy without a dog. Jared will be moving into our new home on August 9th, and I won't officially be moving in on August 30th. We decided that I should stay a little longer so that I could earn a full months salary. It's gonna be hard to be a part for a couple weeks, but hey after spending our whole dating life living far apart this should be a breeze. Once I move down I have no idea what I will be doing as far as work goes, which is why I am staying longer. We are both looking forward to this new adventure in our life.

That's really the most important stuff that's going on. We keep falling more in love with each other every day, and can't wait to have our own place again.