Hello Halloween

Happy Halloween

   When it comes to celebrating Halloween Carter and I are . . . shy. Our celebration was a few weeks ago when my parents were in town. My family has a tradition to make haunted gingerbread houses! It's pretty much the greatest tradition :) 

   Sadly, this gingerbread house and a few un-carved pumpkins outside our door are my only Halloween decorations this year. We've been so busy that I haven't even put fake cobwebs out. .  . something to improve on for next year. Speaking of decorations...I'm trying to convince Carter to let me buy a small fake Christmas tree since our apartment complex does not allow real trees. I think we need a tree and he can't imagine having a fake tree. We'll see who wins! Maybe I'll buy a fake tree and hang up air fresheners that smell like noble firs. Someday Carter and I will live in a real house and get a real tree and have lots of fun decorations!

   Last year I went trick or treating with my nieces. It was a blast! I wish we could go with them again this year but the rest of our Halloween festivities include a meeting at the University of Utah for prospective nursing majors and maybe a scary movie or two depending on when I get home. I remember when I was little my Mom would always paint our faces and we would go trick-or-treating at my great-grandma's neighborhood. Great-grandma Bean had this fun gumball machine and a old Altoid tin filled with pennies that we used to "buy" gumballs. I want to be like her! (For more reasons than just her gumball machine)

  

  I hope you have plans that are more fun than Carter and I, and you enjoy your holiday! 

We Are Changing

Changes Are Inevitable

While we were in Maine the Blogger App on my phone went "klapooo-e". . . . and I am now just getting around to writing another post. I could blame this long absence on all the changes in our lives recently, or on our hectic schedule. But it's not you, it's me.

For starters, Carter has joined the United States Army Reserves. He leaves for basic training in January and will be gone for six months. I'm not quite sure how I'm going to survive... My plan so far is to study and work like crazy, only leave the apartment when absolutely necessary, and visit Carley as often as possible. Not to mention try to convince my parents to fly me home for a long weekend, or come visit me :) In the meantime Carter is working full-time at Target and keeping up with all his physical training (PT training). I can tell that he is getting anxious to start in on this new chapter. He has already purchased his special military garments and ordered military scriptures. His plan is to contract with the Army ROTC so that when he graduates from college he will be an Officer. Only time will tell what University he will end up attending...our plans are up in the air because....

... I have decided to change my major to nursing. You may be just as surprised as I was! I was sitting in the General Relief Society broadcast when I had a picture placed in my mind of me as a nurse, and learned that I need to think about changing my major. After lots of pondering, researching, and talking with Carter we came to the conclusion that I need to pursue nursing as a career. At the end of this semester I will say goodbye to the Elementary Education program and start on all the prerequisites for the nursing program. The reason why we are unsure about which University Carter and I will attend is because it will depend on what nursing program I am accepted to. It will be a while until I can even apply to these programs so .... time will tell.

May God be with you 'til we meet again!