We have an Oklahoma date!
We leave for Oklahoma City on June 27th, and Eric's first day at the Air Traffic Control Academy is July 1st. We'll be there for 2-3 months for his crash course training (Eric calls it the MTC of Air Traffic Control), and then move to Fremont CA. We're going to leave all of our stuff in my parents basement while we're in OK and live in an extended stay (there are a lot of them in OKC with the Academy being close by). When we finish here, Eric will have exactly one business day (a weekend) to get to Cali, so I will be spearheading the move of all our stuff about a week earlier (yikes!). I'll probably have family drive out with me, and hire movers in Cali to move all our stuff into our apartment.
We've decided to save money by moving to an apartment that is in walking distance from the Air Traffic Control center where Eric will be working. This apartment is a good $400 less than the other apartment, and since Eric will be walking to work, we're going to become a one car family for the first time in our marriage! The hope is to pay off the rest of the debt (non-student loan) we accumulated while going to school, pay off the one car (which has a non-interest loan! Thanks Mom!), and then buy a new one that will be better for a family.
Speaking of a family, I have yet to become pregnant... We'll probably focus our efforts on figuring out why I am unable to conceive in Cali, or start saving for adoption. Either way, Eric and I would really appreciate prayers to help us start a little family. We're both a little heartbroken it hasn't happened yet, me in particular, but know that there is a family somewhere in our future.
I've been training for my first half marathon outside of Tennessee! I've signed up for the Utah Valley Half Marathon, and I'm pretty excited! I've had a terrible diet while I've been training, so I'm really slow, but I'm OK with that. The whole race is downhill, starting up Provo Canyon and ending in Provo. It should be pretty cool. I think I'm going to cool it on my running after this, and just enjoy exercising for the fun of exercising.
I gave my final notice at work yesterday, and I have to say that I'm melancholy about it. This unit has been a perfect place for me to start my career as a nurse. The patient load was very diverse and helped me to gain a large knowledge base (ok, maybe not terribly large:), the hospitalists have been so patient with me as I've been learning (calling them a million times during a shift because I didn't gather all the needs of their particular patients, teaching me about the disease process of my patients), and the nurses have been incredible at helping me and answering my questions and working through my patient's cases with me. I have also had some very incredible and spiritual experiences that have helped me to be a happier nurse and person. On Memorial Day (a couple days before I gave my notice), I went to breakfast with my in-laws and saw one of my patients that I had taken care of a couple times. I absolutely love this woman, and was so happy to see her looking so good. She told me that her most recent bone marrow biopsy came back negative for cancer, and she looked so relieved. She has started working for the church again, though not as much as before getting sick. This meeting was definately a way for Heavenly Father to let me know that I have helped someone in my exhausting efforts to be a good nurse.
This next month is packed with time with our family and friends. Both of us are homesick to leave, we've loved being with family this past year. So many things have happened, but the most exciting is the recent marriage of my sister Michelle! Her fiance from a year ago (they were supposed to get married in Feb 2010) finally realized, despite his nagging cold feet, that he wouldn't find another person with the same caliber as Michelle to marry. They are very happy, and I am very happy for them!
Here is a recent picture to tide you over until next post:
Me with my little sister Katie:
Eric with my sweet little neice:
4 comments:
You are so beautiful Stephanie! I'm so glad you put a picture up :)
So excited about the date for his job... that is so good to hear! I hope all the moving works out smoothly.
So sorry you haven't been able to conceive. I will keep you in my prayers.
And... I'm so excited about your sister getting married. I'm so glad he wised up :)
Sounds like ya'll have a lot going on! I hope ya'll enjoy Oklahoma. Hearing that state makes me think of the musical. I'm sorry that becoming pregnant has been difficult. I'm so excited for ya'll to soon be starting your lives in Cali! We'll be in Washington soon so I know what you mean about things being crazy. Love ya'll! p.s. I finally got the A & E version of Pride and Prejudice, now I just need the BBC and lds one... hmm... :)
The job and the move sound amazing! Handling the move in such a small amount of time will be a little hectic though. I know many people who tried for years to conceive before they were successful. I've also heard that stressing about it can make it more difficult. You will be amazing mom. I'm sure you are meant to have children. Time and prayers might just be all you need!
miss stephanie, we love you two so much and are happy about all the gifts in your future, a job a family (however they come) and less debt, adventures of living in yet another state! lol ;). we will continue to pray for your success of career and family of your own. I cannot wait to see you with that joy. :)
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