New Job!

I feel like I bounce around jobs a lot. Why is that? Probably because is the last three years, I have had five jobs. Woof.

And now I've done it again.

But this time, I'm in love. I am a cook at the MTC. It's fantastic! I only have to make two meals a day, and the clean up is a breeze. I work with great people, and we have a lot of fun together. I am excited to see what happens in the future with this job.

In other news, Thomas is now fully into the swing of school and work. He is taking a lot of classes, and sometimes I worry that he has taken on more than he can handle. But he is an incredible person. He does such a good job, and is so smart! I am so proud of him, and how much he still seems to do for me in between all the other things he has going on.

We also bought a car! We got a Ford Fusion, 2011, and she is beautiful! We named her Penelope. So far she is the best car either of us have ever driven, and I am grateful every day for the climate control, the heated seats, and the interior lighting. Thomas is just happy it syncs with his phone. And that it has a V6 engine. He likes the "zoominess" of it. Let's just say we're hooked, and love that we were able to find such a great car for a price we can afford.

We are still going strong with our Foodist diet, and are loving the variety of veggies we can get at the local farmer's market. Speaking of which, I want some ideas for something you would buy at a Farmer's market. I would like to start a business next summer and need ideas for things to teat/perfect so when the next season starts I can be ready!

I guess the last update is that I have a doctor's appointment on Tuesday to get a second opinion about my infertility. I don't have high hopes of finding out that I can have children, but I'm not ready to close that door forever without a second opinion. Thomas and I have also been looking into adoption, and are excited to pursue that in the next year or so. Wish us luck! 

Update

So this post is thanks to Anne Trent, a lovely gal I worked with once and liked so much I decided to be friends with her and bother her with randomness and go lingerie shopping with her. Fun times! She probably is going to read this tonight, so Anne, this one's for you. You little creeper you.

So. School has started again! Thomas is just settling in, having now been to all of his classes and shuffled a few things around. He has a comfy 16 credits, and we have decided that to get out of Provo faster (which we are both a big fan of...) he will be going to school year-round. As much as he hates school, we hate staying here more. Not that Provo is particularly bad, but it's just...a stepping stone. And the sooner we can move on, the sooner we can get on to real life!

Really I just want to find the house of my Pinterest dreams. Go ahead, judge me.

As for me, I am still working at Tho Old Towne Grill in Provo. I am a line/prep/pastry chef, and I like it. Although, I recently interviewed for a position at the MTC, and I REALLY hope I get it. It would be awesome to work at the same place as Thomas, and the pay and hours are better. Which would be awesome. It seems every time I try to branch out from kitchen jobs I end up right back where I started, and Provo/Orem doesn't have childcare jobs. Mostly because everyone stays home with their kids. Which is awesome, but I miss my toddler class from Colorado. I wish I could do that same kind of thing here.

Speaking of kids, I know most of you are probably wondering why I haven't had any of my own yet, as you know I want kids NOW. Well, there is an easy answer for that. I am messed up, and most likely can't have children naturally. There is  a small chance I could do some intensive fertility stuff, but that is incredibly expensive. So for now, it looks like it will be just Thomas and I for a good while.

Strangely, when I found out it would take a miracle for me to conceive the old fashioned way, I was upset for only a little while, and then I was overwhelmed with peace. I felt very strongly that this wasn't something I needed to worry about, and I am content to wait for the Lord's timing.

In other news, My parents and younger brother Westin are now all safely in Saudi Arabia. They just took their first trip to Dubai and had a great time seeing all the craziness that is indoor malls in the Middle East. I am insanely jealous of their adventures and can't wait to go on a few with Thomas. I have been obsessed with cooking shows lately (go figure) and want to visit all these amazing restaurants around the country and the world that they visit.

Also, on the note of food, I have decided to become a Foodist. If you don't know what that is, go and get yourself a copy of "Foodist" by Darya Pino Rose, and your mind will be blown. It literally changed the way I look at food and health. We now eat a LOT of green things in our house, have pedometers, and actively go to the gym six times a week. I am loving it! I also switched to soymilk, which has been awesome, and take vitamins. Hopefully this new job will pan out and I can actually afford the vitamins I want (I have expensive taste, okay?).

That is just like me, wanting fancy vitamins.

To be fair, I want a lot of fancy things, but I control myself because we are saving our money for adventures. Which are also fancy, in a different way.

Okay, so there you have it! The update on our lives!

P.S. I am hosting a dinner this Sunday, I will post on it. If I don't have a post up by next Tuesday, feel free to text me and remind me that you need me to write on my blog so you have something interesting to read while procrastinating doing more useful things with your life.