A lot has happened in the last few months, but honestly I
haven’t updated the blog because some of those happenings are not quite set in
stone yet. A few people have asked me
recently if we still have a blog… Oops!! So here is a quick update…
One totally exciting event took place way back in like
June-ish, but took some time to become official. Grant was offered an internship position with
a company called Managed Wealth Financial back in the spring, but Grant told
them he can’t do his internship until his senior year, which was 2 years away
at that time. However, he heard through
some friends of ours that he could do his internship for a company that he had
previously worked for. So, he contacted
the regional manager who had offered the internship to him and told him he
could start working for them now! As of
August, Grant is a financial consultant, currently licensed to sell life
insurance. He is studying for his Series
6 exam, which covers investments and securities. That is what he wants to focus on in his
career, so he is excited to take that exam before the end of the year. Grant loves finance, which I am sure you
already know if you have read my past blog posts. He reads finance books all the time and is
always helping others with their personal budgets. AND he has been the ward clerk since I think
March, which he LOVES. He took his first
few clients in September and sold his first two policies at the end of the month. He is really excited about his career choice,
and it is fun to see him so passionate about what he does. I am grateful that my hubby is so natural in
this area, because I am totally NOT! I have learned a lot about finance, and I
feel very secure because he knows what he is doing. Those of you who are married can probably
relate to those times when you realize you’re married to the right person… When
Grant told me he wanted to be a financial consultant, it was one of those
moments :)
I changed my major on the second day of this semester. Those of you who know me probably know I
love, love, love psychology. I always
knew that’s the field I wanted to study and have a career in. AND, I have enjoyed it all through
college. However, back when Grant and I
were dating, we discussed whether or not I would be a working mom or a
stay-at-home mom. Grant always wanted
the latter, yet I wasn’t really set on either one of the two. I realized soon after we had that
conversation that I really wanted to be a stay-at-home mom if our situation
allowed, and I have known without a doubt that that is what I want to do since
we have been married. So, I knew in the
back of my mind that I might not be putting a degree to use right away, since
we were planning on starting a family right after I graduate. I also didn’t plan on working until our kids
are older or even out of the house. BUT,
I was still getting my degree for that “later-on” or “just-in-case”
situation. However, on the first day of
the semester, I sat in my History and Systems of Psychology class and had this
overwhelming feeling that I wasn’t doing the right thing. I was confused because I LOVE psychology
(always have since my first psych class in high school) and didn’t know what
else I would do. I have always kind of
planned on attending cosmetology school after my BA, so I thought that maybe I
should just graduate with my associates at the end of the semester and attend
the hair academy next year, then finish
up my degree if I wanted/needed to afterwards.
That was a possibility for a few weeks, until I realized I needed to
change my major. I know it was the right
change because I have been so extremely excited about it since. I am now a Marriage and Family Studies major
with an emphasis in Home and Family Living.
So, I get to take lots of classes that will be so practical and useful
for being a wife, mom, and homemaker.
That is what I am most excited about.
Another huge plus is that I still get to take quite a few psych classes. ALSO, I get to take a pregnancy class and a few sewing classes, which
I am super excited about. This major definitely caters to my creative, future mommy side. It's great! I want to take
all of the classes available to me, even though I don’t need all of them. That’s when you know you are majoring in the
right field :) I’ll be in school a little longer now, because I was about half
way through when I made this change.
That’s okay, though. We knew we
would be sticking around Idaho for a while anyways since Grant is starting his
career here. We aren’t in any rush…
although, I am not going to lie, I would be perfectly fine being done with
school sooner so we can start a family.
I am SO excited to be a mommy!
I think it is safe to say that, after a year and a few
months of marriage, we are still adjusting.
I learn new things about Grant every single day, and we encounter new
struggles and experiences that kind of rock the boat every now and then. Marriage truly is a journey, and I love
it. It is sometimes the hardest journey,
but it is so worth it… especially when you know you are on the journey with the
right person. I am grateful for the countless
humbling, learning experiences I have had thus far in our marriage. I know that I have recognized more of my
shortcomings and bad habits since we have been married than I could have when I
was single, and it is both amazing and difficult to work through those
things. I feel so blessed for those
moments. I can see how the Lord has
taken careful consideration in giving me the right lessons and experiences to
grow and become the woman I want to be and the woman He knows I can be. Having a wonderful spouse who loves me
through it all is the best part. Grant
is so supportive of me, even when I’m talking about my faults. I know he loves me no matter what, and I
think that in itself is such a beautiful, rare thing. Another thing that tells me I married the
right person :)
I think Grant is
pretty settled here in Idaho, yet I am still trying to make it feel like
home. When I think “home” I still think
Arlington. I think part of that is
because we are still in school, and who knows how long we will be here?! Our living situation feels so far from
permanent, although part of me feels like we will be here for a while. Like I said, still adjusting. As much as I don’t love the unknown, I don’t
fear it because I know that my Heavenly Father is in charge of our future. He has a perfect plan for us, and I am
grateful for that. I like when a new
page turns in our story. It’s so
exciting to see what is unfolding for us.
I could probably be a little more patient about it… something I’m trying
to learn. Regardless of what happens, we
have each other and that is all that matters!
