A Shot in the Dark

Well, we really have flown by the seat of our pants these past few weeks. It brought us all the way to Virginia. What Kristi failed to mention is that we went out there with no real promising leads. The internship that I was supposed to have informed me the day before we were going to take off that they would be closing down there facility and that my services would not be needed. So needless to say what do you do in a time like that? You go out anyway, bum off your in-laws, spend time with nieces and nephews and look for jobs knowing that if you don't have any luck then you can turn around in the car and make the 30 hour drive back to greener pasteurs in Provo, UT.
A quick update though. We both felt really good about coming out here and knew at least we would save a little rent money (thank you Carvers), but were unsure of anything beyond that. Well, for the past week and a half I have been working as a personal trainer at a place called fitness together that offers small personal suits and that caters primarily to adults. It is located in Chantilly, which alloww me to run to work(only 2 miles...priceless!) It has been a good experience to date. Kristi had a job interview last week and upon completing the interview was offered a job right there on the spot. She will be doing Mommy Relief, assisting mothers in their homes you have recently given birth and are finding it difficult to adjust or simply need an extra pair of hands. She will be great at that, it's right up her alley. More great news, I was informed by Velocity sports yesterday that I was accepted to their internship program and will be starting the 26the of May. This is what I really wanted despite not being paid, it will give me a great opportunity to look into the sports performance field and see if it is really something I want to pursue.
All in all things are going great for us. We couldn't be happier and feel like we've been blessed a ton. Thanks for keeping us in your prayers. Kristi thanks for being patient and a thanks to all the family members that we've been able to see and spend time with. We've had a blast and look forward to another three months!

Fey's Motto of Summer 2009, "Fly by the seat of your pants"

I have this man in my life that has taught me a whole lot about how to live life. As I dated this man I quickly concluded that we were two peas in a pod, we were the "exact" same. However... after marrying this man... and living life together... I quickly came to the opposite realization than I did when we were dating... We actually are very different and live life extremely differently. In our first year of being married it actually seemed as though we had more difference than similarities. Just to name a few personality traits that make us so different... Dan is laid back, easy going, mild manner, and very level headed, and Me, I'm pretty high maintenance, a huge worry wart, easily stressed, and emotional. Living life with Dan and watching him deal with things handed his way, I have begun to not only admire him, but envy how he lives life. At first it was slightly frustrating to me that after being handed the same trial he seemed so much more calm and collected, and always came out way on top! I soon realized this frustration was actually me just being a little jealous about him handling things so much better than me. His life seemed so much more enjoyable than mine.

So this past year, especially within the past few months, I have been attempting to live more like Dan! Trying not to map out the future so intensively and not worry so much about what tomorrow has to bring, instead, focusing on living in the here and now.

This more laid back, flying by the seat of our pants, attitude led us on a cross country road trip to Virginia to live with my generous parents! The idea had been floating in the air for a few months, but the decision wasn't 100% until the morning of the day we packed our bags and began our journey.

This new mindset has really led me to better enjoying every moment of every day... I'm not so focused on the future anymore... and what next month has to bring to the table. Life seems a whole lot more manageable! So thanks Husband for helping me put on a new set of lenses!

Now as far as the cross country road trip goes... I think every married couple should do it. It was a fun little relationship building, bonding experience! You find out just how entertaining each other are!

Sleepless in Seattle!

I know exactly what to do with my time!

Oh how nice it is to be home alone for a couple of hours! It's not very often that both boys are gone at once, but thanks to the elder's quorum guys night out tradition, I get approximately 4 hours of ME time! The schedule will go as follows, make a PB & J for dinner, jump in a hot bubble bath, cook up some kettle corn to go along with my T.V. shows. Watch the T.V. shows with out comments from the peanut gallery, and then possibly hearing a scary noise, which will force me to end the night locked in my bedroom reading a heart jerking novel. That's precisely my kind of night, ex the last part it just always seems to happen that way. I am not use to this houses silly noises yet!

And just in case you were wondering...

I kept seeing this "baby making, with out making a baby" on peoples blogs, so I had to try it. I encourage all of you to try it out, after all you want to make sure there going to come out cute! If not you might want to consider other alternatives!
http://www.vw.com/vwhype/babymaker/en/us/

Here's the truth...

The truth is I haven't had anything to blog about, and still don't. School has seemed to take over my life, which my Dad would be thrilled to hear! My sixteen credits occupy most my time, and the rest is ran by my (embarrased to say) T.V. shows that I find myself living vicariously through! We did take a quick vacation about two weeks ago to San Fransico which was bitter sweet. Sweet in the sense it was 70 degrees there and it was a 24 hour party, bitter because we drove our best couple-friends out there to stay. So now we are pretty friendless=( KC and Ashton use to occupy about three nights of our week, and we could always count on them for a good date night. Now, Dan and I are left to go alone, sad I know, unless we can talk Dan's little brother into accompaning us!

So lifes going, and I have realized I need to do better at enjoying and living in the moment, I have gotten really good about worrying about the future, especially since real life seems to be rapidly approaching Dan and I as we begin to think about life after school.

Christmas festivities!

Time is Flying and so are we

Well, from the previous post you can tell that Kristi has had 2 run ins with the provo police force since we've moved in a month and a half ago. One resulted in a ticket, the other a warning. Well, I could let her out do me, so this Friday I took it upon myself to speed excessively and get pulled over resulting in another speeding ticket for the two of us. Between our house(Joel, Kristi and I) we've been pulled over 4 times and recieved 2 tickets. In six weeks! What does that say about us? We've had a good month of December so far. We are in the home stretch for finals. I just took my fourth an hour ago and now only have three more. What a relief! We're stoked about the opportunity to go to Virginia and hope that you are ready for us(french toast every morning, carmel popcorn every night). TheInfamous Jazzy Jeppson Christmas Spectacular was quite a hit especially between the older cousins. It was there that I was first introduced to speedminton. It was love after teh first game. Google it if you are unsure of what it is, but be prepared to become addicted. We've also had a Christmas program at the Carvers(Nate and Krystene) and are making gingerbread houses with the Grewals tonight. Christmas is a great time of the year. We also attended our nieces gymnastic performance(Pease see themyersmix.blogspot.com to see us in action). It's a great time of the year. We are truly blessed to have a great supporting cast. We are blessed with great family and friends. We love you and appreciate your roles in our lives. If we don't see you, Merry Christmas and for those we will see soon, get ready!