"Life is good, life is great, life is unbelievable!"
During nursing school my study buddy and really good friend, Kassie Burton, would sing this clip from a song to me all the time (often it was when I'd start freaking out and she'd be trying to calm me down and tell me I wasn't going to fail at life, and nursing). And I believed her, thank goodness. Every now and again I'll find myself singing this phrase to myself and smile, knowing that it is very true.
Life is unbelievably great/good right now for Mike and I. In December I was called off a lot and one week I was only able to get in 6 hours. While that stunk quite a bit, we were just grateful for the knowledge that come January I would not be called off as much because I have moved from the Resource Pool to a full time night position. Its great! I haven't been called off yet! :) The only down side is that now I have no excuse to be as lazy :(
The holidays were a happy time for us...we were able to go to my home, Jerome, and spend some time with my family. Haha, we spent more time with them then planned due to work calling me off (along with three other nurses, so I was NOT going to be going into work that night), and my mom saying she'd pay for our gas if we would turn around and came back. Thanks Mom!! It was so fun and good to be around family again. I left poor Mike alone most of the time while I went and helped my Mom pack up her home so that when they get off their mission they can move into something smaller. The yard and everything was just too much of an upkeep without my Dad's help. It was sad for all of us to see the home my Dad built from his own two hands with much sacrifice, his own sweat, tears, and literal blood, be packed away, but after seeing the hassle of it from the last two summers and how easy the condo in Salt Lake is...well, could we complain? Besides, it's staying in the family for now, which couldn't make me happier! I can't part with it fully quite yet. The home I was born and raised in, with all the memories...
Above I said "poor Mike"...Ha! He didn't have too shabby of a time either so don't feel too bad for him! He had brought down our Wii so my neices and nephews could play with it and it was so cute to see how much they worshiped him and would do basically ANYTHING so that they could play the Wii. All Mike had to do was say, "Heidi, what do your boys need to do for you before they can play?" And they would all scatter to tidy up the house inorder to play. Its fun to see him have so much fun, and all my neices and nephews aren't satisfied if its just me anymore. They always ask, "Where's Mike?" Even little Emily who is hard to win over and was very sassy towards Mike before this trip has warmed up to him and now his name is in her limited vocabulary. When we came back after I was called off work, we walked into their house and Emily said, "Mike?" It was really cute and made Mike's day, along with the fact that she will now give him hugs (these are rare from this cute 2 year old).
Unfortunately we don't have any pictures, but it was a fun trip. My amazing mother was able to push hard and get mostly everything done and put in storage before they headed back to Salt Lake. While down there we were able to see little Miles and Sophie be blessed and boy! What cute kids! The Bingham gene must not be dominant, becasue all of Marjorie's boys look
very Meservy, and Valerie's kids look
very Cook! It'll be interesting to see what Mike's and my kids will look like, whenever that time comes. And No Marjorie...I'm not pregnant! I know you'll immediatly think that and call me unless I clarify :) Anyways, hope everyone is doing well and that you all had as good of holidays as Mike and I!
Till the next month! (But I really will try to be better at posting sooner then that...we'll see)
And so for all of these reasons and more, I have just had the best 6 months of my life :) I sure do love you honey dear sweet heart!