tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911761145144035102024-03-13T20:56:13.371-07:00Paul + Mindyour life in blog formUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-67965733881526789192015-01-24T18:28:00.000-08:002017-01-24T18:31:48.468-08:00It has been a long time<div style="text-align: justify;">
Well it has been a LONG time and a lot has happened since the last time we were here.</div>
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Baby sister joined the family last year.</div>
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Paul graduated from UConn.</div>
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We spent the summer in Utah while he worked with Utah Shakespeare Company and worked to find a teaching job.</div>
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A week and a half before the fall semester started Paul got a job teaching at a University in KY.</div>
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We packed up everything in the car, left 3 days later and were on the road again.</div>
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The Bishop and his family out here hosted us for a week and a half while I searched for someplace to live while trying to get our lives settled even though we didn't have a mailing address.</div>
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After looking at too many apartments and houses I was about to break. Suddenly an e-mail was passed around amongst the faculty about a house in town. Finally!!!</div>
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It is a cute little farm house and the longer we are here the more I like it. Even though it is small, the house works great for our little family. I love having a laundry/mud room and there is so much storage. We also have a garage, this is such a wonderful blessing with girls that we need to get buckled in and out of the car, there's also some extra storage in there for seasonal totes and camping items.</div>
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The house is old so there are obviously things that are old and much past repair. There is nothing flat or square or flush or even in the house. In the living room there is a huge bulge in the hardwood floor. The heat/AC was placed years after the house was built, I would even say decades, and since the house is so old it couldn't fit between the levels so the upstairs is hot during the summer and freezing during the winter. But the floors on the first floor are freezing as well during the colder months. The house is up on a platform and I swear there is no insulation underneath so slippers area a must.</div>
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are so excited to start our own family holiday traditions while we are also
planning on expanding our family in April. A little fun fact for you, this will
be our first Christmas in the seven years we have been married that we will be
waking up in our own place. We have always taken the break between semesters to
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Museum, Home of the First Flight. Abigail loved the beach and chasing the
seagulls, but she got a bit weary when the tide came back in. She scurried as
fast as her little feet would run to get back to dad.</span></span></div>
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our 7th Anniversary we found out that we were expecting and the due date is
going to be in April. Why not add something else to the list? That will be a
very busy Spring for us {Baby, Thesis, Graduation, Moving} but this coming year
is going to be busy and exciting as we start the next chapter in our lives and
family. </span></span></div>
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<span class="CharAttribute1"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">That's
right, Paul will be graduating this year and we could not be more excited!!! He
has had a number of opp</span></span><span class="CharAttribute1"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 바탕;">ortunities to design shows and t</span></span><span class="CharAttribute1"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">o assist on many as well, from Connecticut to </span></span><span class="CharAttribute1"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 바탕;">Montana.</span></span></div>
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<span class="CharAttribute1"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mindy
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<span class="CharAttribute1"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Abigail
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little laundry basket. She is a Daddy’s girl for sure, Paul could be gone for
20 minutes or all day but as soon as he walks in the front door, Abigail will
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Today I wanted to say thanks to family and friends.</div>
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We always loved getting together with the families when we were living closer. Sunday dinners at my parents house were the best, all my brothers, their wives, nieces and nephews sitting around the table laughing at funny stories from family vacations or stunts pulled by one, or a number of us, while we were growing up. Sometimes it surprises me that we all made it through our childhood, and with such great relationships now. Of course these are all things we can laugh about now but maybe weren't so funny when they happened. We would get together with Pauls' family and play games for hours. I have really missed getting together with all the family, watching as my nieces and nephews grow up or having my sister so close that I could stop by anytime.</div>
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One of my biggest worries about living so far away, wasn't even for me, but for Abigail and others children who would join our family. I was worried that because we wouldn't be able to go to every family gathering, birthday party or holiday event that family members would forget her. Of course we keep up with family over many different types of social media but what about her birthday, Christmas and other family memories?</div>
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We came home the other day after some quick errands and found a box at our front door. It was a Christmas gift from a Great Aunt! This is the same Aunt that sent her a birthday gift that she still takes around everywhere with her, it's a little doggie purse. When it was her birthday, Abigail got a number of cards in the mail with sweet notes from family. My favorite part was watching her. Once she noticed the brightly colored envelop she would gasp with excitement, tare it open then run over to me so I could read it to her and we could look at all the fun images on the cards. It was a week long of birthday excitement, waiting to see if and who she would get something from. Her grandma will usually send a card for all the holidays, letting her know that Grandma is thinking of her and is so excited to see her again. Right now Abigail is too little to get all sentimental about it and I'm sure it means more to me right now than her, but we love that others take the time and make sure she knows she is loved.</div>
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So, I wanted to say <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">THANK YOU </span></i>to all those who have and will continue to remember her when the families get together, as she reaches different milestones and as holidays come and go! </div>
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For Spring Break we had the chance to go down to North Carolina and spend some time at my cousins <a href="http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p217973?fb_action_ids=10151309041972362&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366">condo</a>. This semester has been such a busy one for Paul and so the chance to get away as a family was just what we needed. I was hoping for warm weather so that I could take Lady A into the water and so we could go walk around the fun little towns.</div>
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The drive down there took forever and when you add a toddler it takes even longer. She only slept for a total of two hours in the car so we had to stop a number of times to get out and stretch. After 14 hours we finally made it. The sun was shinning and the temperature was perfect, but it would soon be bed time so we ordered pizza then put Abigail to bed.</div>
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My cousin and her husband just bought the condo and have done a lot to renovate it. Walking in the front door was like walking into home. Immediately it felt like home, so cozy and calm, just like a beach condo should be. There was a balcony that over looked the courtyard and ocean, this was Abigail's FAVORITE spot. Trying to get her to come in was like pulling teeth. Sunday was a bit chilly so we stayed in watching movies and enjoying having nothing to do. Abigail insisted on the balcony door remaining open so she could go in and out, her little hands were so chilly by she insisted on staying out to be in the wind.</div>
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Monday we went to the Wright Brothers Museum and National Park. It was fairly simple but enough to for us. We walked to the top of the monument and Abigail loved the wind that greeted us up there. We, of course, got our traditional book and playing cards that we normally get when we go on vacation. This time was also got one for Abigail so that she can start building her collection from places she has visited.</div>
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The sun came out for a bit but it was nap time, that is the way it seems to go. After nap time it was perfect to go out to the beach. Overcast and too cold to get in the water, we all walked along the beach looking for fun shells. At first Abigail wasn't sure about walking on the sand until she noticed us picking up shells and putting a couple in my pocket. It took her no time at all to get into that, she even picked up crab bits and pieces, and tried to help me find all the good ones worth putting in my pocket. There were some seagulls that were out too and Abigail kept trying to catch them. All in All, I think she really enjoyed her first visit to the beach.<br />
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You might be wondering what has captivated her so. Well it was the last two hours of the drive and we were NOT going to stop. So I took Pauls' iPhone {because I forgot the portable DVD player ~ hello McFly} plugged it into the power and the AUX for the stereo, Then I put hair elastics around either end and strung a cord through them and attached it to the head rest of Pauls' seat. Abigail watched 'Dispicable Me' for the last bit of the drive and we were able to make it in peace and quiet.</div>
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On the way home we were able to stop my to see my cousin and her husband. I love having family out here {still a bit of a drive} that we can go and visit, spend holidays with and enjoy their company. They were right along the way home and we last saw them for Thanksgiving this was the perfect chance to stop by and thank them for the weekend at the condo. It was also a great way to break up the drive home for Abigial and to miss all of the rush hour traffic we would hit.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-11381816552873087932013-01-15T11:15:00.002-08:002013-01-15T11:15:18.761-08:00Time to Catch UpOk....really, there is no way to catch up over the last year.<br />
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We have been so busy, two moves, a month in Utah for Christmas and a lot of family. So Instead of trying to go over it all, how about we do a photo recap<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u>.</u></span></div>
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While we have been in Utah <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">visiting family</span> we have also got to see some great friends. Paul has <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">a month</span> off for winter break. What a blessing it has been to be able to come and spend so much time here and so that Lady A could come and meet family. My mom has said that she has grown so much just in the three weeks we have been here so far. <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">I would have to agree!!</span></div>
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I have been able to share with some about our experience trying to nurse when Lady A was born <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-small;">{it wasn't until she was 7 1/2 weeks that she figured it out}</span>. I was so excited and we have been able to keep going at it. One friend was really excited for us and asked me if I have been <span style="color: #cc0000;">able to bond more with my baby girl since we have been able to nurse?</span> I think my answer shocked her but I told her <span style="color: #3d85c6;">'No!'</span> I know that this experience is different for every mother and can very from child to child. It also seems like there is a <span style="color: #cc0000;">big push now for nursing,</span> while a lot say that the <span style="color: #3d85c6;">health benefits for the baby and mom</span> are the best, the <span style="color: #cc0000;">money it saves</span> is huge and I have gotten the impression that many feel the <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">only/best way to bond</span> with your baby is from nursing.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">For me</span> it was at the moment when I decided to move on from finger feeding her to <span style="color: #3d85c6;">using a bottle </span>during the power outage of Nor~Easter Alfred that we were able to bond more than we had so far. We were <span style="color: #cc0000;">without power for 9 days,</span> Lady A went in to get her <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">tongue clipped,</span></span> we were spending our <span style="color: #cc0000;">days at the University to stay warm</span> and the last three nights we spent with some members of our church who had just gotten their power restored. When Lady A was three weeks old I decided we had to <span style="color: #cc0000;">move on and start using a bottle.</span></div>
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I remember the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">first time</span></span> I used the bottle with her and I remember instantly feeling an immediately stronger bond with her. I was able to <span style="color: #cc0000;">hold</span> her, <span style="color: #3d85c6;">cuddle</span> her, <span style="color: #cc0000;">sit</span> and enjoy her <span style="color: #cc0000;">while I fed her.</span> She looked up at me like she was so happy to be moving on too. It was cute to watch her little nose move up and down as she ate from the bottle. I really felt an instantly closer bond with her.</div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Being able to bond with her came from knowing that she looks to me for comfort.</span> Spending time to cuddle with her. Being there with her as she learns and grows. I have loved getting to know her and being able to help her with the things she needs.</div>
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I am pleased to say that I have been <span style="color: #3d85c6;">able to bond with Lady A from day one</span> and that I didn't have to wait until she started nursing. I hope that all mothers out there find ways to bond with your children.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-34369473298309086012011-12-31T22:23:00.000-08:002012-01-03T10:53:58.326-08:00A Busy Week on Vacation<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: small;">This week has been another really fun one. Paul and I went to the Salt Lake Temple earlier this week and to the Draper Temple this morning. Wednesday we left Abigail with Grandma Yeates while we went to Salt Lake {our first time leaving her}. I'm sure she was so excited to have a lot of time with you. I have to admit I was nervous, she was doing so good on her schedule but would she do the same for someone else? I told Grandma what to expect from and was hoping Abigail would be good for her but she could have an off day and make a liar out of me. Well when we got back to pick her up, Grandma said that she did great. For today I was thinking she did so well for Grandma Yeates there was no way the same thing would happen twice in a row. Again, I told Grandma Nuesmeyer what to expect, the routine for going down for a nap and how long to expect for a nap. Sure enough when we got back my mom told me that I really knew my baby girl, she did everything I said she would. Grandma said she has the sweetest little disposition and personality. I would have to agree!! They also said her Great Grandpa Nuesmeyer asked if she had a good nap or was enjoying her bottle, Abigail looked right at him and shook her head 'yes'. They both laughed out load because it seemed like she knew exactly what he asked and had an answer for him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Last night we went to Temple Square to look at the lights with one of me really good friends from High School. Katie thought Abigail was adorable and it was so great to see her, catch up with everything. When we were leaving to go Paul and I decided to take Abigail out of her coat and flannel pants so she didn't get too hot in the car and so that when she fell back asleep in the car we would not have to wake her up to take it all off at home. Well it kind of back fired. We drove around looking for a McDonald's to get a shake and fries and Abigail would not go back to sleep, instead she cried and cooed and fussed for a bit. Well that finally stopped and for a while I heard a slurping coming from the backseat, the same noise you made when Abigail is trying to suck on her fist. The noise was still going after about 10 minutes so I got in the back to her help her put her binkie in her mouth. When I opened up the flap to the car seat she had your left thumb in her mouth, her lips were open around her thumb and her tongue was doing all the work. It was the CUTEST THING EVER!!! We could say it was just a fluke thing but she did it again that night. I had to run into Wal-mart and when I came out she was crying again. I tried to give her the binkie but she spit it out and plugged her mouth with her thumb.</span><br />
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Bailly LOVES her new little cousin.</div>
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There have been a couple of hard days where we haven't connected and it drives me to the end of my rope. It has been a blessing to be able to call my family and get advice or even just have someone to talk to. Now we just need to get the grandparents hooked up to SKYPE so they can see their cute little grand baby.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://s351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/?action=view&current=SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" alt="Signature_Small" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-26552205681317071932011-11-13T12:00:00.000-08:002011-11-15T07:31:18.800-08:00Gratitude: Day 13<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Mt. Dew</span></span><br /><br />Oh how I have missed Mt. Dew, with the caffeine it's one of those forbidden items to partake of while being pregnant. It has the perfect citrus taste commingled with the carbonation. Yummy!!!<br /><br />I couldn't even begin to tell you how much I have had since Lady Abigail has joined our family 4 weeks ago/<br /><br /><a href="http://s351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/?action=view&current=SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" alt="Signature_Small" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-45293962349924826042011-11-12T22:22:00.000-08:002011-11-12T22:28:19.801-08:00Gratitude: Day 12Sleep<br /><br />Lady A hasn't completely conquered sleeping all the way through the night but she does pretty good to only wake-up once between 9 and 7. This has been a huge blessing to Paul and I. With things being so stressful lately and Paul having a show opening soon {he's assistant lighting designer, he has been so busy} it has been nice at night to go to bed and know that we will actually get a good amount of sleep or Paul can stay up and do homework with no interruptions.<br /><br /><a href="http://s351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/?action=view&current=SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" alt="Signature_Small" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-76282815122914218902011-11-12T01:51:00.001-08:002011-11-12T22:30:17.981-08:00Ellington Fall Festival<p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T06ECMU0hTM/Tr5BsxTz9_I/AAAAAAAAA_0/XV-VPjmVNUU/s1600/2011-11-11%2B21.24.39-706742.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T06ECMU0hTM/Tr5BsxTz9_I/AAAAAAAAA_0/XV-VPjmVNUU/s320/2011-11-11%2B21.24.39-706742.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674044817939888114" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo">Yep ~ Momma made the beanie!!<br /></p><p>Well, we had our ward Fall Festival last night. With the power outage we got to know all of our neighbors a bit & so I decided to ask the couple with the two little bis if they would like to come since the boys missed out on their first Halloween. They decided to come with us & I was so excited. When we got to the church everyone was really welcoming. My neighbor even commented to me on how friendly everyone was. Their oldest is just over a year & I don't think he knew what to think of all the booths but I think he had fun.</p> <p>It was a last minute decision to go & so I didn't have costumes ready for any of us. As cheesy as it is I had Lady A wear her orange beanie & I put a green flower with it. She went as 'the cutest pumpkin in the patch.' Next year I'll do better at coming up with costumes.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-5005490850645873712011-11-10T22:00:00.000-08:002011-11-12T22:22:11.745-08:00Gratitude: Day 11RedBox<br /><br />Paul and I have been renting movies all week movies quite a bit lately. It has been a great way for us to unplug and spend time with each other. It's a great date night where we can stay in {our heated apartment} and made even better because we have gotten so many free codes lately.<br /><br /><a href="http://s351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/?action=view&current=SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" alt="Signature_Small" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-68876874900684553262011-11-10T21:16:00.001-08:002011-11-12T09:11:11.800-08:00Gratitude: Day 10<p>Paul loves to cook!!</p> <p>Don't get me wrong, I can cook and would if I had to, but I married smart so now, I don't have to!!</p> <p>He is always trying new things {for example, he cooked a whole chicken tonight}& has taken the time to perfect some of his favorites. What makes it better is that he really does enjoy it, he finds it calming & I know that I will never go hungry. It's the perfect combination!!!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-69250749368413161272011-11-10T21:01:00.001-08:002011-11-12T05:53:04.363-08:00Gratitude: Day 9<p>Baby Formula</p> <p>Ok, this one might sound a little odd. I had my heart set on breastfeeding Lady A but nature had a different idea. We had been working at it but then the power went out {for 9 days}. We were spending our days at the University & nights at our freezing cold apartment eventually we moved into the basement of a ward members place, so it was hard to find a private place & at home we needed to stay bundled up. My poor baby needed something, hence, the formula!! Since we went so long, now that we are somewhere warm, Lady A is doing even worse cause we weren't able to keep up with our practicing. I'm still pumping & we try every time, we'll just have to see which one of us cracks first.</p> <p>I am so grateful that during our time without power there was still a way for me to feed my baby & keep her happy.</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-7336440529362603072011-11-09T06:03:00.001-08:002011-11-12T05:53:04.364-08:00Gratitude: Day 8<p>Disposable Diapers</p> <p>Growing up I remember changing my youngest brothers diapers. With 6 kids my parents found different ways to save. One of these was by using cloth diapers. I really didn't mind it, but I also didn't know any thing else. It wasn't until my last brother that I really found out about the convenience of disposable diapers but we stuck with the cloth, disposables were new & expensive.</p> <p>Now with my own baby girl I am so grateful that they are more affordable {with coupons}. I could use the cloth if we needed to, really, that's what I grew up knowing, but I'm glad we don't need to. The disposables even have a yellow line on them that will turn blue when the diaper is wet!! I know that Paul is very grateful for this as well, the idea of cloth diapers just about gave him a heart attack. </p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-12457273152480506652011-11-09T05:45:00.001-08:002011-11-09T05:47:09.038-08:00Gratitude: Day 7<p>POWER!!!</p> <p>Today I have been sitting around feeling sorry for us thinking all I want is to go home & have my home be warm. It's been hard for me to think of something I was grateful for. By the end of the day I still hadn't come up with anything & needed to make the hour drive from where we were starting to go get Paul from school. </p> <p>It was just before 8 by the time I got Abigail & Bentley in the car. I was on the phone with Paul letting him know we were on our way & my phone made a tick sound in my ear. I didn't think anything of it until I got off with Paul and noticed that I had a missed call & 2 text messages roll across the ticket on the bottom of my phone. 'POWER!!!'</p> <p>I had just gotten out of the neighborhood & puked over to call Paul. I can not even convey the feeling of joy ay that moment. We decided to have me go back & pack up all out stuff so we could go home tonight. It would be about 2 hours before we got there so our place would have time to warm up. When I walked back in the front door the family we have bern staying with knew exactly what was going on. Allyson helped me load everything up and get it all in the car, unfortunately the trunk of the car bit her on the nose.</p> <p>Yep, there sure was power. By the time we got home it has been 9 days & 9 nights. Turns out that when the power was originally turned on {Friday night} it blew a fuse. That's right, to come change a little tiny fuse it took them an extra 3 days &2 big guys with their big trucks. AHHHHH!!!</p> <p>There is still a crisp feel in the air so I turned the heater up. As soon as I sat down to enjoy being in my own place my body felt so sick. Hopefully it's just the stress from this last while &i can just sleep it off.</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-86154237119488621922011-11-06T08:46:00.000-08:002011-11-09T05:47:31.886-08:00Gratitude: Day 6<div style="text-align: justify;">The Gospel/church in my life<br /><br />Today Lady A. and I stayed home <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-size:85%;" >{at someone elses home}</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-size:85%;" >,</span> the ward is only doing sacrament today, because she is only three weeks old and I worry so much about having her pick up a cold from others. Which would be made worse by the fact that we are occupying a room at someone elses home right now. {I would hate to get them sick} Church was canceled last week because of the storm and since no where had power. I'm missing it a bit now and could really use a good <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" >spiritual pick-me-up</span> right now. Maybe next week if things are back to normal Paul and I can switch off and each go to an hour.<br /><br />Having the <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-size:130%;" >gospel in our lives</span> has been such a blessing to us. We have been able to see the <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">hand of the Lord</span> work in our lives so many times. I'm grateful for my parents faith and example to me of following the gospel. Hopefully I can do half as good a job as they did with my own kids!!<br /></div><br /><a href="http://s351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/?action=view&current=SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" alt="Signature_Small" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-75289858714676945112011-11-05T12:00:00.000-07:002011-11-06T08:28:07.898-08:00Gratitude: Day 5<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >The Generosity of Others</span><br /><br />The nights are only getting colder here which means <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" >the apartment is getting colder</span> too. I couldn't think of Abigail having another freezing cold night so I got in touch with someone in the ward. After a couple of phone calls we had a place to stay. This family has only been here a few months longer than us and I couldn't put a face with the name. But <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >they opened their home</span> to us and were great enough to let us bring <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Bentley.</span> If he was a bigger dog with more fat on him I would have been fine to leave him at home by himself, but he's only about 12 lbs and would freeze at night. The kids have enjoyed having dog to play with and we all know Bentley loves kids. Which is great because it looks like we will be spending another night out of our place and they have invited us back.<br /><br />How else could you move to a place and not know a single person but still feel so at home and like family!?! <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >This ward has been truly wonderful</span> and so great to help us out in so many ways.<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://s351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/?action=view&current=SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" alt="Signature_Small" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-14734090136947079692011-11-04T12:00:00.000-07:002011-11-06T07:40:08.853-08:00Gratitude: Day 4<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >UConn Theatre Peeps</span><br /><br />This week with the power being out we needed to find some way to <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">stay warm.</span> Paul invited Abigail, Bentley and Me to come hangout at <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:130%;" >the Grad Lab</span> this week. Of course we were hoping it was only going to be a day or two but as it turns out we have gone up to the school every day since Tuesday.<br /><br />I wasn't planning on taking Abigail to the school until next semester when she would be a bit older and the fall cold and flu season would be well behind us. Everyone was great to not get all touchy-feely with her and when she slept they left her alone. Between staying home and keeping away from strangers or going to the University where there are tons of people but warmth, I chose the <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:85%;" >lesser of the two evils.</span><br /><br />The other Grad students have been so great to let us stay there. I have even heard from others that they would never feel comfortable enough to go hangout at their significant others department. I have not had a chance to meet anyone yet so I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into, but <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:130%;" >everyone was so great!!!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://s351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/?action=view&current=SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" alt="Signature_Small" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-61305431248042959682011-11-03T12:00:00.000-07:002011-11-06T07:41:22.799-08:00Gratitude: Day 3<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">My Sister</span></span><br /><br />I have had my heart set on <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" >breast feeding</span> sense before we ever found out that we were going to be having a baby. It's just something I have always wanted to do, thought would come so naturally and be great to do for the baby and me. As it turns out <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Lady A. doesn't like to eat that way.</span> To try and help her work through it we have had her <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" >tongue clipped</span> and I have been finger feeding her so she can get used to the skin to skin feel of nursing. With the power out and momma at the end of her rope, I was thinking it was time to go to the bottle, but was having a hard time with that idea. I know a lot of people use the <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" >bottle and formula,</span> my own niece and nephew did but for some reason I'm having a hard time with the idea now that I'm faced with it.<br /><br />Out of the blue <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">my sister called</span></span> me and after a long chat I felt a lot better. I haven't taken her off of the finger feeding we have been doing just yet because it's only been one day since we went to the Dr. to clip her tongue so we need to at least try but I'm not sure how much longer the two of us will last.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Thanks for the call Sis.</span> I really needed that!!!<br /></div><a href="http://s351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/?action=view&current=SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" alt="Signature_Small" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-31097166009272423052011-11-02T12:00:00.000-07:002011-11-06T07:41:00.926-08:00Gratitude: Day 2<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >We have a gas stove</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Being without power for 4 days and nights now it has helped us to realize there are a couple of things that we will want in our house when we buy or build our own. One of these items is a gas stove. Sunday morning Paul wanted omelets but I didn't see how that would happen. He said in Brasil they had gas stoves too, all you had to do was turn on the gas and use a lighter to get it going. So we had omelets for breakfast and warmed up soup for dinner. I was able to keep the babies food warm by boiling water through out the day. What a small and simple blessing it is to be able to warm up water.<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://s351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/?action=view&current=SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" alt="Signature_Small" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-27553124360450638502011-11-01T12:00:00.000-07:002011-11-05T20:13:35.521-07:00Gratitude: Day 1<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">My wonderful little FAMILY</span><br /><br />Now I know you're thinking it's Pauls fault that we are out here in the first place but he really has worked so hard at his education and providing for us and wanting to be able to provide for his family in the future. Having our first baby so far from family and everything familiar was not something I was looking forward to, <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" >Paul</span> made sure that he did everything he would need to so he could be there for me, even when it turned into a 5 day ordeal at the hospital.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" >Lady Abigail</span> has been such a blessing to us. I catch myself looking at her all the time and just thinking 'WOW!!!' Wow...I'm a mom. Wow...she is so beautiful. Wow...she was inside of me? Wow... what color will her eyes be, what will her little personality be like?... The list goes on...<br /><br />Of course there is <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >Bentley</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">,</span></span> our cute little miniature schnauzer. His little personality has brought so much to our family. When we were looking for places to live out her in Connecticut we found that most places accepted pets, mostly just accepted cats. Why? He only weighs 13 lbs, is house trained, doesn't shed and is not trained to do his business inside the house. If we ever need cuddle time or someone to play with at the end of a long day, he is always there.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://s351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/?action=view&current=SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" alt="Signature_Small" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-55122073512047772011-08-13T12:27:00.000-07:002011-09-20T07:10:52.415-07:00Final . . . See ya when we see ya!!!<div style="text-align: justify;">Paul wanted to have everyone over for <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >one last night together</span> before we headed off so on Friday, the 12th, we asked our families to come help us finish loading the trailer then we could all visit one more time before we headed out. With all the guys there <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">it was pretty quick work to get the trailer loaded,</span> no messing around. It was great to have the trailer because <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" >being in my last trimester I did not want to drive across the country in a UHaul towing our car.</span> Also since it was our <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >Anniversary</span> and we are heading out anyways, we wanted to <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">make a fun trip out of it</span> so we have some stops planned and places we want to see along the way.<br /><br />One of my brothers was planning a trip out to California but once he heard we were packing the same weekend he put his trip off so he could help on Wednesday and pack the big heavy items. <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >What a great family!!</span> That is what they all did last year on New Years as well. We were moving in the freezing cold and needed some help to load up the UHaul and they were willing to rearrange plans to come and help.<br /><br />For the last <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">seven and half months</span> we have been <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">living with my parents</span> and I have really enjoyed it. It was hard to keep a secret so I told my mom the day after we found out we were pregnant. When Paul started his job during the summer and needed tools my dad went through his stash and gave him the last few tools on the tool list. <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">I love that my family can make everyone feel so welcome.</span></span> I have four brothers whose personalities are all very different and they all <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">treated Paul as one of the brothers.</span> On Sundays our niece and nephew would come to church with us. Paul would sit with Gabe and help Sacrament Meeting not seem so long, sometimes I wondered <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">who the adult was between the two of them.</span></span> Gabe would always ask for a piece of gum and I had a stash in my church bag. The rule was they could have a piece after the Sacrament was passed. Bailly always had a bag of books and crayons to help when the meeting went longer than their attention. When I was cleaning out my bag to give the gum and treats to my mom I started crying. <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >I have loved taking them to church with us,</span> watching them learn about the gospel and Gabe as he tried to learn all the motions and hand signals to the primary songs. I miss everyone already and it's been half a day.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >The 12th</span><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n-V_SOFhcfg/TniMGZgBzoI/AAAAAAAAA_E/4pxUl5R8XYM/s1600/IMGP9431.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n-V_SOFhcfg/TniMGZgBzoI/AAAAAAAAA_E/4pxUl5R8XYM/s320/IMGP9431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654423373715984002" border="0" /></a>Dad and Mom Nuesmeyer<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7M29jmxIzRo/TniMGLE8YvI/AAAAAAAAA-8/_KmwG-PHG4c/s1600/IMGP9424.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7M29jmxIzRo/TniMGLE8YvI/AAAAAAAAA-8/_KmwG-PHG4c/s320/IMGP9424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654423369844286194" border="0" /></a>Paul's family<br />Justin, Analey, Vonda and Richard<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MvYAeOIak9A/TniMF7VRtQI/AAAAAAAAA-0/J1qiUXDU3q8/s1600/IMGP9433.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MvYAeOIak9A/TniMF7VRtQI/AAAAAAAAA-0/J1qiUXDU3q8/s320/IMGP9433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654423365617825026" border="0" /></a>The Northern Nuesmeyer clan<br />Bentley really loved his cousin Bosco!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AG4Fyez5ZDA/TniMF1A3FEI/AAAAAAAAA-s/uoqcbLQdE4E/s1600/IMGP9427.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AG4Fyez5ZDA/TniMF1A3FEI/AAAAAAAAA-s/uoqcbLQdE4E/s320/IMGP9427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654423363921581122" border="0" /></a>The Central Nuesmeyer clan<br />We heard that Tonka went all through the house that Sunday looking for Bentley.<br />My mom said he looked kind of sad when he couldn't find him.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v61T1hN_SKM/TniMFmr3rRI/AAAAAAAAA-k/ELbKckwf53M/s1600/IMGP9421.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v61T1hN_SKM/TniMFmr3rRI/AAAAAAAAA-k/ELbKckwf53M/s320/IMGP9421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654423360075443474" border="0" /></a>More cousins. Bentley loves these guys and so do we.<br />I can not believe how grown up they all are.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">On Thursday my brother was heading out to California so he came in and gave me a hug. When we went to say <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >bye</span> we both stopped in our tracks, <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">that seemed such a final thing to say at the time.</span></span> We both opted for <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >"see ya when we see ya."</span> He's the last brother at home with my parents right now and over the summer the three of us have really enjoyed being 'neighbors.' I got a little chocked up at the idea of not knowing when we would see everyone again.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The 13th</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-28jYR2oeKYU/TniNipfIGiI/AAAAAAAAA_g/tYAPa0mlRbs/s1600/IMGP9448.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-28jYR2oeKYU/TniNipfIGiI/AAAAAAAAA_g/tYAPa0mlRbs/s320/IMGP9448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654424958555134498" border="0" /></a>Time to head out. I was giving my parents a hug and I lost it. This isn't like a trip or even a mission where you know exactly when you'll be back home to see everyone again. My dad has put on a really tough face all summer telling us how excited he is for us, which made the idea of leaving easier, but when it came down to it <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" >we were both loosing the fight of trying to hold back tears.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-shChTlkV77g/TniNiY3-PWI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/qkR0gn7OQCY/s1600/IMGP9450.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-shChTlkV77g/TniNiY3-PWI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/qkR0gn7OQCY/s320/IMGP9450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654424954095943010" border="0" /></a>We had to stop by Paul's parents house to drop off some things we forgot to give them last night so we stopped by to see <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Paul's grandma</span></span> one more time. She is ready to go and be with her husband and Paul doesn't know if she'll be around when we make it back to Utah with our little girl, so <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">he wanted to be sure to see her one more time before we left.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hoe42E74V2E/TniNiHMxBuI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/6dwJ0jJBV0A/s1600/IMGP9453.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hoe42E74V2E/TniNiHMxBuI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/6dwJ0jJBV0A/s320/IMGP9453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654424949351319266" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >Bentley,</span> always up for a good long car ride, <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">has no idea how long this car ride is going to be.</span> He's just happy to be in the car with us and not left behind.<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://s351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/?action=view&current=SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" alt="Signature_Small" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191176114514403510.post-48343178070673016492011-08-13T12:25:00.000-07:002011-09-19T06:48:11.095-07:00Happy Anniversary ~ 5 Years and 3 days<div style="text-align: center;">Can you believe it, we have been married <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >five <span style="font-size:180%;">{5}</span> years</span> now!!<br />It seems like it has all gone so fast.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x2FZoYM_Kw4/TnarDMvB9oI/AAAAAAAAA7g/g49-MBEnvOc/s1600/against-wall.jpg"><br /></a>We both got home from our missions in 2005, me in February and Paul in December. Two weeks after he had gotten home we met. I had been set up on blind dates so much since I was home I had sworn them off ~ just because I am a return missionary and the guy is a return missionary <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >DOES NOT</span> mean <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" >we are perfect for each other</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">.</span> Come on people!!!<br /><br />For that reason we were not really 'set up' but I wanted to meet my best friends boy friend and <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">did not want to be the third wheel</span></span> so I told her that they needed to find someone else to come along; guy, girl, brother, sister ~ I did not care, just so long as I was not the odd person out. His friend, Paul, was available to go out with us all and needless to say ~ <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">No,</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">it was not love at first sight.</span></span> He was wearing wrangler's, cowboy boots with a huge belt buckle, no thank you!! He, on the other hand, thought I talked too much. But we were trapped, neither one of us had cars yet and so our ride home depended on when our friends wanted to call it a night. <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">By the end of the night, however, our opinions had changed.</span></span><br /><br />He asked if he could call me and go on a second date and invited me to come to his homecoming talk the following Sunday, but he was so nervous that he did not ask for my number. He gave a great talk and while <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" >most everyone in his family thought I was a tag-along with his group of friends</span> and that he was going to date the sister from his mission who came to his homecoming, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Paul knew different.</span></span> One of the many traits about Paul that I love, he knows what he wants and will go for it, not matter the opinions of others.<br /><br />In January I went up to USU and Paul worked and went to SLCC. <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">I found out that he was going to propose to me over Spring Break and told him I was not ready, I wanted more time.</span></span> But he knew what he wanted and was not going to give up. While I was at Snow College I remember hearing a talk by someone in the Presidency of the church. They counseled to not study scriptures and attend the temple with someone you are dating. The reasoning behind it is because the Holy Ghost is the Spirit of Love and there is no way to tell them apart and discern the difference. When we are dating someone we need to make sure we get to know them and love them, and not mistake that love of the Spirit that we feel as love for the person we are with. Even though Paul had asked me to go with him, when I told him why I needed to go by myself and not together, I needed to be sure for myself with no doubt, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">he was very understanding.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">He asked in June and we were married by August,</span></span> we had known each other a whole seven and a half months. <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">I would not change a thing!!!</span></span> I am so grateful that we got married and did not let life, school and money get in the way. We hear it all the time, that couples find reasons to put off moving forward and <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >I'm so glad</span> we did not let the ideas of the world get in the way of our own happiness. <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" >Why would someone want to put off starting the rest of our lives? That just doesn't make sense!!</span> So we have struggled through school, finances, surgery and misfortune together ... so much better than doing it alone, we have also had great times together, and <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">all of this has helped to strengthen our relationship.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">After <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">5 Years</span></span> of marriage we have<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-butrd2Sa-bo/Tnc-OIEDTcI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/ey6RLkJe-oI/s1600/P1010120.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-butrd2Sa-bo/Tnc-OIEDTcI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/ey6RLkJe-oI/s320/P1010120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654056269590515138" border="0" /></a><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yVLPBCv71CE/Tnc-OC--wiI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/7O24x6q310c/s1600/IMG_3902.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yVLPBCv71CE/Tnc-OC--wiI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/7O24x6q310c/s320/IMG_3902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654056268227068450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >4 Diplomas</span><br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nyP9TwWvPgU/Tnc6lEhzg6I/AAAAAAAAA-E/BIrcEfFV6eQ/s1600/IMGP4000.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nyP9TwWvPgU/Tnc6lEhzg6I/AAAAAAAAA-E/BIrcEfFV6eQ/s320/IMGP4000.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654052265732047778" border="0" /></a><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-scarkfTcWU8/Tnc6k9ZJz9I/AAAAAAAAA98/l3vaMzI647g/s1600/IMGP9049.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-scarkfTcWU8/Tnc6k9ZJz9I/AAAAAAAAA98/l3vaMzI647g/s320/IMGP9049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654052263816712146" border="0" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >3 Surgeries</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IFd5DuOOy2g/Tna0v7YnaJI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/guwaCNKupX0/s1600/IMGP3117.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IFd5DuOOy2g/Tna0v7YnaJI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/guwaCNKupX0/s320/IMGP3117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653905117698025618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >2 Moves</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nfvf0YXjPvE/Tna0vhgAp4I/AAAAAAAAA8Q/HekIulzENPM/s1600/IMGP9449.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nfvf0YXjPvE/Tna0vhgAp4I/AAAAAAAAA8Q/HekIulzENPM/s320/IMGP9449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653905110749718402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">1 Dog</span></span> and<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9mmwqKAaKkU/TnayTcfaWXI/AAAAAAAAA8E/YDFJoqkosH4/s1600/IMGP4469.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9mmwqKAaKkU/TnayTcfaWXI/AAAAAAAAA8E/YDFJoqkosH4/s320/IMGP4469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653902429345438066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">a BABY</span></span> on the way<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JQb9LBhkWI0/TnayTI1URFI/AAAAAAAAA78/I2dE-ko6pQs/s1600/IMGP9254.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JQb9LBhkWI0/TnayTI1URFI/AAAAAAAAA78/I2dE-ko6pQs/s320/IMGP9254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653902424068605010" border="0" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are now starting a new chapter in our life together, 2,500 miles away from everything familiar.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For our anniversary this year we have been packing everything up and loading a trailer. Which means it also went into my Parents anniversary and my Brother and Sister-in-Laws anniversary. <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">They were all great enough to change their plans so they could help us load.</span> With the stress of moving and having the guy we were going to rent from back out on us two weeks before we left I was right on the edge. Then, on our anniversary <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">I was outside cleaning up after the dog and stepped right next to a hornet and got stung on the side of my foot.</span></span> Well I lost it, I hobbled forward a little bit and sat on the lawn and let it all out, <span style="font-size:130%;">happy anniversary to me!!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Hopefully this is not a sign of what is to come.</span><br /></span></div></div><br /><a href="http://s351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/?action=view&current=SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q443/PaulandMindyYeates/SignitureBlog_smaller-1.png" alt="Signature_Small" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0