Happy almost anniversary, self!

Even though I tried to point it out last time, it seems like people are confused about the disappearance of my blog. If you will notice by looking at the address bar, I have changed the URL. If you by any chance like me enough that you have my old address saved in some kind of bookmark capacity, then for one thing, you are great, for another, you need to re-save it. Thanks a million!

Things I Learned from BYU seemed like an okay hit, but I haven't been in school for OVER A YEAR. You would think I would have more time to write on this thing now. Well I do, but I haven't, so there you go.

I have been wanting to write something for a many moons, but those moons weren't telling me what to write about, so I kept avoiding it. The only subject I could come up with was "What I've been up to lately lol."

I added the lol to convey just how stupid I think it sounds. Especially when it would consist of me saying I go to work, and I sit around trying to think of fun things to do and end up not doing them. And of course watching too many TV shows, many of which I'm too embarrassed to say I watch (I'm looking at you, Melissa & Joey). 

But I finally had an idea pop into my head, and it's coming with great timing, as my first wedding anniversary is in six days (!!!!!) So here we go, ba budda bum bum ba BA! (That's my big reveal music)

Things I've Learned from Being Married! (so far, because seriously there's a lifetime of lessons to learn)

1. I like to cook, but I'm not allowed to let it stress me out.

When we first got married I was always trying to make a new meal every night. I wanted to make fancy dinners that were super impressive all the time. Here's the thing: that's expensive, and we're poor. And I couldn't always think of things to make and sometimes I was tired, and I thought I was failing already. Then I realized something magical, Josh will eat anything. And he'll eat it several days in a row. And he will tell me the food is wonderful no matter what. And then every once in a while I can make a big nice dinner and we all rejoice. Yesterday we had bbq pork ribs, mashed potatoes, green beans, and sticky buns. Boo ya.

2. Dealing with money is way different.

You would think that combining the paychecks of two people would make you feel so rich! You would be wrong. The last time I went to the mall without informing anyone, and bought clothes or shoes or even a soft pretzel was before I was married. Now I have to worry about whether I need new clothes. We have to think about whether we can afford to go out to eat. We contemplate whether that last college textbook is really necessary, and then grumble because that one isn't really our choice. But we're saving up money, and learning how to be responsible. I'm finally sort of almost getting the hang of grocery shopping. It's my biggest challenge. 

3. Josh is in school, I am not. It is difficult.

Sometimes I'm like, "Hey let's go do something!" And then Josh is like, "I can't." And I'm like "okay."

4. Lots of times, Josh says "What do you want to do/ where do you want to eat/ what do you want to watch?" and I say "I dunno" and then his brain explodes. Because I always want him to decide. And that's not fair. Still working on that.

5. A really hard lesson for me to learn: Close my computer, turn off the television, and spend quality time with my husband. Sometimes we just get lazy or boring and it's those times when it's the most important to not ignore each other and try to talk and have fun. 

6. Josh is the nicest. 

If I happen to casually mention that I'm thirsty, he will get me a drink. He will sit on the floor so I can take up the whole couch. He will wear his headphones while watching Burn Notice so I don't have to listen to it. He is always so considerate and wonderful to me, and it's my very favorite lesson that I love to relearn every day.

I will probably have to have another segment of this, but for now I am done. I am feeling kind of self conscious because I feel like this is not a very good post. But I've written it and I'm going to publish it and that's that.

Here is some insurance that people will be excited about it. And it's a reward for getting to the end of the post. And it's another explanation for why I haven't been writing anything on here because I was afraid I was going to say something I wasn't supposed to. But now I can so here we go:

We're having a baby! 

I'm so excited! Josh is so excited! I'm due January 1st, which is super crazy! This is as exciting and creative of an announcement as I am capable of making! yay!