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Ug. Since when can you not copy and paste from a word doc into a blog post? I just typed it all out so I could copy it in here but it's not letting me. Looks like I'll get to type it all again! Yay! Oh well, it will be something to pass the time at work, right? :)

In May we tried to sell our contract for our apartment, which didn't really work. Everyone told us it was their fav, they loved how it's decorated, etc. etc, but nobody would buy our contract. I suppose this was better anyway due to the May Madness we encountered, but it was kinda stressful. We decided to stick it out for the remaining two months, but then looked at our calendar and realized that the end of July would be a busy time to move as there is Fiests Days, Family Reunions, etc. etc. going on. We thought we'd try one last time to sell our contract so we could move out in June (much less busy) and if it didn't work, oh well, at least we tried, and at least it was only one extra month.

I posted ads on the norm, Craigslist and KSL, and we had a bunch of people show interest. Dustin and I decided to just do ONE showing this time, on a Saturday afternoon, so we wouldn't have to deal with people coming (or not showing up) every night and always keeping things super-over-the-top clean. On Tuesday, Dustins' uncle Andy was in a bike wreck that landed him in the hospital for some time. Dustin and I visited him and told Amy (Andy's wife) that we would watch their kids on Wednesday.

I went into work early on Wednesday so I could leave an hour early to go to Spanish Fork and play witht the kiddos. I was going to go straight from work to BYU to pick up Dustin but then at almost the last minute I decided to go home so I could change my shoes to something more playing in the park appropriate. On the road our complex is on, there was a cop that pulled into my parking lot just before I did. I pulled into my parking spot and started walkign to my door but then the cop pulled next to my car and got out. He asked me if he could ask me a couple questions. I said yes and walked over to him, worried now that there was a murder or gast leak, something going on so that I couldn't go into my apartment or whatev. He then asked me if any of these apartments were available to be rented and I told him that we were actually trying to sell our contract and it would be available July 1st.

Turns out this cop has a daughter getting married in July and is looking for a place to live. I told him we were showing the apartment on Saturday but he asked if there was any way they could come sooner, so I gave him my contact info to have her call me and set up a time. She did indeed call me that night and we set up a time for Friday.

Friday they came over and loved the place instantly. They called the landlord that night and signed a contract/paid a deposit Saturday morning. IT WAS FATE. Seriously, I'm never at home at that time that the cop was there, and none of our neighbors would know that we were selling our contract again. It was definitely fate how it all worked out and all came together.

Now we are packing up and moving to the basement of my parents. I have mixed feelings about it all the time, but I'm sure it will be good. The whole saving money factor will be AWESOME as well, and I am comforted in knowing that it's not permanent. I mean really, we can move out at any point. It's not like we're forced or required due to finances, we'll just be helping our finances so that we can buy a house or not be AS poor in grad school, ya know. I LOVE looking at houses to see a goal I have in mind and help me stay motivated. And really, I'm sure it will all just be peachy, right? Any words of wisdome to make it easier? To help keep me sane? Cuz I'm up for any advice.... The house in the end is worth the path to financially get it, right?

Loves,

May Madness

May was a crazy month. I feel like I haven't posted in FOREVER, but it really hasn't been THAT long. We took our contract for our apartment off of the market cuz it wasn't really working out. More about that to be posted later. I did the flowers for Calista's wedding, so there were greater things to worry about at the time, so it ended up being a really GOOD thing. Calista's flowers and wedding turned out beautiful. We had some fun girl time together before too and it was great to see Andrea again!!

May was also Ginelle's graduation from Salem Hills High School. She is such a beautiful young woman and I'm excited for her to go to college and break some hearts. Graduation was on the football field of Salem Hills HS and it was great with sky divers bringing in the American flag and everything. We then had lunch at PF Changs which is always delicious.

Another crazy happening in May... I had a miscarriage. We didn't tell a lot of people and I wasn't sure if I wanted to blog about it or not, but since this is practically my journal, I thought I might want to record my thoughts and feelings. It all started back with HCG.... remember how we were doing that in May? Well about two weeks in, some crazy things started happening. I read from Dr. Simeon's protocol that if you are pregnant, you will stop losing weight. Well, about day 10 or 13 (I don't remember which), I woke up after having the CRAZIEST dream. It involved Hawaii, my little sister being pregnant, my MOM being pregnant, and me throwing fruit at them cuz I was really mad about it. When I woke up, my first conscious thought of the day was, "I'm pregnant." I went and weighed myself and sure enough, I hadn't lost much weight at all... barely any from the day before. I had some spotting the week before but didn't think much of it, thought it might be a side effect of the HCG. So... with those thoughts and information, I decided that we would do an apple day (which boosts your weight loss) and see how it went... if that helped me lose some more or if I could possibly be pregnant. After the apple day, my weight didn't drop much again at all. I decided that I would stop taking the HCG drops so I could take a pregnancy test. I kept with the low calorie diet (as you're supposed to for 3 days) but stopped the drops. On day 3 of low calorie diet with no drops, I was CRAZY hormonal... fine and happy one second, bawling another. I said to Dustin that if I wasn't pregnant, then I was DEFINITELY crazy because I am never ever like that. After a good 5 days of no drops to be SURE that it was out of my system, I took a test (which was day 29 of my cycle) and it was negative. I was slightly devastated as I felt like i really must be crazy and making things up. After about another week (day 35 of my cycle which is a little late for me), I still hadn't started my period so I took another pregnancy test... again a negative. I was CRAZY EXHAUSTED, not just tired, but EXHAUSTED after sleeping for a good 8 hours or so. My lower back was also sore, and I craved salty foods. I seriously felt completely insane. I could swear I was pregnant but didn't have a positive pee stick test. I got to day 42, May 25th, Ginelle's graduation day, and I started bleeding. And I bleed a lot. I don't want to be too graphic, but there was a LOT of blood and tissue... changing a super plus tampon every hour or so. It was awful awful awful. My periods are never that heavy, nor do I ever cramp. Day 2 of this, I started cramping SO hard that I felt like puking. I tried lots of drugs and a rice bag and just laid on the couch in pain. So while I never had an official positive pregnancy test, i am calling this a miscarriage as this "period" was like the worst period I've ever had times ten. The bleeding was heavy and cramping continued for a couple days. I was SO glad that it started on Ginelle's graduation day (cuz I had work off that day), and that Calista's wedding was that week (cuz I had lots of time off to work on the flowers and such). I felt relieved to know that I wasn't as crazy as I thought I was for thinking I was pregnant. While it still wasn't pleasant, it was nice to at least have an answer. When it happened, I didn't even cry. I can't say now how I even felt cuz it seems like so long ago, but it was just.... weird. We are hoping to get pregnant soon and hopefully there are no more miscarriages. I really do believe that everything happens for a reason so I'm sure there was a good reason for why we would go through a miscarriage. I'm sure that when the timing is right, we will be blessed with the miracle of conception. Hahaha. But really, it is a miracle. All the same, we are moving on and keep trying. It just made for a crazy ending in May.

We ended the month of May by taking a 24 hour trip to St. George for some shopping and relaxing. It was just what we needed after the miscarriage and Calista's wedding. It was a great quick get away and we are already planning our next St. George trip, this time for a bit longer and to see Tarzan at the Tuachan. Fun fun fun!

I will post again soon about our apartment and how we'll be moving out soon and how that story of fate all played out. For now, I need to get some sleep! :)

Much loves,