Bountiful here we come!

So it's finally official. Darren and I found a place to live in Bountiful. We are so excited to finally live up there. No more commuting 2 hours  a day to go to work. We move in a couple weeks to our new place. We are very grateful for Trish and Keith for keeping us fed and giving us a place to sleep. They have been great and very patient with us. Darren is going to miss all the meals he has been getting. Oh well. :) I know he will eventually love those instant potatoes. 

Missing Cabo

Hey y'all, this is Darren... Yes, I am missing Cabo, but who seriously wouldn't miss this (the picture below)? This is what we woke up to every day which seems like years ago. Oh well, that's life, right? You work your butt off for years for a measly 8 days in paradise? I must say though, it was worth it! The sad part about this picture was that it was taken the morning that we were leaving for home...

Life has been good lately, although not much news to talk about. Heather and I are still looking for a place in Bountiful. I have to admit, we really haven't been looking that hard, but I am feeling more and more motivated to really start looking hard. We have enjoyed staying at my parents house and we are EXTREMELY grateful to them for putting up with us. However, both Heather and I are becoming more anxious to just find our own place quick. The funny thing about this is that my personality is more like "Let's take our time to find the right place..." whereas Heather thinks more on the lines of "Just find me a place already, Darren!" I learned this early on as Heather wanted to marry after dating me only a couple months whereas I needed to take my time to think through such a hard decision. Anyways, we'll find the right place soon!

My job is going good. I have been with Sherwin-Williams now for just over two months and have enjoyed the job. I am so anxious to just dig in alredy and majorly impact my store. Unfortunately with this experience, I really need to learn patience and let knowledge come with time. I love business and analyzing why some businesses do better than others. Besides all this, the job is a really good one, and I'm definately enjoying it for now!

Like I said, there's not really much new with us except for trying to find as place to live. We'll keep you updated!

A blast from the past!

This is a picture taken from our first month of dating. I was in beauty school, so my hair was a little funky. It has blond pieces in my bangs and fringe. Darren wore this hat often around me. We are a cute couple even way back then. I love you DAR!

Starting a new chapter

The past couple weeks we have been living with Darren's parents , till we sell our old lease and get into a new apartment. Well, we sold our lease. Now we just need to find a new apartment in Bountiful. So the search goes on. The Tintle's have been easy to live with and fun to have the company. Darren is getting use to all the home cooked meals. :)

I started my new haircutting job up in Kaysville. I absolutely love it. I didn't realize how stressful Walmart was. My new job is less stressful and actually fun! I love cutting hair everyday. Darren is still learning his job at Sherwin Williams. I think it's a little overwhelming at times for him, but all in all he is enjoying learning new things that comes with it.

CABO!

What a vacation! Darren and I had a blast in cabo with his parents. It was one of the best vacations I have ever been on (despite the fact I gained 6 pounds). The resort we stayed at was all in-inclusive. So we got to eat whenever and whatever we wanted. We totally took advanted of that. The whole week consisted of, laying out at the pool/ beach, relaxing, sipping pina colada's, eating at all the different buffets, whale watching, snorkeling, para-sailing, riding around on atv's, and my favorite part, getting to know my in-laws, esp my mother-n-law a whole lot better. Laying out at the pool, what everyday consisted of.
This is what we saw everyday, beautiful Cabo.
Don't we look hot all tan?!
Hanging out with my father-n-law at dinner.
Don't they look totally cute? We are going around town on our atv's.

Life goes on cont....

This is the pic of me hydroplaning off the freeway.

Life has been busy....

Wow! What can I say about this past week. It has been way hectic and busy. First off, since Darren and I are moving I decided I wanted to use my hair license and get a job at a salon. I set up some interviews. The morning of there is this snowstorm. The roads were icy the whole way up. I was almost at my first appointment and I hit slush. I weaved in and out of traffic and spun off the freeway and did a half donut on the side of the freeway. (we took pictures, so I will post pictures soon) I was very shooken up and of course my wonderful husband comes to the rescue. I finally make it to my first interview, over an hour late. I didn't get the first job. I did however get the last job I interviewed for. I am so excited about my new job. I am working at a salon, called Totally Clips. The girls seem great, and the job seems great. 

Yesterday we moved out of our apartment. We don't exactly have an apartment, so we are living with my in-laws for a couple weeks. I hate moves. It seems that everytime we move I find aches in parts of my body that I didn't know exhisted. Anyway life is great and tomorrow I am going to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. YA!

Back from Dallas...

Hey all y'all (I've heard enough of this this week), I finally got home last nigh just after 9 p.m. from Dallas, Texas. Bless Heather's heart waiting an extra hour and a half for me due to the flight delay (don't flight delays just stink?)

This was my first "official" business trip. It was kind of nice in the sense that everything was taken care of from the flight, to the hotel, to every meal. Basically what I did all week was get trained Every day from 8-5 on the business. I am very happy with Sherwin-Williams so far, it seems like a great company. What has impressed me perhaps more than anything is not only its very low turnover rate, but how many of its employees have been with the company most of their careers, upwards of 40 years. I think that this really tells me that there must be something about Sherwin-Williams and how it takes care of its employees. S-W even made the top 100 Fortune list of the best companies to work for in America. It did come in 98th place, but just making the list says something!

Like Heather already posted, we are headed up a little northward to Bountiful! This kind of came as a shock because there was quite a bit of movement which led to an immediate opening in the Orem store. So for a couple of weeks Heather and I just kind of assumed that they would probably just place me in Orem. However, the District Manager has others things in mind for me I guess. I'm actually really glad for this because it will be good for both of us (especially Heather) to get out of Utah County. I know I know, Bountiful isn't much different, but hopefully this is a stepping stone to us possibly moving in the future. There is a good chance of this. What happens with SW is that I will probably be an assistant for about a year give or take a couple of months, and then as opportunities present themselves, we might move to another store in Salt Lake, or perhaps out of state. Really, only time will tell. But for now I am just very excited and VERY overwhelmed going up to Bountiful to finally assistant manage.

By the way, if any of you are ever interested in possibly repainting a room or some little project around the house, give us a ring. I don't say this to "make money" off of you, but rather as an opportunity to take on a new fun project. I can't wait for us to move into our first house hopefully in the next couple of years and really have fun painting rooms. Painting can really be fun!

Anyways, this is about all the news I have. It was fun going to Dallas, especially seeing 90% of the guys I went with getting wasted every night (this is something that I just won't ever completely understand). Hope you enjoyed this blog. I'll let Heather post on here whenever, and occasionally I'll update you on my happenings.

Happy February!

January 28, 2008

So Darren and I have exciting news for everyone! We found out where we are getting relocated. IT'S BOUNTIFUL! I am really happy, scared, excited, nervous, etc. I have lived in Orem/Provo my whole life so this is really stepping out of my comfort zone. Darren and I are excited to start a new adventure outside of Utah County. It should be fun, right? :)

January 28, 2008

Marriage Tag

“Marriage” Tag--to be completed about my husband

•What is his name? Darren
•How long have you been together? 16 great months!
•How long did you date? We dated for 10 long months before he proposed and we got engaged 3 and half months after that
•How old is he? 24
•Who said I love you first? Me
•Who is taller? Darren
•Who sings better? Since I dont sing, Darren
•Who is smarter? Haha! Darren just got his bachelors and I have a license in hair...Absolutely Darren!
•Whose temper is worse? Oh wow...I would say mine, but he is stubborn, but very patient with me
•Who does the laundry? We take turns
•Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Darren
•Who pays the bills?Darren
•Who mows the lawn? whats a lawn? :)
•Who does the dishes? We take turns, but mainly Darren
•Who cooks dinner? Me
•Who drives when you are together?Mainly Darren
•Who is more stubborn? Darren
•Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Me
•Who kissed who first? I would say him, but he might say me.
•Who proposed? Darren did, at sunset, on the beach in Oregon
•Who is more sensitive? Me
•Who has more friends? haha....I really dont know. We're probably tied
•Who wears the pants in the family? Darren

Now I get to choose someone to tag: Tiffany P. Lindsay A and Emily G.

January 20, 2008

Life has been great these past few weeks. I found out this week that at Weight Watchers that I reached my goal. I have lost 21 pounds since I have joined in October. Darren has been getting more acquanted with his job and seems to enjoy it. I can't tell if its the money he is finally making or no more school. :) Later this week we are hoping to know where we are going to be relocated. I HOPE ITS UTAH!

Darren and I in love!

So I found this picture quite funny. We are all watching my sister-n-law's almost 3 month old roll over. We are all cheering. Little Jane finally did it, she rolled over for the first time.

January 12, 2008

On Thanksgiving day Darren and I ran a 5k. It was my first one and having a really supportive husband he ran by me the whole time. At the finish line he held my hand till the end! I love him.

This is everyone who ran the race starting from the left. Hayley, Phillip, Jason, Lyns, ME and Darren.

January 5, 2008

Darren's Hamburgar was bigger then he was.

For my birthday we went to Cheesecake Factory. I enjoyed my birthday and I even got some cheesecake with my name on the plate. We love our Cheesecake!

January 5, 2008

Hey everyone, Happy New Year! This is our fist official post on our new blog. We hope that you come visit us often.

I just started my new job at Sherwin-Williams this week, and my first week was very overwhelming. I am training at the American Fork store which is actually very new, so it's fun working there. I will continue to train through mid-February, and then I head off to Dallas, Texas for a week of corporate training, afterwhich I will be relocated to another store which I will manage (Assistant to the Manager ;-) Right now we have no idea where I will be relocated, although we're pretty sure I will stay in Utah, however, nothing's for sure. We're hoping to stay in Utah, but whatever the Lord wants, right?!

Heather is continuing to work at Wal-Mart's pharmacy. She has been the bread-winner for so long that I think now she is happy to know that when she quits Wal-Mart, my job will be able to pay enough for her to stay home and raise our family. She is looking as good as ever, didn't I marry a babe????

We will both be posting on here, so have fun and we hope to see some visitors here!