A lot has happened in the last year and a half. After we got married Tyler and I moved to Colville Washington, a tiny logging town. It turned my world upside down. Everything was different there. The people, the landscape, and my relationship with my family. Moving 800 miles away from my family was one of the best things that Tyler and I could of done for our relationship. I learned to rely on him, and he the same with me. We truly did become best friends. I found that I couldn’t have been blessed with a better eternal companion. He really is my helpmate.
Up in Colville, I worked for an in-home care giving company and got a client with Alzheimer’s. She has to be one of the most amazing ladies I have ever met. I gained a love for her that I have never felt before. When you take care of some one who cant care for themselves, a bond forms. Working with her was one of the most spiritually uplifting experiences I have ever had. She helped me grow and gain confidence in myself.
Tyler worked for a Lumber Mill. He still talks about it as being the most draining job he has ever had. He worked from 5am to 4pm every day. He would come home, eat, shower, go to bed and wake up and do it all over again. Tyler had a struggle with his job that I never had.
In the winter of 2010 my dad finally found a job in Reardan, an even smaller town than Colville, as a bus driver. He moved into my Aunts house in Davenport. (About and hour and a half from Colville) Tyler and I started to drive down almost every weekend to be with him. I gained an even deeper relationship with my Dad. We all had some really fun times.
In February of 2011 Tyler and I decided that we wanted to buy a house. So we started looking into home loans. We found a rural loan that seemed perfect for us, but there was a qualification that we didn’t have, a credit score (we didn’t have one) so we went and got our first credit card and started building our score. In March the rest of my family moved to Davenport and we continued to visit frequently. Tyler and I grew to love Davenport. It has a population of about 1,500. And most of that population is farmers. We fasted and prayed and felt like we were needed there. (Davenport doesn’t have a ward. It’s a branch with about 70 active members coming from a 30mi radius.)
Tyler started to apply for jobs in the surrounding area. For a couple of months he would have an interview every week and not get the job. We were beginning to feel as though maybe we were wrong; maybe we just wanted to be there so bad that we had misread our answer. Well in the middle of May, the second counselor in the Branch presidency told Tyler to apply for a job at AgLink; a fertilizer company that has about 7 branches in Eastern Washington. Finally Tyler got a job! In two weeks we moved in with my parents. We lived there for three months. Those had to have been the longest three months for all of us. There were 6 people crammed in my parents tiny little home. It was a struggle, but a good one. Once again, Tyler and I began to doubt our decision. We could not find a place to live. We would look at two and three apartments a week and they would always fall through. In August a house went up for sale a block away from my parents and I just happened to see the sign on my walk. I grabbed the paper and called the real estate agent. Well, in a less than a month we were the owners of a beautiful home!
Our Home! It’s so amazing! We are on a third of and acre, have three bedrooms, two bathrooms and its ours!
We also have started our family! (No, I’m not pregnant.)
We have two dogs, and two cats. Yes, were crazy, I don’t know what we were thinking!
This is Annie Oakley. She is 4 months old and adorable. She is our bird dog. Were hoping to take her out next season. :D
Here is Butch, Butch Cassidy to be exact. He is my lover boy. He is all cuddles and loves.
This is Calamity Jane. And she lives up to her name. All she is ever in is TROUBLE!
This is our baby! Dustie Britches! She was my birthday present when I was 15. She has both Tyler and I wrapped around her paw.
Tyler and I also celebrated our 1st anniversary this year! Time flies when you are having fun! I really am married to my best friend! We went into Spokane and did some shopping and went on a little hike!
Looking back, I can’t believe all of the blessings that My Father in Heaven has bestowed upon our little family. I have gained a testimony of His divine plan for me, and that everything happens for a reason. Everything we go through is for our betterment. I know that my Heavenly Father loves me and I can see it in my daily life! We really are simply blessed!
