why we dont have kids...

Id say the last couple days were pretty interesting for us.  Yesterday David and I spent the evening babysitting for a friend of mine.  I was a little bit jealous when the baby girl loved David more than me...and he showed up half way through the night.  We both had a good time but left tired, covered in drool and baby food, and pretty glad we don't have any little ones yet (and pretty convinced we are definitely will not be prepared for a few years yet).  While I was there I got the call I have been waiting for all weekend.  I got into grad school!  Now I just have to figure out how to finish BYU.  They are being a bit difficult with answering my questions and helping me out.  Tonight we spent the evening with the ward missionaries.  And we met the other couple in the ward without kids!  Finally someone to hang out with around here!  Gonna keep this one short.  Goodnight to all 5 people that read this blog. :)

One Big happy Mormon Family

Again its been forever since I got on here but this is progress...David is home (well hes at work right now but hes coming home tonight) and I am still blogging!  Last week Dave ended up having to stay out longer again which is not my favorite thing about his job for sure.  I burned my fingers with a hot glue gun on thursday night and of course immediately started freaking out because I was by myself and had hot clue searing through all the layers of my skin.  When they started bleeding I freaked out even more because I dont like blood.  So I called Aunty Jade...but she is an old lady and goes to sleep at 6 apparently.  So I called the only other person whos number I have in close proximity.  She happened to be in Colorado...great.  But she made a phone call to someone she knew and about fifteen minutes later two men in white shirts and ties that I had never met before knocked on my door.  One, a doctor, brought burn cream and did a brief exam of the damaged area of my hands and then together they gave me a blessing and then left just as fast as they came.  Even though the pain was still extreme I felt so much better.  The comfort of having a ward family that is there for you no matter where you live was so great to feel especially with a husband who has a job that takes him away from home quite often.  Its been over a week since then and the burns are slowly starting to heal. Im gonna have some pretty sweet scars though. And since I was speaking of David being gone a lot we thought it would be nice to have a little friend to keep me company while he is away so we got a kitten.  Her name is Gizmo (from the Goonies) and she is extra tiny.  I think she has a bit of a cold right now (probably because we keep our apartment so cold) so we are taking her to the vet this weekend but other than that she is doing great.  When we first brought her home she whined a lot.  I think she missed her sisters and brother.   Now she is happy most of the time and getting into everything as small kittens usually do.  Last night David and I had the missionaries over for dinner.  I felt so old!  I have never had missionaries over and cooked for them myself in my own home.  It was a good time.  I think this may be the longest thing I have ever written.  I need to start getting some pictures up on here so that is my next goal...to figure out how exactly to do that. :)

I felt a little ridiculous...but quickly got over it...

Wow.  I keep saying I am going to get better at this and I never do.  So lets see...what has occurred since the last post.  I think I only think about this when I am bored and David is out to sea.  So lets start from there.  David has been out quite a bit.  I guess not a ton but in my mind its way too much.  My job keeps getting worse but I am still thankful to have work in such trying times.  David's little brother Spudd was here for a couple weeks before he had to go meet his ship.  We all cant believe he is in the navy and off on deployment now.  Im sure Momma Wallace is having a bit if a rough time with all her babies leaving like this.  Last weekend my cousin Jesica was here to visit as well so all of us went to a Halloween party with a bunch of people David works with.  I must say it was interesting.  We all dressed up which was probably the best part of it. I havent dressed up in awhile.  I felt a little ridiculous but quickly got over it when I saw some of the other people there.  Last week we also went to the temple to do family name baptisms.  It was a great experience.  It was David's first time in the temple and I was happy that he enjoyed it.  I am always amazed by the amount of peace and love that is found there.  Before we started the couple running the baptistry talked to us for a few minutes and one of the things they said that sorta stuck with me was that we were there to do the Lord's work and to make eternal friends.  And since I am a huge believer that one can never have too many friends I was pretty excited about that.  And now I just count down the days to the weekend until I can be with my best friend again.  Everything is much better when he is around.

Time to Update

Ok Ok Ok. Im going to keep up with this blog thing. It has been decided...by me...that I need something to occupy my time. The love of my life is currently out to sea. I havent spoken with him in a few days and its seriously driving me crazy. I even went so far as to get angry at America yesterday. I dont know what im going to do when he is gone for 7 months. Anyway life here is going well. The weekends are always fun and way too short. I finally found a job. I dont love it but its work so Ill do my best. Im trying to find a government job though. They pay better, give all the paid holidays (even columbus day!) and have much better job security. The apartment is slowly getting better. We finally got a table and chairs so now we are on the hunt for a couch. Sister Espinoza gave us some really nice gifts that are so helpful. I practically got teary over the support she was giving. I'll always love my second mom. General Conference last weekend was amazing as usual. David and I spent sunday with my parents. It wasn't as uncomfortable as I thought it would be...in fact I came away from it feeling a whole lot better about a lot of things. I guess all this rambling is really the result of me being bored out of my mind and lonely as heck. If my job wasn't so awful I might be thankful for the extra hours they are making me work this week (I'm hoping they don't even stumble upon my blog). Basically I cant wait for Saturday morning. Ive been dreaming about that big bear hug for nights now.

from the hills of CA

So I decided it was time for an update...even though no one really looks at this blog. We just got the internet and I am very glad for that. I can finally do school instead of just sitting around the house thinking about how I can rearrange our boxes to look better. I have set them up several ways and I think there is nothing else I can do with them. Anyway, moving time was interesting. We had to pack up the car with all of David's things from his apartment and move up here. We got out of the car and were greeted by an old lady walking her cat. That is right, she had a cat on a leash and was taking it for a walk. I had to laugh. What was this place we were moving to? Anyway we eventually got all of his stuff moved in and mine finally showed up in the moving truck, though half of it was broken (sad face). The place is pretty nice. We went to the pool on friday evening and stumbled upon what we think was a type of pool party. Basically a bunch of middle aged women with a scattering of a couple younger men and ladies drinking beer and having odd conversations. David and I spread out on some chairs to read but were asked several times to join a game that involved throwing a multi colored beach ball as hard as possible at each other. Saturday was beach day. I got a tiny bit red but it has bronzed up nicely. So nice to not look exactly like a ghost...now I just look like a ghost with a tan. The ward here is great. We are still feeling a bit strange being the new kids on the block but I think we will adjust nicely. Anyway that should be enough for now. I am off to be a good wifey and cook dinner. :)

moving day coming soon...

Wow, I cant believe the moving truck is coming tomorrow. It all happened so fast and at the same time dragged on and on. I'm not very good at this blogging thing. I'm convinced I have nothing exciting to say but Dave assures me that I just have to say whats going on and that is interesting enough. So like I said the moving truck is coming to get my stuff tomorrow. I had to fit it all in a 4'x4' space which was pretty interesting. I can now say the contents of my life fit in four square feet. I have been trying to find us an inexpensive mattress but it looks like we will have to sleep on a borrowed air mattress for a few days which is seriously no fun. Those things totally deflate the second you enter good deep sleep. My flight isn't until Wednesday morning and I am getting super anxious. I just want to get there and get settled already. I will miss Provo and I will most definitely miss BYU but I am feeling better about moving on. I was pretty stressed and nervous for awhile but its starting to melt away. Life is funny sometimes. So many twists and turns. But that's what keeps it interesting.

Still Under Construction...

This blog is definitely a work in progress. And if I didnt realize that already I have a wonderful husband who likes to remind me that it is. Im still trying to figure out how to put cool stuff on it and make it look cute. Im not too computer saavy. He thinks blogging will be good for me, one of the big reasons I am sitting her typing something. He seems to be the big reason I do a lot of things but that seems to be how married life goes and I love him so i dont mind. Only thirteen more days until I move to California. Im super excited but im also pretty nervous about having to find a new job and meet new people. I love Provo and BYU but its a good time for me to leave. Finishing school online will be quite the task but I am up for it. I guess that is enough about me for today. Maybe next time I will write something about us doing something together. But who knows, I might get back to this before 13 days is up.

Just the Beginning...

It is my understanding that newly married couples have some sort of odd obligation to at least try blogging. Not exactly sure what that is about and I'm not completely sold on the blogging thing but I decided to give it a go anyway. I sorta figure if people really wanted to know what was going on they would just pick up the phone and call...but then I might not answer so this seems efficient. David's family, my in laws, live quite far away so this way they can keep up with us without having to visit too often...just kidding. I love them and would love to see them whenever the opportunity presents itself. Anyway, welcome to the life of the newlyweds, Dave and Riss.