Day 7

November 7th- I'm grateful that my Heavenly Father blessed me with such a wonderful eternal companion. Today marks the sixth month anniversary of when Adam and I were sealed in the Washington DC temple. He is so good to me. I know that he loves me and accepts me completely for who I am, no matter what. He is my best friend. He treats me like a princess. I know that sounds cliche, but it's true! I never knew what true, genuine, pure love was until I met him. All you women out there who think that the chivalrous man is a dying breed, rest assured that they still exist! You just need to be the type of person that you want to attract. It took me 22 years to be the kind of person that Adam deserved, and it took him 28. Be patient. Grow into the person you need to become. You'll find your happily ever after.

So grateful for my Adam!

Day 6

November 6th- Yay for an extra hour of sleep! Although I am grateful for the hour, I am especially grateful for our primary children today. Adam and I teach a group of 5 year olds. But, today the entire primary (70+) class practiced for their upcoming presentation next Sunday. I loved hearing each of them share a small piece of their budding testimonies. They have such sweet, pure, and strong spirits. It wasn't hard for me to start getting teary eyed as they sang reverently (most of the time) about Jesus Christ and about our Prophet. Our church calling can be extremely exhausting at times, but it is absolutely worth it to be around these little spirits that were with our Heavenly Father not too long ago.

Day 5

November 5th- Today I am grateful for the cooler weather. What?! I know, normally I don't really like winter all too much. Yeah, sure the snow is beautiful, I just don't really like being cold. But, the reason I am grateful for it is because it reminds me of when Adam and I fell in love. So what used to be a bitter and dreary season, is now wonderfully beautiful!

Day 4

November 4th- I'm grateful for nice, quiet nights at home with my husband. Especially when he agrees to watch a romantic comedy with me because he knows it'll make me happy. He's so great!

30 Days of Thankfulness

Quite a few of my FB friends are doing this, and I know that I'm a few days late, but I'd like to do this as well. 

November 1st- I am thankful for my wonderful sisters. On this day I am especially grateful for Samantha. Today is her eighteenth birthday. I can remember when she first began Pre-K! Time flies by so fast! I'm a little sad to see her leave childhood, but I'm so excited to see the person that she will become. She's looking into schools out here, and hopefully it works out so that I can spend more time with her!

November 2nd- I am grateful for Adam's secure job at Tahitian Noni International. He's been working super hard this past week and I am so thankful for that. I feel bad because I'm not bringing in income for us, but he is so great. He tells me that he loves taking care of me. Our country is in a tough economy right now, so I am very thankful for Adam's great job.

November 3rd- The women in our ward are fabulous. I haven't become very close with many of them just yet, but they are always so sweet. I am grateful for their kindness. 

Lately

Adam keeps telling me that it's my turn to post on here. So, here is what has been going on. My job interview count is now up to five and my actual employment number is still a big fat zero. And I've completely lost count of how many applications I've submitted. Which means I'm slowly going crazy in this basement apartment. I feel like my life is at a standstill right now, or at least a transition. I mean, who else watches reruns, cleans, and crochets scarves all day? And then the sad thing is it's like the more bored I get, the more boring I become. It's a vicious cycle.
But! Adam and I did just revamp our weight loss efforts. Complete with a huge chart on our refrigerator! That makes it more serious, right?  My goal is to lose ten pounds by my birthday. Hopefully we'll maintain our will power through the holidays! And SPEAKING OF HOLIDAYS!! My in-laws are coming for Christmas! I am so extremely excited to have Deb, Jim, and Jennifer here! I can't wait!
For this next holiday (Halloween) Adam and I are going to dress as Salt & Pepper. (It's the only thing I could talk Adam into because it only required a t-shirt) Maybe once we have kids, I can talk him into something a little more creative. We'll see.

Our calling at church has been.. an adventure. Who knew that trying to teach 5 year olds about how much their Heavenly Father loves them could be so extremely exhausting? It's been fun though. I love watching Adam learn how to interact with them. I got sick last weekend after we went camping with Rachel & Mike so I wasn't at church. Adam was so nervous to go without me. But I'm sure he did great!
Anyway, thats a little bit of what's been going on with the Bazzelle's lately. Sorry for the randomness.

Remembering the past year

Conference time is always a special time for me.  Now though, it is one of the greatest times of the year.  It was a year ago last weekend that I met Shaila for the first time.  I will never forget our story and how I was interested in her sister Rachel at first.   To be honest I don't think Shaila will ever let me forget that either.  The thing is I really don't care how it happened but that it brought us together in the end.  Mike and I invited their apartment over for dinner between conference sessions on Sunday.  I am sure we grilled something, but I don't remember for sure.  I know though that afterwords Mike told me he thought I had someone interested in me, the rest is history for all four of us.

Looking  back on the last year spent with my best friend I have many memories.  Most of which are so sacred and special they will stay between the two of us, however here are the highlights as I remember them.

1. Our first date, UP THE CANYON.
2. Carving a pumpkin with the Browning symbol.
3. Dressing up for halloween but not wanting to let anyone know that we liked each other so we didn't 'go together', but still spent all our time together at the party.
4. Talking/Texting the week we were apart around Christmas.
5. Her mom telling me that I should just come out to VA, and thanking me for how happy I made her daughter.
6. Meeting her family for the first time.  They are so great and I love them so much.  I couldn't have asked for a better set of in-laws.
7. Taking a girl home for Christmas and my mom 100% sure we would be married.  She was right, as always.
8.  Calling my Mom and telling her I had a fiance, her heart didn't stop but I know it skipped a beat or two.
9. Proposing and getting my words mixed up.
10.  Giving Shaila the best birthday she has ever had!
11.  Buying a ring, what an adventure trying to do that when Shaila wanted to be surprised.
12.  Looking for an impossible apartment, and finding the perfect place for us after having a complete breakdown.
13. Being married, and sealed to my best friend in the whole world.  Sorry Brandon, but I finally know why we never hung out after you met your wife.
14. Our Cruise and me not wanting to swim in the Ocean.
15.  Meeting the rest of her family and seeing mine on our trip to GA this summer.

I cannot wait to see what else life has in store for us, but I know that with Shaila by my side we will get through any challenges that come our way, and we will have a LOT of joy along the way.