Guess Who's Going to School?!

Yep, that'd be me! Well, ok, it's not school-school. I'm going to be attending Cameo College of Essential Beauty in Murray, UT. I am going to be taking their Nail Technician courses! It is a 10 week program (which is my kind of school for sure!!). I am going in tomorrow to register and classes start on May 11! Nate and I visited with the Admissions Advisor for about an hour last week and I just love her! She is such an awesome lady and I think I will really enjoy my time there. Once I graduate I am hoping to get a fun job in a day spa somewhere close by. It'll be so nice to finally have a real career!

A lot of you probably know that I was looking for a nanny job for a while. I just couldn't find that "perfect job" and the ones that I did like just weren't falling into place. So one night Nate and I were watching Legally Blonde and it totally sparked something in me. I have always wanted to do nails, but hadn't thought much of it for a couple of years. But watching that show reminded me about that passion I had. It sounds really lame and cheesy, but that's when I realized I had finally found what I wanted to do with my life. So if any of you want your nails done-you know who to come to :-)

Curtis Leaves for the MTC

I was so good at posting last summer, but have been super terrible at it since we got home. I have quite a bit to tell though. I think I'm gonna try to break it up into individual posts to make it easier to read. I'll start with a piece of bittersweet news: my brother-in-law Curtis left for his mission on April 7 (wow, has it been that long?!). I absolutely love this kid so it was pretty hard for me to see him go. But we are all so very proud of his decision to serve the Lord.

Haha, this picture cracks me up. It's so Curtis.

So far he is loving it! He will be in the MTC until about the beginning of July I think, but I'm not positive. He is going to the Ohio Cleveland Spanish Speaking Mission. His letters are so positive and upbeat. Curtis is an amazing kid and I know that so many people will be affected by his awesome attitude.

Long Time, No Post

Ok, so I'm back!! I can't believe it's been 6 months since my last post! People have been bugging me forever to update my blog, so here I go. I'll try to sum up the last 6 months in one post (if I can even remember that far back).

Nate and I packed up and left Memphis, TN the end of August. We drove up to Cincinnati, OH where I flew home from on September 1. Him and our puppy Memphis stayed there for about a month. I was home trying to get my business started up.

Our 1 year anniversary was on September 25! Nate had an amazing weekend planned for us when I flew to Ohio on September 23/24 (I can't remember which one, lol). We drove up to Columbus and went to a Major League Soccer game. We went to an amusement park down by Cincinnati, and lots of other fun things!

When we got home our apartment bathroom was being remodeled so we lived with my parents while that was being done. It was fun to live back at home since I moved out right after high school, but it definitely made both of us grateful for our own place! We just barely moved back in a couple of weeks ago. I'm still in the process of getting all organized, but I'll post pics when it's all done. I've completely redecorated everything so it's like having a whole fresh start!

The holidays were a lot of fun this year, but stressful. We had a lot of fun little traditions we started for our little family! Nothing too big has happened over the last few months.

Nate and I are both pushing our businesses really hard and hoping to be able to not have to go and get another job. We both love what we do and are loving making a living doing something we love! (Man, that's a lot of love in one sentence! LOL)

Click here to learn about Nate's business!

Click here to learn about Nikki's business!

That brings us to the next big event-Nate's 24th birthday! His birthday is January 12 and we celebrated together by going to dinner at Chili's and watching Avatar. It was so much fun!

Hopefully this post makes sense and isn't too jumbled! I'll definitely try to do better at keeping everyone updated this year! We are so excited to see what 2010 brings for us and have high hopes for our future!