Life Happens

As you all know Life happens!! Things happen that we have been either waiting for or they happen unexpected with family or even friends. This past week as been one of the most amazing but sad weeks as well. This past Saturday my husband and I celebrated our one year anniversary. I can’t believe that it has been a year already it has gone by so fast and it has been the best year of my life. I can’t imagine my life without jerry. He has blessed my life so much and has taught me so many things. We have grown together and each day that I spend with him I fall more and more in love with him. We are a team, we talk about things that we need to do, things that need to be bought, and we are there for each other through the hard time and the good time. We help each other grow in certain areas. Being married is great and I can’t wait for the many years to follow.

I have always been there for jerry through the things that he has gone through and that will never change. After arriving home from seeing my new niece Harper Friday night and celebrating our anniversary on Saturday I thought that I was done traveling for a while, well that is not the case. Jerry’s Grandpa has not been doing well and we all have been waiting for that dreaded call about his passing.  Sunday came and gone and Monday was upon us. Jerry calls me while I am at school and tells me that his grandpa passed away Sunday night in his sleep!! Yeah it was a sad day for us and so the end of the week we have to go up to Tooele for his funeral and spend some time with his family. His Grandpa was a Great man. He always had some advice for jerry and I went we were up there to see him. Jerry is really close with his grandparents and he will be truly missed by all. Things happen that we sometimes are not ready for. Yes we were waiting for this to happen because he was miserable and was ready to go. Sometimes we are not prepared for these things to happen and they are really hard but we have to think about how happy they are now that they are not suffering here on earth.

I am so grateful for the blessing of having the church in my life and I know that they are with our father in heaven and they were welcomed in to heaven with open arms by those who have gone on before. I am also grateful for the blessing of knowing what is going to happen in the life after this one. I am so sad that jerry’s grandpa died but am so happy that he is not suffering anymore!! This post is dedicated to all my family and friend that have passed on

       

Harper Ruth Chipman

Well it has been a few days since I have posted something and I thought that I should for the reason that it has been an amazing week. I have been able to come up to south Jordan and come see my new niece. She is so beautiful and small and wonderful to be around. Her name is Harper Ruth Chipman and she was born Tuesday April 24^th at 7:54 am and weighed 7 lb 3 oz and was 20.75 inches long. When I first saw her and how amazing she was it made me think of how pure and clean they she was coming from our Heavenly Father and how close she was to him. I hope that one day I will be as close to my Heavenly Father as Harper just was.

As I was holding her it was amazing to have a little one in my arms again and to think that one day they will know who were all are in there lives and recognize who is holding them and their first everything.. Today when I was holding her she was asleep and just so pretty and everything about is just so perfect. I am so excited to be an aunt again and to spoil them when I see them. I don’t get to see my nieces and nephews very often due to the fact that I live in St. George which is a few hours away and don’t get up here as often as I would like. When I do come up I enjoy seeing them and spending time with them.

While I was up here for a few days I helped my mom watch my niece Jayde. She is the cutest little girl that I have ever seen; everything that she does is cute. It has been so fun watching her and spending time with her and the rest of my family.  Well I will write again soon…    

Exercising and staying fit

It’s Monday!!! Yeah the beginning of the week but I know that the week will go by way fast, for the reason why is because it’s the week that my sister has her baby and my dad is coming  in to town for a wedding that my stepmom is going to and to also see his new granddaughter. I am excited to see my dad and spend some time with him. The last time that I saw my dad was a while ago. I don’t get to see my dad as often as I would like for the reason that he lives in Wisconsin and it is very expensive to fly out there and stay for a week or so. I wish that we could go more often and spend time out there. Maybe in the future when school is done and I have some free time on my hands. It would be nice if we could go and spend like a week and a half to two weeks with family that is out that way!!

       When I started school back in August I started riding my bike to and from school in order to lose some weight and to get into shape.. To this day I have lost 40 pounds and am feeling great! Today I rode my bike to school for the first time in a long time. I just figured that it was getting to be warmer weather and with the price of gas these days it’s a way to save money on gas. It was a nice ride on my way to school but the high for today is supposed to be 95 Degrees and so I know that I am going to be dying on the way home. I also do but this is a way that I can work out and also go to the gym. I have been very good about going to the gym and eating right. That is the main thing is to eat right and exercise and it’s not called dieting its call a life style change!!! It truly has been amazing to see the changes in my and watch the weight just come off and stay off.. I look back to what I was when I first started and I see the changes and I can promise you that I never want to be that person again… I sometimes get my inspiration from the show the biggest Looser!!! It’s one of my favorite shows of all time and I am so excited to be at the same weight as some of the contestants and wait I didn’t have to go on a show to lose the weight.  I just followed some of their tips and I did it!! So my challenge to you is to work out for at least 30 minutes a day in whatever way that you can!!! Enjoy doing it as well!!! Have a Great day

Blessings

     Well, it is sunday evening and as i sit here and think about the things that have happened this weekend and the week a head i am grateful for the blessings that  i have in my life. My family and my loving husband jerry and for all the support that he gives me in the things that i am doing in my life. Going to school and getting the education that i need to get a good paying job so that we can live day to day. My family is awesome, no matter what i do in my life they support me, now they might not always approve of the things that i do but i know that they support me.
      There are somethings that are going to be changing in my family and people are being added to our family this week!! My sister is going to be having a baby this coming tuesday and i am grateful for the chance that i have to go up and see   her and the new baby and visit my family that is up there. As i think about that i can's help but think about what i am leaving behind for a few days. Jerry is not able to go up with me due to the fact that he has some things that he has to do here at home. I do hate when i leave him. i would love for him to come with me but the fact is he is not and i will miss him while i am gone. Another thing that is changing is my parents are moving. They are moving again... they moved into this house that they are in just about a year ago and now they are moving again so that they can save money while my stepdad goes to school to finish getting his degree. Yes i am very proud of him for do that so that he can advance into management if he wants to.
       On Saturday my mom and i held a yard sale for all the stuff that we didn't want and to my surprise we got rid of most of it and we did pretty good making the money that we needed to. it was alot of fun and enjoyed each others company. its nice to be able to help out family when they need it and to see them often. 
   Family is so important to me and jerry. When i think about Jerry's side of the family i am saddened by the way that they are not as close to him they don't include him in any of the family things that go on, i can't remember the last time that we were invited over for a birthday party, for christmas or anything for that matter and for this i am grateful that we meet each other and got married and i was able to show him what family is all about.. i am grateful that he has grandparents that care enough to want to know what's going on in his life and to be there for the important events in his life. i want his family to be involved in our lives and i guess that i can want all i want but they have to want it as well and maybe they just don't want that as much as i do and sometimes jerry does... i feel like he is hurting inside because he sees the bond that my mom and i have with each other and he wants that with his mom. i see my mom alot and he does not get to see his that often and that is mostly her choice. But as for all things that happen in life this to is something that we are working on and maybe in the future it will be like we want it to be.
    As this week starts i think about the things that have to be done and the blessing that i have received and will receive for living my life the way that i should... We all should try to live our lives the way that we are suppose to be living them... There are so many blessing that i could talk about and hi could go  on and on for pages about blessing but i would like you all to think about the blessings that you have had and be grateful for the things that you have in your life and just the lord each and every day for those things.
     As i close this post and start thinking about my next one i am grateful for my family and big blessing that they are to me in my life. And for my Husband and how he has changed my life for the best.


     

Welcome!!! My name is Vanessa, and I am new to Blogging. This is something that I have wanted to do for a long time but have just not had the motivation to do it.  Now that I am in a class that is all about blogging, this is just the motivation that I need. I have been married for just about a year and am happier now than I was a year ago. We all go through trials and have happy times in life and I would like to share those times with you as we enjoy this journey together.