Magical Moments and Meaningful Memories: Hello 2018

Hello 2018
Hello age 23
Hello new apartment
Hello next level of adulthood

Hello blog reader,
It's been a heck of a Year already. Today is MLK day and I spent the day off school doing homework. The semester is in full swing. I like almost all of my class and will probably spend much of the semester with my nose in a book. Being busy and back in school has felt good. I like to learn even if I can be grumpy about it. I would still take my classes over T's. It is pretty exciting to think this is his last semester before graduation.

Being back at school means we are in Provo again and this time we get to live together!!! I rather enjoy being married to Thomas. We live at Wymount right across from the MTC.
The crazy thing about Wymount is that Mom and Dad lived here AND Grandpa and Grandma Marchant lived here the first year they were built. I almost lost it when I heard that.
I love being next door to the temple and close enough to walk to school. Our apartment is bigger than we need. We have 3 bedrooms. The first night we were here I had a small emotional breakdown. I told Thomas it was too big and that we would never see each other or that he would get tired of me and hide in the other room....... I know I was a little dramatic. So far he hasn't. We've pretty much finished unpacking and it feels more like home everyday.
We are anxiously awaiting our living room set to be delivered this week. It will be awesome to have couches. We have been watching the Office in camp chairs. I don't remember who gave them to us but what an awesome wedding present they've turned out to be.
It's still crazy to believe we bought a living room set. It's the most money (other than school) I've ever spent. It is a new level of adulthood to pick a coffee table and think "what do I want to have for the next 10 or so years." I think we picked some good stuff and I can't wait to have it all arrive.

I'm a little late on documenting my birthday. We spent our first few days in Provo watching the Corey kids. One of those days was my 23rd Birthday. Thomas took every chance to make it special. He let me sleep in and saw the older kids off to school. We went to breakfast while they were all at school. Then later he let me sneak away to take a nap while he played games with the younger kids. We had a pizza party and opened presents later that night. I even bought the fancy Dairy Queen blizzard ice cream cake- it was absolutely delicious!
23 sounds older than I feel. I spent the last year forgetting I was 22 and telling people I was 21 so maybe that is why I'm so confused.

I expect great things from this year. So much of where we are going to be after May is unknown. Do we head off to PT school, stick around Provo or move back to St. George to lock down my degree.... It's all a bit overwhelming. However, here is what I do know...
I'll spend 365 days this year married to the most incredibly kind person.
I'll have to make some big decisions but I don't have to do it all on my own.
I'll miss that cute missionary brother of mine but anxiously await every email.
I'll still have two wonderful families to celebrate life with. We are expecting a new niece or nephew this summer- we can't wait!

Yippy for 2018 xoxo