Lately...

I have been busy lately, well kinda.  I am busy during the day and at work but when i come home I am I feel like I have nothing to do.  Work has kinda gotten insane.  We are so busy, which is good, but it is a little stressful.  My work is moving though, i am so excited.  I don't have cell phone service at work and now we are out of the basement and now have service.  I also am excited that we are moving out of the basement and can have windows.  it does not seem like a big deal but i am still excited.
     
So Matt has 12 more weeks at the academy.  I am so excited.  It sounds like a long time but it sounds better then 19 weeks.  I am also going to go see him in 5 weeks.  Yay!! I can't wait.  I miss him so much.  He sent flowers to me by way of my sister in law but it was really sweet of him.   Sorry don't mind how messy my kitchen is.

Christmas!

        This year for Christmas we did things a little bit different.   This year I flew down to Arizona to see Matt!! I was so excited but I was so sick the day before.  It was terrible and I was worried that I was not going to be able to go see him.  Thankfully I felt better that day kinda.  I was still puking a little but I didn't let that stop me.  I flew out from Las Vegas on the Friday before Christmas but I had to take a flight to Salt Lake and then fly to Phoenix.  It was kind of a long day but totally worth it.  We had a lot fun even though we were so far from home.  Christmas eve we went to Red Lobster.  It was so good but i didn't feel good so i didn't eat that much.  Christmas morning we went over to Matt's Bishops house for breakfast. Seriously it was the best breakfast i have ever had.  They were so nice to us.  They even got Matt and I a stocking.  I was not expecting them to make us feel so at home.  It really did not feel like Christmas till we went over.  The missionaries were also over there and it was fun to talk to them about their mission so far and where they are from.  I had to leave on Monday.  I didn't want to leave because I knew that it would be 6 more weeks till i get to see Matt again.  It was not to bad saying good by but i missed Matt the second i left.  He only has 14 more weeks now and I am so excited.  I can't wait till he gets to come home.  I wish I would have taken my new camera I got from my mom for Christmas but I forgot it.
       This year went by so fast for me.  So much has happened for Matt and I .  Matt graduated from college in may and I graduated this semester.  I won't walk till may but I am done with all my classes.  I graduated a semester early and I am so glad because I don't think I could do another semester.  We got a puppy. She drives me nuts most of the time but i am glad i have some company.  Matt started two new jobs.  One last February at learn key, and then in October he started his job as a Police Officer at the port of entry in St. George.  We moved to a new apartment in the middle of the semester. I think we were crazy because my  grades took a hit that week but I love our new apartment.  Matt moved to Phoenix.  I feel like we did a lot in one year.  This next year should be exciting for us.

Graduation and 3 weeks down!

            Well I finished my last semester at SUU, or at least I hope I did.  I passed all my classes with A's except for one.  I finished with a D+.  There is a long story to it.  It was an online class through the new canvas system.  I missed the third test in the class and one assignment.  This was around the time that Matt was getting ready to move to Arizona.  It was a stressful time for us because he just started a new job, we just moved, he was working full time, I was working full time, and going to school full time.  There was so much stuff we had to do to get him ready to leave.   He had to get a whole new wardrobe or uniform and a hole bunch of other things.  It was extremely stressful.  I was already having a hard time with school and work.  So adding this whole thing was really hard for me.  I had many tears about how stressed i was.  I just missed the test so I talked to my professor about what i could do but the canvas system still said I had an 89%.  I didn't really get how that worked but my teacher said since you have a good grade still lets just let it go.  So i was like OK.  But after I took the final test I got an email from him saying that I needed to check off this little box in the grading system and it would probably affect my grade a bit. Well that was an understatement.  Once i unclicked it my grade was a 66.1%.  I just started to cry because that would mean i would not get the credit and get a bad grade on my transcript.  So i emailed him about it and he told me to write a paper about some extra volunteer work that I did with the 4H program.  I was so thankful.  This does not mean i will pass but i have a chance.  Seriously I think I will cry either way.  I am so ready to graduate.  My life has been a little too stressful working full time and going to school.  It really is hard but hopefully I graduate and can focus on my job, which i love.
            So Matt has 3 weeks down and 16 more to go.  Surprisingly it has gone by really fast.  Each day goes by slow especially at night but overall its flown by.  This time next week I will be down there.  I want it to come fast and then have time to slow down.  I know that's not possible but i really just want to be able to be with my husband.  I really miss holding his hand or just watching a movie.  I hate being alone but this is what is best for us right now but we just have to sacrifice a little.

Snuggled on the Couch

Playing With a shoe

Sadie when we first got her

            Just as a little side note, our dog Sadie was spayed on Thursday.  I felt so bad when I dropped her off.  I could tell she was scared to be there and didn't want to stay.  She did good during her surgery and she is doing really well now.  She has a hard time getting up and down our stairs but i am surprised that she wants to play as much as she does.  I thought she would be more incapacitated.  I am glad we got a dog because when she stayed the night at the vet it was so quite here.  So I am glad i have some company.  Here is some pictures of our little puppy! Sorry there is so many pictures, i send a lot to matt.

1 Week Down, 18 More to Go.

      Well Matt has completed one week of the police academy.  Honestly it was the longest week of my life, and probably is.  Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday we talked for about 10 minutes.  It was so sad, he is so busy.  He gets up at 4 in the morning then gets home at a about 5 in the afternoon.  He has paper after paper to work on plus 60 tests between now and April.  He is also so stress. I have never seen anyone so stressed.  I just feel so bad for him.  It so hard to talk to him without crying because he is already so emotionally and physically broken down.  They told us the first 10 weeks are the hardest.  After that then they get go shooting, a week of a driving course.  He is so excited to get to do that.  I am excited for him too.  It has been kinda weird i feel like we are dating again.  It feels weird not to be living in the same house.
       I am going there for Christmas.  I am so excited to see him.  I just booked our hotel and flight.  I leave friday the 23rd and I have to come back on the 26th.  It will be short but it will so fun!!  I will be sad to leave because that will probably be the only time I get to go down there, so we won't see each other till April.  He graduates April 6th so I will probably go down there for his graduation and see him get his badge!!!  That seems so far away but I hope it will go by fast.

Police Academy

         Well Tuesday Matt found out that he is going to the police academy in Arizona on Sunday.  It's kind of quick I know.  He was on the waiting list to get in if someone dropped out and some one did!  Tuesday I was kind of emotional about it because that means he will be gone till the end of April.  I am also nervous for him because it like going to boot camp, really it is intense.  But I am proud of him for getting in and I am excited for him.
         This week has been a bit stressful because we have to get Matts stuff all ready to go.  Everything has to be to the T, really that an understatement.  His gym shorts have to be navy blue with a logo that is no bigger then a quarter, only white plain t shirts to run in.  Gray dress pants with a crease and no cuff on the pants, and the list goes on  and on and on.
         The Arizona Department of Transportation is paying for his housing (in the Marriott), food (room service anytime) and they are sending him down with a car, gas card, and a phone.  So really we don't have to pay for anything which is great!!  He will get to come home for Christmas we think but we really are not sure. I will miss him but it will be so worth it when he is done!!
         By the way i don't know why "matt and ashlee" comes up twice on the picture i have tried to get it off.

Many Changes

       Well my last post I told everyone about matt's new job!  He loves it and I am so glad he does.  He hated his old job and he only worked 2 hours a day so his pay checks were not very big.  I am glad he now is working a full time job because it takes a lot of pressure off me to make sure the rent and bills get paid.  Seriously it has been a relief.
        We have also moved!! Yes finally and I LOVE LOVE LOVE our new apartment.  Our old one was alright and really if it was not so cheap we would not have been able to make it our first year and half of marriage.  We really had some hard times but we managed to barley make it.  Our new apartment is much nicer though and we have our own washer and dryer.  I was so tired of sharing and only being able to wash on tuesdays and fridays
       This semester is almost over and it is my last!! I am so ready to be done with school.  I just have  a few more big assignments to do and then it will be over.  I will graduate with my Bachelors in Criminal Justice with a minor in psychology.  Yay!!!
       Anyways sorry this post so random but I just thought I would update everyone about all the changes in our life :).

Exiting news!!!

        ok so about 3 months ago matt applied at the port of entery in st. george (the one going south towards mesquite).  His cousin told us about it and we almost didn't apply (i dont know what we were thinking)  but we did.  He applied and he got his first interview and passed.  Then we went down to pheonix for a fitness test.  He passsed and then we just waited to hear.  We got a call for him to go down and take a poly graph test and another interview with the inspecter general.  He a passed both and we thought we had the job.  We heard nothing and it was kinda of sounding like they changed their mind.  We got a call about 2 weeks ago saying they forgot a test.  I was like you are kidding we were there 4 days last time and we could have easily done it then.  So he went down and took the test last week.  They said if he passed they were prepared to offer him the job!! Yeah exciting so all this week we have been waiting and waiting.  Yesterday he called the guy who is highering him and he said that there was a problem.  They had no information about matt and he was kind of upset. (not at us but at the state of arizona)  So we were kind of bummed.  But today matt got a call and they offered him the job.  He went down to fill out more paperwork and he is so exited.  He starts on saturday and will work tuesdays though saturdays.  He will have to go down to arizonia for 4 or 5 months but in the long run it will be so worth it.  I am so proud of him!!