June: A Rough Start

This week was the beginning of June, and it was definitely a rough start. On Monday my mom called me to let me know that they had to put our family dog, Chloe, to sleep. She was almost 13 years old, and really hadn't been doing well for about the past year, but things had finally taken a turn for the worse and it wasn't fair to continue to let her suffer. I'm so happy that she's not in pain anymore, but I'll miss her more than I can say! For almost all of my childhood, Chloe was there, and one of my best friends. She slept in my bed every night from when she was a very young puppy up until I left for BYU-I. She was always there to welcome me home after work or school, and always SO excited to see me.

Along with this, midterms were this week. Having just gotten back from my trip to California, I was attempting to recover from all the traveling and busy days, and also prepare for my midterms and assignments that were due as soon as I returned. It's been an overwhelming week emotionally, mentally, and even physically since Jake and I are still packing up our little apartment for our move next weekend. We're doing as much as we can now, so that when Moving Day arrives things aren't quite so insane, but it's frustrating trying to decide what things we can pack and what things we need to wait on. All of our books, DVDs, and most of the small knick-knack decorations have been packed away, as well as a lot of our unused kitchen items and some plates, bowls, and cups. What's nice about packing away kitchen things is that it'll keep us from using too many dishes and then having a TON of them to wash at the end of the day!

On Thursday Jake had the day off of work, and things finally fell into place for us to go over and take a good look at our new apartment! We were SO excited to see what our new home is going to look like. Our kitchen is humongous compared to the one we have now, as well as our bathroom. The balcony outside is a little bit bigger than a twin-sized bed, and we have a GORGEOUS view! And we have a window over the kitchen sink, something I really took for granted when I was living at home! Getting to see our new place made us even more eager for our move this coming Friday!

This Week's Spiritual Thought

Jake and I have been reading The Pearl of Great Price as our scripture study together, and I've been really enjoying it. I haven't read it in a very long time, aside from random little verses here and there when they're discussed in a class or at church, so it's been great getting back and reading the whole thing. And since Jake has served a mission and read a TON of doctrine-related books while he was serving, he has a LOT of knowledge on things that I don't fully understand. I'm so grateful to have a husband who can teach me more about this amazing gospel!