This is a local newspaper article Jared was in this past week.
Monday, April 8, 2013
My Firefighter!
Large rookie class tested by fire, smoke - Large rookie class tested by fire, smoke: Local: Pocatello Fire Department trains nine firefighters in live-fire drills
This is a local newspaper article Jared was in this past week.
These are some pictures of Jared at work during training. I stole them from the Pocatello Fire Departments Facebook page.
This is a local newspaper article Jared was in this past week.
The Big Move
At the beginning of March we moved to Pocatello, ID! Jared got a job with the Pocatello Fire Department as a Paramedic/Firefighter. I am so proud of him and his accomplishments and how hard he works to support our family. We had to make many trips back and forth from Cedar City to Pocatello while he was going through the interview process. He first had to come and take a written exam which started out with 250 applicants. They then ranked them according to where they scored in the group. Then we had to come again for him to have an oral interview. After that they offered him the position contingent on him passing a doctor's physical exam and then a combat challenge the next day. The physical and combat challenge were on a Monday and Tuesday and then after he passed he had to start week that following Monday. With us not knowing if it was a definite thing until he passed these tests we had to find a place to live and move very quickly. It was a crazy hectic week.
Driving through Arby's on our way out of Cedar City.
It is a 6 hour drive from Cedar City to Pocatello so we spent a lot of time in the car, Daija and Jazelle did so good while we did all this traveling.
It was Daija and Jazelle's first time staying in a hotel when we came for testing and interviews and they did pretty good at behaving while we were there.
Jared studying hard for the written exam, and Daija and Jazelle being good little girls while daddy is studying.
The day we moved there was a huge snow storm and the roads were terrible. Jared was driving the moving truck and the heater didn't work in it so he was freezing the whole way to Idaho, and I was driving our little car that was just sliding all over the road. It was quite the adventure but we made it safely and the fire department was at our house to help us unload the truck and had everything out in less than an hour. They were amazing! We put our house in Cedar City up for sale and exactly one week after is was on the market it SOLD! I got a job at the hospital here on the Same Dy Surgery floor. Everything just came together for us so well and we are so blessed for everything going on in our lives right now.
It is a 6 hour drive from Cedar City to Pocatello so we spent a lot of time in the car, Daija and Jazelle did so good while we did all this traveling.
The day we moved there was a huge snow storm and the roads were terrible. Jared was driving the moving truck and the heater didn't work in it so he was freezing the whole way to Idaho, and I was driving our little car that was just sliding all over the road. It was quite the adventure but we made it safely and the fire department was at our house to help us unload the truck and had everything out in less than an hour. They were amazing! We put our house in Cedar City up for sale and exactly one week after is was on the market it SOLD! I got a job at the hospital here on the Same Dy Surgery floor. Everything just came together for us so well and we are so blessed for everything going on in our lives right now.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
1 year Anniversary
I know this is way late posting it but this is my way or scrapbooking and keeping track of everything that happens in our lives that I am doing it anyway. This past July, Jared and I celebrated our First Anniversary. The past year has been full of so many wonderful things. Since we were married we both graduated from school. I finished nursing school and Jared finished the Paramedic program, we built and bought a house and have just enjoyed being with each other.
To celebrate 1 year together we went to Mesquite for the weekend and had such a blast just relaxing and hanging out.
To celebrate 1 year together we went to Mesquite for the weekend and had such a blast just relaxing and hanging out.
We hung out at the pool on our floaties:)
Getting ready to go out and eat
And my favorite part of the whole weekend was spending the day at the spa and getting massages. It was so much fun and so relaxing! I couldn't have asked for a better weekend to spend with the love of my life.
On our actual anniversary the only thing I wanted to do was have a night at home just simple. So we ordered pizza and rented a movie and just had a night in. Best year ever!
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Our journey with infertility
I have decided to start blogging about our journey with infertility to help with the many emotions I feel and to hopefully reach out and help someone else going through the same thing. Jared and I have been married for 14 months now and have been wanting a baby since our honeymoon. All I have ever wanted in life besides being married to my best friend and growing old with him is to have kids together and to be a mom. I cannot wait for the day that I can hold my baby in my arms and know that Jared and I created this child together and to love him/her unconditionally forever.
When we got married we knew that having a baby would have its challenges with some problems that I have. I am so lucky to have found Jared and to know that he loved me so much that none of that mattered, he still wanted to marry me and be with me forever. After many months of hoping that it worked and then getting the answer no we became very discouraged and went in to see the doctor. After a few tests and some trial and errors with medications it was determined that we were not going to be able to get pregnant on our own, we were going to have to undergo Invitro Fertilization (IVF). We were crushed! to say the least. Not only did I not respond to any of the medications Jared's sperm are not very good. There are plenty there but they don't have the ability to penetrate the egg. I don't think I would stop crying for a few days. Many thoughts and worries went through my head, all to which my amazing husband comforted and talked through with me how it was all going to be okay. Having fertility issues is a very emotional roller coaster to be on. It is so hard for me to not get my hopes up and think maybe this drug will work this time, or maybe a miracle will happen and we won't have to pay the thousand of dollars for IVF and then every time there is only one pink line it is devastating. Jared is always telling me to not get my hopes up and it wouldn't be so hard when it is negative but it is nearly impossible to think maybe just maybe it will work.The only thing I have left to do at this point is to hope and pray that a miracle happens.
Now that we have both accepted the challenges that have been placed before us the biggest challenge we are facing is being able to afford the IVF. It costs about $10,000 per cycle and is not even guarenteed to bring us the result we want to badly. This past weekend our doctor was giving away a free cycle in a drawing and we were so hopeful that this was our chance to make our dreams come true! Unfortunately we were not the lucky couple that day to be able to make those dreams happen but since then we have decided to do things a little bit differently. There is no way that we are going to be able to do this on our own so we have agreed to let our family and friends help us where they can. This was a very hard step for both of us to take because we felt stupid or embarrassed to ask others for help. One thing I can say for sure is it has been very humbling these past few days to know how many people care and love us and want to help. We are so appreciative of what everyone wants to do to help us make our dreams come true. I am so grateful for my wonderful husband and all of our family and friends for going through this journey with us. Our hope is by branching out and receiving help from all those that love us that we can also be able to help one other couple who is going through the same challenges as us not be stressed about how they are going to pay for it because there are so many other things that need to be worried about.
The last and most important thing that I will share that I have taken away from this journey so far was from a speech that someone gave right before the drawing. She told all of three things we should do while on this difficult emotional journey. I have no idea what the first ones were about but the third one was the one that stuck out to me the most. She said that no matter what happens we need to be able to look our spouse in the eye and tell them that they are enough for you the rest of your lives, even if that means that you will never have children. And right after she said that Jared pulled me a little bit closer to his side and kissed me so tenderly on my head and I knew in that moment that he was enough for me if we are unable to have children. Going through this journey has made us so much closer as a couple and makes it easier to go through something like this with your best friend.
When we got married we knew that having a baby would have its challenges with some problems that I have. I am so lucky to have found Jared and to know that he loved me so much that none of that mattered, he still wanted to marry me and be with me forever. After many months of hoping that it worked and then getting the answer no we became very discouraged and went in to see the doctor. After a few tests and some trial and errors with medications it was determined that we were not going to be able to get pregnant on our own, we were going to have to undergo Invitro Fertilization (IVF). We were crushed! to say the least. Not only did I not respond to any of the medications Jared's sperm are not very good. There are plenty there but they don't have the ability to penetrate the egg. I don't think I would stop crying for a few days. Many thoughts and worries went through my head, all to which my amazing husband comforted and talked through with me how it was all going to be okay. Having fertility issues is a very emotional roller coaster to be on. It is so hard for me to not get my hopes up and think maybe this drug will work this time, or maybe a miracle will happen and we won't have to pay the thousand of dollars for IVF and then every time there is only one pink line it is devastating. Jared is always telling me to not get my hopes up and it wouldn't be so hard when it is negative but it is nearly impossible to think maybe just maybe it will work.The only thing I have left to do at this point is to hope and pray that a miracle happens.
Now that we have both accepted the challenges that have been placed before us the biggest challenge we are facing is being able to afford the IVF. It costs about $10,000 per cycle and is not even guarenteed to bring us the result we want to badly. This past weekend our doctor was giving away a free cycle in a drawing and we were so hopeful that this was our chance to make our dreams come true! Unfortunately we were not the lucky couple that day to be able to make those dreams happen but since then we have decided to do things a little bit differently. There is no way that we are going to be able to do this on our own so we have agreed to let our family and friends help us where they can. This was a very hard step for both of us to take because we felt stupid or embarrassed to ask others for help. One thing I can say for sure is it has been very humbling these past few days to know how many people care and love us and want to help. We are so appreciative of what everyone wants to do to help us make our dreams come true. I am so grateful for my wonderful husband and all of our family and friends for going through this journey with us. Our hope is by branching out and receiving help from all those that love us that we can also be able to help one other couple who is going through the same challenges as us not be stressed about how they are going to pay for it because there are so many other things that need to be worried about.
The last and most important thing that I will share that I have taken away from this journey so far was from a speech that someone gave right before the drawing. She told all of three things we should do while on this difficult emotional journey. I have no idea what the first ones were about but the third one was the one that stuck out to me the most. She said that no matter what happens we need to be able to look our spouse in the eye and tell them that they are enough for you the rest of your lives, even if that means that you will never have children. And right after she said that Jared pulled me a little bit closer to his side and kissed me so tenderly on my head and I knew in that moment that he was enough for me if we are unable to have children. Going through this journey has made us so much closer as a couple and makes it easier to go through something like this with your best friend.
Me and Jared at the Footsteps for Fertility 5K
We are so grateful for all the support our family gives us through this journey. Jared's mom and brother Lewis came to the race with us.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Cedar Bridal Shower
And then after all of the fun games there was all the lovely presents that I got. All of my friends had to get me stuff that was of course very embarrassing! Especially opening in front of my mom and grandmas!
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