Moving On...

Hey Everyone,

So a lot has happened with our little family so I thought I would catch everyone up. Justin and I now live in Cedar City. We just moved in with Justin's Dad last Thursday, so we've been here 4 days so far. It has been a good time! :).

Some sad news is we had to give Jasper away. With moving and not knowing our future and how to accommodate Jasper my coworker took him under her loving, watchful care. I know he is being well taken care of. The only thing I worry about is what kind of emotions he will or has felt. Dogs do feel emotion even if it sounds really silly. We don't know if the emotions they feel are anything like ours but they definitely do have feelings. So, that's the only thing I worry about. You can't exactly explain to a dog why you have to leave him for an uncertain amount of time.

Anyways, I know that was a sad paragraph but sometimes life throws you fastballs that you are not really prepared for. Even if you'd had all the time in the world to get ready for them, they still come fast and seem unprepared for. I am trying to keep a positive outlook on it though. I did spend every single last minute with him to the fullest and I know I don't feel any regret from lost time that I could have spent with him.

I feel like, when you're about to have to let go of something dear to you, you have to be sure to experience everything that ever made you happy with that something again and again before you have to say goodbye. Even though I live only 3 hours away from my family, it was not easy to say bye to them. Especially my Mom as she is very dear to me. I wanted to experience as much happiness as I could with her before I left without coming across too needy so I tried to let her know she was needed by me. I really wish I could say the words that would tell her how much I appreciate her love and understanding. I also am going to miss not having a lot of my family within 10-15 min of me. I love my family and they mean the world to me.

Anyways, I know I am blubbering. Blubber, blubber, blub, blub. I think when I get in these epiphany moods I just can't stop blubbering so I guess that's how it is.

Justin and I are down here in Cedar because we are going to be starting our own business in Saint George; that is for certain. Everything else; starting a family, buying a house, finding me a full time job, is still up in the air and under construction and/or scrutiny. All we know is we love being together and we regularly have success with making other people want to barf with our constant PDA.

But, we're looking forward to Christmas and we have finished most of our Christmas shopping. I am excited to see my in laws who are coming down to Cedar soon. And, I do have lots of fun taking care of my in laws Border Collie "Strider". He has soooo much energy and I am sooo not used to it. But, it is fun to help him get his energy out and play with him.

Anyways, I better stop this blog or it will become a short novel.

I love you guys... whoever is reading this... and I hope you all are having a great holiday.

Love,
The Aikens

So, I decided to put some pictures up. They are pictures that were taken either recently or of a while ago. Have fun! :D

We took this one this last fall of '09. We had a lot of fun
throwing leaves around, :P.

This one I took of Jasper because I sometimes get in a dress-up mood. Poor Jasper...

Jasper was just looking too innocent and cute to not take a pic.

Strider & Jasper = Love/Hate relationship

You gotta love it when a dog gives you a smile. :)

This video was taken here at our apartment when I was taking care of this little Shihtzu named "Bella". She was fascinated with the mirror in our room. It was funny to watch so I took a video of it. Hope you like it! :D

Randomly rambling

Hello Everyone! I hope you all are doing good, :D. I am doing great! We have been having a great year so far here in Provo. I just got a brand new Ipod Touch! I absolutely love it! I just added a bunch of new music on there just now and I am excited to try some new music. I now know my favorite genre is definitely pop music. I also like a little bit of country music. :D

So, right now I'm making homemade pizza! For those of you who read my last Facebook wall post, I hope this goes better than the homemade chili. :P

So, I just finished the pizza and it did turn out pretty well. We used our newish pizza stone with homemade pizza dough that had to rise for an hour. We also used pizza sauce and pizza cheese with pork sausage and pepperonis. It was tasty, and very, very filling. So I guess we'll see if it digests properly. :)

I have been trying to get to the gym every day to exercise and it has been going pretty well. It is fun to push yourself a lot and then feel good the rest of the day because of it. Everything is easier to accomplish throughout the day and everyone seems happier because I feel happier!

So, anyways, everyone and everything in my life is just right and wonderful. I have a lot to be grateful for. This Saturday is a big day for me and the community of Utah County. We are trying to build an off-leash dog park in Utah County, a couple of non-profit organizations and I. It looks like we will have a pretty big turnout, and I really hope it is a huge turnout Saturday. If you're interested in coming and I haven't told you already, its this Saturday, the 27th of Feb. at 6PM. We'll be holding the community meeting at the Provo City Library on Univ. Ave. in Provo. It should be a lot of fun and I am excited to have my mother & sister-in-law there, and of course my husband Justin.

Anyways, sometimes I get really focused on a project or program and it kind of takes over my life. This off-leash dog park has been that way for me and I really am excited for when it becomes a reality for Utah County. It's just frustrating how most things can't just happen all at once, it takes a lot of time sometimes to actually happen and become a reality. I just think it will be awesome once it's built and run by the committee. Anyways, I will stop talking about it.

I am really not sure what writing a blog is supposed to really be or what but I hope I'm not boring anyone, lol. So, well, Justin and I are doing well still. Our life together has only been getting better and better. We are more in love with each other than ever and we are learning and growing together, much like a vine of roses or grapes or whatever. We just really love each other, :D.

So, I better stop, but if you would like to comment, I will not complain, :D. Love you guys!