2013 had a lot happen. Good and bad.
In April Steven got laid off (more or less) from UHS. HR said that he could stay on the payroll but was not allowed any hours unless it was absolutely necessary that he come in. So, Steven began looking for another job.
In May we went to Anchorage, Alaska with Steven's family to visit his brother and his little family for a few days. That was so much fun! Steven and I stayed an extra day than the others because we needed a little vacation. While in Alaska, Steven got a call from Comcast/Xfinity that he was hired and would start in a week! Steven turned 24 a day after we came home.
After returning from Alaska, I quit my job. The people I was working with were horrible to me and I had begun to have anxiety and panic attacks just thinking about going into work
In June, we were confronted with the decision to move. My sister in law, Erica, had a friend from her mission that were selling their apartment contract and needed someone to move in by July. We took a look at the apartment and loved it! We had just been talking about moving into the particular area a few days before.
So I spent the month of June packing up our home at Grandpa Giles'.
We moved in on June 30th (Saturday). We had so much help from family and friends! We are so grateful for them and their willingness to help. We now live in Historic Sandy. We live in the basement apartment of a house that used to be the tithing house. There is a plaque out front and everything. This is the side view of the house where our apartment entrance is.
July went by quickly. We had our immediate Day Family reunion up in Park City. That was so much fun. I got to know my neices a little better over that week :) And my sister in law, Janelle, announced that they are expecting their fifth baby! So excited for March!
My younger (baby) sister, Sarah, left on her mission on July 31st to Lima Peru for 18 months. I didn't realize I would miss her so greatly. I knew I would miss her, but this is harder than I expected. She has been gone 6 months now and I cannot wait for this year to fly by!
In August, my family lost both of our remaining grandmothers; my parents mothers, within 3 weeks of each other. They were elderly and sick so I am very happy that they have been reunited with their loving husbands.
Not a day goes by that I don't think of them and miss their love and advice. I am so very thankful for the Plan of Salvation and my Forever Family. Having the knowledge that I will see me grandparents again makes all the difference.
In September I had the flu like no other. I was out of commission for two weeks or more! I got winded just making the bed! it was terrible. Luckily I was over it in time for my birthday! I turned 24. I had my family over for cake and ice cream and I had a home made Chinese dinner with Steven's family to celebrate. On my birthday we went to dinner at the cheesecake factory with our friends and some of Steven's family was able to come.
October passed without any news. And then November came.
We celebrated 2 years of marriage on November 4th. We had a lovely dinner at the Roof and my friend Natalie took some nice pictures of us at the International Peace Gardens in Salt Lake. These are just a few of my favorites.
In August/September we decided that it was time to stop preventing me from getting pregnant and I came off birth control. In November, I went to the doctor because my period had lasted 2 weeks and showed no signs of stopping. I tested positive for pregnancy and she referred me to an OBGYN to figure out why I was bleeding. After a week of blood tests the OB concluded that I was having an ectopic pregnancy and recommended that it be terminated asap.
I had to research what an ectopic pregnancy was so I will explain in case some of you don't know.
An ectopic pregnancy is where the fertilized egg doesn't finish traveling to the womb. For some reason (the nurse told me they still don't know what causes it) the egg gets stuck in the Fallopian tube and begins to grow there. If gone untreated, the egg would burst my Fallopian tube and cause internal bleeding, making it life threatening.
I had a shot in each hip of something that would attack the rapidly mutating cells and break them down. I then went in once a week (sometimes more) to make sure my hormone levels were dropping.
Then we had to wait at least 2 menstrual cycles to try and become pregnant again. We finally reached that point this past week. So we are now back to not preventing it.
All this time I was still not working. I was dealing with anxiety and depression ever since that last job. (it was so horrible) I just couldn't bring myself to do anything that I could possibly fail at.
One day after getting my blood drawn for hormone testing I rewarded myself with Quiznos. I went to the location I used to work for and was told that they were hiring. I decided to be brave and ask if they could fit me in with some part time hours. My old boss almost immediately responded with "I would LOVE to have you come work for me again!" I started working a week before Christmas. Some days its really hard to get up and get myself to work, but after I get there I feel better.
This was our 2013 year.
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