Oh what a relief it is...

Spring is always a really stressful time for us.  We are usually finishing up school and going onto whatever our plans for the summer are.  This spring is definitely no exception!  With warm weather seems to come stress.  But with stress comes new opportunities and a new chapter in life!

I just finished up my semester of school.  Literally... just!  I am so happy to be done with it and now just hope all my grades are good enough.  School is such a struggle for me and with the stress of moving and new jobs and such, this semester seemed especially hard.  Praise God for getting through it!

Kyle has two more days of is practicum to finish and then he is a college graduate!!!  He turned in his last paper last night.  I really admire how well he has done in school.  He is always on the Dean's list and is graduating with honors.  He hardly procrastinates and always tries his hardest on school work.  Opposites must attract!  The best part is he is always happy through it all.  I could count on one hand how many times he has complained about school in the last three years.  Now he is working diligently on trying to get a job.  Please pray the perfect job opens up.  There are many jobs posted online, so I am confident he will get one of them.  I know God has a perfect plan for his job!  Kyle is really excited to graduate and cannot wait to start working. 

Kyle has arranged all the moving logistics for our upcoming move... thank God!  There are just some things I cannot handle mentally and emotionally.   Kyle graduates on May 14th, and his pining ceremony is on the 13th.  His entire family, and lots of extended family as well as my whole family are coming to Fargo for it.  We are so excited they are all coming to be a part of his graduation!  Also, we are moving that same weekend.  I know it seems funny to just graduate and then pack up and move, but what other weekend will we have all that help?!  Hopefully everything runs smoothly, everyone gets along, and that it is lots of fun! 

I cannot believe we are actually moving.  I remember moving to Fargo two and a half years ago when Kyle and I got engaged.  I thought it would be an eternity before he graduated; and yet, here we are!  Time really does fly.  God has been so good to us while we have been here in Fargo.  I am so grateful for everything!  We are really excited for the next step in our lives and living in Sacramento.  I really do miss my family!  Its funny how at one point you can't wait to get away and then a few years later you just want to come home.  God is good to provide an opportunity to move back and a husband who wants to just as much as I do!  We are really going to miss Fargo, North Dakota, our friends, and most importantly Kyle's family.

Prom in Cando

Last weekend we went up to Cando for their prom.  It was such a blast!  I got to help Juhee, Kyle's parent's exchange student, get ready for prom.  Kristin, her friend Madison, and I spent hours in the bathroom hair spraying, curling and pinning Juhee's hair.  After that we did make-up and put on her nails.  It was so much fun to see the finished product!  Juhee was beautiful, wearing Kristin's bridesmaid dress from our wedding!  The dress fit her beautifully!  Juhee was not so sure about prom at first (especially after spending 2 hours getting her hair curled!) but by the next morning she told me it was "actually awesome". 

Kyle also got to help Shawn get ready, which consisted of helping him with his tie (boys are so different!) 

After all the getting ready and taking pictures, Shawn, his girlfriend Cassidi, Juhee, and her date joined a group of 14 (I think) other prom-goers for a dinner party at different houses.  The Murchies had the main course, so Kyle and I helped a bit with that.  It was so much fun to see all the kids dressed up, and wow have the dresses changed since I was in high school!  They are so bright, colorful, and tropical!  I loved them all!

After the kids left to go to dessert at Cassidi's house and then on to pictures, we cleaned up and ate.  The food was amazing!  We always get to eat sooo good when we visit Kyle's parents, they are such great cooks!  After eating we went to Grand March.  For those of you who have no idea what Grand March is, I will explain.  Its basically a fashion show.  You know how all the moms always want to see pictures to see what everyone else was wearing at homecoming or prom, well that is not a problem out here!  The entire town (well mostly...)  gathers in the gym and each couple walks down a sort of red carpet (purple in this case) while being announced.  It is so much fun to see all the dresses and couples.  I think the west coast should adopt this habit, although I would have been so nervous!  At Grand March they announced that Shawn won Prom King!  We were so proud of him and excited!!!

Altogether it was such a fun weekend.  I am really going to miss visiting Cando on the weekends.  It is always so relaxing and calming.  But at least when we get to come visit after we move it will be for more than a weekend!

Shayla

New to blogging!

Hello all!  We are new to blogging, obviously.  We think this will be a really fun way for everyone to keep up with us, not matter what state we are in!  There is a lot of change coming up in our lives and we want everyone to know what is going on!  We will try our best to post regularly, although we cannot promise our life is very exciting everyday!  Hope you enjoy!

Kyle & Shayla