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Time sure has gone by fast.  I can’t believe that just last year we were buying our first house and getting married.  I know I was single for a long time, but it feels like I’ve been married to Andy for years.  I can’t imagine life with out this guy.  This sure has been the happiest year of my life. 

Life is crazy.  You really never know what’s going to happen next.  A few years ago I gave up on the idea of marriage.  I wanted to be married, but I decided that I could no longer think about it (too much).  I focused on my career instead.  I became a teacher, got my own apartment, and then I met Andy.  I never imagined that a blind date would go anywhere, but I was up for the company.  Well, that blind date turned into me having company forever.  I don’t have to worry about who my new roommate is going to be.  Of course we have had to learn how to live with each other, but I love knowing that every night Andy will come home to me.  I’m no longer alone.   

It has been a very busy year.  Andy finished his last year and graduated from pharmacy school at the U.  He has been working at least 60 hours a week doing his rotations and working at Macey’s on the weekends.  I kept busy with 25 energetic children.  We enjoyed our evenings and Sundays together.  We also got to go on a few trips together.  We went to Midway, Yellowstone, Vegas twice, St. George, and Washington.

It was a big surprise when we realized that we were probably going to move to Blanding.  Andy was excited for the opportunity to work for Utah Navajo Health system.  He had to convince me by taking me there.  Within minutes, I knew that we were supposed to move to Blanding.  We moved right after I finished school.  We are renting our old house, and we were blessed to find a distant relative of Andy’s who needed some trusty renters while they go on a mission.  We have lived here for a few weeks now, and we both love it. 

Andy took us to a bed and breakfast in Moab for our first anniversary.  He made sure it had a pool because he knows that I love swimming, and over the past year I have convinced him that swimming is fun.  On our anniversary we took some pictures out by the reservoir.