So, a lot can happen in 6 months...
May- As you all know May 18th I got married. Let me just say it was the most perfect day (minus the temp only being in 50-60s). Everything couldn't have gone better. After our perfect day we went to my apartment and stayed there for the next 2 days. Monday through Wednesday of that following week consisted of packing and getting everything ready for our BIGmove. Of course, I hadn't even started packing up my apartment until like Tuesday (after the wedding, day before we leave). So, we get everything all packed up into my car, Matt's car and my Mom's van. On Thursday evening we rolled out onto the open road. We continued "rolling" (with a couple of sleeping stops along the way) until Saturday evening when we FINALLY made it to beautiful Glendale, Arizona! All the rest of May consisted of spending a lot of money(to furnish our apartment and buy food), unpacking and getting everything organized (I hate moving).
June- Before Matt started school, we had nothing to do. So we did a lot of nothing for about 2 weeks. June 4th was his first day of orientation for school, it is also my birthday. So, on my birthday I got to sit around the house all day with nothing to do. After Matt came home we went to BevMo! (like Binny's in Illinois) and purchased about $60 worth of alcohol, then we went to Chili's for dinner where I purchased my first alcoholic drink (a Bloody Mary). We (Matt) have been looking online at different puppy websites, for the last 2 weeks, just trying to see if there was any breeds that we were interested in. As it turns out there was a Pembroke Welsh Corgi breeder about 30 min south of us. She had 2 females left, so on Saturday (June 7th) we decided to go "have a look". We played with little girls separately and as they were both absolutely adorable we were able to pick only one, the one with the knick in her ear who was $50 off because she is "damaged goods". And thus, we have our new baby, Sarah Bella Garza. The rest of June was rather uneventful. Matt started school, I found a job, and we had our hands full training Sarah.
This is Sarah and her sister before we brought her home.
July- On the 4th of July we went over to Stephanie's place and relaxed and went swimming. It was nice to have a friend to hang out with. A week later Joe and Donna (the wonderful in-laws) came to visit for the weekend. They came in on Friday morning so we went for a drive up to Sedona. Well Joe decided to use his GPS navigation thing to lead the way. Somehow the destination that was entered was no where near Sedona. It turns out that it was int he middle of the Tonto National Forest on a trail the can only be reached by foot or off-road vehicle, which we did not have. So instead of seeing Sedona we got to see a beautiful part of forest with lovely cliffs and rivers. It was a beautiful, and very fun, drive. Whether or not the drive was successful doesn't matter. That night we went to Haus Murphy's for dinner. The next day was Matt's birthday. I had to work :( so Matt and his parents went to a movie, the mall and the Scottsdale Gun Club. That night we had juice stew for dinner, yummm. Unfortunately the next day was Sunday and Joe and Donna had to leave. It was a great weekend and we hope to do it again soon! One day, we had Sarah outside to go to the bathroom. There were 2 little girls out side waiting for their mom. One of them wanted to pet Sarah. Ok so Sarah is a 5 month old puppy at this time, she jumps and licks and wants to play a lot. So Sarah is jumping up to lick the girl's hand and her tooth must have hit the girl's thumb or something because she says, "She bit me." I look at the finger in question, nothing is on it. She then says it again to her sister. We're just thinking oh great. So a few minutes pass and we're not by the girl anymore, the mom walks out of the house onto the grassy area, mind you, Sarah is on a leash, Sarah tries to run after her to get pet and the mom says, "she's not going to attack is she?" (she does not know at this point that her daughter is claiming Sarah bit her). So after the mom says this we realize that she's probably afraid of dogs. The next night, I'm coming home from work and Matt is on our porch with a guy in a uniform, it turns out that the mom called animal control on Sarah. Now because it had been less than a month since Sarah received her rabies vaccine she had to be held in quarantine for 10 days...
August- The start of August brought my brother down for a week. It also meant we could finally pick Sarah up from puppy prison. We really didn't do much while my brother was here... I worked most of the time and Matt had school, so Josh got to spend some quality time with Sarah. We did hang out at night and just relax together so that was fun. It's nice to be able to spend time with my brother and not want to hurt him. I like that we're both grown now and get along very well. I hope he visits again soon. A week later I started my second job (only on Fridays to start) at Arizona Medical and Natural Health Clinic. I absolutely LOVE working here. All of the people that I work with and the patients that I see, are all wonderful and make a fabulous place to work. Then, at the end of August, Theresa was supposed to come visit. Sadly, she wasn't able to make it. Nothing else really happened.
September- This was a rather slow month i guess. We didn't have much happen in the way of interesting. I did miss my cousins' and grandpa's birthdays and party. At the end of the month Theresa was finally able to come visit. It was only for the weekend, but it was so worth it! Friday morning I picked her up from the airport. We went shopping to start the day. It was so nice to have a girl to shop with! After we went shopping we got our tattoos! It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Actually, mine was a bit ticklish. Theresa's hurt though. After that we came home and got Matt to go shopping for dinner and get some awesome gelatto! The next day we went to the Scottsdale Gun Club and shot for around 1 1/2-2 hours. It was such a blast! We mostly shot off .22 rounds, but we still had some AR-15 rounds left so we all 3 finished those off. It was pretty much the funnest part of her visit (in my opinion). After that we went to the mall because Theresa needed to get Kinal a sweatshirt from here. We went to every sporting goods store in the mall until we found the one she needed. It turned out that the store we found the shirt at was right by the entrance we came in through. I had to drop Theresa off at the airport around noon the next day. After that Matt and I watched football all day and just enjoyed a lazy day together. There was only a few days of September after that. They were normal.
October- The month of October consisted of pretty much the same thing, work (for me), school (for Matt), spend time together, eat, watch tv, play, sleep. The only eventful thing I remember happening in this month was carving pumpkins, which I already posted about. The weather was still in the high 80s and 90s until the last week of the month. That was enjoyable. Over all it was a nice quiet month.
November- This month is not yet over. So far all that's happened is I voted for the first time. The candidate which I cast my vote for did not win though. On Monday the 10th my very very good friend, Andrew Serrano had a lay over in Phoenix so I was able to spend a few hours of catching up with him. It was so great to see him. It's been about 2 1/2-3 years since we've done that....way too long. Now we're at today. I don't start work until 3 and Matt's in a final right now so I thought it's a good time to update on how our life has been since leaving Illinois. This last 6 months has been the best of my life so far. I can only see it getting better from here. I absolutely love where we are. Not only the geographical location but where we are in our lives. It's amazing! I can't imagine not being married to Matthew. I only wish we could've done it sooner. On Saturday I am working a massage party, with my friend Stephanie, for a lady that I massage at AZ Medical. I am looking very forward to it. Next week starts Matt's break. (Technically it starts on Friday after his last final but whatever.) Also the new expansion to WoW comes out very soon (if it isn't already out, I can't remember the date for it) so I'm sure that's how he will be spending his break. This coming Tuesday is the 18th, which means we'll have been married for six months! The following Monday is the 24th, which is six months to the day that we moved down here. Then it's Thanksgiving. It's not going to be a usual holiday for us. It's probably going to be just the 3 of us. I'm going to try to cook a turkey for us so if a future post talks about how we went out to eat for dinner, you'll know why.
I think that's everything. Everything of importance anyway. All in all I love my life. Yes, I miss my family. Yes, I miss my friends. I also love the place I'm at in my life. I wouldn't change a thing. Thank you for enduring such a long post. I don't foresee anymore being this long. At least not for a while, HaHa.
Have a blessed day,
Myliea
