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Don't hate... you gotta love it :)

How do you know you are a native Arizonan newly married in Boston?

When you leave the butter out of the fridge... it's still frozen

Your rent is a bigger number than your pay check

Your closet is full of red shirts and khaki pants

You say "drinking fountain" and no one knows what you're talking about

The guy that lives above you has dred locks to his waist and is always watching tv

Several creepy old men ask you to marry them

The crazy lady calls you crazy

People think you're crazy for getting married before having kids

You sit at home in the dark so utility bills won't be too high

Fast food is a treat for a meal because you don't have to make it

You love the snow

After the first day of snow you realize you don't love the snow as much

Your landlord's name is Geatano

When the sun is out and it's still below freezing

After you mop it takes 30 min to dry instead of 5

You go junk hunting on trash days

Update

A lot has gone on since the last time I blogged so this will be a somewhat brief update. These first couple pictures are Morgan and I one night at Harvard. He has some pretty intense courses so the weekdays usually consist of him going to school around 10 and then coming home around 10. Give or take a few hours on some days. It's hard to have dinner together all the time sometimes I'll take it over to him when I don't have work. A lot of times I'll have dinner in my backpack and both our temple bags and we'll head straight to the temple from Harvard. It sure is an adventure. I'm learning a lot and we're having so much fun. :)
haha. I just love this picture. Morgan's math/science/English skills are so beyond me.

He was trying to explain how the current of an electric circut was related to the resistance and voltage. I thought I learned that in high school... haha. Ya right!

The view from our back window.

Me going running in October... I'm pretty sure if I was in Arizona I would not have the same attire ;)

On our way home from the temple... Morgan didn't have a jacket and wore mine (I had two... I was prepared... who's the boy scout now???)

Riding the T!

Morgan leaves the cutest notes and surprises for when I come home. Love it.

Me going to work. Working at Target has definitely been a blessing. I'm not saying I wanna work there my whole life but we are so glad I have a job. I've been trained to work in food avenue, as a cashier, in clothing, and in the pharmacy. This way I can get a lot of hours... It's good. Work, but good.

This was my birthday. I had to work but we had the morning together and that was fun. He made me breakfast and I opened presents. Everyone is so sweet! Thank you!!!!

YUMMY! Eggs in a frame and strawberries.

My mom, Riley and Emmee came to visit the week after my birthday. I don't have any pictures but my mom does. We went to the aquarium and had a lot of fun. I love them so much! I miss home a lot. But there are a lot of things happening here that assure me I am where I'm supposed to be. I learn more about myself and who I want to be everyday. Go Boston!

What's up now?

Morgan and I are really having a great time here. We love it. The church is great and the people are sooooo nice! I just had my orientation at Target... yes, I got the job. I'm really excited. It feels like a great atmosphere and a great company to work for... plus 10 percent discount :) Morgan is taking 3 Engineering classes and 1 computer science class. Can you say... crazy? Yes. He is crazy, smart, and I love him!!!!! These are pictures from Friday night. We walked to the beach and sat on some rocks and just talked. It was awesome... and surprisingly not too cold.
Look at the sky!

Not only is he smart, funny, and good looking, he likes to lift huge logs for fun! What a man.

Saturday was one of the best days we have had here. We walked to the beach and ate Chinese food on the sand. Morgan also practiced his bird chasing skills and worked on his 100 meter dash times... and I watched him. So fun :)

Then we went to the public library and checked out books and a movie. We can get discounts to museums in Boston. Can't wait to use them!

I'm just going to give a shout out to good husbands... namely... mine. For those of you who don't know him, he is probably the most caring, sweet, loving, and genuine man I've ever met. Our first week here he gave me a "Congrats on your new house" card with a note. The other day he brought home a white rose (my favorite) for no special occasion. Today I came home and he had cleaned up the house. I while ago I went to get something out of the freezer and there was a note that said "I love you" on it. Oh, and he does the dishes all the time. And there are so many other little things he has done. I'm just so grateful that God allowed our paths to cross and that we both had the courage to do what we knew was right. I know its just the first 4 months but everyday is a new comfirmation that I am doing what is right for me and I have the most perfect person for me right by my side all the time. So give it up for amazing husbands! Tell them you love them and appreciate all the little things they do for you... I'll do it too!

Day Doo mom and dad! :)

Ok, so moving into an apartment with no car isn't as bad as you think... kind of. My parents came to help us move in and we had sooooo much fun. First, a huge shout out to all you target gift card givers; we loved them. After we bought all our stuff we decided just to do it. We pushed our target carts about a mile to our apartment! :) It was so funny. We don't look like hicks do we? haha. For the record, we took the target carts back.

The boys used their man skills to build...

And the girls went shopping! My mom and I went and got groceries... and seriously almost bought the whole store. We didn't get pics of this event because we were all holding on to probably about 8 Shaw's bags in each hand... and yes, we walked it home. I think we made a great first impression on the neighborhood! But we did make some good dinner. Stuffing chicken, potatoes and bread!

Then we got this great deal on a table through craigslist... still no car. So we went over and each carried a chair back with us. :) No pics because our hands were full. ha.

We eventually rented a zip car... which was initially a nightmare but then turned out ok to pick up the rest of the table, a couch, and a chest that Morgan and I repainted black. This is the final product...

It's just the perfect place for Morgan and I. Hopefully as time goes on more pictures and decorations will be put up but for now it's what we call home. God really played a role in getting us here and settled. I love this place.

ps. "Day Doo" means Thank you in Kody language :)

The Pope's in Boston!

Well, we're not actually IN Boston; we're in Revere which is about a 45 min. T ride for Morgan to get to Harvard. But we love it here. We are 5 min. walk from the beach and a 5.234 min. walk from the T :) This is us on our walk to church. 3 miles there!... we found a bus for the next week. Morgan insisted on this picture. He's so cute.

We also saw this bench on our way... haha. wow. Enough said.

The reception

Finally got the pics up!! :)