Did ya know

Wow I can't believe Chase and I have already been married for 3 years!  That's crazy.  I feel like it's been forever since we got married.

The reason I titled this post "did you know" is because when someone sees us they will usually ask what we have been up to.  SO to tell the truth, pretty much the exact same things we were 3 years ago!  Okay okay I know, we've changed jobs, we've moved, and Chase is further in school, but it's still all the same.
Since Chase and I have been married he's worked at Allens Camera in American Fork, Klune Industries in Spanish Fork, and now some new job that I don't know what it's called, but it's in Orem, yay.  Since we've been married I've worked at Utah Spine and Disc (US&D) in Murray and 1-800 Contacts in Draper.
You probably think that we don't like hanging around at our jobs for a long time.  Well that's wrong.  Chase worked at Allens Camera before and after his mission.  He then luckily got his job with Klune making more money.  Which came at the perfect time.  I was able to get a job at Utah Spine and Disc a couple months before we got married.  We were so thankful that I was able to get this job. unfortunately, I was laid off just 3 months after we got married.  Chase had just gotten his new job which was such a blessing!  We then recieved another blessing when one of my patients at US&D noticed that I was gone.  When he found out they laid a couple of us off he gave them his information and told them to pass it on to me.  I was so grateful when he told me to apply at 1-800 and put his name down as a reference.  He helped me get my job I have today and I am still so grateful for the day that I met him.  Which now brings us to Chase's current job.  He had wanted to work for this small company earlier in the school year but decided to stick it out with Klune.  However, during the hunt of career jobs he realized that the skills he could learn at his new job would probably help him with the type of jobs he's looking at for his career.  So he asked the guy if he would be willing to let Chase help him out for a short period of time.  The boss agreed and so Chase started this week.
That then takes us to School.  Chase has pushed really hard to get through school and it's paying off.  Each semester he's been full time plus some.  It's been tough at times but he's survived.  Thank goodness :)  He has also always worked while going to school.  This has been much appreciated and I love him for his hard work.

Chase's Senior Capstone Project.  Sorry Dad's this is the best picture we have.
The video below shows the project in motion.

Now you're probably wondering um you've been married for 3 years and don't have any kids.  Yep that's right, no kids.  We wanted to wait until he was done with school.  Our hope and goal is for me to be a stay at home mom.  Which meant that waiting would be a key factor in that goal.  Plus if we did already have a kid I would be pretty darn sad leaving my baby for 9 or more hours every day, so that I could work.  I think that would've been rough on us.  Now p.s., this is not an announcement that I'm pregnant.  When that time comes I will be letting everyone know.
So instead of having our own kids to love on we love on our nieces & nephews.  In order of age :)

Cadence Johnson

Taylor Birks

Lucy Hadlock

Lyla Johnson

Myles Jenkins

Devan and Paige Birks

Aren't they all so cute?  We love them.
Now to the moving part.  We hadn't thought about it much but when the opportunity presented itself, we decided why not.  The funny thing is we stayed in our stake.  If you draw a square we literally went from one corner down diagonally to the other.  After talking with a member of the bishopric we realized why we moved.  Moving also brought me the opportunity to receive a calling as secretary in the young women's and a calling for both of us as the ward trek leaders & ma and pa for trek in July.
So that's what we've been up to the last 3 years :)  We've also had a lot of fun mixed in with all of the mumble jumble part of life.  Thank goodness too, or else our lives would be pretty darn boring.

catching wind