Well, it has been 11 months since I last blogged. I haven't posted anything because it has been a very insignificant year and not much has happened. LIE!
It has been a year full of excitement, new things, new places, hardships, loss and most importantly, growth. If there is anyone out there reading this… you may have noticed that the name of the blog changed to “Love Grows”. This is exactly what we have experienced over the past year. In effort to keep this post from turning into a novel, I think a bullet list will do. Here is what has been going on…
-We moved home!!!! Kerry and I are again residents of the beautiful state of Utah. We have been back since April and we are so glad that I was able to keep my wonderful job and move to the Utah project. Kerry got his job back at Galaxie Lighting too. Life is good.
-This next bullet is possible because of the awesome company I work for mentioned above. In May we got to go somewhere new for vacation. My company hosts an Annual General Meeting each year in which they take us all (including family) to some amazing place for a weekend full of fun! This year was Marco Island, Florida. It was breathtaking. We did lots of fun things and got to see all of our friends from Arkansas and other projects around the country. We also got to ride Jet Skis on the ocean through the land of 1000 Islands and best of all, we saw dolphins! The whole experience was amazing and we are looking forward to San Antonio, Texas next year!
-Who ever said that marriage is tough… didn’t marry Kerry Jorgensen. I am so lucky that he is my husband. On June 6th we celebrated our one year anniversary. It has truly been the best year ever and in all honesty there is absolutely nothing I would change about our relationship. Some people might say we are lame for staying in and going to bed at 10:00 on a Friday night. Others might say that we are not the people we used to be. I say our life is perfect and we are lucky that we found each other. Now we know what it is like to be content and happy, and that my friend is all we need.
-WE ARE HOMEOWNERS! Oh my goodness, buying a house is a process. When we found out we were moving home, we immediately began looking for the place we wanted to call home. After months of looking we finally found the house we both fell in love with. We started the process and made an offer. I won’t go into the details of the whole experience, but I will say we almost ended up in court when the Sellers decided they no longer wanted to sell TWO DAYS BEFORE CLOSING! It was not fun, but in the end everything worked out. Thanks to our awesome realtor (and one of my best friends), Kayleen, we closed on June 28th and spent our first night in our very own home on August 27th. We absolutely love the house and we also scored some awesome neighbors who are already some of our best friends!
-I threw Kerry a surprise party for his 30th birthday in August. Yep, I typed that right… the big 3-0. While he was out golfing, tons of our friends and family helped me pull of the surprise. The party was complete with 1980 themed costumes, music, games, food and most importantly, a totally surprised guest of honor. Pictures will be posted soon.
-October was full of surprises. Some good. Some devastating. First off we found out that Kerry has a lung disease called Sarcoidosis. It all started about 2 years ago when he got a bump on his forehead. He had seen a few doctors but they each assured him that there was probably nothing to worry about and there was nothing they could do for him. When we got back to Utah he went to see his family doctor who he finally convinced to remove the bump. When the results came back we were told that Kerry had Tuberculosis. That’s right, I said TUBERCULOSIS! Scary, but two doctors later we found out that was not true. In September he had a lung biopsy done and we finally had a diagnosis. Sarcoidosis is a disease that has been around for quite a while but there is little known about it. It causes scaring in the lungs and can make it hard to breath. For now, Kerry is taking steroids that seem to affect him more than the disease itself does. The doctor assures us that things are going to be ok, so that is good. I know… long bullet so I will move on.
-October part 2. One of the best days of my life was October 2nd. Before I tell you why it was such a great day, I need to tell you the outcome. Believe me, it is better this way because the heartbreak was hard to handle and I don’t want you to get your hopes up and experience the let down. So… here goes… I had a miscarriage. I was about 10 weeks pregnant when we went in for an ultrasound and found out the baby did not have a heartbeat. I know that this is very common and we are really trying to be positive but this was the hardest thing we have ever had to go through. Two weeks before the ultrasound we actually had our first ultrasound at which we saw the baby. We could see the little heartbeat flicker on the monitor. The doctor told us that after seeing that it was very uncommon to miscarry. I did some research and found out that our chances of carrying out the pregnancy were in fact 90%. Sounds like a lot, but unfortunately that 10% still happens. We know that this happens for a reason and we know it is better this way if things were not coming together right. We certainly did not want to baby to have to suffer and we are finding peace knowing that god has a plan for us and it just wasn’t quite time for us to have a baby.
-Here goes my attempt at moving on to the next subject. That is always hard. Don’t worry, this one is back to good news. I got a promotion at work! I am now a team lead. I am hoping this means that I am going to get to stay on the Utah project for a little bit… but only time will tell.
-Just in case you didn’t know, Thanksgiving is coming up. Then Christmas. I love this season. It is just a magical time. Last year we started something new with most or our family, which is no gift giving. That was absolutely the best thing ever and we are making it tradition. The holidays are supposed to be about family, friends and good times, not expensive gifts and going into debt. I have always been uneasy about accepting gifts from people and it makes me sad that everyone feels the need to buy things that can’t afford. Instead we have decided to spend more time together, which is much more important and brings back the true spirit of Christmas. I highly recommend this to everyone.
Well, if you made it this far, congratulations! That was a looong post. I will try to be better about that, but since I know the chances are not too likely, I am going to wish you happy holidays now. So, happy holidays! Please be safe and keep in touch!
Heather and Kerry
Oh! I almost forgot… IT IS RIVALRY WEEK. This post wouldn’t be complete without a big… GO UTES!!!!!!
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