These last few months have been eventful, to say the least.
April 26th Caden and I both graduated with our Bachelor's Degrees. His in Microbiology, mine in nursing. I know this is super geeky of me to say, but I think I'm going to miss school. I have been going to that same college since 2005.
Slightly embarrassing to admit. I just had a difficult time picking a major, and then a difficult time attending classes that I felt were unnecessary. So, 2006 and 2007 were spent retaking and making up those credits. Couple thousand dollars down the drown.
However, now that all is said and down and I'm finally done, I feel a slight sense of loss. I'm one of those folks who love to go to school. I enjoy learning and I enjoy challenging myself. I get a great sense of accomplishment when I check things off my "to-do" list. So, now that that list is complete I find myself wandering in circles wondering what to do with my free time. Caden, however, couldn't be more thrilled. He is not one who enjoys school and he is excited about all the free time he has now. That is until he decides to go back for his pHd. Mr. Smarty Pants Scientist...
May 4th was the day Caden and I got endowed. For those of you who are not LDS, this is the step just before you are sealed to your spouse. It's a very spiritual experience and very cleansing/renewing type of feeling. This is also the first day I was ever in a temple. I spent a great deal of my life thinking the temple was out of reach for me and that I would never go inside of one. Nor did I have a desire. However, after meeting Caden and strengthening my testimony, I wanted nothing more than to be a part of the temple and to attend regularly. The temple is my kind of an enviroment: peaceful, quiet, clean, organized and spirtual. It's like the library, times 1000. It's very surreal and extremely peaceful.
Because my parents and siblings are not active in the church, I asked my Aunt Linda to be my escort through the temple process. I am forever grateful for having her there with me and for our relationship together. She has always been the next best thing to my mom. She has helped raise me since I was a tiny tot and seen me at my worst and best. To have her stand beside me as I went through the temple with Caden was so comforting and I truly appreciate having her there.
May 11th Caden and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary by being sealed for time and all of eternity. I can't believe an entire year has passed and I can't believe I've been a wife for an entire year. It has been the most magical and perfect year of my entire life. I was married, I graudated college, I got pregnant with Hazel, and I got to share all of those experiences with my Caden. I know I say this a lot, and I know it sounds super cheesy, but Caden makes me so dang happy. I truly could not have hand picked a better husband for myself. He has every single quality I look for in a fellow and I can't believe that I get to have him for the rest of eternity.
Being sealed was such beautiful experience. As I walked into the sealing room with my husband and I saw some of my family and some of my friends, it was so great having their support and their love. Our sealer shared this advice: 1. Pray together every night. 2. Thank Heavenly Father for your spouse. 3. Thank each other sincerely for the hard work and efforts they do. Lastly, speaking towards Caden, he said "If your wife burns the meat for dinner, tell her it's the best burnt meat you've ever had." That sentence there explains my husband to a T. Caden has never been one to put me down, to point out my flaws, to criticize me or to hurt me. He finds the positive in everything that I do and that saying is exactly what he would say if I really did burn our dinner meat. ...which may or may not have happened in our marriage a time or two. I'm just forever grateful for Caden and to be sealed to him. It was such a beautiful ceremony and so great to see the family and friends there to support us.
It's been such a fun-filled few weeks of festivities. Life is happening and it's happening fast. I feel like all the puzzle pieces and goals are moving along so well and everything is fitting perfectly into place.
...and it's one beautiful puzzle indeed.
Callie Carter Hall
Registered NurseJoint and Spine
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