Feed Me!

To all of my Salt Lake foodie friends: 

I'm leaving SLC on June 6th, so I have six-and-a-half weeks left to discover this place! I will be visiting periodically over the next year as Mitch and I make this weird transition, but I want to discover what I can while there's time. My biggest regret is that I don't know much about the great restaurants in the area. I have my two favorite haunts - Gourmandise and The Blue Plate Diner - but I have so much left to taste! If anyone has any suggestions, PLEASE let me know! I would love to hang out with all of my friends in the most delicious places that SLC has to offer in the next coming weeks :-)

~bê~

It Costs How Much?

So, I didn't realize how expensive it was to move your entire life from Salt Lake City to DeLand, FL. I have been given $2,000 by Stetson to help me move, but I'm probably going to spend about $3,000 when this is all said and done! I've been researching different types of moving companies, ranging from the full service to the we-just-get-it-from-point-A-to-point-B service, and I'm a teensie bit overwhelmed.

One thing is for sure - I am NOT driving my car for 5 days all by myself!!!

As my final semester of undergraduate studies draws to a close, I am running around trying to get multiple projects finished, study for finals, memorize music, and organize my life... I can't wait for this part to be over! Hopefully my finals go well, I can actually graduate (the weird dreams are REALLY starting to freak me out!), and our little regional choir tour will go well. Holy Cow, Life - you're so insane right now!!!

~bê~

Equal Partners

My husband and I have been struggling to make a very difficult decision over the last week... 

When my former boss called me last week and offered me a fantastic opportunity to work in Florida and travel internationally for Stetson University, I was floored. I was honored that he would consider me, and skeptical that it would work out; nonetheless, I began discussing it with Mitchel and we have been struggling to make the right choice on the matter. I went to the temple to receive confirmation and/or guidance. Mitch and I have been doing a lot of praying, as well as serious and detailed discussion of our every option. We have been making pro/con lists, researching everything from real estate in DeLand to Mitch's transfer and graduation options. We have been entirely consumed by this decision, and have finally made a decision. Together. As a unit; equal partners. I would not be doing this if my husband was not 100% behind me in this decision. We rely on each other for unwavering support, and this decision is proof of that.

Now, why am I going into such painstaking detail about how we made this almost overwhelming decision? Well, some people have been less than supportive of this whole endeavor, and I am insulted that people who supposedly know me very well would think that I could make a decision of this magnitude without serious consideration, prayer, contemplation, list making, and endless midnight discussions with my best friend.

Is my marriage in trouble? Absolutely not.

Did I make this decision on a whim? Definitely not.

Am I going to miss my husband? Without question.


Am I excited about this opportunity? Yes. And so is my husband.


If you do not agree with our decision and have qualms about what we are doing, keep your lips buttoned. We do not want to hear it. Whatever misgivings you may have, we have undoubtedly already considered it. Whatever it is you are going to say, we have probably already thought of it and decided that it either did not matter or could easily be resolved or overcome. Whatever standing you think you have in our lives to tell us not to do this, YOU DON'T. I love my family and friends dearly, but this is a decision that we made as equal partners with spiritual confirmation in the temple.

~bê~