Some more updates on what we're up to

After leaving california we finally made our way back to utah. We got settled into our basement apartment and we started looking for jobs. After a few weeks of looking for jobs Kyle got a job at a Cabinet Shop. I was having no luck finding a job. Three weeks later Kyle got laid off because the Cabinet Shop did not have the work they were anticipating. I finally got a job as a lunch lady for the Murray School District but it was only and On-Call position. After starting my lunch lady training I got another interview for a different school district that had a perminent postion available. I got the job for the Salt Lake City School District, but my starting date for the job was weeks away. I also got another part time job working in the Albertson bakery. So now I have 2 jobs and Kyle has none.

Than came Thanksgiving. We went to Wyoming for Thanksgiving and it was so much fun to be together with Kyle's whole family. The food was great and it was fun to get to learn about some of their family traditions. The day after Thanksgiving we went into the woods and cut down our own christmas trees, it was lots of fun. Than that evening the girls got to make a craft. I was so excited about the craft because I have never really made one before and it made me feel more like a house wife. I thought I did a pretty good job.

Than we were back to life. Kyle got some interviews and I started working. Kyle ended up getting a job at a group home for troubled teens, the place is called La Europa. We decorated our tree and started preparing for Christmas. Kyle also got accepted into the Police Academy at Salt Lake Community College, he starts January 11th and he is so excited. And I'm so excited for him. I am glad he has made a decision on a career and that he is excited about it. I am also proud that he wants to serve and protect people. Also the health coverage is awesome which is perfect for me. We will be going to California for Christmas and I am so excited that I'm going crazy having to wait until we get to go.

What have we been up to...

Well after Spokane, we went to California for a week and went to the cabin and out on the boat with my family. It was so much fun and I really needed it. Kyle and I have never been boating together so that was a fun. We got to Cali a little over a week after finding out that Shea had cancer and had to immediately get his tumor removed. I was so anxious to get home so that I could hug him and see that he was ok in person. Having Shea in our family has been such a blessing to us all, he is so fun and easy going. He is such an example to me of hard work and patience. It's so hard to hear that a loved one has cancer, but its part of life's trials and all we can do is pray and put our faith in Heavenly Father that everything will be ok. One of the things I admire most about Shea is his ability to accept everyone for who they are and he never thinks badly of them, he has a wonderful ability to love everyone. So thank you Shea for being a great example and a wonderful brother to me. I love you so much and miss you like crazy. Don't every forget that we love you and need you in our lives, and don't every forget how much your Heavenly Father loves you. Here are pictures of Kyle and I wakeboarding and trying to surf behind the boat.

I have a funny facial expression in this picture... Surfing behind the boat is one of my new favorite things to do.
Going out on the boat with my family is my favorite thing to do. I love just going for rides, and I love wakeboarding and surfing. We had such a fun time.

Happy 4th of July... a month late

So for the 4th of July Kyle and I wanted to do something adventurous, so we went white water rafting down the Clark Fork River, which is in Montana. The drive was a little over 2 hours. One of the family traditions in the Gleue family, that Kyle wanted to carry on, is making Cinnamon Rolls on the morining of the 4th. I didn't have my Grandma Randall's recipe, so we just made some out of one of those tubes that you pop open. But they were still yummy.

So after pulling the cinnamon rolls out of the oven we started our drive to Montana. It was the perfect day, it was sunny and there was no wind. Kyle and I ended up in a raft with a younger group of people which was nice because we were worried that we wouldn't have a ton of fun because we didn't know anyone in the group. The water was pretty cold but it was so fun and so pretty. Kyle was not to bored with the size of rapids. He was a river guide one summer on the Snake River, so it was not a challenge for him. But we had so much fun being out doors together.

It was such a pretty day and we saw a few bald eagles that were flying around.

After our river trip we went home and took a nap. Than we went and watched the fire works. We drove down town and it was so busy that we ended up parking in a parking lot and sitting in the back of the truck with pillows and blankets. We did one of my family traditions and brought a bag of popped pop corn and some twisllers. It was a good show but we were a little disapointed, we were hoping for a much bigger show.

We had bought a waterproof camera for our water rafting trip and we didn't finish the film on our trip. So one of the days at the pool at our apartment complex we finished our film.

We thought this picture was really funny because of the woman in the back ground.

Farewell Grandpa Randall, we love you.

So I've realized that I'm not the best at keeping my blog updated. A lot has happened in the past month. And not all of it has been good. My Grandpa Randall passed away. He had been struggling with his health for the past few years. He got diagnosed with cancer and his treatments weren't working and he ended up passing away in his sleep the morning after Father's day. He had just celebrated his 90th birthday and He was an amazing Grandpa. He has always been a great example and a wonderful patiriot. My grandpa was a pilot in World War II and he flew B-17 airplanes. He was an amazing example of service. He was always a fun grandpa to be around and would always tickle us. He will always hold a special place in my heart. My grandpa was the one who preformed Kyle and I's marraige, and he did a wonderful job. We love you Grandpa, rest in peace. We are happy that you have been reunited with Grandma, the love of your life.

Kyle and I were able to go to Utah for my Grandpa's funeral, and it was wonderful to see all my family again. It was a very nice service for my Grandpa and it was so nice to look back on his amazing life. The weekend was wonderful and much needed. I really enjoyed the time away from work and to be reunited with my siblings and to have Kyle there for support. He has been such an amazing comfort to me these past 10 months that I've been with him. He fits in so well with my family and that is a very good thing since I can't be without him now. We laugh at how attached we are to eachother, and it is so hard to let him leave every day to work and to be alone all day long. But he is worth it, I would put up with a lot worse if I have to. I'm so greatful for Kyle and the man that he is. I'm so grateful for the patience and understanding he has for me, and for all my weaknesses.

My family's last picture of us all together was when Kyle and I got married and Amy was pregnant with Abby. So I made us all take one that weekend because no one is expecting a baby and so we have everyone in the picture.

I had such a fun time seeing all my family that I have missed so much. I was able to play with all my nieces and nephews that I miss so much. Staucie and I had a lot of fun jumping on the trampoline together. Our hair got all messed up, but it was so worth it.

One of Our trips to Wyoming.

So I was going through my camera and I found these pictures that I forgot about. In the end of April Kyle, and I went to Wyoming before we headed up to Washington. One of the days that we were there we went to Jackson Hole with some of his family. We mainly just walked around and went to dinner. The shops were fun to look through. And some of them had amazing stuff in them.

Welcome to Wyoming.

I thought the head of this bear looked so funny, quiet the hair due.

I don't have words for whatever this is.

I had know idea that they found Big Foot, and that they stuffed him.

I don't know who the people are under the antler arch but there are a lot of these in Wyoming.

This weekend we went into the city and went to a really good sushi restaurant and than found the Spokane River where the water drops down in a few places. We really enjoyed walking around listening to the water falls and just being out side together. We spent an hour walking around the river going across bridges and walking as close to the falls as we could. There was one part of the falls where the mist sprayed up so much that it almost felt like we took a shower.

So we have different clothes on in some of these photos because we first went to the river on saturday night and than we went back on sunday night.

I thought that the brick building was really cool looking right next to the river.

This is our apartment that we are living in for the summer. It's one bedroom with our garage right under us. When you walk in the front door you go straight up the stairs. Its really spacious for just the Two of us. And we don't have much in it. But it works just fine for the summer.

So Kyle and I have been in Spokane for a few weeks now and the city is HUGE. There are a couple of malls here( which I am excited about), a Temple, and Walmart and Target which I can't live without. I have not gone exploring a lot but have found my way around to the real important parts. It has rained, of coarse, and now it's begining to get warm. I have been laying out on our patio the last few days to start building up my tan for the summer. I really like laying out by myself and not having anyone looking at me in my swimsuit. Spokalne is really pretty though. It is green and has lots of trees. There is also a really pretty river that runs through it. There seems to be a lot of things to do here. So I'm excited to go on some adventures with Kyle when we don't have to work or on Saturdays when we get done early.

I have been a little lonely during the day because Kyle is usually gone from 10am to about 9pm. So I try to keep myself occupied with working out, grocery shopping, cleaning, reading, and doing the little bit of office work that I have. I don't hate my job, but I will probably not do this next summer. I have to wake up at 7am to let the installers pick up their equipment and do inventory. And I usually don't go to bed until 11:30 or 12 the night before. So I don't really sleep as much as I would like. But I can't really complain because I'm sure I'm getting more sleep than other people. I am really glad that I don't have to wake up at 3am though, this is so much better than that. I do miss my husband, family, and friends. I am trying not to be too shy this summer so I can make some friends to hang out with during the day. But so far not much has progressed.