Halfway through?

I can't believe in a week or so we are halfway through the semester!? How does that make sense? It has been one of the toughest semesters for Kyle and I. UVU means business, they have very tough courses and no excuses. It is definitely a lot different than UNT, but nothing is worth anything without the work to get there. Kyle is working 6 days a week, school 5 days a week, and studying 7 days a week. He is being stretched very thin. Every day is a step closer to graduation, closer to the next section in our lives and our marriage. I like to look at this period as a fun building stage for building the foundation for our marriage for our children. I can't help but think things I learn while going to college, being apart of the BYU atmosphere, going to Institute, working hard for a better future it will also help me become a better mother.

BYU football is our relief to the busy hecticness of this semester, but so far they have become a stress more so than a relief! But that is for another time, another discussion haha!

I love fall. The beautiful colors outside or our house windows are changing from green to red, yellow and purple! It's so beautiful! I love it here in provo! I am so grateful to be able to spend this time here, and I can't wait to show my kids here someday to show where the foundation of their upbringing was cultivated! I love Utah very much, it has a very special place in my heart. I look forward to being sealed to my better half here in the Salt Lake City Temple. It is frustrating it hasn't happend yet, and things outside of my control are prolonging the process, BUT I pray for patience from the Lord, to help me grow in the time I have to wait to better prepare myself. I feel like going to institute, and having BYU right next to me, spending time with family, helps me have the gospel more in my every day life, to where it is not just a once a week thing, but an every minute of every day thing, the way it should be. I feel like I have grown a lot in the last 2 years, and I look forward to growing more! I hope this is enjoyable for anyone to read as much as it is to write. My goal in life is to help others. I am using my schooling and my money to become a social worker focused on the family, and anyone that needs it. I feel like that is my calling in life I will respond with the best of my ability. I hope everyone is enjoying the fall colors. Stop for a second and look out your window, look up to the sky and see the beauty around you. Look at the loved ones around you, next to you, or in your life. Be thankful for what our gracious God has given us. Forgive always, love always and know you are loved.

~Katie B.