Double posting! An update of the Terry's

This is crazy but I am posting TWICE in one day! It's really a treat. For all who would like to know what is going on in my new life as Nicki TERRY, here it all is!

Austin and i are currently living in Puyallup, Washington with his family until Austin solidifies a job (which is most likely going to be in the Midwest!). I have been very busy the past two months being a full time online student. It is SO MUCH WORK! Taking 12 credits online is real tough. So all of my time is pretty much spent on the computer or in my various books for class. Luckily, I am more than halfway through the semester and I am rockin' it! I have high As in all of my classes and I am pretty proud of myself :) I am enjoying all of my classes and I am learning so much. At the end of this fall semester, I will have my Associate's degree! Afterwards, I plan on transferring somewhere wherever we end up living so I can complete a bachelor's hopefully continuing on with Communication.

I'm a big fan of writing out all of my assignments at the beginning of the week and feeling so satisfied as I check off and highlight all of the things I have completed :)

We visited the spot in Sumner, WA on the day of our open house here in WA where Austin proposed to me earlier this year :)

We donned our wedding day attire again for our Washington open house

We got the greatest couch from Austin's aunt Julie! We had to put in a little money to get it though. Totally worth it! I love it.

We are so obsessed with this game! Monopoly Deal is so much better than the board game. It is quicker and a lot more fun. We are also huge fans of Settlers of Catan and play it too much :)

We also went on a fun camping trip at Summit Lake with beautiful views of Mt. Rainier!

 We took a fun afternoon trip up to Seattle and explored Pike Place Market. I have never been there before and I loved the diversity, and eclectic environment of the place!

Some of my new family! My in laws, my husband and I and Cassie (who is due in February with a baby boy!) & Tyson, my brother and sister in law

Austin and I put together fun costumes for Halloween...Mickey and Minnie Mouse!

Anyways, we are just living day to day, spending time with the family and finding fun activities to do. Austin has been diligently looking for a job and currently he has two promising job opportunities. As I speak, he is currently in St. Louis, Missouri for an on-site visit tomorrow! So cross your fingers that all will go well :) We are so excited to be off on our own and have our own place. We are so excited for the things to come and all of the fun adventures awaiting us in the Midwest. I never thought I would live there but it is soon becoming a reality and I am excited for new things and finding out all of the joys and trials that come along with being married :) Oh, I am also very excited to explore a new city, meet other married couples, have friends, continue my education, decorate a home, run errands, and feel like an adult!

Before I go, I just want to mention something that makes me so incredibly happy...

I am so excited and thrilled for all of my wonderful co-counselors from Retreat For Girls who have received their call and are going on missions! My heart is filled with joy knowing that these wonderful ladies will be out there all over the world teaching the gospel. I am so proud of them and so blessed to call them friends. I am also so happy for those other counselors who are getting married and joining the club with me! Austin and I still have so much to experience as a married couple and it makes me happy to see so many of my friends getting married and who have gotten married this year along with me. I know there are so many people I can go to for advice and help!

To go along with the theme of my blog, these are my "something betters." All of these experiences and these people have lifted me up and have brought me so much closer to the gospel. I am so incredibly blessed and Austin and I have experienced so much love and joy in our marriage thus far.

I'M BACK!

I haven't posted in AGES! I guess when you get married, life kinda takes you on a whirlwind. Welp everybody, I am a married woman!! I married a wonderful man named Austin Terry on August 10, 2012 and we have been married for almost three months (on Saturday)!

A little bit about our wedding day...it was dang STRESSFUL! The morning I was a wreck and even in the afternoon. Weddings are honestly so hard to handle! Too many emotions and too many things to coordinate and worry about. Wedding planning was SO fun but I was so grateful when it all came to an end. I had some serious blessings though as we planned the wedding. So many people helped out and contributed so much to make our wedding day so special and everything we could have ever hoped for.  Here are some fun pictures for your enjoyment:

We honestly couldn't have had such a wonderful, memorable and special day without the sacrifice and support of so many friends and family. We are so grateful for everyone who was involved, contributed and traveled from far distances to come and celebrate this special day with us!

Something really special that happened to me in the few weeks before we were married was one Sunday at my home ward, we had a lesson in Relief Society about families. Obviously my ears perked up and I listened intently to the lesson. We closed the beautifully taught lesson with the song, "Families Can Be Together Forever." I couldn't help but tear up a little bit when we sang the line in the second verse that says, "I'll prepare most carefully, so I can marry in God's temple for eternity..." It hit me real hard because this is a beautiful song I have been singing since I was in primary and having sung this all my young years, I finally was about to do that exact thing-be worthy to go through and be sealed in the temple of the Lord to a worthy companion.

It is such a blessing to have finally come to this point of my life where I know who I will be spending the rest of eternity with. Definitely something you wonder as a young girl all your life! I am so grateful for such a strong, handsome, smart, patient and understanding husband. He is perfect for me and I am grateful for him everyday.