Finals have started. This is my least favorite time of the year. However, I have learned during the end of this semester in particular to be greatful for blessings and opportunities. I am taking pre-calculus this semester (the final is on Thursday) and I have struggled immensely in the course. The really neat thing is that I also have a fantastic professor. I went to him for help and we discussed our schedules and when I could come and recieve help from him. Much to my disappointment we could not find any time to work together. I was either at work or in another class or he had a class or meeting. To my utter amazement he invited me to his home after I finished work so he could help me. I went and met his wife (a woman as sweet and kind as he is) and have been recieving help on my homework. Mind you that my days seem to be filled with nonstop work and running so by the time that I've gotten to their house, my brain is fried and I haven't eaten for nearly five hours. The first time I got to their house, they were just finishing dinner. They invited me into their home and we began talking as they finished their meal. Afterwards, I worked with my professor on precalculus for four and half hours. Since then I have been to his house nearly every night and they have taken it upon themselves to feed me when I come as well. I've even been to their home on a Saturday night and had to have Dave pick me up for date there on Friday night. I didn't realize when I went there that they were opening not only their home, but also their hearts and their arms to me. I have learned through frequent conversations with them that Dave and I will also be able to spend a lot of time with them this summer as we work at GBEEC. They do some things up there as well and typically like to camp up there for the better part of summer. I cannot wait! I'm so excited to learn everything I can from these wonderful people and to have an entire summer to express my gratitude to them for the kindness they have shown me in these past few weeks.
I made quite the connection the other day as a result of this great blessing. I never quite understood that I could have had this blessing from the day that I started struggling in Precalculus if I had just asked for the help. I wonder how many other blessings are waiting for me if I just ask. I get the feeling that there are many not just for me, but for each of us.
It has been a rough week or two. Dave's grandpa passed away Saturday night. They decided to hold the funeral this coming Saturday. Unfortunately I have a time conflict...my sister's graduation from SUU with her Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Development will be this Saturday.(I'm so happy for her. She has worked so hard and earned every bit of that degree and set a great example for me in the process) After her graduation I am returning to New Mexico with my parents to finish the plans for the wedding. (26 Days! Just in case you were wondering)
I am so excited to become Mrs. David Cazier and to be able to live and work with him up at GBEEC and I'm so grateful for the support and love of family and friends.
The telemarketers may never get our name right, but they always come close.
Monday, April 27, 2009
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Married!
May 23, 2009
We're engaged!
Dave and I had mentioned getting married and we knew that's what we wanted however I was not expecting to have him propose until the spring semester had started and to not be getting married until the beginning of the fall semester.
Dave had other ideas.
December 12 was the last day that Dave and I had before I headed back to New Mexico for Winter Break. For my Christmas Present Dave had told me that he was taking me up North to walk around Temple Square with all of its Christmas lights, and to the church history museum, to see the new Joseph Smith movie, and to take me to dinner anywhere I wanted to eat. He also gave me a gift card to one of my favorite stores, Deseret Book which he also planned to let me roam through while we were up North.
Others had mentioned the possibility of him proposing but I brushed it off knowing that he didn't want to get engaged this semester. I knew I was right when the week of the trip, Jake and a date (Emily Dutson), planned to join us for the trip.
The day we had set to leave, I was a stressed out mess. I had packing to do, and a final to finish. Dave, Jake, and Emily all arrived at my apartment while I was still in my Pajamas finishing the last of my work. I very quickly showered and got dressed (thank goodness my roommates had already picked out my clothing for the occasion). We left town and I slowly de-stressed as we continued the drive. By the time we made it to Salt Lake we were all starving. We stopped and got the soup and sandwich at the Nauvoo Cafe, which was absolutely amazing and incredibly delicous. We then found the times for the Joseph Smith Movie and left to walk through the Church History Museum. On the way there Dave and I realized that his camera had no batteries so Jake and Emily walked through the museum and Dave and I went to buy the batteries. We all made it back in time for the beginning of the Joseph Smith Movie. It was a fantastic movie which also had me crying by the end of it. When the movie finished the lights were all on at Temple Square so we decided to walk around. As we walked Dave began tossing his keys in the air. He dropped them and I stopped to wait for him while he picked them up. It took me a few seconds to realize that he was proposing to me! I said yes and he slipped a beautiful ring on my finger.
Dave had other ideas.
December 12 was the last day that Dave and I had before I headed back to New Mexico for Winter Break. For my Christmas Present Dave had told me that he was taking me up North to walk around Temple Square with all of its Christmas lights, and to the church history museum, to see the new Joseph Smith movie, and to take me to dinner anywhere I wanted to eat. He also gave me a gift card to one of my favorite stores, Deseret Book which he also planned to let me roam through while we were up North.
Others had mentioned the possibility of him proposing but I brushed it off knowing that he didn't want to get engaged this semester. I knew I was right when the week of the trip, Jake and a date (Emily Dutson), planned to join us for the trip.
The day we had set to leave, I was a stressed out mess. I had packing to do, and a final to finish. Dave, Jake, and Emily all arrived at my apartment while I was still in my Pajamas finishing the last of my work. I very quickly showered and got dressed (thank goodness my roommates had already picked out my clothing for the occasion). We left town and I slowly de-stressed as we continued the drive. By the time we made it to Salt Lake we were all starving. We stopped and got the soup and sandwich at the Nauvoo Cafe, which was absolutely amazing and incredibly delicous. We then found the times for the Joseph Smith Movie and left to walk through the Church History Museum. On the way there Dave and I realized that his camera had no batteries so Jake and Emily walked through the museum and Dave and I went to buy the batteries. We all made it back in time for the beginning of the Joseph Smith Movie. It was a fantastic movie which also had me crying by the end of it. When the movie finished the lights were all on at Temple Square so we decided to walk around. As we walked Dave began tossing his keys in the air. He dropped them and I stopped to wait for him while he picked them up. It took me a few seconds to realize that he was proposing to me! I said yes and he slipped a beautiful ring on my finger.
Engaged!
I know this picture isn't the best quality but this is right after Dave proposed to me and was putting the ring on my finger!
How We Met/First Date
Dave and I first met when he and his best friend Jacob Thomas ( a fellow resident on Castilleja Dorm like myself) decided to decorate Duke Dance's apartment before he returned home from his honeymoon. At the time they claimed that they needed help knowing how to decorate it and therefore were looking for the help of a few girls. They roamed the hallways until they found a room of about 6 girls (including myself). We agreed to help and set up a time for later in the week. Later that week we all met up and made a trip to Walmart to get the needed decorations. While there Dave and I ended up separated from the rest of the group. Dave and I talked while we looked for the right decorations...he asked what brought me to Snow and I answered honestly. "The Lord. This is where he wanted me and there is no other explanation for it." He claims this impressed him...and I think I believe him. The next Friday, I had the apartment to myself for one hour before my next class. I had just succeeded in splattering miracle whip all over after dropping the bottle on the floor when someone knocked on the door. Lo and Behold it was Dave. He came and we talked for the next hour. He invited me and my roommate Marsha to go on a hike the next day. I thought carefully and decided it would be fun. I was almost late for my next class which I just happened to have with Jake. Jake and I started talking and the plans changed so that we ended up turning the night into a double date and doing the hike that night rather than the next day. Sadly enough I am not much of a hiker and I gave a little over halfway through the hike. Dave, ever the gentleman stopped with me and we again talked for the next hour while Jake and Marsha finished the hike and came back to us. The men had brought with the makings for a sandwich which we all ate while watching the sunset. Afterwards we headed back to the car and went back to Duke Dance's apartment to watch the Emperor's New Groove and Mountains of Ephraim (most of you won't know this one..it's a home video Dave and Jake made before their mission) and enjoying a bowl of ice cream. Before ending the night Marsha and I invited them to join us for the rodeo in Manti the next night. They agreed and that concluded our first date!
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